White Fence Dream

Chapter 298 Epilogue

Although Princess Yongning was a six-year-old girl, no one present dared to treat her disrespectfully.

His Majesty has only this one princess now, and he raised her personally. Often, His Majesty would hold the princess in his arms when he went to court.

What's more, there are rumors now
Dongyang Hou looked even more nervous. He bowed to the woman and said, "Gentlewoman Huang." He then bowed to Princess Yongning and said, "Princess, your presence is great. The wedding was hasty and chaotic. I am afraid..."

Before he finished speaking, Princess Yongning waved her hand and said, "Marquis Dongyang, don't be afraid. My father said that I lived in the Marquis' Mansion when I was a child. This is also my grandmother's home."

The wife of the Marquis of Dongyang stepped forward and said, "It was thanks to your majesty's kindness that I was able to have this opportunity. I really don't deserve this title."

Princess Yongning looked at Huang Shanggong beside her. Huang Shanggong smiled at her and shook her head.

Princess Yongning no longer insisted on calling him that. She looked at the couple of the Marquis of Dongyang and said, "I heard that the Crown Prince is getting married today, so I came here specially to take a look."

After saying this, he extended his hand to the eunuch.

She was still young, and the carriage was so tall and big that she couldn't get out by herself.

The eunuch quickly reached out and picked her up, then knelt down to tidy up the princess's dress.

There were two other eunuchs supporting Huang Shang Gong - she was responsible for the princess's education since childhood and was named Shang Gong by His Majesty. The princess called her teacher and the emperor respected her very much.

"No need to be so polite." Princess Yongning said, the little person straightened her neck, put on an adult's attitude, and walked slowly inside, "I want to meet the newcomer."

The Marquis of Dongyang and his wife looked at Huang Shang Gong again. The Marquis of Dongyang and his wife still had an impression of this woman. At that time, they lived in Zhou Jingyun's courtyard with the princess, but she only had a vague impression of her. Perhaps she avoided seeing her a few times at that time and deliberately forgot about it.

Huang Shanggong said with a smile: "Madam, please don't let the princess down." After that, she followed Princess Yongning.

Marquis Dongyang and his wife had no choice but to follow him in.

As they watched the group of people disappear at the door, the noise on the street outside suddenly became deafening.

"It's Princess Yongning."

"I can't see it. I'm too small."

"Nonsense, Princess Yongning is only six years old."

"Have you heard? Princess Yongning may be named the crown prince."

"Nonsense, the prince is always a man, how can a princess be the prince?"

"It's not because Your Majesty has no male heir."

There was a lot of discussion outside, but the people who came to the banquet in the Marquis' Mansion were quiet.

Most of the people here can enter and leave the palace. His Majesty dotes on the princess and often keeps her by his side. The empress is unable to see people due to illness. During festivals, the emperor does not let other concubines preside over the harem. Instead, Princess Yongning entertains the ladies on behalf of the empress. Almost everyone has seen Princess Yongning.

But it was indeed the first time I saw Princess Yongning leave the palace.

After all, the emperor only has this one daughter, and none of the other concubines have given birth to children in the past five years.

It seemed that it was somewhat difficult for the Li royal family to have an heir. Previously, Prince Changyang had made a fool of himself by being a fake prince. So even though she was a daughter, she was still a biological child and he treasured her like a precious pearl.

While people were thinking about this, Princess Yongning had already walked up to Zhou Jingyun and the newlyweds, looking up at them curiously.

"Everyone says that the Prince of Dongyang is a very handsome man," she said, "He is indeed very handsome."

Zhou Jingyun bowed and said, "Thank you for your praise, Princess. Zhou Jingyun greets the Princess." Then he looked at Huang Shanggong beside him and said, "Greetings, Madam."

Huang Shang Gong smiled, nodded, and looked at the woman beside her. Princess Yongning also looked over. The two of them looked at her face, and their expressions seemed a little frozen.

