The First Emperor didn't like cowardly people, so he thought that the Eighteenth Son was still young, so he didn't turn around and leave.
He glanced at the dogtail grass on the ground and the two small insects in the clay pot whose tentacles separated at first touch, testing each other.
The First Emperor was about to lose his temper and reprimand him, but when the words came to his lips, he saw Ying Huhai's small gesture of glancing behind him, which he thought was hidden, but was actually very obvious. The content of his words changed and his tone became calmer.
"You still respect your teacher."
The First Emperor thought that Shibazi was looking at his teacher, so he moved slightly and let Zhao Gao step out half of his body.
Unexpectedly, Ying Huhai's eyes did not pass over Zhao Gao. Seeing that there was no one else behind his father, he couldn't help but lower his head and mumble something unknown.
The First Emperor's face suddenly turned cold.
"Have you not seen your teacher?"
The word "teacher" had a very high status in ancient times. The First Emperor couldn't see the Eighteenth Son turning a blind eye to Zhao Gao.
When Ying Huhai heard his father's unkind tone, the fear in his heart amplified and he stepped back without saying a word. The First Emperor had extremely high prestige among these princes and princesses.
The more Ying Huhai behaved like this, the angrier the First Emperor became, and he kicked over the pottery pot on the ground. The clay pot rolled away, and the two insects inside were thrown out of the pot and disappeared.
Seeing that the two bugs he had worked so hard to catch were just gone, the young 18th Young Master flattened his mouth in grievance and almost shed tears.
"Don't cry!"
The First Emperor was cruel to the Eighteenth Son, who dared not shed tears if he had any.
"I'm asking you."
The First Emperor's voice was cold and grand.
"What punishment should a person who escapes from battle receive?"
Ying Huhai frowned and did not dare to look at his father, not knowing what the First Emperor was talking about.
This question is not difficult and is a basic question and answer in Qin Code.
When the First Emperor saw that his 18th son could not answer this question, he knew that his son most likely had not studied Qin law at all. Holding back his anger, he asked Ying Huhai a few more basic questions, but Ying Huhai couldn't answer any of them.
The First Emperor was really angry and grabbed the Eighteenth Son by the collar.
"You've learned a lot from your teacher!"
Ying Huhai burst into tears. While crying, he wiped his tears and choked with sobs:
"Father, father, father, please give Hu Hai a teacher."
The First Emperor's eyes flashed with a stern look, and he turned to stare at Zhao Gao. The look in his sharp eyes was exactly the same as when he had killed the palace maid just now.
Zhao Gao said that Ying Huhai had made rapid progress, but now Ying Huhai didn't even know that Zhao Gao was his teacher. This was a naked crime of deceiving the emperor.
Zhao Gaocheng was so frightened that he knelt on the ground and cried:
"Your Majesty wants me to be the teacher of the 18th Young Master, but Concubine Hu does not allow me to come in to teach the 18th Young Master, so that the 18th Young Master doesn't know that Gao is his teacher. Gao didn't mean to deceive Your Majesty, but he is really helpless. I don't want to invite Your Majesty to come here. I can’t serve as my teacher to the Eighteenth Young Master!”
The First Emperor knew about Concubine Hu's refusal to allow Ying Huhai to study and rejected the Qin Empire, so he had no doubts about Zhao Gao's remarks.
After throwing away his youngest son, the First Emperor quickly returned to Concubine Hu's bedroom with a cold expression and violently opened the door.
"You don't want Hu Hai to learn martial arts and literature, and you resist the teacher I found for Hu Hai. What do you want to do?"
Concubine Hu, who was naked and hidden in the brocade quilt, gritted her silver teeth, smiled happily and said nothing.
Her pleasure is not fake, it comes from the bottom of her heart. Seeing the First Emperor like this, he felt happy.
The First Emperor walked to the window in three steps and two steps at a time. His tall body blocked all the light, and the shadow enveloped Concubine Hu's entire body.
"I'm asking you something, you'd better answer quickly. You can't bear my anger."
There was not much anger in this voice, only endless coldness.
Concubine Hu wanted to continue laughing like this, so she remained silent and looked at the First Emperor like this for eternity.
But she didn't dare.
She was not the only one who offended the First Emperor. There are also those women who live in the Palace of Chu among the six palaces, those sisters and aunts.
"You know now that he is your son?"
Concubine Hu was filled with hatred.
"When Afang didn't educate him, did you know that he was your son? How many times have you seen Hu Hai in these years?"
"You can't see Hu Hai anymore."
The First Emperor said coldly, turned around and left.
Since the mother doesn't want to raise a son, she naturally has him as the father to raise her.
"Why!"
Concubine Hu screamed, hatred and anger intertwined, a bit hysterical.
The First Emperor turned a deaf ear and did not even change the rhythm of his departure.
"Do you really think Hu Hai is your son?"
