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

Xie Lin's going out was a secret, so when he returned to Xie's house, no one knew that he had been outside since last night, and no one was alarmed.

After washing and changing clothes, Xie Lin ate a simple meal, then stood up and said, "I wonder if Miss Hongqi can adapt to the mansion."

As he spoke, the person started to walk out. Wang Shan was stunned for a moment. After he came to his senses, he took his two maids and followed him.

Qingranju was very quiet, and Hongqi did not come out to greet them. Wangshan said to the maid, "The Third Master is here to visit Miss Hongqi. I wonder if Miss Hongqi has fallen asleep?"

The maid knelt down in panic and said, "Master, please spare me. Miss Hongqi went out in the afternoon and has not returned yet. But she sent someone to bring back a message that her sister is sick and she has to take care of her at her sister's house tonight."

Xie Lin said "hmm" lightly, then turned and left.

No one could figure out whether he was angry or not.

However, the next morning, Hongqi did not return from her sister's house, but from Chengji's house.

When she came out, she looked around carefully and felt relieved when she saw that there was no one.

She had indeed gone to bed last night, but Cheng Ji drugged her. When she woke up, she was already in Cheng Ji's house.

Naturally, she scolded Cheng Ji, but Cheng Ji said that he couldn't help himself from her and he dared to do such a thing only when he was sure that Xie Lin didn't know.

Hongqi slapped him and left Chengji's house before dawn.

She thought no one knew about it, but in fact, not long after she left, someone outside quietly spread the news: "The girl given by the noble lady Xie in the palace to the master of the Xie family has an unclear relationship with the brothers and friends of the master of the Xie family."

"When I went out this morning, I saw her coming out of Master Cheng's house. Poor Patriarch Xie, he is in poor health and is probably still being kept in the dark."

The news spread like wildfire, and many people knew about it, but they all whispered about it in private and did not dare to speak out publicly.

After Hongqi returned home, she immediately heard from the maid that Xie Lin had come to her yard last night. She was shocked.

"But I told the master that you were away taking care of your sick sister, so you couldn't return home."

Hong Qi breathed a sigh of relief, immediately washed and changed her clothes, and went to Xie Lin's yard to pay her respects to him.

Xie Lin asked her to make tea and spread out paper to grind ink. No matter how Hong Qi looked at him, she could not see any sign that Xie Lin was angry about her not coming home last night.

He even said, "Summer is coming soon. Go back to the storehouse and pick out some cloth you like and make some summer clothes."

"Thank you, Third Master." Hong Qi immediately bowed, feeling relieved at last. She had always been afraid that the accident last night would ruin her entire plan and prevent her from completing the task of killing Xie Lin.

Now it seems that Concubine Xie really understood Xie Lin's preferences in women. There was no woman around him, but when she came, he looked at her differently.

He didn't even care that she didn't come home last night.

Hong Qi wouldn't believe it if she said she wasn't the type Xie Lin liked.

She suddenly felt that this task was not so difficult to accomplish.

Hongqi was taken to the storehouse by the nanny to choose cloth, while Xie Lin asked Wangshan to gather all the family members to the main hall.

At this moment, the atmosphere in the main hall was solemn. Xie Lin and the old lady sat in the main seats, while the others sat in a circle around them, whispering about what their family leader was talking about.

Xie Lin's face was stern and his cold eyes swept over everyone. Everyone subconsciously closed their mouths and held their breath.

"From last year to now, in less than a year, the Xie family has faced two crises, both of which were serious crimes that almost led to the confiscation of property and the extermination of the clan." Xie Lin said.

"Although it seems that we have avoided these two crises now, they were still very dangerous. If we had not been lucky and careful in the past, the Xie family would have collapsed completely by now, and all of the family wealth would have become the property of others."

Most people felt scared after hearing this.

But there were also some people who didn't care much after hearing it, because the incident had not happened yet, so they couldn't imagine how terrible it would be if it happened, and so they had no fear.

Xie Lin's eyes fell on the faces of those people, and his voice was even colder and heavier than before: "So I decided that before the war in the southern border is over, no one in my Xie family is allowed to go out, participate in any banquets or activities, even shopping."

If Hong Qi fails to kill him, Concubine Xie will definitely have other tricks up her sleeve, such as attacking other members of the Xie family and killing him with the hands of the Xie family members.

The brave nephew said: "Uncle, what's the difference between this and house arrest? Are we afraid of being plotted against, so we won't go out for the rest of our lives? Isn't this just cowardice?

"You can't just stop eating for fear of choking, right? Or stop going out for fear of getting hit by a car?"

Xie Lin said coldly: "If you are willing to understand it as house arrest, then it is house arrest. Anyone who dares to violate my rules will be kicked out of the house."

His voice was not loud, but extremely cold, giving people a feeling of ice and snow passing silently, and no one dared to disobey.

This family meeting was just that simple. After Xie Lin finished speaking, he stood up and left.

The news that he had asked Wangshan to spread earlier spread throughout Shengjing City after Wangshan spent a large sum of money.

Even Chu Heyi knew about it. She was shocked and immediately sent someone to send a visiting card to Xie's house.

The visiting card was handed to Xie Lin. He was silent for a long time before he said, "Let her come tomorrow evening."

He also instructed: "Don't let the old lady know."

Wangshan sighed. Even though he was let down by the Zhenbei Marquisate, his master still protected Chu Heyi, fearing that the old lady would find out that Chu Heyi had come to visit and cause trouble for her.

The next evening, Chu Heyi arrived on time. She was taken to Xie Lin's study by Wangshan. When she entered, Xie Lin was sitting at the desk writing.

Chu Heyi gave him a pot of Clivia: "This is the most beautiful pot in our yard. I specially gave it to you."

Xie Lin stopped writing and looked at her: "Miss Heyi, what is the important matter that you want to talk to me about?"

"I heard that 'Da Qi is in danger, and only with Xie Lin can it be saved'. I don't know who did it, but it's very bad for you. I will investigate the person behind it, but you have to be on guard, and be careful that someone will use this to make a fuss and kill you."

Xie Lin looked at her steadily, and saw that her eyes were clear and sincere, and her words seemed to come from the bottom of her heart, all for him sincerely.

Xie Lin said: "I was the one who spread this."

Chu Heyi was surprised: "Why is this so? Why would you put yourself in such a dangerous situation!"

Xie Lin finally stood up from the chair, walked to the window, and stood with his back to her: "It is indeed dangerous, but if it were not so, the emperor would not have summoned me."

He turned around and looked at Chu Heyi.

"I want to enter the government."

Chu Heyi was surprised: "Since my fourth brother sent you a letter to the palace last time, the emperor has never summoned you?"

After Chu Ren left the palace that day, he went directly to the military camp. Because of some minor trouble in the camp, he has not returned since.

She thought that Xie Lin's summons to the emperor was a foregone conclusion, because Xie Lin was outstanding enough and never did anything without certainty, so she had been waiting for good news from Xie Lin.

Xie Lin's eyes locked onto her face. "No. I did get news that the Prime Minister recommended Lu Kai, who was originally a seventh-rank imperial censor, to become the Minister of Personnel. He has already gone to Xirong."

It just so happened that the strategy he offered was related to the Western Rong.

Chu Heyi was stunned for a moment, then said incredulously: "You mean, you suspect that my fourth brother presented your plan to the prime minister and helped the prime minister's people get promoted?"

Xie Lin: "Miss Heyi is discussing marriage with the Prime Minister's nephew, Marquis Shi'an. It's hard not to be suspicious."