Chapter 7 — She Changed Kisses Right on Kim Loan Palace, Her Coldly Regretful Father Goes Crazy

In his hand he also carried a fat rabbit.

"Ten years ago he went crazy."

"He locked himself in the firewood storage room of the Ta family's mansion. Every day he turned to face the wall and mumbled to himself, saying that someone still owed him a wedding."

He conveniently threw the rabbit to the guard standing in the hallway. Then he took the opportunity to sit down next to me. Long arms wrapped around me, embracing me completely. The sunlight is just beautiful. Tears fell on the mole at the corner of his eye. Red to tender.

"Father."

The little girl turned around and pulled his sleeve.

"How did you receive your mother's jade pendant at that time?"

"Are your hands shaking?"

Co Truong Khanh gently pinched her little nose. Then suddenly he grabbed my wrist and pressed my palm against his chest. He bowed his head and looked at me. In his eyes, there was still a smile that hadn't changed in ten years.

"Shaking so much."

My heart suddenly warmed up. That was Kim Loan Palace in the twelfth year of Vinh Hoa. He stood under a pillar carved in the shape of a dragon, his face as pale as a devil's. Everyone in the royal court was afraid of him. Avoiding him is like avoiding snakes. When I threw that jade pendant away, he reached out his hand to catch it. His fingertips traced a curve in mid-air. Only later did we know. That day, his palms were wet with sweat. The moment the jade pendant fell into his hands, he almost couldn't hold it.

"I thought I was dreaming."

He leaned close to my ear, his voice so soft it was like a sigh.

"I'm afraid that as soon as I open my eyes, she's still standing next to Ta Nguy, and I'm still in the dark."

I turned around and grabbed his five fingers. Ten fingers clasped tightly together. Down the hallway, a ten year old boy was carrying a wooden sword. As soon as he saw me, the boy immediately grinned.

"Mother, father, master told me to practice the sword until today."

I waved my hand. The boy immediately ran over. Forehead covered with sweat. I'll take out a handkerchief and wipe it for you. But his eyes were focused on Co Truong Khanh.

"Father, were people really shaking that much in the palace that year?"

Co Truong Khanh took out that jade pendant from his chest. Now it is strung with a red string and worn across his chest.

"When I received this jade pendant, I thought..."

"Even if you die tomorrow, it will be worth it."

"What nonsense are you talking about?"

I gently patted the back of his hand. But his eyes suddenly felt hot. The poison he was exposed to that year... was truly extremely dangerous. It's been three whole years between the two of us. Travel throughout the Southern Cuong, cross the Northern Region. Finally found that antidote. Successful detox night. He was in a coma continuously for two days and two nights. I held his hand tightly. Always afraid he would never wake up again. Until he opened his eyes. The first question he asked was:

"The jade pendant... is still there?"

At that time I cried and laughed at the same time.

"Still here, don't lose it."

"That's good."

He reached out to wipe my tears.

"As long as the jade pendant remains, she will not be able to escape."

The little girl hugged me again.

"Mother, what about you?"

"At that time, was the person who wasn't afraid of his father really a bad person?"

I picked up the baby. Look towards the sunset in the distance.

"Not afraid."

"Why is that?"

"Because the sun was very beautiful that day."

I bowed my head and kissed her hair.

"I just... chose the right person."

Co Truong Khanh smiled slightly. He rested his chin on his shoulder ta. The arms hugged both me and my daughter. It's like wanting to engrave the mother and child into my very bones. The wind blew along the hallway. Brings with it the gentle scent of cinnamon flowers. In the distance, there was a noisy sound in the market street. That is the sound that should exist in a prosperous time. And the man who once knelt in the snow and begged me to turn back... Has long since turned into a handful of golden soil. Even to hate... It's no longer worth it. I have never overturned Kim Loan palace. What I overthrew... Is Ta Nguy's clear path. That year, he knelt down and asked for a kiss. What we bet on... Is a sincere heart. Now think again. We lost that bet. But also won. Losing is ten years of trusting the wrong person. It's a long remaining life.

"Mother."

The little girl poked my cheek with her finger.

"What are you laughing at?"

"I smile because I have a very good eye for people."

I held Co Truong Khanh's hand. Ten fingers clasped tightly together again.

"You chose the right father."

Co Truong Khanh tilted his head. Gently placed a kiss on the corner of my lips. Sweet like cinnamon candy. He smiled and corrected.

"It's my good eye for people."

"Waiting for her for ten years."

"Finally, I can't wait for the day when she turns her head to look at me."

The afternoon light stretches our shadows forever. Two shadows overlap each other. From then on... Never separate again. (COMPLETE STORY)