In Cining Palace, King Zhao was chatting with the Queen Mother while pinching her legs for the Queen Mother.

"Queen Mother, I, the King of Zhao, is really too much, now Zhao is suffering from the enemy, Qin wants to annex my Zhao State, and Yan State has repeatedly violated my border, how should I do this!" King Zhao looked at the Queen Mother's kind face and said.

The Queen Mother looked at King Zhao's anxious face, and a wave of comfort surged in her heart.

For the sake of Zhao State, King Zhao has done his best, he is under heavy pressure, but he is still trying to do his filial piety for her, the queen mother.

She patted King Zhao's hand lightly and sighed deeply.

"Wang'er, you have done a good job. You have been doing your best to maintain the peace of the Zhao Kingdom, and I have been praying for you. You must remember that you are now the king of Zhao, and your duty is to protect your people and maintain peace in the country. ”

King Zhao nodded, his eyes flashing with determination, "Queen Mother, I understand, I will do my best to protect the Zhao Kingdom against foreign enemies." ”

The Queen Mother looked at King Zhao and was full of relief.

Her son, who has grown into a responsible monarch, believes that as long as he is there, the Zhao kingdom will never perish.

At this time, there was a faint sound of horses' hooves in the wind outside the palace. King Zhao's face changed slightly, he stood up and walked to the window.

The Queen Mother looked at King Zhao's back, and a sense of foreboding surged in her heart.

King Zhao looked back at the Queen Mother, with a hint of determination in his eyes, "Queen Mother, I am going to welcome a special guest." ”

The Queen Mother's heart tightened, "Special guest? ”

King Zhao smiled slightly, and rushed out, I don't know who dared to break into the imperial city, King Zhao ran out so that his queen mother would not be harmed.

However, at this time, the queen already had a faint feeling of uneasiness in her heart, she didn't have time to put on her shoes, and not long after King Zhao walked out of Cining Palace, the queen followed and walked out.

"Queen Mother, leave the outside affairs to me, can you go back to Cining Palace?" King Zhao said.

However, the queen said: "You are the king of Zhao, and you are also my king, and you are the flesh of my heart, I can't look at an unknown person like this, it's too dangerous, don't persuade me to go back, I want to see who is coming to be relieved." ”

King Zhao saw that the queen insisted on this, so he did not persuade again, although he was a little worried in his heart, but more respect and understanding.

From beginning to end, no matter when and where, the queen was the pillar of the Zhao Kingdom, and her wisdom and courage deeply impressed the King of Zhao.

At this time, the queen was independent of the main hall, her eyes were like torches, blazing, the breeze blew gently, bringing up the corners of her golden clothes, and also bringing up a strand of hair hanging down her sideburns, her eyes, like the twinkling stars in the autumn night, full of determination and perseverance.

"Who's coming?" The queen shouted, her voice echoing through the air with a majesty that could not be ignored.

In the distance, a figure stepped out of the darkness and gradually revealed its figure. It was a woman, dressed in green clothes, with a long sword hanging from her waist, and a roll of cloth on her back, her figure tall and straight, and her face as calm as water.

"Father, I'm Zhao Lixiang! Don't you recognize me? Zhao Lixiang stepped forward slowly, bowed deeply to the queen, and then stood up, holding a sword in both hands, waiting for the queen to ask.

The Queen Mother frowned slightly, she didn't expect that Zhao Lixiang would appear here at this time?

"Zhao Lixiang came from afar, what are you doing?" The queen asked, in a flat tone, as if she were just asking an ordinary passer-by.

Zhao Lixiang smiled slightly, looked directly at the queen, and said, "On the order of the King of Qin, I came to propose marriage to Zhao State." ”

As soon as these words came out, there was an uproar in the hall. Propose?

The king of Qin actually wanted to marry a woman from Zhao as a concubine? This is simply an unbelievable thing, King Zhao and the queen glanced at each other, and they both saw a trace of doubt and surprise in each other's eyes.

