White Hedge Dream

Chapter 282 Transition

It dawns early in summer, but the Holy Ancestor Temple located on the hills outside the capital still seems to be shrouded in the night and gray.

The knocking continued until the door opened.

"Boy, do you know where this place is?" A Taoist priest scolded him angrily. When he saw the face of the person outside the door, his voice paused and he muttered, "It doesn't matter if you are good-looking."

Zhou Jingyun saluted the Taoist: "Zhou Jingyun of the Marquis of Dongyang wants to see Xuanyangzi."

The Taoist laughed, a little sarcastically, but he didn't say anything harsh: "Wait a minute, my ancestor is in morning class."

Then he slammed the door.

Zhou Jingyun understood the meaning of the sneer and asked to see Xuanyangzi. The emperor asked to see Xuanyangzi, but Xuanyangzi failed to see him eight times out of ten. He was the heir apparent of the Hou family and was not even a Marquis.

This Taoist might go to pass on the message, but Xuanyangzi would definitely not see him even after he passed on the message.

Perhaps this Taoist was simply too lazy to pass it on.

Zhou Jingyun looked at the closed door. Of course, he didn't come here just waiting for it. He had already knocked on the door, and the owner already knew about it, so it was not considered a rash intrusion.

Zhou Jingyun looked at the low wall beside him, tucked his robe around his waist, and climbed up the wall with a little jog.

Speaking of which, I have never climbed over a wall in my life, so it is inevitable that the climbing is not neat and beautiful.

Fortunately, no one saw it.

Zhou Jingyun climbed up the wall, first turned over one leg and raised his body. The next moment he saw a person standing in the yard inside, looking at him blankly.

"Prince Zhou!"

Wang Tong shouted, looking in disbelief.

"It's really you!"

"I was in morning class just now and I heard someone muttering that Zhou Jingyun was here. I thought it was a dream."

"Oh, the morning class is too early. I stayed up late at night and lit the lamp. I was so sleepy. The morning class was just for sleeping."

After listening to Wang Tong's words, Zhou Jingyun, who was sitting on the wall, felt relieved for a moment. He hummed, lifted his other leg over, and jumped in from the wall in front of Wang Tong without flinching.

"Slow down, slow down." Wang Tong stretched out his hand to help, "I'm here to help you."

Zhou Jingyun has landed firmly, and Wang Tong's hands are not idle, patting the dirt on his robe.

"Your Majesty, I know this is sad, but you have to be more open-minded." He sighed.

Zhou Jingyun was stunned when he heard this, "What?"

Wang Tong looked at him with an expression of sympathy and anger: "Don't become a monk and escape from the world of mortals just because Li Yu has moved on and taken a wife."

Zhou Jingyun didn't seem to know what to say for a moment and said, "I'm here to see Xuanyangzi."

Wang Tong nodded: "Yes, if you want to come to our temple to become a monk, you must agree with Xuanyangzi." He lowered his voice and said, "This old man is very greedy for money. My grandfather gave him a lot of money to let me in." Here he looked at Zhou Jingyun's face again and murmured, "The prince may not need money."

Zhou Jingyun swallowed back what he wanted to say and asked Wang Tong: "Where is Xuanyangzi? Could you please Wang Langjun to lead the way?"

Wang Tong nodded: "No problem." After saying that, he took the first step and muttered, "Xuan Yangzi never goes to morning classes. At this time, he is still sleeping in the room with his head covered."

The Holy Ancestor Temple is not big, and within a few steps we arrived in front of a house in the backyard.

"I'll go by myself." Zhou Jingyun stopped Wang Tong who was about to push the door open.

Wang Tong thought for a while and nodded: "Okay, I won't get involved in the prince's personal affairs."

Alas, what if the prince cried in front of Xuanyangzi? He couldn't do it. He was soft-hearted and couldn't bear to see such a scene.

"Just talk about it, don't think about it." He patted Zhou Jingyun's arm again, "Although the mortal world is hurtful, it would be a pity that the prince is no longer in the mortal world."

Zhou Jingyun didn't care what he said, he just nodded, thanked him, and then knocked on the door.

There was no response from inside.

However, Zhou Jingyun didn't care. The door here was unlocked. He didn't need to open the window. He just pushed the door in and closed it.

