I rely on Qin Shihuang to enshrine the gods

Chapter 44
Invite the red-haired man to take a seat, the left and the right must be entertained with good wine and meat.

Zuo Pi held the jug and asked respectfully: "Brother, do you dare to ask for your name?"

The red-haired man replied, "Lao Ai."

"Lao?" Zuo Pi spread chopsticks for him, "Lao is not common, isn't your brother from Qin?"

"From Bashu."

"Bashu." Zuo Pi approached, "Bashu is a good place, with beautiful mountains and rivers, outstanding people."

Lao Ai said, "There is no outstanding person."

Zuo Pi felt that he was a bit awkward, so he sneered a few times, "There are no outstanding people, but do you have a family?"

Lao Ai pulled a chicken leg, opened her mouth wide and swallowed it whole, without even spit out the bones, "Yes, he died. After a long time, the bones melted, you don't want to know."

You Xu: "?"

What do you mean, just ask casually, what kind of bones are not bones, maybe we still want to dig them out.

Zuo Pi, who was at the side, felt his heart skip a beat when he heard You, but when he suddenly heard the second half, he smiled and said, "Brother Lao, brother Lao, you really know how to joke."

As long as he doesn't have it, it doesn't matter whether he has it before.

You Xu didn't beat around the bush like his elder brother, and said directly: "Now there is a fat servant in Xianyang Palace, who is a waiter for women, do you want it?"

Lai Ai didn't answer.

He said again, "You are a foreigner, and you came to Xianyang City from thousands of miles away. You must want to get ahead. Let me tell you, there are some things that are lonely and brave. As for you, I think you should take a shortcut. , This shortcut is good, and it can save decades of detours."

Mortals always like to opportunistically.

Lai Ai's slender eye tails were drawn, appearing not depressed.

Zuo Pi continued to add fuel to the fire: "Think about it, who do you rely on? Rely on yourself, rely on others, rely on the old man, rely on women, it's all the same."

He continued to pour wine for Lao Ai, "This job is much better than doing dirty work outside and adding bricks and bricks for less money."

"And you, just do it."

You Pi took over the words, emphasizing the word "to do", "If you do it well, you will reach the sky in one step, and you will have endless enjoyment. Our brothers are looking at your suitability. If you are a man, don't be afraid."

In the red eyes of the two brothers, Lao Ai swallowed the whole chicken three times, five times and two times, "Hey, if you don't, just make a duck, so don't worry about it."

"Okay! Brother Lao is really a real man!"

Zuo Pi and You Pi served him wine tightly, and smiled at each other.

Lao Ai is indeed suitable.

The reason why Xiangguo wanted to find a man with extraordinary talents was because of the hard-to-fill gully of Queen Mother Zhao.

But it can't be sent to the palace openly, the only thing is to pretend to be an eunuch.

It's not good that this eunuch is too burly, it's easy to see through, and his jaw is smooth and hairless, which saves the trouble of pulling it out.

The most important thing is to be accurate.

The two brothers hurried on, not daring to delay at all, and immediately sent him to Xiangguo's eye.

In Xiaoxiao Bamboo Forest, Lu Buwei dressed in white is wearing the piano.

Lu Buwei's fingers were wrapped around a pure white silk string, his eyes were lowered, and he was tightening it. There was an open pot of wine beside him, and a broken string.

In Gin and Wine Elegant Tune, Zuo Pi and Right Pi kneeled down while carrying Lai Ai, "I pay my respects to Xiangguo, he has been found."

Lu Buwei didn't raise his head, as if he was disturbed by others, the only thing he could do was change the strings in his hands, which was worth doing.

Lao Ai didn't kneel down either, he was watching the first prime minister who had power over Qin.

Zuo Pi found that Lai Ai didn't kneel, so he quickly winked at him, but it was a pity that his eyes were cramped to no avail, and Lai Ai remained unmoved.

Still too axis.

Zuo Pi thought to himself, if the Empress Dowager Zhao doesn't like this person, just drag him to transport the axle.

Lu Buwei wound up the qin, plucked it a few times, tested the sound briefly, and said: "The new strings will never go back to the old ones."

You Pi hurriedly said: "New strings are better than new strings, and old strings are better than old strings. If you use them, they will become old."

Zuo Pi poked his younger brother's waist, signaling him to shut up.

You Pi hurriedly got down to business: "Xiangguo, the person you want the young ones to look for is now found. Are you going to send it to the Queen Mother now?"

"Zheng-"

The strings were broken, the wind rustled through the bamboo forest, Lu Buwei pressed his fingers on the surface of the piano, and there was still a vibrato.

When he looked up, he looked at Lai Ai with warm eyes, and the sunlight poured down from the shade of the branches and leaves, but it seemed to split him in two, falling into endless pulling.

