White Hedge Dream

Chapter 75 News

Zhuang Li was awakened by the voices in the room.

Although she said she was feeling better, with Xu's mother watching from here, she obediently went to bed and lay down, and then fell asleep.

"…..I slept after eating."

"I'm keeping watch personally. The young lady is sleeping soundly."

"Thank you for your hard work, Mom."

"Your Majesty, you're welcome."

Listening to Mrs. Xu's conversation with Zhou Jingyun, Zhuang Li couldn't help but push himself up, standing in the inner room and looking at Chun Yue who had his back turned outside, and immediately turned around.

"Young lady is awake."

Zhou Jingyun walked in and looked at Zhuang Li, who was half sitting up: "Did I wake you up?"

Zhuang Li said with a smile: "If you don't wake up, I won't be able to sleep at night. I'll ask you to read to me."

Zhou Jingyun smiled, but in fact he fell asleep without reading much at all, which showed that his energy was still not good at all.

Mother Xu sighed inwardly as she listened at the back. The prince even read to Mr. Zhuang to lull him to sleep. What was the difference between this and coaxing a child?

"I was about to wake you up," Zhou Jingyun said. "Originally I wanted to invite Dr. Sun to come, but Dr. Sun was busy in the palace, so I invited Dr. Shen to come. He is the best at internal medicine."

Zhuang Li said hurriedly: "Doctor Zhang is already very good, let the prince worry again."

"Between you and me..." Zhou Jingyun glanced at Xu's mother, Chunyue, and others standing behind him, and said, "What kind words can you say?"

Xu's mother lowered her head and thought to herself that the two of them were being too polite.

Dr. Shen came in to diagnose the pulse, and then read the prescription written by Dr. Zhang. He said that there was no need to add or subtract: "It's the loss that hurts the vitality. Just take these medicines and you'll be fine."

Zhuang Li thanked him: "I had a serious illness last year."

Doctor Shen looked at his complexion, tongue coating, and nodded: "I can only take care of it slowly." After that, he stood up.

Mother Xu said hurriedly: "I would like to trouble Dr. Shen to go see our madam. Madam is also concerned about the young lady's health."

Perhaps he was concerned about whether he could have children. Zhou Jingyun glanced at Xu's mother. It was always not a good look to ask an imperial doctor about something like this.

"The hospital is very busy. Doctor Shen took time out. It's better to go back quickly." He said, looking at Xu's mother, "I just go and tell mother. I just listened to it."

Smiled again.

"Mother Xu, you are also listening. If there is anything missing, please add it."

What else could she say? The prince protected his wife so strongly, Xu's mother smiled and said hello.

Dr. Shen was used to seeing things happening in the house, looking at her nose and heart. When Zhou Jingyun suddenly resumed his relationship, they also discussed it privately, guessing that it must be a beauty, otherwise how could Zhou Jingyun be tempted.

Doctor Shen once again looked out of the corner of his eye. The woman was wrapped in a brocade bed in the sunset. It was so dazzling that it made people's vision blurry. She only felt that she was as beautiful as a flower, her figure was as delicate as a willow, and she was delicate and timid.

She is the kind of beautiful lady that all men like, but mistresses don't like.

No wonder the prince and the mother beside Madam Hou seemed to have some disputes. The prince was protecting Madam Hou from asking about his wife's condition, lest his wife would be disliked by his mother.

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Zhou Jingyun followed Imperial Physician Shen and sent Imperial Physician Shen back to the Imperial Hospital, while he went to bid farewell to the officials of the Imperial College.

After meeting the emperor that day, the arrangements for him were made, because he took the initiative to propose going to the Ministry of Revenue, and the emperor readily agreed.

"Wei Jijiu will stay."

In the Imperial Academy, Zhou Jingyun and Wei Shouqian saluted.

Wei Shouqian said with a smile: "From now on, you will be a member of the household department. Although it is rare to be able to sit in this position given your age, Jingyun, you have become famous at a young age and have been an official for ten years. You are worthy of this position."

It's a bit regretful to say this.

"I originally wanted you to go to the Ministry of Civil Affairs and become a member of the civil service, and later become an examiner to select talents for my great Zhou Dynasty."

Although they are all civil servants, the Yuanwailang of the Ministry of Revenue always seems a bit worldly when dealing with money and food, which is a pity for Zhou Jingyun's knowledge.

Zhou Jingyun said with a smile: "I will do my best to collect wealth and expenditure for the country, so that the talents of the Zhou Dynasty will have no worries and use their talents for the country and the people."

Wei Shouqian laughed: "Jingyun, you have been practicing abroad for so many years, and you are becoming more and more fluent in words. You are no longer like the one who was beaten by Jiang..."

When he said this, he let out a violent cough, swallowed back the name he shouldn't have said, and coughed again to finish the sentence.

"….The late emperor joked that he was a stubborn person."

Zhou Jingyun didn't seem to hear the name he swallowed hard, and stepped forward to pat him: "I was young and shy."

