Bai Li’s Dream – Chapter 168

Chapter 168: Extermination of Relatives

This slap, caused bleeding from the nose and mouth?

The guard who struck was a little surprised, he didn’t actually hit hard, just a slap in the face…..

Is she too delicate?

Bai Ying also saw it, stunned for a moment, then took a step forward, looking at Zhuang Li, who was lying on the ground with her eyes closed and motionless.

Although blood was flowing from her nose and mouth, she didn’t open her eyes, nor did she make any sound.

“Is she dead?” she blurted out.

Another guard hurriedly reached out to check her breath: “No.”

Wang Degui also hurried forward and reached out to push Zhuang Li. Zhuang Li’s body moved softly along with it, but her eyes didn’t open, nor did she speak.

Pale face, bleeding from the nose and mouth, unconscious.

Why did this happen suddenly?

Madam didn’t hit her.

Madam’s sister, is she so weak?

Bai Ying looked at this scene, thought of something, her expression suddenly dawned, and she sneered: “Sure enough, it’s you playing tricks again! I warned you long ago to use these tricks less, this is the Imperial City, not your place to run wild, now you look like this, you deserve it.”

Wang Degui asked in a low voice: “What’s wrong with her?”

Bai Ying said coldly: “She’s lost her soul.” She said this with a mocking expression, “It’s not the first or second time this has happened since she was a child, every time it caused chaos in the house.”

She fainted inexplicably, once she even stopped breathing, her father had prepared the coffin and was ready for burial, but as soon as she was put into the grave, the sound of a child’s loud crying came from the coffin…..

Bai Ying reached out and pressed her hand to her heart.

Although it was a memory from a past life, when she recalled it now, she couldn’t help but feel frightened.

You can imagine how frightened the people around her were at that time.

The whispers and discussions of the neighbors.

An already unlucky reputation, coupled with being possessed by a ghost, wherever she went, people were terrified and avoided her.

Countless doctors and shamans were invited since she was a child, and finally came to the conclusion of soul loss syndrome.

“This child easily loses her soul, don’t frighten her.”

Soul loss, don’t frighten her?

Who dared to frighten her, every time it was her frightening others, frightening them to madness, frightening her family to the point of jumping!

“Madam, shall we summon the Imperial Physician?” Wang Degui asked cautiously.

Bai Ying sneered: “No need, the Imperial Physician can’t cure her.” She pointed at Zhuang Li, “Hit her.”

Hit her? Wang Degui was stunned.

“Hit her awake.” Bai Ying said.

Although, but, Wang Degui raised his hand——

Before his hand could fall, there was a noisy commotion downstairs, as if someone was trying to barge in.

Bai Ying raised her eyebrows and shouted: “Except for His Majesty and the Empress, anyone who dares to approach, beat them to death.”

A palace maid came up from downstairs, her expression terrified: “It’s, the Marquis of Dongyang’s Heir, he said, said, he has an appointment with Madam——”

“On what grounds does Consort Bai have the authority to beat anyone who approaches to death?” Zhou Jingyun’s voice came from downstairs, “Harming the Imperial Heir?”

Bai Ying’s face sank, she waved her hand to the palace maid, the palace maid hurriedly turned and went down, a moment later Zhou Jingyun walked up.

“The accusation of harming the Imperial Heir, Madam should use it sparingly.” He said in a deep voice, “Using it on ghosts can help the Imperial Heir, using it on people, it’s worthless.”

Bai Ying said coldly: “Thank you, Marquis Zhou’s Heir, for your advice.”

Zhou Jingyun stood still, looking at Bai Ying: “My Dongyang Marquis’s Residence’s future is all tied to Madam, of course I have to offer you advice and think carefully. Madam, if the accusation of harming the Imperial Heir is used on a person, it should be used on the most worthy person with a single blow, using it on an unworthy person will only harm Madam.”

Bai Ying smiled ambiguously: “Really? Is the Heir really thinking for me? Or are you afraid that I will hurt your little wife?”

It seemed that only then did Zhou Jingyun’s gaze fall on Zhuang Li on the ground, he frowned: “It’s true that hitting her is meaningless, but she’s your own sister, as long as Madam is happy.”

Bai Ying smiled: “Doesn’t the Heir feel sorry for her?”

Zhou Jingyun looked at Zhuang Li, who was unconscious, with blood still dripping from her nose and mouth.

“Although Master Zhuang and she deceived me.” He said, squatting down, lifting Zhuang Li up and leaning her against his chest, reaching out to wipe the blood from her nose and mouth, “But, marrying her, was indeed my own choice.”

In other words, he likes this person? If he likes her, naturally he feels sorry for her.

Bai Ying looked at Zhou Jingyun lowering his head, holding Zhuang Li, using his hand and sleeve to wipe the blood on Zhuang Li’s face.

