White Fence Dream

Chapter 238: Fragments
At dusk, Bai Li walked slowly on the bluestone road holding an umbrella.

"Why bother them? I'm just staying here temporarily and will leave soon." Bai Li said, "You have too many people on your side, it will be too troublesome."

Are you leaving soon? Zhou Jingyun heard this sentence and shook the child in his arms. He didn't respond to this sentence and only said: "Even if you are few in number, it will be troublesome to prepare a separate place."

After saying that, he turned around and looked at the nanny.

"Wait until dark before Madam Zhuang comes in. You can take care of the child by yourself first."

The nurse quickly responded, "I can do it alone."

After saying that, he looked around nervously.

When she was hired as a wet nurse, she noticed the weirdness of this family from the beginning. They looked like a family, yet they were not. They moved from an alley to a famous building ship in the capital, and now they entered the marquis' mansion. Where would they go next?
Her gaze turned to the young lady in white holding the umbrella.

There is no wind or rain, and there is no sunlight. What are you blocking by holding an umbrella?
Moreover, maids and servants passed by along the way and ignored them.

So weird.

The nanny didn't dare to look any longer and lowered her head, just as Mrs. Zhuang had instructed her at the beginning: don't look, don't think, and don't ask.

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Mother Xu placed two large food boxes at the door and sent the two little girls away before going forward and knocking on the door.

Soon Zhou Jingyun opened the door himself.

She had obviously just taken a bath, with a fresh scent, and her features were picturesque under the light at the door.

"You really don't need someone to serve you?" Mother Xu asked in a low voice.

Zhou Jingyun said with a smile: "There will be people coming at night, it will be enough for them to take care of it."

After saying that, he picked up the lunch box and went in.

Mother Xu stood outside for a while, and listening to the silence inside, she had no choice but to turn around and go back.

The courtyard of the wife of the Marquis of Dongyang was brightly lit, the dining table inside was full, and the wife of the Marquis of Dongyang was sitting there eating.

"I thought Madam had no appetite." said Mrs. Xu.

She is still upset and has no appetite.

She only listened to the basics, but the lady heard the whole thing and had no idea how scary the content was.

She was still thinking about how to comfort and soothe him.

"You have to eat enough." Mrs. Dongyang said, tearing off a piece of stewed pigeon with chopsticks and snorting coldly, "What kind of things do I encounter every day! If I didn't have the strength, I would have died of fear and anger!"

Although the lady had been eating and drinking regularly and looked very energetic, her brows could not conceal her mania. Mother Xu often worried that she was like a string that might break at any time.

It was different at this moment. The lady's expression was much calmer, even happy, and her whole body was as relaxed as a green willow.

Could it be because of the children?
Mother Xu didn't ask any more questions and stepped forward to serve her soup: "Madam is right! Madam, you must stay alert and not be outdone by the prince." She smiled and said, "I just brought food to the prince. Although he didn't smile, he was very happy."

The wife of the Marquis of Dongyang snorted.

I was so happy.

The person is back again.

But! It was too early to laugh. Did he forget that the woman was not his wife, but a fake marriage?
Look at how fascinated he is!

Laugh! There are times when he cries!
Mrs. Dongyang Hou's eyebrows flew up, and she ordered Mother Xu: "Give me another bowl of rice!"

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Zhou Jingyun put the food box on the table, and Bai Li also walked out of the bathroom, wearing a familiar pomegranate red dress.

"Is Nannan and the nanny settled?" she asked, sitting down and continuing to wipe her wet hair with a towel.

Just like every other day and night, Zhou Jingyun felt dazed for a moment, as if she had never left.

"I was holding Nannan just now and asked the nanny to eat." Zhou Jingyun said, while putting out the food, "Mother Xu doesn't know you are you, take a look at the food, do you like it?"

Bai Li smiled and said, "I'm not picky about food." He added, "Chunyue has put away the fumigation basket in the bathroom. Can you help me find it later?"

Zhou Jingyun smiled and said hello, then picked up the bowl and served her some rice.

