Chapter 87 Discovery
Zhao Yuanxi knew that it was not due to physical reasons, but she didn't want to make them worry. There were some things that she just needed to know.
After the imperial physician came, he re-examined Zhao Yuanxi's injuries and naturally gave the answer that there was no problem.
However, Ying Zheng, upon hearing that she had returned, summoned the imperial physician, thinking that her injury had relapsed, and sent various medicines. He also sent a message saying that he had pardoned some people and asked her to take good care of her injuries and not to worry about this matter anymore.
Zhao Yuanxi was in a complicated mood. If she had known that pretending to be sick could solve the problem, why would she have gone to nag for so long!
After Ying Zheng returned to Xianyang, Yongcheng seemed to become quiet again.
Zhao Yuanxi has been recuperating in the palace, and occasionally goes to the Qinian Palace to watch the craftsmen repairing the palace.
Perhaps because they knew that their lives were saved by the Queen Mother, these craftsmen were particularly respectful to Zhao Yuanxi.
"Your Majesty the Queen Mother, you are here again today. This is a little toy I made for the two little princes a few days ago. If you don't mind, please accept it!" Meng Xi is no longer the Minister of Works, but he still shoulders the heavy responsibility of rebuilding the Palace of Prayer for Good Harvests.
If the Palace of Prayer for Good Harvests could be rebuilt before next year's annual sacrifice, they would be spared from death. This was a chance for Ying Zheng to atone for their sins.
Meng Xi gave a pair of wooden sculptures.
The two wooden ponies can move forward with just a slight push, which is somewhat similar to the legendary wooden ox and flowing horse.
However, after the wooden horse has taken a few steps, it will stop and will not continue to move forward unless someone pushes it from behind.
This thing was very exquisite, and Zhao Yuanxi also found it a little curious. He smiled and asked Jang Geum to take it and prepare to give it to the two little ones after class.
"Thank you very much. Fusu Ziying and the others will definitely like it."
Seeing that Zhao Yuanxi accepted it, Meng Xi was also very happy, "As long as the Queen Mother likes it!"
However, what he found strange was that there was nothing interesting in the Qinian Palace except these wood, bricks and tiles. Why did the empress dowager come here from time to time to watch them work?
Are you worried that they won't be able to finish the work in time?
Rebuilding several halls within a year is indeed difficult, but it is a matter of life and death. Even if they have to work day and night, they will definitely rebuild these halls on time.
"Empress Dowager, there is too much dust here, which is not conducive to your recovery. If there is anything important, you can ask someone to pass on the message. You don't need to come here in person." Meng Xi said worriedly.
Zhao Yuanxi smiled and said, "I won't be coming tomorrow. I'll leave everything here to Master Meng."
What she wanted to know was already known.
Zhao Yuanxi originally thought that this accident was an accident. Not only her, but everyone thought it was just an accident. Unfortunately, some things will inevitably leave traces once people do them.
In the Lanting, Zhao Yuanxi dismissed everyone and only left Zhang Liang to sit with her.
In just half a month, the boy had become more robust like a man and seemed to have grown a lot taller.
Zhao Yuanxi's hand had not fully recovered yet, so Zhang Liang was fishing with the fishing rod while she sat beside him drinking tea.
"Do you like fishing?" Zhao Yuanxi asked.
When Zhang Liang saw the Queen Mother dismiss her attendants and leave him alone, he guessed what the Queen Mother wanted to say, but he still didn't expect that the Queen Mother would ask this.
"I can't say I like it."
"But I like this feeling that seems meaningful yet meaningless. Waiting for the fish to take the bait is the biggest surprise. I thought you would like it." Zhao Yuanxi's smile did not reach his eyes.
Zhang Liang pursed his lips slightly, "Your Majesty, you can ask anything you want to know."
"If you don't like it, why do you do this? You tampered with that beam!" Zhao Yuanxi was not asking him, but stating a fact.
"Yes! But how did the Queen Mother find out?"
Zhao Yuanxi clenched his fists, so angry that he wanted to punch Zhang Liang. "In the whole Yongcheng, I'm the only one who provides brown sugar. You're being too obvious."
Ever since Zhao Yuanxi got some mulberry pulp to make sugar that day, she had people collect a lot of mulberry and make a lot of brown sugar.
Since the people in Liyang Palace couldn't finish it, she had someone send it to Canglang Pavilion.
Liyang Palace and Canglang Pavilion are far away from the Qinian Palace. It is impossible for the ants to steal the brown sugar and move it to the Qinian Palace. The only possibility is that someone took it there on purpose.
Although the hole in the beam on the roof of the side hall looks like it was caused by termites, there are obvious traces of brown sugar inside.
Zhao Yuanxi didn't guess who did it at first, but Zou Heng gave him the answer.
Zhang Liang and Zou Heng were separated by only a wall, and the sound insulation of ancient walls was not that good. Sometimes Zhang Liang would go out and not come back for a long time, so Zou Heng naturally noticed it.
He told Zhao Yuanxi about Zhang Liang's abnormal behavior in the past few days.
Although he had some guesses, he did not expect Zhang Liang to be so bold as to want to use this method to assassinate the King of Qin.
Zhang Liang smiled bitterly, "So that's how it is. Then how does the Queen Mother plan to deal with me?"
Zhao Yuanxi's hands trembled and he put down the teacup in his hand. "Do you really want to die so badly?"
If what Zhang Liang did was discovered, he would surely be killed.
"The villain is just doing what he should do!"
Zhao Yuanxi grabbed his collar and almost lifted him up. She suppressed her anger and said, "Do you know that you almost killed thousands of people?"
Zhang Liang's eyelashes trembled slightly, and he closed his eyes slightly. "So what? They are just Qin people. Do you think I, a Korean, should pity them? Moreover, if I pity them, who will pity my people?"
"If the Queen Mother doesn't want the King of Qin to be in danger, then she should persuade him not to attack other countries. Otherwise, he will not be able to escape these assassination attempts."
Zhao Yuanxi released him and sneered, "Qin conquered the six kingdoms, and no one could stop it! Ever since the Zhou royal family enfeoffed the princes, the princes have been fighting for hundreds of years. It's time to end it."
The great unification of the country is inevitable. Even if there is no Qin State now, another Qin State will appear in the future to unify these countries.
The emergence of Qin only accelerated this trend.
Zhao Yuanxi crossed his arms, a look of sarcasm on his face. "If you don't want to see the unification of Qin, do you really think your useless King Han can unify the world?"
Zhang Liang's eyelids twitched, and he was speechless for a moment after hearing Queen Mother Zhao's rude words.
South Korea was a small and weak country with an incompetent king. Its geographical location was in the center of the seven countries, so it was destined to have no chance of winning in the struggle among the seven countries.
Zhang Liang didn't want to admit it, but this was indeed the reality.
Zhao Yuanxi became even more rude and said, "Even if Han isn't destroyed by Qin, it will be destroyed by Zhao, Qi, and Chu. Do you think you'll assassinate their kings one by one then?"
Zhang Liang gritted his teeth, his face filled with grief and anger, his eyes reddening. "Even so, South Korea will not sit idly by!"
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