Chapter 298 He Knows Best
Zhao Gao was betting that the king would definitely not want to see anything related to the queen mother today.
He won the bet.
Ying Zheng didn't even touch the letter, not even looking up. "Take it out and deal with it. From now on, nothing the Queen Mother sends you needs to be delivered to me."
Zhao Gao bowed, put the letter back into his arms, then knelt on the ground again and said cautiously, "I am guilty, and I beg the king to punish me."
Ying Zheng said with a slightly annoyed look, "Speak!"
"In the past, I served the Queen Mother and learned the ways of business, earning a considerable amount of money. I was also greedy, and after following the King, I followed my old habits and made some money. Now I realize my mistake, and I am truly terrified. I beg the King to punish me! I am willing to give all I have earned to the King! I only ask the King to spare my life and let me serve you, working like a slave to repay you."
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A quarter of an hour later, Zhao Gao wiped the tears and snot from his face, took a long breath, and his eyes showed unconcealable pride. He took out the crumpled letter from his arms, pinched a corner of the envelope, and threw it into the fire.
"Empress Dowager, if you are unkind, don't blame me for being unjust." Zhao Gao murmured. The Queen Dowager was obviously suspicious of him. Even if the king disliked her now, she still had various ways to deal with him. If he waited for the king to react, he would be killed without a burial place.
Zhao Gao narrowed his eyes, a dangerous smile appearing at the corner of his mouth.
In three days, there was good news and bad news.
The good news is that Zhang Liang was released.
Ying Zheng did not announce to the world that Zhang Liang had attempted to assassinate him, but instead covered the matter up secretly and dismissed him from his official position on a charge that was neither light nor heavy.
The bad news was that Zhao Gao was not punished. Li Si and Meng Yi's simultaneous remonstrances only resulted in Zhao Gao being fined several years' salary.
When Zhao Yuanxi heard the news, although he was prepared, he still felt a little disappointed.
Can even Zhao Gao be forgiven because he is dissatisfied with her?
Mi Qi was very happy these days because his wife was pregnant. He shared the good news with everyone he met, and even Ying Zheng could not escape his boasting.
Ying Zheng looked at Mi Qi, who was jumping up and down in front of him, and sneered, "I have seventeen princes, nine princesses, and another child will be born soon. I wonder what you are so happy about?"
He has so many children, but he has never been as proud as Mi Qi.
Mi Qi was unhappy. "How can the king compare himself to me like this? I only have one wife, while your majesty has three thousand concubines. If you don't have many children, you should consider whether it's because of your health—ahem! When the king had Fusu, he was not much better than me!"
"Eh? Why haven't I seen Fusu around these days?" Mi Qi realized belatedly that he hadn't seen Fusu for a long time.
Not only was Fusu nowhere to be seen, but the things in the hall also seemed to be much emptier. Where did the colored glaze porcelain that was originally placed here go?
Ying Zheng half-closed his eyelashes, pursed his lips and said, "I have asked him to return to Ganquan Palace."
He had no plans to see Fusu again until he had figured out how to treat the Queen Mother.
Mi Qi recalled the recent rumors and asked cautiously, "There are rumors that the Queen Mother conspired with Zhang Liang to assassinate the King. Could this be true?"
"What do you think?"
Mi Qi laughed dryly twice, "How is this possible?"
Seeing Ying Zheng's serious expression, his smile gradually froze on his face, and his voice became weaker and weaker, "This is impossible! How could the Queen Mother want to harm you? Even if she faced the assassination herself, she would never let others assassinate you!"
"It was Zhang Liang who persuaded the King of Han to surrender, and you later appointed him as the Prime Minister. What was his motive for doing this?"
Mi Qi wondered if he was going to restore the Han Kingdom, but the old Han King was enjoying himself in Xianyang every day, so how could he have the heart to restore the kingdom? Moreover, if he really wanted to help the Han Kingdom, he would not have tried to persuade the Han King to surrender, but would have dragged the Han King to fight to the death!
Ying Zheng glared at him, furious. "If you can't use your brain, then don't use it!"
Mi Qi scratched his hands awkwardly after being scolded. Was there anything he said wrong?
It can be seen that the king was so angry, and Zhang Liang was demoted inexplicably. He just thought that Zhang Liang had a problem with his brain and would do such a stupid thing, but what about the queen mother?
Ying Zheng felt annoyed when he saw his dazed look. Could it be that because his wife was pregnant, he also became stupid?
"The collapse of the Palace of Prayer for Good Harvests three years ago was caused by Zhang Liang, and the Queen Mother later protected him."
Mi Qi's eyes widened in shock. "How dare he! How dare he!"
This was probably the case of a newborn calf fearing no tiger. If he remembered correctly, Zhang Liang was only sixteen years old at the time! He had just arrived in Qin State and had already made such a big move. Mi Qi didn't know whether to scold him or praise him.
As for the Queen Mother, although Mi Qi could not understand why she wanted to protect him, he did not believe that she would want to harm the king.
"Your Majesty, is this the reason you've been so worried these past few days?" Mi Qi asked tentatively, "I have something to say, Your Majesty, would you listen?"
"If you have something to say, just say it now, don't dilly-dally."
Why are you so anxious?
Mi Qi cleared his throat. "Three years ago, Zhang Liang and Han Fei entered Qin together. They were nearly murdered by you... I'm not saying he was excusable! But has Your Majesty ever considered what happened in the past three years to make Zhang Liang, who intended to murder you, and Han Fei, who refused to surrender, now willingly serve you?"
Mi Qi would never believe that there was no contribution from the Queen Mother.
If the strength of Qin could intimidate them, then Han Fei would not have nearly died at the hands of the king, and Zhang Liang would not have dared to commit treason.
"The Queen Mother may have had selfish motives, but her true intention was to serve the State of Qin. Were you not delighted that Your Majesty had so effortlessly acquired these two talented individuals? Even though these good things may have been tainted with sand, after a few shakes and a few tamperings, they can still be used."
Ying Zheng snorted coldly, "You are quite tolerant."
Mi Qi lowered his head guiltily, not daring to say that he was only behaved after being scolded by the Queen Mother!
He understood very well what Zhang Liang and Han Fei were thinking at the time.
The Queen Mother was reluctant to even make the King sad, so how could she allow anyone to harm him?
Besides, it was the Queen Mother who saved the king.
If I have to say, it’s more likely that someone wants to harm the empress dowager.
There was no movement when the case was first investigated. Now the Palace of Prayer for Good Harvests has been rebuilt for quite some time, and this matter has suddenly been brought up again, with the finger pointed directly at the Empress Dowager. It must have been someone who did it deliberately.
But Mi Qi couldn't figure out who the Queen Mother had offended and who would benefit from it.
Maybe he should go see the Queen Mother?
Mi Qi carefully looked at the king with a gloomy face above, and decided to put the matter aside for the time being. He still wanted to hug his little son!
Anyway, even if the king is angry with the queen mother, he won't really do anything to her!
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