Hearing this, King Zhao and the Queen Mother were all shocked, and even couldn't hold back the anger in their hearts and scolded.

"It's rude!" The Queen Mother said indignantly, "This King of Qin is so arrogant, does he know the strength of my Zhao Kingdom?" ”

Zhao Lixiang shook his head and said: "King Qin naturally knows the strength of Zhao Guo, and his proposal this time is probably not accidental. ”

"King Qin is trying to win over Zhao State." Zhao Lixiang said slowly, "Have you ever thought that if Zhao Guo agrees to this family business, what will be the result?" ”

Suddenly, King Zhao fell into deep thought.

They really hadn't thought about it, and they had just been so carried away by anger that they forgot to think about the meaning.

Zhao Lixiang did not change his face at the moment, looking at King Zhao quietly, his eyes were indifferent.

"Father, if we can marry the princess to the King of Qin, the King of Qin will definitely not use force against our Zhao State, and the people of our Zhao State will be spared, and we will not have to continue to live in dire straits, Father still hopes that you can think about it," Zhao Lixiang said coldly.

Hearing this, King Zhao couldn't bear it anymore.

Syllable!

King Zhao raised his hand and slapped Zhao Lixiang in the face, and said angrily: "King Qin is ten years older than me, you let the princess marry him, where is your conscience?" ”

Zhao Lixiang was a little caught off guard by King Zhao's slap, she covered her cheeks, and a trace of shock and pain flashed in her eyes.

However, she did not flinch, but continued: "Father, I don't want the princess to suffer, but for the sake of the people of our Zhao Kingdom. Although King Qin is older, he has the strength, status, and glory, which can make the princess live a stable life, and can also allow the Zhao Kingdom to get ten years of peace. ”

When King Zhao heard this, the anger in his heart was even worse. He glared at Zhao Lixiang fiercely, pointed at her nose, and said, "You want my daughter to marry that old man, I tell you, it's impossible!" I will not betray my daughter for the peace of Zhao Kingdom! ”

Zhao Lixiang saw King Zhao's resoluteness, and she knew that she had no room for persuasion.

She bowed her head silently, but sighed secretly in her heart.

It's not that King Zhao doesn't understand her thoughts, he just doesn't want his daughter to be wronged.

If the king of Zhao is unwilling to marry the king of Qin, then the people of Zhao may be attacked by the Qin state.

At this time, a guard suddenly broke into the main hall, and he said breathlessly: "King Qiqi, the envoy of the King of Qin has arrived!" ”

When King Zhao and Zhao Lixiang heard this, they were stunned.

They didn't expect that the envoys of the King of Qin would come to Zhao at this time.

King Zhao took a deep breath, he knew that this matter was inevitable.

He glared at Zhao Lixiang fiercely, then turned around and walked out.

Outside the main hall, an envoy dressed in Qin State costume was standing there.

When he saw King Zhao coming, he immediately stepped forward and saluted, "Meet King Zhao!" ”

King Zhao nodded slightly, and then asked, "What is the matter with you coming to me?" ”

The envoy smiled slightly, and then said: "I am the envoy of King Qin, and I came here to ask to marry your princess." ”

When King Zhao heard this, he sneered in his heart.

He has no choice, if he is unwilling to marry the princess to the king of Qin, then the state of Zhao may be attacked by the state of Qin.

Although he was reluctant in his heart, he also knew that it was a necessary sacrifice. He said in a deep voice: "Okay, I will consider this matter, you can go back now and tell King Qin that I have agreed to the marriage." ”

When the envoy heard this, he was also stunned!

He glanced at King Zhao deeply, and then slowly left the main hall.

When King Zhao returned to the main hall, his face had become very calm, he walked up to Zhao Lixiang, looked into her eyes and said, "This matter has been decided, I will marry the princess to King Qin, now you are satisfied, right?" ”

When Zhao Lixiang heard this, there was a pain in his heart, and he said fiercely: "Now that you are marrying the princess to the King of Qin, you feel uncomfortable, but I, Zhao Lixiang, are also your daughter, why did you send me to the Qin Kingdom so ruthlessly back then and let me become the woman of the King of Qin?" Father, it seems that you have never had a daughter like me in your heart, and I hate you! ”

King Zhao was stunned, he looked at Zhao Lixiang's eyes, saw the resentment and pain in her eyes, and his heart tightened.

