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

In an instant, Wang Shan, Xue Jinfei and others all looked at Xie Lin, and the guards stood silently behind them.

Only the river keeps flowing.

Xie Lin suddenly fell silent. He did not order anyone to go and retrieve the items, nor did he refuse Tong Xiling's request.

After an unknown amount of time, Wang Shan spoke up: "Your Highness, I'm leaving!"

He dived into the river, the torch illuminated the water surface, and Wangshan's figure quickly disappeared. After the huge ripples, the water surface gradually returned to calm.

After waiting for a cup of tea, no one came up. Xie Lin waved his hand and four more guards jumped into the water.

Tong Xiling leaned forward and looked forward, looking very anxious, and unknowingly, she grabbed Xie Lin's sleeve.

With a "splash", Wang Shan broke out of the water, holding a skeleton in his hands. Yes, skeleton. The hair and flesh were gone, only the skeleton was left. The clothes on his body were also tattered, but it could be seen that they were the clothes Chu Heyi had worn.

When she left the palace, she took some clothes with her, including the one the skeleton was wearing.

The guards surfaced behind Wangshan, also holding huge bones in their hands. They were the bones of a horse.

It is said that Chu Heyi rode Benxiao, rushed off the cliff and fell into the river, rather than leave her body to the people who were chasing her.

Now that human and horse skeletons have been found at the same time, it just confirms the previous statement.

Xie Lin's body trembled violently.

When Wangshan was pulled ashore, Tong Xiling immediately strode forward, took off the jade pendant that was wrapped around his finger bones, and returned to Xie Lin.

“This is the jade pendant you gave me. At that time, I knew I was going to die, and if I tied it to my clothes it would be easily washed away by the current, so I took it off and wrapped it around my finger!

"Also, Wangshan just fished my body out of the water, and I didn't feel so cold anymore! Do you believe me now?"

Tong Xiling burst into tears again and wanted to hold Xie Lin's hand, but Xie Lin avoided her.

He was still looking at the skeleton. If a corpse was washed by water every day, the flesh would rot very easily. In two months, only a skeleton was left, which was consistent with the degree of decay in this special environment.

But Xie Lin still refused to believe it!

Tong Xiling said: "Maybe you will be very resistant to believing that my original body is gone. It will also be difficult for you to quickly accept that this strange body is Chu Heyi. But it doesn't matter, as long as I can come back to you, I think it doesn't matter. I can wait for you until you believe it."

Xie Lin held the jade pendant in his hand, looked past Tong Xiling and towards the skeleton, and after a while he said, "Take this skeleton back and put it in a good place."

When we returned to the palace, it was almost dawn.

Xie Lin walked into Qianqiu Hall and found Tong Xiling still following him. He suddenly stopped, looked at her, and asked, "Since you said you are Chu Heyi, let me ask you a question."

Tong Xiling immediately stood up straight: "Okay, ask."

Xie Lin: "When the Crown Princess broke up with me and was determined to leave the palace, what did she say to me?"

Tong Xiling pretended to be trying hard to recall, while Xie Lin looked at her intently.

“I said, after I leave and you solve this big problem of General Luo Cheng, you should find ways to make Daqi rich, let the people live a truly good life, and make our troops really strong.

"Because in addition to Luo Cheng, we also have the powerful rival of Northern Zhou, and the King Cheng and his wife are eyeing us covetously. In the end, the competition between the two hostile forces will not only be about the strength of the troops, but also the living standards of the people and the financial situation of the country."

Xie Lin's eyes were deep, as if he wanted to see through the girl in front of him.

Tong Xiling continued, "In my opinion, the breakup is a problem in our relationship. I just couldn't face you for a while. But we can't let the people and our country be negatively affected by the breakdown of our relationship."

Xie Lin said "hmm", without commenting on her words, nor saying whether it was right or wrong.

At that time, he was holding Chu Heyi. Chu Heyi put a dagger against her throat, leaving a bloody mark. She spoke in his ear in a very low voice. Only he heard it, and no one else knew it.

No one even knew that Chu Heyi had whispered to him, not even Wangshan.

Xie Lin took a deep breath and said calmly, "Go to Yuelin Palace and have a rest."

Tong Xiling said "Oh" and pursed her lips, seeming very disappointed. She walked a few steps out, then stopped and turned to look at Xie Lin.

"I've said so much, but you still don't believe me? I used to live in Changning Palace."

Xie Lin didn't say anything, just looked at her.

After a while, Tong Xiling sighed and said, "Okay, I'll go live in Yuelin Palace and won't embarrass you."

Xie Lin sat on the couch in Qianqiu Palace with no intention of resting. He held a memorial in his hand but did not move for a long time.

When it was time for the morning court, he changed his clothes and went out to work again. When the morning court ended, it was already late. He thought of Chu Heyi, Tong Xiling's words, and then the 4,000 surrendered soldiers from the Northern Zhou Dynasty.

We can’t let them waste food in Daqi.

However, it was late autumn now and they could not be allowed to plant crops, so Xie Lin ordered the 4,000 surrendered soldiers to build a road from Shengjing City to the outside. Not only did they need to widen the road, but they also needed to pave it with bluestone slabs.

In addition to the 4,000 surrendered soldiers, local people were of course also recruited to build roads, but the heaviest and hardest work was done by the surrendered soldiers of the Northern Zhou Dynasty.

Just after work started that day, some surrendered soldiers from Northern Zhou looked towards the north and thought to themselves: When will the iron cavalry of Northern Zhou break through the mountains and rivers of Daqi and take us home?

The wind blows from the north, bringing bone-chilling cold, indicating that winter is about to come to the north.

Shengjing City is far away from the Northern Zhou capital, the wind blows slowly, and news also spreads slowly.

Five days ago, in the Northern Zhou royal city, the eldest prince’s palace.

Beautiful women's songs, delicious food, everything was before their eyes, and the princes held wine glasses in their hands and drank until dawn.

After drinking to his heart's content, the eldest prince stood up and said, "The Crown Princess of Daqi was chased by her enemies and fell into the river and died. The Crown Prince of Daqi must be in great pain now. Chu Ni, Chu Zhen and others must also be affected by this incident. God is really helping me!"

Everyone started to make a fuss and laughed non-stop.

The eldest prince added, "Also, second brother, you are really amazing. You are a hero of our Northern Zhou. You snatched away Princess Anding of Daqi and the wife of General Shu Xiao, the Northern Expedition General of Daqi. Shu Xiao must be furious now! I'll toast you a glass!"

At this time, Princess Anding was leaning in Zhou Hanchi's arms. After hearing this, she said, "The men in Daqi are too delicate and gentle. I like tall and strong men like the Second Prince."

Zhou Hanchi hugged her, kissed her deeply, and stood up to accept the eldest prince's toast.

After the two brothers finished drinking, the eldest prince said, "Winter is coming soon. Our soldiers should go to Changqing City and bring back some rice, meat, and beautiful girls for the winter!"

Zhou Hanchi said: "Brother, what you said is very true. It is a great time to set off now. Whether it is Chu Yi, Shu Xiao, or the Crown Prince of Daqi, they will definitely be overwhelmed!

"They captured me alive back then. This time I will destroy Changqing City! To avenge my previous humiliation!"