In order to prevent Wangshan from informing Xie Lin, Dongfang Jing locked Wangshan up that night. Seeing this, the wine workers dared not say a word.

However, there was someone related to Chu Heyi among them. That person quietly left the winery and went to tell Chu Heyi the news.

The next morning, when Chu Heyi was about to leave for Chuan'an City, she learned the news. She turned around and went to find Xie Lin and told him what Dongfang Jing had done.

"Thank you, my Lord. Princess Pingyang is now living in your house. Although I cannot drive her away, please keep an eye on her and don't let her ruin my good deeds!"

Chu Heyi was a little angry when he said this.

She was angry that Dongfang Jing relied on her status as a princess to forcefully move into the Xie family. She was also angry that Xie Lin did not think highly of Dongfang Jing, causing her to waste time brewing wine.

She felt that this was Xie Lin's indulgence of Dongfang Jing.

Xie Lin had just finished dealing with Yuan Yun's affairs. He stood in front of Chu Heyi and said, "I'm going to find Princess Pingyang."

After saying that, he and Chu Heyi went in different directions.

Princess Pingyang has been living in Xie Mansion for more than half a month, but this is the first time that Xie Lin has taken the initiative to ask to see her.

Xie Lin did not enter the courtyard where she lived, but waited for her in the main hall. After waiting for half an hour, Princess Pingyang finally came in her best dress.

She was smiling and was about to speak gently when Xie Lin looked at her without any emotion: "Did you go to the wine shop opened by the Xie family in Chuan'an City?"

Xie Lin asked too directly, without any greetings or preparation, so that Dongfang Jing felt guilty for a moment, as if she had done something terribly wrong.

But she quickly reacted and said bluntly: "Yes, I went there yesterday, and I also learned that the person in charge of brewing this time is Chu Heyi, but I have learned that she is not an expert in this area at all, and she will definitely not be able to brew any good wine.

"So when they want to ferment the rice, I ask them to ferment less to avoid causing serious waste and loss of money for your Xie family."

Dongfang Jing had an expression that said, "Everything I do is for your sake, you should thank me."

Xie Lin looked at her coldly: "I have been in charge of the Xie family for many years. What can be done and what cannot be done, do I still need the princess to judge for me?"

Dongfang Jing was stunned for a moment, and said in disbelief: "Master Xie, are you blaming me?"

Xie Lin said, "The Princess of Cheng'an and I have put in a lot of effort to open the wine shop. Please, Princess, please do not interfere from now on."

"Are you saying this for yourself or for Chu Heyi? I've already said that she doesn't have the ability to brew wine. It's a sheer waste of food if you let her brew so much wine."

"When I opened the winery with her, she and I were one. I spoke for her and for myself."

Dongfang Jing: "What if I don't agree? I won't allow you to waste money just to make her smile?"

"The Xie Mansion is too small to accommodate the large Buddha statue of Your Highness the Princess. I will report to the Emperor and ask Him to bring Your Highness the Princess back to the palace."

Dongfang Jing was stunned and looked at Xie Lin in disbelief: "Just for this one thing, you want to drive me away? I am the Princess of Daqi, do you still have me in your eyes!"

"Precisely because you are Her Royal Highness the Princess, I have no right to punish you. I have no choice but to send the princess back to the palace." Xie Lin said in a cold tone.

Dongfang Jing wanted to say something else, but was stopped by Chai'er.

"Your Highness, Lord Xie is a good businessman. I think what he has confirmed will not be wrong. This time we made a mistake. We apologize to Lord Xie and he will forgive us, Your Highness."

Then he leaned close to Dongfang Jing's ear and said in a low voice, "Only if we stay outside the palace can we deal with Chu Heyi. Otherwise, if you return to the palace, you will completely give Lord Xie to Chu Heyi. Your Highness, you must be patient."

Dongfang Jing suddenly came back to her senses. She did that thing yesterday to push Chu Heyi away from Xie Lin, not to let Xie Lin drive her back to the palace to make room for Chu Heyi.

If anyone else dared to treat her like this, she would have dragged him away and beheaded him, but that person happened to be Xie Lin.

Dongfang Jing took a deep breath, his eyes reddened, "Master Xie, I was wrong this time. I promise I will never interfere in your affairs again. It is not easy for me to leave the palace. I need your care while living in Xie's house. Please do not let my father take me back to the palace."

She walked over to Xie Lin and said, "I'm counting on you, Mr. Xie."

She acted coquettishly and tried to pull Xie Lin's sleeve, but Xie Lin quickly avoided her hand and distanced himself from her.

Xie Lin bowed to her and said, "If your highness the princess does not want to return to the palace, please stay in the yard from now on and don't go out."

Dongfang Jing was stunned again: "Are you grounding me?"

Xie Lin: "I need to be responsible for the safety of your Highness, and also for the wine shop that Miss Heyi and I opened. Your Highness, please go back."

Dongfang Jing was furious, but thinking of Chai'er's words, he had to suppress his anger and turned away.

After returning to the yard, Xie Lin arranged for many people to watch over her. There were four more maids and eight more servants. As for the guards outside, no one knew how many there were.

"I am a princess, but Lord Xie doesn't see me. He only sees Chu Heyi! Chai'er, tell me why! Am I not as good as Chu Heyi?"

"Your Highness, Lord Xie was simply deceived by the Cheng'an County Lady. If the Cheng'an County Lady fails to brew good wine, Lord Xie will naturally be disappointed in her."

"But what if she brews it?" This is what Dongfang Jing fears the most. She knows Xie Lin. She has been weak and sickly since childhood, but she never does anything without confidence.

She felt that Xie Lin was confused and blamed Chu Heyi.

But he was also worried about the tiny possibility that Chu Heyi might get lucky and brew some good wine.

Chai'er said: "Why don't we find a way to stop her from making good wine?"

"Now that I'm trapped here, what else can I do?"

"Your Highness the Princess can tell Lord Xie that you want to go back to the palace. Lord Xie won't dare to stop you. Then you can go directly to their winery and the matter will be settled."

Dongfang Jing couldn't help laughing after hearing what Chai'er said.

Then he asked her, “How can we stop it?”

"This matter is very simple, I will do it for you. Your Highness only needs to expose the incompetence of Cheng'an County Lady on that day. When Lord Xie finds out that she is incompetent but insists on pretending to be competent, which is extremely hypocritical, he will definitely be estranged from her.

"Master Xie will be grateful to you for this. You can help him stop the loss in time. You don't have to go back to the palace. Just continue to live in the Xie family. Master Xie will be happy and will not drive you away again."

Dongfang Jing said excitedly: "Chai'er, you still have a way. If it succeeds, I will reward you handsomely."

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