White Fence Dream

Chapter 194 Safety
As dusk approached, the dock outside the city was crowded with people. They were not coolies and boatmen, but luxury cars, BMWs, and jewels. The crowds were so dense that no one could get through.

"What happened?" Shen Qing couldn't help but ask.

Didn't Shangguan Yue go to the imperial mausoleum? I thought the building ship was no longer in business.

"Of course we are open for business. For such a big event, the ship specially sent out invitations to the guests to congratulate the prince together." The person watching the excitement nearby explained. After speaking, he looked at him and saw that he was wearing a silk shirt, but it was not very exquisite. He shook his head and said, "You also want to get on the ship to curry favor with the prince? Forget it. The guests on the ship are fixed."

The person next to him came over and said, "You know an old customer, you can buy it from him."

"What are you buying? These dandies don't care about money at all. They are so proud of themselves at this moment. They are told not to sell it by their families. It's ridiculous. Gambling for money has become a good thing."

"But it seems like an old guest can bring a new guest."

"They were all snapped up a long time ago. This is the first time these dandies have been so popular. They are all so proud of themselves."

People all around were talking and looking at the young people who were gathered here to have fun. Sure enough, they all held their heads high and stood tall, not hiding like before.

Someone said arrogantly: "In the past, you said that playing with this concubine was unbearable, but what about now? You all saw it, you are all blind and unable to recognize the real thing!"

This remark caused a commotion, mixed with random laughter such as "Mr. Zhang - take me in - I'll serve you tea and water -" and "... serving tea and water is fine, you can also make the bed -"

It is indeed unbearable to hang out with these people, but it is not a bad thing. The son of a concubine needs a reputation for being dissolute, and the new prince in the royal family also needs it temporarily. At least it can make the emperor less vigilant. Shen Qing walked towards the ship thoughtfully.

Of course, considering Li Yu, she did not treat him as her own person, but just as a new stepping stone for the Empress.

"Hey, you really went."

"Don't think about rushing up, or you'll be thrown into the Jinshui River."

"No one dared to mess with this young man before, and now he is even less to be messed with."

But as they were talking, the plain-looking man was seen walking to the front of the ship and saying something to a waiter. The waiter looked at him and went inside. After a while, he came back and respectfully led the man onto the ship.

The onlookers did not make a fuss. There were many people in the capital who were not good-looking but had noble identities. The only regret was that they did not see the excitement.

Shen Qing went up the stairs. He could have gone directly to the boat without alerting anyone here, but...

That country girl has no manners, he can't be like her.

"Why is Mr. Shen here?" a voice came from above.

Shen Qing looked up and saw Bai Li standing in front of the railing. The girl was wearing a goose yellow shirt. Although she only had a pearl hairpin in her hair, her whole body was dazzling with jewels.

How could a country girl be so generous? It must be because of the queen! Shen Qing suppressed the excitement in his heart and said with his head down: "There is something I want to tell you."

In fact, he just wanted to see what her status was on this ship.

How could she gain Shangguan Yue's trust when she had only been in the capital for a short time and had been hiding in the Dongyang Marquis's mansion? After all, this Bai Li was not really a complete queen.

But just now he said he wanted to meet Miss Bai, whose surname was Shen, and the shop assistant went to ask without asking any questions, and then brought him in. It can be seen that Miss Bai is the one in charge on this boat.

Since Bai Li told him where he was, he didn't mind him coming over and invited him to take a seat: "Go ahead."

Shen Qing came prepared and told the emperor about the treatment of Queen Yang's family.

Bai Li listened and smiled: "It turns out that if a concubine becomes an emperor, her family will be confiscated and her clan will be exterminated."

Shen Qing sneered: "This Prince Changyang is just a useless coward." He paused here and said, "Also, your sister is about to give birth."

Bai Li said "oh".

Shen Qing continued, "She must be trying to have a boy. My people followed Zhang Ze and saw that he collected a lot of pregnant women..."

Bai Li sat up straight and asked, "Where are those pregnant women?"

"I can only tell you this. Zhang Ze is extremely cautious and changes three places a day..." Shen Qing said.

Bai Li looked at him coldly, his eyes showing no disdain at all.

