Chapter 197 Wishful Thinking (asking for monthly ticket)
"This is what you deserve." Zhao Yuanxi helped her up.
Saitama looked at her gratefully, "Can I know who you are?"
Zhao Yuanxi smiled and said, "I am the Queen Mother of Qin."
"Qin, Queen Mother Qin?" Saitama began to stutter nervously again.
Everyone was shocked when they heard this. How could the Queen Mother of Qin appear here? Although they heard that the King of Qin brought the Queen Mother to Handan City, few people had seen their true faces, and the few who had seen them were all dead.
"I know there are many old grudges between Qin and Zhao, and many of you also harbor resentment towards me." Zhao Yuanxi paused, his voice suddenly rising. "But now that a great disaster has struck, I ask that you all put aside past grudges and overcome this difficult time together."
"I am also from Zhao and grew up in Handan City. Faced with Handan's current predicament, I cannot sit idly by. How can you bear to see everything in Handan City destroyed?"
Saitama whispered, "I, I believe you. I also want to see the day when Handan City is restored."
The Zhao people around fell silent.
"Will you really give us food as long as we work?"
Zhao Yuanxi smiled and nodded, "Of course."
"Then we'll follow you."
"I can do that too!"
There were intermittent voices of agreement all around, one after another, and never stopped.
Zhao Yuanxi smiled sincerely.
No matter what, it's always good to take the first step.
Because today is the first day of distributing grain, all the major porridge shops provide porridge for free. Zhao Yuanxi also participated and she personally gave porridge to those people.
Because her hair had not grown out yet, she could only wear a black headscarf. She always smiled gently and was loved by many children.
As the reputation of the Queen Mother Qin's kindness spread throughout Handan City, a rumor began to spread in the city that the Queen Mother Qin was the princess lost outside the city by the previous king.
The rumors became more and more intense. Some said that Zhao Ji was the biological daughter of King Zhao Daoxiang, Zhao Yan. However, because the princess fell in love with the hostage of Qin State, she did not hesitate to disobey King Zhao Daoxiang and was expelled from the palace by the former king. The princess and the hostage of Qin State were together.
After the Qin hostage returned to his country, the princess stayed in Handan City with her child, but was bullied. Extremely disappointed with Handan, she was taken back to Qin by the Qin hostage.
After the Qin hostage succeeded to the throne, the former prince was also named the crown prince. She thought that all the hard work had paid off, but King Zhuangxiang of Qin died early. The princess could only fight against the powerful officials of Qin with her underage child.
This time, the King of Qin brought the princess back to Handan, one to avenge the humiliation they had suffered from the Zhao royal family, and the other because he was angry at the King of Zhao's stupidity and felt pity for the people of Zhao who were oppressed by the Zhao royal family. The princess came to save them.
When Zhao Yuanxi heard the news, she immediately thought of the story she had asked Ling Yin to write. Could it have spread so far?
It really was a surprise for her, and it solved a lot of her troubles.
Zhao Ji's identity as the Princess of Zhao State was naturally not true. If Zhao Ji was really the Princess of Zhao State, she and Ying Zheng would not have had such a difficult time at the beginning.
Not only Zhao Yuanxi heard this rumor, but even the Zhao royal family trapped in the palace heard it.
"Your Majesty, is Zhao Ji really your sister?" Someone couldn't help but run over to ask King Qian of Zhao.
King Qian of Zhao lay in bed all day long, half dead. He wanted to die but didn't dare to, and he wanted to live but couldn't. He thought he might be going crazy. When he suddenly heard this inexplicable news, he felt that the people outside were even crazier than himself.
"My father only has three sons and two daughters. How could Zhao Ji be the princess of my Zhao State?" Zhao Qian was very angry. It was not enough for these people to humiliate him, but they also wanted to humiliate his father?
"Your Majesty, please think again. Is it really impossible for the late king to have other children outside the family? Zhao Ji is now the Queen Mother of Qin. If she is truly a princess of our Zhao State, then we have a marriage relationship with Qin, and the King of Qin is your nephew."
Zhao Qian was silent. He understood what this man meant.
The State of Zhao is gone now, but these people from the Zhao royal family still have to survive. Although they did not make things difficult for Zhao Ji and her son in the past, given Ying Zheng's vengeful heart, their future days will certainly not be easy.
If they could get in touch with Zhao Ji, Ying Zheng would not deliberately make things difficult for them for the sake of Queen Dowager Zhao.
"Do you think Ying Zheng is stupid and can't see our intentions?" Although Zhao Qian's tone was not very good, it softened a lot.
Seeing a good opportunity, the man smiled and said, "As long as the king allows us to spread the news, then even if Zhao Ji and Ying Zheng deny her, everyone in the world will think that Zhao Ji is the princess of our Zhao State. Then, even if they care about their own image, they will not kill the royal family of our Zhao State again."
Zhao Qian sneered, "You've already made up your mind! Why are you still asking me? I'm just a prisoner of worthless things!"
He is just a dying man, they can do whatever they want to him, but they'd better pray that they don't anger that evil spirit, otherwise, do they really think that the gossips of the world can stop his murderous intent?
The man got the promise from King Zhao and left happily.
Soon, the rumor that Zhao Ji was the princess of Zhao State spread throughout the streets and alleys of Handan City, and relatives of Zhao State came forward to confirm the rumor.
Even if some people really don't believe this rumor, the Zhao royal family all have a unified statement and acknowledge Zhao Ji's identity. So, even if she is not a princess of Zhao, she has already become a princess of Zhao.
Zhao Yuanxi was a little confused. What were those people from the Zhao royal family doing?
How did she become the princess of Zhao State?
Ying Zheng also heard the news and sneered, "These people are really just trying to save their lives, they don't care about their dignity at all."
Zhao Gao asked tentatively, "Would you like me to send someone to clarify this matter?"
"What's the point of clarifying it now? Go and have those Zhao people teach them a lesson. If they dare to cause trouble again, I won't mind having them accompany their relatives and friends."
As long as he doesn't admit it, this is ultimately just a wishful joke made by the Zhao royal family.
Zhao Yuanxi has been very busy recently, not only because she has to deal with post-disaster reconstruction, but also because she has to deal with the people of Zhao who come to watch her from time to time.
"Is she really our princess?"
"Let me see, let me see!"
"I think the Queen Mother of Qin does look somewhat like the late Queen, and she also looks a bit like the late King! If she isn't our princess, who else could it be?"
"My third uncle's second great-grandfather's third aunt's fourth aunt once served as a maid to the late king. She said that the Queen Mother of Qin looks exactly like the late king!"
"As expected of the princess of our Zhao State, you are truly kind-hearted."
Zhao Yuanxi smiled, but his heart was gradually becoming numb.
She felt like a child visiting relatives. A group of strangers surrounded her and said she looked like someone else's child, but in fact she was not familiar with them at all.
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