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

Chu Heyi's eyes were filled with coldness as he spoke, "My two sisters are human beings, not objects. If Miss Tong wants to be sisters with them, she should ask them what they think instead of asking the prince to give orders directly. There is no sisterhood between anyone, and it is not obtained by force through power."

Xie Lin agreed: "Wangshan, go and invite the two sisters of the Chu family over and ask them what they think."

"Then ask my two younger sisters. I invited them to the palace to play a few days ago. They have a good relationship with me and are like sisters." Tong Xiling deliberately glanced at Chu Heyi, with a look of confidence.

Chu Heyi had a sneer on her lips, not afraid at all. Her family had suffered a great disaster in the previous life, and her father and brother almost died in this life. The people in her Zhenbei Marquis Mansion had already been tied together and no one could break them apart.

She still has great confidence in her two younger sisters.

The two sisters of the Chu family were in the palace, so they arrived quickly. After paying their respects to Xie Lin and Chu Heyi, they stood obediently beside Chu Heyi.

Wang Shan said, "On the way here, I have already informed the two young ladies of the reason for asking them to come. The two young ladies can just tell me your decision."

Chu Hui and Chu Xin held hands and looked up at Tong Xiling at the same time.

Tong Xiling walked towards them with tears in her eyes.

"During the days since I lost my sister, I was able to survive thanks to your company. In my mind, there is no difference between you and my biological sisters. I hope you don't despise me and treat me as your biological sister, okay?"

Tong Xiling wanted to hold the sisters' hands, but the two sisters took a step back and avoided her.

"Please forgive me, Sister Tong. Although you are amazing at making cement mortar, and Xinxin and I admire you very much, we already have a sister, a blood relative, so we cannot treat you as our biological sister. That would be deceiving you and ourselves, and would hurt the heart of our beloved sister." Chu Hui said.

Although Chu Xin didn't say anything, her face was full of determination. She turned her head to look at Chu Heyi, and Chu Heyi raised his hand and touched her head.

Chu Xin said: "If Sister Tong really wants a younger sister, I have a good idea."

What a good idea?

Everyone subconsciously looked at Chu Xin.

Chu Xin said, "Sister Tong's parents are still alive, and I think Lord Tong is still young. If Madam Tong cannot give birth, then Lord Tong and the young concubine can have another child. Whether it is a brother or a sister, they are all close relatives to Sister Tong, and their blood relationship cannot be severed, which is better than anything else."

Tong Xiling's face suddenly turned ugly, and she almost couldn't control her ferocious expression. The moment her anger broke out, Chu Xin hurriedly hid behind Chu Heyi, and Chu Heyi immediately protected her in his arms.

After being stunned for a moment, the ministers almost couldn't help laughing out loud.

Even Tong Zhang's expression showed a bit of embarrassment and anger.

Lord Chen hurriedly said, "Miss Xin'er is young and doesn't mean what she said. Lord Tong and Miss Tong don't have to mind it."

Tong Xiling was really angry. She had been getting along well with the sisters Chu Hui and Chu Xin during this period of time. She thought she could easily replace Chu Heyi's position in their hearts, but she was rejected.

Chu Xin even used words to taunt her!

She really wanted to lose her temper, but Chu Heyi just protected her two sisters and didn't say anything, which resulted in Tong Xiling not being able to find a chance to lose her temper.

The atmosphere was somewhat tense.

Lord Chen's eyes rolled back and forth.

Just when I was about to say the most important thing, someone else came.

The man who came was Prince Ling, the current emperor's younger brother, ranked thirteenth, and had not been well-liked by the emperor before.

After Xie Lin became the crown prince, he appointed Prince Ling and gave him important positions. Now, just after the New Year, Xie Lin asked Prince Ling to complete the task of the court borrowing money from the people.

After Prince Ling came in, he didn't care about other things, nor did he think about why the court officials were all here. He directly said to Xie Lin: "Prince, there are still people who are dissatisfied with our court's loan and are interfering. A riot broke out among the people, and more than a dozen people were killed or injured. What should we do now?"

Although the people benefited from the imperial court's loans, the interests of the rich and some officials were harmed, so there were always people who tried to obstruct and sabotage it.

When Xie Lin was in charge of this matter, there were also people causing trouble and even arranging assassins to kill him. Even though a year has passed, such things still happen.

Xie Lin was not surprised, but when he heard that civilians were killed or injured because of this incident, his eyes still burst out with murderous intent, and he said: "Lord Wen, go and investigate who is the one who caused the riot and caused dozens of civilians to be killed or injured. Catch those who should be arrested, kill those who should be killed, and don't let anyone go."

Wen Tingshen immediately stood out from the crowd of ministers, bowed and said, "I will follow your orders and go with His Royal Highness Prince Ling to investigate the situation."

Prince Ling also bowed, turned around and strode away. He did not ask anything about cement mortar or Tong Xiling.

When he heard Xie Lin's words "Kill those who should be killed, arrest those who should be arrested", he felt relieved and knew what to do.

Prince Ling came and left in a hurry, like a gust of wind. Before anyone could react, he and Wen Tingshen had disappeared.

Lord Chen has been thinking about the very important thing in his heart, and said: "Prince, since the two young ladies of the Chu family have refused, it means that there is no sisterhood between them and Miss Tong, and we can't force it."

Everyone nodded, this is the truth.

Besides, the two sisters are the daughters of the Zhenbei Marquis’ Mansion and the younger sisters of the Crown Princess. Why would they want to be Miss Tong’s sisters?

They simply couldn't understand Tong Xiling's request.

Lord Chen said: "Your Highness, Miss Tong has lived in the palace for a long time and has made cement for Daqi. She has made great contributions to Daqi. I think Your Highness should take Miss Tong as a concubine.

"Firstly, it is to give an explanation to Miss Tong; secondly, it is also to expand the royal family."

After a brief silence, some of the ministers echoed Lord Chen's words.

Tong Xiling was stunned. The prince's concubine?

No! She wants the position of Crown Princess!

However, she could only tell Xie Lin about the "resurrection from the dead" thing, and could not tell anyone else. It seemed possible for her to climb from the prince's concubine to the position of the crown princess, depending on Xie Lin's attitude.

So, Tong Xiling looked up at Xie Lin.

Xie Lin said: "Master Chen's words make sense, but I have other arrangements for Miss Tong. You just wait for good news."

Tong Xiling was filled with joy. Xie Lin had rejected Lord Chen's request. Xie Lin must have wanted her to be the Crown Princess instead of a concubine.

This means that Xie Lin really believes that she is the real Chu Heyi.

Lord Chen wanted to say something else, but Xie Lin's attitude was so strong that he didn't allow him to say anything more.

"I am still busy arranging manpower to produce a large amount of cement to build roads and city walls. My lords, please disperse."

Producing large amounts of cement...

Tong Xiling smiled and completed another task.

On the way back to Yuelin Palace, she couldn't help but wonder, if she was the real Chu Heyi, what should she do after Xie Lin confirmed her identity?

——She should go find Xie Lin and do the things that husband and wife do. After all, as "Chu Heyi", she and Xie Lin have been separated for too long. After confirming their identities, a couple in love will of course crave infinite closeness.

So that night, Tong Xiling dressed up carefully and went to Qianqiu Palace with the palace maids.