White Fence Dream

Chapter 137
During the Chinese New Year, people in the capital visit relatives and friends, and the imperial palace is no exception.

The families of the concubines came to the palace to visit, and the ladies of honor paid New Year's greetings to the emperor and empress, making the occasion lively and festive.

As the voice of "The Queen has arrived" was heard in the hall, the lively people stopped chatting and bowed to welcome her respectfully.

"No need to be so polite." came the Queen's voice.

Everyone looked up with surprise, to find that it was not just the Queen sitting in front of the throne, there was also a concubine beside her.

The concubine's belly was bulging.

There was a slight commotion in the palace, and everyone recognized that it was the virtuous concubine Bai who had been banished to the cold palace and was pregnant.

It was said that the emperor often brought Bai with him, and court officials saw her often, but it was the first time for these ladies of honor to see her.

Didn’t it say that the Queen was extremely dissatisfied with the fact that the Emperor kept Bai by his side, feeling that it threatened her position, and she had quarreled with the Emperor many times?
What was going on now? The Queen actually asked Bai to walk with her.

The Queen was forced?
But the queen had a smile on her face, and it wasn't a sneer...

"Be careful." The Queen turned to Bai Ying and told the maid, "Help her sit down quickly."

As expected, the palace maid helped Bai Ying to her seat.

The seat is next to the Queen's throne.

Bai Ying looked timid and refused to take a seat: "Your Majesty, please go first."

The queen no longer hesitated and sat down.

Bai Ying also sat down. Looking at the shock on the faces of the ladies in the hall, she felt a little funny.

It’s really interesting. It’s as if Princess Jin Yu and the Queen became different people overnight.

Needless to say, Princess Jin Yu's reputation spread throughout the court years ago. She turned over a new leaf, dismissed her beautiful maids, recruited wise ministers for the court, and spent a lot of money to build a charity hall.

Now that the New Year has passed, the queen has also changed.

During the sacrifice to heaven, she had an argument with the emperor. After returning, the emperor and empress did not meet again. It was not until the New Year that the empress came to see the emperor and actually said that she was wrong.

He also took care of her as she was beside the emperor.

The emperor was frightened and asked the queen what she wanted to do.

The queen wept and said, "What can I do? My brother has come to teach me a lesson. I will be a good queen in the future and relieve your majesty's worries."

The emperor was skeptical. He knew the character of the Yang family very well. Why would they be willing to persuade the queen instead of adding fuel to the fire?
The Queen said, "Your Majesty, just wait and see what I will do in the future."

So during this New Year's Day, the Queen was no longer annoyed that Bai Ying followed her. Even when the Emperor and the Queen were traveling together, she would pull Bai Ying, who had fallen behind, over.

He also took the initiative to bring her to meet the ladies of honor.

He said that letting her enjoy the worship together would increase her luck and keep away evil spirits.

At the same time, he took the initiative to summon the imperial physician to accompany him in case Bai Ying felt any discomfort.

Bai Ying couldn't find any fault with this concern.

After the banquet, the emperor, who had been watching from the sidelines for several days, finally believed that his wife had changed.

"I haven't changed either. Although I was the queen before, I was actually trembling with fear, always afraid of another disturbance, which led to my erratic temper. After being scolded by my brother, I finally woke up from my dream and realized that Your Majesty is really the Emperor of the Great Zhou. We will no longer have the days of having an imperial decree hanging over our heads."

When the emperor heard the queen's words, he almost shed tears. Yes, there will never be such days again, never again.

He is the emperor now and no one can sentence him to death.

"Yuan Niang." He couldn't help but hold the queen's hand.

The queen also held his hand and said, "Let's not talk about the past. Your Majesty, please watch carefully. I can be a good wife to you and a good queen. We are husband and wife with one heart, and our family and country will be peaceful."

So for the sake of peace in the country, the emperor stayed in the queen's palace that night.

This is the first time that Bai Ying is not with me.

"Not only that, early this morning, the Queen gave a maidservant to Your Majesty, and Your Majesty named her a beauty." Wang Degui whispered, looking at Bai Ying's face, and added, "The maidservant was sent in by the Queen's brother Yang Chun a few days ago."

