White Fence Dream

Chapter 186 Timing
"First prince?"

In Hanliang Palace, Bai Ying heard the news and sat up from the bed.

Wang Degui waved his hand, and the two imperial doctors on duty in the room hurriedly retreated.

Wang Degui stepped forward and supported Bai Ying: "My lady, be careful."

In fact, she was fine. The Queen made a big fuss last night, and she fainted because she wanted to wait for the right moment. She would not really hurt herself. Instead, she lay down all night to pretend, and her waist and legs ached.

Bai Ying supported Wang Degui and walked a few steps: "Why are you talking about the late crown prince again?"

She had never seen the late crown prince, but she was not unfamiliar with him. It was because of the death of this crown prince that the emperor bestowed beauties on other princes, and that gave her the opportunity to marry Prince Changyang.

She was very grateful to the prince for his good death.

"The open conflict between the late emperor and the late crown prince was because the late crown prince kept private soldiers." Wang Degui was very familiar with these old stories and told them to Bai Ying.

Bai Ying asked after hearing this: "So, what that person is saying now is that the former crown prince did not raise private soldiers, and it was not Empress Jiang who framed him, but that everything was caused by this Du family?"

Wang Degui nodded: "Yes, Du wanted to marry the third prince at that time, Prince Guangping. Prince Guangping was ambitious and wanted to replace the crown prince, so Du framed the crown prince to help the third prince."

Bai Ying said "oh" and paced slowly. What did the former crown prince do? Was he framed or did he really have ambitions? The man is dead, why bring this up now?
"Whose is that person?" she asked.

Zhang Ze or Princess Jin Yu?

Wang Degui shook his head: "Neither, this man is a clerk in the Ministry of Justice. He has been an official for many years, but his qualifications are mediocre. He is just qualified to attend the Grand Court Meeting."

No one's? Bai Ying was surprised.

"It is said that when the late emperor was in power, he was responsible for sorting out the case of the late crown prince, but it ended up being left unresolved. He always felt that the case file was unclear, which was a knot in his heart, so he never gave up all these years and has been investigating it privately," said Wang Degui.

I see. Bai Ying frowned: "Then your Majesty must believe him."

The emperor will definitely trust such a loyal minister who does not form a clique, holds a low official position, and has no vested interests.

Different from Zhang Ze.

The emperor actually did not trust Zhang Ze, but what Zhang Ze did was to his liking. Otherwise, when the empress was investigated, Zhang Ze would have accused her of being a member of Empress Jiang's party. However, the emperor did not throw the empress into jail immediately, but only locked her up in the empress's palace. It was not until Princess Jin Yu came forward and testified that the emperor ordered the guards to arrest the empress.

Wang Degui nodded, and was about to say something when a eunuch's voice came from outside, "Madam, there is new news——"

Wang Degui hurriedly let him in and asked, "What happened?"

The eunuch said, "Just now, Prince Consort Shangguan knelt down and begged Your Majesty to thoroughly investigate the case of the late Crown Prince being framed."

Shangguan Prince Consort? Bai Ying looked at Wang Degui in surprise. What did this have to do with him?

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Of course it's none of his business.

Princess Jin Yu sat on a stool, her fingernails almost broken in her sleeves, her teeth grinding in her tightly closed mouth as she looked at Shangguan Xue who was kneeling on the ground in the hall.

It's about his sweetheart who he couldn't forget even after her death!
Shangguanxue!!

This time, without looking at her expression, he suddenly rushed out and knelt down!
"…..Your Majesty, the former crown prince was wronged…"

".It is indeed these treacherous people who deceived the late emperor. In addition to the crown prince, your majesty, you princes have also been framed."

".These traitors alienated the late emperor and his son, and made the father and son of the royal family enemies..."

"Your Majesty, I am extremely sad. I am in so much pain that I wish I could die. I feel so sorry for the late crown prince and for Your Majesty."

Shangguan Xue knelt on the ground, tears streaming down his face, sobbing uncontrollably.

The emperor was a little confused at first, but these words brought back memories of the difficult days in the past, and his tears began to flow. Yes, those days were really sad. His father had a weird temper, Empress Jiang was eyeing him covetously, and the court officials took advantage of his misfortune.

