Ying Zheng put down the bamboo slips in his hand, estimated the time, and asked Gai Nie, "Where is the queen?"
Regardless of Lu Buwei, who was also kneeling down and assisting in handling government affairs, when he heard Ying Zheng ask this question, his eyelids couldn't help but stir up a war dance.
When Meng Tian entered Xianyang Palace with the news of Shuli's return, Yingzheng almost couldn't wait to drop what he was doing, immediately put on his shoes and went straight to Shuli on the outskirts of Xianyang city.
Unfortunately, Lu Buwei seemed to have predicted Ying Zheng's behavior in advance. As soon as he walked to the gate of Xianyang Palace, Lu Buwei 'happened' to bring half a truckload of urgent government affairs, which required Ying Zheng to make decisions in person. He could not act arbitrarily on his own.
Ying Zheng knew clearly that Lu Buwei wanted to force him back into the palace, but seeing Lu Buwei's sincere attitude, he had no choice but to return to the palace to finish the government affairs.
If Shu Li hadn't held a sword and stared at Lu Buwei with a murderous look on his face three years ago, and asked him to assist the current King of Qin, Shu Li would have let him see what his brain looked like.
Do you think that under such circumstances, Lu Buwei could not be moved?
And if Ying Zheng wants to take advantage of the situation and is lazy, the famous people from Lu Buwei's diners will help Lu Buwei write a large piece of praise for Ying Zheng. It is a speech that even the most shameless person can't fully listen to, but
But Ying Zheng couldn't get angry with this.
It is impossible for others to praise you, but you should be angry and criticize others. This is not good for the image of the monarch.
"Your Majesty, after the Queen returned to the palace, she went directly to Ganquan Palace to visit the Queen Mother."
Ying Zheng was silent for a while.
His feelings for his mother are very complicated.
On the one hand, when he was born in trouble, it was his mother who withstood the anger of the Zhao people and protected him to the death. Only then was he able to survive and successfully return to Qin to become the current King of Qin.
He respects his mother and is very grateful to his mother. It is a kindness that he will never be able to repay in his lifetime.
But on the other hand, his mother's inappropriate behavior not only disgraced the name of the clan, but also brought stain on him, and even gave birth to two children with a rebel.
He is ashamed of his mother and doesn't know how to face his mother.
As soon as Lu Buwei heard about the Queen Mother, he lowered his head instantly, trying to reduce his sense of presence.
"Do you know why the queen went to Ganquan Palace?" Ying Zheng asked seemingly casually.
Ganie shook his head gently.
Ying Zheng groaned and his eyes slowly turned to Lu Buwei.
At this time, Lu Buwei, who had his head lowered, seemed to feel something in his heart. He carefully raised his head and looked at Ying Zheng, and then quickly lowered his head.
Upon seeing this, Ying Zheng also knew that Lu Buwei didn't know anything either, so he thought about it and said, "It seems that I need to trouble Mr. Gai Nie to follow me to Ganquan Palace."
"Your Majesty's words are serious." Gai Nie agreed with a salute.
Ganquan Palace
"You all, please step back."
Zhao Jiping, who was lying on the bed, dismissed all the maids in the palace.
Bang~
The door is closed.
"I have met the Queen Mother." Shuli took a step forward and bowed slightly.
Zhao Ji raised her eyes, watched, stood up, chuckled, and saluted, "No, it's because I have met the queen."
Shu Li quietly watched Zhao Ji salute to herself without stopping.
Speaking of which, Shu Li was imprisoned in Xianyang for three years, and Zhao Ji was also imprisoned in Ganquan Palace for almost the same three years. However, this was the second time they met, and it was the first formal meeting.
In Shuli's previous life, various tension issues between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law emerged one after another, almost becoming a key issue of family harmony, and were rarely effectively resolved.
But the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law between Shu Li and Zhao Ji, whether it is tense or not, is still tense, it is all based on Shu Li's absolute power. Zhao Ji has no chance of resisting Shu Li.
Unless you die.
Shu Li consciously sat down in her seat, looked at Zhao Ji's appearance, and asked curiously, "The Queen Mother doesn't hate me?"
Zhao Ji still had a slight smile on her face, not showing any signs of sadness, "Just live for yourself, live for the dead, my heart is too tired."
Upon hearing this, Shu Li did not immediately respond or respond. She just took an extremely ordinary teapot from the table and poured herself another cup of tea.
Three years ago, only fine wines and excellent wine bottles were displayed in Zhao Ji's palace.
After taking a sip, it tasted like the longest bitter tea that Shuli had ever tasted.
"The taste is very bitter. Although it is very bitter, I unexpectedly like this bitterness." Zhao Ji said softly after seeing Shuli put down the teacup, "It is not as intense as wine, nor as intoxicating as wine. In comparison, it is more
Like plain water."
It is said that there was a kind of charm technique in ancient times. By practicing facial expressions, tone, tone and body shape, a woman with only three points of beauty can have seven points of beauty and charm.
What's more, Zhao Ji, who is at least 90% beautiful, looked pitiful when she said this, but this is an extremely common way of speaking for Zhao Ji.
"The Queen Mother thinks this silent harem life is too cold and bitter?"
Zhao Ji shook her head gently, with a look of memory in her eyes, "To this day, I still remember that my mother's loving and melancholy eyes gently illuminated my feelings, as warm and tranquil as the sunshine in early spring, but also contained...
Cold loneliness. When I was ten years old, I couldn't understand the meaning of misfortune. It was many years later that I realized the deep desolation in my mother's eyes."
Zhao Ji's family began to fall into poverty when she was ten years old.
Shu Li just looked at Zhao Ji quietly with tears in her eyes, feeling particularly pitiful.
"My mother committed suicide before being sold. Later I understood that this was an act of dignity and resistance. With the death of my mother, my childhood also ended..."
"I still remember the last smile I saw on my mother's face when we were leaving. At that moment, the lines of my mother's smile will always be imprinted on my heart. When I recall it many years later, it is still vivid, because it was my mother's last smile.
Her kind mother didn’t realize at all that she had fallen into a dangerous trap. But as a young child, I could only let the anxiety and fear sneak into my heart, but I had no power to fight against it.”
Zhao Ji's family was in decline. As Zhao Ji's father, it can be said that he even sold his wife, Zhao Ji's mother, out of selfishness.
But she didn't expect that the night before, Zhao Ji's mother chose to commit suicide in order to preserve her last dignity.
On the very next day, Zhao Ji was sold to Lu Buwei.
Shuli listened silently.
Zhao Ji seems to be recalling her mother, but she is also lamenting her own bumpy first half of life.
Zhao Ji suddenly laughed mockingly, laughing at herself, "The Queen of Da Qin, the Empress Dowager of Da Qin, this halo of motherly grace in the world, this layer of glory has brought me more misfortune."
"Every day I secretly think about the path I want to take in the future, although I don't know when the darkness in front of me will end. The shadow never leaves the top of my head for a moment. It is like a ball of poison, immersing my body.
"
Zhao Ji raised her head and looked at Shu Li, two lines of clear tears slowly falling from her face.
Contemplation, envy, anger, doubt
Various emotions flashed across Zhao Ji's face, but in the end, they just ended up in her sneer.