She chose Scissors to cut Hong Tran, I chose Peony to win the Phoenix position
4 min read

Chapter 3

Chapter 3 — She chose Scissors to cut Hong Tran, I chose Peony to win the Phoenix position

Updated 10/08/2026 4 min read

As soon as the people from the Marquis Palace left, he couldn't help but immediately rushed towards me. If it weren't for the fact that I had a full meal before coming here, a little more strength than that person who had been starving for an unknown amount of time, and then used a piece of broken bowl lying on the ground to injure him, I'm afraid I wouldn't have been able to live to the end. I tried my best to suppress the overwhelming hatred in my heart, my face changed into a timid and scared look:

"Grandmother originally loved you very much. It's just something about past lives and after lives... did you have a nightmare?"

“Xuan Tuyet, slap your mouth!”

In a moment, harsh slapping sounds rang out continuously. The maid Xuan Tuyet next to her sister had a naturally deformed hand, her palm was thicker and harder than a normal person's, so every slap that landed on her was painful to the bone.

“Who gave you so much mouth, dare to curse me with nightmares?”

Seeing that I was still the same as before, my sister finally felt completely reassured and continued to bully me as usual.

“Okay, it's time, let's go.”

Waiting until the corners of my mouth were bleeding and my cheeks were red and swollen, did my grandmother speak up to stop me. She also wanted to see if, after gaining her peerless appearance, I would still be the same as before - so easily controlled.

"Don't beat her to the point of destroying her strength anymore. Although Kim Sang medicine is not a precious thing, it still depends on what kind of person it is used for."

At this time, the older sister spoke up and told Xuan Tuyet to stop. She brought along each trunk of luggage, and after bowing her head to say goodbye to her grandmother, she stepped onto the palanquin. Before leaving, she swore that she would definitely build a great reputation so everyone would know her name. After that, the group slowly departed towards Duong Quy pagoda. Yang's name is ten thousand? You really are so naive and don't understand life's things. Do you really think that with just a few clumsy tricks of an old woman who lives in the backyard all year round like my grandmother, I can be noticed by the Emperor and become a second-class official? Those things... I used to sell out the Marquis' Palace in exchange for it! After my sister left, my great-grandmother, unlike her previous life, personally taught me, but invited my mother who retired to the palace, along with the famous ladies outside, to strictly teach me. That's good too. If we are with our grandmother every day, it is inevitable that there will be times when we cannot control ourselves and reveal our flaws in front of her. I diligently follow my ancestors who invited me to learn the four virtues - support virtue, support speech, support tolerance, support service - so that my speech and gestures are elegant and my responses are moderate. Learning the rules of etiquette, manners, from big ceremonies to small ceremonies, even standing and walking in the palace is extremely important. Learn housekeeping, read housekeeper's books, so that you can later preside over the central budget. At the same time, in addition to playing chess, calligraphy, painting, even the ten courtesies such as flower arranging and tea making, must be mastered. Things that I had no right to come into contact with in my previous life, now I am like a dry sponge meeting water, absorbing everything cleanly. Seeing that I worked hard and my performance was not bad, my great-grandmother changed my name to Tham Thuc Tran, entered the mainstream, and promised me one condition. I begged my grandmother to expel Concubine Trieu from the manor house, a remote small courtyard in the Marquis' Palace, saying that her morals were corrupt. Being careless and frivolous is not worthy of staying in the Marquis Palace. Avoid dirtying the land of the Marquis Palace and ruining the Marquis Palace's feng shui. Grandmother nodded in agreement, and smiled and praised me for being understanding and polite. I know, that's all I can say. Otherwise, the grandmother will definitely not let the mother go easily. The day my mother was taken out of the village, I secretly ran outside and watched from afar. A small carriage covered with green curtains slowly walked out of the back door of Zhuangzi. There were no servants accompanying him, no luggage boxes, only an old white-haired coachman. I know that is the person arranged by my ancestors. She always worked meticulously without any loopholes, not only meeting my requests, but also absolutely not letting her mother take away even half of the Marquis's belongings. But I'm already very satisfied.

Đã sao chép liên kết chương