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

The Second Madam and Chu Ren's eyes lit up, and even Chu Heyi couldn't help but take two steps forward. It turned out that the person brought in by the doorman was Wang Shan, not Xie Lin.

By this time, it was already dark, and the lights in the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion had already been lit one by one, making the mansion bright and magnificent.

Wangshan greeted everyone first, then said, "My master originally planned to come to the birthday banquet of Cheng'an County Lord, but he was too busy and couldn't spare the time, so he couldn't come, so he had to ask me to deliver the birthday gift."

Wangshan handed a huge box to Chu Heyi with both hands, "My master said that he wishes the Princess of Cheng'an County "peace and happiness every day and every year."

Chu Heyi took the big box, which was a bit heavy. He didn't know what it was, so he replied, "Thank you, your master. He is thoughtful."

Then he asked, "Brother Wangshan, have you had your meal yet? Come in and have a drink with my fourth brother."

Chu Ren pretended to take him in for a drink, but Wang Shan declined: "My Lord has many things to do and cannot leave me. I have to go back. As for the drink, ask my Lord to come and drink with General Wen Ce another day."

When Wangshan left, Chu Heyi stood under the eaves for a long time before turning back to open the box, which turned out to be a bow made of white jade.

Chu Ren, who didn't like fighting, was delighted when he saw the bow. "It's made of top-grade Hetian jade. Look, sister. There's a sentence on it that says 'Friends come and we never tire of each other', and below your name is engraved 'May you be safe and sound every day'. Thank you for this gift, sir. It's really thoughtful."

Chu Heyi's disappointment faded a little, and a faint smile finally appeared in the corner of her eyes. Her family urged her to try it quickly.

Chu Heyi took the bow and arrow out to try it out. There was a target in the courtyard of the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion. She shot an arrow and hit the bull's eye.

"Sister, you are a good archer!" Chu Ren said, "It is a really good bow!"

Others followed suit and applauded, and the atmosphere in the mansion became unusually good.

That night, when Nanny Rui was helping Chu Heyi wash and sleep, she said, "I think Master Xie was really too busy, so he didn't come to celebrate your birthday in person. He really put a lot of effort into that bow. I'm afraid he made preparations long ago so that he could send it to you as a gift today."

After the excitement in the whole mansion and the slight joy of receiving the jade bow from Xie Lin, Chu Heyi had calmed down.

She thought differently from everyone else. She believed that Xie Lin was not too busy and that was why he did not come to her birthday party. Xie Lin just made up an excuse not to come.

Since Xie Lin prepared the gift in advance, he must know her age and should have known that she should have been married long ago at her age.

But he just sent a birthday gift and didn't come, which means he didn't want to come and had no plans to marry her.

Maybe the rumors are right, he is going to be Princess Pingyang's consort.

But she could see before that Xie Lin had no intention of that kind towards Princess Pingyang. What made Xie Lin suddenly change his mind and want to become a princess consort?

Chu Heyi had already fallen asleep. He stood up and took Xie Lin's white jade pendant. He held it in his palm and thought silently, "How long can this thing stay in my hand?"

The next day, Chu Heyi heard that Xie Lin stayed in the palace last night and had dinner with the emperor, and Princess Pingyang was also there.

Some people also said that since Xie Lin was so favored by the emperor, he and Princess Pingyang were about to get married.

Chu Heyi thought that this was what Xie Lin meant by being "too busy". As she had guessed, Xie Lin just didn't want to come to her birthday party.

The spring thunder suddenly sounded, the sky became gloomy, and it began to rain again. The spring rain was like silk, falling down finely and densely. I didn't pay attention at first, but when I paid attention, I found that the soil was wet.

It is the time for spring ploughing.

Chu Heyi heard news about Xie Lin and Princess Pingyang almost every day. It was said that Princess Pingyang even went out of the palace with him to watch the farmers doing spring ploughing. The farmers were very encouraged to see the princess coming to visit them.

For a time, people in Shengjing City were praising Princess Pingyang for her approachability and concern for the people.

They also praised Xie Lin and Princess Pingyang, saying they were a perfect match made in heaven.

Time just passed by like this.

During this short yet long period of time, Chu Heyi gained a general understanding of Qingyang City. From the local population to the economic situation, and especially the terrain, she had a pretty good idea of ​​it all.

But understanding it on paper alone was not enough, so she decided to go and investigate the situation in person. However, who should she bring with her so that things would be easier to handle?

After counting, apart from Baihua, Zheng Yizhao is the only person she can keep by her side.

But before she left, she decided to meet Xie Lin first.

"I have to meet him eventually." Chu Heyi held his jade pendant tightly and whispered softly, as if talking to himself: "If he really wants to be Princess Pingyang's consort, I will return this jade pendant to him."

Upon learning that Xie Lin had returned home, Chu Heyi immediately sent someone to deliver the invitation, in which the other party asked her to meet him the next afternoon.

The next afternoon, the sun was shining brightly, casting dappled shadows through the gaps between the leaves. Chu Heyi followed Xie Lin's footsteps and walked in the garden in the backyard of Xie's house. They were almost at the end of the garden, but the two of them didn't say a word.

Wang Shan and Bai Hua were following far behind. The afternoon sun was shining brightly, and the leaves and flowers were all lazy, making people feel irritated.

Seeing that they were about to reach the end of the road, Chu Heyi finally stopped and said, "I have to go on a long journey. I will return your jade pendant to you."

Chu Heyi stretched out her hand, and in her palm lay Xie Lin's white jade pendant. Not long after she was reborn, she had taken possession of his jade pendant - he had given it to her personally in her previous life, but in this life, she took the initiative to get it. After all, it was not given to her sincerely by him, so it was always different.

The white jade pendant lay in her fair palm, emitting a soft light in the sunlight. Chu Heyi's heart was beating very fast. She had obviously not intended to speak like this at first, but when she opened her mouth, the words she said were greatly different from what she had originally planned.

Xie Lin's gaze slid from her face to the jade pendant in her hand. He looked up at her again and remained silent for a long while.

Chu Heyi: "I know you have your own things to do and your own path to take. We will part ways for the time being and I will return the jade pendant to you."

At this moment, Chu Heyi seemed to hear the sound of her own heart breaking, and tears were about to burst out, but she suppressed them.

After an unknown amount of time, Xie Lin asked her, "Where are you going and how long will you be gone?"

Chu Heyi tried his best to keep his voice steady: "I'm going to Qingyang City. If everything goes well, I'll be back home by the end of the year."

"Is it related to King Cheng and his wife?" Xie Lin asked.

Chu Heyi said “hmm”. When she mentioned the Cheng Wang couple, her tone was filled with hatred: “If they have any tendency to show up, I will step on them.”

The jade pendant in her palm was still handed to him stubbornly.

Xie Lin finally reached out his hand and picked up the jade pendant, his voice as low as a sigh: "Then take care of yourself..."

Chu Heyi watched his hand reach out and take the jade pendant away. Her palm suddenly felt empty, and a corner of her heart was also completely empty.

He took the jade pendant back, and it was obvious that he wanted to marry someone else.

She began to be thankful again, thankful that she had not spoken as she had originally planned in the moment of panic, otherwise she would be so embarrassed now.

She preserved her pride.

However, I couldn't help but let the tears flow out of my eyes and slide down my face.

Before Xie Lin saw her tears, Wang Shan came running over and said breathlessly, "Sir, someone reported that Master Yuan Yun was nearly beaten to death and is in imminent danger. Please come over quickly!"