White Fence Dream

Chapter 158: Meeting the Gift
Paying respect to the Bai family?
Gao Twelve had been a eunuch for decades. He had seen all kinds of flattering people and heard all kinds of flattering words. He was no longer surprised, but when he heard Zhou Jingyun say this, he still couldn't hide his surprise.

When facing the late emperor and Queen Jiang, Prince Zhou was arrogant and would lose his temper whenever he should. Now he is actually asking for respect from a palace concubine with no name or status. It's just because she is pregnant with the royal heir. Is it necessary to be so fawning?

As emperors changed, the young immortal became no different from other people after being exiled for seven or eight years.

Gao Twelve looked at Zhou Jingyun walking towards the side hall with a bit of contempt. The more fawning Wang Degui in the side hall rushed out and saluted.

He did not follow, but put his hands in front of him and did not go into the hall to report.

Let Prince Zhou wait like other officials according to the first-come-first-served principle.

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When Zhou Jingyun walked to the side hall, Bai Ying was sitting on the couch drowsy.

As her months progressed, she often felt tired, especially when listening to the emperor and his courtiers talking nonsense.

The emperor was not actually very diligent in his work. He just liked the atmosphere of diligence and spent most of his time doing nothing.

Of course, even so, she liked to be with the emperor, which was better than sitting in the harem.

But I can't come here often recently.

Thinking of this, Bai Ying lost all desire to sleep and sneered in his heart.

The Queen is really good at this.

During this period, he took better care of her than the emperor did, and no longer quarreled with the emperor. She immediately obeyed what the emperor thought of, and reminded the emperor of things he had not thought of.

After all, they were a young couple, and the emperor still trusted the queen, so he felt relieved and handed her over to the queen, and also accepted the beauty given by the queen.

During the New Year period, the emperor kept the new beauty at his home almost every day, and the empress gave her all kinds of tonics and care. The couple was determined to have another child in the palace.

In order to prevent herself, who was already pregnant, from being a hindrance, the empress kept her by her side every day so that the emperor could accompany the newlyweds.

It was during these two days that the Queen was busy preparing for the banquet. This was an important moment for the Queen, as the mother of a country, to be kowtowed to by court officials and ladies. In order to show the importance of the royal heir to the Emperor, she was sent to him.

This cannot go on.

She didn't mind other people in the palace being pregnant, and she didn't even mind the existence of the queen, but if this queen was trusted and relied upon by the emperor and was virtuous, then it would be troublesome.

Why hasn’t Zhang Ze come back yet?

Is it so difficult to find a Ding'anbo?

At most there are only a few hundred people killed. It shouldn't take that long to kill them all, right?
Bai Ying wanted to call Wang Degui, but before she could open her mouth, Wang Degui's voice came from outside, "Madam, the son of the Marquis of Dongyang is here to see you."

Dongyang Hou Shizi?
Bai Ying was stunned. Although she was a concubine in the harem, she was not completely ignorant of people and things in the outside world.

She knew the Prince of Dongyang.

But what does it mean that the Prince of Dongyang Marquis came to see me?
Come to see her?
impossible!
The court officials all ignored her, and when they had to see her, they would only greet her perfunctorily because of the royal heir she was carrying.

She was a concubine of humble origin and the daughter of a guilty minister, so she was not taken seriously by them at all.

The son of Dongyang Marquis is of noble birth. He avoided the court because of Empress Jiang's chaotic politics. Now he is a young official with a clean reputation and is favored by the emperor and is about to make great achievements. How could he possibly come to see her?
Wang Degui must be wrong. The Prince of Dongyang Marquis came to see Your Majesty. Since there are other people over there, he came here and waited.

The side hall where she was was originally used for officials to rest and wait.

However, it was rare that the Prince of Dongyang was willing to come in and rest. After all, everyone now avoided being in the same room with her.

Bai Ying sat up straight.

"Please invite the prince in," she said softly.

She had never seen this beauty who had been famous in the Great Zhou since her childhood.

Wang Degui respectfully invited the person behind him, and Bai Ying saw a young man walking in.