She curled her lip.

“Heir, that’s not necessarily true, you think it was your own choice, but you were also deceived, you may not understand my sister’s abilities……”

“This state of hers has nothing to do with me, it’s her own fault, she wanted to harm me, and it backfired on her.”

“If you want to talk about danger, I was the one in danger just now——”

Zhou Jingyun interrupted her: “None of this matters, I’ve brought the person to you, you’ve also verified that she’s your sister, what does Madam plan to do?”

Bai Ying looked at him: “What can I do, naturally I will uphold justice and eliminate my relative, hand her over to His Majesty, whether she lives or dies, it’s up to His Majesty to decide.”

Zhou Jingyun raised his head: “Madam thinks this will increase your favor in front of His Majesty? What His Majesty cares about is the act of upholding justice and eliminating relatives, not how many people were eliminated. The matter of Madam’s family being part of Empress Jiang’s faction has already been revealed, and now you’re bringing your sister out again, this will undoubtedly remind His Majesty of your identity, and also allow others to take advantage of your identity to cause trouble.”

As he spoke, his hand didn’t stop wiping Zhuang Li’s mouth, there was a drop of blood that had probably been there for too long and had solidified.

He gently rubbed it, not wanting to leave any bloodstains on Zhuang Li’s face.

“It’s true that for Madam now, being a sinner is also a way to protect your safety, but the Imperial Heir is not always in your body, it will be born, and when it’s born, if your identity as a sinner hasn’t been forgotten, then for Madam, this will be a death warrant.”

Bai Ying looked at him, her expression changing, this reasoning, well, it seems……

She hugged the Imperial Bell tightly, looking at Zhou Jingyun, seeing that Zhuang Li’s face had been wiped clean, as white as jade, but Zhou Jingyun didn’t stop, he was also tidying Zhuang Li’s hair, tying her messy hair bun tightly, and inserting the hairpin that had fallen to the ground back in.

Bai Ying stared blankly, in fact, this was just a simple act of wiping her face and stroking her hair, but she felt a tenderness she had never seen before.

In fact, His Majesty was also very intimate with her, but he had never stroked her face or hair like this, let alone looked at her like this.

Bai Ying stared blankly for a moment, then sneered.

“After saying so much, the Heir just wants her to live, right?”

“I advise the Heir, don’t think about whether it’s good or bad for me, think about yourself, think about your Dongyang Marquis’s Residence——”

Before she finished her words, she saw Zhou Jingyun stand up holding Zhuang Li.

She subconsciously took a step back, the five guards who had always been around her also blocked her.

But Zhou Jingyun didn’t come towards her, but turned around——

“Zhou Jingyun, don’t think you can escape from here!” she shouted.

As soon as her voice fell, she saw that Zhou Jingyun didn’t walk towards the stairs, but walked to the railing.

“You——”

She wanted to say something, but as soon as she opened her mouth, she saw Zhou Jingyun throw Zhuang Li in his arms outwards——

Bai Ying’s words turned into a scream.

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Zhuang Li only felt the world spinning.

Dizzy, her nose and mouth were also as if blocked, breathing became difficult.

Zhuang Li felt like she was about to faint, at the moment she was about to faint, the millet seed pearl hanging in the sky cracked, bursting out countless pearls of light, the world was a blaze of white.

Zhuang Li closed her eyes.

She could feel her body hanging in the air, but it was different from the previous time, it wasn’t her limbs being weak, it wasn’t not knowing up, down, left, right, east, or west.

This time her body was falling, but there was a hand tightly grabbing her from above.

Pulling up and down, her body was about to break.

Pain.

Pain!

Zhuang Li suddenly opened her eyes, she saw the night as dark as ink, the lanterns like stars, and Zhou Jingyun above her like the moon.

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Bai Ying bit her lip tightly to hold back the scream, she widened her eyes, looking at the woman hanging outside the railing.

That throw just now, didn’t actually make her fall.

One of Zhou Jingyun’s hands was still grabbing Zhuang Li’s wrist.

He held the railing with one hand and grabbed Zhuang Li, who was hanging outside, with the other, turning his head slightly.

“Madam.” Zhou Jingyun looked at her, his expression obscure under the swaying lights, “Upholding justice and eliminating relatives is enough, you don’t have to go to His Majesty.”

Bai Ying looked at the woman hanging outside the railing, her jacket and skirt fluttering in the wind, like a withered leaf floating in the wind, her heart beating thump, thump, he, he wants to kill her…..

Is this real?

Is he really willing?

“The one who dies tonight is the Marchioness of Dongyang.” Zhou Jingyun’s voice came lowly, “And your sister has long since died, and hasn’t reappeared, wouldn’t this be better?”

