[Comprehensive] Empress Variations

Ying Zheng lowered his head and met the red eyes of the rabbit, reminding him of Zhao Yan's hazy eyes when he was wronged.Reach out and stroke the rabbit's fur, watching it close its eyes.Such a reaction made him subconsciously think of the words 'things are like masters'.The owner of this rabbit is naturally not him in his cognition.

Glancing at the flowers, Ying Zheng walked back a few steps with the rabbit in his arms, then stopped.They hadn't thought of those books just now, but even if they had just thought of them, between the books and the eagle, Zhao Yan probably would have chosen to take the eagle away.

He walked towards the archery field where the two of them often stayed, and sat in the position he was used to.Picking up a book made of wooden slips, he read it as usual.After watching for a while, he subconsciously looked up at the position where Zhao Yan was practicing arrows.Obviously, there won't be anyone there.

Ying Zheng frowned slightly. He looked for a while at the bark of the tree that had been pierced by wooden arrows, and then turned his eyes to the book again.Afterwards, he would still turn his head back, but after raising his head, he would react quickly and continue to read the books under his hand, which didn't seem to have much influence on him.

When it was lunch time, he took out the roast meat wrapped in oil paper in the morning to fill his stomach, and pulled out a few grasses for the rabbit and put them in front of it, before continuing to read.

From the weight of the books, Ying Zheng noticed that there were more books than before, and it seemed that there were a lot more books.It took him at least an hour longer than usual to read all the books made of wooden slips.If there was half an hour because he was absent-minded, then the other half hour was really because there were too many books.

He looked up at the sky, stood up, packed his books, and ran towards the river.

Before meeting Zhao Yan, he always exercised in the morning and stayed at home after noon.Knowing Zhao Yan, he stays here almost all day long.Even if he knew that Zhao Yan could only go out once every two days, he was still worried that Zhao Yan would come out to look for him at other times.He is always alone at home, no different from being by the river.

By the time he finished his run, it was already late.Put the bunny on top of the pile of books, then hug the book with the bunny.He temporarily put these books at home, and if Zhao Yan didn't come with the books two days later, he would make another trip to that home.If Zhao Yan still brought the book, then tell her not to bring the book next time.

These books are not precious in Zhao Yan's eyes, as long as they are rich and noble, even if they don't like writing and ink, they always buy a lot of books and put them in the study to decorate their appearance.She may not have cared, but if Zhao Yan was accused by his family because of the loss of these books, he would feel even more guilty.

Ying Zheng returned to the courtyard where he lived with his mother, and the door was closed as usual.He is also used to the behavior of his mother Zhao Ji, and she was still a little cautious in the first few days when he came here.After confirming that King Zhao's soldiers didn't chase after her, mother Zhao Ji didn't stay at home very much, not knowing where to go to have fun.

Mother would come back only at three meals a day to prepare some simple meals for him.When she came back, she always had a smile on her face, and sometimes she smelled of alcohol.Recently, she seems to know that he can take care of himself, and he is often absent for three meals.The time to come back was getting later and later, and it wasn't the first time that he didn't come back when the sun went down.

Ying Zheng didn't expect much from her, so he went straight to his room.He picked up his old clothes and threw them on the corner of the bed, and put the injured rabbit on it.Seeing that the rabbit was still staying there safely, he also lay down on the bed.

The next day, Ying Zheng got up early in the morning, took the rabbit to hunt, and settled for breakfast.He took out the silk cloth that he rolled up and put inside from the quiver. Since there were books he hadn't finished reading, he naturally wanted to read them as soon as possible.

There seems to be an arrangement among those silk cloths, and sometimes the content of the first silk cloth is connected with the second one.Silk cloth can carry more content than wooden briefs, and it is normal for such a situation to occur.

However, writing and painting on silk cloth can only be consumed by wealthy families.Therefore, this method is not popular.The most popular thing is the wooden slips. Even though writing on the wooden slips requires more effort, it is relatively cheap.

Ying Zheng looked at the contents of the silk cloth seriously, and before he knew it, he saw the last page, when he saw the last line of text.His lips pursed slightly, and there was a little panic in his eyes.

