Rebirth: Marry a General instead of a Prince

In March, the spring rain continued to fall endlessly.

After several days of spring rain, the weather has warmed up and the yard is full of red and green, a scene of vitality.

Bai Zhiyuan sat in front of the window, his thoughts having already drifted to the northern border. If it were the northern border in March, it should still be bleak, and perhaps there would be some sporadic snow.

"Miss, what are you daydreaming about?"

Ling Xiao's voice interrupted Bai Zhiyuan's thoughts.

Bai Zhiyuan came back to his senses, shook his head, and laughed at himself for still missing the northern border even though he had been back in Beijing for so long.

Bai Zhiyuan: "Nothing. Ask Wang Qing to prepare a horse for me. I need to go out for a while."

Ling Xiao asked, "Where are you going? Miss, take Ling Xiao with you."

Bai Zhiyuan was stunned. She had been away from Beijing for too long and seemed to be more accustomed to being alone.

She thought for a moment and said, "I want to go to Mount Zhongnan. My master's ashes have not been placed yet, and I feel uneasy."

Ling Xiao said: "Then I will go with you, young lady."

Bai Zhiyuan nodded and said, "Call Xia Qing along, and we'll go on horseback."

Ling Xiao: “Yes.” Then he turned and walked out.

When Bai Zhiyuan had packed up and arrived at the gate of the mansion, Xia Qing and Tian Xun were waiting there.

Bai Zhiyuan was stunned for a moment when she saw Tianxun. She hadn't seen Tianxun much in the days since she came back. She thought Tianxun had returned to Xie's house, but she didn't expect to see him here again today.

Bai Zhiyuan walked up to Tianxun and said, "Tianxun, now that I have arrived safely in Shangjing, you should also go back to where you belong."

Tian Xun was anxious and said hurriedly: "County Lady, please don't chase me away. As long as you let me stay, I can do anything."

Bai Zhiyuan looked at him quietly, and Tianxun lowered his head guiltily.

Bai Zhiyuan said again: "Tianxun, you said before that your mission was to send me back to Beijing. Now that your mission is completed, take your people and leave."

Tian Xun: "Don't, County Lady. I lied to you before. The young master ordered me to follow you and protect you. If you drive me away now, the young master will definitely punish me. County Lady, please don't drive me away."

Bai Zhiyuan remained unmoved, staring at Tianxun motionlessly, and said, "Tianxun, you should know that I don't want to have anything to do with Xie Yunsong anymore."

Tian Xun made up his mind, knelt on the ground, and said: "If the county lady insists on driving me away today, I will die anyway if I go back, so I might as well end my life now."

After saying that, he took out a dagger from his body and was about to stab himself.

Bai Zhiyuan was shocked when he saw this. He didn't even have time to draw his sword. He swung the scabbard and knocked the dagger out of Tianxun's hand.

Bai Zhiyuan was a little angry and asked: "Tianxun, are you threatening me?"

Tianxun: "I dare not. But my mission is to follow the county lady and protect her. If the county lady insists on driving me away, Tianxun will have no choice but to die to prove his resolve."

Bai Zhiyuan didn't say anything for a long time, just staring at Tianxun. After a long while, she sighed and said, "Forget it, you can stay."

Tianxun was delighted and said hurriedly, "Thank you, County Lord."

Bai Zhiyuan had already walked out, saying as he walked, "I'm going to Mount Zhongnan, you don't have to follow me."

Tian Xun hurriedly got up, chased after him, jumped on his horse, and shouted, "County Lady, the young master asked me to follow you closely. If you encounter danger, it is better for you to take me with you than taking this warrior with you."

Bai Zhiyuan stopped and said, "Tianxun, if you want to stay, you'd better not act on your own."

Tianxun gave up and said, "Then I'll wait in the mansion, County Lady, please be safe."

Bai Zhiyuan no longer looked at him and ran away with Xia Qing and Ling Xiao.

In a blink of an eye, the three of them arrived at Mount Zhongnan.

After an absence of two years, Bai Zhiyuan came here again with a lot of thoughts in his mind.

Mount Zhongnan has been deserted for a long time and has become desolate.

Bai Zhiyuan couldn't help but feel sad. It was here that she once sweated profusely, and her master taught her martial arts with great care.

Now she came back and everything was different. She was reborn and thought she could save her master, but she lost him again.

The master who always looked at her with a smile will never come back.

