White Hedge Dream

Chapter 159 Consideration

Of course Bai Ying knew what he was talking about.

She once thought that after marrying King Changyang, even if she was a side wife, she would become a noble person who would no longer be trampled on at will.

But she also saw with her own eyes that even if you are as noble as a prince, you will still be trampled on at will in the face of power, and you will be as humble as an ant.

What’s even more incredible is that this power is held in the hands of a woman.

Empress Chiang.

She is a dancer with a humbler background than her.

Empress Chiang can do this, why can’t she?

She can also be favored by the emperor.

Moreover, she has advantages that Empress Jiang does not have, or in other words, luck.

She has an heir.

She has the emperor's heir, and she will also become the emperor's mother.

The power that Empress Chiang can gain, she can naturally do too.

But this is the deepest secret in her heart, and she will never tell it to her mouth, let alone reveal any trace of her behavior at this time.

Did Zhou Jingyun guess that Zhang Ze was using her for her own purposes?

However, speculation is just speculation. Zhou Jingyun is not Zhang Ze. Luo Zhi's trap can kill people, and she is not someone who can be trapped at will.

Bai Ying looked at Zhou Jingyun with a helpless expression.

"Your Majesty, you want me to be a member of the Chiang Kai-shek Party like you, and I cannot escape the blame?" She said, a little sad, "Have you forgotten that I am indeed a Chiang Kai-shek Party member? My father and my whole family have been held accountable. Death to death, exile to exile, I am alive now because I have an heir, but in fact I am still a person waiting for sin. "

Zhou Jingyun did not correct that empress Chiang and wanting to be empress Chiang were two different things. He took her words and said calmly: "But I am not empress Chiang. I was deceived."

Cheated? Bai Ying looked at him, what? Does he want to say that he didn't know that the wife he married was Baili? This is even more childish. If you say you don’t know, you just don’t know? It's late.

Zhou Jingyun's voice came.

"Mr. Zhuang and his wife lied to me, and she also lied to me. It wasn't until the beginning of the year that I accidentally read her letter to Mrs. Zhuang, noticed something was wrong, and sent someone to Dengzhou to interrogate Mrs. Zhuang, and I didn't know her true identity."

Mr. Zhuang and his wife? Bai Ying thought that she seemed to have heard Zhang Ze mention that he was also on the list of people who had contact with his father, but she had no impression of it. He probably belonged to a category that was not very close to him, and Zhang Ze didn't find any problems after checking.

It can be seen that it is indeed hidden enough.

My father really put a lot of thought into this disaster.

Bai Ying sneered in her heart and was not interested in hearing what Zhou Jingyun said anymore: "It's useless for the prince to tell me this. Just tell Zhang Ze and he will believe it."

"I'm not saying this to get away from guilt, I'm telling you the reasons why." Zhou Jingyun said, "Whether it's respecting the teacher or being deceived by beauty, I accept that it's a fact to save people in trouble. It has become a fact. Now I can only think about it. The method changed the outcome.”

Bai Ying looked at him, half-smiling: "So you came here to threaten me and asked me to hide it for you? I asked you to kill everyone in the family, but instead ended up living with my sister, living together, and loving each other until we grow old together? Me too Damn it, I won't be able to survive once this heir comes to the throne, and I won't have any good results. Your Majesty, you think too highly of me."

"I am indeed very optimistic about the empress." Zhou Jingyun said, "The empress was able to save her life when the whole family was sentenced to be executed by Chiang Kai-shek's party. This is an extraordinary talent. The empress was also the first to become pregnant when His Majesty had not had a baby for many years. , this is where destiny lies.”

He looked at Bai Ying, his eyes scrutinizing and admiring.

"The empress is a person who has the right time, place and people. No wonder Zhang Zhe is willing to be used by the empress."

Bai Ying was stunned, then she stopped laughing, her smiling eyes were crooked.

"Your Majesty." She looked at Zhou Jingyun, "You are so lovable. No wonder the late Emperor and Empress Chiang were so kind to you. Especially Empress Chiang, when they offered you an official position, they didn't chop off your head if you refused. , and let you go.”

Zhou Jingyun said calmly: "If I had not refused, my head would no longer be on my neck."

He said, stroking his neck gently.

