White Hedge Dream

Chapter 210 Speculation

Zhang Ze came to Hanliang Hall at noon. Many officials were already waiting outside the hall where the emperor was.

The emperor stopped going to court because of the queen's funeral, but he could not completely ignore the court affairs, especially as spring plowing was approaching and many urgent matters were piling up.

"Your Majesty is still not interested in court affairs?" Zhang Ze asked.

So no one can see it?

"No, it's Princess Jinyu and Li Yu inside." An official said. After speaking, he turned around and found that it was Zhang Ze, with a slightly stiff expression.

Zhang Ze frowned: "Li Yu? Isn't he in the imperial mausoleum?" He said with a smile, "What? You heard that a prince was born, and you can't sit still in the imperial mausoleum?"

These words were so vicious that the official was so stiff that he could not answer at all.

Zhang Ze didn't ask him to reply, and walked away with a half-smile, leaving all the officials with complicated expressions.

In fact, everyone had discussed privately that if the emperor really never gave birth to a prince, it would be reasonable for the former emperor's eldest grandson to inherit the country...

And this former emperor's eldest grandson only appeared after five years of His Majesty's accession to the throne, and he was firmly on the throne and rehabilitated the former prince. I'm afraid his thoughts are not that simple.

Of course, these speculations and discussions disappeared when Concubine Bai gave birth to the prince.

The emperor has his own biological prince, so naturally he will not pass the throne to his nephew, and it is not so reasonable for the nephew to inherit the country.

But why did Zhang Ze not hide his malice towards Li Yu?

Although it is said that Zhang Ze is willing to bite anyone who catches something, but he is suddenly so vicious to this Li Yu, is it because of His Majesty's instructions?

Your Majesty is already suspicious of this nephew?

Although he has a prince, after all, the prince is young, and this Li Yu has grown up...

The officials looked at each other and made eye contact. It seems that they should keep a respectful distance from this Li Yu in the future to prevent His Majesty from misunderstanding.

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"Then Li Yu is trying to please His Majesty and is crying for his good aunt, the Queen."

In the side hall, Bai Ying was lying down, looking at the prince who was put on the bed by the palace maid and wet nurse. She reached out and poked the baby's face, and said to Zhang Ze.

"He cried so hard that he came back this time to pick up the queen, and he would personally guard the queen for a hundred days."

"Princess Jinyu also pretended to be the eldest sister and reprimanded His Majesty, saying that the government should not be delayed for the Queen. The Yang family just wanted to confuse Your Majesty. If Your Majesty is too sad, you will fall into their scheme."

"These two people are just pretending and don't have good intentions."

Having said this, Bai Ying sat up from the bed, picked up the baby lying next to her, and sneered.

"Your Majesty is kind-hearted, greedy for family affection, and can't say harsh words. What you just said is good. It is also a warning to the courtiers, so that they don't get confused and see clearly that Your Majesty has his own little prince."

She said shaking the baby.

But I don’t know if it was because it was uncomfortable being shaken, or something else happened, but the baby started crying.

Bai Ying frowned.

Children are always crying, which is annoying.

But some children don't like to cry, but are more scary, such as Bai Li.

Just after Bai Li was born, her mother died, and the whole family cried to death. On the contrary, the baby was silent for a long time. He thought he was dead. He shook his head, opened his eyes, moved, and then closed them again.

How can a newborn baby not cry? The elders said that it looks different from a normal baby and will probably not live long.

Later, she took the child with her, fearing that the child would die suddenly, and felt that it would be fine if the child died. If she killed her mother, she would die as well.

But, if she really dies, what she sacrificed her life for will come to nothing, and it’s not worth it.

She hates children.

Disgust appeared in Bai Ying's eyes.

Seeing her expression, Wang Degui hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Empress, you are weak now and cannot hold the child."

He said and winked at the nanny.

The wet nurse hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Madam, the little prince is hungry and it's time to feed him."

Bai Ying handed the baby over, and the nanny took it and retreated to the cubicle to feed him. She didn't hesitate to take another look. She turned her head and saw that Zhang Ze seemed to be in a trance.

It seemed that he had not responded since she spoke.

"What's wrong?" Bai Ying asked, "What are you thinking about?"

