My son, Fusu, please abdicate the first emperor!

Chapter 688 Palace
A wave of unrest, a wave of up again.

Chen Ping suddenly gained favor in front of Ying Zheng, which caused confusion among the officials in the court.

It seemed as if Chen Ping had gained the emperor's favor, and that all the grudges between the emperor and the prince had been resolved.

In fact, Ying Zheng thought so too.

When he thought he had got a young and talented person like Chen Ping, and Xiao He was the Minister of Justice, he felt that Fusu was no longer a threat.

When Fusu was no longer a threat, he was no longer his enemy. At this time, Ying Zheng felt that Fusu was still a good son.

This is all thanks to Wei Liao.

Because Ying Zheng was always worried that Wei Liao would follow Fusu, and Liao was not a pedantic person. What if he instigated Fusu?

In order to verify whether Wei Liao had the intention of rebellion and whether he really wanted to help him win the war against Baiyue, Ying Zheng recalled Wei Liao back to Guangdong and Guangxi one month after Wei Liao arrived, citing urgent military affairs in Xianyang.

Of course Liao knew what Ying Zheng's purpose was, so he naturally obeyed the order and went back.

In order to protect the crown prince of the empire, many people are secretly making contributions.

It's just a pity for Wei Liao's butt.

But as luck would have it, he actually met his old friend for the last time when he returned this time.

It can be considered a blessing in disguise.

Liao has been feeling a little helpless and furious lately. There is no one in this world who understands him, but the emperor is frequently harassing the common people and soldiers.

For Liao, publicly accusing Ying Zheng of wrongdoings was already a common occurrence.

Fusu thought for a long time whether he should tell his master that he had decided to revolt. But he was worried that his master would reprimand him, so he decided to forget it and explain it after he succeeded.

To get back to the point, Liao's cleverness, Fusu's understanding, Chen Ping's ability to adapt to the situation, everything was pushing Ying Zheng to let down his guard.

This is all thanks to Chen Ping. He is always looking ahead to Ying Zheng and, despite everyone's criticism, he is trying to find a way to refine elixirs for him to help him realize his wish of immortality.

Ying Zheng liked Chen Ping very much.

"I think you are dozens of times smarter than Zhao Gao, but you are not evil at all."

When Chen Ping heard such compliments, he naturally couldn't help but feel warm in his heart.

This is the First Emperor, what great authority he has.

Being praised by Qin Shi Huang is enough for me to brag about for the rest of my life.

As a result, Chen Ping aroused the jealousy of many palace attendants.

When Ying Zheng asked Chen Ping about classics, he could often answer fluently, and he could almost completely replace those specially trained doctors in the palace.

For a time, Chen Ping stole the limelight from those doctors, such as Zhou Qingchen.

Zhou Qingchen was so angry that he gnashed his teeth.

The doctors and ministers who had conflicts with him in the past suddenly had no grudges against Zhou Qingchen after seeing Chen Ping snatch their jobs, and achieved unprecedented unity.

Ying Zheng has been king for many years and understands people's hearts very well.

He saw that Chen Ping was of low status and was always looked down upon. With such high talent, he was only a secretary to the crown prince.

Ying Zheng, who loved talents, wanted to transfer him to his palace many times. Chen Ping also wanted to do so, but doing so would cut off his retreat, which would make countless people think that he, Chen Ping, had betrayed the prince.

Such people are unfaithful.

Although to Chen Ping, loyalty and righteousness were just things to fool nerds.

Chen Ping did not care about loyalty or righteousness, he only pursued interests.

Then use the benefits to achieve the ideal in your heart.

But there happened to be such a person in this world, who could make Chen Ping break his promise for him and remain loyal to him.

Every time Ying Zheng mentioned it, Chen Ping politely declined.

This inevitably made Ying Zheng feel unhappy.

"Could it be that in your heart, I am inferior to the prince?"

Chen Ping didn't know whether Ying Zheng was intentionally making things difficult for him or was simply asking him this question out of curiosity.

"The prince is guarding the border. If he knew what happened in the palace, he would be sad."

"Sad?" Ying Zheng let out two cold breaths. He thought of something funny, "It seems that you have been deceived by the prince."

Chen Ping looked confused.

"Prince, on the surface, he looks like a docile deer that everyone wants to get close to. But in fact, he is just a..." Ying Zheng looked at the creatures in the palace, pointed at the fat chicken in the cage that was round but had a pair of long and pointed ear feathers, and said, "It's an eagle owl. Inwardly, he is full of disgust for the people around him."

Chen Ping just listened respectfully. He knew before he came that the emperor's literary talent was not very good.

After listening to it today, I realized that your Majesty’s literary talent is not bad, but it is a mess.

