White Fence Dream

Chapter 175 Sigh

Chapter 175 Sigh
Bai Ying was indeed very sad. Given their backgrounds, princes, dukes, and princes were not the families they could marry into.

She climbed up to Queen Jiang, who raised her hand and lifted her up to a higher place.

But what about Bai Li?

Because the family was confiscated and the clan was exterminated? The orphans were pitiful? A monster who killed her mother and was unlucky to everyone became the wife of the son of Dongyang Marquis and was carefully cared for...

"Sure enough." Bai Ying murmured, "Confiscating the family and exterminating the clan is not a bad thing. This is also a case of good times before bad times."

Zhang Ze frowned: "Your Majesty, be careful with your words."

He glanced inside the palace and saw Wang Degui and several palace maids all keeping their heads down and keeping quiet.

He had also screened the people around Bai Ying, so he was not afraid of them hearing it.

It’s just that some things are hard to think or say, and if you say them too much, they’ll inevitably show outwardly.

"Your Majesty, it is not time for you to get carried away." Zhang Ze said coldly.

These were really unpleasant things to hear. Bai Ying's face stiffened slightly, then softened again.

"Thank you, Zhongcheng, for your reminder." She thanked him sincerely.

Zhang Ze didn't say anything more and just continued to ask Bai Ying about what happened.

Bai Ying told her in detail about Zhou Jingyun's words of informing on her and joining her.

Finally, he said to Gong Yan: "First, I want to confirm whether she is my sister. Secondly, of course I have to keep her and wait for you to come back to deal with her, but I didn't expect..."

Zhou Jingyun actually threw the person down the building with his own hands.

Bai Ying put her hand on her chest. This scene made her unable to sleep well for several days.

"Are you sure she's really dead?" Zhang Ze asked, "These followers of Queen Jiang have some tricks. The fact that the Queen was frightened by Queen Jiang's ghost several times must be their trick."

Having said that he sneered again.

"You're right, my sister is indeed a monster."

Thinking back on the few times they had met, even if he had doubts before he went, he would be relieved after meeting her, or he would have forgotten about her. Now when he thought back, he still had no impression of her appearance.

Those quacks said that this was a spell cast on him.

And this monster is even more powerful than when he was a child, Bai Ying thought. It was her fault too. In fact, she had suspected it from the beginning. But the appearance of Queen Jiang's ghost in the imperial city was so reasonable and fitting. Her sister was not worth mentioning at all. She underestimated her until the night of the palace banquet.

She kept thinking back during those days and recalled some vague memories, which showed that she saw the ghost of Queen Chiang.

But it is obvious that it was Bai Li's doing.

"But no matter how powerful her methods are, they are nothing more than evil magic." Bai Ying said, "She had the Emperor Bell and the Three Pure Bells, and she was in the Imperial City. In the end, she got what she deserved and was attacked and bled all over her face."

She looked at Zhang Ze.

"Before Zhou Jingyun threw her down, I thought she was dying."

"We all saw her body, and the imperial doctors also examined her. It's absolutely true."

"Xuan Yangzi also came that day and said everything was normal."

Zhang Ze frowned and said, "I'm still worried. I want to see the body with my own eyes."

Bai Ying looked at him and shook her head: "That's not good."

Not good? Zhang Ze looked at Bai Ying with a gloomy face: "Is it not good for Zhou Jingyun?"

Did digging the grave hurt Zhou Jingyun's reputation?

Is this what Zhou Jingyun meant when he asked Bai Fei to ask? Would Bai Fei protect him?
Bai Ying smiled: "I mean it's not necessary."

Zhang Ze said coldly: "So the queen believed Zhou Jingyun's words?"

Did you believe what he said and be deceived by Zhuang Feizi and Bai Li?

Did you believe what he said and be willing to surrender all your wealth to Bai Fei?

Bai Ying smiled and said: "It doesn't really matter whether I believe it or not. Zhou Jingyun had no choice."

As she spoke, she stood up and Wang Degui hurriedly supported her.

"He is the one who needs me, not me. What does it matter whether his feelings for me are true or false?"

"Since he killed his wife to prove his faith for my use, why shouldn't I use him?"

"If it works, use it. If it doesn't, just kill it."

She looked at Zhang Ze.

"As for whether my sister is really dead or faking her death, it doesn't matter."

"Zhongcheng, have you forgotten that our Bai family is not really Jiang Hou's party, and what you really want to do is not to eliminate Jiang Hou's party."

Zhang Ze looked at her without saying anything.

Bai Ying helped Wang Degui walk a few steps forward, looked at Zhang Ze, and asked with a smile: "Zhang Ze, what do you really want to do?"

When asked about this, Zhang Ze's expression did not look bad. He answered: "To deter the villains, strengthen power, maintain spies, and help the queen."

Bai Ying smiled, but also felt a little disappointed: "Thank you, Zhongcheng. It is because of your promise that I have found a chance of survival in this imperial city. Otherwise, I would have jumped into the Taiye Lake and died early to be reborn."

Zhang Ze smiled and said, "This is also my chance to survive. I am a villain like you. Your Majesty is the orthodox emperor. In troubled times, he uses me as a sword to intimidate all officials. When things are stable, he kills them to appease them. He doesn't need an official like me. Your Majesty is different. Your Majesty is a woman. You are looking for a chance to survive in this imperial city. You need me more often and for a longer time."

