Chapter 1 — On the Day of Judgment, I Jumped into the Lake to Escape the Tribulation

After my parents passed away, in order to support me, my sister went to Dinh Vien Marquis' palace to become a concubine. I took refuge in the Marquis' residence for ten years, doing everything carefully, walking as if on thin ice, never daring to go beyond the rules. Exactly on the day of my birthday, it was also the day of the banquet of the old lady of the Hau palace. I just put on a little makeup, but people drugged me. When he woke up, his clothes were disheveled and lying in the same place as Crown Prince So Hanh, and everyone saw him right on the spot. Mrs. Hou was so angry that she wanted to beat me to death on the spot. So Hanh opened his mouth to save my life and accepted me as his concubine. From then on, day and night, he changed every way to vent on people. He said I deliberately seduced him, saying I was a lustful and shameless person. Sister already had a difficult life in the Hau palace, but because of my involvement, she suffered double the abuse from Mrs. Hau. Not many years later, she passed away. I also died very quickly because of the resentment accumulated in my heart. When I opened my eyes again, I returned to the day of that longevity banquet... The medicinal effects had begun to take effect, my whole body was hot, my mind was foggy and confused. I took a deep breath and walked quickly towards the lake at the back of the garden.

With a "boom" sound, lake water poured into my collar, so cold it made me shiver.

The heat in the body was somewhat suppressed, and the mind was also much more alert. We used both hands and feet to swim in the water, towards the place where the lotus grew luxuriantly. This location is very remote, if people on the shore do not look closely, they will not be able to detect it at all. Just hold on for another half an hour, and the medicinal effects will slowly disappear. At that time, I will quietly go ashore, return to my room and change into another set of clothes, and the fate of my previous life will be avoided. The sound of flutes echoed from afar, and faintly you could hear the sound of jade cups colliding as guests raised their glasses and chatted. The old lady's celebration was on a large scale, inviting more than half of the female relatives of the royal family in the capital, making it extremely bustling. No one will pay attention to the fact that a lady living in the palace suddenly disappeared. I leaned against the lotus leaf, closed my eyes, and images of my past life swirled in my head. In my previous life, when I was panicking and had no other choice, I ran into a heavenly room. When I woke up, next to me was So Hanh, and outside the door were guests pointing and chatting. My sister rushed forward to hug me, blocking those scrutinizing and scornful eyes for me. Mrs. Hou was so angry that her eyes turned red, so she ordered her servants to drag me down and beat me to death.

“Indeed, you two sisters are exactly the same, you are both shameless bastards.”

The older sister knelt down in front of Mrs. Hou, kowtowing until her forehead was covered in blood.

“Madam, Hanh Nhi is still young, please spare her life…”

In the end, So Hanh stood up to stop him, saying he wanted to accept me as his concubine. But in the days and months that followed, night after night, in bed, he said countless humiliating words to me.

"Call! Aren't you very good at seducing others? Deliberately crawling into my bed."

I explained over and over again, saying that I was drugged and I didn't know why I appeared in that room. But he didn't believe a word, he squeezed my waist and said:

“You bastard, you What else are you pretending to be? I can understand that bit of your thoughts at a glance."

He didn't even investigate once, but he already confirmed that I wanted to climb high and deliberately plotted with him. Until I die, I still don't know who drugged me. While thinking, on the shore suddenly came the sound of footsteps and laughter coming closer and closer. It was a group of gentlemen from a noble family, from the sound of their voices there were probably two or three people.

“Why can't I see anyone? I clearly saw her coming this way."

I held my breath tightly, my whole body sank into the water, using lotus leaves as cover to look towards the shore. Three gentlemen wearing brocade clothes stepped out from behind the fake mountain. I know the person in front, who is the eldest son of the Cong Thi Lang's family, surnamed Chu. The two people following him were both famous debauchees in the capital.

“Tell me, when will the medicine take effect?”

Young Master Chu smiled and asked the two people next to him.