Raiders in the days of Qin Shi Huang
Chapter 97
The peach blossoms have long since faded, but there are many beautiful colors in the palace every day, and you can see plum blossoms blooming across the branches when you go out.
Yun Chang walked through the plum forest, and the maid behind her was holding a food box with some fresh snacks in it.
She spent a lot of painstaking efforts to avoid King Qin in the past few days, and she didn't know if the painstaking efforts were effective, and he never mentioned that day's events again.
Qin Wang shouldn't be indifferent at all, Yun Shang always feels that he shouldn't be such a person.
Anyone who offends him never ends well.
Even if Yunshang had doubts in his heart, he couldn't really ask, and put things that seemed to have passed on the surface again.
She came out today to meet Ping Ji. After all, the child brought back from outside the city has a second relationship with King Qin, and his biological mother is Ping Ji.
When they arrived at the place, Yunshang first asked Ping Jifang if it was convenient to meet the guests. She had just given birth not long ago, so she should be taken care of properly, but the matter between mother and child cannot be delayed.
If a woman is reluctant to give up her own flesh and blood, it should be when she just gave birth to him, because it is too hard for a woman to give birth to a child, and she also faces many inconveniences and crises during the process of pregnancy alone.
The more you give, the more you cherish what you get.
Ping Ji invited Yun Shang in.
The room was a bit stuffy, and several maids stood aside with their hands down. There were two cups of tea on the table, and the fragrance was lingering and hot.
Yun Shang didn't drink, but looked at Ping Ji.
She was not very old at first, she was pregnant and gave birth to a child, and she didn't gain weight. Now she looks a little weak, with almost no expression on her pale face. Ping Ji glanced at Yun Shang, and made a treat for the tea on the table. gesture.
Yun Chang took a sip, she had never liked drinking tea very much, and felt that the taste was almost the same, except for the bitterness and the fragrance, she couldn't tell whether it was good or bad, but Ping Ji's tea was a bit bitter.
"Try my dim sum." Yun Shang asked people to place the dim sum on the table between the two of them, the white and pink ones were all fragrant and soft.
Ping Ji picked up one of the pieces and took a sip, swallowing slowly, her eyes were half-closed, she seemed a little uninspired.
After taking this bite, she didn't swallow any more.
I don't know if it's because I don't like the taste, or I'm not in the mood to eat. Yunshang didn't ask in detail, she didn't go around the corner, and asked directly: "Do you still want that child?"
Ping Ji put down the snack in her hand, she lowered her head, blinked her eyes after a while, raised her head to look at Yun Shang, still almost expressionless indifference, she shook her head, showing no doubt or anger, very calm.
This indifference and indifference showed that he really didn't care about that child. In this life, he probably didn't even want to say a word to that child, let alone communicate like an ordinary mother and child.
The relationship between mother and child cannot be forced, and Yunshang never thought of letting Ping Ji reluctantly raise the child.
The kindness was sent by her, and she shouldn't kidnap others to pay for it morally. To be honest, she and Ping Ji are just two strangers. If there is no such bond as King Qin between them, they might not even be able to speak.
And if a child is not cherished by the mother, the mutual dependence of the mother and the child will become a torment for the two.
After getting the answer, I said goodbye after a few pleasantries.
Speaking of children, Yunshang feels that she is really not a person who can raise children. She often puts the children with the nanny for a few days, and the number of times she really thinks about them is very few.
Because of the embarrassing background of this child, not everyone knows his identity even if he is around Yunshang, but most people feel more or less unusual in this strange atmosphere, so they all feel different in front of the child. It exists, and no one has ever taken the initiative to remind Yun Shang about the child.
Just remembered today, when Yunshang returned to the palace, she took the maid beside her to the side hall where the nanny lived.
The nanny was sleeping on the table, and she didn't know anyone came in. The small snoring sound became more and more clear in the quiet room, and the maid stepped forward to push him awake.
Opening her eyes and seeing someone coming, the nanny knelt down in a panic, speaking incoherently, "Mrs. Yun, it's me, please forgive me..."
"Get up first, where is the child." Yun Chang said.
The nanny stood up to lead the way, and Yunshang asked her casually, "How is the child these two days, is he sick?"
