White Hedge Dream

Chapter 295 Morning Light

The morning light was misty, and although it was not yet bright, the servants around the Zichen Hall had already begun to be busy, cleaning and wiping inside and outside.

But today is a little easier, because the news just came that His Majesty has canceled the morning court.

"The new emperor will not attend the morning court as soon as he ascends the throne?"

There was a chamberlain holding a broom and leaning against the corner of the hall, talking quietly.

Another chamberlain yawned: "The Emperor was quite diligent at that time."

But he didn't achieve much. After five or six years in office, he regarded himself as the emperor.

An old chamberlain who was squatting on the ground picking up sundries coughed heavily: "There is really no one available in the palace. Can His Majesty be able to discuss the release of you two who don't understand the rules?"

After speaking, he pointed to a palace.

"Do you want to be sent there too?"

The case of Concubine Bai's murder of the Supreme Emperor has not yet been investigated, and more than half of the people in the palace have been locked up.

The newly enthroned King Chu did not use the Board of Supervisors to investigate the case, and also investigated many people in the Board of Supervisors, so this incident in the imperial city was not as **** as the last time, but despite this, the chambermaids who were captured for interrogation Life or death is uncertain, and he will never be used by the new emperor again.

If the new emperor doesn't use them, they will become useless people, and there will be no place for them in the world. The two chamberlains were too busy to speak, and lowered their heads to clean carefully, but the old chamberlain made a sound.

"This bell"

The two chamberlains looked around and saw the old chamberlain picking up a bell from the ground. It looked rusty, as if it had been eroded by wind and rain for a long time.

"It must have fallen from the eaves." The two chamberlains said, raising their heads to look above.

"Here, there are no bells hanging here, this should be it," the old chamberlain muttered, with a panicked look on his face, not at all as calm as before.

What is it? No matter what it is, it will inevitably break over time. What's all the fuss about.

The two chamberlains said: "Give Nei Zaofu a message and then change—"

Before he finished speaking, he saw the old chamberlain running away with the rusty bell in his arms, shouting "It's terrible, it fell -" as he ran.

The two chamberlains looked at each other with confused expressions.

"There is indeed no one in the palace." One of the chamberlains curled his lips, "Even this crazy person is released."

The sound of soft footsteps disturbed the silence in the emperor's palace.

Cai Songnian did not break into the bedroom directly, but stopped in front of the heavy curtain.

"Your Majesty," he said respectfully.

It was quiet behind the curtain, and just when Cai Songnian couldn't help but raise his voice to shout again, Li Yu's voice came.

"What's the matter?"

Cai Songnian breathed a sigh of relief and said hurriedly: "Your Majesty, the Imperial Bell was found to have fallen over at the Zichen Palace. Do you think you should invite someone from the Holy Ancestor Temple?"

Speaking of which, what comes to mind?

"Also, just now people from the Holy Ancestor Temple came to report that Xuanyangzi ran away. No, Xuanyangzi left the Taoist temple and went somewhere unknown. Do you think we should let the soldiers and horses look for him?"

Cai Songnian's voice fell, and the hall became quiet again. After a moment, Li Yu's voice came from inside.

"The Imperial Bell belongs to the Holy Ancestor Temple. Send it back to the Holy Ancestor Temple and let them deal with it."

"As for Xuanyangzi, he is an outsider, let him be."

Cai Songnian responded and turned around to leave. He hesitated and asked, "Are you okay? Do you want the imperial doctor to come and see you again?"

He was suddenly woken up from his dream in the middle of the night yesterday. Li Yu told people that he was not feeling well. He would not go to court today. He came in a panic and asked what was wrong, but Li Yu only said that he was sleepy and needed to sleep more. At that time There was also an imperial physician present, who also said that His Majesty had been working hard for days and just needed a rest, so he stopped asking.

Li Yu's voice came from inside again, "No, please step back."

Judging from the sound of his voice, he is much more energetic than in the middle of the night. He has been really busy recently. The White Concubine Zhang Ze's rebellion case, the palace investigation, the investigation of court officials, plus the enthronement ceremony, and the canonization of the queen. Well, although she was born as a maid, but

Cai Songnian's thoughts flashed across his mind and he couldn't help but pause. He seemed to have something in mind but couldn't remember it.

Although she was born a maidservant, it is not a big deal. In fact, it is better, so that the wealthy family will not send a daughter as their queen to control His Majesty.

Fortunately, His Majesty stopped those officials.

The emperor and empress have been decided, and the new dynasty has a new atmosphere. Cai Songnian couldn't help but smile, but his brows still furrowed.

He always feels that he has forgotten something important or someone.

Cai Songnian put his hand on his brow and left the palace.

"I have made arrangements in advance to evacuate everyone. Only Cai Songnian is left in Zichen Hall."