The deeper Bai Zhiyuan went into Zhongnan Mountain, the more he felt sad. Perhaps even earlier, Xie Yunsong had also been here, practicing martial arts day and night. This place held many of their memories, but now it was completely unrecognizable.

After settling her master's ashes, Bai Zhiyuan decided to stay here for a few days and ordered people to renovate the abandoned place. Looking at the increasingly revitalized Zhongnan Mountain, she felt a little comforted.

Master finally returned here from the northern border. He rests in peace in the place he founded. Seeing that Mount Zhongnan is still the same as before, Master must be very pleased.

Bai Zhiyuan ordered Tianxun to go to Xie's house and bring back the orphans that her master had placed there. She could feel at ease if she let them continue to accompany her master.

She stayed in Mount Zhongnan for a month. Here, she seemed to be able to stay away from the hustle and bustle and forget the mundane world.

She stayed here with her master during the day, talking to him about her inner thoughts. At night, she slept in the same room where she had studied martial arts, and she vaguely felt that her master had never left.

She modified the entrance mechanism to Mount Zhongnan, making it difficult for outsiders to enter, so her master could rest in peace here.

A month has passed and it is time for her to return to Beijing.

Her birthday is coming soon. She came of age two years ago and went to the Northern Territory afterwards. Last year, she and Xie Yunsong were on the way to the Southern Territory. Now it is another year. Ling Xiao asked tentatively: "Miss, your birthday is coming soon. You just came back this year. Do you want to hold a banquet in the mansion and invite the ladies and gentlemen from all families to attend your birthday party?"

Bai Zhiyuan knew that Ling Xiao was thinking of her. Such a banquet would naturally attract many noble families, but she really had no intention of staying here, so she rejected Ling Xiao and said, "It would be better to just invite a few people we know well, and there is no need to make a big fuss."

Ling Xiao understood what she meant and said no more.

Bai Zhiyuan returned to Shangjing and took Ling Xiao and Xia Qing to the best embroidery workshop in Shangjing - Jinxiufang. It was her birthday soon, so she should make some new clothes.

When the three of them came out of the embroidery room, they happened to run into a group of people gathered together, discussing something.

Ling Xiao always loved being in a lively place, so he pulled Bai Zhiyuan in.

He is actually a quack doctor who is said to have extraordinary medical skills and is best at covering up scars on women's bodies.

This caught Bai Zhiyuan's attention.

She carefully observed the quack doctor, and his technique was indeed good. He made human skin masks for people. If the small wound was covered slightly, it would not be visible.

For example, the woman in front of me had a birthmark on her face. The doctor quickly made a human skin mask for her, and she was naturally happy when she put it on. But the doctor was obviously trying to make money, and told the girl that the mask had to be replaced every few days.

Women have always loved beauty, and it is even easier to make money from women, let alone a woman who is trying so hard to become beautiful.

Bai Zhiyuan observed silently for a moment, and her heart moved. This doctor is quite interesting. If she can use him, he may be of great use in the future.

Thinking this, Bai Zhiyuan walked straight up to the doctor.

The doctor was feeling smug, fiddling with the mask with his head down. Suddenly, everything in front of him went dark. He smiled and raised his head, saying, "Miss, do you want to make a mask too? I have this..."

Before he could finish his words, the moment he looked up and saw Bai Zhiyuan, his smile suddenly froze on his face and he revealed an expression of horror.

Bai Zhiyuan suddenly felt strange and asked, "Does this doctor know me?"

The doctor reacted quickly, but his face was still stiff. He shook his head and said, "I don't know him."

Bai Zhiyuan was always smart and keenly felt that the doctor seemed to know her. She asked, "If you don't know me, why do you look at me like you've seen a ghost?"

The doctor replied awkwardly, "I have never seen such a beautiful woman before, and I lost my composure because of surprise."

Bai Zhiyuan chuckled, "If you are beautiful? Why do you seem a little scared when you see me?"

The doctor hesitated and didn't know how to answer. Bai Zhiyuan stepped forward and asked again: "Why are you so scared?"

The doctor stammered and couldn't say a word. He started to pack up his things in a hurry. He accidentally knocked over the things in his hands. He simply didn't want them anymore. He stood up and strode forward while saying, "I don't know what this lady said. I'm going to close the stall."

Bai Zhiyuan was about to say something when he saw that the doctor had already walked a long way away.

Bai Zhiyuan's doubts grew even stronger. She searched her mind carefully and made sure that she did not know this doctor. Why did he lose his composure like that when he saw her?