"Young master is in good health, he doesn't have any pain at all, he doesn't cry easily, he's easy to coax." The nanny said attentively, and went to the place to open the door.
Yun Chang glanced and frowned, "Is the window open?" She looked at the nanny.
"No!" The nanny was startled, and said, "How can a slave open a window in winter", while walking to look inside.
As soon as the door was opened, cold air rushed in, and upon closer inspection, the curtains in the room were still dancing slightly.
Yun Chang walked in with a cold brow, her face was not scary, the nanny looked at the half-open window and was startled for a moment, and immediately stretched out her hand to cover the window.I asked the king how he loves Mrs. Yun the most. Just seeing that there is only one lady in the palace, she is not terrible, like a girl who lost her hairpin, but this is not a trivial matter.
Ever since he entered the door, he hadn't heard the cry of the child. Yunshang was not puzzled. The child was not born to cry. He didn't make a sound when he had almost no physical problems, and he grinned quietly when he smiled.
However, as soon as she approached the crib where the baby was sleeping, Yun Chang was startled. She saw a small quilt covering the crib between the fences from head to toe. Seeing clearly that there seemed to be a small movement underneath, she hurriedly reached out and lifted the quilt inside.
The little baby was flushed abnormally, his eyes were out of focus, his mouth was flattened, and a thin and weak whimper sounded out, spreading in the room, making everyone heave a sigh of relief.
Yun Chang bent down and hugged the child into her arms. The child clenched her fists and continued to cry. She patted the child's back lightly twice, and her eyes fell on the nanny.
The nanny has already understood what happened from just now to now, she immediately knelt down, tears streaming down her face, and kowtowed, "Madam, please spare me!"
Even though she begged for mercy like this, she probably understood that she probably would not escape death.
"What's going on?" Regardless of the details of this matter, this nanny will definitely be punished. A child who is less than a month old can't be naughty at all. The quilt must have been tampered with.
The nanny was in a panic. If she knew the reason for this incident, such an incident would definitely not have happened, but this may be her only chance to make up for it.She didn’t say that she didn’t know, the nanny slowly stopped crying, and looked at the room differently than usual, when suddenly her eyes fixed on the cabinet in the corner, a small brown patch leaked out between the lid and the body of the cabinet. Red material.
She said, "Rong Nu got up first."
Yun Chang nodded, watching the other party stand up, strode to the side of the cabinet, and lifted the lid.
"There's someone hiding here," said the nurse.
Yun Chang walked over slowly, and the child who had been shrunk in the cabinet slowly stood up, and the nanny pushed it aside, bowing her head in silence, children in the palace have no status.
He was dressed in brown-red clothes. He looked about six or seven years old, and his appearance was somewhat similar to that of King Qin.
The child looked at the child in Yunshang's arms, and then at Yunshang, with fierce eyes.
This should be King Qin's child, but Yunshang doesn't know the specific identity, she has never met the other's children.
If so, it might be a bit tricky.
"May I ask who the young master is? Do you know who made this murderous hand?" Yun Chang looked at the child and asked.
The other party stared at Yunshang, then at the child in her arms, and suddenly sneered, "The hen that can't lay eggs finally has a child, right? I don't know if it was picked up in the wild or from other wives. of!"
After he said this, he lifted his legs while holding the edge of the cabinet and was about to jump out of it. Yun Chang winked, and a maid went over to hold the child's shoulders.
"If that's the case, you can't talk nonsense." Yun Chang said slowly, she didn't get angry, but just quietly watched the child struggling and being held in the cabinet by several maids.
"What do you want to do, do you want to kill me?" The child couldn't get away from the maid, so he stood in the cabinet and asked Yun Shang.
"It's not clear what happened here, how can I let the young master leave?" Yun Chang said unhurriedly.
The child looked at Yunshang viciously, "You poisonous woman clearly wants my life, and I'm not afraid to say what happened today. I just want to kill this bitch and make you, a poisonous woman, childless for the rest of my life." .”
The curse of having no children and no daughters is nothing to Yunshang. She was not irritated, and her calm expression made her even more irritating.
"I don't know why the young master did such an evil thing and hurt people? You and I are strangers."
