White Fence Dream

Chapter 180 Meeting
The carriage stopped in front of Yuqing Hall.

The shop assistant standing in front of the door and watching the busy street was busy greeting with a smile on his face, "Young Master Shangguan is here——"

Following his voice, Shangguan Yue jumped out of the car.

"Young Master, congratulations! Now that you are the princess' son, the ship's business will be even better. Our shopkeeper is looking forward to seeing you—"

The shop assistant flattered loudly and wanted to welcome the person inside, but Shangguan Yue did not walk in arrogantly. Instead, she turned around and lifted the curtain of the car.

A woman's hand rested on Shangguan Yue's arm, then she jumped out of the carriage, holding up her skirt.

"Is this the place?" Bai Li looked at the door.

Shangguan Yue nodded and said, "Come in and take a look."

Bai Li walked inside and Shangguan Yue followed behind her.

The shop assistant didn't have time to lead the way, so he asked Jixiang who was standing next to the car: "Who is this?"

Jixiang said sullenly, "Maid."

Maid? The shop assistant was surprised. This was the first time that the young master brought a maid with him, and he even brought her with him to the inner palace...

He couldn't help but look at Jixiang again. Jixiang was not even qualified to follow in!
Jixiang was given to him by the prince consort.

Where did this maid come from? Why was she so trusted by the young master?

When he saw a woman coming towards him, even though the young man was following her with a smile on his face, Shopkeeper Cai was still startled.

"you……"

As soon as he opened his mouth, he saw the woman staring at him, and then she smiled: "Hello, Madam Cai."

Shopkeeper Cai was stunned.

How could this person call him like that!
He is obviously a man, um, he pretended to be a woman once...

But that was to the Dongyang Marquis Mansion, he went there in a hurry and left in a hurry, not many people saw it!
"Did you recognize it?"

"My eyesight is good."

"Is he so ugly that he can't be forgotten? I told him not to do anything weird, but he didn't listen."

"It's not as pretty as you."

Shopkeeper Cai heard the young master talking and laughing with the woman. It sounded like she had seen him before. He quickly reached out and grabbed Shangguan Yue: "Who is this girl...?"

Bai Li looked at him and said with a smile: "I am Bai Li..."

Bai Li? Shopkeeper Cai thought it was an unfamiliar name. Was she a woman on the ship? Did she gain the young master's trust?

"...My father is Bai Xun."

The woman's voice came to my ears.

Bai Xun, well, I have heard of this, the governor of Shuofang… Bai Xun! Bai Xun who was being questioned! Shopkeeper Cai came back to his senses with a start, looking at the girl in front of him, and gradually merged with the woman in the arrest warrant he had seen before.

Seeing him looking at her, Bai Li straightened her face and said, "The portrait is of my sister Bai Ying. I look a lot like my sister, don't I?"

Shopkeeper Cai stammered, "Yes, yes."

This young lady is quite interesting. She knew she was arrested because of her portrait.

He looked at Shangguan Yue again, and still remembered receiving the arrest warrant from the Supervisory Council. He did a quick check but found no news. He guessed that a weak woman might have died, and the young master didn't ask her to look for her anymore. It turned out that the young master had searched for her privately and found her.

But it seems that there is no intention to hand it over to the Board of Supervisors...

"It's cold, don't stand outside and talk." Shangguan Yue said, "Go in quickly."

Bai Li said ok and walked inside in small steps. Shangguan Yue followed with a smile, but was stopped by Manager Cai just as she took a step.

"Sir, she..." He looked at Bai Li's back and asked, "What happened?"

Actually, there are many questions to ask, when did you find her? Why did you bring her here?

The relationship between the young master and Yu Qingtang is a secret, not to mention the warehouse! Not everyone can enter there, as it involves the young master's true identity!
Shangguan Yue smiled at him and said, "I'll tell you in detail later. Anyway, don't worry, she knows everything about me, and I know everything about hers, too."

After saying that, he patted him on the shoulder.

"It's cold, go in quickly."

Cold? When did the young master feel cold? Is he in a hurry to accompany that young lady Bai? Shopkeeper Cai grabbed Shangguan Yue again.

"Sir!" He looked at Shangguan Yue and asked in a low voice, "This Miss Bai is not married yet, right?"

Married? Shangguan Yue was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help but think that she said she was the young wife of the son of Dongyang Marquis. Well, it was false, so of course she was not married.

"No!" He frowned and said, "Why are you asking this? It's rude!"

After saying that, he pushed away Manager Cai and walked in quickly.

Shopkeeper Cai breathed a sigh of relief. It didn't matter whether she was a fugitive or not, as long as she was not someone else's wife.