Today was a festival, so he was not attending court and was allowed to wear casual clothes. He wore a dark green robe, a white jade belt, and a dark red cloak. His face was as white as jade, his spirit was clear and his bones were handsome, which was a pleasant sight to the eyes.

It’s not the kind of beauty that is eye-catching, but the kind of beauty that makes people unable to look away and just want to look at it quietly.

Watch with fascination and never get tired.

He met Bai Ying's gaze. Perhaps he was used to being stared at, so he was not panicked. He also did not lower his eyes to avoid suspicion. Instead, he looked at her seriously.

Bai Ying found it even more interesting.

When facing women, those court officials would either peek at them secretly or look down on them, and rarely would they look them in the eye.

No wonder everyone likes the Prince of Dongyang. His every move is truly pleasing to the eye.

Bai Ying smiled: "Prince, are you here to see His Majesty? There is a banquet tonight and many people are coming."

She extended her hand and invited Zhou Jingyun to take a seat.

Zhou Jingyun did not thank him, nor did he sit down, but looked around the side hall.

The side hall was not very big, perhaps Bai Ying wanted some peace and quiet, so there were no palace maids or eunuchs around her at this moment, only the eunuch named Wang standing by the door.

Seeing Zhou Jingyun looking over, Wang Degui said enthusiastically, "We have some snacks here. If you don't mind, would you like to have some first?"

Zhou Jingyun didn't answer, but looked back at Bai Ying.

"I'm here to see you, Princess Bai," he said.

Bai Ying was stunned for a moment, wondering if she had heard it wrong again?

"See me?" she asked.

Zhou Jingyun glanced at Wang Degui and said, "Your Highness, it should be convenient for you to talk here. With Zhang Zhongcheng's assistance, your Highness should be surrounded by your own people."

Bai Ying still had a smile on her face, but her eyebrows were raised.

She knew that there was no impenetrable wall in the world, and she never thought that Zhang Ze's service to her could be kept secret forever.

But at this moment, it's still too early!
Zhou Jingyun, how did he know?
This is impossible!

The hall was suddenly silent, and Wang Degui, who was standing by the door, seemed to be frozen.

Zhou Jingyun sat down with a calm expression.

Bai Ying quickly came to her senses and looked at Zhou Jingyun: "Prince, are you here to threaten me?"

It was considered treason for a concubine to make friends with a court official, especially after Jiang came to power. Even the queen did not dare to associate with court officials. If she crossed the line, she would be dead. Zhou Jingyun looked at her and saw that Bai Ying's face was pale. She seemed confused, aggrieved, timid and uneasy, but her eyes were calm, not frightened at all...

My sister is very awesome.

He thought of what Zhuang Li said about his sister.

He couldn't help but smile: "The queen doesn't look scared."

Bai Ying leaned against the pillow, gently stroking her bulging belly.

"What's the point of being afraid?" She said, "I can do nothing about the false accusations and slanders. I am the daughter of a guilty minister and have a terrible reputation. If it weren't for this royal heir, I would have died by now. One more crime would only mean death."

He smiled again when he said this.

"However, I didn't expect that the prince would be the first to come and question Zhang Zhongcheng. I am curious, will the prince seek his own death, or will he take the lead and eliminate the cruel officials in one fell swoop?"

She changed the topic to Zhou Jingyun's dissatisfaction with the cruel official and his desire to take action against the cruel official Zhang Ze, and she was just an innocent person who was dragged in as evidence of the crime.

Zhou Jingyun looked at her and said, "Your Majesty, there is no need to change the subject. I am not here to blame anyone. I am just telling you that I know about this matter."

Bai Ying seemed helpless: "How did you know that, Prince? Do you have any evidence?"

Zhou Jingyun said: "I saw it in my dream."

Bai Ying was stunned, then burst out laughing: "Prince, what kind of joke are you talking about?"

In fact, when Zhuang Li said it, he also found it very funny.

