Chapter 8 — On the Wedding Night, I Personally Gave the Wedding Bed to My Sister

12The flickering light of the oil lamp shone on his face, making his expression even more dim and difficult to distinguish. "Has Uyen Nhi... been taken to the family temple?" He asked softly. "That's what mother meant." I replied calmly. He was silent for a moment, pain flashing in his eyes. "I know... I'm sorry for both of you." "Thanh Nguyet, actually... I should have died a long time ago." My heart moved slightly, but I still didn't speak. He took a deep breath and continued: "Three years ago, during the battle in Bac Canh, I fell into an ambush and had to die in the battlefield." "It was Uyen Nhi's husband, also my cousin, who took the fatal arrow for me." "Before his death, he entrusted Uyen Nhi to me, telling me to take good care of her." So that's it. Until the end of my previous life, I never knew this happened. Therefore, his protection for Lam Uyen Nhi is not only because of male and female feelings. But also mixed with guilt and responsibility. "I owed him, and also owed Uyen Nhi, so that wedding night, I... I was suddenly confused." He looked at me, his eyes filled with regret. "But I didn't expect things to turn out like this. Thanh Nguyet, I'm sorry to you, and I hurt Uyen Nhi even more." "These past few days I've been thinking, maybe this is retribution. I broke faith with my brother, betrayed her, so he God will punish me." His words were sincere and earnest. It's like he's truly a person who has completely awakened and repented. If I were still the innocent Tham Thanh Nguyet of my previous life. Maybe I will really be touched by him. But now. I just feel nauseous. Just a "temporary confusion"... Is it to erase all the harm he has caused me? Just one sentence "retribution"... Do you want to use that to justify your own uselessness and selfishness? I pulled my hand back and poured him a cup of warm water. "Husband, let it go." "The most important thing right now is to take care of your body." My calmness surprised him a bit. He looked at me deeply. It seemed like he wanted to find something on my face. "Thanh Nguyet, don't you hate me?" I smiled. That smile is definitely very gentle. Very gentle. "We are husband and wife, how can I hate my husband? I just want you to be safe." He was stunned. Immediately after that, his eyes turned red. "Having a wife like you, what else can I hope for in this life? Thanh Nguyet, if there is a next life, I will definitely..." "Cough... cough... cough..." Before he could finish his sentence, he coughed violently. A mouthful of black blood sprayed straight onto the mattress. I quickly stepped forward, reaching out to stroke his back to help him relax. But in the bottom of my eyes. Only a piece of cold remains. Next life? Tieu Canh Duc. Between me and him... There will be no next life. This cruel fate. Right in this life. It should be over. 13 Tieu Canh Duc's body is deteriorating day by day. After spitting out that mouthful of black blood, he was completely bedridden, even talking was extremely difficult. Doctor Truong Thai came to examine him again. He shook his head, said that there was no way to cure it, and told the General to prepare for the aftermath. The model cried and fainted several times. Up and down the General's palace was immersed in a gloomy atmosphere of mourning. Only I still calmly manage the housework, taking care of Tieu Canh Duc's every meal and sleep. Everyone said that the General's wife was deeply loyal and a good wife, even if she used a lantern to look for her, it would be difficult to find her. Father also sent people to visit me many times, his words filled with satisfaction. "Thanh Nguyet, you did very well." "Because father knew right away that you were a child who understood great causes and knew how to take the big picture first." "The family's unique lineage."

The Tieu family seems to be unable to hold on anymore. Don't worry, after he passes away, father will find a way to let a child with the last name Tham inherit this family property, this title. As for my father, my noble Prime Minister, have you ever said anything to me? In your eyes, I am just a daughter who makes you lose face.