"oh?"
At this moment, the First Emperor, who was reading the bamboo slips by candlelight, raised his head with interest and smiled at Li Mo, the eunuch who came to deliver the imperial edict. "Is there anything unusual about him?"
"Your Majesty, he hesitated for quite a while before accepting the imperial edict, and his expression was not good when I read it aloud!"
"real?"
"Your Majesty, it is absolutely true!"
Upon hearing the First Emperor's follow-up question, Zhang Mo's heart tightened: Oh no, will His Majesty be angry about this?
Just as he was worrying, the First Emperor suddenly laughed.
"Hahaha, I knew this brat would react like this. I just wanted to annoy him and curb his arrogance. By the way, what was his expression and what did he do afterward?"
"Back to Your Majesty..."
Zhang Mo immediately told the First Emperor everything that had happened that afternoon, especially Li Lin's words, which left the First Emperor somewhat puzzled.
He pondered for a moment, then looked at Zhang Mo and said, "Tomorrow at Chenshi (7-9 AM), take some men to the gates of Xianyang to see him off on my behalf!"
"promise!"
Zhang Mo immediately nodded. Seeing the First Emperor pick up his teacup, he knew it was time for him to leave. He then silently closed the door and left the palace.
The First Emperor was left completely bewildered, sitting upright on his throne.
He muttered to himself, "What does that brat mean by that? Is he admitting defeat to me? Or does he really intend to serve the Qin Dynasty...?"
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