empress and princess

As the name suggests, there is no one in the courtyard, and the location is clean and absolutely quiet.

But when Chu Huaimin was invited to the courtyard, the inviter had already set up a banquet table, obviously coming prepared.

The two sat opposite each other, the eldest son of Prince Qi's mansion warmed the wine, and the first sentence he spoke showed that the conspiracy had been going on for a long time: "This is the cold palace of the concubines of the previous generation, those eyeliners will never come here, and the concubine Chu don't have to worry about being discovered by them."

Chu Huaimin was already calm at this moment, and he frowned and opened his lips. The first sentence repeated Qin Mingyue's sentence: "Li Shiqin is your uncle."

"Yes, Li Shiqin is my uncle, and the entire Li family is my close relative." Qin Mingyue was very frank, not afraid to stare at her murderous gaze at all.

This sentence is definitely worth studying carefully.

Chu Huaimin understood, and said calmly, "Qin Jihuang is your sister and your close relative."

"It's different, it's very different." The eldest son of Prince Qi's mansion started to pretend to be crazy again, showing his usual silly smile, "The Li family's surname is Li, not Qin, and the Li family is an outsider. And she and I came from the royal family. That's the difference."

"But in my opinion, there is no difference between you."

"Really, how did you see it?"

"It's all about fighting for power and position by all means, even brother-in-law." Chu Huaimin sneered.In fact, the moment she sat down, she had already guessed thoroughly. This eldest son of Prince Qi's mansion pretended to be a fool to hide it from the world's eyes and ears, and he was the only blood left in Qin State. The only reasonable explanation for all this is to fight. Take power.

Sure enough, Qin Mingyue still had that harmless and innocent face, but her words became sharper, "Chu Concubine has been pampered since she was a child, so she naturally doesn't understand that people like me who live in a narrow world have to bow their heads in order to survive. Put it away, if you have to ruin your reputation, you are afraid that you will be suspected by the higher-ups and bring about the disaster of destroying your family."

"That's why everyone has only one impression when they talk about the eldest son of Prince Qi's mansion." Chu Huaimin caught up with him, "You're an idler, a rascal."

The words pierced the heart like a sharp arrow, Qin Mingyue showed a wry smile, "Everything is just for survival."

"It turns out that the eldest son is also a poor man." The foreground is here, and sympathy comes from sympathy. Chu Huaimin sees such things too much without detours. In the end, he tore his face into pieces with the purpose of exposing him, "In order to survive, He will not hesitate to seek power and usurp the throne."

In a word!

"Concubine Chu is serious. I'm not seeking power to usurp the throne, but to take back what belongs to me." Seeking power and usurping the throne was never on the table, and Qin Mingyue's face immediately became a little stiff, but the words should be considered decent.

Or, shamelessly, as thick as a city wall.

Chu Huaimin suddenly felt it was funny, the reasons for the successors all over the world were all kinds of weird, nothing more than ability to occupy it, but the eldest son insisted that the seat belonged to him.

"As far as I know, Qin Xianwang had three sons, all of whom were concubines and died early. Qin Jihuang was born as the only princess of Qin Xianwang, and her mother is also a queen of a country. The status is so honorable, and it is justifiable. What about you? Where did you get the confidence to believe that that thing is yours?" After being funny, she bluntly replied, holding up the wine cup, watching Qin Mingyue's simple and honest face turn from red to black, "My lord, you are just the son of the prince. As for the order of succession, if the Ninth Prince and the Old Prince are still alive, I'm afraid it won't be your turn."

Don't think that you are superior to others because you are the only male of the Qin family's descendants!

Chu Huaimin thought about it, and felt that this sentence hurt people's self-esteem too much, so he kept his sympathy and didn't add it.

However, the eldest son's face turned from black to red, red with black, completely livid. "The Great King and the Ninth Prince are both women, so how can they inherit the great rule and take charge of the century-old foundation of Great Qin?"

It turned out that this was the crux of the matter, Chu Huaimin suddenly realized that it was funny, and thought about it.

In the eyes of everyone, women are not as good as men, and the idea that men are superior to women has remained unchanged for thousands of years.Even if Qin Jihuang becomes the king, the politics is clear and the country is thriving during his reign, it is still not worth the word 'woman' in their mouths.

Song Rong is the best example. As soon as his identity was exposed, he was immediately pulled down from the throne.

Just as she was pondering, Qin Mingyue's complexion returned to normal, she didn't speak, and poured wine by herself.

The uninhabited courtyard is a cold palace, so not even a single plant has been planted. At first glance, it is bare, and he only feels desolation. It is a good place to set off the tragic life experience.

"Are you dissatisfied with King Qin?" It took a long time before Chu Huaimin asked.

"Of course I do. I admire her for killing Zhao Tuojiang for the great Qin Dynasty. I admire her very much." Speaking of King Qin, he spoke in a respectful tone. "But I am ambitious and have ambitions, and I am not willing to do nothing for the rest of my life."