He walked briskly into the room, closed the door of the warehouse, and saw Bai Li standing by the wall, carefully looking at the densely packed list of names and the blank space at the top.

"...Are you going to write your father and mother's names here?" Bai Li asked in a low voice.

Shangguan Yue nodded: "After the stigma is cleared." At this point, she looked at Shopkeeper Cai, "What's wrong? It is said that Zhang Ze investigated the Yang family. Is it related to us?"

Shopkeeper Cai nodded and said, "Sir, do you still remember that we reported to Zhang Ze that the Du family, the in-laws of Jiang Datong, the favorite minister of His Majesty, had been implicated with Empress Jiang?"

The reason Yu Qingtang spent so much manpower and resources to investigate was not really to please Zhang Ze and climb up to the Board of Supervisors, but to investigate the case of treason by the former crown prince.

Shangguan Yue naturally remembered that what she reported to Zhang Zeju at that time was that Du had presented the art of "Let a Hundred Flowers Bloom" to Empress Jiang and had sought a royal relationship for her daughter through Empress Jiang.

Of course, this was said in order to let Zhang Ze investigate whether Du was a member of Chiang's faction.

In fact, before asking Queen Jiang for help, this Du had already contacted the third prince, Prince Guangping, and promised to support him. Taking advantage of the discord between the prince and the late emperor, she spread rumors and falsely accused the prince of stationing private troops in Bazhou.

Unfortunately, although the Crown Prince and the late Emperor were incompatible and eventually died, Prince Guangping was also unable to ascend to the throne because his conspiracy failed and he fled and died on the road.

Du acted secretly and was not implicated. Later, because of her son-in-law Jiang Datong, she was trusted by the Sixth Prince, now the Emperor, and the Du family became stable and wealthy.

"Zhang Ze arrested Du, and Du accused the Yang family of being involved with Empress Jiang," said Cai, "so the Yang family was surrounded, and the Empress and the Emperor started a quarrel in the palace."

Shangguan Yue was thoughtful: "Is Zhang Ze using the evidence we handed over to intimidate Mrs. Du and intend to get rid of the Yang family?"

Shopkeeper Cai nodded: "To be precise, get rid of the queen. After all, this matter started when the son of Dongyang Marquis asked the emperor to investigate the murder of his wife."

He frowned when he said this.

"I just don't know whether Zhou Jingyun did this intentionally or unintentionally..."

It is true that Zhou Jingyun lost his wife, and it is also true that his wife's death was too unexpected, but the fact that the result points to the queen is somewhat intriguing.

There was also a lot of discussion outside at this time.

"He was coerced by Zhang Ze and Bai Ying."

Suddenly a voice said.

Shopkeeper Cai was stunned for a moment and looked at Bai Li who was sitting next to the young master.

When he was talking to the young master, the woman also sat down and listened. Thinking that she knew everything the young master said, he didn't say anything and just pretended that the woman didn't exist. He didn't expect her to speak.

Are you so sure?
Is she very familiar with the Prince of Dongyang?

Shopkeeper Cai frowned.

Bai Li smiled at him and said, "Mother Cai, I was Zhuang Li, the young wife of the Duke of Dongyang. We have met before."

Ah? Shopkeeper Cai was stunned. What nonsense did he hear?
"I'll tell you about this later." Shangguan Yue waved her hand and looked at Bai Li and asked, "So this is Concubine Bai using your death to get rid of the Queen."

Bai Li nodded and smiled: "Yes, my sister is very capable and is very good at seizing opportunities."

Sighing at this point.

Although she successfully left the imperial city that night and successfully fulfilled her dream of the accidental death of the young wife of the son of Dongyang Marquis, Bai Ying and Zhang Ze gave up chasing and harassing her, and it was Zhou Jingyun who stopped them for her.

Yes, to Bai Ying, it doesn’t really matter whether she lives or dies. It’s totally worth it to exchange her for Zhou Jingyun’s control.

Zhou Jingyun...

He said that he admired Empress Chiang very much and thought she was a hero. He even painted her portrait and kept it privately. But even so, he was unwilling to work for her and stay away from the court.

But now, because of her, he was forced by Bai Ying to become a tool in the struggle for power.

Bai Li stood up suddenly: "I'll go out for a while."

Ah? The shopkeeper was still in a daze.

Shangguan Yue stood up quickly: "I'll go with you."

Bai Li came back to his senses and smiled at him, stretched out his hand to hold his arm, and pushed him back to sit: "Keep busy with your own things, this is also about your father's business, I will go out for a walk by myself."

Shangguan Yue sat down, but held her sleeve again and asked, "Are you worried about Prince Zhou and want to go see him?"

Without waiting for Bai Li to answer, he smiled again.

