The King of Qin was paying attention to whether Zhu Xiang really hated Lady Huayang.
Whether Zhu Xiang holds a grudge against Lady Huayang or not will not lower or increase the King of Qin's evaluation of Zhu Xiang. He just wants to decide how to punish this woman who dared to disobey his orders based on Zhu Xiang's attitude towards Lady Huayang.
He is not dead yet, so does Huayang have to treat him like the future queen or queen mother
The King of Qin stayed up late at night to deal with the government affairs that he had neglected due to his excessive eating during the day. Prince Zhu, who was carrying the braised duck and preparing to go home, was also taken to the palace by the King of Qin to help in a cold sweat.
The servant left by the King of Qin at Zhu Xiang's house quickly informed the secret guard of the "secret conversation" of the trio. The secret guard climbed over eaves and walls while holding back laughter and reported the "spy" to the King of Qin.
Not to mention the King of Qin, even the trembling Prince Zhu held his forehead and sighed.
Originally, the King of Qin wanted to mock Prince Zhu by saying, "Your son blames you for being unfair. Are you angry? Do you want to beat your son?" But now he is not in the mood.
"Zhu Xiang said that it might be Ziqi who sent people to instigate Huayang. What do you think?" asked the King of Qin.
Prince Zhu didn't dare to sigh, wiping the cold sweat from his forehead and said: "I don't know..."
The King of Qin slammed the table with the bamboo slips in his hand: "Then go check it out! Do you still need me to handle your family's affairs?"
"We are investigating, and we will find out soon!" Prince Zhu felt very wronged. He did send someone to investigate immediately after he learned that Huayang was being petty, but it was only one day, how could he find out! His father was making things difficult for him again!
"Whether it turns out to be the Chu people, Lu Buwei, or your son Ziqi, if Zhu Xiang wants them to come and apologize, you should let them go," said the King of Qin.
Prince Zhu was puzzled: "Just an apology?"
The King of Qin's stern face showed a trace of a stiff smile: "He just wants an apology, then give it to him. As for the rest, you and Zichu can handle it. Zhu Xiang is a wise minister left for you and Zichu, and I will not take action in the future. If you and Zichu can't protect him, you probably can't keep the throne of King of Qin, so I will just pass the throne to Zheng'er."
Prince Zhu was dumbfounded. Is the king father... is the king father kidding him
Oh my god! Brother! Are you watching me from behind in heaven? It's terrible that a king and his son are joking with each other!
Prince Zhu felt that he would have nightmares all night long.
Fan Ju, who had been holding Bai Qi and not allowing him to sleep and was also waiting for news from the three secret chats, finally got the news.
He was silent for a while, then stood up and paced around in annoyance.
Fan Ju, who was vindictive, hated people like Zhu Xiang who were weak-willed.
If Lady Huayang was really provoked by someone, that person wanted Zhu Xiang's life! If someone wants your life, you don't want to destroy his entire family, but you want an apology
At least you can say that you are asking for forgiveness, and I won’t be angry!
"Zhu Xiang is just a commoner. It's good enough that he wants Prince Qin to apologize to him." Bai Qi tried to defend Zhu Xiang.
Fan Ju continued to circle around in annoyance: "Will he not dare to retaliate because of his status?! He even dared to go to Changping! He dared to scold the King of Zhao! Would he be afraid of a Qin prince? Yesterday he was chasing another Qin prince with a sword in hand!"
Bai Qi continued to make excuses for Zhu Xiang: "If it was really done by Prince Ziqi, he was just testing him and failed. He should not be too harsh on the king's grandson."
Fan Ju stopped and said, "Do you think he let Ziqi go after considering the situation, or does he really think an apology is enough?!"
Bai Qi didn't dare to speak.
He could see that if they were not so familiar with each other, Ying Hou would run to Zhu Xiang and curse him in person.
Maybe he'll even beat someone up.
"I finally understand why Lin Xiangru and Xun Kuang always carry a ruler with them." Fan Ju felt as annoyed as if people in later generations saw Roubaozi posting, "He deserves to be beaten!"
Bai Qi said, "Your Majesty allowed Ying Hou and me to stay at Zhu Xiang's house to recuperate. Perhaps he also wanted us to teach him."
Fan Ju: "He deserves a beating!"
