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

After waiting for an unknown amount of time, Wang Shan finally reported back, "Third Master, the carriage from the Zhenbei Marquisate is here."

Xie Lin said "hmm" and handed the exquisite snack box that had been placed beside him for a long time out of the carriage: "Send this to the Princess of Cheng'an County."

"Won't the Third Master go there in person?"

Xie Lin's answer was ambiguous: "I still have a lot of things to do."

Wangshan didn't quite understand, but he still followed his orders and stepped forward to stop Chu Heyi's carriage.

"This is the snack that my third master gave to County Lady Cheng'an. County Lady Cheng'an didn't eat much at the banquet just now, and my third master was worried that she was hungry."

Baihua took the food box, jumped into the carriage to give it to Chu Heyi, and relayed Wangshan's words.

Chu Heyi opened the food box, which contained exquisite osmanthus cakes, filled with a faint osmanthus fragrance.

Now is not the season for osmanthus flowers to bloom, but the Xie family has the ability to make some osmanthus flowers bloom in summer, so it is no wonder that Xie Lin can take out osmanthus pastry at this time.

I heard that these days, Xie Lin has been taking Yuan Yun out to do things, leaving early and returning late.

Before he came to the banquet tonight, he was still busy with the people. This box of osmanthus cakes must have been prepared by his nanny who cared about him and asked him to keep it with him in case of emergency.

Now Xie Lin asked Wangshan to send it to her.

Chu Heyi immediately understood his intentions. In Minghua Palace, the Queen forced him to express his feelings for her, but Xie Lin did not express them. He must have thought that his actions hurt her reputation, so he specifically asked Wangshan to send osmanthus pastry to express his apology, or to express his goodwill towards her.

...but there is no love between men and women.

If there was, he would come to send her off in person and apologize for Minghua Palace's choice. Although he did not let her down.

But if you like someone, you will be afraid that she will misunderstand you, so you will apologize or explain.

Chu Heyi took a piece of osmanthus cake, put it into her mouth, and chewed it carefully. It was sweet and delicious, but there was always an empty corner in her heart.

However, she didn't remain negative for too long.

She lifted the curtain and looked over. Xie Lin's carriage had not moved yet. She said, "Baihua, come closer to Lord Xie's carriage. I have something to say to him."

Like last time, their carriages were parked side by side, with the windows facing each other. Chu Heyi and Xie Lin could see each other by lifting the curtains of the carriages respectively.

The area around the carriage was full of their people.

Speaking in such a place may seem eye-catching, but it is actually very safe.

Chu Heyi spoke first: "Thank you very much for your help in the matter of the Queen's marriage tonight."

Xie Lin: "You are too polite, County Master Cheng'an."

Chu Heyi asked him, "But there is one thing I don't understand. Why did the Queen want to kill Lord Xie? You grew up in the Xie Mansion and had almost no connection with the palace. How could the Queen hold a grudge against you?"

"I heard that Concubine Xie was promoted by the Queen. This shows that the Queen and Concubine Xie have a good relationship. If the Xie family is rich and powerful and you hold power, it will be a hundred benefits for the Queen."

Xie Lin lowered his eyes.

He had been thinking about this question early in the morning and had several answers in mind, but he was not sure which one it was at the moment.

Either he and the prince are both the queen's flesh and blood.

Either the prince, like him, is not the queen's bloodline.

Otherwise it would be difficult to explain why he looked similar to the prince and the queen was terrified of his appearance.

When the queen failed to burn his face, she wanted to take his life, and each attack became more brutal than the last.

Put him to death every time.

But, if he was the Queen’s child like the Crown Prince, why would the Queen want to kill him?

He grew up in the Xie family. He was very young at that time, a baby. What could he do to hinder the queen?

Chu Heyi: "Our opponents before were the King and his wife, but after tonight, our opponents will also include the Queen's faction. Thank you, Lord, we can't just sit there and wait for death, we have to think of something."

Xie Lin raised his eyes and met Chu Heyi's gaze. He saw that her eyes were bright and she seemed to have endless energy, as if she would never be discouraged or retreat, but would only move forward.

If it were another girl, she would probably be frightened and confused after being targeted by the Queen in that way in Minghua Palace.

But she doesn't.

She responded proactively and faced challenges head-on, and she didn't intend to sit back and wait for failure.

Xie Lin said, "After what happened tonight, the Queen and the Crown Prince will certainly be quiet for a while. I have already placed spies in the palace. If there is any unusual movement, I will inform Miss Heyi in advance."

Chu Heyi: "I still like to hear you call me by my name. Calling me Cheng'an County Master is too formal."

She smiled, her eyebrows curved, and Xie Lin couldn't help but slightly curl up the corners of his lips.

"But there is one thing that Miss Heyi needs to be on guard against in advance. We confronted the Queen and the Crown Prince tonight, and King Cheng and the others saw it all. They already know that we are enemies of the Queen and the Crown Prince..."

Chu Heyi continued his words: "The enemy of my enemy is my friend. Judging from the character of Princess Cheng, she will definitely join forces with the Queen to deal with us."

Xie Lin couldn't help laughing, "That's exactly what I wanted to say."

Chu Heyi took a deep breath and said, "In that case, we will fight back when the enemy comes! By the way, the sweet-scented osmanthus cake that Mr. Xie just gave me is delicious. Next time when you make it at home, send me more. Only when I am full and full will I have the strength to fight the enemy!"

Xie Lin was infected by her, and the tiredness and slight pain in his body quietly dissipated at this moment.

"I'll ask Wangshan to send it to you in a few days."

After bidding farewell to Chu Heyi, on the way back to Xie's house, Wangshan said casually, "Every time the Third Master talks to Miss Heyi, he seems to be in a particularly good mood."

Xie Lin wanted to ask, "Is there?" He then realized that the corners of his mouth were rising, and he slowly restrained them.

He has always felt heavy-hearted since he was a child, because his mother always claimed that her body was damaged when she gave birth to him, as if it was his fault.

Also because his father passed away early and his eldest brother died young, the Xie family was almost without talent, so he had to shoulder the burden of developing the Xie family.

He is a member of the Xie family, and it is his responsibility to bear the responsibilities of the Xie family's rise and fall, life and death. Unfortunately, he is in poor health and has been suffering from illness for many years...

For more than twenty years, he felt that there was always a dark cloud hanging over his head. Especially after he learned that his mother had poisoned him and the queen wanted to kill him, the dark cloud turned into a rainstorm and penetrated him.

He lived with the pain day after day.

Only Chu Heyi always allowed him to glimpse a little sunshine from time to time in this world covered by dark clouds.

He was so greedy.

He couldn't help but clench his palms, but when he opened them, there was nothing. He suddenly thought: I wonder if her journey home is safe?

The wheels moved forward slowly, making clear turning sounds in the night, and the horse's hooves clattered on the bluestone road. The moonlight was cold tonight. Chu Heyi sat in the carriage, watching every scene and object on the street being illuminated by silver light, and was intoxicated by it.

There were several houses diagonally across the road, one of which had its lights on. Chu Heyi could see the roof of that house's backyard through the trees and grass.

Unexpectedly, someone jumped out from the backyard and rushed towards her over the trees and weeds...