Bai Junjun’s words deeply offended Wenren Pingting.
The things that mattered most to her were deemed worthless by Bai Junjun?
The half-life of glory and the title of being number one in the world that the Bai Yang Clan had given her, what did they account for?
Who would compensate for these sacrifices?
Compared to Wenren Pingting’s anger, a glimmer of appreciation flashed in Yuwen Luanfei’s eyes. He greatly admired Bai Junjun’s words.
How forceful, how pleasant to the ear, how admirable!
If it was not for his position, he would have opened the door to create conditions for Bai Junjun’s escape.
Honestly, he felt he was also born in the wrong, not meant to be born into an emperor’s family.
If he hadn’t rushed to the Capital City immediately, if he hadn’t been pushed by the courtiers to take charge of the chaos at once, perhaps he could have escaped into seclusion and become a hermit himself.
Admittedly, the Dragon Throne also had a fatal attraction to him, otherwise he would not have tried every means to please his father in the past.
He only wanted to be an enlightened monarch of a golden age, not a warlord of troubled times.
Waging wars and fighting over territory were indeed too taxing on the mind and on life.
People around him were urging him to charge and kill!
However, they just had their words. Did they not know that every battle exhausted him, that every time he came down from the battlefield, he felt like he was going to die? His heart couldn’t take it, nor could his soul.
If the strife continued , he wouldn’t survive another three years in power.
Therefore, he was eager to promote peace negotiations, to have everyone cease the fighting and catch their breath.
However, not long after the ceasefire, Lao Jiu once again threw a tantrum and charged down from the Northern Lands.
Yuwen Luanfei really felt life was unbearable; when would the peaceful days finally settle?
But it was at this time that his wife sent a Homing Pigeon Message saying she had encountered Bai Junjun.
This news revitalized Yuwen Luanfei.
Perhaps he could use Bai Junjun to once again promote peace talks, have Lao Jiu return to his Northern Lands, and continue resting for another ten or eight years.
However, he was still planning this and dared not tell Wenren Pingting.
After all, the courtiers were all pro-war, especially Prime Minister Wenren, who believed that a decisive battle was inevitable. Delaying it would only prolong the suffering of the common people; better a short pain than a long one.
Of course, whether it was a prolonged agony or a short pain, Bai Junjun was destined to be a card to be played against Yuwen Jun.
So, at this time, they could only treat her well, and even agree to her demands.
When Wenren Pingting and Bai Junjun were at loggerheads, with sparks flying in their eyes, Yuwen Luanfei had no choice but to speak again.
"Fine, I agree to your conditions. As long as you don’t leave the Imperial Capital, I will grant you sufficient freedom."
"Thank you, Your Highness," Bai Junjun quickly thanked Yuwen Luanfei with a bow before Wenren Pingting could speak.
"Your Highness, you don’t understand, this girl has changed," Wenren Pingting frowned. How could she be at ease without having someone watch Bai Junjun? The Bai Junjun of today was not the same as the Bai Junjun of the past.
But Yuwen Luanfei simply waved his hand, "Everyone changes, but I believe what’s in their bones doesn’t change. The Bai Yang Clan values promises the most, and the Junjun girl will not go back on her word."
Bai Junjun glanced at Yuwen Luanfei and smiled, "Indeed, the Bai Yang Clan values honor above all. The descendants of the Bai Yang Clan will not go back on their word once they have promised."