Bai Qi: “…Yes.”
Although Fan Ju looked like he wanted to beat Zhu Xiang up, Bai Qi was relieved.
During the day, he noticed a hint of jealousy in Fan Ju and was worried that Fan Ju would harm Zhu Xiang. Now it seemed that Zhu Xiang was too kind, so Fan Ju was no longer jealous and even had a good impression of him.
People who are vindictive don't like people who are vindictive. Zhu Xiang probably won't have to worry about offending Fan Ju anymore.
When Zhu Xiang was washing up and going to bed with a lot of anger in his heart, he saw Fan Ju's favorability pop up and it swelled up to his heart, and he was completely confused.
Could it be that Yinghou had a beautiful dream about himself at night, which increased his favorability towards him in the dream
Uh, why do I feel a little chilly
Zhu Xiang shuddered with disgust at his own imagination, lifted a corner of the quilt, and crawled to the other side of Ying Xiaozheng to sleep.
Ying Xiaozheng clenched his fists and frowned, as if he was having a nightmare.
Zhu Xiang touched Ying Xiaozheng's frowning brows. Ying Xiaozheng made two "wuwu" sounds, turned over from Xue's arms and crawled into Zhu Xiang's arms, kicked Zhu Xiang twice, and then fell asleep again.
Zhu Xiang wiped the place where Ying Xiaozheng kicked him and grinned.
This little fat boy has such a bad sleeping posture!
In his sleep, Ying Xiaozheng was getting angry and humiliated.
“That’s not me, that’s not me, that’s not me…” Ying Xiaozheng muttered to himself and kicked his grown-up shadow a few times in shame and anger.
After retrieving his memory, Ying Xiaozheng knew that the thrilling assassination attempt he encountered in the future was purely an accident, not because he was too reckless.
Qin Wuyang was shaking the whole time when the two people came forward to present the map, and he was so scared that he almost wet his pants; Jing Ke looked at their unsteady steps and not very strong bodies, and knew that they were not people with great martial arts skills, so he never thought that he would be assassinated.
Later, he found out Jing Ke's identity, and his mind was filled with thoughts of how Jing Ke dared to assassinate him. He even couldn't help but have a little more respect for Jing Ke.
Why? Because his judgment was correct. Jing Ke was really just a liar with mediocre martial arts skills who was seeking fame without any real ability.
Jing Ke wanted to get an official position by virtue of his swordsmanship, so he went to seek out famous swordsmen to compete with and make a name for himself.
This is the same reason as when Zhu Xiang was seeking fame and a group of people came to debate with him.
But when Gai Nie glared at him during the sword debate, he was so scared that he drove away; when Lu Gou Jian scolded him during the sword debate, he was scared and ran away again. It's impossible to close your eyes and say that he is calm and composed, it's just that his sword skills are not good and his courage is not good.
When Prince Dan of Yan asked Jing Ke to assassinate him, he also tried every means to shirk his responsibility and went out of desperation. It was surprising that such a person could actually muster up the courage to chase after him.
"Even an originally incompetent person can sometimes burst out with great courage." After kicking himself a few times, Ying Xiaozheng finally calmed down.
He knelt beside his future self and couldn't help but think of the person who died for his uncle that day. A trace of melancholy appeared on his chubby little face.
Even the common people have their admirable side. They are also human beings with flesh and blood and emotions.
Ying Xiaozheng suddenly had this idea, then realized something, turned around and saw a mirror suddenly appeared in the room, with his appearance reflected in the mirror.
Before, he could only see the shadow of his future self in the dream room; now, he can see himself in the mirror at any time.
Ying Xiaozheng walked to the mirror, pinched his soft belly, then turned to look at his future self who was holding up his chin with one hand and looking tall and mighty.
"You are me," Ying Xiaozheng said, "I am not you."
He closed his eyes for a while, then opened them and smiled, "You don't have your uncle and aunt to love you, but I do!"
After saying this, he laughed out loud, holding his belly.
As expected of my younger self, I am so naive.
In the past, whenever he came to this dream room, he would adjust his behavior to be consistent with his dream self.
Be serious and rigorous, and every word and action must conform to the standards of Master Qin.
