White Hedge Dream

Chapter 214 Beginning Again

Baili walked into the small courtyard covered with mist in the early morning of March. This time, Jiang Yun was not allowed to fall asleep.

"Is the prince here?" she asked softly.

Before Jiang Yun could answer, the door curtain rang, and Zhou Jingyun came out, wearing home clothes and holding a child in his arms.

"Here we come, come into the house quickly." He said with a smile, and then asked, "You haven't eaten yet?"

Bai Li smiled and shook her head. If it was before, she liked to find some breakfast in the early morning market, now...

"Poor Xu, prepare the food." Zhou Jingyun said to the kitchen.

Bai Li saw a maid peeking her head out from behind the kitchen door, and responded with a smile.

"My wife is back." She smiled at Bai Li again.

Bai Li nodded with a smile and followed Zhou Jingyun in. He looked back before entering and saw that Jiang Yun looked a little dazed.

"How did you explain it to him?" she asked curiously.

She didn't look like she knew she was Zhuang Li.

Zhou Jingyun said: "Just say he is an old friend." He smiled again, "I didn't lie to him either."

An old friend, someone he knew before, someone who died really didn't lie to him. Bai Li couldn't help but smile and looked at the child in Zhou Jingyun's arms.

The baby seems to be sleeping in the quilt.

"You've grown up a little bit more," Bai Li said, reaching out and gently poking the child's cheek, "Why are you always sleeping?"

Zhou Jingyun said with a smile: "The children are sleeping at this time." He motioned to her, "Go and wash up quickly and get ready to eat."

He really looked like he was good at taking care of children now. Bai Li smiled and looked indoors again. He was slightly stunned. Compared with the last time, he looked completely different.

But instead of becoming unfamiliar, it becomes familiar.

The layout is like that of Dongyang Hou Mansion.

Of course, because the place is smaller than the Dongyang Marquis Mansion, the screen replaces the partition wall, and the bed, desk, bookshelf, dressing table, and Arhat bed are all smaller.

Like a smaller version.

Bai Li couldn't help turning his head to look at Zhou Jingyun.

Zhou Jingyun saw her looking over and knew what she was thinking, so he hurriedly said: "I was in a hurry and didn't have time to choose the furniture carefully, so I just arranged it according to the original home, thinking that at least it would be what you are used to."

Is this called hasty and careless? ! Bai Li looked at him deeply and went to wash up without saying anything.

Zhou Jingyun breathed an inexplicable sigh of relief, holding the child in his arms and shaking it slightly.

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The prince's courtyard in the Dongyang Marquis Mansion was a little busy.

Several servants wrapped in headscarves were holding scissors, pruning flowers and trees, while little girls were running around picking up dead branches and leaves.

Because many branches and leaves have turned green and sprouted, the little girls made bundles and played with them.

Chunhong stood in the corridor and scolded her from time to time.

"It's a good day today." Chun Yue came out and said, "Let the bedding dry for a while."

Chunhong said hello and was about to call someone over when she saw a woman walking in with a smile on her face.

"Sisters, are you busy?" she said hello.

This is Aunt Mei's mother, Mrs. Li, who works in the big kitchen.

Chunyue and Chunhong nodded in response.

Mrs. Li did not go directly to the east courtyard, but asked with a smile: "How can I help?" Then she looked at the main room, "The prince has gone to the Yamen?"

Chunhong frowned and said rudely: "Mother Li, are you going to see Aunt Mei? She is still free now, and soon we will have to copy scriptures for the young lady."

Mother Li hurriedly said: "Okay, I know. Madam is going to the temple in two days. I asked Aunt Mei to copy one for me to express her feelings."

After that, she hurriedly went to the east courtyard without waiting for Chunyue Chunhong to say anything else.

Chunhong said displeasedly: "Everyone is watching whether the Crown Prince is at home or not!"

Chunyue said: "There is no way, there are too many rumors."

"But the prince only went to Lou Chuan once." Chunhong said.

Chunyue said helplessly, "But it is true that the prince does not come home at night during this period."

Yes, the prince is indeed, and no one knows where he is going. Feng'er would rather be driven out to find someone at dawn or in the middle of the night than to tell where the prince is going. It's weird.

"Mom, don't ask around." Aunt Mei said, leaning on the recliner, "The prince was at home last night."

As he spoke, he pushed a plate of preserves on the table.

"Try some of our dim sum."

Mother Li scolded her angrily: "Your Majesty is at home, why don't you think about it? You just sit in the yard and eat!"

Seeing that she refused to eat, Aunt Mei pulled the candied fruit over and ate it herself, then asked vaguely: "What are you thinking about?"

"The prince is depressed now and misses the young lady. You should naturally comfort him!" Mother Li reached out to poke her head in annoyance, "Why did you let the prince sleep outside among flowers and willows?"

Aunt Mei screamed: "Mom, please don't talk nonsense! Don't talk nonsense with them!"

Mother Li curled her lips, saying that it was not good to talk about the master's family behind his back. She didn't say anything more and just muttered: "So many people have seen it."

"Mom, don't worry, no matter what happens to the prince outside." Aunt Mei said, "I am safe and sound by the prince's side. The young lady drove Xue Liu away, but she didn't drive me away."

She said sitting up.

"Mom, you don't know that the prince is thinking of the young lady, and the furnishings in the room are not allowed to change."

He said and smiled happily.

"So the prince will definitely not drive me away!"

