Rebirth: Marry a General instead of a Prince

Bai Zhiyuan was furious. She walked towards Xie Yunsong and asked, "Xie Yunsong, you seem to owe me an explanation."

Xie Yunsong then raised his head, his eyes surprisingly calm. Bai Zhiyuan clearly saw his own reflection in his eyes, but his eyes were not filled with his usual gentleness, but with boundless coldness.

Bai Zhiyuan's heart trembled slightly. She was waiting, waiting for Xie Yunsong's explanation.

But Xie Yunsong said nothing, just looked at her silently.

The light of hope in Bai Zhiyuan's eyes gradually faded away, and in the end, only disappointment remained.

At this moment, the piano music stopped abruptly.

After the song, Shen Zhiyi said with a victorious attitude: "Sister Ayuan, Yunsong has loved playing the piano since he was a child, don't you know?"

Bai Zhiyuan seemed to be irritated and said, "This is a matter between me and Xie Yunsong. What does it have to do with you?"

Shen Zhiyi sneered and said, "Ayuan, you have always been smart, why are you so stupid when it comes to feelings?"

This sentence sounds familiar. Xie Yunsong had said the same thing to her before.

Bai Zhiyuan was speechless. She was indeed stupid. No matter in her past or present life, she always treated love like a moth to a flame.

Seeing Bai Zhiyuan remained silent, Shen Zhiyi continued, "Ayuan, I've said it before, you and Yunsong are destined not to be together."

A trace of heartache flashed across Xie Yunsong's eyes, but Bai Zhiyuan didn't see it.

She turned around and said to Xie Yunsong, "I don't want to hear what she says, I want to hear what you say. Xie Yunsong, what's going on? What are you hiding from me?"

"No," Xie Yunsong said firmly.

"Then why today..."

"Ayuan... I'm sorry..."

Bai Zhiyuan's heart sank, and she asked in a trembling voice, "Why do you say sorry?"

"Xie Yunsong, what on earth do you want to do?"

Shen Zhiyi took a step forward and sneered, "Ayuan, do you really have to ask for clarification?"

"Yun Song means that he no longer likes you. Do you not know this? The Queen Mother has already agreed to grant me and Xie Yun Song a marriage."

Bai Zhiyuan suddenly raised his head and looked at Xie Yunsong, and asked, "Is everything she said true?"

Xie Yunsong was silent for a while before he said, "It's true."

Bai Zhiyuan took a step back, looked at him in disbelief, and said, "So you have been avoiding me these days? Why don't you explain it to me? Or maybe we can work together to find a solution..."

Xie Yunsong turned his eyes away and said calmly, "It is difficult to disobey the emperor's order."

Bai Zhiyuan smiled bitterly and said, "It is hard to disobey the emperor's order. Is this something you, Xie Yunsong, can say?"

"You probably forgot how you promised my family that you would never let me down. Have you forgotten your promise to me? Xie Yunsong"

Xie Yunsong's eyes were filled with pain. He was silent for a moment, then said, "I'm sorry, Ayuan. I've let you down."

Bai Zhiyuan closed her eyes, and when she opened them again, her eye sockets gradually turned red, but she turned her face away stubbornly.

Xie Yunsong felt extremely heartbroken. He wanted to go up and hug Bai Zhiyuan and tell her that he had never changed his mind.

But he can't.

Xie Yunsong tried hard to suppress his heartache, pursed his lips tightly, and said nothing.

Shen Zhiyi stood beside Bai Zhiyuan and said, "Ayuan, you are so outstanding and have a good family background. How many princes and nobles in Shangjing want to marry you, but you just fell in love with the most unlikely one. Ayuan, give up. The Queen Mother has promised me that when I return to Shangjing, she will personally grant me and Yunsong a marriage."

Bai Zhiyuan stared at Xie Yunsong and said bitterly, "Did the Queen Mother force you to do this? If you have any difficulties, you can tell me. I can face it with you."

Xie Yunsong fixed his gaze on her face, the light in his dark eyes was faintly broken, and he said in a hoarse voice: "No."

When Bai Zhiyuan heard him say this, her eyes were filled with disappointment. She stared at him blankly and opened her mouth, but could not say anything.

In an instant, Bai Zhiyuan seemed to be back in Prince Yan's Mansion, and those desperate and painful days seemed to come back to her.

She recalled the feeling of betrayal and powerlessness she had when she learned the truth before her death in her previous life. The feeling at this moment was so similar to that time. She thought that if she lived again and worked hard enough to change her fate, she would always be blessed by God, but she didn't expect that one day, all the pain would be caused by the person she loved the most.

