White Hedge Dream

Chapter 217 Asked

In fact, someone asked him a long time ago, "Do you have someone in your heart?"

When he was being used as a matchmaker by the late emperor.

"Is there anyone in your heart?"

The woman was sitting behind the large desk, tapping the jade seal lazily with her fingers.

"If you have someone in mind, I will help you push through this marriage."

"It's more effective for me to act up in front of His Majesty than someone named Lu."

He said with a raised eyebrow and a playful smile.

He was very angry at the time, but also a little funny. What does it mean to have someone in his heart? He would not do the kind of thing where men and women give and receive privately.

Although it is true that he has never thought about anyone to get married to, isn't it true that marriages in this world are all about the parents' orders and the matchmaker's words, and the marriage between two families? No matter what, is there anyone in my heart?

She just wanted to embarrass him on purpose, she couldn't stand the fact that he was so aloof and arrogant, and wanted him to get entangled in these affairs between men and women.

"Thank you for your concern, your Majesty." The young man said with a cold expression, "Marriage between a man and a woman is a major matter of human relations and should not be trivial."

The woman looked disgusted and shook her head: "Zhou Jingyun, you have really ruined your God-given destiny. Being so boring is a wonderful experience in the world."

What kind of beautiful experience in the world is emotion? The young man Zhou Jingyun was disdainful, even a little vicious, and asked her: "Have you experienced this? At your age, with your beauty and beauty, you are deeply in love with His Majesty?"

She didn't fly into a rage.

Well, actually she rarely loses her temper, and she doesn't even care if you scold her.

Of course, she kills without mercy.

But she went easy on him.

She actually laughed when she heard his sarcastic words.

"Thank you very much, Zhou Jingyun, for complimenting me on my beauty," she said.

"You're welcome. If you can choose to be with His Majesty, how can there be any ugly person?" Young Zhou Jingyun said with a cold face.

She stopped laughing and explained to him: "Emotion doesn't just refer to the love between men and women, but all the things and people that make the eyes sparkle and occupy the heart. So far, I have indeed experienced it."

She looked at him, her eyes bright.

"Zhou Jingyun, I wonder if you are lucky enough to experience this."

What’s the use of experiencing this? He does not feel that his life is boring, he respects his wife, who is deceased, he abides by etiquette, he does his best, his relatives feel at ease, he is stable and peaceful in this world, neither sad nor happy.

In terms of sadness, joy, and mood swings, it was because she, the person who arrogantly said she had experienced the beauty of the world, died.

In fact, I don't know why.

Perhaps she felt that the world would become even more boring after she disappeared from the world, who thought the world was interesting.

"...You! When did you start!"

Mrs. Dongyang Hou's shout came, interrupting Zhou Jingyun's scattered thoughts.

He looked at his mother and saw that she had already stood up. Mother Xu looked a little at a loss.

"Say it nicely."

"Don't worry, madam."

"Your Majesty, please don't talk nonsense."

"Are you going to say that Mrs. Zhuang is still in your heart?"

The vibrant interior filled with flowers and willows became a bit noisy and chaotic. Zhou Jingyun couldn't help but laugh when he looked at the scene in front of him.

"You're still laughing!" Mrs. Dongyang Hou gritted her teeth angrily, "You are really capable of laughing. How long has it been since Ah Li-"

At this point, she pressed her heart again to prevent herself from being out of breath.

"Or, before A Li..."

"Is it because of this that Ah Li..."

She stared at Zhou Jingyun, the son in front of her was so strange now, no, not just now, when did it start? Ever since he suddenly married his wife and sent her home...

Looking back at it now, it's like a dream.

Zhou Jingyun took a step forward: "Mother, please listen to me, no, no."

Although Xu's mother could not understand the conversation between the two, she could sense that the topics involved were not allowed to be asked, so she did not dare to speak again.

Mrs. Dongyang Hou took a deep breath and asked: "Tell me, who is he? When did it start? Do you have a child?"

