White Fence Dream

Chapter 233 Mood
The sunlight shone into the room and Princess Jin Yu woke up from her bed. Perhaps because she was in a good mood, she did not lose her temper today.

But just as she sat down to wash up, Aju said that Li Yu was kneeling outside, and Princess Jin Yu's face darkened.

"He has come at the right time. Go tell him that I have found a good marriage for him. Go back to the palace and wait for the wedding with peace of mind."

Ah Ju whispered: "He seems to know, so he came to see the princess."

Princess Jin Yu had already guessed that Li Yu knew about it. Li Chengyuan came to the princess's mansion without any concealment. This kid Li Yu was not as well-behaved as he looked and he must have been keeping an eye on the princess's mansion.

"Why did you come to see me if you knew that?" She sneered, "Just wait, I'll ask him to come when I find a good matchmaker."

Aju didn't dare to say anything more and retreated. Soon, Li Yu's voice was heard outside and someone rushed in.

"Your Highness, you cannot go in—"

But the weak maidservant certainly couldn't stop Li Yu. He rushed in, knelt down in front of Princess Jin Yu in front of the dressing table, and said in a wronged voice: "Aunt! I don't want to marry into the Li family!"

Princess Jin Yu turned around and raised her eyebrows and shouted: "Are you not going to listen to your aunt's words?"

Shangguan Fu Ma also came in from outside at this time and persuaded: "If you have something to say, talk it over nicely. You are not a child anymore."

Princess Jin Yu glanced at him and sneered: "Yes, you are not a child anymore. Ask the prince consort whether he is willing to marry me. If he is not willing, what can I do?"

Prince Consort Shangguan's face turned slightly green.

Let him be humiliated... Li Yu clenched his hands at his side, put on a smile, and knelt in front of Princess Jin Yu: "Aunt, I don't like the Li family. Please pick another one for me."

Prince Consort Shangguan glanced at him.

So you look down on the Li family? Princess Jinyu snorted coldly, her expression slightly relieved. If it was other things, she wouldn't mind pampering him, but in this case, the plan to get the Zhu family has failed, and the Li family took the initiative to deliver it to the door. It would be bad to miss it if she was picky.

"You're still picky. The Li family is pretty good," she said.

Li Yu grabbed her sleeve and said, "Aunt, Li Chengyuan hates me because of Li Shilang's death. He married me with bad intentions. He wants to treat me, the princess, like a cow or a horse!"

Who can treat her like a cow or a horse? Princess Jin Yu sneered with a bit of impatience: "You marry his family first and treat them like cows or horses. When you get what you want in the future, you can just kill them."

He stood up and shook off Li Yu's hand.

"Don't make trouble. I want to see His Majesty."

After saying that, she walked out and stopped beside Prince Consort Shangguan. In the past, she never gave the two of them a chance to be alone together, but this time...

"Prince Consort, he is young and ignorant. You are an experienced person, so please give him some advice."

Princess Jin Yu said with a smile.

Shangguan Fuma looked blank: "Okay."

Princess Jin Yu strode out.

"Anyway, I will not marry someone from the Li family!" Li Yu shouted from behind.

Shangguan looked at him and stepped forward to help him: "Get up."

Li Yu stood up as he was told and whispered, "I'm sorry to have implicated you as well."

Shangguan Fu Ma smiled and said, "No problem." He hesitated and asked, "Do you not want the Li family, or do you not want her to arrange your marriage?"

"It's the same thing!" Li Yu frowned and said, "Everything she arranged for me was for herself."

Prince Consort Shangguan loosened his hand.

Li Yu came back to his senses and hurriedly pulled him back: "Prince Consort, I'm not angry with you, I'm just a little anxious..." He said with an apologetic look on his face, "Prince Consort, I've implicated you and humiliated you, I'm such a waste..."

Shangguan Fu Ma patted his hands, smiled and said: "My humiliation is not your fault, it was my own choice." Then he looked at Li Yu, "A Yu, if you don't want it, you have to make a choice."

Li Yu nodded: "I know, I have no choice in my current situation, but Li Chengyuan, don't even think about trampling on me. He attached himself to Princess Jin Yu and offended many people. I will make him pay!"

Prince Consort Shangguan was about to say something, but stopped.

Li Yu noticed and asked: "What does the prince consort want to say?"

He wanted to say that, in fact, there are still choices in situations where there is no other way. For example, when Princess Jin Yu threw the knife in front of him, he could choose to pick up the knife and stab himself to death, or stab Princess Jin Yu to death...

But he didn't choose.

How could he persuade Li Yu to choose since he didn't make the choice?

This child's life is even harder than his own.

Shangguan Fu Ma smiled and said, "Nothing, go ahead and do your work. I'll keep an eye on the princess."

Li Yu nodded, and then thought of something. He looked around, held Shangguan Fu Ma's hand, and whispered: "Fu Ma, I was fake to the princess, but I still love you in my heart..."

Prince Consort Shangguan raised his hand and hushed, then glanced outside and saw maids passing by outside the hall.

"I know." He said, patting Li Yu's arm, "Go and do your thing."

After finally saying what he had been accumulating for a long time, Li Yu could not hide his smile and nodded to Shangguan Fu Ma: "Then I'll go out."

After saying that, he walked out of the hall with brisk steps. As soon as he walked out, his face turned gloomy. He kicked a flowerpot on the side of the road and strode away with an angry look.

Shangguan stood in the hall, looking at Li Yu's back with a complicated expression, muttering: "It doesn't matter whether it's real or fake..."

Everything is done.

……

……

Inside Li's residence, Li Chengyuan walked slowly into the study, and his staff members bowed to him one after another.

