Chapter 5 — Real Life

The short sword immediately left its sheath. A cold light flashed, and the corner of the hundred-year-old golden wooden altar was ripped off and fell to the ground. A few clan elders who were about to rush forward immediately became speechless and their legs went limp. I looked down from above at Bui Tu Yen who was in so much pain that she was breaking out in a cold sweat. "Do you think that the title of my daughter Tran Quoc Great General came from sitting in the back yard embroidered with flowers?" "Bui Tu Yen, I have given you enough face, it is you who are determined to tear your face off." I turned around, looked at the people of the Bui family who were scared to death and then said loudly: "From today, one hundred and twenty secret guards will be placed by the Tham family in the Binh Duong Marquis Palace." will immediately withdraw all of them." "All the consultants arranged by the Tham family to handle the relations for the Marquis in the Luc Department, before the hour of the Rat tonight, must withdraw." "As for all the expenses of the Binh Duong Marquis Palace, from now on the Tham family will not spend another penny."I have wanted to do that for a long time. It's just that there's a lack of a good enough reason. It's okay for me to be a single mother, but Hang Nhi is still young. If Bui Tu Yen proactively created this opportunity for me, then don't blame me for not being respectful. Uncle Tam's old face turned pale, and his whole body fell down on the chair. In the past, the Bui family committed a serious crime of embezzlement. It was the Tham family who spent a huge amount of money to make up for the loss, and used their military achievements as a guarantee to maintain this fake appearance of wealth. Now, once that protection disappears, what awaits the Bui family will only be an abyss that will never be conquered. "Chieu Chieu! Tham Chieu! You can't do that!" Bui Tu Yen no longer paid attention to the pain in his knees, raised his head, real fear finally appeared in his eyes. "I am your husband! We share honor and glory, shame and dishonor!" Over the years, every time he made a few small mistakes in court affairs. Mainly, we all tried to help him clean up. My only request is that he not do anything that harms the country or society or exploits the people. Bui Tu Yen thought that to save face, I would forever tolerate him. I laughed softly, sheathing the short sword back in its sheath. "When you pulled out your sword to point at me because of a prostitute who was plotting against you, why didn't you think about honor and glory?" "Bui Tu Yen, be less brazen." Bui Tu Yen screamed in despair, reaching out to grab the hem of my dress. I took half a step back, let him catch me in the air, then fell face down on a pile of incense ashes all over the ground, struggling extremely hard. At that moment, Lam Uyen Nhi, who had been kicked away by me before, slowly woke up. In those eyes, always filled with self-pity, a trace of panic and calculation flashed. "Brother..." She weakly called out, but unlike usual, she immediately rushed to support him, on the contrary, she quietly retreated behind the pillar. Hang Nhi keenly recognized that movement. He stepped in front of Bui Tu Yen, not hiding the mockery in his eyes. "Father, quickly look at your good sister. As soon as I heard that you were about to become empty-handed, she didn't even want to come close to you anymore." Hang Nhi's words were like a blunt knife, bit by bit cutting into Bui Tu Yen's little remaining self-esteem. He immediately turned his head to look towards Lam Uyen Nhi. Lam Uyen Nhi was startled by that bloodshot gaze, stammering an explanation: "Your... cousin... I'm just so dizzy, I can't stand up..." Only then did Third Uncle Cong regain his composure, pick up a walking stick and pound hard on Bui Tu Yen's back. "You demented, deluded animal! The Bui family's hundred-year-old career is about to be wiped out by you and this widow!" road, throw it straight out

Street for me!" The family saw the wind change direction and immediately rushed towards Lam Uyen Nhi like a hungry tiger. "Let me go! Big brother save you!" Lam Uyen Nhi cried and struggled. But this time Bui Tu Yen did not move. He remembered the words Hang Nhi had just said, the expression in his eyes gradually disappeared, then raised his head to look at me. "Tham Chieu, you are cruel enough." I patted Hang Nhi on the shoulder, not even a glance for him. "Lead your people out of my main courtyard. If not, I don't mind kicking you and breaking your other leg." Having said that, I held Hang Nhi's hand and strode out of the street. Behind the door, Lam Uyen Nhi's mournful screams mixed with the angry curses of the old clan continued to echo. In just half a short month, Binh Duong Marquis Palace had completely changed. There was no longer the protection of the Tham family, those who opposed my father and elder brother at court. who had always been obedient and humble, now smelled like a pack of hungry wolves and rushed towards Bui Tu Yen. The first person to take action was Ngu Tu Dai, not knowing where they got the lewd letters from Lam Uyen Nhi After three years of salary, Bui Tu Yen was suspended from his position for investigation, and ordered him to close down in the palace to self-reflect. Immediately after, a group of creditors also came, almost smashing the gate of the Marquis's palace to pay their debts, but now they came to Bui Tu Yen to demand money, and had no choice but to open the warehouse and sell all the assets Inside, I used the pretext of inventorying the dowry and transferred it all to the Tham family's private warehouse half a month ago. The Marquis Palace that he was always proud of, is now just an empty shell.