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Fusu came out of the confinement room and heard from Meng Yi on the way back from the royal mausoleum in the northern suburbs what his son had done in the palace in the past month.
Last month, when he was facing the wall in Wang Ling to reflect on his mistakes, his young son had been busy for a whole month! After attracting the shadow of the black bird to descend in Zhangtai Palace, he obtained high-yield seeds from the black bird that were extremely important to Daqin! He even learned the alien language from the black bird in his sleep! The emperor even asked the palace servants to prepare a small side hall in Zhangtai Palace for his son to rest when he felt sleepy after entering the palace!
Fusu was stunned by all these remarkable stories! Back then, the young Gan Luo had already been praised by the Qin people for his intelligence. At the age of twelve, he was already serving as an envoy on his father's mission to the State of Zhao. Upon his successful return, he was appointed Shang Qing by his father. And now, his son, only six months old, had already been granted the title of "Lord of Anguo" for his great achievements by his father, and was even rewarded with an entire wealthy county as his fiefdom. This kind of intelligence and favor far surpassed the average person!
The sweet yet troublesome reality of having a young yet capable son has invisibly created immense psychological pressure on his father, who is already in his twenties and still single.
Looking at the little guy sitting on the wooden floor, he looked up at him in surprise, as if he couldn't recognize who he was.
Fusu felt complicated and couldn't help but pursed his lips. He bent down and picked up the heavy little fat boy from the wooden floor. The father and son, who looked somewhat similar in their eyes and eyebrows, began to stare at each other.
Wang Ling, who walked in behind Fusu, immediately noticed the strange expressions on the father and son's faces. She had seen fathers and sons who were not close, but this was the first time she saw one who was not familiar with each other. She couldn't help but burst out laughing. She took a few steps forward, reached out and pinched her son's chubby little hand, looked at the chubby boy with amusement, and asked aloud:
"Ying, don't you recognize your father? Aren't you usually very talkative? Why don't you even say a word now that your father is home?"
Qin Ying couldn't recognize his biological father and couldn't help but blink at his mother.
Fusu couldn't help but feel his ears getting hot when he heard this, and he couldn't help feeling embarrassed and guilty from deep in his heart. After all, what his wife said was not wrong.
When his son was born, the Qin Empire had just been unified. As the eldest son, he was extremely busy and had many things to deal with. It was common for him to not go home to sleep for three days. The baby slept and ate, and ate and slept. Every day, his wife took care of their son in the house. He was almost never able to find his father when he was awake.
When his son was half a year old and learned to crawl around on the floor, he angered his father with inappropriate words at the court meeting and was confined in the royal mausoleum for a whole month. Although they were biological father and son, if we counted the time they spent together, the time he and Ying spent together was probably not as much as the time his father and Ying spent together in Zhangtai Palace during this month.
Thinking of this, Fusu's guilt slowly surfaced on his face. He could not help but lower his head and gently touched his forehead to his son's soft face. He smiled gently and introduced himself:
"Ying, I am your father—Ying Fusu."
Seeing his father's handsome face suddenly approaching, Qin Ying almost stretched out his two small hands to push his father's head over. He understood that this was not his rejection of his unlucky father, but a deep-seated resistance to the creature "father".
In his previous life, his father and mother were both older urban youths who had flash marriages. They got married quickly after just knowing each other for a week, and soon had him after marriage. Unfortunately, the two of them couldn't live together, and they divorced again when he was just one month old.
His mother was going abroad to study for a doctorate and further her academic studies. She voluntarily gave up her custody rights despite having an advantage. His father was a workaholic who was away from home all day. The two got married and divorced quickly after that. The family of three had only known each other for a year.
His father, who had finally obtained custody of him, did not want to raise him properly. As soon as he got the divorce certificate, he threw him to his grandparents to raise.
His grandparents were both professors of education in universities. When they raised him, both of them were retired. In his short life of 18 years in his previous life, he sat down and met his parents face to face no more than 18 times. The "father" was an extremely unfamiliar existence to him. It could be said that he was just an avatar symbol lying quietly on the social software on his mobile phone.
