Qin Qing decided to take a break for three months, and in addition to eating and reading books every day, he discussed the business and income of the Qin Mansion with Steward Yu. When I was bored, I drew a few drawings according to the clothes and some simple daily necessities of later generations, and asked people to find craftsmen to make them, which can be regarded as improving my life.

One day, Ding Yi came back from Xianyang to deliver a letter and brought a shocking news: King Qin Xiaowen was poisoned! Soon after the death of King Zhaoxiang, King Xiaowen sat on the throne of Qin, and it was only three months later, and one night, he was found by a eunuch who served closely, and he died in his own bedroom.

According to the diagnosis of the imperial doctor, someone poisoned the wine he drank at night, and a large number of guards were immediately dispatched in the palace to search for the murderer along the clues. Three days later, the killer was finally found. Surprisingly, the murderer was not an assassin sent by another country, but an inconspicuous little eunuch in the palace. When the little eunuch was found, he had already committed suicide by hanging himself, and why he poisoned King Xiaowen became a mystery.

There was a lot of discussion in Xianyang City for a while: some people said that King Xiaowen and the little eunuch had a blood feud, and the little eunuch poisoned him to avenge his family, and after the matter was completed, he knew that he would not survive, so he simply committed suicide; Some people also say that the little eunuch was bought by one of the six countries, just because the Qin State is getting stronger and stronger, and there are signs of devouring the six countries; Some people also say that it was a certain son, in order to ascend the throne, he bribed the little eunuch to poison him, and afterwards he killed people for fear that the matter would be revealed, and faked it as a suicide.

Originally, these were just some people chatting after dinner, but one spread ten, ten spread hundreds, and gradually spread in Xianyang City, and slowly everyone in the streets and alleys knew about it. When the first two rumors came out, they didn't have much impact, but when the third rumor spread, the city of Xianyang began to become unpeaceful.

King Xiaowen had more than 20 sons, and after hearing the rumors, they accused each other of their brothers being the ones who killed their fathers and kings, and the one who was attacked the most was naturally the crown prince Yingzi Chu. Because after the death of King Hyowen, only he can logically succeed to the throne, so his suspicion is also the greatest. In order to prove his innocence, Ying Zichu resolutely resigned from his position as the crown prince, saying that he had no intention of succeeding the lord of the country, and then hid in his own mansion and never went out of the door.

Less than ten days after Ying Zi Chu resigned, all the sons of Qin were assassinated or died unknown one after another, and even Ying Zi Chu, who had resigned as the crown prince, was attacked by assassins in the palace. The spearhead that originally pointed at Ying Zichu was suspicious, as if someone deliberately wanted to frame him, in order to pull him off the position of the crown prince, so that he could take advantage of it. At the same time, the border of the Qin State also kept coming to the war reports of foreign enemies invading the land, which was not only a lot of discussion in the court, but even the Xianyang City suddenly became a pot of porridge.

At this time, Ying Zi Chu's stepmother, Mrs. Huayang, stood up from the harem and said: The crown prince Ying Zi Chu has always been filial to King Qin, and it is impossible to be the murderer of King Qin. The country cannot be without a king for a day, and at present, she is willing to support Yingzi Chu to ascend to the throne of Qin, so as to calm down the chaos as soon as possible. Following Mrs. Huayang, many ministers have expressed their willingness to support the crown prince Yingzi Chu.

With the strong support of Mrs. Huayang and the ministers, the crown prince Yingzi Chu shirked and finally took over the important task. After the funeral of King Xiaowen, he ascended the throne of Qin, called King Xiang of Qin Zhuang, and named Mrs. Huayang and his biological mother Xia Ji as the queen mother.

When listening to Ding Yi's account of these situations in Xianyang City, Qin Qing was hiding in the study, sitting on a special bamboo chair with a fan and reading the account book with Steward Yu. Chongqing in later generations is a famous furnace city in the country, in summer, the weather is stuffy and hot, the whole city is like a big oven, I didn't expect that in BC, it was also the same stuffy.

A few days ago, I just stood in the sun for a while, and then I suffered from heat stroke. In the days when there were no fans and air conditioners, she could only hide in the room every day and did not dare to go out, and she had to prepare a pot of mung bean soup cooked by her mother, so that she could drink it at any time to quench her thirst.

Qin Qing pondered the news brought by Ding Yi: King Xiaowen's death was indeed very strange, the eunuch who poisoned him had committed suicide, and it was unknown who instructed him, but she guessed that there must be a lot of Lu Buwei's relationship. The emperor's family has always lacked family affection, and maybe this poisoning thing is also indispensable for Yingzi Chu. In the whole process of Yingzi Chu's ascension to the throne, how many conspiracies and tricks there were, she didn't want to know, she just wanted to stay away from them after taking back Zhao Zheng, and just be a businessman.

"Young lady, the soup is about to spill out." Ding Yi saw Qin Qing distracted with mung bean soup, and reminded her in a low voice: "Prince, oh no! It was King Zhuang Xiang who said that during the period when he first ascended the throne, I believe that Lu Buwei would be very busy and would not have time to take care of the Qin family, should we continue to act according to the original plan? ”

Qin Qing hurriedly drank the soup in the bowl, and after putting down the bowl, he said to Ding Yi: "Maybe it's just a trick, it's better to be cautious now, and wait for a while." ”

Qin Qing didn't think that Lu Buwei, an old fox, would let his guard down now. Maybe Lu Buwei just thought that there was chaos right now, and most people would think that there were cracks that were easy to drill, so he set a trap for her. If it was someone else, she might have been fooled by this, but she had long been wary of Lu Buwei, and she was extremely cautious in every decision. Because she was careless, she was discovered by Lu Buwei that she had a connection with Yingzi Chu, and the Qin family would have no way out in Qin in the future. In addition, Qin Qing also has a little selfishness, now that the weather is hot and stuffy, sitting in the carriage is like a steamer, it is simply a crime, she doesn't want to go out at this time.

"The villain immediately went to call back to King Zhuang Xiang." Ding Yi said, and prepared to rush to Xianyang to call back to Yingzi Chu.

"Don't worry, Brother Ding just came back from Xianyang on such a hot day, let's rest for a few days first, and besides, King Zhuang Xiang has just sat on the throne, and I guess he can't take care of us at this time." Qin Qing hurriedly called out to him and asked him to go down and rest first. After Ding Yi got down, he withdrew from the study.

After Ding Yi left, Qin Qing turned his head and asked Steward Yu: "Uncle Yu, have you found anything wrong with those guests during this time?" ”

"If you don't find anything wrong, you should be usable." Steward Yu told Qin Qing about his observations in recent days, and after more than two months of observation, these doormen did not find anything abnormal in their daily lives.

"Then when the weather is cooler, let's bring some of the new guests to Wei State."

The so-called road knows the horsepower, and it has been popular for a long time, and now it is only more than two months, if these newcomers are all put at home, Qin Qing is still not at ease. If you go to various countries to do business again, it is just to trade and recruit new customers, there is nothing particularly secret, it is better to take a few out by yourself, and the rest will be watched by the people in the Qin Mansion.