White Hedge Dream

Chapter 170 Life and Death

Morning light enveloped the earth.

The emperor sat in the Hanliang Hall and put his hand on his head.

"Your Majesty, please go and take a rest." The **** Gao Twelve said while holding tea, "White Concubine has gone to bed, and the imperial doctors are keeping watch."

I had a splitting headache after not sleeping all night. The emperor thought to himself. At that time, his father would feast and drink all night long. He didn't know how he could survive it.

"I just need to lie down here for a while," the emperor said.

Bai Ying really couldn't leave him for a moment. She felt at ease earlier and relaxed her vigilance, but Jiang Hou was indeed causing trouble again.

Gao Twelve thought about the Queen's previous instructions and said hurriedly: "Your Majesty, rest assured. The Queen will come to take care of Concubine Bai."

As he said this, he couldn't help but look outside. Logically speaking, the queen should have come here long ago, and she should have taken care of Bai Ying personally last night.

This is what the queen did in this section.

Why haven't you come yet after encountering such a big thing this time?

In the evening, we talked about handling many matters for the palace banquet. Now that it's dawn, it's time to finish the work.

The emperor looked hesitant. If the queen was here, he would indeed feel relieved.

Wang Degui, who had been snooping inside, rushed out.

"Your Majesty, the resting place has been prepared." He said respectfully, "The resting place has been prepared when the Queen is here. With both of you here, the White Concubine will definitely be more stable."

That's true. The emperor showed a smile, nodded, and held Wang Degui's stretched out hand.

Because the emperor had already supported him, Gao Twelve could not kick Wang Degui away, but could only glare at him, despicable and shameless.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty..." A servant rushed in from outside, "Taoist Priest Xuanyangzi..."

The emperor suddenly remembered that after the accident last night, he immediately sent someone to call Xuanyangzi, but Xuanyangzi didn't come later, and he seemed to have forgotten about it.

Maybe it was because Xuanyangzi had already rested. He was older and had a higher position, so it was understandable that he ignored her and refused to come.

In addition, Bai Ying and the child were fine after being checked, so the emperor would not blame Xuanyangzi for arriving late.

"Please," he said.

The waiter hurriedly finished what he had not finished: "The Taoist Master didn't come, so he sent someone."

A young Taoist priest came and bowed respectfully to the emperor: "The ancestor said that he came to see it last night, and the imperial bell fell to the ground, and his thoughts fell to the ground, so that your majesty does not have to worry, just hang up the imperial bell again."

Did Xuanyangzi come last night? when? Why didn't you see it? The emperor was stunned for a moment.

"Ancestor looked at it and said it was fine, so he went back without disturbing His Majesty." said the little Taoist priest.

After saying that, I felt a little guilty, the ancestor was lying, he had been sleeping in the palace.

In the middle of the night, someone from the palace knocked on the door, and he woke up. Even the ancestor didn't wake up. He finally woke up and said he knew it, turned over and went back to sleep.

Well, he couldn't remember when the ancestor slept in the main hall last night. He vaguely remembered having a dream. He dreamed that he was lighting a lamp. The ancestor came in, jumped up and took the Hunyuan Pearl from Yuanshi Tianzun's hand. Then throw it into the sky.

The beads in the sky were so bright that his whole body seemed to be sucked into them.

Then I was woken up by the knock on the door. I wiped the saliva from the corner of my mouth and saw that my ancestor was also sitting and sleeping in the hall.

The ancestor often slept in front of the statue in the temple.

The ancestor woke up at dawn and sent him to the palace to run errands and deliver a message. Only when he came did he find out that someone had died in the palace last night.

horrible.

If the ancestor doesn't come, what if the emperor keeps him in the palace to drive away ghosts?

He doesn’t want to be like Wang Tong!

The little Taoist priest was thinking wildly and heard the emperor's voice in his ears.

"Although Concubine Bai and the child are safe after landing, the daughter-in-law of the Dongyang Hou family was killed. This can really kill people..."

If ghosts can really harm people, it will make people's hearts wander.

The little Taoist priest shook his head hurriedly: "The ancestor said that Mrs. Dongyang Hou's destiny has been fulfilled, and her thoughts have been fulfilled."

The fate was up, and the emperor understood. In other words, Mrs. Dongyang Hou was destined to encounter this calamity, and it had nothing to do with the ghost of Empress Chiang Kai-shek.

"The ancestors said that life is death, and there is no difference between life and death. Please don't be confused by confusion and worry about non-existent illusions." The little Taoist said, "Your Majesty has the world in mind and tolerates all things. With such a tough mind and body, all things can be saved." Indestructible."