Shen Qing couldn't help but get angry, and gritted his teeth to say the rest: "...I'll have someone keep a close eye on you."

Bai Li took out a piece of incense from the spice box beside him and handed it to him: "Use it to mark it."

This was the sign of traveling through dreams that she had learned from Madam Zhuang. Shen Qing knew this method, but not everyone could possess it, just like he only had the ability to weave dreams but could not transform himself into someone else's dream and travel between heaven and earth.

It is indeed a rare treasure between heaven and earth.

This kind of treasure should of course belong to the queen and be used by her. Shen Qing lowered his eyes and took it, then raised his head again: "Madam Zhuang is gone."

Bai Li frowned: "What?"

Although Mr. and Mrs. Zhuang were no longer the same in her heart as before, she suddenly heard that Mrs. Zhuang was missing...
Shen Qing sneered: "It should have been kidnapped by Zhou Jingyun's people."

Zhou Jingyun? Bai Li's tense shoulders relaxed. That was all right. He must be doing this for her own good.

.......
.......
As night fell, Zhou Jingyun stopped his horse in front of a house in the east market of the capital. Feng'er ran over and knocked on the door. With rhythmic sounds, the door opened from the inside.

"Brother Jiang Yun." Feng'er rushed over happily.

Jiang Yun held him with one hand and nodded to Zhou Jingyun who was walking over: "Prince."

Zhou Jingyun nodded and walked in. Feng'er, who had been put down, closed the door and stood guard at the door.

"Did you have a smooth journey?" Zhou Jingyun asked.

Jiang Yun nodded: "Not bad."

Madam Zhuang is surrounded by people who are monitoring her, especially the old woman next to her who is good at making people fall into illusions. She clearly took Madam Zhuang away from Dengzhou several times before, but she was lost again inexplicably. Fortunately, he did not give up and repeatedly dealt with them.

"Mrs. Zhuang also taught me a method, which is to cut painfully." Jiang Yun said with a smile, shaking his arm.

Zhou Jingyun looked at his arm. Even though it was covered by his clothes, he could imagine that there must be many cuts on it: "Take good care of your injuries and don't hurt yourself."

Jiang Yun smiled and nodded: "Don't worry, Prince." Zhou Jingyun walked into the room and saw a graceful woman in her forties sitting at the desk, writing with a pen.

When he first saw this posture, Zhou Jingyun froze subconsciously, as if he saw Zhuang Li.

As expected, he was brought up by Madam Zhuang, and his manners are exactly the same.

"The prince is here." Mrs. Zhuang put down her pen, stood up and said.

Zhou Jingyun retracted his gaze: "Don't blame me, Madam Zhuang. I think I will feel more at ease if you are still in my hands."

Madam Zhuang sighed, "In fact, the reason why I was willing to be trapped by them was because I felt ashamed of myself and didn't know how to face the prince and...Ali."

"I don't care about what happened before. I just want to ask one question." Zhou Jingyun said, "Were you wandering in the mountains and forests looking for someone like her?"

Mrs. Zhuang shook her head: "Really not, at that time, Zhuang Feizi heard that Mian'er..."

Mian'er? Zhou Jingyun was stunned by this name.

Madam Zhuang also smiled and said, "When Zhuang Feizi first came to the capital, she met Empress Jiang. At that time, she had not yet entered the palace and was still a child. She attended a few classes with her family and was very intelligent. Feizi liked her very much. Later, her family fell into poverty and she was sent to the Jiaofang Bureau. Zhuang Feizi even asked me to ask her if I wanted to redeem her, but she refused."

Having said that, he sighed.

"This kid has great ambitions."

Jiang Mian'er's background was no secret. Her family of officials was implicated and her parents died in prison. She then joined the Music Bureau. She was beautiful and intelligent, with outstanding singing and dancing skills. She soon stood out at court banquets, and was favored by the late emperor, rising to a high position in the imperial family.

Of course, she was not an empty-headed person. At that time, he was the only one who could not keep up with her conversation. She had never stumbled before. It turned out that she had studied with Zhuang Feizi and was regarded as a smart person by Zhuang Feizi. No wonder. Zhou Jingyun lowered his eyes: "That is to say, Mr. Zhuang has been with Queen Jiang for a long time."

