Chapter 8 — Nha Hoan Escaped From Second Family

Her eyes were bloodshot. She squeezed my chin, picked up the bowl of porridge and desperately poured it into my mouth.

"Eat quickly! Swallow down! Swallow down for me!"

"You're still alive, I can keep my life!"

“Please, eat a little!”

I lay face down on the ground, coughing non-stop. Tears and snot mixed with what had just been vomited. My heart aches every time. Is this someone who truly considers her a sister? Why did it become like this? Why did it become like this? The door to the secret room was loudly broken open. Xuan Dao was kicked away.

"Found it! Marquis, found it!"

I raised my head. Against the light, Ta Tan Tran extended his hand towards me.

“Thing Tuyet, don't be afraid.”

15

During the days of convalescence in Tinh Tu Trai, I learned a few things. Ta Tan Tran took control of the Ta family. The third prince, who previously did not flaunt his prestige, ascended the throne. Thanks to his service to the new emperor, he was appointed Marquis of Vinh An. That year, when he came to Jiangnan to investigate the case, he discovered that the Crown Prince had embezzled money for natural disaster relief, providing key evidence for the Third Prince to overthrow the Crown Prince. But he was set up in a trap by the Crown Prince's faction, injuring both of his legs. And his younger brother, Ta Lan Dinh, was the sharpest blade that stabbed him. After his legs were injured, he endured the attack and simply retreated to Tinh Tu Trai. Don't ask about life. Everyone thought he would never raise his head again. Until the truth became clear, Ta Lan Dinh was convicted and sent to prison. The old lady came to me, begging me to save her little grandchild.

"Girl Tuyet, Lan Dinh used to love you so much. Respecting the friendship between the two of you for many years, please help me pray to Tan Tran to forgive his younger brother!"

Love? Is love painted on a person's body? The old lady's eyes turned red, tears flowed from her cloudy old eyes.

“They are blood brothers!”

“Even if Lan Dinh made a mistake, it was not enough to die.”

"I promise not to let him cause trouble for Tan Tran in the future. Send him to the estate to become a rich and leisurely person, okay?"

“You advise Tan Tran on my behalf, telling him to ask the Emperor to let Lan Dinh go.”

I lowered my eyes and smiled bitterly.

"Old lady, you value your servant too much. Your servant is just a maid, how can you influence Marquis Ta's decisions?"

“You can.”

She held my hand and didn't let go.

“My nephew, I understand!”

"Tan Tran values friendship the most. When it declines, only you are willing to be by my side!"

“It will listen to you!”

Seeing that I didn't speak, the more the old lady spoke, the more agitated she became.

“Girl Tuyet, this old woman kneels down and begs you!”

I was so scared that I almost fell off the bed, so I quickly stood up to help her. Outside the door came the sound of a wheelchair. Ta Tan Tran appeared at the door. He looked at the situation in the room and coldly questioned the mother standing next to the old lady.

"Grandmother is old, do you take care of her like that?"

"If you can't take good care of your grandmother, then change to someone else!"

The mother was scared and immediately stepped forward to help the old lady. Ta Tan Tran acted decisively, after taking power, he reorganized all the servants in the palace. The old lady was so angry that she trembled, pointed at his nose and scolded:

“You! Do you want to anger me to death?”

“Once you become a servant, do you start settling accounts with your family?”

“Knowing this early on, I shouldn't have been so soft-hearted in saving you, but I still raised you by my side!”

“You should let your mother drown you die you!”

“Ancestor.”

Ta Tan Tran blocked me behind him, his voice still gentle and calm as usual.

“If there's anything wrong, just tell me. Don't make things difficult for her."

16

He quietly hid my humiliating past. Also help me prevent the coming wind and rain. I thought maybe I understood what he meant. But there will be no results between us. After he restored his position, the young lady who had kissed him immediately wanted to reconnect with the previous relationship. Her mother's family also proactively offered a large number of shops and properties as dowry. He refused. The crippled man who in the past was an eyesore for the young lady, has now become the gloriously powerful Marquis of Vinh An. The great families all stared at the Ta palace, wanting to get married. The future Mrs. Hau will be a woman of noble birth. Not a rootless maid like me. That night, under the pear tree in Tinh Tu Trai. He asked me:

“Do you really want to go?”

“What if I want you to stay?”

I smiled.

"What status do you have with the Marquis?"

“The maid, the housekeeper, or the auntie?”

He was silent. With the huge distance between us, he can't pretend he doesn't see it. He couldn't go against his will and trick me into staying.

“Master.”

I gave him a pair of newly embroidered knee pads.

“The weather is cold, your feet will hurt. I have lined the inside with new cotton, very warm.”

He took it and looked up at me. The ends of the eyes turn red.

“Is this… goodbye?”

I nodded, my voice very quiet:

“I wasted twenty-five years in the Ta family.”

“I don't want to continue being locked up in this place.”

“I want to go out and see the world.”

“Want to live free days, not belonging to anyone.”

In the courtyard, a bird flew by. Making the entire blooming flower tree tremble slightly. Ta Tan Tran looked at the bird flying further and further, sighed softly, and gave me the contract to sell his body and the travel document that he had squeezed so tightly that it was wrinkled.

“Then I hope Miss Thinh Tuyet will have freedom for the rest of her life, everything will go smoothly, everything will be as she wishes.”

So, that's already very good. COMPLETE.