Rebirth: Marry a General instead of a Prince

In summer, the heat is unbearable.

King Qi Zeyi of Yan was sitting in his study, and sitting below were his aides whom he had summoned from all over the place.

He listened to the report from the people below without even raising his eyelids.

Now the Emperor has been poisoned and has not yet woken up, and the position of Crown Prince is vacant. In the past few days, there have been rumors that the Emperor was poisoned by Eunuch Gao who was by his side, but Eunuch Gao had committed suicide and there was no evidence to prove it, so the rumor spread to Concubine Xian.

As everyone knows, since the emperor fell ill, besides Eunuch Gao, it was Concubine Xian who served him personally. And the rumor became more and more intense, and it was rumored that Concubine Xian and Eunuch Gao had joined forces to poison and persecute the emperor, intending to send Concubine Xian's son, Prince Jin, to the throne.

Now, the instigator of all this, King Yan, has a faint smile on his face. Now everything is under his control.

But there is one more thing. It is said that before Emperor Renxiao fell into a coma, he had written down the imperial edict for the crown prince to ascend the throne. But now the imperial edict seems to have evaporated from the face of the earth, and it cannot be found. Even his personal eunuch Gao did not know where the imperial edict was, so the King of Yan was furious and ordered someone to kill him.

The staff were still chattering about something, but Prince Yan's thoughts drifted back to that day.

It was a day in early spring, when Xie Yunsong and Bai Zhiyuan had just gotten married.

Qi Zeyi was devastated and finally made the decision that he had always been afraid to make.

He entered the palace and went to see Emperor Renxiao first.

Since the death of Prince Chen, Emperor Renxiao has become increasingly cold towards him. Prince Yan knows that there are some things that the emperor knows very well.

Emperor Renxiao was lying on the bed, and his usually shrewd face showed signs of old age.

"What are you here for?"

Prince Yan sneered in his heart, but did not show it on his face. He still looked like a filial son and said, "Of course, I am here to visit my father."

Emperor Renxiao snorted coldly and said, "Don't think I don't know what you are planning. I have already made up my mind. You don't have to bother me every other day."

Prince Yan began to feel dissatisfied with Emperor Renxiao. Since he was a child, he had never been in his eyes. No matter how hard he tried to prove himself, in his eyes he would always be the unmotivated and indecisive Prince Chen.

Why? The Prince of Chen was just born better than him, and he was not as good as him in other aspects. He was just more filial to Emperor Renxiao and appeared more often than him, so he deserved to be treated differently.

Prince Chen finally died, killed by his suspicion. Now Prince Jin appeared out of nowhere, making him feel a sense of crisis again. Especially since the emperor became seriously ill, except for Prince Jin's biological mother, Concubine Xian, no one else could even see the emperor.

This made the always proud King Yan even more hateful.

But the Prince of Yan had always been very cunning. Although he had already hated him in his heart, he still looked respectful and said, "Yes, I will not disturb your rest!"

Emperor Renxiao never looked at him again. Prince Yan clenched his fist, then slowly loosened it. He looked at Emperor Renxiao lying on the bed expressionlessly, then said softly, "Your son will take his leave!"

After saying this, his eyes were filled with coldness, and he strode out of Emperor Renxiao's bedroom.

He walked slowly along the way, his mind was filled with the image of the young Prince Chen sitting at the knees of Emperor Renxiao, and the image of Emperor Renxiao always comparing him to Xie Yunsong. In his eyes, he was no match for Xie Yunsong, who was also a disciple of the same school. Therefore, he hated Xie Yunsong, and hated Emperor Renxiao even more, but even the woman he loved married the person he hated the most.

The King of Yan thought back to the day when Bai Zhiyuan, wearing her wedding dress, married Xie Yunsong and had nothing to do with him in this life. But it was him who was engaged to her at the beginning, so why did Xie Yunsong win the beauty in the end?

Prince Yan really couldn't accept this. He walked towards Concubine Rou's bedroom in a daze, and suddenly made the decision in his heart that he had always tried hard to ignore.

When he arrived at Concubine Rou's bedroom, it seemed that Concubine Rou had been waiting for him for a long time. When she saw him coming, she immediately felt relieved.

Concubine Rou hurried forward, and before the Prince of Yan had time to salute, Concubine Rou hurriedly said, "Yi'er, what should we do now? Your father won't see me at all, and your mother can't help you at all..."

