Chapter 175 Showing Weakness
"Although you wrote it, Ying Zheng probably hasn't read it for a long time, right!" Zhao Yuanxi felt a little more alive.
"I don't know, everything was handled by Eunuch Lu Le."
Zhao Yuanxi immediately said, "Please invite Lu Le over."
"promise!"
Ever since Zhao Gao became the Minister of the Imperial Chariots, Lu Le has had a lot of free time.
Ying Zheng took pity on Zhao Gao because of his old age, so he handed over many matters to Zhao Gao.
Lu Le felt sad, but he could do nothing about the king's decision.
"If the king has not woken up after dawn, he must be awakened. He must not be allowed to miss the morning court."
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"When Your Majesty reviews memorials at night, he often feels hungry without realizing it. At this time, I must remind Your Majesty whether he needs something easy to digest."
Lu Le counted the things that needed to be paid attention to when serving the King of Qin on a daily basis, and the young eunuchs behind him listened carefully.
"Eunuch Lu, Jang Geum's maid said the Queen Mother wants to see you." A young eunuch ran in and reminded.
Lu Le was puzzled. Why did the Queen Mother summon him for no reason?
He remembered that the king had just returned from Ganquan Palace with a gloomy face, and he couldn't help but wonder in his heart, could it be that the queen mother had angered the king and wanted him to plead for mercy?
The king has always disliked people interfering in the affairs of the palace. What's more, he now spends less time with the king than before. If he angers the king, he will really have no way out.
Lu Le came to Ganquan Palace with trepidation.
As soon as he entered the palace, Lu Le felt the Queen Mother's burning gaze on him. His heart tightened and he said tremblingly, "Your servant Lu Le greets the Queen Mother."
"Get up!"
"Eunuch Lu, I have a favor to ask of you." Zhao Yuanxi spoke directly.
"I cannot help the Queen Mother."
The two voices overlapped.
Zhao Yuanxi couldn't believe it. She hadn't even said anything! How could she just say it was no good? Could it be that Ying Zheng was really so dissatisfied with her that he wouldn't even let anyone listen to her properly?
Lu Le panicked and wiped the sweat from his forehead in fear, explaining, "I haven't been with you for many days. If the Empress Dowager needs me to deliver a message, I can't help."
Zhao Yuanxi came back to his senses and said, "I didn't ask you to bring a message. Eunuch Lu, do you still remember the diary you asked someone to write for me?"
Zhao Yuanxi gestured softly.
Lu Le asked stubbornly, "Is there any problem with this?"
Of course there are problems, big problems.
Zhao Yuanxi had no intention of letting anyone know what kind of storybooks he read every day, secretly giving himself extra snacks without anyone's knowledge, or getting up late at night to count his money because he couldn't sleep.
She still has some dignity.
This thing shouldn't exist!
"Can I take a look?"
Lu Le said, "No, this is a secret of the Qin royal family and has been put into the treasury. If you want to look at it, you must get the king's written order."
Zhao Yuanxi took a deep breath and tried to calm herself down. "Is it not okay even if I'm the Queen Mother?"
"yes."
He recorded her daily life and not only didn't let her destroy it, but he even refused to show it to her.
Zhao Yuanxi felt that he had never suffered such a great injustice.
"I only write daily notes for the king, why would I write daily notes for the queen mother? And how did this become a secret?" Zhao Yuanxi was angry and embarrassed.
"The king asked us to write this, and we are just following his orders! If the queen mother wants to see it, she can go find the king." Lu Le lowered his head.
Having just had an argument with Ying Zheng, Zhao Yuanxi didn't feel comfortable looking for Ying Zheng again. Moreover, she was worried that if she didn't mention it, it would arouse Ying Zheng's interest. If he took out the things and looked at them, she would really lose face.
At this moment, Zhao Yuanxi even hoped that Xiang Yu would suddenly appear and help her burn all the things.
"Forget it, you go down first!" Zhao Yuanxi waved his hand.
After Lu Le left, Zhao Yuanxi seemed to have lost all his energy and spirit. He collapsed on the couch, staring at the sky in silence and sighing continuously.
"Is the Empress Dowager worried that her daily records will be seen by others?"
"Since it exists, it will be seen."
Jang Geum was puzzled. "Except for Jongjeong, no one else is qualified to read these things, and Jongjeong will not leak them to others."
Zhao Yuanxi turned his head, propped up his head, and said meaningfully, "You still don't understand."
Some people can even dig out things from graves, not to mention that this has already been recorded in books and archives. As long as it exists, there is a chance that it will be exposed to the world.
Zhao Yuanxi felt that he could no longer remain passive. "From now on, everything you memorize must be reviewed by me."
"This is against the rules!" someone whispered.
"My words are the rules! Otherwise, get out!" Zhao Yuanxi didn't look happy at all.
Writing a diary for her every day and not letting her read it is really too much!
Some people claimed it was, while others quietly added a few more words to the booklet.
Blocking may not necessarily stop the problem, the only way is to solve it from the root. Zhao Yuanxi must find a way to make Ying Zheng take back his order, otherwise she would rather be a salted fish in this life and not care about the affairs of the world.
Zhao Yuanxi asked everyone to leave, leaving Jang Geum alone, and asked, "If I go to Jung Er now and ask him to take back this order, will he agree?"
"If the king is pleased, he might agree to the queen mother's request."
After all, you still have to coax him!
It was clearly he who caused such trouble for himself, yet he still had to coax him. Zhao Yuanxi couldn't help but laugh out loud.
You have to look for it, but you have to find a suitable excuse.
"You once said that the king likes the food I cook?"
Jang Geum nodded honestly, "Yes, Eunuch Lu Le once said that the king ate all the dumplings that the Queen Mother had sent him. Even after that, even though the chefs in the Xianyang Palace made dumplings according to the Queen Mother's recipe, they couldn't get the king to eat much more."
"He's quite picky about food." Zhao Yuanxi muttered.
Zhao Yuanxi said, "Invite him over tonight and tell him I'm treating him to dinner."
"promise."
She also asked Jang Geum what dishes Ying Zheng might like, and Zhao Yuanxi began to prepare the dinner with great interest.
Half an hour later, Jang Geum came back with her head down, "Queen Dowager, the King said he has state affairs to attend to and can't come."
Zhao Yuanxi chopped the chopping board in half with a snap. She raised her hand to smooth her hair across her forehead and said with a grin through gritted teeth, "Have you asked him if he's free tomorrow?"
"Eunuch Zhao said that the king has no time recently." Jang Geum sighed in her heart. How come she happened to be at the time when the king was angry with the queen mother?
"He doesn't even want to eat?"
Fine! She didn't want to go to him anyway, so she shouldn't act like he was the only one with a bad temper!
Zhao Yuanxi was so angry that he walked around the room, with his hands on his hips, cursing this one and then that one!
After getting angry, she calmed down again. After all, she was the one who needed help, so it was only right for her to be a little more humble.
Isn't it just that she doesn't want to come to dinner? Can't she just have someone send it over?
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