Chapter 2 — She Wants Prosperity, I Want Freedom

"Your Royal Highness, after all, it was the goddess who soiled your clothes. How about I ask you to give the clothes to the goddess to clean and restore, as compensation for the mistake."

Hoac Thua Can glanced at Lam Hoa, his eyes suddenly darkened.

"I know you are the daughter of the Household Department. If something really happens, I will immediately send someone to the palace to find you."

Without waiting for Lam Hoa to respond, he was escorted by guards and got on a horse-drawn carriage to leave. As soon as the four princes left, the competition also disbanded. When I was planning to get on the horse carriage with Lam Hoa, she directly left me alone and rode back alone. Helplessly, I could only slowly walk back to the Lam family's mansion. After entering the palace, he immediately saw Lam Hoa holding his father's hand, constantly recounting what happened during the competition. As soon as she saw me, her face immediately darkened, blaming me for not cooperating with her well, and could only stand there as dumb as a piece of wood. My father had always pampered her. Hearing her complaints, he only smiled indulgently, then coldly scolded me.

"Even such small things can't be done. Why does the Lam family house raise a useless thing like you!"

Lam Hoa doesn't know how to write poetry, she can't even write words properly. But Lam Tung's father wanted her to have the opportunity to make friends with more noble people, so he insisted that I go with him to hide that flaw for her. But now, you say I'm useless, which is really ironic. Mother Lieu Huong Lan was next to her and gently wiped Lam Hoa's sweat, and ordered the maid to quickly prepare tea and cakes, but there were only three portions. The three of them sat together, laughing and talking, leisurely eating tea and cakes. As for me, a concubine, just like a maid standing next to me, I could only quietly watch.

"Huo Chenggan definitely means something to you. He looked at you so much that he couldn't take his eyes off you!"

Lam Hoa proudly boasted about the meeting between himself and Huo Thua Can, his expression extremely cheerful.

"People keep saying how cold and serious he is, but as far as I can see, that's all. In the end, aren't you still fascinated by your beauty?"

Mother Lieu Huong Lan heard that and laughed even more until she couldn't close her mouth.

"Once you marry the fourth prince, our family will also become royal relatives!"

Lam Tung's father just thinking about it made him extremely happy. But the beautiful dream had not yet come true, Lam Hoa made a new request.

"Father, when I studied with beauty queen Ly Tu Tu, I promised to help her escape slavery."

As soon as he heard that, Lam Tung's face immediately darkened. Seeing his appearance, I knew clearly that he did not want to agree. After all, he was just a small Housekeeper. Wanting to arbitrarily help a beauty escape slavery was easier said than done. Moreover, the beauty of the Catholic Church was favored by countless nobles and officials. If he helped her leave the Church Ward Ty, it would be like confronting those nobles. But Lam Hoa completely did not think about the benefits and dangers in it. On the contrary, her mother Lieu Huong Lan understood very well, her eyes immediately turned to me.

"Lam Mac, the story of Lam Hoa learning from a beauty queen is not glorious, but it is also for the honor and wealth of our whole family."

"You are a member of the Lam family, you should also contribute your strength."

In the past life, to pave the way for Lam Hoa, they thought of all kinds of ways to help her continue contact with noble people. But the nobles have no interests and will never help them. Therefore, Lieu Huong Lan immediately came up with the idea of asking me to accompany the nobles for one night. I immediately refused. As my father, Lam Tung not only did not help me, but on the contrary, he actively drugged me and gave me to others, causing me to lose my innocence. This time we will not repeat the same mistake again. While Lieu Huong Lan had not yet had time to express her intentions, I spoke up first.

"The prime minister's wife saw that my handwriting was beautiful, so she invited me to stay in the palace for a while and help her copy prayers to pray for good fortune."

Hearing that, Lieu Huong Lan's face immediately became ugly, and she spoke in a sarcastic voice.

"There are people whose status is not good, but their hearts are high. Seeing others clinging to high branches, I can't help but want to rush to cling to them."

"That woman, no matter how beautiful she is, she is useless. She still has to know how to seduce a man to keep the other person's heart."

"Lam Mac, it's useless for you to keep trying to please the Prime Minister's wife. If her son doesn't like you, then everything you do will be in vain!"

I didn't pay attention to her words, I just used the excuse to pack my luggage and prepare to leave. Seeing this, Lam Hoa showed even more disdain and directly mocked him.