Chapter 81
After the dispersal of the dynasty, the brothers Meng Tian and Meng Yi followed behind their father, full of questions. Just now in the court, their old father made a loud bang with the strength of one person, blocking the mouths of the people, so that the king and queen of Qin could continue to get married smoothly.
"Brother, did the queen really save the wolf king lady who had a difficult birth?" Meng Yi looked skeptical, no matter how he thought about it, he felt that it was nonsense.
"How do I know?" Meng Tian rubbed his nose, he himself was inexplicable.
"Didn't you say that?"
"That's what my father said, I'm just adding fuel to the fire."
"How does that father know...... No, how did you come up with the idea to make it up like that? β
"I don't know, I haven't heard of the queen and the wolf king have any "friendship", when I saw the wolf king, it was when he charged, at that time everyone knew that it was the queen's ability to recruit the wolf king. It's just that I don't know how a good thing turned into a bad thing, and the queen is said to be a demon girl outside, which is really annoying! β
"Fortunately, my father is not old-hearted, and he is still so clever that he made up such a story that the wolf king is grateful for saving the Qin army."
"Since I came back, I found out that my father was a little strange, running out twice in three days, and even my mother often went out with him, what the hell are the two of them doing."
"The housekeeper said that a guest came to the house, stayed at our house for a few days, and then left. Since then, the second elder has gone out twice in three days, and I have never seen that person when I went out to do errands during that time. β
"Guest?"
"Well, I don't know who it is, anyway, the housekeeper said that the second elder greeted him warmly."
After leaving the palace gate, Meng Tian and Meng Yi brothers were still muttering, Meng Wu turned his head and ordered loudly: "You brothers go back first, and I will go back later." Meng Wu took another step forward towards his sons, patted Meng Tian's shoulder happily, and said with a smile: "You kid behaved very well today, I have asked your mother to give you stew tonight, and you have a good meal at night, hehehe......"
"Father, what about me?" Meng Yi was a little jealous.
"You eat too, you're all great today, you're all my good sons, hehehe."
"Hehe, thank you, father." Meng Tian and Meng Yi smirked in unison.
"Good son, hehe!!"
"That's right, father, how could my father have thought of making up such a story to help the queen turn things around?" Meng Tian saw that there was no one around, and took the opportunity to ask his curiosity.
"Haha, I didn't make up that story, I was instructed by a master."
"Superior? Could it be a guest who came to the house some time ago? β
What is the reason for the Meng family, Meng Yi knows very well, and there should be no one else besides the guest who can make his father a master, so Meng Yi made a bold guess.
"Isn't that wonderful person, she said that if the queen is demonized outside, we can also make the queen immortal. Anyway, what happened in Bashu, others can make it up, we can also make it up, there are good and bad things, it depends on which side is powerful. β
"That seems to have worked."
Meng Wu laughed and patted his two sons and said: "The road is still long, in short, our Meng family fully supports the king and queen." I'll go to work first, so go home. After speaking, he turned around and was about to leave, when Meng Tian called out to him:
"Father, where are you going?"
Meng Wu turned his head and said with a smile:
"I'll go to the General's Mansion."
"But the general is still in the barracks outside the city and hasn't come back."
"I'm not looking for a general."
"That's ......." Before Meng Tian finished speaking, Meng Wu got on his horse and ran away.
"Strange, why am I so familiar with the routine of the master that my father said?" Meng Tian touched his ears, always feeling that there was something wrong, and he couldn't figure it out for a while.
"What is my father doing in the General's Mansion if he has nothing to do?" Meng Yi was more curious about how his father would go to the General's Mansion, but he didn't care about what routine Meng Tian said.
"Could it be that he knew that the general was going back to his house, and he went to help worry about the selection of the general's wife?"
Meng Tian shook his head, this old father, who was not idle after not being a general, actually started the business of "matchmaker".
Meng Yi shrugged his shoulders and spread his hands, indicating that he was speechless. Now that the second elder already knows that Liu Chang has found Mei Jiaoniang, he doesn't have to worry about it. Because of this, it is also very possible to worry about the life events of the general with all his might.
The brothers sighed heartily, got on their horses and hurried home, and went back to have meat to eat. It's just that the brothers also discovered that it was very naΓ―ve for them to be happy about their mother's stewed meat even though they were over thirty years old.
