White Fence Dream

Chapter 205 First meeting
The lights were turned on in the room. Zhou Jingyun looked around. Where were the teapots and cups? What kind of tea was prepared here? Was there any hot water?
I was at a loss for a moment.

He simply locked Madam Zhuang up here and had Jiang Yun guard her, and hired an old woman to cook for her.

The old woman was still sleeping at this time.

This was also his first time entering this room.

There's definitely no good tea here.

"I heard that you took her away, but I didn't know you brought her to the capital." A female voice sounded behind him, "...Please sit down, let's sit down and talk."

Zhou Jingyun took a deep breath. Tea was just a small matter and she never cared about it.

"Okay," he said, walking over and sitting down next to her.

He looked at her.

She was wearing a palace maid's dress. She was about seventeen or eighteen years old, with a slender figure, a fair complexion, and beautiful eyes and eyebrows.

Seeing him looking at her, she smiled, stood up, and knelt down to salute: "Prince Zhou, nice to meet you, my daughter Bai Li."

first meet.

Zhou Jingyun thought, indeed, this was the first time they met.

When we first met at Zhuang Feizi's place, she was wearing a created face, not the real her.

Just now in the palace, the situation was hectic, tense and hurried, so it was certainly not a formal meeting.

Zhou Jingyun couldn't help but smile and stood up: "I have heard of Miss Bai's name for a long time. It is an honor to meet you today."

Have you heard of it for a long time? Bai Li looked at him, and it seemed that he had mentioned it before, and Mrs. Zhuang had mentioned it in a letter to him when she first met her.

Thinking of what happened before, Bai Li smiled and said, "Prince, please sit down and talk. After all, we are not strangers to each other."

It had only been a month since they separated. Zhou Jingyun smiled and looked at her: "Is your release smooth?"

Bai Li nodded, patted his chest and let out a long breath: "It went smoothly." A smile spread across his face, "Especially since I met you, otherwise I might not have been able to get away smoothly this time."

Zhou Jingyun smiled and shook his head: "Of course you can. When you did this, you didn't know I would be there."

His eyes were somewhat concerned.

She's been alone these days, so it must be very hard.

"Have you been keeping an eye on Bai Ying and Zhang Ze?"

Bai Li nodded and said with a smile: "Not only that, I am also keeping an eye on Shen Qing. Now Shen Qing has obeyed my orders."

Perhaps it was because she was not wearing a mask, unlike Zhuang Li's calm demeanor at the time, her expression was extremely lively, light-hearted, joyful, and undisguisedly proud.

Shen Qing, she actually dared to contact him. Judging from her expression, it seemed that she didn't care about Shen Qing at all.

Yes, she just said that she knew that Madam Zhuang was taken away, and she must have learned it from Shen Qing.

Zhou Jingyun looked at her and exclaimed sincerely: "Amazing."

Bai Li smiled, then thought of something and asked, "Mother, ah, no, is the wife of the Marquis of Dongyang okay?"

Zhou Jingyun thought that the life they had lived together also left a mark on her. It was not like a dream that left no trace when she woke up, or she was completely abandoned. She would still call her mother.

He gently clenched his hands on his knees and said, "My mother was very sad at first."

Bai Li apologized: "It happened too suddenly. In order not to arouse suspicion, I didn't tell her the truth in advance. It was a huge blow to her."

"Don't worry, I told her." Zhou Jingyun said hurriedly, telling her what he had confessed to the wife of Dongyang Marquis, and smiled again, "So she is not sad now, and she has enough energy to hate me."

There's nothing to worry about. Bai Li looked at him with a frown. It wasn't a happy thing, but there was nothing she could do. She sighed, "I'll explain and apologize to her in person when I get a chance."

When he said this, footsteps and greetings were heard outside the door: "Prince, the tea is ready."

This was the voice of the old servant, probably called up by Jiang Yun.

Zhou Jingyun opened the door, and the old maid brought in hot tea and asked, "What would you like to eat, my Lord and my Lady? I'll make it."

At this time, the night has faded and the morning light is gradually brightening.

Zhou Jingyun looked at Bai Li and thought of something: "Didn't you eat last night?"

Bai Li nodded: "I really didn't have time to eat." He looked at the maid, "Eat whatever you have, I can..."

Before she could finish her words, Zhou Jingyun had already taken over and said to the maid, "No need." Then he said to Bai Li, "I'll go out and buy some. This is near Zhang's shop. Their pancakes are delicious. You can try them."

Before Bai Li could say anything, Zhou Jingyun had already strode out with his cloak in his hand.

"Wait a moment." Bai Li said hurriedly.

Zhou Jingyun stopped in the yard and looked back, and saw Bai Li took the teapot from the old maid, poured a bowl of tea, and walked out quickly with it.

"Drink a bowl of hot tea before you go." She said, looking at Zhou Jingyun's slightly pale face in the morning light, "You have been cold and hungry all night guarding the casket in the palace."

Zhou Jingyun smiled: "I also drank it in the palace."

Having said that, he still took the bowl of tea and drank it all. Perhaps because it was too hot, a blush appeared on his fair face. He handed the bowl to Bai Li, and just as he turned around, he saw Jiang Yun, who had woken up, standing in the doorway.

Jiang Yun's eyes widened: "This is..."

He didn't get to ask the question as Zhou Jingyun pulled him out of the door by the arm. His low whispering voice was blocked by the door.

Bai Li couldn't help but smile. How was he going to explain to Jiang Yun? Was the young lady resurrected from the dead or did she have a new lover?

