The Scheming Minister's Kitchen Maid

CHAPTER 7: EXTRA

　　

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Much, much later, I learned the truth.

He Xu hadn't originally planned to save himself.  

He had clung to life for so many years, driven only by the desire for revenge.

Their original plan was for He Xu to be executed, and on that day, publicly overturn the Lu family's case, reveal He Xu's identity, and create chaos in the Capital.  

Then, He Xu would die bravely, to reunite with his parents.

My sudden appearance disrupted his plan and gave him the will to live.

　　

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I thought I could live a lifetime like this.

“Why did you leave so much silver for the third brother and Brother Sun?”

He Xu pointed outside to where the third brother was sleeping soundly on a tree branch.

“Back then, it was the gardener from the manor who saved me. To rescue me, he killed his own young son. And the third brother is his eldest son. At that time, the third brother was training in the military. His father called him back before he died and entrusted me to him.

　　

When he first saw me, the third brother said, ‘Since my brother died for you, you are my brother from now on.’

As for Sun Er, my mother saved him, and he grew up with me. Back then, it was the Kunlun tribe that conspired with the Grand Minister to harm my father.

After I became the Minister, I took Sun Er to destroy the Kunlun tribe, enslaving all of them. When we were leaving Kunlun, a dark-skinned man nearly killed me, but Sun Er took the sword blow for me.”

My eyes welled up, and I wiped He Xu's face. “All these years, you haven't had it easy.”

He Xu chuckled lightly and began humming again.

“Feeling sorry for me? Then let's go talk on the bed?”

　

　

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Many years later, He Xu and I had our own child.

The child asked He Xu, “Father, what do you like about Mother? She's so unrefined and silly…”

He Xu flicked the child's forehead. 

“Who says your mother is silly? If it weren't for your mother, there wouldn't be your father.”

“Then tell me, Father, why do you like Mother? She's not pretty…”

He Xu lazily basked in the sun, eyes closed.

“Nobody says a flower has to be a sunflower or a rose. If you've experienced the deepest despair, the most vicious evil, you'll understand the profound impact of encountering light, kindness, and the most beautiful soul.

Xin Xi is not the most beautiful, but she made me understand that in this dull world, there are people who live affectionately.”

- The End -

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