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Just as they were talking, Xie Cen had returned, the women quickly went to draw the curtains and boil some water, welcoming him into the house. Xie Cen was from a scholarly family, and even though he had been in the government for many years, he still carried the aura of a bookworm. He looked around, and then sat on the left side of the Lady Xu.

The Lady Xu, observing the situation, personally received the tea and put it down, "Master is rushing back, there's something important in the court."

Although Xie Cen did not say anything, his actions revealed a sense of joy, and naturally did not escape the eyes of the woman who could read words the most, he raised his cup of tea and drank a few gulps before putting it down: "His Majesty has granted Pavilion Elder Chen a warning this morning. Pavilion Elder Chen and my teacher are of the same generation, we naturally cannot lack our manners and etiquette when he leaves the capital the next day, prepare something suitable to be delivered over, and have Brother Yu to accompany me to see Elder Chen off."

In front of senior teachers, he was only a junior. Pavilion Elder Chen had held onto the authority of the Cabinet for many years, and now that he had returned to his hometown, Xie Cen was one step closer to the center of power, this was the true benefit of it.

Moreover, Xie Cen wanted to bring Fourth Brother out to see the world, so how could she not be happy? Seeing that Fifth Brother was about to be of no use, and that there was only one Fourth Brother in the palace, the Old Master had to use so much effort to cultivate his.

"Darling, don't worry. I'm awake. I'll get someone to prepare a gift."

"Don't worry about that for now. There's something else I need to discuss with you. It's about the marriage of the third lady."

The first reaction she had was for her to avoid it. It could be seen that Xie Cen didn't have any intention of avoiding it, and he didn't even mention the words that were stuck at the tip of his tongue.

On the other hand, Xie Jingxi was not shy or shy, but when Xie Cen saw her, she could not help but praise her, and remained calm in the face of the situation. Thus, she said to her: "Minister of the Fang family has mentioned this to me a few times, but his family's Second Brother is still young, so I did not agree to it. Today, I brought it up again, and I thought that Third Sister is already old, so I came to discuss it with you guys."

The second son of the household's Minister was a good match for the family, and seeing Xie Cen's agreement, he knew that Xie Family and household Ministry of War were related by marriage, so they helped each other politically. Xie Cen, of course, liked hearing about it. Originally, Lady Xu didn't plan to marry her into their clan because Xie Jingxi hadn't been in the capital since she was young. Now that she was able to talk about such a suitable marriage, she naturally didn't have any reason to stop it.

"If husband thinks it's appropriate, I naturally agree. I also have some personal connections with Mistress Fang, and I heard that his Second Brother was hit by a few years ago, although he is currently training in the Hanlin House, sooner or later he will succeed, and it is said that his character is not bad, and his reputation is also good. He is a good child."

Xie Cen nodded, as if he was satisfied. The meaning of Lady Xu's words was clear to Xie Jingxi, she wanted to ask such an outstanding noble young master, why did she ask to marry her so many times, everyone felt that it was appropriate, but why did no one ask her if she was willing?

It was still because she was raised in a small place, that she was able to marry into such a family, and she had the fortune of having cultivated for several lifetimes. Xie Jingxi laughed in her heart, but did not put down the gag about her marriage at all, because she knew that this matter would not be mentioned for long.

Although the fact that the Third Miss was going to be betrothed to the Fang family's second young master was not set in stone, but it had already spread out. Everyone in the residence looked at the Third Miss differently, but Xie Jingxi acted as if nothing had happened and did what she was supposed to do.

Two days later, Brother Nan finally woke up. He was so stupid that no one recognized him, causing Aunt Zhao to almost cry to death.

Lady Xu almost fainted on the spot after hearing the letter. She didn't bother to complain about Aunt Zhao's bad luck and called for the capable old wet nurse to take him to the Marquis Anfeng Palace.

The Marquis Anfeng Palace had a deep roots, the hundred year old house was imposing, but now it was in chaos. When Xie Jingxi stepped into the Marquis Anfeng again, there wasn't a single ripple in her heart. This manor had already used up all of her love and hate, so she didn't bother to take another look.

When Lady Xu came over, she had already exhausted all of her vitality. If not for the ginseng soup, she would have died a long time ago, and Imperial Physician meant that even if the Lord protected him, she would not be able to do much in the future. Although she did not say anything, she was hinting that she wanted to protect the child.

Lady Xu naturally didn't agree, but from her perspective, she wanted to protect the child, so she couldn't say these words clearly. Marquis Anfeng accompanied Lady Xu as he cried, "All adults and children must be protected. Wives have great fortune and will definitely be alright."

"My son is giving birth, but why isn't Young Master watching over him? With my son like this, how can he not be in front of me …"

Since Lady Xu did not see his son-in-law, she naturally had some dissatisfaction in her heart. This was waiting for him to make a decision, if he did not, Imperial Physician would not dare to make a decision. Lady Zeng quickly consoled her, "Heng'er accompanied his father to the outskirts of the capital early in the morning. She already has a message and is about to return.