He thought of Zhao Yan deliberately saying goodbye to him before he left yesterday, and he felt a little abnormal at that time.It was just because Zhao Yan made him remember to think about her, and that delicate voice made him not think too much.Thinking about it now, was it because she was leaving, and she didn't even know how long it would take, so she said goodbye so solemnly?

He felt a bit regretful in his heart, if it was yesterday, he would have discovered something was wrong... Even if it was yesterday, he would have discovered something was wrong, what could he do?It is impossible for him to leave with Zhao Yan, and it is impossible for Zhao Yan's family to let her stay because of him.

After the two are separated like this, will it be a farewell forever?Only then did Ying Zheng realize that he was not very familiar with her.I only know her name is 'Yan'er', and I know that she lives in another courtyard beyond the flowers, and I don't even know her last name.

With subconscious force on the teeth, he bit his lips to get blood.The bloody taste spread in his mouth, and Ying Zheng stretched out his hand to put the silk cloth away.As soon as he lowered his head, he met the rabbit's red eyes, and reached out his hand to carefully touch the rabbit's ear.

He seemed to somewhat understand the meaning of Yan'er exchanging gifts.Perhaps, Yan'er didn't like the appearance of the eagle, but what she liked was the prey he shot down with his own hands.In his eyes, this rabbit is somewhat similar to her.Perhaps in her eyes, he also resembles that eagle.

Ying Zheng could vaguely feel Zhao Yan's reluctance for him, and finally calmed down.The pursed lips opened, and there were still a few drops of bright red blood flowing down from his lips.

In his eyes, it seems that along with his movements, a little bit of tenderness has been restrained, and a little bit of firmness has been added.He hugged the rabbit and walked to the place where he met Zhao Yan for the first time, glanced up, and could vaguely see the shadow of the other courtyard.He will remember his powerlessness these few times, and if we meet again, he will definitely not be as weak as he is now.

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"Yan'er, didn't I tell you that you were going back to the palace today? Why didn't you run away so early in the morning?!" Gao frowned slightly when she saw Zhao Yan.Seeing Zhao Yan's disheveled appearance and the injured eagle in his hands, she was even more displeased.

She has always trained Zhao Yan to be knowledgeable and sensible. As for the so-called riding and shooting and martial arts, in her opinion, they are only things that men can do.Even if Zhao Yan wants to keep a pet, it should be a rabbit or a kitten.Instead of this eagle that looks ugly at first glance.

"Mother, I just want to go out for a walk. Everyone is busy packing up, so I can't help much if I stay. Seeing this eagle, I stayed outside for a while." Zhao Yan lowered her head, and she showed a A very well-behaved look.

Bichun knew that Wang Nu didn't just go out for a walk, these days Wang Nu went out every two days, but she always followed behind.Today happened to be two days later, and the princess went out with a book as usual.Although she saw it, she pretended to be busy and didn't see it.

The princess seldom has very persistent things, but the habit of going out every two days is very persistent.Even if she opened her mouth to stop it, it would be of no use. If she knew that she stopped the princess but didn't stop her, the possibility of Madam punishing her would be even greater.

"Put this thing down quickly, Bichun, go and freshen up Yan'er, so we can leave as soon as possible." Gao waved his hand, because the Eagle Xunying came back so late, this reason cannot make Gao Satisfied.

"Mother, I want to keep it!" Xun Ying tightened her hand holding Ying, but did not let go.

Gao frowned tightly, looking at Zhao Yan with impatience. "No, if you want to keep a pet, I'll ask the servants to prepare a little white rabbit for you."

"I want to raise it." Xun Ying still insisted.Not to mention changing species, not even an eagle.

"Okay, you can keep it if you want. Give it to the servant first, and you go to freshen it up first." Gao waved his hand and gestured to the servant beside him with his eyes.The servant hurriedly took a step forward, ready to take the eagle in Xun Ying's arms.

I take it to the shower and it'll be fine. Xun Ying avoids the servant, and walks towards her room with the eagle in her arms.

Gao shi reached out and threw the cup in her hand. She had been in a displeased mood for the past two days, but in the end, even her daughter, who used to be very obedient, would contradict her, which made her not angry.

Since the Gao family entered the palace, she has always been very popular with King Zhao. In order to please her, King Zhao even bought a separate courtyard here, and directly handed it over to the Gao family to take care of it.