Although I didn’t quite understand it, I understood the last sentence of indestructible. Xuanyangzi said that he was indestructible and it was okay. The emperor nodded: "I understand, thank you Taoist Master."

The little Taoist priest hurriedly resigned and left.

The emperor stood still for a moment, feeling a little dazed. The night was dark and the incident happened suddenly. Looking back now is as unreal as a dream.

But someone did die at the palace banquet.

I came to the banquet happily, but no one was there.

The emperor sighed.

"Did the Dongyang Marquis Mansion send someone? What should I do about the funeral?" he said.

What Gao Twelve wanted to say, Wang Degui once again took the lead: "The White Concubine gave her instructions last night, saying that the Young Marquis of Dongyang was hurt by her and was crying so much that she sent someone to go to the Hou Mansion to help her."

The emperor sighed: "A Ying has a good heart, so she must be very guilty." After saying that, he turned around and said, "I will go accompany her and have a rest together."

Wang Degui hurriedly supported the emperor and walked inside. Gao Twelve stood there anxious and angry. He looked outside again, what happened to the queen? Why haven't you come to take care of Concubine Bai? It's a good time to be a virtuous person in front of the emperor.

The queen has become unlike her since last night. No, or should I say, why has she changed back to her original appearance?

You can pretend to be virtuous for a long time.

Gao Twelve was thinking wildly and called a young chamberlain: "Go and invite the queen."

The waiter ran out in response to the sound, but when he ran out of Gao Twelve's sight, he turned around and instead of going to the Queen's Palace, he returned to Hanliang Hall and entered a room.

Several palace maids sat indoors and talked in low voices.

"... Very young, only a teenager. I saw him downstairs last night."

"It's such a pity, what a coincidence."

"That railing was in disrepair and she was out of luck."

"Isn't Zhou Shizi a wife? The first one died just after they got married, and this one didn't even get married for a year, so..."

Now the talk in the palace is about Mrs. Dongyang Hou who entered the palace for the first and last time last night. The young chamberlain came up and called her sister and whispered a few words to her.

The palace maid smiled and nodded: "Very good, it will be your benefit in the future. Sit down and have some snacks."

The young chamberlain thanked her and found a corner to sit down. While listening to the maids talking, she happily ate the delicate snacks on the table.

As for Gao Twelve’s instructions

In Hanliang Hall, they only listened to the orders of Concubine Bai.

….

….

In the early morning, Dongyang Hou Mansion was noisy and quiet.

The noise was due to the many people walking around, putting away the hanging lanterns of various colors, spreading white cloths, stewards coming in and out, and carts of paper bags entering the house.

Quietness means that busy people look sad. They only do things and rarely talk. They occasionally look at each other and look away, looking sad.

Mrs. Dongyang Hou woke up leisurely and felt that there were many people talking in her ears, but they were far away.

What time is it?

I will take Mr. Zhuang into the palace tonight.

You must dress up beautifully to impress everyone.

Mrs. Dongyang Hou sat up suddenly: "Mother Xu, mother Xu, take out the set of red coral skewers my mother gave me back then and let her try it -"

She stood up suddenly, and the people around the bed were startled. Xu's mother rushed over. After hearing Mrs. Dongyang Hou's words, tears welled up in her red eyes.

"Okay, okay, I'll get it." She choked.

Mrs. Dongyang Hou was stunned for a moment and looked at her: "Why are you crying?"

Xu’s mother wiped her tears hurriedly: “I’m not, I’m confused.”

Mrs. Dongyang Hou looked into the room and saw the maids. The maids also had red eyes. She looked over and lowered their heads in panic. Finally, she saw the woman sitting by the bed.

"Sister, why are you here?" she asked.

Mrs. Xue's face was pale and her eyes were red. She was wiping the tears from her face and seemed to want to squeeze out a smile when she heard this.

Seeing Mrs. Xue's appearance, Mrs. Dongyang Hou raised her eyebrows.

"The old lady bullied you again?" she said, and snorted again, "Don't be afraid, let Ah Li take you back and give a lecture to the old lady."

Hearing these words, Mrs. Xue burst into tears instead of laughing. She grabbed Mrs. Dongyang Hou and cried loudly on her shoulder.

Mrs. Dongyang Hou's ears were buzzing from crying.

The door curtain rattled and there were chaotic footsteps.

"Aunt, the young lady's coffin has arrived."

"Auntie, go and see the prince, he insists on sealing the coffin now."

After hearing this, Mrs. Dongyang Hou looked at the two men who walked in, and recognized that one was her concubine and the other was the fourth son of the Xue family.

