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

Autumn is getting stronger.

The rice has been fermented and the date has been set. We will start making liquor this afternoon.

On this day, the winery was very busy. Some people were responsible for firewood, some were responsible for fetching water, some were responsible for making fire, some were responsible for washing and drying the jars, and some were responsible for transporting the fermented rice.

Everyone does their job and although it is very lively, it is well organized.

In the cellar, the aroma of rice mixed with the aroma of wine is very strong.

A voice came from outside: "I'll go in and take a look at what our fermented rice looks like now."

It was a very excited and high-pitched voice, seemingly open and honest.

Then two ladies came in from outside. There were candles burning in the cellar, and the candlelight flickered.

After the two ladies came in, they looked at each other, and one of them said in a low voice: "I'll watch the door, hurry up!"

The other person nodded vigorously, looked around, quickly took out a small medicine bag from his arms, opened the lid of the rice jar, and was about to pour poison into it.

Suddenly, a figure flashed over and grabbed her wrist. The old lady was startled and was about to scream, but the rag had already been stuffed into her mouth.

The lady who was in charge of keeping watch also suffered the same treatment.

The ones who took action were Chu Heyi and Baihua.

Chu Heyi came here from Shengjing City early this morning. She and Baihua got off the carriage in advance and hid in this cellar.

Chu Heyi guessed that Princess Pingyang would never give up so easily. She arranged people in advance and lurked in there quietly. No one was caught in the past few days, but Chu Heyi believed that the other party just hadn't taken action yet.

She happened to come, so she came over to arrest the person in person.

Look, he’s caught.

“Mmmm…” The two ladies struggled desperately, but were kicked on the knees by Chu Heyi and fell to the ground.

"Who's over there?" Chu Heyi looked deep into the cellar and asked.

Two men came out from the depths of the cellar and immediately knelt down to salute: "Cheng'an County Lady, we were sent by Lord Xie and have been guarding here. We were planning to catch them just now, but Cheng'an County Lady was one step faster than us."

Chu Heyi smiled. It turned out that Xie Lin had the same idea as her. They were also worried that someone would tamper with the fermented rice, so they arranged for people to come here to watch over it.

That's right, Princess Pingyang is of noble status. If she gives an order, neither she nor Xie Lin can refuse, otherwise they will be killed.

The only thing we can do is to take precautions.

After all, Her Royal Highness the Princess would not dare to poison the rice openly and ruin their fermented rice. If such a matter were brought to the attention of the Emperor, the Princess would be in the wrong and would be punished.

Chu Heyi handed the two ladies over to the guards, then stepped forward and tore off their outer garments, which frightened the two ladies even more.

Chu Heyi touched their inner clothes and found that they were made of high-quality fabrics. They were not ordinary ladies, but had sneaked in.

"Who sent you here?" Chu Heyi took out a dagger and directly scratched the face of one of the ladies. Blood flowed out, staining her cheeks red, scaring both of them.

Chu Heyi pulled the rags out of their mouths, and one of them immediately shouted, "We are the maids who serve the prince. You must not hurt us, or the prince will not forgive you!"

"So you are the people sent by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?" Chu Heyi asked, continuing to shake the bloody dagger in her hand.

The other person was extremely horrified: "No, although we are His Royal Highness's men, it was Miss Chai'er who asked us to come here, and it was Miss Chai'er who asked us to poison."

Chu Heyi understood that Dongfang Jing was trapped in the Xie family and could not use the people around her, so she borrowed people from the prince.

My sister just wanted to borrow two maids, and the prince had no reason to refuse, so he naturally arranged for two maids to serve Chai'er.

Chu Heyi: "Besides asking you to poison, what else can I ask you to do?"

The dagger in her hand was dripping with blood, and the light from the candlelight shone on the blade, reflecting a cold light from time to time.

The two maids shook their heads repeatedly: "No more, no more."

The braver maid said, "Young lady, please let us go. Beating us is a small matter, but do you want to go against the Crown Prince and the Princess?"

Chu Heyi raised her eyebrows. It was ridiculous that at this point he still dared to use the status of the prince and princess to pressure her.

"You're still so arrogant even though you fell into my hands! Tell me, if this matter gets brought before the Emperor, will the Crown Prince and the Princess protect you, or will they just abandon you?"

"This..." The two looked at each other in horror.

Chu Heyi: "What is the signal for you to contact Miss Chai'er?"

The maid trembled all over: "Miss Chai'er said that they will come here today. If we succeed, they want us to imitate the cuckoo's call twice in the crowd."

"What if it doesn't work?"

"Then say nothing."

Chu Heyi said coldly, "Baihua, lock them up here, and find two more people to imitate the cuckoo's call in the crowd. I want to see how our noble princess will deal with me next!"

Baihua and two guards took the two maids to the deep end of the cellar, tied them up, and gagged them again. There was no rice jar or candle in the deep place, so no one would find them.

Chu Heyi quietly left the cellar and returned to the room prepared for her by Nanny Rui to have lunch and rest. After finishing these, she went to the liquor house.

Baihua had already watched the wine worker move two vats of fermented rice over in wooden barrels.

Xie Lin also arrived at this time. The two looked at each other and nodded, which was considered a greeting.

Next, Chu Heyi instructed the wine workers to pour the fermented rice into the boiler, and asked them to light the fire, prepare jars to receive the wine, etc.

The team leaders all lined up to learn from her, and in the following days, these team leaders will be responsible for teaching their team members how to make shochu.

It takes some time from the time the stove is lit to the time the wine flows out, and everyone is waiting.

The fire in the stove was burning brightly, illuminating everyone's face.

Everyone couldn't help but look at the thin tube that produced the wine, and couldn't help wondering: Can this place really produce wine? Can it really produce better wine than outside?

Everyone is looking forward to it, but also very nervous.

"Princess Pingyang has arrived--" the eunuchs' singing voices could be heard from outside.

Chu Heyi looked at Xie Lin, and Xie Lin immediately said, "She told me this morning that she wanted to go back to the palace. I have no reason to keep her trapped in Xie's house any longer."

Chu Heyi smiled brightly: "Master Xie, why are you so nervous? I don't blame you."

Xie Lin: “…”

Her smile was bright, yet somewhat ambiguous.

It's like saying, "You're so nervous, are you worried that I'll be angry? Do you care about me so much?"

Chu Heyi said, "How can you and I control the freedom of Her Royal Highness the Princess? Why don't we take a look at what Her Royal Highness the Princess wants to do today."