Chapter 4 — Nha Hoan Escaped From Second Family

Long, slender fingers slowly passed through the pale pink pear flower. The previous tear was no longer visible. His eyes fell on my purple-black fingertips and paused for a moment.

“No need to be so polite.”

"You are a young master, these things are the duties of a servant."

"You're probably the only one who thinks like that in this entire government."

The wheel rolled on the ground, making a heavy friction sound. I knelt down, touched my forehead to my clasped hands, and said each word seriously:

“I beg the young master to send a servant to serve you.”

He looked down at me.

“You are the person in the second room.”

He used an affirmative voice. Ta Tan Tran did not ask about the matter in the palace, but that did not mean he did not know the situation. My heart beats like a drum. Does he think I'm betraying him? But I just want to live. I offered the newly embroidered incense bag before him.

“Young master, this servant is indeed serving in the second master's room.”

"The slave knows how to do everything: laundry, sewing, cooking in the kitchen, cleaning, arranging. As long as you nod, the slave will definitely take care of you wholeheartedly."

He looked at the thick needle and thread on the incense bag, his thin lips opened slightly:

“The embroidery is not bad.”

"But if you see me as a high branch to cling to, I'm afraid you've miscalculated. I can't give you what you want."

7

I quickly blocked in front of him, grabbed the wheelchair and refused to let go. The words poured out like beans pouring out of a bamboo tube, I was afraid that if I was too late, I would no longer have the courage.

"Young Master, I have no intention of climbing high. I don't want to continue making canvas, nor do I want to be sold! I want to live!"

I gritted my teeth, revealing my back to him. The red apricot blossoms trembled slightly.

“Young master, please have mercy on me!”

"My servant will not cause you any trouble. As long as you nod, I will find a way to serve you!"

The incense bag in my hand was taken away by someone. A thin blue shirt covers my head. The sound of creaking wheels gradually fades away.

“Life here is not as comfortable as it is with me.”

I raised my head, only seeing a faint back. Has he agreed? I slammed my head hard on the ground.

“Thank you, young master.”

But the joy did not last long. I hadn't yet found a good way to get to him when I discovered that the lunar event was ten days late. Not daring to alarm the medical staff, I secretly ran to the medical shop outside. The doctor said I was pregnant. That news was like lightning striking a clear sky. We quickly made a decision. This child cannot be kept. I asked the doctor to prescribe some medicine. Late at night when there was no one around, I secretly brewed medicine. The bowl of thick black medicine had just been brought to her lips when Mother Sun kicked open the door.

"Young lady, today this girl secretly left the palace. The old slave followed her all the way, it turned out she was going to see a doctor!"

"There is clearly a doctor in the palace, but she insisted on going out to get examined. Is it possible that she has some disease that no one can know about?"

“She is with the young master every day, absolutely do not let it spread to the young master!”

I hastily argued:

"Please, young lady, please reconsider. This slave has been suffering from deficiency disease since her mother's womb. She has to take medicine every month. It is not a disease to be ashamed of."

Do Cam Duong did not listen at all. She ordered someone to force me to kneel on the ground. Red-dyed fingernails gently pointed at the cigarette residue still evaporating in the oven.

“What is the disease? Let the government test it once and you will understand!”

8

Very quickly, the palace was invited. He picked up the cigarette residue, looked at it and smelled it. His long eyebrows frowned tightly, his face changed several times. Do Cam Duong lost patience:

“What is the medicine anyway? Speak quickly!”

The robe threw me a look telling me to pray for blessings.

“My lady, it's roses and musk. They are all drugs that prevent women from getting pregnant."

Do Cam Duong was stunned. She waved her hand for someone to let me go.

“You make these yourself to drink? You…”

Seemingly unable to believe it, she paused for a few seconds.

“Don't you want your mother to cherish you and become a concubine?”

I grabbed the hem of her dress, eyes red, softly pleading:

“The slave does not dare to dream of such things. I just want to serve you and the young master well.”

“Please don't punish me. From now on, I will obediently listen to you.”

She looked at me for a long time. It seemed like he was trying to distinguish how much of my words were sincere.

“You also seem to understand. If you are so obedient, I will complete it for you.”

She smirked and pulled the hem of her dress from my hand.

“Sun ma ma, increase the dosage, give her enough to drink.”

Ton ma ma squeezed my chin and forced three large bowls of medicine into my mouth. The bitter taste permeates the root of the tongue and does not dissipate for a long time. Stomach pain is like a rolling river and roaring sea. But that small life was extremely stubborn and had absolutely no intention of leaving. I started to panic. If discovered, don't even talk about going to the young master. Do Cam Duong will be the first person not to forgive me. Therefore, when the old lady went out to pay her respects to Buddha and encountered bandits blocking her way, I did not hesitate to stand in front of her. I let the cold arrow pierce her stomach, saving her life. I quietly breathed a sigh of relief.