It is said that Qin Shihuang was controlled by a daughter

Azhi closed the door and window for the little princess and wiped the shoe prints on the threshold.

Huaiqing was right. They came to the capital from the remote Shu region and occupied the huge cinnabar market in Xianyang by airborne. They had already offended many powerful merchants in Xianyang.

Merchants have always been wandering between black and white, and they must find a suitable backer.

A Zhi doesn't quite understand why Huaiqing falls in love with Ying Hehua. Although she is Ying Zheng's daughter, she is just a princess who has not yet had her hair.

She didn't quite understand it before she came to Guxiakou, until she saw with her own eyes how this princess made these people older than her willing to use her. The princess was good at controlling people with her words, and took advantage of the situation without leaving any trace. bureau.

In terms of brain power and mental strength, she is not inferior to any man.

In the days of Xunyang, Ying Hehua's daily life was both normal and strange.

Many times before falling asleep, she would hold the jade pendant around her neck and whisper the names of her father and brother, or read over and over the books Zhang Liang sent from Handan.

Zhang Liang is really a qualified young master.Even from afar, he could remember that she was his student. In the last sentence of his silk book, which he cherished every word like gold, he could always remember to remind her which Confucian classics he wanted her to read today.

Ah Zhi brought a volume of "Spring and Autumn" today, and another volume of "The Doctrine of the Mean" tomorrow.

She doesn't build snowmen in the yard, and rarely plays with rabbits. On snowy days, she can quietly finish all the homework assigned to her by Zhang Liang.

A Zhi expressed doubts. Can she read these boring things?Can you still hold on for a while?

If she noticed Zhang Liang saying hello casually, she could watch it over and over again.

Occasionally, Ying Hehua would show a look of sadness that was not befitting her age. Especially on the day when Meng Yi learned that Li Mu had died in the suburbs of Jingxing, she was in a daze for a long time at night and did not eat supper. I wrote a lot of strange words.

In the secret letter Xu Zhi sent to Zhang Liang that day, what he recited was not the full text of Huang Daozhou. In Huang Daozhou's poems, he wrote the ending of Li Mu. And she thought there would be a turnaround.

As everyone knows, this is an obvious tragedy, but Xu Zhi refuses to admit it.

She could only say, "General, rest your eyes in peace," and then threw pieces of silk into the fire, burning the remaining four lines of the poem.

【If you don't follow orders, you will lose your body and head.It's so sad, it's hard to say what happened. 】

Azhi didn't know the reason for this. She thought that Ying Hehua's mother-in-law was from the Chu country, and the handwriting she wrote might be in Chu style.

Chu Wen... A Zhi thought of Mrs. Zheng in the harem and Ying Hehua's mother-in-law who would come to Xunyang soon.

After A-Zhi received a letter from Huaiqing for the third time, she needed to resolve her doubts.A Zhi has been with Huaiqing since childhood. Huaiqing's family background is pretty good. His father's ancestors have been merchants for many generations. This not only benefited from Lu Buwei, but also benefited from the policies since Shang Yang's reform. The civilian class was able to open up an upward channel through the military merit system.

In Huaiqing's generation, my mother's elder brother earned a lot of military merit in the Changping Battle between Qin and Zhao, and rose from an ordinary soldier to a centurion.

Centurions need to pay blood, and only compete for strength on the battlefield.Huaiqing's uncle saw the world in the army, but was injured. In troubled times, men are guided by their own abilities, but women's characters are not constrained.Huaiqing's uncle had only one niece, Huaiqing. He heard the story of Zhong Lichun in the army and knew the usefulness of reading knowledge.So Huaiqing had a different kind of upbringing since she was a child, and A-Zhi, along with her, also had the opportunity to learn from each other.

A Zhi chose to reveal his identity today, and it was also because of Zhang Han's deputy general Lu Ze.Lu Ze told her about his doubts about the carriage. Lu Ze and A Zhi met in Shu. Lu Ze was once a native of Wei, and he came to Shu from Qin because of the Feiwu War.Azhi often asked why he didn't bring his family back to Qin with so many people coming and going. He said that his father had not decided for a long time, and later he only wrote a letter saying that he would make a decision after his younger brother and younger sister were sorted out.

After Lu Ze came back from Jingxing Camp, he was quite interested in Zhang Liang. Where did his heart go?

The scent of sandalwood on the table is still burning.

When Ah Zhi saw Ying Hehua put down Zisi's "Zhongyong", she changed her usual silence and asked, "Princess, is she reading Zhongyong?"

Xu Zhi was quite surprised that this taciturn maid spoke today. She smiled at A Zhi and turned the corner of the bamboo slip in her hand. Li Xian said that A Zhi was from Huaiqing. She started to speak at this time, probably because she wanted to tell something about Huaiqing. Xu Zhi learned the essence of striking first from those elites.

"Azhi, are you literate?"