"After Li Yu came here, did he find out who ordered these people?" Bai Li asked. Zhou Jingyun shook his head: "The deserters' identities are real, and the officers and soldiers are searching for them. The surviving deserters insisted that they knew that the ship was rich and had countless treasures, so they wanted to rob it and escape."

Then he handed the bowl to her.

Bai Li took it.

"The people from the Beijing camp insisted on taking the deserter away. Li Yu had a hard time suppressing them, and finally handed them over to the Jingzhao Prefecture for questioning." Zhou Jingyun continued, sitting down and picking up his bowl and chopsticks, "But I don't think they can get anything out of them."

Bai Li nodded: "Since they dared to destroy the boat and kill people in broad daylight, and it is the property of the King of Chu, they must have made preparations and established connections."

"It doesn't matter. We just can't find any evidence, but we can definitely find out who did it." Zhou Jingyun said, picking up some food for Bai Li, "If someone did it, there must be traces."

Bai Li ate the food he picked up and smiled: "I don't think the other party minds being found out."

Zhou Jingyun understood: "It's a deliberate attempt to shock..." He looked at Bai Li, "Is it for Li Yulai or Nannan?"

He frowned and stood up.

"Is it Zhang Ze?"

Zhang Ze had been on the ship before, and Bai Li told him that the little princess was there. Although Zhang Ze left without doing anything, it was very likely that Zhang Ze was a cunning villain and had done something sinister in secret.

Bai Li shook his head while holding his chopsticks: "He might watch the fun from the sidelines, but he probably won't plan and do it himself."

Having said that, he motioned Zhou Jingyun to sit down.

"Good fortune and bad fortune are inevitable. Let's go see Li Yu tomorrow and ask about the situation first."

Zhou Jingyun hummed, thinking about the distraught look on the young man's face when he couldn't find Bai Li's trace...

"Even if he is told that you are safe, he must be very worried." He said, pinching the chopsticks, "I will accompany you to the Chu Palace tomorrow."

Bai Li thought of something and laughed: "Okay, it's reasonable for the prince to visit the King of Chu."

She would naturally hear those rumors. Zhou Jingyun looked at her and said slowly: "It is indeed a good story."

Bai Li laughed out loud.

"Eat quickly." Zhou Jingyun said, "I haven't eaten a single grain of rice since this morning."

Bai Li picked up some food and put it in his bowl: "The same goes for the prince."

He came to see her so early in the morning that he must not have eaten.

Zhou Jingyun smiled and lowered his head. Bai Li didn't say anything else. The two sat opposite each other and ate with the window open, and the summer breeze swirled gently.

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When Zhou Jingyun brought in the fumigation cage, Bai Li was having fun with Nannan on the Arhat bed. Or rather, Bai Li was having fun, rolling the chubby Nannan around, and Nannan was giggling.

"Don't let her eat my feet." Zhou Jingyun said.

Bai Li hurriedly picked up Nana, who was curled up in a ball and putting her feet into her mouth.

"You want to chew on pig's trotters, don't you?" she asked, shaking her head.

Nannan was laughing at first, but soon started crying because she couldn't eat her feet.

"Crybaby, crybaby." Bai Li said.

The nanny sitting nearby hurriedly stood up and said with a smile: "She is getting sleepy too. I will take her to bed."

"You should also smoke your hair." Zhou Jingyun said.

The wet nurse carried the child out and stood in the yard. She looked back and saw through the window that Miss Bai was still lying on the Luohan bed. Prince Zhou was standing beside her, holding her long black hair in his hands and fumigating her with the incense burner.

"It smells so good, what kind of incense did you use?" Miss Bai turned her head and asked.

"No." Zhou Jingyun said, "It's your hair that smells good."

The two looked at each other and smiled.

Ouch, ouch! The nanny quickly retracted her gaze, covered her daughter's eyes, and quickened her pace to enter the room.

　Just take a break and move on to the next episode tomorrow.

　　(End of this chapter)