White Hedge Dream

Chapter 144 Tell the truth

In Yu Qingtang, shopkeeper Cai looked surprised and didn't care to follow Shangguan Yue in and grab Ji Xiang who was about to leave.

"What's going on? Why did you come back suddenly?" he asked, "Aren't you going to the princess's mansion?"

Ji Xiang scratched his head: "I don't know either. The young master met Dongyang Hou Shizi on the street, and then said that he was lucky, and then..."

Before he finished speaking, Shopkeeper Cai's voice suddenly rose, "Who did you meet?"

Ji Xiang was startled: "Prince Dongyang Hou..."

Shopkeeper Cai hissed and muttered something.

Jixiang didn't hear clearly and couldn't help but ask: "What's wrong with Shopkeeper Cai?"

Shopkeeper Cai waved his hand, hesitated and then lowered his voice: "Where do you think Prince Dongyang is going? Going home or..."

Why do you care about Dongyang Hou Shizi? Ji Xiang was puzzled, but he still thought about it. Fortunately, Dongyang Hou Shizi was more conspicuous in the crowd and could see clearly. If it were the man who walked out of the teahouse later, he wouldn't care.

"The Prince of Dongyanghou turned east on the street, heading back to the Dongyanghou Mansion."

Shopkeeper Cai breathed a sigh of relief, just go home and the couple can be together.

But he frowned again. He had to speak openly to the young master and ask him what he wanted.

After seeing off Jixiang, I entered the warehouse and saw Shangguan Yue sitting on a chair, seemingly lost in thought and deeply preoccupied, her beautiful brows furrowed...

Quite a bit sad.

In the past, even when they first got together, when things were difficult and they had no clue, the young master never showed any sadness.

Shopkeeper Cai inexplicably said something about a hero being sad for a beauty, and immediately shook it off, taking a deep breath to speak.

A guard rushed in at this time.

"Young Master, I found out at the teahouse that Prince Zhou came to attend a banquet and a poem-tasting tea party held by Tai Zhangbai in Jingzhao Mansion. Prince Zhou excused himself in advance after listening to one poem."

Shopkeeper Cai hesitated.

Shangguan Yue sat up straight and asked, "Who is at the banquet?"

The guard work was done in detail, and the personnel were reported one by one. There were not many people, and those who could be invited to Zhangfutai were all celebrities.

Shangguan Yue was familiar with these people. He shook his head, took out the portrait from his sleeve and looked at it again. It didn't match this man.

Shopkeeper Cai stood aside and looked over, who is this person?

It turns out that he was not following the Prince of Dongyang for the sake of Mrs. Dongyang.

Is it a new clue about the prince's case?

"Master." Another attendant came in quickly, "We found it."

Shangguan Yue divided two people, one went into the teahouse to inquire, and the other followed the man at that time.

"That man entered Taichang Temple. He is a musician and is very famous among the musicians. As soon as I inquired about it, I found out."

"My name is Shen Qing."

He is indeed famous. Shopkeeper Cai stood by and suddenly said: "It's him!"

This musician was very famous during the late emperor's time, but was expelled by Empress Chiang and disappeared.

Although he has not appeared in the capital for more than ten years, people can still think of him immediately when he mentions it.

However, I can’t remember what it looked like.

Shopkeeper Cai couldn't help but look at the portrait again. After all, no matter how praised he was by the late emperor, he was just an actor, and he had disappeared for so many years.

"Sir, what does this person have to do with you?" He couldn't help but ask, "Back then, this person was obsessed with piano music, and he was also a bit arrogant, and rarely interacted with people in the court."

Shangguan Yue didn't bother to answer him, and said thoughtfully: "Musician, I might invite him to the banquet at Zhangfutai, so..."

This person and Zhou Shizi may appear in the same place.

It wouldn't matter if it were other times, but Bai Li wanted to find this person, saying that this person was dangerous, and Bai Li was possessed by Mrs. Dongyang Hou.

The most dangerous person appears next to the people closest to Mrs. Dongyang Hou...

Shangguan Yue turned to look at Shopkeeper Cai: "How do you go to someone's house and avoid your husband seeing his wife?"

Shopkeeper Cai was stunned.

This, this, this, is coming to steal someone? !

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When Zhou Jingyun stepped into the courtyard, Zhuang Li had just changed into his home clothes and was thinking about how to place the crescent moon lamp at his desk.

"I thought the prince would be back very late." She said with some surprise.

"There were too many people. I found it too noisy, so I came back first." Zhou Jingyun said, then paused, "Go to Doctor Zhang and tell him you just left."

Did he go to see her? Zhuang Li took the cloak he took off and said, "If I had known better, I would have waited a little longer, but Prince, don't worry, there are many guards."

