Chapter 5 — Reborn On The Night Of The Banquet I Change People

I raised my head to look at Tu Anh Lac: "Second Miss, do you also have the same idea?" Tu Anh Lac bit his lip: "Yes!" I raised my voice and slowly asked again: "No matter who it is, the second lady must marry that person, right?" Tu Anh Lac raised his chin: "Yes!" I turned around and asked Ta Nhuan and everyone: "Master Ta and everyone here also agree with that?" Ta Nhuan pretended to be kind: "Of course! A great man, if you do something wrong, you must take responsibility!" Everyone nodded in agreement.

“Yes, it should be like that!”

I smiled slightly: "Everyone heard it. You can also testify. Second lady Tu, don't regret it!" After hearing this, Tu Anh Lac did not understand what I meant and was stunned for a moment. I turned around, facing the dense reeds and called out loudly:

"Lai Nhi, don't leave soon."

“The second lady of the House of Representatives wants to marry you if she lives or dies!”

Everyone was shocked. I only saw the reed bush shaking and a man whose body was completely drenched walked out. Short, fat, pockmarked face, yellow teeth. He laughed, his expression lewd.

“Father, I'm here.”

6. Tu Anh Lac was as if he had seen a ghost, so scared that his face was as pale as paper.

"It's not him! It's not him! It's Thich Thinh Nien who jumped into the water to save me!"

Ta Nhuan's color also changed significantly. Lai Nhi's whole body was soaked and he walked in front of Tu Anh Lac.

"Father, what nonsense are you talking about?! It's obvious that I saved you."

Tu Anh Lac was so urgent that he burst into tears: "It wasn't you! It was Thich Thinh Nien who saved me!" Ta Nhuan also chimed in: "That's right! It's Thinh Nien!" Lai Nhi: "Nonsense! My second master and the eldest lady were still together at that time, and didn't go into the water at all. How could they have saved you?"

“When I rescued you ashore, you even tore off the jade pendant on my belt.”

Tu Anh Lac screamed: "You talk nonsense! Such a jade pendant, how can you - a lowly slave - carry it?!" Lai Nhi smiled complacently, baring his yellow teeth, both ugly and vulgar.

"That was on the sixth day of last month. My second master and I went out. On the way, we saved the eldest son of the Crown Prince's mansion, so the Crown Prince personally gave it to us as a reward."

“Father, I really saved you.”

Tu Anh Lac's face lost all color as he repeatedly shouted: "It's not you! It's not you! It's Thich Thinh Nien!" I spoke up: "Everyone, the Crown Prince's reward is clear once you investigate it, it cannot be faked. Lai Nhi is the husband-in-law of Dinh Bac Marquis's palace, he absolutely does not dare to fabricate such a big thing. But to be fair, it's better to send someone to investigate to make it clear." Hearing that it was related to the Crown Prince, everyone immediately became more cautious.

"That's right, this matter should be investigated transparently!"

A lady said: "Today is the Ham Dam banquet, the Queen and the Crown Princess will also come. Looking at the time, it should be almost here. It's best if we wait a bit, wait for the Queen to come and then ask him to decide." Ta Nhuan frowned, realizing the situation was out of control. He racked his brain to think of a solution, hoping to end it soon. But man's calculation is not as good as God's calculation, even God cannot help him. At that moment, a sharp voice rang out: "The Queen has arrived! His Royal Highness the Crown Princess has arrived!" Everyone kneeled down to worship. The queen waved her hand to tell everyone to calm down close, smiled and asked: "Why are you all gathered here, instead of going upstairs to enjoy the flowers?" The lady of the House of Representatives immediately knelt down, explained the situation, and requested the Queen to preside over justice. After listening, the Queen's face became serious.

"Song Nghi, if Thinh Nien truly loves Miss Tu, this palace can ask the Emperor for a hand in marriage..."

My father - Dinh Bac Marquis - died on the border in the war with the Barbarians. His body was brought back to the palace that night. My mother immediately hanged herself and followed. The Queen respects my family's loyalty, admires my mother's virtue and decency, and has always taken care of me and my younger brother over the years. That's why he asked like that. I immediately knelt down, bowed my head, and said:

"Your Majesty Queen Minh Giam, my younger brother - Thich Thinh Nien - has just returned from the border. Today is the first time meeting the second lady of the Tu family, there is no way to feel any affection!"

"Furthermore, the Dinh Bac Marquis and I have always had a strict family style and careful upbringing. My younger brother absolutely cannot do such depraved things and damage the family style."

"Third, the person who jumped into the water to save the second lady was the mandarin Lai Nhi of my palace, not my younger brother. I have evidence in my hand that can prove it."

The Queen immediately ordered the evidence to be brought up. At a glance, the person immediately realized: "It is indeed the Crown Prince's thing." The Crown Princess bowed and said: "The Queen's wife, it is true that this jade pendant belongs to the Crown Prince, but about a month ago, due to the mischievous little emperor, the servants did not take proper care of him, causing him to almost fall from the carriage. Luckily, a horseman from the Dinh Bac palace promptly came to help. The Crown Prince at that time personally removed this jade pendant and gave it to him."

“The person who just saved my life today is also the maquis of Dinh Bac Marquis, I'm afraid it's him.”

I hastily said: "Your Majesty, Your Highness the Crown Princess, they are indeed the same person - husband-in-law Lai Nhi."

"This jade pendant is real evidence that second lady Tu was helped by the mandarin of the palace. But second lady refused to accept it, insisting that it was my brother who did it."

“Things have come to this point, I beg the Queen to consider and return the innocence of my younger brother - Thich Thinh Nien!”

The Queen immediately sent Lai Nhi to the throne.

“La Nhi, you said that the person named Tu was saved by you, so is there any other evidence?”

Lai Nhi prostrated herself to the ground, not daring to raise her head.

“Confessing to the Queen, I still have proof.”

“Speak!”

“Confessing to the Queen, when the slave jumped into the water to save the second lady ashore, while pulling her, he accidentally saw a blood-red crescent-shaped birthmark on her chest.”

“If the second lady is determined not to admit it, and still wants to continue to slander the slave family's second master, then just drag her to be examined to see if it's true or not.”

"If it's not true, I'm willing to take my life to pay for my crime!"