Seeing the emperor's reaction, Princess Jin Yu was disheartened. She slipped off the stool and knelt down, tears streaming down her face: "Your Majesty - my brother is so heartbreaking."

She was so heartbroken!
how so!
She regretted so much, why did she ask that one more question!

Seeing the princess also kneeling down and crying, the emperor could no longer hold back and stood up.

"Investigate, investigate, investigate this Du family for me!" He shouted, pointing at Zhang Ze. Then he thought that Zhang Ze had not found out anything about this matter, so he immediately waved his hand and looked at the scribe of the Ministry of Justice who was kneeling in the hall. "Stand up, stand up and speak. What's your name?"

Although the scribe had never made a report to the emperor, he was not flustered. He stood up and saluted: "Your Highness, I am here to defend you."

The emperor looked at this official with a simple complexion and solemn eyes. Over the years, this man had never given up. He was a loyal minister with a strong character.

"You are here to investigate the case of Lady Du murdering the late crown prince." The emperor said, looking at the officials in the Ministry of Justice, "You are here to investigate this matter for me!"

The officials of the Ministry of Justice responded one after another.

Zhang Ze glanced at his consort Shangguan who was kneeling on the ground crying and almost fainting, then looked at Princess Jin Yu who was pounding the ground with her clenched hands. His eyes fell on Wei Xing who suddenly appeared in the palace, and he frowned.

For the sake of the late crown prince, you never gave up?
The former crown prince is dead, the former emperor is dead too, but the officials of the time are still alive, right? What kind of character did the former crown prince have? Have you all forgotten?

That’s right, it was indeed not Empress Chiang who framed him, because there was no need at all.

The late crown prince regarded himself as the eldest son. He was unruly, narrow-minded, and often complained about the late emperor behind his back. The emperor had long been resentful of him, and the crown prince had always wanted to collude with ministers to raise private soldiers. When others dug a pit, he jumped into it without being pushed. How could this be considered a false accusation by others!
There is no room for two tigers in one mountain. The father is unkind and the son is unfilial. It is only a matter of time before they kill each other.

He didn't believe that this guy named Wei suddenly jumped out and said that there was no one behind him and that he was just doing it out of passion.

who is it?

What is intended?

Zhang Ze's eyes fell on Princess Jin Yu again. Was she the one who provided the princess with evidence? Her purpose was to uncover the former crown prince's past, but Princess Jin Yu broke her promise?

Thinking of this, Zhang Ze couldn't help but smile again.

The person behind this is really powerful. He even has a plan in place to prevent Princess Jin Yu from breaking her promise.

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"I don't care how powerful the people behind this are or what they intend to do. I only care whether the queen will live or die this time!"

Bai Ying stood up, looking annoyed, and looked at Zhang Ze.

"You're still laughing. Yang's case was supposed to be settled today, but now it's delayed again!"

Under the pretext of asking what the Queen cursed last night for the case file, Zhang Ze came to see Bai Ying and personally told her what happened in the court.

The emperor said that he should investigate Du’s case first, and then deal with Yang’s case.

"Will Madam Du change her confession?" Bai Ying paced back and forth, "Will she say that it was you who ordered them to identify Madam Yang?" Wang Degui held out his hand and whispered, "Your Majesty, please walk slower."

Zhang Ze said, "It's not surprising that I was accused of forcing a confession. Everyone says that about me. Your Majesty is tired of hearing it and won't care. As for the Du family, they did such a thing. Your Majesty hates them so much. Your Majesty won't believe anything they say. They are just dying dogs barking. If you want to say it has an impact, it will have an impact. The Queen won't die for a while, but don't worry, even if Yang family doesn't die, she will be skinned alive. She is no longer a threat to the Queen."

As he said this, he looked at Bai Ying and smiled.

"Don't be afraid, ma'am."

Bai Ying curled her lips: "What do I have to be afraid of? If I were afraid, I wouldn't have made it this far." She sat down angrily and raised her hand to hit the pillow next to her. "I just feel unlucky. Why is my luck so bad? It was clearly about to end, but someone intervened!"

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"Xiao Lang, Xiao Lang."

On the boat in the afternoon, the footsteps of Shangguan Fu Ma broke the silence.

