White Hedge Dream

Chapter 157 Not Afraid

Zhuang Li looked at Shangguan Yue.

Miss Li's makeup was a bit sloppy today, her makeup was not on, her hairpin was stuck crookedly, and she looked a little dazed. This time she did look like she was sick.

When he opened his mouth to ask her if she was okay, it must be something wrong with him.

And this bad thing is all caused by her.

Shangguan Yue is a lucky person, but she brings him bad luck.

"I'm okay." Zhuang Li said a little apologetically.

She said it was okay, but there was something wrong. Shangguan Yue asked urgently: "What happened last night? Were you there on the street last night? I saw Mrs. Dongyang Hou, but she was not you at first, nor was she she is…"

At this point, he paused.

The fear in my heart seemed to be rising again.

It’s not that I’m afraid.

He is no longer a child.

More panic.

Although I had heard rumors about Empress Chiang's ghost causing trouble before, and there was a White Fence Ghost around me, when Empress Chiang's ghost really appeared, everything felt unreal.

Is the world going to become a ghost land?

The hand was suddenly held.

Shangguan Yue was stunned for a moment, looked at the woman standing over, and she held his hand.

These hands are not cold, but warm and soft.

In fact, he seemed to have touched her skin before, the time she saved him. She supported him, he pressed against her body, and reached out to touch her face.

Another kind of panic replaced the panic of fear, and the chaotic and rising heart seemed to be pulled down by these hands.

Zhuang Li didn't wait for him to continue and took over: "I know who it is, and I saw it too."

Does she know? Did she see it too? Shangguan Yue's scattered thoughts gathered together.

Zhuang Li held his hand and said softly: "Let me tell you first, what you saw at that time was true and false."

Is it true or false? These words sounded even stranger. Shangguan Yue frowned, but smoothed his brows the next moment.

"Is that your ghost world?" He said, "To me, a living person, it is false, but to a dead person, it is real."

Zhuang Li smiled: "Yes, you can say that."

She held his hand tightly, firstly to make him feel real, and secondly, she could detect changes in his emotions in time.

People's emotions are reflected in their bodies.

"Because you are special, you can see things that others cannot see, but as long as you firmly believe that where you are is true, you will not be affected. However, I borrowed your dream last night, and some dangers occurred, awakening the deepest feelings in your heart. Fear, you must be scared when you wake up, and you don’t know why you are scared..."

"Is the danger over now?" Shangguan Yue interrupted her and asked.

Zhuang Li was stunned for a moment and nodded: "It's over. I'll be fine when I wake up after the dream." Then he explained to him, "You may continue to have this inexplicable fear for a while..."

Shangguan Yue nodded: "I know." He said with a smile, "Besides, the biggest fear is the unknown. Now that you tell me what happened, I know, so I won't be afraid anymore."

He is really nice to talk to.

Zhuang Li looked at him, wanting to say something, but not knowing what to say.

Because of her weirdness, she had avoided crowds since she was a child. Except for her family and later Mr. Zhuang and his wife, she had almost no interaction with outsiders.

People fear and hate her, and she is also afraid of people.

She was so lucky that she met Zhou Jingyun first and then Shangguan Yue. As long as she spoke to them, they listened calmly and rationally and understood.

Shangguan Yue felt that the hand holding her hand became softer and seemed to relax.

She came to comfort him not to be afraid, she must be afraid herself.

Shangguan Yue hesitated for a moment and then held the hands.

"Don't be afraid either." He said, "Now that you and I are both fine, there is nothing to be afraid of."

Zhuang Li looked at him, smiled, and nodded: "Yes, there is nothing to be afraid of." He raised his eyebrows, "And then it's time for others to be afraid."

Shangguan Yue smiled and raised an eyebrow.

"What do you need me to do?" he said, and then asked, "Or, do you want to sleep?"

Zhuang Li smiled and shook his head: "It's not about sleeping this time."

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Shopkeeper Cai stumbled forward slightly, as if someone pushed him, and he raised his head suddenly.

The maidservant's low laughter sounded in his ears.

"Grandma, your little lady is here."

The young master is out? Shopkeeper Cai turned around subconsciously and saw a woman dressed as a young man walking out with her shoulders hunched and swaying.

How long has it been?

Did he just fall asleep? Are you too sleepy? Didn't sleep all night and fell asleep while standing? This is too strange, no matter how tired he is, he will never be so relaxed at this time.

Shangguan Yue walked past him and moved forward.

Shopkeeper Cai was confused, and then saw Mrs. Dongyang Hou walking out wrapped in a cloak and wearing a big hat.

The maids immediately surrounded her.

"Let's go." Shangguan Yue called in a low voice.

Shopkeeper Cai averted his eyes and followed him, feeling that this time it was as if he hadn't come at all. He seemed to have just come to take a nap, and he didn't hear or see anything.

However, the young master obviously did not come in vain, his spirit changed.