"The eldest son bears the burden of humiliation just for that seat?"

"Yes. I really want to experience what it's like to control the life and death of others." He still smiled innocently, "I also want the king to experience what it's like to not control your own life."

Hatred slowly overflowed from this smile, Qin Mingyue raised her head full of hatred and drank a glass of wine abruptly.

How does it feel that the sister I love the most is forced to marry thousands of miles away?He hated himself for being helpless, and even more hated Qin Jihuang for provoking others by himself, but finally let his sister marry Song Guo, why?

Just because she, Qin Jihuang, is the king of Qin, she can decide the life and death of others at will? !

The hatred just flashed by at this moment, and even Qin Mingyue herself felt it was true after pretending to be a fool for a long time, showing a silly smile habitually, making people relax and unable to raise their vigilance.With this trick, he deceived Qin Jihuang, and even the Empress Dowager Wei believed it. Isn't this the pity of the heavens?

"Actually, you are right. There is no difference between me and her. We are all fighting for power and position at the expense of siblings." But in front of Chu Huaimin, he did not hide his vigorous ambition at all. Let me sit now, too."

Chu Huaimin was not interested in the grievances between the two, and turned the wine cup to think in his heart, "Why did you come to me, Eldest Young Master, please get straight to the point."

"Because only the concubine Chu can get close to the king." Qin Mingyue said bluntly without talking nonsense.

Indeed.Chu Huaimin sneered, "It's wishful thinking."

"Concubine Chu, don't get me wrong, I didn't ask you to kill her. I just want to ask you for a small favor. This favor is very simple for you, and it's nothing more than a little effort."

"Why help you?"

"Helping me is of course beneficial!" He immediately sat upright and laid out his benefits. "You have [-] soldiers from Chu. As long as you help me ascend to the throne, I can rescue you and send everyone back to Chu without injury."

Chu Huaimin frowned, but his sneer remained the same, "It's up to you?"

"It's up to me." These three words were extremely firm, Qin Mingyue's eyes were deep, and she quickly followed up, "Chu Concubine, don't forget, I still have the Li family, the entire Li family!"

The Li family has been loyal and good for generations, and there have been many celebrities over the past few hundred years. Currently, the most representative ones belong to Li Shizhou, Dr. Li and Li Shiqin.One is the prime minister and the other is a doctor, and the last one holds the military power and controls 20 soldiers and horses!

Empress Dowager Wei was supported by the Li family, and finally allowed her daughter to ascend the throne smoothly.

If the Li family turns against each other, it is not certain who will win.

"Mingyue, you've said so much, she still doesn't believe you." When an old man with a gray beard appeared in the uninhabited home and stood behind Qin Mingyue, it proved that what he said was true, but at this time Chu Huaimin had already left, Can't see the show.

"The lives of the [-] soldiers of Chu State are in her hands. She has no choice but to believe. She has no choice." He was very sure, "Chu Huaimin will come to me again."

Dr. Li grabbed Snowflake's beard, looked in that direction, and said earnestly: "This Concubine Chu is very shrewd, be careful."

"Grandson understands." Qin Mingyue held an early spring petal in her hand, kneaded it into powder, and the smile on the corner of her mouth gradually widened, "She said that others may have rebellious intentions, but the Li family will never have one. The words are That's right, but when there is a person who shouldn't appear on the throne in Qin, it may not be so. Grandpa, tell me, right?"

Dr. Li still pulled his beard and did not deny it.

"Then let the storm intensify. How many relatives Qin Jiufeng and Wei Si have killed for me will be paid to Qin Jihuang." Qin Mingyue tossed her hand, and the powdered petals immediately disappeared.

"The account must be settled clearly, so that those innocent souls can rest in peace. Qin Xianwang knows it underground, and will bless us with success."

"The old man has been waiting for many years, and finally waited for this day."

"I saw that their mother and daughter were not pleasing to the eye. Qin Jiufeng is not in the capital, and our best chance to strike has come." These words came from Dr. Li, who has always been a loyal minister!He wasn't old-fashioned, nor was he greedy for profit, he just couldn't understand the behavior of those people.

Qin Jiufeng was bloodthirsty. He slaughtered many descendants of the Qin family and killed many colleagues.And the Empress Dowager Wei is very scheming, she is still a generation of enchantress, but killing the king and destroying the ceremony, causing chaos in the court!Not to mention the current king of Qin's stinky brat, how can he convince people's hearts?

Those three are just a small episode of Qin State, if it is wrong, it will be wrong, and history will return to the original story after all.

Coincidentally, Song Guo also staged a small episode at this time.

It was restored after overcoming thorns and thorns, but the territory was shrunk by more than half. It was divided by the three families of Qi, Chu and Wei, which is almost the same as the destruction of the country.

"Qin Mingsu!" The voice broke into the bedroom together with others, and the weak woman who was resting in it froze all of a sudden.Song Rong's gloomy face came in a blink of an eye, and he held a letter in his hand and threw it viciously at her face, "You really belong to Qin Jihuang."

