Chapter 2 — Two Lives Reclaimed Cui Gia

According to what he said, his wife was married for love. Even after Manh Nhuoc Lam got married, his gentleness towards me never diminished. But today, when I saw him willing to risk everything for Lam Ngoc Uyen, I truly understood. He treated me well, but only because the person he loved was no longer by my side. I rubbed the corners of my eyes, not letting the tears fall. Nor did Chu Hoai An discover his bitterness. "Okay. Then you make a commitment, promising that from now on everything inside and outside the Chu family will be decided by me." Chu Hoai An was a bit stunned and fell into a difficult position. If you agree with me, from now on the Chu family will make all the decisions by me. But if she doesn't agree, Lam Ngoc Uyen can only be a concubine. I don't know how much time has passed, but in the end, emotions still prevail. “Okay, I will set up…” Before he finished speaking, Lam Ngoc Uyen spoke up to stop him. “Brother Hoai An, impossible!” "If everything in the future is decided by the lady, then after you get married, won't you become a fish on the chopping block, letting her cut you up?" This sentence reminded Chu Hoai An. He immediately woke up and glared at me angrily. “Uyen Nhi is right!” “I was almost tricked by you!” “Cui Can Ninh, when did you become so scheming?!” Excessive talk. I died once. If I still have all my heart and treat him like before, I'm afraid I'll still make the same mistakes. Seeing that I did not answer, Chu Hoai An thought I had tacitly admitted. He became even angrier and impulsively said: "Okay, didn't you let Uyen Nhi in?" “Then I will leave with her!” I was a bit stunned. I thought of all kinds of possibilities, but I didn't expect Chu Hoai An to use this method to threaten me. If it were before, maybe I would have been worried that there was no one in the house and kept him. But now it's different. I just hope he leaves quickly and never comes back. “If your husband wants to go, go ahead.” “After you find a new place to live, remember to let me know.” “If there is something in the house that needs my husband to decide, I will go find him to discuss it.” When Chu Hoai An saw that I was still leisurely, he became even more embarrassed and became angry. “Isn't she very capable?” “I want to see, if I go missing, how will you manage the Chu family, what will you use to talk to the elders in the clan!” Having finished speaking, Chu Hoai An pulled Lam Ngoc Uyen and turned to leave. He only left one last sentence. "Cui Can Ninh, don't try to find me. If I want to hide, no one can find me!" "If one day you regret it and want me to return, go to your ancestors' grave and kneel for a full month." “At that time, I will automatically return.” Looking at Chu Hoai An's decisive, unturning appearance, Manh Nhuoc Lam finally felt a little worried. “Can Ninh, should I send someone to follow him?” "He is a county beast, also the head of the Chu family. If he is really missing, everyone will still look for you to claim someone." I shook my head, only coldness remained in my eyes. "No need. If he wants to escape, we'll just let him hide for the rest of his life." "So that even if he wanted to return, he wouldn't be able to return..." 3 I knew that the Crown Prince was providing disaster relief in the neighboring district, so I immediately took Manh Nhuoc Lam on an all-night trip there. As soon as we met, the two of us immediately knelt down on the ground and repeatedly bowed our heads. The Crown Prince looked at the two of us because we were hastily walking and our hair was messy, not understanding what was going on. "If you two ladies have anything, please talk slowly." I hastily said: "Your Highness, the two of us have come to atone for our husband's sins." “Our husband is the beast district of Vinh Ninh district, Chu Hoai An.” "A few days ago, he brought a lady home and insisted on marrying her." "We were worried that the girl's background was not clean, so we secretly investigated." "I didn't expect her to be a secret agent of Bac Mac!" “Of course we cannot allow our husband to marry someone like that, and we advise him to lock her up.” "But he was so bewitched by her that he lost his reason. Not only did he not listen to advice, he also left home, abandoned his position, abandoned the people in the entire district and led that spy to flee." “Our sisters were worried that the spy had other plans, so we quickly came to report

Report to Your Highness.” After the Crown Prince heard it, his face immediately darkened and he shouted in a stern voice: "Disloyal!" “Dai Luong and Bac Mac are about to fight, the court is making every effort to capture Bac Mac spies.” “Chu Hoai An is a royal official, but he still breaks the law even though he knows the law!” “Where are you? Go find Chu Hoai An for her!” "Remember, you have to search silently, don't hit the snake and let the spy escape." I'm not impatient at all. Because Chu Hoai An once said, he will hide very carefully, so carefully that no one can find him. I pretend to be worried. “Your Highness, I would like to ask, how will my husband be punished?” The Crown Prince coldly replied: "Colluding with the enemy, treason, exile to the nine clans." Manh Nhuoc Lam and I were so scared that we fell to the ground. The Crown Prince saw that the two of us were full of despair and quickly softened his tone. “You two ladies don't need to worry.” "Two righteous people killed themselves. They have merit, not crime, and will not be implicated."