White Fence Dream

Chapter 239 Greetings
When Bai Li woke up, the morning light was dim.

Looking at the light blue tent in front of me, I felt a little dazed.

I haven't lived here for a long time, and I've been away for quite some time, but when I suddenly came back, I didn't feel the slightest bit of strangeness.

Is it because the furnishings here have not changed at all? Or is it because there are familiar people here?
Bai Li reached out and lifted the bed curtain. There was a gauze curtain with a picture of distant mountains in the mist and rain hanging on the bedroom door. The outside was vaguely visible, but it was so blurry that nothing could be seen clearly.

But the sound of her lifting the bed curtain was heard outside, and then there were footsteps and a figure walked to the gauze curtain.

"Ah Li, are you awake?"

Bai Li sat up and answered with a smile, watching the distant mountains swaying, the mist and rain dissipating, and Zhou Jingyun lifted the curtain and walked in.

"Did you sleep well?" he said, handing me a glass of water.

Bai Li took it and nodded with a smile: "A good night's sleep." He drank a sip of water and asked Zhou Jingyun, "How about you?" He looked outside again, "The Luohan bed is a little small."

Zhou Jingyun did not leave last night. After all, he cleared the yard with great fanfare. It would be unreasonable for him to go to the study room to sleep.

Of course, they are no longer a fake couple. There are no maids in the yard, so they don’t need to act or sleep together.

So Zhou Jingyun slept on the Luohan bed in the east room last night.

"I naturally sleep well at home." Zhou Jingyun said with a smile.

If Chunyue and other maids were here, they would definitely object.

In fact, he didn't sleep well at home. He had difficulty falling asleep and had many dreams.

But I slept very well last night, without any dreams, perhaps because she was by my side and I had no worries.

Zhou Jingyun turned his gaze.

"Jiang Yun brought Madam Zhuang and Granny Xu in last night."

Hearing this, Bai Li hurriedly stood up: "Really? I was sleeping so soundly that I didn't hear it."

"They were afraid of waking you up," Zhou Jingyun said, "so they just went to rest."

Perhaps because of the voices of the two people in the room, footsteps began to be heard in the yard.

"This is a flower, this is a leaf, and this is a lantern."

The adults' coaxing and children's babbling could be heard.

Bai Li walked to the window and saw Mrs. Zhuang Huang Ru holding her child and playing in the yard. The nanny was washing the child's clothes. Granny Xu came from the corridor and said, "There is everything in the kitchen here..."

When they said this, they noticed movement near the window. They all looked over and saw Bai Li leaning against the window with Zhou Jingyun standing behind her.

"Young lady is awake." Grandma Xu said with a smile, "What do you want to eat?"

Bai Li smiled and said, "It's all right."

The child in Mrs. Zhuang's arms opened his arms and babbled to the two men, asking them to hold him.

Zhou Jingyun smiled and said, "I'll hold her, you go wash up." Then he walked out.

Bai Li watched him walk into the yard, take the child from Mrs. Zhuang's arms, hold the child high up and let the child grab the leaves on the tree. The child's laughter instantly rang out in the yard.

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Chunyue walked towards the kitchen carrying the food box. A maid saw her and hurriedly took it.

"Why did my sister deliver it personally? The little girls are being lazy again!" she said.

Chunyue smiled and said, "I didn't ask them to send me off. I have nothing to do anyway, so I'll take a walk after dinner."

The maids and servants in the Prince's courtyard moved out temporarily. They were still with the Prince and there was no need to reassign them tasks, so Zhou Jingyun simply let them take a vacation.

Chunhong and her family were all in the Marquis' Mansion, so they all went home. Chunyue was bought from outside, but her family members were all gone, so she had nowhere to go.

"Mom, can I help you here?"

The maid dared not order her around, so she smiled and said, "Sister, you've come just in time. Please help me taste the freshly made lotus leaf cake."

