Rebirth: Marry a General instead of a Prince

Two days passed in an instant.

Early in the morning, Ling Xiao chose a blue jacquard rain silk brocade cross collar and pipa collar long gown for Bai Zhiyuan, and a green plain flower shawl on the outside. Because they were going to Puhua Temple, she did not put on any makeup, but just inserted a jade hairpin diagonally in her hair.

While combing Bai Zhiyuan's hair, Ling Xiao said, "Miss, why is the King of Jin suddenly so interested in you? Will there be any danger when we go to Puhua Temple today?"

Ling Xiao has been with Bai Zhiyuan for a long time, so he has become more vigilant.

Bai Zhiyuan said: "This is a royal blessing, I don't think there will be any danger."

Ling Xiao didn't think so. She said, "Miss, I think the royal family is dangerous."

She thought for a moment and pulled out the jade hairpin on Bai Zhiyuan's head. Among her combed hair, there were many sharp hairpins. The heads of the hairpins were all pointed and long, which could be regarded as a weapon.

Royal blessing does not allow weapons, Bai Zhiyuan thought about it, took out a dagger from the drawer under the table, and inserted it into his boot. It is always better to be careful.

Prince Jin sent a carriage to wait outside the mansion early in the morning. After Bai Zhiyuan had packed everything, he took Ling Xiao and Xia Qing out.

After all, Tianxun is someone close to Xie Yunsong, so it would be somewhat inconvenient for her to bring him along. In order to avoid being noticed, it is better to let Tianxun stay in the mansion.

Bai Zhiyuan got on the carriage, which followed the royal nobles slowly.

Puhua Temple is located on Baiwu Mountain, not far from Shangjing. But Baiwu Mountain has many peaks standing side by side, competing for beauty. Today's weather is a bit foggy and it seems that it will rain soon, so when we reach the foot of the mountain, the mountain road is a bit difficult to walk on.

The carriage drove slowly along the mountain path.

Bai Zhiyuan sat in the carriage, not knowing what Prince Jin meant. In the past, he never confronted Prince Chen and Prince Yan head-on, but recently he seemed to no longer try to hide himself. He had to find an opportunity to ask him what he meant.

Previously in the northern border, Xie Yunsong said that the King of Jin also intended to marry her, but after Xie Yunsong told him about the two of them, the King of Jin probably no longer had this intention. But his recent behavior made Bai Zhiyuan a little confused.

Bai Zhiyuan couldn't figure it out, so he simply stopped thinking about it.

She lifted the carriage curtain and looked out. She had been to Puhua Temple once in her previous life, also to pray with the queen. This was her first time here in this life, and she wondered if she could meet Princess Heyue as she wished.

Although the road to Baiwu Mountain is difficult to travel, it is still very lively. This is because Puhua Temple is very popular. It is said that people who worship Buddha here can have their wishes come true. Puhua Temple has existed for hundreds of years. The dignitaries in Shangjing and even the royal nobles are willing to come here to pray and chant scriptures during festivals in order to achieve their wishes.

Ling Xiao looked outside and asked Xia Qing who was sitting outside the car: "How long will it take to arrive?"

This was Xia Qing’s first time here, so of course she didn’t know.

It was the driver sent by the King of Jin who said, "It's almost there. We'll be there in just one stick of incense."

Ling Xiao lowered the car curtain and asked, "Miss, are you hungry?"

Bai Zhiyuan shook his head slightly.

But Ling Xiao still took out a food box and slowly took out a lot of pastries that she had carefully prepared.

"Miss, I'm afraid you may not be used to the food in the temple. Please have some snacks first. If the food is not to your liking, I will borrow their kitchen and make you something you like."

Bai Zhiyuan chuckled: "No need, your lady is not that picky. Besides, where can I get these foods in the North? I still came here like this."

Ling Xiao said with a distressed look on his face: "Miss, you have suffered."

Bai Zhiyuan smiled and said, "This is not suffering. The 300,000 troops in the north are suffering, and there is also General Xie..."

