Rebirth: Marry a General instead of a Prince

As the morning light brightened, Bai Zhiyuan slowly woke up. She opened her eyes and looked around. When she came to her senses, she remembered that this was Xie Yunsong's room.

She turned around, only to find that Xie Yunsong had disappeared.

She immediately sat up, got off the couch, put on her shoes, and walked out quickly.

When she opened the door, she saw that it had been snowing heavily for two days and the cold was getting stronger. She stood under the eaves and watched the heavy snow falling all over the sky.

Xie Yunsong, wrapped in a fur coat, was standing in the corridor, talking to Tianlin about something. Not far away, Tianxun and Lingxiao seemed to be arguing with each other.

When Xie Yunsong saw Bai Zhiyuan coming out, his originally serious expression immediately became more tender. He strode towards her, frowned when he saw that she was wearing thin clothes, took off his cloak and gave it to her, and pulled up his hood to cover her hair.

The cold wind and snow passed by her ears, and those cold snowflakes could no longer fall on her head. She carried the scent of agarwood from Xie Yunsong's cloak, and no longer felt the slightest bit of cold.

Bai Zhiyuan raised his head and asked, "Why did you wake up so early? Does your wound still hurt?"

Xie Yunsong shook his head: "It's okay, just a minor injury."

Bai Zhiyuan said with a smile: "It seems that Master Cheng's medical skills are indeed excellent."

Xie Yunsong curled his lips: "He is only this useful."

Bai Zhiyuan's eyes lit up with a smile. The next second, Cheng Beixiao, who had come in the snow, said in dissatisfaction: "Xie Yunsong, you are such a heartless person. You are criticizing me just because I have recovered from my illness."

Bai Zhiyuan burst out laughing, and Xie Yunsong's eyes also couldn't help but show a smile.

Cheng Beixiao stopped in front of them and looked them up and down, making Bai Zhiyuan a little unaware. She coughed and asked, "What are you doing?"

Cheng Beixiao looked at them with a playful expression and asked, "Have you two reconciled?"

Housekeeper Lin, who came with Cheng Beixiao, pricked up his ears and couldn't wait to listen. After all, the Rong'an County Lady didn't go home last night and stayed in his young master's room. If this continues, maybe something good will happen to the Xie family soon.

Bai Zhiyuan's eyes flickered, and he said mischievously, "When have we ever been bad?"

Cheng Beixiao: "..."

Butler Lin, who was standing by, almost jumped for joy after hearing this.

Tianlin, Tianxun and Lingxiao, who were not far away, heard this and were happy for the two.

Cheng Beixiao joked: "Xie Yunsong, your injury this time was not in vain."

Xie Yunsong said indifferently: "It's all thanks to Doctor Cheng for saving my life."

Cheng Beixiao waved his fan, looking quite proud. Bai Zhiyuan widened his eyes. Wasn't he cold in this bitingly cold day?

The next moment, a voice came, "Bei Xiao's medical skills are indeed well-deserved."

Bai Zhiyuan looked up and saw Prince Jin, wearing white clothes and smiling, approaching from afar.

When he got there and saw Bai Zhiyuan, his eyes dimmed for a moment, but he quickly put on his usual gentle smile and said, "Yun Song, how is your injury?"

Xie Yunsong said calmly: "It's nothing serious."

Prince Jin smiled and said, "Yesterday, the county lady testified against Prince Yan at the morning court, and I learned that you were injured. I wanted to come and visit you yesterday, but I couldn't spare the time. I was able to come today because I had time. I am relieved to see that you are fine."

There was a moment of silence.

Bai Zhiyuan said hurriedly: "Your Highness, the King of Yan is now fearless and may cause more trouble. Your Highness needs to be more careful."

The King of Jin nodded and said, "Since Yunsong is well again, I won't stay any longer. I will take my leave now."

Everyone nodded, and King Jin took one last look at Bai Zhiyuan before turning and leaving.