"I also told Cai Songnian, no matter what you see me doing or my condition, you are not allowed to make a fuss, let alone hurt you."

After the curtains were hung in the bedroom, Li Yu sat on the bed and looked at the woman sitting beside the bed.

The morning light was hazy, covering her body like water, but it did not blur her vision, but was very clear.

Her face and eyes were as clear as spring water.

"I know that you are well prepared. You have gold sore medicine, bandages, and even life-saving pills. You are very well prepared." She said with a smile, her eyes falling on his chest.

As soon as the dream disappeared last night, she bandaged Li Yu in time and gave him a pill collected by the palace. Li Yu's life was safe.

Now that he was dressed, there was no visible internal injury.

"Don't worry even if you are not prepared. Even if he sees it, even if many doctors are invited, even if the trouble is known to everyone in the palace, I can erase their thoughts and not be harmed."

Although the commotion was not that big, Li Yu also saw that both the imperial doctor and Cai Songnian had forgotten about his injury, or what he had done.

I even forgot who Baili was.

He knew that Bai Li had wiped away everyone's memories of her in the illusion.

Unexpectedly, as the morning light came, she was really forgotten.

Fortunately, he still remembered.

Is he the only one who still remembers it?

Li Yu looked at her: "I really want to help you get rid of Empress Jiang. I didn't want to hurt you. I didn't know it would turn out like this."

Bai Li interrupted him: "I know, it's not because of you that I became like this." He said with a slight smile, "It's because I never told you what happened to me. Because I was born heterogeneous, I was targeted by Shen Qing very early on. Go up and join forces with Zhuang Feizi to turn me into Empress Chiang."

She picked up the warm medicine on the side, picked up the spoon and gave Li Yu a sip.

"From the moment I entered Beijing, I was no longer just myself. Empress Chiang already existed in my consciousness."

That's why she told him in the fantasy that she was not the real her from the first moment he saw her.

Li Yu looked at her, then she was the real her now.

But although he didn't lose his memory, when he thought back to the past, the Baili beside him became blurry.

Li Yu swallowed the bitter medicine.

"Ali, I don't want to lose you." He said, "I lost my parents and my consort. I can't keep anything. I'm afraid that everything will disappear."

"No one can have everything around him forever, don't have such obsession." Bai Li said, looking at him and smiling softly, "And even if it disappears, it does not mean that it is lost. Existing, even for a short moment, is forever."

Li Yu looked at her. She only existed for a moment, but could it last forever?

"Just like your mother, Prince Consort, although they have left, their love and care for you is real and continues to exist."

"You don't have to be afraid or afraid to dream. Although many of the things that happen in dreams are absurd and false, they are also based on real existence."

"If you only fear loss and forget to feel existence, then that is real loss."

Forgot to feel the present, yes, when his mother was here, he only felt that his mother's love was taken for granted, even a little annoying, and there was also the consort. He always thought about how to make up for the consort in the future, thinking about getting rid of the trouble and threats, thinking about himself again. When no one was able to control him, he and his consort cherished each other to the fullest, so much so that at that time, they didn't listen, didn't look, didn't want to care, and only looked at the future.

As a result, there is no present and no future.

There would never be a prince-in-law again, and he would never have the opportunity to show his respect and love to him.

Li Yu looked at the spoonful of medicine that was handed over again and drank it gently.

"The same goes for you and me."

"Li Yu, you like me, so you charged Zhou Jingyun with colluding with Concubine Bai to harm the queen."

She knows!

Li Yu stiffened and subconsciously wanted to close his eyes. He didn't dare to look at Bai Li, but what was the use of escaping?

He raised his head and looked at Bai Li and nodded.

"Yes." He said, "I was the one who asked people to write it from the beginning."

Bai Li smiled: "I guessed it. Although Zhang Zheneng confessed, he would not deliberately testify against Zhou Jingyun. After all, he knew that Zhou Jingyun was forced and I was there. The most important thing is that even if someone really confessed this, All incriminating documents will be reviewed by you before being presented to the emperor."

If he didn't allow it, why would Zhou Jingyun appear on the crime book?

Li Yu looked at her: "I didn't want to hurt his life, let alone the Dongyang Marquis Mansion. I just wanted to find an opportunity for him to leave the capital, and leave you."

Now that he has been exposed, he no longer hides it.

"I'm afraid that you will come back to him, Ah Li, and I'm afraid that you will leave me."

Bai Li looked at him, his eyes as clear as water: "Li Yu, have you forgotten? Our marriage is fake."

"I know our marriage is fake." Li Yu said, sitting up, "But my feelings for you are not fake, and neither is the affection between you and me."

