Great Qin Shi Empress

== Jealousy ==

Seventh Princess was stunned, and the tears that had already stopped had the tendency to continue to flow down.

Lin Qian frowned fiercely: "It's too fake."

Seventh Princess carefully glanced at Lin Qian, seeing that she seemed to be really angry, she quickly explained: "I didn't act, I was really sad. It's just..."

She lowered her head, with a guilty tone, "What I complained about you before was all false."

Lin Qian looked at the Seventh Princess: "The words that complained about me were false? Why do I feel that you were sincere when you said that, because you really thought that the root cause of your identity being discovered was my original suggestion."

The seventh princess was in a hurry: "No, no, I already know that the real reason is that I paid too little attention to the lives of ordinary people and did not observe carefully enough to make such ridiculous mistakes. I just want to act like a baby with you and let you comfort and comfort me." I……"

Lin Qian looked at her: "What about after the consolation?"

The Seventh Princess paused, but when she raised her head, she met Lin Qian's eyes that seemed to be able to read people's hearts.

She suddenly felt aggrieved.

In the past few years that I have been with my wife, although she is not very close to me, the relationship between the two of them is also a bit like a teacher and a friend. My wife... has never used this kind of relationship that is full of scrutiny and indifference. looking at himself.

Looking at the seventh princess like this, Lin Qian felt a little soft-hearted: "Who taught you to do this?"

The Seventh Princess looked at Lin Qian in surprise: "No one..."

Lin Qian's eyes that had just warmed up a little bit turned cold again: "With your temperament, if you don't think in your heart that the root cause of being eliminated lies in my original proposal, then someone must be instigating you to do this behind your back. If you insist No one taught you, so I can only think that you are really blaming me..."

"No," the Seventh Princess looked at Shang Lin Qian's disappointed eyes, and her heart tightened immediately, "Yes, Brother Fourteen taught me to tell you this. He said that even if I told you this, you can see that after a few years I won't be angry because of love, but..."

Lin Qian interrupted her: "Your Fourteenth?"

Seventh Princess nodded and explained: "It is the elder brother who was implicated by me and whose identity was discovered and removed."

Lin Qian was stunned, she didn't expect it to be this young master.

The Seventh Princess scratched her face, and said awkwardly and ashamedly: "Because I am the only one among all the brothers and sisters who ran errands with you. The reason is eliminated, I actually feel very ashamed, and I don't want to come to you."

"but……"

The Seventh Princess took a deep breath, "Brother Fourteen's mother passed away early in childbirth when he was born. He grew up alone and suffered a lot of bullying. I heard that Brother Fourteen is the oldest among all brothers and sisters. He worked hard, he seemed to really want to seize this opportunity, but..."

Everything was screwed up because of her mistake.

Lin Qian's eyebrows twitched, noncommittal: "What is the purpose of you not hesitate to act in front of me, go against your heart and say something that makes me sad, help him? How can you help? Do you think I still have the right to intervene in the selection of the heir?" ?”

After spending so long with Lin Qian, the Seventh Princess keenly noticed a trace of something bad in Lin Qian's attitude.

She said in a panic: "No, I just hope that Madam can help me to intercede with the emperor, so that the fourteenth brother will not be troubled by me, and can have a chance to be re-selected."

Lin Qian looked into Princess Seven's eyes, and after confirming that she was not lying, she sighed long.

Seventh Princess's heart beat wildly: "Madam, if you feel embarrassed, I..."

Lin Qian shook his head and said, "It happens that your luggage hasn't been unpacked yet, so go back to Xianyang with that soldier tomorrow."

Seventh Princess was taken aback for a moment, and then said in panic: "Madam, I was wrong, I..."

Lin Qian reached out to caress the seventh princess's cheek, and sighed: "I didn't blame you for letting you go, it was just because you plotted against me because of your guilt towards the Fourteenth Prince, which made me sad. I will be with you in the future." There will inevitably be a estrangement in getting along with each other, and it is impossible to treat you with the same attitude as before. If the two continue to work together, conflicts will inevitably arise, which is really unnecessary."