In a small and simple room, an old Taoist was lying in front of the statue and sleeping soundly. He was talking outside the door, but the door was pushed open and someone approached, without realizing it.

"Taoist Master." Zhou Jingyun called.

Xuanyangzi remained motionless.

Zhou Jingyun knelt down and stretched out his hand to push him. Xuanyangzi, who was lying on his side, fell inward and became flat. He stretched, but turned over and fell asleep again.

Zhou Jingyun looked into the room, stood up and looked at the tea cup on the table. There was still half a cup of tea in it. He picked up the tea and threw it at Xuan Yangzi's face.

The next moment, Zhou Jingyun's vision seemed to freeze as he watched a sleeve lift up, and the water stagnant in the air disappeared with the roll of the sleeve.

The wind blew through his sleeves, and Zhou Jingyun's vision returned to normal. He saw Xuanyangzi's sleeves hanging down and being wet with tea.

"Prince Zhou." Xuanyangzi, who was lying down, also sat up, with a look of helplessness on his face as if he hadn't woken up. "Do you think I'm like your wife, immersed in a dream and needing to splash water to wake up?"

his wife.

Zhou Jingyun smiled slightly, knelt down and saluted: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I really have some unanswered questions to disturb the Taoist priest."

Xuanyangzi shook his sleeves: "Is your wife the one you are confused about? What happened to her?"

Zhou Jingyun subconsciously wanted to speak, but then stopped and shook his head: "Taoist Master, you know, my wife is dead."

Xuanyangzi said: "Then your confusion is that your wife shouldn't die?"

Zhou Jingyun was silent for a moment: "My confusion is what should be."

…

…

Princess Jinyu, who was awakened from her sleep, first slapped the maid Aju, and then threw the sign summoned by the Supervisor of Ceremonies on the ground.

"Why did you ask me to come into the palace?" she shouted, "I already have enough dignity if I don't go and make trouble with him!"

Aju knelt on the ground and did not dare to wipe the blood from the beating, and said hurriedly: "I have also informed the King of Chu and his wife, maybe your majesty will ask them to apologize to you."

Princess Jinyu sneered: "Apologise to me? Or force me to bow my head?"

At this point, his eyes flickered again.

"Okay, I want to see if I don't let go, and if the couple dare to shame me in front of the emperor!"

Moreover, she also suspected that the reason why she always saw Empress Jiang during this period was because of the King of Chu and his wife.

It's the bad luck they bring.

Then go to the emperor, let the emperor see this bad luck, and see if he can still protect these two bitches.

"Come here, change your clothes."

As Princess Jinyu got up, the early morning at the Princess Mansion became lively.

Hearing the princess begin to prepare, Shangguan's consort smiled and said to the servant who came: "Father, don't worry."

The servant breathed a sigh of relief: "I'm really afraid of being scolded by the princess first, and then scolded by the superiors when I get back."

Shangguan's consort smiled and did not comment.

What a cowardly handsome man, the waiter thought to himself.

While the two were talking, the maid Aju walked in.

"Consort, princess, please come over." Shangguan's consort said sorry to the chamberlain, and the chamberlain stood up to see him off.

Shangguan's consort walked outside the door, and Aju, who was leading the way, stopped.

"Consort, the King of Chu said that you should not enter the palace." She whispered.

Shangguan's consort was stunned, and his face changed slightly: "What's the matter?"

Aju shook her head and whispered: "His Royal Highness did not tell me in detail. He only told the consort to stay away." He then added, "He also told the consort not to worry."

Shangguan's consort smiled and glanced in the direction of the imperial city.

"He doesn't understand. Only when I see it with my own eyes can I really not worry."

Aju wanted to persuade him, but Shangguan's consort stopped him.

"Don't worry, I have my own sense of discretion." He said, and then walked towards the princess, "Princess, let me draw your eyebrows."

…

…

It was already dawn, and the morning light finally crept into the room through the doors and windows, making the room much brighter.

Xuanyangzi sat and stretched.

"You shouldn't ask me whether it should or should not." He said, "Empress Chiang jumped from the building herself, and your wife also jumped from the building herself. You should ask them."

"Yes, that was their choice." Zhou Jingyun said, "Then why did you ask? Why did you release the Imperial Bell Millet Pearl to threaten them?"