After sitting in the car, Shangguan Yue leaned against Shangguan Yue, who was sitting in the corner. Her face was still as white, but her thin lips had turned red, her original dazed expression had dissipated, and her eyes were dark and bright.

The soul returned to its original state.

If you don't see the beauty, you will lose your soul, but if you see it, you will be full of energy. This is the behavior of infatuated men and women in the world.

Shopkeeper Cai has a headache. It would be fine if the man was unmarried and the woman was unmarried, but now this is a bad fate.

Look at the corner of the young master's mouth, which sometimes rises to a smile, and sometimes sinks, feeling lost, sometimes sad and sometimes happy. Others are women's indescribable arrogance, but this young master is a man's indescribable arrogance. He is still holding in his hand -

"Hey, sir, what is it?" Shopkeeper Cai asked.

I just discovered that Shangguan Yue had a small box in her hand.

It wasn't there when I came.

Shangguan Yue was examining the box, her expression alternately happy and solemn. When she heard him ask, she immediately stuffed the box into her cloak and hugged her.

"Nothing." He said perfunctorily.

Shopkeeper Cai snorted in his heart, "It's a token of love," and raised his hand to his forehead, feeling a headache.

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"Take the set of red gold and precious stones."

Chun Yue thought of something and hurriedly said it.

The two maids were about to go out with clothes and bundles in their hands, when one of them entered the inner room again and took out a jewelry box.

A maid reminded outside the door: "Sister Chunyue, the young lady has finished reading to that little lady Li, and has gone to the madam's side."

Chun Yue responded, urging the two maids: "Hurry over."

The two maids carried clothes, bags and jewelry boxes and happily walked out, and were greeted by a maid outside.

"When I came here, Madam's house was full of furnishings. All the clothes and jewelry were new. They were waiting for Young Madam to choose. There is no need to bring so much."

"Madam, Madam prepared it. Young Madam should also bring it with her. The more the merrier." "No matter how many there are, there will only be Young Madam. She can only wear one piece. What a pity."

"There's no rush, no rush. The young lady will go out a lot in the future, so there will be plenty of opportunities to wear them."

The maids were chatting and laughing, and Chun Yue was also smiling. She told the little girls who stayed at home: "Don't be naughty. Watch the brazier in the house."

The little girls kept saying, "We're not going anywhere."

Chunyue looked around the room again: "Don't touch the young lady's desk."

Pens, ink, paper and inkstones are spread out on the table, with half-written words on them, and the bookshelf is full of things -

babble?

Chunyue's eyes swept over and back again.

Something seems to be missing?

She couldn't help but take a step forward and remembered at the same time.

"Where's the lotus root that was placed here before?" she asked, "who took it away?"

At that time, I asked jokingly if the lotus roots could be smoked, and the young lady said yes. Sure enough, Chunhong dug them up, and the young lady smoked them, and they have been placed here ever since.

After all, it is not as good as flowers and plants, and it is not eye-catching in daily life, but after all, it is something made by the young lady herself.

The little girls shook their heads wildly, "We didn't move." "Did the young lady put it up?"

When Chun Yue wanted to ask again, the little girls urged, "Sister, please go quickly and look for me when you come back." "The house is only such a big place."

Yes, when I looked back and asked, Chunyue took back her steps and went out.

Mrs. Dongyang Hou’s room was crowded with people.

Zhou Jiuniang's voice kept saying, "This one looks good." "That one looks good." "Sister-in-law wears this one."

The other sisters scolded, "Do you want to give the young lady a choice, or do you choose it yourself?"

Chunyue walked through the bustling people and stood next to Zhuang Li, watching Xu's mother place a pearl hairpin on Zhuang Li's temple.

Zhuang Li had recombed his peony temples and was wearing a bright red lotus-patterned skirt, which was bright and beautiful, but a little less youthful and childish.

Mrs. Dongyang Hou looked at it and nodded with satisfaction, "That's it. It's the festival, so I want to be beautiful."

Several concubines praised "Madam has chosen well."

Aunt Yang even joked, "Madam, if you choose your clothes well, your wife will also choose them well."

Mrs. Dongyang Hou glared at her, but she didn't say anything as salty as before, saying that it was not her choice and had nothing to do with her.

Even if she didn't choose her daughter-in-law, it's been almost a year since she entered the family, and she still taught her.

"When you enter the palace, just follow me, give gifts to the elders, smile to the peers, and there is no need to say anything else." She looked at Zhuang Li and said.

Zhuang Li knelt down and answered yes.

"The lanterns and fireworks in the palace must be more beautiful." Zhou Jiuniang said with envy.

Mrs. Dongyang Hou said to Zhuang Li: "You are not allowed to wander around or look around when you enter the palace. You must always stay with me. It is different from going to your aunt's house."

Zhuang Li responded yes again.

Zhou Jiuniang shrank her head and muttered that the lanterns and fireworks on the street were more beautiful. The wet nurse scolded her not to talk nonsense and be rebellious.