Seeing that the seventh princess wanted to speak, she let go of her hand and said directly, "But before we part, I would like to remind you, whether you want to listen to yourself."

Princess Seven's eyes turned red immediately: "I..."

"About the fourteenth son, especially the two things about him being bullied when he was young and the reason why he was eliminated, you'd better ask an insider to find out." Lin Qian's tone was a little affectionate, but more melancholy , "The former is best to detour to Sishui County to ask your elder brother Fusu before returning to Xianyang, or ask the people around him directly; the latter, you might as well ask His Majesty directly."

The seventh princess left.

The local officials had heard that the Seventh Princess had come all the way to find Marquis Gu Feng, and they thought they would see someone today, so they all dressed up today and wanted to show their faces in front of the Seventh Princess.

However, when Lin Qian came here today, he was still only accompanied by Wang Qiang.

All the officials looked at each other in blank dismay, looking at each other, not knowing how to ask.

Lin Qian noticed the expressions of several people, and said with a smile: "The seventh princess is going out this time for business, she just came to visit me by the way, and now she should have gone to Sishui County, you don't have to be too cautious."

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

The originally tense atmosphere instantly became relaxed.

After the Seventh Princess was sent away by Lin Qian with a strong attitude, she hesitated for a while, but finally changed her direction and went directly to Sishui County.

The young couple Fusu and Wang Yun didn't return to Sishui County to work together until the child was one year old.

Given that Wang Yun needs to be stationed abroad for a long time, the heavy responsibility of taking care of the children falls on Fusu.

Fortunately, Fusu's job was only in the clerical position, and he had the help of the county magistrate, the county magistrate, and others. He didn't have a lot of official duties to deal with. Apart from feeling hectic at first, he became more at ease later on.

When Seventh Princess was introduced to Fusu's office, she happened to meet him feeding her daughter milk powder.

The young master Fusu is known as a gentle gentleman, humble as a jade, and his image in the hearts of all his brothers and sisters has always been stalwart and powerful, but now...

Looking at the elder brother who was full of paternal halo, the Seventh Princess couldn't help but grow her mouth.

Fusu finished feeding her daughter and put her on the cradle next to her after she fell asleep (the milk powder and the cradle were gifts from Lin Qian when the child was full moon and three-year-old). Seven princesses at the door.

Worried about disturbing the children, Fusu got up and walked to the Seventh Princess, and after closing the door, asked in a low voice, "Seventh Sister, why did you come to Sishui County?"

When Yingzheng was busy with government affairs and cared little about the harem, the words "elder brother is like father" were no longer just an adjective for Fusu, but became a fact that was acquiesced by all princes and princesses.

Upon hearing Fusu's concerned voice, the seventh princess couldn't hold back for an instant, and burst into tears.

……

After a long time, Fusu finally figured out the ins and outs of the whole thing.

He looked at Seventh Princess, her head was a little big——

After so many years of experience in Sishui County, Fusu didn't say he was fully awake, but at least he had a clearer understanding of his previous actions.

However, he thought that he was already the stupidest of all his brothers and sisters, but he didn't want to...

Fu Su rubbed the center of his brows, and said gently: "Why do you think that Fourteenth Brother was often bullied when he was young?"

The seventh princess was a little dazed: "Because he has no mother since he was a child..." Ah.

Fusu looked at the seventh princess, feeling a little helpless: "Then, do you think that Gong'e, the maid in the palace, is so courageous that she is not afraid to sue the emperor for 'abusing the son'? In those years, as an older brother, he neglected his duties, and he didn’t even find out that his younger siblings were being bullied, or didn’t stop him when he found out?”

The Seventh Princess shook her head again and again: "How is that possible? Elder brother is the most competent elder brother I have ever met. There is no elder brother in this world who can do better than you; those servants and maids in the palace fear their fathers and emperors like tigers. Wolf, how could you dare to..."

The voice stopped abruptly.

Although Yingzheng didn't pay much attention to the harem, and he was a bit dereliction of duty when he looked into it carefully, he could provide enough monthly allowances for the concubines and princesses in the harem, and because of his vicious reputation and ruthless style, even the most unscrupulous The humble concubine or princess has never been bullied.

