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

Xie Lin put his arm around her waist and let her lean against his chest. Although they were in the water, neither of them was wearing any clothes, so by leaning against each other, they could clearly feel each other's outline and temperature.

Chu Heyi's face suddenly turned red to her ears. She wanted to get out of his arms, but she saw the indescribable emotions in Xie Lin's eyes.

He said, "Let alone three days, as long as the Crown Princess returns safely, it would be worth it for me to lie down for five days."

He kissed her again.

The water in the pool ripples out in waves.

Xie Lin kissed the scars on her body again and again, with infinite tenderness, "This sword was stabbed by Duan Feichi, right?"

His voice trembled slightly.

Chu Heyi made a "hmm" sound from his throat: "It doesn't hurt now, it's just a little itchy, don't mention other people."

When they came out of the Jingxin Pond, the sun was already setting. They both changed into clean clothes, Xie Lin in bright yellow and Chu Heyi in apricot yellow. Standing together, they looked noble and elegant, and they were a perfect match.

There was a banquet in the evening, and Xie Lin asked the imperial kitchen to start preparing ten days in advance, but they had been busy for a long time. He was worried that Chu Heyi was starving, so he had already asked the people in the imperial kitchen to cook some porridge and send it to Chu Heyi.

Chu Heyi was so hungry that she became impatient when she saw the food. The chicken bamboo shoot porridge was still a little hot, but she didn't care and scooped a spoonful into her mouth, which scalded her.

Xie Lin immediately took out a handkerchief, caught the hot porridge she spat out, and said softly: "Even if you are extremely hungry, take your time."

Cheng Ying took the dirty handkerchief away, and Xie Lin personally scooped a spoonful of porridge, blew it cool before putting it into Chu Heyi's mouth.

Halfway through eating, Chu Heyi thought he was too slow, so he snatched the spoon and started eating himself.

Xie Lin was also hungry and ate his own portion.

Xue Jinfei came in from outside and saluted to the two of them. Xie Lin guessed that he came in at this time because there must be something, maybe it was related to the Queen.

He didn't want Chu Heyi to hear those evil words. She had survived a life-and-death experience to come back to him, and he didn't want those evil words to hurt her again.

"The banquet is about to begin, isn't it?" Xie Lin said, "Master Xue, please wait outside. We will come after the Crown Princess has finished drinking this bowl of porridge."

When Xue Jinfei heard what Xie Lin said, he knew that Xie Lin was unwilling to discuss that matter in front of Chu Heyi, so he nodded and left.

Xie Lin took two mouthfuls of porridge, and seeing Chu Heyi still eating, he smiled and said, "Eat slowly, I'll go out and wait for you."

He went out to meet Xue Jinfei.

Xue Jinfei said, "After His Royal Highness the Crown Prince left the palace in the morning, news came from Fengwu Palace that the Queen had caught a cold. Nanny An rushed out to ask for the imperial physician, and Miss Li wanted to come to see His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, but was stopped by the guards."

A cold light flashed in Xie Lin's eyes.

Sure enough, his guess was correct. The Queen would never allow Chu Heyi to return to the palace unharmed.

Even though Chu Heyi had already arrived outside the city, the queen still wanted to use her illness to attack Chu Heyi.

If this matter were to get out, others would think that it was Chu Heyi's return that caused the queen to become ill, and then the rumor that there was an evil ghost living in her body would spread again.

“I still say the same thing. Even if the Queen is sick, she is not ill. Tell the guards to continue watching her. No one serving in Fengwu Palace is allowed to come out.” Xie Lin said in a cold voice.

As long as no one outside knows that the queen is sick, then the queen is not sick, and the rumor that Chu Heyi and Princess Cheng are twins will be completely dispelled.

Xue Jinfei bowed in response.

When Xie Lin returned to the hall, Chu Heyi had finished a bowl of porridge and was rinsing her mouth. He walked up to her and naturally took her hand.

Chu Heyi glanced at Xie Lin's hand. His fingers were long and white, with clear and strong joints, which looked very handsome.

She smiled and followed Xie Lin.

