Chapter 7 — Truc Ma risked his life to protect the noble lady. After being reborn, I stood coldly watching

What about later? If I really marry into the Vinh Xuong Marquis palace, within a few years, they will have a thousand ways to retire me or force me to separate. A woman with a bad reputation like me has no value whatsoever for them to keep. Moreover, from beginning to end, between me and the crown prince of Vinh Xuong Hau palace, there was never any love or engagement. At that time, they can completely accept Tham Thanh Lan as their mother, or marry another noble woman to strengthen their power. As for Tham Thanh Lan, with her status and reputation, she can completely marry to the position of Princess. Having finished speaking, I turned around to look at my mother's pale face.

“This marriage cannot be agreed upon.”

“But… but that is Vinh Xuong Hau palace!” Mother's voice trembled, "Our family cannot offend!"

“It's truly impossible to offend.” I walked over and held her cold hand: "That's why I had to think of a way to both disagree and not offend people."

“What measures?”

I was silent for a moment, then softly let out three words.

“Find the Tan family.”

The last time I saw Tan Mac again, it was three days later. In the holiday pavilion in the backyard of the Tan family. He sat in a wheelchair, his back turned to me, looking at the fading lotus leaves in the lake. In just a few short days, the person was so thin that he lost his shape, his empty clothes hung on his body, as if covering a bamboo pole. Hearing footsteps, he didn't turn around.

“What are you doing here?”

His voice was hoarse like a torn bellows.

“Came to visit you.” I walked next to him, still keeping a distance of three steps.

“See if I'm dead yet?” He smiled coldly, "I let you down, I'm still alive."

“Brother Mac.” I looked at his thin, sunken face: "Do you hate me?"

Tan Mac suddenly turned his head, his eyes bloodshot:

"Hate you? Why do I hate you? Tran Nguyen, aren't you just saying that I'm disabled and don't want to marry you anymore? I understand, really. If it were me, I wouldn't want to marry a disabled person."

"But you shouldn't, you shouldn't, you shouldn't stab me again when I'm most miserable!"

"Do you know how I've been living these past few days? Everyone is watching my jokes! Even the brothers from before, now seeing me, can't avoid it! Tham Thanh Lan... Tham Thanh Lan sent someone to bring me a gift! It's only worth five thousand taels! A manor! What does she see me as? A beggar?!"

He screamed until his voice was hoarse, the blue veins on his neck bulging violently. I quietly listened to everything, waiting for him to finish screaming before slowly opening his mouth:

“So do you hate Tham Thanh Lan?”

As if someone was choking his throat, Tan Mac immediately lost his voice.

“Do you hate that sister?” I asked again.

His lips trembled, he turned his face away:

“… No hate.”

“Because… because I love her.” He closed his eyes, tears falling from the corners of his eyes, "I can't bear to hate her."

How profound. I laughed softly.

"Brother Mac, I hate you because I don't love you. I don't hate Tham Thanh Lan because I love you."

"So love and hate have never had anything to do with right or wrong, only with feelings."

Tan Mac opened his eyes and glared at me fiercely:

“What you say is what you want to do after all What?"

“I want to make a deal with you.”

"Transaction?"

“The Crown Prince of Vinh Xuong Marquis has come to propose to you.” I said softly. “Guess… who is the matchmaker for this?”

Tan Mac's face changed little by little.

“It's the Duke's wife.” I answered for him, "Tham Thanh Lan's mother."

“You talk nonsense…”

"Whether you're talking nonsense or not, I know it in my heart."

I squatted down in front of him, looking straight into his eyes:

“Tan Mac, wake up.”

“Tham Thanh Lan will not marry you, never will.”

“For her right now, you are just a trouble, a trouble that needs money to get rid of. And you are the tool that helps her deal with that trouble."

"As long as you marry into Vinh Xuong Hau's palace, everyone will say: look, even Tran Nguyen has climbed another high branch, so it's natural that Tham Thanh Lan won't marry Tan Mac."