Qin Zhou put down the medicine, carefully helped her up, stuffed a soft brocade pillow embroidered with crabapple blossoms behind her waist, and sat down on the edge of the bed.
She rolled up her sleeves, picked up the medicine, and stirred the bowl with a spoon a few times. Steam rose up and curled up in front of her, making her eyes look like water and indescribably gentle.
She blew on it and put the spoon full of medicine to Zi'an's mouth, "It shouldn't be hot anymore, drink it."
Zi'an felt a little embarrassed. How could he trouble the general to feed him medicine? But it was really inconvenient for him, so he had to open his mouth.
Looking at Qin Zhou's actions, one could tell that she was not used to serving others, so she did such a delicate job a little roughly. The medicine dripped onto the quilt several times, and she wiped it hurriedly, but ended up shaking the medicine bowl and spilling more.
Zi'an was speechless, "I'll do it myself!"
Qin Zhou groaned, but still held out the spoon, "Just open your mouth."
Seeing her thin eyeliner dancing with a little annoyance, Zi'an had to try his best to accept her service.
After finally finishing the drink, Qin Zhou and Zi'an both breathed a sigh of relief.
After Qin Zhou put down the bowl, he actually took out a bag of candied fruit from his sleeve pocket, opened it and spread it in front of Zi'an, "Eat."
Zi'an was slightly stunned. This Qin Zhou actually knew how to be considerate.
Zi'an picked one and put it in her mouth. Actually, she didn't really like these sweet and sour things, but she just didn't want to go against her kindness.
"Lingli said you have something to tell me!" Qin Zhou saw that she had eaten, so he quickly wrapped it up and stuffed it on the low table beside the bed.
Zi'an quickly spat out the core, and Qin Zhou subconsciously reached out her hand. Then she was stunned for a moment, took it back awkwardly, and handed the handkerchief next to her to Zi'an. Zi'an's eyebrows twitched. If he was not mistaken, there was Liu Liu's snot on it.
But as Qin Zhou was watching, she couldn't refuse, so she pinched a corner and spit the core onto her handkerchief, but it slipped down.
Qin Zhou frowned, "Your hand hurts, right?"
She took the handkerchief and wiped Zi'an's lips, "There's medicine here."
Zi'an's head exploded with a bang, "Fuck you!"
Do you care about hygiene
"What's wrong? Are you stupid?" Qin Zhou picked up the core unhappily and threw it into the spittoon, stuffing the handkerchief into her sleeve pocket. "Tell me, what's the matter?"
Zi'an felt uncomfortable all over, and tremblingly pulled out the handkerchief and threw it on the ground, "That's what Liu Liu used to wipe her nose with."
"… "
Qin Zhou frowned and said awkwardly, "This Liu Liu is a little unrefined."
It's not just unkempt, it's just dirty and messy... Never mind.
"Let her come less often in the future." Qin Zhou's brows were furrowed, and the peaks of his brows looked like the Chinese character "川", with a look of disgust.
"… "
Zi'an spoke with difficulty, "I asked you to come here because I have something to tell you."
"You say!" Qin Zhou responded immediately. It was obvious that she also had something to say to Zi'an.
Zi'an gathered the quilt and spoke slowly, "Although your Qin family is a prominent family in the Northern Desert, it has always been supported by the royal family. If you want to start a rebellion without a good reason, you will inevitably be criticized for being ungrateful and ungrateful. So, I want to ask you, what are your plans in your heart?"
Zi'an finished speaking and added, "Don't tell me you know what's going on. Now that things have come to this, and I've contributed to the mess, I hope you can open up and we can discuss this."
Qin Zhou thought for a moment and said, "I have thought about the problem you mentioned, but I don't have any good solution."
"You have always led troops to fight, so you don't know the twists and turns of the court. Although I don't understand the national conditions of the Northern Desert, I think they also value reputation. Whether you want to force the emperor to abdicate or become the emperor yourself, you need a legitimate reason. Without this reason, you are not a righteous army. The emperor is unjust, you and I know it in our hearts, but the people may not know it. After so many years of boiling frogs in warm water, the people have accepted the emperor's way of thinking and believe that expanding the territory is for the benefit of future generations. In addition, the matter of Muzhai was done very secretly. Even if we spread the news now, the people may not believe it. Moreover, time is short and we can't wait for a popular uprising before starting a rebellion."
Qin Zhou only knew that he had to do something, but he didn't know how to do it.
Over the years, most of the generals in the court who led troops to fight were from the Qin family army, so the people on Queen Cao's side were nothing to be afraid of. However, governing a country requires not only military officials, but also civil officials. These civil officials are always nitpicking about this mistake or that mistake, and are really troublesome. If there is no good reason, even if Prince Chu Yue is helped to ascend the throne in the future, those old guys will not surrender, and the government will be in chaos.
Now, after listening to Zi'an's words, he felt that Zi'an might have a good plan, so he humbly asked, "What do you think, Princess?"
Zi'an took a deep breath and said, "As a person from the Great Zhou, I shouldn't interfere in your Beimo's affairs. But since your emperor tricked us into coming here and killed my patient, I can't just sit back and watch. Even though this matter doesn't make sense, it's still acceptable. As far as I know, the main faction of the war is you, Queen Cao, and the Duke of Zhenguo. Queen Cao must be thinking about the Crown Prince, but who is the Duke of Zhenguo thinking about? I'm afraid it's for himself. If he didn't have any ambition, I'm afraid he wouldn't have been jumping around all these years. So, the Duke of Zhenguo is a good entry point."
Qin Zhou was listening intently, and when he saw Zi'an suddenly stop talking, he raised his head and said, "Go on."
"That's all I can say. After that, go find Princess An."
"Princess An?" Qin Zhou smiled sarcastically, "She is from the Chu Dynasty."
"Princess An is a master in seconds," Zi'an lowered his voice slightly, raised his eyebrows, "I just want to ask you, as the eldest princess, how is her food and drink expenses in the mansion?"
Qin Zhou said: "It's very simple."
"How's the princess' style?"
"Basically no."
"Have you ever asked about the affairs of the court?"
"nor."
Zi'an nodded, "Yes, what she has done over the years is nothing more than to distance herself from the court and the royal family. She is a princess, and there is no way to distance herself from this identity, but she would rather not have the treatment of a princess. Do you know why?"
Qin Zhou seemed a little nervous and excited. She smelled something and asked, "Why?"
"Because she doesn't agree with everything the Emperor of Beimo has done, and she is also a far-sighted person who knows that tyranny will inevitably lead to popular rebellion. She distanced herself from it first, and gave an explanation to herself and the people."
"How can I explain this to myself and the people?" Qin Zhou didn't understand these twisted thoughts.
Zi'an had to patiently analyze it with her, "If she enjoys the treatment of a royal princess, she will have to bear the responsibilities and obligations of a royal princess. If the enemy comes to the city in the future, she can just ignore it because although she was born in the royal family, she did not enjoy the people's money. As far as I know, she used the rewards from the court and even the income from her fiefdom on the people. She hopes to do her best to compensate for her status as a royal princess. You can ask Gao Fengtian about this, he knows it clearly. As for giving an explanation to the people, if she helps the Emperor of Beimo, she will be sorry for the people. At least, I think that's what she thinks."
Zi'an has explained Princess An's thoughts as simply and clearly as possible.
Qin Zhou finally understood that with the tacit approval of the royal family, her thoughts would become much bolder.
(End of this chapter)