Mother Li sighed: "You are so stupid. Men have changeable minds. Be careful, I will bring a new man back tomorrow, and he will kick you away like that Xueliu!"

Aunt Mei laughed and said: "The prince is not that kind of person. He stayed for eight or nine years for the previous one. This one will take ten years anyway. I will live happily for ten years first!"

Mother Li sighed and stood up: "I don't care about you anymore, I have to go out shopping today."

Aunt Mei hurriedly said: "Mom, please help me bring back Mrs. Wang's Jade Dew Group."

Mother Li said angrily: "Eat, eat, eat! I just know how to eat!" Then she threw up her sleeves and left.

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The food in the room was removed, and the baby lying on the crib began to stretch out his hands and feet, shook his head, and started crying before he even opened his eyes.

Bai Li reached out to pick her up and coaxed her. The baby shook his head, stopped crying, and seemed to glance at the person holding him.

"I'm aunt." Bai Li said to her, making a face, "Call aunt, call..."

Before he finished speaking, the baby started crying.

This time Baili shook and patted her to no avail.

"I'll do it, I'll do it." Zhou Jingyun said with a smile, reaching out to take the child.

"This kid is really hard to coax." Bai Li said sarcastically.

There is no one who makes faces to coax a child. Zhou Jingyun smiled inwardly and sighed softly. This shows that she never played normally with children when she was a child.

There were no children to play with her.

She doesn't know how to play with children.

"She is hungry." Zhou Jingyun said, "I will feed the wet nurse."

Bai Li nodded.

Zhou Jingyun turned around, walked to the door and thought of something again: "You can read for a while, I brought over the books you often read."

Bai Li waved to him: "I understand, go ahead."

Looking at Zhou Jingyun, he walked out.

She pursed her lips. She had never thought Zhou Jingyun was so verbose before.

Taking care of children?

She walked to the small bookshelf, and the sound of footsteps in the yard could be heard outside the window.

"Madam, let me make some tea for the little lady. I'll make it the same way you did last time. I've learned it."

"Let me do it. It's warm today. I'll change it. Her spleen and stomach are very delicate."

Even though there were doors and windows, Bai Li seemed to see Mrs. Zhuang's gentle figure while standing indoors.

At this moment, she seemed to be back to the time when she had just arrived with Zhuang Feizi and his wife. They took her around. Because she was young when she went out for the first time, she was always sick because of the acclimatization. Mrs. Zhuang made tea soup for her. Twenty She did it one day at a time, one place at a time, and she never got sick again.

They took good care of her sincerely.

Because of Shen Qing, she felt that their sincerity was fake.

Now, this sincerity is back.

This is always the case in a person's life, with gains and losses, ups and downs, and many changes.

Bai Li looked around the room again, and here too, she suddenly got a home, then lost it, and now she's back again.

The corners of Bai Li's mouth couldn't help but curl.

Zhou Jingyun came in with his well-fed child in his arms. Seeing her smiling while standing in front of the bookshelf, he couldn't help but laugh too.

"What are you laughing at?" he asked.

Bai Li smiled and took out a book and shook it: "This book is very funny."

Nonsense, that's a thousand-word text, what's so funny about it?

The reason why there is a Thousand Character Essay is because he thought that if he has children, he can read it to them, although it may be a little early.

Zhou Jingyun didn't ask any more questions, because it didn't matter what he was laughing about, as long as he was happy.

"I'm in a hurry and have to go to the ministry," he said. "I need to check an old file."

Bai Li nodded and took off the cloak from the hanger on the side: "Then go quickly."

Zhou Jingyun said hello, hesitated, and then left. If she didn't feel comfortable here...

"I'll give the baby to the wet nurse, you..."

He took the initiative to ask her to go back too.

But Bai Li gave him the cloak and reached out to take the child: "Come on, let's send the prince to his errands."

She didn't resist being alone with Mrs. Zhuang. Zhou Jingyun swallowed back what he was about to say, nodded with a smile, and took a small cloak on the side.

"Send it to the door. It's cold outside, so wrap it up."

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Dim sum shops are hidden in alleys, which is also rare.

Mrs. Li's hands were sore from carrying two baskets.

That is to say, my daughter wants to eat, otherwise she would not take these roads more often!

"Eat, eat, eat, just know how to eat." She complained.

Looking at the alley ahead, thinking that there seemed to be a shortcut here, Mrs. Li held the basket tightly and strode over. Just as she turned into the alley, she suddenly saw a figure in front of her.

Although it was a figure from behind, a name subconsciously came to Mrs. Li's mind.

Prince!

That’s right!

It's the prince!

To be disrespectful, the crown prince is also her son-in-law, and he is more engraved in her heart than others.

But why did the prince appear here? Didn't you go to the Yamen early?

While thinking wildly, the figure took a few steps forward, revealing half of his face.

Sure enough, he is the prince.

Mrs. Li subconsciously stepped back and hid behind a corner when the prince's voice came faintly.

"Okay, go back quickly."

Did the prince come to visit his friend early in the morning and say goodbye to him?

Mrs. Li thought to herself, and then heard a light female voice the next moment.

"I know."

Female voice!

Mrs. Li was startled, and she looked out and saw half of a woman's figure exposed by the door. Before she could see her profile clearly, the woman lifted a thick bundle in her arms.

"Come, little girl, say goodbye to the prince."

Little, little, little!

As if she had been struck by lightning, Mrs. Li suddenly retreated and leaned against the wall, losing her breath.

Oh my god!