White Fence Dream

Chapter 201 Trouble
He clearly took the baby boy handed to him by Zhang Ze and happily gave it to Concubine Bai. Why is he still outside now, holding a stone in his arms!
"You brought the child out? The one the queen just gave birth to?" Zhang Ze grabbed him and asked in a low voice, "Didn't I tell you that those of you in there are not allowed to come out?"

Wang Degui's ears were buzzing. He looked at Zhang Ze's ferocious face under the light and said in a trembling voice, "The queen is very anxious. She pretended to continue giving birth because she was worried that this child would be in trouble..."

So let him bring it out and hand it over to Zhang Ze to deal with it quickly.

He just did the same thing, how come...

Is it a dream?
He fell asleep?
How could he fall asleep!

Zhang Ze kicked him to the ground and looked around angrily. He was on guard, so the Hanliang Palace was heavily guarded. Except for the selected people, no one was allowed to enter, and those who went out were not allowed to enter again.

Even those who reported the news to the emperor could only stand and wait outside the palace.

Unexpectedly, Wang Degui came out holding the child.

Is this a case of man proposing, God disposes?
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"What's all the fuss about!"

Bai Ying said weakly after listening to Zhang Ze's story.

"It's better to let those evil spirits harm them."

It has nothing to do with them. Zhang Ze understood what Bai Ying meant.

The Emperor Bell is hung in the Hanliang Palace, where it is difficult for evil spirits to invade. Bai Ying does not want the baby girl, but she does not dare to do anything to her here. She might as well send her away. If there is really an evil spirit watching outside, it would be a good opportunity to kill her with a borrowed knife.

"Look, this one was given out and snatched away by them, but yours came in smoothly..." Bai Ying said, trying to support herself and looking expectantly at Zhang Ze's arms, "Let me see."

Never mind, the most important thing is the baby boy. Zhang Ze said no more and handed the child in his arms over.

Bai Ying took the swaddling clothes, confirmed that it was a baby boy, breathed a sigh of relief and fell back onto the bed, holding the child tightly in her arms.

"I will give Your Majesty another baby boy in the future."

"Even if I can't give birth, there are other concubines. I will let them give birth, and they will definitely give birth to a boy."

"I will make that baby boy the crown prince and inherit the Zhou Dynasty."

"I don't want to seize the throne of the Great Zhou. I just want to be the queen, the queen mother, and the person in charge."

Bai Ying was muttering to herself, and Zhang Ze knew that she was talking to Di Zhong.

After all, it is a replacement of the royal bloodline.

After all, the Emperor Bell had demonstrated its divine power before and protected the royal heir.

Bai Ying was still a little nervous, afraid that the Emperor Bell would show his power again.

Zhang Ze raised his hand and looked around. He felt there was nothing to be afraid of.

The Emperor Bell protected the Li bloodline, but it only protected the baby from harm during the pregnancy.

After you are born, they no longer care about you. They don’t say that just because you are a descendant of the Li family, everything will be smooth and worry-free.

Otherwise, how could the former crown prince die? He was the next emperor of the Li family announced to the world.

Weren't other princes and princesses also beaten and killed by Queen Jiang?

Empress Jiang is not of the Li family bloodline. She has been powerful for ten years. So what about the imperial bell? I haven't seen it ringing day and night for ten years? Zhang Ze sneered in his heart.

The Shengzu Temple is meant to protect the Li family’s kingdom, but it does not have the final say on whether it can be preserved.

If you ask him, Queen Jiang did not do enough at the beginning. She should not have left Li with the title of Prince of Changyang, which gave those court officials an opportunity to take advantage of the situation and they are still unwilling to give up.

If Queen Jiang had used him at that time, he would definitely help Queen Jiang kill all the descendants of Li, or let a prince give birth to a son to Queen Jiang. Queen Jiang would then hold this descendant of Li hostage and secure her position.

What can this crappy Emperor Clock do?

Zhang Ze turned to look at Wang Degui who was standing there blankly, and said calmly: "Why don't you go and tell His Majesty the good news!"

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The night was getting darker and darker, and the coldness was getting stronger and stronger. The warmth brought by the hot tea I had just eaten as a midnight snack seemed to dissipate in an instant.

