Great Qin Shi Empress

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It took Lin Qian a while to realize that today is her birthday.

Ying Zheng looked down at her and said clearly, "Forgot again?"

Lin Qian smiled and leaned against him, quietly holding Ying Zheng's hand, "Birthday is not very important to me, is it normal to forget?"

Ying Zheng had long been used to her ignoring birthdays, so he didn't say much.

He looked at the two trees beside him, and said with a smile, "These two trees were found after I ordered people to search for them for a long time. They are in good condition, and they should be able to support them if they are planted."

Yingzheng himself didn't care about the small flower beds in the palace——

When Lin Qian first crossed, she even agreed to let her plant corn in it. After the two talked about it, Lin Qian no longer needed to plant corn in the flower bed, and did not think of planting real flowers and plants in it, so the garden in the yard After many years, the flower beds are still bare and there are no exotic flowers and plants.

Just, very plain.

When the two of them were very interested in bicycles before, Ying Zheng even asked someone to level the flower beds, and now only some dark land is left.

If you want to plant a tree, you don't need to make room for it, just dig a hole in the corner.

but……

Lin Qian turned to look at Ying Zheng: "Why did you suddenly think of planting a tree as a gift for me?"

Ying Zheng felt helpless: "Don't you like that poem very much?"

After Lin Qian recognized the two trees, she almost guessed the reason why Ying Zheng wanted to plant these two trees as his birthday present, but he was not sure.

Now after listening to Ying Zheng's words, the smile on her face has increased a lot.

She simply pulled Ying Zheng to the two trees, bent down and looked at the two trees placed on the ground... no, it should be said to be the two trees leaning on the wall.

These two trees seem to be of a certain age, but some branches and leaves have been cut off, and now they don't look like normal trees with luxuriant branches and leaves. It is easy to distinguish the species of trees.

However, Lin Qian had specially studied these two kinds of trees in his previous life, so he still recognized them at a glance.

only……

Lin Qian looked at Ying Zheng suspiciously: "How did you find two such big trees?"

Generally, if you plant a tree, don’t you just plant small saplings directly?

Ying Zheng laughed: "It's your birthday gift after all. If it can't be kept alive and it withers, it will be bad. They say that this kind of tree that has grown to half its size is easier to survive."

Only then did Lin Qian understand.

Ying Zheng turned his head to look at the two middle-aged men dressed as heads of Guizhou: "Let's start planting trees now."

The two glanced at Lin Qian and agreed to obey.

Under the command of the two, the soldiers quickly dug a large pit with a suitable size and depth at the two corners of the tree. After fertilizing, the soldiers carried the tree and planted it in the pit. On the soil.

Just as Lin Qian was about to speak, he saw the older man among the two coming over with two handfuls of iron catalpas, and asked Lin Qian and Ying Zheng to bury the last handful of soil.

Lin Qian took it, exchanged glances with Ying Zheng, and was about to bury the kapok tree.

Ying Zheng grabbed her, "Go and bury the oak tree."

Saying that, he walked towards the kapok tree.

Lin Qian paused, walked towards the oak tree with a smile, carefully dug up the last handful of soil beside the tree and buried it on the soil around the roots of the tree, then picked up the water bottle and poured water according to the wishes of the two people.

When she raised her head, she happened to meet Ying Zheng's eyes.

The two paused for a moment, then looked at each other and smiled.

Ying Zheng was about to walk towards Lin Qian, but suddenly heard a heartbeat——

【Why are Your Majesty and Marquis Gu Feng so weird?Isn't this just two trees?Is there anything more important in it? 】

Ying Zheng paused, looked around, and landed on the two people who had specially found them to plant trees.

When Ying Zheng saw the two of them, they lowered their heads in fright.

Ying Zheng was helpless: "Wang Qiang, reward them as usual, and take them down."

Wang Qiang took the order and hurriedly retreated with the two of them and other soldiers.

Lin Qian walked up to him, curious: "What's wrong?"

Ying Zheng shook his head: "It's nothing serious."

