Bai Lingyun is weak and beautiful, deep inside. Sima Yi's cleverness and ambition made her fall in love with this man. She also wanted to join Sima Yi's family, but in the end she realized that the love between Sima Yi and his wife was unshakable, so she changed her strategy and sent messages to Sima Yi's family again and again to save Sima Yi from danger.
Historical prototype:
Mrs. Bai, surnamed Bai, whose name is not recorded in the history books, was a favorite of Sima Yi, the minister of Cao Wei in the Three Kingdoms period, and the mother of Sima Lun, the king of Zhao who proclaimed himself emperor during the Eight Kings Rebellion. In his later years, Sima Yi loved Mrs. Bai and alienated his wife Zhang Chunhua, so Zhang Chunhua seldom saw Sima Yi. Once Sima Yi was sick and Zhang Chunhua went to visit the sick. Sima Yi said to Zhang Chunhua, "Ugly old woman, why bother you to come out!" Zhang Chunhua was very angry and declared that he would go on a hunger strike, and Zhang Chunhua's sons Sima Shi and Si Mazhao would also go on a hunger strike with his mother.
Sima Yi hurriedly apologized to Zhang Chunhua. Zhang Chunhua was very happy and stopped the hunger strike. Afterwards, Sima Yi secretly said to Mrs. Bai: "There is nothing shameful about the old lady's death. I am worried about my good sons! "