Chapter 6 — Pearl Award

But in fact, it was a step that trampled the Marquis's face into the mud. After hearing this, Trieu Minh Nguyet was extremely satisfied and glanced at me. “You know more about rules than some people who rely on their old age to show off.” Mrs. Hou pointed straight at my face, making her whole body tremble. "Lin Tuyet Tran! You bastard eats an apple tree and a fig tree! Why are your bones so soft!" "Mother taught the right thing. A daughter-in-law has weak bones and would not dare to offend the Princess even half of it." I bowed my head to admit my mistake, with an extremely respectful attitude. The blue veins on Tham Xa's forehead appeared. He suddenly stood up. "That's enough! Minh Nguyet, you just passed the door, don't make the Marquis's chicken and dog feel uneasy." Trieu Minh Nguyet never gave in. "Shen Xac, do you dare to yell at me? You Marquis used that poor bride price to marry me, and there isn't even any decoration in the main courtyard, and now you want to use the rules to force me?" Hearing that, Mrs. Hau almost fainted from anger. That's the bride price that emptied the public treasury, and also borrowed another hundred thousand taels of silver to take care of it. Yet in the Princess's mouth, she only said "poor". "You ungrateful woman! The Marquis married you and even his inheritance was wiped out!" The Marquis scolded him shrilly. “If you clean it up, you can only blame the Tham family for being useless!” Trieu Minh Nguyet kicked away the embroidered stool next to him. The main street immediately became a mess, the sounds of cursing and crying mixed together. I still knelt in place, bowed my head, trying my best to suppress the smile at the corner of my lips. After the tea-giving storm that day, the Marquis Palace did not have a peaceful day. Trieu Minh Nguyet criticized the food in the palace for not being sophisticated enough, insisting that every meal must have a standard Bat Tran banquet. She criticized the apricot blossoms in the yard for not being rare enough, so she ordered someone to uproot them and replace them with Wei Tu peonies, each root worth thousands of gold. Mrs. Hau looked at the silver in the pepper palace, which was as clean as running water, and was so impatient that her mouth was filled with heat. She repeatedly wanted to use her mother-in-law status to oppress Trieu Minh Nguyet, but every time she used royal rules to slap her in the face. Tham Xa was sandwiched between his mother and his new wife, both sides had to endure the battle. Not only did he no longer have the mind to worry about court affairs, but even the gentlemanly appearance he had always tried to maintain was about to succumb. I coldly stood outside and observed, then retired to live in the West Yard. Besides being on time every morning to pay my respects to the two of them, letting them vent all their anger on me, I have never said so much as a single sentence. In the eyes of outsiders, I am the weakest and most easily bullied wife of the Marquis Palace. But they don't know, I have long ordered people to put their hands and feet into Lady Hau's medicine and Trieu Minh Nguyet's various medicines. It's not poison that kills people. Just a few medicinal herbs that make your temper hot and difficult to control. One day in the middle of winter, the man from the front page finally came to the door. 100,000 taels of silver borrowed at high interest, interest on mother and child, has now become 150,000 taels. Mrs. Hou looked at the thick stack of debt papers, her eyes darkened, and she almost fainted. “What is this?” She trembled and pointed to the debt paper. “When did I borrow so much money?” The manager of the money site laughed coldly. "Madam Hou, the paper is white and inked with black ink, and is also stamped with your personal seal. At that time, it was your house's butler who came with the cards and said that in order to prepare jewelry for the bride, she urgently needed 100,000 taels of silver. What's wrong? You're the Marquis's house, are you still planning on paying off the debt?" Mrs. Hau immediately turned to look at me, her eyes filled with hatred. "Lin Tuyet Tran! It's you! You stole my personal seal!" I immediately knelt down, my eyes red, my voice choked. "Please, mother, please consider it! Since your daughter-in-law has been the housekeeper until now, she has never dared to exceed her duty." "Those 100,000 taels of silver were clearly because the mother criticized the bride price her daughter-in-law had prepared for the Princess as not having enough dignity and was afraid of offending the royal family, so she secretly sent Mother Truong to borrow it. How dare the daughter-in-law steal the mother's private seal?" "You lie! You evil woman!" Lady Hou rushed forward and tried to kick me. “Stop!” An angry shout rang out

. Tham Xa and Trieu Minh Nguyet walked into the front yard one after the other. As soon as Trieu Minh Nguyet heard about the money coming to collect debt, he was full of anger. "Very good! I still wonder why this Marquis Palace is so poor. Turns out it's just an empty shell. Using money borrowed from usury to make jewelry for me, do you Tham family want to turn me, Trieu Minh Nguyet, into the laughing stock of the whole capital?" Mrs. Hou was forced to the limit and dared not say anything. "You comet! If it weren't for marrying an ancestor like you, how could the Marquis Palace be in this situation? You still dare to criticize!" Chat! Trieu Minh Nguyet turned around and slapped Mrs. Hou's face hard. The whole hall was silent. Mrs. Hau covered her face and screamed in disbelief. "You dare to kick me? I am your mother-in-law!" Trieu Minh Nguyet is arrogant to the extreme. “I beat an old beggar like you!” "Who are you to dare to blame this Princess? Where are you, tie this old woman up and send her to the government to investigate the crime of usury!" The scene was completely out of control. The mama and the errand boy clashed with each other. Mrs. Hau's hair fell down and she rolled on the ground, screaming and crying. Tham Xac was so angry that his whole body trembled. He grabbed the sword of the guard next to him and pointed it straight at Trieu Minh Nguyet. "Trieu Minh Nguyet! Don't be too much!" Trieu Minh Nguyet smiled coldly continuously, puffed out his chest and walked straight to the tip of the sword. "Stab it! Without me, do you think you can still keep your position as Crown Prince?" Tham Xa's hand holding the sword trembled violently. Finally, he gritted his teeth, threw the sword to the ground, and let out a cry of despair.