Chapter 17 The fate of the three
Zhao Yuanxi didn't know whether Ji Shenggao was happy or not.
She only knew that Ziying had become even more attached to her since he came back that time.
"Mom, the noodles you made are so delicious. I want another bowl!" Ziying held the bowl which was bigger than his face and acted coquettishly, with brown sauce on his face.
Today, Zhao Yuanxi made noodles with soybean paste by himself.
In less than a month, Zhao Yuanxi felt that Ziying seemed to have gained a lot of weight. The child who she could hold easily before now felt a little heavy in her hands.
Zhao Yuanxi reminded him, "You've already eaten enough today. If you eat any more, you'll become a fat pig."
Grandmothers probably all have the skills to raise piglets. Although Zhao Yuanxi herself has no children, she has also activated this passive ability in this world. Looking at Ziying's increasingly round face, she couldn't help but feel a little worried.
It's cute when children are a little chubby, but if they still look like that when they grow up, it's not only not good-looking but also bad for their health.
"I'll just eat a little bit more!" Ziying gestured with his little hands, and Zhao Yuanxi had no choice but to give him another small piece of food with his chopsticks.
Gao Sheng stepped forward and reminded, "Your Majesty, Guard Zhang and the others are requesting an audience."
"Let him in!" Zhao Yuanxi put down the chopsticks in his hand and wiped his mouth.
Three people followed Zhang Han. Zhao Yuanxi noticed that they were the three people who had been injured. One of them had difficulty walking and came in with a crutch. The other two seemed to have recovered quite well.
But upon closer inspection, one person's hand was broken in half.
An accident left one of them with a broken arm, another with a broken leg, and another almost losing his life.
Zhao Yuanxi felt a little uncomfortable. If it weren't for her, they wouldn't have encountered such a thing.
Zhao Yuanxi asked, "What's the matter with you guys coming here?"
Zhang Han bowed and said, "I have brought Du Heshan here to bid farewell to the Empress Dowager."
The three of them saluted Zhao Yuanxi together.
"Goodbye, where are you going?" Zhao Yuanxi grasped the key point and frowned slightly.
Du Heshan looked at each other and smiled helplessly, "We can no longer protect the Empress Dowager, so it's time to go home."
Fortunately, they were all people with titles. Although the land under their names could not make them rich, it could prevent them from starving to death. Moreover, the Queen Mother was a very generous person. The money they received these days was more than what they saved in previous years.
Zhao Yuanxi understood that it was not that they wanted to leave, but that the Qin official system did not support idle people, and those who could not continue to work would have to resign.
But one of them lost an arm and the other broke a leg. Even if they go home, how good can their lives be?
"I'm still short of people. I wonder if you are willing to be hired by me?" Zhao Yuanxi originally planned to develop some small ways to make money.
I have been planning this with Gaosheng these days and have never told anyone else. Now that everything is almost ready, we are planning to hire more people and expand production.
"Of course we are willing to stay with the Queen Mother, but can we really help the Queen Mother by doing this?" Du asked cautiously.
It was a big mistake not to protect the Queen Mother. The Queen Mother's willingness to forgive them was already a great blessing to them. They could not just stay and refuse to leave, being ungrateful.
"Of course, I'm not in business to lose money."
"Grandmother always makes a loss!" Ziying said with a smile after finishing his noodles. Zhao Yuanxi glared at him, knocked his head, and gave him a few more chopsticks of noodles. "Eat your food! Who told you to talk?"
Ziying pouted in dissatisfaction, but his eyes were full of smiles and he continued to eat obediently.
Zhao Yuanxi clenched his fist and coughed lightly. "Anyway, when you leave Liyang Palace, go find Gao Sheng. He will arrange a job for you."
Gao Sheng nodded at them.
Du and Shan were both delighted, "Thank you, Queen Mother!"
"What about you?" Zhao Yuanxi asked Aji who was standing aside. His injuries had almost healed. He was the only one among the three who was intact, so logically he should not need to leave.
Aji knelt down on the ground and kowtowed three times to Zhao Yuanxi.
"Didn't I tell you that this isn't allowed here?" Zhao Yuanxi was helpless, but when he saw Aji's tear-stained face, he was stunned again.
"I will never forget the Empress Dowager's life-saving grace. I'm sorry. I'm here today to say goodbye to the Empress Dowager!" Aji lowered his head in shame, not daring to look up at Zhao Yuanxi.
"So, where are you planning to go?"
"Young General Wang Ben has taken a liking to me and is willing to recruit me as a black-armored soldier."
That guy Wang Ben, how dare he come here and snatch her away! Zhao Yuanxi once again wrote him down in her notebook.
When facing Ah Ji, her eyes were filled with worry. "Do you know that the black-armored soldiers that Wang Ben leads need to follow him to fight? Don't you dislike war?"
"The Queen Mother said that if we want peace and stability in the country, then the six kingdoms must cease to exist. Only then can the people live and work in peace. I think the Queen Mother is right!"
I’m not, I didn’t! Zhao Yuanxi’s eyes widened. Was that what she meant at the time?
Okay! That’s what she meant, but she wasn’t talking about the Qin State!
Zhao Yuanxi hesitated and took a deep breath. "On the battlefield, swords have no eyes. You might die."
"Without the queen, I would have died. How long I can live on the battlefield is my way of repaying you!" Aji bowed.
Zhao Yuanxi felt a pang of bitterness in his heart. He quickly helped Ah Ji up and looked at his youthful face. He smiled and said, "If you want to go, I won't stop you. But I want to change your name from Ah Ji. How about calling you Qu Ji?"
Aji didn't understand why, but he accepted it happily.
"Be careful in everything. If you encounter danger, run when it's time to run." Zhao Yuanxi paused, "But don't be a deserter. Run to Wang Ben. It's safer to follow him."
The Qin State was extremely harsh towards deserters, and those caught would be executed directly, so it was better to follow Wang Ben. He would definitely survive to the end, and you could even get some food by staying with him.
Zhao Yuanxi does have the potential to be a parent of a naughty child. Instead of teaching people how to achieve success, he only thinks about how to make them run away.
Aji - no, he should be called Quji now. He was at a loss whether to laugh or cry. A warm feeling welled up in his heart. He looked at Zhao Yuanxi with admiration in his eyes.
"Gaosheng, prepare a good horse for Quji, as well as some money and clothing," Zhao Yuanxi ordered. Then, looking worried, she said to Quji, "If you need anything in the army, send a message and I'll have someone deliver it to you."
"Thank you, Empress Dowager." Qu Ji was crying uncontrollably at this moment.
Zhang Han was originally worried that Qu Ji would suffer a lot if he went to the Black Armor Army alone, but now he was only filled with jealousy in his heart. Being treated like this by the Queen Mother was worth it even if he had to face thousands of enemy troops alone.
Although he felt jealous, he was also happy for Qu Ji. The Queen Mother had done her utmost for him. How far he could go depended on his own luck.
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