White Hedge Dream

Chapter 220 Getting hotter

The weather is gradually getting hotter, and the doors and windows of the small buildings in Sanqu Alley are open, and everything is green.

Mrs. Huang Sanniang held the tray and placed a plate of snacks on the table, looking at the woman who was sitting and looking at the window view.

"Little Miss Bai," she said, "These are the new snacks from Chunyi Restaurant. You can try them."

Bai Li was not polite, he took a small fork and ate a piece, then nodded: "It's delicious."

Mrs. Huang Sanniang breathed a sigh of relief and smiled happily.

I was really happy for her compliment. Shen Qing looked at her and said, "Go down."

Huang Sanniang responded and retreated.

"Nowadays, there are rumors that Dongyang Hou Shizi has made friends with the King of Chu, and they are speculating about some conspiracy." Shen Qing said, looking at Bai Li, "Actually, it is you who they are plotting, right?"

Bai Li smiled: "It is indeed because of me that we met."

Zhou Jingyun was able to come to Louzhou because she was here, and so was Li Yu. However, after the two of them met, they had a very happy conversation, and they regretted meeting each other so late. It was probably fate.

Shen Qing sneered: "What fate? People in the market might say that Zhou Shizi was a dissolute man, and that Li Yu's dandy nature is hard to change, but for people in the court, this is not a funny thing. Zhang Ze has probably written it Do you know how many lives this sentence can cost for the crime of communicating privately and trying to establish a crown prince?"

Bai Li picked up the tea cup and took a sip: "Indeed, Zhou Jingyun first sued the queen, and then wanted to support the King of Chu as the prince..." He laughed and said, "He is really scary."

"He is still a Chiang Kai-shek. I don't care if he is going crazy and seeking death now, as long as it doesn't involve you." He said, and then smiled coldly, "If you die because of this, I won't save you, and neither will you." Can't blame me."

Bai Li smiled: "You can think about me, why is he not as good as you?"

Shen Qing choked and sneered: "I'm just afraid that I'll be so obsessed with love that my mind won't know what's going on."

"You don't have to worry about these things." Bai Li said, putting down the tea cup in his hand, "Because the Queen's case is related to Zhou Jingyun, His Majesty will not do anything to him, at least not for now, otherwise he will be criticized by the world as a coward. Revenge? As for Li Yu, the newly recognized nephew is at most disgusted with him. On the surface, it doesn't matter. The two of them are not really rebelling, and even Zhang Ze is not so quick to fabricate evidence. "

"What about the future?" Shen Qing said.

Bai Li looked at him and smiled slightly: "Later? Let's talk about it later. I only live in the present."

Shen Qing choked again: "You..."

"You don't have to worry about my affairs." Bai Li said, "How about what I asked you to do? What is Bai Ying doing in the palace?"

Because Shen Qing's status as a musician makes it easier for him to walk around the palace, Bai Li asked him to keep an eye on Bai Ying.

"She took advantage of the fact that the prince was not easy to take care of, so she kept the emperor in Hanliang Palace. In the past few days, when the emperor was handling court affairs, she used the excuse that the prince was crying and brought him in to observe the court affairs." Shen Qing said, laughing at this. He said, "However, Princess Jinyu moves faster than her and has already begun to appoint her own people as officials. Therefore, when it comes to power, she is one step behind Princess Jinyu and seems to be a little anxious."

Bai Li smiled: "She has been waiting for so many years, why is she not calm enough?"

Shen Qing said lightly: "Because it is so easy to get, so close." Then he added, "Also, Bai Ying asked several concubines to propose a hundred-day banquet to the emperor, and planned to use this banquet to restore her status as a noble concubine."

Having said this, Shen Qing smiled.

"She still has sense and knows not to touch the position of queen."

The Hundred Days Banquet, Bai Li thought, yes, it’s so fast, the little girl has already reached the hundredth day.

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"My queen looks better now than before."

"Yes, yes, we were originally worried that the empress would waste her energy and blood."

