White Hedge Dream

Chapter 96 Sleepless

Zhou Jingyun looked a little funny at Aunt Mei's changing expression.

Chunmei always pretended to be honest in the past, but she had never been afraid of Mrs. Lu Sanniang. At this moment, she looked really scared.

He frowned and said, "I am the one who can make you stay at home. Why do you care if others are angry?"

Aunt Mei laughed and said, "The prince cherishes the young lady. If the young lady doesn't like me, the prince will definitely drive me away for the sake of the young lady."

That said, doesn't he cherish Lady Lu Sanni?

Although he met Lu Sanniang briefly and only got along with her briefly, now that he has married this wife, he will definitely cherish her.

It's just that I have a short relationship with Mrs. Lu Sanniang.

Of course, he knew that Aunt Mei said this because Xue Liu was frightened by being driven away.

He drove Xue Liu away because Xue Liu made too much noise and was involved in the Ding'an Bo Mansion. Zhuang Li had a hidden identity and it would be bad if it caused trouble.

This has nothing to do with whether she cherishes it or not, but if she wants to think so, just think so, and it's not wrong to think so.

If she really does something inappropriate and affects Zhuang Li, he will indeed drive her away.

"Go to sleep." He said calmly.

Aunt Mei didn't dare to say anything more, so she stepped forward and put down the curtain, turned off the lights, and lay back on the small bed beside her.

The night is quiet.

Zhou Jingyun turned over on the big bed, feeling a little unaccustomed to being empty around him. He subconsciously touched the pillow but couldn't find the book...

Although Zhuang Li said she was getting better these days, he still read to her every night before going to bed to help her sleep.

Zhou Jingyun sat up and said, "Bring me a book."

Aunt Mei hurriedly got up from the bed, lit the lamp, and said with some embarrassment: "Your Majesty, I don't have any books here. If you want to read anything, I will go to the study to get it for you."

Zhou Jingyun leaned on the bed and saw the almanac on the table. He pointed at it: "No, just leave it at that."

Aunt Mei felt that it was strange to read the almanac at night, but she did not dare to disobey, so she could only bring it to Zhou Jingyun.

Zhou Jingyun leaned on the bedside, flipping through the books, and then saw Aunt Mei standing beside the bed.

"Go to bed." Zhou Jingyun said, "I'll go to bed after reading it."

Aunt Mei responded by walking back to her little bed and lying down.

The room became quiet again, with the occasional sound of pages turning.

Why should she sleep? It was so scary. How could she sleep?

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Countless people cannot sleep well at night.

Most of the lights in Boss Lin's house were extinguished, but they were still lit in the master bedroom.

Mr. Lin looked gloomy and sat on the edge of the bed, looking at his wife sleeping on the bed.

No matter how many methods were used, Mrs. Lin did not wake up.

At first, I fell asleep at irregular intervals. The time I used Dongyang Madam Hou's incense, I woke up and couldn't fall asleep. Now I fall asleep again.

Although everything was okay yesterday, the maid said that Mrs. Lin also went out to buy clothing materials herself to prepare New Year's clothes for her family.

As a result, I didn't wake up this morning.

Doctor Zhang read it and even said, "Let's be prepared..."

He knew what this meant. Thinking of this, Mr. Lin reached out and covered his face to block the tears that were about to burst out. The next moment, he rubbed his face and sat up straight.

Before that moment comes, you have to do something else.

Manager Lin took a deep breath and saw a burning incense on the table beside the bed.

This is the incense sent by Madam Hou of Dongyang.

Last time Mrs. Lin was able to wake up, and this time Chief Lin was also looking forward to it.

Although the incense doesn't smell medicinal, it doesn't smell like anything.

There is a booklet beside the incense burner.

It was given to me by Mrs. Marquis Dongyang when she was giving the prescription. She said it was a story about strange things that could be read to calm the mind.

How can such country nonsense calm the mind?

Manager Lin stared at it for a moment, then reached out and took it. There was nothing to do now, so let's read it.

Opening it under the light, there were not many words in the thin booklet. Manager Lin glanced at it and couldn't help but smile.

"Rou Niang." He said to Mrs. Lin on the bed, "This story is quite interesting. It tells about a person who turned into a cricket in his sleep..."

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Late autumn and early winter are cold nights and everything is quiet.

Insects are buried in the ground, and birds are hiding.

The streets were even deserted during the curfew.

A group of people suddenly appeared, and the sound of horse hooves and torches made the market noisy.

A dozen soldiers and guards came from outside the city, surrounding Zhu Shan.

The watchman on patrol stood quietly against the wall, smelling the smell of blood floating in the night wind, and couldn't help but shudder.

The group quickly crossed the street and entered a house.

This house is a bit shabby compared to other housekeepers.

"Boss, your house really needs to be replaced." A follower said, looking around, "It's too small."

Zhu Shan lazily said: "It's enough to live in. Why do you want it to be so big?"

Another follower chuckled: "Of course I pretend to be a lot of women and raise a lot of children."

"The boss has no interest in the women who marry into the family." Another attendant muttered, handed a purse to Zhu Shan, and whispered, "This is the seventeenth one for you."

Zhu Shan thought for a while: "The one from the Lin family?"

He liked to number each woman he captured.

There were too many people, so Zhu Shan might not be able to remember. The attendant remembered it for him and nodded: "Yes, that's her."

Zhu Shanhe smiled: "This woman from a scholarly family is the most arrogant. She always stays silent when facing me. How could she take the initiative to give me something?" He gestured to his entourage to open it and poured out a lock of black silk.