Bai Zhiyuan lowered her eyes, hiding all the emotions in her heart. When she looked up again, there was only calmness in her eyes. She slowly said, "In this case, I, Bai Zhiyuan, will not force you. Then I wish General Xie and Miss Shen to be together forever."

Shen Zhiyi was standing beside him, her eyes flashing with pride, her bright eyes filled with satisfaction. She said with her red lips slightly parted: "Ayuan, thank you. I apologize to you for what happened at Wanxiang Mountain last time. I was so obsessed that I did something to hurt you."

Bai Zhiyuan looked at her with naked mockery in his eyes, "Ms. Shen is very cunning. I didn't expect that after returning to the capital, she would become smarter."

Shen Zhiyi choked, then smiled and said, "Sister Ayuan is joking."

Bai Zhiyuan didn't want to play along with her any longer, so he turned around and was about to leave, but he heard Shen Zhiyi say, "Ayuan, do you know where the piano I played today came from?"

Bai Zhiyuan stopped, confused.

Shen Zhiyi continued, "Ayuan has known Yunsong for a short time, so he probably doesn't know where this zither came from."

"This zither was given by the late emperor to Princess Heyue, Yunsong's mother. Princess Heyue loves playing the zither, and this zither was specially made for her by the late emperor."

Bai Zhiyuan didn't know what she wanted to say, but he didn't interrupt her.

Shen Zhiyi kept her silent and continued, "After Princess Heyue married General Huaiyuan, she never played the zither again. After Yunsong was born, she gave the zither to Yunsong. Yunsong inherited General Huaiyuan's legacy since he was a child and was quite accomplished in martial arts. Princess Heyue was an elegant person. Yunsong was trained by his mother since he was a child and was proficient in zither, chess, calligraphy and painting."

"It can be said that he is worthy of being the son of General Huaiyuan and Princess Heyue. Both of them have high hopes for him, and Yunsong has lived up to their expectations. I first met him at a banquet in Shangjing. At that time, he had not yet followed General Huaiyuan to the military camp. He had the elegant aura of a nobleman and played the piano very well at the banquet. From then on, there was no room for anyone else in my heart."

Bai Zhiyuan listened to her story quietly without interrupting her.

Shen Zhiyi continued, "But not long after that, he left Shangjing and went to the Northern Territory. I never saw him play the zither again. Later, I followed him all the way to the Northern Territory and saw him carrying his mother's zither with him. I know he must have missed himself in Shangjing too."

"Ayuan, you don't know Yunsong. The Xie Yunsong you know is a great general, but in my heart, he will always be the boy who plays the piano."

Bai Zhiyuan didn't know what she wanted to say, so he asked, "Ms. Shen, what do you want to say?"

Shen Zhiyi looked at Xie Yunsong with tenderness in his eyes, but when he saw that Xie Yunsong was still cold, his eyes quickly dimmed again.

Then, she suddenly knelt down in front of Bai Zhiyuan and said, "Ayuan, please help me and Yunsong. I can give you anything you want, as long as you let him go."

Bai Zhiyuan laughed in anger: "I let him go? Miss Shen, I've already said, bless you. From now on, your affairs have nothing to do with me."

After Bai Zhiyuan finished speaking, he turned around and wanted to leave.

Unexpectedly, he was stopped by Shen Zhiyi, "Ayuan, if you really want to help us, please leave the North. If you don't leave, how can I feel at ease?"

Bai Zhiyuan dug his nails into his palms, turned to Xie Yunsong, and said, "Xie Yunsong, is it your idea or Shen Zhiyi's idea to let me leave?"

Xie Yunsong was silent for a moment, then said, "Ayuan, go back to Shangjing. It will be good for both you and me if you leave here."

Bai Zhiyuan sneered and said, "I see."

She could no longer suppress the rage in her heart, so she raised her hand and drew her sword, pointing the tip of the sword at Shen Zhiyi.

Xie Yunsong was startled and shouted, "Ayuan, no!"

Shen Zhiyi was so shocked by the sudden change that she forgot to cry.

Bai Zhiyuan laughed angrily, changed the direction of his sword and chopped it towards Qin standing beside him.

With a loud "clang", the zither broke, and with a "click", the zither and the table broke into two pieces, which showed Bai Zhiyuan's anger.

Bai Zhiyuan pointed his sword directly at Xie Yunsong and Shen Zhiyi, and said sternly: "I, Bai Zhiyuan, swear by this zither today that I will sever all ties with Xie Yunsong from now on."

"Since you all want me to leave, I will leave. From now on, the mountains are high and the roads are long, and we will never meet again."

After saying this, he put away his sword, and without even looking at the two of them, he strode out.

Without paying any attention to the person behind him, Xie Yunsong shouted in a trembling voice: "Ayuan..."