Rebirth: Marry a General instead of a Prince

The carriage soon arrived at the palace gate and Bai Zhiyuan jumped off.

The guard at the gate came over and asked in confusion, "Greetings, County Master. Has the County Master summoned you today?"

Bai Zhiyuan said, "Please inform the Lord that I have something important to discuss with the Emperor."

The guards at the gate looked at each other in bewilderment, but they did not dare to refuse Bai Zhiyuan. Everyone knew that the Princess of Rong'an might soon become the Princess of Jin, and the Prince of Jin was now a favorite of the Emperor. If in the future...

The guard at the gate immediately agreed and turned to go into the palace.

When the guard who reported arrived at the hall, the morning court had not yet ended. When the guard walked into the hall, Emperor Renxiao asked coldly, "What's the matter?"

Guard: "Your Majesty, Princess Rong'an is at the palace gate asking to see Your Majesty."

"Oh? What is she doing here?" Emperor Renxiao didn't understand, but he still said, "Let her in!"

Prince Yan, who had rushed back to attend court, could not help but break out in a cold sweat. He keenly sensed that Bai Zhiyuan had come with ill intentions.

Bai Zhiyuan stood at the palace gate and waited for a while. The guard who delivered the message finally came back. He walked up to Bai Zhiyuan and said respectfully, "County Lady, the Emperor wants you to come in."

Bai Zhiyuan nodded: "Thank you, sir!"

Only she could go into the palace, so she turned to Ling Xiao and said, "Ling Xiao, wait for me here, I'll be out soon."

Ling Xiao nodded obediently.

Bai Zhiyuan entered the palace and, under the guidance of the eunuch, soon arrived at the main hall for the morning court session.

She walked over slowly, and everyone's eyes were on her.

Bai Zhiyuan walked to the center of the hall, stopped, saluted, and said in one breath, "Your Highness!"

Emperor Renxiao's expression was gloomy and unclear. He paused for a moment and said, "Stand up."

Bai Zhiyuan lowered his head and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

Emperor Renxiao seemed to be a little weaker, and now he was just holding on at the end of his strength. He glanced at Bai Zhiyuan and asked, "Rong'an, what do you want to see me for?"

Bai Zhiyuan looked up and stared at King Yan Qi Zeyi. Qi Zeyi suddenly felt a burning pain in his back which was injured yesterday. He didn't know what Bai Zhiyuan was trying to do.

Bai Zhiyuan sneered in her heart, but she didn't show it on her face. She retracted her gaze, knelt down and said with tears in her eyes: "Your Majesty, I am begging you to make a decision today. Yesterday, General Yunhui and I went back to Zhongnan Mountain to visit Master. On the way back to Beijing, we were ambushed. The leader was none other than the current Prince of Yan. His Royal Highness the Prince of Yan brought more than 30 people, all of whom were masters. They killed General Yunhui and me. We fought desperately, but General Yunhui is still seriously injured and unconscious. I was able to save my life under the protection of General Yunhui. Please, Your Majesty, make a decision for us. I and General Xie cannot suffer this unknown ambush in vain!"

After saying this, Bai Zhiyuan lowered his head and sobbed softly.

When Emperor Renxiao listened to her story, his face darkened, and all the ministers looked at each other in bewilderment.

When the King of Yan heard her finish speaking, he immediately retorted, "Nonsense, I didn't leave Shangjing yesterday."

Bai Zhiyuan's expression remained unchanged: "Since the Prince of Yan dared to seriously injure an important official of the court, he must have made full preparations. I'm afraid that even if I tell everyone about it today, His Highness the Prince of Yan will not admit it."

"It's just that, Your Majesty, the more than 30 people that the Prince of Yan brought with him are all top-notch experts. They don't seem to be soldiers kept in the palace, but more like private soldiers kept outside the palace."

King Yan said angrily, "Don't slander me. I will not bother with you because you are my junior sister, but I cannot allow you to throw dirty water on me here."

Bai Zhiyuan stared at the Prince of Yan and said word by word, "Since His Highness the Prince of Yan did not use the palace soldiers, it is naturally difficult to find you. But Your Highness forgot that you were also injured during the fight yesterday. Would you dare to ask the imperial physician to take a look to see if you have any scratches on your back? Are there any wounds on your legs caused by my stabbing with the hairpin?"

Prince Yan sneered and said, "Why not? It's just that I have an injury on my back, but it was an accidental injury when I was practicing sword in the mansion yesterday. As for the injury on the leg that the county lady mentioned, I don't have it. I have a clear conscience. If the imperial physician wants to check, I will naturally cooperate."

Bai Zhiyuan had thought of this before she came. Since Qi Zeyi dared to attack them, he must have made all the necessary preparations. Thinking of this, she smiled and said, "It's such a coincidence. But, does Your Highness recognize this thing?"

As he spoke, Bai Zhiyuan took out something. Looking closely, it was the jade pendant of King Yan. On the dark jade pendant, there was a big word "Yan" written on it.

Qi Zeyi subconsciously touched his waist. Perhaps it was what Bai Zhiyuan took away from him when he held him hostage yesterday, but he was completely unaware of it.

Looking at Bai Zhiyuan's face, King Yan suddenly felt a little annoyed. He didn't know what was so good about Xie Yunsong that made her so devoted to him.

But he certainly couldn't admit it at this moment. The King of Yan turned his eyes and said, "My jade pendant was lost some time ago, and it turned out that the county lady picked it up."

Bai Zhiyuan smiled and said, "This jade pendant was dropped by His Royal Highness the Prince of Yan yesterday when he was chasing us. The Prince of Yan naturally dared not admit it. If Your Royal Highness wants to say so, I have no other evidence."