It was just a blink of an eye, and he slowly let go of his hand, "Go, send him to the palace, and bring a new string for Zhenxiang."

Everything, as usual.

Zuo Pi You Xu breathed a sigh of relief.

Finally, they were about to finish this hard work, they blinked their four dry needle eyes at the same time, took Lao Ai to live in the guest house first, and then thought about finding an opportunity to send it to the palace.

If you don't hurry up, the Queen Mother Zhao might go crazy first.

*
In the palace of Empress Dowager Zhao.

The golden candles were flickering, and the incense burning in the stove was smoky.

Zhao Ji is dressing up.

As the saying goes, a woman is the one who pleases herself, and she is extremely concerned about her own age.

But even though she was the most honorable woman in Daqin, she was still extremely dissatisfied with her hair full of pearls and hairpins and her gorgeous attire.

"Grandma Sun."

Zhao Ji's voice was like a warbler's cry.

Nanny Sun took a step forward: "Your Majesty, I'm here."

"Does Buwei like my outfit?"

Grandma Sun said: "Your Majesty is so beautiful that no one can compare to her."

Zhao Ji was dissatisfied with her wording, all she wanted was the love of her sweetheart.

So what if there are thousands of Fengyi?Staying in this deep palace, can it be seen by the blind?
She took off the hairpin from her head and put it in a carved box, touched the scattered patterns on it, her mind was full of thoughts, "Tell me, when will Buwei marry me? He wants to marry me in a good manner, and he will let me be his Mrs. Xiangguo, or his wife."

Grandma Sun came from the Xiangguo Mansion, so Zhao Ji didn't have any taboos.

Immediately afterwards she said: "Cheng Jiao is dead, now no one can shake his position, there is no obstacle between us."

Nanny Sun lowered her head: "Xiangguo is going to marry Empress soon."

"Pfft." Zhao Ji rolled her eyes and smiled sweetly.

She stood up, wearing jingle bells as she walked, and the fragrance was lingering.

Zhao Ji handed the box in Nanny Sun's hand, "I, there are so many things in the palace, I don't want any good things, but he always likes to give me these, now I'm going to marry him. Things are going to be my dowry when I get married, he is really a slippery businessman, but he can't do any loss-making business."

Grandma Sun raised her hands and took the box respectfully.

Zhao Ji said again: "Nurse Sun, have you asked someone to count my gold and silver jewelry, silk and satin?"

"If it's the day to get married, I won't be in a hurry." Her voice was gentle like water, like a virtuous wife, "It's been almost half my life, but I haven't been married once. At the end of the day, I really feel like I'm turning back." It's the [-]th year."

Grandma Sun said: "Your Majesty, don't worry, the Xiangguo will be considerate and considerate, and the arrangement will be tight."

"When the sky falls, he can stand up. I can rest assured that he can do things."

Grandma Sun: "Oh."

Zhao Ji patted the back of her hand and Xu Xu said, "As a woman, power and wealth are fleeting, and these are not important. The most important thing is to be able to find someone who can truly love you, love you, and support each other. Go through this life."

Nanny Sun was silent for a long time, with a thin layer of pity in her eyes, and at the same time feeling deep sorrow for this woman, "Your Majesty."

Zhao Ji nodded slightly and let go of her hand.

Nanny Sun clasped the pills in her sleeves tightly with her fingers, and said, "Your Majesty, when the time comes, it's time to take the medicine."

The alchemists below are giving Zhao Ji a kind of elixir for eternal youth every day, saying that this medicine can rejuvenate and prolong life.

Zhao Ji was also serving it every day, and said, "Bring it here."

The jade bottle was unscrewed, and the elixir mixed with water rolled into the mouth.

Zhao Ji closed her eyes slightly, swallowed, and frowned after swallowing, "Mother, why does this medicine have a strange smell?"

Nanny Sun clenched her palms tightly: "This is Danshi's new prescription, which can detoxify."

"This alchemist is nagging all day long. If the medicine is not prescribed well, I will take his head."

Zhao Ji said casually, and then she covered her mouth, "No, no, no, Wei Ding doesn't like me like this, he should like gentler ones."

Grandma Sun: "Whatever happens to your mother, Xiangguo will feel sorry for you."

Zhao Ji dispelled the doubts in her mind, but after swallowing it, she still felt that the taste was a bit offensive, so she hurriedly took the tea handed by Sun Nanny, opened her lips, and drank it.

Sudden.

There was a sharp pain in her lower abdomen. The pain caused the tea cup in Zhao Ji's hand to fall off and fell to the ground.

"boom."

The tiles were shattered.

"It hurts!" She clutched her stomach and sat down uncontrollably, cold sweat broke out on her forehead in an instant, "It hurts, ah, it hurts, it hurts, what is this, Nanny Sun, eat it for me what?!"

