Rebirth: Marry a General instead of a Prince

The night gradually faded away, the sky began to turn white, and the inn had already returned to silence.

Bai Zhiyuan confirmed Xie Yunsong's wound again and again, and Xie Yunsong couldn't help but said, "I'm fine, just a minor injury."

Bai Zhiyuan lowered his head and said, "I was careless. I didn't even notice the dagger in the assassin's hand, which caused you to be injured for nothing."

Xie Yunsong comforted her: "It's okay, you saved me once in Shangjing, today I will repay you."

Hearing this, Bai Zhiyuan couldn't help but laugh and said, "You've already repaid me for saving my life. You helped me break off the engagement, so I'm very grateful to you."

There seemed to be a glimmer of light in Xie Yunsong's eyes.

Bai Zhiyuan added: "Just now I saw that you seemed to be poisoned. I was really scared. It's all thanks to the medicine left by Master Cheng. It seems that Master Cheng is still very important."

Xie Yunsong listened to her quietly, his eyes were gentle, with unspoken tenderness flowing in them.

Bai Zhiyuan paused for a moment and then asked, "Who do you think wants to attack you today?"

"And when I woke up, I found that the assassins were heading straight for you, and they didn't even stop when they passed by my room. Who wanted to kill you like this? It seems that this person knew our whereabouts very well, so why did he take action only when we arrived in Youzhou?"

Xie Yunsong hesitated for a moment and said, "It's either Prince Chen or Prince Yan. As for why they came to Youzhou, I think it was to test Qin Lang, the governor of Youzhou, and secondly, whose good deeds were ruined by you and me coming to Youzhou before? I think you already have the answer in your mind."

Bai Zhiyuan was stunned for a second, then came to his senses and said, "In Youzhou earlier, we did help the King of Chen, and made him completely see through the double-faced man that was Sun Xuran. I don't think the King of Chen would repay kindness with enmity, he even hoped to win you over."

"In that case, this is most likely the work of the King of Yan. He must be still brooding over the fact that you exposed Sun Xuran last time. It was you who tried your best to protect Sun Xuran's return to the capital, putting him in a passive position. It was also you who refused to submit to him time and again, and instead opposed him everywhere. From what I know about him, he already hates you to the core. I'm afraid he has our schedules under his control. There were many opportunities to take action along the way, but he chose to wait until Youzhou. One reason is that after what happened in Youzhou last time, you and I couldn't help but let down our guard. The other reason is that he wanted to wait for Cheng Beixiao to leave. If you were poisoned, there would be no one to cure you."

"What a vicious heart, he is like the Qi Zeyi I know."

Xie Yunsong nodded and said, "Ayuan's analysis is correct."

Bai Zhiyuan was confused and asked, "Why did he skip me and come straight for you? If there is any grudge, I broke off the engagement with him in front of all the officials. He must have hated me. Why didn't he deal with me this time? This doesn't seem like Qi Zeyi's method."

Xie Yunsong's eyes curved slightly, as if he was smiling. He said, "There is one thing that Ayuan may not know. You hid your identity and sneaked into the army. Qi Zeyi went to the capital to look for you, and even alarmed the current emperor."

"Why are you looking for me?" Bai Zhiyuan asked doubtfully, "Are you just looking for revenge on me?"

Xie Yunsong laughed and said, "Ayuan has always been smart, but he is particularly slow when it comes to issues between men and women. Qi Zeyi went to the capital to look for you frantically. I think it's probably because of a man's feelings for a woman."

Bai Zhiyuan sneered, "Love between a man and a woman? What do you mean Qi Zeyi treats me like this?"

"This is absolutely impossible!"

Xie Yunsong raised his eyebrows and asked, "Why are you so sure?"

Bai Zhiyuan said, "Have you forgotten what I told you before, that in my dream, Qi Zeyi was a complete liar, using my feelings to climb up step by step? Besides, he has always liked Jiang Muyun, and they had already fallen in love when they were learning martial arts in Zhongnan Mountain. Now he has married the woman he loves as he wished, but you told me that he has romantic feelings for me. I absolutely don't believe it."

Xie Yunsong curled his lips and said, "Ayuan doesn't understand men. What they can't get will always make them restless. Have you ever thought that maybe it was because you broke off the engagement that made Qi Zeyi realize that he was about to lose you, and then he realized that he actually liked you all along."

Bai Zhiyuan said in disbelief: "Impossible!"

Xie Yunsong shook his head and chuckled: "If Ayuan doesn't believe it, the truth will come out when we return to Shangjing."

Bai Zhiyuan nodded: "No matter what, what you said is too unbelievable."

Xie Yunsong stood up, pulled her into his arms, and said softly: "Whether what happened tonight was done by King Yan or not, it doesn't matter. He hates me to the core anyway."

Bai Zhiyuan leaned his head on his chest and said, "He is just an insignificant person. At least you are okay. After this, if someone takes action, they will definitely think twice. After all, General Yunhui is not just a show-off."

Xie Yunsong chuckled and hugged her tighter after hearing that.

……

Shangjing, the Prince of Yan's Palace shrouded in morning light.

King Qi Zeyi of Yan sat in his study, having not slept all night. His fingers kept tapping on the desk, and he occasionally glanced at a portrait on the desk. The person in the portrait had gentle eyebrows and a faint smile on the corners of his lips.

Until Qi Zeyi's confidant Bai Yu knocked on the study door.

Qi Zeyi moved his eyes away from the portrait and said, "Come in!"

Bai Yu came in in response.

Without waiting for Bai Yu to salute, Qi Zeyi stepped forward and asked anxiously, "How is it?"

Bai Yu hesitated and said, "Your Majesty, I failed."

Qi Zeyi breathed rapidly and walked slowly to the table.

With a clang, he threw the things on the table to the ground.

Bai Yu didn't even dare to raise his head.

Qi Zeyi was furious and asked in a stern voice, "Why did you fail? The assassins we sent were all highly skilled in martial arts."

Bai Yu stuttered, "It was...it was the county lady. Her shouting attracted the Youzhou garrison."

Qi Zeyi clenched his fists and murmured, "Ayuan, why is it you again? Why did you save him so many times?"

Bai Yu looked up and glanced at him, then quickly lowered his head and said, "There is one more thing. One of the assassins wanted to assassinate the county lady, but was blocked by Xie Yunsong's sword. He was poisoned, but I didn't expect them to cure the poison so quickly. General Yunhui is now fine."

"What?" Qi Zeyi turned around suddenly, "I told you not to touch the hair of Rong'an County Lady, why did you do that to her?"

Bai Yu replied: "I don't know, but those assassins would not dare to disobey the prince's order. Perhaps the situation was critical at the time, and they could only kill General Yunhui through the county lady."

Qi Zeyi was furious and said, "Fortunately, Ayuan is fine. If she were, I would let them die ten times."

Bai Yu didn't dare to say anything else.

After a while, Qi Zeyi waved his hand, and Bai Yu finally breathed a sigh of relief. Seeing this, he hurriedly left.

After Bai Yu left, Qi Zeyi picked up the portrait and looked at it for a moment, then clenched his hands tightly, and the portrait was squeezed into a ball.

Then, he suddenly let go, and hurriedly unfolded the portrait, slowly smoothing it out as if it were a treasure.