For teacher, for father

Candles lit up the sky, rendering the purple-red night sky over Xianyang Palace, but the night that should have been quiet was filled with the sound of horseshoes of the imperial army and chaotic commands, and the faint and fragrant vegetation and flowers could no longer soothe people's hearts.

Because of Lu Buwei's yell, almost everyone in the palace woke up from sleep in a cold sweat—there is an assassin in the king's bedroom!

There has been chaos outside the Zhengyang Hall, only Lu Buwei and Zhao Gao know the ins and outs of this matter, and the man is even more delighted to see the disordered appearance of the imperial army, but his expression is still full of seriousness and depression, dressed in black robes , standing alone in front of the main gate of the Zhengyang Palace, and was the first to rush over and smash open the palace gate in front of all the imperial guards——

"Your Majesty! Minister Lu Buwei led the army to come to rescue him, it was too late, are you all right?!"

Lu Buwei's tone was anxious, his movements were ruthless, and the wooden door couldn't withstand the savage impact. When they were knocked open by men scatteredly, the scene in the Zhengyang Palace was opened to everyone: their young emperors were facing each other. Angry, showing the characteristic blush after drunkenness, frowning fiercely, the black and gilded palace robe has become disheveled, holding a long sword and fiercely facing a disheveled girl in front of her.

The girl that Jian Xin was pointing at was only wearing her underwear, kneeling and sitting on the cold ground shivering, her face was flushed, tears had already covered her delicate and beautiful face, the appearance of pear blossoms covered with rain really aroused pity.

The house is full of overturned vases and wooden chairs, and the messy scene is shared with lonely men and widows. What's more, Yingzheng returned from the banquet with messy clothes, which immediately made all the anxious palace officials and imperial soldiers dumbfounded.

It seems that it's not the assassins... It's their reckless intrusion that ruined their king's good deed! ——But where does this merciless pointing at the girl's long sword come from?

The imperial guards and palace people behind Lu Buwei are all people who have been in the palace for a long time. Of course, they know that things are not that simple. However, everyone watched the whole scene cautiously, and had their own brainstorming plot in mind.

It seems that the happiest person this time is definitely the Queen Mother Huayang!After holding so many ambiguous palace banquets, she finally added another beauty to the harem.

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"Who let you in!?"

The emperor was full of alcohol, and Zheng Shuang's existence made him extremely dissatisfied, and his anger was even more intense. He held the bronze long sword in his hand and placed it fiercely on the girl's delicate neck, without any pity, his eyes slightly Squinting at Lu Buwei who was the first to break in, he said gloomyly, "Who——let you come in, huh?!"

"The ministers are concerned about the safety of the king. I heard screams in the Zhengyang Hall and broke in recklessly. I beg the king to convict me!" Lu Buwei bowed respectfully in front of Ying Zheng, admitting his mistakes and repenting, but there was no such thing in his tone. He was half afraid, but he could find a smug look in those meticulous eagle eyes.

Although the process was somewhat messy, fortunately Zheng Shuang successfully fulfilled his entrustment and appeared in front of everyone together with Ying Zheng.

As long as the man who saw the two people in disheveled clothes didn’t die today, as long as he didn’t die—then the Queen Mother Huayang would definitely come forward to protect Zheng Shuang and add a new concubine to Yingzheng’s harem. At that time, Lu Buwei had already shrewdly sent someone to inform the Queen Mother Huayang and Queen Mother Zhao.

Now, he can definitely suffer a little bit, let this godson who has just shown his wings lose his youthful temper, procrastinate for a while, and wait until the two heads of the harem arrive, even if it is Ying Zheng, he can only swallow his anger in secret .

"This matter is all my fault, Lu Buwei. I acted too recklessly and has nothing to do with other people. I implore the king for the sake of their loyalty to the royal family, and only punish one person!"

