Chapter 24 He is the most important man to me besides my brother and father!
Seeing her sincere face, he almost believed it!
He frowned and nodded, then realized it belatedly...
its not right!
She pursued Chu Yongji before she met him!
But, that's all.
No matter whether it is true or false.
He was willing to believe her...
It seems that I have to work harder in the future.
If his muteness could really be cured, he would return to the palace and serve the emperor!
He wants to marry her!
He secretly planted such seeds in his heart.
Seeing his serious eyes, Xie Qinghuan seemed to believe it.
She breathed a sigh of relief.
While rubbing the wound on his face, Yuzhu came to report from outside the door.
"Miss, the old lady knows what happened today, please go over."
The trembling in Yuzhu's voice could be heard even through the door.
Xie Qinghuan's heart sank and he gritted his teeth secretly.
Forget it, if the enemy comes, we will fight him with our soldiers, and if the water comes, we will block it with earth!
She stood up, opened the door, and asked:
"Are father and brother at home?"
"I've asked Yutong to invite him."
Xie Qinghuan nodded, turned around and said to Chu Hanxiao who was following behind him:
"Wait for me in the yard. I'm afraid the old lady will operate on you."
Chu Hanxiao frowned.
How could he not worry?
【I will go with you!】
"Wait for me here. After all, I am the legitimate daughter. She won't do anything to me..."
While the argument was still going on here, Yuzhu spoke timidly.
"Miss... the old lady asked us to bring Guard Chu with us..."
Xie Qinghuan's heart skipped a beat and he glanced at Chu Hanxiao worriedly.
"Then don't stand out later, understand?"
She was very uneasy.
Chu Hanxiao felt distressed when seeing this.
How great it would be if he hadn't been abandoned by the palace!
He will definitely try his best to stand by her side and protect her with full justification.
but now……
He could only lower his eyelashes silently.
Chu Hanxiao followed Xie Qinghuan to Lianxin Garden.
Xie Qinghuan's father and brother were already waiting there.
When I saw her, I was very worried.
The old lady was even more furious, slamming the table and shouting:
"Evil creature, kneel down!"
Xie Qinghuan clenched the handkerchief and calmed himself down.
"I don't know what my granddaughter has done wrong, why should I kneel!"
Seeing this, Xie Zhiqiu also pleaded for her:
"Mother, please talk to me nicely. Why bother..."
"Shut up! You are unwilling to discipline your daughter, so you let an old man like me be the bad guy!"
Then he looked at the maids on his left and right and uttered:
"Today, I will teach her the rules, otherwise... the Prime Minister's Mansion will be defeated by her sooner or later!"
The maids on both sides received the order and came forward to hold her down.
Chu Hanxiao clenched her fists, not wanting anyone to touch her, but Yu Luo held her tightly.
"The lady told you not to do anything!"
Just as the two maids were about to approach her, they were stopped by Xie Tingzhou.
"Grandma! Although my younger sister did something wrong, why should she be punished corporally?"
Xie Qinghuan gently grasped his sleeve, feeling especially at ease with her brother around.
The old lady was so angry that she was fuming.
“Every one of you is protecting her!
She dared to refute Prince Yong the day before yesterday; today she slapped the princess! Wouldn't she be going to disobey His Majesty tomorrow?
You, you guys are protecting her like this...sooner or later you will spoil her!"
Seeing that she was so angry that she was shaking, Xie Zhiqiu kept saying nice things to her.
"Mother, calm down! Qinghuan is still young. Although she is a little willful, she has done nothing wrong..."
"Isn't it a big mistake? She dared to delay her engagement with Prince Yong and even kept a male lover in the courtyard. Isn't this a big mistake?"
Xie Qinghuan was angry, strode forward and stood out from behind his brother.
"I don't have a male lover! As for Chu Yongji... he was the first to be unfaithful to me, why can't I break off the engagement with him?"
When the old lady heard this, she almost fainted.
"You still want to break off the engagement with Prince Yong? Who gave you the courage?
It is normal for a man to have three wives and four concubines. Doesn’t your father also have a concubine?