Bai Ying looked at him and said, "I will be inseparable from Zhong Cheng for the long term in the future." She said this with a sincere expression, "Please don't blame me for acting on my own and accept Zhou Jingyun as my helper."

Zhang Ze bowed and said, "I was worrying too much." Then he looked up at Bai Ying and said, "Your Majesty is not an ordinary woman who would be confused by beauty."

Bai Ying chuckled and raised her sleeve to cover her mouth: "But, Prince Zhou is indeed beautiful."

She sighed again when she said this.

"My sister can marry this man, and she will have no regrets in her life."

She still remembered that Zhou Jingyun held Bai Li in his arms, carefully wiping the blood stains bit by bit, and adjusting her hair and pearl hairpins, with eyes full of tenderness.

He also said that although Zhuang Feizi and Bai Li had deceived him, he was willing to marry Bai Li.

Then he picked up the wife he wanted to marry and threw her down the stairs.

Bai Ying put her hand on her chest and could still feel her violent heartbeat.

There is love, but compared with wealth and future, love is nothing.

Yes, for people as wealthy as princes and dukes, love is the least worth mentioning thing.

This is good. He killed her sister with his own hands. He has feelings for her sister, but he also feels guilty towards her. So he should compensate her as his sister.

Sister. Actually, I didn’t take a good look at it that night.

Looks a lot like her.

It's not the same as when I was a kid.

It feels like I grew up in the blink of an eye.

When she left home, she kept looking back while sitting in the car. Her father didn't come to see her off, but her sister did.

I don't know how long in advance that skinny kid hid on the side of the road, and then he kept running after the carriage...

Bai Ying's tears welled up.

"My sister died just like that..." She choked and covered her face with her hands, "She couldn't die in vain..."

Zhang Ze looked at the crying woman, without comforting her or stopping her, and only asked: "What do you want, Madam?"

Bai Ying raised her hand and wiped her tears: "I think we should deal with the queen."

Now the queen no longer pretends to be virtuous. Perhaps she is thinking that she will give birth soon and is too lazy to pretend.

Although this is a good thing, Bai Ying is too lazy to endure it.

"My child is about to be born." She lowered her head and stroked her belly. "Let him be born in peace and quiet. Just in time, a noble lady fell down the stairs and died. This is a good opportunity."

Zhang Ze seemed to be thinking about something, then smiled and said, "That's right, there is a clean person available."

……

Zhou Jingyun did not wait for Zhang Ze at the cemetery, nor at the Dongyang Marquis' Mansion. He waited for him on his way to court three days later.

When Zhang Ze came over, Zhou Jingyun was surrounded by several officials who were comforting him, saying "Please accept my condolences" and "You are still young, don't think too much."

"Yes, you are still young. Don't be sad and ask to be sent out again." A voice came, "How many nine years can a person have in his life?"

These words immediately reminded everyone that Zhou Jingyun was sent away after his first wife passed away. He was away for many years and only came back last year.

Because I married a new wife, but she died just after the Chinese New Year. This...

Recently, whether Zhou Jingyun is unlucky in marriage has become the hottest topic in the inner house.

They were all a little annoyed by what they heard. They were afraid that Zhou Jingyun, such a self-disciplined and proud man, would run away again.

Someone immediately grabbed Zhou Jingyun and said, "Yes, yes, that's right, don't..."

The voice suddenly stopped again because the person who was speaking was Zhang Ze.

Although this is true, it is wrong to agree with Zhang Ze.

The scene turned cold for a moment.

Zhang Ze didn't mind everyone's avoidance and patted Zhou Jingyun on the shoulder.

"Prince, please help me check the accounts, otherwise I won't be able to find you after you leave." He seemed to be joking.

This is not a time to joke about anything.

Everyone looked dissatisfied.

Zhou Jingyun looked calm, took a step away from Zhang Ze, and said calmly: "There is no place in the world where the chancellor can't find someone. Please follow me."

Take one step forward.

Zhang Ze didn't say anything else and followed slowly.

Inside the government office, because the people from the Supervisory Council were standing outside, the other officials all retreated.

"I didn't expect that." Zhang Ze sat down, no longer having the murderous intent he had in the cemetery, but with a sneer in his eyes, he looked at Zhou Jingyun opposite him, "I'm actually sitting at the same table with the prince."

He stroked the table and made a double entendre.

Zhou Jingyun said calmly: "Things in the world are unpredictable."

Zhang Ze looked at him and said: "It's such a pity for the prince's face. It's ruined."

"No." Zhou Jingyun said, "Even if I sit with Zhongcheng, I am better looking than Zhongcheng."

Is this also a double entendre?
Even if he had taken refuge with the imperial concubine like Zhang Ze, would his reputation be better than Zhang Ze's?

Zhang Ze smiled and looked at Zhou Jingyun: "So you are the one who looks like a dog."

After saying that, he leaned forward slightly.

"The Queen has something for you to do."

Zhou Jingyun said calmly: "Speak."

Zhang Ze approached him and whispered something, then sat back and looked at Zhou Jingyun with a smile.

"Prince Zhou, since you have become a dog, go and bark a few times so that the queen can hear you."

……

"The prince is here."

Gao Twelve stood outside the Hanliang Palace, looking at Zhou Jingyun approaching.

He no longer dared to make things difficult for Zhou Jingyun.

"Your Majesty is not busy at the moment. Please come in with me."

Zhou Jingyun nodded.