White Fence Dream

Chapter 213 Interesting Facts
When the sky was bright, Xue Silang fell on his big bed. He could no longer open his eyes, but he still couldn't help but chuckle from time to time.

"I won."

"Yunniang, dance again."

The maids listened to Xue Silang's mumbling beside the bed and looked at each other: "It seems that the young master is very happy this time." "It's rare to win money." "Yun Niang, the young master said before that you are a famous dancer, and it is rare to see you even on a ship." "What good luck did the young master have last night--"

Before the maid's laughter had died down, noisy footsteps were heard in the yard.

"Shiro!"

"Come out!"

Then came the man's roar.

The maids were startled. This voice...

"His uncle, if you have anything to say, please talk to him nicely. Shilang is still young—"

The voice of Mrs. Xue II was also heard.

As he was speaking, the door was pushed open and Master Xue rushed in angrily. He saw Xue Silang lying on the bed, sleeping and smiling.

Master Xue looked around, grabbed the tea on the table and poured it over.

"Still sleeping! Get up!"

……

……

"Uncle, what are you doing?"

Xue Silang fell down on the edge of the bed, his face and clothes all covered with tea, and he was no longer sleepy.

Madam Xue II rushed to speak first: "What did you do yesterday? Why don't you admit your mistake now!"

Xue Silang was confused: "I didn't do anything bad. I just ate, drank and gambled like before..."

Master Xue shouted, "Did you take Jingyun out to fool around last night?"

Zhou Jingyun?
Madam Xue Er cried out and looked at Xue Silang: "You played with the prince? The prince didn't even chase you away?"

Of course, she wanted her son to get closer to Zhou Jingyun so that she could look good.

But Zhou Jingyun was of noble character and disdained to associate with people like Xue Silang.

how?

Is Xue Silang trying to pester Zhou Jingyun?

No wonder Madam Xue was angry.

Xue Silang suddenly realized something, swung his sleeves, and stood up excitedly: "Uncle, that's right, the prince begged me to take him to the Hualou Boat, haha, we had a lot of fun——"

Before he finished speaking, Master Xue grabbed the teacup on the table and threw it at him: "It's you, you bastard, you dare to seduce and instigate to ruin Jingyun's reputation!"

Xue Silang was hit on the body, staring and explaining: "Uncle, you are wrong, it was not me who seduced or instigated, it was the prince who insisted that I take him with me——"

Master Xue sneered: "Jingyun insisted on taking you to that kind of place. Listen to what he said for yourself. Do you believe it?"

Madam Xue Er grabbed Xue Silang's arm and said helplessly, "Son, you can't harm the prince. If he becomes a playboy like you, what can we expect him to do for us?"

Xue Silang shook off his mother and cried out, "He really was the one who pestered me and forced me to do this. I didn't believe it at the time, but this is the truth. I took him there, and he had a lot of fun on the boat, hugging girls left and right, drinking and having fun - ouch -"

Before he could finish his words, Master Xue took off his belt and slapped him fiercely: "How dare you say that? You still have the nerve to say that! It's all over the place. You've ruined Jingyun's reputation!"

Xue Silang wailed.

“It’s unfair—”

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In the Dongyang Marquis's Mansion, the meal in front of the Marquis's wife remained untouched.

"Mrs. Xue sent someone to say that Xue Silang has been punished and is confined to the ancestral hall for a month." Mother Xu said, "Master Xue will come to see the Marquis in person to apologize."

Madam Hou waved her hand, "No need." Then she sneered, "It takes two to clap. You can't just blame Xue Silang."

After saying that, he looked at Mother Huang.

"What's the word on the street?"

Huang's normally serious face was slightly embarrassed. "Madam, those rumors are just nonsense. It's better not to listen to them."

Thinking of the housekeeper and maid who went out to buy shopping this morning, running back in a panic, without even bothering to buy vegetables and meat, shouting that something had happened and that the prince's reputation had been ruined.

Everyone was confused by the shouting, and after asking, they found out that people on the street were saying that Zhou Jingyun had spent the whole night on a boat in a brothel since early morning.

It was the people on the brothel who got off the boat this morning and shouted throughout the city that Zhou Jingyun had spent the night with them on the brothel, eating, drinking, whoring and gambling.

Who is ruining the prince's reputation?

The prince did not come back last night. Mother Xu hurriedly asked someone where the prince was. Feng'er said that the prince had sent someone back to deliver a message and that he had already gone to court.

Mother Xu remembered what was said yesterday about Xue Silang and the prince being together, so she quickly sent someone to the Xue Mansion to ask what was going on.

Now the Xue Mansion has replied, confirming that the prince did go to the Hualou Boat last night.

This……

How could the prince go to such a place!

"Madam," Madam Xu said softly, "Even if the prince is gone, it's nothing. Maybe he is unhappy and Xue Silang instigated him to drink to relieve his sorrow."