You are so jealous, I think you have inherited your mother's temperament!"
Dare you mention her mother?
Dare you still mention Aunt Lin?
"If you hadn't forced Aunt Lin to my father's bed, I would like to ask, would father do anything to let mother down?"
Even if he wanted to, would he dare to say it?
"Great treason! Great treason—"
The old lady was so angry that she couldn't breathe, she held her chest, pointed at her and trembled.
My head is buzzing too.
"So what if I gave it to you? Is there any man in this world who is a prime minister but doesn't have a concubine?"
"Chu..."
Chu Hanxiao can do it!
Even though she made so much trouble in her previous life and various forces of the previous dynasty put pressure on him, she was still the only one in his harem!
"Tell me! Is there?!"
Xie Qinghuan pinched the handkerchief, turned around and stopped looking at her.
"Chu Yongji just can't do that. Anyone who wants to marry me can't take a concubine! I'm just jealous, so what?"
"You...look at this! Xie Zhiqiu, this is the good daughter you taught!"
The old lady was stopped by Xie Zhiqiu and couldn't reach Xie Qinghuan, so she could only beat her son.
Xie Zhiqiu could only bend over and comfort her repeatedly.
"Mother, mother, calm down! Qinghuan is still young, she doesn't understand, please don't bother with her...
I have sent people to investigate what happened today. It's not entirely Qing Huan's fault. It's mainly because of the guards in her courtyard!"
Xie Qinghuan's heart sank, he put down the handkerchief, turned around and said anxiously:
"What happened today has nothing to do with others! The bottom line is that I don't like Chu Yongji anymore, and I want to break off the engagement with him!"
"you dare!"
The old lady slammed the table and glared at Chu Hanxiao with her drooping eyelids.
"Is he the guard you keep in the courtyard? Come here——"
Xie Qinghuan hurried over and protected him, like a mother leopard protecting her cub, which made Chu Hanxiao lower his head.
"What are you going to do? It's none of his business!"
"You still dare to protect him? Someone, come! This dog servant is damaging the reputation of his master! Tie him up and beat him to death!"
Upon hearing this, the guards outside the door came in one after another.
Xie Qinghuan stepped back, protecting Chu Hanxiao tightly.
"Stop! Let's see who dares to move!"
Xie Tingzhou hadn't expected that in just a few days, she would have such deep feelings for this young guard.
But he knew that the current situation...
Getting rid of him is the best way!
He walked up to Xie Qinghuan, grabbed him, and advised him softly.
"Qinghuan, come with your brother."
"No...Brother, no..."
When she looked up again, her face was already in tears.
Xie Tingzhou frowned, feeling a little embarrassed.
But he still held her in his arms.
"Qinghuan, be obedient..."
Xie Qinghuan's hand holding Chu Hanxiao's was pulled away, and she shook her head at Xie Tingzhou, begging.
"Brother... No, I can't live without him!"
Chu Hanxiao's heart broke when he heard her saying this while crying.
However, he was still forced to kneel on the ground by the guards.
Seeing those people tying him up, Xie Qinghuan couldn't bear it anymore.
She broke free from Xie Tingzhou's restraints, knelt down in front of Xie Zhiqiu, and begged.
"Daddy... I beg you, please don't let them hurt him, please..."
As they were talking, those people had already taken him out.
She is in a hurry.
He grabbed Xie Zhiqiu's robe tightly, using all his strength.
"Daddy! Since I was born, I have never asked you for anything...
Today, today, my daughter begs you! Please don't kill him... OK? From now on, my daughter will listen to you..."
She grabbed his robe, harder!
"Father!"
Seeing that he was in trouble, she let go of his hand.
He wiped away a tear and stood up staggeringly.
"If you insist on him dying today, I promise that I will never live alone!"
"Is he that important to you?"
Xie Zhiqiu sighed in complaint.
The tears that Xie Qinghuan had just held back suddenly fell again.
Looking back at him who was also hesitant, she nodded.
Word by word.
"Important! He is the most important person to me in this world, besides my brother and father!"