White Fence Dream

Chapter 196 Excessive
At the end of February, the imperial tomb was a little colder than other places because it was located among the mountains.

Cai Songnian no longer dressed up as a rich man or a woman, but was now waiting outside the sacred wall in the clothes of a eunuch.

Because the Du case exposed Yu Qingtang to Zhang Ze, Yu Qingtang disbanded quietly ahead of time.

Some people went to the ship, while Cai Songnian pretended to be a eunuch sent from the princess's mansion to look after Shangguan Yue.

No, now you should call the young master Li Yu.

The palace gate in front slowly opened, and a young man in a plain white robe walked out slowly.

"Young Master." Cai Songnian hurried over to greet him.

Li Yu's face was pale, and his thin lips had lost all color.

After arriving at the imperial mausoleum, he spent most of his time guarding his parents' coffins and most of his time cleaning the tombs for his ancestors. To be honest, this was the first time he had suffered such hardship in his life.

"Young Master, take the hand warmer quickly." Cai Songnian handed the hand warmer over and whispered, "Young Master, just sit quietly in front of the tomb, and we will do the rest."

Li Yu said, "It's even colder if you sit still, so you'd better move around." He also signaled Cai Songnian not to make a fuss, "It just looks a little delicate, and it's for others to see."

As they were talking, they returned to the palace room of the mausoleum guard hall. The eunuchs had already prepared hot tea. Li Yu took the tea and drank a bowl. The color returned to his porcelain-white face.

"The queen is dead." Cai Songnian reported the latest news, "Because His Majesty was determined to deal with the Yang family, the queen hanged herself in exchange for the Yang family's life."

Li Yu was not surprised at all: "It was only a matter of time before His Majesty would not tolerate Yang. I thought Empress Yang could survive."

"Empress Yang was raised by her family. She knew that her confidence in front of the emperor was due to the support of her family. Without her father and brother, what was the point of her being the empress? She might as well die." Cai Songnian said, lowering his voice, "There was a eunuch who saw Empress Yang cursing Your Majesty before she hanged herself, praying for Empress Jiang to come back and kill the emperor... The eunuch has been punished. They only said that it was Empress Jiang's ghost that haunted her and she was scared crazy."

Li Yu smiled and said, "Anyway, all the troubles are caused by Empress Jiang."

Cai Songnian didn't care about these things, he just frowned and worried: "Once the queen dies, your title will be postponed again."

Li Yuhun didn't care: "This is a small matter. It's enough for the world to know my existence." He asked again, "What about the ship? How is Ah Li?"

The title is a small matter, but the matter of Miss Bai is a big matter? Cai Songnian muttered in his heart: "That's it. She said she would be called when there was something wrong. She always went out to wander around during the day. After welcoming guests and sailing at night, she showed up and went back to sleep. She didn't care about anything."

Li Yu smiled and said, "It's good to be able to sleep." He sighed again, "Is she bored?" He looked around and asked someone to bring pen, ink, paper and inkstone, "I'll write her a letter to talk to her."

It's boring in the imperial mausoleum, what's there to talk about? Cai Songnian frowned, watching Li Yu walk to the table, and hurriedly took out a booklet: "This is the family that visited the princess these days."

Li Yu sat down and spread out the letter paper without looking up: "Just keep an eye on it."

Princess Jin Yu is now thriving and her status in front of His Majesty is becoming more and more important, and more and more people are coming to her to become her disciples and make friends with her.

They themselves should also know which ones are useful and which ones to be wary of.

"This is different from those. For this one, you still have to choose the one you like." Cai Songnian said.

Pick what you like? That's wrong, I should say pick what's useful. Li Yu frowned and took the booklet. He opened it and took a look. He saw that it said the ancestors of a certain family in a certain place, the positions of their fathers and brothers, and the age of the woman...

"What's this?" he asked, frowning.

"You are not married yet. After you are crowned as a prince, you should consider starting a family." Cai Songnian said, "These are the families who have come to the princess these days to ask for marriage with you..."

Before he could finish his words, Li Yu threw the booklet away with a look of disgust.

"What is it?" he said.

Cai Songnian was stunned and hurried to pick it up: "This is inevitable. Sir, your status is different now."

Li Yu frowned, and wanted to say that it was not someone else's turn to make the decision, but then he thought again, with this identity, I'm afraid that many people will make the decision...

