White Hedge Dream

Chapter 222 Dinner Room

After crossing the threshold, Bai Ying paused. The servants on both sides hurriedly supported her, and the emperor who had just walked out also turned around.

"What? What's wrong?" he asked.

Bai Ying smiled and shook her head: "It's been a long time since I left Hanliang Hall, so I feel a little uncomfortable."

The emperor smiled: "Come, I will support you." After saying that, he stretched out his hand.

Bai Ying smiled and nodded, put her hand into the emperor's, and followed him out obediently.

The concubines outside the palace had been waiting for a long time. They were very envious when they saw this scene, and they saluted even more respectfully.

This time the banquet was still held in the Linde Hall. Zhang Ze was waiting by the roadside from a distance when he saw the emperor approaching and stepped forward to greet him.

"The imperial bell has been hung, and Xuanyangzi has sent a blessing bag to the prince." He said, reaching out and handing over a blessing bag sealed with yellow paper.

The emperor took it with satisfaction.

Bai Ying hurriedly carried the child to the emperor: "Come, there are many people today, let's put on the soothing clothes to calm the soul."

The emperor smiled and put it on the prince.

Bai Ying quietly twisted the child's leg, and the child, who was squeezing his neck and looking around with big eyes, suddenly started crying.

"What's wrong?" she said, rocking and coaxing, "Don't be afraid, don't cry, don't cry."

The emperor stretched out his hand: "Come on, I'll do it."

Bai Ying seemed helpless and handed the child over. The prince was in the emperor's arms, and after being coaxed, he stopped crying.

"This child cannot live without His Majesty." Bai Ying scolded.

The emperor laughed and held the child in his arms: "It's okay if you can't live without me. My prince, let's go. I will carry you into the palace. It is the first time for our prince to see so many people. My father is not afraid to hold you." —”

He said and walked forward with the child in his arms.

Bai Ying didn't stop him, he took a step behind and followed slowly.

"Find out what Princess Jinyu wants to do." Zhang Ze said softly from the side.

Bai Ying looked at the emperor in front of her with a smile: "What?"

Zhang Ze smiled: "I want to marry Li Yu."

Bai Ying looked at him and frowned: "Marriage selection? What is marriage selection?"

Zhang Ze said: "She just likes him. No matter whether the other party is willing or not, we will form this marriage."

Bai Ying understood: "She wants to make the other party unable to regret it in front of His Majesty and everyone. Is this a marriage or a feud? Who is so unlucky that she fell in love with him?" She said with a smile, "No matter who it is, you Remember to give her a helping hand and add some excitement to my banquet."

Zhang Ze leaned over and answered yes.

"Your Majesty, you have put in a lot of effort to make this hundred-day banquet a success." Bai Ying said with a smile. After that, she followed the emperor. Seeing that he was about to enter the palace, she stretched out her hand and said, "Your Majesty, let me hold the child. You advanced."

The emperor looked at the chubby child in his arms, smiled and held her hand: "It's our prince's 100-day banquet, and the whole family will be together."

Accompanied by the sound of drum music, everyone in the Linde Hall welcomed the holy driver. After Wu Liping was behind him, the male and female guests took their seats and congratulated each other. The music, singing and dancing resumed, and the hall was noisy and lively.

"...His Majesty personally carried the prince in his arms."

"As expected, he raised the child with his own hands. It seems that after the Hundred Days Banquet, the prince will be banned."

"Not just the children, you didn't see His Majesty holding Concubine Bai's hand..."

"...Surely it's Han Qingmai? You're talking nonsense, how is that possible!"

The person who was praising the deep love between the emperor and Concubine Bai suddenly became unhappy. He turned to look at the person sitting behind him who was talking: "Why am I talking nonsense? Didn't His Majesty go hand in hand with Concubine Bai? He has never left his eyes at this time... You haven't even look!"

There were two people sitting at the table in the back, talking together without raising their heads.

After hearing the question from the person in front, the two of them raised their heads, looking a little confused: "What?"

"What are you talking about?" The person from before asked with a frown, "Aren't you talking about His Majesty and Concubine Bai?"

Only then did one of them look towards the throne and saw the emperor sitting talking to Princess Jinyu. Because Princess Bai was not the queen after all, and she was not pregnant now, she only sat at the back with the concubines according to their order.

If the emperor wants to be affectionate with her, he needs to keep looking back, which is not easy...

What happened to the emperor and his concubines was nothing to worry about.