Because everyone knows that Ying Zheng may not pay attention to the harem, but once he knows that someone is using this to bully those princesses, those bold people will never end well.

Just because you don't care, doesn't mean you'll just sit back and watch them get bullied.

After realizing this, the seventh princess froze instantly, and she suddenly understood the meaning behind what Lin Qian and Fusu said.

She seemed to have been hit by a huge blow, and she couldn't recover for a long time.

After a long time, Seventh Princess jumped up from the chair, raised her feet and rushed towards the door.

Fu Su hurriedly stopped him: "What are you going to do?"

The Seventh Princess was so angry that her eyes were red: "I want to go back to Xianyang and ask Fourteenth Brother why he made up nonsense to lie to me!"

Fusu looked at the Seventh Princess and sighed helplessly: "If he doesn't say that he is pitiful, how can you plot against Marquis Gu Feng for him? You... You haven't seen your sister-in-law since you came here, right? Wait a few days , go back after seeing your sister-in-law."

Seventh Princess shook her head, stubbornly wanting to leave immediately.

Fusu looked at her, and said in a more serious tone: "With the anger in your chest, you can leave whenever you want, but don't those soldiers who sent you here need to rest?"

Seventh Princess paused, turned her head to meet Fusu's eyes, and finally nodded.

However, it was only a two-day rest, and when they met Wang Yun the next day, the Seventh Princess led the people back in the direction of Xianyang on the third day.

After returning to Xianyang, the seventh princess wanted to go directly to the fourteenth son.

But at the last moment, she recalled the words Lin Qian reminded herself again in her mind.

After a pause, the seventh princess walked towards Yingzheng's palace.

Seeing the seventh princess, Ying Zheng was still a little puzzled: "Didn't you make a noise to find your wife?"

At that time, not two days after the Seventh Princess and the Fourteenth Prince were sent back to Xianyang, the Seventh Princess, who seemed a little disappointed but not sad, suddenly seemed to have lost her mind, and clamored to find Lin Qian for comfort. , really annoyed him enough.

But thinking that Princess Seven has been by Lin Qian's side for several years, being by her side can be regarded as a companion, so even though she was very dissatisfied with Princess Seven's actions at that time, she still nodded and agreed.

But now...

Ying Zheng looked at the Seventh Princess in front of him with an uneasy expression.

The seventh princess was looked at by Ying Zheng like this, and her whole hair stood on end, but after a while, she still plucked up the courage to ask: "I just have some doubts and want to ask my father for clarification, otherwise I'm afraid it will be difficult. install."

Ying Zheng put down his pen and ink, and looked at her indifferently: "What's the matter?"

The Seventh Princess took a deep breath, and asked: "Is he being implicated by my son and exposed his identity, and you have eliminated him as a candidate for the crown prince, or is there another reason? If there is another reason, I want to know that the fourteenth brother was eliminated the real reason."

Ying Zheng looked at her with some surprise: "Are you so smart?"

The Seventh Princess was stunned, and after realizing the meaning of Ying Zheng's words for a while, her expression became stiff instantly.

Ying Zheng didn't care about her emotions: "The reason why he was eliminated as a candidate for the crown prince is very simple, stupid! Stupider than you!"

The Seventh Princess raised her head and met Ying Zheng's indifferent eyes with a hint of sarcasm.

The moment they met their gazes, a huge sense of shame rose from my heart, so turbulent that it almost drowned out all the consciousness of loving her.

Ying Zheng continued to say: "You have been with Madam for so long, you often go out of the palace, and you have met not only tens of thousands of ordinary people, but also one or two thousand ordinary people, but after meeting so many ordinary people, you still don't know what to do?" Knowing what they are wearing, apart from carelessness and stupidity, the widow can't think of other reasons."

"As for Fourteen..."

"Whether intentional or not, when the border is not peaceful, he exposed his true identity to the Xiongnu who had just returned to Qin, it is hopelessly stupid."

……

The Seventh Princess stood in front of the Fourteenth Prince, looking at him with a cold expression: "Why did you lie to me?"