Bai Ying raised her hand and swept the teacup in front of her to the ground.

The crisp cracking sound echoed in the Hanliang Palace.

The palace maids and eunuchs in the hall all lowered their heads and did not move, and Wang Degui did not pick up the teacup.

"Did the Queen advise His Majesty that since one of them is pregnant, he should favor more wives so that he can have more children?" Bai Ying said.

Wang Degui lowered his head and replied yes.

This was not surprising. Since the day she became pregnant, people had been telling the emperor about it, including the concubines, the queen, and even the ministers in the harem. But the emperor ignored them and only cared about her.

Bai Ying knew that the emperor did not trust these people.

Now the emperor accepted the beauty sent by the queen.

This is not a matter of beauty, it is Your Majesty's trust in the Queen.

The Queen is a fool.

But if a fool gains the emperor's trust, he can become very scary.

How did the Yang family convince the queen?
She even secretly used the Sanqing Bell to touch the queen to see whether it was the queen who was in the maze or herself, but the result was no result.

The queen still smiled at her tenderly, and looked at her with more affection than the emperor did.

What a virtuous queen.

Bai Ying raised her hand, and Wang Degui quickly grabbed the teacup beside her and handed it to her. The teacup shattered with a crisp sound.

Bai Ying exhaled: "Okay, let's clean it up."

You should vent your temper when you need to, but there is no use in keeping losing your temper all the time.

Wang Degui waved to the palace maids in the room, and they hurried over to clean up the broken porcelain.

"Why not call the Zhongcheng back and investigate the Yang family?" Wang Degui said in a low voice.

After leaving the capital, Ding'an Earl's family had been living in their hometown. In order not to alert the enemy, Zhang Ze did not lure Ding'an Earl's family back to the capital, but took people to his hometown.

Although the Supervisory Board reserved staff for Bai Ying, he was not as convenient to use as Zhang Ze.

Bai Ying shook her head: "No hurry, anyway, I am the only one who is pregnant in the palace."

There is still time.

She hasn't had good luck lately.

It can be seen that it was all because of that jinx.

"Ask the chancellor how the investigation is going?" she said.

Wang Degui responded yes.

……

……

Sanqufang is even more bustling during the Chinese New Year.

In the beautifully and elegantly decorated room, the drunken man and woman no longer had the dignified manners they had when they first entered the room.

The music, singing and dancing became even more chaotic. "I am so happy." The man in the middle opened his arms and patted his thigh drunkenly, "I am really going to have a happy New Year this year."

Someone nearby laughed and said, "The king's uncle is wrong. It should be 'happy every year'."

The king's uncle Yang Chun looked at the people around him.

The man had a zither on his knees, and seemed about to play it.

Yang Chun reached out and patted his shoulder: "Shen Qing, thank you so much. I warned the Queen as you said, and the Queen really listened to it."

Although the relationship between the Emperor and the Empress seems to be the same over the years, it is actually getting worse and worse. The Yang family feels this most directly.

The emperor has been on the throne for five years, and the rewards received by the Yang family are pitifully small.

Father Yang complained a lot at home.

He also felt very aggrieved.

The emperor’s current situation is inseparable from the Yang family. Now that his life is better, he no longer takes the Yang family seriously.

But if the emperor is really ungrateful, they will be the ones who suffer in the end.

Therefore, the relationship between the Queen and the Emperor must be repaired at all costs.

"You are too polite, uncle." Shen Qing said, "The Queen and Your Majesty have been married for life. They have been through many hardships, but in the end, they understand each other and can understand each other at once."

What's the point? I've advised her before, but she never got over it. I didn't expect that she would actually listen to me this time. Yang Chun was also very happy.

"The Crown Prince and the Queen share the same mind. They think what Your Majesty thinks, worry about what Your Majesty worries about, and share Your Majesty's sorrows and joys. Naturally, they will become a virtuous Queen." Shen Qing said with a smile, holding Yang Chun's hand.

The heat from drinking suddenly dissipated in Yang Chun's mind, and he felt peaceful.

Shen Qing's voice came again.

"If the prince speaks from the heart, the queen will listen."

Be attentive.