Mrs. Dongyang Hou cried out, "Is he still unhappy? He's still drinking to drown his sorrows? I'm the one who should be drinking to drown my sorrows." Then she motioned to Mama Huang, "Go, tell Xue Silang to take me to the Hualou Boat tonight."

Mrs. Xu and Mrs. Huang were at a loss whether to laugh or cry. The lady was becoming more and more sarcastic.

……

...The empress had already been buried in the imperial mausoleum, and the emperor had resumed his court duties, but he was a little weak, so the morning court was quickly dispersed.

It was early, so there was no need to go home, so a group of officials gathered together to eat in the corridor.

"Your Majesty, why are you still listless? Are you still unable to sleep because you miss the Queen?"

"Not really. The emperor doesn't dare to endure it, for fear that Princess Jinyu will scold him again."

"Princess Jinyu is now quite sensible and does things properly."

"I know that your Majesty didn't sleep well because he was taking care of the little prince."

"Your Majesty actually takes care of the little prince himself?"

"Your Majesty is truly a loving father."

"Hey, hey, hey, big news, big news last night, have you heard about it?"

What big news?

These words made the officials look over with their food plates in their hands. They saw an official who had just arrived and was not qualified to attend the court. He was making strange faces and grimacing.

"Shangguan Yue, no, the Hualou ship that the King of Chu once owned set sail last night," he said.

The officials sneered in disdain. What big news is this? The next sentence was heard.

"The son of the Marquis of Dongyang went to the ship last night."

Zhou Jingyun? The officials looked slightly surprised. Officials and dignitaries rarely went to Hualou Ship. It was not because they wanted to keep themselves clean, but because they cared about Shangguan Yue's identity and did not want to cause trouble.

If you want to eat, drink and have fun, there are many good places to go in Sanqufang.

However, Zhou Jingyun does not have this habit.

"Is this true?" someone asked with a frown.

"Of course it's true. Everyone on the ship saw it last night, and it spread everywhere as soon as we got off the ship," said the official.

The officials could not help but discuss with each other, "What is this for?" "Is he depressed after losing his wife?" "Is he trying to show his support for the King of Chu?"

As we were discussing, we heard a voice ask, "Is it unusual to visit a flower house boat?"

"Of course it's strange, that's Zhou Jingyun." An official said, turning his head and his face froze.

Zhou Jingyun stood aside with a bowl of steamed buns in his hand: "It's because I have never done these things, so it's strange."

As he spoke, he took a bite of steamed bun, flicked the sleeves of his official robe, and smiled at everyone.

"I'll go there more often, so it won't be surprising anymore."

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……

Li Yu returned to the imperial mausoleum again. Although he still lived in the same palace, the charcoal fire and the decoration were much more luxurious than before.

After all, he had a title and became a prince.

The first prince of this generation of royal family.

"So the biggest change in the past two days is that Zhou Jingyun got on the ship?"

Li Yu took a sip of tea and looked at the flickering lights in the room.

Jixiang nodded and said, "We are investigating his intentions. We learned from Xue Silang that he did rise suddenly..."

He was interrupted by Li Yu before he could finish his words.

"No need to check." He said, smiling, "I know his intentions."

Ah, did you know that you and Zhou Jingyun have been in private contact? Jixiang was a little surprised and couldn't help looking at Cai Songnian.

Cai Songnian also looked like he knew it, and he snorted and muttered, "What do these two people think of our ship?"

Who are those two? Jixiang was even more puzzled.

"Don't worry about it." Li Yu said, and asked with a smile, "Is Miss Bai okay? She entertained Prince Zhou well. Is she happy?"

Miss Bai? Jixiang nodded: "She didn't stand for a while and then leave when the boat sailed as usual. She personally entertained Zhou Shizi and accompanied Zhou Shizi to see everywhere. She watched singing and dancing with Zhou Shizi and was very happy."

There is nothing strange about this. That is Zhou Jingyun. He would be delighted if any woman could entertain him.

Miss Bai is no exception.

The smile on Li Yu's face faded, and he hummed, "As long as she is happy."

Really? Why does it seem like the young master is unhappy? Jixiang scratched his head, wanting to say something more.

"He only came once. He hasn't come again in the past two days." He said, and then laughed, "Maybe there are rumors everywhere in the city, so it's not appropriate for him to come again."

After saying this, seeing that Li Yu didn't react, he pointed at the teacup woodenly with his finger.

"Also, when I came out this morning, Miss Bai called me and asked me if I came to see you, young master." Jixiang continued.

Li Yu paused for a moment, then raised his eyes slightly and looked at him: "What does she have to say to me?"

"Miss Bai said she would not stay on the boat tonight," Jixiang said, "and she also said, sir, do you know where she went?"

Did he know where she was going?
Li Yu understood that he must be going to see the little princess.

She even told him specifically.

The smile on Li Yu's mouth faded again, but fell again the next moment.

That was the place chosen by Zhou Jingyun. Would Zhou Jingyun be there to accompany her?