"You don't remember me!" the child asked in surprise, and Yun Shang shook her head calmly.
"If it weren't for you, why would my mother and I live in that remote palace! It was a good idea of you, a poisonous woman, to take away his son in order to ask for your favor."
There was an incident a few years ago, which was very lively, and Yun Shang still remembers it to this day.
One day, the sun was shining brightly. When King Qin came, he was followed by a small sedan chair. She thought it was a woman, but it turned out to be a child.Of course, even though it took a lot of trouble, the child returned to his parents.
After counting, the child's age is exactly the same as the child in front of him, what Yun Shang still doesn't understand.
Now that she figured it out, she turned around and left with the child in her arms. This matter still has to be handled by King Qin.
The young boy stood in the cabinet and wanted to step out but was held down by the maid. He stood there and yelled a few times. The few maids who stayed here just pretended they couldn't hear him. When he moved, everyone immediately held down his hand. With shoulders, hands and feet, a boy of this age is not as strong as all the maids combined.
This cabinet is used to store children’s clothes and bedding. When a boy stood in it, his feet got entangled in one piece of cloth and then stumbled over another piece of cloth. He threw out all the things in it. It's not comfortable at all, I can only stand in it.
"It's really a villain with a lot of tricks!" He resented here that it was just a one-man show, and the maid would not pass the water when he was too tired. His mouth was dry and painful, so he naturally said nothing.
Yun Chang first went to the medical officer to have a look. There is nothing wrong with the baby. It is too young to drink medicine. It is better to ask a witch to exorcise the evil spirits.Asked clearly that the exorcist would not give the child something to drink, nor would he be beaten or cold, and Yun Chang agreed.
There have been myths and legends since ancient times, but no one has really seen them, so no one knows whether gods exist or not, but asking God has a soothing effect.
When seeing King Qin, Yunshang told him about it calmly and naturally while pouring him tea.
Qin Wang pinched the teacup, his face was already dark, obviously he only remembered that child compared to Yunshang, he always remembered that he had such a child.
Bravery and cruelty are always two words in two directions. Although not all schemes are aboveboard, murdering innocent children in the dark room is an out-and-out evil thing no matter how you say it.
Compared to when Ping Ji was led and pushed a court lady into the water, it was even more excessive.
And looking at the child, he is also conscious and doing such a thing. He is already reading and writing at this age, which is really not ignorant.
It should be able to distinguish what can and cannot be done.
"Let the beauty leave this matter to Gu. After all, this is Ping Ji's child." He looked at the youngest son who was placed indoors by Yun Shang and shook his head slightly.
"If this child is really abandoned, life and death will naturally be determined by the heavens, but since he is kept by his side, he cannot be allowed to suffer from bullying schemes."
Yun Chang nodded, picked up the teacup in front of her and took a sip, then raised her head to find that King Qin was still looking at her.
"Your Majesty?"
King Qin smiled, seeming to be understatement and thoughtful, "I wonder how many orphans the beauty knows?"
"You two." Yun Shang said.
Even if she thought of King Qin's child today, it was just Ping Ji and the child who was sent to her for a walk, that is, the one hidden in the cabinet today.
"I have a son alone, he is the eldest son, and his name is Fusu. Another day, he will return to the king's city, and he will hold a banquet alone, and the beauties will go there." King Qin said, his voice was unhurried, as if he was extremely calm.
Yun Chang was startled, she widened her eyes to look at King Qin, not missing the slightest change in his expression.
King Qin's expression did not change, he seemed to be talking about an ordinary person, an ordinary thing.
This was the first time Yunshang heard the name Fusu from King Qin, and it was also the first time someone in the palace mentioned the word Fusu in front of her.
Although it has been known for a long time that King Qin has a son Fusu, who is considered a celebrity in history, Yunshang has never tested King Qin here, nor has she gone to anyone else to inquire about King Qin's other children. such an attitude.
In the past, King Qin would send the youngest son to her as a joke, but he never mentioned the eldest son who had never met before him, but now he took the initiative to talk about it and let the two of them meet.
The gap between the two is self-evident.
"Your Majesty, is it true?" Yun Chang looked at King Qin, her eyes trembled like strings of a zither, and her gaze was fixed at the same place as King Qin's.
