White Hedge Dream

Chapter 45 Sitting opposite

Listening to the sound of water in the clean room, Chun Yue felt a little uneasy.

Chunhong Chunxiang went to serve Zhou Jingyun but was rejected.

"I just rinse it off, no one needs to wait on me." He said and entered the clean room.

Don’t you really need to serve? Are they too unruly as maids?

Zhuang Li sat in front of the desk, holding a book, looking at Chun Yue who was walking around uneasily, and said with a smile: "The prince is used to being alone outside, am I not used to you serving me?"

Chunyue scolded: "Young madam, you must get used to it as soon as possible, otherwise the slaves will not get used to it either."

Zhuang Li chuckled softly.

The sound of washing inside stopped.

Chun Yue was a little nervous, but fortunately Chun Hong went to the outer study to get Zhou Jingyun's homely clothes and brought back a boy of seven or eight years old.

The young boy Feng'er went in and gave Zhou Jingyun some clothes. After a while, Zhou Jingyun walked out with light footsteps.

She put on a homely green robe, without a belt, flowing freely, and the fragrance of pine wood spreads in the room.

The spring moon and spring red bowed their knees and saluted.

Zhuang Li stood up from the table holding the scroll.

Zhou Jingyun looked at Zhuang Li, his eyes fell on the scroll in her hand, and he thought for a moment: "I found it from the countryside a long time ago. It is very unfamiliar, like a poem or a song, but I didn't read it."

Zhuang Li said with a smile: "Mrs. Zhuang also has a copy. She said it was a folk sung song. It rarely survives. I asked rashly, but I didn't expect that the prince also has one."

Zhou Jingyun smiled, and using books as the topic, the two of them seemed to be no longer so unfamiliar.

Chunyue brought the tea over, and Zhou Jingyun took it and took a sip, his eyes casually scanning the room. He moved here after he got married. He only lived here for two years, and then he stayed away all year round. Now it has a new atmosphere. It’s even stranger to stand in the middle of it.

He looked at Zhuang Li and asked, "What were you talking about just now? Are you used to it?"

Zhuang Li said with a smile: "I'm telling them, because they have followed my habits, but they are not used to it."

Chunyue blushed and said hurriedly: "Young madam, you are making fun of us!"

He was already able to joke with the maids, which showed that he was very used to it. Zhou Jingyun took another sip of tea.

"I'm going to have a few drinks with my father in the study room later." He said, "My mother will hold a family dinner tomorrow, and my second and third uncles will all come over."

Zhuang Li nodded and saw that he stopped talking, so he just took another sip of tea.

She is actually not a good talker either.

But neither of them spoke, which was a bit strange. As a wife...she thought of something and said, "Your Majesty, eat something before drinking. It's good for your health."

Good for your health... Zhou Jingyun glanced at her and asked, "Is this Mr. Zhuang's habit?"

It is indeed Mr. Zhuang's habit, or Mrs. Zhuang's request to Mr. Zhuang. Zhuang Li said with a smile: "Mr. is in poor health and cannot drink, but he always drinks secretly. Mrs. Zhuang has no choice but to give this advice." After that, he told Chun Yue, "Bring the fried fish prepared in the kitchen tonight, and cook a small bowl of noodles with green vegetables."

Chunyue responded and glanced at Zhou Jingyun. Zhou Jingyun remained silent and did not refuse. Chunyue hurriedly turned around.

The food was quickly delivered and placed on the Arhat bed in front of the window sill, with the red spring moon handing over the bowls and chopsticks.

"You guys go down." Zhou Jingyun said, "I'll talk to the young lady."

Chunyue Chunhong looked at Zhuang Li subconsciously, and Zhuang Li nodded: "Go ahead." He added, "I'll serve the prince for dinner."

Chunyue Chunhong responded, exited the room and came to the yard.

"I didn't expect that the prince would eat with the young lady first." They whispered.

I originally thought that the prince would stay with his wife for dinner.

Feng'er sat on the steps of the wing, eating snacks given by Chunxiang, and murmured in a low voice: "Young madam is really good at keeping a son, she just uses good health as a reason."

Chunxiang retorted in a low voice: "Then it must be because the Crown Prince wants to stay."

Chunyue Chunhong nodded, her eyebrows excited, yes, only if the prince wants to stay, the young lady can really make him stay.

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"You get along well with the maids."

Zhou Jingyun said, looking up at the opposite side.

I had noticed the attitude of the maids towards Zhuang Li before. When they heard his order, they did not immediately obey him, but looked at Zhuang Li.

This means that he regards her as his master in his heart.

Zhuang Li was eating fried fish. Since he wanted to eat, he might as well eat together. Chunyue also brought her share.

Hearing Zhou Jingyun's words, she smiled: "It's thanks to Tuo Shizi. I am your wife, and everyone treats me very well."

Because she is his wife, everyone will treat her well? Not necessarily. The chopsticks in Zhou Jingyun's hand paused for a moment. What he saw today was that Mrs. Amber's eyes made her want to eat her, and her mother's dissatisfaction was not concealed in her expression or words.

"You feel wronged if I send you here rashly." He said.

Zhuang Li raised his head and said, "Your Majesty, please don't say that. I have brought danger to your family."

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It was almost dusk, the busiest time in the market, but a group of hundreds of knights came rushing from the city gate, shouting and shouting to disperse the people on the street.

