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

In Mingde Hall, Lord Chen took the lead and said, "Even if King Cheng and his wife occupied Yan and Lan cities and became kings, it cannot change the fact that Yan and Lan cities are my Daqi territory. The people living there will always be my Daqi people. Your Highness the Crown Prince cannot ignore their lives!"

Runxue settled thousands of people including Aunt Zhu who came to seek justice in an open space. It was called settlement, but in fact it was a control. Not only did Aunt Zhu and others fail to get justice, they also lost their freedom, and now their lives are threatened.

Runxue arranged tens of thousands of soldiers to watch them, only giving them water to drink but no food. The place where they were imprisoned was in a strategic location in the military camp, and others could not easily enter.

Therefore, except for the people who were locked up, everyone outside didn't know that they were locked up. They thought that they were being well taken care of by Runxue, that they were well fed and well fed, that the incident of the fire in the infected room in the past would be explained to them, or that they would be slowly compensated.

However, after Runxue locked those people up, he sent an envoy to Shengjing City.

The messenger said that Aunt Zhu and her people were instigated by Chu Heyi and had become traitors to Yan and Lan cities, so Runxue locked them up.

The messenger also said: "If His Royal Highness wants these thousands of people to live, tie up the Crown Princess and send her to Princess Cheng in exchange for the lives of these people!"

This led to the scene where Lord Chen and other ministers went to Mingde Hall to ask Xie Lin not to give up the people of Yan and Lan, led by Aunt Zhu.

Xie Lin sneered: "At the critical moment when Yizhou City was in danger of survival, the Crown Princess led an army of 100,000 to defeat Dongfang Shuo and recapture Yizhou City, making great military achievements for Daqi. As a result, now you want me to use the Crown Princess to exchange for the lives of the people of Yan and Lan?"

Lord Chen said, "Your Highness, you can let the Crown Princess pretend to go there and have the soldiers guard the periphery. As long as the people leave safely, you can directly attack the Princess!"

Xie Lin: "In other words, you want to use the Crown Princess as bait? When you fish, do fish eat the bait before they are hooked? If I do as Lord Chen says, and the people are rescued, will my Crown Princess still be alive?"

The court officials looked at each other in bewilderment, and finally Lord Chen said, "Your Highness, there is nothing we can do about this! The Crown Princess is fighting for Da Qi, and I believe that if she knew what Princess Cheng wanted, she would definitely be willing to go!"

Xie Lin was not furious, but her voice was extremely cold: "I know that Master Chen will die sooner or later. Now I ask you to die, will you go?"

Without waiting for the ministers to say anything else, Xie Lin stood up and left Mingde Hall, obviously disagreeing with sending Chu Heyi to exchange for the lives of those people.

But just as he left, the Queen came and stood in front of him. Seeing Xie Lin's bad face, the Queen asked, "Does the Crown Prince disagree with Lord Chen's proposal?"

Xie Lin looked at her coldly and said nothing.

The Queen continued, "Yan and Lan are both the territories of Daqi. The people who are controlled are still the people of Daqi. It is worth sacrificing the life of the Crown Princess in exchange for the lives of thousands of people."

Xie Lin said: "He Yi and I took this position to protect our own lives, so that our lives would no longer be controlled by power! If I can't even protect my wife's life, what's the point of me being the crown prince?"

As he spoke, a mocking expression appeared on his lips: "The Queen is of noble status. Using the Queen to exchange the lives of those people as bait may be feasible."

The queen was furious: "I am your mother!"

Xie Lin said coldly: "But the position of my mother in my heart cannot even be compared with that of my wife!"

Everyone was putting pressure on him, from the front court to the harem, but Xie Lin remained unmoved and went straight back to Qianqiu Palace.

Tong Xiling was delighted when she learned that Runxue wanted to exchange Chu Heyi for thousands of civilians. She knew that Princess Cheng would find ways to help her get rid of Chu Heyi. That was great.

After hearing Xie Lin reject the courtiers and then the Queen, Tong Xiling was not flustered. She asked He Rui to prepare ginseng tea and went to find Xie Lin.

When she entered Qianqiu Hall with the ginseng tea, Xie Lin looked at her. Tong Xiling didn't quite understand the look in his eyes, but she still walked up to Xie Lin with the ginseng tea.

After placing the ginseng tea on the coffee table, Tong Xiling said in a gentle voice: "I have heard about Princess Cheng's request, but what I don't understand is why His Royal Highness the Crown Prince rejected the requests of the adults and the Queen?"

Xie Lin didn't say anything, so Tong Xiling observed his expression and said, "Is it because the Crown Princess defeated Dongfang Shuo before and made great contributions? Or is it because the Crown Princess is now leading a large army to attack Yanzhou City, so we can't touch her easily?"

Xie Lin looked at her.

Tong Xiling continued, "Or is it that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess are already married, and he has already reserved a place for her in his heart, and he is reluctant to let her die?"

She lowered her eyes, her face full of sadness: "If so, I can only say... I am very heartbroken. Has His Royal Highness forgotten that she is not the real Chu Heyi, not the real Crown Princess, it is because she took my identity that she can become the Crown Princess and be with His Royal Highness!

"Your Highness said earlier that he would deal with her after the war was over. The identity of the Crown Princess cannot be impersonated or desecrated. Did he lie to me?"

Her tears were falling down, and she looked very pitiful.

Tong Xiling saw that Xie Lin was moved, so she grabbed the corner of Xie Lin's robe, wiped her tears, and took the opportunity to say, "Your Highness, the Crown Princess has made great contributions in the war, and it is difficult to deal with her.

"Now Princess Cheng has given us the opportunity to let her die, and save many civilians. We can even use her as bait to help our army win the battle. Why not do it?"

Xie Lin stood up, the corner of his robe slipped from her hand, he walked to the window, stood with his back to Tong Xiling and his hands behind his back.

"You are right, I thought so too. But Princess Cheng doesn't know that the Crown Princess is an imposter. If I agree too readily, Princess Cheng will definitely get suspicious, so I rejected the proposal of Master Chen and the Queen in public."

Tong Xiling was delighted when she heard that. She was so excited when she thought that she would be the only woman by Xie Lin's side in the future, the extremely noble Crown Princess, and would become the almighty Queen in the future. She quickly stepped forward and wanted to hug Xie Lin.

Xie Lin seemed to have thought of something and suddenly walked to the side. Tong Xiling missed and hit her head on the window sill, which was a bit painful. She was stunned and looked at Xie Lin in confusion.

Xie Lin was also puzzled: "I have already promised you that I will use the Crown Princess in exchange for thousands of civilians, why are you banging your head against the wall? Come on, take Miss Tong down and watch her carefully, don't let her do anything stupid."

After thinking for a while, he said, "I still need to plan this matter. I will come to see you after I finish it."

Xie Lin walked very quickly. Although Tong Xiling felt uncomfortable, she told herself that Xie Lin was busy trying to get Chu Heyi to die, so she stopped arguing with him.

Tong Xiling returned to Yuelin Palace, took a bath and changed clothes happily, and did not disturb Xie Lin that night, letting him be busy.

As a result, when she woke up, she found herself tied up. She screamed, but no one responded. Just when she felt like she was falling into an ice cellar, she noticed someone coming in with a lantern.

The footsteps were steady and slow, like iron hooves falling on her heart. An infinite chill came over her heart. As the light slowly approached, Tong Xiling saw the man's face clearly: Xie Lin.