Chapter 199 She Doesn’t Go Back

"The servant is fine."

Zhao Yuanxi looked at the two broken arrows on the ground. Someone wanted to hurt her, and someone was protecting her.

What an unsportsmanlike guy, he actually launched a sneak attack!

But who shot the other arrow?

Zhao Yuanxi's guards were all around her, and there were no archers arranged in the distance. She suspected that they were people sent by Ying Zheng.

Sure enough, she saw Meng Tian.

"Did the king send you here?"

Meng Tian said sternly, "The king ordered me to send archers to protect the queen mother."

"Thank you!" Zhao Yuanxi said sincerely.

She has traveled a lot these days, and these archers must have suffered a lot following her. It's really hard for them.

The young general, with a serious face, was at a loss for what to do when he heard the thanks. Meng Tian could only say, "This is my duty."

Looking at his old-fashioned look, Zhao Yuanxi couldn't help but sigh that people are different in different times. In modern times, both Ying Zheng and Meng Tian would probably still be a group of innocent college students, but in this era, they have already shouldered the heavy responsibility of their country and are a little too mature.

The appearance of Meng Tian was followed by a large number of Qin troops, who blocked the entire street.

Soon a man covered in blood was dragged over.

His body was covered with thorns like a hedgehog, and he was dead beyond death.

Meng Tian examined his belongings but found no useful clues. He immediately stood up and saluted Zhao Yuanxi. "I will return to report to the king. Your Majesty, please go back and rest early. Until the murderer is found, please be careful."

Zhao Yuanxi insisted on listening to advice and said, "I'll go back with you."

The news of the assassination of the Queen Mother of Qin quickly spread throughout Handan City.

Many people cursed.

"Which idiot did this? If you have the ability to kill the King of Qin, what's the point of killing the Queen Mother? Kill her if you want, but you haven't succeeded yet, idiot! Idiot!"

"Zhao Ji has now been recognized by the Zhao royal family as the princess of Zhao State. These royal family members are counting on Zhao Ji to make a comeback. Who is the idiot who did this?"

"He's probably a loser who only knows how to pick on the weak! Either he's a minister who's dissatisfied with both the Zhao royal family and the Qin people, or he's a wealthy businessman who was just robbed by the Queen Mother of Zhao."

"These people are looking for death themselves, but they have to drag us down with them!"

Similar conversations took place in many places where Zhao nobles gathered. Everyone was silent and dared not make any noise, for fear that Ying Zheng's men would come with butcher knives and kill them all.

Ying Zheng did kill another group of people.

Although the killer had no distinctive features, an archer who could shoot through the target from a hundred paces away was rare, and even fewer could afford to support such a person. There was no need for a strict investigation. All suspects should be arrested, and they would naturally confess who did it.

Ying Zheng cleaned out those people completely and didn't even let too many people know about it. It was not until the next day that the neighbors discovered that several families had disappeared overnight.

"You did it?" Zhao Yuanxi asked curiously.

"They have rebellious intentions and should be killed."

Zhao Yuanxi raised his eyebrows and smiled, "Just tell me directly if you want to avenge me! Why are you beating around the bush?"

"Is that what the Queen Mother came to ask?"

"I'm here to report. I promised you that I could stabilize Handan in five days. Now that Handan is stable, shouldn't you thank me?"

"But the Queen Mother secretly released 50,000 prisoners."

"It's true that I let them go, but that was because you thought they ate too much. I was saving you some food! You're not going to deny it, are you?"

Ying Zheng was puzzled: "What account do I want to admit?"

He didn't agree to any conditions at the beginning.

Zhao Yuanxi couldn't laugh anymore. It seemed that she had indeed forgotten to make a request. The only request was to save their lives?

It feels like winning five million dollars only to find out the lottery ticket has expired!

"Forget it, I won't bother with you!"

Anyway, she was able to save the lives of 200,000 captives, so she didn't lose anything. She could just consider it as a good deed for herself.

Ying Zheng observed the Queen Mother's changing expressions, the corners of his lips curling up slightly, "Doesn't the Queen Mother want to train a group of female doctors? How about I set up another female medical office in Xianyang?"

The imperial physicians in the Imperial Medical Bureau all have official positions, so the Female Medical Bureau also assigns official positions to female physicians?

"Are you serious? You want them to be female doctors?"

"Why not? The people in the harem need female doctors more than male doctors."

Although it was still for his own service, this was enough to make Zhao Yuanxi happy. As the leader set an example, people would follow suit. If Ying Zheng valued female doctors, then the people would naturally pay more attention to women studying medicine.

Those medical families would at least not deprive their children of the qualification to study medicine just because they are girls. After all, both men and women have the possibility of obtaining an official position.

"Is the treatment the same as that of male imperial physicians?" Zhao Yuanxi couldn't help but confirm.

Ying Zheng chuckled, "I wouldn't be so servile as to withhold even that little salary."

"Don't act like you're very rich. If you have the ability, don't think about my money!" Zhao Yuanxi muttered softly.

"It seems the Queen Mother is quite dissatisfied with me. Has the Queen Mother heard about the countless treasures in Prince Zhao's palace?"

Which palace doesn’t have many treasures? It has nothing to do with her.

Could it be that he wanted to give all the treasures in Prince Zhao's palace to himself?

Facts proved that Zhao Yuanxi was overthinking it. Ying Zheng did plan to give her something, but he just let her choose and didn't plan to give her all of it.

Zhao Yuanxi didn't want these things, but instead made another request.

Ying Zheng frowned: "You want to stay in Zhao? Why?"

"In a few days, it will be time for spring plowing. Thirty percent of Zhao's land has been damaged by disasters. I'm afraid there will be problems with spring plowing this year. I have to stay and help them."

"You are the Queen Mother of Qin."

"But this is already Qin's land."

This made Ying Zheng at a loss for words. "You accept it much faster than I do."

"That's right! I'm the queen mother!"

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Ying Zheng: "Aren't you worried about Fusu and Ziying? They're still waiting for you to return in Xianyang."

Zhao Yuanxi showed hesitation on his face and whispered, "They will understand me, and don't they still have you?"

Seeing Ying Zheng remained silent, Zhao Yuanxi complained, "Don't just think about passing the blame on to me. You're Fusu's father, and you're leaving your son to my mother. How dare you! Ziying is the only son left by your brother. As his uncle, why don't you take care of him?"

"I didn't say I don't care."

Zhao Yuanxi snorted coldly, "Don't think that just because you're the King of Qin you can avoid your fatherly responsibilities. If you don't raise your child well, it's the father's fault, understand? If the child has problems, it's your fault!"

In history, Ying Zheng had so many children, but his hometown was taken away by his youngest son, Hu Hai, and all his sons and daughters died. Not to mention other things, there must have been big problems in educating his children.