Bai Ruozhu actually didn't want her second brother to go back to serve as an officer either, but her second brother was different from her. He had been studying diligently since childhood, putting in so much hard work just to repay the country with what he had learned and to seek welfare for the people. Moreover, since Si Yihuan's family held official positions at court, it was hard for him to give up his position and leave.
All the land under heaven belongs to the king; unless she left Danliang, she couldn't truly turn her back on the emperor. But her parents were born and raised in Danliang, and they were unwilling to leave easily.
Besides, they still had members of the Bai Clan and other relatives and friends.
So she still wrote a letter, saying she was unwell and needed to stay in the Jiuli Clan to recuperate.
But thinking of Feng Cheng, she felt she wasn't suitable to stay in the Jiuli Clan.
