Rebirth: Marry a General instead of a Prince

The carriage was moving slowly on the roads in the capital. In previous years, Bai Zhiyuan was always alone and was too lazy to participate in the Lantern Festival. Today, he didn't want to spoil Bai Qiuze's interest, so he went together.

As the carriage was moving, the sky darkened. After an unknown amount of time, the driver outside shouted, and the carriage slowly stopped. Ling Xiao jumped out of the carriage and opened the curtain, and Bai Zhiyuan slowly got out of the carriage.

In front is the moat. From afar, the dozens of miles long street has already been decorated with lights and colorful pavilions. Thousands of lanterns are twinkling and shining, filling the ground with bright light.

Bai Zhiyuan and Bai Qiuze walked to the bank of the moat. Thousands of sky lanterns looked like the bright moon and stars floating on the Milky Way, shining brightly and blending into the river.

Bai Qiuze had been staying in the military camp for many years and had never seen such a prosperous and lively scene. He was immediately overjoyed. If his mother had not repeatedly told him to take good care of his sister before leaving, he would have flown to the luxurious ship floating on the moat by now.

Bai Zhiyuan smiled secretly when he saw his brother was happy. His brother was always like a child, free and happy. He hoped that he could keep his happiness.

Thinking of this, Bai Zhiyuan smiled and said, "Brother, you don't have to follow me. Go wherever you want. I will take care of myself. Ling Xiao and I will just go to the restaurant on the shore to watch the lanterns."

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a scream, "Help, there's a thief."

Bai Zhiyuan and Bai Qiuze looked at each other, and when Bai Zhiyuan nodded, Bai Qiuze went up to ask, only to see a little girl dressed like a maid with an anxious face. Next to her should be her master, who was wearing a water-blue dress with silver thread trimmings on the hem and cuffs, two silver bracelets on her jade-like wrists, and a piece of silk tightly clenched in her delicate white hands. She looked frail and slender, which aroused people's desire to protect her.

This woman is Su Qingxue, the legitimate daughter of Shangshu Ling Su Huiyuan.

Bai Zhiyuan had seen her in his previous life. Su Qingxue was weak and sickly since childhood and was raised in seclusion. Not many people knew her. Her father, Shangshu Ling Su Huiyuan, was upright and incorruptible. In his previous life, when the fight for the throne was already going on, he was still unwilling to take sides. Qi Zeyi tried to win him over many times, but was rejected. Therefore, Su Qingxue's marriage was of great concern in the court at that time.

Later, Su Qingxue was married to the third prince, Qi Zexu. But soon after, Qi Zexu was defeated in the battle for the throne, and Su Qingxue and the Su family were implicated. Su Qingxue was weak to begin with, and she became ill after being shocked by this incident. Soon after, she passed away.

In her previous life, after Bai Zhiyuan learned about Su Qingxue's death, she once lamented that they were all the same, both women could not decide their own fate and could only rely on men. In this life, Bai Zhiyuan secretly said that she must control her own fate.

Thinking of this, Bai Zhiyuan couldn't help but look at Su Qingxue in front of him a few more times. She looked pale, and she looked like she would fall down if the wind blew.

Bai Zhiyuan glanced around and didn't see any guards around them, so he asked, "Miss Su, why didn't you have any guards with you when you came out?"

The maid-like woman was surprised and asked, "How do you know my young lady?"

Bai Zhiyuan's heart tightened, and she thought to herself: She forgot. She has never seen Su Qingxue in this life, let alone know her.

She thought for a moment and said, "I saw Miss Su from a distance once before when I was buying jewelry at Mingyuzhai. Miss Su had an outstanding appearance, so I remembered her."

Su Qingxue heard this and searched her mind for a long time without any result, so she didn't think much about it. Finally, she slowly said, "Who is this lady?"

Bai Zhiyuan smiled and said, "I am Bai Zhiyuan from General Weiyuan's Mansion, and this is my brother Bai Qiuze. We just heard Miss Su's maid shouting that there was a thief, but what happened?"