He nodded and smiled, "Naturally."
Yun Chang walked through the plum forest, and the maid behind her was holding a food box with some fresh snacks in it.
She spent a lot of painstaking efforts to avoid King Qin in the past few days, and she didn't know if the painstaking efforts were effective, and he never mentioned that day's events again.
Qin Wang shouldn't be indifferent at all, Yun Shang always feels that he shouldn't be such a person.
Anyone who offends him never ends well.
Even if Yunshang had doubts in his heart, he couldn't really ask, and put things that seemed to have passed on the surface again.
She came out today to meet Ping Ji. After all, the child brought back from outside the city has a second relationship with King Qin, and his biological mother is Ping Ji.
When they arrived at the place, Yunshang first asked Ping Jifang if it was convenient to meet the guests. She had just given birth not long ago, so she should be taken care of properly, but the matter between mother and child cannot be delayed.
If a woman is reluctant to give up her own flesh and blood, it should be when she just gave birth to him, because it is too hard for a woman to give birth to a child, and she also faces many inconveniences and crises during the process of pregnancy alone.
The more you give, the more you cherish what you get.
Ping Ji invited Yun Shang in.
The room was a bit stuffy, and several maids stood aside with their hands down. There were two cups of tea on the table, and the fragrance was lingering and hot.
Yun Shang didn't drink, but looked at Ping Ji.
She was not very old at first, she was pregnant and gave birth to a child, and she didn't gain weight. Now she looks a little weak, with almost no expression on her pale face. Ping Ji glanced at Yun Shang, and made a treat for the tea on the table. gesture.
Yun Chang took a sip, she had never liked drinking tea very much, and felt that the taste was almost the same, except for the bitterness and the fragrance, she couldn't tell whether it was good or bad, but Ping Ji's tea was a bit bitter.
"Try my dim sum." Yun Shang asked people to place the dim sum on the table between the two of them, the white and pink ones were all fragrant and soft.
Ping Ji picked up one of the pieces and took a sip, swallowing slowly, her eyes were half-closed, she seemed a little uninspired.
After taking this bite, she didn't swallow any more.
I don't know if it's because I don't like the taste, or I'm not in the mood to eat. Yunshang didn't ask in detail, she didn't go around the corner, and asked directly: "Do you still want that child?"
Ping Ji put down the snack in her hand, she lowered her head, blinked her eyes after a while, raised her head to look at Yun Shang, still almost expressionless indifference, she shook her head, showing no doubt or anger, very calm.
This indifference and indifference showed that he really didn't care about that child. In this life, he probably didn't even want to say a word to that child, let alone communicate like an ordinary mother and child.
The relationship between mother and child cannot be forced, and Yunshang never thought of letting Ping Ji reluctantly raise the child.
The kindness was sent by her, and she shouldn't kidnap others to pay for it morally. To be honest, she and Ping Ji are just two strangers. If there is no such bond as King Qin between them, they might not even be able to speak.
And if a child is not cherished by the mother, the mutual dependence of the mother and the child will become a torment for the two.
After getting the answer, I said goodbye after a few pleasantries.
Speaking of children, Yunshang feels that she is really not a person who can raise children. She often puts the children with the nanny for a few days, and the number of times she really thinks about them is very few.
Because of the embarrassing background of this child, not everyone knows his identity even if he is around Yunshang, but most people feel more or less unusual in this strange atmosphere, so they all feel different in front of the child. It exists, and no one has ever taken the initiative to remind Yun Shang about the child.
Just remembered today, when Yunshang returned to the palace, she took the maid beside her to the side hall where the nanny lived.
The nanny was sleeping on the table, and she didn't know anyone came in. The small snoring sound became more and more clear in the quiet room, and the maid stepped forward to push him awake.
Opening her eyes and seeing someone coming, the nanny knelt down in a panic, speaking incoherently, "Mrs. Yun, it's me, please forgive me..."
"Get up first, where is the child." Yun Chang said.
The nanny stood up to lead the way, and Yunshang asked her casually, "How is the child these two days, is he sick?"
"Young master is in good health, he doesn't have any pain at all, he doesn't cry easily, he's easy to coax." The nanny said attentively, and went to the place to open the door.