"In addition to Princess Jinyu, His Majesty will probably have to consider it as well." Cai Songnian said, "Although His Majesty can't take care of it now, he will definitely come to his senses and be on guard against you after the Yang family's affairs are settled. Princess Jinyu will definitely arrange her own people for you in marriage. Young Master, we have to be prepared to deal with it."

If you can't stop it, you have to take the initiative and choose an in-law who can help form an alliance.

Li Yu put away his disgust and nodded: "Yes, I need to think about it carefully."

I know that the young master is a sober person. He did not write any more letters to the insignificant Bai Li. He sat there in a daze, probably thinking about this matter. Cai Songnian stepped back with some relief.

The room became quiet, and the cold air came in through the windows and doors, blowing away the heat from the charcoal fire. People were attacked by the cold from time to time, which also helped to keep a cool head.

Li Yu did not ask anyone to add more fuel to the brazier. Instead, he loosened his robe a little to make himself more sober.

It's time to think carefully about how to marry Bai Li under the eyes of Princess Jin Yu and His Majesty.

Bai Li’s identity is a big problem, and his identity is also a big problem.

But no matter how big the problem is, he is not afraid. Bai Li said that he is a very lucky man.

A smile appeared on Li Yu's lips.

.......
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Bai Li was standing in the East Market. He was surprised and happy to see two maids walking towards him chatting and laughing.

As expected, Beijing is not that big. If you visit familiar places, you can meet acquaintances.

Chunhong was a little listless, looking around from time to time, feeling that someone was looking at her, and couldn't help but quicken her pace: "If you want to eat any snacks, just ask the kitchen to make them. The queen has just passed away, and it's a mess outside."

Chunyue frowned and scolded her in a low voice: "Young Master only likes to eat the snacks from that restaurant. Besides, what does the chaos outside have to do with us? Why are you so guilty? The Queen's death was caused by the treason of Yang's father and son, and has nothing to do with the Crown Prince."

Chunhong quickly responded with a yes, yes, yes, and looked around: "Keep your voice down." The next moment, she froze and lowered her head, "Someone is laughing at us."

Chunyue looked up subconsciously and saw a young girl standing on the street corner. She was carrying a bamboo basket, wearing an apricot-yellow skirt and a single bun, adding a touch of spring to February.

She had a veil on her head, and when it was lifted, her smiling face as bright as a gem could be seen.

Seeing Chunyue looking at her, she reached out and took a branch from the basket, shaking it with a smile.

Chunyue was a little stunned. There was a woman on the street, with a basket and flower branches, smiling and greeting people. So this was... a flower seller.

Chunyue wanted to wave her hand to refuse, but she wanted the flower for some reason. Maybe it was because the girl smiled so beautifully that she couldn't refuse. She couldn't help but walk over and asked, "How much is one?"

Chunhong pulled her from behind and murmured in a low voice: "Those sold at this time of year are not allowed to bloom, don't be fooled."

But as they were talking, they were already standing in front of the girl. The girl selling flowers did not enthusiastically sell them flowers, but smiled and looked at the baskets in their hands: "What did you buy?"

Chun Yue answered subconsciously: "Touhuaci."

The girl uttered, "Doesn't he dislike sweet things?"

Chunyue sighed, "I've been eating some snacks lately."

The girl was about to say something, but suddenly her brows furrowed, a trace of pity flashed across her expression, and then she seemed to mutter something to herself at the flower branch in her hand, and gently stroked it with her hand, then smiled and handed it over: "For you."

Chunyue took the branch in a daze, and watched the girl turn around and walk away. The next moment, she disappeared from her sight. It was as if something had passed through her memory, leaving it blurry.

……

...Zhou Jingyun came out of the shower and changed his clothes, and saw a plate of snacks on the table.

In fact, he doesn't eat snacks, but he's used to having them in the house...

As Zhou Jingyun's eyes passed by, the man walked over, picked up a piece and took a bite.

"Sir." The maid's voice sounded from behind, "We bought a branch of apricot blossoms. Do you think it looks good?"

Apricot blossom?

It was not yet the time for the apricot blossoms to bloom. Zhou Jingyun turned around and saw Chunyue standing behind him, holding a vase with a branch of flowers in it.

Is this an apricot blossom? Zhou Jingyun wondered, and as the thought flashed through his mind, a faint fragrance wafted through his nose. At the same time, the buds on the branches in his sight began to bloom.