On the way home, the Montessori brothers scolded Liu Chang again, all because of his perennial jealousy of him.
The ministers left Xianyang Palace one after another, and the government affairs of Ying Zheng not only did not end, but increased unabated. In the months since he left, there has been a mountain of reports from all over the country. He had to bury his head in it and continue to deal with his official business.
Treat official business, win the government and never slack off. But at this moment, he was a little anxious, Poxi had just lived in Xianyang Palace, and he didn't know if she was bored or unaccustomed to it now.
Thinking about it, he really couldn't rest assured, put down the book, and said to Zhao Gao, who was waiting on the side: "What is the queen doing now?" β
"Back to the king, the queen is staying in the Zhengyang Palace now, and she hasn't gone anywhere."
"Have you not left?"
"Yes."
Ying Zheng's brows were locked, it was almost evening since he left early in the morning, how bored was she? After thinking for a while, he said, "Move all the urgent official duties to the dormitory." After saying that, he got up and left.
Zhao Gao gave an order to the two little eunuchs, and hurriedly followed.
When Ying Zheng stepped into the dormitory, he saw Perxi sitting in front of the desk, which was full of books. The three tiger cubs lay quietly beside her, she looked down at the book, and seemed to be so absorbed in it that she didn't even notice him coming in.
Ying Zheng sighed, he was still worried that she would have nothing to do alone and hurried back. didn't know that she was so self-satisfied, but he was a mediocre person.
When he approached her, she felt a figure in front of her, raised her head, and saw that it was Ying Zheng, she gave him a sweet face, and smiled softly: "Brother Zheng, are you done?" β
"Hmm."
Ying Zheng sat next to her, held her closely, picked up the book in front of her and looked at it, it was "Three Hundred Poems", "Analects", and even "Zuo's Spring and Autumn". These books are all difficult for ordinary women to understand, and his brook actually reads them with relish.
"Why does Xi'er like to watch this, don't you think it's a brainstorm?"
"At first, it was boring, but the more I watched it, the more flavorful it became. After watching it for a long time, just like Confucius said, it is very fun to learn and learn it. In particular, "Three Hundred Poems" is very interesting. β
"Why is it interesting?"
"Guan Guan Ju Dove, in the river island. My Fair Lady, Gentleman. The first few sentences of this article make people feel that everything in heaven and earth is peaceful and beautiful, men and women love to conform to nature, there is no strife, only heaven and earth are united with people, don't you think Brother Zheng is very beautiful? β
Ying Zheng smiled dotingly at Perxi, couldn't help but kiss her forehead, looked deeply at her clean pearl, and then forehead to forehead, nose to nose, mouth to mouth, he said in a low voice: "It's really beautiful, Xi'er is that virtuous woman, and I am the lover who chases you for love." β
Listening to his seductive love words, Perxi couldn't help but close his eyes and respond to his confession ...... with a kiss.
The two whispered in their ears for a while, and only then did Ying Zheng let go of her before she was completely out of control, and said in a low breath: "I really want to eat you into my heart, but I have to deal with some urgent government affairs, otherwise our big wedding ceremony will not be safe." β
"Big wedding?"
"We haven't visited the church yet, haven't we forgotten?"
"I haven't forgotten, and I'm also looking forward to the day when I officially become Mrs. Zheng."
"So, until then, I have to take care of everything, let us all be brides and grooms with peace of mind, and I want to make our big wedding sensation all over the world, so that the world can witness our most beautiful happiness."
"I'm afraid that there is no need to mobilize the public, it is already a sensation in the world."
Ying Zheng straightened her a little, faced him face to face, and said soothingly: "Everything is with me, you just have to be my most beautiful bride, and don't pay attention to the rest." β
"I'm not going to care what other people think of me, but I care what other people think of Brother Zheng. You are the king of Great Qin, and your every move affects the followers and beliefs of thousands of people. So, even if I can't add to your path to kinghood, I can't become a stumbling block to your path forward. β
Perxi looked at Ying Zheng firmly, she already knew the rumors outside. But her full smile is only calm, unflustered, and always has him in her eyes.
"So, doesn't Xi'er want to have a big wedding?"
"No, I'm going to do it, why don't I hold it?"
