Chapter 174: Mess Up
Zhao Yuanxi signaled everyone to leave.
Jang Geum immediately cleared the area. Zhao Gao wanted to stay, but she glared at him and took him away.
Ying Zheng was too tall, and it was uncomfortable to keep looking up when talking to him.
"Please sit down first."
Ying Zheng frowned, "If you have something to say, just say it."
"Tell me first, am I qualified as the Queen Mother?"
Ying Zheng frowned and pondered. According to the rules of etiquette, Queen Dowager Zhao was not a qualified queen dowager. She kept male favorites, gave birth to illegitimate children, and condoned male favorites' rebellion. Each of these things was enough to make her bear eternal infamy. As for this other person, she was not much better. She was also wanton and reckless, but the difference was that she knew her limits.
Moreover, the things she did were of great benefit to the State of Qin, and this was also the result of his tacit approval.
Ying Zheng's sudden silence made Zhao Yuanxi feel disappointed.
Did she really do so badly? Out of a full score of 100, she felt she should have scored at least 99 points! But what did he mean? Did he think she was really unqualified?
Zhao Yuanxi continued to ask, "Is it really that bad? You don't even want to talk about it?"
Ying Zheng said, "Never before has a Qin queen dowager disregarded propriety and law as you do."
I really don't know whether this comment is a compliment or a criticism of her. Let's just take it as her being unique.
Zhao Yuanxi felt like he was back on track. "You misunderstood me. I respect etiquette the most! It's just that I always keep this respect in my heart, unlike some people who just talk about it."
Ying Zheng couldn't help laughing. What was the difference between the two? One just thought about it, the other just talked about it, but neither of them did anything.
Zhao Yuanxi asked, "Since I've done a decent job as the Queen Mother, then tell me, do you have any opinions about me?"
"I have no opinion on the Queen Mother."
"Then why can others praise you but I can't?"
Ying Zheng was stunned.
Others often sang his praises, and he did not think there was anything wrong with it, but he felt extremely uncomfortable with what Queen Mother Zhao said.
This tone of voice was clearly the Queen Mother's way of coaxing the two little ones.
Ying Zheng frowned, as if he suddenly understood. He looked up at Zhao Yuanxi and said, "Queen Dowager, please answer me first. What do you think of me?"
Zhao Yuanxi was stunned for a moment when he asked this.
If this question was asked when she had just traveled through time, she could answer directly: It is of course the mysterious ancestor.
But if you ask her now, she can't give an answer.
After removing the veil of history, Ying Zheng just sat in front of her. He would laugh, get angry, and feel embarrassed, just like her.
His body even carried blood similar to hers.
Zhao Yuanxi opened her mouth, not knowing what to say. Some things she could treat as a joke, but once they became facts, they were no longer a joke.
A hint of mockery flashed across Ying Zheng's face. "If the Queen Mother can't answer your question, then there's no need for me to answer your question."
He stood up and said calmly, "Whatever you want to do, as long as it benefits Qin, I will support you. I believe in the Queen Mother's ability. Of course, if the Queen Mother wishes to enjoy herself in Xianyang, I will also provide everything you need. But please don't let your imagination run wild and don't try to interfere in Qin's political affairs."
After saying this, Ying Zheng walked away.
Zhao Yuanxi felt like he had messed up.
Ying Zheng seemed angry.
But what did he mean by that?
What does it mean not to have too many delusions?
It’s really difficult!
Zhao Yuanxi originally wanted to get closer to Ying Zheng, but ended up pushing him further away.
How could her big money sponsor turn against her so suddenly?
Zhao Yuanxi sat there sighing. Jang Geum walked in and saw the Queen Mother with a sad face. She knew that the talks between the two were not going well.
"Did the Queen Mother have an argument with the King?"
"It would be better if we just had a quarrel!" Zhao Yuanxi sighed.
Ying Zheng definitely couldn't win an argument with her.
Jang Geum added a handful of charcoal to the stove and said, "The king is more thoughtful than ordinary people. Perhaps only by being honest with him can we gain his trust."
"Are you saying that the king is angry because I have reservations about him?"
"I don't know, but I know that the king is a very perceptive person."
Zhao Yuanxi understood a little, but still couldn't help sighing. He looked up at Jang Geum curiously and asked, "You know the king so well because you served him before?"
Jang Geum's hands trembled, and she almost knocked over the cup in her hand. "This slave deserves death."
"I'm just curious about your experience before coming to Liyang Palace. You have never served the king, so you shouldn't know him so well!" Zhao Yuanxi was just making a reasonable inference.
After all, Jang Geum is the child of General Bai's lineage. Even if she enters the palace, it is probably impossible for her to really be an ordinary maid.
"Your servant..." Jang Geum knelt on the ground, supporting herself with her hands, not daring to look up.
Zhao Yuanxi said, "Why are you so nervous? I'm not blaming you! Isn't it the same whether you work in Xianyang City or in Liyang Palace?"
As early as when these people were sent over, Zhao Yuanxi knew that most of them were Ying Zheng's confidants.
She had done nothing wrong, so she was naturally not afraid of these people leaking the secret.
"I deserve to die! Before I went to Liyang Palace, I did work for the king." Jang Geum explained with sobs.
"Why do you deserve to die?" Zhao Yuanxi helplessly pulled Jang Geum up from the ground and wiped the tears from her face. "You were just following orders. The king and I are not enemies. You are just one person in the same family, but you did two jobs."
Look at this pitiful appearance, Zhao Yuanxi felt distressed.
"Empress Dowager." Jang Geum's face was full of guilt.
Zhao Yuanxi seemed to realize something and exclaimed, covering his mouth with his hands, "You're not going to report to the king exactly how many times I go to the toilet every day, are you?"
......
Jang Geum couldn't help but defend herself, "The King is not that free."
"Then did you also show the king the books I read?"
Jang Geum was silent.
"Did you really show him?"
"After the king read it several times, he told me not to send it anymore." Jang Geum quickly added, "I only choose serious books."
The thing that is more terrifying than death is social death.
Zhao Yuanxi felt that he might not want to see Ying Zheng in the short term.
"If the Queen Mother wishes to punish me, I will accept it willingly."
Zhao Yuanxi rubbed his temples, took a deep breath, and comforted himself, "It's okay, it's okay."
Isn't it just embarrassing? Just get used to it! Just get used to it!
"What else did you tell him about me?" Zhao Yuanxi couldn't help but ask.
"The Queen Mother couldn't sleep at night, so she got up in the middle of the night to pick watermelons from Lanting, and then climbed onto the roof to eat them secretly. Does that count?"
Zhao Yuanxi was almost going crazy, and asked in a trembling voice, "So, what did I do? Ying Zheng knew it?"
"I don't know. We were only responsible for organizing these things and sending them to Xianyang. However, Eunuch Lu said that the king looked at them a few times at first, but rarely looked at them afterwards. He only asked people to organize them into a daily record and keep it there."
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