There were many guards, what did it have to do with him picking her up? Zhou Jingyun was slightly startled when he saw Zhuang Li taking the cloak and turning around to put it on the clothes rack.

"Go and wash up." She said, "Because you are not at home, my mother asked me to come over for dinner. When you come back, let's go together."

Zhou Jingyun hummed, stopped talking and went to wash up.

The maids prepared clothes, tea and snacks, and went in and out of the room.

Zhuang Li played with the crescent moon lamp, chose to hang it by the window, looked at it and smiled with satisfaction.

"What are you laughing at, young lady?" Chunyue asked curiously.

Zhuang Li made a sound and pointed out the window: "A sparrow flew here, it's so fat."

Chun Yue looked outside and vaguely saw a sparrow flying away from the eaves.

What’s so funny about sparrows growing fat?

It's probably because the young lady will be happy when the prince comes back.

Chunyue smiled and asked no more questions, and prepared the cloak to be worn when going out.

Although it wasn't time for dinner yet, Mrs. Dongyang Hou's place was already full of people.

The Chinese New Year is meant to be lively, especially this year. Seeing Zhou Jingyun and Zhuang Li come in, the smile on Mrs. Dongyang Hou's face became even stronger.

"Just come back early." She looked at Zhou Jingyun and said, "It's the Chinese New Year, so don't run out all the time."

Zhou Jingyun responded with a smile, and Zhuang Li also smiled slightly, then turned his head to watch Zhou Jiuniang solve the puzzle.

Zhou Jingyun went outside to talk to his brothers.

Mrs. Dongyang Hou followed the two of them with her eyes, frowning slightly, but stopped talking.

Xu's mother saw it and asked what was wrong by holding tea.

"The two of you didn't quarrel, did you?" Madam Dongyang Hou asked in a low voice.

This was not the first time that Mrs. Dongyang Hou asked. Mother Xu looked at Zhuang Li, who was having fun with Zhou Jiuniang, and then at Zhou Jingyun, who was listening carefully to his brothers. "During the Chinese New Year, the two of them never even spoke loudly." She whispered, "The prince now doesn't even go to Aunt Mei's place. He even goes out together, and when he comes back, he can't even go back and forth."

After saying that, he got angry again.

"Madam, are you looking forward to a quarrel between the two of you?"

Mrs. Dongyang Hou pouted at her: "I just didn't like her before, but I didn't expect the family to be uneasy."

Xu's mother pursed her lips and smiled: "Then I like her now."

Only when you like it will you worry.

Mrs. Dongyang Hou snorted, took a sip of tea, suddenly thought of something, and called Zhuang Li: "The day after tomorrow, on the sixteenth day of the first lunar month, there will be a lantern viewing banquet in the palace. Come with me to the palace to meet the queen."

Not everyone can go to the Imperial City, only high-ranking wives are eligible.

As the wife of Dongyang Hou Shizi, it is reasonable for Zhuang Li to follow Dongyang Hou's wife into the palace.

This also means that Mrs. Dongyang Hou will take her to meet the powerful ladies in the capital.

Zhou Jiuniang exclaimed, her eyes full of envy, "The lanterns in the imperial city must be beautiful."

Entering the imperial city, before Zhuang Li could say anything, Zhou Jingyun from outside heard the sound and came over: "Mother, let's talk about this matter later."

Mrs. Dongyang Hou was stunned for a moment and looked at Xu's mother.

He said there was no quarrel!

Everyone else in the room was also stunned, and there was silence for a while.

"Your Majesty is afraid that I will be afraid." Zhuang Li stood up and said with a smile.

Xu's mother smiled quickly and said, "What are you afraid of? There is a lady following you."

Zhou Jingyun looked at Mrs. Dongyang Hou: "With my mother here, I won't worry, but Ali is not in good health, the weather is cold, there are many people, and there are many rules in the palace..."

Zhou Jiuniang's laughter rang out in the room, "Brother Prince is so caring to my sister-in-law."

Mrs. Dongyang Hou snorted and was about to say something when a servant woman came in with a strange look on her face. "Madam, someone from the Zhang Family Medical Center came to see the Young Madam with Dr. Zhang's name card."

Zhou Jiuniang blurted out: "Are you here to see your sister-in-law?"

Everyone in the room is also a little nervous. They are really sick. They seem to have been asking for medical advice since they entered the door...

"No, I said I came here to deliver the incense to the young lady." The servant woman said, and added, "Also, please ask the young lady to help with the consultation."

inquiry?

Has anyone come to your home for consultation?

"She's a young lady," the maid said, "Dr. Zhang asked the young lady to see if she can use the incense."

Well, Mrs. Dongyang Hou is not someone who dislikes her daughter-in-law becoming a doctor and being in public.

"Go and have a look," she said.

