Chapter 1 — Peace Is Home

On my step-daughter's tenth birthday, I specially invited Tran Bao Cac's master to make her a set of head jewelry made of pure gold and studded with rubies. She loved it and couldn't let go, just when her mother came to visit. Seeing that set of golden jewelry, her face stiffened. After that, she immediately pulled me into the inner room and started wiping my tears. "That girl wasn't born to me, why are you wasting your energy on her like that?" "Your eldest sister has been married for three years and still hasn't had a child. Living in her husband's house is extremely difficult. Even the silver used to reward and recruit subordinates is not enough." "You have spare money to make gold items for an outsider, why don't you know how to change it into silver and give it to your eldest sister for protection?" "Mother knows you." I love that child, but my eldest sister is the biological sister born to me from the same mother. Quickly take back the jewelry and melt it away, just as I love my eldest sister, I also love my mother for once." Hearing her choking voice, I couldn't bear it any longer, immediately threw the tea cup in my hand down on the table. "Is that despicable thing worthy of my reward?" 01 Perhaps my mother did not expect me to speak so harshly, my cry immediately choked in my throat. My face didn't change, my voice became even colder and harder. "I call you mother, to honor your birth and save your face. But don't choose the moment I'm happiest to make me lose interest." She looked at me with disbelief, her eyes filled with surprise. It was as if I had just committed some heinous crime. The mother was stunned for a long time. She hugged her chest in disbelief. "Thanh Tu, how can you say such things? She is your eldest sister!" "Even if the bones are broken, the tendons will still be strong. You are so unloving, do you want to use a knife to cut out my mother's heart?" Again, this trick. As long as we don't agree with her wishes, she will show that miserable look, saying one sentence after another that is "heartbreaking", then "blood and flesh". My stomach churned, I waved my hand to signal the servants to go down. "Eldest sister can't even collect enough money to reward her servants, that's because her husband's family is extremely poor, and she herself is useless." "Which palace's money is blown by the strong wind? As the mother of the house, do I still have to make up for someone who has been married for three years and still doesn't know how to live?" Mother's face turned blue, then white, and the towel in her hand was crumpled by her. deformation. Of course, this cannot be said. So up until now, she has never dared to bring it up directly. But mother didn't expect that I, who had always been patient and endured losses, would dare to point out all these things after getting married. She took two steps forward, trying to pull my sleeve, her voice softened. "Mother's tongue is not as sharp as yours. But that year your eldest sister married into the Ly family to please your father. Your father is healthy again, he is the benefactor of our whole family." "Now that you are the head of the Marquis Palace, eating well and dressing comfortably every day, isn't it natural to pull your older sister's hand?" I forcefully pushed her away, looking straight into her eyes. "Of course. "Mother, this has been said too much, do you even believe it to be true?" "That year I was fifteen years old, Hua Thanh Ha liked the poor scholar of the Ly family, and insisted on living until the end to get married." "You criticized the Ly family for not being able to give a decent bride price, so you planned to marry me to a sixty-year-old old man named Vuong in the west of the city as my next wife, using his bride price to honor Hua Thanh. Ha." Mother's eyes avoided, even her crying became a little quieter. "That was just a misunderstanding. At that time, my father was seriously ill, and the family really had no other choice...."

