Chapter 215 Gift Giving
"I dare not. My two lords, take care."
After Fusu and Ziying left, Hu Ji's expression immediately turned cold. "This is the prince of Qin State, nothing more than that."
What a rude and disrespectful boy!
A palace maid tugged at the corner of Hu Ji's clothes, looked around, and whispered, "Be careful with your words, this is not Donghu."
The Xiongnu forces expanded outside the Great Wall and occupied the territory of the Donghu people. In order to take advantage of the momentum of the Qin people, the Donghu people sent a group of Hu girls to the Qin State. This girl was the most beautiful one among them.
Hu Ji smiled coquettishly, "What are you afraid of? When the King of Qin sees me, are you still worried that I won't be favored by him?"
The palace maids kept sighing at the self-confidence of this Hu Ji. They could only hope that this beauty would not anger the King of Qin and implicate them instead.
Hu Ji confidently led her people to Zhengyang Palace, but unexpectedly, not only did she not meet the King of Qin, she was forcibly sent back to the harem and was directly confined to her house, and was not allowed to leave the palace without being summoned.
Hu Ji was furious and lashed out at the maidservant with the whip in her hand. After venting her anger, she picked up the maidservant who was beaten and bruised, looked directly at her exquisite and impeccable face, and sneered, "Am I not pretty?"
The maidservant couldn't stop trembling. "I have never seen a woman as beautiful as the young maid. Your Majesty just didn't see you today, so he had the heart to punish me."
Hu Ji released her and adjusted the hem of her skirt, "That's more like it."
Seeing the maid lying on the ground like a dead dog, Hu Ji's eyes were full of impatience. She kicked the maid hard and said, "Go and find out the whereabouts of the King of Qin. If I don't fall out of favor, you won't have a good life either."
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The two little guys didn't know who they were meeting today. They ran back to the bedroom happily and saw two large wooden boxes on the table. They excitedly walked forward and opened the boxes together.
The two people who were originally very excited immediately had a gloomy face. They rummaged through the pile of things with disbelief in their eyes.
"Is this really a gift from Grandmother?" Ziying took out a red-gold tiger from those little things. The little tiger was naive and very cute, but it was completely unlike Grandmother's style.
The Great Mother liked these things and would give these gold objects to others, but she had never given them to him and Fusu. Moreover, if he and Fusu liked the treasures in the Great Mother's storehouse, they could move them into their own bedrooms. Why bother with this?
Fusu sat cross-legged, half leaning on the box, his hands drooping as he fiddled with the objects. "Maybe Grandmother made a fortune out there again, so she gave us some too."
These words were said to Ziying, but Fusu knew in his heart that these were not things sent by his eldest mother at all. Some of them were obviously treasures that his father often used. Eunuch Zhao must have packed up some of his father's treasures and sent them over while they were copying.
Ziying held his chin in his hand, believing it halfway, and muttered, "Then the grandmother must have forgotten about it because she was making so much money."
Whenever it comes to making money, my mother is particularly enthusiastic, even though she herself doesn't like to spend money.
Although the process was wrong, they guessed the result correctly.
Zhao Yuanxi was indeed making money, and a lot of it.
Although the Huns were brutal and often went south to plunder, they had to buy the various daily necessities they needed if they could not rob them.
Now the Qin army is guarding the Yunzhong County, Yanmen County and other fortresses. The Huns cannot break in, but they are in urgent need of various daily necessities. At this time, traveling merchants play a huge role.
Zhao Yuanxi sent people to transport a large amount of cotton cloth and grain, and used these cloth to exchange for the Huns' cattle, sheep and horses.
Groups of traveling merchants came and went in the Xiongnu territory, and even set up a temporary trading office. Every seven days, the Xiongnu people would come here to trade with these traveling merchants.
Zhao Yuanxi was counting how many cattle and sheep he had earned these days and how much money he could get by selling them in Zhaodi.
At this time, Jang Geum came in with a letter from Xianyang.
At first, Zhao Yuanxi was just like Ying Zheng, surprised that the reply arrived so quickly. But when he opened it—
Without looking at the signature, Zhao Yuanxi recognized that one letter was from Fusu and the other was from Ziying. Fusu's handwriting was neater, but Ziying's was very sloppy.
But the longing revealed between the lines of the two letters made Zhao Yuanxi suddenly melancholy.
It seemed that she had been away from Xianyang for too long. By the time she returned, the two little ones would probably have grown a lot taller.
But things here are not over yet. If she goes back now, all her efforts will be wasted.
Zhao Yuanxi put down the letter in his hand, sighed deeply, and looked at the galloping horses in the distance. His eyes lit up, "Jang Geum, take me to the horse farm!"
She has now got a lot of good horses and some foals. When Fusu and Ziying grow up a little, they will need some good horses to learn the six arts of a gentleman: "ritual, music, archery, charioteering, calligraphy, and mathematics". It would be appropriate to send two foals back with them.
Zhao Yuanxi now seems like a parent who feels guilty for neglecting to take care of his child and can only buy things for his child.
This horse farm was not originally built by King Wuling of Zhao.
The horse farm built by King Wuling of Zhao was considered a military site, and the horses there were not ordinary horses that could be used by ordinary people, but were prepared for the cavalry among the defending army.
In order to allow more people to own their own horses, Zhao Yuanxi led a group of Zhao people to build a private horse farm, and all the horses purchased from the Xiongnu were sent here for breeding.
The horses here can be rented as long as you are willing to pay. Whether used to pull things or as a means of transportation, they are an extremely convenient choice. Most people in Zhao cannot afford the price for the time being, but those traveling merchants really need to use these horses to transport goods.
The people who take care of these horses are also hired from the Zhao people, which provides them with more jobs.
The Queen Mother arrived at the stables, and the herders who knew her well came forward and saluted. "Does the Queen Mother need a horse today?"
Zhao Yuanxi smiled and shook his head, "I'll pick out a few ponies to coax my two little grandsons."
"Are they horses for the two young masters? I happen to have a few suitable foals. Would Your Majesty, come and have a look?" The bearded man grinned, trying to look more friendly.
Someone stood up and said, "I have quite a few fine horses here, all of them are sleek and shiny. The Queen Mother will surely be satisfied!"
"No problem, I'll take a look!"
Zhao Yuanxi didn't know much about horses, so she could only listen to the herdsmen introduce the advantages of these foals. She was confused. There were so many foals that she really couldn't choose a suitable one for a while.
She took a fancy to a chestnut pony, a white one, and a pure black horse.
However, the black horse seemed a little too big for Fusu and Ziying, so it might be more appropriate to give it to Ying Zheng.
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