Zhu Shan held the green silk in his hand and sniffed it vigorously. He closed his eyes and seemed to imagine the woman's appearance: "It smells like the lady of the Lin family -" he laughed.

The attendant whispered: "She seems to be sick. I also saw Chief Lin going to the Zhang Family Medical Center to cause trouble. Doctor Zhang said there was nothing he could do. The Ma family woman on the street also stopped Chief Lin and asked him to lay a coffin, but Chief Lin scolded her. One pass."

Zhu Shan frowned: "She is about to die of illness? What a pity. This woman tastes very good."

The attendant flattered him and said, "Boss, don't be sad. There are many good women in the capital."

Zhu Shan laughed and looked sad again. This smile made the scarred face become more ferocious and terrifying.

"Yes, yes, I'm really sad to have lost my sweetheart." He said in a long voice, stuffing his wallet into his heart and pressing it.

The entourage burst into laughter and pretended to cry, and in the dark night the room was like a horde of demons dancing.

"Okay, stop chatting." Zhu Shan said, throwing a few pieces of paper on the table.

Several names were written on the paper.

Zhu Shan reached out and knocked.

"The investigation is almost done. We will arrest these people tomorrow and pry open their mouths."

The entourage laughed and said, "Okay, let them sleep well again." "Have a sweet dream."

Until the night fell, the laughing entourage dispersed, and Zhu Shan fell into a deep sleep in the house.

The dark room gradually turned white, as if moonlight was shining in. The moonlight soaked the ground inch by inch, brushed over the tables and chairs, and fell on the bed.

Zhu Shan's snoring stopped in the tent and he opened his eyes.

The moonlight receded like water, condensed in front of the desk, and slowly rose to outline the figure of a woman.

The woman covered her face and sat in the moonlight, sobbing.

The woman's cry lingered in the room. It was pleasant to hear, but it was also disturbing.

"Why are you crying?" Zhu Shan angrily pulled open the bed curtain, "You are lucky to be favored by me."

The woman sitting in front of the table stopped crying, but she still covered her face and shrugged her shoulders.

The women who cry, are timid, but dare not avoid them, are as exciting as lambs waiting to be slaughtered.

Zhu Shan came over and put his arms around the woman's delicate shoulders. The woman's body trembled more violently, but this made Zhu Shan increase his strength.

"What if someone finds out?" The woman raised her head and cried, "The husband wants to force the slave family to death."

Just die, Zhu Shan thought to himself, looking at the woman's face, her face was blurry under the moonlight, it seemed familiar yet strange, she seemed to be called Rou Niang.

But it didn't matter, he couldn't remember what these women looked like.

"What are you afraid of? If your husband knows, tell him my name." Zhu Shan said with a smile, reaching out to pinch the woman's small chin, "Let's see what he dares to do."

No matter who he is, no matter who he is, he can't withstand close inspection. Even if he can't find any problems, he can still make them up.

Neither Zhang Ze nor the emperor would be happy to capture one more remnant of Empress Chiang.

He doesn't love money, he just likes to see these men and women tremble under him.

I used to work as an errand under Empress Chiang Kai-shek. Although I was equally powerful, I didn't dare to do these things.

If the defendant is found out, there will be a dead end.

Empress Chiang was ruthless to others and was equally ruthless to them.

He reached out and touched the scar on his face.

This was when he was raiding his house. He just enjoyed the women who had been assigned to the Jiaofang Secretary for a while, and then he was chopped down by the leader at the time.

He almost died on the spot.

"Because you are from my hometown, I will spare your life. If you report to the empress, you will be dead."

He was not convinced. What was wrong with him doing this? Wasn't it just a deterrent to those who dared to blaspheme and despise the queen?

"What kind of deterrence is there for adulterous wives and daughters? My Majesty disdains such behavior. We kill but do not abuse living creatures."

Disdainful? Haha, disdain, she, Empress Chiang Kai-shek, killed countless people, indiscriminately, framed and slandered, pretending to be noble.

Pretend to be aloof and see if she can live a good life for a few days.

Sure enough, as the emperor became seriously ill, the undercurrent in the court became more and more turbulent, and finally a huge wave arose, drowning Empress Chiang and the others.

And he will not die with them.

The leader of his hometown who hacked him to death rebelled against the Board of Supervisors and became an internal agent.

Moreover, after killing the leader of the village, he also stabbed him several times in the face.

Thinking about that time and now, Zhu Shan couldn't help but raise his head and let out a big breath.

It's so good now.

People like Zhang Ze who are informal are much more tolerant towards them.

"You are not allowed to commit suicide." Zhu Shan lowered his head and warned the woman again, "If you dare to commit suicide, I will kill your whole family."

The woman's face became paler and paler, her eyes were blank and helpless, and her body was shaking like chaff.

Zhu Shan was about to say something with a bit of pride, but the woman suddenly reached out and hugged his neck.

"Mr. Lang, you, don't abandon me." She said tremblingly, her face still full of fear, but her eyes were a little more shy.

Knowing that these women were dignified on the outside, they were actually loose at heart. Zhu Shan laughed and picked her up.

"How could I abandon you? Just be obedient and follow me so that you can live a good life."

The woman became more and more shy, and her hands holding Zhu Shan became tighter and tighter.

Zhu Shan felt as if this woman was about to embed himself into his body. He felt very happy at first, but became more and more out of breath.

"You..." He opened his mouth to stop.

But he found that he could no longer make a sound and his whole neck was about to be strangled.

He lowered his head to look at the woman in front of him. The woman had a delicate face and her eyes were still looking at him affectionately, but only her head was left.

What he held in his arms was not a delicate body, but a skeleton. The hands of the skeleton tightly strangled his neck.