And so another five months passed, and it was the middle of autumn. Although there was a lot of good news on the battlefield, this day brought another news.

…… But it was the North Star that fell.

Dingyuan general Yi Beichen, led the troops surrounded by the enemy and annihilated, and when the reinforcements were found, there were only mountains of bones. The body had festered, and only a few fragments of armor could prove its identity.

A few days later, Xin Yi left the palace and finally returned to Yifu, but before he entered the door, he had already heard a cry. Her mind was so confused that she couldn't tell what she was thinking, but she was distracted by the cry.

His bones arrived in the capital and were transported back to the mansion. As soon as I arrived at the door, I could already smell the stench of decay.

It is said that his body was found half a month later, and it was time to send it home...... It's been almost a month.

Xin Yi still felt a little unbelievable at this time, it was clear that Yi Beichen was such a powerful person, such a mighty general...... How...... Why did you come back like this all of a sudden?

It must be fake.

It must be fake.

She stepped forward, only to see that the part of the body that was not covered by the white cloth had rotted away, and even the body had been pecked by the scavenging birds. The accumulation of such pieces of meat made Xin Yi feel vomited. "You ...... How do you know it's him? Xin Yi turned his head in a daze, staring at the general who sent him back.

"General Yi has several pieces of armor hanging on his body...... And...... And he still has this ...... on his chest," the man said, grabbing the white cloth that covered his body instead. I took a long time, but I didn't uncover it. "Madame...... You—You'd better not look at it......"

Xin Yi bit his lip, "I want to see it." ”

The general was also helpless, "That...... Then ma'am, you have to hold on. After saying that, he took a deep breath before he uncovered the white cloth and turned his head away, not even bearing to look at it again.

His facial features have rotted so much that he can't distinguish his face, and his white bones have been revealed in many places. His hands hung down at his sides, and the armor on his chest had been shattered, revealing the fabric of his undershirt and the upturned carrion and broken bones. And a piece of tissue paper pinned to the torn fabric on his chest was particularly glaring on him. Xin Yi hesitantly stretched out his hand, and hung in the air for a long time before twisting it up. Probably because of the corpse oil and blood stains, the paper was already glued to the scar on his chest, and Xin Yi's hand shook slightly, but he had already torn a small part of it.

But......

Even though the handwriting on the paper had become blurred, she could still tell what it was. Because of this stuff...... She couldn't know better.

Xin Yi's scalp was numb, and in an instant, his breathing almost stopped nervously.

"Husband......" she suddenly opened her mouth, staring at the corpse in front of her and muttering.

- That's the marriage letter, it's their marriage letter.

Be...... ...... Elbechen It's something that Yi Beichen has always treasured and never left his body......

Only then did she believe it.

She stared at the festering corpse in front of her, and even the human form was no longer recognizable, and suddenly she couldn't say a word, Xin Yi wanted to go up to see him, but just took a step, her legs were so weak that she couldn't walk any more steps. 'Poof' fell to his knees, but his mouth kept muttering: "Husband...... Husband!! ”

"Madam, don't be like this, people can't be resurrected after death, madam, madam, you must take care of your body!!" Seeing this, the maid beside her hurriedly pulled her back.

Xin Yi struggled to step forward, but was stopped by others, and could only look at his body from a distance. Tears instantly blurred her eyes, her body trembled slightly, and finally she knelt on the ground, leaving only crying.

She once thought that it would be good if Yi Beichen died...... If she died, the unhappiness and hatred in her heart could be removed. After all, he is the murderer who killed Ming Yan and the sinner who framed Ah Jin...... It was he who ruined the future that he and Ah Jin should have! But...... When this person who should have been resentful really turned into a corpse in front of her, and she didn't see her last time in her mind, he turned around and whispered.

'Xinyi, I think...... You won't be coming back. ’

Even though he was domineering and obedient, when he said this, Xin Yi's heart couldn't help but hurt fiercely. After all, he is his wife, and everything about himself should belong to him completely. But...... What qualifications does such a self have to hate him? Originally, I thought that I was going to wait for him to come back from the expedition, alienate the relationship between the two, and then think about it in the long run.

But such a statement, in the final analysis, isn't it because of his own cowardice!

At this time, there is no way to make up for the debt owed to him in his heart...... In this life, she owes him everything!

"No......" she shook her head slowly, tears rolling down her eyes, "Yi Beichen...... Elbechen!! She was crazy at this time, and she wanted to struggle forward, but her knees were sore, and she struggled a few steps and fell down: "Yi Beichen...... You lie! How did you die...... How can you die!? ”

Xin Yi ignored people's obstacles, and blindly wanted to rush to his side, but looking at his festering body, he collapsed to the ground again. "Elbechen...... You said it...... You said that if you died, I was afraid that I would be sad about it, didn't you...... And what about today? And now!? Don't you care I'm going to be sad...... Yi Beichen, you come back to me!! Xin Yi rested his head on the coffin of the mortuary, clenched his fists tightly, and pressed against the cold lacquered wood, crying silently.

