Rebirth: Marry a General instead of a Prince

After Bai Zhiyuan left, Xie Yunsong also headed towards the palace gate. Before he reached the gate, he was stopped by a palace servant.

He knew this palace maid; she worked for the Empress Dowager.

It had been a few days since he came back, but he had not visited the Queen Mother. This seemed to be impolite, but the letter that reached the northern border left him with only resentment towards the Queen Mother.

But now it seems that he has to go and see the Queen Mother.

I think the Queen Mother already knows what happened in the palace just now.

Sure enough, the next moment, the palace servant said, "General, the Queen Mother invites you."

Xie Yunsong frowned and said impatiently, "Lead the way!"

The palace maid nodded respectfully and took Xie Yunsong to the empress dowager's bedroom.

When they arrived at the Empress Dowager's bedroom, in the warm room, the Empress Dowager was half lying on the couch with her eyes slightly closed, and Buddhist beads were constantly rolling in her hands, as if she had been waiting for Xie Yunsong's arrival.

Xie Yunsong came closer and saluted the empress dowager.

The Queen Mother just looked at him dimly and didn't speak for a long time.

After a long while, the Queen Mother spoke with her usual condescending look, "You are finally willing to see me."

Xie Yunsong said calmly: "The Queen Mother summoned me, and I dare not refuse."

The Queen Mother sneered: "I'm afraid you are still upset about the letter I sent to the North."

Xie Yunsong: "Since the Queen Mother knew, didn't she still do this?"

The Queen Mother quietly looked at the cold man in front of her. This child who she had brought up with her since childhood had now grown up and was no longer under her control.

He now looks a bit like Bai Zhiyuan, no wonder they are attracted to each other. It's just a pity, if Bai Zhiyuan was just an ordinary minister's daughter, it would be a very good marriage, but she happened to be Bai Tingxuan's daughter.

The Queen Mother thought about this and said in a deep voice, "I have told you long ago that Bai Zhiyuan is not your ideal match, but you refused to listen and now you are involved. Bai Zhiyuan is very good, but you know that I have discussed with the Emperor that as soon as Bai Tingxuan returns, she will be married to the Prince of Jin. With her status, marrying a prince is already marrying up. As for you, if you don't like Shen Zhiyi, I will pick another woman of equal status for you."

Xie Yunsong stared at this most noble woman in the Dali Dynasty who loved to control others all her life. When he was a child, his father went to the northern border and his mother never cared about him. It was she who brought him into the palace and taught him carefully.

Xie Yunsong had complicated feelings towards the Queen Mother. He knelt in the palace for three days and three nights, begging her to save his father, but she was not moved at all.

Later, he went to the north, far away from Shangjing, and thought he would be alone for the rest of his life, but he met Bai Zhiyuan, who was a ray of light in his dark life. But the person in front of him wanted to extinguish even his own light.

Xie Yunsong frowned and said, "Does the Queen Mother think that I will be grateful if she arranges everything for me? I will not marry anyone except Bai Zhiyuan."

The Queen Mother's face was filled with anger. She threw the cup in her hand down and said angrily, "If you insist on doing it your own way, you know the result."

Xie Yunsong was not afraid at all: "If the Queen Mother dares to attack Bai Zhiyuan, I will definitely not sit and wait for death."

The Queen Mother laughed in anger and said, "Are you threatening me?"

Xie Yunsong said calmly, "I dare not! But back in the Northern Territory, it was because of the Queen Mother's letter that you threatened me with Ayuan's family, so I forced Bai Zhiyuan to leave. But I found out that I was wrong. Ayuan is just like me. She is not a weak woman. If the Queen Mother threatens us with the same method again, we will naturally not let you slaughter us."

The Queen Mother's eyes shone with a terrifying light, flashing with uncontrollable anger. But Xie Yunsong remained calm and fearless.

The Queen Mother suddenly felt powerless. Since Bai Zhiyuan returned to Beijing, she would occasionally summon Bai Zhiyuan to the palace and often embarrass her in private, but she refused to listen. Her behavior was not faulty at all, which made the Queen Mother feel powerless. Later, she stopped summoning Bai Zhiyuan to the palace to make things difficult for herself.

But now, facing Xie Yunsong, the grandson she raised since childhood, she also developed a sense of powerlessness. She is old and can no longer control them, but she will never allow anyone to pose any threat to Dali's kingdom.

Thinking of this, the Queen Mother calmed down her anger and said, "Song'er, if you insist on doing what you want, you will not be able to bear the consequences. I don't want to see you come here again one day to beg me to let Bai Zhiyuan and her family go."

This was a naked threat, but Xie Yunsong just frowned and said coldly: "Compared to losing Bai Zhiyuan, I'm not afraid of anything."

The Queen Mother was furious: "You think so highly of her, but what about her? After a few times, I have come to understand Bai Zhiyuan. You can ignore her, but will she be as emotional as you are?"

Xie Yunsong's fingers moved slightly, but the Queen Mother was a person who could tell quickly.

The Queen Mother felt a little relieved and continued, "You are alone now, and you have nothing to worry about, but Bai Zhiyuan is different. She has the Bai family and her relatives behind her. Besides, it is more suitable for her to marry the Prince of Jin than to marry you. After all, the Prince of Chen is dead now, and there are only the Prince of Yan and the Prince of Jin left among the princes. Song'er, we can't say what will happen in the future. If the Prince of Jin succeeds in the future, Bai Zhiyuan's status will become extremely noble. How can she, such a smart person, not think of this? If so, how can she be willing to accompany you to wander around and put her life in danger?"

Xie Yunsong took a sip of tea and said coldly, "Don't bother the Queen Mother. The palace gates will soon be locked, so I'll take my leave now."

After saying this, he stood up, saluted to the Queen Mother, and under her terrifying gaze, he strode out without any pause.

After Xie Yunsong left, Nanny Zhou, who had served the empress dowager for her entire life, advised: "Don't worry, empress dowager. General Yunhui is just temporarily confused. He will be fine once he figures it out."

The Queen Mother raised her eyes and said, "Madam Zhou, you have watched this child grow up. You know him well. Once he has made up his mind, he will probably not change it."

Nanny Zhou lowered her head and said, "In this case, the Queen Mother should start with Princess Rong'an to make General Yun Hui give up completely."

The Queen Mother's slender and exquisite armor scraped across the table, making a sharp sound. She said, "You are right."

Nanny Zhou helped the Queen Mother to stand up and said respectfully, "Queen Mother, today's matter of Prince Chen..."

The Queen Mother said coldly: "Don't worry about him. He will never achieve anything great. This ending is his own fault."

Nanny Zhou: "Then it depends on who is better, the Prince of Yan or the Prince of Jin."

The Queen Mother sneered, "Prince Jin has been showing off his talents these days. I underestimated him before. If Bai Zhiyuan marries him, I'm afraid no one will be able to stop him."

The Queen Mother looked up at the sky which had already turned dark and said, "The situation in Shangjing is about to change..."