Rebirth: Marry a General instead of a Prince

The last ray of light in the sky dissipated, and sounds of worshiping Buddha came from the Buddhist hall, and the temple fell into darkness.

The rain fell down along the umbrella eaves, not heavy but continuous and dense, covering the entire temple.

Bai Zhiyuan was very patient. She stood outside the door and waited for a long time. Until the slanting wind and drizzle wet her clothes, the tightly closed door did not open.

Bai Zhiyuan stood quietly for a while until the sound of worshiping Buddha ended. She would be too conspicuous standing there, so she lowered her eyes and thought for a moment, then walked towards the room with an umbrella.

As soon as she took a step forward, a voice rang out from behind her: "County Lady, please stay!"

Bai Zhiyuan paused, turned around slowly, and saw the nanny who was guarding the door just now.

Bai Zhiyuan's eyes were unusually bright in the dark night. She asked softly, "Mammy, is the princess willing to see me?"

The nanny nodded and said, "I have been accompanying the princess here for such a long time. The county lady is the first outsider the princess has met. County lady, please follow me."

Bai Zhiyuan curled his lips lightly and said, "In that case, I'll have to trouble you to lead the way, Madam."

In fact, before coming, Bai Zhiyuan was not sure whether Princess He Yue was willing to see her. After all, she didn't even want to see her own son, but she came anyway.

She believed that there was no parent who did not love their children, and Princess Yue was the same. She must have been secretly paying attention to Xie Yunsong when they didn't know.

So she introduced herself directly. If Princess Heyue didn't want to see her, that was fine. But if she could see her, Bai Zhiyuan also wanted to know what kind of person Xie Yunsong's mother was, and she wanted to tell Princess Heyue in person that Xie Yunsong always missed her. It was also the last thing she did for Xie Yunsong.

The nanny quickly brought Bai Zhiyuan to a room. With the dim light coming from the room, Bai Zhiyuan looked around the room. Like many rooms in Puhua Temple, it was no different from Princess Yue's residence.

The nanny knocked on the door gently, and the sound of the wooden fish inside stopped abruptly.

The nanny pushed open the door and said, "County Lady, please come in. I'll be waiting outside."

Bai Zhiyuan bowed his head to express his thanks, then walked in.

Time cannot defeat beauty. Even though Bai Zhiyuan only saw Princess He Yue's back, she inexplicably felt that Princess He Yue must be very beautiful.

The next moment, the princess slowly stood up and turned around.

Finally, we know who Xie Yunsong inherited his looks from. Although Princess He Yue is already over 30 years old, she is still very beautiful, and there is no trace of time on her plain face.

This was the first time Bai Zhiyuan had seen Princess He Yue in his past and present life. She looked three parts like the current emperor and more like the empress dowager. Her eyebrows and eyes were exactly the same as Xie Yunsong's. She was an absolute beauty.

Now in this simple temple, his temperament has not diminished in the slightest, and his every move still reveals the dignity that is born into the royal family.

Princess He Yue saw Bai Zhiyuan without showing any expression on her face. She said calmly, "Sit down."

Bai Zhiyuan sat down and quietly observed the woman in front of him, the younger sister of Emperor Dali and the biological mother of Xie Yunsong.

Princess He Yue's expression remained calm from beginning to end, and no one spoke first for a while.

After a long while, Bai Zhiyuan finally spoke: "I didn't expect the princess to see me. Before I came here, I heard that the princess didn't want to see anyone."

Princess He Yue lighted the candle and said, "Because I want to know what kind of woman Song Er likes."

After hearing this, Bai Zhiyuan smiled and said, "Princess, you really know everything. Although you are in the Buddhist sect, you actually know everything that happened in Shangjing."

Princess He Yue remained noncommittal.

Bai Zhiyuan continued, "Why? Didn't the princess convert to Buddhism? She must be worried about Xie Yunsong."

Princess He Yue smiled softly and said, "Everyone says that I don't care about Song Er. How could Princess Rong An have a different opinion?"

"Because the princess named herself Changnian. What does Changnian mean? What is there in the secular world that the princess is worried about? It is obvious. After all, a parent's love for their child is innate."

Princess He Yue looked at Bai Zhiyuan quietly for a moment, then chuckled and said, "Now I know why Song'er likes you."

Bai Zhiyuan lowered his eyes and said nothing.

Princess Heyue continued, "I see the shadow of Song'er in you. You are somewhat similar, both of you are equally perceptive. Speaking of which, I have seen Song'er for many years. Is he okay?"

