Rebirth: Marry a General instead of a Prince

The weather in Beijing in early spring was slightly cool, and the first ray of sunlight in the morning shone into the house through the window.

Without waiting for Bai Zhiyuan to get up, Ling Xiao came early to help her dress up.

Today Bai Zhiyuan is going to the palace to meet the emperor. He hasn't appeared in public for two years, and this time he must make a surprise.

Bai Zhiyuan had no idea what Ling Xiao was thinking. She was woken up from the couch by Ling Xiao. She sighed in her heart and missed the simple life in the north.

Before she could think more, Ling Xiao had already helped her wash and dress.

Bai Zhiyuan obediently let her do whatever she wanted.

By the time she finally finished packing, the carriage had been waiting at the gate of the mansion for a long time.

Seeing that it was getting late, Bai Zhiyuan hurriedly got on the carriage, which swayed all the way to the palace.

When the carriage stopped at the palace gate, the palace servants outside led Bai Zhiyuan in.

Bai Zhiyuan followed the palace maids and walked towards the palace step by step. Her heart was calmer than ever before. Although she had guessed that the next court meeting would not be peaceful, she had already prepared a plan in her mind.

Ever since she left Shangjing and went to the northern border without permission, she knew this day would come. Over the past two years, she had already thought of a way to deal with it.

When they arrived outside the palace, the court meeting was almost over. The palace servant asked her to wait at the door for a while while he went ahead to report.

Bai Zhiyuan nodded slightly and waited at the entrance of the hall. She looked around. This place was too familiar to her in her previous life. Now she was in this place again.

Here, my heart was surprisingly calm.

Perhaps during the two years in the North, she had slowly learned how to let go of her obsessions from her past life.

While she was thinking, the palace servant had hurried to her side and said respectfully, "County Lady, the Emperor invites you in!"

Bai Zhiyuan nodded and said with a smile: "Thank you, eunuch!"

As they were talking, the palace maid brought Bai Zhiyuan into the hall.

The girl walked slowly towards the center of the hall. She was wearing a light blue silk dress with butterfly embroidery, elegant and refreshing. Her shoulders were as sharp as a knife, her waist was as white as a white cloth, her skin was as white as cream, and her lips were as red as a dot. In a blink of an eye, she was in front of Emperor Renxiao and bowed down.

The hall fell into a brief silence, with only the rustling sound of sleeves rubbing against each other and almost inaudible inhalations being heard.

Bai Zhiyuan was born beautiful and pretty, and now two years have passed, she has grown a lot. After two years of baptism on the battlefield, her demeanor is also extraordinary. Many people have been thinking carefully about how to marry her. After all, marrying her is tantamount to adding wings to a tiger.

Emperor Renxiao, who was sitting on the high throne, stared at Bai Zhiyuan with a pair of sharp eyes and was reluctant to ask Bai Zhiyuan to stand up.

Bai Zhiyuan was not in a hurry either. He continued to kneel straight, without any mistakes in etiquette.

After a moment, the voice of Emperor Renxiao came from above: "Get up!"

Bai Zhiyuan said respectfully: "Thank you, Your Majesty."

She slowly rose to her feet, aware of all the scrutiny directed at her.

She pretended not to notice.

But out of the corner of his eye he had already seen Qi Zeyi standing with the other princes.

Now he is in the prime of his life, and is naturally handsome and tall. No wonder many high-ranking women are fond of him.

When Qi Zeyi saw Bai Zhiyuan, he could not hide his excitement, and his eyes never left Bai Zhiyuan. The Prince of Chen, who had been paying attention to him, sneered, "Fifth brother has not appointed a wife for the past two years. Could it be that he is obsessed with Princess Rong'an? But I heard that Princess Rong'an seems to have had an affair with Xie Yunsong..."

Qi Zeyi clenched his fists and tried his best to suppress the anger in his heart. After a while, he said, "Third brother, you are joking. The county lady and I are from the same school, so it is only natural for me to care more about her."

Prince Chen looked at him for a moment, and seeing that he looked fine, he said disdainfully, "It's better this way."

At that time, Emperor Renxiao, who was sitting on the high throne, stared at Bai Zhiyuan and said, "Rong'an, you're back!"

Bai Zhiyuan bowed his head and said, "Yes, Your Majesty. Rong An is back!"

