Chapter 165 Touching the Cauldron
"According to you, I must return to Xianyang to prove to the world that the king is filial?" Zhao Yuanxi said with a distorted face and gritted teeth.
Mao Jiao looked calm, "It's natural."
"Let go..." Zhao Yuanxi took a deep breath, holding back the words that were about to come out. Trying hard to control the expression on his face, he asked, "Are Mao Zhongcheng's parents still alive?"
"My mother is still alive."
"If your mother asks you to resign and return home, would you be willing to do so?" Zhao Yuanxi asked back.
"If my mother really says so, I will follow her wishes."
......
This made Zhao Yuanxi confused. She seemed to have underestimated the respect people in this era had for filial piety.
"Since a son should obey his mother, then Your Majesty should listen to my advice. This is filial piety, isn't it?" Zhao Yuanxi snorted coldly.
?
Mao Jiao's mind suddenly went blank and he fell into a long silence.
"But--"
"No, but, if Mao Zhongcheng disobeys my orders, is that also an act of disloyalty?"
Mao Jiao's face flushed, "I dare not!"
Zhao Yuanxi said impatiently, "Go back! Just tell others that the Queen Mother is happy in Xianyang and doesn't want to go back."
"This is against the rules." Mao Jiao struggled to utter five words.
"What rules? Does the Qin Kingdom have a rule that prohibits the Queen Mother from living in Yongcheng? Or does it stipulate that the Queen Mother must live with the King?"
This is naturally impossible.
Queen Dowager Huayang and Queen Dowager Xia did not live in Xianyang.
But Queen Mother Zhao is the king's biological mother! How can they be compared?
Mao Jiao stopped arguing with Queen Dowager Zhao and continued, "The Queen Dowager is not afraid of these rumors, but Your Majesty is the King of Qin. You have to face the whole world. There will definitely be people who will use this to attack Your Majesty. How will Your Majesty defend yourself then?"
"According to you, all we need to do is convince the world that we are a loving mother and a filial son?"
Is this what I mean? Mao Jiao was confused!
It’s just controlling public opinion, she’s good at it!
"That's true, but what do you want to do, Your Majesty?" Mao Jiao couldn't help but ask.
"Find a way to convince the world that I have a good relationship with the King!"
She had even read the Twenty-Four Filial Exemplars, so she didn't need to think at all to make up a story about a loving mother and a filial son.
Mao Jiao frowned, "Does the Queen Mother really not want to return to Xianyang?"
"certainly."
Now is the time to struggle, how can we let ourselves be trapped in a cage?
Mao Jiao knelt on the ground and said loudly, "Of course I will not force the Queen Mother, but I promised the King that I would take her back. Now I can no longer return to report. I can only die to repay the King."
After saying that, Mao Jiao rushed towards the big cauldron in the middle.
Zhao Yuanxi was so scared that he tried to catch him, but failed.
"Jang Geum!"
Jang Geum reacted faster than Zhao Yuanxi, but even so, Mao Jiao's head still hit the cauldron, and the cauldron made a dull sound.
Blood immediately oozed from Mao Jiao's head, and soon a lump as big as a fist appeared on it.
"Quick, go get the doctor!"
Mao Jiao looked at Zhao Yuanxi with his dying breath, then turned around and fainted.
Zhao Yuanxi was so angry that she put her hands on her hips and turned around in circles, almost bursting into curses. There were actually people in this world who were more unreasonable than her!
He wants to commit suicide when he disagrees with something. Who does he think he is?
Yu Jiao arrived quickly and saw a man in official robes lying in the hall with blood on his head. He put down his medicine box and took his pulse, held open his eyelids, observed his pupils, and immediately began to give him acupuncture.
Zhao Yuanxi sat aside with a very bad look on his face.
Jang Geum knelt down and said, "I failed to save him. Please punish me, Queen Dowager."
"What does it have to do with you? He wants to die. You are kind if you save him. If you fail, that's his fate." Zhao Yuanxi pulled her up and said angrily.
Jang Geum stood up and said, "Although Zhongcheng Mao was a bit extreme, he was also thinking about the Queen Mother and the King."
How could Zhao Yuanxi not know what he was thinking? It was precisely because he had no ill intentions that she was blamed, and it was her fault. How could this not be annoying!
If she was really Zhao Ji, then everyone would naturally be satisfied with the return to Xianyang.
But she is not!
"Your Majesty, this injury caused damage to his head. I have to shave off some of his hair to make it easier to treat him." Yu Jiao put down the silver needle in his hand, picked up a small knife, and was waiting for Zhao Yuanxi's reply.
Zhao Yuanxi chuckled and gloated, "Shave it, just shave it. It doesn't matter if it's all shaved off. If he wakes up, it's my fault!"
He who dares to threaten her with her life deserves to have his head shaved off!
"promise!"
Yu Jiao shaved off the blood-stained area of hair. Of course, he was very careful in what he did. He only shaved that area and did not touch the rest of the hair.
This also resulted in Mao Jiao's head being missing only a quarter of its hair, which looked very strange.
Yu Jiao applied the medicine and carefully wrapped it with gauze. He washed his hands with clean water and dried them. "Now we have to wait for this person to wake up."
"How long will it take for him to wake up?"
"It can be as short as one hour, or as long as three hours."
Zhao Yuanxi nodded slightly, "Thank you for troubling Doctor Yu!"
"I will go and make the medicine now."
Mao Jiao woke up quickly and opened his eyes after just an hour.
"woke up?"
Mao Jiao widened his eyes.
"Don't worry, you're not dead yet!"
Mao Jiao moved his lips and said, "Thank you, Queen Mother, for saving my life."
This guy is really something! Zhao Yuanxi was so angry that he laughed again. He even had the nerve to thank me for saving his life.
"I hate being threatened, but I've never seen anyone threaten me with his own life."
Zhao Yuanxi didn't understand. Even if he failed to complete the task, Ying Zheng would not let him die. Why should he gamble with his own life?
If Jang Geum hadn't pulled him back, he would have been killed by now. Was it worth it?
"Since you're not afraid of death, I can make some concessions and spend some time every year living in Xianyang. That shouldn't be a problem, right?"
Anyway, she spent most of her time in Liyang Palace in winter, so there was not much difference between living in Liyang Palace and Xianyang.
"The Empress Dowager is wise!" Mao Jiao got up and wanted to kowtow to Zhao Yuanxi. He raised his hand and touched his wound. In addition to the gauze, he also felt a piece of bald scalp.
He touched it again in disbelief.
Zhao Yuanxi was inexplicably happy when he saw this, so he said with embarrassment, "Central Minister Mao's injuries are serious. The imperial physician said that he must shave your hair here before he can treat you. It's really a helpless move. Please don't be angry."
Mao Jiao didn't have the nerve to blame others, so he put down his hand and said awkwardly, "I am very lucky to be able to keep my life. Losing some hair is not a big deal, it's not a big deal—"
It's just that I can't see anyone for a few days...
Zhao Yuanxi chuckled, "In that case, you should rest well. When your injuries are better, you can return to Xianyang!"
"promise."
Zhao Yuanxi did leave him here to recuperate, but Mao was anxious to report to King Qin, so as soon as he was able to get out of bed, he quickly packed up and left.
Of course, Zhao Yuanxi also suspected that he was embarrassed.
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