Chapter 8 — Lac An Chua District

"Your good daughter Bao Chau has many times replaced Lord Quy to go out to visit her biological mother and her biological younger brother." "But it's okay. The entire Quy family is guilty. Soon, they will come here to reunite with you." As soon as the last word finished, Quy's mother let out a scream as if it was torn from the depths of her chest. She suddenly pushed Quy Bao Chau who was blocking her in front of her, and her whole body rushed towards Lady. The iron door opened and then closed again. The prison hallway was very long, and the screams behind gradually became distant. Tham Thua Vien stood next to the carriage. Seeing me leave, he raised his eyebrows slightly, reached out to pull me closer and stuffed the hand warmer into my arms. "Tham Thua Vien." "Yes?" I raised my head to look at him. Snow fell on his eyelashes and was dropped by his blinking. "When you picked me up that year, did you really want to save me?" He thought for a moment, the corners of his lips curled into a not-so-serious smile. "The first time was because he saw you pitiful, the second time was because he wanted to see the excitement. And after that..." He trailed off, leaning close to my ear, his breath warm. "After that I discovered that this stupid girl seemed to have forgotten the first time." It's also my fault that you got lost. I want to see when you'll realize it." I was stunned. The person in front of me gradually coincided with the young man who took me in many years ago when I was first kicked out of home by Quy Bao Chau. Then I laughed. "So from now on, will you always take me with you?" Tham Thua Vien adjusted the collar of my cloak. His voice was calm but inexplicably made people feel at ease. "I've let you go once." "It can't happen more than three times. I've picked you up twice, for the rest of your life you can only follow me." 9 Before the Quy family and Tieu Da were exiled, they repeatedly asked someone to spread the word, saying they wanted to meet me once. I think everything should have a beginning and an end, so I went. As soon as Quy Bao Chau saw me, he wanted to open his mouth to scold me, but the lady pulled him back. Now they can no longer offend me. Quy mother saw me, her eyes avoided for a moment, but in the end she still stepped forward, her voice trembling. "Xuong Bo..." "In my mother's name, there are still some private assets, a few manors and shops, all of which were the dowry my mother gave me that year, not recorded in the Quy family's books." "Mother has finished her instructions, everything is left to you... consider it as my mother's compensation for you." I just shook my head, my voice polite. distant. "Lady, I don't need your things." "Also... my name is not Xuong Bo. My name is Lac An." Your mother opened her mouth. The words had not yet been uttered, tears were already flowing down. "That's right... you are no longer my Xuong Bo for a long time... since childhood you have not liked this name..." She raised her hand to wipe her face chaotically, but the tears flowed even more fiercely. "Lac An, this name is so beautiful..." "The Prime Minister Shen and the couple at Uy Bac Hau Palace... have treated you well?" I hadn't answered yet, she herself burst into tears, like the end of a rope that had been stretched too long for too long. finally broke. "They treasure you so much even by your name, how can they not treat you well?" "After all, there is no mother worse than me in this world..." I stood still, not moving at all, just quietly watching her cry. Your mother cried for a long time, then suddenly raised her head and carefully observed me. There was a strange seriousness in her eyes, like she didn't know me at all, like this was the first time in her life she had really seen me. After a long while, she muttered: "Why have I never realized before... you are so similar to me?" She was stunned for a long time before her eyes slowly left my face. "It's all retribution... what I deserve." Then she turned around, not looking back.

again. After Quy Mau's figure disappeared, Tieu Da walked over from the other side. He opened his hand, in the palm of his hand was the peace jade pendant he once gave me. "Lac An, take it... this is something my family once gave me, very clean." "In the future, you can throw it away or break it, just consider it as keeping a little memory for me." I don't accept it. He brought it forward again, his knuckles turning slightly white from the force. "I know I have wronged you." "But what I said I regret is true. What I said I liked you was also true." He paused, as if he was gathering courage before continuing. "If I can go back... can you still give me a chance to make up for it?" I looked at the peaceful jade pendant, then raised my eyes to look at him, and said in a low voice: "I will forget you." Dong Tieu Da's heart suddenly shrank. "My life is very short, you have wasted too many years of mine." "If you really regret it, then you should not continue to entangle yourself with the rest of my life." As soon as the last word fell, Tieu Da's whole body seemed to be hit by a heavy object. From shoulder blades to fingertips were shaking. After a long time, he tried to keep his voice calm. "Okay." "But before I leave, I only have one request." He raised his eyes and looked at me. The fire in his eyes had completely extinguished, leaving only a little ash.