Rebirth: Marry a General instead of a Prince

After returning home, the weather gradually became warmer.

Bai Zhiyuan has not left the house since he returned home. Now that Xie Yunsong has handed over his military power, he has some rare free time.

The couple therefore stayed indoors every day. As they were newlyweds, they turned a deaf ear to the outside world and just stayed together every day.

But on this day, a storm came suddenly.

Emperor Renxiao, the ruler of a country, had been bedridden for a few days, which had caused a stir in Dali. This morning, he was unconscious, and all the doctors in the Imperial Hospital were dispatched, but they were helpless.

The whole court was in an uproar. The fight for the throne was now fierce. The Queen was crazy and the Queen Mother was seriously ill. Although Emperor Renxiao had been bedridden for a few days, he was at least awake. What was even more frightening was that no one knew when this ruler would wake up, or if he could wake up at all. Looking at the heavy expressions on the faces of the imperial doctors in the Imperial Hospital, everyone had a terrible thought in mind.

When Xie Yunsong and Bai Zhiyuan learned about this, the court was already in chaos.

Xie Yunsong sat at the table, practicing his calligraphy stroke by stroke. Under his guidance, Bai Zhiyuan's handwriting also improved a lot.

When the couple learned the news that Emperor Renxiao was in a coma, they were as calm as ever, as if they had already expected this to happen.

After a while, Tian Lin's voice sounded outside: "Master, Madam, King Jin invites you two to go to Yuanyang Tower."

Bai Zhiyuan paused while writing, and King Jin finally couldn't sit still anymore.

She said to Xie Yunsong, "Ever since the incident between you and me, the King of Jin has been deliberately distancing himself from you. Now that Emperor Renxiao has fallen, he can no longer sit still. He came to you to hear your opinion."

Xie Yunsong lowered his eyes: "Prince Jin and I grew up together. Even though he deliberately led me to misunderstand you and him before, I still hope he can win the battle for the throne. After all, he is more merciful than Prince Yan, and he will be a good emperor."

Bai Zhiyuan: "Prince Jin wants to see both of us today. I think he has figured it out. His Majesty has fallen down, but before that, there was still no news of the appointment of a crown prince. Now he has fallen down in such an unclear way. Moreover, although the emperor is already terminally ill, why did he suddenly fall into a coma this time? This needs to be further investigated."

"Let's go and ask Cheng Beixiao. His father serves the emperor, so maybe he knows something?"

Xie Yunsong nodded, "I also think this is strange."

The couple packed up their things simply and got on the carriage prepared by Tianlin, heading towards Yuanyang Tower.

When they arrived at Yuanyang Tower, Prince Jin's men were already waiting outside. When they saw them coming, they led them to the secret room with ease.

This was Bai Zhiyuan's first time in this secret room. She had been to Yuanyang Tower before, but had never been in this secret room. From the outside, this secret room looked like an ordinary tea room, but inside it was very hidden and full of secrets.

When they entered, Prince Jin and Cheng Beixiao were already there. She had not seen them since the wedding. First, Xie Yunsong did not allow anyone to disturb them, and second, Cheng Beixiao accompanied his father to serve Emperor Renxiao all day long, so he was too busy to do anything else.

As soon as he saw the two of them coming in, Cheng Beixiao joked, "You two are so heartless. We are almost busy to death outside, but you two are so sweet and refuse to see anyone in the mansion."

Xie Yunsong: "We are newlyweds, and I am now free, so of course I will spend more time with my wife at home."

As Xie Yunsong spoke, he observed the expression of King Jin, but he just smiled, as if he hadn't heard him. He just said gently, "You two are here, take a seat!"

Xie Yunsong and Bai Zhiyuan took their seats. Soon someone poured them some tea and then closed the door.

Suddenly, there were only four of them in the tea room.

The King of Jin was silent for a moment, then said, "Yun Song, I owe you an apology for so long. Today, the county lady is here, so I want to apologize to you two. I wanted to marry the county lady before, especially after I knew that you two had broken up in the northern border. Because of this thought, I lied to Yun Song and told him that the county lady had agreed to marry me, but from beginning to end, the county lady never responded to my request and rejected me righteously."

Seeing that the two showed no sign of speaking, he continued, "You also know how much benefit I would gain if I married the county lady. It's not surprising that I would have this idea, but I sincerely apologize to you for hurting you."

Xie Yunsong did not speak, but Bai Zhiyuan paused for a moment and said, "Your Highness, you are too kind. I hesitated about your proposal at the beginning. At that time, I thought that Yunsong and I had no chance at all. Marrying Your Highness was indeed my best choice at the moment, but in the end, my feelings took over my reason. I am very grateful for Your Highness's kindness. As for your deceiving Yunsong, this is a matter between you two brothers."

Prince Jin smiled and said, "I feel really guilty that the county lady can speak so clearly today. As for Yunsong and I..."

King Jin looked at Xie Yunsong and said, "I was the first to betray our brotherhood."

