Back to the Warring States Period as Zhao Kuo

It was also because of self-protection reasons that although Eunuch Ling was nominally the chief steward of the court, in fact, besides serving King Zhao, Eunzhe Ling spent almost all his time currying favor with Concubine Li these days.

Under such circumstances, Eunuch Ling never paid attention to the queen, so how could he possibly know much information about the queen?

Although there are only such a few micro-expressions, for Zhao Kuo who has been watching the eunuch Ling, all these micro-expressions can be seen in full view.

This made Zhao Kuo couldn't help but sighed softly in his heart.

Although this eunuch Ling seems to be relatively smart and able to protect himself, but from the perspective of vision, he is really not as good as his predecessor Miao Xian.

So, Zhao Kuo spoke.

"Eunuch Ling, if I were you, I would walk more towards the queen during this time."

Eunuch Ling raised his head in surprise, with obvious doubts on his face, apparently not knowing why Zhao Kuo said that.

But for Zhao Kuo, he obviously didn't have to tell the eunuch Ling everything.

After waiting for a few seconds, the eunuch who still didn't get an answer hesitated for a moment, and then said, "I understand."

Zhao Kuo and I nodded, and suddenly asked casually: "If I guessed correctly, it will be the eldest prince's second birthday in a while, right?"

Eunuch Ling obviously didn't know why Zhao Kuo suddenly asked this question, but he nodded, "It will be in another 8 days."

Although it is true that eunuch Ling didn't pay much attention to the queen's side during this time, in any case, the eldest prince is still the one who is most likely to inherit the throne of King Zhao in the future.

Therefore, Eunuch Ling still dare not neglect matters concerning the eldest prince.

Zhao Kuo said to Eunuch Ling: "If possible, please also ask Eunuch Ling to make a list of all the arrangements for the eldest prince's second birthday banquet and send someone to my residence.

Remember, please keep this matter secret. "

The eunuch Ling obviously realized something, and looked up at Zhao Kuo in surprise: "Wu Xinjun, what do you mean?" Zhao Kuo just smiled very calmly there, and said to the eunuch Ling: "The eunuch Ling can Do that?"

Many thoughts flashed through Eunuch Ling's mind, but in the end he nodded with certainty.

"Please don't worry Wu Xinjun, the old man will definitely send the list to Wu Xinjun's residence three days before the birthday banquet."

When Zhao Kuo heard this, the smile on his face became brighter and brighter.

"Then I will trouble the eunuch order."

After saying this sentence, it seems that there is no specific content and spark meeting this time, so it is over.

However, when eunuch Ling left, his footsteps were very heavy.

Because he knew that something would happen in the court.

And it must be an earth-shattering event.

Chapter 875 The First Prince's Birthday Banquet

Generally speaking, compared with the full moon and one-year-old birthday, there is nothing too special about the two-year-old birthday.

But even so, at the queen's insistence, King Zhao's Palace held a rather grand birthday party for the eldest prince's second birthday.

In fact, many people can understand the inside story. The queen has not seen the king for a long time. Holding such a birthday party will obviously help the queen to meet King Zhao.

As for whether King Zhao will change his mind after seeing King Zhao, it's really hard for anyone to say, but it's a chance after all.

In order to increase the momentum, brothers Zhou Shaofen and Zhou Shaoliang also specially entered the palace to attend the banquet this time.

Zhao Kuo did not participate, after all, his relationship with the eldest prince was not that close.

The banquet has actually been held for a long time, but the atmosphere of the banquet seems rather weird.

The reason is also very simple, Zhao Wang has not yet appeared.

Just like this time, there was a sudden sound of footsteps, and everyone lifted their spirits and turned their eyes to the gate of the palace.

King Zhao finally appeared, not only following him alone, but also Lord Pingyang.

Why did Mr. Pingyang appear in this place?

The answer is also very simple, that is because Mr. Pingyang is the one who is responsible for teaching the eldest prince.

It might be embarrassing to say it, but when the eldest prince was born, in order to win Zhao Wang's favor, Lord Pingyang did everything possible to get the position of the eldest prince's future teacher.

Although Mr. Pingyang is obviously on Concubine Li's side now, King Zhao has never revoked Mr. Pingyang as the eldest prince's teacher, so Mr. Pingyang should appear in this place due to emotion and reason.

The appearance of King Zhao immediately lifted everyone's spirits. Everyone stood up and saluted King Zhao respectfully.