After speaking, he took Lin Qian's hand and walked directly into the main hall.

When approaching the gate, Lin Qian suddenly noticed a gust of wind blowing on his face, and immediately stopped and looked back at the two trees that had just been planted.

Although some branches and leaves have been removed to ensure the survival rate of the trees, the remaining branches and leaves are still rustling under the majestic wind, showing their vitality.

……

After planting the tree, it was almost time for lunch.

The lunch was very sumptuous, but Ying Zheng was somewhat dissatisfied: "It's my birthday once a year, and I have to make a big deal for you, but you don't want to."

Lin Qian laughed: "It's not necessary."

Birthdays have never been special to her, so there is no need to make a big deal out of it.

but……

Lin Qian thought of the two trees in the yard: "As long as you remember my birthday."

She didn't have any special thoughts about birthdays and birthday gifts before, even if Ying Zheng gave her valuable gifts every year, it didn't change her mood much.

But this year's gift...

Lin Qian looked at Ying Zheng seriously: "I like it very much."

And, "I'm looking forward to my birthday next year."

Ying Zheng is well aware of Lin Qian's dispensable attitude towards birthdays, and forgetting is nothing but a normal thing.This was the first time he heard that Lin Qian expressed his expectation for his birthday.

Ying Zheng looked at Lin Qian in surprise, just in time for her to look at him tenderly.

After a pause, he said helplessly: "It seems that none of the birthday presents I gave you in the past were what you liked."

Lin Qian laughed: "Not really."

It's just that this time the gift made her like it even more.

A few days after Lin Qian's birthday, the wedding of Xiao He and Xiao arrived.

It is difficult for Ying Zheng to appear as emperor, but Lin Qian has no such worries.

So after finishing almost all the official duties that day, Lin Qian packed up her things and prepared to attend the wedding.

The wedding itself is nothing special, and the process is not much different from other weddings.

It's just that the two protagonists of this wedding looked extremely helpless, and their parents looked extremely happy.

But everyone knows the reasons behind it, so I can quite understand the reactions of the two newcomers.

Lin Qian has some friendship with Xiao, so he went to Xiao's house.

However, she and Xiao He were also colleagues, so they went to Xiao He's house together after Xiao got married.

Not for anything else, just want to watch the ceremony.

There were quite a few people who had the same thoughts as her, so they all went to Xiao He's house together, and Xiao He seemed to have foreseen this situation, and arranged for people to guard outside the gate early on.

Mainly his brothers.

When Lin Qian and others arrived, the two newcomers hadn't started to salute, so they were about to enter the door immediately.

But I didn't want to, and heard a few low-pitched disputes at this moment.

She subconsciously turned her head and looked over——

This is a happy day for others, if there is a commotion, it is no different from smashing the scene.

Then he saw a foolish man arguing quietly with a certain official. The official turned his back to Lin Qian. She couldn't see the expression on his face clearly, but the man's face was full of impatience, as if he disliked him in this kind of situation. Time to find something.

Immediately afterwards, Lin Qian saw the official walk away without even entering the door.

Lin Qian was stunned, and couldn't help frowning after realizing it.

The man spat at the back of the official leaving, then turned his head, meeting Lin Qian's gaze.

He paused for a moment, and immediately raised a smiling face: "You also came to watch the ceremony from your wife's house? The wedding ceremony is about to begin, and you should be able to watch the whole process if you go in now."

Lin Qian paused, nodded at the other party, and then walked in.

……

After the wedding was over, Lin Qian and Xiao He were congratulated and prepared to leave.

Xiao He was chatting with other guests, but when he saw Lin Qian, he suddenly thought of something, looked around suddenly, and then waved in a certain direction.

When Lin Qian was wondering, he saw the man he had seen at the door walking over.

After Xiao Hewei's introduction, Lin Qian knew that the other party was actually Liu Bang.

She stared at Liu Bang, seeing his eyes showing some envy first, but then quickly regaining his composure, and then greeted her frankly, she was startled.