Blood gushed out of her lower body gradually, and the blood flowed more and more, and the bright red blood stung her eyes.

Zhao Ji kicked her legs and sat back while supporting the ground.

But another wave of pain hit her, she didn't even have the strength to sit, she kept rolling and screaming, "Ah—ah—"

Nanny Sun hurried to help her, "Mother, this is for detoxification, for detoxification, it will be fine soon."

Zhao Ji was convulsed in pain, the pain was no less than gouging out the flesh in her stomach, she couldn't hear anything, so she could only cry and cry, "What kind of medicine is this, Nanny Sun! I'm going to kill you!" He, killed that warlock! Ah!"

"Young lady, it will be fine soon, it doesn't hurt."

Nanny Sun calmly stuffed the silk cloth into her mouth to prevent her from biting her tongue, and her words were as calm as a weight, "Mother, don't shout, be careful of ruining your throat."

Zhao Ji's palm was covered with blood, "Yes, you can't shout, if you hurt your voice, Wei will not like it."

She felt that something was leaking from her body, forming a pool of blood, she bit the silk cloth tightly, only two lines of tears were still rolling down her pale face.

The strange thing is that the pain came and went quickly.

After the pain passed, Zhao Ji's whole body seemed to be fished out of the water, and she lay powerless on the ground.

Zhao Ji stretched out her palm to look at the blood in her hand, and said blankly, "Nurse Sun, what kind of elixir is this?"

Grandma Sun: "The pill for detoxification, this person accumulates more and more toxins in his body as he gets older, so it's better to get rid of it. But don't worry, ma'am, this pill only hurts once, and you can take it later. The meridians are naturally unblocked."

Zhao Ji is extremely sensitive now, like a bug wrapped in a spider's web, catching the tremors of every silk thread, "Buwei found this alchemist, are you from Buwei's side?"

Grandma Sun: "Yes."

Her answer made Zhao Ji close her eyes weakly, without any reason to doubt.

"If this elixir can make my youth last forever, and he can look at me more, it will be worth it no matter how painful it is, it's worth it."

Grandma Sun seemed to have rust in her throat, preventing her from even uttering a half-deceived word.

The woman lying on the ground was still smiling foolishly: "Nurse Sun, help me up, this body is too dirty, I have to wash and dress myself."

Nanny Sun held her cold hand, "Mistress, be careful."

A group of maids came in from outside, and they changed the carpet in the luxurious bedroom and cleaned it carefully.

Zhao Ji was still trembling while lying under the quilt after washing, "Nurse Sun, I'm so tired."

Grandma Sun looked at her pale face, and her lips moved: "Then the lady should take a rest first."

Zhao Ji shook her head: "It's night, and he will come when it's time to hold the lamps. It has been seven days, and he will visit me once every Sunday. He will definitely come to see me on this day."

"Your Majesty, let's rest first. If Xiangguo comes, I will let you know."

"What if he saw that I was resting and couldn't bear to disturb me, so he left without saying a word?"

Zhao Ji clutched the quilt, "I won't even have a chance to quarrel with him then."

Grandma Sun couldn't persuade her any more, "The maidservant will put makeup on the empress, and the empress only needs to sleep on the bed."

Zhao Ji smiled: "Okay, this is a good idea."

Zhao Ji was radiantly decorated by a pair of skillful hands. She gently touched her lower abdomen, which was flat and empty.

It seems that I can still feel the pain of being cut open before.

Her heart suddenly tightened, as if being pulled left and right by an iron hook.

"Mother, mother."

In a daze, a chubby little boy stumbled out from a corner of the hall. He pointed his little finger at her stomach and smiled, "My belly, my belly hurts."

Zhao Ji touched her stomach, but her hands were covered with sticky and smelly blood.

Little Tong didn't know when he climbed onto her hut and wanted to get into her stomach, "Mother, belly, it's cold outside, so cold, I want to go back to belly."

"I'm not your mother." Zhao Ji hid her stomach, "Go away! I'm not your mother."

"Mother, don't you want me anymore?" The little boy's eyes were filled with tears, and a crisp cry came out of his throat, "Mother, mother, mother."

He stretched out his arms like lotus roots to hug her, Zhao Ji was taken aback for a moment, the feeling of being connected by blood made her feel soft-hearted.

She stretched out her hand to hug him too, "Are you really my son?"

Unexpectedly, the hand touched nothing, and the child's seven orifices were bleeding, and the blood seemed to rush back into Zhao Ji's ears. She watched helplessly as a bloody and shapeless lump fell out of her lower abdomen.

"what!"

Zhao Ji screamed.

She opened her eyes, but found that she fell asleep at some point just now. She raised her hand and looked at her palm, there was no blood, and she lifted the quilt to look at her stomach.

Flat and flat, empty.

"My son."

(End of this chapter)