Lady Zeng followed him into the delivery room, afraid that Xie Jingqi would not be fine, and would meet him for the last time. Miss Xie Jingxi did not deserve to go in and wait outside. In her previous life, Xie Jingqi had had a difficult situation with his family, but Xie Jingxi did not follow along, so she did not personally see the scene, but when she thought back to it in the future, there was probably something fishy about Xie Jingqi having a difficult situation.

In her previous life, Xie Jingqi died after giving birth to her twin, and the Lady Xu was afraid that his two grandsons would lose their protection in the Gu family. She wanted Xie Jingxi to marry Gu Heng as his successor, so the Gu family was extremely deep in water, and not long after Xie Jingxi entered, both of the children that Xie Jingqi left behind died from sickness, so the dirty water that was splashed on Xie Jingxi's body wouldn't even be washed clean.

Lady Xu had not spoken a word to her since then and his husband, Gu Heng, had also started to distance himself from her. If not for the relationship between her and the Xie Family, she would have probably lost her footing in the Gu Palace long ago. Xie Jingxi was unwilling to compromise, she begged to live in a different house until she was killed again.

In her previous life, she didn't want to fight and she had never thought about everything before. But now, when everything was linked together, it couldn't help but be a bit scary, if someone had been plotting from the moment Xie Jingqi was born, and if it was the fall of two children, and then it was her own death, who exactly wouldn't like someone from the Xie Family. After all, she had never been envious of anyone in her previous life and had never had any enmity with anyone.

Xie Jingxi was deep in his thoughts, and did not see the two people who came in, one in front and one behind, looking at Gu Heng, Xie Jingxi had not recovered from his thoughts just now.

That person still looked like he was seeing him for the first time, extremely spirited and beautiful, attracting everyone's attention wherever he walked. Xie Jingxi's dazed look, seemed to easily cause others to misunderstand.

Gu Heng knew that the situation was bad, but he still smiled. He did not expect her to come, and was just about to tease her a little, as per usual.

Xie Jingxi left the house in a panic. She had initially thought that she was completely unaware of this person, as calm as she treated all human beings. But when that face appeared once again without any warning, it was still difficult for her to calm down. Xie Jingxi was not willing to face the sliver of hope in her heart, which had appeared countless times in her previous life, but was ultimately disappointed.

Although she did not reveal it just now, she could not help but feel guilty. She did not know how to face him, or how to accept the death of the Second Miss once again, so she had to face the fate of marrying him as her successor. Everything had returned to its original starting point.

Even if she could, she wouldn't be able to face that person again, because Gu Heng in her previous life had disappointed her in the end. His distrust towards his abandonment and abandonment was like thorns in her heart that had yet to be pulled out even at death's door.

But if her Second Miss did not die, was everything different? ~ Didn't Imperial Physician say that she has a chance of survival? Or maybe she can make Gu Heng give up on the two children.

Xie Jingxi could not bear it anymore and turned around to return. However, the moment she entered the Second Miss's garden, she stopped in her tracks, as if she had smelled something unusual. This smell was extremely thin, and if she had not lived in her own residence for more than ten years, she would not have been able to discern the smell of the flowers.

Xie Jingxi quietly followed the smell and looked around. Finally, she found some weeds at an inconspicuous corner. This type of plant could be called by many names, Xie Jingxi liked to call it Pill Jade Grass. Dan Bi grass was the same type of small weeds, no one would notice it in the flower beds. Furthermore, in the spring and summer, there would be some small white flowers hidden in the grass like speckled stars.

When the emerald grass blossomed, it would give off a faint smell. Although it was not a harmless thing to do with humans, it was not suitable for people who took honey often. Although she had read about it from a random book, she had remembered it. Coincidentally, Second Miss Xie Jingqi loved to eat sweets the most. She would add some honey to her daily water intake, so she couldn't leave even for a day. If it was an ordinary person who drank it occasionally, it would not hinder him much even if it tasted of the emerald grass. However, if it was drunk for a long time, it would easily cause harm to one's vitality.

Although it would not cause one to lose their life, if they were to give birth to a mother with insufficient vitality and their body was weak, even if they were to give birth to the child, they would still suffer greatly, not to mention the fact that Second Miss was pregnant with Gemini. Right now, Second Miss's energy was insufficient, it was very possible that she would lose all her energy before the child was born. If she was delayed a little longer, she would definitely have given birth to a stillborn child.

If it was said that someone had done all of this on purpose, Xie Jingxi felt that even if something were to happen, it could not be considered as a conspiracy, and this kind of not rare weed, the Second Miss loved to eat honey, and with Gemini in her womb, any other person might not have succeeded, but all of these happened all because of Second Miss.

Just as she was about to fall silent, she suddenly heard a suppressed cough sound out from behind her. Surprised, she turned around and saw someone she had almost forgotten.