Chapter 21: The Old Man of the Deep Palace
In the Ganquan Palace, the curtains are fluttering.
Queen Zhao Ji is dressing under the service of a group of maids, her black and silky hair, her skin that can be broken by blowing, her bright phoenix eyes, her seductive red lips, and her graceful posture all show the world the style of this queen of Great Qin.
Today's Zhao Ji, who has just passed the age of thirty, shows the unique charming demeanor of mature women all over her body. In her early years, she was constantly abandoned by others and experienced hardships and hardships, she originally thought that she could live the rest of her life happily and sweetly when she returned to Qin, she didn't want much, she only wanted to be able to stay with the alien Langjun for a long time, and she only wanted to watch her son grow up safely and inherit the throne of King Qin in the future.
However, fate always plays a joke with her, although she returns to the Qin State and reunites with the stranger, she has no choice but to face the merchant LΓΌ Buwei, who once gave away herself like a commodity for fame and fortune; Although Yiren took great care of her and loved her, only three years passed after such a happy time of Lang and concubine, but Yiren Langjun ruthlessly left himself and Zheng'er behind......
She didn't understand and couldn't figure it out, she also angrily denounced the injustice of fate, but unfortunately the reality is always cruel, and people are always helpless in the face of fate.
He and Zheng'er have only been in Qin for more than three years, and the foundation is not stable, and now Cheng Chan's mother and son want to get rid of their mother and son under the support of a group of old clans, and then quickly, this vast and deep palace, she can only rely on the businessman Lu Buwei who abandoned her back then.
She knew this very well, and she was very helpless, as soon as Yiren died, Lu Buwei revealed his true form, relying on his reliance on him, and even stayed in the harem overnight to rekindle his old love......
In the Furong tent, LΓΌ Buwei has long lost the strength and majesty of the year, and some are only disgusting and powerless, this person is always self-righteous, he actually thinks that he still has a deep love for him, and more reliable is that he believes that Zheng'er is his flesh and blood.
Old horseman, when he succeeds to the throne, I will definitely find you to settle a general account! Zhao Ji secretly swore in her heart.
"The prince has arrived!" The chamberlain sang.
Zhao Ji's thoughts were pulled back to reality, and she gently put the ivory comb on the case, Ying Ying got up, and Ying Zheng and two chamberlains had already greeted her, one of whom was naturally Wu Zhan dressed as a eunuch.
"Zheng'er greets the queen mother!" Ying Zheng knelt on the ground and saluted.
Look at how sensible and polite my political son is, for my political son, I am willing to bear no matter how much hardship I have, and I am willing to go through no matter how much hardship I have.
Zhao Ji looked at the son in front of her, no matter how much misery she hid in her heart in an instant, she saw her bow slightly, personally helped Ying Zheng up from the ground, and said with pity: "Zheng'er comes to ask for peace so early every day, although the queen mother is happy in her heart, how good would it be if this good time was used to study?" β
"Don't worry, the queen mother, Zheng'er came after finishing the book." Ying Zheng smiled with a smile.
"So my mother is relieved!" Zhao Ji gently took Ying Zheng in her arms, stretched out her hand like a green jade and stroked Ying Zheng's hair and said happily.
Seeing this scene, Wu Zhan on the side couldn't help but think of his mother again, yes, when his mother died, she was almost the same age as Zhao Ji......
"Mother, I heard from Lu Buwei that I agreed with you last night that my father's funeral would be held in three days." Ying Zheng asked.
"Rude! In the future, it is not allowed to call the prime minister by his name, but to call him the prime minister or Lu Xiang. Zhao Ji scolded lightly with a straight face.
Although Ying Zheng was dissatisfied in his heart, he agreed: "Zheng'er knows." β
Zhao Ji continued: "Your father spent most of his life in Handan as a hostage, and finally returned to Qin to ascend to the throne of Qin, but his longevity was too short, and now he left our mother and son early......
Zhao Ji said with a sour heart, and two lines of tears swished down, really like a pear blossom with rain: "Now our mother and son can rely on only Lu Xiang, my mother wants you to treat Lu Xiang like a father from this moment on, only in this way can our mother and son be safe, and you can also ascend the throne!" β
Xiao Yingzheng's eyes were cold when he heard this, and he said sharply: "Mother, I want to know ...... Lu Buwei is."
When Wu Zhan heard this, he was going to suffer, Zhao Ji had already reached out to cover Ying Zheng's mouth, and Ying Zheng's later words were swallowed back into his stomach alive.
Zhao Jifeng's eyes were cold, and he ordered the maids and eunuchs: "You all stand down, if anyone dares to leak half a word about today's affairs, I will definitely pull out his tongue!" β
"Yes!" A group of maids and eunuchs bowed down one after another, and Wu Zhan had no choice but to follow out of the door.
Seeing that only his mother and son were left in the palace, Zhao Ji let go of Ying Zheng, perhaps because of nervousness, Ying Zheng's young face was covered by Zhao Ji with clear finger prints.
"Now it's rumored outside that I'm actually Lu Buwei's son!" Ying Zheng said angrily, like an angry lion cub.
Zhao Ji first raised the back of his hand to wipe away the tears on his cheeks, and then held Yingzheng's little face and said, "What flows in your body is the blood of the first king, you know?" β
"But......" Yingzheng still wants to justify.
Zhao Ji stared firmly into Ying Zheng's eyes and affirmed: "Nowadays, some people want to spread rumors and make trouble, just to make you ruined, so that they can profit from it. β
"In that case, why does LΓΌ Buwei always call himself my father everywhere?" Ying Zheng said angrily.
