Chapter 17 — On the wedding night, I let Bach Lotus Flower Thanh Mai and Ma Phu drink Hop Can wine

Although Ta Lam Chu kept the Marquis Palace, from now on he had to pay money to the Tham family every month. Lieu Minh Chau stood in the middle of the street, no one paid attention to her anymore. She looked towards Ta Lam Chu.

“Brother Lam Chu… can you still return to the Marquis Palace?”

Ta Lam Chu remained silent. The old lady slowly closed her eyes. An old man spoke coldly:

"The daughter of the Lieu family has an unjust mind. From now on, you will not be allowed to enter the Ta family's door again."

Liu Minh Chau's body went limp and he sat down directly on the ground. I slowly walked past her. She suddenly grabbed the hem of my dress.

“Tham Chieu Duong, I admit defeat… please forgive me.”

I bowed my head to look at her.

"This sentence should be kept to tell those who have been harmed by you."

She burst into tears.

“I won't kill you.”

I quietly looked at her.

“You will know.”

That night, I dreamed of the well of my previous life. When he woke up, Ngan Binh was guarding the bed.

“Miss, Master Gu is here.”

I stood up and changed my clothes. Co Nghien Chi stood in the hospital, holding a wooden box in his hand.

“I investigated something.”

We invited him inside. He opened the box. Inside is an old brooch. Just one look and I realized it. In my previous life, after I died, Lieu Minh Chau used to wear this brooch. She said it was a love token that Ta Lam Chu gave her. Co Nghien Chi slowly said:

"This brooch was originally an old thing your mother left with the Queen Mother. Three years ago, it was borrowed by the old lady of the Marquis Palace to enjoy but never returned. Yesterday it was found in Lieu Minh Chau's residence."

I slowly picked up the brooch. Ngan Binh angrily said:

“She even dared to steal Miss Mother's relics?”

Co Nghien Chi slowly replied:

“She doesn't necessarily know the origin of the brooch, but she knows it's a valuable item.”

“Does Ta Lam Chu know about this?”

Co Nghien Chi was silent for a moment.

"He said... the old lady gave it to Lieu Minh Chau."

I laughed softly.

“Then invite them to return it together.”

The Queen Mother's banquet is almost here. Lady Tiet delivered the invitation to the palace on my behalf. On the day I entered the palace to attend the banquet, I wore my mother's old hairpin in my hair. In the main hall, Ta Lam Chu, the old lady and Lieu Minh Chau were all present. Liu Minh Chau followed a distant relative inside. When she saw the brooch on my head, her eyes immediately changed. Even the Queen Mother saw it. He raised his hand and called me to come.

“This brooch… has finally returned.”

The old lady's face instantly turned pale. The Queen Mother turned to look at her.

“Mrs. Ta, three years ago I borrowed someone's old furniture, do you still remember?”

The old lady immediately knelt down.

"My father is old, he suddenly forgot."

The Queen Mother gently asked:

"Forgot to the point of running right into Miss Lieu's head?"

In the main hall, all eyes were on Lieu Minh Chau. She fell to the ground with a thud.

“Your highness, I really don't know that it's yours.”

I look at her.

“If the young lady didn't know, why did she hide in the courtyard in the west of the city?”

Liu Minh Chau's lips began to tremble.

“I… I'm just afraid of being taken back by you.”

The Queen Mother's voice immediately became a little colder.

"Whose belongings, since when did they become yours?"

Liu Minh Chau completed I didn't dare answer at all. Even Ta Lam Chu knelt down.

"It's the Marquis who's not strict with the prison guards."

The Queen Mother looked at him.

"Marquis of Tran Bac, what you owe to the Tham family, to An Ninh, to Tham Chieu Duong... is not much."

Ta Lam Chu's head bowed even lower. I slowly took down the brooch and presented it to the Queen Mother.

“My lady, the item has returned to its rightful owner.”

But the Queen Mother herself put the hairpin back in my hair.

"This is what your mother left you. Wear it."

The eyes of all the ladies and young ladies in the palace looking at me immediately changed. The princess burst out laughing.

"Tham Chieu Duong has the protection of his mother's relics. Whoever dares to arbitrarily reach out in the future... must consider it for themselves first."

This time, Liu Minh Chau's last bit of dignity was also torn away. She was led away by distant relatives right in front of everyone. Before leaving the main hall, she turned to look at Ta Lam Chu. But from beginning to end, Ta Lam Chu did not look at her once.