Su Qingxue heard this and smiled sweetly, "So you are the general's daughter. This is what happened. I ran away today. I have been weak since I was a child, and my parents don't allow me to go out. Today is the Lantern Festival, so I ran away secretly with my maid."

"Who would have thought that just after arriving here, the jade pendant with peony pattern on my body was stolen. This jade pendant was left to me by my grandmother before she died. I..."

Seeing that Su Qingxue was about to cry at the end, Bai Qiuze felt pity for her and said hurriedly, "It's okay, Miss Su, I'll help you find it, don't worry."

Bai Zhiyuan looked at his brother with a playful look. Normally, his brother disliked weak women the most, but today he was so enthusiastic. The more Bai Zhiyuan looked at him, the more he felt that his brother and Miss Su were a perfect match.

Su Qingxue felt a little embarrassed by Bai Zhiyuan's gaze. Bai Qiuze coughed lightly and Bai Zhiyuan came back to his senses.

Bai Zhiyuan smiled and said, "Miss Su, did you see the thief clearly? Where did he go? Let my brother help you catch him back."

At this time, the maidservant beside Su Qingxue said, "We didn't see the man clearly, we only saw him go to the boat parked in the moat."

"Then I'll take Miss Su to look for it on the boat. Sister, you've finally come to see the lanterns, go and have a look. I'll help Miss Su find the jade pendant and then come to meet you."

Upon hearing this, Bai Zhiyuan said goodbye to them and took Ling Xiao to the restaurant by the moat.

Bai Zhiyuan walked halfway and suddenly stopped. Ling Xiao saw this and asked in confusion, "What's wrong, Miss?"

Bai Zhiyuan did not reply. She realized that someone was following her. In a flash, she realized that the person behind her had murderous intentions. Bai Zhiyuan broke out in a cold sweat. She suddenly remembered that her brother was now alone.

It was unknown who the person behind was coming for. The scene of her brother's tragic death in her previous life appeared before her eyes again. Bai Zhiyuan suddenly felt panic.

She held Ling Xiao and whispered, "Someone is following us now. I will go to the boat on the moat to find my brother, and you continue to go to the restaurant."

Ling Xiao said fearfully: "Miss, no, it's too dangerous for you to go alone, I'll go with you..."

"No," Bai Zhiyuan interrupted, "Go quickly, this is an order."

After saying that, he pushed Ling Xiao away and walked straight to the river.

Sure enough, the people following behind her hurriedly caught up with her. Ling Xiao was safe.

Bai Zhiyuan didn't want to get entangled with them. He quickly walked to the boat and looked around for Bai Qiuze.

But today is the Lantern Festival, and people are coming and going. Bai Zhiyuan can't find Bai Qiuze, and even Su Qingxue is missing.

Bai Zhiyuan felt increasingly uneasy. She secretly blamed herself for being too careless. How could she trust Su Qingxue so easily? Since her rebirth, she relied on her memories of her past life and thought she was very good at judging people. However, the tragic death of her brother today frequently appeared in her mind, and she was temporarily confused.

Just when Bai Zhiyuan was extremely anxious, she saw an acquaintance, it was General Xie Yunsong of Yunhui. There was another person beside him, Cheng Beixiao, the son of Cheng Yuanheng, the imperial physician of the Imperial Hospital.

Bai Zhiyuan didn't have time to think about it. He walked straight to Xie Yunsong, grabbed his sleeve and said anxiously: "General Xie, it's great to meet you. I need your help in an emergency."

Xie Yunsong was slightly startled when he saw Bai Zhiyuan, and when he saw Bai Zhiyuan's anxious look, he couldn't help but ask, "What happened?"

Bai Zhiyuan whispered, "Someone is following me, and my brother is missing. I'm worried that he's in danger. General Xie, do you have a secret guard with you? Can you help me find my brother?"

Xie Yunsong was shocked. She had never seen Bai Zhiyuan so flustered. She had always seen Bai Zhiyuan calm and serious.

Without time to think, Xie Yunsong hurriedly called out his secret guard, Tianlin, and ordered Tianlin to help find Bai Qiuze.

Upon seeing this, Bai Zhiyuan hurriedly expressed his gratitude and felt a little relieved.