The Fourteenth Prince looked at her blankly: "Seventh Sister, what are you talking about? Brother Why can't you understand? Brother Wei has been staying in Xianyang Palace recently waiting to get married, and I haven't seen you for a long time..."

Snapped--

The Seventh Princess directly raised her hand and slapped the Fourteenth Prince.

The fourteenth son covered his face and looked at the seventh princess in disbelief: "Seventh sister, what do you mean?"

The Seventh Princess looked at him coldly: "You were bullied when you were young? Being the crown prince is your only chance to stand up? Is it implicated by me to lose the crown prince candidate?"

The fourteenth son was full of astonishment before, but after hearing this, he completely calmed down.

He put down his hand covering his cheek, and said calmly, "You already know?"

Seeing his calm look, the seventh princess became angry: "Others don't know why you were rejected by the emperor as a candidate for the crown prince, don't you know? You actually have the face to come to me and say that you are being implicated by me , let me find a way to give you a chance?"

The fourteenth son smiled: "You are stupid, what have you to do with me? The position of prince is so important, I am afraid that you are the only one in the whole world who would believe that my father would kick me out because of your involvement and exposed my identity." The crown prince has been chosen."

"Why, the crown prince is such a trifle in your eyes?"

The Seventh Princess's chest was heaving and unsteady, and she was so angry that she couldn't say a word.

A gleam of joy flashed in the fourteenth son's eyes: "As for the words that I was bullied when I was young... Tsk, I just said it to lie to you for fun, who would have thought that you would believe it?"

Seventh Princess was furious: "Obviously you have evil intentions!"

The fourteenth son did not deny it: "Yes, who made you look so innocent and stupid, but luck is so good. Not only did you have a mother who escorted you as your only mother when you were young, but when you grow up, you are the only mother who protects you. You plan to send you to Gu Fenghou, and you will have the opportunity to get in touch with your father and Gu Fenghou every day, and you can learn the methods and methods of handling government affairs from Gu Fenghou's side..."

"It's fine if you seize this opportunity, but you obviously got such a good opportunity, but you don't care about it at all. You still play around every day, and you haven't made any progress after many years."

"Do you know how many brothers and sisters are jealous of your good fortune?"

The seventh princess looked at the fourteenth son, raised her hand and wanted to slap him again.But I didn't expect Shisi to have been prepared and grabbed her wrist directly.

The two looked at each other and immediately rushed towards each other.

==·All Destroyed·==

The news of the fight between the two quickly reached Ying Zheng's ears.

Ying Zheng raised his head and asked, "Who won?"

The servant was dumbfounded, and replied hesitantly, "Your Fourteenth Son."

Ying Zheng shook his head: "It's a pity."

Waiter: "???"

Ying Zheng didn't care about the servant's thoughts, and said directly: "The small fight between their brothers and sisters, why bother to make trouble in front of the widow? Just send an imperial doctor there, don't worry about it."

After the servant hesitated, he added one more sentence: "But, the fourteenth son and the seventh princess are right outside the door, and they are all bleeding."

Ying Zheng gave him a strange look: "Why fight if you don't see blood?"

After a pause, "The widow is not a doctor."

The servant didn't dare to talk too much, and immediately left the hall with the order.

Facing the apprehensive eyes of the Seventh Princess and the Fourteenth Prince, the servant sighed in his heart, and then said: "Your Majesty asked the two Highnesses to go back first, and the imperial physician will be sent to treat you later."

He thought that the two brothers and sisters would be disappointed, but he didn't want to...

"call--"

With pig-headed faces on their faces, the two let out a sigh of relief.

Waiter: "..."

The two didn't dare to stay for a long time, so they quickly resigned and left.

When they arrived at the gate of the palace, when the two were about to part ways, Princess Qi couldn't hold back: "I won the job of running errands with Madam myself!"

Fourteen paused, and looked at the Seventh Princess with a sneer: "You fought for it yourself? You know that in order to facilitate this matter, your mother deliberately pushed you to go to school and kneel in front of the emperor's palace for several times. God?"

Seventh Princess was stunned: "What did you say?"

The seventh princess returned to the palace where she and her mother lived with all her injuries.

