Chapter 117: Exchange Boxes with Brother Zheng
After the court session, Ying Zheng returned to the harem under the escort of many guards, and then dismissed his attendants. After everyone left, Ying Zheng carefully took out the box containing peaches from his arms.
"Peaches, old man Wang, I wonder if you have any reason to refuse me this time." Ying Zheng stroked the box and muttered to himself. Before this, Ying Zheng had issued several imperial edicts to summon Wang Jian to Xianyang, but each time he was rejected by the other party because of his old age. Finally, he had to ask for the royal flag, and Wang Jian agreed to enter the capital.
Just as Ying Zheng was immersed in his fantasy, he heard a sound of pouring tea.
Ying Zheng was startled and turned around quickly. He saw a man in white sitting at the table, holding a teacup in his hand and smiling.
"Emperor...Emperor, why are you here?" Ying Zheng said in surprise.
The person who came was Su Yu. I think he didn't leave the palace after sending the peaches.
"Why, your majesty doesn't welcome it?" Su Yu smiled.
"Ah, no, how could it be, I'm so happy." Ying Zheng finally recovered and hurried forward.
Su Yu looked at the box tightly held in Ying Zheng's hand with a little playfulness.
"This... I'm sorry to make you laugh." Ying Zheng looked embarrassed and quickly put the box on the table.
Su Yu shook his head, indicating that he didn't care.
"In front of Changsheng, no one can resist the temptation. Your Majesty is a normal person, this is normal." Su Yu said.
"This peach is for Wang Jian." Su Yu continued.
Ying Zheng heard this and hurriedly said.
"Emperor, please don't misunderstand, I will never embezzle it. When the old general enters the palace, I will hand it over to him in person."
"Well, I said before that a person can take two peaches in his lifetime. Your Majesty has taken one before, but he can take another one." Su Yu said lightly.
Ying Zheng heard this, his eyes lit up, and he quickly stood up and said with a slightly excited tone.
"What's the condition?"
Although he has lived for an extra fifty years, he would not mind having another twenty-five years.
Su Yu smiled, then waved his hand, and two peaches suddenly appeared on the table, exuding a faint fragrance, and the peaches were surrounded by a halo, which was very magical.
Ying Zheng's throat moved, and he was so excited that he couldn't speak.
"How about a deal?" Su Yu said.
"Deal? But, as long as it doesn't harm the interests of the Qin Dynasty, I agree." Ying Zheng said.
Su Yu nodded, it seems that Ying Zheng has not been overwhelmed.
"I know you have two boxes of the Blue Dragon and the Seven Stars. I need them. Give them to me, and the two peaches are yours." Su Yu said.
"Are you serious?" Ying Zheng was stunned.
"Yes." Su Yu said.
"Hahaha, the Blue Dragon and the Seven Stars? This is an interesting legend. It is said that if you crack this secret, you can unify the world, but I have already done it. It can be seen that this is just a statement to fool the world. Here it is for you." After Ying Zheng finished speaking, he turned and walked to a bookshelf.
"Click." He twisted an unknown mechanism, and the bookshelf opened from both sides to reveal the secret room behind the wall.
After a while, Ying Zheng came out with two boxes.
"This is it." Ying Zheng put the box on the table, with no nostalgia on his face.
"Why don't you ask me what I'm doing here?" Su Yu asked in confusion.
"Haha, Emperor, you underestimate me too much. I have no doubts or vigilance against you. With your strength, I can't resist anything you want to do. Besides, although you are exchanging two peaches for two boxes, in my opinion, it's four peaches for two boxes, or two boxes that are useless to me. In a word, I am the one who took advantage." Ying Zheng laughed.
As expected of an emperor, he is thoughtful and broad-minded. Su Yu nodded.
"In that case, thank you very much." Su Yu waved his hand and took the box away.
"I'll give you the peaches. As for the extra one, you can do whatever you want with it. Don't worry, this peach won't rot unless you deliberately destroy it." Su Yu kindly reminded.
"Yes, I know." Ying Zheng said.
Then, Su Yu turned around and disappeared.
Ying Zheng looked at the wooden box on the table and the two peaches on it. His heart was filled with emotions that were hard to describe.
After a long time, Ying Zheng put away the things and shouted to the outside of the door.
"Send the order to go to the Jade Palace."
"Yes." Someone responded immediately.
Jade Palace, the largest palace in the harem except where Ying Zheng lived, was where Concubine Zheng lived.
Concubine Zheng was Fusu's biological mother and the person with the highest status in the harem. She was born in the State of Chu. However, in order to avoid the tragedy of chaos in the harem a hundred years later, Ying Zheng had not appointed a queen since he ascended the throne.
"Mother, please look at how these words I wrote."
In Concubine Zheng's palace, Fusu handed his mother a few longevity characters he had written by hand.
There were several people standing beside Fusu, who were the three great Confucianists.
Concubine Zheng was elegant and graceful, about 40 years old, but her face was well maintained, and she looked at her son kindly.
"Well, it's written very well. It seems that the teacher taught you very well." Concubine Zheng smiled.
"Haha, your majesty is too kind. The young master is very talented. I am just the icing on the cake." Fu Nian on the side said hurriedly.
"Mother, I came here today, in addition to offering calligraphy, I also have something to tell you." Fusu said.
Concubine Zheng frowned when she heard it.
"You don't need to tell me about matters related to the court. The harem cannot interfere in politics. This is the rule." Concubine Zheng said.
