White Fence Dream

Chapter 221 Attending the Banquet
The emperor is going to hold a hundred-day banquet for the newborn prince, which will make the capital city lively, but it will also cause some troubles.

Should we wear something plain or something festive?
The little prince was one hundred days old and the queen had been dead for only four months.

However, this remark soon led to a reprimand. His Majesty had already ordered a banquet to be held, and he was not allowed to look sad and spoil the mood.

Yes, the queen’s funeral ceremony had long been in disrepair. She was queen in title only, but in reality she was no different from a commoner.

Moreover, His Majesty will restore Concubine Bai's status as the Imperial Concubine at this banquet, so please don't make things difficult for the Imperial Concubine.

The emperor and the empress had a deep love for each other. Concubine Bai was originally inconspicuous, but she became noticed by everyone because it was discovered that her father was a member of Empress Jiang's party. Her three clans were exterminated, and she herself was banished to the cold palace.

Unexpectedly, this concubine who had no way out suddenly had great luck. She first gained favor in the cold palace, then she became pregnant, and then gave birth to the only prince. Now that the queen is dead, she is the only one in power in the harem.

This time her status as a royal concubine is restored, and she will definitely be crowned queen in the future.

So this is the hundred-day banquet held for the prince, and it is also the first banquet for Concubine Bai to restore her status, so it cannot be neglected.

The clothes have to be exquisite, the gifts have to be solemn, and every family is busy for a while.

Mother Xu led the maids to look through clothes, dresses and accessories, and asked from time to time, "Madam, how about this?" Mother Huang also brought a gift list for her to look over.

The wife of the Marquis of Dongyang lowered her eyes and drank tea: "Anything is fine." "As long as it does not exceed the rules." "Take the gift list to show the Marquis."

Mother Xu noticed that the wife of the Marquis of Dongyang was listless, and hurriedly advised: "Madam, you must not be like this after entering the palace, otherwise people will misunderstand that you are not happy for the prince and the concubine."

The wife of the Marquis of Dongyang said angrily, "I don't want to enter the palace."

The last time I entered the palace, Ah Li was dead.

She didn't want to step into the sad place again, especially to congratulate Concubine Bai.

The two sisters have really different fates.

And Zhou Jingyun's words implied that Bai Fei knew about this sister, but she didn't stop Zhou Jingyun from killing people? Was Bai Fei helpless or was she happy to see it happen?
As it involved the safety of the Dongyang Marquis Mansion, she couldn't ask or delve into it, but she also didn't want to face these people.

"Tell the palace that I'm sick and won't go, so as to avoid infecting the prince with my illness." The wife of Marquis Dongyang said bluntly.

Mother Xu wanted to advise: "This is a happy day. If someone provokes you, His Majesty will be jealous. The prince is in the limelight now..."

It would have been fine if we didn't mention this. The wife of the Marquis of Dongyang became even more angry when she mentioned this: "He doesn't care about his reputation, so why should I care about it for him?" She then asked, "What was he doing? Was he having fun on the boat again last night? Or was he out to see his sweetheart again?"

Mother Xu quickly signaled to the Marquis's wife to lower her voice and drive the maids out of the room.

"Madam, the prince didn't. He was at home last night and he hasn't gone out today either." She said, "Hong Xing just went over to deliver some snacks and saw the prince asking Chun Yue and the others to choose clothes for the Hundred Days Banquet."

Mrs. Dongyang was stunned for a moment, then she said, "Put another way to coax me. When has he ever chosen clothes?"

Her son has been as beautiful as a fairy since he was born, even in rags, and he has never cared about how to dress.

He probably didn't even see clearly what he was wearing.

In his eyes, it doesn't matter what you wear.

Chunyue held up a vermilion round-necked robe for Zhou Jingyun to see.

Zhou Jingyun thought about it for a moment and shook his head: "Too festive."

Chunhong hurriedly took out a light blue shirt: "Prince, you also have this."

Zhou Jingyun shook his head: "It's a bit dim."

Although the banquet started in the afternoon, it would definitely not end until the evening. Amid the bright lights, this color was somewhat inconspicuous.

"Prince, try this." Chunxiang said, running out of the room, holding a silver-white round-necked robe with gold-woven cloud patterns on it, which was elegant and noble.

