Chapter 2 — The whole capital is waiting for me to discover the truth

But what is the true nature of the Prime Minister's wife? It's a joke. I opened the wedding box and took out an old jade pendant from the bottom floor - it was the day we got married that year, tied for me by Wei Chengduan himself. At that time, he once said, one life, one life, one couple. That jade pendant is warm and gentle. But the lie is also so gentle and gentle. I'm going to find my friend Lieu Nhu Yen. The Liu family and the Tong family have been friends for many years. She and I have known each other since childhood, and there is almost nothing that cannot be discussed between the two of us. Seeing me coming, the expression on her face was extremely strange. Not happy. But panic.

“Tri Y, why are you here?”

Let's get straight to the point:

“The sign at the casino in the east of the city, have you seen it?”

The tea cup in Lieu Nhu Yen's hand stopped in mid-air. She put it down. Then picked it up again. Then put it down again. His eyes avoided me and he turned his head to look at the begonia tree outside the window for a long time. I softly called her. Finally she turned her head and said softly:

“Tri Y… actually, I still don't know what to say to you.”

My heart instantly contracted violently.

“Last spring banquet, I got up and went to change my clothes. There was less than enough time for a cup of tea.”

"Wei Cheng Duan is behind the fake mountain in the back garden kissing Concubine Trieu."

“Seen by seven or eight ladies with their own eyes.”

My lips are a bit numb:

“… Is it only the spring banquet?”

Lieu Nhu Yen slowly closed her eyes.

"Mid-Autumn Festival, at Nguyet Dinh. Right when I went to drink the Queen's wine."

"Year-end party, behind fake mountain. At that time, I was entertaining the female family on behalf of my mother-in-law."

"Dan Ngo palace banquet, when I helped take care of the child of the Minister's wife, he took Concubine Trieu along and stood at the end of the hallway."

Every time she said another sentence, my nails dug a little deeper. By the end, his palm was filled with blood.

"Tri Y, it's not because your luck is so bad that you didn't see it."

Lieu Nhu Yen looked at me, her eyes gradually turning red:

“But every time he calculated the exact time I left.”

After returning to the Prime Minister's Palace, I neither cried nor made a fuss. We started to pay attention. Pay attention to details that you have always ignored before. Every month Wei Chengduan comes to Concubine Trieu's hospital twice a month. Before, we still thought it was just going through the motions. But the lady in the kitchen secretly told me that every time the old man came to Concubine Trieu's place, he would tell the housekeeper to prepare in advance the breakfast dishes that Concubine Trieu liked to eat. Preparations began three days in advance. But every time I come to my room, I never prepare anything in advance. He can come anytime. Because there's no need to prepare. I'm not picky. I have never been picky before. He knows I'm not picky, so I'm too lazy to even do it casually. Then I started looking at the jewelry he once gave me. Those pearl brooches that in my eyes have always been precious and prestigious - I asked my close maid to inquire about who actually chose to buy them. That answer sent chills down my spine. All were chosen by Concubine Trieu's return maids. Concubine Trieu chose first. After she finished choosing, the remaining things were "conveniently" given to me. Tree That gold brooch inlaid with rubies, Princess Trieu criticized it as too dazzling. Those jade earrings, Princess Trieu said the color wasn't beautiful enough. That string of pearls, the pearls are not evenly sized, Concubine Trieu no longer needs them. The things she didn't need ended up being "rewards" for me. We bring each dish and put it on the table. Jewelry of eight years. Covers the entire table top. Each item is exquisitely beautiful. Each item is extremely precious. But every single dish... was something Princess Trieu chose to leave behind. What's even funnier is that bowl of soup. The first year after we got married, I personally cooked a bowl of silver ear soup for Wei Thua Duan. He took a sip, complimented my skills very well, and said he wanted to drink it every day from now on. I believe it's true. For the past eight years, I have stewed almost every day. Silver ear soup, ginseng soup, lotus seed porridge, red longan and apple soup... I almost flipped through all the nutrition books, changing every day every way to nourish him.