Chapter 437 An Miaoyi’s plan!

Although she didn't know whether An Miaoyi was really open-minded or smiling with a dagger, Bai Yuanyuan couldn't help but take a deep breath, walked into the hall, and said to An Miaoyi very cautiously and respectfully:
"My concubine greets the Madam!"

Hearing this, An Miaoyi looked up and down at the beautiful, plump woman in front of her and said with a smile:

"I have been looking forward to meeting Sister Bai for a long time. Today, I see that Sister Bai is really a wonderful person. No wonder she makes my husband so worried about me..."

Bai Yuanyuan, who was already wary of An Miaoyi, felt nervous after hearing this, and subconsciously said:

"My humble appearance has made my majesty laugh. Madam is truly a beauty, and you and Lord Commander are a perfect match made in heaven!"

An Miaoyi just smiled and said nothing when she heard this. At this time, Qiqige came to Bai Yuanyuan with a tray holding a cup of tea.

Seeing this, Bai Yuanyuan hesitated for a moment. She knew that some wives would deliberately use boiling hot tea when serving tea, just to embarrass the concubine.
Although she didn't know whether An Miaoyi would do this, but things had come to this point. Even if she knew there was a tiger in the mountain, Bai Yuanyuan had to go. She took a deep breath and immediately took the teacup from the tray with both hands. Feeling the temperature of the teacup, Bai Yuanyuan's expression relaxed, and then she knelt in front of An Miaoyi and said with a lowered eyebrow:

"Now that I have entered the Ye family, I must obey Madam's orders. Please have some tea and allow me to enter the family!"

Hearing Bai Yuanyuan say this, An Miaoyi's eyes flashed with a subtle strange color, and then she naturally picked up the teacup and took a sip, then helped Bai Yuanyuan up from the ground and said affectionately:

"I've been waiting for my sister for a long time. Now that she's here, we sisters can finally get enough people together to play mahjong..."

Feeling An Miaoyi's attitude, Bai Yuanyuan gradually let down her guard towards An Miaoyi. From An Miaoyi's words and actions, it can be seen that even if she did not welcome her arrival, she at least did not oppose it.

Although she had let down her guard against An Miaoyi, Bai Yuanyuan knew that people like An Miaoyi, who came from a big family, valued rules the most, so she still spoke cautiously:
"Madam is the wife, and I am the concubine. Madam, just call me Yuanyuan!"

An Miaoyi knew what Bai Yuanyuan was thinking when she heard this and said with a smile:

"Sister Bai, you are overthinking. Miaoyi is not the kind of woman who schemes against others. We will live together in the future and take care of our husband together. We should call each other sisters. Sister is older than me, so Miaoyi should be called sister. Sister, you can just call me Miaoyi!"

Bai Yuanyuan was a little confused after hearing this. She didn't know why An Miaoyi was so nice to her. Although she was a little confused, she was from a family of officials after all, and she knew how to advance and retreat. So no matter how An Miaoyi persuaded her, she always insisted on calling her Madam An Miaoyi.

An Miaoyi could only express her helplessness about this. The two sides had their own opinions. An Miaoyi called her Sister Bai, while Bai Yuanyuan still called An Miaoyi Madam...
The two sides continued chatting for a while. Although Bai Yuanyuan's family background was not as prominent as An Miaoyi's, her father was a Tongzhi after all, and her two brothers were officials of the fifth or sixth rank. She was also born in an official family. When chatting with An Miaoyi, she had relatively more common topics. In addition, An Miaoyi was intentionally approaching her, and Bai Yuanyuan was also cautiously trying to please her, so the overall atmosphere of the chat between the two sides was still very good.

After chatting for about half an hour, An Miaoyi glanced at the sky and said to Bai Yuanyuan with a smile:

"It should be the Si hour now. The old lady should have finished chanting. I will take you to pay her a visit!"

After saying this, An Miaoyi, who was pregnant, stood up with the help of Qiqige beside her. When she heard that she was going to meet the old lady, Bai Yuanyuan, who had just relaxed a little, became nervous again.

It seemed that she would pass the hurdle of An Miaoyi, but Bai Yuanyuan was still a little nervous about the hurdle of Ye Cui. She wondered if Ye Cui was as easy to talk to as An Miaoyi.

Before, because her own family was powerful, Bai Yuanyuan didn’t care too much about the Wang family. But now it’s different. As the mother of Ye Mingsheng, the governor of Liaoyang, Ye Cui can be said to be the most respected old lady in the whole Liaoyang area. Bai Yuanyuan’s family is not good enough...
After hesitating for a while, Bai Yuanyuan asked An Miaoyi:

"Madam, does the old lady believe in Buddhism?"