"But your majesty," Bai Zhiyuan bowed his head and said, "It is true that General Xie and I were ambushed yesterday, and many people also saw General Xie entering the city covered in blood this morning. Your Highness the Prince of Yan can clear himself of this matter, but if today's incident is spread, the people will inevitably be disheartened. A general who fought on the battlefield did not die on the battlefield, but was almost assassinated. I beg the emperor to make a decision for General Xie and for me, and thoroughly investigate the Prince of Yan's Mansion and give us justice."

Prince Yan was anxious and knelt down and said, "Father, this matter has nothing to do with me. I don't know if it was because I offended the county lady by canceling the engagement that I was wronged today. I beg you to understand me. I have no grudge against General Yunhui, so why do you want to kill him?"

Bai Zhiyuan: "Your Highness knows why you killed him. You are jealous of General Xie. He has been better than you since childhood. Your Highness has tried to assassinate him more than once or twice, but failed every time. Yesterday, you even went out in person. Fortunately, General Xie was blessed by God and escaped."

The King of Yan said angrily: "Stop talking nonsense!"

Bai Zhiyuan raised his eyes, met Qi Zeyi's gaze, and said calmly: "Why is your highness the Prince of Yan so anxious? Your highness knows the truth. Are you afraid that the world will know that your highness is a narrow-minded, selfish, profit-seeking, two-faced villain?"

"You!" There was an angry light in King Yan's eyes, and he wished he could strangle her to death and make her shut up.

"Okay!" Emperor Renxiao spoke at the right time.

Emperor Renxiao's slightly cloudy eyes swept over the two people kneeling on the ground. For a moment, no one knew what he was thinking and he did not speak for a long time.

Bai Zhiyuan realized that Emperor Renxiao was just holding on, as his body had already been damaged by the Taoist priest Yuan Chi. He was probably part of Prince Yan's plan, so he dared to be so fearless.

Bai Zhiyuan knew that the assassination of the King of Yan yesterday must have been well prepared, and she vowed to kill Xie Yunsong, but he escaped. He must be furious at the moment. She went to the palace to see the emperor, but there was no sufficient evidence, and he would definitely not admit it. But as long as she could plant the seeds of doubt in the heart of Emperor Renxiao and make him more defensive against the King of Yan, her visit today would not be in vain. Today, she could not make the King of Yan completely unable to turn over, but one day, she would get back everything that Xie Yunsong had to endure yesterday.

While Bai Zhiyuan was thinking, Emperor Renxiao said, "Rong'an, do you have any evidence to prove what the King of Yan did yesterday?"

Bai Zhiyuan: "Your Majesty, I don't have any. Right now, His Royal Highness the Prince of Yan refuses to acknowledge it, but if General Yun Hui wakes up, he can also identify His Royal Highness the Prince of Yan."

"Heh..." King Yan sneered, "Everyone knows that Princess Rong'an and General Yunhui have a special relationship. General Yunhui naturally agrees with Princess Rong'an. How can this be trusted? Since Princess Rong'an has no evidence and is throwing dirty water on me for no reason, shouldn't she say something to me?"

Bai Zhiyuan smiled contemptuously and said, "Your Highness may deny it, but I am powerless and cannot do anything to you. But Your Majesty is wise and will naturally make the decision for General Xie and me and will not let us suffer this unprovoked disaster in vain."

Emperor Renxiao narrowed his eyes and looked at Prince Yan, and doubts arose in his heart. He said in a deep voice: "Rong'an, this is related to General Yunhui. I will investigate this matter thoroughly. Since you insist that this matter is related to Prince Yan, I will also thoroughly investigate Prince Yan's mansion. Don't worry."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Bai Zhiyuan said respectfully, "Today, His Royal Highness the Prince of Yan dared to attack me and General Yunhui outside the city of Shangjing. There is no guarantee that he will not repeat the same trick on others. Fortunately, Your Majesty is wise. On behalf of all the court officials and General Yunhui, I thank Your Majesty!"

The Prince of Yan clenched his fists and glared. He had no idea that Bai Zhiyuan was so flattering. Although she did not have complete evidence, every word she said had made Emperor Renxiao suspicious.

The ministers witnessed what happened today. They didn't expect that Princess Rong'an would dare to come to the palace nakedly and stand completely against the Prince of Yan. On the surface, she had no evidence to prove that the assassination yesterday was done by the Prince of Yan, but the Prince of Yan didn't get any benefit from her, and the words between the lines made Emperor Renxiao wary of the Prince of Yan, which was really smart.

Bai Zhiyuan had said everything she needed to say. She did not look at the expressions of the people below her, and said frankly, "Your Majesty has blessed me today, and I am grateful. I know I have disturbed your Majesty and the other ministers. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."

Emperor Renxiao paused for a moment and said, "Forget it, you were also frightened, I won't blame you. Well, I'm tired, let's stop here today."

After saying this, he stood up and slowly walked out with the help of the old eunuch.

Bai Zhiyuan noticed that his steps were unsteady. She thought about the timeline of her previous life and calculated the time. It seemed that Emperor Renxiao's time was approaching.

"Congratulations to Your Majesty——"

After Emperor Renxiao left, all the ministers also dispersed.

Bai Zhiyuan didn't even look at Prince Yan beside her, and strode out. She didn't know how Xie Yunsong was doing, so she had to go back and see him.

Prince Yan looked at Bai Zhiyuan's back and wanted to rush up to ask her what kind of poison Xie Yunsong had put on her. However, he was now in the palace, with eyes everywhere, so he held back and could only watch Bai Zhiyuan's back getting farther and farther away. He stood where he was, his knuckles crackling.