Chapter 1 — I Agree To Give Up The Marriage, But No One Knows I'm Smiling

Thanh Hoa hurriedly ran in, her face full of horror and a bit of confusion.

"Something...something happened!"

I sat up, my face still calm.

"What's so alarming?"

"It's... it's... it's... it's..."

Thanh Hoa stammered, speechless.

"The National Marquis's Palace has sent someone over!"

"I've... brought my sister back!"

I put on my clothes and walked out onto the field. The entire Van family was in chaos like a bee's hive. The servants gathered in groups of three and three, whispering, with a look of horror on everyone's face. I went to the front yard, and from afar I saw a large crowd of people surrounding the palace gate. The model's mournful screams tore through the silence of the early morning.

"My child! How can you treat him like that!"

I moved a little closer, finally seeing the scene in front of the gate clearly. Van Tinh was thrown to the ground, still wearing her gorgeous robe, but now covered in dust and blood. Her hair was messy, the phoenix crown on her head was tilted to one side, and pearls were scattered all over the ground. His face, which was originally made up with exquisite makeup, was now swollen like a pig's head, with blood stains at the corners of his mouth. She was lying face down on the ground, not moving, and it was unclear whether she was alive or dead. The mother threw herself on top of her, crying until her intestines were broken. The aunt and grandmother stood beside her, their faces pale, their whole bodies shaking like dry leaves in the autumn wind. The administrator of Ho Quoc Hau's palace is still the same person who came to give birth yesterday. He stood on the steps, looking down at the Van family from above. There was no longer the gentle smile on his face like yesterday, only cold disgust remained.

"My Marquis has an order."

His voice was not loud, but every word was clearly transmitted to everyone's ears.

"The daughter of the Van family, Van Tinh, has unrighteous conduct, impersonating a body double, committing the crime of lese majeste."

"It's the first time I've made a mistake. Marquis is kind and doesn't want to take her life."

"Order, attack fifty majors, expel from the Marquis Palace, never be accepted."

Lese majesty! Those four words were like a thunderbolt in a clear sky, hitting the heads of all the Van family members. The mother-in-law staggered and almost fell to the ground, but luckily a nanny behind her caught her. Her lips trembled, looking at the manager in disbelief.

"What... what does this mean? There must be some misunderstanding!"

"How could our Van Tinh commit lese majeste?"

The manager laughed coldly. He took something out of his sleeve and held it high. It is that pair of pure gold phoenix brooches.

"The Marquis that day was the girl from the Van family who had the fate of meeting you, and in her name there was also the word 'Dien'."

"Therefore, Marquis specially ordered someone to engrave the word 'Dien' on the end of the brooch as a token."

"How ridiculous, you Van family, blinded by greed, dared to swap columns and bring an impostor into the Marquis Palace!"

"Do you really think that Ho Quoc Marquis's Palace is a place where you can deceive anyone you want!"

His words rang out as strongly as a hammer. The surrounding servants immediately rioted. All eyes turned to look at me at the same time. Grandmother and aunt also stiffly turned their heads to look at me. Their eyes were filled with surprise, regret, and even... fear. They finally understood. Understand why I'm so calm. Understand because How can we easily "achieve" them? It turns out, I'm not weak. I'm just waiting. Wait to see how miserably they will fall from the clouds. The woman was the first to recover. He rushed in front of the manager and knelt down with a thud.

"Sir! Sir, spare your life!"

"This is all a misunderstanding! My mother was suddenly confused!"

The manager didn't even bother to look at him.

"The Marquis still spoke."

"The Van family does not educate their daughters strictly, acts despicably, if the top is unjust, the bottom will be chaotic."

"A family like that is not worthy of being friends with the Marquis."

"This marriage is hereby annulled."

Having finished speaking, he picked up the pair of golden brooches and threw them hard on the ground. The pair of golden brooches fell, emitting a crisp but deafening sound. Not just breaking the brooch in half. But it also crushed all the hopes of the Van family. The manager waved his hand and led everyone away. Leaving behind only a piece of chaos and the desperate cries of the entire Van family. As soon as the people of Ho Quoc Marquis' palace left, the last bit of dignity of the Van family was completely torn apart.