"Well! Since my husband joined the army, the old lady has started to eat vegetarian food and recite scriptures, praying to the Buddha day and night, hoping that my husband will be safe and sound!" An Miaoyi nodded and introduced:
After saying this, seeing that Bai Yuanyuan looked a little nervous, An Miaoyi smiled and comforted her:
"Don't worry, Sister Bai. Mother is a very nice person. Don't worry, she will definitely like you!"

"Ok!"

Hearing An Miaoyi's comfort, Bai Yuanyuan cast a grateful look towards An Miaoyi.

After a cup of tea, under the guidance of An Miaoyi, Bai Yuanyuan met Ye Cui. Ye Cui, who came from a prominent family, was quite disgusted that her son wanted to marry a widow like Bai Yuanyuan, even though she was just a concubine. She felt that even if Bai Yuanyuan was just a concubine, it would be a disgrace to the Ye family.

But Ye Mingsheng had already made up his mind about this matter, so it was difficult for her as a mother to stop it. However, Ye Cui still did not have a good face towards Bai Yuanyuan. However, seeing An Miaoyi trying to smooth things over for Bai Yuanyuan, Ye Cui did not make things difficult for Bai Yuanyuan.

Although Ye Cui was very satisfied with the family background of her daughter-in-law An Miaoyi and felt that she was worthy of her son, after all, An Miaoyi was the reincarnation of Bao Si and her reputation of bringing disaster to the country and the people was too deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. At the beginning, Ye Cui could not help but worry that An Miaoyi would lead her precious son astray and affect Ye Mingsheng's future development... However, An Miaoyi was really good at dealing with people. It didn't take long for her to make Ye Cui very happy. In addition, there was a common emotional bond between them like the Cui family, so Ye Cui liked An Miaoyi more and more. Now that An Miaoyi was pregnant again, she was even more precious to Ye Cui and became Ye Cui's treasure.

Although Ye Cui did not make things difficult for Bai Yuanyuan for An Miaoyi's sake, it did not mean that she would give Bai Yuanyuan a good face. After drinking the tea offered by Bai Yuanyuan, she let Bai Yuanyuan leave and kept An Miaoyi to have lunch.

Although An Miaoyi wanted to help Bai Yuanyuan, she saw that Ye Cui really disliked Bai Yuanyuan, so she couldn't force her. She could only give Bai Yuanyuan a soothing look, and then asked Qiqige to find a good courtyard for Bai Yuanyuan to live in in the Governor's Mansion.

An hour later, after having a vegetarian meal at Ye Cui's place and watching a play with Ye Cui, An Miaoyi returned to her own yard.

Seeing An Miaoyi return, Qiqige immediately stepped forward to support her and said:
"Madam, I have already told Bai Yuanyuan indirectly that it was you who asked for her and the adults allowed her to enter the mansion. Bai Yuanyuan was very touched and said that she must come to thank you in person tomorrow. In addition, I have already prepared hot water, and you can take a bath anytime, madam."

"Ok!"

After listening to Qiqige's words, An Miaoyi looked more relaxed. She smiled and held Qiqige's hand and said:
"It's great to have you, Qiqige, by my side. You know what to do even without me telling you..."

Looking at the somewhat exhausted An Miaoyi, Qiqige said with some distress:
"Madam, why did you allow that bitch to come in, and why did you put yourself in such a position to get along with her?"

An Miaoyi, whose heart was touched by Qiqige's words, did not pretend to hide it at this time. She sighed slightly and said:

"It's fine if you say it to me, but don't say it in front of others!"

Qiqige nodded and said:
"Ma'am, I know my limits and won't cause you any trouble!"

"Ok!"

An Miaoyi felt comforted after hearing this. After resting for a while, An Miaoyi began to take a bath with Qiqige's service.

An Miaoyi closed her eyes comfortably after her body entered the hot water. At this moment, she seemed to remember something and instructed Qiqige who was serving her:
"The clothes I took off were stained with the scent of that Jian person. Find a deserted place and burn them quietly. Then find me a new set of clothes!"

"Yes, ma'am!"

Although she intended to enjoy this moment of peace, An Miaoyi couldn't help but think of Bai Yuanyuan.