He had already hurt her feelings by deciding that he had let her down.

King Zhao sighed deeply and said slowly, "Lixiang, you misunderstood me. I sent you to Qin at that time, not because I didn't care about you, but because I cared about Zhao, our people, Qin is our strong enemy, and I must seek peace by marriage. You are my daughter, and you should understand my suffering. ”

Zhao Lixiang bit her lip, held back her tears, and said stubbornly: "But I hate you, I hate you for sacrificing me for the country and making me a victim of politics!" ”

King Zhao looked at Zhao Lixiang and felt a pain in his heart.

He knew that his decision had hurt her a lot, and he could understand how she felt.

However, he still hoped that she would understand his distress and forgive him.

King Zhao gently patted Zhao Lixiang's shoulder and said softly, "I know you hate me, and I also know that my decision has hurt you a lot. However, I hope you can understand my distress and forgive me. I don't want you to alienate me because of this, and I don't want a gap between our father and daughter because of this. ”

Zhao Lixiang looked into King Zhao's eyes and saw his sincerity and helplessness.

She knew his distress, and she knew that he didn't mean it, but she still felt sad, sad.

Zhao Lixiang bit her lip, held back her tears, and whispered: "I don't know what to do, I don't know how to face you, you make me very conflicted and painful." ”

King Zhao looked at Zhao Lixiang, and his heart tightened

Zhao Lixiang didn't speak, she just lowered her head and cried silently.

She knew that King Zhao's words were very reasonable, but she was still sad and sad.

King Zhao didn't speak again, he just patted Zhao Lixiang's shoulder, and then turned around and left the hall.

Zhao Lixiang stood alone in the main hall, crying silently, after King Zhao walked away, the Queen Mother suddenly came to Zhao Lixiang and said fiercely: "Zhao Lixiang, you said the wrong thing today, slap your mouth!" ”

As soon as the words fell, the Queen Mother directly gave Zhao Lixiang a few slaps.

At this time, Zhao Lixiang still couldn't understand that the Queen Mother would beat her, she covered her face with her hands, and cried and said: "Queen Mother, I didn't say anything wrong, why did you beat me?" ”‘

The Queen Mother smiled coldly and said: "Hehehe......, although you used to be the princess of my Zhao Kingdom, but you are now the concubine of King Qin, since you are the person of King Qin, you should not come back, I don't welcome you, and everyone in Zhao Kingdom will not welcome you, so if you know that you are still a person from Zhao State and don't want to bring disaster to Zhao State, you should hurry back to Qin State and never come back." ”

Zhao Lixiang was deeply stung by the Queen Mother's words, she burst into tears, and looked up at the woman who used to be her elder, but now she has become so strange. She sobbed and said, "Queen Mother, I didn't do anything wrong, I just wanted to go home, I just wanted to see my family again, I didn't bring any disaster." Why are you doing this to me? ”

The Queen Mother looked at her coldly, with an indescribable indifference in her eyes.

She spoke slowly, her voice like the wind in winter, bitter and cold.

"You are the concubine of the King of Qin, so you should be loyal to the King of Qin and your new home. You don't need to come back here, and you don't need to be here, I am the queen mother of Zhao and have the right to decide the fate of Zhao Guo. I don't want to see the disaster of Zhao come because of you. You'd better remember that you are already a person of the King of Qin, and your fate has nothing to do with the Zhao State. ”

Zhao Lixiang was stunned, she looked at the Queen Mother, her eyes were full of shock and sadness.

She didn't expect that the Queen Mother would drive her away so resolutely, without even giving her any chance to explain.

She suddenly understood that now the Queen Mother had begun to doubt the purpose of her return, and the Queen Mother was really a poisonous eye.