White Fence Dream

Chapter 206 Greetings
The afterglow of the setting sun faded away, and although the night had not yet fallen, Zhou Jingyun lit the candles in the room in advance.

Bai Li had just washed up and was fixing her hair in front of the mirror. The water and mirror were brought in by the maid. Zhou Jingyun was about to go out and buy new ones, but Bai Li stopped him: "I don't see outsiders."

So, you can act casually in front of him, your own man? Zhou Jingyun touched his nose and stopped insisting.

In fact, he had seen her fall asleep before and was thinking of preparing the washing utensils, but he didn't expect that he fell asleep before finishing the bowl of tea.

How did he fall asleep? He even pulled a corner of Bai Li's quilt and squeezed next to her because he was cold.

Fortunately, there was a small tea table blocking the way, otherwise I wouldn’t know how to be rude.

Bai Li was sitting aside and suddenly smiled.

Zhou Jingyun turned to look at her: "What's wrong?"

Bai Li pointed at the candles and said, "I had the lights on when I first came here, and I still have the lights on now that I've woken up. It looks like there's no change."

But in fact, a day has passed. Does it feel like a dream? He often feels this way. When he opens his eyes, he feels that she is still sitting at the desk, looking up at him and calling him, "Prince, you are back."

Zhou Jingyun smiled: "Of course there are changes, for example, now there is the breakfast I bought." Pointing to the table on Luohan's bed, "Although breakfast has become dinner."

Bai Li was amused.

"Come on, let's have dinner." Zhou Jingyun said with a smile.

Bai Li stood up and walked over to sit opposite him. Zhou Jingyun handed her the bowl and chopsticks, just like before: "Try this."

Bai Li was very excited: "I have never eaten this. Hey, I can move around freely these days and often eat and drink on the street."

Zhou Jingyun suddenly realized: "So that's why, no wonder Chunyue and the others saw you."

Bai Li hurriedly explained: "I wasn't eating or drinking at that time, I was staring at Zhang Ze, and I happened to meet them, so I said hello to them." Seeing Zhou Jingyun smiled, "I also said hello to you."

Zhou Jingyun looked at her and smiled: "Got it, the apricot blossoms are beautiful." After hesitating for a moment, he said, "Later, I also went to the East Market, thinking... thinking that you might have something to do..."

He actually came to look for her on purpose. Bai Li smiled and snorted, "It's all because of that Zhang Ze who did such a disgusting thing. I went to keep an eye on him, otherwise I would have met you."

So that's how it is, Zhou Jingyun said with a smile: "But we still met."

Yes, Bai Li also laughed and helped so much.

"Actually, this isn't the first time I've met you." She said, "Before..."

I paused here. When I met him before, people on the street were saying bad things about him. Let’s not talk about it.

"What happened before?" Zhou Jingyun asked, "When?" Then he said regretfully, "I really couldn't recognize you."

"No, you will definitely recognize me when you see me." Bai Li said hurriedly. Thinking of being in the palace, he couldn't help but be curious, "Yes, how could you recognize me at first sight?"

She hadn't even spoken yet, she had just turned around and met his eyes when he called out her name.

Zhou Jingyun said: "You forgot, I have seen your arrest warrant."

"But that's a painting of my sister." Bai Li looked at him and asked, "Are my sister and I so similar?"

She did say that she looked a bit like her sister, but was she so similar? So similar that Zhou Jingyun could recognize her as Bai Li at first sight? It was because he had seen Bai Ying a lot these days, so...

"Did Bai Ying threaten you? Are you forced to see her all the time?"

Zhou Jingyun suddenly felt that this question was difficult to answer, and subconsciously asked: "So many questions, one by one, where did you meet me before?"

Bai Li pointed at the dish in front of him and said, "Let me try this."

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Listening to the almost non-stop chatter in the room, the maid Xu Po held the dishes in her hands and exclaimed twice: "The young master and the young lady are talking so lively, I'll go get them two more dishes."

Huang Ru, who was heating goat milk in front of the stove, stood up and took the dish from her hand, saying, "No need, let them talk, they don't care what they eat."

Granny Xu smiled and wiped her hands on the towel beside her: "Okay, okay, young people don't need an old woman like me to serve them. I'll go see our little girl."

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The night wind rushed in through the open window, and the candlelight in the corridor and inside the room flickered.

Mrs. Dongyang looked at the clepsydra, frowned and asked, "Why haven't you come back yet?"

Mother Xu watched the maids setting the dishes and responded, "They said they had something to do. The guard came back this morning and said they might not have finished their work yet."

"What's the big deal?" Dongyang Hou's wife snorted coldly, "You can't even take care of the Queen's wake?"

Madam was being sarcastic to the prince again. Madam Xu suppressed her laughter and helped her sit down in front of the dining table. "Concubine Bai has given birth to a prince. The queen's body will be moved to the imperial mausoleum the day after tomorrow. The palace is also very busy today. It would be better for the prince to avoid it."

