White Hedge Dream

Chapter 137: Something to say

During the Chinese New Year, people in the capital visit relatives and friends, and the palace is no exception.

The concubines and their families came to visit the palace, and the wives paid New Year's greetings to the emperor and empress, making it lively.

As the sound of "The Queen has arrived—" was heard in the palace, the lively people stopped chatting and greeted her with salutes.

"No courtesy." came the queen's voice.

Everyone raised their heads and looked surprised. The queen was not the only one in front of the queen's throne, but there was also a palace concubine beside her.

The concubine’s belly swelled.

There was a slight commotion in the palace, and everyone recognized the virtuous concubine Bai Shi who had been relegated to the cold palace and was pregnant.

I heard that the emperor often took the Bai family with him, which was common among the court officials. This was the first time for these ladies of fate to see her.

Didn't it mean that the queen was extremely dissatisfied with Bai being taken by the emperor and felt that her position as queen was threatened, and she quarreled with the emperor many times?

What's going on now? The queen actually asked Bai to go with her.

Was the queen forced?

But the queen had a smile on her face, not a sneer...

"Be careful." The queen turned to Bai Ying and told the palace maid, "Hurry and help her sit down."

As expected, the palace maid helped Bai Ying to sit down.

The seat is next to the queen's throne.

Bai Ying looked timid and refused to sit down: "Your Majesty, please come first."

The queen no longer sat down humbly.

Bai Ying also sat down. Seeing the shock on the faces of the ladies in the palace, she felt a little funny in her heart.

It's really interesting, just like overnight, Princess Jinyu changed a person, and the queen also changed a person.

Needless to say about Princess Jinyu, word spread throughout the court a year ago that she had changed her mind, dismissed the beautiful servants, recruited good ministers for the court, and spent money to build a good hall.

Now that the New Year has passed, the Queen has also changed.

During the ceremony to worship heaven, she quarreled with the emperor. After returning, the emperor and the empress did not see each other again. It was not until the New Year's Day that the empress came to see the emperor and actually said that she was wrong.

He even greeted her who was following the emperor.

The emperor was frightened and asked the queen what she wanted to do.

The queen cried and said: "What can I do? My brother came to teach me a lesson. I will be a good queen in the future and relieve your majesty's worries."

The emperor was doubtful. He knew very well what the Yang family's temperament was, but he was willing to persuade the queen instead of adding fuel to the fire?

The queen said: "Your Majesty, just see what I do in the future."

So on this New Year's Day, the Empress was no longer annoyed that Bai Ying was following her. Even when the Empress and Empress walked together, she would take the initiative to pull Bai Ying over who was a step behind.

He also took the initiative to bring her to meet the married women.

Let her enjoy worshiping together, increase her luck, and make it difficult for evil spirits to invade.

At the same time, he took the initiative to summon the imperial physician to prevent Bai Ying from feeling any discomfort.

Bai Ying couldn't fault this concern.

After the banquet was over, the emperor, who had been watching for several days, finally believed that his wife had changed.

"I haven't changed either. Although I became a queen before, I was actually very nervous and always afraid of another trouble. I became irritable and was scolded by my brother. I finally woke up from the dream. Your Majesty is really the Emperor of the Zhou Dynasty. We will never do it again. There are days when a life-threatening edict hangs above your head.”

When the emperor heard the queen's words, he almost burst into tears. Yes, that kind of day will never happen again, never again.

He is the emperor now and will not be killed by anyone again.

"Yuan Niang." He couldn't help but hold the queen's hand.

The queen also held his hand: "Let's not talk about it. Your Majesty, please watch carefully. I can be your wife and the queen well. As husband and wife, we work together, our family is peaceful, and our country is peaceful."

So for the sake of the peace of the country, the emperor rested in the Queen's Palace that night.

This is the first time without Bai Ying.

"Not only that, early this morning, the Queen gave a maid beside her to His Majesty, and His Majesty made her a beauty." Wang Degui whispered, looking at Bai Ying's face, he added, "That maid is the Queen's brother Yang Chun a few days ago Sent in."

Bai Ying raised her hand and swept the tea cup in front of her to the ground.