Xuanyangzi shook his head: "Then you still shouldn't ask me. I didn't let the Imperial Bell Millet Pearl exist, but the obsession, the obsession of others, and the obsession of the person who saw it."

Zhou Jingyun looked at him: "Then my obsession is Baili's safety. I will guard you today and I will not let you hurt her."

Xuanyangzi smiled: "Then your obsession will hurt yourself."

Zhou Jingyun placed a dagger in front of him.

"I don't care." He said, "I just want to keep an eye on you today."

…

…

Looking at the palace in front of him, Li Yu took a gentle breath.

"What's wrong?" Bai Li was holding his daughter beside him, noticing his breathing, he asked in a low voice.

Li Yu looked at her and whispered, "I'm a little nervous." He raised his hand and gently touched Bai Li's right cheek, "But don't worry, A Li, I've arranged everything."

The hand touched Bai Li's right cheek, and then left like a dragonfly, landed on Nannan's face, and poked it gently.

Nannan let out a cry and opened her hands to Li Yu.

Li Yu took her and held her in his arms.

Bai Li smiled, reached out and patted his arm: "I'm here, don't worry."

Li Yu smiled and nodded: "I know."

His eyes swept over Bai Li's face, pausing on the left side of her face, and then he immediately picked up his daughter and strode forward with her giggling.

Seeing two people and a child appear in sight, Bai Ying stood up.

"Here you are." She said with a smile, not waiting for them to salute, "Sit down."

Li Yu smiled, while Bai Li didn't even smile and sat down directly.

Bai Ying looked at her helplessly.

"Your Majesty is here today to talk to you and Princess Jinyu." She said, and then looked at the chamberlain in the palace, "Is the princess here?"

The chamberlain stepped forward and said, "The princess and the consort have entered the palace, but the princess said she wanted to go to the Baihua Palace first to see the place where she lived when she was a child."

Bai Ying nodded: "That's okay, we'll just wait."

After that, he looked at Li Yu and Bai Li.

"Your Majesty has just dismissed the court. Many officials are there. We will discuss it for a while longer. Let's wait."

Li Yu smiled: "We are not in a hurry."

Bai Li said nothing.

Bai Ying looked at her and said softly: "Try some snacks, specially made by the imperial kitchen. Your little one...favorites this shrimp cake."

Bai Li looked at the golden snacks on the table in front of her. When she was a child, she and Bai Ying went to the market. Like all children, she was also very greedy and clamored to eat this, but Bai Ying refused to buy it for her...

"Now, we are different from the past. You can eat as much as you want."

Bai Ying's voice came.

Bai Li laughed and looked at her: "Yeah, it's different from the past. I don't dare to eat your food."

Bai Ying seemed a little annoyed: "You..." She seemed to want to reprimand her, but suppressed it, "If you don't want to eat, just eat." He turned his head and stopped looking at her.

There was silence in the hall.

Noisy sounds came from the side of the palace, which were the emperor and courtiers talking and joking in the main palace.

A sound became clear over the hum.

"Your Majesty, Guo Shun, deputy envoy of the Board of Supervisors, wants to see you!"

The buzzing paused, and it became quiet over there.

"Guo Shun?" the emperor muttered, "Where is Zhang Ze?" He then raised his voice and said, "Let him come in."

As the waiter shouted and footsteps were noisy, it seemed that many people were coming, followed by the sound of boxes falling to the ground, and then Guo Shun's voice sounded.

"Your Majesty Guo Shun has something important to report!"

Bai Ying tensed up and held her hands in front of her, when Bai Li's voice suddenly sounded.

"Empress."

Bai Ying was stunned for a moment and looked at her, then smiled: "What's wrong?"

Bai Li looked at her: "Why is your hand injured?"

hand…

What Bai Ying wanted to say, Guo Shun's voice continued to come from the main hall.

"... Imperial Concubine Bai Ying colluded with Zhang Ze of the Board of Supervisors to exchange a fake dragon for a real phoenix and bring trouble to the emperor's bloodline!"

The surroundings instantly became quiet, so quiet that Bai Ying could only hear her own heartbeat.

Is she dreaming?

How come what I heard was different from what was arranged?

It’s time to get through it, and I need to attend a meeting today, so I can’t write, so I won’t update it tomorrow~