White Hedge Dream

Chapter 216 Ignorance

"Old slave, old slave, did you remember it wrong?"

Mrs. Li stammered, looking at the alley and then at the courtyard, her eyes were filled with panic and her vision was getting dizzy.

Did you go wrong? Or, have you read everything wrong this month?

"Who are the ladies looking for?"

The woman's voice came again, with curiosity.

Mrs. Xue said with a smile: "Nothing, just a kiss..."

Before the relatives could say anything, Mrs. Dongyang Hou had already taken over: "The person who owes me money."

What did Mrs. Xue say? She stared at her and saw Mrs. Dongyang Hou had a stern face and just kicked open the door of the house. It was indeed not a gesture to visit relatives.

The young woman looked astonished: "That's it. No wonder Madam looks unhappy."

Then smile.

She still laughed when others were unhappy. Mrs. Dongyang Hou looked at this young woman. Hum, she couldn't help but glare. In fact, she was not someone who would be rude in front of others, but today, she seemed to have no scruples and seemed to let the flow take its course. Naturally, I seem to be used to it.

"Yes, I'm angry." She said, looking at the deserted courtyard again.

The afternoon light was dim, and the small courtyard was quiet and deserted.

"Little lady, is it true that no one lives here?" Mrs. Xue asked again.

The young woman nodded: "It has been abandoned for a long time."

Mrs. Xue winked at Mrs. Dongyang Hou and whispered, "Let's go."

Mrs. Dongyang Hou looked around. Except for the woman standing outside the next door, no one else came out. The alley was quiet.

"There are not many people living in our alley." The young woman's voice continued.

Mrs. Dongyang Hou looked at her: "My dear lady, have you seen anyone behaving strangely nearby recently?"

The young woman asked with a smile: "What kind of weird behavior?"

"For example-" Mrs. Dongyang Hou started to speak.

"Okay, stop talking." Mrs. Xue interrupted her, her eyes warned, and she gritted her teeth and whispered, "You want everyone to know? What's the benefit?"

After saying that, he smiled at the young woman.

"Thank you, little lady, for bothering you."

He took Mrs. Dongyang Hou and left.

Mrs. Dongyang Hou followed Mrs. Xue and walked out. When she reached the entrance of the alley, she couldn't help but turn around and saw the young woman still standing at the door, dazed with a smile on her face.

Why are you laughing? It's so weird. Mrs. Dongyang Hou snorted in her heart again, but she couldn't help but want to take another look. The next moment, she was pulled by Mrs. Xue and turned around the alley, blocking her sight.

As her sight faded, the dim light in the alley floated, twisted, and rippled, as if a painting had been opened, and the same alley and house appeared on the screen. The difference was that the position of the woman standing in the picture had changed.

Not next door, but right at the door of the deserted courtyard, and the deserted courtyard is no longer deserted.

Jiang Yun stood by the door with his hands hanging down, his eyes alert, but his expression a bit frozen. In the kitchen, the maid sat lighting a fire, and in her frozen sight, the stove fire kept beating.

The nanny raised her hands to dry the washed diapers while keeping her body bent.

Mrs. Zhuang held the child and patted it gently, with a shallow and stagnant smile on her face. The next moment, the woman standing at the door pinched her finger and broke the incense stick in her hand.

Instantly, the atmosphere in the courtyard flowed and became alive.

"Madam, it's time for my daughter to nurse." The wet nurse turned around and said.

Mrs. Zhuang smiled and nodded, handing the child to her.

"Madam, the water is boiled. Do you want to make tea now or later?" the maid asked as she poked her head in the kitchen.

"Wait a moment." Mrs. Zhuang said, walked up to Bai Li, and said softly, "Fortunately you are here, otherwise I would have to let them sleep in the yard."

She has a scent on hand that can make people fall asleep, but this is not a perfect method. If you pass out, you will not lose your memory. It will be more troublesome to wait for someone to wake up.

It's Baili that pulls people into a dream, making it more perfect for people to leave without finding themselves.

"It's just good luck." Bai Li said, turning away and looking at Jiang Yun.