Zhou Jiuniang didn't dare to speak anymore. She looked at Zhuang Li with sympathetic eyes. It was really not fun to enter the palace.

"This is His Majesty's first big banquet since he ascended the throne. There must be a lot of people. We go out during feeding time, so you don't have to eat lunch at my place. You can rest for a while after eating. Although His Majesty is not like the late Emperor who would party all night long, we will come back It's almost midnight at the earliest." Mrs. Dongyang Hou said, thinking of something else, she frowned and asked, "Where is Jingyun?"

Zhuang Li said hurriedly: "There is something going on at the government office, and the prince wants to give your Majesty a reply."

The emperor is indeed different from the late emperor. He doesn't like banquets and refuses to take a break from festivals. Mrs. Dongyang Hou nodded.

"Okay, let's all disperse." She said, "I'll take a rest too."

Everyone in the room responded yes.

Zhuang Li walked out with his maids, and suddenly stopped: "You go back and put away your clothes and jewelry first, while I go to the garden for a walk."

Chunyue was a little surprised. Why did she suddenly want to go to the garden at this time?

Chunxiang reacted quickly, but the young lady must be nervous. After all, it was her first time to enter the palace. She had to meet the empress, the emperor, and all the noble ladies in the capital.

"The lanterns decorated in the garden haven't been removed yet, they are very beautiful." She said hurriedly, urging Chunyue, "Sister, go with the young lady." She also suggested, "Otherwise, we might as well have lunch in the garden, as there is no space in Wangchun Hall. Big, burnt ground dragon will warm up quickly.”

Zhuang Li smiled: "That's not necessary, I'll go back after a short walk."

Chunyue gave her a scolding look: "It's winter, don't come up with random ideas. What should I do if I catch a cold after eating something? I have to go to the palace banquet in the evening."

Chunxiang stuck out her tongue and smiled, saying no more.

"Fortunately, I brought the hand stove." Chunyue took the hand stove from the little girl's hand and gave it to Zhuang Li, "I'm not afraid of the cold when I go to the garden."

Zhuang Li took it with a smile and walked forward, Chunyue followed, Chunhong Chunxiang and others went back first.

It was said that he was visiting the garden, or to be more precise, he should be visiting the Dongyang Marquis Mansion. Zhuang Li seemed to be walking aimlessly, curiously asking what places were everywhere.

Chunyue thought that since she entered the house, she had hardly gone out, and even rarely went to Madam Dongyang Hou. As a young lady, she was not familiar with this house, so it was time to familiarize herself with it and point it out to her one by one.

"That's where Jiuniang and the others live?"

"The outer courtyard of the young masters is here."

A thin layer of sweat broke out on my body, and I had just completed a brief walk around the Hou Mansion.

Zhuang Li stood on the bluestone road, looked back at the place he passed, and looked back: "Let's go back and eat."

Chunyue followed and said, "I will definitely not eat well at the palace banquet. The lunch will be richer, but the young lady should not eat too much. It is inconvenient to change clothes after entering the palace. I asked them to prepare some snacks... But the madam must be ready. , and the Crown Prince, Madam, you are entering the palace for the first time. You are accompanied by the Madam and the Crown Prince, so don’t worry. Where is the Crown Prince? "

Chunyue, who was thinking about it, suddenly raised her head to look at the sky again.

"Your Majesty, are you almost done with your work?"

Zhuang Li raised his head, looked in the direction of the imperial city, and said, "It's almost time."

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Zhou Jingyun raised his head and looked at the main hall in front of him. The festive imperial city was decorated with various lanterns, adding a touch of agility to the solemnity.

"Oh, Prince Zhou is here." The **** Gao Twelve stood outside the door and saw it, with a smile on his arrogant face.

Zhou Jingyun held a volume of documents in his hand: "Your Majesty asked about the deficiencies in the autumn tax a few days ago. I checked it and came here to report it to Your Majesty."

After saying that, he glanced into the main hall and heard officials talking and laughing.

"It seems to be an unfortunate arrival. There are many people meeting His Majesty."

Gao Twelve lowered his voice: "Those people are talking about nothing serious. You're welcome, Your Majesty. Come on, follow me in."

Even if he was talking about business and was interrupted by Zhou Jingyun, His Majesty would not be angry when he saw his face.

But Zhou Jingyun shook his head: "I'd better wait for a while." As he said that, he looked to the side hall.

There was also a chamberlain standing outside the door of the side hall, looking evasively this way. When he saw him looking over, he quickly retracted.

Gao Twelve snorted coldly: "The Bai family is over there."

Now everyone knows that Concubine Bai is pregnant. For the safety of her heir, she often stays with the emperor to be protected by the dragon's energy.

It was a matter of heirs, so the courtiers did not stop this unruly thing, but they all avoided going near the side hall.

"The White Lady is here." Zhou Jingyun said, "I'll go see her and give her a gift."