Zhao Wang also showed a rare smile and waved to everyone. It was a kind of person who didn't need to be polite, and then walked towards the queen directly.

Under everyone's expectation, Zhao Wang just nodded to the queen very flatly, then took the eldest prince in the queen's arms, and started teasing him.

Perhaps it was because King Zhao hadn't shown up for so long, the Eldest Prince had obviously forgotten about his father, so after being hugged by King Zhao, the Eldest Prince not only struggled hard, but even started crying.

The atmosphere instantly became very awkward.

In order to ease the awkward atmosphere, Zhou Shaofen quickly stood up and said to King Zhao, "Your Majesty, in order to celebrate the eldest prince's birthday, Lao Chen has prepared a small gift for the eldest prince."

Zhao Wang frowned slightly. At first, it seemed that he wanted to say something serious, but when he saw Zhou Shaofen took out a very delicate brush from his arms, Zhao Wang's face relaxed.

This is indeed a gift that is completely in line with children's habits and has good wishes for the future of the child. It is not the kind of gift that is given to children under the pretense, but it is actually a gift from parents.

Feeling that Zhou Shaofen interrupted him so much, Zhao Wang also calmly handed the eldest prince back to the queen.

The queen was obviously a little helpless, and glared at the child in her arms, feeling that the child was not up to the mark at the critical moment.

What Zhou Shaofen took out was a writing brush, and what Zhou Shaoliang took out was an inkstone. It was obvious that this team of Zhou brothers had passed Qi beforehand, and the gifts from the two could be said to be quite in tune.

So here comes the problem, since the Zhou brothers all sent gifts, it is impossible for Pingyang Jun, who is the future teacher of the eldest prince, to not express anything.

Of course there must be.

Although Pingyang Jun and the Zhou Brothers have actually become enemies now, the reason why the two sides are so targeted is actually because the Pingyang Army has defected to Concubine Li's side.

To some extent, this eldest prince is the follower left behind by Lord Pingyang.

Once the relationship between Lord Pingyang and Concubine Li breaks down, Lord Pingyang can rely on the relationship of the eldest prince and teacher to join forces with the Zhou Brothers again.

So this time Mr. Pingyang's gift was even quite thoughtful.

I saw Mr. Pingyang reached out to take it from his sleeve, and then directly took out a small box.

Pingyang Jun said with a smile: "My lord, this is a sachet that the old man asked his wife to weave in two days. I hope that the eldest prince can grow up smoothly."

If it was in later generations, it might be a little uncomfortable for a man to spray some perfume, but in this era, it is a very common thing for men and women aristocrats to wear sachets, and it can even be said to be a tradition.

So giving a sachet is indeed a relatively good wish.

Eunuch Ling stepped forward and took the small box in Jun Pingyang's hand.

Zhao Wang opened the box, looked at this sachet, which was not particularly exquisite, but it was obviously well thought out, and nodded slightly.

"Mr. Pingyang, you have a heart."

The queen also showed a smile on her face, and said to Pingyang Jun very gently: "Thank you Pingyang Jun for the sachet."

Lord Pingyang naturally returned the salute with a smile on his face, he didn't even dare to say that the humble minister didn't dare.

In fact, of course, this sachet could not have been woven by Mr. Pingyang's wife who has pampered him for decades. Instead, Mr. Pingyang found the most famous weaving craftsman in Handan City, and asked the weaving craftsman to make a needle. Knitted one stitch at a time.

Even in order to achieve the perfect effect, Mr. Pingyang specially asked the craftsman to weave the sachet to the level of an ordinary woman, which can be said to be quite careful.

After saying this, he immediately picked up the sachet and put it on the eldest prince.

The sachets of this era are all tied with a piece of rope, and the effect of wearing it is somewhat similar to a bellyband.

The eldest prince looked at the sachet with a curious expression on his face. He first sniffed it closely, and then suddenly opened his mouth and bit the sachet.

This action startled the queen, and hurriedly coaxed the eldest prince, finally making him let go of his mouth reluctantly.

As the others watched this scene, smiles naturally appeared on their faces.

Zhao Wang couldn't help but said with great emotion: "I think that when the widow was young, he played with the queen mother like this. By the way, why didn't the queen mother show up today?"

The queen hesitated for a moment, but said: "I have already sent someone to invite you, but the queen mother said that she is not feeling well these days, so she will not come."

After Zhao Wang heard this sentence, his face changed obviously and he was not very happy.