She still didn't want to say too much to her. Mrs. Zhuang lowered her eyes and said no more. Just as she was about to walk to the kitchen, she heard Bai Li's voice.

"...I will take them back to the boat now. You go and tell the prince."

She wanted to take her away. Mrs. Zhuang pursed her lips, walked briskly into the kitchen, and whispered: "No need to boil water, put out the fire."

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….

"When I found Mrs. Li and her wife coming, they were already outside the alley."

Jiang Yun's description of Zhou Jingyun made him a little nervous in retrospect.

"I said I would find a way to frighten the horses and lead them away."

"Little Miss Bai said no, she can just come."

When the story came to this point, Jiang Yun's face showed confusion. He didn't know what she could do at that time. Should he directly deal with Madam?

Although the Dongyang Marquis Mansion has never had a scandal involving an outhouse, there are quite a few scandals in the capital. Outhouses are the most unbearable and intolerable. Very few of them are recognized. Even if they are identified, they must go to the mother's residence. Son-in-law, such as the case of Shangguan's consort.

If the madam really wants to take this little lady, who will he help? How about knocking both of them unconscious?

Jiang Yun was thinking wildly, and then...

"She stepped forward and opened the door. When Madam, Mrs. Xue and Mrs. Li saw her, they suddenly stood still, then turned around and left..."

Looking back now, he looked even more confused.

What's going on? It's like a dream.

Hearing this, Zhou Jingyun breathed a sigh of relief and reached out to pat Jiang Yun's shoulder. Jiang Yun trembled slightly and came back to his senses.

"Don't worry." Zhou Jingyun looked at him and said. In order to prevent Jiang Yun from getting into trouble and not distinguishing between the truth and the truth, he explained to him, "Little Miss Bai is good at enchantment. She should have caused her mother and aunt to have hallucinations at that time and relieved them." Suspicious, they went back."

He was no stranger to the art of enchantment. Jiang Yun suddenly realized that he had experienced it several times when he was staring at and taking Mrs. Zhuang away.

No wonder Miss Bai and Mrs. Zhuang seemed to be old acquaintances, but they turned out to be the same people.

Knowing what was going on, he was no longer confused.

"Your Majesty, it's my fault that I didn't notice Mrs. Li snooping in time." He blamed himself.

Zhou Jingyun shook his head: "I don't blame you." He smiled again, "There is no airtight wall in this world." Nothing can be kept hidden forever, especially since he goes there frequently.

If you want to blame it, blame him.

"You can find an excuse and go home. This matter is over here."

Jiang Yun responded and retreated.

Zhou Jingyun stood indoors and sighed softly, there was no need to go to that home again.

In this case, then he will just hang out on the flower boat.

Thinking about it this way, he was indeed quite funny now. Zhou Jingyun couldn't help laughing.

"What makes the prince so happy?"

A voice suddenly came from outside the door.

Zhou Jingyun looked up and saw Zhang Ze standing outside the door.

"Zhongcheng is becoming more and more elusive." Zhou Jingyun said.

Zhang Ze smiled half-heartedly and said, "If you don't do anything bad, you won't be afraid of ghosts knocking on your door."

Zhou Jingyun smiled: "Then I'm not as good as Zhong Cheng." After saying that, he picked up the account book on the desk and said, "Please forgive me for going to see your Majesty first." He said with another smile, "After all, not all cases can be like Zhong Cheng. As the Prime Minister has done, we still need real evidence to convince the world."

Zhang Ze watched him coldly and walked out past him, towards the palace.

"He's just been weird lately," he said to the entourage behind him. "His reputation has been ruined like that, and he's still very happy."

The attendant said: "Is this intentional? To make the empress dislike him and not use him?"

Zhang Ze shook his head, looked at Zhou Jingyun's back, and ordered his entourage: "Keep an eye on him."

The entourage responded, watching Zhang Ze walking towards the outside of the imperial city, and reminded him quickly: "Zhongcheng, the empress wants to see you. She said that Princess Jinyu has become more and more valued by the emperor recently. Several officials she recommended have been appointed. She cannot Just look at it.”

