Rebirth: Marry a General instead of a Prince

Qin Jinan then hurriedly welcomed the two of them into the mansion, and the people around watched the excitement and dispersed contentedly.

After entering the mansion, when Qin Jinan ordered the servants to clean up the house, Xie Yunsong and Bai Zhiyuan were sitting in the hall talking to Qin Haiyi.

"General, are we going to the northern border this time to recapture it?" Qin Hai asked.

Xie Yunsong said, "That's right. The Northern Territory has been relatively peaceful over the years. But I heard that the third prince of the Northern Di, Yu Huangqing, has become the new crown prince of the Northern Di. This man is ruthless and has always been eyeing the Northern Territory. I'm afraid he will use his troops against the Northern Territory sooner or later. Instead of waiting for others to take action first, why don't we take the initiative, drive the Northern Di people back, and take back the cities they have taken from us before."

Qin Hai nodded and said, "Have you told the emperor about this?"

Xie Yunsong put down his teacup and said, "I've said it before, and the emperor has agreed to recruit soldiers overnight. This time I brought 20,000 new soldiers to the northern border. Once we get there, we will strengthen their training. I hope they can go to the battlefield as soon as possible."

Qin Hai hesitated when he heard this and said, "Did the emperor say anything about your father's matter when I returned to Beijing this time?"

Xie Yunsong's eyes flashed with sadness. He said, "What can he say? He said that he made a wrong judgment and the people he sent were late, which led to..."

When Qin Hai saw him like this, he hurriedly said, "Forget it. General, I have an unreasonable request this time."

Xie Yunsong raised his head and said, "Uncle Qin, just say it. As long as I can do it, I will do my best."

Qin Hai stood up, clasped his fists and said, "General, I am already old and cannot help you even if I want to. But my grandson Jin'an is still a young man. Please take him under your command and let him go to the northern border with you to contribute to the recovery of the northern border."

Qin Jinan knelt down in front of Xie Yunsong and said, "Please help me, General. I am willing to follow you and will not disgrace my grandfather's mission."

Bai Zhiyuan watched the scene in front of him silently without interrupting.

Xie Yunsong sat down and did not move. After a moment, he said, "Uncle Qin, you have been fighting all your life. Are you sure you want Jin'an to live like this?"

Qin Hai sighed and said, "General, my wife, son and daughter-in-law all died at the hands of the Beidi people. Over the years, I have dreamed of revenge every day. But I am old now, so this responsibility is handed over to Jin'an. I named him Jin'an because I hope he can make Dali a real Jin'an by himself."

Bai Zhiyuan was also touched when he heard this.

She said, "The old general's words are touching. My father is also a military general. I know you all have the same wish, which is to hope that the people of Dali can live in peace. Listening to the general's words today, I really admire him."

Qin Hai waved his hand and said, "Miss Bai, you are too polite. If Qin was not useless, I would like to go to the battlefield and kill more Beidi people."

Bai Zhiyuan smiled when he heard this and looked at Xie Yunsong.

Xie Yunsong stood up and helped Qin Jinan up. He said, "Since you want to join the army, do you know how hard it is? It's not like the comfortable life you had in Yuehua Town."

Qin Jinan said hurriedly: "Grandfather often told me stories about his battles, and I know a thing or two about the military camp. I am not afraid of hardship, I just hope that General Xie can accept me. Over the years, grandfather has personally taught me martial arts, and I also want to avenge my parents."

Qin Hai looked at Qin Jinan with satisfaction, then looked at Xie Yunsong.

Xie Yunsong had a calm expression and said calmly, "In that case, you should come with us to the North this time."

Qin Jinan was overjoyed and hurriedly thanked Xie Yunsong.

Qin Haiyi asked some irrelevant questions. He said to Bai Zhiyuan, "I heard that Miss Bai was named Princess Rong'an, and it seems that she was once engaged to the King of Yan. I don't know why she is with my general now?"

This question was a bit unreasonable, but Bai Zhiyuan didn't care. After all, he was an elder that Xie Yunsong respected.

Just as she was about to speak, she heard Xie Yunsong say, "Uncle Qin, Miss Bai and I met because I was attacked outside the city when I returned to Beijing, and she rescued me. That's how we met."

"As for her and the King of Yan, that is all in the past. They were just senior and junior brothers and sisters, and there was no love between them, so I asked the Emperor to cancel the engagement."

Qin Haiyi insisted, "General, I am very happy that you have found your true love. But even though I am far away in Yuehua Town, I have never heard that the emperor has granted you and Princess Rong'an a marriage."

Bai Zhiyuan heard this and thought to himself: Sure enough, he is here. I just don't know how Xie Yunsong will answer.

Xie Yunsong frowned and said, "Uncle Qin, you have always cared the most about my lifelong event. Why do you seem to not believe it now that I have found a girl I like?"

Qin Hai was stunned for a moment, then said: "It's not that I don't believe it, but Yuehua Town occasionally hears rumors about Shangjing, and there are many rumors about this Rong'an County Lady. I am just worried that the general has no experience in love and will be hurt."

Bai Zhiyuan thought to himself: You two are talking about me, but you didn't point it out behind my back. This is clearly pointing at me.