Zhang Ze said: "I miss that child."

Which child? Bai Ying was stunned for a moment, then realized that it was her biological child.

That night, Wang Degui fell into an illusion and the child was taken away by Chiang Kai-shek's remaining party.

Zhang Ze searched all night but couldn't find it.

"Since the child was carried out of the palace by them and did not testify against me at that time, it is meaningless." Bai Ying said.

Moreover, the imperial bell did not respond at that time, which shows that God's will also obeyed human will.

Zhang Ze shook his head: "I'm not worried about that. That child doesn't pose any threat. I was just thinking..." His voice was slightly stagnant, "Empress Jiang, the remnant."

Bai Ying even sneered: "What do the remnants of Empress Chiang have to worry about? They haven't been able to make waves for so many years." She frowned, "The ones we have to worry about are Princess Jinyu and this Li Yu. Now His Majesty has just recognized his kin, and lost If you become a queen, you will be close to them both in your heart and in front of the world. The former prince had many followers back then, so that little brat will definitely not be peaceful..."

When she said this, she looked at Zhang Ze and found that Zhang Ze seemed to be distracted again.

"Zhang Ze!" She raised her voice, a little dissatisfied, "Did you listen to me?"

Zhang Ze looked at her: "That little kid is indeed restless and has a lot of people hidden. It is indeed difficult to deal with him now. Even if we find the opportunity, I'm afraid I won't be able to kill him with one blow. But don't worry, Madam. The little prince is being raised safely, and there is nothing to fear from these people at the moment.”

Bai Ying nodded with a smile: "With Zhong Cheng here, I'm not worried at all." She looked at him and asked with concern, "Zhong Cheng has been working hard these days. Didn't he get enough rest? I'm keeping an eye on things in the palace. Zhong Cheng You should take a good rest when you need to.”

He also called Wang Degui.

"Send the supplements your Majesty gave you yesterday to the Zhongcheng Mansion." Wang Degui leaned over and responded. Zhang Ze did not refuse, and bowed and thanked him.

A little chamberlain who was eavesdropping on the conversation in the main hall in the compartment came out and whispered: "Princess Jinyu and Li Yu have left. Your Majesty said he was tired and there was no one else."

"Your Majesty should come to see your empress." Zhang Ze said.

Bai Ying hurriedly told Wang Degui: "Hurry and bring the child over to me."

Wang Degui responded and hurriedly went to pick up the child, while Zhang Ze excused himself and left through the side door.

When the emperor walked in, he saw Bai Ying changing the little prince's diaper. He exclaimed: "A Ying, why did you get out of bed?" He scolded the maids in the palace, "What do you do!"

The palace maid immediately knelt down.

"I have to take care of the child by myself." Bai Ying said, giving the emperor a scolding look, "Your Majesty also knows that I can't take any time off."

After saying this, he motioned for the maids and chamberlains to get up, and Wang Degui waved his hand for everyone to retreat.

"You haven't given up yet." The emperor said with concern, "Don't tire yourself." He sighed again, "It's not like you have been banished outside now. There are so many people in the palace, so you don't need to come in person."

Bai Ying nodded: "I know, Your Majesty, I will take care of myself." After saying that, she held the emperor's hand and looked at him, "We have survived so many hard days and must live to a thousand years, so your Majesty, you must too Take care of yourself, you are doing your best to your sister, don’t torture yourself.”

The emperor held her in his arms and sighed: "I know, don't worry, I won't break my body."

Bai Ying did not stick to him as obediently as before, but pushed him away: "Your Majesty, wait until I finish changing the baby."

The emperor smiled and watched Bai Ying changing the diaper of the little prince on the bed. Seeing her skillful movements, he smiled and said, "Why do you know everything?"

"Your Majesty, have you forgotten? My mother died in childbirth and my eldest sister got married, so I brought up my younger sister." Bai Ying said, changing the diaper neatly and picking up the child, "I have been since I was ten years old. Start taking care of the kids.”

Her eyes turned red as she spoke, and she pressed her face against the child, her voice becoming choked with sobs.

"I can give birth to the child safely, and the child has my mother by my side. I really want nothing more in this life."

