It is said that Qin Shihuang was controlled by a daughter

The footsteps were approaching, but some people were calm and composed. Xu Zhi turned around, wiped the water stains on the corner of his clothes, and put on his outer robe.

She opened the window and looked down. "I have arranged for secret guards to pick you up. You get out from here."

It was dark at night and she couldn't see clearly, and she didn't pay attention to the exact height of the attic.

It was deep and dark. He paused, "Do you really want me to leave here?"

She smiled and answered him without hesitation, "You are good at martial arts, so jumping out of the window shouldn't be a big deal."

In fact, facing the outside of Linyuan Pavilion, there was nothing else to step on except a banyan tree about three or four meters high.

It was late at night and the wind was blowing towards his collar.

"I have martial arts skills, but that doesn't mean I can fly over rooftops and walk on walls." He said slowly, and glanced at the pile of bamboo slips on the ground, "How are you going to explain this to Ying Teng later, Princess?"

Xu Zhi glared at him and sneered, "Do you really think I don't know who sent Ying Teng?"

"If the princess knew, why did you agree to let me come here?"

She curved her eyes and said without disguising, "Of course I hope you want to continue the alliance with me. Then, by the way, give me Bai Qi's silk, Sima Cheng's files in Shu, the original documents of the Feng Ting case in Han, and even the secret order in Li Si's hand."

"When the time comes, I will give you what you said. Let's see how the princess can use them to the fullest extent."

"Then I'll wait and see." She raised her eyes, "But I don't like to wait for your opportunity. When I feel the need, I will just grab it."

She had always been smart and straightforward, and he increasingly felt that her intelligence was more sharp and overbearing than before, and also brought with it more unknown dangers.

The wide-sleeved robe he was wearing was very annoying and inconvenient. She couldn't understand why he, who was used to walking in the dark, would wear such inconvenient clothes late at night?

The moonlight flows and gathers into an abyss.

Li Xian finally decided to leave. He turned around from the window sill to look at her, but he hadn't put his other leg on the windowsill yet.

She urged him, "Hurry up."

"Princess, are you trying to make me fall to my death?" He said with a malicious smile, "There are many things that I don't like to be done too quickly."

Xu Zhi looked at him coldly, "If you are not in a hurry to leave, it doesn't matter. If Ying Teng sees me and you in the same room, to me, it's just a rehash of the past. To Li Tingwei, he will think that I have you in my hands."

She said this without any shyness, which made him feel ashamed.

Fortunately, Ying Teng always took her identity into consideration and did not come in directly.

She couldn't waste any more time, so she lifted the curtain and took two steps. When she heard the window close, she let out a long sigh of relief and forced herself to steady herself.

She was really afraid that he would directly state his request.

That night in Yuanyang, he said he wanted to marry her, and she could still change the subject by threatening to keep an eye on Li Si's whereabouts.

If they were father and son of the same kind and Li Xian was familiar with all the details, then why would her words carry any weight?

She has been Ying Hehua for more than ten years and can never forget the history books. Now she is facing Li Si's ruthlessness. In order to eliminate dissidents, Li Si can now turn his knife against the Zhang family and put Zhang Liang to death.

Then later...

Is it possible that she should tell those things directly to her father?

But at this time, Ying Zheng was in need of people. Not only Ying Zheng, but even Wei Liao and Dun Ruo would probably say that she was crazy about gains and losses.

Xu Zhi didn't dare to think about it any more.

She clenched her fists, forced a smile and explained the reason to Ying Teng.

Little did she know that Ying Teng didn't want to make things difficult for her, and even came all the way to let her go.

It was more than ten years later when she saw him again. He had become more haggard from a middle-aged man. Her gray hair was vaguely visible tied in a crown. He looked more and more like the Terracotta Warrior that she had excavated herself.

"These scrolls are just stubs from the doctoral office. When the officials were clearing out the books, they sealed them in Zhilan Palace nearby to save distance and manpower."

The Qin soldiers did not conduct a large-scale search in Linyuan Pavilion, they just made a big show of it.

Fortunately, Li Xian left in time and did not leave any evidence.

What Ying Teng meant was that the banned book had nothing to do with it.

He was a general who had experienced many battles and made outstanding contributions in the campaign to destroy Han. Perhaps because he was a member of the royal family, Ying Teng did not appear in the records after the unification.

