White Fence Dream

Chapter 241 Good-looking
"Madam, the prince sent someone to say that he is back."

The maid said outside the door.

Mother Xu couldn't help laughing when she heard this: "The prince just went out and he's back so soon. In the past, he was never seen all day long."

"If he still doesn't come home every day, I will admire him." Dongyang Hou's wife curled her lips and ordered the maid outside the door, "I'm busy, don't let him come to see me."

Otherwise, she would bring Bai Li with her again, because the two of them would chatter in front of her and make a lot of noise.

The maid stepped back in response.

Mother Xu smiled and placed a few pieces of cloth on the Luohan bed for the wife of Dongyang Marquis to see: "You can make some small clothes."

"What a waste of time." Dongyang Hou's wife snorted, "She didn't ask me to take care of the child."

Even though I said that, I squinted my eyes and looked at the fabric carefully, then rubbed it with my hands...

There were footsteps outside the door again, and the maids and servants were chattering.

"Mrs. Xue is here."

Hearing this, Lady Dongyang was a little flustered and signaled to Mother Xu: "Put it away quickly."

Mother Xu also hurriedly hugged the cloth and turned around to find a place to hide it. The door curtain sounded and Mrs. Xue walked in.

"Why are you here at this time?" Lady Dongyang Hou stood up to greet them, blocking Mother Xu and asking, "Didn't someone send fish soup over early in the morning? Why are you here in person?"

Mrs. Xue glanced at her, then looked at Mother Xu behind her.

"What are you two doing hiding in the house?"

Mother Xu had no choice but to step forward, kneel down and bow, smiling and saying, "I'll tailor some clothes for you, Madam."

Mrs. Xue looked at the cloth in her arms and saw that it was a floral or plant pattern. This was not a pattern suitable for making small clothes!
It's obviously something that only children would use.

"Jingyun brought the child back from outside?" she asked directly.

Mother Xu smiled and said, "Where did you hear the gossip from, Madam..."

"Everyone in your kitchen is talking about it." Mrs. Xue interrupted her, "Don't cover it up."

The maid who was sent to deliver the fish soup heard it in the kitchen and immediately went back to tell Mrs. Xue.

Mrs. Xue ran over immediately.

"So there really is someone out there, and the child was born?"

Mrs. Dongyang Marquis curled her lips and said, "Yes, and no." She waved her hand again, "Anyway, sister, don't worry about it."

"What do you mean by yes or no?" Mrs. Xue said angrily, "How can I just ignore it?"

Seeing how Lady Dongyang Hou and Mother Xu were dodging, she sat down.

"Don't worry, I won't ask you, and you don't have to try to evade me. Go call Jingyun over, and I'll ask him myself."

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While Madam Xue was giving instructions to Mother Xu, Zhou Jingyun came out of the shower and was watching Bai Li sitting at the desk writing.

"Please help me find these spices in the warehouse." She said to Zhou Jingyun.

Zhou Jingyun nodded, thinking of what she had said to Li Yu: "What gift are you going to make?"

Bai Li smiled at him and said, "Grandfather and grandson are equal."

Zhou Jingyun understood. Bai Li had already told him before that Li Shilang was her creation.

He also remembered that when he had just returned to Beijing, he saw Lady Ding'an making a scene at home, saying that the dried flowers sent by Zhuang were evil.

He resolutely stopped these words so as not to cause any trouble to Zhuang Li. After all, it was he who brought her here, and he should keep her safe.

It happened this time last year.

Suddenly a world away.

Zhou Jingyun looked down at the smiling woman.

The face is different too.

But she is still by his side, talking to him with a smile, doesn't this mean that nothing has changed?
"Do you need me to help you pick a lotus bud?" he asked with a smile.

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Mother Xu didn't expect that it would be so difficult to find the prince even though he was at home.

In view of what Madam Xue wanted to ask and the secrets in the prince's courtyard, Mother Xu came in person. When she arrived outside the courtyard, a woman inside said that the prince had gone to the storehouse. Mother Xu hurried to the storehouse again. When she arrived at the storehouse, the steward said that the prince had taken the things and left. Mother Xu hurried back and asked the maids and servants along the way, and learned that the prince had gone to the garden...

When Mother Xu finally brought the Prince to Madam's place, Madam Xue had already finished lunch with the wife of the Marquis of Dongyang.

Zhou Jingyun held three lotus buds in his arms and bowed with a smile.

"My aunt is here." He handed over a lotus bud, "I picked it especially for you."

If it was a lotus, it would be worth giving as a gift, a lotus bud...Mrs. Xue took it with a strange expression.

"There's also one for my mother." Zhou Jingyun said with a smile, handing over another one.

The wife of the Marquis of Dongyang snorted lightly. "On purpose? No way. It must have been picked for Bai Li." She wanted to say something shady but was afraid of letting it slip, so she curled her lips and took it.

"My son is so filial," she said.

But she didn't say anything. Madam Xue was not stupid either. She looked at Zhou Jingyun holding the remaining one in his hand and asked directly: "Is this for your new sweetheart?"

She put emphasis on the new words.

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhou Jingyun shook his head: "No."

So straightforward? Mrs. Xue glared: "Don't lie to me!"

Zhou Jingyun nodded solemnly: "I won't lie to you, aunt." He added, "I know what you want to ask me. There is something hidden in this matter that cannot be told. Please wait a little longer. When I can tell you, I will tell you the whole story in detail."

Then he stood up and bowed.

"Please believe me, Auntie."

Madam Xue looked at Zhou Jingyun who was bowing sincerely. His face was clear and bright, and with a lotus bud in his arms, he looked even more elegant and handsome. The messy rumors in the mortal world did not leave a single stain on him...