"Mother, the child is not mine." Zhou Jingyun said softly, "I just started to like her. As for who she is..."

He looked at Mrs. Dongyang Hou.

"This is my own wishful thinking, and she doesn't know it yet, so I can't tell my mother, lest I ruin her reputation."

Mrs. Dongyang Hou's chest rose and fell for a moment, and she sneered: "You still have some conscience, you know not to ruin the reputation of others."

Zhou Jingyun raised his hand and saluted: "My son is unfilial, which makes my mother worried."

Mrs. Dongyang Hou closed her eyes: "Get out."

Zhou Jingyun didn't say anything more, bowed and left.

The room returned to silence, and Xu's mother stood aside. She, who was always eloquent, was also stunned at this time.

Logically speaking, it is not a bad thing for the prince to have a woman he likes.

But I had just lost my wife not long ago, and it felt strange.

Also, what kind of woman is she? I don’t know my origin...that’s all, the background of the Zhuang I married earlier was not that great either.

By the way, the prince seems to have said that the child is not his?

What does this mean? Could it be that she is a widow?

Chaotic thoughts were pouring out, and the only thing Xu’s mother could think of in the end was, God.

The prince has never caused any headache or worry to his family since he was born.

Why is it that now that he is almost 30 years old, he does all kinds of unbelievable and ridiculous things?

This, the longer you live, the smaller you get?

The lamp in the study room was lit, and Zhou Jingyun sat in front of the desk and slowly opened the scroll.

The woman in the painting looked at him with a bit of defiance.

"Do you think I'm going against the grain? Women shouldn't be greedy for power?"

A chuckle filled his ears.

"Zhou Jingyun, look, it's right in front of me, it's shining, it's dazzling, how can I resist?"

"It makes my eyes shine, it takes over my mind, and it makes me realize the beauty of existing in the world and living a life."

Zhou Jingyun looked at the portrait, and the woman in the portrait looked at him.

"Zhou Jingyun, people and power are the same. Only liking and true liking will bring you happiness."

"I hope you are lucky enough to experience this beauty one day."

Zhou Jingyun lowered his gaze and slowly put away the scroll.

Yes, she is shining, she is dazzling, she has supernatural powers, she is a rare treasure in this world, who can ignore it after seeing it? How can I not want to be close to her, how can I not be occupied by her?

…

... Mentally disturbed, Xu’s mother didn’t sleep well all night, and she fell asleep in a daze early in the morning. Just as she closed her eyes, someone pushed her.

"Mother Xu, Mother Xu."

Mother Xu froze, opened her eyes, and saw Mrs. Dongyang Hou standing beside the bed in the dim morning light.

"Madam, what's wrong?" She stood up quickly.

Mrs. Dongyang Hou hissed at her: "Quietly, come out with me."

What are you going to do this early in the morning? Xu’s mother was puzzled.

There were not many people walking on the street in the dim morning light, and it was even quieter when turning into the alley.

Mrs. Dongyang Hou whispered to the outside of the car: "Do you remember the road? Don't go wrong."

The coachman outside whispered: "Don't worry, madam."

Mother Xu looked at the criss-crossing alleys, a gathering place of small households. What is Madam doing here?

"Mr. Li found the place where he kept his wife." Mrs. Dongyang Hou said.

It turns out this is here. Mother Xu understood, but she was even more puzzled: "I didn't see it yesterday and said I saw it wrong. No."

Yes, I have seen it, but I still feel that something is not right. In addition, Zhou Jingyun admitted that he has someone in his heart last night. Mrs. Dongyang Hou was uneasy and couldn't help but just came out to take a look again.

What if I really looked for the wrong door yesterday? Maybe it was the one next door.

Although she didn't know what to do when she found it.

Mrs. Dongyang Hou held her hand in front of her and clenched it hard, her fingernails pinching the palm of her hand sorely. She thought it was for A Li to take a look and see clearly the man in this world.

