Rebirth: Marry a General instead of a Prince

Summer goes and autumn comes, and in the blink of an eye it is already late autumn.

In the past six months, Bai Zhiyuan rarely went out except occasionally going to Mount Zhongnan to accompany her master. Previously, the emperor and the queen mother wanted to arrange a marriage between her and the King of Jin, but the King of Jin said that they would discuss it after Bai Tingxuan returned to Beijing. Even if the emperor and the queen mother wanted to arrange a marriage for them as soon as possible, they had to consider Bai Tingxuan after all because Bai Tingxuan had just made contributions in the southern border. Therefore, the marriage between Bai Zhiyuan and the King of Jin was put on hold.

Bai Zhiyuan had a rare period of peace and quiet. Although the Queen Mother would occasionally summon her to the palace to reprimand her and embarrass her, she was smart and intelligent, so she didn't suffer any loss.

As for the Prince of Jin, apart from occasionally sending some new things, he rarely appeared in front of her. Bai Zhiyuan knew that even if the Prince of Jin was no longer favored, he was still a prince. Last time, she clearly rejected him. Although he didn't say it, he must have felt resentful. But Bai Zhiyuan was also grateful to the Prince of Jin from the bottom of her heart. If the Prince of Jin hadn't been buying time for her in front of the Emperor and the Queen Mother, the Queen Mother would have been eager to betroth her to the Prince of Jin. Thanks to the Prince of Jin's constant mediation, she was able to gain a moment of peace now.

Calculating the time, the time for her father and brother to return to the capital was getting closer and closer. Her father and brother had won a great victory, and the new emperor of the southern border, Heba Yun, had already written a letter of surrender and sent an envoy to deliver it to the capital at full speed. Because of this, the emperor did not make things too difficult for her.

However, Bai Zhiyuan knew in her heart that once her father and brother returned, her marriage would be inevitable.

Bai Zhiyuan sighed softly. The worst outcome would be to marry the King of Jin. Judging from this matter, the King of Jin was a gentleman, and he was worthy of being supported by Xie Yunsong.

It was also heard that General Yunhui defeated the Beidi people step by step, and Beidi Crown Prince Yu Huangqing lost his position as the crown prince. Now the eighth Beidi prince Yu Huangwen has inherited the title of Beidi Crown Prince. However, Yu Huangwen was not as strong as Yu Huangqing after all. In addition, the health of the Beidi emperor was deteriorating. Under internal and external troubles, he could not stand the repeated defeats in the war, so he personally surrendered and retreated back to Beidi. After Xie Yunsong's great victory, he immediately reorganized his army and galloped back to Beijing.

As for Prince of Yan Qi Zeyi, after he was put under house arrest because of the incident between Jiang Muyun and Chenxiang last time, although the emperor exempted him from house arrest with the help of Concubine Rou and the great victory of the North and South borders, after all, one incident after another pointed to him, and the emperor no longer trusted him as much as before.

Because of this, the King of Yan was also very worried and naturally could not take care of Bai Zhiyuan. Bai Zhiyuan had a rare period of peace and quiet.

However, since the beginning of autumn, the health of Emperor Renxiao has been deteriorating, and the fight for the throne has become more intense. It is said that the third prince, Prince Chen, was about to marry Su Qingxue, the legitimate daughter of Minister Su Huiyuan, but Su Qingxue suddenly fell ill and was bedridden. Many doctors said that she would not live long. The prince naturally wanted to cancel the engagement with the princess who was already sick before the marriage, but the emperor was afraid that Su Huiyuan would be disappointed, so he never agreed.

Bai Zhiyuan knew that the emperor knew that Su Qingxue would not live long, and when Su Qingxue died, the engagement would naturally be invalid, so why bother cancelling the engagement now? This way, the reputation of the prince would be fulfilled, and the emperor's benevolence would be shown. The people of the royal family were calculating at every step.

Bai Zhiyuan knew that it was what he said to Su Qingxue last time that made her make up her mind. Although it was not a brilliant method, it at least delayed her marriage with Prince Chen.

There was another person, Cheng Beixiao, who had returned to Beijing earlier than Bai Zhiyuan. Bai Zhiyuan had not seen him for so long since returning to Beijing. He heard that he was sent by his father Cheng Yuanheng to study with the otherworldly master, Master Yunzhu, to improve his medical skills. He had been away for more than half a year.