After saying that, he took Chunyue into the kitchen. As soon as he entered, he heard the chattering of the maids.

"It is absolutely true. There is a child living there."

"I passed by there last night and heard it!"

"I heard before that the prince has a mistress outside and has a child."

"It seems that the Madam and the Crown Prince have been arguing for so long, but in the end she couldn't win over the Crown Prince and took the child in."

"What about that woman? Did she come along too?"

When he said this, he was interrupted by the heavy cough of the maid, and then he shouted, "What nonsense are you talking about!"

The maids who were chatting turned around and saw Chunyue standing at the door. They were immediately embarrassed and flustered and scattered.

"Don't listen to their nonsense." The maid said with a smile.

Are you talking nonsense? Chunyue thought, probably not, the prince would never do anything for no reason.

She couldn't help but look in the direction of the prince's courtyard. It turned out that there was a new person moving in.

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After entering the room, Bai Li put away his umbrella and bowed to the wife of the Marquis of Dongyang: "Madam."

The wife of the Marquis of Dongyang narrowed her eyes. She just saw Zhou Jingyun coming in with an umbrella. How come there was suddenly one more person?

Fortunately, she was now more careful, and when she heard that the prince had arrived, she immediately asked everyone in the room to leave.

"Mom." Zhou Jingyun smiled and asked, "Did you have a good rest last night?"

The wife of the Marquis of Dongyang looked at them. The two of them had ruddy faces and bright eyes. She snorted, "They didn't rest as well as you did."

Bai Li bowed and said, "I am sorry for causing trouble to the Madam."

She didn't say anything about her, so Lady Dongyang Hou snorted.

The woman did not need her to comfort her. She raised her head and said with a smile: "Madam, the prince wants to accompany me to the Chu Palace today. Let's go and ask..."

Before she finished her words, Lady Dongyang Hou waved her hands repeatedly.

"Don't tell me this!" she said, "Your affairs have nothing to do with me." Zhou Jingyun bowed: "Please rest assured, mother. I know that I am related to the lives of everyone in the Marquis' Mansion, and I will not act recklessly."

Before the wife of the Marquis of Dongyang could say anything, Bai Li spoke up, "Madam, the prince brought me back because someone had bewitched me. He didn't do it on purpose to put the Marquis's mansion in danger."

Madam Dongyang looked at her. Before she could open her mouth, Zhou Jingyun had already shaken her head at Bai Li: "I also said that I made that decision not because of Shen Qingzhi's confusion. If I didn't have any thoughts, he wouldn't be able to confuse me. So I don't want to see Zhang Ze and his men frame and murder innocent people by hunting down the remnants of Empress Jiang."

After saying that, he looked at the wife of Marquis Dongyang.

"Mother, there are many dangers in this world, but a gentleman should know what to do and what not to do."

The wife of the Marquis of Dongyang slammed the table and said, "Are you two here to teach me a lesson so early in the morning? You talked and she said, she said and you talked, can't you come over after you've finished talking so much?"

Bai Li poked Zhou Jingyun and bowed his head: "Madam, please calm down."

Zhou Jingyun also bowed again: "Mother, please calm down."

Madam Dongyang Hou looked at the two of them and snorted coldly: "Zhou Jingyun, don't forget that you, a gentleman, were raised by a woman like me! If I hadn't taught you what to do and what not to do, do you think you would have the chance to stand in front of me and teach me a lesson now? Also, although I am a woman, I have not just lived in the inner house for decades. I have experienced everything!"

The late emperor's mood was unstable. Not only was he on guard against the princes, he was also eyeing these meritorious families covetously.

Over the past few decades, so many old ministers and generals have fallen. The Dongyang Marquisate was able to survive not by keeping a low profile.