Cheng Beixiao echoed, "Yun Song, the King of Jin has already apologized to you, and Sister Bai doesn't care about it anymore. As a man, why should you still hold a grudge against it?"

Xie Yunsong sneered and said, "My wife has always been generous. But I really treated Your Highness as a brother. We grew up together, so I trusted you and helped you, but Your Highness betrayed my trust. You clearly knew how important Ayuan was to me, but you lied to me."

"Once there is a rift in our hearts, it is not easy for both Your Highness and I to eliminate it. I accept Your Highness' apology today, but it does not mean that you and I can be as close as before. But Your Highness, don't worry, I will still stand by your side in the fight for the throne. First, there is our childhood friendship, and second, I believe that Your Highness will be a better emperor than the King of Yan. I hope that this time, Your Highness will not let us down again."

After hearing this, the King of Jin heaved a sigh of relief. He knew Xie Yunsong well and knew that although he had some grudges, he eventually forgave him. He raised his teacup and said, "Of course not! I'm using tea instead of wine to apologize to Yunsong and the county lady, and to thank you for your continued support!"

After saying this, he drank the tea in the cup.

The remaining three people also raised their glasses and drank up the tea.

The four of them then became serious and started talking about business.

Bai Zhiyuan asked, "Your Highness, Master Cheng, the Emperor is unconscious, what is going on?"

Cheng Beixiao frowned and said, "Although the emperor's condition is critical, it is a chronic disease and he will not fall into a coma all of a sudden. My father and I have been staying in the palace these days. We also treated the emperor this morning. We suspect that someone has poisoned the emperor."

"Poisoned?" Xie Yunsong pondered, "Now in the palace, apart from you and your son and the Concubine Xian, no one else can see the emperor. If he was poisoned, who could have done it?"

Bai Zhiyuan was as calm as ever. She said, "There is another person, Eunuch Gao who has been with the emperor for many years. If he wants to poison you, it will be easy."

Xie Yunsong nodded and said, "Even so, if the news of the emperor's poisoning spreads, Bei Xiao, Uncle Cheng, and even Concubine Xian will all be suspected. And Eunuch Gao has been with the emperor for his entire life, no one will suspect him."

Bai Zhiyuan: "Think about it, who wants to catch all these people in one fell swoop? Or who would benefit the most from these people being taken down?"

Cheng Beixiao was startled, then asked, "Is it the King of Yan?"

Bai Zhiyuan nodded and said, "Yes, he finally took action. What a risky move, not only did it make the emperor unconscious, but it also dragged all of you into it. It seems like his method."

Cheng Beixiao asked: "But the position of Crown Prince has not been established yet, so he is not afraid of doing this..."

The Prince of Jin then interrupted and said, "The position of the crown prince has not necessarily been established. The day before yesterday, the emperor summoned his confidants and talked in the bedroom until very late, and did not allow anyone to approach. The next day, there were rumors that the emperor had already issued an imperial decree to establish the position of the crown prince, and was just waiting for the right time to announce it, but he did not expect this to happen."

Bai Zhiyuan: "That makes sense. Since His Highness knows about this, the Prince of Yan must also know about it. No one knows who the Emperor is going to pass the throne to, so the Prince of Yan came up with this idea. Now that the court is in chaos, this imperial edict will probably be announced to the world soon."

Cheng Beixiao was puzzled and asked, "Then how can the King of Yan be sure that it is not him?"

Bai Zhiyuan: "If I'm not mistaken, regardless of whether he is the one in the imperial edict or not, the Prince of Yan is ready to take action. He has been pursuing that position all his life, and he will never allow anyone to disrupt his plan at the most critical moment. Even if this person is the emperor, his biological father, he will eliminate him without hesitation."

Prince Jin was startled: "What does the county lady mean...?"

Bai Zhiyuan: "Your Highness, please pay more attention to the troops in the capital. Although the emperor is poisoned, the prince of Yan may have an antidote. If he forces the emperor to issue a new and foolproof imperial decree, then we will be helpless."

Prince Jin nodded with a heavy expression.

Cheng Beixiao couldn't believe it and said, "King Yan, he dared..."

Xie Yunsong curled his lips and said sarcastically, "Why wouldn't he dare? Even a desperate dog will jump over the wall."

Bai Zhiyuan agreed: "That's right!"

"It's just that Yun Song and my father don't have the military power now, so we can only rely on the Yulin Army and Chief Li Mi. But since the King of Yan has made full preparations, I think he will definitely win. We still need to make long-term plans!"

King Jin: "I will order my men to gather all the useful men under my command!"

Xie Yunsong nodded: "Although I don't have the power to mobilize the Northern Border Army, Lu Zhiling can mobilize a part of it. I will send someone to tell him and ask for his support if necessary!"

Bai Zhiyuan added, "Mr. Cheng, you should go to the palace first, and be sure to stay with His Majesty with the Concubine Xian at all times. Don't let anyone take advantage of you."

Cheng Beixiao immediately stood up and said, "Okay, I'll go right away! You guys be careful."

After the few people made their deployment, they could only go back and wait for news, waiting for the storm to come.