Rebirth: Marry a General instead of a Prince

The next morning, Bai Zhiyuan just walked out of the tent and saw Xie Yunsong standing in front of the tent as if waiting for her. She glanced at him unhappily and didn't want to pay attention to him.

As luck would have it, Shen Zhiyi, who had come to look for Xie Yunsong, saw this and asked in confusion, "Ayuan, what happened to you today? Are you feeling unwell? You are usually very energetic, but why do you look so depressed today? How about I take your pulse?"

Xie Yunsong gave her a concerned look, but Bai Zhiyuan pretended not to notice.

She turned to Shen Zhiyi and said, "Sister Shen, I just didn't sleep well last night. I'm fine."

After saying that, he left without even looking at Xie Yunsong.

Shen Zhiyi looked surprised and said, "Ayuan is a little strange today. Normally, he would greet you happily when he sees you. What happened today?"

Xie Yunsong stopped looking at Bai Zhiyuan and said calmly, "I don't know."

Shen Zhiyi didn't ask any more questions.

Bai Zhiyuan walked towards his horse and ran into Cheng Beixiao who looked at him with a funny look on his face.

Cheng Beixiao said with a smile: "Miss Bai, did you have a quarrel with Yunsong yesterday? It seems that you don't know that Yunsong ordered everyone early in the morning that they had been traveling hard recently, so they should rest here for a day and set off again tomorrow morning."

Bai Zhiyuan gave him a displeased look.

At this moment, Xie Yunsong came over from a distance and took Bai Zhiyuan away without saying a word.

Cheng Beixiao had an expression that showed he was enjoying a good show.

Bai Zhiyuan was startled and tried to break free, but the strength difference between the man and the woman made it impossible for her to break free. She shouted, "Xie Yunsong, what are you doing? Let me go!"

Cheng Beixiao said jokingly, "Don't worry, you two just chat, I'll keep watch for you and make sure no one sees you."

Xie Yunsong dragged Bai Zhiyuan all the way to the open space at the back of the camp. There was no one there, so he let her go.

Bai Zhiyuan pursed her lips tightly, her eyes were cold, and she asked angrily: "What on earth are you going to do?"

Xie Yunsong stared at the bruises on her wrists caused by his gripping. His brows furrowed even more, and a trace of heartache arose in his heart. He pursed his lips tightly and said nothing.

Bai Zhiyuan saw that he was silent, closed his eyes and sighed, and said: "What do you want to say by bringing me here?"

Xie Yunsong remained silent.

Bai Zhiyuan lost her patience and turned to leave. Xie Yunsong was quick to grab her again and whispered, "I was the one who spoke without restraint yesterday. Don't be angry."

Bai Zhiyuan was stunned for a moment and even forgot to break free from his hand, and just let him hold it.

After a moment, a smile appeared on her lips, and she said, "It's rare to see General Xie being so humble."

"Okay, I'm not angry now."

Xie Yunsong looked at Bai Zhiyuan. The young man had a handsome face and his long eyes were shining. He said in a gentle voice, "Yesterday..."

Bai Zhiyuan's face became red and he interrupted him, "I know, General Xie's mistake was unintentional. I am a great man who does not bear grudges, so I will not hold it against you."

Upon hearing this, Xie Yunsong frowned slightly, but a faint smile appeared on his face. Then he took out the silver hairpin he bought for her from his arms.

The moment Bai Zhiyuan saw the hairpin, her eyes froze for a few seconds before she reached out to take it. "Isn't this the hairpin I found in Youzhou that day?"

Then she was delighted, looked up at Xie Yunsong's smiling eyes, and said, "General Xie is not as cold as the rumors say."

Bai Zhiyuan couldn't help but curl up the corners of his lips, and said, "Then I'll reluctantly accept it."

Upon hearing this, Xie Yunsong tilted his head and laughed softly.

Bai Zhiyuan smiled as before and asked, "So what exactly did you want to say yesterday?"

Xie Yunsong took a step forward, leaned forward slightly and said, "We are now in Tianshui. After passing Tianshui, we will reach Yuehua Town, which is the last town before we set up camp in the Northern Territory. After passing Yuehua Town, we will reach the Northern Territory."

