Rebirth: Marry a General instead of a Prince

Three days later, Xie Yunsong brought Bai Zhiyuan, Tian Lin and Tian Xun, and the four of them disguised themselves as ordinary Beidi people and sneaked into Yanzhou.

The four disguised themselves as Beidi merchants who came to Yanzhou to visit relatives. Xie Yunsong and Bai Zhiyuan were a couple, and Tianlin and Tianxun were their guards.

As a military fortress, Yanzhou has wide roads, a prosperous market, and many residents are from Dali. If it weren't for the patrolling soldiers armed with weapons and wearing Beidi military uniforms everywhere on the streets, it would look no different from the city of Dali.

The four of them walked to an inn to rest. Xie Yunsong and Bai Zhiyuan were now a couple, so they naturally lived in the same room, while Tianlin and Tianxun lived in the room next door.

It was already late today, and Xie Yunsong took Bai Zhiyuan into the house. This place was indeed a military stronghold, and even the inn was large and spacious.

Xie Yunsong walked to the other side of the room, found a mattress from a low cabinet, and spread it on the couch in front of the window.

The soft couch is designed for guests to sit in front of the window and enjoy the beautiful scenery outside. This inn is located in the most prosperous place in Yanzhou. Looking out of the window, you can see the prosperous scene at night.

Bai Zhiyuan was stunned for a moment when he saw this, and asked, "Xie Yunsong, are you sleeping here tonight?"

Xie Yunsong paused and asked, "What else?"

Bai Zhiyuan hesitated for a moment and said, "Actually, you can come to the couch and sleep with me. I sneaked into the military camp before and slept on the same bed with so many people, and it was nothing."

Xie Yunsong paused for a moment and said, "You are a woman after all. If this gets out, it will damage your reputation."

Seeing that he insisted, Bai Zhiyuan could only let him go.

After Xie Yunsong made the bed, he lay down on it. Seeing this, Bai Zhiyuan blew out the light, walked over to the couch and lay down on it as well.

The moonlight outside shone through the window into the room, making the room brighter for a moment.

Bai Zhiyuan asked: "Shall we go directly to Beidi's military camp tomorrow?"

In the dark night, Xie Yunsong's voice came, "No, when I came here today, I asked Tianxun to inquire about the news. I heard that Yu Huangqing will hold a sacrificial ceremony in Yanzhou City in three days, and he will attend in person. I plan to wait until that day, assassinate him first to disrupt his sight, and then sneak into the military camp after dark and set fire to their food and grass. At that time, Lu Zhiling and Zhou Yehan will lead the troops, one on the left and one on the right, and attack from both sides. I hope we can successfully take Yanzhou this time."

Hearing this, Bai Zhiyuan jumped off the bed, walked up to Xie Yunsong, and said, "Assassinating Yu Huangqing? Since he dared to hold such an event, he must have made all the necessary preparations. How can we get close to him? Wouldn't assassinating him expose our identities? How can we get away with it? And if he is prepared, how can we sneak into the camp and burn their food?"

Xie Yunsong patiently answered her questions one by one, "Look at the inn we are staying in. I asked Tianlin to find out. The sacrifice will be held downstairs of the inn in three days. We can blend in with the crowd then. As for exposing our identities, we are not here to assassinate him, but to disrupt him. Yu Huangqing would never have thought that we came here for his food and fodder."

Bai Zhiyuan was still worried and said, "Even so, in three days, the city and the outside world will definitely be on high alert. How can we escape unscathed?"

Xie Yunsong looked at her and said, "You forgot that I asked Tianxun to go out for a while in the afternoon."

Bai Zhiyuan was puzzled and asked, "What do you mean?"

Xie Yunsong looked at her confused eyes and couldn't help but touch her head. He said, "Tianxun caught a man this afternoon. He is the son of Li Shuyu, a Beidi official who accompanied Yu Huangqing in the sacrifice. This man had a son in his old age, so he doted on his son very much. Unfortunately, his son was a playboy who only knew how to eat, drink and have fun all day long, so it was easy for Tianxun to catch him."

"I ordered Tianxun to threaten Li Shuyu's son, and he had no choice but to agree to find a way to let us blend in. As for getting out safely, the path we took is very hidden. It was a path my father accidentally discovered when he was fighting in Yanzhou many years ago. Few people in the world know about it."

Bai Zhiyuan then understood that this person had already made all the preparations silently, causing him to be so frightened.

Seeing that she was silent, Xie Yunsong curled his lips and said, "Are you relieved now? You can go to sleep now, right?"

Bai Zhiyuan chuckled and said, "Of course. But there is one more thing. Before I left yesterday, Cheng Beixiao told me that tomorrow is your birthday. I have known you for so long, but I didn't even know when your birthday is. Although this mission is arduous, if you want anything tomorrow, I will buy it for you. Who says tomorrow is your birthday?"

Xie Yunsong was stunned. It had been many years since he celebrated his birthday. Perhaps few people in this world remembered his birthday.