"What a 'one person's fault'! Lu Xiang is so loyal and loyal, how can the widow punish his loyal minister?" The young man laughed back in anger. He already knew that this matter must have something to do with Lu Buwei, but in this scene, everyone will I thought it was just a small misunderstanding, and punished a loyal escort because of a misunderstanding...not only won Lu Buwei's reputation in the officialdom and among the people, but also greatly increased his negative information. No matter how he dealt with it, Lu Buwei was a fisherman The trend of profit!

There was murderous intent in the young man's eyes, his wrist froze, Zheng Shuang groaned in pain, and a sharp scar of dark red blood appeared on his fair neck.

Apart from him and Xu Fu, this woman is the only one who knows of Mr.'s existence. Fortunately, he made Ji Hao's decision to hide in the inner palace, otherwise today's events would be even more chaotic!

"This woman broke into the widow's bedroom in the middle of the night, ignoring the royal ceremony, disturbing the widow's rest, and mobilizing everyone—someone, drag her out, and behead her immediately! No one is allowed to intercede!"

Ying Zheng turned his wrist, and with the back of his sword, Zheng Shuang staggered weakly and fell to the ground. Regardless of the screaming pain in her neck, the girl burst into tears, feeling sad for a moment, and looked helplessly at Prime Minister Lu who looked indifferent. cry out.

She didn't even dare to intercede, didn't dare to ask Lu Xiang to save her, so she could only let her tears flow and cry shrillly - she still had her father to take care of and a small home.If she died alone, she would be able to exchange for Lu Buwei's care and cultivation of her father in the court, so as to ease her father's bumpy career in seeking an official position, and it would not be in vain for his father's lifetime of nurturing her.

"Kings……"

Lu Buwei couldn't bear to speak in a low voice, he definitely never thought that Ying Zheng could be so ruthless towards Zheng Shuang, he even wanted to kill Zheng Shuang, and he was not confused by the beauty at all.Although he could use other methods to keep Zheng Shuang safe, he also instantly recognized the unfeelingness of the young emperor towards women and the disclosure of his plan.

"Miss Lu makes mistakes again and again, do you still want to plead for this girl? Lu Buwei, do you still have the widowed king in your eyes?"

"I...don't dare!"

The man bowed his head, kneeling on the ground respectfully, and stopped looking at the girl who was crying so badly.

If Zheng Shuang is killed because of this, Ying Zheng will also be called cold and indifferent in the eyes of the Queen Mother, and lose the hearts of the people, but there is no harm in accepting a beautiful and charming woman in the harem. Lu Buwei wants to do it no matter what. It doesn't make sense why Yingzheng has such a strong resistance to this matter.

"What are you still doing in a daze, give this to the widow..."

"Zheng'er's attitude is so domineering, and he said that he can't intercede, but even grandma can't intercede for this daughter?—"

The originally kind and gentle voice was tainted with majesty. The Queen Mother Huayang looked tired and appeared surrounded by the palace people and the forbidden army. To the emperor.But her eyes were fixed on Zheng Shuang, who was kneeling on the ground with disheveled clothes and tears, and she couldn't help feeling pity in her heart.

The old lady, the queen mother, was originally concerned about the issue of Yingzheng's heirs, and she was even more anxious that the harem was deserted. Now, an innocent girl who had an affair with the emperor appeared with great difficulty, and met the emperor's unfeeling decision again. He made up his mind to protect Zheng Shuang: "What did this girl do wrong? So that Zheng'er wants to control her to death? Even if you don't like it, the matter is over. As a man, Wang Shang, has he thought about the future of this girl? How do you appear in front of the world?"

The words of the Empress Dowager Huayang are very clear - even if you don't like her, you can't kill her like this, take away the girl's first time, and send it to me to raise in the harem!

"..."

Ying Zheng had no way to explain it, he had never touched this woman before, let alone how did he get the 'first time'?

But right now when he came back drunk, the two of them appeared in front of everyone in disheveled clothes. The young man glanced at the complacent Lu Buwei, knowing that this time he would not be able to get away, and even Ji Hao's existence might be caused by this woman Early announcement.

