Chapter 2 — He Forced Me to Raise Bach Nguyet Quang's Children, I Returned Him a Leave of Separation

I put down my chopsticks and looked at her.

“Do you think those words are appropriate to say to me?”

Thuy Yen's face turned pale and she lowered her head.

“This slave is too talkative.”

I don't pay attention to her anymore. She thinks I'm jealous and heartbroken. Perhaps, Tham Dinh Chu also thinks so. He sent Thuy Yen here because he wanted to see my joke, see how much I was tormented in these seven days, and finally had to bow my head and admit defeat. Unfortunately, I don't have time to play with them. Xuan Equinh followed my instructions, silently and clearly inventorying all of my private treasury and real estate and shops in my dowry. I don't touch a single thing from Tham Dinh Chu as a reward. I will not leave anything behind that belongs to Giang Xu alone. On the fifth day, Tham Dinh Chu finally arrived. When he entered the door, I was sitting by the window embroidering a painting. It is a very simple twin lotus painting. He stood behind me, looking at me for a long time.

“Regret it?”

I didn't even raise my head, the tip of the needle pierced the fabric, pulling along a soft, smooth thread.

“What are you talking about?”

“You know what I'm talking about.”

There was impatience in his voice, but more of a noble certainty.

"Two more days left. My patience is limited."

I stopped moving my hand and looked up at him.

“My answer is the same.”

His face completely darkened, he waved his sleeve and left. This time leaving was even more decisive than the last time. Thuy Yen chased after his figure and ran out, then quickly returned, her eyes looking at me carrying a look of gloating over the pain of others.

“Madam, why do you have to be so forceful?”

"The Marquis has already given you the stairs, you can step down at your convenience."

"In this world, what other way can a woman have after leaving her husband's family?"

I smiled softly, took the scissors next to me, and cut a cut from the middle of the twin lotus flower that was almost finished being embroidered. The sound of scissors cutting the thread was extremely crisp.

"My way of life has never been given to me by a man before."

My actions made Thuy Yen startled. She opened her mouth for a long time but could not say a word. I threw the damaged painting into the coal basin and watched the fire slowly devour it. At sunset on Saturday, heavy snow began to fall again. Spring Equinox guided me and looked back at the hospital where I had been staying for three years for the last time.

“Madam, everything is ready.”

We don't go through the main door. Outside the side door of the backyard, an unremarkable blue-topped carriage was quietly waiting in the wind and snow. I stepped on the small chair, bent down and entered the car. Inside the car was very warm, there was a small charcoal stove burning. Next to the brazier, there was a man wearing a black cloak sitting. He raised his head, revealing a handsome, elegant but slightly pale face.

“Everything is resolved?”

I nodded and sat down opposite him.

“It's settled.”

“No regrets?”

“Just regret not doing it a little sooner.”

He laughed softly and gave me a hand warmer.

“That's good.”

“Let's go, Tieu Canh Diem.”

“Go to Liangzhou.”

The carriage slowly moved, its wheels grinding through the thick but close snow without making any sound, like a silent beast, gradually disappearing into the deep, heavy night. At this time, Tham Dinh Chu was probably still sitting in his study, waiting for me to kneel down and beg for forgiveness. Tham Dinh Chu is indeed waiting. Just past the hour of the Rat on Saturday, the fire in his heart could no longer be suppressed. That woman named Giang Xu actually dared to fight with him to the end. He originally thought that she would cry, be chaotic, unwilling, and jealous to the point of madness. During the past seven days, the news Thuy Yen sent said that she locked herself in the hospital, did not eat or drink, and looked haggard and haggard. That made him extremely satisfied. What he wanted was to erode all her arrogance. He thought, it was time to give her a "grace". As long as she is willing to bow her head and admit her mistake, he can let go of the past without pursuing her. After all, the Marquis also needs a housekeeper and mother, and Niem An also needs a mother in name.