When they walked in and saw Mrs. Dongyang Hou awake, they seemed to be frightened and froze in place.

"What are you talking about? Whose coffin, what sealing coffin, whose coffin is sealing!" Mrs. Dongyang Hou shouted, struggling to stand up from the bed.

Although her words were questioning, her face looked frightened and tears were already streaming from her eyes.

Memories of last night engulfed her like a fountain.

Mrs. Xue hugged her arm, and Mrs. Xu cried and supported the other side. "Madam, madam, don't be anxious, you can't be anxious."

"Call the doctor quickly."

The room was noisy, and the maids and maids gathered around her, but Mrs. Dongyang Hou got out of bed regardless and pushed away anyone who tried to stop her.

It was Mrs. Xue who signaled everyone not to stop her. She supported Mrs. Dongyang Hou and the imperial doctors followed, and came to the front yard together.

The maids and women on the road saw this and wept to avoid him.

Mrs. Dongyang Hou rushed to the front yard and saw everything in her eyes, the mourning hall being built, and the maids of Zhuangli kneeling dumbly.

I saw Zhou Jingyun standing in front of a gorgeous coffin, holding a hammer and nails, and smashed it down.

Mrs. Dongyang Hou screamed, pushed Mrs. Xue away and rushed over: "What are you going to do! What are you going to do! Take her out, take her out!"

Zhou Jingyun put down the hammer and jumped down, supported Mrs. Dongyang Hou, knelt on the ground, and called his mother with choked sobs.

"Mother, nothing can happen to you again. Mother, I only have you." He said.

Mrs. Dongyang Hou looked at Zhou Jingyun's red eyes, pale face, and cracked lips, and felt that her heart was about to break.

"What's going on? Are you dreaming? How could she-" she said, suddenly raising her hand and slapping Zhou Jingyun, and shouted, "Why do you want to take her out to enjoy the lanterns? She can't even sit properly in the palace." —”

Before she finished speaking, she raised her hand and slapped herself hard.

"It was me. I had to take her into the palace. It was me who killed her—"

Zhou Jingyun hurriedly grabbed her hand: "Mother—"

Mrs. Dongyang Hou looked at the coffin in front of her: "Let me take a look at her, let me take a look at her—"

Chun Yue, who was kneeling on the ground, also rushed over: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, let me wipe the young lady's face again, and let me also see the young madam-"

The other two maids and Aunt Mei kowtowed in tears, "Let us take a look at the young lady."

The maids who were at home last night were originally waiting for the young lady to come back and tell them about the excitement of the banquet. Unexpectedly, when Zhou Jingyun came back holding the young lady's body, they were all frightened.

Zhou Jingyun guarded the body and did not allow anyone to get close. When the coffin was delivered, he put the body inside and sealed it immediately.

So far, the maids have only seen a glimpse of a human figure covered with a cloak, with hanging black hair, a dress, shoes and socks.

"We haven't seen the young lady for the last time." Chunyue cried.

The ladies outside the mourning hall who heard the news were also crying. Zhou Jiuniang was held tightly by her wet nurse, holding up a lantern in her hand.

"I promised my sister-in-law that I would give her a gift in return." She said, "I made it myself, but I haven't shown it to her yet."

Zhou Jingyun looked at the sad family in front of him, closed his eyes and took a deep breath.

"Mother, Chunyue." He said, "You should know very well that she is a very proud person. Now her body is broken and her appearance is completely ruined. She definitely doesn't want to be seen. Please..."

He let go of Mrs. Dongyang Hou, took a step back on his knees, and bowed deeply to everyone.

"Let her walk easily, peacefully and peacefully."

Looking at Zhou Jingyun who was leaning on the ground, Mrs. Dongyang Hou closed her eyes and stopped talking, leaning on Mrs. Xue and crying.

Chunyue's head was pressed to the ground, tears streaming down her face.

…

…

Perhaps it was because of what happened in the palace, in order to avoid extraneous matters that would cause more discussion, or perhaps because the body was too badly damaged and the smell was unavoidable even though it was winter. Three days later, the Dongyang Marquis Mansion buried the young lady.

He was young and had no children, so the funeral ceremony was very simple. There were not many people attending the funeral, including Zhou Jingyun, several nephews and nephews from relatives, and a few maids.

If it weren't for Zhou Jingyun, no one on the street would have noticed the funeral procession.

It has been widely spread that Mrs. Dongyang Hou accidentally fell downstairs and died at the palace banquet. No matter how you hear it, it seems a bit unbelievable. Now when they see the funeral, everyone feels that this matter has become real.