However, he returned to Beijing recently. After learning that Bai Zhiyuan had also returned to Beijing, he came to bother her every day.

On this day, Bai Zhiyuan was reading in the yard. There was a loquat tree planted in her yard. It was planted by her father himself when she was seven years old, before her parents and her brother went to the southern border.

Bai Zhiyuan always remembered what her father told her before he left: "Ayuan, when the loquat tree grows up, father, mother and brother will come back."

As a young girl, she would stay under the tree every day and water it carefully, hoping that the tree would grow quickly.

Now the tree is standing tall and lush. Bai Zhiyuan no longer waters the tree herself every day, because she knows that her father planted the tree just to give her a thought. Now that she has grown up, she understands her father's helplessness and naturally no longer guards the tree every day like she did when she was a child.

However, sitting under the tree and reading has become her favorite thing to do now.

The loquat trees are in bloom now, and they will bear fruit next year. Then my father, mother and brother will really come back.

Bai Zhiyuan was in a daze when she heard footsteps in the distance. When she came to her senses, Wang Qing was walking towards her in a hurry.

"What's the matter?" Bai Zhiyuan asked.

Wang Qing said helplessly: "Miss, Doctor Cheng is here again."

Bai Zhiyuan also felt a little pain, so he said, "Tell him I'm not in the house."

Wang Qing: "It's too late... He has already broken in..."

Bai Zhiyuan held his forehead: "..."

Sure enough, the next second, Cheng Beixiao's voice was heard: "Sister Bai, I'm here!"

Bai Zhiyuan could only force a smile to respond to him, "Mr. Cheng, you are honored to be here. Please take a seat. Lingxiao, serve the tea!"

Cheng Beixiao sat down and saw Tianxun standing by not far away. He smiled evilly and said, "Sister Bai, do you know that Xie Yunsong will arrive in Shangjing in the next few days?"

Bai Zhiyuan's breathing stagnated, but he quickly pretended not to care and said, "General Xie's pace is really fast."

Cheng Beixiao waved his fan, took a sip of tea and said, "You've also noticed. He's so fast, I wonder if there's someone in the capital that he's been thinking about day and night."

Bai Zhiyuan: “…”

She pretended not to hear and just drank her tea.

Cheng Beixiao chuckled and continued, "Sister Bai, Yunsong will return triumphantly in two days and will surely cause a sensation in Shangjing. I have specially reserved the best seat in Yuanyang Tower to ensure that you can see him as soon as he enters the capital. What do you think? Are you excited? Do you want to come with me?"

Bai Zhiyuan sighed and said, "Mr. Cheng, I've already told you that Xie Yunsong and I have nothing to do with each other anymore. Why should I go see him?"

Cheng Beixiao said slowly: "Prince Jin is going too, are you sure you don't want to go?"

Bai Zhiyuan's eyes changed several times, and he didn't quite understand what Cheng Beixiao meant. Logically, he must have heard that the emperor wanted to grant her a marriage with the Prince of Jin recently, but he never asked her about it. Xie Yunsong was his good friend, and this kind of relationship made Bai Zhiyuan suddenly feel a headache when he thought about it.

Cheng Beixiao saw her in a daze, put away his fan, tapped her head lightly, and said with a smile: "What? Are you going or not?"

Bai Zhiyuan waved his fan away and said firmly, "No."

Cheng Beixiao looked at her with interest and said, "Miss Bai, what are you afraid of? What you said has nothing to do with Yun Song. Just think of it as watching a strange general return in triumph. It's a novelty and a excitement. What are you afraid of? Could it be that you still have feelings for Yun Song..."

"Okay, okay, can't I go..." Bai Zhiyuan couldn't stand it anymore and interrupted him.

Cheng Beixiao showed a triumphant smile and said with a smile: "It's a deal!"

After saying that, he picked up the teacup and drank it all, then stood up and said, "I'll take my leave first. When Yunsong returns, I'll send a carriage to pick you up. See you there!"

After saying that, he winked at Bai Zhiyuan.

Bai Zhiyuan pretended not to see it.

After Cheng Beixiao left, Bai Zhiyuan sat alone under the loquat tree. Winter was approaching and Xie Yunsong was coming back. Although she said that she didn't care, her heart seemed to be in a turmoil.