"Then why do you say that?" Ying Zheng looked at her a little nervously, afraid that she really didn't want to hold a big wedding.
"Now not only the people outside, but even the ministers of the court are probably opposed, right?"
Ying Zheng was stunned, he didn't expect her to know, and he didn't plan to let her know. It's just that the smart Perxi can always sense by himself that something is going on, and he can't take good care of her if he wants to.
"It was like this at first, but the Montessori father and son acted in a play, so it was basically settled, and except for Zhen Guojun, no one else said anything."
"Zhenguojun?"
"Well, speaking of which, his identity is my uncle, and his status is the highest among the clansmen."
In fact, getting the approval of the king of the town is even more deterrent.
Poxi didn't speak again, relying on Win Zheng, thinking delicately about how to eliminate everyone's doubts so that Win Zheng would not be in a situation of "insisting on going his own way".
After having dinner with Ying Zheng, Poxi quietly watched him review the official documents, and helped him polish the ink from time to time. Winning politics may be because she is by her side, and she is also relieved to participate in government affairs.
It wasn't until late at night that Ying Zheng took care of a bunch of government affairs, and only then did he find that Perxi had been staying up with him. His heartache blamed himself, and he shouldn't let her work hard with her. But Po Xi looked at him energetically, did not feel tired, and always smiled at him.
After looking at the sky, there was still time to sleep for two more hours, so he hurriedly hugged her and went to bed and rested together. They kissed her, didn't say anything to each other, hugged each other and closed their eyes and fell asleep.
As soon as the morning dawned, Ying Zheng opened his eyes, glanced at the sleeping Poxi, and after kissing her lightly, he sat up lightly, and then went out of the outer room to let Zhao Gao serve and wash up.
As soon as he left to go to Shangchao, Perxi also woke up. After she summoned someone to clean up herself, she instructed the chief maid~ Ling Huan: Take me to the palace for a walk. β
Ling Huan didn't dare to slack off, and was ready to let people prepare a guard of honor, but Poxi stopped: "Just bring a few people, don't be too ostentatious." β
"The slave obeys." Ling Huan called the other two maids to follow, and took Poxi out of the dormitory.
Poxi didn't deliberately want to go anywhere, Xianyang Palace is very big, and she will go wherever she goes. Looking at the buildings everywhere and the carved fences, she didn't care. The recognition of living here in the future made her a little unfamiliar and a little expectant.
As she walked, she passed by a palace wall and looked at the plaque on the top of the gate that read "Lingxiao Palace", which looked like it was inhabited.
Just as I was thinking about it, someone came out of it. Walking in front was a beautiful woman, followed by several eunuchs and palace maids.
Unlike the plain elegance of Perxi, the woman's dress was not gorgeous but brighter, but not gaudy, and her face was smooth and flawless. Looking closely at her beautiful eyes, there is a little bit of a taste like Perxi.
The woman was stunned when she saw Perxi, because she had never seen such a simple and temperamental woman in the palace. But when she saw the black and white tiger cub in Poxi's hand, as well as the two identical tiger cubs on the ground, the woman immediately knew that the person in front of her was Poxi.
She took two steps forward respectfully, performed a palace salute decently, and said softly: "The concubine Sihe visited the queen, but she didn't know that the queen was here, and the concubine had no intention of disturbing the queen, so please forgive the queen." β
Po Xi was a little surprised, and looked at her, she called herself a "concubine", which meant that she was a certain palace concubine of Brother Zheng.
Thinking of this, my heart was a little sour, but I still smiled and said, "Excuse me, I was just passing by, and you didn't bother me." β
"Thank you, Queen."
"How do you know who I am?" Poxi has only lived in Xianyang Palace for two days, and this is the first time he has come out, and few people should know that they are.
"Back to the queen, the concubine didn't know the queen, but the queen had an outstanding temperament, and it had long been rumored in the palace that there were three cute black and white pet cats around the queen, so the concubine guessed the queen's identity."
Po Xi looked at Bai Yue in his arms, smiled, and understood, it turned out that all the way around, so many people saw her respectfully and did not bother, because they all knew her identity.
"Queen, it's already noon, and the king has told me that he will come back to dine with the queen, is it ......?"
Ling Huan reminded him loudly, wanting to take Poxi out of here. Because King Qin explained, unnecessary people, don't let the queen have too much contact. Those who are unnecessary, Madame Ling Xiao is one of them.