If his grandparents had not educated him well and if he had not been a naturally optimistic person, he would have had many psychological problems simply because he was a left-behind child in his previous life with no father and no mother to love him.
In this life, he was reborn with all his memories. His mother, Wang Ling, loved him like a treasure, which allowed him to finally feel the warmth of maternal love. Unknowingly, it filled the void of motherhood in his heart. As for his father, Fusu, from his perspective, including the time when he was conscious, well, the two of them had only known each other for a few months, and had spent very few times together. Socially speaking, they were still... not very familiar with each other.
Therefore, when he suddenly saw that his unfortunate father's confinement period had ended and he was released home by the First Emperor, for a moment he had no idea how to get along with this "father" face to face.
Seeing his son in his arms looking up at the beams, down at the floor, and then turning to look at his wife, looking at everything but not at him, Fusu's good mood of returning home had turned into a very lost mood. He realized that his son was becoming estranged from him.
If Qin Ying could hear her unfortunate father's inner voice, she would grin: "Dad, you really think too much! We haven't known each other for long, and we haven't become close at all, so how can we be strangers?"
Wang Ling knew that his son, though still young, already had a distinct temper. Perhaps the little fellow still remembered that his father had scolded him for beating the Eighteenth Young Master for no reason in front of everyone in Zhangtai Palace last month. Now he was deliberately getting angry with his father and ignoring his beloved. So, he smiled and stepped forward to take the chubby boy from his beloved's arms, and said to the little baby with a smile on his face:
"Ying, you've finally woken up. Originally, your grandma was going to come back from her hometown at the end of last month to visit you. Who would have thought that after your name, the Holy Grandson, spread to Pinyang, your great-grandmother and great-grandfather heard about it and wanted to see you too, so they followed your grandma's car back to Xianyang. Today, your father is also home. Would you like your mother and father to take you to visit your grandma and grandpa's house?"
Qin Ying's eyes lit up immediately when she heard that, and she nodded excitedly.
Seeing his wife about to turn around and leave with their son in her arms, Fusu couldn't help but chase after her and said:
"Ling, let me hold Ying, you take a rest."
Hearing her unfortunate father's extremely insightful words, Qin Ying took the initiative to stretch out her two short arms for her father to hold her before her mother could say anything. After all, the way from the backyard to the front yard was quite long, and it would be heavy for him to hold her. The "Dad Brand Pedestrian Scooter" was taller! Faster! Stronger! And more comfortable to ride!
Wang Ling smiled and didn't refuse.
As soon as Fusu saw that his son still wanted him to hold him, his frustration disappeared. He immediately took the little chubby boy from his wife's arms. The three of them walked through the beautiful back garden and out along the corridor.
The afternoon sunlight was golden, and the green leaves on the treetops were sparkling.
After Qin Ying was carried by her parents into the carriage, the carriage rolled over the compacted loess road all the way to the southwestern town.
Qin Ying, who was leaving the royal city for the first time, couldn't help but stand on her father's lap and look out the car window curiously.
The layout of Xianyang City, viewed from above, is a relatively symmetrical rectangle, with the Fanchuan River in the north and the Weishui River in the south. The two rivers meander through the city, dividing the entire imperial capital into different small areas.
The royal city and the southwestern town are both located on the banks of the Wei River and are the centers of power in the entire imperial capital.
As the carriage rolled forward, Qin Ying gazed intently at the scenery of the imperial capital from over two thousand years ago. All that filled his view were large waterfront mansions clad in black brick and tile. From the outside, they all looked almost identical, as if with obsessive-compulsive disorder, their every touch revealing the rigorous Qin style. Compared to later dynasties, these waterfront mansions weren't particularly luxurious, but the streets were exceptionally clean. Besides naturally falling leaves, there wasn't even a single piece of gravel or dirt. After all, Qin law clearly stated that anyone found littering on the streets would be imprisoned and have a tattooed face.
Under the strict legal provisions, the environmental awareness of the old Qin people is extremely advanced. Qin Ying couldn't help but sigh in her heart again that this ancient era is really the spring of law students!
After the carriage turned and slowly drove across a stone Weishui Bridge, it drove out of the royal city and arrived at a small town in the southwest.