"When does father plan to see His Majesty?" someone asked. Li Chengyuan said, "After I invite the two famous scholars of the Dou family to act as matchmakers, I will bring them to the palace to see His Majesty."

Another staff member twirled his beard and frowned: "I'm afraid Your Majesty will still be suspicious. After all, the King of Chu was the eldest grandson of the Emperor."

Li Chengyuan smiled and said: "Don't worry, I lost a grandson on the King of Chu's ship. It is only natural for him to be my grandson-in-law. Even if the emperor is suspicious, he can't stop it!"

As they were chatting and laughing, a young man came in hurriedly: "Grandfather..."

Li Chengyuan took a look at him and recognized him as his twelfth grandson: "What's the matter?" He waved his hand again, "Don't ask me for money if you don't have it, find a way yourself." At this point he thought of Li Shilang and sighed, "Shilang is a child who never gives me any trouble."

She knew how to use the Li family's name to make money and gain power without him teaching her.

Pity.

Li Shierlang said timidly: "Shiliu Niang wants to become a nun..."

Shiliu Niang is Li Chengyuan's youngest granddaughter, and the one who is going to marry the King of Chu.

Li Chengyuan understood the little girl's tricks immediately and frowned: "What are you doing? Do you think that this marriage I arranged for her is not yours?"

"Grandfather, it's no wonder that Sixteenth Mother is unwilling. Li Yu's reputation outside is too bad!" Li Shierlang said angrily.

Li Chengyuan said: "What reputation? Good relationship with Longyang? Deep affection with Zhou Jingyun? Don't pay attention to these words, it's just that the two of them got closer because of their own needs."

I laughed when I said this.

"Even if it's true, it's not a bad thing. My Li family will get one more person when we get married. Shiliu Niang should be happy. In the future, Zhou Jingyun, the immortal, will be able to live side by side with her."

Li Chengyuan's words were unbearable, and his staff laughed along. Li Shierlang stamped his feet and said, "Grandfather, this is not the business of Zhou Shizi. I don't believe those absurd words. Zhou Shizi is not that kind of person."

Li Chengyuan said nonchalantly: "Why is that? She still wants to enter the palace to become the queen? Listen to me, she will definitely be the queen in the future..."

"No." Li Shierlang shook his head again, "Grandfather, Li Yu has a concubine outside and has a child! I really can't stand it!"

The child was born? Li Chengyuan frowned. This little bastard was really going too far.

Here, Li Shierlang continued to say that the concubine was kept on the ship, and was as beautiful as a flower, which made Li Yu infatuated and trusting. Now that she even had a child, in the future, even if Miss Li had the Li family as a backer, she would only be a decoration...

Li Chengyuan was impatient and interrupted, "She's just a concubine. So what if she has a child?" He then motioned for Li Shierlang to leave. "It's no big deal. Let Shiliu Niang wait patiently. Grandfather will take care of it."

Li Shierlang wanted to say something, but Li Chengyuan glared at him. He was so scared that he didn't dare to speak and walked away.

Li Chengyuan sat on the chair and snorted coldly: "This is also a good thing. It's a good opportunity to give that little bastard a warning and let him know that my Li family should not be underestimated."

After saying this, he motioned for his staff to come forward and whispered a few words.

After listening to this, the staff members bowed and responded with yes.

……

……

Another early morning, when the light was dim, Zhou Jingyun dismounted from his horse in front of the dock. Most of the passengers on the dock had left. The remaining passengers who were getting on the bus saw him and greeted him despite their sleepiness.

"Why is the prince here at this time?"

"His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu is not here either."

Zhou Jingyun ignored him and walked straight towards the ship.

Bai Li had already leaned over from the second floor to greet people, and quickly went downstairs.

"Why are you here at this time?" she asked.

"My mother heard the gossip and didn't let me go out at night, so I didn't disobey her," said Zhou Jingyun.

Bai Li chuckled, so he changed his schedule to come during the day. How can this be called not being disobedient?

"It's better to do it now than to wait for a better day." She said, "I've dealt with Zhang Ze a few times before, so it's not a big problem. I'll go see the lady and explain it to her."

Is that so? Well, he did it all, and if his mother hated him, she wouldn't hate her anymore.

Zhou Jingyun was about to nod, but hesitated: "Where is Nannan? It's not good to leave Nannan alone on the boat, nor is it good to take her into the city."

Bai Li smiled and looked up at the upstairs: "Shen Qing is here to take care of the children today."

Zhou Jingyun followed her gaze and saw a figure standing at the highest point in the dim morning light, but he couldn't see clearly who it was, let alone whether he was holding a child.

"No one can see it." Bai Li said, "Don't worry."

Just as Zhou Jingyun was about to say something, the sound of horse hooves came from the road, as if thousands of horses were galloping, raising billowing clouds of dust.

There were dozens of officers and soldiers rushing over.

"Check for deserters."

"The rest of the crowd is waiting to retreat."

Accompanied by shouts, the guests who had not yet dispersed on the dock were expelled, and pedestrians on the road also hurriedly retreated. The road into the city was immediately placed under martial law.

Zhou Jingyun looked intently: "They are soldiers from the Beijing camp. What deserters are they looking for?"

Compared to the chaos of soldiers passing by on the road, the ship was in silence.

After a busy night, the people fell asleep. The guards on duty were slowly patrolling. A boatman was tidying up the ropes at the stern. Suddenly, he stepped on the board and frowned in confusion: "Why is there water coming in here?"

As he was about to squat down, he just bent over when a man suddenly emerged from the calm river water with a short bow in his hand. With a whoosh, a short arrow pierced the boatman's throat.

The boatman's eyes widened, and he fell to the ground and died without a word.