In fact, there was no need to shout. When they saw the group of soldiers and the tall black carriage behind them, the people on the street immediately recognized who it was and shouted "The Black Crow is coming" in a low voice and fled away.

The streets become empty in the blink of an eye.

Zhang Ze's carriage traveled smoothly all the way to the palace city.

The guards dispersed, Zhang Ze got off the carriage, and in front of the palace there was an old **** wearing a purple robe waiting with a smile.

"Zhang Zhongcheng, you are back." He stepped forward enthusiastically.

Zhang Ze smiled at him and said, "Does Mr. Wang miss me?"

The white and fat face of the imperial **** Wang Degui seemed a little shy: "I don't dare to address Zhong Cheng like this. The high steward is still waiting for Zhong Cheng in Wude Hall."

Zhang Ze held his arm and whispered: "How can a twelve-year-old **** who lives in a dormitory be in charge of such an imperial city? It has to be you. Don't worry, your majesty is not one of those people who only trusts domestic slaves."

Wang Degui looked happy, held Zhang Ze's hand, slipped something into his sleeve, and whispered: "This is evidence that Gao Twelve has made friends with his ministers. This old slave is counting on Zhang Zhongcheng."

Zhang Ze smiled and tightened his cuffs without saying a word.

Except for the remnants of Chiang Kai-shek's party, the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, the harem servants, and even the common people were all under the jurisdiction of the Board of Supervisors, and he would not refuse anyone who came.

As long as the complaint is beneficial.

He wants both the plaintiff's interests and the defendant's interests.

"Your Majesty is in Wude Hall?" Zhang Ze asked.

Wang Degui nodded hurriedly and smiled again: "The queen comes to see your majesty and wants to ask for land for the king. It's better for the prime minister to help your majesty."

Zhang Ze smiled and straightened his clothes: "I have something important to report. I would like to ask the king's servant to report it."

At dusk, the lights in the palace were not yet lit, but it was still bright. The main hall in the palace had been renovated by Empress Chiang Kai-shek and was exquisite and luxurious.

Of course, when the emperor mentioned it, he would scold the country and bring disaster to the people, but he still liked it very much in his heart. Who doesn't like to live comfortably, especially after suffering the hardship of being relegated to foreign countries.

The queen was talking ramblingly, "I congratulated you on your birthday. The courtiers sent you many gifts. I sorted them out and sent them to your majesty for the national treasury -"

The emperor said absently: "The Demon Queen bought people's hearts and squandered all of my father's treasury to them. Now it's time to give it all back."

The Queen smiled and said: "This is also the reason why Your Majesty is so powerful and respected by the courtiers and families." Then she moved closer to the Emperor and said, "If I want to be of the same mind as His Majesty, I still have to be one of my own -"

The emperor frowned, and the queen wanted to ask for rewards from her father, brothers and sisters again.

If you don't give it, just cry and complain that when you were demoted, you relied on your father-in-law's family to survive, otherwise you wouldn't be where you are today.

He didn't want to recall the time when he was being slaughtered for meat. Queen Pian was afraid that he would forget the shared suffering in the past, so she would talk about it all the time.

At this time, the **** Wang Degui hurriedly rushed into the palace, followed closely by the glaring **** Gao Twelve.

Wang Degui didn't give Gao Twelve a chance, so he knelt down and rushed to report first.

"Your Majesty, Zhang Zhongcheng is back and is looking for an audience."

The emperor's eyebrows were filled with joy and he sat upright: "Please come in quickly."

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The queen scolded Zhang Zhe in her heart for coming at the wrong time.

"In those days, anyone who presented a poem to Empress Chiang Kai-shek could be promoted to an official position. My father, brothers and sisters were also true relatives of the emperor. They are still serving as minor officials today. Anyone who met the Shangguan family on the road would have to give way to their carriages and horses. What was it like? Looks like this." She said to the person next to her. The palace maid complained, "Isn't his Shangguan family relying on Princess Jinyu? After I became a country, I can't compare to a princess? Princess Jinyu was a lackey of Empress Chiang at that time, and she didn't care about us at all. Your Majesty still treats her like a princess now." My dear sister."

Princess Jinyu and the Queen were both untouchable, and the maid did not dare to say anything more. She only consoled them: "Your Majesty remembers the father-in-law in his heart."

The queen was annoyed: "I remember that I relied on my father, brothers and sisters for food every day, but now I can't tell. Even my palace has fewer and fewer people coming here -"

Otherwise, why would she chase her to the main hall?

This time I was interrupted by Zhang Ze. I don’t know when the next time I will catch the emperor talking about his favor.

The palace maid was about to say something, but a servant came trotting in from outside the palace.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty," he said anxiously, "It's not good, Your Majesty has gone to see Bai."

Upon hearing the word "Bai", the queen stood up suddenly.

"Okay." She gritted her teeth and cursed, "Now I am going to hang this **** with a white silk ribbon. Who dares to say that I am not!"

No one dares to say it, but the emperor will be jealous. Being jealous by the emperor is a dead end in this imperial city. The palace maid hurriedly knelt down and begged: "My queen, please calm down."

The chamberlain was also startled and said hurriedly: "Madam, please calm down. Your Majesty is not having a private meeting with the Bai family. It is Zhang Ze who wants to ask questions."

The queen was startled and asked?

(End of chapter)