When talking about Concubine Bai, Lady Dongyanghou was a little absent-minded: "Giving birth to a prince is such a great event, will Concubine Bai be rewarded?"

Mother Xu nodded: "Of course, your majesty finally has a prince, and he has an heir." She lowered her voice and said, "This Bai Fei is so lucky, the queen is gone, and when the prince is crowned the crown prince in the future, she will definitely be crowned the queen."

As soon as he finished speaking, the wife of Marquis Dongyang suddenly burst into tears.

Mrs. Xu was startled: "Madam, what are you doing..." What happened?
Cry for the Queen?
Not really...

That Bai Fei is so lucky, but that Bai Fei's sister is so unlucky. Lady Dongyang Hou raised her hand to wipe away her tears. If she had waited a little longer, Bai Fei would have given birth to a prince. Regardless of whether she would be crowned as queen or not, at least the Bai family's sins would have been pardoned, and Bai Li would have been able to live a peaceful life.

This is all Zhou Jingyun’s fault.

The wife of the Marquis of Dongyang felt a chill in her heart.

"Close the door." She pointed outside and shouted, "Zhou Jingyun is not back so late, he is not allowed to come in!"

Where did this evil spirit come from? Mother Xu hurriedly replied in a calming voice, and urged the maids to tell the doorman, and also asked someone to go to the son's courtyard to ask.

"Why hasn't the prince come back yet? Where are you going so late at night?"

The Dongyang Marquis' Mansion has no rules for purchasing outer houses in the capital.

It is now the period of mourning for the Queen and banquets are prohibited, even the Sanqufang has stopped.

It’s weird.

The prince has never stayed overnight outside without saying goodbye. That is something only other playboys do.

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The sound of evening drums could be heard. The baby lying on the bed seemed to be frightened and twisted its body a few times. Bai Li hurriedly patted him gently.

Earlier, when they were halfway through their meal, or rather, halfway through their conversation, they heard a baby crying outside. Bai Li remembered that there was still a child, so he stopped talking and asked Zhou Jingyun to bring the child over to take a look.

Zhou Jingyun went over and waited for Mrs. Zhuang to feed the baby, then brought him over to show Bai Li.

"After a day, he feels like he's grown up a little." Bai Li looked at the child and said to Zhou Jingyun.

Zhou Jingyun laughed: "How can it be that fast?"

"It looks better than when I brought it out of the palace." Bai Li said, gently poking the baby's face.

Zhou Jingyun said, "It was just born and there was no rush to dispose of it without cleaning it. Madam Zhuang took good care of it last night. The child had just been fed goat's milk, so he is naturally energetic."

Madam Zhuang took good care of the child. Bai Li snorted, "She is very good at coaxing children."

It is not known whether he was talking about coaxing her child back then or the baby now. Zhou Jingyun knew Bai Li's heart knot. Although Zhuang Feizi and his wife had no ulterior motives when they first got to know Bai Li, the final result was like this. For Bai Li, it was indeed difficult to accept.

He did not continue to mention Mrs. Zhuang.

"I'll watch over here, and I'll mainly take care of the children, so don't worry," he said.

As soon as he finished speaking, the baby lying on the bed twisted his body a few times, clenched his fists and started crying.

The two were startled.

Bai Li smiled again and raised her eyebrows at him: "Okay, you take care of the child."

Zhou Jingyun held back his laughter as he picked up the child. Although he had held the child all night, he still felt a little stiff. The baby seemed softer. He didn't dare to use force, nor did he dare not to use force. However, as Bai Li was watching him from the side, he still acted relaxed and indifferent.

But the child didn't stop crying, and his crying became louder and louder.

Bai Li didn't care about watching the fun anymore and stretched out his hand: "Let me try."

Zhou Jingyun handed the child to her, and Bai Li walked around holding the child, shaking it, but it was still useless.

"Why does she cry so much?" she couldn't help but say.

Zhou Jingyun reached out to take it: "I'll do it, I'll do it, all kids do this..."

Mrs. Zhuang's gentle voice came from outside the door: "Maybe he peed. Bring him out so I can change his diaper."

Zhou Jingyun looked at Bai Li, who curled his lips and motioned for him to send it out.

The crying of the baby outside soon stopped.

Bai Li curled his lips again.

Zhou Jingyun smiled and said, "We are both new to taking care of children. It will be fine once we are familiar with it." He glanced at the sky, listened to the evening drum, hesitated, and said, "Where do you live now? Curfew is coming soon. I am afraid it will be inconvenient for you to move around."

Bai Li only then noticed the sky.

"It's too late to go back tonight. The ship has already left," she said.

Boat? Zhou Jingyun looked at her, questioningly.

They talked a lot just now, but it seemed like they didn't say much, and there were many things they didn't have time to say.

It's only been a month since they broke up, but it feels like there's never enough to say.

Bai Li smiled and said, "I live on a boat, the flower boat that Shangguan Yue owns."

Shangguan Yue, Zhou Jingyun was a little surprised.

We didn't even finish the greetings, they are both quite talkative haha