The woman laughed first.

"You can talk freely now." The woman smiled, stretched out her fair hand from under her red dress, waved it gently, and then stretched it out to Huang Shanggong, "Teacher."

Huang Ru held her hand and said in a choked voice: "Ali, it's great to see you again."

Probably from the moment the woman opened her mouth, Princess Yongning felt that the surroundings became stagnant, and the people watching and their vision became blurry.

Only the two women holding hands in front of me were clear.

"Do you also call her teacher?" Princess Yongning asked curiously.

Bai Li looked at her: "Yes, she is also my teacher."

Princess Yongning said "oh" and looked at her: "Father said, you are my aunt?"

Bai Li said, "Oh," to Huang Ru, "He didn't hide anything from her."

Huang Ru nodded with a smile: "Your Majesty is very careful in educating the princess, and never deceives her about good things."

Good things mean that she is your aunt, and bad things, such as hiding the fact that Bai Ying is your biological mother, right? Bai Li pursed his lips and smiled, squatted down and looked at Princess Yongning, and nodded: "Yes, I am your aunt." Then he pinched her cheek, "You were chubby when you were a child, why are you thin now? Do you not eat well? Are you spoiled? Picky about food?"

Princess Yongning frowned: "Why don't you praise me?"

Bai Li curled her lips: "Why should I praise you? You are a princess, do you need people to praise you?"

The eunuchs and palace maids around her, as well as the ladies in the harem, all praised her when they saw her, and no one dared to say a bad word about her.

Although the teacher was strict, he would at most correct her behavior and never scold her.

If you put it this way, there will be no shortage of praise.

Princess Yongning nodded: "Okay, you are right." Then she looked at her face again, "I dreamed of you."

Bai Li smiled immediately and took a step closer: "Children are amazing. Even at such a young age, they still have memories. Tell me what you dreamed about me? Did I take the trouble to hold you, coax you to sleep, and feed you, caring for you?"

Oh, it’s really not easy to take care of children.

Princess Yongning looked at her and said, "I dreamed that you scared me, made faces, and poked my face."

Bai Li glared: "You little kid, don't you remember the good things?"

Looking at the two people staring at each other, Huang Ru smiled and pulled Bai Li up, then held Princess Yongning's hand. "Okay, we've met and talked, don't miss the auspicious time."

After the interruption, the newlyweds' ceremony continued and Princess Yongning stayed to watch. Although she was accompanied by eunuchs and ladies-in-waiting, there were many people and children at the wedding. Princess Yongning was only five or six years old after all, so she couldn't help but squeeze in among the children and grab a share of the wedding candy.

The guests' attention also turned to Princess Yongning.

"Have you heard?" a lady whispered, "Princess Yongning is going to be the crown prince."

The women here were all well-informed. They were not surprised to hear this, but just exchanged glances.

"But, she is a princess after all. This has never happened before—"

"Yes, can a woman inherit the throne?"

"Why not? Didn't Empress Jiang want to be the emperor back then—"

"Well, let's not talk about the past. Besides, Princess Yongning is your majesty's bloodline."

"Yes, so your Majesty said that if he can't give birth to a son, does that mean he has to give the family business to someone else? He obviously has a daughter, and he has been arguing with the ministers for a year. I think he can't get over it."

The women were talking in low voices when news came from outside that several important officials had rushed over. When they heard that Princess Yongning had arrived, they looked gloomy, worried and dissatisfied. Marquis Dongyang had to deal with them again. Princess Yongning was also persuaded to get on the carriage and left reluctantly. The court officials then followed suit.

Although the princess had left, people in the Dongyang Marquis's Mansion were talking even more lively.

"All these people are here, it shows that they really want to treat Princess Yongning as the crown prince."

"Otherwise, why would we be so careful and take it seriously?"

"Oh, I can't imagine that there will be a female emperor."