He was already nine years old when he returned to Qin from Zhao. At this age, the princes of Qin had already studied for two or three years and were well versed in etiquette. Although he received enlightenment in Zhao, the quality of his teachers was far inferior to that of other princes of Qin. Even though those princes of Qin were not the children of the king or father, he suffered a lot of ridicule.
He was ridiculed for being a native of Zhao, for being vulgar and rude, and some people even secretly spread rumors that he was not a prince of Qin but the son of Lu Buwei.
Therefore, he had the intention to kill Lu Buwei from then on.
It is indeed venting anger on others, but so what
After returning to Qin, he studied hard and practiced martial arts, and tried his best to become the most perfect prince and king of Qin. The correct manners and expressions were almost engraved on him.
This was the case with Qin Shihuang Ying Zheng, but not with Ying Xiao Zheng.
Ying Xiaozheng is a person who can nestle in the arms of the old Qin King and yawn while pulling the old Qin King's beard.
The words and deeds of Young Master Qin? He is Young Master Qin, and his words and deeds are the words and deeds of Young Master Qin.
Ying Xiaozheng pinched his chubby chin. In fact, his personality now is not much different from that after he became the first emperor, right? At that time, he disliked red tape, so he abandoned the six crowns, wore a black robe, purple skirt, and a crown with narrow sleeves.
"Ah." After finishing his summary, Ying Xiaozheng stretched his body. "Uncle has finally come to Qin and is safe. I think Junfu is worried that Uncle has a bad temper and will suffer. He doesn't know that it is precisely because of Uncle's temper that he is safest under Great Uncle Zeng's command. Great Uncle Zeng's temper is the same as yours now that you are old. The dumber the person, the more you prefer him."
"My uncle's life and safety all depend on the King of Qin. With my uncle's character, even if the whole court says that my uncle is bad, I am afraid that my great uncle will not doubt my uncle. Instead, he will doubt that he has lost control of the court and that the whole court is disobedient."
As Ying Xiaozheng spoke, he started to giggle.
He was expecting someone to say to his great-grandfather that his uncle was deep-minded or obsessed with power. He wondered if anyone would be stupid enough to say that his uncle was trying to get his hands on the Qin throne and become the king behind the Qin king like Lu Buwei later.
"It would be interesting if someone accuses my uncle of treason after I become the King of Qin." Ying Xiaozheng became happier the more he thought about it. "My uncle treasons, and then the throne is passed to me? Hahahaha!"
Ying Xiaozheng laughed heartily for a while before studying from his memory.
Both his father and his uncle were of limited talent and knowledge, shallow minds, and lacked much sophistication. He had to quickly absorb his future knowledge and experience in order to protect his uncle.
Grandfather and King Father, no. He can't even control Lady Huayang.
Ying Xiaozheng thought about the Queen Dowager Huayang in his "memory" and pursed his lips.
He recalled his "memory" of feeling awe and admiration for the almighty king and father with whom he had only been together for three years, and pursed his lips again.
dislike.
While Ying Xiaozheng was studying hard in his dream, Zhu Xiang also had a dream.
In the dream, Lin Xiangru was looking at him with his hands behind his back and smiling.
"How is life in Qin?" Lin Xiangru asked with a smile, "Is anyone bullying you?"
Zhu Xiang hurriedly asked, "Mr. Lin, why are you here? No, how could anyone bully me? The old King of Qin is very kind to me!"
Lin Xiangru's face fell, and he pulled out the ruler from his sleeve and smashed it on Zhu Xiang's head: "How many times have I told you not to speak without restraint! Old people hate to be called old. The King of Qin is a fierce and fierce ruler. If you dare to say the old King of Qin in front of him, he will kill you immediately!"
"I was wrong, I was wrong. I won't say it in front of the King of Qin. I even call you Your Majesty in private!" Zhu Xiang held his head and said, "I'm not stupid, Lord Lin, don't worry!"
"Alas, how can I feel at ease?" Lin Xiangru took back the ruler and frowned, "Is there really no one bullying you?"
"Really not!" Zhu Xiang told Lin Xiangru what happened after he entered Qin.
When Lin Xiangru heard Zhu Xiang going around the pillar and chopping Zichu, he couldn't stop laughing.