But before Zhao Wang wanted to say anything, the Queen's scream suddenly sounded.

King Zhao subconsciously turned his head to look, just in time to see the eldest prince rolling his eyes and falling to the ground with a plop.

Chapter 876 Lord Pingyang Poisoned?

The fainting of the eldest prince immediately caused chaos in the entire hall.

The queen hugged the eldest prince in her arms almost immediately, screaming crazily, but the eldest prince's face was pale, and he didn't seem to have any signs of wanting to wake up.

King Zhao's eyes widened, and he couldn't believe what was happening in front of him. After several seconds, he came back to his senses and roared angrily.

"What are you still doing in a daze, go to the palace doctor!"

Beside the main hall, the Zhou brothers and Pingyang Jun also stared wide-eyed, completely unbelievable.

The palace doctor was found almost as quickly as possible.

After half an hour, the eldest prince suddenly opened his mouth and spit out a puddle of strange liquid, slowly waking up.

After seeing the eldest prince wake up, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

The queen couldn't hold back the emotions in her heart any longer, hugged the eldest prince tightly, and burst into tears.

Zhao Wang's face was livid, staring at the palace doctor in front of him and said viciously: "What's going on?"

The palace doctors gathered together, and after discussing for a while, the palace doctor stood up and reported respectfully to King Zhao: "Your Majesty, the eldest prince must have suffered from a disease called Huihun." The poison of incense, this kind of poison is colorless and tasteless, but it can disturb people's mind, especially for young children.

Fortunately, the Eldest Prince's physique is relatively sensitive, so the reaction to this poison is relatively fast, which can lead to timely detection and treatment. If it is later, then I am afraid that something serious will happen. "

Zhao Wang's face became completely gloomy when he heard this.

Very angry, he said to the palace doctor in front of him: "Who dares to poison the widow's son?"

King Zhao was really very angry at this moment, because someone dared to pour poison directly into the palace.

If this person can poison the eldest prince today, then tomorrow this person can poison King Zhao.

This is definitely not something that can be easily let go.

The palace doctor hurriedly said: "I don't know who the king poisoned the old minister, but the old minister has heard that the smell of this kind of soul-returning incense is rather strange. Generally speaking, some other things are needed to cover up its smell, otherwise It's easy to find out."

After the palace doctor finished speaking, there was a brief silence in the hall.

Due to the sudden incident, it is said that everyone stayed here, waiting for the news that the eldest prince was rescued, and no one left.

Suddenly Zhou Shaofen said slowly: "If there is anything that the eldest prince has just touched, and it can cover up the smell of the soul-returning incense, could it be that sachet?"

After Zhou Shaofen's words fell, everyone's eyes immediately focused on Pingyang Jun.

Everyone watched Pingyang Jun give a sachet to the eldest prince just now.

Doesn't this mean that Mr. Pingyang is the one who poisoned him?

Jun Pingyang's complexion changed drastically, and he shouted all of a sudden: "It's just nonsense, how could the old man poison the sachet?"

Zhou Shaofen stared at Pingyang Jun, and said coldly: "Is this the case? Just ask the public doctor to check whether there is soul-returning incense in this sachet, don't you know?"

Lord Pingyang said angrily: "This is a slander out of nothing! Don't listen to his slander, Your Majesty."

Zhao Wang glanced at Zhou Shaofen, and then at Pingyang Jun, showing hesitation.

But soon, Zhao Wang made up his mind and said: "Whether this is the case, you only need to check it to find out.

Come on, all of you palace doctors go and see if there is something wrong with this sachet. "

King Zhao gave an order, and the sachet immediately arrived in the hands of several palace doctors.

Several palace doctors carefully opened the sachet, and after some inspection, they looked at each other in blank dismay.

Looking at this scene, Mr. Pingyang suddenly had a very bad premonition in his heart.

The next moment the palace doctor raised his head, and said to King Zhao with a tangled expression, "Your Majesty, there is indeed soul-returning incense in this sachet."

After saying these words, the entire hall suddenly fell into a deathly silence.

Everyone understood how the eldest prince was poisoned.

In fact, it's not that the eldest prince has a more sensitive physique, but that the eldest prince took a bite of the sachet when he just took the sachet.

It was precisely because of this bite that the toxins in the eldest prince's body exploded rapidly.

Otherwise, maybe after the banquet is over, the toxins in the eldest prince's body still won't break out, and it may even take several days to break out.