Rebirth: Marry a General instead of a Prince

A few days later, it was already the twelfth lunar month. The wind was cold and the ground was covered with snow wherever we looked.

Tomorrow Xie Yunsong will lead the team back to Shangjing.

Bai Zhiyuan stood in front of the window, looking at the mottled snow, the pervasive winter fog, and the withered everything. He became more and more eager to return to Beijing.

My parents have already returned home. I wonder if my father will be furious when he finds out that I want to break off the engagement.

Bai Zhiyuan's father, Bai Tingxuan, was a military general who had made great achievements in martial arts since childhood. Perhaps because he had been leading troops in battles for many years, he had a bad temper, but he was also loyal and righteous. He only married one wife in his life, who was Bai Zhiyuan's mother, the legitimate daughter of the current King Jingyang - Princess Duanhui.

Prince Jingyang is the brother of the current emperor. After being crowned king, he went to his fiefdom Wudu.

Thinking of his grandfather, Bai Zhiyuan hadn't seen him for a long time. In his previous life, his father was imprisoned, and his grandfather rushed back from Wudu, but still failed to save his father. Later, his mother died of illness, and his brother died tragically. His grandfather was disheartened, and before leaving Shangjing, he told Bai Zhiyuan that if he was tired of Shangjing, he could come to Wudu to find him.

It was a pity that I never made it to Wudu in my previous life. I wonder how sad my grandfather must have been when he learned of my death in his previous life.

Suddenly, Bai Zhiyuan was startled. He remembered that in his previous life, his father was framed and imprisoned not long after returning to Beijing. What about this life? Could the conspiracy have already begun?

No, I must rush back as soon as possible to stop all this from happening.

On the second day, at dawn, the sky began to turn white, but the surrounding scenery was still a little blurry.

Xie Yunsong was already ready to go, and behind him was a group of people standing in neat rows. In the middle was a prisoner car, and in the car was Liuzhou prefect Liu Huaisu.

Bai Zhiyuan and Master Qingyi also rode their horses and stood behind Xie Yunsong. After Xie Yunsong and Lu Zhiling counted the men and horses, they shouted, "Let's go." Then they rode their horses first, and the mighty troops behind them all started to move forward.

As soon as he reached the Liuzhou tower, Bai Zhiyuan saw a large number of people coming from afar. The people were grateful for the kindness of Xie Yunsong and Bai Qiuze, and they knelt down and kowtowed, shouting, "Take care, General."

Upon seeing this, Xie Yunsong ordered Lu Zhiling to disperse the people before continuing on his journey.

The journey from Liuzhou to Shangjing took more than a month, and it was not easy. When they came here before, Xie Yunsong and Bai Qiuze led a team of people and rode at full speed, and it took them half a month to arrive. Now with so many people on the road, the pace was naturally slower.

We traveled for two or three days, almost all the time in a hurry. The road was covered with snow and was slippery. We dared not delay, and except for eating time, we kept on traveling.

We arrived at Qing'an that day. Although Qing'an was a small city, it was still quite prosperous near the end of the year. Xie Yunsong ordered people to set up camp at the foot of Tiantai Mountain in Qing'an, and they could stay in tents at night.

After several days of traveling, everyone was exhausted. It was getting late after setting up camp, so everyone went to sleep after eating. Tonight, we didn't have to sleep in the open air, which was much better than the previous two days.

As the only woman in the team, Bai Zhiyuan was given a separate tent.

After several days of traveling, it was finally time to lie down and sleep. However, Bai Zhiyuan could not fall asleep for a while. After thinking about it, he finally walked out of the tent.

Bai Zhiyuan stood in front of the tent, looking at the moon in the sky. He calculated that he would be able to reach Shangjing in half a month. He hoped that he could still stop the conspiracy in his previous life.

Thinking of this, Bai Zhiyuan walked towards Xie Yunsong's tent.

"General Xie, are you asleep? Can I come in?"

"Come in." Bai Zhiyuan heard Xie Yunsong's voice coming from the tent.

After Bai Zhiyuan went in, Xie Yunsong was sitting in front of the candlelight, reading a book seriously. When he saw her come in, he looked up and asked, "Miss Bai, what's the matter?"

Bai Zhiyuan paused for a moment and said, "Xie General, can we speed up tomorrow? I want to return to Shangjing as soon as possible."

Hearing this, Xie Yunsong asked in confusion, "Hasn't our journey been very fast?"

After saying that, looking at Bai Zhiyuan's silence, he was moved: "Miss Bai, are you missing home?"

Hearing this, Bai Zhiyuan looked up at Xie Yunsong and smiled softly, "I have been out for too long. I heard that my parents have returned to the capital, so I was impatient. I am sorry to make fun of you, General Xie."

Xie Yunsong said with a smile: "I envy Miss Bai for still having someone she cares about. For me, it's the same whether I'm on the road or returning to Beijing."

"How can it be the same? The Queen Mother is in the capital, as well as your mother. How can you not have someone you care about?"

After saying this, Bai Zhiyuan wondered if he had said too much.

But seeing Xie Yunsong said nonchalantly: "Miss Bai is right."

After hearing this, Bai Zhiyuan breathed a sigh of relief.

Xie Yunsong then added: "I will send out orders tomorrow to speed up our progress. I hope we can return to Shangjing before New Year's Eve."

Hearing this, Bai Zhiyuan's eyes curved and he smiled, "Thank you, General Xie. I won't disturb your rest then."

Xie Yunsong nodded, and Bai Zhiyuan left Xie Yunsong's tent, walked straight back to his own tent, lay down in his clothes, and fell asleep.

Early the next morning, before daybreak, a horn sounded.

Bai Zhiyuan hurriedly got up and left the tent. Xie Yunsong had already led everyone to pack up and prepare to set off.

Xie Yunsong stood in front of everyone and said loudly: "It's the cold winter, and you have worked hard on the way. The New Year is coming soon. In order for you to rush back to reunite with your families, we will hurry up and try to return to Beijing as soon as possible. What do you think?"

Everyone cheered: "Great... We agree... Let's go..."

Seeing this, Xie Yunsong shouted, "Let's go!"

After he finished speaking, he glanced at Bai Zhiyuan. Seeing Bai Zhiyuan looking at him with a smile on his face, he felt uncomfortable for a moment, so he quickly jumped on the horse, waved his hand, and galloped out.

Bai Zhiyuan immediately chased after him.

After a tiring journey by boat and in the cold winter, Xie Yunsong and Bai Zhiyuan and his party finally returned to Shangjing on the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month after half a month of non-stop travel.

When they arrived at the Shangjing Tower, Xie Yunsong and Bai Qiuze had to escort the prisoner Liu Huaisu to the palace to meet the emperor. Master Qingyi was going back to Mount Zhongnan, so he parted with Bai Zhiyuan here.

Just as Xie Yunsong was about to leave, Bai Zhiyuan stopped him and said, "General Xie, don't forget what you promised me."

Hearing this, Xie Yunsong immediately understood what she meant and said with a smile, "Don't worry, Miss Bai."

Bai Zhiyuan smiled happily upon hearing this, then turned his horse's head and galloped towards home.

Xie Yunsong and Bai Qiuze rushed towards the imperial palace.