Chapter 1 — Ke That Hau Phu

I crawled into Mr. Marquis's bed. After my sister died, I married her into the Marquis Palace to be her successor. On the wedding night, Bui Kinh brought a bowl of contraceptive soup. By the time my sister's two children had grown up and gotten married, I wasn't even thirty yet, and the oil was running out. As he was dying, on Bui Kinh's cold face there was finally a trace of movement. He told me the truth. That year, my sister and mother designed me, and he pushed the boat along with the water. He said: "If there is a next life, I will give you a child." I looked at the peach blossoms outside the window and used my last strength to push his hand away. When I opened my eyes again, I changed the bowl of bird's nest soup in front of my mother. In this life, it's her turn to be that bad person. 1 "Kieu Kieu, drink it while it's still hot." In front of her eyes were two bowls of bird's nest soup, the heat rising slowly. The mother sat neatly opposite, with a gentle smile on her carefully cared-for face. I stared at the bowl of bird's nest soup, images of my past life appeared in my mind. After drinking this bowl of soup, I woke up on billionaire Bui Kinh's bed, my clothes were disheveled and my whole body ached. In panic, the door was pushed open by the mother and sister. My mother slapped me so hard that my ears were ringing. She pointed at my nose and scolded me. After Bui Kinh finished dressing, he looked at me coldly, as if looking at a pile of dirty laundry. My father was angry and wanted to kill me. My sister couldn't bear it, and let me marry her into the Marquis Palace after she died. On the wedding night, Bui Kinh brought a bowl of contraceptive soup. I drank that bowl of soup for ten years. Before thirty, the oil ran out and the light went out. I lowered my eyes, suppressing the rising hatred deep in my heart. When he raised his eyes again, there was a faint smile on his face. My fingertips touched the edge of the bowl, I suddenly tilted my head, looked towards the window, my face showing surprise. "Oh, why is sister Ngoc over there?" Bui Ngoc Dao is my sister's little daughter, my mother has always loved me like her eyes. Sure enough, the mother and the maid next to her simultaneously turned their heads to look over. I quickly changed the position of the two bowls of bird's nest in front of me. The mother looked over, the window was empty, there was no sign of Ngoc Nhi. "You clearly saw it just now..." I picked up the bowl, bowed my head to take a sip, my voice was vague, "Maybe it was obscured by the fake mountain." When the mother heard it, she quickly sent the maid over to the fake mountain to take a look. She turned her head and saw that the bird's nest in my bowl was half empty, the smile on her face became even deeper. "Mother, you should drink too, it won't taste good after it gets cold." I curled the corners of my lips. "Okay, okay." The mother picked up the bowl of bird's nest in front of her, spoon by spoonful, and put it in her mouth. I lowered my eyes, watching her throat rise and fall. After drinking this bowl of soup in my previous life, my life fell into the abyss of a thousand lifetimes of unrecovery. In this life... So it's your turn, mother. 2Today is father's birthday, because my sister is seriously ill, there is no big organization in the palace. Just invite a few acquaintances. At the banquet, her sister's face was very poor, the thick layer of makeup could not hide her yellow and emaciated appearance. My mother told me to help her back to her room to rest. My sister held my hand and walked very slowly. Entering the room, she leaned on the bed and suddenly looked up at me: "Kieu Kieu, how do you feel about Bui Kinh?" My face showed a puzzled look: "Sister, I'm already engaged, you shouldn't ask me this." She looked at me deeply and smiled: "It's your illness that makes you confused, don't blame me." After speaking, she lay down and quickly fell asleep. I looked at the flickering candlelight, remembering my past life. My sister is afraid that after Bui Kinh marries his stepbrother, he will not treat the two children well. Obviously I was engaged, she and my mother still designed me, causing me to lose my relationship with Bui Kinh, ruin my reputation, had to marry into the Marquis Palace, and be controlled by them for the rest of my life. This life,