The officials were becoming more and more restless. Fortunately, the emperor in the mourning hall was also absent-minded and did not care too much about the atmosphere inside and outside the hall.

An official was thinking about getting up and walking around when he suddenly felt a chill from behind. He shuddered and turned around to see a beautiful face approaching...

"Prince Zhou." The official breathed a sigh of relief and muttered something that startled me. How did he come out so quietly? Then I remembered that I hadn't seen him for a while, so I hurriedly asked, "Where did you go?"

Zhou Jingyun had already sat down. He looked very cold, with his cloak wrapped tightly around him, but he also seemed very hot, with a blush on his porcelain-white face.

When asked, he whispered, "I sat in the bathroom for a while. It's warm over there."

The official couldn't help but laugh. It turned out that Zhou Jingyun was so good at taking shortcuts.

"Then I'll go too." He said in a low voice, and just as he was about to stand up, he heard noisy footsteps mixed with the eunuchs' shouts.

"Your Majesty—great joy—"

Hearing this sound, the officials couldn't help but stand up, and the emperor even rushed out of the mourning hall.

"How?"

Wang Degui knelt down on the steps and said loudly: "Congratulations, Your Majesty. Congratulations, Your Majesty. Concubine Bai has given birth to a prince—"

As soon as these words came out, the emperor clapped his hands and laughed, "Good, good, good."

The officials around and the concubines inside all bowed and congratulated.

"How is Ah Ying?" the emperor asked again. Without waiting for Wang Degui to speak, he walked out quickly and said, "I'll go and see."

Wang Degui got up and followed, "The queen is fine, she's just crying out of fear..."

"Alas, she is actually very timid." said the emperor, and his pace was faster.

The emperor left in a flash, surrounded by eunuchs and guards.

The officials all stood and talked, "That's great." "It's good that it's a prince." "That's reassuring."

The concubines inside stopped crying, "A prince was born." "What good luck." "We can also get some good luck."

Now that the queen is dead, the favored Concubine Bai has just given birth and certainly cannot serve the emperor in bed. If they have a chance to serve the emperor in bed, they might get pregnant if they are lucky.

The sadness and gloom were swept away inside and outside the mourning hall, and laughter was heard from time to time. No one cared anymore that this was a mourning hall and whether the queen was at peace.

Zhou Jingyun suddenly stood up.

The official who was chatting and laughing nearby looked at him.

"It's almost dawn." Zhou Jingyun said, "I'm going back first."

After saying this, he bowed to everyone and turned away.

The officials were stunned. He left after the emperor left? It seemed as if the vigil was for the emperor to see.

But he smiled awkwardly, thinking that the wake was of course for the living to see.

Especially Zhou Jingyun.

In any case, if he had not forced the emperor to investigate his wife's fall from the building, the Supervisory Council would not have had the opportunity to investigate Yang, and the queen would not have died.

The emperor felt somewhat uncomfortable.

Zhou Jingyun came to keep vigil at night as a token of his concern.

Now that Concubine Bai has given birth to a son, the emperor is in a good mood and he won’t care whether Zhou Jingyun keeps vigil or not.

"Zhou Jingyun is quite... decisive in his work." An official commented, shaking his head.

To put it bluntly, it's snobbish.

Judging from the time he has returned to the court, Prince Zhou is not as detached from worldly matters as imagined. He has many calculations and is quite ruthless.

We will have to re-examine this young official in the future.

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Zhou Jingyun didn't care what others thought about his sudden departure.

In fact, his head was always buzzing.

If he hadn't felt the soft baby in his arms, he would have thought he was dreaming.

White hedges suddenly appear.

The newborn little princess was held in his arms.

Zhang Ze and Bai Ying actually replaced the little princess.

The people, and the things that happened, were so unreal.

Zhou Jingyun couldn't help but bite his lips, it hurt so much.

it is true.

It's like a dream, but it's real.

He should not have doubted that although his encounter with Bai Li and his relationship with Bai Li were all dreams controlled by others, every event and every moment between him and Bai Li were real.

Zhou Jingyun took a deep breath and looked down at his arms.

The baby was wrapped tightly and was still sleeping.

Just now, I went back outside the mourning hall to cover my tracks, but I was actually very nervous, fearing that the child would wake up and cry.

