White Fence Dream

Chapter 240 No Complaint

The palace maid standing in the yard couldn't help feeling puzzled as she watched the King of Chu apologizing to Zhou Jingyun.

The maid was not able to go out, so she did not see what happened on the ship. The eunuch next to her whispered to her, "The prince went to the ship and was almost killed."

He said this with a teasing look in his eyes.

"The prince went to the ship because of Your Highness, so Your Highness should naturally apologize."

The palace maids suddenly realized and saw Li Yu and Zhou Jingyun walking into the hall. The two of them hurriedly exchanged glances with each other to follow them, but just as they caught up, Li Yu turned back and stopped them.

"I'm talking to the prince, no need to wait on me."

The maid hesitated. If she was not allowed to serve him, how could she monitor him? How would she answer when Wang, the eunuch in the palace, asked her questions?

The eunuch next to her responded promptly and tugged at the maid's sleeve. The maid had no choice but to respond as well and watched King Chu Zhou Jingyun and the maidservant he brought with him walk in.

Why did this maid follow in? Didn't she understand what the King of Chu said?
Why didn’t Prince Zhou stop him?

"Don't look at it." said the eunuch next to him.

The maid still muttered: "How did the maidservant of Prince Zhou get in?"

"The maidservants of Prince Zhou are naturally different." The eunuch said with a smile, and then lowered his voice, "Are you afraid that you won't be able to explain to your superiors?"

Although they were all assigned from the palace and were considered a family, the maid avoided the question and said, "What are you talking about, little brother? Our superior is His Royal Highness the King of Chu."

The eunuch smiled and raised his eyebrows with a bit of arrogance: "I am the princess's man."

The palace maid forced a smile and didn't know what to say for a moment.

The eunuch did not ask her any more questions, and acted as if he did not care. He even taught her: "If the higher-ups ask, just say that Your Highness is with the Crown Prince and does not allow anyone to be around. Anyway, everyone knows that the Crown Prince and the King of Chu have a special relationship." He then said with some disdain, "Even if there is a conspiracy, what can it reveal!"

The King of Chu only has the title of His Highness in vain. His ship can be sunk by others and he has to kneel when entering the princess's mansion.

A little loach!
The eunuch yawned and said, "Since you don't need me to serve you, I'm going to catch up on my sleep."

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“There are no outsiders.”

Cai Songnian looked outside the window and saw that the eunuchs and palace maids outside the hall had all walked away.

"Your Highness, please speak. Our people are standing guard all around."

Li Yu nodded and watched Cai Songnian retreat.

"I found out that their target this time is you and Nannan." He said to Bai Li.

Zhou Jingyun frowned: "Are you targeting the little princess?"

Li Yu shook his head and laughed at himself: "It's targeting me. He treats Ah Li and Nan Nan as my women and children."

Zhou Jingyun understood that because Li Yu was going to be arranged a marriage, he was not allowed to have other women around him, let alone children.

"Is it the princess or Li Chengyuan?" he asked.

Li Yu said angrily, "Li Chengyuan." He stood up and bowed to Bai Li, "This is also my fault.

Bai Li smiled and said, "How can you be blamed for this? You are also a victim."

Zhou Jingyun also said: "Your Highness, there is no need to be too hard on yourself."

Li Yu glanced at Zhou Jingyun and clenched his hands hanging by his side.

He doesn't need his magnanimity or mercy.

"No, this trouble was indeed caused by me." He looked at Bai Li, "I even led it and expected it. I knew there were rumors, but I still deliberately held Nannan in my arms for people to see. I wanted the Li family to see that I had a concubine and a son, so that they would feel humiliated and retreat. As a result..."

As a result, he did not think about who Li Chengyuan was, nor did he consider that if Li Chengyuan was humiliated, facing a King of Chu who was dependent on the princess, a favorite concubine, he would not retreat in the face of difficulties, but would only be cruel and kill people.

He looked at Bai Li and revealed his despicable heart to her.

"Ali, I was mean-spirited and used you and Nannan to put you in danger!"

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There was a moment of silence in the room.

Zhou Jingyun, sitting on the chair, frowned slightly, sighed in his heart, and looked at Bai Li.

Bai Li didn't look shocked, nor angry, and he didn't even frown, he just realized something.

"I see." She said, looking at Li Yu, "I don't blame you. It was my own decision to go to your ship, and it was me who let the child go. There are pros and cons. Since I chose the pros, I naturally have to bear the risks brought by the cons."

She looked at him without contempt or disgust, her eyes as clear as ever. Li Yu's nose felt slightly sour, and he felt like there were countless words stuck in his throat. He could only squeeze out a hoarse sentence: "I have a bad heart..."

Bai Li stood up and walked up to him: "If that's the case, then I have bad intentions towards you too."

Li Yu was stunned.

Bai Li smiled: "I came to you, don't I have any ulterior motives? I am also using your identity to do things."

I feel a little disappointed when I say this.

"If it weren't for this, I wouldn't have used that person. I might have been spared today, but Nannan would..."

She had used the identity of Prince Li Yu to make Shen Qing have hopes for her and obey her, which was why she came to the boat to look after his daughter.

It was only then that I saved my daughter from this danger.

"Since I boarded the ship and followed you, I knew there would be rumors. Given your status, I also knew I would be in danger. This was my choice. I enjoy a life of ease and comfort with you. How can I blame you for the danger I encountered?"

