White Fence Dream

Chapter 174 Ask
Dig up the grave and open the coffin.

This is a huge humiliation.

Even if they are convicted by the government, they will not dig up graves.

Zhou Jingyun's guard held down the knife at his waist, and the servant Feng'er rushed forward and said, "I will fight you--"

Zhou Jingyun reached out and grabbed Feng'er, threw her to the guards, and waved his hand, signaling them to step back.

If the Board of Supervisors really wants to take action, two guards cannot stop them, even if they risk their lives.

He walked over and looked at Zhang Ze: "If Zhang Zhongcheng really has this intention, why not chase her on the road to the underworld? My wife should not have gone far by now."

After saying that, a dagger slipped out from his sleeve.

The guards around Zhang Ze immediately stepped forward and pointed their swords at Zhou Jingyun.

Zhou Jingyun let go and threw the dagger at Zhang Ze's feet.

"I was studying abroad before, and I have traveled to many places and seen many folk tricks." He said with a smile, "Zhongcheng doesn't have to really die. He will see the underworld at the moment of death. I am watching the time and will rescue you when it is almost time."

Zhang Ze looked at Zhou Jingyun, a little bit unable to believe that this was what he said.

I couldn't help but think of the gentleman I met at the post station last year. He was elegant, neither humble nor arrogant, and spoke politely.

Compared to that time, Zhou Jingyun now looked a little haggard and pale, but this did not affect his appearance at all, but instead made him look even more graceful.

With such a gentle face and saying such weird words, he doesn't look like a fairy, he looks like a madman!

Zhang Ze did not wave his hand to ask the guards to retreat, but he also did not let the guards hack Zhou Jingyun to death with their swords.

"I was really wrong," he said. "I thought that Prince Zhou was a clean and honest person, but I didn't expect that he had already fallen into the mud."

He threw the teacup in his hand with a grim look on his face.

"Zhou Jingyun, you are so bold that you actually colluded with the remnants of Jiang's empress."

Speaking of which, he sneered again.

"No, Zhou Jingyun, you are originally a member of Jiang's party!"

Zhou Jingyun said: "Zhongcheng is going to investigate Ding'an Bo. Although Ding'an Bo and I are related by marriage, Ding'an Bo has problems, so they can't convict me as well."

His tone and expression were gentle, making others seem unreasonable.

Zhang Ze clicked his tongue in his heart again. Who could have thought that Zhou Jingyun had such a bold heart underneath his appearance.

"The prince really knows what I'm going to do." He said with a half-smile, "It turns out that I've been played by the prince all along."

When the Earl of Ding'an suddenly realized that the cause was the silk flower of the Young Wife of the Marquis of Dongyang, since there was no problem with the fake one, what about the real one?
He hurried back to the capital, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong. When he was almost in the capital, he received news that the young wife of Marquis Dongyang had fallen from a building and died.

Everything he thought was wrong was immediately right.

It was right to investigate Zhuang Feizi in the first place, but since the old man was so cowardly that he committed suicide and I watched his body burn with my own eyes, I just let him go.

Unexpectedly, Zhuang Feizi's death was just a cover-up, and the real purpose was to cover up the orphan girl beside him.

And all this is inseparable from Zhou Jingyun.

Zhou Jingyun was present at the time as Zhuang Feizi's student and Zhuang Li's husband.

Zhang Ze stood up and looked at Zhou Jingyun.

"So, you are the one who led all of this."

"I have found out about Zhuang Feizi, so you let him die."

"Now that I have found you, your wife has died easily."

"Okay, you can die if you want."

"Zhuang Feizi died. I saw him burnt with my own eyes. I also want to see the body of your wife with my own eyes."

"If the body is real, then I will only ask you next."

"If the body is fake, then you should watch me ask the Marquis of Dongyang first, then ask the Marquis of Dongyang's wife, and then ask your brothers and sisters."

He took a step forward and spoke each word through gritted teeth.

"I will make you watch all your relatives and friends suffer in prison before it's your turn."

This kind of threat is more terrifying than threatening to kill him.

Zhou Jingyun was neither angry nor frightened. He looked at him and asked, "Now that the Zhongcheng has returned, have you met the White Concubine?"

It would be reasonable for a court official to suddenly mention the imperial concubine if they were relatives, but Zhang Ze was not a royal relative, so asking this question had a hidden meaning.

Zhang Ze’s eyes narrowed.

"Sure enough, he is very knowledgeable." He said, "It seems that Prince Zhou knows a lot."

After saying this, he laughed sneerfully again.

"However, this cannot threaten me. I am ordered to track down the remnants of Empress Jiang. Bai Fei is a concubine of the palace and a criminal that I am looking for. It is reasonable for me to associate with her."

"Besides, I, Zhang Ze, have committed all kinds of evil and have been splashed with countless dirty water and sewage. Would I be afraid that you would sue me for colluding with the imperial concubine?"

After saying that, he took another step forward. Of course, the guards separated Zhou Jingyun.

Zhang Ze would not put himself in danger.

Previously at the post station, I was deceived by Zhou Jingyun's face, so I generously let him sit and eat with me.

Zhang Ze looked at the face and spoke slowly.

"Before His Majesty believes you, you will die, and your entire family will die."

Zhou Jingyun smiled and said, "Zhongcheng, stop talking about death and life all the time. What I mean is that you just came back, so you should go see Lady Bai first. After all..."

He glanced at the grave. "It was her sister who died."

Is this an admission? Zhang Ze looked at Zhou Jingyun. Before he could say anything, Zhou Jingyun turned his gaze back to him.