Qin Ying saw from the window a whole row of large houses near the Wei River. In front of the door was a wide loess road. Below the road was the shimmering Wei River. A whole row of weeping willows were planted by the water. The dense willow leaves danced lightly in the wind, making the large houses look more quiet and peaceful.
Seeing the carriage slowly stop in front of a big house, Qin Ying almost understood that the housing prices in this luxury residential area of the imperial capital were also calculated according to the distance from the Wei River.
His maternal family was wealthy and powerful, and his great-grandfather was the first person in the Qin Dynasty to reach the twenty-level military merit system and successfully obtain the grand slam of his military career, so the palace was located on the first street next to the Wei River.
The Wang family, who were originally sitting and chatting in the hall in the backyard, heard the servant from the front yard hurriedly come to report - "The young lady has taken the eldest son and the young An Guojun back to her parents' home."
Wang Ben and Wang Li's eyes lit up, and the father and son immediately stood up from their seats and happily walked hurriedly to the front yard.
Wang Ben's first wife, Bai Li, was the granddaughter of Bai Qi, the Marquis of Wu'an.
Although all of Wu'an Jun's official positions were stripped away before he was unjustly killed by King Zhaoxiang, his achievements and prestige in the hearts of the Qin people could not be erased.
After Bai Qi committed suicide by drawing his sword, countless old Qin people heard the news and went out of their homes in the rain to pay tribute to Wu'an Jun. Bai Qi's family also left Xianyang and returned to their hometown of Mei County.
Decades ago, Wang Jian was just a young general under Wu'an Jun. Later, he gradually became famous. Twenty years ago, when he was choosing a daughter-in-law, he went to Mei County specifically to ask his son to marry Wu'an Jun's granddaughter.
The two families of generals joined forces, and as expected, Bai Li, the daughter-in-law, was very capable. Not only did she manage the household well, but her two children were also very promising.
Now even his grandson is so outstanding, he can be said to be the number one contributor to the Wang family.
Seeing her husband and son grinning and rushing out eagerly when they heard that their daughter had returned with her son-in-law and grandson, Bai Li couldn't help but laugh and reached out to help her mother-in-law Li Ping, who was over 60 years old, up.
Wang Jian, who was kneeling on the other side, also stood up from his seat with the help of the table and a smile on his face.
The three of them walked out of the backyard hall and headed quickly towards the front yard. As soon as they entered the front yard, they saw from afar Wang Ben and his son waving and shaking their heads at a fair and tender baby in the eldest son's arms, as if they were playing tricks on someone. They looked like they were playing tricks on a baby.
Looking at Grandpa's dark skin and full beard, Qin Ying felt that he was somewhat amusing. Just as her chubby hands were about to reach forward and give him a tug, she heard her mother's surprised cry:
"Mother, Grandmother, Grandfather!"
Qin Ying raised her head upon hearing the sound and looked back through the gap between her grandfather and uncle's shaking heads, only to see two elderly men in their sixties walking towards her with a middle-aged lady in her forties.
Both old people had gray hair. One had a beautiful beard on his chin and bronze skin. Although he was old, he still looked like a heroic general. The other had a white bun with a simple jade hairpin. There was a heroic look between his eyebrows, like an old lady who stayed behind in the mansion to guard the rear while a general went to charge on the battlefield. He was supported by the middle-aged lady who was walking beside him with a smile.
The middle-aged lady also wore her hair in a bun and a simple jade hairpin like the old lady. She looked somewhat similar to her mother, but her every move was gentle.
Qin Ying understood clearly that her grandfather and uncle looked like her great-grandfather but their personalities were not as steady as his. Her mother looked like her grandmother but her temperament seemed to be like her great-grandmother.
The three elders walked towards them with smiles on their faces. Fusu and Wang Ling also hurriedly held Qin Ying and walked towards them.
When General Wang Jian saw his great-grandson's chubby and cute appearance, he stroked his beard and laughed happily:
"Yes, yes, Young Master Ying looks very blessed!"
Hearing the praise from her great-grandfather, Qin Ying also looked at him with sparkling eyes. After all, among the four great war gods of the Warring States Period, only the one in front of her could have a good end. The other three, well...