Although he built this ship for Shangguan Yue, he rarely came here to avoid angering the princess.

Shangguan Yue ran out of the house in her inner clothes. "Why are you here? If you have any instructions, just ask someone to call me."

Prince Consort Shangguan had a smile on his face, but he looked very sad.

"I can't wait any longer." He said, urging Shangguan Yue, "You are wearing too little, come in and talk." He pushed Shangguan Yue into the house.

The room was warm, the curtains were drawn, and it was dark.

The bedroom door on the left opened, and Shangguan Yue was apparently awakened from her sleep.

Prince Consort Shangguan looked to the right and saw that the door there was also closed.

It was his first time to visit Shangguan Yue’s resting place on the ship. The room was not small. What was it used for?

But he just glanced at it and thought about it, without asking any questions.

Jixiang came in with tea, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Prince Consort, Sir, the reception room is ready."

Shangguan Prince Consort waved his hand: "No need, let's talk about it here."

Jixiang couldn't help but glance at the door on the right. Even if she avoided it now, the young master would still tell her no matter what the prince consort said.

He said no more, stepped out and closed the door.

Prince Consort Shangguan didn't even bother to drink his tea and told the story of what happened in the court in one breath. When Shangguan Yue heard the secretary stand up, she couldn't help but feel numb all over.

"Young man, did you arrange this person?" Prince Consort Shangguan asked excitedly.

The person he arranged was actually the princess, but she was let down.

That person...

He didn't believe that anyone had really been sorting out his father's case for so many years. He had checked it himself and found that his father's case was unclear and not worthy of the attention of irrelevant people.

This person can only be arranged by humans.

It’s Bai Li, the hope that Bai Li talked about.

But there are some things you know, the fewer people there are, the safer you are.

Shangguan Yue looked at Shangguan Fu Ma and nodded: "I asked Manager Cai and the others to prepare it." She added, "But I haven't had time to ask how to do it specifically..."

Shangguan Fu Ma clapped his hands and interrupted him: "Well done, well done." Tears flowed down his face again, "Finally I have waited for this day, it was so sudden, I was in the court at that time, and when I heard what Wei Xing said, I thought I was dreaming, like a dream, I have been prepared for a long time, I have been waiting for this day-"

His voice was choked with sobs, his speech was incoherent, and he raised his sleeves to cover his face.

Shangguan Yue looked at the sobbing Prince Consort Shangguan, and her own eyes became sore.

Prince Shangguan had been preparing for so long, but he didn't tell him and instead found someone else. However, when Prince Shangguan saw the opportunity, he pounced without hesitation.

"Thank you...father." Shangguan Yue leaned over and kowtowed, muttering.

He called him father in a low voice, and Prince Consort Shangguan was so immersed in sorrow that he didn't hear it.

"Hurry up, what are you thanking me for?" Shangguan said, raising his sleeve to wipe away his tears. "I came here to tell you that I have to go back to the Ministry of Justice to keep an eye on it."

His face was filled with joy.

"This case can be attributed to the affair between the late crown prince and the late emperor being caused by treacherous ministers. The late emperor was deceived, not only the crown prince, but also the other princes. This is a good opportunity for Your Majesty to prove to the world that you and the late emperor were originally father and son."

“This is great timing!”

"I must keep a close eye on it and do my best to give it to your father..."

He looked at Shangguan Yue.

"…..Mother's name has been cleared, and your family's identities have been restored."

Shangguan Yue knelt on the ground and bowed deeply again.

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The footsteps of Prince Consort Shangguan faded away, but Shangguan Yue was still lying on the ground with her head down, motionless, as if she had fallen asleep.

Until the other door opened.

Shangguan Yue tilted his head and saw Bai Li standing at the door and smiling at him.

"Congratulations, Mr. Shangguan," she said.

Shangguan Yue raised her body. He did not ask how she did it, but bowed solemnly: "Thank you, Miss Bai."

Bai Li smiled and said, "You're welcome. We are lucky."

Good luck? Shangguan Yue thought, alas, this good luck is actually because they had bad luck first.

He stood up, smiled and nodded: "Yes, we are lucky."

The plot of this section is about solving Shangguan Yue’s identity, and it’s almost solved.