This place is Gao's own courtyard, and no one will know what she wants to do.She would come here to live for a period of time every year, which has become Gao's habit.

Zhao Wang is also quite indulgent to this habit. She likes this other courtyard because she likes the things he sent.Although Zhao Wang sometimes felt a little regretful not seeing the beauty for a few days, every time Gao returned to the palace, he would be more enthusiastic towards him, which made him enjoy it quite a bit.

Apart from Gao Shi, there are other beauties in this palace, although they are not as popular as Gao Shi, but each has its own merits.It is definitely more than enough to pass the time when Gao Shi is away.

This time, Mrs. Gao lived in the other courtyard without any psychological burden, and got along happily with her childhood sweetheart as usual.She even felt a little bit reluctant to leave, and Wang Gong and Zhao Wang were even left behind by her.

Thinking of the news that came from the palace yesterday, her brows were tightly frowned.King Zhao usually waited for her to go back voluntarily, but this time he directly ordered her to return to the palace.

No matter how much Zhao Wang doted on her, Gao Shi did not have the guts to disobey the emperor's order.He could only reluctantly bid farewell to his lover and prepare to return to the palace.

Xun Ying put the eagle on the foot of her bed, and she followed Bi Chun to the back of the screen, and took a bath under Bi Chun's service. "Bichun, mother is in a bad mood today. Do you know why?!"

"I don't know." As one of Gao's confidantes, Bi Chun naturally knew about it.However, she couldn't tell the reason.Could it be that she wants to tell the princess that Madam is not happy because she is disturbed by King Zhao because of her private meeting with her lover?How can this be?

She looked at Zhao Yan with even more pity.Although the princess has a noble status, perhaps she is not as carefree as a girl from an ordinary family.

Girls from ordinary families will probably not be forced by their families to read and practice calligraphy early, nor will they learn how to make their fathers love them more early.What's more, it won't take more than a month to see my mother, and what I get is the treatment that my mother obviously doesn't like.

"Bichun, does it mean that if I go back to please my father, my mother will be happy?" Xunying looked at Bichun with some questioning, more anticipation.

"Maybe." Bichun knew that Madam's mood had nothing to do with Zhao Wang, but she was unwilling to let Wang Daughter down.

"Then let's go back to the palace quickly!" Xun Ying was obviously looking forward to returning to the palace.

Xun Ying quickly took care of herself with Bi Chun's help, even the eagle's feathers were cleaned, and the wound was treated well.

Everyone in this other courtyard was waiting for Xun Ying to clean up. When she came out with the eagle in her arms, the carriage was ready.Stepping into the carriage, a group of people drove towards the palace in a mighty manner, but the speed was much faster than when they came.

Mrs. Gao was called back to the palace by Zhao Wangchuan, but after several days, Mr. Zhao did not set foot in Gao's palace, nor did anyone bring him a word.

Usually, when King Zhao stepped into her palace every day, she always felt a little displeased, and even felt that serving King Zhao was defiled her body and betrayed her love.Even sometimes when she looked at Zhao Yan, the biological princess, she would show disgust.

Now Zhao Wang no longer came to see her, but she was a little uneasy.She panicked at the thought that she might fall out of favor.She knew very well that she could not lose King Zhao's favor. If she lost, she would not be able to have such a good life now.It is even more impossible to leave the palace in the future.Wanting to see a lover is even more of a luxury.

Gao quickly sent people to inquire, but they could only hear some information about which palace Zhao Wang set foot in today and which wife he doted on.Such a few words.People went to send messages to King Zhao, and all they got were official replies like 'King Zhao is busy with business'.

Mrs. Gao seemed a little flustered, and after being passed on several times, she still didn't see King Zhao.She seemed a little flustered, and she didn't know why she had changed so much after only leaving for a month.

Xun Ying shared breakfast with Gao Shi in the hall as usual, she noticed that Gao Shi's gaze was always on her.He raised his head involuntarily, and looked at her with some questioning eyes.

"Yan'er..." Gao hurriedly looked away, but she quickly came to her senses and returned to her previous noble attitude. "Yan'er, how is the eagle you raised?!"