Fortunately, I didn't wake up.

Fortunately, Bai Ying brought the news that she had given birth to a baby boy, which led the emperor away.

It makes sense for him to leave now, except for one more reputation of being double-faced.

Reputation doesn't matter.

As long as it can help Bai Li.

Bai Ying and Zhang Ze must have made a good plan to do this. Bai Li's identity is not to be revealed to the public. It is useless to expose the identity of the baby girl in public, and it will also cost Bai Li's life...

Zhou Jingyun hugged his arms tightly and looked towards the palace gate in front of him.

When entering the palace, your identity will be checked and you will be searched briefly, but leaving the palace is simple.

Hope remains simple.

He couldn't stand the slightest search.

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When the emperor rushed to Hanliang Palace, Zhang Ze was already standing outside the palace.

Once the emperor's loud laughter was heard from inside, the matter was settled.

Zhang Ze walked a few steps further and asked the soldier, "Have all the pregnant women been sent out immediately? Are they all locked up in the prison, whether they are alive or dead?"

The people around him murmured yes.

There were hurried footsteps ahead, and a soldier came over quickly: "Zhongcheng, we found that a palace maid has lost her badge."

It turned out to be that palace maid. Zhang Ze sneered, "Search, no matter how evil she is, she is still a living person." He instructed the two sorcerers, "You two follow them separately."

The two warlocks answered yes.

Zhang Ze thought about it and took the remaining sorcerers with him.

"To the palace gate."

He was guarding it personally and would not let anyone escape.

The baby girl born by Bai Ying was in that man's hands.

Although as long as the mother denies it, the child's identity will never be made clear and will not pose a threat.

But in this world, we should always be prepared for the worst.

It is a trouble after all and must be eliminated.

Zhang Ze took a step forward and turned around to give instructions to the guards.

"Also, notice..."

He originally wanted to notify the four palace gates that no one was allowed to go out tonight, whether they were palace maids, eunuchs, or officials who were guarding the body.

But before he could finish his words, he saw a figure rushing out from the corner of his eye.

This person seemed to be pushed out suddenly, his body swayed, and then he stood firm.

who!

Zhang Ze shouted subconsciously.

A thought flashed through my mind, and I felt something was wrong. Why didn't he hear my voice? Was he just shouting in his heart?
The soldier in front of him looked at him with a focused expression.

I didn’t notice that Zhang Ze looked strange, nor did I notice that there was an extra person on the road.

wrong!

He was pulled into the illusion again!

Zhang Ze turned his gaze again and saw a sorcerer still staying beside him.

Because the matter was over, and it was in Hanliang Palace, guarded by the Emperor Bell, the sorcerer put away his tools, and now his expression was dazed...

I guess everyone around him was also caught in an illusion at this moment.

There is an imperial bell here!

This thief is so bold!
There was silence in my ears, and then a female voice was heard.

"You pushed me out so suddenly. You really just called me here and sent me away at your will."

"I'm so unimpressive."

The voice seemed to complain.

Being pushed out?
Not alone?

Sure enough, there are accomplices!
Zhang Ze sneered in his heart. So what if it was an illusion? If someone dared to kill him, wouldn’t he dare to kill him?

In reality, fighting with weapons and manpower requires a lot of tricks, but in illusion, it is simpler, it just depends on courage.

Zhang Ze has come to where he is today step by step, what is there to be afraid of!
Zhang Ze turned his head and looked at the person in front of him.

Even though his vision was blurry, he could tell that this was a woman, dressed as a palace maid...

Seeing him looking at her, the palace maid stood up straight and looked at him too.

Zhang Ze's vision suddenly became clear and he saw a bright face.

She has white skin, long eyebrows like distant mountains, smoky eyes like autumn water, a high nose bridge, and smiling cherry lips.

Zhang Ze only felt a loud bang, as if a thunder fell from the sky and struck him.

This is impossible!

This is impossible!

How did he see it!
Empress Chiang!

Zhang Ze felt his legs go limp, his body fell, and he knelt on one knee on the ground.

I'm on my way back tomorrow. I can't write because of the long flight, so I won't update.

I have made many typos while typing on my phone these past two days. Thank you for pointing them out. I have corrected them and you can download them again and try again.