She smiled and said, "Oh? I wonder what rumors General Qin has heard about me?"

Qin Hai seemed to have not expected her to ask this question suddenly. He was stunned for a moment and said, "Nothing. I just heard that the county lord is very skilled in martial arts and has been to Liuzhou to quell the plague."

Qin Haiyi definitely didn't tell the whole story, but Bai Zhiyuan also knew that the rumors about her were nothing more than her engagement with Qi Zeyi, and she didn't care about it at all.

She smiled and said, "General, don't worry. General Xie and I are in love with each other and we are willing to do this. Since he is sincere to me, I will also treat him sincerely. Although we haven't been granted marriage yet, I believe that when we pacify the northern border together and return to the court, the emperor will definitely grant us marriage. At that time, I will invite General Qin to the wedding."

Xie Yunsong had to look at Bai Zhiyuan with new eyes. She lied without hesitation. He paused and glanced at Bai Zhiyuan, as if warning her not to say too much, so as to avoid a bad ending in the future.

Bai Zhiyuan naturally saw Xie Yunsong's warning look, and she looked back at him: Didn't you ask me to pretend to be you? Why are you looking at me like that?

Fortunately, Bai Zhiyuan knew when to stop and didn't say anything more.

Qin Hai paused for a moment, and then carefully looked at Xie Yunsong and Bai Zhiyuan, and saw that the two of them got along very naturally, and it really didn't seem fake. Moreover, he clearly saw the two of them flirting with each other just now, but what was so good about this Rong'an County Lady that Xie Yunsong, who had never been interested in women, would look at her with new eyes.

Qin Hai thought to himself: I have to find an opportunity to test them later.

After that, he never mentioned their marriage again and only asked Xie Yunsong some irrelevant questions.

As they chatted, it was getting late.

Qin Hai glanced outside and said, "General, it's getting late. I have already ordered people to prepare rooms for you two. You should go to bed early. Tomorrow morning you can take the county lady to stroll around Yuehua Town, and then it won't be too late to set off.

Upon hearing this, Xie Yunsong nodded.

Qin Jinan immediately stood up and took them both to their room.

When he walked into the room, Bai Zhiyuan was dumbfounded.

Her expression froze as she asked, "Only one room?"

Qin Jinan asked in confusion: "Aren't they an engaged couple? Of course they live in the same room."

It's no wonder that he was confused. Yuehua Town was far away from the capital, and the people there were open-minded. As long as the marriage was done, the girl could live in the boy's home.

Bai Zhiyuan was embarrassed: "But..."

Just at this moment, Qin Hai was passing by and stopped when he heard Bai Zhiyuan's words.

Seeing this, Xie Yunsong quickly gave Bai Zhiyuan a look.

Bai Zhiyuan immediately felt dissatisfied and looked back at him, his eyes seemed to say: You didn't tell me there would be such a thing before.

Xie Yunsong acted as if he didn't see it.

After a moment, he met the puzzled looks of Qin Haiyi and Qin Jinan, and said, "Miss Bai and I have decided to spend our lives together privately, but we haven't gotten engaged yet. It doesn't make sense for us to live in the same room like this. Uncle Qin, why don't you help me clean up another room next to Miss Bai's room?"

Even though Qin Haiyi was skeptical, he still nodded.

After all the trouble, they both rested in their rooms.

Bai Zhiyuan had just laid down when she heard someone knocking on the door. She stood up, opened the door, and saw Xie Yunsong.

Xie Yunsong stepped into Bai Zhiyuan's room.

Bai Zhiyuan then asked: "How was it? How was my performance today?"

Xie Yunsong sneered and said, "Miss Bai is a master at deceiving people." He was probably referring to the time when Bai Zhiyuan disguised herself as a man and sneaked into the military camp. She still holds a grudge after such a long time.

Bai Zhiyuan said dissatisfiedly: "Thank you, General. I am helping you. And what will you do after you prepare? General Qin will find out that you are lying to him sooner or later. If you ask me, you shouldn't have lied in the first place."

As he was speaking, Xie Yunsong suddenly turned around and hugged Bai Zhiyuan.

Bai Zhiyuan's body stiffened and he couldn't say anything.

After a moment, Xie Yunsong let her go.

Bai Zhiyuan raised his eyes and met his gaze.

Xie Yunsong frowned slightly and asked, "Why is your face so red?"

Bai Zhiyuan was startled and subconsciously covered her cheeks with her hands. She looked up again and saw the mysterious look in Xie Yunsong's eyes.

She immediately reacted and said, "Why did you hug me just now? We were just acting, and I never told you that you can touch me at any time."

Xie Yunsong said with a smile: "There was someone sneaking around outside just now. I guess it was Uncle Qin who sent someone to investigate. He was in a hurry and..."

After hearing this, Bai Zhiyuan felt that agreeing to pretend to be Xie Yunsong's fiancée was the stupidest decision she had ever made. But for now, she had no choice but to continue acting.

Bai Zhiyuan glared at him in dissatisfaction, then opened the door and pushed the man out of the room.

Xie Yunsong looked incredulous that he was actually kicked out by a woman.

After a moment, he stood outside Bai Zhiyuan's room, lowered his head and laughed.