White Hedge Dream

Chapter 215 Tell the truth

After the beginning of spring, the weather gets better day by day, and time seems to go very fast. It seems that in a blink of an eye, the eyes are full of red flowers and green willows.

Xue Silang was deeply touched. He walked out of the ancestral hall and stood outside the courtyard with tears streaming down his face.

It feels like a world away.

"Uncle is so cruel," he said in tears to the maids who came to greet him, "he actually locked me up for a full month."

According to the previous situation, the so-called grounding was just a formality. He could still go back to his courtyard, eat and drink, and then climb over the wall and climb the dog hole to go out and have fun.

Everyone in the family turned a blind eye.

Unexpectedly, this time he was kept locked in the courtyard where the ancestral hall was, and he couldn't get out even by climbing over the wall.

"Young Master has suffered."

"Young Master has lost weight."

The maids said sympathetically, gathered around him and handed him tea and snacks.

Xue Silang drank tea and had snacks, and was supported by the maids as he walked toward his courtyard while continuing to complain, "Why doesn't grandma care about me?"

"Hey, now that the eldest lady is in charge, the old lady doesn't even know that you have been imprisoned in the ancestral hall."

Well, Xue Silang thought, since the eldest aunt became seriously ill, it seems that she has changed. It cannot be said that she has changed. She is still as kind and smiling as before, but it is scary.

Grandma couldn't make trouble at all in her presence.

"Where's my mother?" Xue Silang felt aggrieved, "My mother doesn't even care about me."

After all, she is my mother, so I feel confident in making trouble!

"Sir, you don't know that my wife is also scared." A maid said.

Xue Silang curled his lips: "My mother is also afraid of my eldest aunt?"

The other maid shook her head: "It doesn't count..."

Another maid snatched the words, her eyebrows excited: "Young master, you don't know..."

"Your Majesty often goes to Hualou Chuan this month." The maid from before also said hurriedly.

Ah, right, who wouldn’t like a good place like Hualou Chuan after visiting it once? Xue Silang couldn't help but feel proud.

"Ah, what is my mother afraid of?" Xue Silang came back to his senses and asked.

Before the maids could speak, a cold snort came from the front.

Although he hadn't heard it for a month, Xue Silang still remembered it freshly. He shuddered and froze in place: "Uncle."

Mr. Xue stood by a clump of flowers and trees with a cold expression: "What are you afraid of? Your mother is afraid that Jingyun will become a waste like you. If the Dongyang Marquis Mansion is destroyed, who can you wastes rely on when something happens in the future?" !”

ah? Xue Silang hurriedly shouted that he was wronged: "Uncle, I really wasn't the one who brought him, it was Jingyun himself—"

Mr. Xue was not angry and shouted at him: "How dare you not admit your mistake! Do you want to continue living in the ancestral hall?"

Xue Silang's legs went weak and he knelt down: "Uncle, I was wrong."

He doesn't want to live in the ancestral hall anymore.

Mr. Xue snorted coldly, especially angrily: "You are not allowed to go out and fool around this month!"

Xue Silang felt as if he was struck by lightning.

What's going on? Now Zhou Jingyun can often go to Hualouzhou to hang out, but he can't go? !

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…

Mrs. Xue's carriage stopped at the second door and raised the curtain. Apart from the maid who came to greet her, Zhou Jingyun stood with a smile.

The smile on Mrs. Xue's face spread, then fell again.

"It's really rare to meet the crown prince." She said, "I didn't delay your fun, did I?"

Zhou Jingyun laughed, and personally stepped forward to help Mrs. Xue get out of the car: "Aunt, what did you say?" He raised his eyebrows slightly, "The boat only leaves at night."

Mrs. Xue was amused, sighed, and helped him get out of the car.

"Aunt, I know there are a lot of rumors nowadays." Zhou Jingyun accompanied her and said with a smile, "But please don't worry, aunt, I do things in a measured way."

Mrs. Xue glanced at him: "No one can stop you from what you want to do. When you said you were going to be sent out to supervise the school, you went, and no one can stop you."

Zhou Jingyun smiled: "At that time, wasn't it rumored in the capital that I was going to become a monk? But look, didn't I marry a new wife later?"

But the new wife was gone again, and Mrs. Xue almost burst into tears. She hurriedly calmed down her emotions and listened to Zhou Jingyun's smiling voice.

