Bai Xilie’s deep, dark starry eyes shimmered.
"Your enemies may be formidable, but they are merely power and status. And in the world, the highest is none other than the Emperor."
"I’ll become this Emperor, and from then on, I’ll protect you, how about that?"
Jing Jia stared at him blankly, speechless for a long time.
This young man, with sword-like brows and starry eyes, had nothing at this moment.
Yet he dared to make such a promise to her.
Jing Jia put away her smile: "Do you think becoming the Emperor is simple? Being skilled alone won’t suffice."
Bai Xilie said firmly: "You’ve taught me strategy and tactics; though I’m not proficient, thankfully I’m not dumb. I can infer and understand."
"The current Holy Emperor favors the eunuchs, indulges treacherous officials, and the people are left in misery."
"I will overthrow him and build a world that can protect you."
Jing Jia looked steadily into Bai Xilie’s eyes for a good while.
She asked, "Have you had this thought for a long time?"
Bai Xilie paused, nodding deeply: "Yes, I’ve been considering it since a year ago."
No wonder Bai Xilie always had an interest in military strategy and tactics like marching and deployment.
Bai Zhi’er listened with great interest.
She held her cloth tiger in one hand and a sweet potato in the other, eating with eyes sparkling.
"Then, your mother perhaps did not take it seriously at the time."
But Bai Xilie was always action-oriented.
During the day, he developed his influence in the nearby city. The source of this content ɪs novel⦿fire.net
At night, he returned to help villagers build houses.
He slept very little and was very busy.
But every day he would take an hour to be by Jing Jia’s side.
Bai Zhi’er blinked her round black eyes: "Dad, now that you’re the Emperor, does it feel the same as what you initially thought?"
Bai Xilie smiled helplessly yet peacefully.
"The same, yet not the same. It’s the same in the way that my original intention hasn’t changed; becoming the Emperor was to support your mother."
"But over the years, her enemies have never appeared, and I don’t know if they are dead."
"What’s different is that after becoming the Emperor, there are more things beyond my control."
Bai Zhi’er nodded as if she understood, raising the half-eaten sweet potato in her hand.
"Like when you want peace and quiet, you still have to hide here in the middle of the night to eat, right?"
Bai Xilie laughed heartily: "Indeed."
Bai Zhi’er’s soft, milky voice was comforting.
"It doesn’t matter, Dad. When Mom returns, you and she can give Zhi Bao a little brother. We can pass the Emperor’s position to the brother, then you and Mom can take Zhi Bao on travels!"
Bai Xilie was stunned, then burst into laughter at his daughter’s words.
He slightly raised his long eyebrows: "Zhi’er still wants a little brother?"
Bai Zhi’er nodded: "Sister Youzhen at the academy always plays with her brother when she’s bored, Zhi’er wants one too."
Bai Xilie clicked his tongue.
The daughter is still young, thinking of a brother as a toy.
Bai Xilie chuckled: "Then when your mother comes back, Dad will discuss it with her, okay?"
Bai Zhi’er happily nodded: "Yes! Dad, don’t miss Mom too much, she’s currently protecting other people’s reunions."
"Our brief separation from Mom is to prevent other families from being torn apart and destroyed."
When Bai Xilie heard this, a puzzled look appeared in his handsome starry eyes.
"Zhi’er, do you know what exactly your mother is doing outside?"
Bai Zhi’er shook her little head: "I don’t know the specifics, but Zhi Bao guesses that Mom is doing good deeds."