Zhou Jingyun looked at the robe. He had fair skin, so it would look good on him.
It doesn't matter whether it looks good or not. He didn't go to the banquet just to look good. Zhou Jingyun shook his head and dismissed this weird idea.

Yesterday, Bai Li asked Xu Po to take the opportunity of shopping on the boat to tell him that she would accompany Li Yu to the Hundred Days Banquet.

She definitely wouldn't accompany you for no reason, she must need something.

So, um, he should also be more cautious, such as choosing clothes that are suitable so that she can see his kind at a glance.

Seeing Zhou Jingyun shaking his head, Chunyue and other maids became anxious: "Go get it again--"

Zhou Jingyun came to his senses and hurriedly stopped him: "No need, just this."

He pointed at the silver-white round-necked robe, and ignored the belt, shoes and socks.

"I'm going to the study."

The maids watched Zhou Jingyun walk out and breathed a sigh of relief.

"Fortunately, although the prince is not picky about clothes, the family has prepared a lot of new clothes, otherwise..." Chunhong whispered, "I would have been caught off guard."

Yes, who would have thought that the prince would suddenly choose clothes? All other times, the maids would prepare whatever he wanted to wear.

Of course, the maids in charge of clothing were also carefully selected, but the prince never cared about it.

Because there is a banquet tomorrow, the maid in charge of clothing brought some clothes today. In the past, Chunyue would just keep them, but the prince, who was reading in the east room, suddenly asked her to bring them over to him.

Then he was not satisfied with it and said he wanted to change it.

Everyone got busy and picked and chose for a while before finally making a choice.

"The prince is attaching great importance to tomorrow's banquet." Chunhong murmured, "I wonder who will be at the banquet..."

Chun Yue shouted in a low voice: "What are you talking about? It's a royal banquet, of course the prince has to prepare it carefully."

Chunhong and Chunxiang looked at her, and Chunyue herself felt a little guilty.

The prince had indeed never been like this before...
Chunhong's lips moved, as if she had been holding back for a long time, but finally couldn't help it: "Will the person outside the prince also go..."

Chun Yue raised her eyebrows: "Shut up!"

Chunhong immediately stopped talking and Chunxiang also lowered her head.

Ever since the prince frequently stayed out all night, he first said that he was reluctant to leave his house on the boat, and later there were rumors that he had a mistress outside. Although the housekeepers punished him, no one dared to mention it.

However, the maids who served him were the ones who could most notice that the prince was different from before. Apart from other things, the prince loved to laugh now. He could even laugh suddenly while reading or eating...
I thought it was scary at first, but when I thought about the rumors, the women, who were very thoughtful, naturally guessed something.

Women dress up to please themselves, and men are the same.

Chunyue sighed softly in her heart.

Are we going to welcome the third young lady?
……

…On the day of the Hundred Days Banquet, Li Yu stood outside Princess Jin Yu's room early in the morning.

It was already daybreak when Princess Jin Yu was called up. She saw Li Yu standing obediently outside the palace with a satisfied look on his face.

"You have your own palace, why do you still stay here with me every day?" she said angrily.

Li Yu sat over, took the tea from the maids and handed it to her, saying, "We are going to a banquet today, and I want to go with my aunt."

"Why? You don't dare to go to His Majesty by yourself?" Princess Jin Yu said with a smile, "He is your uncle, you should get closer to him."

Li Yu shook his head: "The emperor's uncle has his own son, so he doesn't need me to get close to him."

Princess Jinyu pouted, "Are you saying that I don't have a son of my own, so you come to get close to me?"

Li Yu chuckled: "Even if my aunt has a biological son, my nephew dares to get close to me because my nephew's life was given by my aunt."

Princess Jin Yu smiled. It was good to know. If he really tried to get close to the emperor privately, she would naturally let him know who held his life.

"Don't be so smooth-talking." She said, looking at him, calling someone, "Give His Royal Highness the King of Chu a bath, change clothes, and dress him up." After saying that, she smiled, "I have a better life for you."

But he refused to say a word more.

Li Yu did not ask any more questions and let Princess Jin Yu dress up as instructed.

Although he was waiting to go out with Princess Jin Yu, after going out, Li Yu returned to his car.

No matter what, he is the upright King of Chu.

Sitting in the car, Li Yu hadn't spoken yet when a voice laughed.

"You are dressed up more beautifully today than Miss Li did back then."