In the impression of the Seventh Princess, the image of her mother has always been as gentle as water, as if she has no temper. Even if she did something wrong, her mother would never criticize her, but would patiently explain to her what she did wrong up.

So Princess Seven never thought that her mother would do such a thing.

Qi Ji was lowering her head to embroider. When she heard the voice, she raised her head and realized that it was her daughter who had returned. She smiled and stood up to greet her: "Didn't you say you were going to find Marquis Gu Feng? Why are you back at this time?"

The Seventh Princess looked at Qi Ji, and said after a while: "Mother, someone told me that the reason I was able to go to Madam's side to do things was because you knelt in front of the royal father's palace and begged for several days."

Qi Ji was stunned: "Who did you listen to? With your royal father's temper, how could you agree to someone's request just because someone begged you? Mother can tell you with certainty that your father will agree to send you to Gufeng. Hou ran errands, just because you took the initiative to go to him to fight for this opportunity."

Seventh Princess looked at her directly: "Then, did mother go to kneel and beg?"

Qi Ji paused, and said for a while, "What's the point? You just need to know that you got this opportunity because of yourself, not others."

After finishing speaking, she hurriedly changed the subject, "Speaking of which, why did you come back so soon this time? Could it be that Gu Fenghou is also back? Or is there something wrong with Gu Fenghou and I need you to come back to report? You can see Past His Majesty? And..."

"Mother," Seventh Princess clenched her teeth, "does it hurt?"

Qi Ji was stunned, and said helplessly for a while: "How long ago did this happen? I've long forgotten."

……

The seventh princess lay on the bed, constantly recalling all the details in her mind before she came to Gu Fenghou's side.

She clearly remembered that she was influenced by her gentle and quiet mother since she was a child. In fact, she was not interested in the crown prince at the beginning. Even if her father gave all the princesses opportunities, she and her mother never thought of fighting for it. that location.

The mother and daughter have always been in a corner, and all they think is that they hope that this life can pass safely.

But later, when she saw those older sisters who forgot to eat and sleep for the position of prince, and were almost desperate to catch up with the other brothers, she was excited for a while, and then she buried her head in her studies, and then went to It's a move to seek an opportunity from the father.

The Seventh Princess remembered that her mother had persuaded herself not to work too hard during that time.

but……

The seventh princess couldn't help but list the people she met, the contacts she made, the things she experienced, the knowledge she gained, the official duties she handled, and the experience she accumulated during her time around Gu Fenghou in the past few years.

then……

Seventh Princess clutched her chest uncomfortably: "There is really nothing..."

Lin Qian once again watched the water conservancy project on the right track, and then led the people directly to the next place.

After doing the same thing two or three times, he is almost proficient. What's more, Lin Qian didn't just do it two or three times?After she came to this brand new place, after a day of rest, she skillfully led people to survey the terrain, then contacted the modern host, confirmed the blueprint, and then allocated manpower to start construction.

After doing these things, Lin Qian stayed in the local area for a while, and after the foundation was laid, he was ready to leave for the next place.

But he didn't want Wang Qiang to say suddenly: "Madam, it's almost Spring Festival, we should go back to Xianyang."

Lin Qian was stunned, and after asking about today's date, she suddenly realized: "It is indeed time to return to Xianyang."

but……

Lin Qian thought about the time it would take to go to and from Xianyang, and couldn't help sighing: "It would be great if the train had already opened, and the round trip would only take about half a month, so we wouldn't waste so much time on the road."

Wang Qiang laughed: "I heard that the imperial court is already paving the road, and I think it won't be long before I can take the train."

Lin Qian smiled: "Where is it so easy? Even if you bypass the troublesome mountains and rivers, different terrains require different skills and time, and you still have to wait in the middle."

Even with tens of millions of prisoners in multi-stage construction, it may take two or three years in the middle.

This is because she has already provided some information. Without the information of the modern host, it is impossible to say how many years it will take to build this railway.

While talking, the two went back to pack their luggage.

A few days later, Lin Qian and his group were ready to leave.

