White Hedge Dream

Chapter 93 Behind the scenes

"Mrs. Marquis Dongyang added some medicine."

Mrs. Lin looked at the small piece of incense placed on the table.

The fragrance is not strong and the smell is not irritating. Does it really keep people awake?

"Let it light up when you finish your third dose of medicine at night."

Director Lin's eyes were full of expectation: "I asked, and the Tai Hospital said that Mrs. Xue had a stroke. Logically speaking, she rarely wakes up. It was Mrs. Dongyang Hou who added this medicine and she woke up in two days."

Mrs. Lin smiled softly: "Then I will use it too. I hope I won't fall asleep all the time."

As he spoke, he looked down at the pair of children sleeping on the bed and patted them gently.

"I haven't put them to sleep in a long time."

Manager Lin nodded: "Rou Niang, you will be fine." He said with excitement, "I will definitely be able to upgrade to a level next year. Then I will move to a bigger house and bring my parents over, so you can have more leisure time. "

Mrs. Lin looked at him: "Qilang, I am very satisfied that you can choose to be an official in Beijing. Thanks to Empress Chiang at that time -"

I was shocked when I said this, and quickly swallowed back the words I almost blurted out.

Manager Lin understood what his wife was going to say, and subconsciously glanced outside, and whispered: "Don't worry, although Empress Chiang proposed the by-election that year, it was originally the official selection rules set by the late emperor in the early years. The chaos caused by public recommendation is still the favor of the late emperor, and it will be the same after me. The hundreds of elected officials are now working in their own official roles. We serve the country and the people, and we will not rely solely on that year's results. He was born in the Jinshi department and was judged to be a member of the Chiang Kai-shek Party."

Mrs. Lin nodded: "I'm a woman, I'm timid." She quickly changed the subject, "Actually, when I was studying hard in Han Chuang, our life was not hard, and I was very content."

"How come it's not hard? The family can't even afford a servant, and you're still washing clothes while you're pregnant." Manager Lin said, recalling his previous expression with sadness, "Now that good times are here, you must take good care of yourself and enjoy yourself -"

He turned around as he spoke, only to see that Mrs. Lin, who had just been talking, had leaned against the bed and closed her eyes, with a smile on her lips.

The forest owner froze beforehand and stretched out his hand to check his breathing. His breathing was normal. He breathed a sigh of relief and felt a little sad. He carefully supported his wife and laid them down together with the children. Then he stood up and looked at the box of incense placed on the table.

I hope this medicine can solve my wife's illness.

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"What do you think of Mrs. Lin's illness?"

On the way back in the car, Zhou Jingyun asked Zhuang Li.

Zhuang Li shook his head: "You have to look again to know."

It is certain that Mrs. Lin is mentally ill, and she has not revealed anything about it to even Principal Lin. Whether it is Zhang Shilin or a stranger like her, there is no way to find out. They can only look at it in their dreams.

Dreams are illusory, but they hide the reality that even I dare not face.

Zhou Jingyun said well: "Do your best to obey fate, and it is also a comfort to Chief Lin and his wife that we can go there." He couldn't help but tell her about Chief Lin, "It's not easy for Chief Lin to reach this point. He was born in a poor family, and he failed many times in the imperial examination." Passed the exam, but was never allowed to become an official."

Zhuang Li didn't understand this and asked curiously why.

"Because famous families can publicly recommend scholars, his quota was squeezed out." Zhou Jingyun said, pausing, "It wasn't until Empress Chiang abolished the official certificate and public recommendation, and the number of scholars in the imperial examination increased greatly, that Chief Lin was able to win. ”

Zhuang Li groaned, blinked at Zhou Jingyun, and asked with his eyes.

Zhou Jingyun almost laughed. He understood the look in her eyes and held back his laughter as he said: "The imperial examination selection is a rule set by Emperor Gaozu, and Empress Chiang only enforced it more strictly. Therefore, people like Director Lin are still ministers of the emperor, not a certain person." A one-man party." He smiled and looked at the swaying car curtain, "So some things in this world are right, and things will not be wrong just because the people doing them are wrong."

Zhuang Li smiled: "Your Majesty is right."

Zhou Jingyun smiled again, and when he wanted to say something, Jiang Yun called the prince softly from outside.

Zhou Jingyun lifted the car curtain.