"We also rely on what we should do and what we shouldn't do." Lady Dongyang said slowly, looking at Zhou Jingyun and sneering, "If you were really timid, you wouldn't have been allowed to enter the palace in the first place, or you would have been sent away from the capital the first time you contradicted the late emperor. How could you have been allowed to walk in front of His Majesty, not to mention that you later refused the official position granted by Empress Jiang and left the capital. Do you think we really can't control you? Do you think your character of what you should do and what you shouldn't do today is innate?"

"No, it's because the Marquis's wife taught me well!"

Bai Li's voice sounded.

Mrs. Dongyang glared at her and said, "Shut up! You're interrupting me again."

Bai Li hurriedly bowed and lowered his head.

Zhou Jingyun bowed solemnly again: "Thank you mother for your teachings."

She didn't want to talk about the past. Mrs. Dongyanghou sighed and said, "Say it again, why did you come to see me?"

Bai Li spoke first: "Tell Madam that we are leaving, so that she won't be worried about what we are doing."

That was more like it. The wife of the Marquis of Dongyang said in a deep voice: "Why don't you leave after you've finished talking? Why do you have so much to say?"

Zhou Jingyun smiled and said, "I'll take my leave now."

Bai Li also bowed, and without saying anything else, followed Zhou Jingyun out.

The room fell silent.

The wife of the Marquis of Dongyang snorted softly.

"Who are you looking down on?" she said. "You're using the gentleman as a threat. It's just a fight for power and profit. Everyone has done it."

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When the carriage of the Marquis of Dongyang stopped outside the Prince of Chu's Mansion, there were quite a few people sitting in the gatehouse of the Prince of Chu's Mansion. Of course, they were all playboys.

"It doesn't matter if others don't come, we must come!"

"This not only destroys the King of Chu's property, it also destroys ours!"

"That's right, my dad is still laughing at home, how cold-blooded."

Although the King of Chu is unwilling to see guests because he is sad, it does not prevent everyone from sitting here and grieving with him.

"Where are we going to play from now on?"

Someone sighed.

Some people even shed tears after hearing this: "I am so miserable. My father just released me, but the ship was lost."

Everyone turned their heads and saw that it was Xue Silang who was crying with his face covered. They immediately felt sympathy and wanted to laugh.

"Silang, the Crown Prince and the King of Chu are really..." Someone came over to ask, and just as he opened his mouth, someone shouted "The Crown Prince is here!"

A crowd of people rushed out and saw Zhou Jingyun getting off the carriage, followed by a maid with her head lowered.

"Prince!" Xue Silang pushed everyone aside and rushed out, "Why are you..."

He wanted to ask why you came, but then he thought, the prince is a frequent visitor to the ship now, so of course he should come as well.

"You're here just in time. The King of Chu is heartbroken and has been unable to see anyone. I wonder how he is doing now."

Zhou Jingyun nodded: "I'll go take a look."

After saying that, he walked towards the door.

The guards standing solemnly at the gate and the eunuchs with stern faces looked a little strange when they saw him, but they made way for him.

"Please come in, Prince." they said.

Zhou Jingyun nodded and went inside, followed closely by his maid.

Xue Silang hurriedly followed, but was immediately stopped by a cold-faced eunuch.

"Your Majesty, I don't see visitors!"

Zhou Jingyun didn't even put the report in directly!
"The prince has ordered that there is no need to inform the prince when he arrives!" the eunuch said loudly.

The prince has given instructions. Everyone stood on tiptoe and looked inside with complicated expressions. Those who wanted to ask Xue Silang questions before stopped asking.

What to ask!

The relationship between the King of Chu and the Crown Prince is really special!
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Li Yu ran out and saw Bai Li walking behind Zhou Jingyun.

"Ah..." he called out, swallowing the word "Li" and looking at Zhou Jingyun beside him. Although he deliberately took a step back to let Bai Li come closer, but...

With outsiders around, I still can’t hug Bai Li.

He lowered his raised hand and clenched it.

He lowered his head and spoke in a muffled voice.

"…I'm sorry, I caused the trouble this time and almost killed you…."

(End of this chapter)