The weather in Xianyang is getting warmer, and the palace's bedroom is still filled with the heat of the charcoal fire.
A seven or eight-year-old boy was playing with a red lantern in his hand. An octogenarian woman was lying on the couch inside. She looked at the beautiful woman beside her and coughed twice.
"Grandma Wang, how about I ask the imperial doctor to come over and take a look at you?"
This woman is Princess Nansu, and the old woman is the head of the harem, Mrs. Huayang.
"It's just a slight cold. The imperial doctor has already been here in the morning." Mrs. Huayang slowly shook her head and said, "I have taken the medicine. I will be fine after a few days of rest."
Looking at her slightly older face, Nan Su said softly: "Grandma Wang is getting older and older, so you have to be careful not to catch cold. Although this winter is not cold, the wind is a bit strong."
"I usually don't go out, so I won't be in the way." Mrs. Huayang said, "Fusu is here, let him come over."
Nansu stood up and called Fusu over.
Fusu held a string of red lanterns in his little hands and jumped up to Mrs. Huayang: "Great-grandmother."
Mrs. Huayang took Fusu's little hand, smiled sincerely, and asked kindly: "Are these new clothes still warm for the New Year?"
Fusu nodded and said: "Nuan Nuan, mother said that it's the New Year and everyone has to change into new clothes, but I still think Hu Hai's clothes are more beautiful than mine."
"They are all the same style, but the colors are different. If you like the red one, just ask the maid to make another set for you." Mrs. Huayang said.
"Well!" Fusu said with a smile, "My great-grandmother is still the best to me."
"How's your recent homework?"
When he mentioned his homework, Fusu's little mouth pursed: "Reciting is too boring, great-grandmother, I still like piano music. My mother plays the piano beautifully, and the high piano master plays it even better."
Children who are born listening to piano music, whether they are gifted or nurtured, will be closer to music than ordinary children.
"Golqin master?" Mrs. Huayang asked doubtfully, "Which golqin master?"
Nansu took over the conversation and said, "He is an attendant of the Crown Prince of Yan. His name is Gao Jianli. He is very good at playing the piano. I occasionally learn a thing or two from him these days."
"Oh?" Mrs. Huayang frowned slightly, "Whoever allows my Nansu to learn piano skills must be an expert."
Nan Su smiled and said, "How about I invite him to play a few songs for Grandma Wang, and you will also taste it?"
Seeing her beaming expression, Mrs. Huayang also became interested. She nodded and said, "It's okay, Zheng'er isn't at home either, and there is less lively atmosphere in the palace."
Nan Su said: "Then I will go and invite him. I believe that when Grandma Wang is in a happy mood, she will recover from her illness faster."
"Go ahead." Mrs. Huayang said, "If you play well, I will reward you with more money."
Nan Su responded, stood up, bowed, and pulled Fu Su out of the palace gate.
As soon as he arrived at the gate of the palace, he saw Zhao Tuo waiting at the door, seemingly waiting for someone.
"Sister-in-law Wang is leaving the palace?" Zhao Tuo greeted.
Nansu responded: "According to the order of Grandma Wang, I went to invite Master Gao Qin to come to the palace to help. Are you waiting for someone?"
Zhao Tuo nodded and said: "The king has returned some news. Master Sima Jie asked me to tell my cousin."
"Is there news from the king?" Nansu asked anxiously.
"Yes." Zhao Tuo said, "The king fought against the Yuezhi army at Jiayuguan, and then joined forces with Loulan and the Xiongnu to destroy the Yuezhi country. The Hexi Corridor will be safe in the future."
"Great!" Nansu happily hugged Fusu and said to him, "Did you hear that your father won another battle outside?"
Little Fusu jumped up happily and shouted: "Daddy is awesome!"
At this time, Zhao Gao, who had been informed by the Forbidden Army, rushed over in a hurry.
The brothers said hello, and Zhao Tuo told Zhao Gao the situation of the war ahead.
"So, the king has reached the level of perfection now?" Zhao Gao said.
