Chapter 14 — In Rebirth, I Don't Chasing Moonlight Anymore

I looked at that incomparably handsome face. I just feel cold all over my body. Devil. He is a devil! He dissects our hearts, takes advantage of our desires, and then uses the most cruel ways to realize them. Making me... also become an executioner, my hands stained with blood.

"You..." I was so angry that my whole body was shaking, unable to speak.

“Okay, Vi Vi.” He helped me up.

“The farce should end.”

“Follow me home.”

He pulled me away, not giving me a chance to resist. This time, I don't struggle anymore. Because I know, everything... is already decided. Even if you struggle, it's useless. It only made Co Tran Hanh... die faster. I was like a soulless puppet, being led away by him, leaving the Co Palace. I don't turn back. I don't dare turn back. I'm afraid to see Co Tran Hanh's completely broken eyes. Getting on the carriage, Tieu Canh Hanh hugged me. He bowed his head and placed a cold kiss on my forehead.

“Don't be sad.”

"Very soon, you will discover that choosing me... is the best decision."

I closed my eyes, letting the tears fall silently. Correct? Is there anything right in this world anymore? From the moment I was reborn, my life was completely off track. Plunging straight into a dark abyss... with no end in sight. Return to the Minister's Palace. I locked myself in my room, didn't eat or drink, and didn't see anyone. I am like a seriously ill person whose vitality has been drained from me, lying on the bed, motionless. In my head, Co Tran Hanh's hoarse question constantly rang out. And Tieu Canh Hanh's cruel whisper. I don't know what Tieu Canh Hanh said to Co Tran Hanh. But I know, that secret is definitely... related to me in my previous life. Furthermore, it is a secret capable of destroying all of Co Tran Hanh's beliefs. I don't dare think anymore. I'm afraid... I'll go crazy. Three days later. Just when we thought we would just lie dead in bed... A piece of news, like thunder in the middle of a dream, woke us up again. The old family's family was completely confiscated. The crime is: forming a party, plotting and plotting treason. The old man, along with the entire male clan, was imprisoned in Thien Prison, waiting for the fall to be beheaded. The female relatives were demoted to official positions and exiled three thousand miles away. As for Co Tran Hanh... It is said that before the palace was sealed, he died of illness in bed. The body, rolled up only with a torn mat, was thrown straight into the cemetery. When I heard that news, I didn't cry or go crazy. I just quietly walked to the dressing table. Looking at the person in the mirror - his face was pale, pitifully emaciated. Then slowly, a smile appeared that was even more unsightly than the cry. Dead. He's dead. The man I loved all my life, hated my whole life - just like that, quietly died. Dying under a criminal charge is nothing. Died in a carefully calculated plot. I died at the right time, I didn't even have time to open my mouth and say that belated explanation. So good. That's so good. We are finally... clean. From now on, mountains and rivers will no longer meet. On Hoang Tuyen Street — let's not meet again. I face the mirror, one by one, combing my dry, tangled hair. Each stroke, one stroke at a time... As if wanting to brush until the sky collapsed and the earth collapsed. The door opens. Tieu Canh Hanh walked in. He looked at me, his eyebrows slightly furrowed, as if he was concerned Are not.

“Why do you torture yourself like this?”

He came up behind me, took the comb in my hand, and helped me comb my hair himself. His movements were very light, very gentle.

“The dead cannot be resurrected.”

“You should look ahead.”

“In seven days, it's our big wedding day.”

“You must take good care of yourself and become my most beautiful bride.”

I looked at his face reflected in the mirror — still the same smile. Suddenly, I felt disgusted to the core. I suddenly pushed his hand away and stood up.

“It was you who did it, right?!”

I stared at him, every word and sentence seemed to come out of my throat.

“The matter of the Co family... was arranged by you alone, right?!”

The smile on Tieu Canh Hanh's face faded.

“Yes.”

He admitted, decisively and coldly.

“Why?!” I almost went crazy, screaming to question him.

"The old man has no hatred or resentment towards you! Why did you have to do that?!"

“No enmity, no resentment?” — Tieu Canh Hanh laughed coldly.

His eyes looked at me, suddenly extremely cold.

“Vi Vi, do you really think... in my previous life, I died because of illness?”

My heart stopped for a beat.

“What… do you mean?”

“The implication is very simple.” He slowly walked towards me, step by step:

“In my previous life, I did not die of illness.”

“I was poisoned to death.”

"But you poisoned me..."

“It was the person she thought was brilliant and elegant like the bright moon —”

“Co Tran Hanh!”

Boom! My mind is completely blank. It was as if there was a bolt of lightning, hitting the top of my head. I stood there blankly looking at Tieu Canh Hanh, unable to say a word. He… what did he just say? In his previous life, he was poisoned to death by Co Tran Hanh? No… No way! Absolutely impossible! How could Co Tran Hanh do that?! He and Canh Vuong had no relationship at all in their previous lives! Why kill him?!

“You talk nonsense!” — I screamed like a cat whose tail was stepped on, screaming angrily.

"You're lying to me! Co Tran Hanh is not that kind of person!"

“Not that kind of person?” — on Tieu Canh Hanh's face, a mocking and tragic smile appeared.

"That's right, in her heart, he will always be a splendid man, the number one gentleman in the world."

“But do you know…”

“Under that brilliant brocade coat, is hiding a heart... how dirty, how cruel?!”

"He is jealous of me! Jealous that I have been nobler than him since birth! Jealous that even though my body is weak, I am still a prince with royal blood!"

“So, he wants to eliminate me!”

"While she didn't even know it, he secretly joined the Crown Prince! Becoming the sharpest knife in the Crown Prince's hands!"

"But I - the person who is both an eyesore and has some potential to threaten the Crown Prince's position -"

“That's the first target... that he needs to eliminate!”

Tieu Canh Hanh's words were like hammer blows hitting my heart. Makes me so dizzy I want to vomit. Crown Prince... I remember now. In the previous life, Co Tran Hanh's eldest son - my son, Truong Thanh, later became the Deputy Crown Prince. After the Crown Prince ascended the throne, Truong Thanh was again appointed Prime Minister of the Cabinet, with the right to lead the court. Could it be that... the Gu family really chose to side with the Crown Prince early on? But Co Tran Hanh, to clean up way for the family and children... Is it really possible to be so cruel?! Are not. I still can't believe it.

“What proof do you have?” — I stared at him harshly.

“You said he poisoned you... So where's the evidence?”

“Evidence?” — Tieu Canh Hanh burst out laughing, sad to the point of sadness.

“I, myself, am the proof.”

“This life, I crawled back from hell, is the clearest evidence!”

“The last cup of medicine I drank before I died — in it, he himself put in 'Shield Co Di', a colorless, odorless poison."

"That type of poison, when it attacks, the limbs convulse, the knees bend, the whole body feels like it's being pulled by a string, the pain is excruciating."

“I… am just like that, tormented to death.”