Bai Zhiyuan: "He is fine. If the princess misses him, why doesn't she want to see him? Doesn't the princess know that he misses you too?"

Princess He Yue was stunned for a moment, then said: "You are a good child, Song Er's vision is indeed very good."

She quickly smiled bitterly and said, "Why shouldn't I see him? How can I have the face to see him?"

Bai Zhiyuan asked in confusion: "What do you mean, Princess?"

Princess He Yue's thoughts seemed to drift far away. After a long while, she slowly spoke, "When I was still a married woman, I was a carefree princess. My father loved me, my mother was the queen, and my brother was about to inherit the throne. At that time, I was raised to be ignorant of worldly affairs. Soon, I reached the age for marriage. Because of my status as a princess, many people proposed to me, just like you now."

Bai Zhiyuan did not interrupt her and listened quietly to her reminiscing about the past.

"But I didn't like any of them. I was willful and unruly at that time. One time I sneaked out of the palace and met a scholar who taught people to read on the street to earn a living. I was deeply attracted to him. I grew up in luxury and didn't know there were people in the world who worried about their livelihood."

When Princess He Yue said this, Bai Zhiyuan understood that the princess might have fallen in love with the scholar she mentioned. However, even though she had lived two lives, she still didn't know anything about this palace secret.

Princess He Yue seemed to be lost in memories. She whispered, "In order to see him more often, I sneaked out of the palace more and more often. I also wanted to help him. I worked on the streets like him, helping him teach people to read and earning money for his living."

Before she could say anything, Bai Zhiyuan had already guessed the ending. She said, "This beautiful moment probably won't last long. One is a high and mighty princess, and the other is a poor and destitute scholar. With such a gap, anyone can guess your ending."

Princess He Yue smiled faintly and said, "You are really smart. That's right, it didn't take long for mother to find out about my abnormality, and naturally she didn't allow me to have any contact with him. I have always wanted to have my way, so I naturally refused and tried every means to sneak out to meet him. But mother put me under house arrest, and I lost contact with him. Soon, my brother told me that father had arranged a marriage for me and General Weiyuan. Of course I didn't want to, but no matter how I begged, even threatening to die, mother and father who always loved me were unmoved."

"I was completely desperate and ready to die to prove my loyalty. Just then, my brother secretly released me and asked me to find him and leave the capital. I thought my brother still loved me and was deeply moved. However, when I found him, he was already a corpse. My brother never really wanted to help me. He just wanted me to see the person I loved die before he would give up."

"I was heartbroken, and soon my father passed away, and my brother ascended the throne. My mother and my brother told me that my brother had just ascended the throne, and the Northern Di people took advantage of the instability in the court and attacked several times. If I could marry Bai Tingxuan, then Bai Tingxuan would definitely serve my brother wholeheartedly."

"I didn't know at the time that my beloved was actually killed by my brother. I was grateful for my brother's kindness to me, so I agreed to the marriage. You must know what happened later."

"What princess, what status, in the end she is nothing but a person who can be sacrificed at any time. They are my relatives, but they did the cruelest thing to me. They killed my beloved, used me as a bargaining chip, forced me to marry someone I didn't like, and ruined my life."

Bai Zhiyuan was silent for a long time after hearing this. She didn't know that she had such a past with Princess Yue, but she didn't know whether Xie Yunsong knew about it.

After a long while, Bai Zhiyuan finally asked, "So the princess didn't like General Weiyuan from the beginning? No wonder Xie Yunsong said that you gave birth to him but never took care of him. But princess, he is your son after all. Even if you don't love his father, can't you give him a little love?"

Princess He Yue smiled bitterly and said, "I only found out the truth after I married Bai Tingxuan, but what was the point then? I couldn't do anything."

"Tingxuan is a good man. He knows my story, but he has never despised me. After I gave birth to Song'er, I knew how ruthless and cruel the royal family was, so I deliberately distanced myself from him and his son. I didn't want them to become victims of the royal family."

"But I didn't expect that Tingxuan would die in the battle in the end. And my brother and mother were responsible for his death. At that time, I also went to ask my mother and brother for help, but they all sat on their hands and refused to help Tingxuan. I could only watch him die without being able to do anything."

Princess He Yue raised her eyes and said, "What do I need this identity for? I am filled with disappointment in the royal family. I left home and came here to see no one. I hope my royal brother and mother still remember me and can let my son go."