"Girl, don't be afraid. Where are you from? What's your name? Who else is there in your family? Can you tell the Ai family?"

The old man ordered the palace servants to put on Zheng Shuang's coat, touched the girl's soft hair top in a kind and gentle tone, and pulled Zheng Shuang, whose legs were trembling, to him: "There is Ai, I will not let Zheng'er hurt you." .”

"Minister... Empress Dowager Xie, at the banquet today, Minnv was drunk and lost her way in the palace... and met the king." Zheng Shuang stumbled as she spoke the sentence Lu Buwei had ordered her, with tears welling up and her face pale, She has no way out, these words are indeed false, but because the emperor is drunk, and the Queen Mother of Huayang is in control, everyone will choose to believe her: "I, I am voluntary... Please punish the Queen Mother... ..."

Kneeling on the ground, Lu Buwei disregarded the numbness of his knees, his heart was full of pride, and his black eyes surged. The man had already anticipated the course of this matter. With the presence of the Queen Mother, it would not be difficult for Zheng Shuang to enter Yingzheng's harem.

"My father and I were born in Chu. I came to Qin when I was a child. My father admired Qin's strict official style and was willing to serve the royal family to show his talents. My father is the only official in the court..."

"Chu people, are you from Chu people?" The old lady's eyes lit up, and it was even more difficult to hide her love for the girl with delicate eyebrows and delicate faces in front of her. , what's your name, how old is this year?"

"Back to the Empress Dowager, a civilian girl... whose name is Zheng Shuang, and is over sixteen now."

This was the first time for her to see so many members of the royal family. The girl resisted the fear and trembling in her heart, and answered the questions of the Huayang Queen Mother tremblingly.She could even feel that the emperor standing behind her was staring at her with uncontrollable black eyes with restrained anger...

It's funny to say that Zheng Shuang's expression is sad, no one will know... The young emperor has never touched her, and she even ruined Ying Zheng's 'innocence' with her lies.

"Grandmother!" Ying Zheng was dissatisfied. The reactions of Zheng Shuang and Lu Buwei had completely told him that he had been tricked by the two of them. Unable to contain the anger in his heart, the blood-stained sword in his hand hit the ground fiercely, his fingers stiffened.

"Why is Zheng'er still dissatisfied? This girl looks like Aijia."

"The widow doesn't like her." The emperor disapproved and said this sentence coldly.Even if she had never met her husband, how could he be at ease with a spy who was full of lies?

Zheng Shuang's shoulders trembled slightly, and she bit her lower lip tightly. Ying Zheng's cold dislike pierced into her young heart yearning for love like a sharp knife.

Even if this is the expected result, the girl still finds it difficult to lie to the misery in her heart... Having grown up being treated as a treasure by her father, she has to admit that before things got to the point where she is now, she also treated this young girl... The king, who ascended to the throne easily, was interested in it, longed for the emperor's love, and even imagined that the other party might like her and bring her by his side...

What woman doesn't want her man to be the ruler of the world?Zheng Shuang was no exception, but Ying Zheng's ruthless words had already pushed her young heart into the abyss.

After today, it is impossible for her to have another man besides Ying Zheng, and the other man...has an extreme loathing and hatred for her.

The girl couldn't help feeling sad, and tears welled up in her eyes again, sobbing softly.

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At this time, the Empress Dowager Huayang had already learned from the palace people around her that Zheng Shuang's father was serving as Zheng Qi, and she was even more satisfied. In a blink of an eye, she saw her grandson's sarcasm making Zheng Shuang cry. Stand up for the girl and say: "This matter is up to Ai's family, Zheng'er doesn't need to say more."

"Zheng Shuang is smart, born in a clan, gentle and pleasant, Aijia is very happy, she was named a beauty, and served the king. It is getting late today... I will discuss the canonization in detail tomorrow. Aijia has been sorted out in Nanyuan How about you stay there temporarily?"

