Bai Jing

Biodata

Background and History

Bai Jing was the eldest daughter of an ordinary peasant family. She married Xu Chuan when he was twenty and helped raise their household in Dongxi Village. By the time the Jade Pear trees began bearing fruit, they had two sons—Xu Mingwei and Xu Mingyuan—and she was expecting a third child 1. She gave birth to Xu Mingxuan after a difficult labor and recovered with the help of a Qi-Blood Pill 3 4. She later had two daughters, Xu Mingshu and Xu Mingxian 8 15.

As the household grew, Bai Jing supervised the children's writing practice and worried about the demands of Mingwei's martial training 7 10. When starving refugees came to the door, she gave them food and water while leaving the decision about longer-term shelter until Xu Chuan returned 12. After the Xu Clan's founding ceremony, she oversaw the counting and storage of its gifts with Steward Zhou 31.

Bai Jing welcomed Mingwei's wife, Yang Ronghua, and their son Xu Dezhao into the family 35 43. She then took an active role in seeking a match for Mingyuan, proposing a meeting with a daughter of the Wu Household that might also ease tensions between the families 44. During a severe drought, she gave her father Bai Fu 2,000 taels from her personal savings and proposed that her birth family become vassals of the Xu Household. Bai Hua accepted the proposal, and the Bai Household joined shortly afterward 50.

Appearance

Bai Jing has delicate features 1.

• Her skin is described as resembling freshly peeled lychee flesh 23.
• She has a slender, swaying waist 23.

Personality

Bai Jing is affectionate toward her family but willing to voice her concerns. She questions Xu Chuan's decision to trade away his Jade Pear cultivation notes and worries that sending Mingxuan to a martial arts school might expose him to bullying 6 17. She also challenges Mingwei's demanding childhood training schedule, then supports it by ensuring he receives better meals 7.

Her concern extends beyond her own household. She helps refugees in immediate need, defends Mingshu when Xu Mao insults her, and uses her savings and the Xu family's growing influence to plan for the Bai Household's future 12 22 50.

Relationships

• Xu Chuan — Husband. They plan their family's future together and share an affectionate, teasing relationship; Bai Jing agrees to keep his Xiantian breakthrough secret 1 40.
• Xu Mingwei (Shitou) — Eldest son. She supervises his studies and worries about the strain of his martial training 7.
• Xu Mingyuan (A Yuan) — Second son. She takes the initiative in arranging a prospective meeting with the Wu Household's daughter 44.
• Xu Mingxuan (Charcoal Head) — Third son. She worries about his welfare while he trains away from home 4 17.
• Xu Mingshu and Xu Mingxian — Daughters. Bai Jing defends Mingshu against Xu Mao's insult 22.
• Yang Ronghua — Daughter-in-law. Bai Jing helps care for her during pregnancy and praises her work managing the household 35 45.
• Xu Dezhao — Grandson. Bai Jing helps welcome him into the family and spends time caring for him 43 50.
• Bai Fu and Bai Hua — Father and younger brother. She gives Bai Fu financial help and encourages Bai Hua to seek a lasting place for their family under the Xu Household 50.