Zhuang Li responded yes.

Because she was a female family member, Zhou Jingyun did not follow him. Mrs. Dongyang Hou sent a servant girl to follow him.

There was a lot of chatter in the room, "Sister-in-law is so awesome, people come to see her."

Mrs. Dongyang Hou glanced at Zhou Jingyun: "What do you say when people ask? You can cure people's diseases, but you are a sick man yourself?"

"Doctors don't heal themselves." Zhou Jingyun said, "Just think of her as a doctor after a long illness."

After insisting on not letting Zhuang Li enter the palace for the banquet, Mrs. Dongyang Hou felt a little annoyed: "Okay, you can do whatever you want with your daughter-in-law. When the time comes, people will talk about her and spread rumors. Don't blame me as a mother-in-law."

When you enter the palace, you are bound to be asked about your daughter-in-law. It has been a year since they got married. It was okay to hide it at home. But on such an important occasion, you will not take her with you. No matter what excuse you make, you will be thought that your daughter-in-law is not taken seriously. Can't get on the table.

Zhou Jingyun said: "Thank you mother, we don't care about this, we just want to live a peaceful life."

Mrs. Dongyang Hou sneered: "I have become the person who ruined your peaceful life."

Seeing the argument between mother and son, the atmosphere in the room was a bit stagnant, and Zhou Jiuniang did not dare to laugh.

Fortunately, the servant girl who followed Zhuang Li came back at this time, breaking the stagnation in the room.

"She is a young lady, and her family runs an embroidery workshop. I wonder if her eyes were hurt by embroidery. She cannot see the light and always wants to sleep with her eyes closed. It really affects her livelihood. Mrs. Lin, who was treated by the young lady at the beginning, I heard it there, so I asked Doctor Zhang. Doctor Zhang couldn't find anything wrong, he was just sleepy, so he wanted the young lady to see if he could adjust it with some perfume."

"Young Madam, let this young lady take a look at the Xichun Hall in the outer courtyard."

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In the Xichun Hall, Zhuang Li looked at the woman with Mi Li, wearing a plain white skirt, with a timid figure, like a willow blowing in the wind.

"Young Madam, I was introduced by Dr. Zhang. I have admired your name for a long time." The woman's voice was hoarse and weak, and she coughed lightly after saying a word, "Please, see if you can, let me see, I can't help it."

The young lady's words were incoherent and sounded like nonsense. Zhuang Li wanted to laugh: "Little Li... Madam, you can take off the power fence now."

Mrs. Li seemed to be hesitant, hunching her shoulders and squirming: "Are you ready? Can you see me clearly..."

"I can see you clearly." Zhuang Li said with a smile, taking a step closer, "Shangguan Xiaolangzi."

As the name came out, Mrs. Li's hunched shoulders instantly relaxed, making her taller.

Because they said they needed to do some inspections, the maids also retreated outside the outer door.

Through the rhombus, two maids could be seen standing with their backs facing each other, chatting and laughing in a low voice. They were completely unaware of what was being said in the room, especially the sentence "young man".

This is ready.

Miss Li exhaled, reached out and took off the power fence, revealing her face.

At this time, the lamp was already in hand, and under the candlelight, the young lady's skin was white and flawless. She had slender eyebrows with indigo and cherry red lips. She wore a lotus crown, and she looked like a lotus flower emerging from the water.

Zhuang Li couldn't help but look at her and said with a smile: "Shangguanyue, you pretend to be a young lady, you look better than a young man."

Also, that is to say, she thinks that the young man is also good-looking when he is young. Shangguan Yue raised her sleeves to cover her mouth and smiled: "I was afraid that I wouldn't be able to see you, so I dressed up carefully to avoid being spotted by others."

Having said this, he breathed a sigh of relief again.

"Fortunately, you're here."

This coming means that the White Li ghost has come to possess her. Zhuang Li did not explain, but only said: "Well, as long as you get close to her, I will appear."

Doesn't this mean that he also has a special physique for her? Shangguan Yue thought to herself and nodded again. There was no doubt that he was the only one who could see this ghost.

But this is not the time to think about that.

"You are right, I am indeed very lucky." He took a step forward, looked at Zhuang Li, and whispered, "I just left the Zhang Family Medical Center today and I met the person you were looking for."

See you! So soon, that person was in the capital, Zhuang Li had a flash of thought.

"And Dongyang Hou Shizi should know him." Shangguan Yue looked at her, "They should meet together today."

After saying this, Zhuang Li's expression froze.

He didn't expect that the person he was looking for was right beside him, Shangguan Yue sighed inwardly, that's why he was so anxious to disguise himself as a woman and come to see her.

Not even one night can be delayed.

The person next to you is the most intimate and the most dangerous.

(End of chapter)