A Zhi read out the first line of words on the slip, "The joy, anger, sorrow, and joy have not yet arisen, which is called the middle. The middle is the foundation of the world."

She saw Ying Hehua looking at her, his eyebrows slightly raised, his expression calm, she was waiting for what she would say next.Azhi knows that there is no benefit in beating around the bush.

She said bluntly: "The princess is smart and I don't want to lie to you. Do you still remember that on the way to Yongcheng, your ruts were damaged, which made you get off the carriage, and then you encountered a Korean ambush. The ruts were man-made damage. , this was done intentionally.”

Xu Zhi didn't even raise his head, and just said calmly: "Teacher has his own motives for doing this."

Azhi was slightly surprised. The little princess thought it was Zhang Liang. Did she indulge Zhang Liang to the point of disregarding her life?

"The destruction of the wheel was not caused by Mr. Zhang Liang."

Xu Zhi did not raise her head. She casually asked, "Who is that?"

"It's Li Yushi."

Li Xian? Xu Zhi was stunned for a moment and listened to A Zhi continue.

"Prior to his mission, Li Yushi ordered people to make the axis of the Korean bow and the wheel."

Since being stabbed in the back by the maid around him many times, Xu Zhi didn't believe A Zhi's words.What's more, if it was really Li Xian, he was the one who used it to set up Zhang Liang. It was no secret to her that he had wanted to kill him.She even felt that Li Xianruo wouldn't be like him if he didn't do this. He was not a bright and charming character to begin with.

"Why are you telling me this?"

A Zhi saw that Ying Hehua was frozen for only a moment, and his expression did not change significantly at all.

Xu Zhi has been thinking about how to talk to Zheng Li about Zhao Jia these days. She doesn't want to settle Li Xian's old score with Huaiqing people. If she really wants to discuss it, it would be better to wait until she has more time when she returns to Xianyang.

"The rut is a small matter, but it can be seen that the people beside the princess have complicated affairs and cannot stay focused on them."

Xu Zhi smiled and said, "Why don't merchants just leave for profit?"

A Zhi was startled, and then shocked again. Li Xian had already exposed her identity.It's a pity that Huaiqing is not here, and she can't understand Li Xian a little. Is he using Ying Hehua's position to climb up, or is he really as good as he said?

But as for what he did in Shu, his methods were ruthless, decisive and fierce, and he was as open-mouthed as a lion. It was impossible for him to be without desires and desires.

"To be fair to the princess, before Ah Zhi came to Guxiakou with Lord Meng, your mother-in-law came to see me. If Ah Zhi can solve the princess's urgent need, please give the princess a chance."

"What does Huaiqing want?" Xu Zhi was very direct.

"The princess's reputation." A Zhi continued, "How can the princess want to gain power in the Qin Kingdom without financial preparations?"

It turned out that Huaiqing recognized her as a figure like Princess Taiping in later generations through various signs in her.Xu Zhi didn't think about it herself, but if she wanted to participate in the political trajectory, in addition to gaining the trust of her father, power and position were almost indispensable.

She looked at the book "The Doctrine of the Mean" in her hand. Zisi was talking about constant use of moderation. Did Zhang Liang want her to be an impartial person?Doctrine of the Mean emphasizes the elimination of human deception through acquired learning and cultivation.

Now the only thing in her heart is the future of Da Qin.

Xu Zhi lowered his eyes, then raised his eyes again. There was a very light and calm look in his dark eyes, and there was a faint blazing color like fireworks.She smiled brightly.

Azhi heard her say again; "Since we are partners, let's go back to Xianyang and sign a contract."

Although he didn't quite understand what a contract was, the previous sentence was already Ying Hehua's nod.

Xu Zhi whispered a few words into A-Zhi's ear, which inevitably made A-Zhi slightly shocked. Ying Hehua's tireless efforts to understand the illusion of the past were just to restore her parents' relationship.

And she herself can throw anything away.

"The princess is determined, and it will be done."

Azhi heard many stories about Concubine Zheng from Taoyao.

When Mrs. Zheng heard what Ah Zhi said about her daughter's health, she felt that the situation was different from before.

She was not at all worried about her daughter spending all day with the courtiers. After getting a clearer understanding of her daughter's behavior, she understood that she had finally reached the age of knowing Shao Ai.

But given their identities and their relationship, there was no way she could have any results with him.

"Why does the mother-in-law want me to kneel down?"

"He Hua," Zheng Li couldn't say anything. She just looked into her daughter's eyes. All she saw in them was stubbornness.

Xu Zhi knelt down in front of Zheng Li obediently, but her eyes did not shift at all, and she said openly: "I don't know where my mother and concubine heard such words. He Hua just thinks a flower is beautiful, but I don't think so." I don’t want to take it home with me. I want it to bloom in the garden and just look at it once in a while.”

"Is that so?"

"Yes."