Qin Zheng, who has been busy with government affairs for a long time recently, turned around and returned to the harem, but found that there were a lot fewer women in the palace. He had to summon the chamberlain to inquire, only to learn that a ball game was being held today. The palace maids who were not in charge of their duties in the palace and the concubines who were idle all followed to see it, but it seemed that the harem was empty.

He thought that he didn't have much to do today, and that he rarely had a day to spare, so he asked the chamberlain to take him to see it. The noise came faintly, and the closer he got to the palace of the Queen Mother Zhao Ji, the louder it became, and when he got closer, he could already hear the cheers and shouts of hard work. made Qin Zheng more and more curious, how they were having fun.

When the eunuch led the King of Qin around the corner of the palace, he saw that the square outside the palace where the Queen Mother lived was surrounded by a dense crowd. There are two teams in the open space inside, one in black and one in red. If you look closely, you can see that there are women dressed in hufu, struggling to grab the rattan ball under their feet. On both sides of the field, black and red wooden doors were erected, and a player in black kicked the ball into the red door, and half of the audience cheered.

Qin Zheng finally had time to find out where the Queen Mother was, and saw that she, the Queen Mother of Huayang, and Lu Pheasant, who was dancing with her eyebrows, were sitting on the palace stage watching the ball game below, so she had to walk over to greet the two of them.

"Erchen has seen the Queen Mother, and he has seen the Queen Mother." Qin Zheng watched the two of them watch the game intently, but he didn't notice it until he walked to them, and slightly amplified his voice greeting.

Lu Pheasant looked at the team he had been training for a long time, and finally figured out the rules, and the game was also very exciting. The sudden voice of please in her ears startled her, and when she looked back, it was not Qin Zheng.

Huayang responded first: "Zheng'er is here, the pheasant makes people play ball for fun, and let's take a look together." ”

Qin Zheng knelt beside the Queen Mother and found that it was very soft with tiger skin underneath. Lu Pheasant was hesitating to salute, Qin Zheng looked at the two queen mothers who were watching the game on the side, and waved his hand lightly.

The more he watched the off-the-field play, the more he felt that the two teams fighting each other were like a game between two armies on the battlefield. Whether it is the red team showing weakness or the black team breaking the red team's back road, it is related to the art of war. He turned his head to look at the rising Lu Pheasant and asked, "It must be another ball play that you came up with?" ”

Lu Pheasant was really wronged, she continued to watch the game without squinting, but said: "The Queen Mother confessed, how dare I disobey in a white body?" ”

Qin Zheng really wanted to pull the pigtail on the side of her head and ask her, but in the end, he still pressed his thoughts: "Even if the queen mother signals, this idea is not something that the queen mother can come up with, and tell me how you came up with this thing?" ”

"Sun Wu trained in the harem. How am I compared to Sun Wu? Lu Pheasant asked with a smile on his face, compared with the famous general, he was not ashamed at all.

"The widow has never seen Sun Wu train his troops, how can he distinguish the superior." Qin Zheng watched the red team below rush through the black team's defense and score another goal, and the ninja said with the urge to clap his legs.

"If the king likes it, he can implement it in Langwei. I want to be more able to get into the eyes of the king than the battle between men and children. Lu Pheasant lowered his head and a somewhat muffled voice came out.

At this time, the game time ended, and the red team won 32:30. The audience applauded when they won, and a little frustrated when they lost. Huayang said happily on the side: "The red team I chose early, it seems that I am still a person with discerning eyes." ”

Although the Queen Mother was not very happy to lose, this game was very interesting, and it was just a pleasure to talk about some money. She naturally can afford to lose: "The Queen Mother has a good eye and is really extraordinary." The concubine was convinced, and later sent the bet to the queen mother's palace. ”

At this time, Qin Zheng also announced that he would reward the winning team, each of whom would give a thousand dollars, and fifteen people from the red team knelt down excitedly to thank him. Today's event ended, and the onlookers gradually dispersed. The Queen Mother returned to the Ganquan Palace behind her, and the Queen Mother also got into the carriage and went back to her palace. Lu Pheasant originally wanted to apply to the Queen Mother to leave the palace, but was left by Qin Zheng.

Lu Pheasant looked at the frame of the Empress Dowager of Huayang in the distance, and asked Qin Zheng beside him: "Dare to ask the king what else is going on?" If nothing else, please forgive me for retiring. ”

Qin Zheng glanced at her, and said a little unhappily: "Why are you leaving just now?" The widow thought that you hadn't handed in Han Wei's letter yet, but you forgot about it? ”

"Then I asked the king to send a eunuch to go home with me to get the letter, and I was left by the queen mother some time ago, did I deliberately break the appointment? I haven't been back for a long time, and I miss my mother very much. Lu Pheasant said sullenly with low interest.

When Lu Pheasant returned home, Lu Gong saw that she had grown a little taller and fatter, and couldn't help but smile and sigh: "King Qin treats you very well, you haven't grown up for many days, and you can see that you eat well." ”

"Father! The eunuch is still waiting for Han Wei's letter, take it out and hand it to him to take away, how can you make the king wait for a long time. Lu Pheasant hurriedly interrupted him.

Lu Ze and Lu Shizhi smiled and saw that she didn't talk much, and Lu Shizhi quickly silently shook Lu Pheasant's head. Lu Pheasant originally thought that he had grown a lot taller, but compared with the eldest brother and the second brother, it seemed to be much shorter.

