Chapter 3 — Mon Mi

Only at that time, they forced me to confess to conspiracy, forced me to kneel in front of the ancestral tablets, saying that I had disgraced the Ta family. Now, they are forcing us to keep our mouths shut. It's still for the Ta family's reputation. I looked at my mother-in-law. Lady Ta has been silent ever since. At this point, she walked up crying. “Chieu Vi and Nghien Tu were just confused for a while, Van Nhu was still young and inexperienced.” "Please keep this matter down for now. As long as you don't make a fuss today, mother will definitely make it up to you later." I asked: "How to compensate?" She choked. I said: "Let me continue being Mrs. Lady Ta's face turned pale. Ta Nghien Tu shouted: "You've had enough!" I don't pay attention to him. “Thanh Chi, go invite old master Tham and the eldest son to come here.” Chu Thi's face changed. “Do you still want to call your father and elder brother?” "Of course." I look at her. "Mother was here just now, but from beginning to end she only protected Tham Van Nhu. Father and elder brother should at least hear with their own ears how the Ta family plans to make me bear the blame for them." Thi Chu's lips trembled. She wanted to stop it, but originally the Tham family should have someone come here. If she stopped, it would only make her more guilty. Not long after, father Tham Hoai Chuong and brother Tham Nghien Chu arrived. When they entered, both of their faces were very unsightly. Perhaps on the way here, they heard rumors related to us outside. Tham Hoai Chuong looked at me. “Chieu Vi.” This call carries the meaning of interrogation. In my previous life, I heard it before. At that time, he thought that I had disgraced the Tham family. I don't make excuses. Only told Thanh Chi to bring the robe, the old doctor, Ta Thua An, the doorkeeper and the books in front of him. “Father, please listen to everything first and then see if I should kneel or not.” Tham Hoai Chuong frowned. But in the end he still sat down. Each testimony was spoken in turn. Tham Van Nhu is pregnant. Ta Thua An is not in the capital. Ta Nghien Tu went in and out of Tham Van Nhu's hospital late at night. Ta Gia Pharmacy has exported safe pregnancy medicine. But right at this time, news spread outside that I was having an affair with someone else. Just hearing half of it, Tham Nghien Chu's face completely darkened. He walked over and stood in front of me. “Ta Nghien Tu, do you Ta family treat my sister like that?” Ta Nghien Tu said nothing. Mrs. Ta still wanted to cry and beg. “Nghien Chu, there must be a misunderstanding in this matter.” Tham Nghien Chu smiled coldly. “Are you so misunderstood that you have to trample on my sister's reputation and pave the way for your Ta family's righteous sister?” Thi Chu sat next to her, her eyes red. She looked towards Tham Van Nhu. Tham Van Nhu knelt on the ground, crying so much that she could barely stand up straight. "Father, mother, I'm really scared. I didn't mean to harm you. It turned out like this, I don't know what to do." Chu Thi immediately softened her heart. “Van Nhu, don't cry anymore.” I look at her. “Even now, mother still wants to protect her?” Thi Chu closed her eyes in pain. "Chieu Vi, after all, she is the girl raised by the Tham family. If this story spreads out, her whole life will be ruined." “What about me?” I asked
very softly. Chu Thi stiffened. I walked in front of her. "If today the unmarried person who got married was me, would my mother force Tham Van Nhu to bear the burden of corruption on my behalf?" She did not answer. I look at her. “You wouldn't do that.” Chu Thi's tears fell. I continued to say: "You just forced me to kneel down and admit my mistakes, told me not to involve the Tham family." “Chieu Vi…” “Mother, there is no need to rush to deny it.” We take a step back. “You have already made your choice.” Thi Chu's face turned gray. Tham Nghien Chu looked at her but said nothing. Things in the street had become so noisy that Ta Nghien Tu finally began to panic. He looked towards Tham Van Nhu. Those eyes were no longer gentle. It was like he was considering whether he could still protect her or not. Tham Van Nhu also recognized it. She grabbed the hem of Ta Nghien Tu's shirt. “Brother, you can't leave me alone.” Ta Nghien Tu lowered his voice: "Van Nhu, first don't say anything." She was stunned. Ta Nghien Tu looked at the clan elders again. "This matter is still suspicious. The child in Van Nhu's womb may not be related to me. Perhaps it is someone outside..." Tham Van Nhu suddenly raised her head. In that moment, the weakness on her face completely crumbled. “Ta Nghien Tu.” This was the first time she called him by both his first and last name. Everyone in the street looked over. Her fingers trembled, she took out a piece of jade pendant from her chest. It was a piece of jade pendant that Ta Nghien Tu had worn with him for many years. I've seen it before. In his previous life, after the child was carried back to Ta Palace, he also wore a small jade lock with the same pattern on his waist. Tham Van Nhu took out several envelopes from his sleeve. She both cried and laughed. "You said that when the storm passes, you will let me walk straight through the door." Ta Nghien Tu's face immediately turned pale. Tham Van Nhu threw the letters at his feet. “Now you want to give the child to someone outside?” The letters fell scattered. One of them fell at my feet. The handwriting above is extremely clear.