Mrs. Xue swallowed back the words that were about to come out of her mouth.

"Okay, I'll wait for you to tell me then." She said, watching him wave his hand, "Go ahead, don't let the lotus buds wither."

Zhou Jingyun didn't say anything more and left with a smile.

After Zhou Jingyun left, Madam Xue turned to look at the wife of Marquis Dongyang and saw her making faces at the side.

"What do you want to say?" she asked with a frown.

Mrs. Dongyang could no longer hold back: "You asked the wrong question just now." Mrs. Xue was puzzled: "What did you ask wrong?"

You shouldn't ask Zhou Jingyun whether the lotus bud is for his new lover, you should ask whether it is for his lover.

Because that sweetheart is old!
Zhou Jingyun looks like a gentleman, but he is actually very cunning. He catches on Mrs. Xue's words and answers so straightforwardly!

If you ask him if it is for his sweetheart, see if he dares to answer no against his will!

However, these words could not be said openly by Madam Xue, and Madam Dongyang Hou put away her thoughts again: "It's nothing, if he doesn't want to say it, then don't say it."

Mrs. Xue didn't ask any more questions. She looked at her and said, "You seem very happy."

The wife of the Marquis of Dongyang was stunned: "What are you talking about! How can I be happy?"

Madam Xue snorted coldly, "I can't tell whether you are happy or not? You have been like this since you were a child, scratching your ears and cheeks when you are happy!" Then she glanced at her, "Just like when you liked Zhuang, you get tired of the old and love the new very quickly."

Mrs. Dongyang was angry. What did she mean by scratching her head? She was already old! Her sister still said this to her!

And! When has she ever liked Zhuang? Not the old one, not the new one!
She was just grateful to that man for saving Mrs. Xue's life!

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Bai Li took the lotus bud handed to him by Zhou Jingyun and looked at it with a smile on his face.

"The flower buds chosen by the prince are really beautiful." She said, "Much better than what I chose originally."

She was praising him again. Zhou Jingyun glanced at her and thought about how she had often praised him in order to show their love for each other, welcoming him when he came home and seeing him off when he left...

He thought about it in his heart and said it out loud.

"You are wrongly accusing me!" Bai Li said, looking at him and smiling, "I really think that the prince is a good person, with a good heart and good deeds..."

She even counted on her fingers for him to see.

Zhou Jingyun looked at the white fingers raised in front of him, and her words rang in his ears.

"He's also good-looking."

Zhou Jingyun looked at Bai Li's face over the white and soft fingers. Their eyes met, and there was a sparkling light in his eyes that made people dizzy.

"You look good, too." He said softly.

The waves seemed to stagnate for a moment, then formed a whirlpool and Bai Li's laughing voice came to my ears.

"You are joking, my Lord. I am not as pretty as you."

Zhou Jingyun hummed: "Yes, but it still looks good."

After hearing this, Bai Li was stunned for a moment, looked at him with big eyes, and then burst out laughing.

"Prince, please tell the truth!"

Is the truth that she is not as pretty as him? Zhou Jingyun also laughed, turned away and touched his nose.

"There are still a few incense sticks in the storehouse that are not in good condition." He said, "I'll go to the incense shop to check."

Bai Li smiled and nodded: "Thank you, my Lord."

Zhou Jingyun walked out of the room and looked back in the yard. Bai Li did not see him out like before, but...

His eyes fell on the window on the east side. Bai Li was standing by the window, looking at him with a smile.

Seeing him looking at her, Bai Li smiled at him and waved her hand.

This is not the fake wife's farewell, this is Bai Li's farewell.

Zhou Jingyun also smiled at her. He understood her intention, but he didn't know whether she understood his... intention just now.

He said that he knew she was not as pretty as him, but he still said she was pretty, because, to the person who likes someone, she looks pretty no matter how you look at her.

It has nothing to do with appearance.

As the saying goes, beauty is in the eyes of the beholder.

Zhou Jingyun stroked his hot nose again.

He blurted it out at the time.

Fortunately, she didn't understand, otherwise it would have been terrible to scare her.

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Watching Zhou Jingyun's figure disappear from sight, Bai Li reached out and pinched his earlobe, smiling again.

He actually said she was pretty.

Is she pretty? Impossible.

Because of her strange physique, no one dared to look at her closely. She herself hardly ever looked at herself, let alone thought about whether she looked good or not.

She was born to be feared.

It was the first time someone praised her for her beauty.

Bai Li looked at the lotus buds that had just been placed in the vase by the window. The buds were crystal clear and seemed to reflect her face. She looked at her own face and couldn't help laughing.

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Hearing that Zhou Jingyun had gone out, the nanny also came to the yard to play with the child in her arms. Seeing this, she couldn't help but turn around and call Huang Ru.

"Madam," she said with a low laugh, "look how happy the young lady is."

Huang Ru looked over when she heard the voice and saw Bai Li standing in front of the window, with her hands on her cheeks and a beautiful smile on her face.

She was about to laugh, but suddenly her face darkened and she took a step forward.

"You go in first," she said.

The nanny was puzzled, but seeing Huang Ru's gloomy face, she quickly retracted her steps, picked up the child and went back into the room.

Huang Ru walked to the window and looked at the white fence inside.

Bai Li looked at her with a smile on his face.

Huang Ru also smiled and asked softly: "Bai Li, what are you doing?"

Bai Li looked at her, and slowly raised his hands from his cheeks and placed them above his head.

"I'm here." She said with a smile, "Bloom."

The hands she raised above her head slowly opened like blooming petals.

"Do I look good to you?"