The First Emperor paused and turned around, murderous intent bursting out of his eyes.
Ordinary people would be extremely angry if they were cuckolded, let alone this emperor who has dominated the world for thousands of years.
In addition to the palace maids, eunuchs, and male officials, the harem of Xianyang Palace also had officials.
In addition to the strict rules and regulations that prevent Lang Guan from causing trouble, there is also the constant supervision of his colleagues. Once it is discovered that a senior official is having an affair with a palace maid, all the senior officials will sit together, including all the Yi tribes.
Even though he knew that this possibility was unlikely, the first emperor became furious just by hearing this possibility.
Concubine Hu didn't seem to know that she was forcibly removing the emperor's reverse scale. She seemed to be mad at the sudden order not to get along with her son.
"Hu Hai is the son of Cheng Xi, not your son! Why don't you let me see Hu Hai!"
The muscles on the Emperor's face twitched and the corners of his mouth bulged.
Ying Chengyu was the only person other than the First Emperor who could come and go freely in the harem without any restrictions. What Concubine Hu said was not impossible to come true.
The First Emperor panted heavily and walked out of Concubine Hu's chamber. Zhao Gao, who was waiting at the door, buried his head and shivered and did not dare to speak. At such a close distance, he, who is highly skilled in martial arts, could easily hear all the words inside.
The First Emperor passed quickly by him, and Zhao Gao hurriedly followed.
"Your Majesty, Lord Chang'an is studying "Yellow Emperor"."
The confused First Emperor stared and stopped.
Xia Wuji personally said that if Ying Chengyu had not broken Yuanyang, then it would be impossible for him and Concubine Hu to give birth to Ying Huhai.
The First Emperor had only the slightest suspicion about this matter. After so many years, the two brothers knew each other and believed that this deep relationship was obviously not comparable to that of Concubine Hu who had no feelings.
The First Emperor, who regained his composure and regained the high ground with his IQ, narrowed his eyes.
"Go and ask that bitch who ordered him to slander him."
"this……"
Zhao Gao looked troubled and seemed to be deeply afraid of Concubine Hu's identity.
"play hard."
The First Emperor said solemnly.
From the moment Concubine Hu revealed that Ying Huhai's biological father was Ying Chengyu, the First Emperor was not prepared to let her live no matter what the outcome was.
"only."
Zhao Gao calmed down, responded in a deep voice, turned around and walked towards Concubine Hu's bedroom.
The door opened softly, followed closely by Zhao Gao's shocked shout.
"His Majesty!"
The First Emperor suddenly turned around.
Where the door of Concubine Hu's dormitory is open, a red color suddenly catches the eye.
With no clothes on her body and a slim waist, the beautiful Concubine Hu lay peacefully on the brocade quilt, her neck a blood red color.
A Qin sword was placed across it, and Concubine Hu committed suicide.
Death has no evidence.
"Check, check for me!"
The First Emperor's voice was extremely angry.
He had no feelings for Concubine Hu. She was just a concubine for political purposes. But after so many years, even raising a pet would require emotional investment, let alone a woman who gave birth to a son for him.
Although the First Emperor had no intention of letting Concubine Hu live, he was already prepared for Zhao Gao to torture and interrogate her. But Concubine Hu died unexpectedly, which still made the First Emperor mad with hatred.
"only!"
Zhao Gao responded tremblingly.
Suddenly he fell to his knees with a plop, tears streaming down his face.
"Your Majesty, Gao is guilty! Gao is guilty! If Gao hadn't made his own decision, Concubine Hu would not have died, and nothing would have happened today! Gao is guilty!"
The first emperor, who was trembling with anger, looked at Zhao Gao, who had saved his life countless times.
"Zhao Gao, you saved my life again."
"His Majesty……"
Zhao Gao raised his head with runny nose and tears, looking very embarrassed. I wiped it randomly with my sleeve, and it was all over my face. It turned from a mess to a mess.
"This bitch is willing to die in order not to reveal the behind-the-scenes instructions. If you hadn't brought me here today, I wouldn't have known that someone had entered my harem. I'll leave this matter to you, and you can control everything in the palace."
This matter could not be done with great fanfare. The fewer people knew about it, the better. The First Emperor did not want others to know that Concubine Hu had cuckolded him.
"only!"
Zhao Gao kowtowed in response, with a hook on his lips.
"You have three days to find this person. If you can't find this person, I will have trouble sleeping and eating!"
"Gao Zunzhi!"
The First Emperor walked into the side hall with a cold face, picked up his youngest son Ying Huhai and took him away. His mother had just died, but it was because of himself that the First Emperor felt guilty for his youngest son.
Ying Huhai had lived with Hu Ji since he was a child. Since Hu Ji was dead, it was impossible for the First Emperor to let him live alone in this palace.
The First Emperor didn't know how to place the Eighteenth Son yet, so he would take him away first.
