Rebirth: Marry a General instead of a Prince

The sun was setting in the west, and Xie Yunsong and Bai Zhiyuan rushed back to Shangjing before the sun completely went down.

Xie Yunsong sent Bai Zhiyuan back home, and then he hurried back to Xie's house.

Today, the envoys from the Southern Barbarians came to Dali to pay tribute, which happened to be the Lantern Festival. Emperor Renxiao ordered people to set up a palace banquet to entertain the envoys from the Southern Barbarians who came from afar.

Bai Zhiyuan went back to change into the clothes she would wear for the palace banquet, packed up, and then got on a carriage with her mother, Princess Duanhui, and her cousin Qi Shuyue, heading towards the palace.

Bai Tingxuan, Prince Jingyang and Bai Qiuze arrived at the palace early.

When Bai Zhiyuan and his companions arrived at the palace, they were led to the main hall by the palace maids. The hall was already full of people.

Bai Zhiyuan took a seat and saw Xie Yunsong arriving from afar.

Soon, the crowd began to quiet down.

Bai Zhiyuan looked up and saw that it was the King of Jin and the King of Yan who came together.

The hall was quiet for a moment, and soon whispers were heard.

Judging from their looks, both of them are outstanding, but it is still unknown who will eventually take the throne.

After the two princes took their seats, the eighth prince also entered the hall surrounded by eunuchs and palace maids.

It has been a long time since I last saw the Eighth Prince. The child he once was has grown into a young man. Sitting next to the Prince of Jin and the Prince of Yan, he is not inferior to them at all.

However, the Eighth Prince is still young. If he wants to take on an important responsibility, he will probably need a few more years of training.

Bai Zhiyuan picked up the teacup, took a sip, and silently looked at the people at the banquet.

The next second, a soft voice was heard, "Miss Bai!"

Bai Zhiyuan turned around and saw Su Qingxue whom she hadn't seen for a long time. She smiled and said, "Miss Su, long time no see. Miss Su seems to be in much better shape."

Su Qingxue smiled softly and said, "Yes, I also want to thank Miss Bai for the ginseng she sent me that day. It really is a good thing."

Bai Zhiyuan smiled and said, "Miss Su, you are too polite. I also want to thank Miss Su for the wedding gift. I like it very much."

Su Qingxue smiled brightly and said, "As long as Miss Bai likes it, that's good. I haven't wished Miss Bai and General Xie well yet. They are a perfect match, and it's cause for celebration."

Bai Zhiyuan said with a smile: "Thank you Miss Su, I believe Miss Su will find her ideal husband soon."

These words made Su Qingxue stunned at first, and then her face turned red.

Bai Zhiyuan suddenly felt strange. Su Qingxue never interacted with others, but it seemed that she had someone she liked. So who was that person?

She also remembered the day when she asked her brother to go to the Su Mansion in person to deliver ginseng. Could something have happened between them that day?

Bai Zhiyuan thought secretly and decided to ask his brother about it some other day.

"The Emperor has arrived - Concubine Rou has arrived - Concubine Xian has arrived -"

The eunuch's voice brought Bai Zhiyuan back to his senses.

She looked up and saw Emperor Renxiao slowly sitting on the high seat with the help of two concubines on his left and right.

Everyone bowed and said, "Your Highness, Your Highness, Your Highness, Your Highness, Your Highness, Your Highness!"

Emperor Renxiao looked slightly pale, obviously still ill. He glanced at everyone with sharp eyes and said, "Everyone, please stand up!"

All the ministers stood up and took their seats.

The emperor first exchanged some greetings, and then drank a glass of wine with the help of a palace maid. Only then did the ministers dare to raise their glasses, and from time to time some ministers came forward to toast the emperor.

After drinking, Emperor Renxiao said, "Today is the Lantern Festival, which is a day for family reunion, but I received a letter from the Nanman envoys before the New Year, saying that they would come to Dali to pay tribute. This morning, the envoys have arrived in Shangjing, and I am holding a palace banquet to welcome the guests from afar!"

Emperor Renxiao beckoned, "Come here! Please invite the Southern Barbarian envoy to take a seat!"

