It was already dark, and the guests from Huayang Palace had left, but Cheng Qi stayed. This man seemed not sleepy at all because of the excitement brought by the military supervisor job he was about to obtain, but was a little excited.

Unlike Cheng Qi's excitement, Empress Dowager Huayang's face has a hint of old age that should not belong to her age. You should know that although she is already a grandmother, in fact, she is only in her thirties.

She was sent to Qin by Chu when she was a teenager and became the woman of the prince of Qin who was almost fifty at the time. She said that it was a marriage just for a better sound. She knew very well that she was sent to Qin as a gift, but her mission was far from being a favorite concubine of the prince.

As time goes by, she has changed from a young girl to the current grandmother of the King of Qin, and a group of ministers who have close ties to the State of Chu have gathered around her.

She is the queen mother who now plays an important role in Qin State, but she has never forgotten the instructions of her father before sending her to Qin State, which is weak in Qin State.

For this reason, she chose to support Yi Ren, who was hostage in Zhao State at that time, as the heir of An Guojun, because in her opinion, Yi Ren was not very talented, and if he became the King of Qin, it might not be a good thing for Qin State.

You should know that in this era, the country can prosper because of one person, such as Qin Xiaogong, Zhao Wuling and Qi Weiwang, but the country can also decline because of one person. Zhao Xiaocheng, Qi Min and Wei Hui are also bronze examples.

The fact is indeed as she expected. After Yi Ren ascended the throne, although he repeatedly conquered the outside world, he had no long-term plans. He captured a city today and lost another city tomorrow. Until April this year, she was defeated by Wei State. At that time, she seemed to have seen that Qin State would flourish and decline under the leadership of Yi Ren.

However, Yi Ren died at that time, and Qin State had a new king.

The Empress Dowager Huayang doesn’t like Ying Zheng, and she doesn’t like it very much.

If she was just the empress dowager of Qin, she should like Ying Zheng. She knew that Ying Zheng was a natural king. But she would never forget that she was still the princess of Chu. The better Ying Zheng was, the greater the threat Qin would pose to Chu.

Therefore, she has always supported Cheng Jiao, hoping that Cheng Jiao can become the King of Qin. Unfortunately, she still failed, but she can only support Cheng Jiao.

Everything that happened tonight was in the calculations of the Empress Dowager Huayang. The position of military supervisor was the only opportunity to have access to military power at this age, and cultivating Cheng Yao was the purpose of the rest of her life.

Although she also knew that even if she fully supported Cheng Zheng, Cheng Zheng's chances of reaching that position were extremely small, there was nothing wrong with cultivating a difficult opponent for Ying Zheng.

However, this task seems a bit difficult.

"Cheng Cang, are you very happy?" Empress Dowager Huayang asked withdrew her thoughts from running away.

"Of course I'm happy, that's the position of the military supervisor. In this way, I can increase my prestige and cultivate my own power in the army. Moreover, it's so satisfying to see Brother Wang's reluctant but helpless look." Cheng Qi grinned, and he had forgotten the etiquette he usually learned.

"You are very happy to see your brother bowing your head? Do you know how to raise your hopes and power in the army?" The Empress Dowager Huayang was dissatisfied with Cheng Qi.

Cheng Qi's smile suddenly stiffened on his face, and he couldn't help but feel anxious and sweating profusely.

"Do you understand the real reason why your brother Wang bows his head?" Queen Mother Huayang repeated.

"Because of grandmother, I have to bow my head?" Cheng Qi said, but he was a little unsure. After all, the winner left too many shadows on his psychology.

"He just retreated to advance, he agreed, but he just agreed by himself, but there was also Lu Buwei, who was an even harder old fox to deal with." Empress Dowager Huayang explained.

"So, grandmother, you said so much, and even pulled your sister in, just to put Brother Wang out of the matter?" Cheng Qi felt that he must have heard something wrong.

"Are you still happy?" asked Empress Dowager Huayang.