After Lin Qian checked her luggage, she was about to get into the carriage, but she didn't want to see a familiar figure in the crowd of seeing him off.

She was about to call for someone, but saw the figure suddenly flashed and disappeared from her sight in an instant.

Lin Qian quickly looked at Wang Qiang: "Go and find out if Princess Seven is here."

Wang Qiang looked at him in astonishment: "Princess Seven?"

Lin Qian nodded: "I seem to see her."

Wang Qiang didn't dare to delay, so he immediately went to the local county magistrate. After some inquiries, he came back with a puzzled face: "The county magistrate said that a few newcomers did come to the county recently, but there is no Seventh Princess among those who have reported to the official office."

Lin Qian looked at Wang Qiang suspiciously: "No?"

Wang Qiang simply said the names of all the newcomers that the county magistrate told him: "Zhao Hu, Ada, Xiaoyue, Xiaoyuan...that's all."

Thinking about the figure she saw just now, Lin Qian had some doubts: Could it be that he was wrong?

She took a deep breath: "Forget it, let's go first."

Wang Qiang nodded, and immediately went to rectify the team.

Soon, the team set off.

But not long after the team left, Lin Qian suddenly remembered something: "Isn't the seventh princess's name exactly Ying Yuan?"

little kite...

Lin Qian lifted the curtain of the car, and sure enough, he saw the familiar figure in the corner again.

But at this time, the Seventh Princess was not only dressed in the same way as the others, but she was also plain and clean, with no decorations except for a wooden hairpin. She looked almost the same as other girls except for her fairer skin.

Lin Qian looked at it for a while, and after all, she still respected Princess Seven and didn't disturb her.

After returning to Xianyang, Ying Zheng put aside his affairs and went to greet him at the gate of the city. Afterwards, he reminisced with Lin Qian and stayed with him for a long time, which relieved the pain of lovesickness they had been apart for more than half a year.

After waking up the next day, Lin Qian leaned on Ying Zheng lazily: "Speaking of which, I seemed to see the Seventh Princess when I set off for Xianyang. She even used an alias, and she was dressed like an ordinary person... Did you give her another chance?"

Ying Zheng laughed: "That's not the case, she found... a job by herself?"

Lin Qian was stunned: "Work?"

Ying Zheng nodded, with a slightly complicated expression: "I had a fight with Fourteen before, and then I don't know what happened. Lao Qi seemed to have figured it out, and offered to go to the school to learn Qin Qin like an ordinary girl. Law, and then apply for a small official."

Lin Qian stood up with a rather astonished expression: "It's just a small official, not..."

Ying Zheng sat up after him, straightened her clothes, and confirmed her guess: "Everyone has only one chance. She didn't care before and made such a ridiculous mistake. I can't give her another chance." .”

Lin Qian couldn't help sighing when she thought about those extraordinarily quiet eyes when she glanced at her before.

Seeing her sigh, Ying Zheng changed the subject, "Speaking of which, shouldn't you pay more attention to the only princess left in this group of candidates?"

Lin Qian was stunned for a moment, then looked at Ying Zheng——

[Yes, there is another princess who has not been eliminated! 】

She asked curiously: "What is the situation of this princess now? She has been promoted to an official official before, and she will not be promoted again now, right?"

Ying Zheng glanced at Lin Qian: "You may be disappointed."

Lin Qian was stunned: "What do you mean?"

Ying Zheng rubbed his brows: "She was sent to Longxi County before. Although she has been performing well, just a while ago, the Touman tribe suddenly led troops to attack the Yuezhi and Wusun tribes. During the battle, Touman suddenly Turning around to unite with the Wusun tribe and attacking Longxi County, she faced the war for the first time, was frightened, and voluntarily gave up this easy-to-get competition."

Lin Qian almost thought that she heard it wrong: "Give up on your own initiative?"

Ying Zheng affirmed her question.

Lin Qian couldn't believe it: "Just because of fear?"

Ying Zheng saw Lin Qian and the others staring wide-eyed, couldn't help but leaned over and kissed her, and then said with a smile, "She really said so."

Lin Qian always felt that this was wrong: "Herself?"

Ying Zheng nodded: "She herself."