Emperor Qin turned his head and asked softly: "How are your health? Are you feeling better?"
The queen forced a smile on her face and replied softly: "My concubine is much better now, but she has a loss of appetite and can't eat anything."
Emperor Qin sat on the edge of the bed and said casually: "Let them cook whatever you want to eat. By the way, the prime minister and the prince came to the palace to visit today. You are inconvenient, so I didn't let them come."
A strange look flashed in the Queen's eyes, and her face showed guilt: "I have made His Majesty and the ministers worried."
Emperor Qin's voice was gentle, but his eyes were fixed on her: "Today, the ministers want you to regain control of the harem. I want to ask you what you think."
The queen paused, hesitated, bit her lip and said, "I am entirely at your Majesty's disposal."
After hearing this, Emperor Qin showed a smile: "In that case, you should take good care of yourself first, and ignore the complicated matters in the harem for the time being."
The queen sighed inwardly, a little helpless. She knew that Emperor Qin still didn't want her to be in charge of the harem anymore, otherwise he wouldn't ask her. Although she didn't know what her father was talking about today, she knew it was definitely not satisfactory.
"By the way, although the poisoner has not yet been found, the problem should lie with Qin Feng Palace, so I have ordered that all the slaves in Qin Feng Palace be killed with a cane."
"For your safety, I would rather kill you by mistake than let go of the poisoner." Emperor Qin's tone was unusually gentle.
However, the queen felt a chill all over her body.
She didn't know if Emperor Qin had discovered something by doing this, or if he wanted to eliminate her power.
Her mind was a little confused for a moment, and she subconsciously said: "Then Li Xu and Xiao Cui..."
"I have not dealt with these two. After all, they are the people you trust most."
"I believe they will not do anything to harm you." Emperor Qin shook his head and said warmly.
"I thank you, Your Majesty." The queen showed a forced smile.
An inexplicable sadness arose in my heart.
She knew that her life would be difficult next.
The entire palace would belong to Emperor Qin, and she would be watched by him like a caged bird.
The wind and waves gradually calmed down, and there were no more waves in the court.
However, the ministers could feel a storm brewing.
These days, Qin Heng stayed in the house all day, studying academics carefully.
At this time, he was sitting in the courtyard looking at a copy of "Shang Shu" in his hand.
This was written by my own hands under the guidance of the Four Poison Masters.
There are some classics written in it.
There were several sentences in the book that impressed him deeply.
If you ask questions, you will be rich; if you use it yourself, you will have less.
The meaning of this sentence is that if you study hard and ask questions, you will learn more; if you are arrogant, you will learn less.
There is another sentence, if it rises, it will come down; if it rises, it will come down.
This means that if you go high, you must start from below; if you go far, you must start close.
These words contained philosophy, but he felt that they were more like self-admonishment.
People should stay calm no matter what time they are.
Only by calming down can you make the right decision.
"Eighth Prince, Master Liu Qi is here."
Afu's voice rang in his ears.
Qin Heng came back to his senses, closed the book, and said in surprise: "Oh, let him come over."
"promise."
Qin Heng was a little curious as to why Liu Qi came today, since he had not been here for some days.
"Meet the Eighth Prince."
Liu Qi's voice came from his side.
Qin Heng turned his head and said, "My cousin hasn't been here for a while. Please sit down quickly."
He pointed to the stone chair in front of him.
"Nothing big happened these days, so I didn't come here so as not to come to the door frequently and attract other people's attention."
Liu Qi walked to the stone chair and sat down, explaining with a smile.
"Then it looks like something big happened today."
Qin Heng picked up the jade fan and looked at him curiously.
"It's not a big deal. It's mainly because at the wine shop, some people have had our idea in the past few days."
A trace of anger flashed across Liu Qi's face.
"Oh, who are they?"
Qin Hengyu slapped him.
He didn't expect these people to target the wine shop so quickly.
Now the business of the wine shop is getting better and better, making a profit of four to five hundred dollars every day.
You know, this is still when the store is too small and cannot accommodate too many customers.
Otherwise, it can be doubled several times.
"Some other small clans and some merchants are not worth mentioning. The only ones who are a bit troublesome are two people."
Liu Qi's tone became a little solemn.
"Those two people?"
"The Sixth Prince and King Anyang."
"Is it them two?"
Qin Heng's eyes suddenly narrowed.
After the prince leaves the palace, he has to figure out all the expenses of the palace by himself.
It cannot be sustained by relying solely on monthly salary.
Otherwise, go to the fiefdom and become a puppet king.
This can be regarded as a test for the father!
Therefore, these princes will do business privately to earn some money for expenses.
The sixth prince stared at the pot. Apart from being a little surprised, he was nothing.
But King Anyang is different.
He is the half-brother of his father and the sixth prince of the previous generation.
According to his seniority, he still calls him Sixth Emperor Uncle.
There were seven princes in my father's generation, and four of them are still alive today.
Strangely enough, my father was not a prince at first, but just a concubine's eldest son.
But in the end it was he who ascended to the throne.
As for what happened in the middle, no one knows, because these things have become taboos in Great Qin.
No one dared to discuss it, let alone so many years.
King Anyang is now the only prince still in the Qin capital, and Qin Heng has never seen him.
I just heard that this man was bohemian and a playboy. He spent his whole day eating, drinking, having fun, and enjoying life.
He set his sights on a wine shop, something Qin Heng really didn't expect.
Thinking of this, he looked at Liu Qi and asked, "How did these two people do it?"
"The Sixth Prince sent someone to bribe the cook and steal the ingredients."
As he spoke, there was a hint of disdain on his face, as if he was dissatisfied with his behavior.
"King Anyang sent people to tell him that he wanted to spend money to buy ingredients and open wine shops in other cities."
Qin Heng nodded after hearing this and pondered in his mind.
The current situation may not be easy to solve even if the Liu family comes forward.
And it’s easier to expose yourself.
It seems like this is the only way to go.
Thinking of this, he raised his eyes and said: "You released the news that Guodi Lao is going to open a branch, and you want to find some people to open it together."
Liu Qi was stunned and asked subconsciously: "What kind of common law?"
"They provide the store and we are responsible for running it. We will share the initial money and make a profit of sixty-four cents per month." Qin Heng explained to him.
"Is this too much?"
Liu Qi glanced at him and hesitated.
"Let's do it this way. Money is something external to the body. It's not appropriate to conflict with these people right now. After all, I can't show up yet."