Selling my daughter?" I laughed coldly. If I hadn't taken advantage of people not paying attention and stabbed my head to the point of breaking my forehead, and would have preferred not to go on the palanquin, then the person lying in the cemetery right now would probably have been me. I was too lazy to continue arguing with her, turned around and walked out. "If mother came to wish her a long life, the lobby would have prepared a top-notch banquet. If people come to ask for money, then quickly put an end to that idea." "Minh Chau's jewelry, no one is allowed to touch it even a little bit." 02 Leaving the hospital, I went to the lobby. Today the Marquis held a chrysanthemum reward party, I didn't have time to pay attention to my mother, I hurriedly went to entertain the ladies. On the stage, the play "The Ma Co Offers Life" was playing, the sound of gongs and drums rang out in the sky. I had just finished talking to a few ladies saying their fates. Turning around, I discovered that Minh Chau was no longer there. The mother next to me whispered, saying that she saw the old lady leading the eldest lady to the backyard. My eyes immediately sank, I lifted my feet and walked straight towards Minh Chau's yard, I heard my mother's deliberately low, seductive voice. "Minh Chau, please listen to your grandmother." "This set of pure gold jewelry is too heavy, the child will not be able to wear it on his neck. How about my great-grandmother keep it for me, and give me some gentle silk flowers to wear another day? I saw Minh Chau sitting on a round chair, holding the jewelry box with both hands. She was only ten years old, but her eyes were extremely clear, staring at her mother without any fear. "Grandmother, this is a set of jewelry that my mother specially asked the master of Tran Bao Cac to make for you. The date and time of her birth is still engraved on it. child.” “Mother said this will bring happiness to you. I don't feel heavy." Mother choked, frowned slightly and blamed. "How can this child not understand things like that? Your mother is still young and doesn't understand those rules. Your aunt is suffering at her husband's house, if she had this set of jewelry to protect herself, life would be easier." "You give up the jewelry, help your mother keep the relationship as a sister, my maternal grandmother will remember your good deeds." As she spoke, she reached out to snatch the box from Minh Chau's arms. Minh Chau's strength was weak, seeing that the box was about to be stolen, her eyes were so urgent that her eyes turned red. I kicked open the door, strode in, and grabbed my mother's wrist. Strongly pushed her away. Mother staggered, almost falling to the ground. Seeing that, Minh Chau immediately ran behind me, tightening her grip on my shirt. "Mother, my great-grandmother wants to take my jewelry!" I covered Minh Chau from behind, looking down at my mother who still hadn't recovered. "Have you learned all the rules in a dog's belly?" Steal a child's birthday gift. If this story spreads out, does the Hua family still need face?" The mother stood still. Seeing that there were a few Marquis maids around her poking their heads to peek, she immediately felt like she had lost all face. She hugged her chest and sternly criticized. "Hua Thanh Tu! Do you talk to your biological mother like that? I'm just afraid that the child wearing that thing is too dazzling, so I should keep it for him! ""You disgrace your biological mother like that because of a stepdaughter who is not related by blood, aren't you afraid of being struck by lightning?" I coldly looked at her, with no intention of giving in. "She is the eldest daughter of my Marquis Palace. Don't say one set of gold jewelry, even if you want eight or ten sets, she is completely worthy." "On the contrary, it is the mother who always thinks of the eldest sister. Why don't you sell the Hua family's grand estate and collect the money for your good daughter?

"What kind of courage do you have in running to me to bully a child?" I turned around to instruct the housekeeper. "The old lady is not well, take her back to the Hua family. From now on, without my invitation, don't let anyone into the palace." Mother was so angry that her eyes turned red. But she was held by the housekeeper and taken out, struggling all the way and constantly scolding me for being unfilial. I pretended not to hear, turned around and grabbed Minh Chau's hand. The girl raised her head to look at me, her eyes still filled with fear. "Mother, have I caused trouble?" I squatted down and helped her fix her bangs. "You protect what belongs to you, what's wrong?" "The wrong person is my grandmother." 03 When night fell, the bustling Marquis finally quieted down. I leaned on La Han's bed, looking at the flickering candle, in my mind I couldn't help but remember the scene of the day. This feeling of being cut by a blunt knife, I was so familiar with. From childhood to adulthood, if Hua Thanh Ha wanted something, my mother always had a thousand reasons to force me to do so If Hua Thanh Ha wants to make a new flower brooch, her mother will say: "Your eldest sister needs face when she goes out. You're still young, so using old things is fine." Hua Thanh Ha doesn't want to embroider, mother will bring her work to me. "Your eldest sister's hand is weak, so help her a little more. Sisters, don't count each other." Even that year, when I risked my life to escape from marriage, broke my head and fell in the snow. What my mother cared about was not how much blood I had bled, but she hugged me and cried. "If you don't get married, what will happen to your eldest sister's dowry? Are you trying to force the death of our entire family?" She just pulled me back and locked me up. I tried to hold on for the last breath to escape, then met Marquis Tham Tu Yen. If Minh Chau wasn't lacking a stepmother, I don't know what my fate would be like now. After entering the palace, I was always careful and cautious, but I discovered that Tham Tu Yen was a very easy person to live with. Minh Chau was also an innocent and vivacious girl, but she was indifferent. We understand each other. After only three years, we have become a real family. As for mother, it's not that she doesn't understand right or wrong, so she doesn't care at all. The curtains were opened, bringing in a cold night breeze. She took off her coat and gave it to the maid, then sat down next to me and held it My slightly cold hand. "The butler has already told me about the day's events." His voice was low, steady, with a sense of reassurance. I lowered my eyes and unconsciously tightened my handkerchief. "Do you think I'm too arrogant, opposing my biological mother, affecting the reputation of the Marquis Palace?" Tham Tu Yen smiled softly, reaching out to hug me. "I just feel like your scolding isn't severe enough." Warmth from the palm of my hand. His hand continued to convey, his voice softened a bit. "Minh Chau is my daughter, she is my main wife. In this Marquis Palace, besides the three of us, the rest are all outsiders." "It doesn't matter what others say. The important thing is that she feels comfortable in her heart." My eyes suddenly felt a little teary. Such normal protection and favoritism, at the Hua family, I could not get it after fifteen years of begging. But at Tham Tu Yen's place, he gave it to me in such an obvious way.04 A few days later, while I was looking at the books in the palace, the manager of the outer court rushed to report. "Madam, the Hua family's great aunt has arrived. She took the old lady with her, and is now kneeling outside the gate of the Marquis Palace, crying!”