Chapter 14: To the Kingdom of Zhao
Steward Yu pondered for a moment and said to Qin Qing: "Their mother and son should still stay in Zhao Kingdom, but they are hiding." β
Qin Qing remembered the mystery of Qin Shihuang's identity in history, and was a little curious to know the truth, and asked: "I heard that after Zhao Ji married Gongzi Yiren, he gave birth to Gongzizheng in nine months, whose son is Gongzizheng?" Could it really be LΓΌ Buwei's? β
"I'm afraid only the three of them will know this." Rao is housekeeper Yu is usually a very calm person, and now looking at Qin Qing, he can't help but have a little headache, and he can't help but complain a little bit in his heart about which subordinate told her this, but he didn't know that Qin Qing's small body contained the soul of an adult, so he had to tell her carefully: "Young lady, although everyone knows about this, everyone only dares to talk about it behind closed doors, if you talk about it openly, I'm afraid it will cause trouble." β
Ying Yiren has become the crown prince, then Lu Buwei must have ascended to the sky in one step, the two of them must have been powerful, Qin Qing nodded obediently, and said to Steward Yu: "Uncle Yu, don't worry, Qing'er knows that it is powerful, there are only you and me here, so Qing'er dares to ask boldly." And Qing'er thinks that Lu Buwei is not easy to approach, so it is better to start with Zhao Ji and Gongzizheng, and maybe he can get close to Lu Buwei. If Gongzizheng is his son, then he will inevitably assist him in succeeding to the throne of Qin; Even if it's not his, the child who has no power behind him and needs to rely on him is better controlled than a child who grew up in the deep palace and has scheming. β
After hearing this, Steward Yu also agreed with Qin Qing's opinion, "The young lady's words are reasonable, but since Lu Buwei returned to the Qin State, he has never been to the Zhao Kingdom to visit Zhao Ji's mother and son. After the original son Yiren fled, the mother and son also hid for fear of Zhao Wangdan's anger, and now I am afraid it is difficult to find someone. β
Qin Qing frowned after hearing this, and thought for a while: "I didn't go to visit them, maybe I was afraid that King Zhao would find out their traces, Zhao Ji could actually be in Handan without being caught by Zhao Wangdan?" But what's the origin? β
Steward Yu thought for a while: "This Zhao Ji was originally the daughter of Zhao Cheng, a wealthy businessman in Zhao State, and Zhao Cheng was in the cloth business in Handan. β
Qin Qing searched the limited history in his mind, and it seemed that Qin Shi Huang had been a hostage in Zhao since he was born, and he did not return to Qin until he inherited the throne, so it can be seen that he is still in Zhao State. Listening to what Steward Yu just said, when Lu Buwei and Gongzi Yiren escaped from Handan, they did not take Zhao Ji's mother and son with them, and their mother and son would definitely not be able to escape from Handan, but Zhao Cheng alone may not be able to keep their mother and son.
"Young lady." Steward Yu thought for a moment and added: "Zhao Cheng seems to have a good relationship with Guo Kai, King Zhao's favorite minister. β
"Guo Kai?" Such a familiar name, Qin Qing thought about it for a while, gave up without results, and then turned to the topic: "If this is the case, Qing'er boldly speculated, then Zhao Ji is still in Zhao Cheng's mansion." When Gongzi Yiren fled Handan, he did not take their mother and son with him, and their mother and son must have nowhere to go, if there is no one behind them to help, they will be captured by King Zhao. If Zhao Chengshan was an ordinary businessman, he would not have the ability to protect their mother and son, but with the addition of a favored minister Guo Kai, the situation would be different. β
"Even if they are all in Zhao Cheng's mansion, I'm afraid it's not so easy to see." Steward Yu sighed deeply.
