Traveling through time and space to become a lady of a noble family, but she only wants to escape

Chapter 152: Guarding the Border

Bai Zhi called out again: "Qiaoqiao?"

Qiaoqiao woke up as if from a dream, peeled off the eyes stuck on the study door with difficulty, and asked in confusion: "Ah?"

"What? You're so absorbed in the study, you want to go in and listen?" If it wasn't for Ge Zhen, Bai Zhi didn't want to get involved in these trivial matters, but Qiao Qiao actually looked quite interested. Bai Zhi scratched her eyebrows and asked tentatively, "If you are really interested in government affairs, how about I talk to mom and ask her to transfer you from Gong Cao to Fa Cao? If everyone's talents are put to good use, this shouldn't be considered as abusing power..."

"You have no interest in politics, are you heartless?" Qiao Wanwan rolled her eyes, "Qiaoqiao obviously has a crush on my eldest brother."

Bai Zhi: "Ah?"

Qiaoqiao's face suddenly turned red, and she immediately lowered her head to pick at the corner of her clothes.

Great hero, Bai Zhi remembered, Qiaoqiao liked great heroes the most, and who could be called a greater hero than the general guarding the border?

Qiao Wanwan dragged a stool to Qiaoqiao's side and said, "My elder brother hasn't married yet. You've heard of his title, General of the Cavalry. His monthly salary is equivalent to my annual salary. You've also seen his height and appearance. He's handsome. Besides, he's practiced martial arts for many years, so he has a muscular body. He doesn't have any hidden diseases. It's just that he's been guarding the border for many years, so we're rarely together..."

"Hey, hey, hey!" Bai Zhi sat up suddenly, her eyes wide open, "They haven't even started talking yet, why are you already selling something?"

Qiao Wanwan ignored Bai Zhi and continued to say to Qiaoqiao: "My eldest brother is 28 years old this year. My family's ancestral property..."

"Wait a minute!" Bai Zhi dragged the recliner to Qiao Wanwan's side, her mouth twitching as she said, "Twenty-eight. My Qiaoqiao is only nineteen after her birthday this year. The age difference is too big."

"Is that a lot? My eldest brother told me that my mother is twelve years older than my father."

Bai Zhi took Qiaoqiao's hand and asked softly, "Qiaoqiao, is this okay at this age?"

Qiaoqiao's face was red as blood dripping out, and she said in a mosquito-like voice: "...It's not impossible."

Qiao Wanwan clapped her hands proudly: "Look."

"..." Bai Zhi scratched her eyebrows, "Okay, listen to Qiaoqiao. Qiao Wanwan, does your eldest brother have any plans to start a family? Don't be the only one who is too eager."

"I haven't really asked about this, but don't worry, Qiaoqiao." Qiao Wanwan gently pinched Qiaoqiao's red cheeks, "I will definitely try my best to persuade him."

Bai Zhi: "...it's fine if you asked. What's there to persuade? If he doesn't want to, don't force it. Qiaoqiao, listen to me. It's not a good deal to rush. Besides, you just met him. You have to get along with him for a while before you can talk about whether you like him or not."

"Then it's settled. I'll go back to the barracks first, and then I'll go find my eldest brother later to sound out the situation."

Bai Zhi suddenly asked, "What is your second brother doing? Is he also a general?"

Qiao Wanwan snorted, "My second brother is a charlatan who travels around and tells fortunes. Do you want him?"

Bai Zhi: "..."

It is true that a dragon gives birth to nine sons, and each one is different.

Qiao Wanwan sighed, "If it really works, I can bring my eldest brother here to have some fun during the New Year."

Bai Zhi casually took a bag of seafood and stuffed it into Qiao Wanwan's hand, asking her to take it back and eat it: "The premise is that you have to go home for the New Year to rest. Even you, the soldiers guarding the city, have to wait a year before you can come. You said you would spend the New Year at my house, but you only came last year. Your eldest brother is a general guarding the border, how many years has it been since you came home?"

Qiaoqiao blinked her big eyes and interjected, "Sister Wanwan, does the general guarding the border really not go home often?"

"Uh..." Qiao Wanwan choked, "A general guarding the border... he has to guard the border... the world is not so peaceful now... so... But Qiaoqiao, this is not necessarily a bad thing. Don't you want to take the imperial examination? He guards the border, and you can take yours..."

Qiaoqiao said with tears in her eyes: "If the world is peaceful, can the general guarding the border go home?"

Qiao Wanwan was speechless for a moment and looked at Bai Zhi.

Has the world ever been peaceful since ancient times?

"Qiaoqiao." Bai Zhi said patiently, "It's hard for great heroes to have both family and country. You have to think carefully."

Qiaoqiao shook her head: "I'm not afraid of this, I just think it's too hard. If the world is not peaceful, the generals will be hard-working, the people will be hard-working, and the emperor will be hard-working. No one will benefit, so why should there be unrest?"

It is precisely because some people profit that the world is often not peaceful.

But Bai Zhi didn't say it.

Seeing that Qiaoqiao didn't show any disdain, Qiao Wanwan nodded and said, "That's it for now. I'm going back."

Qiao Wanwan kept her word. The next day, she happily told Bai Zhi what General Qiao Yuanshan had said - we can talk.

Bai Zhi was quite surprised by this result. Seeing General Qiao's dedication to public service, she thought he would say something like "How can we talk about love now?"

When asked about Qiao Wanwan, she chuckled and said, "My eldest brother noticed Qiaoqiao yesterday. He said that this girl looked innocent and cute, and she left a deep impression on him."

It turns out that they are in love with each other.

Now that there is a way, we must take it seriously.

Although the rules say that marriages must be approved by parents first, the pass guarded by General Qiao Juchong is very strategic and has been a battleground for military strategists since ancient times. Even a letter home has to be approved by many levels, not to mention the approval of their son's marriage. According to Qiao Wanwan, when she got married, her father never showed up from beginning to end, and it was her eldest brother who escorted her into the gate of the mansion.

As for Qiaoqiao, after Bai Zhi and Lin Ruogui had a detailed discussion, they decided not to interfere too much. Knowing that General Qiao Yuanshan was a reliable man and Qiaoqiao liked him, that was enough.

So Qiao Wanwan and Bai Zhi hit it off immediately - just let these two chat on their own.

This time, the matter Chu Yunchuan assigned was urgent, so Qiao Yuanshan could not stay for too long. He only had a meal with Qiaoqiao before hurriedly setting off back to the border.

That evening, Qiaoqiao ran to Baizhi's room and howled at Baichu and the other man who were about to go to bed: "I really want to see Brother Yuanshan!!!"

Bai Zhi: "..."

Although General Qiao Yuanshan was majestic and handsome, Bai Zhi still felt like her cabbages were being eaten by pigs.

She wanted to comfort him and send him back to sleep, but she didn't expect Chu Yunchuan to put on his clothes and sit up straight, with a look of sympathy: "I have experienced this feeling. Qiaoqiao, I have a good idea. You can learn what he often does, and it will be like that person is accompanying you."

This made Qiaoqiao excited. She kicked off her shoes and jumped onto the bed, her big eyes flashing with eagerness to learn: "Brother Yun, tell me more!"

This lecture lasted until the second half of the night. Bai Zhi was forced to yawn while listening to a lot of old things that she already knew.

With the idea of ​​revealing the truth, she once pressed Chu Yunchuan on a stool and made him tell her everything from the time they separated in the capital to the time they met again in Qing County. Chu Yunchuan was reluctant to speak at first, but later he revealed everything under Bai Zhi's coercion and inducement.

Bai Zhi took in all those conspiracies and hardships without any discrimination.