Although this person looks foolish, he is not without merit.

but……

After Lin Qian smiled and nodded to him, she said goodbye and left.

After Xiao He sent people out of the gate, he couldn't help sighing with Liu Ji: "It's a pity, although Your Majesty doesn't listen to Gu Fenghou in everything, but the people recommended by Gu Fenghou often get more attention from His Majesty. Only you can get Gu Fenghou's favor, maybe you can get an official job..."

Liu Ji rolled his eyes: "Then after a few days, he was dismissed again?"

It's not that he doesn't have real skills, Xiao He and others have also found many opportunities for him over the years, allowing him to accumulate a lot of meritorious service and become an official several times.

However, Liu Ji has a laid-back and uninhibited personality. He always acts according to his own preferences. He is not compatible with Qin's officialdom. No matter what kind of official he is, he will only end up being dismissed anyway. Sometimes Liu Ji offends people because of his carelessness. Sometimes he was so careless that he violated a law that was not serious, and sometimes it was his own negligence that angered his superiors...

At once……

Xiao He and others did not forget to pull Liu Ji and create more opportunities for Liu Ji, but Liu Ji himself was about to give up the idea of ​​becoming an official in the court.

Especially after he took a serious look at himself, he found that if he had to go to the officialdom, he would break the law at some point in the future, and then he would end up fleeing or becoming a prisoner.

Xianyang is no better than Sishui County. If he breaks the law, he can't escape.

So in the past two years, Liu Ji has no interest in drilling and other things, and instead wonders whether he wants to run a business.

It's just that the status of businessmen has always been low, and Liu Ji has never dared to tell Xiao He and others what he thinks.

The two were talking when they suddenly heard the sound of horseshoes and wheels rolling.

They turned their heads and found a carriage stopped in front of Lin Qian.

The two thought that something had happened, and they were about to walk towards Lin Qian, but they didn't want Lin Qian to stand in front of the carriage, and the carriage was opened immediately, and a heroic warrior came out from inside. man.

Liu Ji was about to ask, but suddenly felt a pull, and almost didn't kneel directly on the ground.

Xiao He reminded in a low voice: "That's Your Majesty!"

Liu Ji paused, and quickly bowed to salute.

……

Lin Qian looked at Ying Zheng, a little surprised: "Why are you here?"

Ying Zheng was helpless: "I haven't seen you back for a long time, and I'm worried that you will be in danger on the road."

He originally drove to Xiao He's house, but he didn't want to be told that Lin Qian came directly to Xiao He's house to watch the ceremony after eating, so he had someone drive the carriage to Xiao He's house again.

It's also good luck, just in time.

He stretched out his hand towards Lin Qian: "Come up."

Lin Qian didn't refuse, and put his hand directly on Ying Zheng's, and got into the carriage following his hand.

She was about to get into the carriage when she suddenly saw Ying Zheng's expression was a little strange.

Lin Qian was about to ask, but Ying Zheng nodded in the direction of the gate of Xiao He's house: "Congratulations to Xiao Aiqing on her wedding, and wish you two grow old together."

Lin Qian came to his senses, only to find Xiao He and Liu Ji were still at the door when he turned around.

Xiao He thanked, and then said: "Respectfully send Your Majesty—"

Ying Zheng nodded and pulled Lin Qian into the carriage.

The carriage, the carriage turned around and galloped towards Xianyang Palace.

Lin Qian was curious: "Did you hear something before? Why is there something wrong with your expression?"

Ying Zheng didn't hide anything, but asked first: "The man next to Xiao He is the Liu Bang you mentioned before?"

Lin Qian paused and nodded: "It is indeed him."

[You heard Liu Bang's heartbeat?What did he say? 】

Yingzheng looked a little strange: "I forgot the specifics, but the general meaning is 'I originally thought that being an official will suffer hardships and hardships except that the status is higher, and it is no different from other identities'."

Lin Qian's eyes widened: "Are you sure?"

Liu Ji doesn't want to be an official, but wants to do business or something else?