"No, we are talking about someone else." The man said in a low voice.

The people who came to the banquet were either old couples or unmarried children, and they were sitting at separate tables. How could there be any affection and affection worthy of private discussion? The person who spoke before was unconvinced: "Who is it?"

The man and the person next to him looked at each other and smiled strangely.

"What are you laughing at?" More people were aroused and asked, "Who is it?"

The man coughed lightly, raised his head and looked around, then raised his chin: "Look, what Prince Zhou is doing."

Prince Zhou? Several people followed his gaze, past the moving palace maids and the flying dancers, and saw Zhou Jingyun in a silver round collar standing by the pillar on the right, talking to someone with a smile.

That man was also wearing plain brocade robes, but he wore a red belt and a gold crown.

The two of them stood together, shining brightly, and other people and objects in the Linde Hall instantly lost their luster.

"Your Majesty." Li Yu smiled and saluted.

Zhou Jingyun nodded in return and looked over his shoulder. Behind him, a palace maid leaned forward and handed over the tray in her hand.

"Your Majesty, please." Bai Li said.

Zhou Jingyun smiled and picked up a glass of wine.

"Didn't find you?" he asked.

Bai Li smiled: "Of course not."

"She followed me as a maid from the Prince of Chu's Palace." Li Yu said, "The princess and I are both qualified to bring our own maids into the palace."

"It will be more convenient after entering the palace." Bai Li said.

Yes, there are maids everywhere in the palace, and she is like sand in the sea. Previously, she pretended to be a maid in the palace and snatched the little princess away from Wang Degui.

Zhou Jingyun looked at her and smiled, and Bai Li also smiled.

"Why isn't Madam here?" she asked, looking around.

"She doesn't want to enter the imperial city anymore," Zhou Jingyun said.

Bai Li thought of something and sighed: "It was me who made her suffer."

Zhou Jingyun shook his head: "It has nothing to do with you, it's because of those people."

Bai Li knew who those people he was talking about were Shen Qing.

Shen Qing was the one who led her into it, creating ties, troubles, and pain. It was not her fault, and she did not need to blame herself.

He was comforting her. Bai Li pursed his lips and smiled and nodded: "It's okay if you don't come, it's a mess here and it's not a good place."

Li Yu looked at the two of them from the side. He originally wanted to interrupt, but suddenly felt that he couldn't interrupt. It wasn't that he couldn't interrupt. He could say whatever he wanted. But looking at Bai Li's smiling face, he couldn't bear to interrupt. After a moment of hesitation, he gently pulled Bai Li's sleeve.

Bai Li looked at him, and Zhou Jingyun also looked at him.

"I'm going back to the princess first," Li Yu said, "in case she notices you."

"Don't worry," Bai Li said. "You can do whatever she asks you to do. I will watch you."

Li Yu said hello and raised his hand to Zhou Jingyun: "I'll go over first."

Zhou Jingyun nodded with a smile and watched Li Yu go.

"Is it okay if you don't follow me closely?" he asked softly.

"You will definitely be driven away if you follow me closely. It's more convenient to just watch." Bai Li said, smiling again and raising the wine bottle in his hand, "Your Majesty, would you like another drink?"

Zhou Jingyun smiled and handed over the wine glass.

"Aunt." Li Yu handed over a plate of snacks, sat down next to Princess Jinyu, and looked back.

Princess Jinyu followed his line of sight and saw Zhou Jingyun not far away, being filled with wine by a palace maid.

"What are you telling him?" she asked, and saw Li Yu running over to talk to Zhou Jingyun, "He is really clinging to you."

She naturally knew about Zhou Jingyun's leisure trip to the building, and she felt a little unhappy. After all, the boat on the building was hers, and Li Yu was also her vassal. What was the use of clinging to Li Yu? Why not just cling to her? Do you think she is a woman and has a bad reputation?

Li Yu shook his head and said with a smile: "In fact, he is not very close to me. He just wants to find a place to have fun and relieve his depression."

As he said that, he looked at Zhou Jingyun again... over there.

As if aware of his gaze, Bai Li, who was standing next to Zhou Jingyun, looked at him with a wine bottle in his hand and smiled slightly.

Li Yu also smiled.

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"Take one step and look back three times..."

"Did you see it? I sat down and looked over again—"

"Oops, I'm smiling at Zhou Jingyun again—"

"You can't say that. Look over there, there are several people smiling at Zhang Ze..."