Outside the palace, the two of them sat on the sedan chair and went to Minghua Palace.

Tonight's celebration banquet was very lively. In order to celebrate Chu Heyi's victory and safe return, Xie Lin invited almost all the civil and military officials in the court.

Even Wen Tingshen, who had celebrated his success last time, was invited.

Princess Pingyang and her husband Luo Su were also at the banquet.

Cai Ning also came and sat next to Yang Qi.

When Xie Lin took Chu Heyi's hand and sat down to the table, Eunuch Cheng Ying sang, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess have arrived."

Everyone at the table immediately held their voices, stood up, knelt down and saluted: "Greetings to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and to His Royal Highness the Crown Princess."

The shouts of thousands of people were loud and powerful. Chu Heyi stood beside Xie Lin, watching everyone prostrating themselves in front of her and Xie Lin. At this moment, she suddenly thought of Princess Cheng Runxue.

What Runxue is pursuing is probably this feeling of being above millions of people, having the power of life and death over everyone in the world. Perhaps this is what Runxue has been pursuing all his life.

Power is really attractive and can easily confuse people's minds.

"What are you thinking about?" Xie Lin's gentle voice came, interrupting Chu Heyi's thoughts. Chu Heyi looked up at him and smiled slightly.

"I was thinking, power can easily make people feel proud, especially when so many people are kneeling in front of them."

Chu Heyi took a deep breath and warned herself not to be a servant of power, but to use power well, otherwise her fate would be the same as that of Princess Cheng, and people all over the world would want to get rid of her as soon as possible.

She withdrew her gaze and sat down with Xie Lin.

Everyone stood up and returned to their seats.

Since it was a celebration banquet, it was inevitable to talk about the past battle situations. However, Wen Tingshen and Wangshan had already talked about it before, so there was not much left for Chu Heyi to say.

However, this did not affect the court officials and their wives, whose praises for Chu Heyi continued like a torrent of water.

It is worth mentioning that Cai Ning was canonized as a fifth-rank female official, the first female official in Daqi.

With fine wine and delicacies in front, singing and dancing to liven up the atmosphere, and the fact that the Crown Prince was genuinely happy and the Queen did not come to ruin the occasion, this celebration banquet was truly lively and successful.

People from the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion were also invited to attend the celebration banquet. Chu Heyi felt relieved to see that his relatives were safe and sound.

The only imperfection was the relationship between Princess Pingyang and her husband Luo Su. During the entire banquet, the couple hardly spoke a word, as if there was a deep hatred between them.

These two people were of distinguished status and their seats were quite close to Xie Lin and Chu Heyi, so they noticed them, but they did not point it out.

Nanny Rui has been living in the palace waiting for Chu Heyi to return. She knows a thing or two about Princess Pingyang and her husband.

That night, she told Chu Heyi, "It is said that the princess and her husband have not yet consummated their marriage. The husband has become a joke in Shengjing City. He is very dissatisfied with the princess, but he can do nothing about it."

Chu Heyi was surprised: "When we were discussing marriage, Princess Pingyang didn't resist. Why hasn't the marriage been consummated in such a long time?"

Rui Ma Ma said, "This old servant doesn't know. This is the Princess's Mansion's business, so it's not appropriate for us to ask about it."

Within two days, Chu Heyi received the latest news from the princess's mansion, saying that on the night of the celebration banquet, the prince consort Luo Su drank too much, went crazy after returning home, and forced the princess to consummate her marriage.

Chu Heyi: “…”

"Crown Princess, Miss Xu asked Lord Xue to ask if she can come to the palace to pay a visit to you tomorrow?" Nanny Rui asked again.

Chu Heyi has always been thinking about Xu Shulan. She originally wanted to find a suitable husband for her, but she ended up becoming Xue Jinfei's concubine. After she came back, she has never seen Xu Shulan again. She wonders whether Xu Shulan is satisfied with her current life.

"Tell her to come to the East Palace tomorrow." Chu Heyi said.

Unexpectedly, the next morning, Xu Shulan fainted as soon as she stepped into the East Palace.