A strange feeling suddenly surged in his heart. His eyes focused on her through the moonlight outside the window. His heart couldn't help but soften. He smiled faintly at the corners of his handsome lips and said, "Okay."

Bai Zhiyuan couldn't help but curl up the corners of his lips. After receiving his response, he climbed back into bed with satisfaction. Perhaps because there was someone beside him, he fell asleep quickly and had no dreams all night.

The next morning, when Bai Zhiyuan woke up, Xie Yunsong was no longer in the room. She got up and knocked on the door next door, but Tianxun and Tianlin were not there either. It was just getting light, where did these three go so early in the morning?

Bai Zhiyuan went downstairs and borrowed the kitchen from the innkeeper. Today was Xie Yunsong's birthday, and although Bai Zhiyuan was not a good cook, he made a bowl of longevity noodles for Xie Yunsong.

When she finished making the noodles and brought them to the room, she happened to meet Xie Yunsong who had just returned from outside.

Xie Yunsong saw her startled for a moment, Bai Zhiyuan handed the noodles to him and said, "Xie Yunsong, today is your birthday, this is the noodles I made for you, eat it quickly."

Xie Yunsong's heart softened. As far as he could remember, no one had cooked for him for many years.

Although Xie Yunsong looked down at the noodles in his hand and saw that they didn't look very good, he still obeyed and sat down to finish all the noodles.

Bai Zhiyuan sat opposite him, and seeing him eating contentedly, a warm feeling welled up in his heart.

After eating the noodles, Xie Yunsong said to Bai Zhiyuan: "I have to take Tianxun out later. You stay here and I will keep Tianlin."

Bai Zhiyuan knew that he must be busy with the sacrifice the next day, so he told him to be careful. Xie Yunsong then took Tianxun with him and left.

Bai Zhiyuan stayed alone in the inn, and did not dare to go out casually for fear of being discovered. With nothing to do, he asked the shopkeeper for some scraps of cloth and needle and thread, and began to embroider a birthday gift for Xie Yunsong.

In her past and present lives, Bai Zhiyuan had touched needlework only a few times, which was really difficult for her. But she still wanted to embroider a purse for her lover. Even though her embroidery was crooked, she embroidered it seriously. When she finally finished the last stitch, her ten fingers were already covered in blood.

Bai Zhiyuan thought to herself, "This embroidery is much more difficult than wielding a sword." She has never had any talent for these things, so this is her little token of her appreciation.

After finishing embroidering the purse, Bai Zhiyuan looked up and saw that it was already dark. It took her a whole day to make such a small purse.

Bai Zhiyuan recalled that Xie Yunsong had given her a white fox cape as a gift for her coming-of-age ceremony this spring, but she was in a hurry when she left for Shangjing, and she was worried that Xie Yunsong would discover her identity, so she didn't bring it with her.

It was getting darker outside, and Xie Yunsong hadn't come back yet. Bai Zhiyuan couldn't help feeling anxious.

This is the territory of Beidi, and his identity is special. Will he encounter any danger?

Thinking of this, Bai Zhiyuan became restless and walked out of the room, only to see Tianlin guarding the door.

Bai Zhiyuan was a little surprised and asked, "You have been guarding here for a day?"

Tianlin: "Yes. The young master asked me to protect the lady when he left."

Bai Zhiyuan looked around and said, "Come in!"

Tianlin walked in obediently, and Bai Zhiyuan asked, "Where did your young master and Tianxun go? Why haven't they come back yet?"

Tianlin said: "I don't know, Madam, don't worry, the young master knows what to do and will definitely come back safely."

Bai Zhiyuan remained silent.

Tianlin added: "Madam, you haven't eaten for a day. I'll go get you some food."

After saying that, he turned and walked out. After a while, some food was served.

Bai Zhiyuan was worried about Xie Yunsong and had no appetite. He ate a few bites and put down his bowl and chopsticks.

At this time, he heard some noise outside the door, Bai Zhiyuan stood up suddenly, and Tianlin had already taken a defensive posture.

The next second, Xie Yunsong, who was covered in frost, opened the door with Tianxun. Bai Zhiyuan felt relieved when he saw him.

Seeing this, Tianlin and Tianxun left tactfully.

Bai Zhiyuan walked up to him, threw himself into his arms, and said, "Where have you been? Do you know that I am worried about you?"

Xie Yunsong chuckled and said, "I'm fine. I took Tian to find a route to ensure that we can escape safely the next day."

Bai Zhiyuan then remembered something and took out the purse she had embroidered for him today. Although it was a little horrible to look at, she said a little embarrassedly: "Today is your birthday. We are in our current situation and cannot prepare a better birthday gift for you. You know, my embroidery skills are not good. This is the best I can do."

Xie Yunsong took the purse, took a look at it, and his mouth twitched, but he still smiled and said, "I like it very much, and then he casually hung the purse on his body."

Seeing this, Bai Zhiyuan's eyes lit up with a smile, that smile was bright and gentle, like shining moon.