He stretched out his little hand and babbled as he touched the white beard on his great-grandfather's chin.
Seeing that the emperor's eldest grandson was so close to him, Wang Jian was so happy that he laughed out loud.
Li Ping and Bai Li also looked at the fat baby in the arms of their grandson-in-law and son-in-law with surprise.
Li Ping laughed cheerfully and said:
"Let's go sit down in the front hall and chat. It's quite hot outside, so don't let Ying get too hot."
Upon hearing his wife's words, Wang Jian immediately nodded in agreement, "That's right! That's right! Let's go into the hall and talk."
Qin Ying, in his father's arms, was surrounded by a group of maternal elders as they walked toward the hall. Suddenly, a mechanical electronic voice rang out in his mind:
“Drip drip drip…”
[This system has verified that the host is truly exceptionally powerful! Over the past month, your reputation as the "Grandson of the Great Qin" has spread far and wide throughout the imperial capital. Upon hearing the good news that you had not only regained your sanity but were also highly regarded by the First Emperor, your grandmother, great-grandmother, and great-grandfather, back in Pinyang, were overjoyed and hurriedly drove back to Xianyang.]
[The host's great-grandmother is the granddaughter of Bai Qi, the Qin State's God of War. Although Wu'an has been dead for many years, he will always be the God of War in the hearts of the Qin people and the white moonlight in the hearts of all Qin generals.]
Bai Qi's descendants naturally hold a strong hold in the hearts of Qin soldiers. Unfortunately, Bai Qi has no successors, and none of his descendants currently serve in the military. The host combines the strengths of the Qin imperial family, the Wang clan, and the Bai clan. Combined with the Meng clan's recognition of your father, the host's future is limitless!
I hope the capable host can complete the temporary mission—"Tomorrow Will Be Better"—within twelve months! This will cause the heads of the Wang and Meng clans to harbor a strange and resolute thought from the depths of their hearts: "The eldest grandson is more capable of shouldering the responsibility than the eldest son! Why not stop pushing the eldest son to become the crown prince and instead strive to promote the eldest grandson to become the crown prince! Let the eldest son inherit the honor of his father through his son!"
[After completing the task: reward: ten random blind box draws! ]
It was the first time that Qin Ying heard the stingy and stupid semi-finished blind box system give out rewards so generously. After the electronic sound fell, he couldn't help but look up at his father's clean and neat jawline. The stupid system wanted him to steal his unlucky father's girl!
Qin Ying's life had been a story of "a perfect start, a disastrous end." Wouldn't his father's start have been even better, and his ending even more disastrous?!
Oh my god! Father! Your Yue family is the God of War Wang family! They're allies with the Meng clan! They're even related to Bai Qi, the Marquis of Wu'an! The three most powerful military commanders in the Qin Empire are all on your side. Grandfather has essentially placed military power in your hands! Three hundred thousand troops at your disposal! Three hundred thousand troops at your disposal! If you had even a fraction of the ruthlessness of His Majesty Li Er, who launched the Xuanwu Gate Incident, you wouldn't have let the Qin family die out!
Feeling the resentful gaze of his son in his arms, Fusu lowered his head and saw the little fat boy looking at him with a look of disappointment, as if he had done something that was hated by God and man. Fusu was confused and puzzled.
After everyone entered the cool hall and sat down at their seats.
Qin Ying was carried by his mother and placed on the seat. Surrounded by his great-grandmother and grandmother, they touched his little hands, pinched his little feet, and pressed his soft belly. They treated him like a rag doll, and seemed to never get enough of touching him.
Several gentlemen sat down on the other side. Logically, Wang Jian should have sat in the main seat, but his grandson-in-law was the eldest son of the empire after all, so the main seat was left vacant.
The servants quickly brought in trays of sweet honey water and cool peach juice.
Qin Ying cooperated with her grandma as she fed her warm honey water with a small spoon, while she pricked up her ears to listen carefully to the conversation between her great-grandfather, grandfather, uncle and father opposite her.
