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

Princess Pingyang held a butterfly-shaped white jade hairpin in her hand. The hairpin felt warm to the touch and was carved from the finest white jade with excellent craftsmanship.

Xie Lin turned around and walked back, stretching out his slender white hand to take the butterfly jade hairpin back, but Princess Pingyang refused to give it to her.

"Master Xie is a man who has not yet married, but he is wearing women's things. Why?" Princess Pingyang raised her eyebrows and smiled: "Or, Master Xie, who are you going to give this hairpin to?"

Xie Lin's face showed no expression, his hand still stopped in front of her, "Give it back to me."

Princess Pingyang took a step back with the hairpin in her hand. "Why are you so anxious? Thank you, my Lord! It's just a hairpin. Even if it's lost, you can just buy another one."

Xie Lin pursed his lips and looked at her dimly. This was a look that Princess Pingyang could not understand, and she had never seen it in Xie Lin before.

Although he was very angry, he could only see her in his eyes when he was angry. This realization made Princess Pingyang even more rebellious.

"This hairpin fell in front of me, which means that we are destined to be together. Sir Xie, why don't you give it to me? I will not hold it against you for holding me hostage and scratching my neck. How about that?"

He continued, "Besides, you and I rode on the same horse in public before, and my reputation as a girl has been damaged because of you. I didn't ask Master Xie to be responsible for me, which was very tolerant. Don't you think Master Xie is unwilling to give me a hairpin to apologize?"

Xie Lin suddenly took a step forward and looked down at her with a cold face. The chill that permeated his body almost frightened Princess Pingyang.

He just said, "I am willing to take responsibility, but Princess Pingyang, can you let me be your consort?"

Princess Pingyang froze and looked at him in amazement. She had never expected Xie Lin to say that he was willing to be responsible for her.

That's right, as a princess, she was hugged by him in public, and the two of them rode on the same horse for a long time. A girl's reputation is so important, Xie Lin should be responsible for her.

Princess Pingyang reacted quickly and the dazed look on her face quickly disappeared. She was the most favored princess of Daqi, and there were countless men who wanted to marry her. She couldn't act too worthless in front of Xie Lin.

"Don't you admire Princess Cheng'an? Why don't you admire her now?" Princess Pingyang said to him in a sarcastic tone.

Xie Lin did not answer. His whole body was still wrapped in endless coldness. He stood in the morning light like solid ice that could not be melted.

But Princess Pingyang found that the more Xie Lin acted like this, the more she liked him.

Xie Lin didn't give her an answer, so she gave herself an answer: "Maybe when Xie Lin was holding me hostage, he smelled the unique fragrance on me and was intoxicated by it; maybe when we were intimate that day, Xie Lin found that I was more beautiful than Chu Heyi, and his heart was instantly moved.

"Perhaps this butterfly white jade hairpin was given to someone else or to me, but Xie Lin was too proud to say it directly, so he deliberately dropped the hairpin in front of me and asked me to pick it up myself."

Before, she was the one chasing Xie Lin, but now the situation has changed and Xie Lin is chasing her instead. She decided not to let Xie Lin succeed too easily.

"You don't have to answer my question, but you have to show your sincerity." Princess Pingyang said, "I hate Chu Heyi very much. Bring Chu Heyi here and let me slap her twice, and I will let you be my consort."

Xie Lin snorted coldly, then said coldly: "I won't hurt her, nor will I allow anyone to hurt her."

Princess Pingyang was so angry that she jumped up and down: "What do you mean by being responsible for me? What do you mean by being my consort? You proposed it yourself!"

Xie Lin: "Your Highness the Princess can refuse."

That is, she can agree or refuse, but cannot make demands.

Princess Pingyang was so angry that her heart ached. Her cheeks were flushed with anger and there seemed to be flames burning in her eyes.

She tightly grasped the butterfly jade hairpin in her hand: "Okay, I won't hurt Chu Heyi, but I heard that you have a jade pendant that you have worn since childhood, which is for your future wife. Go and get it back from Chu Heyi. This is not my request to you, but your respect for me, the princess, right? If you want to be my consort, you must give me this respect."

After she finished speaking, she became nervous. What should she do if Xie Lin still didn't agree?

After all, it was very difficult to get him to agree to be her consort. A few days ago, when he was at the critical moment of life and death, he was unwilling to do so.

But Princess Pingyang pretended to be strong and did not change her words at all. She stared into Xie Lin's eyes with an expression that said he would never be able to become her consort unless he got the jade pendant back.

Xie Lin looked at her steadily for a moment, then suddenly lowered his eyes, turned around and left without saying a word.

Princess Pingyang was so angry that her eyes were about to spit fire: "Chai'er, what does he mean by this? Did he agree or not?"

Chai'er comforted her, "Don't worry, Princess. Which man in the world doesn't want to be a princess consort? Lord Xie is just proud. He will take it back. If he doesn't take it back, Your Highness can force him to take it back."

"How to force?"

"Spread the news and tell him that Lord Xie has offered to be your consort, leaving him no room for maneuver. Chu Heyi will know that it is inappropriate for her to hold Lord Xie's jade pendant, unless she does not want to get married anymore. Otherwise, the jade pendant will naturally be returned to its original owner."

Princess Pingyang frowned, "But...what if the news gets heard by the Queen Mother? I want to wait until the Emperor personally grants us the marriage, and then I will let the Queen Mother know about it. By then, the Queen Mother will not be able to stop it."

Chai'er said, "If the Queen hears about it, you should just deny it and say that you know nothing and that you don't know who spread the rumor to ruin your reputation. After meeting the Queen, you can directly ask the Emperor to grant you a marriage. Once the imperial decree is issued, the Queen will be helpless even if she finds out."

Princess Pingyang bit her lip and decided to take a risk.

This news spread like wildfire. It was also rumored that Xie Lin specially bought a butterfly white jade hairpin as a token of love for Princess Pingyang.

Chu Heyi heard the news on the morning of her birthday party. Her sisters gathered around her, chattering, and it was very lively.

Rui Ma was stunned. After a long while, she said, "This is a rumor, right? It's fake, right?"

Chu Heyi was also stunned for a long time before he stroked Xie Lin's jade pendant and spoke softly, "If this really happened, he would come to my house and explain it to me."