Chapter 7 — Rebirth Leaving the Eastern Palace

Walking to the palace gate, Mrs. Tham quickly chased after me, grabbed my arm, and begged in a low voice: "A Le, Truong Lac was just confused for a moment. Don't resent him." "Consider it out of respect for me raising you for ten years, can you forgive him just once?" I gently pulled my arm back, only feeling extremely tired, and had no words left to say. "Madam, I have repaid ten years of kindness since I entered the Eastern Palace to accompany Thai. t.zi." "How the Shen family got to where they are today, you must understand." "As for Tham Truong Lac's fate, she did it herself, and has nothing to do with me." 09 The carriage slowly left the palace. I leaned against the cold wooden wall, my mind suddenly remembering the dream I had a few days ago. Dreams are stories of past lives. Tham Truong Lac used all sorts of tricks and plans for me, but in the end it didn't end well. After my death, Tieu Lam investigated the entire truth. In his rage, he turned Tham Truong Lac into a human, not a human, a ghost, not a ghost. For the rest of his life, he guarded the empty palace alone, lonely until old age. The death of my previous life from beginning to end has nothing to do with Tieu Lam. All suffering and disasters were caused by Tham Truong Lac. Today's revenge is only to end the accumulated resentment from previous lives. As for Tieu Lam, when I was young, you protected me from all the rumors. In order to save him, I was seriously injured, leaving my leg disabled. A life in exchange for a few years of protection, the favor has been completely repaid. I can see the goodness he has given me in this life. All those warm things from my childhood have been erased from now on, and I no longer miss them. As for the fragrant bag containing spring medicine in the dew room that day, I was truly poisoned. It's just that the person I unconsciously entangled and teased was none other than Vong Tran, who was always pure-hearted and strict in keeping the precepts. Thinking of this, I turned my head to look at Vong Tran sitting quietly next to me. He wore a simple monk's robe, surrounded by the faint scent of sandalwood, and his eyebrows were still cold as before. I spoke softly, breaking the silence in the car: "There are still ten scriptures missing. After paying off the debt to the pagoda, I should leave Thanh An pagoda." As soon as the words ended, Vong Tran suddenly raised his eyes, his thin lips slowly curved into a faint smile. This is the first time since I've known him for many months that I've seen him smile. That smile was very faint, but it melted away the usual cold distance, and also brought with it a strange feeling that was hard to put into words. That smile makes my heart pound and my whole body become unnatural. He leaned slightly closer to me. The pure, warm scent of sandalwood covers the whole person. The originally low voice rang in my ears, carrying a bit of enchantment: "The previous debt of copying sutras, you are about to pay off." "But today's debt, what do you plan to do?" "I have practiced hard for many years, keeping the precepts pure, but today you have messed up my mind, breaking the Buddhist precepts. Shouldn't Miss A Le give me an explanation?" My ears immediately burned, and I quickly turned my head away, not daring to look into his deep eyes. Actually, what he said was not wrong. But at that time, I was hit by drugs and my mind was not alert, which also seemed to be the reason. After a long while, I hesitantly opened my mouth: "So... So what do you want from the Buddhists? Is it okay if I copy a few dozen more sutras to compensate you?" His smile deepened. "Currently, ordinary scriptures no longer have any meaning to me." My heart was tense, I quietly asked: "So how do you want me to compensate?" Vong Tran raised his eyes slightly, his throat moved slightly. "I will return to the world. She gets married.

Give me, give me a dignified status." My whole body stiffened, quickly turning my head to avoid his eyes. No one had ever told me that a Buddhist also knew how to say such emotional words. Do you want to return to the world? But... I didn't do anything to you, just touched a few times, kissed a few times. While thinking, a low, gentle voice rang in my ear: "Don't want?" I lowered my eyes and looked at the slightly shaking fingertips, countless thoughts appeared in my mind. the moment he silently protected me. The fireplace next to the desk on a winter's day, the honey pear soup warming in the middle of the night, the figure blocking the cold wind in the hallway, the rough cloth brought to the palace just now... Actually, just looking at that face, I had no reason to refuse. I secretly raised my eyes, my gaze fell on his slightly moving throat, then I whispered like a mosquito: "Actually... it's not impossible." "So when will you come to marry me?" Me?" As soon as he finished speaking, the person in front of him bowed slightly. He didn't immediately answer, just bowed his head, very gently kissing my lips. The kiss was like falling snow passing through the flower branches, incredibly gentle. "This kiss is considered a promise I have for you." "Today say goodbye to Buddha's door, tomorrow I will take ten miles of clear wind as a bride price... immediately marry you." "Also, my name is Luc Thanh Phong." EXTERNAL TALES THANH PHONG When I was young, Le Duong and I were begging together on the street. My body was weak, and I was often bullied by other beggars. Even my food was always stolen. But not long after, Mrs. Tham passed by the alley. As soon as he saw her, he chose her and took her to the Tham family to be his nanny.