In the spring equinox of February or March, the ice disappears and the rivers open, the weather becomes warmer and the herons and geese return north.
Everything is renewed, and the eaves of Handan City Residence are also bustling with activity. Barn swallows, who have been away for the whole winter, quietly appear and bring some spring mud in their mouths.
During this season, travelers in foreign lands will always have some unforeseen emotions of sadness. They are like sad swallows whose wings are bound by gillnets and unable to return.
In a spacious courtyard in the common area of Dabeicheng, under the outer hall filled with various kinds of plants and trees, two young women were kneeling opposite each other. Their red lips were slightly parted, as if they were talking to each other.
A breeze blew under the eaves of the door. The two women stopped talking at the same time, and then turned their attention to the source of the sound... the female swallow under the verandah, which was holding mud and grass, working tirelessly.
The two women looked at themselves in silence.
After a while, Boying suddenly sighed softly: "I haven't returned to my motherland for many years, and now I don't know what's going on with Yueyang..." As he spoke, his beautiful, slightly haggard eyes turned to the person opposite: "Ju. These days in Handan, I’m lucky to have my aunt by my side, otherwise I don’t know how difficult it would be.”
After saying this, Boying suddenly felt that his words were inappropriate, but he could not take them back after he had said them.
Mi Bazi didn't care. She was actually very grateful to Bo Ying. These days, she had someone to talk to.
Compared to the maid Qiuyue, Boying and Mi Bazi feel more sympathetic to each other. Whenever he sees Boying, Mi Bazi can see his own shadow in him.
The origins of the two are similar, one is the clan daughter of the Qin clan and the other is the clan daughter of the Chu clan; their situations are similar, one is a queen in distress and the other is a princess in distress; even their identities are related to each other by a lineage. Coupled with the current situation of the two of them, the two women didn't have much taboos in speaking.
Yan and Qin had a long-standing marriage, and Bo Ying was Qin's direct eldest daughter. In terms of seniority, she was the niece of King Ying Si of Qin.
Speaking of which, this is also an important reason why Qin hopes to conquer Qi and restore Yan. After all, it is better to support a Yan State that is pro-Qin than a Yan State that is pro-Qi.
However, their former identities are of no use here. They are two women of the same age. Although Boying calls Mi Bazi his aunt, during the days they have been together, they are more like sisters who have gone through many hardships together.
Mi Bazi gathered up his robe and comforted softly: "Now that Qin and Zhao have sent out troops, the Qi people will not be in Yan for long. I think the queen will be able to return to Jidu soon."
The weather in early spring was still a bit cool. Mi Bazi was wearing a plain white satin dress inside and a loose cotton robe outside. She still had no makeup on her face. She looked like an ordinary commoner woman. It makes no difference.
When Boying heard this, her beautiful eyes couldn't help but twinkle. She suddenly admired this aunt who was about the same age as herself, and at the same time, she felt a deep sympathy in her heart.
In fact, Bo Ying also knew in his heart that no matter whether he won or lost on the frontline battlefield, as long as the interests of the countries were inconsistent, there would always be a glimmer of hope for the Yan State. Then mother and son will have the opportunity to return to Yan State, and her son can sit in the position that should belong to him.
As for Mi Bazi, I am afraid that he will never have the chance to return to Qin in this life, and his son may also spend his life in hardship in Handan.
Bo Ying believed in it and said softly: "Auntie, have you ever thought about returning to Qin?"
In the past, Boying had never thought of intervening in other countries' temples, but Qin was her mother country after all, and she also wanted to win a good ally for Yan's future. In this way, compared to the Queen Wei of Qin, whom he had a close relationship with, Boying naturally hoped that Mi Bazi could return to Qin and Gongzi Ji could become the next King of Qin.
"Qin?"
Mi Bazi smiled bitterly in his heart, and what Zhang Yi said to him immediately appeared in his mind: "The King of Zhao will not allow it." '
Mi Bazi shook her head slightly, then she pointed to the buds of flowers and trees in the courtyard, and said with a forced smile: "When I first came to Handan, I was like a queen, like a cage, but I gradually got used to it. This All the material expenses in the house are handled by the Zhao Palace. Now I feel that Handan is quite good. I can eat and sleep here, and I cultivate flowers and trees every day. It is much more peaceful than the Qin Palace. "
Boying couldn't help but feel a little dumbfounded: "Isn't Aunt worried about Young Master Ji?"
Mi Bazi's eyes moved to the towering palace wall not far away: "My mother and son are now hostage to Zhao, so what if I worry about it, and what will happen if I don't worry about it."
When Boying heard his aunt's words, he thought it was someone within the Qin State who was preventing his mother and son from returning to the country.
Of course she didn't know that King Qin Ying Si wanted to welcome Mi Bazi, mother and son back to Qin years ago, but was rejected by King Zhao.
Boying pondered for a moment and said softly: "Nowadays, there are frequent conquests between various countries. Both Qin and Yan have to rely on the Zhao State for their survival. Auntie may take the opportunity to report to the King of Zhao... her power."
Boying did not continue speaking, but she believed that her aunt could understand the meaning behind her words.
Boying now recalled the way King Zhao looked at her, and she felt that he should have some thoughts about her.
So for her aunt who was not inferior to her, she didn't believe that King Zhao would not have some special thoughts after seeing it. Men always like something new, especially women of noble status. Perhaps... my aunt, who has lived in Handan for several years, has long been with King Zhao... Boying has heard from people below that Mrs. Mi has often been in and out of Longtai Palace in recent years.
Of course, all this is just Boying's guess. Moreover, what she said to her aunt was not to ask him to betray his lust, but to persuade King Zhao with actual benefits, so that he could use Zhao's force to intervene and let Qin Guo establish a kinsman. King Qin of Zhao (pro-Yan).
Mi Bazi was silent when he heard this.
What she said to Bo Ying just now was actually half true and half false. Sometimes she really thought that it would be good to spend the rest of her life in Handan like this.
But all this is her hysteria after all.
She is the princess of Qin, and her son is the son of Qin. She had no choice but to fight for such a fate.
Just as Boying said, even if she doesn't think about herself, doesn't she think about her son? Since that foolish king summoned his mother and son back, he might have wanted to change the crown prince's status to Ji'er. Moreover, in the Qin State, Prime Minister Zhang Yi supported Ji'er, his younger brother Wei Ran also held military power, and there were court officials who supported Ji'er. Why couldn't his son be the king of Qin? Why did he have to be that woman's son?
Mi Bazi glanced at Boying opposite him subconsciously. The other party was right. There had to be a reason why King Zhao was unwilling to release the mother and son back to Qin, but he had never asked, so he gave up so easily.
In the final analysis, it is still on the side of King Zhao. As long as they can get the support of Zhao State, then why can't their mother and son rule Qin?