Comparing the prince to an eagle owl, what does that make sense?

Ying Zheng really wanted to let Fusu know that his people were all around him, so he was even more fanatical in wanting Chen Ping to betray Fusu in order to achieve his political goals and seize political prestige.

Ying Zheng repeatedly proposed to make him a senior minister, allowing him to accompany him in public and in the imperial court like Meng Yi.

Chen Ping was naturally tormented.

But he also knew that he had to explicitly reject Qin Shi Huang, because now the emperor and the prince's followers wanted to kill him.

To do this, he had to create some suspense in front of the court officials - to leave some room for himself in the future.

The most brilliant thing is to make people unpredictable.

Chen Ping said to Ying Zheng, "When the late queen was alive, she was always worried about your majesty and the prince. She always said that once the prince lost his mother, it was the same as losing his father. She told me to assist the prince wholeheartedly. How could I abandon the prince? Wouldn't that make the late queen sad?"

Ying Zheng immediately became excited.

"Did the Queen ever say that to you?"

"It's true."

"Sometimes, what the Queen says is really vicious." Ying Zheng sighed.

But for the first time ever, he no longer asked Chen Ping whether he wanted to be his subject.

Ying Zheng was not happy that he did not get Chen Ping. However, he did not intend to let Chen Ping go back to the Crown Prince's Palace, so he kept him in the Zhangtai Palace.

Sometimes three to five days, sometimes more than ten days.

The position of emperor is so attractive. Ying Zheng quickly made Chen Ping famous.

Afterwards, Ying Zheng listened to the advice of the alchemists and stopped calling himself "Zhen" and instead called himself "Zhenren", and began his long-cherished mission of seeking immortality.

The palace was filled with smoke and chaos by the sorcerers, and the palace maids could not live in peace because they had to get up in the middle of the night to collect dew for Ying Zheng.

At this time, the importance of marrying a good wife is highlighted.

If he was really a weak person, he would probably be praying to Buddha and God at home and waiting for Fusu to come back.

Fortunately, Madam Gan Tang is not such a woman.

The palace ladies and eunuchs came to Madam Gan Tang to complain and expose Chen Ping.

"Madam, Chen Ping is the Prince's Secretary, how can he have the nerve to follow His Majesty all day long? Giving His Majesty advice all day long is exhausting for us."

"Moreover, Chen Ping told His Majesty that if he wanted to live forever, he had to maintain his youthful appearance first. They collectively supervised and advised His Majesty to diet and eat vegetarian food. His Majesty was busy with official duties, so how could his body withstand such a situation?"

"Not only that, those sorcerers also said they would make an elixir for your majesty. Isn't this harmful to your majesty's health?"

"If something goes wrong, none of us can escape responsibility."

Madam Gan Tang could sense that there was something else going on. She couldn't make a decision immediately, so she just sent the eunuchs away. "I will go see His Majesty in person. You can just relax."

After rewarding these people with gold, silver and jewelry, they left happily.

Mrs. Gan Tang had no good idea, so she asked Shao Ping what to do.

Shao Ping actually knew everything, but he couldn't tell Madam Gan Tang.

If you say it out loud, it would be a great crime punishable by the extermination of nine generations of your clan.

"The prince attaches great importance to Chen Ping. Before leaving, he handed over all matters to Chen Ping. The prince once said that if there is any problem in Hengyang Palace in the future, he will listen to Chen Ping's decision."

Madam Gan Tang naturally understood.

This is to ask him to trust Chen Ping and protect Chen Ping.

Madam Gan Tang had just sent off this group of people and was stroking her bulging belly. She felt very tired.

Because of pregnancy, my ankles are swollen and it is difficult to walk.

However, when meeting with foreign officials, one must still treat them with courtesy and not lose one's composure.

Not long after they rested, a group of court officials came to see Madam Gan Tang again.

Zhang Cang forcibly dragged Cao Shen into the palace.

"Madam, the prince is not here, you have to make the decision."

"How can I, a woman, make the decision?" Feng Wanwan just hoped that this matter could be resolved.

Zhang Cang refused to admit defeat. He seemed to have no foresight - to be more precise, he was not as bad as Chen Ping. He realized that Chen Ping was trying to harm the First Emperor, but he thought that the other party was just greedy for power and wealth, and that helping the First Emperor to cultivate immortality was a foolish act.

In fact, Chen Ping did this on purpose, which is a punishment that should punish the entire nine generations of his clan.

Cao Shen saw through it all. He stroked his arm which was bruised by Zhang Cang and sat aside as if nothing had happened.

"Madam is pregnant, and we shouldn't disturb her. Since Madam is also embarrassed, let's go now."

Zhang Cang refused, "How can this be done? Madam, according to the palace etiquette, you have the power to teach Chen Ping a lesson. Not only that, everyone in the palace respects you. You can't just watch these things happen."