Before she finished her words, Li Yu reached out and hugged her, regardless of Zhou Jingyun's presence.

"Thank you for not blaming me." He choked up. Zhou Jingyun sat up straight in the chair, hesitated, lowered his eyes, and listened to Bai Li's voice.

"No wonder, no wonder."

"But next time something like this happens, you have to tell me in advance."

"I can help you analyze the pros and cons and prepare for it in advance, so you won't be caught off guard like this time."

Listening to Bai Li's words, Li Yu nodded heavily: "Okay, I'll remember it." After saying that, he felt something was wrong and shook his head hurriedly, "No, no, there won't be a next time. I won't let you take risks again."

Bai Li smiled and patted him on the back: "We can't just avoid danger. Okay, we are the victims, don't blame ourselves, blame the evildoers instead!"

Li Yu was amused, and his heart was filled with bittersweet emotions. How could there be such a good person in the world? Such a good person was in his arms...

He reluctantly let go.

"Although I know it was Li Chengyuan who did it, I have no evidence," he said, and then laughed at himself, "Li Chengyuan even informed Princess Jin Yu. When I went to tell the princess, she covered up for Li Chengyuan and scolded me for talking nonsense."

Bai Li nodded: "She needs Li Chengyuan, so of course I have to protect her."

Li Yu sat down on a chair nearby and laughed at himself: "I originally had nothing, and now even my ship has been taken away. I know that others are harming me and trampling on me, but I have no power to fight back. If I had known this would happen, I would have been better off being the concubine of the Shangguan Prince Consort. At least I could go to the Li family and make a scene regardless of anything."

Speaking of this, I feel even more sad.

In fact, not only was the ship gone, but after his identity was restored, he and Prince Consort Shangguan were no longer as close as before.

Zhou Jingyun looked at the smiling young man, but underneath the smile was the same confused and uneasy face he had seen outside the princess's mansion.

He said softly: "Your Highness, you have nothing, but you have survived all these years, and you are still alive. Everything is possible."

Li Yu looked at him, smiled and nodded: "I understand, thank you, my Lord." Then he looked at Bai Li, "Is Nannan okay? She's not frightened, is she?" He sighed again, "She's been through a series of hardships just a few months after she was born. She's even more pitiful than me."

Bai Li smiled and said, "Why should I feel sorry for her? It's good for her, you, and me. We have suffered so many dangers, but we are still alive. This is a great joy!"

Li Yu smiled, his eyebrows dancing with joy: "Since it is a happy event, we should celebrate. Once the ship is chiseled, I will entertain everyone in the palace! Ah Li, you and Nannan come back and see if Li Chengyuan dares to come to my Chu Palace to kill people!"

Zhou Jingyun was about to say something, but stopped and looked at Bai Li.

Bai Li nodded: "We should celebrate, but we can't give Li Chengyuan another chance to kill people."

Li Yu looked at her and sat up straight: "Ali, what should I do?"

Bai Li smiled and said, "You should go and warn General Li not to go too far. After all, isn't his granddaughter going to marry you?"

Li Yu stood up and nodded: "Okay, I'll go right away!"

He looked like he was about to go out.

Bai Li smiled and held him back: "Wait a minute, you can't go empty-handed, help me bring a gift in."

Li Yu asked: "What?"

"When I get home and finish it, I'll have the prince bring it to you." Bai Li said, "The day after tomorrow at the latest."

Come back home.

Hearing these two words, Zhou Jingyun raised his hand and touched his nose, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, then he came to his senses and realized that this was not the time to laugh, so he quickly lowered his mouth and turned sideways to pick up the tea.

Li Yu also looked at him at the same time, a hint of sadness flashed across his eyes, and then he smiled: "Then I'll trouble you, Your Highness."

Zhou Jingyun said, "Your Highness is too polite." He glanced at Bai Li and said, "It's what I should do."

How should we do it? If people outside heard this, they would gossip about it. Bai Li laughed beside him.

Seeing the smile on Bai Li's face, Zhou Jingyun knew what she was thinking and glanced at her.

"Is that all?" he asked.

Bai Li smiled and nodded.

Li Yu was about to say something, but Zhou Jingyun put down his teacup and stood up.

"For the sake of your highness's reputation, I will not stay long," he said.

Bai Li nodded: "Then we will go first."

Li Yu swallowed back what he was about to say and nodded to Bai Li with a smile: "Okay."

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Li Yu personally escorted Zhou Jingyun out of the door, and watched Bai Li get into the car amid the joyful cheers of a group of playboys.

The car disappeared into the distance.

He pursed his lips and lowered the corners of his mouth.

How come the matter is over?

He hadn't spoken a word to her yet.

However, after hearing what he said, she did not feel any hatred towards him.

He didn't lose her!

That's good, that's good.

The corners of Li Yu's mouth turned up, and a smile sparkled in his eyes.

Seeing him sad and resentful at one moment and laughing heartily at another, Xue Silang beside him swallowed hard.

He had not read many books, but he had been to brothels and heard a lot of lyrics. At this moment, he inexplicably heard the singing of a woman.

"I am afraid of missing you, but I am missing you. When it comes to missing you, I have no words to say, and a trace of missing you appears between my brows." (Note)
It's... scary!
(Note: taken from "Longing for You·Breaking Flower Branches" by Yu Yan of the Ming Dynasty)