"In Yuehua Town, there is a general whom I respect very much. He is Qin Haiyi, who once followed my grandfather to fight in various battles. After my grandfather passed away, he followed my father until my father also died in battle. As he grew older, my father asked him to go home to spend his remaining years in peace before he died. He said he would go back after accompanying my father to fight the last battle. Unfortunately, my father never came back, and it was he who brought back my father's remains."

"Many years ago, he met his wife in Yuehua Town, and they settled down and had children in Yuehua Town. But a few years ago, the Northern Di people invaded Yuehua Town, and his wife and children died under their knives. Only his young grandson was left at home."

Bai Zhiyuan was fascinated by what Xie Yunsong said. She knew that Xie Yunsong came from a family of military generals. His grandfather, his father, and himself were all iron-willed generals who dedicated their lives to the stability and peace of Dali.

They must have deep feelings for the subordinates who followed them through thick and thin. Just like his father Bai Tingxuan, even though he knew that Jiang Shuyan had betrayed him that day, he was unwilling to believe it in the end.

Xie Yunsong pondered for a moment, and then said: "I passed by Yuehua Town this time, and I wanted to go see Uncle Qin. After my father passed away, he lived in Yuehua Town. He is old now, and he has old injuries from his youth. It is reasonable for me to go see him. But..."

Xie Yunsong stopped talking and looked at Bai Zhiyuan.

Bai Zhiyuan was confused and asked, "Just what?"

Xie Yunsong coughed lightly and said, "It's just that Uncle Qin is most worried about me, besides his grandson. He once said that he hopes to see me get married, and I don't want him to worry about me anymore. So this time, I came to ask Miss Bai, can you pretend to be my fiancée and go with me?"

Bai Zhiyuan's expression revealed obvious surprise. She opened her eyes wide, waved her hands and said, "No, no." She turned around and wanted to leave.

Xie Yunsong hurriedly held her back, and Bai Zhiyuan resisted, "Why don't you go find Shen Zhiyi? If you make such a request to her, she will surely agree happily."

Xie Yunsong said, "When I was in the northern border, Shen Zhiyi was working as a doctor in the military camp. Uncle Qin had seen her a long time ago, and he knew that I had no interest in Shen Zhiyi."

Bai Zhiyuan was slightly startled. What did he just say? He had no feelings for Shen Zhiyi, so why did the emperor grant them a marriage in the last life?

Without waiting for Bai Zhiyuan to think clearly, Xie Yunsong asked again: "Miss Bai, will you help me with this?"

Bai Zhiyuan found this a little unbelievable. She said, "Thank you, General. It's not that I don't want to help. Although General Qin lives in Yuehua Town, he must know about the things in Shangjing. Even if he doesn't know me, he must know my father, and maybe he also knows that I was engaged to the King of Yan. And you and I didn't get married by the emperor. If I go with you, how will you explain all this? Wouldn't it be exposed?"

Xie Yunsong chuckled and said, "Don't worry, I will explain everything myself, just follow me."

Bai Zhiyuan looked at him steadily, and after a moment she reacted, she said, "Xie Yunsong, you've already thought about it. How do you know that I will definitely agree? What if I don't agree?"

Xie Yunsong smiled and said, "Miss Bai just accepted my gift, shouldn't you do me a small favor?"

Bai Zhiyuan was furious: "Xie Yunsong! You..."

Without waiting for her to finish, Xie Yunsong turned around and walked away, saying, "I'll wait for you after lunch today, and we'll go to Yuehua Town together."

"What? I haven't agreed yet..." Bai Zhiyuan shouted from behind.

Xie Yunsong ignored her shouting behind him and walked away on his own.

As soon as he arrived at the camp, he ran into Cheng Beixiao, who had a playful look on his face. Seeing that Xie Yunsong was in a good mood, Cheng Beixiao hurried over and said, "How is it? Did you coax her? I always say that my way of coaxing women works."

Xie Yunsong looked indifferent and walked around him and continued forward. Cheng Beixiao, however, insisted, "What did you say? Did she agree?"

Xie Yunsong didn't want to pay attention to him and left without looking back. After returning, he instructed Lu Zhiling: "Tomorrow you will lead the troops to continue northward and strive to reach the northern border within two days. I will take Bai Zhiyuan to Yuehua Town, and after I finish dealing with things, I will go to the northern border to meet up with you."

Lu Zhiling agreed.