As a person who has been educated in the traditional way of being a good wife and mother since childhood, An Miaoyi is extremely disgusted and disdainful of women like Bai Yuanyuan who seduce other people's husbands. If that is the case, why would An Miaoyi take the initiative to ask Ye Mingsheng to let Bai Yuanyuan marry him, and like today, try to win over Bai Yuanyuan to show her goodwill?
All of this stems from the sense of crisis that An Miaoyi felt. Ever since she discovered the portrait of Murong Qingwu hidden by Ye Mingsheng last time, she always had a premonition that Murong Qingwu would sooner or later enter the Ye family and challenge her position. As the pregnancy reaction became more and more intense, An Miaoyi's premonition became stronger and stronger...

An Miaoyi knew very well that this was not just a matter between her and Murong Qingwu. Behind Murong Qingwu was the Murong family, and the Murong family was the representative of the most powerful and influential group of Guanzhong nobles in the Great Zhou world today!
Although An Miaoyi knew very well where Ye Mingsheng's red line was, she was very rational and never interfered in Liaoyang's political and military affairs. Every time she interacted with the Cui family, she would ask Ye Mingsheng for instructions in advance and seek Ye Mingsheng's consent. She never did anything that Ye Mingsheng disagreed with.

But this does not mean that An Miaoyi is unaware of the movements of the Fengwu Army. She can feel that Ye Mingsheng has been seeking to enter the pass. Even this time, he sent troops to the palace capital, in essence, it was just to clear some worries for the Fengwu Army to enter the pass!
An Miaoyi is still very confident in the husband she chose. She believes that Ye Mingsheng and the Fengwu Army will be able to successfully enter the pass!
And if Ye Mingsheng succeeds in entering the Pass, then Ye Mingsheng, who dominates Liaoyang and Youyan provinces, will definitely become one of the most powerful vassal states in the Great Zhou. With Ye Mingsheng's ambition, he will definitely think about how to sweep the world. In this way, in order to win more support, Ye Mingsheng will definitely contact the powerful people in Guanzhong and try to win them over...

Although the tactic of marriage alliance is old-fashioned, it has been passed down for hundreds and thousands of years and is still used by people today, which is enough to show that it is still very useful.

As a noble lady who has lived in Luoan since childhood, An Miaoyi is very clear about the behavior of the Guanzhong powerful people. If Ye Mingsheng really joins forces with the Guanzhong powerful people and becomes corrupt, then in order to protect their own interests, the Guanzhong powerful people will inevitably arrange for one or more young women of noble status to enter the Ye family and help Ye Mingsheng to expand his family.

Then the next step would be to seek for Ye Mingsheng to make their woman his legal wife, to ensure that Ye Mingsheng's next heir would have the bloodline of their Guanzhong powerful people. This would basically guarantee that their Guanzhong powerful people could continue to be passed down. Therefore, even if someone did not want to fight for it, the power behind her would help her fight for it!

Although An Miaoyi knew that Ye Mingsheng was a tyrant, a strong man who kept his word, acted tough and had an iron fist, she had grown up in the circle of aristocratic families and had seen many heroes. Even steel turned into soft silk in front of the color of steel, let alone Ye Mingsheng, who had a very undisciplined lifestyle.

Under the dual temptations of color and power, there is a big question mark as to An Miaoyi's willpower to resist Ye Mingsheng!

As the saying goes, a man without long-term plans will have short-term worries, so even if these things seem far away now, An Miaoyi still has to plan ahead for herself and the unborn child in her belly···············
Even though An Miaoyi has the An family of Kunshan Hou and the Cui family as her backers and external aid, compared with the Murong family and the powerful group in Guanzhong, they still seem not enough. The reputation of the Murong family alone is enough to intimidate them!

So since external aid cannot compete, An Miaoyi can only place her hopes on the Fengwu Army. This is also the reason why she wants to show goodwill to Bai Yuanyuan. Although An Miaoyi dislikes and despises Bai Yuanyuan, Bai Yuanyuan is not alone!
Bai Yuanyuan has two brothers, Bai Changrong who works in the army and Bai Changjiu who works in the government!
Ye Mingsheng felt guilty towards Bai Yuanyuan before, so he promoted Bai Yuanyuan's two brothers. The two brothers are also very capable. Now one of them is the deputy commander-in-chief of the Liaoyang reserve force, and the other is the Tongpan of Lelang Prefecture. Considering the current situation of the Fengwu military regime lacking talents, as long as the Bai brothers do not make big mistakes, it is foreseeable that they will have great development under Ye Mingsheng in the future...

Therefore, rather than saying that An Miaoyi was trying to win over Bai Yuanyuan, it would be more accurate to say that she was trying to win over the entire Bai family, trying to make the Bai brothers an important piece in her plan for a rainy day!
(End of this chapter)