White Hedge Dream

After entering the house first, Chunxiang and Chunhong returned to the yard. Although they were nervous and apprehensive, they did not forget to let the kitchen prepare meals.

Zhou Jingyun and Zhuang Li returned to the yard, and simple meals were delivered to them.

"You guys go down." Zhou Jingyun said.

Chunyue and others bowed and left.

"It's Xueliu." Zhuang Li continued the previous topic, "She had seen this silk flower when she collected things in my house before."

Zhou Jingyun ate his food and asked, "What happened to the silk flower?"

Zhuang Li held the chopsticks and looked at him: "The Queen's reward was too valuable. I was afraid of breaking it, so I made one myself, but I didn't do it well and it broke."

Zhou Jingyun understood immediately: "She saw it and took it away?"

Zhuang Li nodded: "I originally threw it into the lake and let it float away with the petals. She should have seen it and picked it up."

No wonder he didn't make any fuss when he let her go. It turned out that he was determined to take revenge. Zhou Jingyun put down the bowl and chopsticks, his face was gloomy and a little sad.

He actually didn't have much impression of this maid. Back then, Madam Lu Sanniang had given him a maid to accompany him as soon as he entered the house. He could only use Chunmei as a cover. He had just married a wife and had a concubine, so he didn't need another one. , to avoid being said to be treating your wife lightly, which is ridiculous.

Then Miss Lu Sanniang died. Because she had no heirs, everyone around her was sent back to Ding'anbo Mansion. Only this maid insisted on staying, saying that she had agreed to take care of the prince for her. Since she didn't want to leave, then she could stay. He was leaving the capital anyway.

Over the years, Mrs. Dongyang Hou had mentioned taking Xue Liu into her house several times, but he had always refused, thinking that the maid had given up.

Thinking of this, he laughed at himself again.

Give up?

The human heart cannot die so easily.

Even if he seems dead, he will resurrect once there is a micro spark and do something crazy and crazy. Isn't he like this?

"Eat more." Zhuang Li's voice came, "You will be energetic only when you are full."

Zhou Jingyun came back to her senses and saw that Zhuang Li had finished a bowl of rice. She was really energetic...

Zhou Jingyun paused and asked, "Did you expect that she would do this?"

Another sentence, you deliberately let her do this without asking.

Zhuang Li raised his head and looked at him: "If I had thought about it, I wouldn't do this. It involves a gift from the emperor." He said with a wry smile, "How dare I cause such trouble with my status."

She didn't even blink. Zhou Jingyun was silent for a moment, lowered his head and took a bite of food.

"Can the silk flowers you make look fake? Xue Liu can't see it, and neither can the Queen." He thought of something and said again, looking at Zhuang Li.

Zhuang Li smiled: "I happen to have this skill."

Zhou Jingyun thought about the dried lotus buds she made, which looked exactly like the real ones.

"Since we have the truth, this matter has nothing to do with us." He said, "It doesn't matter where she files the complaint."

Zhuang Li put down his bowl and chopsticks and wiped his mouth with a brocade handkerchief: "But the prince can go and hold him to account." He said with another smile, "Since marrying me is an excuse, it would be too wasteful to only use it to deal with a maid."

Zhou Jingyun immediately understood what she meant.

How could a maid named Xue Liu sue the queen so quickly? Ding Anbo's mansion must have sent her there.

Since they are unjust, why should he be benevolent?

I couldn't tell that she was quite... It couldn't even be described as calm, but I didn't know how to describe it. Zhou Jingyun looked at her, picked up the bowl, finished the last bite of rice, and put down the bowl and chopsticks.

"Come here." He called out.

Chunyue and other maids hurriedly came in from outside and saw Zhou Jingyun getting up.

"Change, I have to go out."

The maids got busy, helping Zhou Jingyun change. Zhou Jingyun walked out and looked at Zhuang Li who followed him. Although she didn't need it, as her husband, she should still comfort her.

He said softly: "You wait at home, don't worry, I'm here."

Zhuang Li looked at him gratefully and earnestly: "Okay, I'm waiting for the crown prince."

Zhou Jingyun touched his nose, turned around and strode away.

Seeing Zhou Jingyun leaving, Chunyue and the other maids couldn't help it anymore, and surrounded Zhuang Li to ask what happened.

"What's wrong with the silk flowers?"

"Does the Queen suspect that the silk flowers are fake?"

Zhuang Li comforted them: "No problem, it's true. There is a prince, don't worry."

Chunyue held her hand and gritted her teeth and said, "It's true, how could it be false? Who can come to our house to exchange the silk flowers?"