After Wang Jian took a sip of peach juice, he put down the copper cup in his hand and smiled kindly at the eldest son Fusu:
"Young Master, I also heard about your inappropriate remarks in court when I was back home in Pinyang. Please forgive me for speaking frankly. Alas, although you are resolute, brave, and talented, you are still too naive when it comes to politics."
When Fusu heard this, his fair ears couldn't help but blush. He quickly sat up straight and bowed to General Wang Jian, saying:
"Please enlighten me, old general."
Wang Jian smiled, shook his head, and sighed:
"My dear, I cannot offer you any instruction. I simply wish to inform you that, though you are His Majesty's eldest son, you are not His Majesty's crown prince. You must understand that His Majesty, though titled the heir to the Qin State, is in reality the founder of the Great Qin. His majesty's authority is even greater than that of any other founding monarch!"
"For the past ten years, Your Majesty has expended immense effort to forcibly unite seven vassal states that spoke different languages, used different scripts, wore different colored clothing, and possessed completely different customs and habits. What a difficult, magnificent, and yet incredibly difficult undertaking this has been!"
"Before unification, there were constant frictions between the Seven Kingdoms. After unification, the remnants of the Six Kingdoms were still ruthless. The road was long and the horsepower was limited. Information and government orders were spread very slowly and easily distorted. We only need to think about it to understand how much effort Your Majesty must have expended in secret to ensure the stability of this newly unified empire."
"Almost all of the civil servants who currently form the backbone of the court are from the former lands of the six kingdoms who followed Your Majesty to overthrow them. Their roots are not in Qin, and their loyalty lies solely with Your Majesty, not you, the eldest prince."
"You have seventeen younger brothers. Right now, you are indeed the most outstanding among them. How can you be sure that in ten years, there won't be someone who will surpass you?"
"I have lived for so many years, and I have never seen a crown prince who lost his eligibility for the throne and still managed to survive to the end. Although you don't have the title of crown prince, you already have the status of crown prince in reality."
"Minister Li Si's two sons and two daughters are married into the imperial family. Compared to you, Prince Gao and Prince Jianglu are both legitimate future sons-in-law of Li Si. As far as I know, your relationship with the Minister of Justice is very ordinary, and you have even had several arguments at court. If one day, Prime Minister Wang Wan, who supports you, retires, and Li Si becomes the head of the civil officials, and then he turns to support one of your younger brothers in the fight for the throne, how will you, as the eldest son, cope with it?"
"this……"
This was the first time Fusu heard these words questioning his "unstable position". He could not help but frowned and looked thoughtful.
Qin Ying, sitting across from him, couldn't help but nod her head repeatedly after hearing her great-grandfather's words! No wonder her great-grandfather was the only Warring States god to die a good death! He also made the Wang family produce three marquises in three generations! This keen political vision was even more ruthless than many experienced civil servants!
Why can the latecomers prevail? It’s because the latecomers are thick-skinned enough, black-hearted enough, and they fight and grab! Imperial power is the law of the jungle! His unlucky father, as the eldest son, did not regard himself as the crown prince of the empire! Instead, he regarded himself as a well-read and kind gentleman, how could he not fail! If such a simple character were placed in the old Ai family who were fighting for the throne in Kowloon, let alone surviving to the end, his unlucky father would probably be eliminated as soon as he debuted! At that time, his unlucky father knew that having too many brothers was a debt! In the final analysis, it was because none of his father’s brothers could fight since childhood. His father’s career as the eldest son lacked competitors who could serve as whetstones, and he lived too smoothly.
Alas, the more Qin Ying thought about it, the more regrettable she felt. She couldn't help but clench her fists and sigh in her heart.
Wang Ben looked at his calm old father and then at his blushing son-in-law. He felt an itch in his heart. He also wanted to speak out a series of theories like his father, but he had been a poor student with only one subject since he was a child. He only knew how to march and fight, and could only speak crudely. After thinking about it, he followed his father's wishes and nodded majestically to his handsome son-in-law.
"That's right, my Lord. It's the same with me."
"That's what I thought, too."