"...So, now that I'm rumored to be a wild woman, don't worry, aunt, you'll see that I'm still me in the future."

Mrs. Xue looked at him, seemingly helpless: "Okay."

Zhou Jingyun smiled and handed her hand to Mrs. Xu who came out from the main courtyard in front.

"I won't go in with my aunt." He said with a smile, "My mother is still very angry and doesn't want to see me."

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"No matter how angry you are, you can't stop seeing him. If you want to teach your son, you can't leave him alone." Mrs. Xue said to Mrs. Dongyang Hou with disapproval, "How long has this been going on?"

Mrs. Dongyang Hou lowered her head and drank tea: "It hasn't been long."

"In the past month, he has gone there several times, but other than telling him to go to Louzhou, there is nothing else." Mrs. Xue said, "So many people said that he just sat and drank, watched the piano and dance. Not gambling, not playing with the showgirls, not even interacting with the other guests.”

Hearing this, Mrs. Dongyang Hou raised her head and sneered: "Isn't there a beautiful woman who is always with you?"

"That's the owner of the Hualou Ship." Mrs. Xue said. Thanks to Zhou Jingyun, she now also understands the Hualou Ship. "Doesn't the owner have to do his best to entertain guests?"

Mrs. Dongyang Hou curled her lips and said nothing.

"I think he is indeed in a much better mood, with a smile on his face." Mrs. Xue said, "He was never like this when he was a child, when he was carefree. The look of fireworks.”

Speaking of this, he looked sighing.

"Others say that his immortality is a compliment and pleasing to the eye, but for our family, the cold and cold immortal always makes people a little uneasy."

"Okay, there's no need to say good things for him." Mrs. Dongyang Hou said, "I'm not angry. If he wants to go to Hualou, he can go."

He sneered at this.

"I want to see what else he can do."

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"Mom, why are you here?"

Aunt Mei came in with a bouquet of pomegranate flowers in her hand and saw Mother Li sitting in the house.

"Isn't Mrs. Xue here? Isn't your kitchen busy?"

Mother Li seemed to be in a daze. Aunt Mei called out again before she came back to her senses. She looked at her and asked, "Is the prince at home?"

Aunt Mei said: "I just went out."

“Mrs. , what’s wrong with you?”

Suddenly I remembered that I always come here this month and then just sit there in a daze, which is weird.

Mother Li said, "It's okay." She looked at Aunt Mei, "Has the prince stayed over?"

In fact, from the first night when her aunt was raised, the prince came to stay overnight just for show, and rarely. Of course, this was a private agreement between her and the prince, and even her own mother could not tell her.

"What are you talking about?" Aunt Mei pretended to be angry, "She is still in her filial piety period. It has only been three months since the young lady passed away."

Mother Li murmured: "What are you keeping? We already have children..."

Aunt Mei didn't hear clearly: "Mom, what did you say?"

Mother Li came back to her senses and looked at her: "It's okay. I'm leaving."

After that he stood up and walked out.

Aunt Mei was confused at the back: "Mom, you miss me so much, why don't you bring me something to eat every time you come here? Last time I asked you to buy me Mrs. Wang's jade dew dumplings, but you didn't buy it for me either..."

Aunt Mei's voice was left behind. Mrs. Li walked through the corridor and walked out of the Prince's courtyard. She looked back and reached out to press her pounding heart.

Her silly daughter who only knows how to eat is hopeless.

But you can't just let it go. If things get really chaotic, Aunt Mei will lose even more status in front of the prince. She is not even as good as a girl...

Mrs. Li took a deep breath, made up her mind, and looked at where Madam Dongyang Hou was.

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"Jingyun went out and said something was going on at the Yamen. I really know what it was."

Mrs. Xue said while playing cards with Mrs. Dongyang Hou.

"The water transport envoy Luo Wen has been accused. There has been a quarrel in the court for three days, and His Majesty was so quarreled that he could not go to court."

Xu’s mother asked jokingly: “What can the prince do?”

Mrs. Xue smiled: "Of course I want to check the accounts of the water transport over the years. I will check it clearly so that Your Majesty can make a clear conclusion."

Mrs. Dongyang Hou didn't seem to hear, and put down her hand: "I win." She stretched out her hand and said to the three of them, "Give me the money."

Mrs. Xue glared at her, and Mrs. Xu and Mrs. Huang smiled while taking the money. Someone lifted the curtain and came in.