One was a concubine in the deep palace, and the other was a cruel official who convicted and killed the concubine and her entire family. Not only were they not enemies, but they had an unusual relationship.

Zhuang Li thought so because "I saw it in my sister's dream."

That was when she was in the palace. While Emperor Zhong was away, she sneaked into Bai Ying's dream. When she appeared in someone's dream, she was the person that person wanted to see...
The person my sister wanted to see at that time was Zhang Ze.

To the world, if you ask for evidence and say that you dreamed about it, it will just be regarded as nonsense.

But, that was Zhuang Li.

Zhou Jingyun looked at Bai Ying quietly.

Bai Ying looked at this handsome man with a face as white as jade and felt that he was not so pleasing to the eye, but rather a little eerie.

What on earth does he want to do!
"I'm not here to make fun of you," Zhou Jingyun said, smiling slightly, "I'm not here to threaten the queen either."

Bai Ying smiled and said, "Is the prince coming?"

"I'm here to inform the Empress." Zhou Jingyun said.

Bai Ying was even more confused, "Follow me? I'm just a concubine who has been convicted of a crime. You should go directly to Zhang Zhongcheng, but I can say a few good words for you." She stroked her belly anxiously, "I came here to protect my pregnancy, and I don't understand many things."

She looked weak, confused, and timid, with all her emotions showing on the outside, as if she was someone who could be seen through at a glance.

The two sisters do have different personalities.

However, Zhuang Li said that she looks very similar to her sister.

Zhou Jingyun looked at Bai Ying, then lowered his eyes.

Wang Degui, who had been standing by the door silently, now spoke in a panic: "Madam, do you want to call the imperial physician?"

The imperial physician has been informed that the royal heir is threatened. Zhou Jingyun, no matter what your plan is, you'd better die first!

Zhou Jingyun ignored him and looked at Bai Ying: "Your sister, Bai Li, is in my hands."

Bai Ying's expression paused and she put down the hand that was stroking her belly.

"You, caught her?" she couldn't help asking.

Zhou Jingyun said: "It should be said that I married her."

Bai Ying looked stunned.

What? If he married her, the son of the Marquis of Dongyang, then the young wife of the Marquis of Dongyang would be Bai Li——

The newly married young wife who had caused such a commotion earlier.

Her head was buzzing, with countless thoughts running around, and finally they came together into one sentence: Sure enough, Bai Li was by her side, having arrived very early.

Dongyang Marquis Mansion.

The prince of Dongyang!
She looked at Zhou Jingyun.

"That prince certainly didn't come to threaten me, nor did he come to inform on me," she said, "You turned yourself in."

Having said this he shook his head again.

"Sir, you are a little late. Zhang Zhongcheng will not let you go. No wonder you came to see me. Do you want me to plead for you and the Dongyang Marquisate?"

She looked pitying.

"No, Prince, you know Zhang Ze's temper very well. In his eyes, you are Jiang's party. You can't escape, and neither can your Dongyang Marquisate."

He smiled again when he said this.

"How pathetic."

He said pitiful, but his lips were full of smiles.

Zhou Jingyun looked at her and said, "Your Majesty, you only feel pity for me, don't you feel sorry for me?"

What a pity? Bai Ying looked at Zhou Jingyun. Well, it was a pity that such a beautiful face would be shattered in Zhang Ze's hands.

But there is nothing to be done. He touched something he shouldn't have touched. He brought death upon himself. Even the gods deserve it.

Zhou Jingyun said: "Your Majesty has great ambitions, but relying on Zhang Ze alone is too weak, isn't it? Moreover, Zhang Ze is a cruel official. He can indeed intimidate the villains for your Majesty, but he will also make heroes and talents stay away from you. Your Majesty has also seen the end of Empress Jiang. Shouldn't you learn some lessons?"

Bai Ying looked surprised.

"You, what are you talking about?" she said, "How dare you mention Empress Jiang!"

Zhou Jingyun smiled.

"I've said so much, and Your Majesty only heard one word, Empress Jiang." He looked at Bai Ying and said softly, "Your Majesty must know what I'm talking about."