"It's not easy to be a human being. I still want to live longer."

As expected, he knows people but not their hearts. Bai Ying looked at Zhou Jingyun meaningfully. It turned out that the Dongyang Hou Shizi, who was as elegant as an immortal, also had such a worldly plan.

"Immortal?" Zhou Jingyun smiled, "That's because I was born in the Hou Mansion. I have the merits of my father's generation, I have fine clothes and fine food, and countless servants and maids. I can keep my fingers off the spring water, and I am close to the water. I can be hugged by my parents even when I was a baby. Seeing the sky Son, the emperor's praises and golden words are sought after by everyone. If I were born in a commoner's home and only opened my eyes to eat a mouthful of human fireworks to survive, I would never have the fairy spirit, and I would have no chance to be seen by the emperor. "

He looked at Bai Ying.

"My queen must also be deeply aware of this."

"If you were born into a prince's family and had such talent and beauty, you would be a queen now. Why would you need to walk in front of others with a big belly?"

Bai Ying looked at Zhou Jingyun, a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth. The smile at this time was different from before.

It used to be timid, absent-minded and fake, but now this smile is open, calm and shining with edge.

"You don't need to say that, Your Majesty." She stretched out her hand to gently touch her belly, "It's also possible to rely on your belly. Without this belly, Your Majesty wouldn't look at me twice."

He no longer refutes Zhou Jingyun's words, nor does he act weak and incomprehensible.

Zhou Jingyun nodded: "Yes, destiny is also a matter of ability, so I came to see the empress and tell her about this."

Bai Ying looked at him, half-smiling but not smiling: "Isn't it true that I can't hide it anymore and Zhang Ze will find out?"

"Yes, before we find out, let me ask the empress to think about it first." Zhou Jingyun also smiled, "It is better for the empress to destroy a marquis' mansion, or it is better for the empress to consolidate a marquis' mansion."

Bai Ying looked at him without speaking.

Zhou Jingyun stood up.

"I'll go see Your Majesty first." He said, bowing to Bai Ying, "Your Majesty, please consider it slowly."

He turned and walked out.

Bai Ying's voice came from behind, cold and indifferent.

"Did she ask you to come?"

Zhou Jingyun turned his head and said: "Empress, at this time it is no longer about whose will, but how to solve the crisis in the Dongyang Marquis Mansion." After that, he passed Wang Degui and walked out.

Wang Degui came from behind and said urgently in a low voice, "Mother, he—"

There was no sound immediately.

Zhou Jingyun didn't look back and walked slowly outside the imperial study hall door.

Gao Twelve looked at him with a smile: "Your Majesty, won't you sit down for a little longer?"

Counting the time, I didn’t even drink a cup of tea.

Now that we've met you, why don't you say a few nice words?

Zhou Jingyun didn't care that he was smiling, and said calmly: "As long as the etiquette is met."

It is too early to discuss etiquette with a palace concubine, and it is too early to flatter the unborn emperor's heir. Gao Twelve curled his lips inwardly, pretending to be confused, and glanced at the imperial study: "What your Majesty and Qin Shilang said today I'm quite happy." I didn't take the initiative to explain it to him.

Zhou Jingyun didn't seem to hear what he meant, and nodded: "Yes, it sounds lively, so..."

As he spoke, the person moved forward.

"While Your Majesty is happy, I will tell you about the autumn tax."

Gao Twelve was stunned for a moment, then subconsciously let out a sigh and stretched out his hand to stop him.

Zhou Jingyun had already crossed the threshold and raised his voice: "Your Majesty, the matter you asked me to investigate has been investigated—"

The chatter and laughter inside stopped, and then the emperor's voice sounded.

"Jingyun, come in quickly."

At the same time, the voices of other officials also sounded, "The prince is here." "Yuan Wai Lang is here." "We will talk about money as soon as Yuan Wai Lang comes." Some officials came out and took Zhou Jingyun's hand, "Come on, Jing Yun has a look. My new lyrics are a big holiday. After talking about money, I also want to talk about poetry.”

Zhou Jingyun went in with a smile.

Gao Twelve retracted his raised hand in embarrassment.

However, Gao Twelve snorted in his heart. The prince of Zhou who was infected with the fireworks of the world would inevitably lose his dazzle, and when the time comes, the emperor would also dislike him.