Zhang Ze frowned: "Tell Wang Degui that the empress should just stay with the emperor and take good care of the children. Don't worry about other things." After that, he walked out.

There is actually a difference between sending a message and speaking in person. The entourage was a little helpless, but had no choice but to reply to Wang Degui himself.

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As night falls, the maids gently light up the lights in the room.

Mother Xu walked in and saw Mrs. Dongyanghou sitting by the window, lost in thought.

Madam has been in this attitude since she came back from a quick trip in the afternoon.

After the maids lit the lamps and retreated, Mother Xu stepped forward and whispered: "Madam, don't think about it anymore. I saw it with my own eyes. Mrs. Li made a mistake."

Although she didn't tell anyone else when she hurried out in the afternoon, after returning, Mrs. Dongyang Hou told Mother Xu and Mother Huang about the incident.

Mother Xu and Mother Huang categorically did not believe that "The Crown Prince is not that kind of person!"

"But Mrs. Li is not so old that her eyesight is dim." Mrs. Dongyang Hou said, sitting up straight, "If she has a wrong mind, she should not be so confused."

What benefit would it bring to her daughter who was the prince's concubine by falsely accusing the prince of having an extramarital affair? Doesn't this make the prince disgusted?

Are you looking in the wrong place?

When Xu's mother was about to say something, a maid outside said, "The prince is here to say hello."

Although Mrs. Dongyang Hou did not see her son, Zhou Jingyun was never absent from the morning and evening affairs, and the maids would also say something outside the door.

According to the past, it would be over with just one word, and the lady would not ask any more questions, let alone let him in.

But this time the maid was just about to arrange the lanterns in the corridor when the voice of Mrs. Dongyang Hou came from inside.

"Let him in."

The maid was stunned for a moment, suspecting that she heard wrongly. It was not until the other maids urged her that she was convinced that the madam wanted to invite the Crown Prince to come in. She hurriedly picked up her skirt and ran out. The Crown Prince left after greeting her as she was used to -

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There are blooming flowers and leaves in the room, full of life under the lights, and the feeling of spring is strong.

Zhou Jingyun looked around the room. He hadn't been to his mother's room for a long time and felt a little unfamiliar.

Mrs. Dongyang Hou sat by the window, lowering her eyes and looking at the tea in her hand.

Xu's mother stood aside, but there was no one else.

"Mom, how are you?" Zhou Jingyun asked proactively.

Mrs. Dongyang Hou raised her head and looked at him.

"Instead of listening to others and guessing on my own, I might as well ask you directly." She said, and she smiled, "After all, you told me the truth about such a big thing before."

Mother Xu's ears perked up. She knew that the prince had said something to the madam before, which caused the madam to never see the prince again, but the madam never said what it was...

"Yes." Zhou Jingyun said, "Since that incident, the son no longer deceives his mother."

Mrs. Dongyang Hou nodded: "Okay, let me ask you, do you have anyone outside?"

Zhou Jingyun thought to himself that Mrs. Zhuang is his prisoner, the little princess is the lord in trouble, and Bai Li is a companion who helps each other, but they are not the ones he raised.

He shook his head: "No."

No, Mother Xu breathed a sigh of relief and said happily to Mrs. Dongyang Hou: "I just said it was impossible..."

Mrs. Dongyang Hou looked at her son standing indoors. She couldn't remember how long it had been since she last saw him. Logically speaking, it hadn't been that long, but she felt a little strange. Maybe it was because of the faint smile on Zhou Jingyun's lips, or maybe because of his gentle smile. Flying eyebrows.

The words Mrs. Xue said suddenly rang in her ears, "I think he is indeed in a much better mood, with a smile on his face."

Why are you in such a good mood?

Why are the brows and eyes full of spring?

Mrs. Dongyang Hou blurted out and asked: "Do you have someone in your heart?"

Zhou Jingyun was startled, and the hand hanging by his side slowly clenched.

Is there anyone in your heart?

He seemed to hear his own heartbeat in his ears.

He should flatly say no...

but…..

Don't know why, he didn't want to say that.

"Me." He looked at Madam Dongyang Hou and nodded slowly, "Yes."