Xie Lin returned her gaze and said frankly, "Yes."

Chu Heyi asked again: "He has my earrings in his hand. Do you know this too?"

"I know." Xie Lin's eyes were a little bitter. The earring had dealt him a heavy blow.

"Your behavior today was too risky. Offending His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is no small matter." Chu Heyi said. Thinking back to the scene just now, she still felt scared.

Xie Lin: "I made a bet with myself, betting that the earring was not a token of love you gave him, and also betting that you have me in your heart. It is indeed risky, but I thought that if I win the bet, you will face the risk of being rejected by the prince."

Therefore, when he made the bet, he would rather take the risk himself. After all, not every family can afford to reject the prince's marriage proposal again and again.

Therefore, he proposed marriage on the same day as his successful proposal, leaving the prince with no chance.

Chu Heyi looked at him, her eyes full of water, moved and full of tenderness.

She told Xie Lin how Dongfang Ye took her earrings outside the Zichen Palace.

There were only two of them in the room. Wangshan saw that his master didn't need his service, so he went to wait outside the door.

Xie Lin suddenly grabbed Chu Heyi's hand and held it tightly.

All the betrothal gifts had been moved into the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion. The Second Lady had already prepared for Chu Heyi's marriage, so she also prepared the return gifts early. She gave the return gifts to Wangshan, and Xie Lin knew that it was time to say goodbye.

Xie Lin said: "Please ask someone to choose a wedding date, and I will send it to the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion immediately. If there is anything that is not thoughtful, please give me more advice and forgive me."

The second wife smiled and said, "Go back and take good care of yourself. The marriage is already decided, so there is no rush."

Xie Lin glanced at Chu Heyi, and Chu Heyi was also looking at him. Their eyes met in mid-air, and a smile appeared on their faces.

After Xie Lin returned home, he followed Gan Sui's arrangements and took good care of himself for a few days. He was finally able to get out of bed and walk without anyone's help.

He immediately called Wangshan over and said, "Go and ask someone to come and pick a wedding date for me and the girl I like."

Wangshan immediately invited a master to come over. The master calculated based on the birth dates of the two people. After a while, the master said, "The eighth day of the third month of next year is an excellent day."

Xie Lin frowned slightly: "The time is too short, I am afraid there is no time to prepare, Master, please see if there are other days."

"There are other dates, but they will be three years later, which is too long and prone to accidents. But you still have to choose for yourself, sir."

After seeing the master off, Xie Lin invited two more masters to calculate the date, and the result was consistent with what the master said.

Could it be that something big happened in the middle that had to be postponed for three years? If it really had to be postponed for three years, he would rather get married in March next year, but he didn't know what the Zhenbei Marquisate would think.

He sent a visiting card and went to discuss the matter with the second wife in person.

The Second Madam said, "Heyi is already seventeen years old. I have already prepared everything for her to marry..."

A girl's dowry is naturally prepared from childhood. It was prepared for Runxue back then, and those dowries should belong to Chu Heyi. She can just move them over and use them. It's just a matter of adding some more things later, which is not difficult.

"Master Xie is 22 years old this year. I think Old Madam Xie has already made preparations for your marriage. The wedding will be in March next year. Although the time is a bit rushed, it should not be difficult to start preparing now."

Xie Lin smiled and said, "I have the same idea. Since the Second Madam has agreed, the wedding date will be set in March next year. I will have people prepare from tomorrow."

The wedding date of both parties was set, and it is still half a year away. Miss Daqi will have to sew her own wedding dress for her wedding, and the preparation time will be two years or even longer.

Now that it seemed like it was too late, the Second Lady invited a few embroiderers from outside to help Chu Heyi sew. Chu Heyi only needed to sew a part of it, which greatly reduced Chu Heyi's pressure.

Chu Heyi is going to get married next year. In addition, the northern border is temporarily stable and winter is coming soon, so Chu Zhen, Marquis of Zhenbei, and General Shu Xiao, who are in charge of conquering the north, are returning to the capital.

He left the Chu baggage behind and continued to lead his troops to guard the northern border.

When Chu Zhen and Shu Xiao returned to Shengjing City, it was already deep winter and snowing. They went home and spent a rich New Year in their own homes.

It is worth mentioning that during the New Year, the emperor summoned Shu Xiao alone and arranged a marriage for him and Princess Anding.

When the news came, Chu Heyi was stunned for a long time. These two people were not a good match, but the emperor's words were golden, how could she control them?

Because the country was in need of talents and Shu Xiao did have the talent of a general, although he was about to become a son-in-law of the emperor, the emperor made an exception and did not revoke his general's title, and allowed him to continue to guard the northern border and fight for Daqi after his marriage.

When Shu Xiao came to the Zhenbei Marquis's mansion to drink, his smile was uglier than crying, but he also said: "This is the glory of my Shu family. Princess Shang is a blessing that many people wish for. I should be grateful and happy."

Then he passed out drunk.

His words were obviously meant to comfort Chu Heyi and the others. Chu Heyi and the others knew it, so they let him fall asleep and did not wake him up. They just asked the servant to take him to the guest room to sleep.

As time passed, the Xie Mansion, the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion, the Shu Family and Princess Anding were all busy preparing for the wedding.

Suddenly, one afternoon, news came from the palace that the emperor was seriously ill, and he summoned his ministers to attend to him.

If it is a minor illness, the emperor will just rest for a few days, but since he has summoned all the ministers to attend to his illness, it is not just a simple matter of attending to the illness, but the emperor's illness is very serious and he may very likely die.

Of course, this was what everyone was thinking, and no one dared to say it out loud. Some even had to say that the emperor was blessed by heaven and would be fine.

The court officials attended to the emperor for three consecutive days, but the emperor did not get better and remained in a coma, only waking up occasionally to drink some porridge, and the wake-up time was very, very short.

Chu Heyi thought this matter was very strange, so she decided to enter the palace with Xie Lin. As a county princess appointed by the emperor, she was qualified to visit the palace.

When they went there, they also brought Gan Sui with them, wanting Gan Sui to show the emperor what was going on and why the illness became so sudden and so serious.

When they arrived, they found that Prince Cheng and his wife, as well as Concubine Zhen and her eight-year-old son Dongfang Lan, were all guarding the bedside.

The emperor was slightly awake at this time. The prince put his ear close to his mouth to listen to him, but he didn't know what he was telling him.

The prince nodded continuously, then stood up and took his leave. When he walked out the door, he saw Xie Lin and Chu Heyi. His eyes were as sharp as blades, but he didn't say anything and just strode away.

Xie Lin and Chu Heyi stepped forward and greeted the emperor, and then Xie Lin said: "Your Majesty, I found a good doctor outside the palace and brought him to see Your Majesty. I hope Your Majesty will recover soon."

Yao An nodded, and Xie Lin motioned Gan Sui to come forward. Gan Sui was about to check the emperor's pulse when a voice as cold as ice suddenly came from outside: "Stop!"

The Queen came in from outside, still wrapped in the cold wind, her eyes were cold: "The Emperor has his own imperial physician to treat him. Sir Xie, do you think that the imperial physician in the palace is not as good as the unscrupulous itinerant doctors outside?

"As long as I am here, I will never allow anyone with unclear identities to approach the emperor. If he is a spy from another country and tries to murder the emperor, who can bear the consequences? Come on, drag this person out!"

Xie Lin and Chu Heyi looked at each other, and both read terrifying messages from each other's eyes...

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