Everyone stretched their heads to look, and both the female and male guests could not help but look at the southern barbarian envoy.

I saw a tall and strong man with wheat-colored skin and naturally curly hair walking towards me, followed by several beautiful girls. Each of them had deep eyebrows and eyes, and was wearing rose-red corseted blouses, which was very unique.

The moment Bai Zhiyuan saw clearly the southern barbarian envoy, her pupils trembled slightly. Then she looked at Xie Yunsong and saw that Xie Yunsong had the same surprise in his eyes as hers.

That’s right, this Nanman envoy was none other than the former Nanman prince who had had contact with Bai Zhiyuan in Nanman, and now the Nanman emperor - Heba Yun.

He was so bold that he came to the Dali Palace in person under the name of an envoy from the Southern Barbarians. I wonder what his intention was.

Xie Yunsong also looked at Bai Zhiyuan, and Bai Zhiyuan clearly saw confusion in his eyes.

Bai Zhiyuan shook his head slightly, signaling Xie Yunsong to wait and see what he was going to do.

The Nanman envoy bowed slightly to Emperor Renxiao and said, "Your Majesty Dali, I am the Nanman Emperor's younger brother, the ninth oldest, and my name is Heba Fei. Today, I am entrusted by your Majesty to present our gifts to your Majesty. In addition to the rare gold, silver, and jewelry brought to the palace, there are also horses, cattle, and sheep. Your Majesty, please accept them."

Emperor Renxiao was very pleased and praised Heba Fei greatly.

Heba Fei also brought beautiful girls with him to present a dance for everyone. The dancers were all beautiful and charming, full of exotic charm. After the song, they won warm praise from everyone.

I don’t know if it was Bai Zhiyuan’s illusion, but while dancing, Heba Fei’s eyes would occasionally sweep over Bai Zhiyuan.

Bai Zhiyuan became even more suspicious that he was Heba Yun. However, when he was in Nanman, he had never seen his true face, so how could he accurately find him in the crowd?

The atmosphere was warm, and Heba Yun smiled and said, "Your Majesty, I came here this time to choose a concubine for my brother. Please help me!"

Emperor Renxiao stopped smiling and asked, "Which young lady is so lucky to be favored by the Emperor of Nanman?"

Heba Fei smiled and stretched out his hand, pointing directly at Bai Zhiyuan.

Everyone was in an uproar when they heard this, and the banquet hall was silent.

Everyone knew that Princess Rong'an had already made an engagement with General Yunhui. Even before the two of them made an engagement, Princess Rong'an was still a popular figure in the capital. Whoever married Bai Zhiyuan would have the support of the entire General Weiyuan Mansion.

But in the end, it turned out that General Yunhui and Princess Rong'an fell in love with each other, and their marriage was achieved after a lot of setbacks. Who would have thought that just after the marriage was decided, the southern barbarians would interfere.

For a moment, everyone looked at Bai Zhiyuan with complicated eyes, some were gloating, and some were worried.

Emperor Renxiao also stopped smiling and asked in a deep voice, "Oh? Is the Emperor of Nanman familiar with Rong An? Why did he choose her?"

Heba Fei said calmly, "When General Weiyuan was in the southern border, he sent Princess Rong'an to the palace of our Nanman King. Our Nanman Majesty met her several times and has never forgotten her since then."

"Under such circumstances, if Your Majesty can agree to let Princess Rong'an marry to the Southern Barbarians, we have previously signed a truce with Dali, and we are willing to add two more cities to this treaty. What do you think, Your Majesty?"

Princess Duanhui sat next to Bai Zhiyuan, her face turning paler and paler.

Bai Tingxuan and Bai Qiuze's eyes were wide open with anger, and they wanted to jump out and argue with Heba Fei immediately.

Looking at Xie Yunsong again, his face was still cold and indifferent. He was staring at Heba Fei coldly with a cold smile at the corner of his lips.

Bai Zhiyuan was thinking to herself, why did Heba Fei and Heba Yun look exactly the same? Even if they were brothers, she couldn't help but suspect that Heba Fei was Heba Yun. It seemed that she had to find an opportunity to test him.