Chapter 1 — Thiem Ha Xuan

Verdict: The day Tham Lan Thanh and Ta Duong brought their bridesmaids to Giang Palace to propose to me and my sister, the whole capital came out to watch the excitement. But the person they want to see is not me, but my younger sister. Everyone knows that Ta Duong is a notorious playboy in the capital. The more ridiculous things he did from outside the house, back and forth to the castle, the more he did them. Everyone sighed and mourned the fate of her concubine, having to marry such a man. At the same time, he admires my good fortune, being married to a new Poinsettia graduate with immeasurable future potential. But only I know how much Tham Lan Thanh hated me in his previous life for taking away the relationship between him and his younger sister. Even when he died, he didn't want to be buried with me, only praying that from now on we would never see each other again. Being able to live again, I decided to fulfill his love. I passed by the girl who was crying and refused to get married, and received the bride's book in Ta Duong's hand. "Ta Duong, are you willing to marry me?"..."Ta Duong, are you willing to marry me?" As soon as the words fell, not only did the people in the room quiet down, but even the crowd of people standing outside watching the excitement suddenly fell silent. All eyes are on the two of us. Giang Oanh Hoa forgot to pretend to cry, and Tham Lan Thanh's originally disgusted expression when looking at me also turned into surprise. I didn't care about everyone's different expressions, just looked seriously at Ta Duong in front of me. "You marry me. I have a generous dowry, and my ancestors are Elders. Moreover, I promise that I will not care about your nonsense. No matter how you calculate it, you will only have a profit, not a loss." I sincerely recommend myself, every word and every word is extremely serious. Ta Duong opened his lips slightly, his face filled with shock. After a long while, he found his voice again. He raised his eyebrows, showing his usual arrogant, careless appearance. "You dare to marry me, what do I have to refuse?" The corners of my lips curled up. Afraid that he would change his mind, I quickly stuffed my concubine soup into his hand. "Then remember to come to my wedding palace in a few days. You must come there, Ta Duong." Before Ta Duong could react, there was already a concubine soup in his heart that I stuffed in. Seeing that I was so proactive, the people standing outside immediately laughed. "Is the eldest lady of the Giang family crazy? Giving up her elegant, jade-like poinsettia to marry that demon king Ta Duong?" "That's right! That's right! It's the Ta Duong that even His Majesty has a headache. Aren't you afraid of marrying there and being tortured to death by that bastard?" "Tsk, I'm afraid that the eldest lady of the Giang family lives in the ward all year round and has never heard of Ta Duong, so still too naive." The chatter outside became increasingly noisier. I bowed my head and pretended not to hear, but inside I couldn't help but laugh coldly. Tortured to death? If I were to live another life and still marry Tham Lan Thanh, I would truly be tormented for a lifetime, and even if I die, I will not have a complete body. … In my previous life, I listened to my father and married Tham Lan Thanh according to his arrangements. But I didn't know he had been in love with his second sister Giang Oan Hoa for a long time. He thought that because I saw him passing the exam, I interrupted and stole my sister's marriage. But he didn't know... because of her low status, she wanted to climb high, so she ran away with her cousin, ruining her reputation in the capital. My father was afraid that it would affect the Jiang family's reputation, so he hid the truth. Even if he married her to a famous playboy, he wouldn't be able to marry the Ta family's wife. Tham Lan Thanh was just a scholar from another place who came to the capital, completely unaware of these things. He puts all the blame on me. Since the day of our wedding, he has hated me all the time

thirty years. One time, he looked at me with eyes full of disgust and said: "Giang Xuan Chi, if you hadn't appeared, how happy Oan Nuong and I would be now! The person you love became someone else's wife, do you know how painful my heart is?" "I will definitely make you pay for this pain a thousand, ten thousand times more!" Therefore, for the next thirty years, he spent day and night thinking about Giang Oan Hoa, even raising a low-born appearance. Being promoted to Binh's wife makes me lose all face. My child was also given the excuse of my poor health to be raised by a concubine. When he was over seventy years old, he retired me, married Giang Oanh Hoa as his wife, and forced me to shave my head and become a monk. Even when he died, he wouldn't let me be buried in the Tham family's grave. I have endured enough torment all my life for him. Personally guided him from a poor scholar who passed the Poinsettia step by step to the position of Prime Minister under one person out of ten thousand. I didn't expect it to end up with such a tragic end. Everyone says Ta Duong is a bastard. After Giang Oanh Hoa married him, he did not come home day and night. Besides giving her money, she never even entered her room. Giang Oan Hoa felt extremely sorry for herself, and I saw that she was truly lucky. The husband giving money but not returning home is truly a match made in heaven. If you don't want to get married... then let me get married. … The flow of thoughts gradually returned to reality. I looked at Ta Duong in front of me, the more I looked, the more pleasing it became. But my father, sitting in the chair position, could no longer sit still. He slammed down on the table. "You nonsense! Xuan Chi, do you know what you're saying? That's your sister's fiance." "What's the matter? She's not married yet, and moreover, she doesn't want to get married. If not, then father will ask her if she's willing to trade with you." Hearing that, Giang Oan Hoa's expression stiffened for a moment. Then she shyly looked at Tham Lan Thanh, the meaning in her eyes was too clear. Compared to Ta Duong, she is more satisfied with the person she has long secretly loved, and almost became her husband like Tham Lan Thanh. But unlike usual, Tham Lan Thanh did not look at her. He frowned, confused and looked at the person he had never given alms to before, me. He really should find it difficult to understand. Because in order to make a good impression in his heart, in the past days, I was busy everywhere, using my relationships and money to pave the way for him to be the new graduate. Everyone in the capital thinks that I love him deeply. No one expected that right before I was just one step closer to becoming friends with him, I would change my mind. Thinking of this, I coldly glanced at Tham Lan Thanh. If he loves Giang Oanh Hoa so much... Then I will definitely do my best to fulfill him. … Although my father was angry and confused, in the end he could not resist my determination. The day my younger sister and I got married, she gracefully walked into my bedroom. She tried to suppress the gloating smile at the corner of her lips, pulled my hand and advised: "Although Ta Duong is not as virtuous and talented as Lan Thanh, after all, he is Ta Quy Phi's younger brother, a royal relative, and cannot offend him." "You have to be patient with him a little." I tried to suppress the feeling of disgust, shook her hand away and smiled without smiling. "It's okay for you to worry about your own business. My business doesn't need you to worry about it." I embarrassed her, Giang Oanh Hoa's face was extremely unsightly, she waved her sleeves and walked away.