The weather has warmed up, and the confinement period has begun. The concubines came to greet Concubine Bai more frequently. The room was packed early in the morning, and they were full of compliments.

"My good complexion is thanks to Your Majesty." Bai Ying said, "Your Majesty is taking care of the children. I eat and sleep every day. I am really useless."

When he said this, the emperor walked in from the back door.

Everyone stood up and saluted.

The emperor laughed when he heard Bai Ying's words, and reached out to help her stand up: "Being able to give birth to a prince is the greatest achievement."

Bai Ying smiled and said, "You don't want to be a concubine. Your Majesty has a princess before, and there will be a prince in the future." She pointed to the concubines in the room, "There are so many people in the family."

The concubines were grateful and happy: "If there is another prince, it will be a blessing brought by the empress."

Bai Ying is much more generous than the Queen. Although she keeps the Emperor in Hanliang Hall these days, she does not prevent everyone from approaching His Majesty. Not only does she allow them to visit and give His Majesty a midnight snack, she even occasionally orders concubines to serve His Majesty. .

The emperor frowned and looked at Bai Ying: "What a concubine. You are not allowed to say that in the future. You are about to attend the emperor's 100-day banquet. Please restore your status as a noble concubine first."

The concubines hurriedly said, "That's how it should be."

Bai Ying hurriedly shook her head: "Your Majesty is not in a hurry, I don't care about my status." He hesitated, "The prince's hundred-day banquet is also simpler, after all, the queen is..."

The emperor raised his eyebrows and wanted to say something when a voice came from outside.

"How can this be simple? It must be done in a big way." Princess Jinyu walked in.

The concubines were busy giving gifts, and Bai Ying lowered her head without hesitation.

The emperor looked at Princess Jinyu with some helplessness: "Sister Huang, don't always scold her whenever you get the chance..."

Of course she was referring to the queen.

Princess Jinyu glared: "I didn't say anything, just protect me. I said big deal, I didn't mean to go against the queen. She, Yang Yuan, is not worth remembering all the time." After saying that, she smiled and said, "What I mean is, This is the biggest happy event since Your Majesty took the throne six years ago, and it is a new aspect of our great week, so of course it must be done in a big way."

The emperor then smiled and nodded: "Sister Huang is right." After saying that, he patted Bai Ying's hand, "Look, the princess also said the same thing. Our prince's hundred-day banquet must be a big one, and your status must be Restoration is also for the sake of our emperor’s glory.”

Bai Ying said no more, bowed her head and saluted with a bit of shyness: "Thank you, Your Majesty, thank you princess."

She lowered her head and furrowed her brows. Princess Jinyu always only liked to gloat over misfortune, and would not make others happy. She must have had an ulterior motive when she said she wanted to make things grand.

What is this stupid woman going to do!

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At sunset and dusk, the carriages and horses in front of Princess Jinyu's mansion are still sparkling, and the gorgeous gatehouse is full of people.

"The prince-in-law is back." Accompanied by shouts, Shangguan's prince-in-law got out of the carriage, drunk, and was supported by three or four servants.

"I'll come." Li Yu, dressed in fine clothes and a jade crown, jumped out in three steps and stretched out his hand to support Shangguan's consort.

Shangguan's consort was drunk and said: "First, take a bath, take a bath first, take a bath and then go see the princess. She can't stand the smell-"

Li Yu hurriedly ordered to the surrounding servants: "Hurry and prepare a fragrant bath."

The servants hurriedly ran forward.

"After so many years, I have been favored endlessly." "The prince-in-law is such a blessing." "He looks so good and has a good destiny."

Accompanied by the discussion, Li Yu supported Shangguan's consort and walked along the corridor towards the inner courtyard.

"She will use the Hundred Days Banquet to arrange a marriage for you."

Shangguan's consort's voice suddenly sounded in his ears.

Li Yu was startled and then said loudly: "Husband-in-law, you can vomit if you want, don't hold it in." Then he shouted to everyone around him, "The sobering soup is ready."