"That's just wishful thinking."
Zhao Ji took Ying Zheng into her arms again, her cherry lips came to Ying Zheng's ear, and she said softly: "As long as you can ascend to the throne in the future, how about letting that old thief daydream for a few more days?" β
Although Ying Zheng understood the meaning of his mother's words, he let him treat Lu Buwei like a father, which made him feel like he had swallowed a fly.
Wu Zhan stood with a group of eunuchs and palace maids in eunuch clothes, looking extremely helpless.
Suddenly, he spotted a familiar figure among the maids.
"Qing'er......" Wu Zhan let out a low cry, almost not screaming.
Perhaps sensing something abnormal, the maid looked at the burning gaze that covered her, and suddenly felt her heart beat faster and had difficulty breathing.
Wu Zhan didn't hesitate, he hurriedly stepped forward and pulled Qing'er's slender hand out of the crowd, and the two stopped behind a rockery.
"I'm not dreaming, it's really you!" Wu Zhan looked at Qing'er and said happily.
Qing'er looked shy, and said embarrassedly after a while: "I haven't seen you for a few days, why did you become a eunuch?" β
Wu Zhan's cheeks turned red when he heard this, and he said embarrassedly: "This dress is borrowed, how can I become a eunuch?" β
"Are you a eunuch or not, what do you have to do with me?" Qing'er avoided Wu Zhan's gaze and said, "Then why did you come to this palace?" β
"I wanted to ask you, but you asked about me." Wu Zhandao.
Suddenly, the two fell silent, it seemed that both of them were carrying out their own missions, and as Nether Guards, they were absolutely not allowed to spy on other people's missions.
"You left without saying hello that day, I thought I would never see you again in this life." Wu Zhan said in a deep voice.
"I was blindfolded and taken away from the base that day, so I was inexplicably sent to Ganquan Palace and became a palace maid serving the queen...... Qing'er said with some grievances.
"Fortunately, God has eyes, so let's get together here!" Wu Zhan said happily: "It seems that we should move around more in the future." β
Qing'er said angrily: "What you said is light, you are in the Prince's East Palace, but I am in Ganquan Palace, this palace compound is heavily guarded, there are many ears and eyes, how can we move around more?" β
"Have you forgotten who we are?" Wu Zhan blinked his eyes and said, "In the future, I will come with the crown prince every day to greet the queen, and then we will be able to see each other." β
Qing'er twisted her body and said, "It seems that someone is rare with you." β
"Hahaha, I see that you still have something to ask you to help with." Wu Zhan said happily.
"Oh? What's the matter? Qing'er asked curiously.
"I want you to keep an eye on Ganquan Palace for me at all times, and let me know in time even if there is any trouble." Wu Zhan said seriously.
"I want you to keep an eye on Ganquan Palace, and don't let go of any trouble......" Qing'er was a little confused in an instant, why was Wu Zhan's words so similar to the task he had received at the beginning?
"What's wrong? Any questions? Wu Zhan saw her in a trance and hurriedly asked.
"I didn't ...... It's nothing ......," Qing'er muttered.
"Wu Zhan, in what capacity did you enter the palace this time?" Qing'er asked quietly.
"Hey, don't mention it." Wu Zhan raised his wide sleeves and turned around twice in front of Qing'er before he said helplessly: "My identity on the face is the little sixth son next to the prince......
"Your connector is called Xiao Liuzi...... Qing'er's voice echoed in her mind again, she never thought that this connector 'Xiao Liuzi' was actually Wu Zhan......
Qing'er raised her head to meet Wu Zhan's gaze, only this time her gaze became extremely firm.
"So you're my connector!"
"Oh?" Qing'er's words surprised Wu Zhan a little, and he didn't seem to have anyone to connect with in his mission: "Hehe, there shouldn't be any misunderstanding in this......"
"No, because my connector is called Xiao Liuzi, since I entered the palace for so long, I have been paying attention to who Xiao Liuzi is, I never thought it was you!" Qing'er said with some joy.
"Hehe, but it's a bit of a coincidence......," Wu Zhan smiled awkwardly.
"I've been in the palace for nearly half a year, and I know a lot about the people and things in Ganquan Palace, so if you have any questions, just ask." Qing'er raised her pointed chin and said proudly.
"Of course I know that Sister Qing'er is the best at finding out the news!" Wu Zhan hurriedly complimented, and when he saw Qing'er's expression, he was overjoyed, and then asked, "I want to know if there is an inside story about King Qin's death?" Who did it? What is the relationship between LΓΌ Buwei and the queen? Is the crown prince LΓΌ Buwei's flesh and blood......"
"Because when I came, King Qin had already died, I don't know why he died, but I heard rumors in the palace that the day before King Qin was still in the palace to ask questions, banquet guests, the next day he suddenly died, some people rumored that King Qin drank poisonous wine......"
"What?" Wu Zhan exclaimed: "King Qin's diet is made and distributed by special people, and there are also special people to try dishes and test poison, how can he drink poisonous wine?" β
"I don't know about this, but if you want to find out whether King Qin was poisoned and died, you only need to open the coffin and perform an autopsy." Qing'er said.
"Even if King Qin died of poisoning, who has the courage and ability to assassinate King Qin?" Wu Zhan wondered.
Qing'er took the back hand, and the old god was saying: "You only need to know who is the biggest beneficiary after the death of King Qin, and this question can naturally be answered without asking." β
Wu Zhan pondered for a long time, and suddenly exclaimed, "You mean Lu Buwei?!"