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

Xie Lin asked Yao An to deliver a message to Concubine Xie one day in advance. The next morning, after the morning court session, Xie Lin saw Concubine Xie waiting for him in a pavilion not far away.

He walked over and saluted.

Lady Xie also greeted him: "Greetings, Lord Xie."

The brother and sister looked very distant when they greeted each other. If someone who didn't know them saw them, they would definitely think that they had no blood relationship.

Lady Xie asked everyone around her to leave: "I will have a few private words with Lord Xie here, you all wait in the distance."

Only the brother and sister were left in the pavilion.

Lady Xie looked at Xie Lin and said, "I wonder what Lord Xie wants to say to me?"

Xie Lin's expression remained unchanged. "Last time at Miss Li's coming-of-age ceremony, Mingzhi was falsely accused of murder and the entire Xie family was imprisoned. Does Miss Xie still remember that?"

Lady Xie's expression changed slightly.

Xie Lin continued, "I don't know what kind of deal Concubine Xie made with the Queen, which made Concubine Xie willing to sacrifice the entire Xie family to help the Queen..."

Concubine Xie scolded him: "Xie Lin, do you know what you are talking about!"

Xie Lin looked into her eyes and said, "I know what I'm saying, but I'm afraid that Concubine Xie doesn't know what she's doing. Last time, the entire Xie family was imprisoned, and hundreds of people were almost sentenced to death or exile. It was the Queen's doing. Concubine Xie may not have feelings for me, but do you have no feelings for all the hundreds of people in the Xie family?"

Concubine Xie turned pale and took a step back, then she quickly forced herself to calm down.

There are spies everywhere in the palace, and she can't let anyone see her like this.

"You said it was the Queen's work. Where's the evidence?"

Xie Lin sneered: "Yuan Heng was just pushed out by her to block the knife, so the crime cannot fall on her head."

Xie Guiren took a deep breath and said, "I don't know what you are talking about."

Xie Lin suddenly asked: "Mr. Xie, am I a member of the Xie family?"

Lady Xie's whole body trembled violently, her pupils shrank dramatically, and her body was about to fall. She hurriedly grabbed the handrail beside her, otherwise she would really fall to the ground.

"You, of course you are the blood of the Xie family. Have you forgotten? Our mother exhausted her body to give birth to you. She has been suffering from illnesses over the years. How can you doubt your identity?"

Then he yelled at Xie Lin angrily: "Have you forgotten the hardships your mother went through in the past 22 years, getting up early every day to make medicine for you?"

Xie Lin smiled bitterly and brought up these two things again, as if they were afraid that he would forget his mother's pain. They wanted him to carry his mother's pain for the rest of his life.

"Since Mr. Xie is unwilling to tell the truth, I will not force you. But I want to tell you one thing. If you continue to be stubborn, you may lose your life one day."

Xie Lin continued, "I say this not because I still have any hope for the affection of Lady Xie, but because you are still a member of the Xie family. I don't want you to get into trouble and implicate me and the Xie family."

He bowed, turned and left.

Lady Xie was in a panic and fell down on a bench, shaking all over, with her clothes soaked with cold sweat.

Kill him, must kill him!

Otherwise many people will die!

Xie Lin's words failed to make Concubine Xie reflect or stop, but instead strengthened her determination to kill Xie Lin.

After the Lantern Festival, Nanny and two palace maids returned to the palace.

Xie Lin immediately asked Wangshan to secretly check the items. Half a day later, Wangshan came back and said, "Nothing is missing, except for the dark green brocade robe and black cape that you often wear, Third Master."

Xie Lin thought for a moment and said, "Maybe I left it somewhere and forgot to collect it. It's just a set of clothes, don't worry about it, don't make a fuss."

A few days later, Xie Lin invited Wen Tingshen and the prince to visit him.

Wen Tingshen has always admired Xie Lin and readily accepted the invitation.

The prince had always wanted to win over Xie Lin, so naturally he did not refuse.

In the study, Xie Lin invited them to drink tea and eat snacks and discuss national affairs. Everyone talked freely and happily.

Suddenly, someone below came running over in a panic, "Third Master, something bad has happened. There's a fire in your house."

Xie Lin immediately stood up and said, "Your Highness and Lord Wen, please sit down for a while. I will be back soon."

How could Dongfang Ye and Wen Tingshen sit still when such a major incident as a fire occurred? Not long after Xie Lin left, they also got up to check the situation.

When they arrived at Xie Lin's yard, they saw that the fire was still burning. The servants fetched water and kept pouring it inside, and everyone was eager to put out the fire.

Fortunately, the fire gradually died down, and with strength in numbers, the fire was completely extinguished in a short while.

Xie Lin came out of the house, his clothes and hair were burnt, his face was covered in black ash, and he looked a bit disheveled.

Xie Lin said to the two of them, "The people downstairs said that wasps got into the house somehow, and they were going to use fire to drive them out, but something like this happened, scaring His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Lord Wen. I hope you can forgive me."

Wen Tingshen said, "The people in Lord Xie's house are too stupid to do things. How could they use a big fire in the house? What was lost?"

"A whole room of clothes was burned, but the rest was not damaged." Xie Lin said, "It's spring now, so we can make new clothes and burn the old ones."

Just at this moment, Wangshan took out his clothes, threw them in the yard, and shook them out one by one, and saw that they were all burned.

"I was thinking about finding one or two pieces that were not burned so that I could give them to the adults to change into during the next two days. But now it seems that there is nothing left," said Wangshan.

Xie Lin said: "It's okay, I can just go back and borrow two sets from my second brother."

Xie's second sister-in-law had heard the news and rushed over. She said quickly, "You don't have to borrow them. I'll have them delivered to you right away. Your second brother happens to have a few sets of clothes that he has never worn. But your second brother is shorter than you, so I'm afraid they won't fit you. You should ask the servants to get new clothes out as soon as possible."

Xie Lin bowed: "Then I'll trouble you, second sister-in-law."

The second sister-in-law of the Xie family said, "The servants in our family are so rash in their actions that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Lord Wen are making fun of them. They should be punished."

Xie Lin said, "Second sister-in-law is right. Wangshan, take them away and punish them. Don't let this kind of trouble happen again. Fortunately, only the clothes were burned this time. If they lost their lives, it would be a big regret."

Wangshan agreed and took the servant away to punish him.

Xie Lin's room was filled with smoke from the burn, and there were many follow-up matters to be dealt with. The prince and Wen Tingshen knew that it was not appropriate to stay there any longer, so they said goodbye one after another.

Xie Lin personally escorted them out: "I originally wanted to keep the Crown Prince and Lord Wen in the mansion for a simple meal, but unexpectedly this kind of thing happened. It is really not appropriate to keep the Crown Prince and Lord Wen. I hope you can forgive me."

Dongfang Ye said, "Thank you for your courtesy, sir. There will be plenty of opportunities after dinner. There is still a long time to come, so there is no need to rush."

The fire in Xie Lin's house was not a glorious thing after all. If one thinks about it carefully, it can only be attributed to the fact that the Xie family did not treat their servants strictly enough, which led to this incident.

Therefore, Wen Tingshen and the prince never mentioned it in front of outsiders in order to save Xie Lin's face.

As for the Xie family, under Xie Lin's strong request, they didn't dare to say anything.