It would be a lie to say that he wasn't upset.
Wei Ci recalled many things from the past, such as the details of how he recruited Bai Ning in his previous life.
In his previous life, he had tried to recruit Bai Ning on behalf of his lord, An Cui. At that time, he was poor and had only a few generals under him. An Cui did not have the right to look down on talent, so he recruited whoever he could. Although Bai Ning was old, he was still vigorous and could be considered a fierce general.
An old steed in the stable had great ambitions. An old general who was almost forty years old could not be underestimated.
It wasn't difficult to recruit Bai Ning, but he had run into a snag with Bai Yuexia. She had even ridiculed his master, An Cui, in a neither soft nor hard way.
However, An Cui was slightly cold and powerless at the time. Bai Yuexia's harsh words were the truth, so he couldn't act up in front of Bai Ning.
Recalling his past life and comparing it to this life, Wei Ci almost vomited blood.
In his past life, he had to persuade Bai Ning to become an official after much persuasion. Bai Yuexia ridiculed him, but he still had to maintain a polite smile.
In this life, Bai Yuexia used her lord's name. Without a second word, she packed her father and herself into officialdom.
It was obviously going so smoothly, why was Wei Ci so unwilling?
How infuriating!
Since they had decided to become officials, Bai Ning and his daughter had to pack up their belongings and leave with Wei Ci.
Wei Ci could use this time to persuade Yang Tao to form an alliance and send troops.
Bai Ning was still in a daze even after Wei Ci left.
"Xia, do you really want to go to Dongqing? That place is far away from home. Father might not be able to protect you. " Bai Ning drank the bitter sake and mumbled, "I wanted to find a good family for you, but if you leave Pengjun, I'm afraid it won't be easy."
Bai Yuexia was swiftly packing up her belongings.
"After the war, you can come back whenever you want." Bai Yuexia said, "As for your daughter's marriage, you don't have to worry about it. They were just a bunch of boorish men who could only be seen by their appearance. To put it bluntly, they were nothing more than trash. I don't care for those with embroidered pillows. If I were to marry, it must be a man of great stature like the Duke of Lanting. I don't want to make do with just anyone. "
Bai Ning became even more worried, his thick black brows knitted into a knot.
"Ah Xia, the Duke of Lanting is a woman."
"That's why I'm looking for a man as capable as him. I'm not marrying the Duke of Lanting."
Bai Yuexia looked at her father.
What kind of tricks did he have in his mind?
"She's the role model of our generation of women. If we could live happily like her, how carefree would that be?"
Bai Yuexia really admired Jiang Pengji and became her die-hard fan in no time.
She was a woman, a woman who was despised and criticized because of her appearance.
How much had Bai Yuexia suffered and how many tears had she shed because of this face?
It would have been fine if she was stupid, but she was slow in perceiving the malice of others. Naturally, she would not be hurt by it.
However, she was extremely intelligent and couldn't turn a blind eye to it.
Why couldn't her intelligence and talent win the recognition and love of others?
This question perplexed her for many years. Only later did she realize that it was because she was ugly!
For a woman, being ugly was an original sin. She could forget about getting anyone's attention in this lifetime!
According to the Rites of Zhou, a woman has four virtues. Virtue is speech and appearance.
She thought that except for her lack of appearance, she had the other three virtues. Unfortunately, she still couldn't compare to those illiterate, vulgar, and even unfilial shrews in the countryside. Because they were good-looking and could give birth, they were considered perfect as a woman.
How unfair was that!
Although Bai Yuexia didn't show it, she had suppressed her feelings for many years. She had tried every possible way to reject the marriage that Bai Ning had proposed for her.
Those men were just ordinary people.
As soon as they saw her face, their eyes honestly reflected what they were thinking in their hearts.
Disgust and contempt!
Bai Yuexia was proud and arrogant. How could she tolerate herself groveling to someone who was inferior to her in every aspect?
Once she groveled, her pride and dignity would be broken.
