White Hedge Dream

Chapter 48 Recollection

There were soft footsteps stopping outside the door, and Chunyue's voice came in.

"Your Majesty," Chunyue said while standing outside the door, "Feng'er said that the Marquis has passed on wine and food."

Zhou Jingyun looked out the window. It was dark and he stood up.

Zhuang Li stood up, hesitated, and took the belt from the side to tie him up.

Zhou Jingyun looked at the bun that was standing in front of him suddenly, almost hitting his chin. He couldn't help but tilt his head slightly and move back. Zhuang Li's hands were already around his waist.

There was warm breath blowing on him, and the fragrance of pine wood after bathing suddenly disappeared, replaced by no smell.

Didn't she use incense?

A thought flashed through Zhou Jingyun, and the next moment Zhuang Li let go of his hand and stood a few steps away, the familiar scent of pine lingering in his breath.

Zhou Jingyun glanced at her and then at the maids who had already entered.

"We'll talk about it when I get back," he said.

Zhuang Li nodded and said good, and sent Zhou Jingyun out. He watched him take Feng'er out of the yard and disappear into the night, but he did not turn around, but looked towards the night sky in the distance.

Seeing Zhuang Li not turning around for a long time, Chunyue couldn't help but look at it. There was no beautiful moonlight tonight either.

"Madam, what are you looking at?"

"Look, go over there."

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Zhang Ze looked at Bai Ying who was holding on to the railing fiercely.

The woman's face under the palace lantern was full of hatred.

He said, "Since she is an imperial prisoner, I will not let her go." He then asked, "What does she look like?"

Bai Ying was stunned with hatred, her expression was filled with memories, but after a moment she was at a loss: "I, I can't remember."

Don’t remember? My own sisters, what do you mean by not remembering their faces? Zhang Ze frowned: "Mr. Bai, you still want to hide it!"

Bai Ying shook her head repeatedly: "No, no, I didn't hide it. I really can't remember it. I can't remember it at all."

She reached out and patted her head, anxious and angry.

"Why can't I remember?"

Zhang Ze shouted: "Stop pretending to be crazy! Do you want me to torture-"

The emperor couldn't help but speak again: "Zhongcheng, when she left home, the child was only five years old, and she couldn't remember it clearly. Besides, after the girl's eighteen-year-old transformation, even if she remembered what she looked like when she was five years old, it would be different from now. "

Bai Ying reached out and held her head. When she heard the emperor's words, she cried again, "Why can't I remember? Your Majesty, I am so stupid and useless."

Zhang Ze looked at Bai Ying, stopped asking questions, and said to the emperor: "Then we can only draw her according to her appearance. The two sisters always have some similarities."

The emperor nodded in agreement.

Zhang Ze saluted the emperor: "I have finished asking questions for now. Thank you, Your Majesty."

The emperor said oh, and should have turned around and left at this time, but for some reason, he didn't want to take a step, and looked at Bai Ying who was kneeling behind the iron railing.

"Your Majesty—" the queen's voice came from the night.

The emperor looked away with a slight shudder, and saw the palace lanterns lighting up not far away, and the queen walking surrounded by a group of maids.

"Why are you here, Your Majesty?" the queen asked.

Zhang Ze stepped forward and saluted: "I have come to inquire about the case and bring it to trial. I have troubled Your Majesty."

The queen ignored him, looked at the emperor, and asked with a smile: "Your Majesty comes in person for some small matters." After that, she added, "You haven't eaten yet, my palace has prepared it."

The emperor didn't want to refute the queen's face in front of others, so he nodded and turned around. The queen followed him and the bright lights surrounded the two of them.

Without the lights, the cold palace was instantly swallowed up by the night.

Zhang Ze looked back and saw Bai Ying's blurry figure kneeling on the spot motionless.

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…..

The night was deep, and the lights of Dongyang Hou Mansion were brighter than usual.

Mother Xu walked in and saw Mrs. Dongyang Hou still sitting, twirling Buddhist beads in front of the lamp, but her face was no longer dull as before, but with a smile.

"In the past, when the prince was away, my wife was worried about him and couldn't sleep at night. Now that the prince is back, why aren't you sleeping?" Mother Xu said, smiling again, "You should rest quickly. The Marquis said that the prince and I will rest in the study tonight."

Are you actually resting outside? Not going back to Mr. Zhuang?

Mrs. Dongyang Hou opened her eyes and asked first: "Did you drink a lot? Let me keep an eye on you."

Xu's mother responded: "I haven't drunk much, but I'm already being watched. Madam, don't worry. The prince has talked a lot with the Marquis. The Marquis is very happy. The prince is really filial."

Mrs. Dongyang Hou couldn't hide her pride, it was her son, but she immediately snorted.