"After all, you are the dog of Queen Bai."

Zhang Ze's face suddenly turned pale. He raised his hand and drew his sword, and weapons clashed all around.

The guards from the Board of Supervisors surrounded them, and Zhou Jingyun's guards also rushed in.

"Don't be angry, Zhongcheng." Zhou Jingyun looked at Zhang Ze and said softly, "Don't worry, I won't commit suicide nor run away. After asking the White Concubine, you can kill me or chop me up. I will wait for you to deal with me personally."

Zhang Ze looked at him fiercely, said "OK", turned around and strode away.

The followers of the Board of Supervisors followed in a rush and disappeared in the blink of an eye with the sound of horse hooves.

"Prince." The guard and Feng'er looked at Zhou Jingyun with concern.

Why did Zhang Ze suddenly want to dig up the young lady's grave? They also didn't understand what the prince said, saying that it was her sister who was buried, and whose dog was Zhang Ze...

Something happened that they didn't know about!
Zhou Jingyun looked at them and said, "Don't tell anyone what happened just now."

Seeing the prince's cold expression, the guards and Feng'er hurriedly responded yes, not daring to speak or look at Zhou Jingyun until Zhou Jingyun signaled them to leave.

The guards and Feng'er stepped back, and Zhou Jingyun sat directly on the wooden chair brought by Zhang Ze, looking at the new grave quietly, and suddenly smiled.

"Good! You're quick." He whispered, "Otherwise you'd have to fight with Zhang Ze again."

"My lady, don't be angry."

"My lady, please walk slower."

There were chaotic female voices coming from the front. Zhang Ze raised his head and saw the queen surrounded by palace maids and eunuchs, with two beautiful young women beside her.

"Your humble servant greets Her Majesty the Queen." Zhang Ze hurriedly stopped, waited for the Queen and her entourage to approach, and saluted respectfully.

Although the queen did not pay attention to the court officials, she knew that Zhang Ze had gone out to investigate a case and had not been in the capital during the New Year. Many people said privately that they had a peaceful year.

Thinking of this, the queen couldn't help but laugh, and coughed again: "Are you going to see His Majesty?" Without waiting for Zhang Ze to answer, she said lightly, "Go directly to Hanliang Palace. His Majesty has moved there to hold court now."

Zhang Ze hurriedly said: "Thank you for your advice, Madam."

As he was speaking, another voice was heard.

"Empress, Empress!"

Zhang Ze and the Queen looked in the direction of the sound and saw Gao Twelve chasing after them.

"Your Majesty, what's wrong with you?" Gao Twelve said. He stopped talking when he saw Zhang Ze and smiled with a bit of arrogance, "The chancellor is back? Are you going to see His Majesty?" He then took the initiative to say, "There are many people who are going to see His Majesty today."

Zhang Ze thanked him with a smile: "I'll go over and take a look."

He bowed to the Queen again and walked towards Hanliang Palace. He heard Gao Twelve's voice behind him with a hint of reproach.

"Why are you leaving, Queen? You have to stay and accompany Queen Bai."

The queen said angrily: "I asked her to come with me. Your Majesty doesn't think highly of me and doesn't want me to take care of her."

Gao Twelve stamped his feet and said, "Your Majesty, then you should stay in Hanliang Palace and let His Majesty return to the Chao Palace. This way, the two beauties can also accompany His Majesty."

It's such a simple matter, why is the Queen being so stubborn again?
The queen said coldly: "I value her child, but I won't let him become her slave."

She can bring Concubine Bai with her or take her to the Queen's Palace to look after her; she is still the master.

But in this Hanliang Palace, which was bestowed upon Bai Fei by the Emperor, she was an outsider. Wouldn't she become Bai Ying's servant here?

"Your Highness, you are the Queen. This imperial city belongs to you and His Majesty. There is no need to distinguish between outsiders..." Gao Twelve said helplessly, "It's already this time, please bear with it..."

"It's already this late, and I don't want to put myself in such a difficult position anymore." The Queen interrupted him and snorted, "The baby will be born in a month or two, and by then she won't be able to bully others with the baby."

After saying that, he looked at Gao Twelve.

"Have you arranged the midwife I asked you to arrange?"

Gao Twelve said: "Don't worry, Madam."

The queen glanced at the people around her, and the palace maids and beauties hurriedly lowered their heads and stepped back.

The queen held Gao Twelve's hand and walked slowly forward, whispering: "Remember, I only want to see the child when the time comes, don't let me see the adults again."

Gao Twelve understood what this sentence meant. He also understood even more clearly that what the emperor lacked was a son, not a woman.

He glanced at the two beauties brought by the queen and nodded his head in response.

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"The Prime Minister is back."

In Hanliang Palace, Bai Ying was lying on the couch, looking at Zhang Ze who came in, and said with a smile.

"Your Majesty is handling court affairs here now."

Zhang Ze already knew this, and also saw that, as Gao Twelve had said, the emperor was much like his predecessors.

He went straight to Bai Ying's side.

The eunuchs and palace maids here pretended not to see anything.

"Why didn't your Majesty tell me about Bai Li in advance?" Zhang Ze asked in a deep voice, "I wasted my time with Earl Ding'an for nothing."

Bai Ying helped Wang Degui sit up with her hand. "I also found out about it suddenly. I didn't have time to tell you. Besides, how could it be a waste of time? If you hadn't found Ding'an Bo, how could my sister and my brother-in-law have come forward?"

When Bai Ying heard this name, she couldn't help but laugh.

"It's incredible that the Prince of Dongyang is actually my brother-in-law."