"Father, Hu Hai will leave..."
Ying Huhai said timidly. In his memory, apart from his mother and concubine, the only person holding him was his uncle.
His father had never hugged him, and he didn't dare to go up and play with his father who looked so scary.
"Just be patient."
"oh."
The child responded timidly and obediently.
After Ying Zheng carried him for a hundred steps and felt that his father was not so scary, he said timidly:
"Where will my father take Hu Hai?"
"I don't know yet, where do you want to go?"
"Father, can you take Hu Hai to play with your uncle?"
"..."
Looking at his youngest son's eyes full of hope and expectation, the First Emperor stopped and fell silent.
Ying Chengyu had a high prestige among the princes and princesses of the Qin Dynasty. The children of the First Emperor liked to play with this uncle who could play with them without criticizing them and even bring them delicious food.
It's not surprising that Ying Huhai could say this, it's very common.
But under the background that his biological mother had just revealed that Ying Chengyu was his biological father and committed suicide to keep the secret.
Even though the First Emperor knew that Ying Chengyu had not broken Yuanyang, he could not be his biological father. Even though the First Emperor had great trust in Ying Chengyu, Zhao Gao would do whatever it took to find out who was behind the slander against Ying Chengyu.
At this moment, the First Emperor still felt a little strange in his heart.
"You looked behind me just now. Who were you looking for?"
"uncle!"
Ying Huhai said cheerfully, and the child was very happy just by mentioning Ying Chenglong.
"Uncle hasn't visited Hu Hai for a long time."
The child muttered, somewhat complaining.
The First Emperor held the eighteen sons in his arms, stepped forward, and walked silently.
There is something strange in my heart. Admit it when you are wrong. The First Emperor, who is good at looking for reasons from himself, is also examining himself to see if he spends too little time with his young son.
Although he had no prejudice against Ying Huhai himself, because of his mother Hu Ji's hatred, the First Emperor was unwilling to come to Hu Fei's palace to scold her.
Since the birth of Ying Huhai, the number of times the First Emperor has visited Ying Huhai can be counted on one hand. Ying Huhai is the son whom the First Emperor has visited the least.
[I should pay more attention to Hu Hai...]
Concubine Hu's bedroom.
Zhao Gao entered it.
Hu Ji's death was very strange, and the cause of death was difficult to disclose to the outside world, so Zhao Gao was the only one who handled Hu Ji's body.
He rolled up Hu Ji's curvy body with the brocade quilt, threw the Qin sword into the brocade quilt, and rolled it up together with Hu Ji's body.
[You will not die in vain. ]
Zhao Gao thought to himself.
Even though there was no one else nearby under his keen sense, Zhao Gao did not say out loud the words he wanted to vent.
There are some things that only he himself knows, not even heaven and earth can tell him.
[Only if you die can His Majesty's eyes see the 18th Young Master who has been neglected for a long time. The only young master in Da Qin who has no mother, he deserves to be favored by His Majesty. ]
As the youngest son of the First Emperor, Ying Huhai was at the most disadvantaged in terms of age. Before he could grow up, his eldest brother Ying Fusu had already grown into a qualified prince.
And because his mother Hu Ji was favored by the First Emperor, Ying Huhai was more than two tracks behind his other brothers when he was born.
As a teacher of such a transparent young man, there is no way out if you want to go step by step. The only way is to overtake in corners.
During Hu Ji's lifetime, the First Emperor ignored Hu Hai. After Hu Ji's death, these neglects will turn into equal or even doubled guilt. In the end, it turned into preference and enveloped Ying Huhai.
Zhao Gao, who was born into the royal family of the Zhao Kingdom, was not just a reckless man with strong martial arts skills. His first identity was the Young Master of the Zhao Kingdom.
More than ten years ago, in order to defeat Qin's counterintuitive plot, he spread the folk song "Li Mu dies, Zhao will perish" in Zhao.
More than ten years later, Zhao Gao has been growing by following the First Emperor, dealing with the best people in the world, and witnessing the most profound strategies in the world with his own eyes.
After cleaning everything in the dormitory, Zhao Gao ordered two eunuchs to go in and use a pole with a large basket to carry the tightly wrapped brocade quilt out of Concubine Hu's dormitory and out of Xianyang Palace.
With the order of the First Emperor, Zhao Gao, who had regained control of all the power in Xianyang Palace, had an unimpeded journey, and all the questions he asked were unanswerable.
No one knew that the concubine Hu Ji was wrapped in a brocade quilt in the big basket carried by the two eunuchs.
No one knows where the two eunuchs panted carrying the big basket and went, because they never came back.
Three people go out and one person returns.
Returning to Xianyang Palace again, Zhao Gao, who had properly handled everything, found Zhang Han, the general of the army.
This time, Zhao Gao wants to use Zhang Han's other identity, the commander of the Shadow Secret Guards.
(End of chapter)
