Chapter 4 — Six Falls From Horses

Returning to the palace, the elder brother scolded Van Ky from head to toe. After scolding, he looked at me, his voice carrying a bit of questioning. "I thought you would completely destroy him, but I didn't expect you to still be soft-hearted." I shook my head: "I used to think so." "But if you really do that, it will be a deadly feud with the Van family. Although we of the Cui family are not afraid, it will still be troublesome in the end. The previous events have already made everyone upset, I don't want to cause more chaos." Sister A walked over and reached out to rub her head. I said, "What's the point of being troublesome or not being troublesome? Mom and dad left early, we should have taken care of you. We didn't see through that person's true face early, causing you to suffer these hardships. It's our fault." I hugged my sister's waist, burying my face in her shoulder: "That's not true, brother A and sister A are the best brothers and sisters in the world." Brother A coughed softly, turned away, turned around and told the butler to go invite the doctor. The doctor came once, checked my pulse, and heard that in the future I would no longer need to ride a horse and shoot an archery. He nodded repeatedly. "Soon it should be like this, soon it should be like that. Lady, don't worry. If you follow the old man's method of nursing well, your body will definitely be able to replenish itself, and in the future you will be guaranteed to live a hundred years." My sister watches me drink medicine every day. In the kitchen, alternately stewing pigeon milk soup, astragalus chicken soup, and goat stew with dong quai, drinking it until you smell the faint smell of food, feeling like you're about to become a drug addict. Sister A stayed for more than half a month. Seeing my mood gradually improve, she packed her things and followed her husband back. Before leaving, he did not forget to advise: "You must take medicine on time, don't be lazy." I pushed her out: "I know, go quickly." She turned her head and glared at me: "You have no conscience." Returning to the room, the maid whispered: "Miss, there is someone delivering a letter outside the door." Since the Thoi and Van families annulled their marriage, the elder brother had told him that if Van Ky dared to step into the gate of the Thoi family, half of the gatekeeper's monthly salary would be deducted. The gatekeepers were all alert. Van Ky couldn't get in, so every few days he sent a messenger to the door. The gatekeeper received it and then delivered it to me. I have never seen a letter, every time there are only two words: "Burn it." 11 Van Ky's side was still not at peace, sister sent someone to deliver the money. Previously, she bet 20,000 on Van Ky's injury, the compensation rate increased several times, and earned a bowl full. She wrapped my portion separately, wrapped it in red silk, and delivered it to me. Even though the Thoi family is rich, when I opened the box I was still a little stunned. In the letter, sister also casually mentioned the bustling events at the Van family. Van Ky collected 10,000 taels for Huyen Nuong to bet on. He thought he was sure to earn some money, but who knew that Huyen Nuong was not greedy enough, so she secretly borrowed a lot more in Van Ky's name and bet all on it. The result, of course, is the loss of all capital. When the creditor holding the debt paper with Van Ky's personal seal came to the door, the Van family's four rooms were startled. Where did Van Ky's parents find such a large sum? Tell the creditor to look for Huyen Nuong, but as soon as Huyen Nuong heard the sound, she ran away without a trace. The creditor refused to let go, saying that if he did not pay, he would be prosecuted by the government. The Van family had to collect from everywhere to be able to barely fill this hole. Therefore, the Van family is very dissatisfied with the four rooms. Van Ky's parents were heartbroken over their son's deteriorating appearance. They couldn't bear to scold him. They could only vent their anger on Huyen Nuong's head. But the person has already run away, scolding is useless. Van's mother actually said that she wanted to find Van Ky a talented and handsome rich man. Sister A wrote at the end of the letter: "She must be dreaming."12Staying at the nursing home for more than twenty days,

I was really sad and scared, so I took the maid out for a walk. Unexpectedly, Van Ky still sent people to follow me. He led someone to block us in the alley. He lost a little weight and his face turned pale. When he saw me, his eyes lit up to the point of being a bit scary. "A Anh, I want to see you, but your elder brother won't let you." He took a step forward. "I know I was wrong, can you forgive me?" "Huyen Nuong I let her go, from now on it's just the two of us, okay?" I pulled out the hairpin on my head and clasped it in my hand, taking a half step back: "No." "Van Ky, the engagement is broken. You do it like that." So, aren't you afraid that the Cui family won't let you go?" He laughed, that smile didn't reach his eyes, but instead showed a bit of madness. "What am I afraid of? Your brother loves you the most, when we are in the same room, raw rice will be cooked, he will only treat me kindly." "Disgraceful!" I tightened my grip on the brooch: "Van Ky, why have you become like that?" A flash of pain flashed across his face, then was immediately covered by hatred. "Ci Ying, you made me become like this." "Don't you dare escape me in this life." He waved his hand and several guards surrounded him. Several guards surrounded me, not daring to really hurt me. I held the brooch and stabbed him wildly, but was able to force him back twice.