When Xie Linzhou returned from the battle, all the people they had sent arrived.

Among these people were victims, eyewitnesses from that time, and servants from the Prince Chen's mansion.

Song Ning brought the man to the military camp and handed him over to Xie Linzhou.

During this time, some people tried to rescue Tang Xinghuai, but Zhang Ping subdued them all, including Qi Liangyuan.

Qi Liangyuan's father was formerly a subordinate of Prince Chen. Qi Liangyuan and Tang Xinghuai have known each other since childhood, and Qi Liangyuan was his study companion.

After the Prince Chen's mansion was destroyed, the two fled and sought refuge with Qi Liangyuan's elder brother. After that, Tang Xinghuai began to plot revenge.

Song Ning and Qi Liangyuan had also interacted before, and he treated her quite well back then. Unexpectedly, in just a few years, the two of them were on opposite sides.

Xie Linzhou said that Qi Liang was even more radical than Tang Xinghuai, and he was only thinking about revenge.

Song Ning did not personally go to investigate what happened afterward. She only heard that Tang Xinghuai still did not believe it, but among the people she recruited, there were two subordinates who were once close to Prince Chen. They happened to be away when the incident occurred in the Prince's residence, so they were spared.

After the two men came out, Tang Xinghuai remained silent in the room for a long time and hasn't said a word since.

Song Ning glanced at him, then sat blankly by the window, his hair disheveled, staring out the window in a daze.

"You still don't believe me?"

"...What difference does it make whether you believe it or not?"

That's true, since death is inevitable anyway.

Now that the evidence is conclusive, all the people Tang Xinghuai had placed in the southern border have been identified, and Qi Liangyuan's elder brother has also been found.

When those outside heard that Tang Xinghuai had been captured, some fled and others were arrested. All the hard work and preparations of so many years had been undermined.

Actually, there's something I want to tell you.

"Sister Jiang said that when the incident happened at Prince Chen's mansion, Xie Linzhou thought you were dead and was heartbroken for a long time. He then fell ill and became very ill. After recovering, he forgot many things and hasn't remembered them since. So it's not that he didn't recognize you on purpose."

Tang Xinghuai was slightly stunned, and then he remembered the time in Tianxiang County when he was afraid of being recognized by Xie Linzhou, so he tried his best not to meet him.

But he still couldn't escape. He thought he was going to be exposed, but Xie Linzhou looked at him like a stranger, as if he didn't know him at all.

He loved being with Xie Linzhou when he was a child because he wouldn't be bullied if he was with him.

He thought Xie Linzhou considered him a friend and would recognize him upon seeing him again, but who would have thought...

Oh, I see... So that's how it is.

"Tang Xinghuai, you have committed too many sins. Now, you are no different from your father back then."

If it weren't for him, they wouldn't have had to flee. Many people wouldn't have had to flee, wouldn't have lost their families, and wouldn't have had to go through the hellish process of fleeing.

There was also the war in the north, which killed countless civilians and soldiers, and the same is true in the south this time.

When Song Ning read novels or watched TV dramas, she never liked the way bad guys who did evil deeds were whitewashed. Tang Xinghuai really deserved to die.

"I brought those people here because I guess you still have a shred of conscience. Their words will make you feel bad, cause you pain, and make you wish you were dead."

"You've killed so many people, it's too easy for you to just die. You should suffer all kinds of hardships and torment before you die."

"Of course, I would never do such a thing as slow slicing, branding with hot irons, or whipping with water. You should go back to the capital and accept the scorn of the world."

Having committed so many heinous acts, one must eventually pay the price.

Tang Xinghuai suddenly laughed.

"Liangyuan said you were just a weak woman and couldn't possibly cause any trouble. Now it seems you are indeed a woman, but not a weak one."

She was able to bring Xie Linzhou, who had been missing for several months, out of the deep mountains, investigate the case of the Prince Chen's Mansion from back then, find the relevant personnel, and then stab him in the heart.

However, there was one thing Song Ning guessed wrong.

He has no conscience at all. The words those people say to him have no effect on him and will not hurt him in the slightest.

He had long since become a heartless person, and didn't care at all about the people he had killed.

That's right, he doesn't care at all...

Song Ning turned and stood at the door, saying calmly, "I'm leaving. I don't think we'll ever see each other again."

"Er Ya".

Hearing Tang Xinghuai call her by that name after so long, Song Ning was momentarily stunned.

"You have to believe me, I truly consider you a friend. If my sister were still alive, she would be about your age. But it's good that she died young, so she wouldn't have to see me like this. I have indeed done many wrong things, but I don't want to lie to you. I really do consider you a friend..."

As he continued, even he himself stopped believing it.

If someone is using and deceiving a friend, what kind of friend is that?

Song Ning sighed and stepped out the door.

......

With the war in the southern border over, the army was about to return home.

Song Ning sat in the carriage, feeling dizzy from the constant swaying.

Ancient means of transportation were incredibly labor-intensive.

Xie Linzhou rode ahead on horseback. Song Ning lifted the curtain and glanced outside, feeling a little envious. She also wanted to ride a horse.

If you look closely, Xie Linzhou's mouth is wide open, and he can't suppress it no matter what.

The lieutenant stepped forward and spoke to him: "General, ahead..."

Xie Linzhou's eyes lit up: "How did you know I was going to be a father?"

Lieutenant General:......

It's been several days now, and we haven't been able to have a proper conversation.

Song Ning touched her belly, but it was a good thing, as the Song family would finally have an heir.

She hopes to conceive twins at once, one with the surname Song and the other with the surname Xie, so that they can be treated equally.

Xie Linzhou slowed down his ride and walked outside the carriage to ask, "A-Ning, are you feeling unwell? If so, please tell me."

"Also, take care of yourself and get plenty of rest. If you're in a bad mood, take it out on me. Don't hold it in."

......

Xie Linzhou kept muttering outside the carriage. If it weren't for the fact that there were still many soldiers outside, Song Ning would have definitely lifted the curtain and started cursing.

This is so annoying, Xie Linzhou is really too annoying.

Neither Princess Jianing nor Madam Xie were as talkative as him.

Zhang Ping stepped forward and whispered, "Young Master, please let the young mistress rest properly. If you keep talking like this, how can she get any rest?"

Finally, Xie Linzhou shut his mouth, but kept following Song Ning's carriage, glancing inside every now and then, even though he couldn't see anything.

Song Ning shook his head. Xie Linzhou, that fellow, actually had two faces.

Because there were women in the group, the army returned to the capital more slowly. By the time Song Ning returned to the capital, it was almost winter.