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

On New Year's Eve, the palace was exceptionally lively. The palace servants were busy from morning to night, decorating the palace inside and out, making it look bright and festive.

The weather was still cold. Xie Lin stayed in Qianqiu Hall to review memorials. The heating in the room made the whole room warm, but his face was still a little pale.

He seemed to have no interest in the excitement outside or the New Year's Eve celebrations, and his mind was completely focused on the memorials.

He did not look up when he heard the sound of anxious footsteps outside the door. It was not until Xue Jinfei knelt on one knee in front of him that he said, "Your Highness, there is news from the northern border that the King of Northern Zhou, the eldest prince, and the fourth prince are all dead. Now the fifth prince has succeeded to the throne."

Xie Lin's body stiffened, his eyes fell on the memorial, but he seemed to be looking through the memorial to somewhere else.

After a moment of tension, he let out a long breath and realized that his palms were full of sweat.

There were sounds of laughter coming from outside the door. They were the voices of Tong Xiling, Chu Hui and Chu Xin. Tong Xiling took the excuse of celebrating New Year's Eve to bring the two sisters of the Chu family to the palace to play.

"Xie Lin, we made lanterns, do you think they look good?" Tong Xiling's voice came over before she even arrived.

Then, she brought the two sisters of the Chu family in. When she saw Xue Jinfei kneeling in the hall, she just glanced at him and walked straight to Xie Lin.

"I made this white elephant lantern especially for you. I hope that our Daqi will have peace and prosperity in the coming year. This lotus lantern is for myself. I hope that we will always be happy."

Tong Xiling smiled sweetly and innocently, and pointed at the two Chu sisters: "Huihui likes big white geese, and Xinxin likes little rabbits, so they made lanterns of big white geese and little rabbits respectively. Do you think they look good?"

Xie Lin's gaze slid from Tong Xiling to Chu Hui and Chu Xin. The two sisters currently don't know that Tong Xiling calls herself Chu Heyi, nor do they know that Tong Xiling salvaged "Chu Heyi's body", but they got along very well with Tong Xiling in a short period of time.

Xie Lin's expression did not change, he was still cold and calm, he said: "Master Xue is telling me something important."

"Do you mean to say that I disturbed you?" Tong Xiling sat down on the couch, with a table between her and Xie Lin. "Is there anything that Lord Xue said that I shouldn't know?"

Xie Lin was silent for a moment, and asked Wang Shan to come in and take the two girls from the Chu family out. Then he said to Xue Jinfei, "Master Xue, if you have anything else to say, feel free to say it."

Tong Xiling put her hands on her knees, looking like she was ready to listen attentively.

Xue Jinfei glanced at the two of them and said, "There is also news that the Fifth Prince was able to succeed to the throne this time because the Crown Princess dismantled the various forces in the Northern Zhou Dynasty and planned for the Fifth Prince."

There was a sudden silence in Qianqiu Palace.

Xue Jinfei continued, "For this reason, the Crown Princess did not hesitate to fake her own death and went to Northern Zhou, deep into the enemy camp, disregarding life and death, and finally achieved success. The Fifth Prince spread the word that as long as he was in power, there would be no war between Northern Zhou and Da Qi."

Taking a deep breath, Xue Jinfei said firmly: "In other words, the Crown Princess... is not actually dead. She is still alive. The peace between the two countries was fought for by her life. Our Daqi Crown Princess has never rushed off a cliff or fallen into the river."

The cold wind blew through the dry branches, making a creaking sound.

After a while, Xie Lin slowly turned his head and looked at Tong Xiling, who was sitting only a desk away from him, as if silently asking her: My Crown Princess has never died, so who are you?

Tong Xiling suddenly laughed, with a mocking look on her face. She stood up from the couch and stood in front of Xie Lin. When she looked at Xie Lin again, her eyes were red with grievance, and she tried hard not to let the tears fall.

She said stubbornly, "Didn't I tell you before that if I died, someone would pretend to be me? Look, isn't the person pretending to be me here now? It's a pity that I've been with you for so long, but you still don't believe me.

"Where is my body? I have shown you the jade pendant wrapped around it. What else do you want? The world is so big that there are all kinds of things. It is not strange for two people to look alike. Aren't you very similar to the late crown prince?

"Besides, the Runxue couple have always been eyeing Daqi and wanted to get rid of us as soon as possible. Now that the war between us and Northern Zhou has subsided and Daqi and Northern Zhou have become friendly states, the Runxue couple will of course be nervous and frightened. What's so surprising about them looking for someone to disguise themselves as the original me and get close to you?"

She screamed and tears rolled down her cheeks, as if she had suffered a lot of injustice.

Suddenly, she wiped away her tears, walked in front of Xie Lin, looked into his eyes, and forced herself to remain calm, "There are disguise techniques in the world. You didn't believe me before, so I invited someone to come in front of you so that you can see how powerful the disguise is.

"You still don't believe me. We went to the temple together to see the master. You have confirmed my identity with the master. Why do you start to distrust me now?

"Because I didn't risk my life to go to Northern Zhou; because I'm not as powerful as the legendary 'Chu Heyi' who could stir up trouble in Northern Zhou, disintegrate the power of several princes, and send the fifth prince to the throne of Northern Zhou?

"Xie Lin, do you love Chu Heyi as a person, or the very powerful Chu Heyi? But there will always be someone better than me. Will you love someone more powerful than me then?"

Xie Lin pursed his lips, a trace of pain appeared in his eyes: "I didn't say I didn't believe you."

Tong Xiling felt a little relieved.

Wang Shan ran in at this moment, in a hurry, almost falling to the ground. Before he even knelt down, he had already said, "Crown Princess...Crown Princess is back in the palace!"

Xie Lin finally stood up from the couch, threw the memorial in his hand aside, and was about to stride out, but the moment his footsteps moved slightly, he suddenly stopped.

Taking a deep breath, he suppressed his tone and said in a deep voice: "Where did the Crown Princess come from?"

Wang Shan was very excited: "The Crown Princess returned from the northern border. She is riding the Benxiao. I told the guards not to stop her and let her ride over directly. She should be here soon."

Just as he finished speaking, the sound of horse hooves came from outside, so urgent and impatient.

Then, Chu Heyi's voice came from outside: "Xie Lin!"

It was a familiar voice. Xie Lin's body shook violently. Tong Xiling wanted to support him, but Wangshan was one step faster than Tong Xiling.

After Xie Lin steadied himself, he frowned. From the time he heard Chu Heyi's voice until now, she should have come here, but she was nowhere to be seen.

Tong Xiling said: "Let's go out and see who is coming!"