The crackling sound echoed in Hanliang Palace.

The maids and chamberlains in the palace lowered their heads and remained motionless, and Wang Degui did not pick up the teacup.

"Is the queen advising your majesty that since one of them can be pregnant, she should favor a few more so that she can spread her wings?" Bai Ying said.

Wang Degui lowered his head and answered yes.

This was not unusual. People had been telling the emperor about it since the day she was pregnant, about the concubines, the queen, and even the courtiers in the harem, but the emperor ignored her and only guarded her wholeheartedly.

Bai Ying knew that the emperor didn't trust these people.

Now the emperor accepted the beauty sent by the queen.

This is not a matter of beauty, but of His Majesty's trust in the Queen.

The queen is stupid.

But if a fool has the emperor's trust, he can become very scary.

How did the Yang family convince the queen?

She even secretly touched the Queen with the Sanqing Bell to see if the Queen was in a state of confusion or she was in a state of confusion, but the results were in vain.

The queen still smiled gently at her, caring more about her than the emperor looked at her.

What a virtuous queen.

Bai Ying raised her hand, and Wang Degui hurriedly grabbed the teacup on the side and handed it over. With a crisp sound, the teacup shattered.

Bai Ying breathed out: "Okay, let's clean it up."

Your temper needs to be expressed, but it is useless to keep losing your temper.

Wang Degui waved to the maids in the room, who came over to clean up the broken porcelain.

"It's better to call Zhong Cheng back and check the Yang family." Wang Degui said in a low voice.

Ding Anbo's family has been living in his hometown since they left the capital. In order not to alert others, Zhang Ze did not lure Ding Anbo's family back to Beijing, but took people to his hometown.

Although the Board of Supervisors has left manpower for Bai Ying, it is not as convenient as Zhang Ze to use.

Bai Ying shook her head: "There's no rush. Anyway, I'm the only one who's pregnant at the moment."

There is still time.

She hasn't had much luck lately.

It can be seen that it is all because of that broom star.

"Ask Zhong Cheng, how is the investigation going?" she said.

Wang Degui responded yes.

…

…

During the Chinese New Year, Sanqufang is even more noisy.

In the beautifully and elegantly decorated interior, the drunken men and women no longer had the same dignified manner as when they first entered the door.

The sound of the piano, singing and dancing also became more chaotic. "I'm so happy." The man sitting in the middle opened his arms and patted his thigh drunkenly, "This year is really a happy year."

Someone next to me laughed and said, "Uncle Guo is wrong. He should be happy every year."

Uncle Yang Chun looked at the people beside him.

This person has a piano on his knee and seems to be preparing to play.

Yang Chun reached out and patted his shoulder: "Shen Qing, thank you so much for warning the queen as you said. The queen really listened."

Over the years, the relationship between the emperor and the empress seemed to be the same as before, but in fact it was getting worse and worse. The Yang family felt this most directly.

It has been five years since the emperor ascended the throne, and the rewards from the Yang family are pitiful.

Father Yang complained a lot at home.

He was also very aggrieved.

The emperor cannot live without the Yang family. Now that life is better, he no longer takes the Yang family seriously.

But if the emperor is really ungrateful, they will be the unlucky ones in the end.

Therefore, no matter what, the relationship between the queen and the emperor must be restored.

"Your Majesty, you're welcome." Shen Qing said, "The Queen and Your Majesty are married couples. After going through many hardships, they are inseparable and understand each other."

What's the matter? I've tried to persuade him before but never thought about it. I didn't expect that this time he tried to persuade me again and he actually listened. Yang Chun was also very happy.

"The uncle and the queen are of the same mind, think about your majesty's thoughts, worry about your majesty's worries, and share your joys and sorrows with your majesty, and you will naturally become a virtuous queen." Shen Qing said with a smile and held Yang Chun's hand.

The heat of Yang Chun's drinking dissipated instantly, and his mind was at peace.

Shen Qing's voice came again.

"Uncle Guo speaks from his heart, and your Majesty will listen."

Be careful.

Yang Chun looked at him and nodded slowly: "I will be careful, and the queen and I are of the same mind."