Wei Shouqian laughed again: "Shy? What you did in the palace hall is not something that a shy person can do." Although the official next to him was older than Zhou Jingyun, he entered the court earlier than Zhou Jingyun. When he entered the Imperial Academy, the late emperor He is no longer here, and Zhou Jingyun is no longer a boy, so he doesn't know what happened in the past, so he can't help but curiously ask.

Zhou Jingyun said with a smile: "Young man is ridiculous, so don't mention it."

But Wei Shouqian couldn't help recalling the past and recounted with a smile: "During the Lantern Festival that year, the thirteen-year-old Crown Prince Zhou did not sit at the main table, but sat on the railing. He ignored the summons of the late emperor. The late emperor came over in person and asked if it was right. I lost my mind while watching the lanterns. As a result, what do you think our Prince Zhou said? "

The official thought, a good poem? Zhou Jingyun is famous at a young age not only for his beauty, but also for his talent and learning.

Wei Shouqian seemed to be smiling but not smiling: "He, he said there is nothing good about dead things that waste people and money."

The officials were stunned. Even though they were talking about something that happened more than ten years ago, they could not help but turn pale.

The late emperor had a violent temper, especially in his old age, and his power was unpredictable. He would kill the princes and ministers at will.

"Then the late emperor isn't angry..." he asked stammering.

How could Prince Zhou still be standing in front of him at this moment?

Wei Shouqian smiled and said, "The late emperor is angry." He paused at this point and seemed to hesitate a little, looking at Zhou Jingyun.

Zhou Jingyun also looked at him and took over with a smile: "It's the Lantern Festival held by His Majesty for Jiang Meiren."

Not only did the official's face turn pale, there was a layer of sweat on his forehead.

Beauty Jiang?

It’s Empress Chiang!

Empress Chiang was one of the beauties entered into the palace during the late emperor's last draft. When she first entered the palace, she was eighteen years old. She stood out because of her outstanding appearance and ability to sing and dance, and was favored by the late emperor. The late emperor was old and uninterested in political affairs, so she took over the affairs of the court on his behalf, thus winning over a group of supporters. Alas, she was so powerful that she not only made her a queen, she also tried to replace the princes and truly sit on the throne.

She is the most crazy and terrifying woman ever.

The official still remembered the Lantern Festival that year when the capital was packed with people and caroused all night long. He calculated with his fingers that although Empress Chiang was still a beauty at that time, she was already in and out of the court and could influence the life and death of the courtiers.

These words are undoubtedly scolding Mrs. Chiang in person for wasting time and money, which is more terrifying than offending His Majesty.

Zhou Jingyun didn't seem to feel terrible, and smiled: "Jiang Meiren said, then don't look at this dead thing, look at me as a living thing, and make me stand with a candle."

"He stubbornly stood there all night holding a candle, and until the next day, he still stood motionless." Wei Shouqian said with a smile, "In the end, the late emperor couldn't stand it anymore, so he cursed "Stubborn" and asked Dongyang Marquis Take people back."

That's it. The official was stunned, wiped his sweat again, and looked at Zhou Jingyun's face. The late emperor loved beauties, doted on Jiang Meiren, and also doted on Zhou Jingyun, so he escaped the disaster.

Zhou Jingyun smiled: "I won't talk about the past."

The past ten years have been full of ups and downs, with rivers of blood flowing at every turn. There are too many unspeakable things. Wei Shouqian twisted his beard and nodded, about to change the subject, when an official rushed in from outside.

"Have you heard?" He said with a strange expression, "Something happened in the palace last night."

Wei Shouqian and Zhou Jingyun were surprised.

"I didn't see any movement from the Qianniu Guard." Wei Shouqian said, "I was on duty last night."

The official lowered his voice: "Xuan Yangzi entered the palace this morning and said that the ghost of Empress Chiang Kai-shek has returned."

Wei Shouqian and Zhou Jingyun were stunned.

"What nonsense..." Wei Shouqian blurted out to curse, but swallowed it back, "You can't say anything, but you are so powerful and so powerful."

Ask the officials what happened.

The official couldn't explain much. He only said, "Your Majesty had a nightmare."

What a nightmare. Wei Shouqian shook his head and muttered: "Maybe he is planning something in the name of Xuanyangzi."

After saying that, he saw Zhou Jingyun beside him in a daze.

Are young people scared?

He thought about a reminder.

"These things have nothing to do with us. You went to the Ministry of Revenue and worked well. This time you will be known as a young and promising person."

Zhou Jingyun smiled and bowed deeply: "Thank you for the wine. The students will definitely fulfill their mission."

After walking out of the Imperial College, Zhou Jingyun stopped on the street and couldn't help but look towards the imperial city not far away.

Empress Chiang’s ghost is back?

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"Zhongcheng, why do you want to spread this news?"

In the supervisory courtyard, the attendants looked at Zhang Ze who was standing on the corridor leisurely teasing the myna in the birdcage and couldn't help but ask.

It concerns Empress Chiang, and there are strange gods and goddesses, so the news should be blocked and not spread out.

Zhang Ze smiled and fed a spoonful of rice to the bird: "What's wrong? Let the remnants of Empress Chiang be happy and jump out to make trouble. We can catch them easily."