Chapter 7 — He Thought I Still Wanted To Marry, But Kieu Hoa Has Turned His Direction

Only then will we have a chance to reclaim our past life's hatred for mother and son. What's more, Co Hanh Chu knew me when he was young. I know that you are a gentleman, and despite your status as a prince, you still fight for your country. In my heart, I respect you as a hero. Furthermore, after I died in my previous life, my mother and I were buried together in the wilderness, no one asked. Only he, when he heard the news, dragged his crippled legs, taking arduous steps to the grave, and gave me some cinnamon flower cakes. In this life, even if you are a wheelchair user and need me to take care of you for the rest of your life, I will still be willing. For several days in a row, I stayed in the palace, doing acupuncture to treat my wounds, completely ignoring the rumors flying around outside. After On The An reconciled with his mother, he could not stand Concubine Trinh's nagging, so he raised her to be the main wife. On Lien Nhi walked everywhere with her belly puffed out, constantly boasting about the fact that she was about to marry into the general's palace. As for Tieu Hanh, he actually exchanged all of his remaining military merit for His Majesty's edict, granting him marriage to the Wen family's daughter. He also deliberately sent someone to bring a bride price and a wedding dress.

"The holy edict has been given, Wen Qingyan can only marry me. Otherwise, she will defy the edict, a crime worthy of beheading."

As for me, I am indeed preparing for a big wedding. The robe I wear is hand-embroidered by my mother, stitch by stitch. The dowry from the front gate of the house extended to several streets, the quantity was twice as large as last time. Passersby saw it, some admired it, others disdainfully pouted.

"No matter how much Truong Thi Truong's family fortune is, isn't it just to supplement her daughter's ability to climb high and marry into the general's palace?"

When the sun had just risen, the front gate of Tieu Palace was already bustling with excitement. Tieu Hanh put on red clothes and sat neatly in front of the door. He said that because he wanted to be fair, he would let On Lien Nhi and I each go to Tieu palace and then walk through the door at the same time. Not long after, sure enough, a palanquin stopped in front of the gate.

“Miss Wen, Wen Lien Nhi, has arrived.”

Everyone looked behind her, waiting to see the grand celebration and the dowry stretching ten miles long. But in the end, we only saw two carriages and a few small chests, looking extremely sketchy. Mother Tieu immediately frowned and turned to question the Wen palace butler.

"Your family's elders have made it clear that the dowry will be doubled."

“Why is it only this much?”

“Is this marrying a girl or chasing a beggar?”

The butler looked confused. After my mother separated from the Wen family, she took her entire dowry and left. Only then did Concubine Trinh realize that the Wen family was essentially just an empty shell. This bit of dowry in front of me was also collected by Concubine Trinh everywhere, and was reluctantly used to save face. Tieu Hanh quickly reassured his mother.

“Lien Nhi has great affection for you.”

"Plus, she's pregnant, so there's no need to compare whether the dowry is big or small."

"Anyway, there's Wen Qingyan. Haven't people been talking about it just now, her dowry is twice as much as last time."

"Mother, just wait with peace of mind, soon you will regain your dignity."

However, the Tieu family waited and waited, until the auspicious hour of entrance was almost past, and my palanquin was still nowhere to be seen. Tieu Hanh couldn't sit still, so he sent someone to inquire. Just a moment later, the servant ran back in panic. As soon as he reached the gate, he tripped and fell to his knees.

“It's not okay, general.”

"Miss Wen's palanquin has been carried to another place."

Despite Wen Lien Nhi crying and begging in the palanquin, Tieu Hanh immediately turned over and got on the horse.

"Since we clearly said that you two are going into the palace together, how can I be disloyal?"

He spurred his horse and chased me all the way, finally blocking my palanquin in the middle of the road. He whipped his whip down on the leading servant.

"I'm so confused. I don't even know where the gate of the general's palace is."

“Where are you dragging the lady?”

Then he spoke loudly to me in the palanquin.

"Thanh Nghien, you can rest assured. I told you to let you and Lien Nhi go to the palace, I will definitely do it."

“The husband immediately took her home.”

As soon as his words ended, the sound of horse hooves suddenly sounded in the distance, wheels rolling on the road.

"General Tieu is really brave. He even dares to steal my king's marriage."