Yun Chang glanced and frowned, "Is the window open?" She looked at the nanny.
"No!" The nanny was startled, and said, "How can a slave open a window in winter", while walking to look inside.
As soon as the door was opened, cold air rushed in, and upon closer inspection, the curtains in the room were still dancing slightly.
Yun Chang walked in with a cold brow, her face was not scary, the nanny looked at the half-open window and was startled for a moment, and immediately stretched out her hand to cover the window.I asked the king how he loves Mrs. Yun the most. Just seeing that there is only one lady in the palace, she is not terrible, like a girl who lost her hairpin, but this is not a trivial matter.
Ever since he entered the door, he hadn't heard the cry of the child. Yunshang was not puzzled. The child was not born to cry. He didn't make a sound when he had almost no physical problems, and he grinned quietly when he smiled.
However, as soon as she approached the crib where the baby was sleeping, Yun Chang was startled. She saw a small quilt covering the crib between the fences from head to toe. Seeing clearly that there seemed to be a small movement underneath, she hurriedly reached out and lifted the quilt inside.
The little baby was flushed abnormally, his eyes were out of focus, his mouth was flattened, and a thin and weak whimper sounded out, spreading in the room, making everyone heave a sigh of relief.
Yun Chang bent down and hugged the child into her arms. The child clenched her fists and continued to cry. She patted the child's back lightly twice, and her eyes fell on the nanny.
The nanny has already understood what happened from just now to now, she immediately knelt down, tears streaming down her face, and kowtowed, "Madam, please spare me!"
Even though she begged for mercy like this, she probably understood that she probably would not escape death.
"What's going on?" Regardless of the details of this matter, this nanny will definitely be punished. A child who is less than a month old can't be naughty at all. The quilt must have been tampered with.
The nanny was in a panic. If she knew the reason for this incident, such an incident would definitely not have happened, but this may be her only chance to make up for it.She didn’t say that she didn’t know, the nanny slowly stopped crying, and looked at the room differently than usual, when suddenly her eyes fixed on the cabinet in the corner, a small brown patch leaked out between the lid and the body of the cabinet. Red material.
She said, "Rong Nu got up first."
Yun Chang nodded, watching the other party stand up, strode to the side of the cabinet, and lifted the lid.
"There's someone hiding here," said the nurse.
Yun Chang walked over slowly, and the child who had been shrunk in the cabinet slowly stood up, and the nanny pushed it aside, bowing her head in silence, children in the palace have no status.
He was dressed in brown-red clothes. He looked about six or seven years old, and his appearance was somewhat similar to that of King Qin.
The child looked at the child in Yunshang's arms, and then at Yunshang, with fierce eyes.
This should be King Qin's child, but Yunshang doesn't know the specific identity, she has never met the other's children.
If so, it might be a bit tricky.
"May I ask who the young master is? Do you know who made this murderous hand?" Yun Chang looked at the child and asked.
The other party stared at Yunshang, then at the child in her arms, and suddenly sneered, "The hen that can't lay eggs finally has a child, right? I don't know if it was picked up in the wild or from other wives. of!"
After he said this, he lifted his legs while holding the edge of the cabinet and was about to jump out of it. Yun Chang winked, and a maid went over to hold the child's shoulders.
"If that's the case, you can't talk nonsense." Yun Chang said slowly, she didn't get angry, but just quietly watched the child struggling and being held in the cabinet by several maids.
"What do you want to do, do you want to kill me?" The child couldn't get away from the maid, so he stood in the cabinet and asked Yun Shang.
"It's not clear what happened here, how can I let the young master leave?" Yun Chang said unhurriedly.
The child looked at Yunshang viciously, "You poisonous woman clearly wants my life, and I'm not afraid to say what happened today. I just want to kill this bitch and make you, a poisonous woman, childless for the rest of my life." .”
The curse of having no children and no daughters is nothing to Yunshang. She was not irritated, and her calm expression made her even more irritating.
"I don't know why the young master did such an evil thing and hurt people? You and I are strangers."
"You don't remember me!" the child asked in surprise, and Yun Shang shook her head calmly.
