The daughter of a general is reborn to save the whole family of the marquis

The Queen's question put Xie Lin in a dilemma.

If the answer is yes, Jin Rou will become his means of deliberately murdering the prince.

If he answered that he didn't like it, it would hurt the reputation of Chu Heyi and the Zhenbei Marquisate.

The queen's sudden tenderness is the most poisonous knife, which wants to kill people without being seen.

But Xie Lin did not hesitate at all and spoke quickly: "Empress, the Princess of Cheng'an is the girl that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince fell in love with at first sight. It can be seen that her talent and beauty are incomparable to ordinary women. It is normal for a man to be attracted to her.

"Since ancient times, a good girl has been sought after by hundreds of families, and this is the case with the Princess of Cheng'an. But there are so many good men in the world. Does the Empress have to grant marriage to every man who likes the Princess of Cheng'an?"

Xie Lin's tone was steady and cold, yet it was full of lethality.

Chu Heyi is the daughter of the Marquis of Zhenbei. When the Queen sees that a man likes her, she wants to arrange a marriage for her. What position does this put her in?

Before the queen could even defend herself, Chu Heyi also stood up and questioned her, "Queen, please forgive me for being so rude. I really don't understand why you are so crazy about me wanting to get married.

"Because I grew up in the countryside and am very crude, Your Majesty thinks that as long as you grant me marriage, I will regard it as a supreme honor? Or does Your Majesty think that whenever I see a man, I can't wait to marry him?

"In the end, it's just that the Queen thinks I'm lowly!"

Unlike Xie Lin's cold and lethal tone, Chu Heyi's tone was filled with a small flame of anger, and he directly vented his anger at the queen.

Queen Yuan was stunned. She didn't expect that these two people would dare to challenge her.

She was furious and wanted to deny it.

Chu Heyi took the lead and said, "Tonight is the celebration banquet for King Cheng and Princess Cheng, but the Queen has repeatedly mentioned my marriage. I dare to ask the Queen, don't you like King Cheng and Princess Cheng to win the battle?"

Empress Yuan: “…”

The emperor shouted angrily: "Princess Cheng'an, please stop being so presumptuous!"

Chu Heyi immediately knelt in the center of the hall and said, "I am indeed presumptuous, but I am not afraid of the emperor's punishment.

"I just want to ask one question. The Chu family has guarded the northern border for generations. Their loyalty is known to all. Many descendants of the Chu family have been buried in foreign lands for this. Can't this give me back a little freedom to choose the person I love?

"If so, what is the meaning of the Chu family protecting the people of Daqi for generations? What is the meaning of my father and brother fighting desperately against the invasion of the Northern Zhou army? They protected Daqi, but the Queen of Daqi wants me to accept her arrangements like a prostitute. As long as he is a man, anyone can do it!"

The emperor was stunned by her words and remained speechless.

Chu Heyi straightened her back and continued, "Your Highness cannot understand why Her Majesty the Queen is unwilling to give the Zhenbei Marquisate even this little bit of face? If Her Majesty the Queen had been a little moved by the fact that so many of the bloodline of the Zhenbei Marquisate died in the northern border, she would not have done this."

The moment she stood up to protect Xie Lin, she had already become an enemy of the Queen.

She had planned to bring Sang Nong to the banquet today to have a quiet banquet, but the Queen was too much. First she failed to force her into marriage, and now she wanted to use her to murder Xie Lin.

Tolerable or unbearable!

Empress Yuan’s face turned pale, her body swayed, and she almost fell to the ground.

Yuan Guanyu immediately helped and said, "The Princess of Cheng'an County has misunderstood. It is precisely because your father and brother have been fighting in the northern border for many years that the Queen is worried that no one will decide your marriage. She treats you as her own daughter and wants to arrange a marriage for you.

"Look, the prince that the queen pointed out to you, or Lord Xie, which one of them is not a dragon among men?

"It goes without saying that the Crown Prince is of noble status. Lord Xie's talent is obvious to all. The Queen is not looking down on you, but is truly thinking of you."

Chu Heyi: "If the Queen really cares about me, why did she care about whether the Crown Prince or Xie Lin liked me when she arranged the marriage, instead of whether I liked them?

“If the Queen is not looking down on me, she should ask me how I feel instead of letting the Crown Prince or Lord Xie choose me.

"Also, the Queen asked Lord Xie to express his true feelings. What does she want Lord Xie to say? He said that he admires me, and Jinrou is his means of deliberately murdering the Crown Prince; if he says that he does not admire me, then he looks down on the Cheng'an County Lady appointed by the Emperor, and looks down on the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion. Does the Queen want to kill Lord Xie?"

These words, like substance, hit the queen hard. She staggered back a step but was caught in time by the nanny.

The emperor frowned. Even though he was unwilling to admit it, the queen was indeed behaving strangely tonight.

And it seems that from the very beginning, the Queen wanted to kill Xie Lin. What deep hatred existed between her and Xie Lin?

In any case, the Zhenbei Marquisate needs to be appeased; Chu Heyi and Sang Nong have just made great contributions, and they cannot be disappointed.

This time, although the emperor favored the queen, from a political perspective, he chose to favor Chu Heyi.

Without even looking at the Queen, he gave the order: "The Queen's words and deeds are inappropriate. Pass on my order to send the Queen back to Fengwu Palace to reflect on herself for three months. The Queen does not need to worry about the Crown Prince's affairs."

For many years, the empress had been firmly in the palace. In addition, she was beautiful, and she and the emperor had been childhood sweethearts. They also had the crown prince and Princess Pingyang, and their relationship was very deep. She had never suffered such a great loss.

Being confined to the house for reflection for three months might be a light punishment for others, but for the queen, it was already very serious.

She looked at the emperor with anger, grievance and unwillingness, but the emperor did not look at her and did not change his punishment on her.

The queen felt disheartened. The emperor's love and respect was indeed unbelievable. She was once again thankful for her decision and actions twenty-two years ago.

"I'm leaving!" The queen bowed, holding back her tears.

When she walked past Xie Lin, she suddenly stopped and looked down at him: "Master Xie, whether you believe it or not, I really wanted to grant you a marriage just now."

Xie Lin answered straightforwardly: "You don't have to worry about it, Queen. If I like it, I will take the initiative to fight for it."

The queen was choked, snorted coldly, and walked away with a flick of her sleeves.

The emperor issued another order: "From now on, the marriage of Cheng'an County Lady will be decided by her and the Zhenbei Marquisate, and no one is allowed to interfere."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace!"

Although the matter was over, the atmosphere in Minghua Palace plummeted and the emperor's mood was very bad. After taking a deep look at Chu Heyi and Xie Lin, he left Minghua Palace on the pretext that the palace was stuffy.

Yao An supported him as they walked in the dim light.

After walking for an unknown amount of time, the emperor finally spoke: "Why does the queen hate Lord Xie so much and repeatedly want to kill him?"

Yao An didn't know how to answer, so he had to play dumb: "Your Majesty, please forgive me. I can't see what the Queen is thinking."

The emperor was not satisfied with his answer and snorted coldly: "In that case, arrange for someone to investigate what is going on."