"Zheng and Zheng Shuang are at fault, let the Queen Mother decide..."

The girl cautiously nodded in agreement, and suddenly saw the burning eyes of Lu Buwei who had been silent for a long time, and instantly understood - before sending her into the palace, Lu Xiang once asked her to pay attention to whether there was anything hidden in King Qin's bedroom A man, if he sees it, must say it in the presence of all the people.

Zheng Shuang clenched her fists, she knew that the emperor would hate her even more.However, Zheng Shuang still chose Lu Buwei's side compared to the future of a man who doesn't love him and his father: "Back to the Queen Mother, when Zheng Shuang was just with the King..., he saw another person in the palace. Suspicious people will inevitably threaten the safety of the king, I implore, implore the Queen Mother to investigate thoroughly!"

"Bold Zheng Shuang, uttering wild words, do you really think that no one dares to touch you?!" Ying Zheng was furious. What he was most worried about was that Zheng Shuang would reveal Ji Hao's existence. He planned, but because such a small woman disrupted all his plans, the young man felt resentful, and his disgust towards Lu Buwei and Zheng Shuang also doubled.

Now that her grandmother is here, Zheng Shuang brought up the phrase "the king is safe"... Ying Zheng gripped the long sword tightly, wishing he could know the girl's life with one sword and make her shut up forever.

"Is this true?" The Empress Dowager Huayang was the first to frown, looking up at the magnificent Zhengyang Palace, her tone was serious: "Zheng'er, do you have something to hide from grandma?"

Like Lu Buwei, after Zheng Shuang told the truth of what he saw, the old man also began to suspect that the reason why the emperor was so against accepting the concubine was because someone was hiding in the Qin Palace.

If this is not the case, then the identity of the suspicious person needs to be investigated even more!

"Your Majesty, this matter is of great importance. Your Majesty must not be stubborn and disregard the concern of the Queen Mother and the ministers!"

When Lu Buwei saw that the matter was developing, he immediately saluted and knelt down, followed Zheng Shuang's words and spoke earnestly, forcing Ying Zheng to jump into the trap he set: "Even if it is to make the queen mother feel at ease, the king should allow the ministers Let's check the bedroom and bring the suspicious person to justice."

"..."

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Lu Buwei used the name of the old queen, cleverly took advantage of Ying Zheng's respect and filial piety to his grandmother, pressed hard step by step, successfully placed Zheng Shuang into the harem, and forced Ying Zheng to hand over the person he was hiding. , after all, regained the revenge of being ridiculed by this brat a few days ago.

Yingzheng's power was restricted everywhere, the young man's face was cold, wrapped in a dragon robe, but he calmed down, and let the imperial army search the palace openly.

What happened today is like pouring a bucket of cold water, making Yingzheng understand how little real power he has in his hands. The unnecessary struggle and resistance now will only make people laugh. All he can do is to firmly remember What Lu Buwei gave today, will be returned a hundred times in the future.

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Lu Buwei was proud in his heart, and looked proudly at the boy's helpless compromise.Wings are stiff and can't fly--what's the use?It's just a child's verbal confrontation.

The man stood up, patted the non-existent dust on his body, searched the inner room as if serious and nervous, but smiled after turning his back on the emperor.

A king with little real power is fighting against himself, and resistance is more painful... what else can it bring you?It is the most sensible way to be a puppet emperor with peace of mind and enjoy the glory and wealth of this world.

The smile on Lu Buwei's lips was even wider, and he pulled open the heavy silk curtain behind Yingzheng with all his strength, but the curtain faded away in the next second, and when he saw the person standing behind him, the smile on his face completely disappeared. Freeze stiff——

Wrapped in a plain robe, with loose black hair, and a cold and lazy expression, Ji Hao did not hide anymore, but stood in front of Lu Buwei openly, staring at him with dissatisfaction.