Rebirth: Bai Xueyun's
6. Prince Qiang Zhen

The sun shines in summer. Although it was still early in the morning, the temperature had already reached a high level.The ground seemed to be burning with heat, which changed people's view.

There was a great distance from the Palace gate to the Queen's residence, the imperial main Palace, which would take at least two hours by carriage, not to mention on foot.

Qing Yan was not allowed to enter the Palace with Chen and Xueyun. There were only the two of them moving forward side by side, supporting each other while walking on the long path.

It seemed that today was extremely hot, the arena had no clouds in the sky to block the sun, the sunlight that burned Chen and Xueyun's skin unhindered.

Chen stumbled and had difficulty focusing his gaze. His steps were weak, but there was no sweat on his skin.

This is the worst case, sweating is a mechanism for the human body to dissipate heat. Chen could not sweat, which meant that all the heat was locked inside his body and could not be removed. If this continued, Chen's life would definitely be in danger.

When Chen suddenly stumbled, Bai Xueyun reacted immediately and reached out to help Chen who almost caused himself to fall as well. Fortunately, he stabilized himself in time and managed to stabilize Chen as well.

"prince, how are you?" Bai Xueyun looked around, trying to find a shady spot for Chen to rest, but in the long and wide path of the Palace, there was not a single shady spot to escape the heat of summer in sight.

Chen who had to rely on Bai Xueyun's help to stand still, gasped for air and his gaze blurred. He closed his eyes for a while until he came to his senses. Her lips were dry, and her throat felt dry, which made it very difficult to speak.

Even if his mouth was open, he could not say a word, only gasping for breath.

Bai Xueyun crouched down in front of Chen and said, "prince come forward, I will carry you on my back."

Chen did not do so, and he rejected Bai Xueyun by patting her on the back with a weak hand.

"prince!" Bai Xueyun was worried. If Chen continues like this, he will die. She did not want to be a widow on the second day of her marriage.

However, the response is still negative. Xueyun turned to look at Chen and tried to urge him, but she met Chen's gaze.

In his eyes, which were difficult to focus, there was still a ray of persistence.

At this moment, Bai Xueyun suddenly realized why prince Chen had refused to be taken in by her. Because it was the dignity of a prince, just as his pride never gave up.

There is a kind of person that you can torment his body and destroy his will, but you can never lose his dignity.

And prince Chen was such a person.

Bai Xueyun suddenly smiled, "Okay, we'll walk together to it."

He got up, wiped the sweat off his face, and reached out to help Chen again. Holding Bai Xueyun's hand, the corner of Prince Chen's mouth curved slightly and a grin looked thin immediately.

They headed to the main Palace with weak but intentional steps.

There was a clattering of feet coming from behind and stopping beside them before they heard the sarcastic comment from above, “Yo, see what we got here? couple lover! "

The shadow fell, temporarily blocking the sun for prince Chen and Bai Xueyun.

But what the man on the horse said was not so pleasant.

Bai Xueyun looked up, facing the light, she could not see the appearance of the person on the horse clearly, but the embroidery of the golden thread on her robe was dazzling.

He was the prince of Han Qiang Zhen, his second brother, and the second son of the empress.

"Brother, do you seem to be exhausted?" Qiang Zhen looked at Chen and grinned, with malice in his eyes. "If you kneel down and beg me, I might bring you inside with me."

With that, he looked at the sky and squinted his eyes at the dazzling sunlight, "The sun is getting hotter. Can you take it with your weak body?"

Chen tilted his lips and struggled to put out a few words, "Thank you for asking, but I'm fine."

Qiang Zhen sneered and turned to Bai Xueyun, "Right, my brother is weak, so how about you kneel down, empress Bai? As long as you kneel down, I'll ask someone to bring a carriage so that my brother can rest."

Bai Xueyun stood in front of Chen with a protective motion, as if she had not heard a word from Qiang Zhen.

Not receiving any reply from Xueyun, Qiang Zhen raised Xueyun's chin with his whip, and said in a reckless tone, "Did you say no to me? Don't you see that my brother might fall at any moment? I'm offering you a chance here. If something happens to my brother, are you sure you can bear the consequences?"  Qiang Zhen suddenly put more emphasis on the last word. " Kneel down!"

The soldier who was with Qiang Zhen understood his words and got off the horse. He walked behind Bai Xueyun and kicked one of her knees hard.

There was no mercy in the kick, and Bai Xueyun, who was in a rough physical condition, was forced to bend her knees, which hit the ground with a loud bang.

Bai Xueyun felt intense pain, and a drop of sweat fell from her forehead, scattered on the floor and disappeared instantly.

Bai Xueyun gritted her teeth in pain and kept her back straight before standing up as soon as her knees hit the ground.

His sturdy character was as tough as prince Chen's character.

However, Xueyun's actions really upset Qiang Zhen. A ferocious expression appeared on his face as he said. "Well, it looks like your knee bones are hard. I wonder how long you can last." With that, he gestured for the soldier to kick Xueyun again.

But before the soldier touched him, Chen was already on his knees.

When his knees landed on the ground, prince Chen slightly trembled and almost fell to the ground.

Bai Xueyun was startled and reached out her hand with the intention to raise Chen, but Chen pushed his hand and looked at Qiang Zhen coldly, emphasizing each syllable, "As a prince, he said, I should kneel only to heaven and earth, my parents, my teachers, and the emperor. Since you have such intentions, you should do as you say . "

The effort was referred to with the intention of becoming an emperor, of course.

However, while the current emperor was still at the peak of his life, their words were forbidden. Moreover, there was also the Crown Prince before Qiang Zhen. Once that intention was expressed, it was a great crime of rebellion, which would carry severe punishment.

But Chen only pinned this evil on Qiang Zhen with just a few words.

Of course, Qiang Zhen knew the stakes and he said in a gloomy voice, "Can't you see that prince Chen has just fallen? Go help prince Chen!"

The soldier immediately stepped forward and he, along with Xueyun, helped Chen get up.

Although Chen had to lean on Bai Xueyun to stand up straight, he kept Xueyun behind him with his weak body.

Qiang Zhen glanced at prince Chen and Bai Xueyun maliciously before he left with a sly smile.