Rebirth: Marry a General instead of a Prince

After a few more days, the autumn atmosphere became more intense. It rained for several days in a row, and the summer heat faded away. The weather began to feel a little cooler.

The north is already bitterly cold, and the grass and trees are gradually withering, making the autumn even more bleak.

The weather changed so quickly in autumn that many people in the military camp fell ill.

I haven't seen Cheng Beixiao for several days. I guess he is busy treating everyone.

The recruits who did not fall ill are still training every day, which has changed from physical training in the beginning to daily archery, horse riding and weapon training now.

Early that morning, there was a knock on Bai Zhiyuan's door.

She paused and said, "Come in!"

The person who came in was Shen Zhiyi, dressed in white.

Bai Zhiyuan felt a little strange. She had clearly felt Shen Zhiyi's hostility towards her recently.

When she had just regained her female identity, Shen Zhiyi was quite caring towards her because they were the only two women in the barracks. However, she couldn't understand why Shen Zhiyi suddenly became so cold to her, and even showed a hint of hostility.

Since others have shown hostility, Bai Zhiyuan will not be as affectionate to her as before.

Retracting his thoughts, Bai Zhiyuan glanced at Shen Zhiyi who walked in slowly, raised his eyebrows slightly, and said calmly: "Sister Shen, please sit down."

Bai Zhiyuan picked up the teapot on the table and poured water into the teacup. Shen Zhiyi walked over and said, "Ayuan, I came here today to ask for something."

Bai Zhiyuan looked at her quietly, a little confused for a moment, and asked, "What's the matter?"

Shen Zhiyi took a sip of tea, her eyes were like snow, and she said softly, "Haven't many people fallen ill in the military camp recently? Master Cheng and I, as well as the military doctors, are a bit overwhelmed. I see that you, Ayuan, don't seem to be fine. Can you please come over and help us boil the medicine?"

She was probably afraid that Bai Zhi was not willing to do so, so she added, "You don't have to do anything. We have prepared the medicine. You just need to help us watch the fire."

Bai Zhiyuan felt a little strange in her heart, but she didn't know where it came from. After all, Shen Zhiyi's request was not excessive. It was just to watch the fire. Besides, she should be the most idle person in the entire military camp.

She thought about it for a moment and agreed.

Shen Zhiyi looked very happy. She said, "Ayuan, I thank you on behalf of those who are sick."

Bai Zhiyuan found it funny and said, "Sister Shen, you don't have to thank me."

Shen Zhiyi added: "Then from today on, you will follow me to the pharmacy to make medicine."

Bai Zhiyuan nodded in agreement.

Sure enough, from that day on, Shen Zhiyi brought Bai Zhiyuan to the pharmacy. There was really nothing important, he just needed Bai Zhiyuan to sit in front of the stove and stare at the fire.

Shen Zhiyi warned her: "Ayuan, you must not leave at will. If you boil the medicine too long, it will lose its efficacy. If you don't boil it long enough, it will not work either. So you have to sit here and watch over it."

Bai Zhiyuan had no doubts and nodded, "Don't worry, Sister Shen."

At the end of the day, Bai Zhiyuan felt a little regretful.

Boiling medicine looks simple, and you don't have to do anything but just watch over it. But in fact, you can't leave for a moment. Shen Zhiyi specifically instructed that the medicine cannot be separated from the fire, and the fire cannot be too big, so Bai Zhiyuan watched over it all day long.

Although she had nothing to do on weekdays, she could go out to watch the new recruits training, chat with brothers like Xiaoshan, practice sword with Qin Jinan, and even go to Xie Yunsong to ask about the situation in Shangjing.

Since she agreed to start boiling medicine with Shen Zhiyi, she has been staying here for three consecutive days. The point is that the pharmacy is remote and few people come. In a day, except for Shen Zhiyi who occasionally comes here to check the medicine, she rarely sees anyone.

Bai Zhiyuan was a little depressed, but he was too embarrassed to tell Shen Zhiyi that he didn't want to boil the medicine here anymore. After all, Shen Zhiyi was doing this for the soldiers in the northern border, and she didn't even want to boil the medicine or watch the fire. So Bai Zhiyuan could only continue to stare at the medicine pot.

That day, Bai Zhiyuan was almost driven crazy by the torture of boiling medicine, and finally saw Cheng Beixiao, whom he hadn't seen for several days.

Cheng Beixiao was also a little surprised to see her and asked, "Miss Bai, why are you here?"

Bai Zhiyuan said weakly, "Doctor Cheng, when will the new soldiers be cured? I have been boiling medicine here for several days, and there is not a single person here all day. I am almost going crazy."

Cheng Beixiao looked confused and asked, "Did Shen Zhiyi ask you to boil the medicine here?"

Bai Zhiyuan said calmly, "Yes, just tell me, are the new recruits almost ready?"

Cheng Beixiao laughed and said, "Some have already recovered, but some have not. But wasn't there someone brought by the military doctor in charge of boiling the medicine? Why did Miss Shen ask you to come?"

Bai Zhiyuan leaned against the wall and answered, "Sister Shen said that the military doctor was too busy a few days ago, and seeing that I had nothing to do, she asked me to help. I was thinking of this as a small matter, but when I came here, I found it was too boring."