"Don't worry. It's not that easy for Zhang Ze to use Du. I'll go see the princess right now. I gave some evidence to the Supervisory Council at that time, but more evidence is still in my hands. I'll give it to the princess and ask her to handle this case. The princess will definitely be willing to use this to gain merit and fame. This way, Yang can be exonerated, and Prince Zhou will not be implicated."

Bai Li listened and said with a smile: "Compared to you, my sister is unlucky."

Shangguan Yue raised her eyebrows and smiled: "You said it before, I'm lucky, don't worry." Then she said seriously, "If the prince of Zhou is really forced by Bai Ying and Zhang Ze, you'd better not let them find out, so as not to make it more difficult for the prince."

Bai Li nodded: "You are right, I will be careful."

Shangguan Yue held her sleeve and stood up: "I will take you back to the ship first, and then go to the princess's mansion." He looked at Shopkeeper Cai and said, "Get the things ready."

Shopkeeper Cai's mind was still in a mess.

Wasn’t the young wife of the Marquis of Dongyang dead? How come this person named Bai Li said she was her?

She appeared beside the young master again. This, this, who can explain to him, what is going on?

Faked her death and ran away with the young master?
Look how nervous the young master is. As soon as the woman showed the idea of ​​going to meet the son of Marquis Dongyang, he stopped her.

Shangguan Yue walked out after saying this, and Shopkeeper Cai could only follow her, muttering, "Everything is ready."

Bai Li said, "I can go back by myself, you can go directly to the Princess's Mansion."

Shangguan Yue didn't say yes or no, she just went out. When they saw him coming out, the shop assistant and Jixiang who was sitting in the hall were a little surprised that he came out so quickly today.

The shop assistant hurriedly said in an exaggerated manner, "May young Shangguan make a fortune——"

Jixiang also hurried to bring the carriage over. Just as he brought it over, a group of people and horses slowly drove up the street, accompanied by the sound of discussions on the street.

"Look, it's the Prince of Dongyang——"

"I heard that he framed the Queen—"

"You can't say that. He just wants to find the truth about his wife's death."

"His wife died, and he wanted to find the truth, so many people were buried with her."

"The Yang family was surrounded. I heard that a young lady from the Yang family was frightened to death—"

"God—"

Shangguan Yue suddenly stopped at the door and stretched out her hand to stop the person who was following her. Bai Li, who was following behind her, also stopped.

"It's the son of Marquis Dongyang--" Shangguan Yue said in a low voice.

Bai Li looked outside but did not take another step. The next moment, Zhou Jingyun, wearing a black cloak, appeared in his sight.

He was riding on a horse with a grim look on his face.

This made the discussions on the street quiet down, leaving only stares.

Behind him was a carriage, and through the swaying curtains, two women could be vaguely seen sitting inside.

They are the wife of Marquis Dongyang and Madam Xue.

Bai Li recognized it at a glance.

The carriage moved very slowly, yet also very quickly. It passed by in a flash and disappeared from sight.

Shangguan Yue stood there without moving. After waiting for a while, she turned to Bai Li and whispered, "Let's go."

Bai Li smiled and nodded, then followed him out. When getting on the car, he looked over and saw that Zhou Jingyun had already walked to the street corner. People on the other side of the street could even see his back as he rode on a horse.

Will he look back?
But when I saw her, I didn't recognize her.

Zhou Jingyun had never seen his true appearance. When asked if he wanted to take a look, he said no, as he was afraid of losing his composure and revealing his true identity.

Bai Li stood there in a daze.

Shangguan Yue did not urge anyone, but got into the car first and just lifted the curtain and waited.

Bai Li retracted her gaze and smiled at him, then took the hand he extended and got into the carriage.

The curtain of the carriage was lowered, and Jixiang led the horse, turned the horse's head and walked out of the city.

Zhou Jingyun suddenly turned around.

There were more and more people following and spying on him these days, so the guards became very nervous and subconsciously turned around to follow him.

"Prince?" he asked in a low voice.

Is there anything wrong?
There was nothing wrong, he just suddenly felt as if Zhuang Li was looking at him.
Although he had walked away, there were still countless eyes on the street looking at him. When they saw him suddenly turn around, there was a commotion: panic, avoidance, joy, daze, it was all chaos and confusion.

He didn't see who he wanted to see.

The capital city is actually very big, so it’s not easy to meet her. Maybe she has already left the capital city.

Besides, even if she was here, he wouldn't recognize her.

He wondered what she looked like now.

Thinking of this, Zhou Jingyun smiled.

Fortunately, I didn’t recognize him, otherwise, if I saw him, I would have been unable to look away, and it would have been bad if I was discovered.

Zhou Jingyun retracted his gaze: "No, let's go."