"Grandma Xu." A woman's voice came from behind.

Bai Li's body stiffened. She was very familiar with this voice. She seemed to be able to see Madam Zhuang's appearance without turning around.

She didn't want to see it now.

Bai Li stood still with his shoulders straight. The maid came over and blocked his view. Only a low voice could be heard. "…There is goat milk in the East Market…"

"Yes, ma'am."

Yes, Bai Li thought, she had just forgotten that there was a child.

She should take a look at that child.

Zhou Jingyun is the same, how to bring the child to her...
"Nannan is still sleeping. I'll eat later. You don't have to worry about tea and food." Mrs. Zhuang's voice came again.

As the maid responded, the door closed gently and Mrs. Zhuang disappeared from her sight.

The child is still sleeping, so let's not look at him for now. Bai Li relaxed his shoulders and walked back to the previous room. He took a look before entering the room and saw that Mrs. Zhuang was there quietly.

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Zhou Jingyun quickly ran back from the street market, feeling somewhat happy that he had chosen this place to settle Madam Zhuang. He had originally thought that it would be easier to hide people in a busy city. Now it seemed that it would also be more convenient to buy food for Bai Li.

But when he entered the courtyard, the maid stopped him and pointed to the house: "The young lady is asleep."

Then he handed over a quilt.

"Madam told you to cover it up."

Mrs. Zhuang knew that Bai Li was resisting her and didn't want to see her, so she didn't bother him... Zhou Jingyun glanced at where Mrs. Zhuang was and saw that the door was open. Mrs. Zhuang was sitting in the hall, holding the baby and feeding him something.

"I bought goat's milk." The maid whispered, "Madam said that it would be best for the young master to find a wet nurse."

Zhou Jingyun nodded, "I'll deliver it tomorrow." He handed the food to the maid and took the quilt himself, "Warm it up when you wake up."

The maid answered yes, and Zhou Jingyun entered the room carrying a quilt. He saw the woman slumped on the bed with a pillow in her hand and half-drunk tea on the small table beside her.

It seems that he is very sleepy.

She actually fell asleep in a strange place, and slept so soundly that the whispers outside and the sound of his footsteps coming in did not wake her up.

Zhou Jingyun looked at the sleeping Bai Li, or maybe it wasn't a strange place, he was there.

The thought flashed through his mind, and he couldn't help but put his hand on the tip of his nose and looked away.

Indeed, this was also his house. She had once been his wife, so as a wife, coming to her husband's house, she certainly felt familiar and at ease.

Zhou Jingyun took a deep breath and walked over gently, covering the quilt. He felt the woman who was disturbed move her body and opened her eyes.

"Zhou Jingyun." She looked at the person leaning over and muttered, "Drink your tea first."

Are you awake? Zhou Jingyun stood up straight and looked at the tea on the table: "Okay, I'll drink..." He looked up again and saw Bai Li letting go of the pillow in his arms, hugging the quilt, turning over and falling asleep again.

Not awake yet, Zhou Jingyun laughed. He was still thinking about asking him to drink hot tea while he was half asleep and half awake?
He looked at the person in front of him who was covered by the quilt, with only a black bun showing, and a smile spread in his eyes.

He sat down, took the warm kettle from the small charcoal stove, poured a cup of tea, held it in his palm and drank it slowly, sip by sip. He felt warm from head to toe.

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When the sun was bright, Mrs. Zhuang hung the washed diapers out to dry in the yard.

"Madam, madam." The maid waved to her softly and pointed to the room over here.

Madam Zhuang came over and whispered, "What's wrong? Don't disturb them. If there is anything, the young master will talk."

The maid whispered, "They are all asleep."

Both...Mrs. Zhuang moved closer and looked inside through the window. She saw two people lying on the bed by the window. One was sleeping on this side wrapped in a quilt, while Zhou Jingyun was sleeping on the other side with a cloak draped over him. There was a small tea table between the two of them.

"Please cover the young master with a quilt." The maid asked in a low voice.

Madam Zhuang waved her hand and whispered, "It's not that cold in the room. It's okay if they freeze for a while. Don't wake them up. Let them have a good rest."

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Dusk shrouded the imperial tomb.

Li Yu slowly walked out of the palace gate and saw that besides Cai Songnian, there was another person standing outside the gate waiting.

"Jixiang." Li Yu said, "Why are you here?"

Cai Songnian said first: "Concubine Bai gave birth to a prince."

Li Yu said, "It's either a boy or a girl, which is also expected."

I laughed as I said this, thinking that this was quite funny. I would tell Bai Li again when I got back and saw her.

After saying that, he looked at Jixiang again.

"How did you come?"

"I just want to tell you this new news." Cai Songnian said with a bit of joy, "The emperor is very happy that a prince was born, and your title should be decided as well."

Li Yu stopped and the smile on his face faded. He looked at Jixiang and asked, "What's the matter, Miss Bai?"

Jixiang couldn't hold it in any longer and stammered, "She, she's gone."

What does Gone? mean?
"He hasn't come back for a whole day and a night." said Jixiang.

Cai Songnian scowled, "She wasn't originally from the ship. She was always elusive in the past. She didn't come back for a whole day and night. Maybe she was busy with her own business, or you went to look for her. Why did you come to the imperial mausoleum to tell the young master? Do you want the young master to go look for her yourself? What's the point of keeping you around? Hey, young master, where are you going?"

Li Yu strode out of the imperial mausoleum and disappeared in the afterglow of the setting sun in a blink of an eye.