When passing by yesterday's place, Mrs. Dongyang Hou stopped and decided to take another look or ask the woman next door.

When Mrs. Xu heard that this was where she was looking yesterday, she curiously stepped forward and held the door to look inside: "This is it, it's deserted... ah!"

She suddenly let out an exclamation.

Mrs. Dongyang Hou scolded angrily: "Why are you making such a fuss? Have you never seen an abandoned yard?"

Mother Xu turned pale and turned her head, stammering: "No, no, it's deserted."

What is not wasted? Mrs. Dongyang Hou was puzzled.

"Madam, did you go to the wrong place?" Xu's mother said, "This yard seems to be occupied by someone."

Is there anyone living there? Mrs. Dongyang Hou looked at the door in front of her. There was a lock on the door.

Not yesterday.

Yesterday it was a closed door, and it opened with just a kick.

The sound of banging suddenly echoed in the alley. Mother Xu shuddered and watched Mrs. Dongyang Hou kick the door.

The door lock was strong and the gap in the door was wider, but it was not kicked open.

"Madam." Xu's mother hurriedly advised, "No, don't get angry."

After all, the door is very strong and has a lock that cannot be kicked open by a woman.

Mrs. Dongyang Hou held up her skirt and felt the force of the collision between her legs and feet. She stopped kicking the door and leaned against the crack of the door to look inside.

Blue floor tiles, shiny painted doors and windows, blue patterned curtains, and a clean courtyard.

There is no trace of dilapidation, no tangled weeds.

It even seems to be alive with popularity.

She was stunned for a moment, then turned around and walked to the other side. Where the woman was standing at that time, people walking past became even more stunned.

There are walls here, no doors at all.

Mrs. Dongyang Hou stood in the alley, shivering in the early spring morning.

What's going on?

The young woman's smiling face appeared before her eyes again.

Did she encounter a ghost?

…

…

In the morning light, silence returned to the pier on the Jinshui River. The lights were turned off and the boats were silent, like a deserted place.

There was a sudden knock on the door.

Bai Li turned his head in surprise.

Logically speaking, all the stewards would take a break at this time.

"Come in," she said.

The door was opened, and the young man's smiling face appeared in the morning light: "Ali!"

Bai Li was surprised and stood up immediately: "Shangguanyue, that's not right, Li Yu." At this point, he coughed lightly and said, "That's not right either."

She looked at the young master in front of her and curtsied, "I have met His Royal Highness the King of Chu."

Li Yu smiled and raised his shoulders: "Young lady, no courtesy."

The two looked at each other and smiled again.

"I thought it would take three months to come back." Bai Li said with a smile.

Li Yu said: "The princess said that the palace has been repaired and asked me to come back and have a look." He also smiled and said, "I thought you were not in the building today."

Bai Li thought of something and waved to him: "Follow me."

What? Li Yu thought to himself, and he didn't hesitate to follow her.

Bai Li opened the bedroom door and did not step in immediately. Instead, he raised his hand and pulled it in front of the door again, as if opening another invisible door.

Along with her movement, Li Yu's gaze towards the bedroom also blurred for a moment, and the originally dark interior became clear.

Bai Li went in, and Li Yu followed her closely. He saw a baby lying on a mat on the ground.

This is…..

"I brought the child." Bai Li said.

Li Yu knelt down and looked at the baby, who was sleeping with his fists clenched.

This is that child.

"Something happened, and it's inconvenient to stay outside." Bai Li sat down next to him and continued to explain, "I just..."

Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Li Yu.

"Great." He said, lowering his voice again, as if he was afraid of waking the child, "This is your building, you should bring the child back." He paused again, "She is my sister, I should take care of her too. "

After saying that, he looked at Bai Li, his eyes full of smiles.

"It's great to have her back."

It was only right and reasonable for him to take care of her together. The Duke of Dongyang was, after all, just an outsider.