In the next few days, Bai Zhiyuan stayed at Xie's house during the day to help Xie Yunsong recover from his injuries, and returned to his own house at night. After a few days, everything was fine. What made Bai Zhiyuan happy was that Ling Xiao and Tianxun seemed to have developed more friendship than just bickering as they spent time together day after day.

Bai Zhiyuan stood in the corridor, looking at the white ground, holding a warm hand warmer in his hand.

Xie Yunsong came over, smoothed the collar of her white cape, and asked, "What are you looking at?"

Bai Zhiyuan smiled and said, "Don't you think Ling Xiao and Tian Xun are quite compatible?"

Upon hearing this, Xie Yunsong turned around and saw Ling Xiao and Tian Xun making a snowman not far away. The man was handsome and the woman was cute, and they did look like a good match.

Xie Yunsong asked, "Do you want to marry Ling Xiao to Tian Xun?"

Bai Zhiyuan: "Can you help me test Tianxun's feelings?"

Xie Yunsong curled his lips and smiled, "It would be nice to hold a wedding for them after you get married."

Bai Zhiyuan was stunned, and then his face turned red.

……

Shangjing, in the imperial palace.

When the Empress Dowager learned that Bai Zhiyuan was staying at Xie Mansion with Xie Yunsong every day, she became furious.

"Fox-like thing!"

The Queen Mother threw the teacup in her hand away angrily, and it shattered into pieces on the ground.

Nanny Zhou glanced at the shivering little palace maid beside her, and the little palace maid hurried forward and cleaned up the place quickly.

Nanny Zhou made another cup of tea for the Queen Mother and said, "Quickly calm down, Queen Mother. If the Queen Mother wants to get rid of a minister's daughter, wouldn't it be easy?"

The Queen Mother said coldly, "It's easy for you to say that. I have ordered people to ambush her on the road she must take every day to return home. But she has never been alone when she goes out these days. Xie Yunsong sometimes escorts her personally. How can I take action? She is a martial arts expert. It is not easy to take action in the capital. In addition, there are people with high martial arts around her. My people have been unable to take action for so many days."

Nanny Zhou's eyes turned and she said, "Empress Dowager, if you can't do anything in the capital, why not lure her out of the capital? Once she's out of the capital, you're not the only one who wants her life."

The Queen Mother paused and asked, "What good plan do you have?"

Nanny Zhou whispered a few words in the empress dowager's ear. After listening, the empress dowager smiled with satisfaction and said, "Send the order down, saying that the end of the year is approaching and the emperor is weak. I will go to Puhua Temple to pray for him in person. Order the empress to bring all the concubines, all the princes and princesses, and the children of second-rank officials to pray for the emperor and recite scriptures, so that the next year of Dali will be good and the emperor will recover soon!"

Madam Zhou lowered her head and said, "Yes!"

When Bai Zhiyuan received the news, he was painting with Xie Yunsong at Xie's house.

Tianlin knocked on the door outside the study.

Without even raising his head, Xie Yunsong said, "Come in!"

Tianlin pushed the door open and walked in, bowed, and said, "Master, County Lady, the Queen Mother has ordered that three days later, all the children of officials above the second rank must go with her to Puhua Temple to pray for the Emperor."

Bai Zhiyuan stopped writing and asked, "The Queen Mother is going in person? Who else would go in this freezing cold weather?"

Tianlin: "To the county lady, the queen, the concubines, the princes and princesses."

Bai Zhiyuan: "I wonder what they are up to by mobilizing so many troops like this."

Xie Yunsong held her hand and said, "Don't worry, I'm with you."

Bai Zhiyuan leaned against him and said, "I'm not worried. It's a good opportunity for you to go to Puhua Temple and see your mother."

Xie Yunsong nodded and took Bai Zhiyuan into his arms. They felt each other's heartbeat and suddenly felt at ease.