Chapter 2 — I heard that I had a loving husband and wife, and had many children and grandchildren. He crushed the white jade bowl in his hand.

That night, I sat alone in front of the window thinking for a long time. Until the horizon gradually appeared white like a fish's belly, a thought suddenly flashed in my mind like a bolt of lightning falling from the sky. If it's not because I have a hidden illness... Then it's because someone doesn't want me to have children. The next half month, I began to intentionally pay attention to every little thing. Memories of past lives are like a painting immersed in water, vague and unclear, but some details are becoming clearer and clearer. For example, the bowl of "nourishment thang" that the eunuch brought after every breakfast. For example, Tieu Duc always said that bowl of medicine was specially prepared for me by the Thai hospital. For example, in the harem, except for Empress Co Van Thu who gave birth to an heir, there were no longer any pregnant concubines. Previously, I always thought that the women in the harem all had their own sufferings. But now that I think about it, it's not simply suffering. When you put all those pieces together, the answer almost appeared right before your eyes. But I don't dare to believe it. Thanh Uyen walked in carrying a bowl of snow-ear tea. Seeing me lying on the table absent-mindedly, she carefully put the bowl of tea down in front of me.

“Mama said last night you stayed up all night.”

I raised my head to look at her. In my previous life, I treated this younger sister poorly. Her personality is soft and weak, I always hate her for not having strong bones. But later, when I was harmed by people in the palace and fell into a situation where there were enemies on all sides, it was she who, regardless of offending her husband's family, secretly passed on the news and gave me money. Later, she married a playboy from a wealthy family, whose only appearance was as flashy as gold and jade. In less than three years, she sadly passed away. The day the news of her death reached the palace, I cried all night.

“Thanh Uyen.”

“In your future marriage, you must listen to your sister.”

She put down the bowl of snow ear tea, smiled and nodded.

“I obeyed my sister.”

I silently swore in my heart that in this life I will absolutely never let her step on her old path again. Next month is the spring banquet in the palace. Famous ladies in the capital will all attend, and Tieu Duc will certainly be present. In his previous life, when he was still a crown prince and near the time of his coronation, in the Eastern Palace there was only one daughter of the academic scholar Han Lam by his side, that person was anonymous and not many people knew. That person is Co Van Thu. I thought to myself, this time if I come earlier, I can definitely make Tieu Duc notice me before her. In his previous life, what he liked most was seeing me wearing a white jade outfit. Every time I wear a light-colored dress, his eyes will soften, and even his voice will be especially gentler.

“This color suits her eyes very well.”

He said that sentence more than once. I specially went to the silk shop to choose the best fabric, and told the tailor to stay up all night to make me a jade white suit. I stood in front of the bronze mirror and looked back and forth, always feeling like there was something missing, so in the end I added a white silk orchid to my hair. Thanh Uyen stood behind me, tilted her head and looked for a moment.

“This outfit of yours is too light in color Well, your skin is already white, so if you wear it, I'm afraid you won't have the spirit."

“You don't understand.”

I am extremely confident. This is the color that Tieu Duc personally said he liked the most. Three days before the palace banquet, an uninvited guest suddenly appeared in the palace. The maid of Ho family Tien led his wife, smiled and walked into the palace. I hid behind the eavesdropping screen. After just a few sentences, I immediately understood their intentions.

“Sir Tong, the dog just turned eighteen this year, both civil and martial arts. Mandarin Xia has long heard that his lover is exceptionally talented and handsome. If the two families could become in-laws, wouldn't it be an even more beautiful thing?"

I almost jumped out. That son of the Tien family, I have met him in my previous life. A young man's favorite thing to do is hang out in Thanh Lau pubs. Whose eyes can see his martial arts skills? His father's voice was still light, neither salty nor bland.

"This young lady is still young, the marriage is not in a hurry."