Zhao Tuo replied: "The latest news is that Chen Li transported the goods to Jingjue and then started to migrate with some of the Jingjue people. According to the time, he should have reached Yumen Pass by now. And there should be some people on the king's side. For other things, I will come back later.”
Zhao Gao nodded and said, "What does Sima Jie mean by asking me to tell the palace the news?"
"Exactly." Zhao Tuo said, "He wants Wang Jian to lead an army to meet the king, so he needs to inform Mrs. Huayang."
"Okay, then I'll report it." Zhao Gaogang was about to turn around, but seemed to think of something again, and said to Zhao Tuo, "If you have nothing to do right now, escort Mrs. Nansu, she is going out to find a piano player."
Zhao Tuo responded, then asked the imperial army to prepare the carriage, and he became the driver and headed towards the place Nansu said.
Zhao Gao came to Huayang Palace and told Mrs. Huayang the news about Ying Zheng being brought back.
Mrs. Huayang was happy that most of her illness was cured. She smiled and praised: "I think that when the king went to the Western Regions for the first time, he hid it from me. Later he told me that he went to Jingjue and brought the queen there. Married through the door."
"Our king has much more positive ideas than his father. He doesn't even tell the elders in the family when he takes a wife."
Zhao Gao stood aside and struggled to hold back his smile.
Mrs. Huayang continued, minding her own business: "But when it comes to the ability to be an emperor and the control of power, not to mention his father, not even his grandfather can compare with him."
"I think back then, I also had a grandmother. She spent so much effort to conquer Yiqu."
"But although Yiqu is destroyed, its roots are still there, and its desire for revenge has never been delayed for a day. When An Guogong was still alive, he often mentioned this matter to me, saying that it was a hidden danger in the Qin Dynasty and that we needed to be on guard at all times."
Zhao Gao knew that the Queen Mother that Mrs. Huayang was talking about was Mi Yue, the Queen Mother Xuan at that time. And An Guogong was her customary name for her husband Ying Zhu, because King Xiaowen Ying Zhu only served as the King of Qin for a few days, and he was called An Guogong by others most of his life.
Mrs. Huayang sighed: "Who would have thought that Lao Ai was actually the work of Yiqu, and yet the king easily conquered Yiqu, subdued the Xiongnu, and won over the Western Qiang."
"These enemies who were like tigers and wolves in the past are now obedient to the king. What a blessing."
Zhao Gao echoed: "Not only that, the king also built several new cities in the Hexi Corridor, named Liangzhou, Ganzhou and Suzhou respectively. Judging from the military reports, everything east of Yumen Pass has belonged to our Qin Dynasty. .”
"Okay, okay!" Mrs. Huayang praised the victory, "If the strong players in the east can't take it, it would be good to develop to the west."
Zhao Gao saw that she was happy, so he said: "Just now I saw Princess Nansu at the palace gate with her little prince to hire a musician. Since the Queen Mother and the Queen Mother are so elegant, why don't I go and arrange it, so that our harem can be regarded as the king's? Let’s celebrate.”
"Okay, you go ahead." Mrs. Huayang responded with a smile, "You have to do it decently, and the cost is mine."
Zhao Gaole rushed to arrange the manpower and decorate the harem.
In the back house of the Yan State Embassy in Xianyang City, Yan Dan squinted and read the military report in his hand.
Although Ying Zheng did not disclose the matter about Jingjue to the people, most of the people in the court already knew about it, and as for the Hexi Corridor, it was only officially not announced that it would be annexed. Who would care about the caravans that often come and go? I don’t know that it is already occupied by Da Qin.
Yan Dan put down the military report in his hand thoughtfully, and couldn't help but feel a surge in his heart.
Da Qin is too dangerous!
Even the Yuezhi who were far away in the Gobi could be wiped out because they offended the Qin State, let alone the five countries outside Hangu Pass and east of Mount Wei?
The current situation in the Western Region is really very favorable for Da Qin. In the future, he will not have to worry about being besieged by Di Rong, but he can also earn a lot of money through trade routes.
In terms of taking ten thousand steps back, even if the Qin State was defeated by the Five Kingdoms and lost Xianyang, it could still retreat to Liangzhou or sneak into the Shu Mountains for later effects.
