Chapter 1 — Mon Mi

1 From the street there was silence for a moment. The smoke in the incense burner flew straight up. The Ta family's ancestral tablets are arranged layer by layer on a high court, the background is painted black with gold letters, under the cold candlelight like a pair of eyes. The clan elders who were waiting to interrogate me all looked over. Ta Nghien Tu stood behind me, his hand still suspended in mid-air. Maybe he didn't expect me to push the door in like that. A moment ago, he was still holding my hand, lowering his voice very low. “Chieu Vi, please be patient.” "Rumors have surfaced outside. If Van Nhu is involved at this time, her whole life will be ruined." "She is already Mrs. Ta, if her reputation deteriorates a little, she can still live on." I have heard this sentence in my previous life. At that time, I looked at him bewilderedly and wanted to ask one question: So what about me? But he didn't wait for me to ask. He forced me to bow my head, forced me to admit my mistakes, forced me to say that I was suddenly confused and secretly went back and forth with my grandmother. He said that when the storm passes, he will return my innocence. I've waited a long time. Wait until my father and elder brother are disappointed in me, wait until my clan locks me in the backyard, wait until Tham Van Nhu puts on his robe and marries Ta Thua An. After that, the child was carried back to Ta palace, everyone said that he was the orphan of the other cousin. It wasn't until the death that we realized that Ta Thua An had never touched Tham Van Nhu. That child's last name is Ta. It's the Ta family of Ta Nghien Tu. At this moment, the door from the street is open. The cold wind blew in from outside the door. I stood in the doorway, looking at the people in the lobby. The old man was the first to regain his senses, the stick in his hand slammed into the ground. “Miss Shen, what did you say just now?” I raised my eyes. "I say, if you want to consider the matter of intermarriage, you should first consider who is carrying the evil seed in their stomach." There was silence in the hall. Ta Nghien Tu's face suddenly changed. “Tham Chieu Vi!” I don't turn back. Behind the screen came the sound of a tea cup breaking. Very softly. But right now the street is so quiet, everyone can hear it. I look towards the front screen. “Tham Van Nhu, why are you hiding there?” The figure behind the screen stiffened. Thi Chu sat next to her, her face extremely unsightly. "Chieu Vi, Van Nhu is not well, please don't make trouble." I look at her. This is my mother. In my previous life, I was so pressured by rumors that I couldn't breathe. I returned to the Tham family and asked her to help me say something. She avoided my eyes again. She said Van Nhu had no father or mother, which was pitiful enough. She said the Ta family was still willing to keep the position of main wife for me, I should know enough. She said that although a woman's reputation is important, I am already married to someone, as long as Ta Nghien Tu is still willing to keep me, my days can still go on. After that day, I never returned to the Tham family again. Now, she is still the first person to protect Tham Van Nhu. I looked at her and slowly said: "Mother also wants to know, right?" Chu Thi's face turned pale. I looked again at the clan elders. "Just now you wanted to ask who I had an affair with, what is the evidence? It's just a rumor, I don't know who spread it?" The old man on the right looked solemn. “There is no smoke without fire.” I burst out laughing. "So Tham Van Nhu is pregnant and unmarried, does that count as smoke?" Behind the screen, a cry was heard that was deliberately suppressed. Finally, Tham Van Nhu was helped out by her maid. She wore a pure white dress, her face was whiter than paper, and her eyes were red
a right time. As soon as she saw me, tears fell from her eyes. “Sister, why do you slander me like that?” Her voice was soft and pitiful. “I know the rumors outside make you uncomfortable, but you can't throw dirty water on people.” Ta Nghien Tu took a step forward and stood next to her. “Chieu Vi, this matter stops here.” I look at him. “Are you scared?” His eyes lowered. “Do you know what you're saying?” "Know." I looked towards the upper seat of the hallway. “Please come here.” Thi Chu immediately said: "No." I turned my head. “What does mother prevent?” Her fingertips tightened the handkerchief. "Van Nhu is a clean girl, how can she check her pulse in front of so many people?" I nodded. "I am also a clean government wife, yet I could be called into the street by clan elders to interrogate about adultery." In the street, there were a few people bowing their heads. I continued to say: "If you want to talk about rules, let's talk clearly today. If you want to talk cleanly, let's talk clearly." Ta Nghien Tu lowered his voice. “Tham Chieu Vi, don't push things to the end.” I look at him. In my previous life, when he cornered me, he did not advise himself like that. “Please, ma'am.” The dowry maid Thanh Chi immediately turned around and walked out. Ta Nghien Tu tried to stop it. I said directly: "Stopping her is a habit of being startled." His steps stiffened and stopped. Tham Van Nhu staggered and quickly grabbed the corner of the table. “Brother…” This call was soft and weak. In my previous life, I heard it countless times. As long as she calls him brother, Ta Nghien Tu will soften his heart. But right now, all the clan elders are present. He could only stand still. Not long after, the nurse arrived. The old doctor who often examined the Ta family's people was also invited. I don't sit. Just stand in the middle of the road. Tham Van Nhu sat in front of the screen, and when she stretched out her wrist, she was still shaking. Her tears fell drop by drop. “Sister, you treated me like this today, how will I have the face to continue living in the future?” I lowered my eyes and looked at her. “Then it depends on whether you still have a way to be human or not.” As soon as the nurse placed her hand on her pulse, her expression immediately changed. Tham Van Nhu immediately wanted to withdraw his hand. She held her tightly. From the street it was so quiet that you could hear the faint sound of candle wicks exploding. A moment later, the nurse knelt down. “Your Excellency, Miss Tham is pregnant.” Thi Chu suddenly closed her eyes. Tham Van Nhu burst into tears. "She was bribed! She's yours!" I looked at the remaining old man. “Please check your pulse.” The old man stepped up. You are a veteran of the Ta family, no one can say I bribed you. Tham Van Nhu tightened her sleeves, tears falling down the hem of her dress. The old doctor checked his pulse for a long time. Finally knelt down. "Indeed pregnant, about more than two months." The street was immediately noisy. The faces of the elders were even more ugly than before. Before, they interrogated us to quell outside rumors. Now that the story of Tham Van Nhu being unmarried and married has been confirmed, the Ta family's dignity has truly been thrown to the ground. Ta Nghien Tu stood still in place, the corners of his lips pursed tightly. I look at him. “Ta Nghien Tu, what do you still want me to endure?” 2 Tham Van Nhu knelt in the middle of the street, crying so much that she could barely breathe. "I don't have it, I really don't have it. The doctor misdiagnosed me.
It's just that I recently ate something unclean." No one answered her. The Ta family elders are all experienced people. Having an I.I means being pregnant. If you eat unclean food, you won't be able to eat it for more than two months. An elder looked at Ta Nghien Tu. “What is this all about?” Ta Nghien Tu forced himself to calm down. "Van Nhu and Thua An already had a marriage contract, they just haven't set a date to get married yet." He spoke very firmly. Perhaps before coming to the street, he had already thought about this retreat. In his previous life, he also arranged it like that. Ta Thua An is a distant cousin of the Ta family. His parents passed away early and had to rely on the main family to survive. As long as Ta Nghien Tu opens his mouth, he will marry Tham Van Nhu. When the child was born, the Ta family said it was Ta Thua An's orphan, so they could take it back to the palace in good faith. I looked towards the clan elders. "If there is a marriage contract, why did the outside world spread the news that I had an affair with someone else first?" Ta Nghien Tu's face stiffened.