After that, she knelt straight down again, saying, "Rong An came here today to apologize to the emperor. Two years ago, Rong An left Shangjing without permission and disguised herself as a man to sneak into the northern border military camp. General Yun Hui was not aware of this. By the time the general discovered my identity, I was already not far from the northern border. General Yun Hui allowed me to stay because of my identity. It was Rong An who was willful. Now two years have passed, Rong An has come here to apologize. Please punish me, Your Majesty!"

Bai Zhiyuan said all this in one breath and knelt on the ground motionless.

Emperor Renxiao, who was sitting on the high throne, seemed to have not expected that she would confess her guilt as soon as they met. He was stunned for a moment, but he was the emperor after all, so he quickly regained his high and mighty appearance and asked, "Why did Rong'an go to the northern border that day?"

Without even looking up, Bai Zhiyuan answered, "Rong An was born into a military family. He has learned martial arts since he was a child, and he often heard his father talk about things on the battlefield, so he yearned for war. But his body was weak, and his father didn't want me to go to the southern border with him. Rong An came up with a plan to sneak into the military camp and go to the southern border, but everyone in my father's camp knew me, and it was difficult for me to disguise myself. I was afraid that I would be discovered by my father before I left Shangjing City. It happened that General Xie and my father set out on the same day, so Rong An didn't think much about it and disguised himself to sneak into the new recruits' camp. The new recruits were all newly recruited, so no one noticed that I was a stranger."

Emperor Renxiao did not speak, but his eagle-like eyes were still fixed on her, as if he was trying to determine whether what she said was true or false.

The officials standing there dared not even breathe, for fear of angering the emperor. In the past two years, the emperor had become increasingly moody. But Princess Rong'an was so bold that she actually asked for punishment.

After a long while, Emperor Renxiao on the high throne laughed and said, "Rong'an, I already knew what you said when you went to the northern border. When you arrived in the northern border, Yun Hui wrote a letter to inform you of the situation in the northern border and your secret trip to the northern border."

Emperor Renxiao looked meaningfully at Bai Zhiyuan who was kneeling down and said, "It is said that Yun Hui loves you very much. The letter said that you sneaked into the military camp for the people. A woman who cares about her country and the people, with martial arts but nowhere to display them, is just like what you said, Rong An, she is full of yearning for the battlefield. It would be great if you were a man."

Bai Zhiyuan's heart tightened. She had no idea that Xie Yunsong had written a letter to the emperor. It seemed that Xie Yunsong had known that this day would come. In order to prevent this matter from becoming a thorn in the emperor's heart, he had already done many things when she was unaware.

Bai Zhiyuan also had mixed feelings.

Emperor Renxiao continued, "Last year, the Northern Border fought several great battles. Yun Hui mentioned you many times in the military reports, saying that you contributed to all these victories. Moreover, you sacrificed your life for justice, preferring to jump off a cliff rather than be captured by the Northern Di prince. Under such circumstances, you also cut off the Northern Di prince's arm, causing the Northern Di to not recover to this day."

"What a great Lady Rong'an! She is even braver than I thought. With such a person, how could I blame you for going to the Northern Territory without permission? Not only do I not blame you, I will also reward you. Rong'an, tell me, you have made contributions to the Northern Territory and to Dali. What reward do you want? I will satisfy you."

Although Bai Zhiyuan had already expected that the emperor would not punish her, she did not expect that the emperor knew so much. How many things about you, Xie Yunsong, is there that she doesn't know?

Bai Zhiyuan then raised his head and paused before saying, "Your Majesty, any soldier from the Northern Territory would do what Rong An did. We are from Dali, so we will naturally protect the land of Dali with all our heart. Your Majesty is kind by not punishing Rong An, how dare Rong An accept your reward again."

Emperor Renxiao was amused by her words and said, "Rong'an is really interesting. Such an interesting and brave woman is still unmarried. I wonder if Rong'an has a lover?"

Bai Zhiyuan laughed in her heart. Since the emperor already knew about everything that happened in the northern border, she and Xie Yunsong's affairs could not be hidden either. Asking like this now was just a test.

Bai Zhiyuan bowed her head again and said, "Your Majesty, I don't have a lover."

When Emperor Renxiao heard her say this, he showed a satisfied look in his eyes and said, "In that case, I will keep an eye out for young talents for Rong'an. If there is a suitable match, I will personally arrange a marriage for you."

Bai Zhiyuan thanked him, and Emperor Renxiao let her stand up.