Chapter 7 — Phu Dung Under Flower Lights

“…”Ly Tinh glanced at me, her eyes apologetic. Regarding the selection of the Crown Princess, the Queen was always satisfied with Ly Tinh, but Tieu Quyet and Ly Tinh had no feelings for each other. The Ly family also did not want their only daughter to marry into the palace. Now my appearance has just satisfied everyone. I continued, looked at Tieu Quyet, and said: "Brother, ma'am... you're right, I didn't run." He pursed his lips and said with complicated eyes: "Maybe I'm too nervous." "What are you nervous about?" I deliberately asked. His eyelashes trembled and he said: "I always feel like it's all like a dream." I waved to Tieu Quyet. He stood up, walked to the bed and sat down, asking: "What's wrong?" Ly Tinh and Ly Mau glanced at each other, showing understanding, and left the room. I reached out and cupped Tieu Quyet's face. Under his surprised eyes, I rubbed it vigorously and said, "What now? Is it still a dream?" A red streak spread from his cheek to his ear. He shyly looked away and said: "It's not a dream." I happily withdrew my hand. He tried to raise his hand, but seeing that I didn't object, he pressed his palm to my face. The hot temperature spread from my cheeks. I was stunned, suddenly remembering Lau Tuyet Tan. His body temperature seems to be different from normal people, his hands and feet are cold all year round. Tieu Quyet suddenly said: "If in the eleventh year of Thua An, I would have found her earlier, wouldn't it be..." His expression became painful. The eleventh year of Thua An was the year Lau Tuyet Tan and I got married. I'm a bit surprised, Tieu Quyet really likes me? Still like it for so long? I pretended to be confused: "Brother, what are you saying?" He quickly regained his emotions and began to change the subject: "Nothing, the drink has cooled down enough to drink." "Oh." Wait until I don't need to lie in bed all day anymore, Tieu Quyet and Ly Tinh took me out to relieve myself. A horse-drawn carriage passes through the street outside the Palace, while a funeral is being held inside. I lifted a corner of the curtain and deliberately asked Tieu Quyet: "Which house is holding a funeral?" He suddenly tensed up, pursed his lips: "The Xing Bo Thi Lang's house." "What's wrong with his house?" Tieu Quyet's face gradually became heavy: "I heard that his wife left the house and ran away, accidentally slipped and fell down the cliff." Ly Tinh also looked towards Lau Palace, smiled coldly and said: "In the end, whether he was careless or had other hidden feelings, I'm afraid only this Lord Lau knows for himself." While talking, a red figure followed the visitor inside. It's Thoi Tuyet Doanh. This sister of mine has an arrogant personality and explodes with just one touch. When I arrived at the door today, that love letter must have worked. Tieu Quyet closed the curtain, blocking my view. 10The building above and below was covered with a white patch of mourning. Lau Tuyet Tan was dressed in mourning clothes. Apart from his slightly pale face and the lack of a smile on his face, he was no different from usual. People around him all advised him to suppress his sadness and accept the events. He pulled the corners of his lips and nodded slightly. Actually, there was no sadness in his heart. At this time, Cui Tuyet Doanh came to the door and made a commotion. In front of the visitors, he pointed at Lau Tuyet Tan's nose and scolded: "Cui Phu is the reason you killed me, right? You want to marry me, so you should kill your wife. Lau Tuyet Tan, you have no heart, I can't marry someone from a lowly background like you!" Such a disgusting thing, I'm afraid that even if I were a ghost, I wouldn't forgive you!" She fiercely threw the letter in Lau Tuyet Tan's face. "I hated Cui Phu before, now looking back, she is so pitiful, yet she married such a disgusting person!" Lau Tuyet Tan picked up the letter from the ground, the handwriting on it was very similar to his, but looking at the familiar word usage, I knew whose handwriting it was. He thought, in a place he didn't know, Cui Phu loved him so much. Love comes

silently imitating his handwriting, even imitating it so closely. But after that night, everything seemed to change. Cui Phu started to hate him. Borrowing his name, she wrote an explicit letter to her real sister. Without any politeness, it ruined his reputation. Lau Tuyet Tan did not argue, just looked at the coffin. At the bottom of the abyss, Cui Phu's complete body was not found, only a bloody piece of cloth and a leg bone gnawed by a wild dog. Very quickly, the surrounding noise seemed to follow Cui Tuyet Doanh's departure and fade away. No one dared to scold him anymore. At this moment, an unprecedented loneliness suddenly arose in his heart. 11Three months passed, and the wound on his body had almost completely healed. Lately, Tieu Quyet and Ly Tinh have been so busy that they've lost face.