Zhao Ji's sweet call made Ying Zheng's brows twitch, and he looked at his mother with a strange expression.
The maids and chamberlains on the side all had a look of surprise in their eyes. After all, Zhao Ji had a man doting on Lao Ai. They all knew that Zhao Ji came from Ganquan Palace. Could it be that Zhao Ji was targeting her again... …
"cough!"
Ying Zheng coughed lightly. He felt that Zhao Ji was just sighing at Zhang Ji's handsomeness, not with any color in his eyes. It was just that as a king and queen mother, such behavior was somewhat frivolous and disrespectful.
Zhao Ji's face turned red. She recovered from the surprise and realized that although no outsiders were invited to the meal today, the palace maids and chamberlains were all there. Her behavior was indeed a bit inappropriate, but she didn't know what to say. What can I do to ease this awkward atmosphere?
"My nephew thanks my aunt for the compliment."
"But it's my aunt who is truly extraordinarily beautiful, even though Bao Si and Xi Zi can't compare to her!"
Zhang Ji had an idea and bowed to Zhao Ji, using the etiquette of a junior instead of a minister, and praised Zhao Ji profusely.
Zhao Ji was still a little stunned. She didn't understand why Zhang Ji called him that. She only understood Zhang Ji's straightforward words of praising his beauty, and her pretty face turned red. However, Ying Zheng reacted first.
Although Zhang Ji is his minister, he is his confidant and friend. Today can be regarded as the minister paying homage to the King of Qin and the Queen Mother, and it can also be regarded as Ying Zheng bringing Zhang Ji to the hall to pay homage to his mother.
As expected of you sir, you are indeed very resourceful and can resolve the embarrassment with just a few words.
Ying Zheng sighed secretly, and then whispered in Zhao Ji's ear to explain.
It's just that...listening to Zhang Ji praising his mother's beauty in front of him...it always felt weird.
Zhao Ji suddenly understood under Ying Zheng's explanation, and said quickly: "No need to be polite, just take a seat."
Zhao Ji, who was relieved by Zhang Ji, felt that Zhang Ji looked more and more pleasing to the eye, and her eyes towards Zhang Ji became softer and softer.
What woman wouldn’t like a handsome boy who is good-looking, has a sweet mouth, and can help others out of trouble?
But Zhang Ji was even more delighted.
It was definitely an unexpected surprise just now.
Who would have thought that Zhao Ji would be so outspoken, but it was precisely for this reason that Zhang Ji was given the opportunity to relieve the awkward atmosphere and at the same time recognize Zhao Ji as his aunt.
You know, Zhao Ji is the Queen Mother of the Qin State, and with the help of this relationship between her nephew and her aunt, not to mention how Zhao Ji will treat him preferentially, the connection between him and Ying Zheng will become unprecedentedly strong.
However, Zhang Ji felt a little regretful.
He looked at the red figure sitting on the throne.
Wearing a golden crown on her head, she wears a bright red and gorgeous dress with a two-tailed phoenix bird embroidered with gold threads. The slim-fitting dress highlights her voluptuous and graceful figure, like a rose, charming but not vulgar. God gave her While her charming body is charming, she is also endowed with a graceful and luxurious temperament and a high status.
Zhao Ji is indeed an extremely beautiful woman, but Lao Ai doesn't know the difference.
Immediately, Zhang Ji felt relieved again.
It's better if Lao Ai doesn't know the goods.
Although Zhang Ji followed the trend of this era and had a natural affinity for married women, it would be better if there was one less person to touch the stunning beauty. It would be even better if no one had touched her.
As for that "aunt"?
Oh, it's just "aunt". Maybe this "aunt" will make Zhao Ji feel more happy in the future.
At the dinner table, Zhao Ji asked Zhang Ji whether he was married or not. She seemed to really treat him as her nephew and had long forgotten her past dissatisfaction with Zhang Ji.
"My nephew... is already married, but the funeral ceremony has not yet been held." When Zhang Ji mentioned his wives and concubines, a happy smile appeared on his face, and then he showed a look of shame, "When I was in Korea, There are so many dangers every day, how can I dare to hold the evening ceremony? Now that I have finally returned to Qin, my nephew plans to hold the evening ceremony for my wives and concubines after this period of work is over."
(PS: In ancient times, it was held at dusk. The alternation of yin and yang has the meaning of gradualness, so it is called dusk ceremony)
"In addition to the main wife, even the concubines also have to hold a sunset ceremony?" Zhao Ji was a little surprised.
In this era, concubines were just commodities that could be added at any time. No one would ever hold a wedding for their concubines.
When she first became Lu Buwei's concubine, she did not hold a dusk ceremony. Although her food and accommodation were much better than before, she could not avoid the fate of being given to Ying Zichu by Lu Buwei.
Zhao Ji, who was transferred to Ying Zichu, is still a concubine, but because there are only three concubines beside Ying Zichu and Zhao Ji, Zhao Ji, who is the number one dancer in the Zhao Kingdom, is charming. Conquered by her graceful figure, she was in Zhao Ji's room day and night, so Zhao Ji also became the de facto head wife around Ying Zichu, especially after giving birth to Ying Zheng, Ying Zichu's eldest son, in ten months of pregnancy. .
People of this era valued inheritance and future generations, especially a royal family like Ying Zichu, and among them, the Qin royal family was the most important.
The example of King Muyeol is still vivid in our minds. It was precisely because he had no heirs that the throne fell into the hands of King Zhaoxiang. But King Zhaoxiang only had two sons. The eldest son he loved the most died of illness when he was a hostage in the state of Wei, so he could only appoint his second son An Guojun as the crown prince.
The mediocre An Guojun also knew that he was just picking up the slack as the crown prince, so he paid great attention to the issue of heirs when choosing his successor.
Therefore, Ying Zichu paid special attention to his first son and hired several nannies with rich parenting experience. He also wanted to stay with his wife and son all day long.
After returning to Xianyang, because of Ying Zheng's status as the eldest son, although Ying Zichu also had a Han concubine who was from the Korean clan and gave birth to his second son Ying Chengyu, he still made Zhao Ji his queen. He made his eldest son Ying Zheng the crown prince.
But despite this, Ying Zichu had never even considered organizing a make-up wedding for her who was already a queen.
In fact, everyone knew that this was impossible, but Zhao Ji still had a glimmer of hope. Unfortunately, this dream did not come true until Ying Zichu died.
But today, Zhang Ji said that he would hold a dusk ceremony for his wife and concubines. This was very touching for Zhao Ji, who longed for a wedding.
"He is a kind-hearted young man."
"By the way, listen to Zheng'er, do you have a way to cure my head problem?"
Zhao Ji's impression of Zhang Ji became more and more favorable, and she suddenly remembered that Zhang Ji wanted to help her with the headache that had been bothering her for a long time. She no longer had her initial wariness and distrust about letting a young man like Zhang Ji treat him. , but his eyes were full of encouragement.
"Yes, although my nephew has learned Guigu's vertical and horizontal maneuvering skills since he was a child and studied under the Mohist family, he has also dabbled in a lot of medical knowledge."
"Hearing what the king said about my aunt's symptoms, my nephew remembered a certain similar case that he had seen in medical books. It might be possible to nurse the queen mother back into good health."
Zhang Ji looked at Zhao Ji for a moment and made a request.
"However, my nephew would like to spend some time alone with his aunt."
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