And allowing Da Qin to become stronger is equivalent to waiting for death!
It seems that I have to make up my mind to take action. Even if I die, I will cause chaos in the Qin State, so as to save the Yan State.
Yan Dan was thinking this when Gao Jianli's voice came from outside the door: "Your Highness, Princess Nansu is here."
Yan Dan frowned, quickly opened the door and asked, "She came to see you again?"
Gao Jianli nodded and said: "She said that Mrs. Huayang wanted to listen to music today and asked me to go to Xianyang Palace to play some music. I will definitely thank you very much."
"This is an opportunity..." Yan Dan murmured in a low voice, pulling Gao Jianli into the house.
Yan Dan took out a jade pendant from a secret compartment and lowered his voice and said, "This jade pendant is a token given by Fan Yuqi. Now it's time to send it on stage. This time we enter the palace, you just have to enjoy it Playing to attract their ideas, I took the opportunity to find the palace maid and then make plans."
"If the palace maid can act, when will we do it?" Gao Jianli asked.
"The sooner the better," Yan Dan said, "Now that the weather is getting warmer, it must be time for Ying Zheng to get up and return. We must make some noise before he comes back."
"Understood." Gao Jianli responded and walked out of the room with Yan Dan to see Nan Su.
"Madam, you have been waiting for a long time." When he saw Nan Su, Yan Dan bowed his hands and saluted, "I heard that the Queen Mother announced that she was going to the palace to play music. I also wanted to go with him to say hello to the Queen Mother, so I delayed for a while."
Nan Su could not guess what they were thinking, so he responded with a smile: "Your Highness is interested, then I can help you two to go to the palace with me."
So the two carriages, one behind the other, protected by the imperial army, rushed back to the palace.
At this time, Zhao Gao had just decorated Huayang Palace, and Queen Mother Zhao Ji and several princesses also received the news, and they all came to join in the fun.
In fact, in the current harem, everyone has their own thoughts, and their faces are not in harmony with their hearts.
Long before Ying Zheng succeeded to the throne, Mrs. Huayang and Zhao Ji started fighting for the succession to the throne. Fortunately, Lu Buwei was there at the time, otherwise according to Mrs. Huayang's idea, it would really be possible to pass the throne to Cheng Jiao.
From that time on, Zhao Ji and Mrs. Huayang were in tit-for-tat, vying for the lead in everything. If it weren't for the fact that she was obsessed with Lao Ai and then went to Yongcheng, the harem would probably be a different scene at this time.
Zhao Ji has been reclusive for these years, for fear of being caught by Mrs. Huayang again, so she doesn't seem to have much sense of existence.
Among the many daughters-in-law, Zhao Ji seemed to treat them equally, but in fact, she preferred Hu Yu. After all, they both had the surname Zhao and were from the country of Zhao.
Fortunately, the several daughters-in-law did not quarrel and each found their own position, so Xianyang Palace was very peaceful in these years.
It is also because of this that Ying Zheng can handle state affairs with peace of mind and concentrate on working hard everywhere.
Although the people were quite lively during the Chinese New Year a few days ago, the palace seemed extremely deserted because of Mrs. Huayang's illness.
Now that Mrs. Huayang wants to hear the music played by the musicians, how can the beauties in the harem not join in the fun?
"Yan Dan, Kingdom of Yan, pays homage to the King and Queen Mother." Yan Dan walked in first and bowed to say hello.
Mrs. Huayang exchanged a few words with him and then announced her presence to Gao Jianli.
When it comes to using the sound of the piano to make people intoxicated and immersed in obsession, Gao Jianli is really an expert. After playing the music, Mrs. Huayang was really impressed.
Mrs. Xia also nodded repeatedly, Zhao Ji was in a good mood, not to mention all the princesses, all of them were beaming and in high spirits.
As a result, these women in the harem actually started the music ordering mode. After all, they all wanted to listen to the music they often listened to when they were young and recall the past in their hometown.
After listening to Chu tunes, listen to Jin tunes, and after Lu tunes come Yan tunes.
But while they were intoxicated, no one noticed that Yan Dan had already left his seat and disappeared.
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