Qin Ying: “…”
Seeing the two elders of the Yue family say this, Fusu, who was in the middle of the situation, blushed even more. He thought for a moment and asked General Wang Jian sincerely:
"Then, General Wang, do you also think the county system is better? As the eldest brother, shouldn't Fusu rashly propose to the Emperor the division of fiefdoms for the sake of his younger siblings' futures?"
Wang Jian closed his eyes, took a sip of peach juice, and said quietly:
"My Lord, I am a military commander. I only know how to fight, not govern. However, I firmly believe in one thing: whatever Your Majesty wishes to promote, I will firmly support. Whatever Your Majesty wishes to oppose, I will resolutely fight against!"
"As long as the Wang family can understand this truth, firmly believe in it, and unwaveringly practice it, they will be able to coexist with the Qin Dynasty!"
When Fusu heard these straightforward and loyal words, his heart trembled and his eyes drooped, as if he was thinking about something.
Qin Ying also looked at his unlucky father expectantly, hoping that his father, who was as stubborn as a donkey, would be able to gain enlightenment soon under the inspiration of his great-grandfather's words, so that he could win by relying on his father's help.
Time flies quickly. In the blink of an eye, the red sunset is slowly sliding below the horizon.
After staying at the Wang family for more than an hour, Fusu and Wang Ling said goodbye and left with Qin Ying in their arms, preparing to get on the carriage back to the royal city.
Wang Jian, Wang Ben and Wang Li stood at the gate and watched the carriage of the eldest prince's mansion slowly drive towards the Weishui Bridge.
Wang Li couldn't help but look at his grandfather and asked curiously:
"Father, will what you said today wake up the eldest son?"
Wang Jian narrowed his eyes and stroked his beard, saying, "Ah, I hope so."
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At four quarters past the hour of You, after the family of three returned home and finished their dinner, Qin Ying was taken by her wet nurse to the bathroom to take a bath.
When it was getting dark, the moon was high in the sky outside the window, and the stars were twinkling.
Qin Ying was lying on her rosewood bed wearing a loose silk nightgown. As soon as she opened the system panel and refreshed the system mall page, her almond-shaped eyes widened with joy.
A line of golden characters appeared on the floating light screen.
[Congratulations to host Qin Ying, you are so lucky!]
[To celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival, the system mall is holding a special promotion for ten minutes today!]
[During these ten minutes, items you add to your cart before today will enjoy a massive 90% discount!]
Don't miss it if you're passing by! Hurry up and empty your shopping cart!
[Countdown: 9 minutes and 59 seconds… 9 minutes and 57 seconds…]
Qin Ying saw the countdown pop up so quickly, so he didn't dare to delay and immediately checked his balance. After completing the sign-in tasks this month, he had already saved up a total of 420 blind box coins!
He's going to use his little money-making hand to wreak havoc in the mall tonight! He's going to make the most of his small "huge sum"!
After making his wish, the little guy opened his shopping cart and automatically browsed through a series of items from the world of cultivation. Although he coveted these spiritual objects, unfortunately, the prices were too expensive. Not to mention a 10% discount, even if it was 0.1%, he still couldn't afford it even if he sold it!
Seeing that the prices of the ancient books such as "Ancient Papermaking Secrets" and "Ancient Printing Secrets" that he had added to the shopping cart before were all missing a zero, he immediately clicked the purchase button with joy to make the purchase, and at the same time did not forget to select the delivery address in the "System Space".
All I heard was the crackling sound of gold coins colliding like flowing water in my mind, and the next moment, a long list of bills appeared on the floating light screen:
Congratulations on successfully purchasing the "Ancient Papermaking Secrets" - 25 blind box coins.
Congratulations on successfully purchasing the "Ancient Printing Secrets" - 25 blind box coins.
Congratulations on successfully purchasing "Five Hundred Wild Vegetables Atlas" - 30 blind box coins.
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[The "Five Hundred Gourmet Recipes" (-30 Blind Box Coins) you purchased has been successfully shipped. ]
[The "Livestock, Poultry, and Fish Farming Encyclopedia" (-30 blind box coins) you purchased has been successfully shipped.]
[The "All About Farmland Planting" (-30 blind box coins) you purchased has been successfully shipped. ]
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Congratulations! Your purchase of "Ancient Fire and Powder Making Secrets" (-100 Blind Box Coins) has been successfully delivered.
