Rebirth: Marry a General instead of a Prince

From the boat ahead came the beautiful singing of a woman; her voice was soft, clear, and lingering, which was extremely moving.

Bai Zhiyuan thought for a moment and asked, "That day when we were staying at a farmer's house, I drank. Did I say anything I shouldn't have said?"

Xie Yunsong looked up at her, a complicated look flashing in his eyes. After a while, he slowly said, "That day, you said, Qi Zeyi, why did you treat me like this?"

Bai Zhiyuan's heart sank suddenly and the blood in her body seemed to turn cold. She stared at Xie Yunsong motionlessly, trying to find some clues on his face.

But under the bright light, Xie Yunsong's eyes were as moving as autumn water, and he looked at her calmly from beginning to end.

After a long while, Bai Zhiyuan tried her best to calm herself down. She said with difficulty: "Xie Yunsong, do you believe me?"

Xie Yunsong was startled, and said slowly: "Ayuan is hiding something from me?"

Bai Zhiyuan lowered his head, his hands unconsciously clenched under his sleeves, and asked softly, "Do you believe that people have past lives and present lives?"

Xie Yunsong's eyes changed several times and asked, "What does Ayuan want to say?"

Bai Zhiyuan raised his eyes, his gaze was unfathomable, and said, "Nothing. I once had a dream. In the dream, I did not break off the engagement with Qi Zeyi. Instead, I married him and became the Princess of Yan. But I made a mistake at every step. My father was framed by Jiang Shuyan and imprisoned. He was soon executed. My mother could not bear the shock and fell ill. She soon passed away. My brother was assassinated on his way back to the capital. Overnight, I went from being a lady in the Weiyuan General's Mansion to the daughter of a criminal."

Xie Yunsong couldn't hide his shock, but he still listened to her quietly.

Bai Zhiyuan spoke so plaintively and tearfully, as if it were really her own experience.

She paused and continued, "At this time, Qi Zeyi stood up against all odds and insisted on marrying me as his concubine. But because of my status as the daughter of a criminal, I didn't even have a wedding. I was just carried into the Prince of Yan's palace in a sedan chair."

Bai Zhiyuan looked at him, his eyes full of pain.

Xie Yunsong's heart ached as well, and he only heard Bai Zhiyuan continue, "After the marriage, I tried my best to plan for him. At that time, my father was in prison but had not yet been executed. I still had a glimmer of hope, hoping that Qi Zeyi could help me plead for my father in front of the emperor, even if it meant exile, to save his life."

"At that time, Qi Zeyi told me that if the urgent need for relief could be solved for the plague in Liuzhou, the emperor would be very pleased and would definitely reward me. Then he could take the opportunity to plead for my father."

"I believed him, found my master, asked for the prescription, and took the prescription with Qi Zeyi to Liuzhou. Liuzhou was still the same as you and I had seen, like a purgatory on earth, but Liuzhou prefect Liu Huaisu had already colluded with Qi Zeyi and not only burned those infected with the plague, but also kept me in the dark and took all the credit for the prescription."

"I didn't understand at the time. I thought that husband and wife were one. His contribution was good, but at least my father had hope. When I returned to Beijing with high hopes, I only got the news that my father had been executed. Qi Zeyi knew everything from beginning to end, but deliberately lied to me."

"I worked hard to plan for him, took risks for him, and helped him ascend to the throne of the crown prince step by step. But he turned around and married Jiang Shuyan's daughter, Jiang Muyun. And he allowed Jiang Muyun to abuse me wantonly, relying on her mother's family. She even chopped off my legs and dug out my eyes, and placed me under house arrest in the Prince of Yan's mansion. In the end, she stabbed me to death with my Baihong sword."

Xie Yunsong was extremely shocked, and there was a hint of complexity in his eyes when he looked at Bai Zhiyuan.

Bai Zhiyuan smiled bitterly and said, "I know it was a nightmare, but I feel like it's my past life. I seem to have lived a new life, so I distanced myself from Jiang Muyun, tried every means to break off the engagement with Qi Zeyi, and tried every means to follow you to Liuzhou. This time seems to be completely different from the dream, my father, mother and brother are all there. Moreover, I met you. But that nightmare often haunts me, appears in my dreams every night, and disturbs my peace."

"Sometimes I can't even tell if it's a dream or real."

"Only every time I see you, I am sure that they were all dreams."

When Bai Zhiyuan finished speaking, his tone was already filled with tears.

Xie Yunsong couldn't bear it any longer, he took a step forward and held her in his arms.

Bai Zhiyuan felt his strong heartbeat, smelled the scent of his body, and shed tears silently. Only in Xie Yunsong's arms could she feel at ease.

"I'm sorry. Ayuan." Xie Yunsong said softly while comforting her.

"Why apologize?"

"When I heard this sentence before, I thought something unknown happened between you and Qi Zeyi, and I was angry with you because of it."

Bai Zhiyuan shook his head: "It's okay. I don't blame you for not knowing."

Xie Yunsong hugged her again, but his heart couldn't calm down for a long time.

Besides him, Bai Zhiyuan was also unable to calm down. She didn't know whether Xie Yunsong believed that this was her dream after hearing all this, but in fact, these were all bloody experiences from her previous life.

But after she confessed her true feelings to him, she felt somewhat relieved, as if a heavy weight had finally fallen from her heart. Although she had told him the biggest secret since her rebirth in this way, it was enough to make her feel much more relieved.

After a long while, feeling Bai Zhiyuan in his arms gradually calm down, Xie Yunsong asked: "Is that why you hate Qi Zeyi so much?"

Bai Zhiyuan said: "That's right. This time, I won't let him become the crown prince of Dali as he wishes."

Xie Yunsong touched her head and said, "There are some things I couldn't figure out, now I finally understand them. Don't worry, Ayuan, I will help you."

Bai Zhiyuan's eyes were red again. She tried her best to suppress her tears and buried her head in Xie Yunsong's arms again, whispering, "Thank you, Xie Yunsong."

Upon hearing this, Xie Yunsong hugged her even tighter, as if he wanted to embed her into his body.

It was late at night, the moonlight was scattered on the river, and lights were faintly flickering on the river bank in the distance.

After the confession just now, the misunderstanding between Xie Yunsong and Bai Zhiyuan was resolved, and the distance between the two hearts seemed to be closer.

After Bai Zhiyuan finished telling her past life experience, she suddenly felt relieved. She no longer had to hide anything. In front of Xie Yunsong, she could finally be herself. For a long time, she walked alone with the secret of rebirth, but now there was someone with her.

However, there was one thing that she found difficult to say. After struggling for a moment, she finally asked, "Xie Yunsong, in my dream, I was married to Qi Zeyi. Do you mind?"

Xie Yunsong was stunned when he heard her words, and then he comforted her: "It's just a dream."

Bai Zhiyuan refused to give up and said, "I told you, I can't tell whether these things really happened or happened in a dream, but what if these things really happened in my previous life?"

Under the night sky, Xie Yunsong's eyes were like water, losing his usual indifference and showing an incredible warmth. He smiled and said, "Even if it's true, what's the harm?"

He leaned forward slightly, stared at her without blinking, and said, "I like the current Bai Zhiyuan, the brave, decisive and kind Bai Zhiyuan."

Bai Zhiyuan felt a warm feeling in her heart, and all her anxiety and panic disappeared at this moment. She raised her head, with a smile in her eyes.

Xie Yunsong raised his eyebrows, his face full of smiles.