Ying Zheng added: "But after seeing the widow, he seems to have changed his mind."

Lin Qian: "???"

His expression was particularly strange: "He said, 'a man should be like this'."

Lin Qian paused, with a somewhat strange expression on her face.

Ying Zheng looked over and said, "You don't think it's strange for him to say that?"

Lin Qian laughed: "Probably because he said it before...? But when he said this, it was when you were touring the world. There must have been a lot of pomp at the time, so it's normal for him to sigh like this." ?”

[But just came to pick me up in a carriage, why did Liu Ji sigh like this? 】

Ying Zheng's eyes were subtle: "Probably because he didn't just say that."

Lin Qian: "???"

Ying Zheng smiled, and said, "He seems to be a bit..."

He didn't know what to say, so he simply repeated all Liu Ji's heart sounds.

After hearing this, Lin Qian said, "..."

At once……

The general meaning of Liu Jixinyin's full version is actually "I thought that a man should be like His Majesty, but I didn't expect His Majesty to indulge in the love of children and greet Gu Fenghou with the dignity of an emperor. Something's not right."

Lin Qian opened her mouth, not knowing what to say.

Ying Zheng smiled: "Don't take his words to heart, it's really meaningless."

Lin Qian looked at him: "That's why you only pay attention to his phrase 'a man should be like this'?"

Ying Zheng nodded as a matter of course: "Otherwise, his other words have nothing to do with countless people in this world, so why should I pay attention to them?"

Lin Qian was stunned for a moment, and said with a smile: "There is really no need to pay attention."

The two looked at each other and smiled, no longer paying attention to Liu Ji.

But Liu Ji was talking about the two of them with Xiao He: "I originally thought that His Majesty is the number one great husband in the world, but why does he have such an attitude towards women like those ordinary men?"

Xiao He paused, and looked at Liu Ji suspiciously: "What attitude?"

Liu Ji frowned: "Does Your Majesty pay too much attention to Marquis Gu Feng?"

Xiao He looked at Liu Ji, his expression became serious: "Marquis Gu Feng obtained his current status by relying on his true ability, so why not His Majesty treat her more and more? Shouldn't this be something that makes us happy? "

Xiao He didn't know what other people thought, but in his own words, when he realized that Ying Zheng's attitude towards Gu Fenghou was particularly unusual, he was only happy——

Because Marquis Gu Feng won His Majesty's favor at the beginning, it was precisely because she produced grain seeds that were useful to Daqin. To a certain extent, she was also a hero of Daqin.As a meritorious official, the more stable her status is now, the more His Majesty values ​​her, and it will also make ministers like Xiao He feel more at ease.

Liu Ji was somewhat disapproving.

Xiao He frowned, and was about to speak, but someone called him in to toast.

It was true that he had been away for long enough, so he couldn't delay any longer, so he could only say a few words to Liu Ji casually and then entered the house.

Xiao He thought, when he has time later, he will talk to Liu Ji carefully and discuss his thoughts.

At this time, he never expected that before he had time to have a serious talk with Liu Ji, Liu Ji would cause a big trouble because of the issue of men and women——

On the second day after Xiao He got married, he and Xiao had just returned home with presents, and before they had time to eat lunch, they saw Fan Kui, Xia Houyuan and others rushing to Xiao's house, pulling him to ask for help. run outside.

Xiao He quickly stopped him: "What happened?"

Xiao also frowned and looked over, and after turning his eyes around a few people, he asked sharply, "But what happened to Brother Liu Ji?"

Fan Kuai nodded again and again: "That's right. That boy Liu Ji got into a romantic relationship outside, and now that girl's family has brought a group of people to surround our courtyard, saying that they want to ask Liu Ji for an explanation!"

Xiao He paused: "Do you want an explanation?"

Listening to this, it seems that something is not quite right...

Xiao was still a little anxious at first, but he calmed down immediately after hearing the words: "Liu Ji won't provoke any girl, but he doesn't want to give her a name, right?"

Fan Kui was stunned, and hesitantly said: "It's not that I don't want to..."