"We are not her people, and she never asked us to do anything for her. It's just that after becoming the queen, she thought of the lessons she didn't finish when she was young, so she wrote letters to ask Feizi for advice, and Feizi also regarded her as a disciple." Madam Zhuang said softly, looking at Zhou Jingyun, "Just like how she treated you. Apart from that, there was no other intersection. She was her queen, and he taught his books. But later, I suddenly heard that he was gone, and I felt sorry for him. So he and I traveled around to relax, and that's how we happened to meet Ah Li."

Zhou Jingyun raised his head and looked at her: "So you immediately became interested?"

Madam Zhuang looked helpless, "No, really not. Feizi and I really liked her at the time. We never thought we would see such a natural treasure in the world. We also knew that people around us would be afraid of her if she didn't recognize her, so we wanted to take her away and educate her well to prevent the jewel from being covered in dust."

Sighing at this point.

"Until three years later, Shen Qing came. We had never met him before, and we didn't know him. When he came, he said that it was the Queen who told him to come to us..."

Even though he said such strange words, Zhuang Feizi believed them.

It just so happens that something happens to the Bai family, and Zhuang Li walks in a dream, lost in the sea of ​​​​heart, so...
Then came what happened next.

Zhou Jingyun was silent for a moment: "I understand. At first, I was really overjoyed when I first saw the treasure, but later I really made the decision after careful consideration."

Madam Zhuang opened her mouth and sighed, "We are the ones who let her down."

A moment of silence inside.

"Is she okay now?" Madam Zhuang asked in a low voice. "I heard on the way that the wife of the Duke of Dongyang passed away."

He smiled again when he said this.

"She has a very fierce temper. She will never sit still and wait for death. She must have escaped."

Zhou Jingyun said coldly: "If possible, no one in this world would want to have that kind of temper."

Yes, who doesn’t want to be gentle, quiet and stable? But she was forced into this situation, and Mrs. Zhuang’s expression darkened and she remained silent.

"She's doing fine now." Zhou Jingyun said, "So I'd better keep you in front of me so that I can rest assured and avoid affecting her."

Madam Zhuang looked at him and said, "Your Highness, it is very thoughtful of you to think this way. It is unfortunate for Ah Li to meet us, but it is fortunate for her to meet you. Thank you for not abandoning her like we did."

Zhou Jingyun did not continue with this conversation. He stood up and said, "Madam, please go to bed early." Then he walked out.

When I walked out onto the street, the evening drum had already reached its final moment.

"Sir, your place is close to the villa, why don't you rest there?" Feng'er suggested.

If we get stopped along the way, it would be a lot more trouble.

Zhou Jingyun whipped his horse and urged him to go home.

Feng'er had no choice but to urge the horse. The prince was really something now. He didn't have a young lady at home, but he was always in a hurry to go home when it got dark.

Going home is also empty and lonely.

Zhou Jingyun heard Feng'er mumbling beside him but ignored him. What did the child know? Although Zhuang Li was no longer with us, she had been there and her traces were everywhere in the house. How could the house be empty and lonely?
……

……

The night was dark and the ships on the Jinshui River were noisier than ever.

But Bai Li did not stay in the hall. As mentioned before, all rules remained the same. Just call her when you encounter trouble.

But at this moment, given Shangguan Yue’s new identity, no one dared to cause trouble here.

With the noise coming and going, Bai Li fell into a deep sleep in the darkness until someone pushed him on the shoulder.

"Bai Li, Bai Li."

A female voice called softly in my ear.

"Wake up, it's time to watch the fun."

Watching the fun?
What excitement?
Bai Li suddenly opened her eyes and saw the bright night sky. She was not on a ship, but sitting on a white jade railing, her feet suspended in the air, her dress fluttering gently.

As the dress fluttered, a pair of white feet appeared beside her, swaying gently, and a ruby ​​chain on her ankles sparkled.

She slowly turned her head to look to her side. The woman next to her raised her chin slightly, her neck was white and slender.

"I used to like sitting here the most because I could overlook the entire palace." She said, then turned her head to look at Bai Li, "I also jumped from here and died."