"Can it be the same? This is the King of Chu and the Crown Prince of Zhou..."

"Shiro!"

Amidst the men's laughter, a woman's voice suddenly sounded, and at the same time, the fragrance floated closer. The people who were joking quickly raised their heads, and saw two young women wearing underskirts and holding long silks standing over. They were the sisters of one of them.

"Five mothers and six mothers, you are not in the women's banquet. You are walking around and doing whatever you want." The man who was called Shiro sat up straight and said with a straight face.

"Father is allowed to congratulate the prince in person." Wu Niang said, "Let me call my brother."

"What are you talking about?" Liu Niang asked curiously.

Shiro waved his hand, "Don't listen to what is inappropriate." After saying that, he stood up. He could attend the banquet, but not everyone could speak in front of the emperor, so he couldn't miss the opportunity.

The man followed his two sisters through the banquet. Their parents were already waiting.

"...Silang, I heard you talking about the King of Chu and the Crown Prince of Zhou." Liu Niang said with a smile, "Are you also talking about which one of them is more beautiful?"

"No." Shiro said with a straight face, "We are not women."

Liu Niang curled her lips and spoke to her sister: "Which one of them do you think will get married first? I wonder how long the prince will stay for his deceased wife this time..."

Shiro laughed when he heard this: "I'm not sure who I will guard for."

What do you mean? The two sisters stared and asked, but Shiro refused to say anything. He was yelled at by his parents while laughing and joking, "Shut up, how can you behave? Mrs. Zhu is here."

Several people looked around and saw an older woman walking slowly led by the chamberlain. She was the wife of Prime Minister Zhu Xingjian.

Prime Minister Zhu Xingjian made great contributions in supporting King Changyang to ascend the throne. His Majesty relied on him very much and his position was illustrious.

In the past two years, Prime Minister Zhu reported illness and retired from the court, but his favor with the emperor has not diminished at all. The emperor visited the Prime Minister in Zhu's Mansion many times.

Prime Minister Zhu did not come, but Mrs. Zhu did not come alone. Behind her was a woman of seventeen or eighteen years old, gorgeously dressed and with outstanding appearance.

"She is the youngest daughter of the Zhu family, Nineteen Niang." Wu Niang whispered.

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"...Nineteenth Mother is already so big." Princess Jinyu looked at the woman and said with a smile, "The longer she gets, the more beautiful she becomes."

Mrs. Zhu saluted Princess Jinyu: "Thank you for the compliment, Princess."

Zhu Jiuniang looked cold and bowed her head in salute.

Mrs. Zhu didn't say much and took her daughter to the emperor.

The emperor gave him a seat and joked for a while. Madam Zhu looked at the young prince in person, and Zhu Jiuniang followed. She also asked the nanny with concern, "Are you afraid of noise, your highness?" Her face melted like a snow-capped mountain, and she was filled with warmth.

Princess Jinyu looked at this scene and sneered. These old people took advantage of their great achievements and did not take her seriously. The same was true for their wives and daughters. They treated her as a dirty thing and kept away from her.

She turned to look to her side and saw Li Yu was drinking and looking into the hall. He seemed to be very happy watching the singing and dancing, and he even clapped his hands and applauded.

"Does it look good?" she asked.

Li Yu turned around and whispered: "It's not as good as those who danced before Princess Mansion."

In the past, Princess Jinyu couldn't help but feel sad. She really missed it. Her carefully selected beauties and attendants were all gone now, and she didn't know when they would be able to raise them again.

"Don't always look at these." She said, "Why don't you see if there is a young lady you like?"

Li Yu was not shy and said, "If my aunt likes her, I will like her."

Princess Jinyu glanced above and whispered, "Is the Zhu family good-looking?"

Li Yu followed her gaze and quickly looked away. He didn't know whether he saw it clearly or not. He just whispered: "It looks good if my aunt said it looks good."

Princess Jinyu smiled, but did not answer his words. Instead, she turned around and looked at the maid behind her: "Pour some wine for His Highness."

The maid responded, poured wine from the jug on the side, and handed it to Li Yu.

Li Yu looked at the wine that was handed to him and noticed that it was another wine flask, not from the palace banquet.

This glass of wine must not be simple.

There were so many people in the hall, and Bai Li couldn't be seen from the corner of his eye. Is she still talking to Zhou Jingyun? Will she see him drinking?

She will.

Li Yu took the wine and drank it in one gulp without any hesitation.