I am back......

Yi Beichen, I'm back, but ...... Why are you leaving?

"I want you back...... I don't want you to leave me...... Did you hear me...... Did you hear me!! ”

The maids on the side tried to help her up, but she pushed her away. Just holding on to the coffin, I couldn't stop crying.

I don't know how long it took, she gradually came to her senses, calmed down a few points, looked at him and said softly: "I'm sorry......" Even if he couldn't hear it anymore, Xin Yi still couldn't stop whispering vaguely: "Second brother...... Sorry ......"

But no matter how much he blamed himself, it was useless, this time, he abandoned her...... It's him......

Will never come back.

Xin Yi was pulled away by the maidservant at this time, but he was still paralyzed, looking at the broken corpse in the coffin, and two lines of tears slowly slid down his cheeks. I couldn't speak for a while, I just looked at him in a daze, and kept muttering: Second brother...... Second brother.

I really want to give him back everything I owe him, but Xin Yi knows that all this is an extravagant hope. She owed him so much that she felt like she was almost indulging in self-blame and guilt, and she couldn't breathe anymore.

"Second brother...... Xin Yi is not leaving, he is here to accompany you...... With you. She looked at his festering corpse, repeating it over and over again, though he might not have heard it for a long time. She could only use this to relieve the depression in her heart, as if this would reduce the guilt in her heart a little.

Dressed in white, he knelt in the mourning hall, just looking at his coffin in a daze.

Yi Beichen sacrificed his life for the country, and the emperor posthumously awarded him the title of loyal general on the fourth grade. He also sent plaques and gold and silver as a way of appeasement.

But so what, no matter how high the honor is given to the dead, what is the use, it is just a look.

Xin Yi realized for the first time that this gold and silver might be the most useless thing in the world, and what could it buy? If she could, she would rather have nothing at all, only hoping that Yi Beichen would come back alive.

Even if she didn't like that person very much, even if he had done so many excessive things...... But he's all his husband.

That's enough...... Everything is enough.

Xin Yi thought so as he looked at the flickering ash firelight.

What is the matter of the court, and what does it have to do with her? Who was the emperor...... What does it have to do with her? She didn't want to think about anything anymore, she just hoped that she would always be widowed for him, and in the future, this life would ...... That's it.

After another three days, it was time to send his remains back to his hometown.

Go back, go back to Jizhou, go back to the original years, go back to ...... Where it all began. Maybe Zhuo Xinyi's life should be like this, twists and turns in the end, it was the same result.

The servants packed her up, and Elbeyou arrived, so they had to send him back with them. Because of Yi Beichen's death, as the eldest brother, he had to keep a few months of mourning before he could return to Beijing. However, if he takes care of the matter, Xin Yi can save a lot of worry. And just as Xin Yi was about to get into the car, someone rode a horse and stopped her steps.

Yi Beiyou saw the people who came, but he didn't stop them, and he also took care of the people, saying that he was leading the team to take the first step, and she would chase after her later.

If it was before, maybe Xin Yi would have sighed at the intimacy of the Yi family's eldest brother, but at this time, she felt that such an approach was completely unnecessary.

Instead of looking at the man who had arrived in a hurry, she took three steps back and distanced themselves between them.

Mu Fangjin took a step closer, and she took a step back, until he gave up and stood in place obediently, she also paused on her heels, hanging her head and not looking at him. "If the senior brother has anything to say, but if he says it, the concubine will send her husband home, and it won't be delayed for too long."

He exhaled heavily: "Xin Yi, why are you suddenly so cold to me?" ”

"I was too reckless before, so I made him angry, so this time I must obey the woman's way, and I dare not cross the line again, and I ask my senior brother to be considerate."

"Looks like you're determined this time...... Ready to be widowed for him? Mu Fangjin whispered, "I thought you wouldn't be so impulsive when you learned of his death...... I've heard that when you saw his body, you almost fainted from crying, is that true? ”

Xin Yi hung his head and didn't say anything, just bit his lower lip.

"You seem to have lost some weight, it's better to take care of yourself."

"Instead of caring for a widowed widow, you should take care of yourself. No matter how the concubine is, she will be someone else's woman in this life. Her tone was extraordinarily calm, as quiet as stagnant water: "Senior brother, please respect yourself too." ”

His brows tightened: "Xin Yi, listening to you, is it possible that you are really ready to be widowed for him for the rest of your life!?" You're only seventeen years old...... I'm only seventeen years old! You just admit that you want to be alone for the rest of your life? ”