"Madam, Madam Xue, made some tea."

Mother Xu glanced at it and frowned slightly, recognizing that it was Mrs. Li in the kitchen. Logically speaking, this kind of errand would not be her turn...

What is this woman doing here?

Mother Xu winked at the maids in the room, and the maid stepped forward smartly, "Give it to me..."

As soon as she stretched out her hand, Mrs. Li knelt down.

"Madam, this old slave has something secret to say. Madam, please keep others away."

The indoor atmosphere condensed.

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…

Mrs. Li is a very cautious person. After seeing the prince saying goodbye to the woman holding the child that day, she did not dare to stay longer and hurried away with the basket.

He didn't yell out immediately after returning.

The matter is so important that we can't talk nonsense. What if she sees it wrong? What if the woman and the child are both the wife and son of the prince’s good friend?

She had to double check.

In the next month, she saw at home that the prince would stay up late at night every few days, but it was not always because of going on a boat trip.

While shopping, she quietly walked into the alley over there. Although she didn't see anything eight times out of ten, she still saw the prince walking out twice. There were women and children behind him, and the prince returned to the alley. The woman tightened her cloak. Although this was not a very intimate gesture, the prince's eyes were full of tenderness and sweetness.

Enough.

OK.

No doubt.

The prince did raise a woman and gave birth to a child.

She heard the cry of the child, it was a child in confinement...

The carriage was swaying. After hearing this, Mrs. Dongyang Hou, who was sitting in the carriage, breathed heavily and closed her eyes.

A child in confinement.

It had only been three months since Ah Li passed away.

In other words, this child has been pregnant for a long time.

Mrs. Xue also took a deep breath and interrupted Mrs. Li: "Have you seen the child with your own eyes?"

Mrs. Li huddled in the corner of the car and shook her head: "No, I never dared to come close."

"Then don't speculate yet." Mrs. Xue said, then looked at Mrs. Dongyang Hou, and softly advised, "Don't be impatient. Let's go and take a look. Maybe it's a misunderstanding." At this point, she paused again and said, "Don't worry about it later." Get off the car, I’ll go take a look myself first…”

Mrs. Dongyang Hou opened her eyes and sneered: "What do I have to be afraid of? It's not that I'm shameful." Then she asked Mrs. Li, "How far is it?"

Mrs. Li glanced outside and whispered, "It's in the alley ahead."

Mrs. Dongyang Hou looked at the swaying car curtain with a serious expression.

Previously, they had dismissed all the people at home, leaving only Mrs. Going to see it immediately.

"Ask Zhou Jingyun? I won't ask him. I have eyes and I can see for myself."

The carriage stopped slowly. Without waiting for Mrs. Li's help, Mrs. Dongyang Hou jumped out of the carriage. Mrs. Xue pulled her hurriedly behind: "Slow down, slow down."

Mrs. Xue did not dare to shout loudly, and held Mrs. Dongyang Hou's hand. At this afternoon, there seemed to be not many people living in this alley, and it was extremely quiet. Only the footsteps of three people could be heard.

"Which room?" Mrs. Dongyang Hou's voice suddenly sounded.

Mrs. Li trembled and pointed to a door a few steps away. Without waiting for a word, Mrs. Dongyanghou threw away Mrs. Xue and stepped forward, raising her hand to knock on the door.

The sound of knocking on the door echoed in the alley.

Mrs. Xue only felt that it was being slapped on her heart one after another. Her ears were buzzing and her breath was sweet.

Who seems to be burning incense?

The door never opened. Mrs. Dongyang Hou felt frustrated and kicked her over with her skirt.

With a bang, the door was kicked open.

At the same time, there was a sound coming from next door.

"What are you two ladies doing?"

Mrs. Dongyang Hou and Mrs. Xue subconsciously turned their heads and saw a young woman standing at the door next door. She stood tall and graceful in an apricot-colored dress with pretty features.

"Are you looking for someone?" she asked, looking at them faintly.

Mrs. Dongyang Hou and Mrs. Xue nodded slowly and subconsciously: "Yes, we are looking for someone."

The woman looked a little surprised: "But no one lives here."

unoccupied?

Mrs. Dongyang Hou and Mrs. Xue were startled, then slowly turned their heads and looked at the door that had been kicked open. Through the half-open door, with their somewhat dim eyes in the afternoon, they saw a courtyard with weeds growing on the ground. It was deserted and decayed. .