Bai Li nodded: "Yes, the friendship between us is not fake. You saved me, I saved you, you and I help each other, support each other, and become bad guys together in order to achieve our dreams and wishes."

Thinking of what he said before, a smile appeared on Li Yu's face.

"But now, our wish has been fulfilled and it's time for us to have a new life."

Li Yu's smile faded: "But, we were together before, why can't we be together in the future?"

"No." Bai Li interrupted him, "Because from now on, when you and I are together, we won't help each other and support each other, and things will change between us."

Changed? "I won't change, and I will never change my feelings for Ah Li," Li Yu said.

Bai Li looked at him: "You will, you will be afraid of me, you will be jealous of me."

Li Yu frowned: "How could I be afraid of you?"

"Maybe Li Yu can't, but the emperor can." Bai Li said, looking at Li Yu, "A person who can change the minds of courtiers at any time and erase the traces of his own actions. Li Yu, think about what I have done. Will the emperor be afraid of the things I can do? "

The things she did were incomparable and miraculous, and they were also terrifying to think about. Anyone would be a marionette in her hands, subject to her control. Li Yu was startled.

Bai Li looked into his eyes: "And I am a person who will become whatever others think of me. Li Yu, do you think I will become a person who will be wary of each other, slander each other, and kill each other in the future? "

She held Li Yu's hand and shook it gently.

"If you want to have Ah Li, you will lose Ah Li."

Li Yu was silent for a moment: "I understand, if I don't want to have it, I can have the past and the future, whom I am familiar with, help each other, support each other, and can support each other's lives."

Bai Li smiled: "Your Majesty is wise."

After saying that, he let go and stood up.

"Shangguanyue, then, I'll take my leave."

She smiled at him, raised her hand and waved it gently.

Li Yu looked at her, wanting to say something, and finally moved his lips and smiled slowly.

"Bai Li, goodbye."

The people in front of me flowed and dispersed like water.

Li Yu lowered his head and saw that he was holding a medicine bowl in his hand. The spoon was placed on the other side of the medicine bowl, as if someone had just held it.

He reached out and held the spoon, as if feeling the residual warmth on it, raised his head and drank the medicine in one gulp.

"Your Majesty is wise."

Zhou Jingyun walked out of the Supervisory Court, and before he could see the person coming to pick him up, he heard the voice of Xu's mother.

What follows is an exorcism operation.

He wanted to hide, but Mother Xu grabbed him.

"Don't hide, this is the talisman water of the Holy Ancestor Temple."

Zhou Jingyun was stunned for a moment: "Can I still ask for talisman water from the Holy Ancestor Temple?"

That Xuanyangzi didn't even pay attention to the emperor's summons. The gate was closed all year round, and his mother went to beg for help? Mother is so proud?

"It's not Xuanyangzi. You've been in this cell for a long time and you don't know what's happening outside." Xu's mother said, "Ten days ago, the Holy Ancestor Temple had a new temple owner. Xuanyangzi left, and Xuancheng The son succeeded the temple master. He was much kinder and kinder. When he was in trouble, he came to the door and opened the door. However, the talisman water in our house was not brought by begging. It was sent by Xuanchengzi himself. It can be seen that the gods also know that the prince is receiving wronged."

Zhou Jingyun was a little confused when he heard that Xuanyangzi was gone? What do you mean by leaving?

"He's not dead, he's running away." Jiang Yun said from the side. "It is said that he finally became enlightened and became an immortal."

He said with a smile.

"I inquired because he was crazy and ran away without a trace."

Mother Xu snorted beside her: "No nonsense."

Crazy? Zhou Jingyun thought to himself, there are so many crazy people in this period, Zhang Ze has also gone crazy, and is still locked up in the cell. He probably will never get out in this life.

"Your Majesty, who do you think Xuancheng is?" Jiang Yun said with a smile.

Zhou Jingyun looked at him.

Jiang Yun couldn't help but smile and answered first: "Wang Tong."

Zhou Jingyun was slightly shocked.

"It was said that the Taiyuan Wang family paid for it, and His Majesty actually agreed. It is the Holy Ancestor Temple." Jiang Yun said, crossing his arms and raising his eyebrows, "As expected, they are fair-weather friends, and one person can be a housekeeper - a chicken and a dog. "

Zhou Jingyun said in a deep voice: "Be careful what you say."

Mother Xu also hit him with the whisk in her hand: "You kid, do you want the prince to go in again?"

Jiang Yun hurriedly bowed his head and confessed.

Zhou Jingyun smiled: "It doesn't matter, Your Majesty is wise. Since you dare to do this, you don't care about the discussion."

Xu's mother finally finished the required rituals and urged, "Okay, okay, go home quickly, everyone is waiting at home."

The streets in late autumn were bustling with activity, and the palace change did not seem to have much impact.