"Perhaps everyone is following the Emperor's wishes. After all, His Majesty is still young, and there are many concubines in the palace. Who knows, he might have given birth to a son."

"Let's take it one step at a time."

"Yes, no matter what, Princess Yongning came to Zhou Jingyun's wedding, which shows the emperor's grace."

"Yes, if Princess Yongning's little child doesn't have His Majesty's permission, can she leave the palace?"

The little Princess Yongning did not go back to the palace directly. When the carriage approached the imperial city, she got off, was carried by a eunuch to a small cart, and then, surrounded by the guards, she rushed into the city again. This time, she did not take the main street, but passed through several alleys and entered a teahouse.

Opening the highest window of the teahouse, you can see the bustling street.

It was dusk, but the confetti and flowers left by the wedding procession still covered the street, shining brightly. People continued to flock to the direction of Dongyang Marquis Mansion on the street.

"Hurry up and go. Today's banquet at the Dongyang Marquis's Mansion will last until midnight."

"Not just today, but for three consecutive days."

"Then I'll eat there for the next three days to save money."

Listening to the noise coming from below, the young man standing by the window couldn't help but smile.

"Father——" The door behind him was pushed open, and a childish voice was heard.

Li Yu turned around and looked at Princess Yongning running over, smiling even more: "Did you see her?"

Princess Yongning ran to him and opened her arms, and Li Yu picked her up skillfully.

"I saw it, the prince is very handsome." Princess Yongning said, "Aunt, it's just like what I dreamed of, bullying me."

Li Yu stretched out his hand and pinched her nose: "She is not bullying you, she just doesn't know how to take care of a child because she has never been a child since she was a child."

Princess Yongning, a little girl, didn't understand what was said, and said, "So my aunt was born an adult."

Li Yu laughed, thinking that this was not right, but also true. Bai Li had lost her mother since she was born, and with that kind of physique, no one treated her as a child, and she indeed did not have a carefree childhood.

"Was the wedding lively?" he asked, changing the subject.

Princess Yongning nodded repeatedly: "It's lively, there are so many people, so many fun things to do, and so many delicious foods."

In fact, her food, clothing and other necessities are the best in the world, but for a child, people and things outside are still attractive.

Li Yu smiled: "Actually, my wedding was also very lively."

Princess Yongning asked curiously, "Is it the wedding of my father and mother? Then did I attend it?"

"Of course I participated." Li Yu smiled and said, "It's a pity that you were too young at that time. You could only sleep. You didn't see the delicious food, drinks, and fun things. And, father, I sang and danced."

Princess Yongning's eyes were filled with regret and annoyance: "Alas, I really love to sleep. No wonder the Grand Tutor always nags me and I don't want to listen. It seems that I really need to change."

She had already started the enlightenment last month, and invited ministers who were highly respected and knowledgeable.

This was to let everyone know at a glance that she was being trained as the crown prince, and it did not really require her to study hard right now.

Li Yu smiled slowly: "Don't worry, you are still young, if you feel sleepy now, just sleep, but when you grow up, you can't do it casually."

Princess Yongning hugged Li Yu's neck and said, "Father is so good to me."

Li Yu patted her and said softly, "This is also me being nice to me."

Raising the princess was also the same thing that he did when he was raising himself. Although he was luckier than Bai Li, he also grew up suddenly when he was very young and could no longer be a child.

Princess Yongning was a little tired after running out. She yawned, hugged Li Yu's neck, and closed her eyes as he patted her.

Li Yu looked in the direction of Dongyang Marquis Mansion. The dusk faded away, the night fell, and the lights were bright. He looked quietly for a moment, retracted his gaze, turned and walked away.

It doesn't matter, he had a wedding too.

Over the years, he would often dream about that wedding. He was very happy in his dreams and he was also happy when he woke up.

It is a dream, but it is also real because it really happened.

Just as Bai Li said, even if those people have left, they have existed, and as long as they have existed, they are real and will always be there.