When the messenger returned with the letter, Lu Pheasant saw that his home had become much more magnificent, and the courtyard was much larger than before. The family also dressed a lot more luxuriously, and some were worried that they would have to bring it up at dinner to warn their father and brother.

After dinner, when Lu Gong was about to let the children disperse. Lu Pheasant stood up and said, "Father and brother stay for the time being, and listen to me." ”

Lu Gong was a little surprised, but thinking about what she had always said, he sat down and looked at her and nodded: "Then let's talk about it." ”

"Now, our Lu family has no roots in the capital except for the king's favor. If a father or brother is not careful in his words and deeds, he will be envied by others, and he will surely lead to trouble. When I returned from the palace today, I was really worried to see that the whole family was dressed in silk and silk. I also ask my father to strictly control the subordinates and others, and not to make the slaves arrogant. ”

After Lu Gong overpowered Lu Xiangbang, he felt that he had been so proud of himself that he had forgotten that this was a foreign country and lost his vigilance. He looked at his daughter with some surprise, how fortunate he was to have this daughter: "My father remembers, and tomorrow I will strictly discipline the servants in the house, and I will not let the disaster break into the wall."

The hidden officials of the Qin Palace were originally amused by the monarch by saying some witty words, or by acrobatic talents. Among them, the competition is naturally fierce, in addition to those who voluntarily entered the entertainment of King Qin, there are also some guilty people who have been punished.

Inside the residence assigned by the hidden official was a middle-aged woman with a terrifying face, living with two young children. There was nothing clutter in the room, just a large bed, a few simple furniture and cutlery. She was also originally the wife of a scribe, and her husband was implicated in the previous rebellion of Chang'anjun. She herself was ruined because of this, and she had to take the two children left by her late husband to survive in the hidden official.

She pulled her stray hair back and prepared to go out to perform. She finally looked at the well-behaved child on the side and said, "Gao'er, when Grandma goes out, you must close the door and take care of Cheng'er, understand?" ”

The young man who was called tall was about ten years old, and he was not afraid to look at his mother's scarred face, smiled and nodded. She looked at them with some concern, and finally saw that it was not too early and had to push the door out.

After his mother left, he took a few quick steps and tightened the door with a wooden bar, and then breathed a sigh of relief.

Before he could relax, a shadow appeared outside the door, and the sound of slamming the door made his brother hug him tightly in fear. He trembled, but he still whispered in Ah Di's ear to comfort: "Ah Cheng is not afraid, he can't come in." ”

"Zhao Gao Zhao Cheng, I brought caramel out to taste it? Didn't your ugly mother go out? Come out and play? I don't know how an ugly ghost can give birth to someone with such a mark! The man was no longer satisfied with pounding the door with his hand, and kicked the door with his foot, and the door rattled.

At this time, a spicy person next door came out of her room and scolded the person who kicked the door: "Shaft, I don't know that your mother is taking a nap?" Be careful that someone cuts your balls and sees how you still complain at the child all day long. ”

The kicking of the door stopped, and the rough voice outside cursed and walked away. At this time, the female voice just now came from outside the door, and it was much gentler at this time: "Don't be afraid, your mother has already entrusted me with you, and I will definitely not let you be wronged." ”

The palatial palace could not hide the ugliness of human nature, and that man was an acrobat for the king, and did not love women in favor of young children. In addition to the fact that the woman next door is deeply loved by the palace concubine, the unsheltered boys and girls have been played and abused by him.

Zhao Gao stared at the disappearing figure outside the door, and said in Zhao Cheng's ear: "Brother who won't be like this forever, one day, I will also stand on a high place and watch how they entertain me, one day." ”

Ever since Zhao Ji gave Qin Zheng fresh wheat food to taste, he quickly thought about the role of these foods in warfare. Wheat flour is more delicate than wheat grains, takes up less space, and is much heavier in a bag than a bag of wheat grains. It can reduce the pressure of food supplies, which is naturally very important for war.

He has ordered the implementation of fine grinding to the countryside, and stone grinding can also be used free of charge in the place where cattle are rented, so that many poor people can also eat soft wheat food, bean curd and tofu.

Soy products in the capital city have also been developed, and dried beans and bamboo shoots have also come into being. The price of beans, which has always been cheap, has risen a lot, and the common people who have planted a lot of beans have made a small fortune.

On this day, Lu Pheasant followed Lu Gonglezi out of the South Market to buy some household goods, and saw that there were vendors selling hot bean curd in the market. Although it may not be as delicate as the delicious food made by the Lu family, it is also surrounded by many customers waiting to try it.

Lu Gong pulled a customer at the back of the line and asked, "Does this benevolent brother know where Douhuaer came from?" ”

The man was dressed in a brown and brown turban, and when he saw Father Lu, who was dressed in light clothes, he was about to have a seizure, and when he noticed the wooden crown on Father Lu's head, he replied respectfully: "Gong Shiyong has seen the doctor, and the method of making this bean curd was copied by the monarch to the market, but few people made it delicious, and the family in front of him made it tasted good, so there were many customers." ”

Lu Gong continued to walk forward, and also saw vendors selling steamed cakes, soup cakes, and all kinds of rice cakes. He couldn't help but sigh to his wife and daughter: "Now everyone knows the food method, and King Qin really implemented it very quickly." Everyone has seen this at the market, and when they get home, they will definitely try to make it. ”

Lu Pheasant looked at the prosperous scene in front of him and said with a smile: "Father doesn't take advantage of this time to buy more household goods, and it will not be as cheap as here to go to the suburbs when the time comes." ”