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Congratulations! Your purchase of 20 porcelain bowls (-20 blind box coins) and 20 glass thermos cups (-30 blind box coins) has been successfully delivered.
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[Congratulations on successfully purchasing 4 copies of the "Huaxia Dictionary" (-20 blind box coins).]
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[Knowledge is money indeed!!!]
Qin Ying was so happy that she laughed out loud when she saw the pile of books emitting golden light placed side by side with "Records of the Grand Historian" in her system space.
The wet nurse Chun, who was kneeling beside the crib and keeping watch, saw the little boy lying in the crib, dancing and playing for a while, and even amused himself. She couldn't help but giggle with her eyes curved. She also lovingly held the palm-leaf fan in her hand and gently fanned the crib, smiling softly:
"Young Master, it's getting late. Go to bed quickly, or you won't grow taller."
Qin Ying, in a good mood, nodded obediently immediately. When he closed his eyes, he was still thinking in his heart when he should ask his mother to take him to the palace to present treasures to his grandfather!
Thinking of this, the little fat boy's eyelids gradually became heavy, and soon he began to breathe evenly.
Seeing that the young master was fast asleep, Nanny Chun got up from her seat, shook the small brocade quilt that the little guy had kicked off, and put it back on the young master's heaving belly. Then she lowered the beige gauze curtain, lay quietly on the table beside the bed, closed her eyes and rested.
Before I knew it, the bright moon outside the window rose higher and higher, and the crickets chirping wildly at the base of the wall gradually stopped.
Late at night, the huge mansion of the eldest prince was filled with silence.
The days are long in summer, and soon the dark night slowly recedes, revealing a hint of pale sky on the horizon.
It was a new day. Qin Ying yawned in a daze and climbed out of her crib. She was carried by her wet nurse to the bathroom to take care of her physiological needs. Then she washed herself inside and out and changed into new clothes.
Watching the wet nurse holding a small copper bowl and feeding him fish paste spoonful by spoonful, Qin Ying's eyes flashed with deep disgust for this glittering golden object. He had already made a plan. Of the twenty porcelain bowls and twenty glass thermos cups bought last night, he would keep three for himself, give one porcelain bowl and one glass thermos cup to each of the five elders in his grandfather's family for eating and drinking, and send the remaining twelve porcelain bowls and glass thermos cups to his grandfather's Zhangtai Palace.
Once the pottery craftsmen of the Shaofu have produced porcelain and glassware according to the books he bought, these unhealthy bronze vessels can gradually be used as decorations in the Qin Dynasty.
But before that, he had to make the most of the four "Huaxia Dictionaries". He had to have a good talk with his grandfather and select a group of obedient and loyal scholars to learn simplified Chinese characters with him.
The little guy was thinking in his mind while eating fish porridge with his mouth. After finishing the porridge, he drank a small bowl of goat's milk and sat on the soft couch to rest quietly for a while. Qin Ying slowly slid to the floor along the soft couch and started today's exercise plan. Just after crawling around on the smooth wooden floor, he saw his father and mother coming to see him from the main courtyard, shoulder to shoulder.
After his parents played with him for a while, his father got up and went to the palace to attend the court meeting. His mother knelt in front of the desk, flipping through the bamboo slips, quietly checking the various accounts received in the mansion at the end of April.
The temperature outside the window rose little by little. When the sun was at its highest point and approaching noon, Qin Ying felt hungry again.
Nowadays, people still have two meals a day and no lunch, but under Qin Ying's guidance, his mother gradually got used to eating some food at noon.
The sun outside the window was so strong that it made the green leaves wilt.
The servants brought two ice cubes and added them into the half-person-high Ji Jin ice jar. The mother and son, one kneeling and the other sitting cross-legged beside the table, were waiting for the servants to bring hot food from the kitchen.
Unexpectedly, the mother and daughter did not wait for their beloved/father to return from the palace. Instead, they saw Meng Neishi, wearing black armor, hurriedly coming to the mansion.
Qin Ying drank water silently from a small copper bowl while watching her mother talking to Meng Neishi.
