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

When the Third Prince and his wife returned to the capital and arrived in Shengjing City, the weather had begun to clear up, but the flood could not be completely eliminated in one day.

There are still countless people who go to the mountains near Qingya River, overlooking the newly built canal from a high vantage point, and personally confirm the contributions of Chu Heyi and Sang Nong.

Especially scholars, they all want to be there in person and write a poem for it.

Like Dongfang Shuo, Runxue abandoned his carriage and rode a horse instead.

He returned to the court with 30,000 soldiers and the scene was grand.

It was originally thought that the people of Shengjing City were crowding on both sides of the streets to welcome them back from the victorious battle.

Just like when Chu Ni and his army returned to the capital in the past, the streets of Shengjing City were packed with people, as if it was New Year's Day, and extremely lively.

Although the streets of Shengjing City are bustling now, compared to that time, they can be said to be deserted.

It was far from what the couple expected.

Runxue once thought that even if it was not as grand and lively as when Chu Yu returned to the court, it should be at least half as much, but now... it is probably only one-fourth or one-fifth.

She called Guyu to her side and said in a low voice, "The atmosphere in Shengjing City is not right. Go and find out what's going on."

Guyu nodded in response and quickly disappeared into the crowd.

Runxue followed Dongfang Shuo and continued walking forward. They had just returned from a victorious battle and could not go home directly. Instead, they had to go to the palace first to report to the emperor and hand over the military power. They could only return home after eating the celebratory banquet arranged by the emperor.

After entering Shengjing City, it takes a long time to reach the palace. During this time, Guyu has already found out the news.

"It has been raining in Shengjing City for more than a month. Before we returned, it had been raining for half a month, and everyone was panicking about the huge flood.

"I also heard that Miss Heyi advocated digging a canal last year. Now that the canal has been built and the flood has been relieved, the people are no longer panicking and are praising Chu Heyi and Sang Nong. In the past few days, people have been going to Qingya River one after another to see the newly built canal."

Guyu glanced at Runxue's face cautiously.

"...Five days ago, everyone was praising you and His Highness for your victory, but in the past five days, everyone has been praising Miss Heyi."

Runxue pursed her lips and looked very unhappy.

Suddenly, she seemed to have thought of something, and her brows furrowed tightly: "So... Chu Heyi is still alive? Can she still move around outside?"

In her estimation, Chu Heyi was either exiled or dead at this time.

However, Guyu nodded and said with great difficulty: "Yes, I heard that Miss Heyi watched it in person on the day of the flood release. Also, it was the Second Madam who brought all the people in the city to watch the flood release."

A thunderclap rolled through Runxue's heart, and a chill suddenly ran up her spine. So, the Zhenbei Marquis's Mansion is fine, Chu Heyi is fine too, but... what about... the Shi'an Marquis?

If the army was not still marching and she was still riding on horseback, she would have rushed to the Marquis Shi'an's Mansion or the Marquis Zhenbei's Mansion at this moment.

Gu Yu followed her and lowered his voice, saying, "Marquis Shi'an is dead. It is said that the emperor gave him a poison to kill people. All males over three years old in Marquis Shi'an's mansion were beheaded, and the rest were exiled."

In an instant, Runxue felt that all the blood in her body had frozen, and she was like a walking corpse, letting the horse under her crotch carry her forward.

The blowing wind, the sun in the sky, the soldiers behind him, and the scenery in front of him all seemed to become blurred in an instant.

Dongfang Shuo noticed something was wrong with her, rode his horse over to her, got close to her and asked her what was wrong.

Runxue slowly came back to her senses and said softly, "Your Highness, Marquis Shi'an is dead. My father sentenced him to death."

Dongfang Shuo was equally shocked.

After a while, he said, "Killed by Chu Heyi?"

Runxue nodded slightly. He must have been killed by Chu Heyi. After all, Zheng Xiangrong was dealing with Chu Heyi and the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion. If he had not been killed by Chu Heyi, how could he be sentenced to death by the emperor?

Chu Heyi really surprised her time and again.

"Chu Heyi is such a cruel person. I didn't expect her to be so cunning!" Dongfang Shuo gritted his teeth and said, "She killed my cousin!!"

Runxue thought: Chu Heyi not only killed Dongfang Shuo's cousin, but also a very important force of ours.

If the prime minister is Dongfang Shuo's left arm on his road to succession, then Zheng Xiangrong is Dongfang Shuo's right arm.

What is the difference between getting rid of Zheng Xiangrong and cutting off Dongfang Shuo's right arm?

"I will tear her into pieces someday!" Dongfang Shuo said in a deep voice.

Runxue had calmed down and comforted him: "Your Highness, please don't be angry. We have fought with Chu Heyi several times and lost to her every time. She is really a bit weird. Let's wait and see what happens. If we act impulsively again, we may fall into her hands."

Although Dongfang Shuo was furious, he listened to Runxue's words and immediately asked, "What does Xue'er want to do?"

Runxue rode forward, and after a while he said, "In the last battle in the northern border, the Zhenbei Marquisate beat us by a large margin; and in the last battle in the Purple Palace, Chu Heyi beat us by a large margin again. By this calculation, we have been left too far behind.

"Now we have returned from the battlefield in the southern border with military merits, and Your Highness is a prince, so we should be on equal footing with them. However, Chu Heyi has made great contributions in building the canal this time, so it is not appropriate for us to confront her head-on, so I want to develop my own strength first and talk about it later."

After a pause, he continued, "When our soft and hard power is strong enough, her way of survival will be squeezed inch by inch. At that time, there will be no need for us to do anything ourselves, and she will destroy herself."

Runxue looked at Dongfang Shuo with a burning gaze: "So, Your Highness, you must be patient and do what you cannot do."

Zheng Xiangrong's death certainly shocked her.

But fortunately, she and Dongfang Shuo now have military merits.

They were just temporarily behind Chu Heyi.

But she believed that this situation would not last long. The development methods she could think of were definitely not what the ancient man Chu Heyi would think of.

She has an innate advantage.

Dongfang Shuo and his wife went to the palace to report to the emperor and told him everything that had happened on the battlefield in the south.

The emperor was very pleased. He let them go down and rest, and held a celebratory banquet for them in the evening.

Dongfang Shuo requested to visit Concubine Zheng, and the emperor agreed.

When the mother and son met, they burst into tears. Needless to say, there is no need to elaborate.

When mentioning the matter between Chu Heyi and Marquis Shi'an, Concubine Zheng complained again and wished she could kill Chu Heyi as soon as possible.

It was at this time that Dongfang Shuo and his wife learned the general circumstances and full reasons behind Zheng Xiangrong's death.

They also knew that Xie Lin had successfully entered the officialdom and was now the Chief Justice, which shocked Runxue again.

She had always known that Xie Lin was a talented person. She had tried several times to plunder the Xie family's property but had failed. Now that Xie Lin had entered the officialdom, it would be even more difficult to deal with him.

Although Concubine Zheng did not explain it clearly, Runxue had a hunch that Zheng Xiangrong was brought down by Xie Lin and Chu Heyi.

She recalled the last time she and Chu Heyi had a "battle" in the Zichen Palace, and Xie Lin had also taken action. Could it be that Xie Lin and Chu Heyi had already started to join forces at that time?

And she had never noticed this before, "Damn it!"

Runxue couldn't help but blurt out, and Concubine Zheng was slightly stunned, and echoed: "He really deserves to die! Shuo'er, you must avenge your cousin!"

Runxue: “…”

It seems like there's a stupid teammate mixed into her team.