Jiang Yun leaned over and whispered: "Someone is following us."

Zhou Jingyun's expression did not change and he pointed forward: "Stop at Zeng's shop." He then lowered his voice and said, "Who is it?"

Jiang Yun nodded and whispered: "You can't tell. He came out of the tea house and disappeared when he reached the street."

Zhou Jingyun said nothing and sat back.

"Are you okay?" Zhuang Li asked in a low voice.

Zhou Jingyun nodded to her: "It's okay."

Without waiting for him to comfort him, Zhuang Li nodded.

"Don't be afraid." She whispered and smiled at him, "If they are coming for me, I will pretend to be holding the prince hostage and will not let them involve your family."

Zhou Jingyun felt that something was wrong with what he said, so why did he fake it? Everyone knew that she was his new wife, not a stranger they had just met.

Maybe she was a little confused in her heart and her words were a little confused.

Zhou Jingyun subconsciously reached out and held her hand: "Don't be impulsive. I have everything under my control. Just listen to me."

Zhuang Li looked at the hand being held. Was he holding her back first? In fact, she won't act randomly.

However, in order not to worry him, he wanted to hold her hand, just hold it.

The two of them sat in the car, accompanying the carriage on the street, listening to the sounds outside.

However, there was nothing unusual until they arrived in front of the Dongyang Hou Mansion. Jiang Yun said that the person following and snooping did not appear again.

Zhou Jingyun breathed a sigh of relief, looked at the hand in his hand, and quickly let go.

Zhuang Li joked: "Perhaps someone who admires the prince wants to see you more."

She was still in the mood to joke, and she was really brave. Zhou Jingyun said with a smile: "Thanks to the lady's good words, I hope so." After saying that, he got out of the car and said, "I will go to the study room to sort out some things. You go back and rest first."

Zhuang Li nodded and went to the inner house in his car.

Zhou Jingyun didn't come back during dinner, so Feng'er came in and said he had to go out for a banquet.

Zhou Jingyun is the prince of Dongyang Hou, and he is also the newly appointed member of the household department, Wai Lang. It is normal for his colleagues and friends to entertain him.

"The Crown Prince said he didn't know when it would end and asked the young lady to rest. He will rest in the study outside tonight."

This was better. Just as Zhuang Li was thinking of finding an excuse to sleep alone one night, he immediately asked Chunyue to pack Zhou Jingyun's clothes and take them to the study room for Feng'er.

"Young madam, let me sleep with you." Chunyue said with some uneasiness.

It hasn't been long since Zhuang Li fell ill while sleeping alone.

Zhuang Li explained to her: "It was really an accident that time. Didn't I sleep by myself when the prince didn't come home? Everything was fine."

Seeing Chunyue's still worried look, Zhuang Li smiled again.

"Besides, this time the prince is going out to socialize, not... going to someone else's place, so I have nothing to worry about."

After saying that, Zhuang Li reached out to cover his face, looking a little shy under the lamp. Chunyue couldn't help but laugh, and felt a little sad. The young lady really had a deep love for the prince.

"Young madam, please don't think too much in the future. We can all see that the prince is sincere to you," she warned.

Well, although it was not the sincerity they thought, Zhou Jingyun was indeed sincere to her. Zhuang Li smiled and nodded: "I listen to Chunyue!"

The young lady liked to joke with them more and more, Chunyue gave her a scolding look, helped Zhuang Li go to bed, put down the curtain, turned out the lights one by one, and the room fell into night.

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Zhou Jingyun stood on a pavilion, stretched out his hand to open the window, and saw the bright lights in Sanqufang, which made people's vision blurry.

The fragrance, the sound of singing and dancing, and the laughter carried by the night wind were like waves.

The door opened at the back.

"Your Majesty, you have been waiting for a long time." A voice said.

Zhou Jingyun turned around and saw a man in a green shirt walking in, holding a piano in his hand.

"Shen Qing, it turns out it's you." Zhou Jingyun looked slightly surprised, but then suddenly realized, "Were you following me during the day?"

If someone hadn't come to deliver the news, saying that he was just watching on the street during the day, and just wished he couldn't get up close to talk to her, and invited him to go to Sanqu Alley to meet him at night, he would not have kept the appointment at all.

Just wanted to see who it was.