"Okay, let's go." After Perxi finished speaking, he smiled at Sihe and turned around to go back the way he came.
Sihe bowed down to give a salute, and after Perxi walked away, she straightened up and looked at Perxi's back with contemplative eyes.
This is the queen that the king has in mind, the only woman he puts at the top of his heart. I don't know when I don't see it, but I don't know when I see it, Perxi does have a unique natural posture in the world, and no one can imitate it.
However, in the boundless Xianyang Palace, can only the queen alone occupy the favor? Then what is the significance of her and other palace concubines staying in this majestic Xianyang Palace?
She is the eldest daughter of the Korean prince, although South Korea is weak, but her status is equally noble.
Two years ago, the King of Qin chose only one of her many marriage requests. At that time, she had never seen King Qin, she only knew that he was a young and promising overlord of the world, and this identity alone was enough for her to marry into the Qin Palace with great expectations.
After learning that she was the only one chosen by the King of Qin, she thought that it was because of her portrait that she had charmed the King of Qin. So she left Korea with confidence and pride, and came to Xianyang Palace, where the overlord of the world lived.
It is a bit ironic that she entered Xianyang Palace, but Ying Zheng went out of Xianyang Palace to Zhao State to choose another marriage partner. Soon after, the queen candidate was selected in Zhao State, and she realized that she was not the only one, but just the "incident" of King Qin.
However, she retreated to the second place, just "by the way", she is also the woman chosen by King Qin, and God still gave her the luck that many women can't get. As long as she lives in Xianyang Palace and is the woman of King Qin, it is enough.
However, what is even more ironic is that the king of Qin returned and did not bring back his queen. Originally, she was very happy in her heart, at least, for the time being, she was the highest concubine in the entire Xianyang Palace, and the other ladies were just a few ordinary aristocratic women in the Qin State. The position is only the lowest concubine status, but she is Mrs. Ling Xiao who was enshrined by King Qin.
With such a difference, she felt that she still had a superior status. However, the King of Qin seemed to have completely forgotten her existence, and after he returned to the Qin State from the Zhao State, she did not see him for three whole months.
So, she finally didn't want to wait any longer, so she cooked the best dishes by herself, and then personally sent them to the "Pro-Government Palace" of Yingzheng.
With a worried heart, he asked Zhao Gao to inform him that he asked to see Yingzheng. She thought it wouldn't go so well, but she didn't expect Ying Zheng to let her in. However, she hadn't been happy for too long, and Ying Zheng barely raised her head, continuing to read the review slip, and just asked, "What's the matter?" β
Sihe knelt on the ground, tried his best to calm down, and said softly: "Since the concubine Sihe entered the Qin Kingdom, she has not officially visited the king, although she knows that it is not polite, but... Since Sihe is already the wife of King Qin, she should fulfill her obligation to serve her husband, so she ....... β
"Since you know it's impolite, you're still guilty of it?"
Ying Zheng's cold voice pierced her heart, and she knew that he was accusing her of overstepping. Her heart was cold, and she knew that she had taken the wrong first step.
"Concubine...... The concubine is guilty of her guilt, and she asks her husband to forgive her sins. She lay on her stomach in panic, her body almost shaking.
"Look up."
Sihe's body was shocked, and he was a little scared, but he still looked forward to his appearance to impress the heart of Win Zheng.
She slowly raised her head and looked at Ying Zheng without emotion, but even so, Ying Zheng Junyi's face still penetrated deep into her eyes and into her heart.
His heroic appearance not only made her heart, but also entered her soul.
Ying Zheng looked at her eyes, was surprised for a moment, but frowned again, and said coldly: "Listen, this king only said once, this is the first time you have entered the "Pro-Government Palace", and if it's okay, this king hopes that it will be the last time." β
"Husband......." Sihe was afraid, he was obviously not fierce, and he didn't look like he was angry, but he clearly let her know that the last time he said meant that there would be a next time, and she would not end well.
"Today, you call this king "husband" twice, and for the rest of your life, don't let this king hear it a third time, because that will be the last time you speak, understand? β
If it was a warning just now, now is definitely a declaration of her death.
At this point, Sihe understood, he would never look at her more, let alone have half of her place in his heart.