"If it weren't for you, why would my mother and I live in that remote palace! It was a good idea of you, a poisonous woman, to take away his son in order to ask for your favor."
There was an incident a few years ago, which was very lively, and Yun Shang still remembers it to this day.
One day, the sun was shining brightly. When King Qin came, he was followed by a small sedan chair. She thought it was a woman, but it turned out to be a child.Of course, even though it took a lot of trouble, the child returned to his parents.
After counting, the child's age is exactly the same as the child in front of him, what Yun Shang still doesn't understand.
Now that she figured it out, she turned around and left with the child in her arms. This matter still has to be handled by King Qin.
The young boy stood in the cabinet and wanted to step out but was held down by the maid. He stood there and yelled a few times. The few maids who stayed here just pretended they couldn't hear him. When he moved, everyone immediately held down his hand. With shoulders, hands and feet, a boy of this age is not as strong as all the maids combined.
This cabinet is used to store children’s clothes and bedding. When a boy stood in it, his feet got entangled in one piece of cloth and then stumbled over another piece of cloth. He threw out all the things in it. It's not comfortable at all, I can only stand in it.
"It's really a villain with a lot of tricks!" He resented here that it was just a one-man show, and the maid would not pass the water when he was too tired. His mouth was dry and painful, so he naturally said nothing.
Yun Chang first went to the medical officer to have a look. There is nothing wrong with the baby. It is too young to drink medicine. It is better to ask a witch to exorcise the evil spirits.Asked clearly that the exorcist would not give the child something to drink, nor would he be beaten or cold, and Yun Chang agreed.
There have been myths and legends since ancient times, but no one has really seen them, so no one knows whether gods exist or not, but asking God has a soothing effect.
When seeing King Qin, Yunshang told him about it calmly and naturally while pouring him tea.
Qin Wang pinched the teacup, his face was already dark, obviously he only remembered that child compared to Yunshang, he always remembered that he had such a child.
Bravery and cruelty are always two words in two directions. Although not all schemes are aboveboard, murdering innocent children in the dark room is an out-and-out evil thing no matter how you say it.
Compared to when Ping Ji was led and pushed a court lady into the water, it was even more excessive.
And looking at the child, he is also conscious and doing such a thing. He is already reading and writing at this age, which is really not ignorant.
It should be able to distinguish what can and cannot be done.
"Let the beauty leave this matter to Gu. After all, this is Ping Ji's child." He looked at the youngest son who was placed indoors by Yun Shang and shook his head slightly.
"If this child is really abandoned, life and death will naturally be determined by the heavens, but since he is kept by his side, he cannot be allowed to suffer from bullying schemes."
Yun Chang nodded, picked up the teacup in front of her and took a sip, then raised her head to find that King Qin was still looking at her.
"Your Majesty?"
King Qin smiled, seeming to be understatement and thoughtful, "I wonder how many orphans the beauty knows?"
"You two." Yun Shang said.
Even if she thought of King Qin's child today, it was just Ping Ji and the child who was sent to her for a walk, that is, the one hidden in the cabinet today.
"I have a son alone, he is the eldest son, and his name is Fusu. Another day, he will return to the king's city, and he will hold a banquet alone, and the beauties will go there." King Qin said, his voice was unhurried, as if he was extremely calm.
Yun Chang was startled, she widened her eyes to look at King Qin, not missing the slightest change in his expression.
King Qin's expression did not change, he seemed to be talking about an ordinary person, an ordinary thing.
This was the first time Yunshang heard the name Fusu from King Qin, and it was also the first time someone in the palace mentioned the word Fusu in front of her.
Although it has been known for a long time that King Qin has a son Fusu, who is considered a celebrity in history, Yunshang has never tested King Qin here, nor has she gone to anyone else to inquire about King Qin's other children. such an attitude.
In the past, King Qin would send the youngest son to her as a joke, but he never mentioned the eldest son who had never met before him, but now he took the initiative to talk about it and let the two of them meet.
The gap between the two is self-evident.
"Your Majesty, is it true?" Yun Chang looked at King Qin, her eyes trembled like strings of a zither, and her gaze was fixed at the same place as King Qin's.
He nodded and smiled, "Naturally."
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