Qin Qingwan smiled: "It is naturally impossible to come directly to the door to ask for a meeting, you must go in the name of doing business, as long as you can live in Zhao Mansion, Qing'er will have a way to meet Zhao Ji." After speaking, I secretly added another sentence in my heart: I can still see Qin Shi Huang!
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After Steward Yu left, Qin Qing thought hard in the room, and went to do business, and he would definitely not be able to leave his own dansha. Generally, princes and nobles are afraid that the tomb will be stolen after death, and it is indispensable to use mercury, but they also need to bring something to Zhao Ji as a meeting gift to win her trust. Most women in ancient times married and had children early, according to what Steward Yu just said, Qin Shi Huang is only about the same age as himself now, so Zhao Ji is only in his thirties at most. But all women like clothes and accessories, and they can only do what they like in this aspect.
Qin Qing recalled the decorations in the ancient costume TV series in his previous life, and according to the clothes of the people in the Warring States Period, he was busy all night and designed several sets of jewelry on white silk. As soon as it was dawn, he woke up Uncle Yu and asked him to find the best jewelry craftsmen and a few tailors in the county.
The tailor was found by Qin Qing for himself and Xiu'er, and since he was ready to go out, he couldn't dress like he usually wore in the Qin Mansion. The so-called people rely on clothes, Buddha relies on gold, although they are small, but they must also show everyone's demeanor, so as not to let outsiders bully. Qin Zidui just died, Chaoyang falsely reported his death, Qin Qing, as a widow, the color of the clothes should not be too bright, only chose white cloth for himself, and picked two kinds of fabrics for Xiu'er, water blue and light green.
Qin Qing chose to use silver for jewelry, although there was already silver in the Warring States Period, but most of it was used as jewelry decoration, not as currency, and it was cheaper than gold. The one given to Zhao Ji, Qin Qing thought about it again and again and decided to use gold.
Qin Qing left the jewelry craftsman in the Qin Mansion, and Uncle Yu did everything he wanted, and burned the design drawings after making them. Although she doesn't want to change her career to sell jewelry, she is also afraid that the scheme will be spread, if everyone really has it, it will seem that the things she copied are too mediocre, and the things are scarce and expensive, and she hopes to be able to use these things to get close to other noblewomen in the future.
A few pieces of jewelry are ordinary in modern times, nothing more than hairpins carved with butterflies and various flowers, or earring necklaces, but they were not available in the Warring States period. The thin wings and petals on the butterfly hairpin and flower hairpin alone that can sway gently as they move around took a month of effort from the craftsman, especially the golden phoenix hairpin that was ready to be given to Zhao Ji, and it was Qin Qing and the craftsman who pondered again and again and modified several times before they barely achieved the effect she wanted. It took three months to deliver a few pieces of jewelry, although not as exquisite as modern jewelry, but in the Warring States period, it was also unique and very rare.
After the things were prepared, Qin Qing asked Xiu'er to call Steward Yu's husband and wife, and the Qin brothers to the study, and said to everyone: "The master has passed away for a few months, and the business in the house has always been taken care of by Uncle Yu. β
Steward Yu was already prepared in his heart, so he said to Qin Qing: "I'll go to the government immediately to handle the customs clearance documents, and then bring some needed goods, I don't know who the young lady wants to bring?" What goods do you bring with you to trade? β
Qin Qing pondered for a moment and said, "Qing'er is going to take Xiu'er with you, and Brother Qin, let's pick a guard and go on the road with us." Second Brother Qin led the rest of the people to continue to look for news of Chaoyang, but they couldn't find it near the cliff, and then expanded the scope of searching, and several surrounding counties also inquired. In terms of goods, we are preparing high-quality pigments and rouge, this time we are only looking for rich businessmen to trade, and it is inevitable to bring some jewelry and money in order to make some connections, and bring some dansha. β
Mother Yu couldn't help but be a little worried: "Young lady, where are you going, I can prepare some clothes for you." β
Qin Qing looked out of the door and said firmly, "Zhao Guo! β
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