"Ma'am?"
The maid on the side~ Luo Shao shouted Sihe, who couldn't move, interrupting her unbearable recollection. For more than two years, she has only seen Win Zheng three times. The first time, he let her know that she could only look forward to him in this life, the second time, it was a palace banquet, but he didn't look at her, and the third time, his honor guard walked in front of her from a distance, and she saw him, but he couldn't see her.
She thought he had no heart, which is why he was so ruthless. However, he deliberately ordered to dine with the queen, or deliberately returned to the palace from the "pro-government palace" to accompany him.
Oh, it turns out that he didn't have a heart, but only gave his heart to his queen. Since he didn't have the idea of having a little bit of his heart come out, why did he take her to the Qin Palace, why did he pick her up, and throw her in the corner like a waste and ignore it? What's wrong with her?
Hiding the tears in his eyes, Sihe sighed and secretly told himself: There is still a long way to go, and there will be hope.
She smiled again, turned around, and walked in the opposite direction, there was a long way to go, but she believed that man would conquer heaven.
Perxi, who had a different mind from her, remembered the problem she had to face from now on~ Can she accept that her political brother has another woman?
On the first day I came out, I met one, but I didn't? Also, what about the two women who were with him almost every day in his dormitory that Brother Zheng said before?
If she can't accept it, is she still qualified to be his queen? Even if Brother Zheng can do as long as she is alone, what will others think of the exclusive favor she gets, and then she may really become a demon girl who charms the monarch in the mouth of the world.
Entering the hall without interest, Ying Zheng had already returned, and he also came back with a bunch of books waiting to be reviewed.
He greeted her and hugged her, Zhao Gao glanced at the people, and the palace maids and eunuchs who were waiting in the room retreated one by one, leaving Poxi and Yingzheng alone.
"Xi'er isn't happy, is she?" Ying Zheng saw her melancholy face, so he couldn't wait to hug her, hoping that his hug could remove her worries.
"Well, I'm very unhappy."
Perxi was buried in his arms, tears flowed out, she didn't want to hide it, because she thought all the way, and the result was that she couldn't accept that there were other women around him, at least she couldn't accept that she wanted her to watch other women have him. Not seeing it made her so uncomfortable, and seeing it, she was even more painful.
"Tell me, what can I do for you?" Ying Zheng was also uncomfortable, he didn't make her unhappy by bringing her back, she said she was unhappy, and he felt that he hadn't done enough.
"I saw other women, women other than me."
Ying Zheng's body stiffened, and then he let go of the action of holding her with a smile, held her face, wiped away her tears, and smiled happily: "Is Xi'er jealous?" β
"It's not just jealousy, it's painful here." Percy put his hand to his heart.
Ying Zheng attached the back of her hand, pulled her back into his arms, sighed, and said: "Fool, in the entire Xianyang Palace, there is only one who can be regarded as famous in name, and the other three are at most higher than ordinary palace maids. But no matter what position they have, from beginning to end, I am the only one with you, and they are just putting on a show in Xianyang Palace. β
But when can this "look" be achieved? I know that Brother Zheng is the King of Qin, and how many women are not too much, but I ....... β
"There will be no other woman, you are enough."
"That'...... In addition to the woman you just mentioned, what about the other two who were here with you before? Speaking of this, Perxi felt uncomfortable again.
"Huh?" Ying Zheng didn't understand for a while, and then remembered that when he was in Bashu, he teased her.
"Hahaha!" Win Zheng rarely laughed, and Po Xi wrinkled his nose and lowered his head unhappily without speaking.
After Ying Zheng laughed enough, he explained the matter to her. After listening to this, Perxi's face turned red with shame, and he buried himself in his arms and refused to raise his face to him, it was really embarrassing, even if the jealousy was so obvious, he still ate such a messy vinegar. However, it was all to blame for his deliberate jokes, and she raised her pink fist and pounded him in the chest in protest.
Seeing Perxi's angry and ashamed appearance, Ying Zheng laughed again. Zhao Gao outside the house heard Ying Zheng's laughter, and smiled with relief, this is the first time the king has laughed like this for so many years, I hope that in the future, the king and the queen can always be so happy.
However, happiness always seems to have to go through the vicissitudes of life before you can go to the other side to watch the flowers bloom side by side .......