Chapter 270 His Purpose
He sighed in his heart, it seemed that Master Ziying was really angry.
"Your servant Mi Qi pays homage to the Queen Mother."
Zhao Yuanxi noticed the child beside him, his eyes red and swollen from crying, following him reluctantly, and his movements were extremely stiff when he saluted. He knew that Mi Qi must have punished him severely.
"Excuse me! Is the person next to you your child?"
"My son was rude and offended Master Ziying. I brought him here today to apologize to you."
"It's common for children to quarrel with each other. You don't have to take it to heart, Lord Changping. Please sit down first!"
Even if Mi Qi hadn't come, Zhao Yuanxi wouldn't have done anything to the child.
"Your name is Mi Yan?" Zhao Yuanxi asked in a calm tone.
Mi Yan was so scared that he hid behind Changping Jun. He heard that Queen Mother Zhao doted on Ziying the most. Now that she knew that he had scolded him, she would definitely scold him and might even punish him.
He looked at his father for help, but was pushed forward by his father.
"Yes!" He lowered his head and shed tears of grievance.
Zhao Yuanxi patted Ziying's butt and motioned him to go down.
Ziying reluctantly sat down with Fusu and made a face at Mi Yan again, "Coward! Now you're scared!"
"I heard that you quarreled with Ziying over the issue of Fusu's study companion. Do you want to be Fusu's study companion?"
Mi Yan stopped talking.
He doesn't want to be a study partner. He wants to be a general. Who wants to follow behind a little kid?
"Yan'er!" Mi Qi scolded softly, his face darkening a little.
Zhao Yuanxi smiled and said, "It seems that you are not very willing. If you don't want to be a study partner, why do you join others in blaming Ziying and forcing Fusu?"
"I—" Mi Yan reacted, her face instantly becoming flustered, and she explained in a low voice, "I'm just angry."
He clearly didn't care about the position at all, so why did he find Ziying annoying and say such things? It was clearly those people who wanted to be Fusu's study companions!
"The name your father gave you is quite fitting."
He is called Yan but he is not good at speaking.
Mi Yan's face flushed red, and she wished she could find a hole in the ground to crawl into.
"Fusu, take them to the front to play for a while. Your mother and your uncle Mi have something to discuss."
"Okay!" Fusu stood up and pulled Ziying.
Ziying pouted, "Can't I just not play with him?"
After Zhao Yuanxi patted him gently on the back, the little guy got up and took a few snacks from the table.
Mi Yan looked back at his father and saw his father nodded, then he followed him. After all, Fusu and Ziying combined could not beat him, so what was he afraid of!
The children all left.
Zhao Yuanxi's smile faded, and he sighed and asked, "Do you want Mi Yan to follow Fusu?"
"Although Yan'er was a bit reckless, he was not truly disrespectful to the two young masters. I will teach him a lesson when I return. Mi Yan will follow Young Master Fusu and will definitely help him share his worries."
Zhao Yuanxi shook his head. "Mi Qi, do you remember that you once said you were a Qin citizen? Is your decision to have Mi Yan assist Fusu based on your position as Lord Changping or as a prince of Chu?"
"If you don't understand the difference between the two, I think you need to think about it calmly."
If he was the Prince of Changping, he should be loyal only to the King of Qin. No matter which prince the King of Qin appointed as the crown prince, he should assist him wholeheartedly. If he was a prince of Chu, if he still regarded himself as Fusu's uncle, he should not make Fusu the target of public criticism at this time.
Unless, he has other ideas——
Mi Qi lowered his head and said, "I know I was wrong."
Zhao Yuanxi laughed sarcastically, "How could you be wrong? You're very clever! You want to help Fusu ascend to the throne as soon as possible, so that at least the king will be wary when he destroys Chu!"
As the motherland of a prince, Ying Zheng may not care what the people of Chu think, but he must at least consider the impact on Prince Fusu.
Ying Zheng was different from Fusu. Because Ying Zheng's mother, Zhao Ji, had a very low status, she had no connection with the nobles of the other six countries, so he did not have any psychological burden in destroying the six countries. However, Fusu's mother was a Chu person, so he naturally had a group of Chu nobles supporting him.
Mi Qi was so frightened that his whole body trembled, "Your Majesty, your Majesty deserves to die!"
Zhao Yuanxi continued bluntly, "The destruction of Chu is not something that can be discussed. The king will not stop his southern expedition. Even if Fusu truly becomes the crown prince, he cannot be stopped. You will only put Fusu in a dilemma between loyalty and filial piety."
Mi Qi knelt with his body almost touching the ground. As he listened to the Queen Mother's words, beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.
When the most hidden things in his heart were opened up bit by bit and exposed to the sun, he no longer knew how to face Fusu and the king!
"I, your Excellency, simply wish to find a path for coexistence between the two countries."
"There's no coexistence between Qin and Chu. It's a fight to the death!" Zhao Yuanxi stood up, walked over to Mi Qi, looked out at the sun, and sighed, "I understand your defense of Chu, but as you said before, you're a Qin citizen now. If you can't protect the interests of the Qin people, then why don't you return to Chu and do what you believe is right?"
"Queen Dowager!" Mi Qi suddenly looked up and met the calm gaze of Queen Dowager Zhao, and he became depressed again.
He admitted that he did have selfish motives, but now the Qin army has gone to attack Yan. Once Yan is captured, the next two countries will be Chu and Wei. Wei is vulnerable, and in the end it will be a war between Qin and Chu.
Although he grew up in Qin, he also had half Chu blood in his body. He really couldn't stand by and watch Chu being attacked by Qin without doing anything.
But now that his thoughts were seen through, he no longer had the desire to argue. He bowed deeply to Queen Mother Zhao and said, "I will go and apologize to the king right now!"
"What are you going to tell the king? Are you saying that you're in Qin, but your heart is with Chu? Or are you trying to use his son to hinder him from conquering the world?"
Only now did Zhao Yuanxi realize that Mi Qi was also a stubborn person.
"Before you go to the king to make your case, first think clearly about whether you want to continue serving as the Changping Lord of Qin or the Prince of Chu. You can only choose one position. Being indecisive will only lead to a serious mistake."
Even so, Zhao Yuanxi couldn't help but add a few more words, "You grew up with the king, are a few years older than him, and have even come to his aid when he was in trouble. Although he may not say some things, he has long considered you a close friend. No matter what, don't ruin your relationship so easily."
Mi Qi's eyes reddened as he recalled the past. His voice choked with sobs, "Your Majesty understands."
"Don't worry about Mi Yan anymore. He has his own ideas. Why force him to do something he doesn't want to do? If he can become friends with Fusu, that would be great. If not, Fusu won't make things difficult for him, given his personality. Besides, he still has you, his uncle, around."
Mi Qi smiled bitterly, lowered his head and replied, "Yes!"
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