The flowers are blooming!
Zhou Jingyun was stunned.

More and more apricot blossoms are blooming in my sight, and it seems that the wind is blowing, and the petals of the apricot flowers are scattered everywhere.

Zhou Jingyun couldn't help but stretch out his hand, and the white and tender petals fell on his hand. The next moment, his palm felt cold and he shivered. His palm was empty. He raised his head, but there was no blooming flower in front of him.

The maid Chunyue was holding a vase with a branch of flowers in it.

There are indeed flower buds on the branches.

This……

"Prince, I bought a branch of flowers on the street." Chunyue said, "I'll put it up."

Chunhong said at the side: "I feel I have been fooled. It won't bloom. The buds fell off after a few days."

As soon as she finished speaking, she saw Zhou Jingyun holding a snack in one hand and looking at them in surprise.

"Prince?" The two maids were stunned.

what happened?
What happened? Zhou Jingyun looked at them: "You didn't see it just now..."

He paused, as if he didn't know what to say.

Chun Yue was puzzled: "What did you see?"

They didn’t see it, Zhou Jingyun thought, was it just an illusion?

Is it true or false? Is it a case of imagination?

He raised his hand and pressed his forehead, but this time he didn't have a splitting headache or feel dazed and uncomfortable. Instead, he felt refreshed and inexplicably happy.

"Where did you buy this?" he asked.

"East City."

"I told you that the flower girl was a liar. Don't be fooled. It's too early to cut the apricot branches now. The flower buds will die."

"She doesn't seem to be lying. Her smile is very genuine."

The voices of two maids rang out, "East Market, Flower Girl", and his heart began to beat like a drum.

Is it her?
Zhou Jingyun walked out.

Chunyue and Chunhong were interrupted: "Hey, Prince, where are you going?"

Zhou Jingyun had already lifted the curtain and walked out, leaving only one sentence floating from outside: "I'm going out for a walk."

Where to go at this time?

The Queen has passed away and the Emperor is grief-stricken. He wants all civil and military officials to keep vigil for the Queen for three days. The young master will go to the palace tonight.

Chunyue and Chunhong looked at each other.

Chunhong just said it. They had never been able to figure out the prince's thoughts, and now he was even more difficult to figure out. Looking at the vase Chunyue was still holding, she said, "Put it up first, regardless of whether it opens or not. Well, when the young lady was here, she also put branches in it."

Yes, it was indeed placed there, Chunyue said with a smile on her face, and placed the vase on the bookshelf.

.....
.....
It's an illusion.

Zhou Jingyun strode out.

It was indeed an illusion.

It was an illusion she had specially given him to see.

East Market.

Is she in East City?
If he goes to East Market right now, will he be able to see her in his hallucination?

.......
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Watching the setting sun getting farther and farther away, Jixiang stood on the boat with his brows furrowed deeper and deeper. The people working on the dock were dispersing, and the evening drum had begun to beat, but Miss Bai, who should have returned by this time in the past, never showed up.

"Could he be lost?" a steward asked. "The driver went to the East Market to look for him several times but didn't see him."

Maybe it ran away? Jixiang thought, I don’t know where it fell from…
"The important thing is that if she doesn't come back after the evening drum sounds, she won't be able to leave the city. Should we still sail?" asked another steward.

Jixiang reached out and pressed his head: "I think the more important thing is whether to tell the young master that she is not coming back."

What's more important is, after I tell you, will you come back directly from the Imperial Mausoleum?

……

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Accompanied by the sound of evening drums, dusk slowly falls, pedestrians walk in a hurry, and girls carrying bamboo baskets on the street are rushing to make their last sale before curfew.

But this was just a vague feeling of passers-by. In fact, the girl stood at the intersection and did not move, watching a prison van covered with cloth passing by.

As the vehicles passed by, the fragrance that only Bai Li could smell spread.

Shen Qing followed his instructions and found the place where Zhang Ze was holding the pregnant woman, which was in the East Market, and he also successfully placed her spices nearby.

She went to the East Market, disguised as a flower girl, and watched Xiang's changes.

I didn't expect to meet Chunyue and Chunhong.

Of course, Chunyue and Chunhong couldn't recognize her.

Unfortunately, before she could say a few words, Xiang was touched. She followed the fragrance and watched the pregnant women being loaded into different vehicles and transported towards the imperial city.

It looks like Bai Ying is about to give birth.

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