Fu Nian and others nodded to each other when they heard it, and they obviously admired Concubine Zheng's virtue.
"Mother, you misunderstood. Yes, that, that, I want to ask my father for permission to go to war against the Xiongnu." Fusu said hesitantly.
"What?" Concubine Zheng was shocked and stood up.
"Another war? Xiongnu? No, you can't go." Concubine Zheng said hurriedly.
"Why not? It's my duty to share my father's worries." Fusu said hurriedly.
"But, but I only have you as my son." Concubine Zheng said with red eyes.
"Mother..." Fusu knelt down immediately.
"You often teach me to put the affairs of the world and the country first. Now I want to serve the country, and mother should not stop me." Fusu said.
"You..." Concubine Zheng covered her mouth and cried.
After a while, she calmed down and reached out to help Fusu up.
"It's because I'm too selfish. You are not only my son, but also the son of His Majesty. You are also Prince Fusu in the eyes of thousands of people. You have grown up, and I am very pleased." Concubine Zheng reached out and stroked Fusu's cheek. She vaguely felt that the person in front of her had turned into the child who was in her arms ten years ago.
"Alas..." Outside the door, a group of people stood, and the one in the front was Ying Zheng. His eyes were red, and it was obvious that he had heard the conversation between Fusu and his mother just now.
Then Ying Zheng winked at the eunuch beside him, and the other party immediately understood.
"Your Majesty has arrived." The young eunuch's loud voice spread throughout the Jade Palace.
The two people who were being affectionate and filial to their mother were startled and quickly stood up. Then Fu Nian and the other two hurried to the door.
Ying Zheng had already walked in with a dragon-like step, followed by Li Si, Zhang Han, the shadow guards, palace maids and eunuchs.
"Greetings to Your Majesty."
"Your son greets your father."
"Your Majesty."
Everyone knelt down and said.
"My beloved concubine, please stand up." Ying Zheng hurriedly helped Concubine Zheng up.
Looking at the woman in front of him, he couldn't help but think of the past. At that time, he was only thirteen years old. He had just returned to Xianyang from Zhao State and ascended the throne in a hurry. He made her his concubine under the arrangement of Lady Huayang and Queen Mother Zhu Ji.
At that time, the political situation was unstable, and the imperial power was controlled by Lu Buwei and others. He, the emperor, lived in fear every day, but it was the woman in front of him who gave him the greatest comfort. She acted as the object of his confession and became his support. She also made him regain his courage and bravely faced Lu Buwei and others, and finally became the real King of Qin.
"You have suffered these years." Ying Zheng stroked Concubine Zheng's hair. Like himself at that time, there were some white hairs on her temples.
"Your Majesty." Concubine Zheng was a little at a loss.
For many years, the emperor had never made such an intimate move to her. Even if he came to see her, he just said a few words and left.
"Li Si." Ying Zheng said.
"I am here." Li Si hurried forward.
"Draft an edict." Ying Zheng said.
Then someone took out the four treasures of the study, and Li Si came to the stone table and prepared to write.
Ying Zheng looked at Concubine Zheng with a gentle look, then turned to everyone and said.
"Since the death of the previous emperor, I have ascended the throne for twenty-seven years, and the throne of the central palace has been vacant for more than twenty years. The current Concubine Zheng is solemn, virtuous, gentle, respectful, and gentle. She has the qualities of Huirou, gentle and bright, and has the beauty of peace and justice. The dignity of the queen is the same as mine. She inherits the ancestral temple and is the mother of the world. How easy is it! Only with good character and virtue can she be worthy of it. Now I personally grant the golden book and seal, and certify Concubine Zheng as the queen of Daqin, that is, the master of the six palaces."
Ying Zheng's voice was accompanied by internal strength. Although it was only the strength of a master, it was enough to spread it throughout the palace.
Li Si was stunned at first, and then wrote quickly. He had an excellent memory and had already memorized all of Ying Zheng's words just now.
"Your Majesty..." Concubine Zheng looked unbelievable.
Fusu was already so excited that he burst into tears, and his lips twitched and he couldn't speak.
"Your Majesty, no, I am not worthy of this." Concubine Zheng refused hurriedly. Happiness came too quickly, and she couldn't accept it.
"Your Majesty is not joking, how can I take back what I said." Ying Zheng said.
Then his eyes fell on Fu Nian and the others.
The three guys didn't understand the emperor's thoughts, patted their clothes, and then knelt down at the same time.
Then everyone behind him knelt down.
"Perform the ceremony of three kneelings and nine kowtows, and pay homage to the queen." Fu Nian shouted.
Then everyone knelt three times and kowtowed nine times, and finally shouted together.
"I pay homage to the queen."
"Your son pays homage to the queen mother."
"Please stand up quickly." Concubine Zheng, no, the queen said hurriedly.
"You are the queen in a legitimate way, don't refuse again." Ying Zheng said.
"Thank you, Your Majesty." The queen bowed slightly.
"In addition, I have a gift for you." Ying Zheng said.
He reached into his wide sleeves and took out a peach that was still glowing.
"Peaches." Everyone couldn't help shouting in surprise.
The queen also quickly covered her mouth, with an unbelievable look on her face.
"Your Majesty, this... this..." The queen couldn't speak anymore.
"This is what Su Zi just gave me. There are two of them. This is for you. You have worked so hard these years, and your hair has turned white." Ying Zheng said, stroking the queen's hair again.
Everyone quickly lowered their heads, their eyes looked at their noses, and their noses looked at their hearts.