The excitement on the emperor's side continued into the afternoon, and the queen sent someone over.

"The banquet is ready for the evening. Your Majesty, please go back to the harem to take a look."

The emperor said: "The queen can make the decision."

The palace lady said, "Your Majesty said she won't worry about it, but the host still has to come and inspect the banquet at home." She smiled again, "Your Majesty is busy with political affairs and forgets to eat and sleep, but White Concubine's body can't bear it, so she should go back and rest for a while. "

Yes, there is still Concubine Bai in the side hall.

The emperor looked pleased, the queen was really different from before.

The courtiers also nodded: "The queen is becoming more and more stable in her work."

"Okay, okay, let's continue drinking in the evening." The emperor said to everyone.

The courtiers stood up and bowed before leaving.

After walking out of the palace, Concubine Bai was supported by the palace maid and stood at the door. Apparently she had also learned the news and wanted to return to the harem.

The courtiers didn't look at her, they talked and laughed and discussed whether they should find a place to continue drinking. "When the late emperor was here, the palace banquets would start during the day and party all night long."

Zhou Jingyun walked last.

"Prince Zhou." A voice came from behind, "Your wallet has fallen."

Zhou Jingyun turned around and saw Wang Degui leaning down to pick up a purse from the ground, then holding it over respectfully with a smile.

The others looked away and moved on.

Zhou Jingyun stopped and waited for Wang Degui to approach and reach out to pick up this unfamiliar purse.

Wang Degui held it with both hands and whispered: "The empress said that she had to see someone first before she could verify what the prince said."

Zhou Jingyun knew very well who this person was referring to.

He can't just say it's a white fence, it's a white fence.

As Bai Li's sister, Bai Ying wanted to see it with her own eyes.

Zhou Jingyun whispered: "She will come to the banquet tonight, please do as you please."

Wang Degui said no more and leaned back.

Zhou Jingyun looked back and saw that the emperor had come out. Bai Ying stepped forward. The emperor held her hand and asked something with gentle concern. Bai Ying answered timidly.

Zhou Jingyun withdrew his gaze and walked away.

…

…

"The prince is back."

The maids said happily and lifted the curtain.

Zhou Jingyun walked into the room and saw Zhuang Li sitting in front of the dressing table combing his hair.

"Your Majesty." Zhuang Li smiled at him through the mirror and asked after hesitation, "Is the matter done?"

Zhou Jingyun smiled at her in the mirror and nodded: "It's all done."

Because combing hair could not be interrupted, and the maids and servants were all in the room, Zhuang Li did not say anything else: "There is still some time, the prince will go and rest for a while."

Zhou Jingyun hummed, took off his outer robe, and changed into homely clothes. However, he did not enter the inner room, but lay down on the Arhat bed next to him.

"Your Majesty, do you want something to eat?" Zhuang Li asked, turning his head slightly to look at him, "The banquet lasted a long time in the evening, and I couldn't eat well."

Zhou Jingyun shook his head: "No, I have eaten at His Majesty's place."

Zhuang Li was reminded to sit upright by the woman combing his hair.

"This is the hair-combing lady sent by mother." Zhuang Li sat upright and couldn't look at Zhou Jingyun, but he continued to talk to him.

Zhou Jingyun hummed: "Mother Wang's craftsmanship is very good."

The woman combing her hair smiled and thanked her: "I will give you a nice comb for the young lady."

Zhou Jingyun didn't say anything, just lying down and watching Zhuang Li combing her hair. Her hair was thick, thick, and black. It must be real, right? She said her face was not what she really looked like.

The maids in the room were not idle either, hanging up the clothes they were about to wear, checking them carefully, and ironing them.

"Are the prince's clothes ready?" Zhuang Li asked again.

Chunyue said: "Get ready, the clothes, shoes, socks and hats are all new."

Zhuang Li took advantage of the lady combing her hair to insert hairpins, and turned to look at Zhou Jingyun: "Your Majesty, do you want to give it a try?"

Zhou Jingyun shook his head: "No need." He said with a smile, "I look good in anything I wear."

Zhuang Li laughed: "Your Majesty is right."

The lady combing her hair and the maids also laughed, and the room was full of laughter and warmth in the afternoon.