Chapter 3 — Xuan Nuong Comes Home

No one bothers to mention the stain that is me, as if I never existed. Toxins mixed with old wounds, tearing skin, flesh, tendons and bones all over one's body. The servant used whip after whip, beating my face, taunting me that I could no longer compete for favor. He held a banquet at Kim Lan Dai, I buried myself at the peony grave. Very good. Very good... I looked at the dark sky and shed my last tear: "Father, the road to the capital is too far, Xuan Nhi can't go home anymore..."... Halfway through the play, heavy rain suddenly poured down. Tong Tram Chau helped his wife into the room and unconsciously looked towards the peony bush. His pale face suddenly appeared in his mind. "Let Auntie Ly go to the hallway and kneel." The confidant stammered: "But Auntie, she has..." 5 A trace of insecurity flashed through Tong Tram Chau's heart: "What is she doing?" Tam Phuc did not dare to speak. Lady Bui Nhu Y held Tong Tram Chau's hand, smiling gently: "Husband, Concubine Ly is not a fool, she knows where to hide from such heavy rain." "You, bring the Jiangnan embroidered robe in my dowry to Concubine Ly, and tell the kitchen to cook a bowl of rich ginger soup. Concubine Ly's body is weak, don't let the wind and cold." Bui Nhu Y arranged a while, including rewards and care. Tong Tram Chau felt even more guilty towards her. Remembering just now, in order to compete for favor, I used Bui Nhu Y's clean reputation to threaten him. It really doesn't make any sense. Tong Tram Chau's face showed a bit of disgust: "Ly Xuan Nuong comes from a rural background, don't ruin her dowry, giving her a plate of breakfast is enough." Tong Tram Chau pointed to the green bean cake in his hand. That's our favorite dish. When I met Lam Nhi, my appetite was so great that Tong Tram Chau went to town to copy books for people to rent. Unfortunately, it was raining that day. Even though he hugged the green bean cake tightly to his chest, it still got wet and broke. But when we eat it, it feels especially sweet. Entering the Marquis Palace, Tong Tram Chau said I could eat it every day, but I could no longer taste the flavor of the past. The maid carried the green bean cake away, turned around and poured it into the dog bowl. Was seen by Lam Nhi again. "That's for my mother!" The maid sneered: "Second young master, Mrs. Hau is your mother. As for Concubine Ly in the North yard, she is just like the servants, just a servant!" Lam Nhi gritted her teeth, tried to hold back her tears, and did not refute. He has read books and knows that his mother is his mother and his mother is his slave. The second humiliation was like a blunt knife cutting into its flesh day after day, but it couldn't resist... Lam Nhi watched the dog eat all the green bean cake, blinked with force, passed the maid into the room to celebrate Bui Nhu Y's birthday. He followed the dharma, his father knelt nine times and bowed. But as soon as he raised his head, brother Tong Dinh leaned on Bui Nhu Y's lap and smiled at him. Silently said: "Kneeling is very beautiful, like a dog." Lam Nhi originally wanted to avoid Tong Dinh's eyes, but suddenly saw him take out an inkstone. It's the one we bought the other day. A bad premonition rose in her heart. Before Lam Nhi could even open her mouth to say a word, she heard a "bang" sound. The inkstone shattered. It turned out to be a fake. "Second brother, your biological mother said it was worth twenty taels, but why is there a terracotta core inside?" "Tell me, why did she take all this money?" Tong Dinh's voice was neither high nor low, just loud enough for all the guests to hear clearly. Suddenly, yesterday's news that the Marquis's concubine had forged a letter to release the concubine and then ran away was mentioned again. The words "escaped adultery" were like a thousand-pound rock pressing down on Lam Nhi's head. But the eight-year-old boy showed a calmness beyond his years: "You must not go out the door, you must be an evil slave hidden above the donkey, greedy for money. Mother, please investigate clearly and regulate the family."

Phong." Bui Nhu Y silently pinched his son as a warning. Then he smiled and helped Lam Nhi up: "This is not something children should worry about, you and your brother just need to work hard at reading books, in the future mother will still count on you!" In the crowd of guests, Mrs. Truong burst out laughing: "Who doesn't know that the second young master of the Song family has been expelled from school? Like mother, like daughter..." Tong Tram Chau, who had always been silent, suddenly turned cold: "Mrs. Truong, has the case of your family's old man embezzling and accepting bribes been concluded yet?" Mrs. Truong immediately shut her mouth. Tong Tram Chau again told Lam Nhi: "Go ask Concubine Ly to see which slave is hidden on the donkey or below." Lam Nhi respectfully left, not missing Bui Nhu Y's silently squeezing hand. But Lam Nhi ran all over the Hau palace but couldn't find me. It is said that after that we went to the peony bush, it braved the heavy rain and rushed in. Lam Nhi stood right where I died, but the heavy rain soon washed away all the smell of blood. She was so scared that her whole body trembled. For the first time, she disregarded the rules and rituals and rushed into the banquet. "Father, mother is nowhere to be seen!" 6 Having finished speaking, Lam Nhi immediately regretted it. He heard someone talking about whether I was going to fake a letter and run away again. And guess who the cheater is. Humiliation and guilt made his face turn red and he wanted to run away, but his worry for me made him stand still like a big rock.