I want them to pick up stones and hit their own feet. The mother brought two bowls of bird's nest soup. I changed the bowl with the drug in front of her. Not long after, my mother fell sleepily on my shoulder. I helped her walk towards the living room where Bui Kinh rested. Pushing the door open, the room was filled with the smell of alcohol. Bui Kinh put on his clothes, closed his eyes and lay on the bed. I used the candlelight in the room to see his face clearly, and a wave of nausea arose in my heart. In his previous life, he was never so drunk that he passed out. He clearly saw it was me, but didn't stop. I took a deep breath, lowered my voice and said: "Second Miss, you rest here for a moment. I'll leave and be right back." Having finished speaking, I gently pushed my mother into the bed curtain, turned around, blew out the candle, and closed the door. A moment later, there was a rustling sound inside, the sound of fabric rubbing, the bed curtain gently shaking, mixed with the vague sound of a woman pushing and moaning. I curled the corners of my lips, turned around and left. 3I went to the lady's room. She was bowing her head to embroider my wedding dress, her lips curled into a smile, looking serious and attentive. She raised her head to see me, her eyebrows frowned slightly: "Aren't you in the lobby of your sister? Why are you here?" If in my previous life, if I heard these words, I would definitely argue with her again. I criticized her for being shallow, greedy for vanity, vulgar, and angry because she always told me to come before my mother and sister to please her. But after that incident, she was the only one who believed that someone had harmed me. She bowed her head until her forehead was torn, asking her father to investigate the truth. But in the end, because of my reputation in the palace, I still married into the Marquis Palace. From then on, she no longer wore makeup, jewelry, or new clothes. The second year after we got married, I went to visit her, but she looked like she had aged ten years. When I left, she stuffed me a bundle. She changed all her beautiful clothes and jewelry into gold and silver. She cried and said: "You are useless, Kieu Kieu, you must live well." Later, Bui Kinh didn't let me go back to the palace, I didn't even get to see her the last time. Looking at the intimate face under the light, tears welled up in my eyes. "Nhuong." She panicked, put down her wedding dress, stood up, reached out to touch my face: "What's wrong? Did my mother scold me?" I threw myself into her arms, tears falling non-stop. "No, just suddenly missing someone." She stiffened for a moment, then gently patted my back, like when she was a child to coax me to sleep. "Okay, okay, you're about to get married, but you still act like a spoiled brat." Her voice carried a hint of laughter: "When General Nguyen comes back, you two should be married. I have nothing to worry about in this life." I hugged her tightly, burying my face in the crook of her shoulder. "It will be like that." My voice was hoarse, "I will safely marry into the general's palace, and when the time comes, I will welcome you out." Her hand paused, and she softly said: "Why is there any concubine in the house? As long as you live well, death is worth it." I pretended to be angry and said: "No, I want you to always be with me, but you also have to help me look after the children." The smile on the mother's face bloomed. "Okay, okay, listen to me." 4 I was embroidering the wedding dress while paying attention to the movements outside. About a stick of incense later, the maid Tieu Dao staggered in, shouting: "Miss, it's not good, something happened to the second lady!" Nuong looked at me next to me and scolded: "What nonsense? You're at my place, what could happen?" Tieu Dao saw me, her face was both scared and confused, stammering: "But, but outside, it's said... the second young lady crawled into the eldest aunt's bed..." Nuong was angry: "Fart! Kieu Tuoc is always by my side, who's there chewing his tongue!" I kept my mother about to get angry again, calmly said: "Niang, maybe it was a misunderstanding. We went there together, other people saw me with you, rumors will naturally spread."

break.” Nuong grabbed my hand tightly, her face pale: "Okay, okay, I'll go find the old man right away." There was a commotion in the living room. We can roughly guess how things happened. My sister led someone to catch the cheater, and in the end, she saw the person on the bed was her mother. She not only wanted to hide the shame for her biological mother, but also could not bear to give up the opportunity to force me to be Bui Kinh's successor. As long as she doesn't let others see her mother's true face and bites the person who crawls into bed to death, the other guests won't investigate deeply and will only believe it's true. You really have a cruel heart. For her children, she wants to ruin my reputation and marriage. But based on what? My wife and I hurriedly ran towards the living room. Almost arriving, senior brother Do Thanh led a few guards to block the road. Mi Nuong stood in front of me: "Do Thanh, what do you want to do?" Do Thanh looked at me apologetically: “Kieu Kieu, sorry. Today, I can't let you appear in front of everyone." Nuong immediately thought of the key point, so angry that her whole body trembled: "Very good, you guys want to throw dirty water on my daughter! You are truly a beast that deserves to be beaten by heaven!” I stepped forward and looked at him coldly: "What if I absolutely have to go there?" Do Thanh waved his hand and several guards came forward to arrest me. I took out a token: “Who dares to touch me? I am the fiancee of General Nguyen Trinh, Phieu Ky. This is the order the Crown Prince gave you. Seeing the order is like seeing an army, you still don't kneel!" The guard froze in place, not daring to move forward for a moment. A ray of determination flashed in Do Thanh's eyes. He gritted his teeth and said: "Put the second young lady into the lock-up room, each person has a hundred taels of silver!" For ordinary people, the Crown Prince is too far away, but the silver lining is right before our eyes. As soon as these words ended, the guards took a few steps forward. I silently hold my cock tightly in my sleeve, the first person to touch me, I will stab him straight in the eye. At this moment, a clear voice rang out. "Who gave you the courage to touch my fiancee?" 5 In the darkness, a person stepped out. Long sleeves, slim waist, handsome and tall. He glanced at Do Thanh, his voice carrying a cold tone: "Dear Master Do, is this the one who doesn't even accept the Crown Prince's orders anymore?" Do Thanh saw the person coming, his face looked ugly. "Nguyen Trinh, aren't you at the border? Since when did you return to the capital?" Nguyen Trinh's eyes fell on my face and coldly snorted: "Someone is bullying my wife who hasn't passed through my door yet, of course I have to go back and support her." He took a few steps in front of me. Under the moonlight, the outlines of his face were clearly engraved, the bottom of his eyes carried fatigue from the journey, but still could not hide the joy when he saw me. He lowered his head to look at me, carefully asking: "I won't be late, will I?" A sour feeling suddenly rose up the bridge of my nose. In his previous life, Nguyen Trinh did not return at this time. By the time he returns, everything has already come to an end. When I went back to the palace to visit my aunt, I met him on the way. I tried to harden my heart and say that I wanted the glory and wealth of the Marquis Palace. You are truly a fool to feel heartbroken because of a woman like me. His eyes turned red and he asked me what he did wrong. I said, just consider me despicable. After that, he left the capital, permanently residing at the border, and never returned to the capital. Until I died, I never heard of him getting married. Seeing my eye sockets turn red, Nguyen Trinh immediately panicked. "Kieu Kieu, what's wrong with you?" Who bullied her? You tell me, I'll handle them for you." I held back my tears and told him: "I want to go to the living room. They falsely accused me of having feelings for another man." Nguyen Trinh's face immediately turned black. He doesn't

asked further, pulling out the short sword at his waist.