Meng Yi's face was a little red, perhaps because he had rushed here quickly from the palace on horseback.
As soon as he saw the eldest lady and the eldest grandson, he immediately bowed and said:
"Your humble servant greets Madam Chang and Lord Xiao'an."
"Mr. Meng Nei Shi, please get up quickly. I wonder why you came to the mansion at this time? The eldest son has not returned from the palace yet."
Wang Ling raised his hand to support Meng Yi and asked in confusion.
Qin Ying also looked up at the tall and handsome Meng Neishi with curiosity.
Seeing the eager gazes of the mother and son, Meng Yi's expression became extremely complicated. He sighed and leaned forward again and said:
"Madam, I have come here to discuss the affairs of the eldest son. He had a violent argument with the Minister of Justice at today's court meeting. His inappropriate language angered His Majesty, and he is currently kneeling in the Zhangtai Palace as punishment. His Majesty has issued an imperial decree, ordering me to come to the palace to prepare some clothes for the eldest son. This afternoon, he will go to the borderlands to meet with my brother and inspect the Qin Great Wall in Longxi, Beidi, and Shangjun, the Yan Great Wall in Daidi, Yanmen, and Yunzhong, and the northern part of Yandi. We plan to repair and connect these three sections of the Great Wall to build the Great Wall to defend against the Xiongnu outside the borderlands."
Qin Ying was so shocked that she spit out half of her saliva when she heard that. She saw the system page pop up and the progress bar of the "Fatherly Love and Filial Piety" task released last month was already showing "10%". The little guy was stunned and the remaining half of his saliva flowed down his soft chin onto the bib.
Thinking that the emperor's eldest grandson had accidentally choked on water, wet nurse Chun hurriedly took away the small copper bowl and hurriedly wiped the little prince's chin and mouth corners with a soft handkerchief.
Wang Ling and Meng Yi also looked at the baby with concern, but when they saw that the little guy was fine, they looked away.
Wang Ling really didn't expect that yesterday afternoon, the three of them had just returned to her mother's home, and her grandfather had advised her husband to be more cautious in his future actions in the court and not to go against the Chief Justice Li Si. Unexpectedly, just one night later, her husband repeated the same mistake again.
She was really anxious, angry and worried. She subconsciously curled her five fingers and clenched her sleeves, and asked Meng Yi tentatively:
"Meng Neishi, could it be that the fact that Ying was granted the title of An Guojun by our father last month has given hope to those old ministers who advocate for the division of fiefdoms? Therefore, even though my beloved has just returned from the royal mausoleum, these old ministers are so impatient to bring up the issue of the division of fiefdoms in the court today?"
This was the only possibility Wang Ling could think of.
Qin Ying also frowned, feeling that this matter was probably related to her.
Seeing Meng Neishi pursed his lips and glanced at his son, with a troubled look on his face, Wang Ling couldn't help but say:
"Is it something confidential? If Monishi is not comfortable revealing it, then that's fine."
Meng Yi shook his head and sighed:
"Madam, you've guessed half right. Today's court meeting was indeed sparked by the issue of the Emperor's eldest grandson being granted the title of lord. Doctor Chunyu, seeing that the eldest son's confinement had ended, used the example of the reward given to Prince Xiao'an to bring up the issue of the feudal system. He then advised Your Majesty that the Zhou Dynasty was able to last for over 800 years because it adhered to ancient laws and implemented a more complete feudal system than the Xia and Shang dynasties. He suggested that Your Majesty should not only grant the Emperor's eldest grandson the title of lord, but also reward each of the eighteen princes one by one."
Qin Ying curled her lips, revealing an expression of "as expected".
Wang Ling asked nervously, "Could it be that the eldest son is in favor of enfeoffment again?"
"That's not the case," Meng Yi's expression became more complicated. "This time, the eldest son didn't agree with Doctor Chunyu on the issue of enfeoffment."
Wang Ling's heart, which had been tense, just relaxed a little after hearing this, but the next moment she heard an answer from Meng Yi that almost gave her a myocardial infarction.
"Because the Confucian officials brought up the feudal system again, a fierce argument broke out between the Minister of Justice and them in the court."
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