"Don't worry, mother!" Qi Zeyi held Concubine Rou's shoulders and asked her to calm down.

But how could Concubine Rou listen to him at this time? She said to herself, "Now the emperor will not see anyone except Concubine Xian and her son. The palace said that although the position of the crown prince is not decided, it is clear. How can mother not worry? Son, you have worked hard for many years and have been filial to the emperor for so many years, and now it has been wasted like this?"

There was a flash of impatience in Qi Zeyi's eyes, but it quickly disappeared. His mother had always been brainless and indecisive. If it weren't for him all these years, she would have become a member of the cold palace long ago.

Qi Zeyi pulled away Concubine Rou's hand that was tightly grasping him, and slowly sat down. Seeing that he was not in a hurry at all, Concubine Rou couldn't help but ask, "Yier, don't you want the throne anymore?"

Qi Zeyi's expression changed, and he said sternly: "Mother, I told you not to talk nonsense in the palace. Be careful that there are ears behind the walls, otherwise you and I will fall into an irretrievable situation."

Upon hearing this, Concubine Rou quickly covered her mouth and stammered as she explained, "Yier, mother didn't mean it. Mother was just anxious and didn't want your years of hard work to go to waste..."

Qi Zeyi forced a smile and said, "How can it be in vain? I will never allow it to be in vain!"

Seeing that he was confident, Concubine Rou felt relieved and asked, "Yi'er, do you have any ideas?"

Prince Yan showed a cruel smile and said, "Mother, we have relied on our father for these years. All our honor and disgrace came from him. I tried my best to stand higher, and you know why. But now, it was our father who abandoned us first, so don't blame me for not thinking about the father-son relationship."

Concubine Rou was startled and asked, "What did you say? What do you mean?"

Prince Yan grabbed Concubine Rou's hand and comforted her, "Don't be afraid, mother. I have my own way. We can't let our efforts over the years go to waste. I can't watch my beloved things fall into other people's hands again and again!"

Concubine Rou said in a trembling voice: "Yier...you...you want to...?"

Prince Yan smiled and said, "Mother is right!"

Concubine Rou screamed, "You want to rebel? This is a crime that will lead to the extermination of nine clans—"

Qi Zeyi glared at Concubine Rou fiercely. Concubine Rou realized that she had said something wrong. She looked around and lowered her voice, but her voice still trembled. She said, "Yier, now is not a last resort and the imperial edict has not been issued. We still have a chance. Maybe the emperor will think of us..."

Qi Zeyi sneered, "Will he think of us? Mother, listen to this yourself. Do you believe it? Besides, I have reliable information that father has secretly written the imperial edict for the position of crown prince, but I don't know why he is reluctant to take it out."

Concubine Rou fell to the ground and said, "What? The emperor is so cruel?"

She refused to give up and asked again, "It's such a confidential matter, how could the emperor know that the name in the imperial edict is not yours?"

Qi Zeyi gritted his teeth and said, "Mother, don't you understand the current situation? Father is reluctant to produce the imperial edict, but he is just protecting Prince Jin."

Concubine Rou wanted to argue, but when she opened her mouth, she couldn't say anything.

Qi Zeyi said while the situation was hot: "Mother, don't hesitate any longer. If we lose this opportunity, we will be doomed. If the King of Jin ascends the throne, will you and I still have a chance to survive?"

"Mother, I can't give up. My son needs you now. Mother, please help me again! This time, failure will become kindness!"

Concubine Rou was speechless for a long time. She sat on the ground, not knowing what she was thinking.

Qi Zeyi made up his mind, knelt down in front of Concubine Rou, kowtowed and said: "Mother Concubine——"

After a long time, Concubine Rou sighed. All her life's favor, honor and disgrace were related to her son. Her son's lifelong wish was to reach the supreme position. In that case, she was willing to do anything for her son.

Concubine Rou slowly stood up and helped up the still kneeling Prince of Yan Qi Zeyi. She touched his face and said, "Yier, mother is willing to do anything for you. Mother knows your wish. Go ahead and do whatever you want. If you need mother to do anything, mother will definitely help."

Qi Zeyi then slowly smiled and said, "It's still my mother who loves me the most!"

Qi Zeyi helped Concubine Rou to sit on the chair and said, "My mother had placed a young eunuch next to Eunuch Gao, right?"

Concubine Rou: “That’s right!”

Qi Zeyi curled his lips and smiled, saying: "Now is the time to use him."

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