Chapter 40: Scheming Beauty vs. Dark Minister 02

The fiancée's family was a rioter, but she was the only one who was innocent.

So his family had already been killed by Xie Huai'an, but his fiancée Chu Li was lost in the escape, and he searched for her for a long time but couldn't find her.

But his family didn't know about this yet, and he didn't tell anyone. He just said that his family was anxious about his marriage, and because he hadn't received a reply to his letters, he asked Xie Huai'an to go and pick up his fiancée.

He was already worried about how to find a replacement. He hadn't seen his fiancée for several years and had no idea what kind of person to replace her.

But on the way back, he happened to see a woman being forced to hang herself off a cliff, and he felt sorry for her, as he was not the kind of person who liked to meddle in other people's business.

After hearing her name, he was stunned for a few seconds, feeling a little dazed, certain and unsure, with some doubt but also some belief.

So he took her home, saving him the trouble of finding someone to replace her. This way, he would accept her regardless of whether she was Hatsuri or not.

It was just that her words "I miss my brother" made him a little confused, but he still responded.

Xie Huai'an didn't know her identity, but as long as she had no other intentions, she could stay here.

If her intentions were not pure, he would sooner or later turn the blade against her.

After all, he was a disabled person, and getting married was no different from a mission assigned by the emperor.

Xie Huai'an held her hand, leaned against her body, and whispered in her ear, "Li'er, I have been looking for you for a long time. From today on, you are my fiancée."

But she put her arm around his neck and said in a very ambiguous tone: "Brother Huai'an, I'm glad you came."

Xie Huai'an looked at the woman under him, with a blush on her pink face. He touched her forehead again, thinking that she must have caught a cold from the wind and frost on the way back.

Hatsuri also felt dizzy. This mission made her hover between life and death.

Suddenly, everything went dark before her eyes and she passed out.

When she woke up again, Xie Huai'an was next to her.

She didn't want to wake him up, but there was a warm towel on her head, perhaps it had been changed not long ago.

Chuli's legs were numb and she wanted to move around, but she woke up the people next to her.

Xie Huai'an stared at her and said, "I have a mission today. When you wake up, drink this bowl of porridge."

Then he left, stopping at the door to look at her.

Only then did Hatsuri have the energy to walk out of the room.

Only then did she realize that she was living in his mansion. The house was empty, as if he was the only one there.

She walked across the yard, past the study, and came to his room.

Chuli was curious and walked in.

Just as she walked to the desk, there was suddenly a knife on her neck. It was a sword pointing at her.

She turned around and looked at the man, tears immediately fell like rain, her eyes slightly red: "Brother Huai'an, why are you pointing the sword at me?"

He just wanted to test her reaction.

Xie Huai'an feels sorry for Chu Li.

Just because he killed her entire family, at this moment he seemed not to want to investigate her identity anymore, and the woman was left crying.

He subconsciously reached out and hugged her, patting her back like a child: "Sorry."

"Want to come home with me?"

“Isn’t this our home?”

"I'm talking about the Xie Mansion."

A few days later, Chu Li followed him back to Xie's house. Everyone in the house was very curious and everyone wanted to see what Mr. Xie's wife looked like.

Late at night, Xie's mother came to see her alone. Xie's mother was nearly 70 years old. Xie's father died on the battlefield in his early years, leaving her alone to raise Xie Huai'an.

"Li'er, your marriage was decided by Huai'an's father and your father in their previous life, but I have something I must explain to you clearly."

Chu Li nodded and asked, "Mom, you tell me."

"Huai'an has been diagnosed with a problem in his lower body by the imperial physician since he was a child. I am afraid that you will be childless after marriage. Because of this, many people are prejudiced against Huai'an. His position is somewhat special. As an official in the court, he is in a high position and everyone dares not say a word to him. So it's good that you are here. I just hope you can make him a person of affection."

Sometimes, after pretending to be weak and delicate for so long, Hatsuri almost thought that she was such a person.

She held Mother Xie's hand and said firmly, "Don't worry, Brother Huai'an saved my life, and I will definitely repay him. If it weren't for him, I would have been a corpse under the cliff. Don't worry, I will make sure that Brother Huai'an no longer has to endure the strange looks of others."

Xie's mother was deeply moved when she heard this.

The next morning, Xie Huai'an went to pay a visit to the emperor early. Hearing that the ministers in the court had opinions about the emperor's approach, Xie Huai'an went to sort them out.

Hatsuri stayed in the mansion by herself. In addition to Xie's mother, there was also an aunt and her daughter.

The woman had loved Xie Huai'an since she was a child.

Now he is furious to learn that his fiancée has returned.

While the whole table was having breakfast, the eldest aunt said in a weird tone: "How can a cripple get married? Our Xie family has Xie Huai'an, who is destined to be the extinct family, but we have such a useless person. It's really shameful!"

These words were undoubtedly addressed to Hatsuri.

Her daughter refuted her words: "Mother! I told you! You can't say that to Brother Huai'an. Didn't the imperial physician say that this disease can be cured? It's just that the prescription has not been found yet."

"Trash is trash, there's no need to say anything. I feel ashamed to hear gossips every time I go out!"

Xie's mother was already accustomed to hearing such remarks from her. It was true that her son was infertile, but she also felt very uncomfortable being humiliated like this for so many years.

She looked at Chu Li, feeling somewhat apologetic in her heart. What woman wouldn't want to have a child with her husband?

"Aunt, you have benefited a lot in recent years thanks to Brother Huai'an, right? Have you ever thought about how you keep calling me trash? You are still in this mansion. If you are not from this mansion, you can try. How will people outside treat you?"

These words seemed to shut up the aunt.

She slammed the table angrily: "You are a newcomer, what qualifications do you have to criticize me? Who are you? You don't really think that you can point fingers at me and rise to the top overnight just by marrying Xie Huai'an? Xie Huai'an really married a good wife. You dare to shout like this on the first day you come here. I'm afraid that our whole family will have to listen to you in the future?"

Hatsuri was about to retort, but was interrupted.

"What if I say yes?"

A gentle, low voice was heard. Chu Li looked in the direction of the voice and saw Xie Huai'an wearing official ornaments on his head and dark purple court robes. He had an upright posture and a beautiful jade pendant dangling from his waist.

His whole body exudes a dark and luxurious aura.

"If I say that she should be the one to make the decision, what will the eldest aunt do? I didn't know that the eldest aunt was making things so difficult for my fiancée behind her back."