It wasn't until after the Huangshui Meeting that Jiang Pengji's identity as a woman was revealed. Everyone in the world knew that Liu Xi was a woman and not a man.
The moment she heard the news, Bai Yuexia was like a lone traveler in the dark who finally saw a bright light.
It was dazzling and dazzling, hanging high in the sky.
That kind of joy and excitement couldn't be understood by others.
That was her sun. At that moment, she really wanted to turn into Kuafu and chase after it until she died.
Bai Ning didn't know what his daughter was thinking. He felt very ashamed.
His old parents and wife had already turned to dust. Other than his daughter, he was all alone in the world.
It was his fault that he wasn't able to let his daughter live a good life.
Bai Ning watched his daughter pack up the pieces of wood on the shelves and asked, "Are we taking these away too?"
"Of course. They might be useful in the future."
Bai Yuexia nimbly packed them into the boxes.
The wooden materials on the shelves in the house were all gadgets that she had made. There were six big boxes in total.
"I heard that Zixiao wants to persuade Yang Tao to mobilize his troops. What do you think is the possibility of this happening?"
Bai Ning couldn't help, so he tried to find a topic to chat about.
"Fifty-fifty, I think?" Bai Yuexia said uncertainly, "Yang Tao and Xu Bei have a feud of half a province. Zhangzhou was seized. How could Yang Tao tolerate this? However, I see that Wei Zixiao is very confident. I'm afraid he has other bargaining chips that will allow him to easily persuade the other party. "
Bai Ning had also heard about the situation in Dongqing, but he didn't know as much as his daughter, who was chasing after her idol.
He said, "When I have a firm foothold in Lord Lanting's camp, I will definitely find you a husband who is both talented and charming."
Bai Yuexia's expression didn't change.
She knew that her father was worried that if something happened to him, she would be lonely and have no one to rely on. Therefore, he wanted to create a small family for her so that she would have a foothold.
However …
She was already indifferent to marriage. As for a husband, she would leave it to fate.
Bai Ning and his daughter waited for two days. That afternoon, a group of soldiers with extraordinary auras stood outside the house.
After asking around, they found out that Wei Ci had already convinced Yang Tao to form an alliance. Wei Ci had asked Yang Tao to send someone to fetch the father and daughter.
"How did you convince Yang Tao?" Bai Yuexia was astonished.
"Yang Tao's father's murderer, Zhao Shao, is under Xu Bei's camp." Wei Ci smiled and said, "Yang Tao lost half of Zhangzhou to Xu Bei. He can't tolerate this. Moreover, if he waits for my lord to pacify the Huang and Xu families, he won't be able to keep his half of Zhangzhou. "
No matter how well Yang Tao developed in Nansheng, his roots were in Dongqing.
If he didn't seize this opportunity to return to Dongqing and gain a firm foothold, Dongqing would be her world after Jiang Pengji destroyed the Huang and Xu families.
Bai Yuexia's eyes lit up, but she said, "I heard that the Huang and Xu families are powerful. Since the war at the northern borderline, the Duke of Lanting has been exhausted from fighting for a long time. Now that he's mobilized his troops against the two families, I wonder what his chances of winning are? "
"It's not that my lord is belligerent. It's obvious that others aren't willing to lay down their butcher's knives. She has no choice but to fight," he said. "The chances of winning are not high. A hundred percent is enough!"
If not for the Nie family of Zhongzhao's temporary withdrawal from the scene and the Yi family of Beiyuan's domestic politics, Jiang Pengji would have to face the predicament of fighting on all sides. Now that it was one against two, the difficulty was very low. Now that she had joined forces with Yang Tao, they still couldn't win two against two. It was better to rest early.
Bai Yuexia pursed her lips, her smile rippling.
"I heard that the Duke of Lanting wrote to Xu Bei and said, 'I want a hundred percent of the nine provinces and four seas' …"
Why was her lord so arrogant and likable?
Wei Ci was speechless.
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