"It's really pitiful. Why are you so unlucky?"

"I wasn't even married at this time last year, and she died just after the New Year."

"Is Zhou Shizi trying to suppress his wife?"

But this was quickly refuted.

"That's because she is not lucky enough to be able to bear the nobility of Prince Zhou."

"Yes, from a low background."

"I heard that both parents died, which shows how little luck there is."

People on the street watched and talked, but some people suddenly joined the funeral procession.

Zhou Jingyun heard the noise behind him, turned around and saw Zhang Shilin with several disciples.

Seeing Zhou Jingyun turn around, Zhang Shilin and his disciples saluted him.

"Let's see her off," he said.

Zhou Jingyun returned the favor: "Thank you, Doctor Zhang. She will be very happy if you come to see her off."

Zhang Shilin wanted to say something, but finally looked at the coffin and sighed, lifting his sleeves to gently wipe away his tears.

The funeral procession continued to move forward, and someone else walked in.

"Master Lin, Mrs. Lin." Zhang Shilin greeted in a low voice.

The two of them returned the courtesy with sad expressions, and then looked at Zhou Jingyun.

"Your Majesty, please take care." Mrs. Lin said softly, "Young Madam must be very worried about you."

Zhou Jingyun saluted them and thanked them, then stood up and looked around again, as if to see if anyone else came to see him off, but no one came to see him off.

It's already very good. She has been in Beijing for less than a year.

He arrived quietly, and when he left there were a few people seeing him off.

She must be very happy.

The corners of Zhou Jingyun's mouth curved, then dropped again the next moment, returning to a dull expression.

As the funeral procession went away, Shangguan Yue, who was standing on the second floor on the street, looked away with a serious expression.

"Young Master," Shopkeeper Cai said cautiously, "My condolences to you."

Shangguan Yue came back to her senses and stared at him: "You should tell Prince Zhou about this."

That's not the case. The person who died was Mrs. Hou of Dongyang, and she was also your lover... Shopkeeper Cai shouted in his heart, carefully guessing Shangguan Yue's face.

Shangguan Yue's expression is a little strange, but she really can't tell if she is sad.

However, Shangguan Yue hasn't gone out in the past two days. Is she crying behind someone's back?

Speaking of which, although he felt that it was inappropriate for them to interact like this, he never expected Mrs. Dongyang Hou to die.

A good woman, actually...

What a bad fate.

Is it really a bad fate? It would be too strange to die in the palace and fall from a building, right?

I heard that her husband was present and watched with his own eyes...

Shopkeeper Cai shuddered when he thought of this.

Could it be that she was killed by her husband?

Zhou Jingyun knew about his wife's affair with Shangguan Yue, so he killed his wife...

"Sir!" Shopkeeper Cai grabbed Shangguan Yue, "The situation is not good!"

My wife has been killed, is the next step to deal with Shangguan Yue?

Shangguan Yue was turning around and was startled when he was suddenly grabbed: "What's wrong!" Shopkeeper Cai pushed him away without waiting for him to speak, "I'm going back to the boat."

After that, he strode out.

Shopkeeper Cai was stunned for a moment: "Going back to Louzhou again?"

Because he officially became the princess's son, the young master was taken back to live in the mansion, but he didn't live there even a day and went back to the boat every day.

When she was not recognized before, she would sleep in the woodshed of the Princess Mansion from time to time.

Now that I've been recognized, I can't live there for a day, which is not good.

"Don't bother me." Shangguan Yue was a little impatient with his persuasion. She stomped down the stairs and said, "You can't live without people on the boat now."

Shopkeeper Cai was even more puzzled. What could be so inseparable from people on the ship?

…

…

The building boat is docked at the pier, which is exclusive to Shangguan Yue. It is deserted and quiet during the day.

Except for the guards guarding the building, everyone on the boat was still sleeping.

In a room located at the highest point, the doors and windows were closed, and the bed curtains were thick, blocking out the light.

In the darkness, you could see that no one was sleeping here, and there was no bed, only a wooden box.

Suddenly, the lid of the wooden box slowly opened a crack. The next moment, with a bang, the lid was suddenly lifted by a hand.

Then someone climbed out, perhaps because the box was too big, and he seemed to have no strength. Half of his body was in the box, and half of his body was resting on the edge of the box. His black hair fell down like a waterfall.

She lowered her head, coughed violently several times, took a deep breath and exhaled, murmuring: "This time it feels better than when I was buried in the ground and dug up again when I was a child."

(End of the previous article)