Cheng Qi shook his head. If Ying Zheng agreed only after being forced, he would be excited, but Empress Dowager Huayang told him clearly that he had paid a big price and just let his opponent stand by. Compared with the gains during this period, he did not feel that he could be happy at all.

"What about the second question? Tell me your answer?"

"Prespect the wise and the inferior, and intersect with each other for a long time." Cheng Qiong said honestly.

"Listen more, watch more, and interfere less." Empress Dowager Huayang said calmly, not evaluating Cheng Qi's answer.

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"I was fooled today, but I didn't expect that the old witch would have such a plan." Zhao Ji, who had returned to her palace, said angrily.

Beside her was Ying Zheng, who was looking at the long sword in his hand. He gently pressed his left finger at the hilt of Jingyu's sword, and a shorter and thinner short sword had already appeared in his right hand.

"The design of this Jingyu Mother Sword is indeed ingenious, and the sword technique that matches it is unique." Ying Zheng used the two swords in his hand to make a sound similar to a ring-paired pendant, which was extremely pleasant.

"Zheng'er, have you heard what I said?" Zhao Ji reached out and slapped the case in front of Ying Zheng, saying dissatisfied.

"My mother, I said I was plotted." Ying Zheng said with a squint.

"It's not just me, but you." Zhao Ji became even more annoyed.

"Does my mother think I shouldn't agree?" Ying Zheng asked with Jingyu put down the Jingyu in his hand.

"Didn't you see the wink I gave you at that time? That's to let you refuse."

"I saw it, but it was nothing to agree to the other party, and my mother didn't notice it. Since I agreed, has my grandmother spoken to you much better?" Ying Zheng explained after he stared at Zhao Ji, who almost hit his forehead and almost hit his forehead.

"Why doesn't it matter? That's the military supervisor, the military supervisor. Don't you know the consequences of letting Cheng Chua contact military power?" Zhao Ji pulled away Ying Zheng's hand and was almost desperate for his son, who had always been smart but had a confused life in such an important matter.

"Although I agreed, there is still one level."

"Are you talking about Lu Buwei?" Zhao Ji felt in an instant, "Yes, Lu Buwei, he is not easy to deal with. It is not easy for Empress Dowager Huayang to get a bargain from him."

"So, what else are you worried about, Mother, so naturally someone will solve this problem." Ying Zheng put Jinglu back together and put it into the scabbard, feeling that he should have left.

"That's right, but are you leaving?" Zhao Ji asked when she saw Ying Zheng's actions.

"It's already very late." Ying Zheng stood up and said.

"Then you can stay. Can't I still live in you here?" Zhao Ji pulled Ying Zheng's wrist.

"No, I'm visiting my mother tomorrow."

"Then you go." Zhao Ji was a little angry. For some reason, she always felt that her son seemed to have some gap with her, and she was no longer as close to her as she was in Zhao State.

Ying Zheng just thought that he didn't see it. Although in his memory, Ying Zheng and Zhao Ji had a good relationship, he was not that person after all.

When Ying Zheng walked down the stairs, his heart was inexplicably confused. After all, a large part of his feelings was based on memory. When Ying Zheng inherited the original owner's memory, he naturally inherited the other party's feelings. He knew that before Zhao Ji did those things, Zhao Ji was still the person who occupied the most important position in his heart.

Before Ying Zheng got on the carriage and entered the carriage, he looked back by a strange thing, and saw Zhao Ji standing at the end of the steps and looking at him through the hazy moonlight.

Ying Zheng was instantly overwhelmed by the emotional memory of the original owner, and his body was even stiff in the distance. Maybe I shouldn't let her down, and her expectations were easy for me.

Zhao Ji seemed to be aware of something, and quickly ran down from the front of the hall for a few steps, and said in a trembling voice: "Why didn't Zheng'er leave?"

"The sky is too dark, but I am very afraid of the darkness." Ying Zheng said lightly.

"Yes, you are afraid of the darkness." Zhao Ji smiled.
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