The emperor hurriedly held her and the child in his arms and comforted her: "Don't cry. You can't cry during the confinement period. It may hurt your eyes. I just told you that we should take good care of ourselves."

Bai Ying smiled again, and handed the child to the emperor with a bit of playfulness: "Then your Majesty will also come and take care of the child personally."

The emperor smiled: "You can't trouble me with this. I have actually taken care of children."

When he was young, his concubine had given birth to a daughter early, and he had hugged her in person. However, Yang Yuan was not happy and made many noises. In addition, the late emperor was moody, and life was difficult and timid. Later, he was demoted and did not let the two children follow him. , entrusted to the care of the Yang family.

"No wonder the princesses are still so close to His Majesty even though they did not grow up in front of His Majesty." Bai Ying said, "This is all because His Majesty personally took care of them when they were young."

She leaned against the emperor, looked at the prince he was holding, and sighed with tears.

"This child is blessed to be taken care of by His Majesty all the time, so he no longer has to worry about the pain of separation."

The emperor smiled and urged Bai Ying to lie down: "Let me show you, I can take care of children better than you can."

Bai Ying did as she was told and lay down, watching the emperor holding the child and pacing around the room, talking to the baby from time to time.

The smile on her face is getting stronger and stronger. The closer His Majesty is to this child. Even if someone accuses the prince of being false in the future, Your Majesty will be the first one not to believe him.

She knew the emperor, who was timid, affectionate, and sensitive. She personally looked at the son she had raised and was emotionally invested in him. If anyone dared to make irresponsible remarks, the emperor would be furious and would cause the other person to die miserably.

"Your Majesty, it's time to drink the soup." Wang Degui brought a bowl of soup.

Although the prince was fake, it was true that she gave birth to a child, and her body was exhausted. Bai Ying took the medicine bowl, thought of something and whispered to Wang Degui: "Look what Zhang Ze is doing."

Wang Degui was stunned for a moment. Didn't Zhang Ze just leave? Is the empress going to keep an eye on Zhang Ze? This has never happened before. Doesn’t the empress believe Zhang Ze...

Wang Degui had random thoughts for a while.

"What are you thinking about?" Bai Ying glared at him and whispered, "I just saw that he was absent-minded. Is there something wrong?"

Wang Degui suddenly understood and nodded again: "Zhong Cheng looks different from before. I'll go and find out about it right now."

After that he resigned and left.

When Wang Degui came back, the emperor had already taken the baby to sleep next door.

"When Zhongcheng returned to the Board of Supervisors, he had all the files related to the remnants of Empress Chiang Kai-shek over the years sent to him. He closed the door so that no one could disturb them and examined them carefully." He whispered, "The guards of the Board of Supervisors "Zhong Cheng has been like this for the past two days and has not rested day or night."

So I was in a bad mood and lost my mind.

Bai Ying breathed a sigh of relief, that's good. He used to listen carefully to what she said, but now he didn't care. He thought he had some ideas.

The queen has been fatally struck by her, she also has a prince, and her position is more stable. Will he abandon her and join someone else?

Bai Ying laughed.

This is so funny. Who is more worthy of trust than her now?

Princess Jinyu, that stupid woman?

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As dusk fell, the attendants began to light the lamps, and the light and shadow swayed. Zhang Ze looked away from the file, closed his eyes and rubbed it gently.

In fact, not many Chiang Kai-sheks have been captured in recent years, and those who have been captured either died under torture or committed suicide before being captured. There is not much useful information available, but they have one thing in common. People seemed to really believe that Empress Chiang would come back.

If it were before, he would have thought that those people were just crazy because of Empress Chiang's arrogant words before his death.

But now, especially that night, he saw with his own eyes...

No, Zhang Ze took a deep breath and opened his eyes, clenching his hands tightly on the table. That was an illusion, an illusion.

However, the warlock said that to be able to present such a real illusion, someone needs to be the carrier. Of course, that person is definitely not Empress Chiang Kai-shek, he is just made to look like...

Zhang Ze loosened his clenched hands and looked outside, which was gradually shrouded in darkness.

Then, where is the person who was created to look like him?

The new plot is in progress, so I will write it more slowly.