Feng Wanwan smiled. Why did this big fool like to meddle in other people's affairs?

No wonder there are always people who want to kill him.

"Wait until I see His Majesty."

Zhang Cang planned to talk to Feng Wanwan about something more important.

"Madam, if you do nothing now, it will endanger the prince and you in the future. I'm afraid your unborn baby will also suffer."

Feng Wanwan, who was always calm and gentle, turned green when she heard this.

Fortunately, her father was the prime minister, so she was not so isolated and helpless.

Cao Shen kept pulling Zhang Cang, saying, "Stop talking, stop talking. If you keep talking, someone will die."

Feng Wanwan gritted her teeth and sent Zhang Cang, the giant Buddha, away.

My ears finally felt a lot quieter.

"Chen Ping, what does he want to do? Cao Shen clearly knows something, but he didn't tell Zhang Cang. These ministers around the prince are like a pile of loose sand, and there is no trust between them."

Feng Wanwan stroked her hair with her hand.

He called his son and wanted to go visit Ying Zheng.

At this time, a man's frank advice would not be of much use. He still had to use his grandson to awaken Ying Zheng's deep attachment to the secular world.

Feng Wanwan was about to go out.

Yaoyao heard Xiong Rou's laughter, "Sister, is this about Chen Ping?"

In this palace, half of the world belongs to the Chu nobles. When one falls, another will be supported. Xiong Rou is the new representative of the Chu nobles in the palace.

She knew much more about the big and small things in the palace than Feng Wanwan did, and he also had a lot of news from outside the palace.

Some men think that women are not suitable for politics, perhaps because of the results. However, judging from the differences in personality between men and women, women are actually more suitable for politics.

Because every woman is born with a love of gossip.

This sensitivity to information made them seem very comfortable in the palace.

They loved gossip, so even though they lived in the palace, if a goose died in someone's house in the suburbs of Xianyang, it would happen in the morning and everyone would know about it the next day.

This pre-Qin woman, who took the Queen Mother Huayang as her role model, originally had the same courage, desire for power, and keen talent for politics as men.

Once the time is right, she will definitely make her debut.

When the emperor and the crown prince were fighting for power, the most silent group were the Chu nobles.

This is actually an intriguing thing.

Feng Wanwan's insights into political matters are indeed not as profound as Xiong Rou's.

Xiong Rou and Yu Yue persuaded Feng Wanwan to return to the palace on the pretext of asking her to take care of her health.

Feng Wanwan would definitely not listen to Xiong Rou's advice alone.

Xiong Rou believed that having an extra sister would always come in handy.

Feng Wanwan was worried. "Everyone is blaming Chen Ping now. If I don't come forward, some people will think that the prince instigated Chen Ping to do this."

Xiong Rou just looked at Feng Wanwan seriously. You really love me so deeply.

"If you trust me, please let me do this. Giving birth to another son for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is more important than these little things."

Xiong Rou looked friendly and even twisted Yao's face.

Yao just turned his head away. Although he was still young, he was subconsciously worried about his grandfather.

There are always people who want to harm my grandfather.

It was indeed inconvenient for Feng Wanwan to walk, and Xiong Rou kept draining her energy, so she had no choice but to compromise.

"In that case, I will trouble you, sister."

Xiong Rou smiled and said, "It's just a small favor, there's no need to thank me. Sister, just stay in the palace and take care of your pregnancy. I think you should let me take care of the palace affairs for the time being."

Feng Wanwan had no choice. She was pregnant, and her brother was taken away. Even though her father was the prime minister, she still had to face this situation.

Although, she had a feeling that what Xiong Rou was going to do next would not be a good thing.

But we can only turn a blind eye.

Xiong Rou temporarily took charge of Hengyang Palace, and the first thing she did was to drive away all the young and beautiful girls.

Because Lu Zhi was not someone who vie for favor, she luckily escaped the disaster.

After this, Xiong Rou quickly ordered people to stop Chen Ping's carriage and forcibly took him back to Hengyang Palace.

"Liang Di, what are you doing?"

"Of course I have something to ask you. Otherwise, we are alone, what else can we not do?"

Chen Ping had long heard that the female nobles of Qin were romantic, but he did not expect them to speak so vulgarly.

"Okay. I won't tease you anymore. I think you know better than me why I called you here. Chen Ping, you are from Hengyang Palace. It's nothing for you to live in Zhangtai Palace every day. Do you know that outsiders are now criticizing you, saying that you were instigated by the prince and deliberately let His Majesty do this."

"Today, you must give me an explanation. Otherwise, I will mobilize the censors to expose your mask and then kill your entire family."

(End of this chapter)