"Dali Temple of the Ministry of Punishment is responsible for investigating the remaining members. If someone is guilty, he is guilty. If not, he will be released, and the people will not care." Jiang Yun said, "The prince is the last to be released."

Zhou Jingyun smiled: "Actually, when the seal was removed from home, it was fine."

The Dongyang Marquis Mansion was not ransacked and no one else was arrested. He could move around freely and his relatives and friends still came and went. Even if Zhou Jingyun was still locked up, everyone knew that nothing was wrong.

Sure enough, I was quickly recognized by people walking on the street and greeted me one after another.

"The prince is out."

"The prince finally came out."

Some people even asked, "Where did the crown prince go?" They simply forgot that he was in prison.

Zhou Jingyun didn't pay attention to the opinions and comments on the street. His eyes always inadvertently stopped at the shops on the street, especially food. He always felt that he should buy something.

He paid little attention to food.

Who does he want to buy it for?

Mother?

His mother had many taboos, so he never bought her food easily.

He always feels that.

Zhou Jingyun couldn't help but raise his hand and press his temples, feeling that something was about to jump out.

"Your Majesty?" Jiang Yun noticed something strange about him and hurriedly asked, "Are you feeling uncomfortable somewhere?"

What Zhou Jingyun was about to say, another voice came from the street.

"Prince Zhou."

This voice was somewhat familiar. Zhou Jingyun subconsciously raised his head and saw an old man standing in front of a street shop. This was a medical clinic. This was...

"Zhang, doctor."

Zhou Jingyun slowly called out this name that felt familiar yet strange at the same time.

Zhang Shilin looked at him with concern: "The prince's face is not very good."

The shop assistant next to him poked him and whispered: "The prince has been living in the Supervisory Court for almost a month."

Can your face look better?

Zhang Shilin seemed to realize that what he said was inappropriate, and hurriedly said: "I have a soothing incense here, the prince can use it?"

The shop clerk's eyes widened. This was even more inappropriate. How could a doctor deliver medicine on the street?

The attendants around Dongyang Hou Shizi and the maids in the car all looked ugly, but the prince's beautiful face was still very kind. Although there was a flash of confusion, and he was obviously stunned by these sudden words, but -

The prince was graceful and immediately nodded with a smile.

"Okay." He said, "Then try it."

Now that he had spoken, Jiang Yun went forward to get it, paid the money, and Zhang Shilin personally delivered it and watched Zhou Jingyun and his party go away.

"Master, our business is not that bad. We don't need you to solicit customers on the street." The disciples complained.

Zhang Shilin smiled: "Me neither, I—"

He didn't know why he suddenly saw Zhou Jingyun and suddenly stopped him, asking with concern, as if they were familiar with each other.

"Are you familiar? You haven't had much contact with him, right?" said a disciple.

Families like the Hou Mansion all use imperial doctors.

"Those who have dealt with her before, the Crown Prince's wife was ill, and Master went to see her." Another disciple said while picking up medicine.

Zhang Shilin looked over suddenly and nodded: "Yes, yes, yes." His voice became slow as it reached his mouth, as if something slipped by, and then disappeared without a trace, "It's a pity that the lady from the Lu family is ill. It’s too fierce and I can’t do anything about it.”

After saying that, he looked out the door and sighed.

"How long has it been since the Lu family's wife's incident? It's been ten years, Master. Do you still remember it?" A younger disciple was surprised, "It's still so sad."

The other disciples looked over and saw a hint of sadness in Zhang Shilin's eyebrows.

"Doctors are kind." A disciple sighed.

What Zhang Shilin was about to say, several more women came together on the street.

"This is where I bought the Anshen incense."

An elegant woman said with a smile.

"This is Dr. Zhang's unique secret recipe."

Zhang Shilin smiled hurriedly and saluted: "Mrs. Lin, thank you for the compliment."

Mrs. Lin smiled and said, "Tell the truth." After saying that, she looked at the women around her and said, "I always couldn't sleep well before, just-"

When she said this, her face became stagnant that she had not noticed before, and her voice soon slipped from her mouth.

".It was specially developed for me by Dr. Zhang."

The other women asked one after another, "Is it really so powerful?" and asked, "Is this a craft inherited from Dr. Zhang's family?"

When asked, Zhang Shilin, who had been smiling all the time, blurted out: "I dreamed about it."

After saying that, I was stunned for a moment.

The women all laughed, "Is it true?" "I think about it day by day and dream about it at night. Can I make magic medicine in my dreams?" "This is a good dream."

In this dream, Zhang Shilin seemed to see himself in the dream taking out a few medicines from the medicine cabinet and mixing them together.

The smile returned to his stagnant eyes again, and he called the women to come in: "Sleep well, dream well, that's good."

Just peace and quiet.