Few of the Ying clan were given real titles. Li Si, Wang Jian and other court officials were indeed great contributors. However, without changing the political foundation of the feudal empire, the court situation must be stable and the royal family must not be excluded to this extent.

"General." She called to him.

Ying Teng seemed to know what she was going to say. "Princess." He opened his mouth, a little stiffly, and then chanted, "Princess, please don't ask."

He thought she wanted him to swear not to change what he had just said.

After all, Ying Zheng couldn't keep it a secret any longer. If these banned books were leaked or Ying Hehua did something wrong, he would be the one who would be affected.

Over the years, Ying Teng has also seen the changes in Ying Hehua. The little princess in Korea looks more and more like Ying Zheng, and acts more like him, but she is far less insightful than her father. To put it bluntly, she is naive. Naivety is in line with her age.

What Ying Teng didn't know was that this was not naivety, but a kind of kindness, the awe and compassion belonging to the Chinese nation cultivated by modern society.

Xu Zhi knew that Ying Teng couldn't do it alone, nor could he hide the matter.

"Besides you, who else is helping me?"

Ying Teng did not answer.

"Why shouldn't I be grateful? If you don't tell me, I will find out. But I'm afraid that someone will take advantage of me tomorrow in Fuqiu Palace, and I don't know who is my enemy or my friend."

Ying Teng looked embarrassed.

"Whether you helped me on your own initiative or were entrusted by someone, I will always remember your kindness."

She took a step forward. It had been a long time since she had said such a sincere word. "Back in Xinzheng, if you hadn't attacked the palace in time, Hehua wouldn't be alive today."

"But the people the princess brought back with her left behind a disaster. The princess was young at the time, and I was not careful enough. I deserve death."

Xu Zhi's heart choked, "Zhang Xiang's rebellion against Qin, neither you nor I could have foreseen it."

She pinched her own hands and tried to stay calm. "If it weren't for you, I would never have such a good teacher to teach me in person in my life."

She helped Ying Teng up from the ground, "Uncle Ying Teng, who is helping me?"

Ying Teng was staring at by her eyes and tried his best to swallow back the words that were about to come out of his mouth.

"Doctor Taifu, Mr. Chunyu," he said.

Xu Zhi was stunned. This was definitely an unexpected answer.

"...Chun Yuyue?"

Ying Teng looked at her and seemed to agree.

“…Chun Yu Yue.” She was puzzled.

This doctor who is bound to die in the struggle for discourse power after unification?

The old man who called her stubborn?

Why did he help her? Was it to help her with those banned books? Then why would he go to so much trouble to invite Ying Teng to help her?

Ying Teng seemed to see her doubts again.

He looked at her with a loving expression, "In my heart, the princess has always been that little princess. I don't want the princess to lose too much because of court affairs..."

He covered up his slip of the tongue, paused, and suddenly spoke more and more fluently.

"When the late king was alive, the Grand Tutor and I traveled around Qi, and we were old friends. As for why he did this, I'm afraid you should ask yourself, Princess."

Naturally, someone had specially taught Ying Teng. That person had been with her for many years and had long anticipated what questions she would ask.

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The cold moon hangs in the sky and frost piles on the trees.

"What are you doing?"

He stuffed a roll of something into Chen Bo's arms, and took the most important bamboo slips away quietly.

Even though Ying Teng might not investigate, others might.

Li Xian always wanted to do things to the extreme.

Finally, after Ying Teng left, he spoke, “Linyuan Pavilion should have a big fire at this time.”

Chen Bo was stunned. Li Si meant to warn Ying Hehua and trick her into committing theft. No matter who helped her or protected her, she couldn't say clearly whether she burned it herself. When she spoke to the emperor in the future, she couldn't say clearly whether she had such a whimsical idea because she had read too much of Lu Buwei's things.

No matter whether it was Ying Teng who investigated, or Yao Jia who investigated, even if it was Ying Zheng, they could not let her escape this thorny situation.

Such were the consequences of her attempts to stray from his teachings as an adult.

However, Li Si never expected this.

"If the court judge knew that you did not follow my instructions..."

Li Xian's fingertips touched the side of his neck, his eyes heavy, "Father doesn't know how the mistake was made."