Shen Qing let go of his hand, leaned over and saluted: "Shen Qing retreats first."

Yang Chun nodded with a smile and watched Shen Qing retreat. He picked up the wine glass with a dull smile on his face, drinking one glass after another.

The sound of the piano in the room and the singing and dancing of the beautiful prostitutes were all blocked out by the closed door.

Madam Huang stood in the corridor with a smile and opened another door: "Master Shen, please."

Shen Qing walked in, and Madam Huang followed behind and closed the door.

"These fools have their minds set on it. Let's see what happens next," she said with a smile.

Shen Qing took out the bamboo cage from his sleeve.

The butterfly in the bamboo cage is quiet and motionless.

"My queen rarely wakes up recently." Huang Niangzi said worriedly, "I don't know when I will be able to return to the previous state."

The dream that was supposed to attract the lady that night was suddenly interrupted, and Shen Qing said that the dream that was originally woven for Lady Bai was also broken.

Little Lady Bai's true nature is gradually becoming apparent, and her dreams are a bit difficult to control, and she doesn't want her to take risks.

But Mrs. Huang didn't quite understand why she intercepted the letter to tell Zhou Jingyun about her mother-in-law at this time.

It would be better for the empress to tell him such an unbelievable thing after she wakes up.

"Since the empress has already seen him, she should let him know." Shen Qing said.

But if Zhou Jingyun doesn't believe it, wouldn't it just add to the chaos?

Shen Qing smiled: "What I want is that he doesn't believe it. If he doesn't believe it, he will ask."

Madam Huang hesitated: "Do you want him to ask Madam Bai if she is the empress?"

Shen Qing smiled and nodded: "You can ask anything, just ask, he asks, she asks too. When you ask, you will have doubts. When you have doubts, you will be confused. When you are confused, you will have thoughts. When there are thoughts..."

He looked at the butterfly in the bamboo cage.

"Thoughts give rise to breath."

When the time comes, there is no need for him to weave dreams, the dreams will arise on their own.

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Except for the capital, the entire Zhou Dynasty is immersed in the New Year Festival, and the Lantern Festival is about to usher in.

Under the bright winter sun, children holding various lanterns are running past on the streets of Dengzhou City. In addition to the shops on the street, there are also many people carrying burdens selling lanterns.

Perhaps it is because there are too many people doing the lantern business, and the vendors who carry the burden have to compete for business.

When he saw a woman walking out of a pastry shop with a basket on her arm, the hawker immediately rushed up and said, "Auntie, pick a lantern. You will have more than you want every year, you will be promoted, and the flowers will bloom and make you rich -"

A series of words popped out, and the woman was amused.

"You have quite a few tricks up your sleeve." She said with a smile, stopping to look at the lanterns and seeming to think about it again.

The vendor pointed at one of them and said, "Auntie, this lotus lantern is good and brings good luck. It only costs five yuan."

The woman shook her head, said thank you, and continued walking forward.

The hawker stopped him and caught up: "What about this? Duke Zhou spits out food."

The woman glanced at him, smiled and waved forward again.

"And Jingxing Qingyun, and -" the hawker persisted.

The woman suddenly seemed annoyed: "Don't ask!" She stared at the vendor.

The vendor held the lantern for a moment and said, "It's not expensive either-"

The woman regained her gentleness: "I won't buy it." She looked at the vendor and shook her head slowly, "Don't ask."

After that, he passed the vendor and walked forward.

The hawker did not catch up this time.

"Mrs. Zhuang." A shout came from the street.

The woman who had just walked past turned around and saw two women following her, both carrying baskets in their hands.

"Are you coming for flower cakes too?"

"What happened just now?"

They asked with concern, looking at the vendors on the roadside.

Mrs. Zhuang was a little helpless: "I am a businessman who insists on buying lanterns. We don't lack these at home."

The two women nodded hurriedly, "Don't buy the ones on the street, they don't look good." "I know which lanterns are good, and I will send them to you tomorrow."

Mrs. Zhuang said no need and followed the two of them forward together.

The hawker looked at their backs for a moment, picked up the burden, hawked along the street again, and merged into the lively crowd.