Chapter 350 Destined to Separate
Although Ziying still has some childishness on his face, he is already a handsome and elegant young man.
Zhao Yuanxi was half-pulled, half-dragged out by him. Seeing Fusu was not around, he was a little surprised, "Where's your elder brother?"
These two children usually look just like they are wearing the same pair of pants. Wherever Fusu is, Ziying must be there, and wherever Ziying is, Fusu is probably not far away.
"My eldest brother has been called away by the Emperor's uncle. He will be here soon."
I don't know where this guy found a bicycle, but he insisted on taking Zhao Yuanxi to the vicinity of Afang Palace.
Zhao Yuanxi was a little skeptical about his skills, "How about I give you a ride?"
Although I haven't ridden a bicycle for a long time, I am still better than Ziying, a novice.
"Big Mother, you don't believe me? I took Big Brother on a ride around the entire Imperial City."
"So Fusu broke his leg a few days ago. Was it you who caused it?"
In the past two years, the Mohist Research Institute has produced a lot of new things, such as bicycles, tricycles, telescopes, magnifying glasses...
All kinds of novel gadgets popped up like a gusher. Zhao Yuanxi didn't even participate in many of them, but the group of people made them on their own, forcing Zhao Yuanxi to admire their creativity.
Upon hearing this, Ziying immediately looked up at the sky and the ground with a guilty conscience, not daring to look at his grandmother. He quietly defended himself, "That's not entirely my fault. The road was really too difficult to ride on, and my brother was too heavy..."
Given Zhao Yuanxi's doubts about Ziying's cycling skills, she chose to ride one alone.
Although bicycles have been developed, they are still rare gadgets. The two of them attracted a lot of attention along the way.
Zhao Yuanxi also experienced the feeling of riding a bicycle in the imperial city.
The two of them went up to the long corridor on the top of Zhangtai Palace together. Walking along the corridor, they saw the completed Afang Palace. The palace servants coming and going were cleaning and decorating the palace.
The architectural style of the Qin Dynasty is different from the wooden frame buildings of later generations. All the palaces are built on high platforms. The tallest main hall has a base that is dozens of meters high. The moment you climb up the palace, you can overlook all the surrounding buildings.
Zhao Yuanxi walked down from above and looked back at the huge palace in front of him. He felt a sense of unreality.
It's lonely at the top, and it really was true.
She sighed, walked around a few times and then went back.
Fusu, who arrived late, saw that his mother was in a bad mood, and looked at Ziying puzzledly, as if asking him what had happened.
Ziying shook his head. He didn't understand what was going on!
"Don't you like it here, mother?" Ziying followed up and asked.
“I like it. It’s beautiful here.”
It was more beautiful and magnificent than any ancient building she had seen, but it didn't seem like a place where people lived.
Zhao Yuanxi felt that she still preferred a more lively environment. She didn't have such big ambitions and preferred a more comfortable life.
After returning, Fusu and Ziying both noticed that something was wrong with their grandmother.
The Grandmother has met many people these days, not only the palace maids who serve her, but also those who have been taken care of by the Grandmother, including the merchants under her. She has arranged many things.
She prepared everything as if she was going to leave at any moment.
Fusu felt uneasy, "Grandmother has been acting strangely these past few days!"
Ziying nodded, "She has even handed over Yuanxi College to Mr. Zhang."
The academy has always been the place that Grandmother is most concerned about. After so many years of development, Yuanxi Academy has opened nearly a hundred branches in Qin State. Grandmother said that these people will be the future of Qin State, so she has always been very cautious about matters concerning the academy. But now Grandmother has actually handed over all matters to Mr. Zhang to decide!
This is totally unreasonable!
Ziying was still mumbling, "Grandmother is still trying to find someone for Sister Lu, even though she clearly said before that Sister Lu couldn't get married before she turned eighteen!"
"Grandmother is only analyzing the good and bad of those people for Sister Lu, and it doesn't mean she is looking for someone for Sister Lu." Fusu reminded.
"Okay! Even if it's not true, why would my great-grandmother worry about this?"
The two looked at each other and asked, "Could it be that the Great Mother is planning to abandon us?"
Ziying understood his grandmother best. "She once said she wanted to travel. She must have felt that the world was now stable and she wanted to go out and explore."
"Is it really that simple? If you just want to go out for a walk, you shouldn't be preparing for a trip. This is more like..."
Arrange funeral arrangements!
Fusu didn't say these four words, but Ziying understood what he meant and stood up suddenly, "No way! Grandmother is in good health, how could this happen!"
The two of them called the imperial physician who usually checked the empress dowager's pulse.
The imperial physician was also puzzled. "The Queen Mother is in good health and there is nothing wrong with her. May I ask, Your Highness, has there been any abnormality in the way the Queen Mother has been eating and resting recently?"
Fusu shook his head, "Everything is normal."
"In that case, perhaps Your Highness could ask the Queen Mother in person what happened. As the saying goes, a disease of the heart requires a medicine of the heart."
Not getting an answer from the imperial physician, Fusu and Ziying had no choice but to follow his advice and go to their eldest mother's house to ask.
Zhao Yuanxi counted the clothes prepared for Fusu and Ziying. The two children were in the growing period and their appearance changed every day, so Zhao Yuanxi asked people to make clothes of different sizes for them so that they could still wear them when they grew up.
Two heads popped out from behind the door. Zhao Yuanxi couldn't help laughing when he saw them. "What are you doing?"
After being discovered, the two men straightened their clothes and walked in one after the other.
Fusu said seriously, "Grandmother, are you hiding something from us?"
Ziying nodded, "Grandmother, you can tell us if you have anything to say."
Zhao Yuanxi flicked their heads and said, "Are you itching for trouble? You're trying to torture me like this?"
"Big Mother can't change the subject!"
"right!"
Zhao Yuanxi sat down and asked, "Okay, what do you want to know?"
"What is Big Mother doing these days?"
"Busy with the affairs of the academy and the Chamber of Commerce, what's wrong?"
Fusu frowned, "Why are you handing these things over to others? Aren't these all your hard work?"
Zhao Yuanxi sighed. He hadn't realized he had exposed himself here. He wanted to rub their heads, but he found that they had both grown very tall. He couldn't reach them at all. "You have grown up, and Grandmother has grown old."
Fusu and Ziying immediately fell on Zhao Yuanxi's lap and cried, "No matter how old we are, we are still Grandmother's children. Besides, Grandmother is in her prime, how can she be old? Grandmother, you are not allowed to say such things."
Zhao Yuanxi looked at the two of them, and her eyes felt a little sore. Regardless of whether she chose to leave or not, the identity of Queen Mother Zhao would no longer exist. Separation was already destined!
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