Li Yu's originally tense face suddenly relaxed as he looked at Bai Li, who was sitting in the carriage, dressed as a palace maid.

"Does it look good?" he said, smiling broadly. "It's good enough. It's not in vain that I've been tossed around for so long."

No matter who Princess Jin Yu wanted to see him, it was enough that Bai Li saw him and praised him.

"Your Highness, please have some tea." Bai Li smiled and handed over the tea.

Li Yu took it with a smile, then thought of something and said apologetically: "For my sake, you leave the ship, is Nannan okay?"

Bai Li said that she set up a barrier to prevent the people on the ship from discovering the child and Madam Zhuang and others.

He had no other options, so he asked her for help. Who would take care of the child? Because of his current status, there were more people watching the ship. If he was found to have a child on board, he would be in trouble.

Will she move to another place?
"Don't worry, I'll find someone to watch over you." Bai Li said with a smile, looking at Li Yu, "He works very hard for you."

Li Yu was relieved, but a little puzzled. Did she say something wrong? Why did she work so hard for him? Wasn't she her man?
……

……

In the afternoon on the ship, perhaps because it was too quiet, the guard on duty leaned against the railing and couldn't help yawning, feeling sleepy.

"It's shift change." A guard came over and said, "You can go to sleep."

The guard happily responded yes, threw the knife in his hand to his companion, walked into the cabin, fell on the bed and fell asleep.

On the third floor, Huang Ru poked her head out and saw the guard leaning against the railing, throwing away the knife in his hand, and falling asleep with a relaxed look on his face.

Huang Ru entered the room and took the child from the nurse's arms: "It's OK." Then she handed the child to someone standing in the room, "Mr. Shen, take Nannan to walk around in the cabin. You can avoid being discovered. Although it's still indoors, the place is bigger and she will have more fun."

Shen Qing's face was stiff as he held the child that was stuffed in. He had never held a child before, and it felt different from holding a zither...
The child in my arms made an oooh sound and seemed about to cry.

"Go quickly." Huang Ru urged, "She likes to walk around now, otherwise she will cry."

Shen Qing walked forward subconsciously, looking helpless and a little annoyed.

Bai Li said that Li Yu was in crisis and needed help, so he immediately came over.

Of course, nothing can happen to Li Yu. She is counting on him as a stepping stone for the Empress to return to the imperial city and the throne of Empress in the future and start her own business.

He thought he was asked to accompany her to the palace, but he was asked to come and see the child.

He is the great Mr. Shen, who can kill people without being seen. What a waste of his talent!
……

……

In the afternoon, there were many carriages and horses in front of the palace gate. Everyone was dressed in gorgeous clothes and jewels. Despite this, when Zhou Jingyun arrived on horseback, everyone's eyes lit up.

"It should be said that Prince Zhou is becoming more and more handsome now."

"It's more romantic..."

"This romantic aura on him is more attractive than the aura of a fairy."

Zhou Jingyun got off his horse and had his identity verified by the guards, but he did not walk straight into the imperial city. Instead, he looked around as if he was looking for someone.

"Let's go and say hello to Prince Zhou."

"It's better not to go. Haven't you heard? He is very close to the King of Chu and intends to curry favor with him..."

"I don't believe it. There's nothing good about the King of Chu clinging to..."

"The King of Chu is here."

As the discussion went on, two gorgeous carriages slowly drove over. They were the carriages of Princess Jin Yu and King Chu.

Before the carriage stopped, the young man in the carriage behind jumped out and ran towards Princess Jin Yu's carriage in front, followed closely by a maid.

“Look…” Someone poked his companion.

Are you looking at the King of Chu? The King of Chu is very handsome, but with the Crown Prince of Zhou here… The man still looked at Zhou Jingyun first and was stunned.

Zhou Jingyun looked in one direction, then smiled slightly, his dark eyes shining like stars.

The man was stunned and subconsciously followed Zhou Jingyun's gaze, his eyes fell on the King of Chu.

The King of Chu also looked here, and his gaze seemed to collide with Zhou Jingyun's. The next moment he also smiled, and his smile was like ripples on spring water.

These two people...

A line of poetry suddenly popped up in that person's mind: The Milky Way is dark and distant, and the golden wind and jade dew meet. The thought flashed through his mind and he shuddered.

No, it can't be...