"The ministers of Qin may not believe the King's praise for you. The King asked you and Xia Tong to dance with swords in public, which was the most crucial move to let the ministers understand your and Xia Tong's status." Lin Xiangru said with a smile, "Given the King's character, he made you and Xia Tong embarrassed in public to tell the ministers that he treats you and Xia Tong as his true juniors. I feel relieved."
Zhu Xiang nodded: "Yes, I didn't expect the King of Qin to be so kind to me. I was terrified, afraid that he would ask me to go to war next."
Lin Xiangru didn't use a ruler, but clenched his fist and tapped Zhu Xiang's forehead gently: "If the King of Qin was not old and incompetent, he would not have let you go to the battlefield. Food is the foundation of a country. If you make Qin harvest good, there will be countless people from the six countries coming to you without fighting."
"I will say the same thing to the King of Qin next time!" Zhu Xiang said he had learned it.
Lin Xiangru tapped Zhu Xiang's forehead again and asked about Xue Ji, Zheng Er and Cai Ze.
He was obviously relieved when he heard that the King of Qin had named Xue Ji the Lady of Changping and that Xue Ji would visit Lady Huayang tomorrow.
He laughed heartily when he heard that Zheng'er had shown extraordinary precocity, courage, and intelligence, and had dared to act like a spoiled child in the arms of the King of Qin and even pull his beard;
When he heard that Cai Ze was appreciated by the King of Qin, and that he and Xia Tong quickly became friends in criticizing Zhu Xiang, he nodded with satisfaction and said that Cai Ze had a bright future.
Then, Zhu Xiang talked about Fan Ju, Bai Qi and Prince Zhu.
Lin Xiangru said: "The King of Qin is indeed good to you. No matter what he thinks in his heart, he has done everything he can to protect you. Bai Qi can be trusted, Fan Ju needs to be flattered, and Prince Zhu..."
Lin Xiangru frowned for a while, then relaxed his brows and said, "You try your best to give him advice, he shouldn't be afraid of you. Let Xia Tong show his talent."
Zhu Xiang nodded and took note, then asked, "I don't know if it was Lü Buwei or Prince Ziqi who was involved in Lady Huayang's case. In any case, it couldn't have been a relative of the Chu State. If the relative of the Chu State took action, the King of Qin would have to send the Qin army to the border of Chu State again."
"Lü Buwei is a businessman. He may be blinded by greed, but he will not harm others without benefiting himself." Lin Xiangru said, "He wants to do a big business. He dare not take any risky actions before he gets a return. I think Lü Buwei will visit you soon with generous gifts and is willing to take a step back and take a back seat to you."
Zhu Xiang was enlightened: "Lü Buwei is a businessman, and we should look at him from the perspective of a businessman. What he is worried about now is losing all his money, not getting angry for a moment. Even if he is angry, he will slowly make plans after he has secured his position as a minister in the State of Qin. So, is it Prince Ziqi?"
Lin Xiangru said, "If it is him, then you don't need to worry. The King of Qin is still alive, and the Crown Prince has not yet succeeded to the throne. As a grandson of the king, you can have ambitions for the throne, but he actually harmed the wise minister that the King of Qin just ordered to treat well. From now on, he will no longer be a threat to you. You can wait for him to come to you in person to confess his crime, and then forgive him generously."
Lin Xiangru smiled and said, "If he wants to be the King of Qin, he might as well be like Zheng'er, shouting to the old King of Qin every day, 'I want to be the King of Qin', which makes him look extremely ambitious, but also unambitious."
Zhu Xiang said proudly, "How can he compare with Zheng'er?"
"Indeed." Lin Xiangru sighed and smiled as he straightened Zhu Xiang's headdress and clothes.
Zhu Xiang lowered his head and found that what he was wearing was actually the clothes he wore when he parted with Lin Gong in Zhao State.
"The King of Qin protects you, the Crown Prince respects you, and Zichu is still Xia Tong." Lin Xiangru said with relief, "Zheng'er is smart, Xue Ji is tenacious, and Cai Ze is your assistant. You are also wary of others. I can finally leave with peace of mind."
"Mr. Lin is going back to Zhao?" Zhu Xiang asked.
Lin Xiangru smiled and patted Zhu Xiang's shoulder, but did not answer: "Take care."
Then he turned around, smiling, and walked towards a ball of soft light.
(End of this chapter)