Chapter 7 — My Thanh Mai

“You never told me those things.” My family is a famous medical family in Liuzhou. Before the flood happened, I was also a pearl that my family cherished in the palm of their hands. My parents, brothers and sisters are all famous doctors. Without that flood, I absolutely could not have wandered to the point of being picked up by the Queen to become a maid. I like to treat animals, but that doesn't mean I can't treat people. In the first few months after the Emperor's death, the Emperor succeeded him, and the Queen, because she had no children, could not yet be crowned Empress. The audition lasted for several months, and in the end, a beautiful couple was chosen. Each of those two sisters was even more cruel than the last, causing the Queen to suffer a lot. At that time, the status of people in the palace was not stable, and the palace doctors could not be trusted, so all illnesses were treated by me. I am not just the Queen's errand boy. I am also a doctor who has saved lives countless times. Nhiep Duat did not know these things at all. I placed a cup of tea in front of him. "You are an outsider." "What am I telling you?" Nhiep Duat immediately stood up. "We have known each other for so many years, you still consider me an outsider?!" His movements were too strong, causing the tea cup to fall. I picked up the cup and poured him another cup of tea. "We've known each other for so many years." "If you had asked me once, I would have said it." "You yourself never asked." "You didn't ask, why should I take the initiative to say it?" He lost his spirit again and sat next to him without saying anything. He was silent for a long time. Then he asked me: "Is it because I ignored you over and over again that you gave up on me?" He still didn't understand. In our relationship, he basically never had a chance to be chosen by me. I told him the story between me and Trieu Tham. Trieu Tham is our neighbor. Since childhood, he liked to run after me. Every time I go up the mountain to pick herbs, he stands at the foot of the mountain, waiting on the path I must take. If one day I don't return, you will find out sooner than my family. Even though our family is a medical family, women who study medicine will still be talked about by others. Children of the same age don't want to play with me. Only Trieu Tham ran to tell me that anyone who dared to speak ill of me behind my back would run away and beat that person. During those years, he often came to me with a bruised face. Just seeing his appearance, I knew he was fighting someone else because of me. Gradually, we begin to hate life when others always criticize us. I told him that I did not want to continue treating people. Because when it comes to treating people, it is difficult to avoid having to look at men's bodies and come into contact with men. Those things are the reason others criticize us, and the reason you have to fight. To this day, I still clearly remember the words he said that day. He said, if I change just because he was beaten, then it is completely unnecessary. But if we ourselves do not want to cure people, we should persevere with our thoughts. He said: "I want Nam Yen to be forever happy, forever happy." After that flood, I dug in the mud to find him, but only found the birthday gift he prepared for me. I thought he was dead. But then, I met him again. Speaking of this, I smiled slightly. "The day I see you again, I will be sent by you to give a gift to Miss Ly." Nhiet Duat was stunned, his body stiffened. Second Miss Ly did not get along with him. The gift he gave was a scabby toad. Ly

The second lady and the Ly family got angry and wanted to make me pay. I explained, but they wouldn't listen. They said I was deliberately provocative and locked me up for a whole day. During that time, Nhiep Duat never appeared. When the Ly family was planning to take me to the mandarin's palace, Trieu Tham often came to their house as a guest. As soon as he looked, he immediately recognized me. That day, even the Ly family members said they had never seen him cry like that. Under his persuasion, the Ly family released me.