Chapter 209 People hate dogs
Although Ying Zheng did not deliberately memorize the Qin laws, Qin was a country ruled by law. As the King of Qin, how could he not be aware of the laws formulated by Qin?
The little temper that had just risen up in Ziying was slapped away in an instant.
When she caught a glimpse of her eldest brother's eyes shining, she knew that he had betrayed her. She burst into tears and hoped that her eldest mother would come back soon.
Fusu indeed admired his father more and more, and exclaimed, "Father is so amazing!"
The corners of Ying Zheng's mouth rose slightly.
Fusu lowered his head again and said sheepishly, "Although Ziying and I have learned some articles, the Qin Code is complicated, with hundreds of thousands of words. We have never seen many of them before, so we dare not say that we can remember them all."
Ying Zheng tapped the table lightly and examined his son. "So what do you want?"
Fusu blinked his big eyes, full of hope. "We will copy it carefully, but to memorize all the Qin laws, can you give us more time?"
Ying Zheng chuckled. He didn't expect the two children to really remember all the Qin laws. He just wanted them to be quiet for a while and send them back when the Queen Mother came back.
"Alright! Then wait for the Queen Mother to come back and let her test you personally."
Fusu didn't expect his father to agree so readily, so much so that he felt like he had stepped into a trap. Did he misjudge his father's thoughts?
"Then why will the Great Mother come back?"
Ziying pricked up his ears and looked at Ying Zheng eagerly, waiting for his answer.
Ying Zheng rubbed his brows. The queen mother had gone to the border to open up wasteland, and he really didn't know when she would come back.
When he left, the Queen Mother only said that she wanted to stay in Handan. Now that she has run to the border, he can't stop her.
"Maybe she will come back after the spring plowing!"
If the Queen Mother stops running around, she will probably return to Qin around May.
Ying Zheng couldn't help but wonder whether he should keep the queen mother confined to Xianyang. Although Qin needed land to grow more food, it didn't need a queen mother to handle the matter personally.
But it must be said that the land planned for him by the Queen Mother was indeed tempting.
He could even use the land in Yunzhong as a springboard for future attacks on the Huns.
Besides, can he really stop the Queen Mother from doing what she wants to do?
Ying Zheng had some doubts about this.
Spring plowing is over, which means there are still nearly two months left.
Ziying couldn't help but lower his head, his shoulders trembled slightly, his eyes turned red, and his hand holding the pen tightened.
Fusu felt a lump in his throat and stopped talking.
The surroundings instantly fell silent. Ying Zheng had thought he could focus on handling government affairs, but seeing their worried faces, he couldn't help but hold his forehead and said sourly, "She doesn't care about you, yet you still miss her so much."
"You are talking nonsense. Grandmother will not ignore us. She just has something important to do! You bad guy! Don't talk nonsense!" Ziying shouted, threw the pen in his hand, and ran away in the hall like a calf.
"Father, you've gone too far!" Fusu was very angry and quickly caught up with Ziying.
Ying Zheng was stunned. He was actually taught a lesson by his own son!
He said with a dark face: "Bring them back to me!"
Ziying was held in the arms of the guards, struggling with his limbs. "Let me go! Let me go! I don't want to be here. I want to go find my mother!"
Ziying cried out, tears streaming down his face, and he kept making sharp cries.
Ying Zheng's expression changed constantly. Seeing Fusu also turned away and sobbed, but not looking at him, he said coldly, "Alright, stop crying. Don't you want to know about your great mother? Write to her now. She likes you so much. She knows you are thinking about her, and she will definitely come back soon!"
This was the first time he spoke to comfort the two little guys.
Ziying sniffed and said aggrievedly, "Aren't you lying to me?"
"When have I ever lied to you? If you don't want to write, forget it!"
"Write, put me down, I want to write!" Ziying shook his legs and struggled to jump out of the guard's arms. He picked up the pen on the ground, sat back at the desk obediently, took out a few sheets of paper, and began to write the letter seriously.
Ying Zheng looked at the two villains who wrote the letters and felt a little uncomfortable.
Would anyone miss him this much?
This thought flashed through his mind, and Ying Zheng chuckled. When had he ever considered such a thing?
The two letters were quickly written, and Ying Zheng sent them to Yunzhong County as quickly as possible.
In the dead of night, Ying Zheng looked at the two empty desks, rubbed his temples wearily, put down his pen, and asked casually, "What time is it?"
"In reply to Your Majesty, it is already the beginning of midnight."
"Are they asleep?"
Although the king did not specify who they were, the eunuchs knew that he was asking about the two young masters.
"The two young masters have been taken away by the palace servants to bed."
Ying Zheng stood up and prepared to go back to rest. The Zhengyang Palace was too lively today.
When passing by the side hall, Ying Zheng paused.
The palace servant guarding the door lowered his head, and when he saw that the king seemed to want to go in, he quickly made way.
The door was pushed open, and in the bedroom on the west side, the palace servant on duty opened his eyes in a daze. Seeing that it was the king, he hurriedly stood up and saluted. Just as he was about to speak, he was given a cold glance by Ying Zheng.
The palace maids immediately fell silent, not daring to make even a sound.
Fusu and Ziying had their own beds, but since moving here, they seemed to like sleeping in the same bed.
The bed was big enough for two children, but they were still huddled together.
This reminded Ying Zheng of his childhood. Was his Qin Palace really that scary?
The candlelight flickered in the room, and the orange light reflected on their faces. Only then did Ying Zheng notice that there seemed to be traces of tears on their faces. When he thought of the two little guys hugging each other and crying, he inexplicably found it a little funny.
"Did they cry tonight?" Ying Zheng asked the little palace maid in a low voice.
The palace servant was so frightened that she dropped to her knees. "Your Majesty, please forgive me! After the two young masters finished their dinner today, Young Master Ziying started crying for some reason. Young Master Fusu tried to comfort him, but then he started crying too!"
Ying Zheng waved his hand and said calmly, "Take good care of them."
Ying Zheng could probably guess why they were crying. Besides crying for the Queen Mother, the two little guys were probably crying for the Qin Laws that they had to copy!
Ying Zheng turned to leave, and suddenly heard rustling footsteps behind him and the palace maid's faint cry of surprise. He turned his head and saw Fusu climbing down from the bed and catching up with him barefoot.
"Why haven't you slept yet?" Ying Zheng was a little surprised.
Fusu hesitantly grabbed Ying Zheng's clothes, tilted his head and asked, "Father, I can't sleep. Can I sleep with you tonight?"
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