Cheng Beixiao said: "No wonder I haven't seen you these days."

Bai Zhiyuan looked up and glanced at him, then said, "Go quickly and treat the new recruits. Only after you cure them can I be free sooner."

Bai Zhiyuan stood up as he spoke and pushed Cheng Beixiao out. Cheng Beixiao had no choice but to leave first.

On the other side, Xie Yunsong also felt quite strange. He hadn't seen Bai Zhiyuan for several days.

At first he didn't care. Bai Zhiyuan followed him to the Northern Territory simply because she was tired of staying in the capital, so she often ran around. But she was also very sensible and would not run too far, so he was used to it and didn't bother to care about her.

Moreover, Bai Zhiyuan lived next door to him. When he had nothing to do, he would often knock on his door in a pretentious manner. Without waiting for his response, he would open the door as if he had greeted him. Then, he would stick his head out from behind the door, with a bright smile on his face, and shout, "Thank you, General."

I haven't seen her come to see me in the past few days. Where did she go?

Xie Yunsong was absent-minded and couldn't even read the letters from Beijing.

He stood up, walked to Bai Zhiyuan's tent, and knocked on the door gently, but no one answered.

Xie Yunsong was a little confused for a moment. He wondered where she had gone these days. He was also afraid that she might run into the Northern Di people and be in danger.

He summoned Tianxun and asked, "Have you seen Miss Bai these days?"

Tian Xun replied: "Master, I have been guarding the door these days. Every day, I see Miss Bai go out very early and come back very late at night. This has been going on for several days in a row."

Although Xie Yunsong was relieved, at least she was not in danger, he felt strange and asked, "Why don't you go and see what she has been doing these days?"

Tianxun raised his eyes and secretly glanced at his young master, thinking to himself, "Hasn't my young master always been annoyed by Rong An County Lady? Why is he worried about someone else after not seeing her for a few days?"

Xie Yunsong looked at him for a long time without any response, and looked at him indifferently: "What? Didn't you hear it?"

Tianxun quickly came back to his senses and said, "Yes, I will go right away."

After a long time, Tianxun came back.

Xie Yunsong was standing by the bed. He put his outer garment away and asked, "How is it?"

Tian Xun replied: "Master, Miss Bai has not gone anywhere. She is in the military camp every day."

"Oh?" Xie Yunsong raised his eyebrows: "What is she doing? Haven't seen her these few days?"

Tian Xun: "Miss Bai has been helping the new soldiers make medicine these days. I heard that Miss Shen asked her to help."

Xie Yunsong frowned, and his expression was unrecognizable.

After a while, he said, "I understand. You can go out first."

Tianxun retreated.

Xie Yunsong sat down at the table. The candle in the tent suddenly jumped twice. He picked up the scissors and cut the wick a little. The room became dark.

It was getting late, the moon was rising gradually, and the people in the next tent had not returned yet.

After not seeing each other for a few days, Xie Yunsong was surprised to find that he actually missed Bai Zhiyuan a little.

He missed her coming to "harass" him from time to time; he missed her deliberately trying to please him when she wanted to know about the situation in Beijing; he missed her smiling face and her voice pretending to be indifferent.

This person hangs around him every day. After not seeing him for a few days, Xie Yunsong feels like something is missing.

Xie Yunsong simply stopped thinking about it. He lay on the bed, but tossed and turned and couldn't fall asleep. He sat up, put on his clothes, and walked out.

Tianxun hurried to catch up.

Xie Yunsong waved his hand and said, "No need to follow me, I'll walk by myself."

Tianxun paused, looking puzzled, but did not dare to follow.

Xie Yunsong walked to the pharmacy unknowingly and saw that the lights were still on inside. He paused at the door and remembered that on New Year's Eve last year when he was in Beijing, he came out of the palace and somehow went to Bai's house, where he sat on the roof with Bai Zhiyuan and watched the moon.

Today was just like that day, the moon was as cold as water, but his heart couldn't help but want to be close to her.

Thinking of this, Xie Yunsong no longer hesitated, pushed open the door and walked in.

Although the lights were on in the room, it was still a little dim.

Bai Zhiyuan sat against the wall with his chin in his hand, his eyes fixed on the medicine on the stove.

Hearing someone coming in, Bai Zhiyuan sat up slightly. When she saw that it was Xie Yunsong, she was slightly surprised and asked, "Why is General Xie here?"

Xie Yunsong didn't answer, but walked over and sat next to her.

Bai Zhiyuan turned his head to look at him.

Xie Yunsong said calmly, "I haven't seen you these past few days. I was afraid that you might get into trouble, so I asked Tianxun to look for you. I just found out that you were making medicine here. I had nothing to do, so I came to see you."

I don’t know if it was his illusion, but why did he feel that Bai Zhiyuan looked much more haggard after not seeing him for a few days? I guess it was because he had been too tired from boiling medicine these days.

Bai Zhiyuan said angrily, "I don't have time to get into trouble these days. I look at this medicine pot in front of me every day and I can almost count how many cracks it has."

Xie Yunsong raised the corners of his lips slightly and said with a smile: "That's perfect, this way you won't have time to go out and cause trouble."

Bai Zhiyuan gave him a displeased look.

Xie Yunsong's previous annoyance was swept away, and the corners of his mouth unconsciously rose.