Bai Ying reached out and hugged the Imperial Bell tightly, her throat dry, she couldn’t make a sound, so she couldn’t answer whether it was good or not.

Zhou Jingyun didn’t look at her again, under the swaying lights, there was a flash of anxiety in his eyes, will this work?

There’s no bathtub here.

Can throwing her off the railing wake her up?

If not, he can only hold her and force his way out, even if the people Bai Ying arranged really dare to attack, then, let’s die together.

He clenched his hand, lowered his head, and met a pair of eyes hanging outside the railing.

The palace was like a mountain, the lanterns like a sea, Zhuang Li’s eyes were bright.

Zhou Jingyun couldn’t help but curve his lips.

Zhuang Li also curved her lips as she looked at him.

“Let go.” She mouthed.

Let go……

Zhou Jingyun looked at her.

The Neighboring Building was very high, and Bai Ying had deliberately chosen the highest floor, standing here was like overlooking the world from the clouds.

The consequences of letting go were obvious.

He came to help her, to help her kill Zhuang Li.

Zhou Jingyun looked down at Zhuang Li, the corners of his mouth still holding a curved smile, he let go of his hand.

Bai Ying only felt her eyes blur, dizzy, the withered leaf in her vision disappeared.

The Imperial Bell in her hand fell to the ground, she covered her mouth with both hands, and let out a scream.

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Shangguan Yue’s eyes didn’t blink, staring fixedly at the two moons in the sky.

He didn’t know how much time had passed, his eyes were red, burning, even tears were flowing down.

From time to time, there were requests from eunuchs at his feet, greetings from familiar drunk prodigal sons, he ignored them all, never taking his eyes away.

When his vision suddenly turned white, he let out a muffled cry, but even so, he kept his eyes wide open.

His vision immediately went pitch black.

Is he blind?

Shangguan Yue was terrified, if he couldn’t see, how could he help Bai Li!

Just at this moment, a female voice rang in his ear.

“Shangguan Yue, throw it down.”

Shangguan Yue’s terror hadn’t dissipated yet, his hand had already reached his chest, taking out the lotus root and throwing it.

He heard a muffled thud in the darkness.

The next moment, screams came from afar, and then faded away.

Then the clamor rushed over like a wave.

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Dong, dong, dong.

The drumbeat echoed in the hall, the dancers spun rapidly on the drum surface, the people at the seats also stood up and danced along.

Although the Marchioness of Dongyang was still sitting dignifiedly, her body swayed along, her face full of smiles.

She hadn’t felt this relaxed and happy for a long time.

In the past, when attending banquets, people would always mention Zhou Jingyun, mention his marriage, which was both noisy and uncomfortable for her.

Now it’s different, her son is back, her daughter-in-law is also married, there are no more worries.

Now, she felt as happy as the Emperor on the throne.

The Emperor’s hand clapped along with the drumbeat, the Empress also joined in the fun.

An eunuch rushed in hurriedly, as it was passed down layer by layer, the Chief Eunuch Gao Shi’er walked to the Emperor with a terrified face, whispered to the Emperor, the Emperor clapped his hands, not following the drumbeat, but in a messy sound.

“What?”

“Where’s Consort Bai?”

Although the hall was noisy, when the Emperor’s voice rang out, the music immediately slowed down, and everyone’s eyes focused on the Emperor.

Gao Shi’er leaned closer to the Emperor and said something, the Emperor’s face improved, he let out a sigh of relief, but then his brows furrowed, his face with a hint of pity as he looked towards the hall.

Past the Imperial relatives, past the high-ranking officials and nobles, his gaze landed on…..the Marquis of Dongyang.

Why is he looking at the Marquis of Dongyang? The Marchioness of Dongyang sat up straight and looked over as well.

At the same time, Gao Shi’er also said something to the Empress, the Empress let out a gasp, her eyes looking towards the hall, past the Imperial relatives, landing on….

The Marchioness of Dongyang met the Empress’s gaze.

She was a little puzzled and didn’t react for a moment, the Empress looked at her, sighed softly, her eyes full of pity.

What’s wrong?

Many people also ran in from outside, whispering to each other, a buzzing sound spread in the hall, and then countless eyes focused on this side.

The Marchioness of Dongyang only felt her whole body heat up, her heart couldn’t help but thump, she felt a little dazed.

What happened?

Why is everyone looking at her?

What’s wrong with her? Improper demeanor?

The Marchioness of Dongyang raised her hand to touch her hair bun, then saw Madam Xue stumble and rush over.

“Ah Li, Ah Li——” Madam Xue’s face was pale, her voice hoarse, “Something happened to Ah Li——”

The Marchioness of Dongyang’s ears buzzed, she couldn’t hear the surrounding noise anymore.

Is she dreaming!

Otherwise, how could she hear such strange words!

Something happened to Ah Li?

How could something happen to Ah Li!