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

Chapter 161 South Wall

Although Qiaoqiao told Baizhi not to worry, she was still worried. That night, she sneaked to Qiaoqiao's yard and used her inner strength to eavesdrop on the conversation through a wall.

This time, for the first time ever, the two ancestors did not quarrel. Lin Chuqi was asking Qiaoqiao in a very calm manner about her future plans.

Baizhi put her hands over her ears to block out the sound.

"In my opinion, I should work in Gongcao first."

"What about after you get married?"

"What's the point of getting married?"

"Will the Qiao family let the eldest lady of the family work as a carpenter outside? Have you forgotten how Sister Wanwan married into that marquis's mansion?"

"...But Sister Wanwan has joined the city defense army now."

"Didn't she get in without telling her family?"

"Yes..."

The conversation came to a standstill for a moment. Bai Zhi pressed her ear against the wall, trying to hear what was said next.

"What are you doing?"

Someone suddenly came up behind her. Bai Zhi recognized Qiao Wanwan's voice and quickly covered her mouth with her hand: "Shh... Come back to the house with me first."

Qiao Wanwan was still wearing light armor, and Bai Zhi dragged her back to the courtyard. As soon as they sat down, they both said at the same time: "I have something to tell you."

"No." Qiao Wanwan raised her voice, "Let me speak first!"

Bai Zhi: "This is urgent, I'll talk first."

"What's the hurry? You're already in a state of panic! What else is there to worry about?"

Bai Zhi was stunned and asked, "What's the burning ass?"

Qiao Wanwan snorted, "You don't know yet, right? The affair your Prince Jing got into in Ningzhou."

Chu Yunchuan, romantic affairs, these two words came out side by side, Bai Zhi said without thinking: "Impossible."

Seeing Bai Zhi's inexplicable confident look, Qiao Wanwan said angrily, "Impossible! I brought you evidence. Take a look. This is a letter from a sister of the Ningzhou White Tiger Army. It's written in black and white, as solid as a mountain of evidence."

Bai Zhi took the letter and wanted to see what rumors were spread about Chu Yunchuan in Ningzhou. After reading it for a while, she suddenly laughed out loud: "You are talking about Wei Fuguang, I know her."

Qiao Wanwan was struck by lightning: "You know her? You...you...you guys are playing too..."

"Hey, hey, hey, hey!" Bai Zhi kicked Qiao Wanwan, "Don't let your imagination run wild. This Wei Fuguang is..." She wanted to say that Wei Fuguang was the successor of King Jing, but then she thought that Qiao Wanwan was a sergeant in the city defense army after all. Telling her that the King Jing, whom she obeyed, would soon be replaced would inevitably shake the morale of the army, so she changed the subject, "He is a very important person."

Qiao Wanwan's eyelids twitched: "...How is it important?"

Bai Zhi thought for a moment and said, "My second half of life depends on her."

Qiao Wanwan: “…”

Seeing Qiao Wanwan's expression as if she had swallowed a rat, Bai Zhi suddenly felt that what she said was a bit strange, and hurriedly said, "No, no, what I meant is..."

"Okay, stop explaining." Qiao Wanwan said expressionlessly, "Just keep it in mind. I'm not interested in what you guys are doing."

"..."

"I have finished my business, what do you want?"

After Qiao Wanwan's reminder, Bai Zhi returned to her previous anxious state and said straight to the point: "If Qiaoqiao doesn't become an official and works as a carpenter and tiler, will your father interfere?"

Qiao Wanwan: "Woodworker?"

"Yes." Bai Zhi explained the whole process in detail. Qiao Wanwan was a little surprised: "Didn't she want to be an official like Aunt Lin? How could she change her mind so suddenly? Who instigated her to do so?"

Bai Zhi had a blank expression on her face: "I instigated it."

"...Can you still persuade me to go back?"

"..."

Qiao Wanwan sighed: "Has she decided?"

Bai Zhi thought for a moment and said, "Young people's ideas change all the time. Even if they make a decision now, it may not last long. I'm willing to help her this time. I'll ask for her first. If there's really a wall ahead, she can be prepared early."

"There is indeed a wall ahead." Qiao Wanwan closed her eyes and pondered for a moment, then suddenly gritted her teeth and said, "I'll help her hit the wall, and you just tell her to do it!"

Bai Zhi had heard that General Qiao Juchong was a man of his word. Although Bai Zhi wanted to think more for Qiaoqiao, she didn't want to embarrass Qiao Wanwan. She shook her head and said, "Don't force it. There is always a way out. Just give me some peace of mind. You don't have to do anything. Besides, you haven't even told me about your own affairs. How can you help Qiaoqiao?"

Qiao Wanwan was speechless for a moment. After standing quietly for a while, she swung her fist and smashed it hard on the stone table, making a very solid and dull thump.

Bai Zhi: "My table is not solid."

"What can't be said?" Qiao Wanwan said loudly, "I will write a letter to my father and tell him everything. I am now under the jurisdiction of General Zhu, not him. What can he do to me?"

The voice was loud, but not confident enough. Bai Zhi patted Qiao Wanwan on the shoulder and said, "I didn't mean to force you by saying that. Don't force it."

"Don't force it. It's better to do it now than to wait for a day. It will come to that sooner or later anyway." Qiao Wanwan rubbed her hands and said, "My father always wants to take care of this and that. I want to let him see. I can still live well even if I don't accept his control. I have military merits and a salary. If he has the leisure time to take care of me, he might as well take care of his useless son."

Bai Zhi didn't react for a moment: "Is your elder brother considered a loser?"

Qiao Wanwan said unhappily: “I’m talking about my second brother.”

Bai Zhi knew very little about Qiao Wanwan's second brother. She suddenly became interested and asked, "You haven't mentioned your second brother much. Tell me about him."

Qiao Wanwan fell silent all of a sudden, looking very lonely.

It looked like she had said something wrong, so Bai Zhi immediately made amends, "I suddenly don't want to listen anymore. Do you want to drink the new tea powder Zhou Shensi gave me?"

"…There's nothing that can't be said, just some old things."

After a very light sigh, Qiao Wanwan slowly said: "We are twins."

Baizhi’s eyes slowly widened—I’ve never heard of this before!

"My mother died when she gave birth to twins, so I don't want to mention him. Besides, I didn't get along with him since I was a child. When I was just starting out, I followed my eldest brother to practice martial arts, but he refused to learn. He stayed in the study every day reading fortune-telling books, talking nonsense, and didn't even go to visit my mother's grave. After he was ten years old, he often left home and would be gone for several months. Even my father didn't know where he was. When he came back, my father beat him and broke more than a dozen canes, but he was still like this. Later, my father didn't pay much attention to him. Once he left home and never came back, and I haven't seen him since then." Qiao Wanwan had a gloomy face, "My eldest brother asked someone to check and heard that he was wandering around telling people's fortunes. Tell me, how could my mother exchange one life for two lives for such a useless thing like him?"

Baizhi didn't want to say too much about her friend's family affairs, she just nodded in agreement.

"Never mind. I'm going back to write a letter."