Qin Mingsu had been ill for a long time, and his pale face immediately became transparent.

"I..." Holding the letter, she wanted to defend herself, but she couldn't say a word when she met Song Rong's dark eyes.

"What else do you have to say?" Now those words of admiration for her are all false, Song Rong was furious, and pulled Qin Mingsu up from the table, "Say! Did you reveal the identity of the widow?"

Qin Ming knew that the matter had been exposed, and he didn't know how to refute it, so he had to remain silent.

How can someone who is not close to him find out such a secret of identity.Only those who are familiar with the state of Song can spread so smoothly.

And that person was none other than Qin Mingsu.

"Qin State is your home country, so isn't Song State your home country?" It hurts only when the needle is stuck in your body, "You have to learn from Chu Huaimin, willing to sacrifice your life for the mother country, right?"

"Yes!" At this moment Qin Mingsu raised his head, his eyes were full of tears but he was determined, "Qin is my mother country, and I must obey it."

Song Rongsheng took a deep breath, and felt that he felt it as deeply as Qin Jihuang, the feeling of being betrayed was really painful.She laughed at herself, turned her head and laughed loudly, almost laughing tears out of her eyes.

Qin Mingsu saw that her heart was so tense, and she held on to Song Rong's sleeves tightly, tears rolled down, "Arong, although I didn't treat you sincerely... But it's not all false."

Marrying into the Song Kingdom with a purpose is not very true, but it is true that she is tempted.

It's just that this half-true love has become worthless in Song Rong's eyes, and the hypocrisy is ridiculous!The laughter stopped at this moment, and she closed her eyes with anger, Song Rong opened her fingers, "Forget it, for the sake of serving the widow with all your heart, the widow won't kill you. It's good for you to recover from your illness."

"Arong..."

"Come on! Guard the queen's bedroom, no one is allowed to enter, and the queen is not allowed to leave half a step." Backing back three feet, Song Rong gave the order coldly, with a heart that was extremely cold.

The first day of July is approaching the fifteenth day of August.

It has been ten days since the last time there was no man in the courtyard, and the palace began to arrange the grand ceremony for the Empress Dowager, but there was not a single word about the [-] Chu soldiers, that is to say, the former Qin Dynasty has not yet decided how to deal with it.

Qin Jihuang kept silent in front of her, but Chu Huaimin remained calm and waited for the opportunity.

Normally, she doesn't see a few ministers in the palace, and she can only get some gossip by relying on the secret agents placed.It's just that people have been ordered to pay special attention to the news of the Li family recently.

However, the conclusions obtained by the secret agents are, without exception, that Li Shizhou belongs to the Empress Dowager Wei.

Chu Huaimin met Li Shizhou by chance a few times in the palace, no matter how he tried, Li Shizhou's words were always towards the Empress Dowager Wei.

Then the entire Li family, including Li Shizhou, is open to discussion—

"Empress Concubine Chu, the Empress Dowager invites you to speak." A maid came to deliver the order just after breakfast that day.

The Empress Dowager Wei couldn't bear it first, and the time to wait might have come, Chu Huaimin went to meet the Empress Dowager Wei while calculating the conditions that the Empress Dowager Wei might ask, but when she arrived at the Taishang Palace, she was stopped by the Empress Dowager Wei's personal maid.

"Chu Concubine, Your Majesty came to greet you suddenly, and the Empress Dowager is talking with him." It means that it is not convenient to have an audience.

"It's okay, I will just wait." Chu Huaimin was very understanding.

The personal maid was in a dilemma, raised her head to look at the sun, and respectfully made a suggestion: "Your Majesty can't come out for half an hour. Seeing that the sun is fierce at noon, and the concubine Chu is basking in the sun, the maidservant can't bear it. Or the concubine Chu can't afford it first." Go to the side hall to rest, and the servants will come to invite you later."

Chu Huaimin nodded, "Alright."

The side hall is not biased, and it is quite close to the main hall of the Taishang Palace.

The personal maid invited people in and served them with good tea and water.Not long after, someone hurriedly came to the side hall and asked her to prepare lunch for the two masters. It seemed that King Qin was going to eat at the Empress Dowager's place, and the personal maid left in a hurry without caring about Concubine Chu.

Chu Huaimin sat alone for a long time, and after drinking tea, he got up and walked around casually.

Just wandering around in the side hall, when she walked to the corner desk, she bent down to pick up a book, when her ears moved suddenly, as if she heard someone's voice.

Martial arts practitioners have extraordinary hearing, and the main hall and the side hall are so close together, it is not considered eavesdropping, this is definitely an accident.

The moment Chu Huaimin pressed his face against the wall, Queen Mother Wei's voice happened to be heard: "This battle has 7 of Chu's [-] elites. Although they are captured, [-] of them will have [-] mouths. You have received the military report from General Li. We are running out of food. But if it is released, it will be a big threat for the next year, and it cannot be released. So, kill."