Shangguan's consort lowered his head, and his voice continued in his ear: "But I didn't find out who made the arrangement."

Princess Jinyu is not really stupid, especially now that her status is getting higher and higher and she has many advisers around her.

Her current movements are not something that can be spied on at will.

"You must..." Shangguan's consort grabbed his arm and murmured, "Be careful, don't be like your mother..."

He raised his head and looked at Li Yu, unable to hide the pain in his drunken eyes.

Was she plotted like her mother, forced to break up her marriage, and forcibly changed her destiny? Li Yu looked at Shangguan's consort and nodded: "Don't worry, I..."

There were chaotic steps ahead, and the maid Aju came with people.

"Your Highness, let's come." She said, her eyes reminding her, "The princess is here to see the consort."

Li Yu held his hand tightly on Shangguan's consort and couldn't bear to let go. Shangguan's consort fell forward and supported the two maids.

"Quickly, put the consort in the pool." Li Yu waved his outstretched hand, "Don't let him choke the princess."

Ah Ju responded, and surrounded Shangguan's consort and went inward.

Li Yu stood in the corridor and watched. The prince-in-law was really drunk, but he didn't forget to find out about the princess's movements.

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"To arrange your marriage?" Cai Songnian looked surprised and puzzled after hearing Li Yu's story in the carriage, "The princess will definitely interfere in your marriage. This is something we all know, and it is reasonable. It’s okay if she just says it, why should she hide it?”

In the eyes of Princess Jinyu, Li Yu had no right to refuse.

Li Yu's body swayed as the carriage swayed, and he frowned slightly: "Then in addition to not allowing me to refuse, you must also ensure that His Majesty cannot refuse."

What kind of family is this? Extremely good or extremely bad? Do you still want to avoid His Majesty? Cai Songnian couldn't imagine that Princess Jinyu was really a crazy and scary woman.

"In short, he is definitely not a good match for me." Li Yu said.

Cai Songnian looked at the young and handsome face of the young master. It depends on how good a match is. It is impossible for a talented man and a beautiful woman to be in love. For his status, marriage is just a transaction...

"Go to the building boat." Li Yu said.

Why go to Louzhou in such a critical time? Cai Songnian's heart skipped a beat, so the guy on the boat was his perfect match?

"Go to Lou Chuan and ask her to help me." Li Yu said.

she? White fence? Cai Songnian looked at Li Yu, how could she help? Do you want to cry to the princess and ask for a happy lover?

That's not helping, that's courting death.

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The boat had not yet begun to welcome guests. When Li Yu came over, Bai Li was leaning on the railing and fishing with a fishing rod.

Li Yu explained the matter simply, and after listening to his words, Bai Li nodded simply.

"I'll go with you." She said with a smile, "I'm the best at this kind of thing."

Cai Songnian stood aside and frowned. What is she best at? Her identity cannot be revealed!

Bai Li suddenly raised the fishing rod in his hand, and Cai Songnian felt his vision flicker. In the afterglow of the setting sun, a big golden fish flew up.

Cai Songnian couldn't help but widen his eyes and let out a wow. He had never seen such a big fish, and it was golden!

"Young Master, Young Master." He couldn't help shouting, but just as he uttered his voice, he saw the fish suddenly break away from the hook. He couldn't help but let out another cry, subconsciously reached forward and tried to catch it, but it was still a step too late, and the fish jumped into the river. , disappeared with a splash of water.

Alas, really, Cai Songnian was full of regrets. He looked at the ripples in the river and felt dizzy. He quickly raised his head and saw Li Yu looking at him.

"What's wrong?" Li Yu asked.

"What a big fish." Cai Songnian said hurriedly, pointing to the river, "it ran away."

Li Yu was stunned for a moment, looked at the river, and muttered, "What?"

Bai Li put away the fishing rod and smiled: "Yeah, what a pity."

New January, this month, may be a bit bloody.

This book doesn't have many words, it's about the battle between palaces and houses, it's simple, thank you all for accompanying me.