Yang Chun looked at him and nodded slowly: "I will try my best. The Queen and I share the same aspirations."

Shen Qing released his hand and bowed, "Shen Qing will leave first."

Yang Chun nodded with a smile and watched Shen Qing leave. He then picked up the wine glass with a wooden smile on his face and drank one glass after another.

The sound of the piano and the singing and dancing of the beautiful prostitutes in the room were all blocked by the closed door.

In the corridor, Ms. Huang stood with a smile on her face and opened another door: "Master Shen, please come in."

Shen Qing walked in, and Huang Niang followed in and closed the door.

"These fools have come up with ideas. It's going to be fun to watch," she said with a smile.

Shen Qing took out a bamboo cage from his sleeve.

The butterfly in the bamboo cage was motionless.

"The queen has rarely woken up recently." Huang Niangzi said worriedly, "I don't know when she will be able to recover."

The dream that was supposed to bring the Empress over that night was suddenly interrupted. Shen Qing said that the dream that was originally woven for Miss Bai was also broken.

Miss Bai's true nature is gradually showing, and her dreams are a little hard to control, so she doesn't want the Queen to take any risks.

But Mrs. Huang didn't quite understand why, at this time, she took the opportunity to intercept the letter and tell Zhou Jingyun about the Empress's matter.

It would be better to let the Empress tell him about this incredible thing after she wakes up.

"Since Her Majesty has already met him, she should be told." Shen Qing said.

But Zhou Jingyun didn't believe it. Wouldn't that just cause trouble?
Shen Qing smiled: "What I want is that he doesn't believe it. If he doesn't believe it, he will ask."

Lady Huang hesitated for a moment and said, "Do you want him to ask Lady Bai if she is the queen?"

Shen Qing smiled and nodded: "Ask anything, as long as you ask, he asks, she asks too, there are doubts only when there are questions, there are confusions only when there are doubts, there are thoughts when there are confusions, and thoughts..."

He looked at the butterfly in the bamboo cage.

"Thinking can bring life."

By then, he won't need to weave dreams, the dreams will come naturally.

……

……

Except for the capital, the entire Great Zhou is immersed in the New Year festival, and the Lantern Festival is about to come.

Under the bright winter sun, children constantly run through the streets of Dengzhou City holding colorful lanterns. In addition to the shops on the street, there are also many people carrying poles and selling lanterns.

Perhaps because there were too many people doing the lantern business, the vendors carrying loads on their shoulders had to compete for business.

When the vendor saw a woman walking out of a pastry shop with a basket on her shoulder, he immediately rushed over and said, "Auntie, pick a lantern. It means abundance every year, rising step by step, and prosperity in full bloom—"

A series of words came out and the woman was amused.

"You're quite a versatile person." She said with a smile, pausing to look at the lanterns, as if considering it.

The vendor pointed at one of them and said, "Auntie, this lotus lantern is good, it brings good luck and prosperity, and it only costs five cents."

The woman shook her head, said thank you, and continued walking forward.

The vendor stopped him and chased after him: "What about this? Zhou Gong Tu Bu."

The woman looked at him, smiled again and waved forward.

“And Jingxing Qingyun, and—” the vendor persisted.

The woman suddenly seemed annoyed: "Don't ask!" She glared at the vendor.

The vendor held the lantern in his hand for a moment, then said in a low voice: "It's not expensive—"

The woman regained her composure and said, "I'm not buying it." She looked at the vendor and shook her head slowly, "Don't ask."

After saying that, he walked past the vendor and moved forward.

The vendor didn't catch up this time.

"Mrs. Zhuang." A shout came from the street.

The woman who had just passed by turned around and saw two women following her, each carrying a basket in their hands.

"Are you coming to Huagao too?"

"What happened just now?"

They asked with concern, looking towards the street vendors.

Mrs. Zhuang was somewhat helpless: "As a businessman, you insist that I buy lanterns, but my family doesn't need them."

The two women nodded quickly, "Don't buy the ones on the street, they don't look good." "I know which store has the best lanterns, I'll send them to you tomorrow."

Mrs. Zhuang said no, and followed the two men forward.

The peddler looked at their backs for a moment, then picked up his load, walked along the street again, and joined the bustling crowd.