"I don't think you are that filial. Why are you worried that I have to work hard in a hurry? I clearly want to have dinner with Mr. Zhuang." She snorted. Xu's mother laughed and said: "I must be teaching Mr. Zhuang a lesson, after all, she caused trouble."

Mrs. Dongyang Hou was even more angry: "Then you won't even let me talk, and you will stop me again and again!"

Mother Xu smiled again and persuaded: "After all, it's not a glorious matter, so don't mention it."

It is indeed very disgraceful. How could a gift cause such a big trouble? Mrs. Dongyang Hou thought to herself, is Mr. Zhuang lucky or bad?

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In the wing of Mrs. Hou's courtyard, the lights were still on even late at night.

"Madam, stop writing. It hurts your eyes to read carefully." Xue Liu persuaded, "Tomorrow I will watch it in the kitchen in person. I also learned this dish when the third lady was here."

Lu Jin looked at the paper on the desk and suddenly stretched out his hand to smash it.

Xue Liu was startled, "What's going on? It's all written..."

Lu Jin gritted his teeth and said, "It's all in vain if you write it. Nowadays, it's good for newlyweds to make whatever bowl of noodles they want. No one cares about the old taste!"

Xue Liu's eyes turned red.

Both of them were frustrated, and the atmosphere in the room was stagnant for a moment.

"Anyway, the prince went to the Li family to settle the matter." Xue Liu forced out a smile again, "Mrs. Jin doesn't have to worry about marrying into the Li family."

Lu Jin was not at all relieved after hearing this, but rather a little annoyed.

The fact that the Li family wanted to make amends to the married daughter of Amber Mansion was a lie. It was a story she and her uncle and aunt came up with.

I wanted to take the opportunity to ask Mrs. Dongyang Hou to ask her to enter the house, but she didn't expect that Zhou Jingyun came back at this time, interrupted Mrs. Dongyang Hou's words, and didn't even say anything.

Now that Zhou Jingyun has personally discussed it with General Li's mansion, the matter can only be left alone.

Just one sentence, why is your luck so bad!

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Chunyue looked at the bright lights in the room and Zhuang Li, who was sitting at the table and reading a book.

Zhuang Li was holding a book in his hand, but he was looking at the night outside the window in trance.

Before seeing the prince off, she stood in the corridor and watched for a long time.

Later, I entered the room and sat at the desk and looked at it for a long time.

Are you still looking at the past?

The young lady is only sixteen years old, how can she have so much past.

"Young Madam." Chun Yue stepped forward and said, "The Crown Prince is not coming back, so you can rest."

After saying this, he looked at Zhuang Li's face quietly. He didn't expect that the prince would come back to have dinner with the young lady, but he also didn't expect that the prince wouldn't come back at night.

The husband and wife returned from a long separation, and the prince stayed outside on the first night, which made the wife feel uncomfortable.

"The prince has been away for so many years. He must have many things to tell Mr. Marquis." She said hurriedly.

Zhuang Li looked away from the window, looked at her, smiled, and took the words: "The prince will be reused when he comes back, and the marquis should also explain more about the current affairs of the court."

The young lady never needed comfort. Chunyue smiled and watched Zhuang Li go to wash up. She turned off the lights one by one outside, then helped Zhuang Li go to bed. Looking at Zhuang Li's face in the dim tent, she suddenly whispered: "Look, slave." It turns out that the prince likes the young lady very much."

This was probably the most embarrassing thing she had ever said in her life. After saying this, her face turned red, she let go of the curtain and ran out like a fly.

Zhuang Li was stunned for a moment when he was lying on the bed, and then he laughed.

How could it be seen that Zhou Jingyun liked her?

Can't tell.

She and Zhou Jingyun were not a real couple who were in love.

The night wind gently caressed the fine gauze tent, and the silver gauze tent rippled like water. Zhuang Li looked at the tent and thought of standing outside the back porch and listening to Zhou Jingyun's voice coming like trickling water.

"Before Zhang Ze comes to check you, take her away from you first, so that it will be safer."

"I got married to her and made her my wife. When I entered my inner house in the Dongyang Marquis Mansion and changed my identity, I was able to block Zhang Ze's investigation one step further."

She was surprised on the back porch.

Mr. Zhuang was also surprised: "Jingyun, I know you won't tell the truth, so I don't hide her identity, but I don't ask you for help. I still say the same thing about this matter. I, Zhuang Feizi, am alone and have no money." scruples, but you are different, you—"

Before Mr. Zhuang finished speaking, Zhou Jingyun's voice came again.

"Sir, I also think that Empress Chiang is a hero."

At that moment, Mr. Zhuang indoors and she on the back porch were stunned.

My father was accused by Zhang Ze of being a party to Chiang Kai-shek. The most important evidence was the sentence "I think Chiang Kai-shek is a hero" written in letters to others.

Unexpectedly, Zhou Jingyun turned out to be a "Chiang Kai-shek".

(End of chapter)