Shen Qing was a little surprised when Zhou Jingyun called out his name, and sighed: "The prince still recognizes me."

Zhou Jingyun said: "Shen Zhuangyuan is joking."

Shen Qing laughed: "Your Majesty, your title is a joke."

Zhou Jingyun smiled: "How dare you joke with Mr. Shen Dalang, who listens to the world for Empress Chiang."

Shen Qing looked at Zhou Jingyun and smiled lightly: "Your Majesty, I haven't hid anything from the Crown Prince. Although you don't listen to your Majesty, I will tell you everything."

Zhou Jingyun looked calm: "Who made me look good?"

Shen Qing laughed and said with a solemn face: "Your Majesty, you can joke with others, but you don't have to use it to tease your empress. The whole world doesn't know your conduct, don't you know?"

Zhou Jingyun smiled: "This is my character, and Shen Zhuangyuan should also know it."

There was a moment of silence in the room.

Shen Qing sighed helplessly: "Your temper is really -" After saying that, he stopped talking and bowed to Zhou Jingyun, "In the second year of Chengtai, the prince protected Liu Cheng and Wang Jiang and escaped the arrest of the Board of Supervisors. Today, he can Thank you in person."

Zhou Jingyun looked at Shen Qing who was giving the gift and said, "They have already thanked me. Mr. Shen doesn't need to thank me."

Shen Qing stood up: "They had just seen me at that time. If they had been arrested, I would not be able to see the Crown Prince today. The Crown Prince is grateful for his role."

Zhou Jingyun snorted and said calmly: "You're welcome."

Should I accept the thank you calmly, or should I be too lazy to say anything to him? Shen Qing sat down and put the piano in front of him: "I know that the prince never does anything for the queen. The prince just does what he wants to do."

He stretched out his hand and plucked the strings, and a clank sounded in the room.

"The empress cherished you during her lifetime and never made things difficult for you. She let you do whatever you wanted. Naturally, we will not disturb you, let alone put you in danger like us."

Zhou Jingyun clenched his hands hanging by his side. What does it mean for the empress to cherish him?

How did she cherish him?

Does he do whatever he wants? Does it mean that he will not serve as an official in the court, but will be sent to supervise schools? This is his business, what does it have to do with her!

But then he was unable to let go.

If she didn't let him go, he really couldn't leave.

To put it bluntly, he did whatever he wanted because she was not in trouble.

Zhou Jingyun remained silent.

Only the sound of the piano echoed in the room.

There was a soft clang sound, and Shen Qing pressed the strings with both hands.

"I'm here today to tell you that we will also let you do whatever you want and do what you want to do with peace of mind."

Zhou Jingyun laughed, this was really funny, what did he need from them...

Thoughts flashed through her mind, and Shen Qing's voice came again.

"Zhang Ze is already suspicious of Bai Li and has asked someone to check on the Huang family members."

Zhou Jingyun was shocked.

Bai Li's identity was hastily decided by Mr. Zhuang after Bai Xun's accident.

She has always been with her, and it doesn't matter whether she is treated as a maid or a female disciple. After all, no one cares.

Although I have told Huang Shusheng's close relatives and may have received some money, in the hands of the Board of Supervisors, who knows whether they can withstand it.

What's more, there are other people in the Huang clan.

I originally thought that once I saw the appearance, I wouldn't hold on to her anymore.

This Zhang Ze is really...

Shen Qing smiled: "Don't worry, I have already arranged it."

There was no reassuring look on Zhou Jingyun's face, and Shen Qing's words were also shocking.

He looked at Shen Qing: "How do you know Baili?"

Countless Chiang Kai-shek members have had their homes confiscated in recent years.

Moreover, Bai Xun is not actually a very important party member of the Empress Chiang Kai-shek. He may not even be a party member of the Empress Chiang Kai-shek. He is just implicated in the unwarranted disaster.

What's more, Bai Xun's daughter had been raised by Mr. Zhuang for a long time, and her name was missing from the family tree. Zhang Ze didn't even know that Bai Li existed at the beginning.

How does Shen Qing know?

And they also know the origin of the arrangement that Mr. Zhuang and his wife arranged for Bai Li.

Shen Qing looked at Zhou Jingyun and smiled: "Actually, if you hadn't gone to the academy, I would have taken Baili away."