Bai Zhiyuan suddenly stopped talking, Ling Xiao also noticed something and said no more.

Since the young lady came back, she has kept silent about life in the North. Ling Xiao grew up with Bai Zhiyuan. Although there have been rumors in the capital that her young lady went to the North for General Yun Hui, Ling Xiao didn't believe it at first, but after the young lady came back, she was obviously unhappy. Although she tried her best to disguise it, Ling Xiao still noticed that the young lady might have fallen in love with General Yun Hui.

But what happened between Bai Zhiyuan and the other? Ling Xiao did not dare to ask more, fearing that she would upset the young lady again, so she was always unhappy with Tianxun, Xie Yunsong's bodyguard brought by the young lady.

The carriage fell silent again, with only the sound of horse hooves. During this time, the King of Jin sent someone to greet Bai Zhiyuan and brought her some food. Bai Zhiyuan was increasingly confused about what the King of Jin meant, and she had to find an opportunity to have a good chat with him.

As the driver said, in less than an incense stick of time, we saw the entrance to Puhua Temple. Perhaps they had received the news in advance, many monks had been waiting at the entrance, and when they saw the carriage coming, they respectfully welcomed the queen.

Bai Zhiyuan followed the crowd and walked in.

The sky darkened and a light rain began to fall. Although it was afternoon, it seemed as if it was already evening.

The Queen Mother ordered the monks to prepare rooms for everyone. After everyone had a vegetarian meal with the monks in the temple, the Queen Mother took the concubines, princesses and princes to the Buddhist temple to burn incense and pray.

The moment the Queen saw Bai Zhiyuan, although she tried her best to hide the gloom on her face, Bai Zhiyuan still caught a glimpse of it.

She forgot one thing. Wasn't Princess Changle practicing Buddhism in Puhua Temple? She only wanted to visit Princess Heyue and forgot that Princess Changle was also here. No wonder the queen couldn't hide the hatred in her eyes when she saw her.

She was really careless, or maybe she didn't care much about Princess Changle and didn't think about it at all. But I don't know if Prince Jin did it on purpose, knowing clearly about her past with Princess Changle, and still invited her to Puhua Temple.

In the Buddhist temple, Bai Zhiyuan was a little absent-minded. She sat cross-legged with the others, her eyes fixed on the Buddha statue in front of her. She wondered if the Buddha could save her from the hatred in her heart, or if the Buddha could save the evil and greed in the hearts of those kneeling people in front of her?

The queen was still leading everyone in praying, but Bai Zhiyuan suddenly felt bored and quietly left.

She walked to the backyard of the temple and saw an old tree with lush branches and leaves. The tree was covered with red silk ribbons. Because it was raining, the wish ribbons were soaked and stuck to the trunk.

Bai Zhiyuan stopped walking with an umbrella and happened to meet a young monk who was sweeping fallen leaves. She stepped forward and asked, "Master, I want to ask where Princess Heyue lives?"

The monk was stunned for a moment, then he put his hands together and said, "Puhua Temple has nothing to do with Princess Yue."

Bai Zhiyuan was stunned. The monk paused and said, "There is only Chang Nian here."

"Chang Nian? Chang Nian..." Bai Zhiyuan murmured. Suddenly, she understood and asked, "Where is she?"

The monk pointed to the courtyard in front and said, "It's right there, but she never sees outsiders and rarely leaves the courtyard."

Bai Zhiyuan thanked him and walked forward alone.

When we arrived at the gate that the monk mentioned, there was indeed someone guarding it.

Seeing her coming, the nanny guarding the door asked, "Miss, you can't enter here."

Bai Zhiyuan frowned slightly and asked, "Is that Princess Heyue inside?"

"Princess Yue is not here," the man said, and turned away.

Bai Zhiyuan said from behind: "Please tell the princess that Rong'an County Master Bai Zhiyuan wants to see you."

The man paused for a moment, then continued walking forward and entered the house.