Chun Hong and Chun Xiang nodded along. If no one from the outside can come in, it must be changed by the family. Zhuang Li looked at the maids and smiled and said, "If it is true or false, the silk flower maker will check it."

She looked out the door.

Take a good look and examine it carefully.

…

…

This is Xue Liu’s first time entering the palace.

Although she was brought in through a small corner door, walked through several passages, and was taken to a secret pavilion in a corner of the Queen's Palace, she was not able to see the magnificence of the imperial city.

But just the secret pavilion of the Queen's Palace was enough to shock her.

The Duobao shelf is made of rosewood inlaid with ivory. There are jade, porcelain vases, gold flowers and jade trees on the shelf. There are colorful cushions on the soft couch and gold and silver thread pillows. The interior of the pavilion is filled with brilliance.

Xue Liu sat on her knees on the ground, looking a little distracted. Didn't everyone say that the queen was frugal? It can be seen that the frugality of the royal family is different from that of ordinary people.

There were soft footsteps outside the door. Xue Liu followed the sound and saw a female envoy in her forties coming in, with a Shang Yi sign hanging on her waist.

This is a distant relative of Mrs. Ding'an Bo, who is now serving as a secretary in the Shangyi Bureau. It was thanks to her connections that he could sue the Queen so quickly.

Xue Liu whispered: "Aunt Qin."

Qin Sibin glanced at her: "The people who went to Dongyang Marquis' Mansion are coming back soon. You'd better not lie. My Majesty is not in a good mood."

Xue Liu shook her head desperately: "I didn't lie. I fished out the palace flowers from the water with my own hands."

Qin Sibin was about to say something when the maid's call came from outside the door: "Aunt Qin, Aunt Huang and Eunuch Li are back."

Qin Sibin turned around and hurriedly walked out. When she saw the two people in front of them entering the hall, she hurriedly straightened her clothes and followed them.

The Queen was sitting on a chair, as if she had just lost her temper, her chest rising and falling violently.

The three little palace maids knelt on the ground and quietly picked up the broken porcelain pieces.

"In the past, it was enough for a cold palace to be guarded by crazy maids. Now we have sent guards. Is it because we are afraid that **** will escape? It is to guard against me!" the queen scolded, slapping the table with her hand, " And that bold chambermaid, do you think I can kill a convict? If you can’t kill that bitch, how can I kill a eunuch?”

The two maids knelt down and hugged the queen's arms. "Your Majesty, please calm down." "My Majesty, please don't hurt yourself."

The eldest palace maid advised, "I heard that someone from Bai Xun's family escaped. Your Majesty was furious, so you have to be on guard to prevent the convict woman from causing problems again."

The queen gritted her teeth and said, "If you give the convict woman death, everything will be safe. It's not that she can't bear to part with her."

Having said this, he looked at the female envoy and chambermaid who entered the palace and diverted his anger.

"How's the investigation?" She sat up straight and shouted, "Do you think even a young daughter-in-law from the Hou family dares to look down on me now?"

Qin Sibin, who was walking behind, lowered his head. The Queen was in a bad mood, so it was a good time to complain.

The queen could not do anything to the emperor, and her anger had to be vented somewhere.

Anyone who offends the queen at this time will lose half his life.

Even the young lady of the Hou family could not escape.

Qin Sibin clenched his wrist. The new gold bracelet was heavy. What was even more heavy was a land deed given by Mrs. Ding Anbo.

"Your Majesty, the palace flowers are still there in the Dongyang Marquis' Mansion."

The voice of the chamberlain came, and Qin Sibin stiffened and raised his head.

The queen frowned and looked at the small box held by the chamberlain. There was a neat silk flower inside.

She turned back to look at a cut silk flower placed on the table.

"What's going on?" she asked, and immediately raised her eyebrows, "A little servant dares to play tricks on me—"

Qin Sibin hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Madam, Xu is fake. Since the young lady of Dongyang Hou Shizi has damaged the silk flower, she must have forged one just in case."

The female envoy who went to Dongyang Marquis Mansion thought about the tea she brought back, especially the smile on Prince Zhou's face when he handed the tea. She hesitated and said, "Young lady looks very calm and did not panic when being questioned. We also took the silk flowers with our own hands." Come on, there’s no chance of cheating.”

Qin Sibin said hurriedly: "You always know people's faces but not their hearts. Madam, it's better to identify the authenticity of the silk flowers."

The queen looked irritated: "How do I know if it is true or false?" As she said something, her eyes lit up as she sat upright. "Someone, bring Bai's convict wife over. Let her make the silk flowers and let her identify the true and false."

He sneered at this.

"The emperor wants to ask questions, and I also want to ask questions. Let's see who dares to stop him!"