"Its injuries are almost healed, and the imperial doctor said that it will be able to fly in a few days." Xun Ying answered truthfully.Ying Zheng shot three arrows at Ying's body, and he was seriously injured.There is the best veterinarian in this palace, and the medicine they use is not bad, so I still kept it for a long time.

Xun Ying was not in a hurry, she spent a month leaving a fairly deep impression on Ying Zheng.It won't be forgotten before the eagle's injury is healed.

She could order the hawk directly so that it knew exactly who to go to.But a normal wild eagle needs training if it wants to be a good 'messenger'.The time is too hasty, but it is not beautiful.

"I heard from the imperial doctor that your eagle is not yet an adult. If it becomes an adult, it might be able to protect your safety. Take care of it, and I can rest assured in the future." concern.

"En." Xun Ying nodded, she put down her chopsticks, indicating that she had finished her breakfast.

"Yan'er, mother has someone prepare some snacks, you have a taste." Seeing that Zhao Yan had finished eating, Mrs. Gao waved to the servants behind her.

Xun Ying lowered her head and glanced at the snacks on the plate.These are what Zhao Yan usually likes.If there is no condiment in it, maybe it can really reflect Gao's love for this daughter.She picked up the snacks and ate a few pieces as Gao wished.When Mrs. Gao saw that she had eaten some snacks, she no longer kept her.

Not long after returning to her own room, Xun Ying felt a little weak in her body.She was quickly helped to the bed by Bichun, and she faintly heard many footsteps.

Gao quickly rushed over. "Why did the princess fall ill suddenly? How did you slaves take care of her?"

"Madam, please forgive me!" Bichun was the first to respond.She looked at Zhao Yan with a bit of confusion. The princess was fine when she went to have breakfast, why did she get sick when she came back?

"Have you passed on the imperial physician?!" Gao frowned.

"The servant has passed the transmission." Naturally, Bichun sent someone to pass the transmission to the imperial physician immediately.

"Let someone go and report to His Majesty, Yan'er must miss His Majesty very much when she is ill." Gao looked at the maid next to her.

"Yes." The maid knew Gao's plan, and she answered very simply.

"Physician Lin, please diagnose the princess and tell me the truth." King Zhao set foot in Gao's palace this time, and he brought with him his most trusted imperial physician.

"Return to Your Majesty, the princess took the secret medicine this time." It is not a secret among the imperial physicians that there are some secret medicines in the palace.There are many imperial doctors, even if they see it, they will just pretend they don't know.I am afraid that I will offend some master because of one sentence.The imperial physicians around King Zhao were different, he only served King Zhao, so naturally he would not cover up for Gao.

When Gao saw the imperial physician next to Zhao Wang, her face turned pale. After the imperial physician spoke, her knees softened and she knelt down in front of Zhao Wang.

"Tiger poison doesn't eat babies, Madam Gao is worse than tigers and leopards." Zhao Wang flung his sleeves and walked out of the room.Really come and go in a hurry.He directly posted a sign that Gao Shi was inferior to a beast.He has always loved Gao Shi, but he never thought that Gao Shi whom he loves would actually steal someone behind his back.

If he hadn't gone to the other courtyard in private to surprise Gao, he would have been kept in the dark.It's impossible for a man to bear being cuckolded.As an emperor, he cared more about his own name. This Gao family must deal with it, but how to deal with it still needs to be considered.

When Gao shi took the initiative to contact the imperial physician, he knew that there would no longer be such an unclean person as Gao shi in his harem.The princess Zhao Yan, whom he usually dotes on very much, is also an eyesore in his eyes.

Although he had specially verified that Zhao Yan was indeed his blood, but seeing her face somewhat resembling Gao's, he couldn't feel pampered.

Mrs. Gao, whom Wang Zhao loved for nearly seven years, was cast into the cold palace because she used drugs on her biological princess.Because Gao couldn't stand the blow, he hanged himself and died that day.

When Xun Ying woke up, the whole courtyard seemed a bit barren.Those who served Gao's side were nowhere to be found.Besides Bichun, there were only a few slaves who did rough work by her side.

Bichun told Zhao Yan everything about Gao Shi, and she didn't even hide anything about her stealing.Bichun felt that the princess should know this, so as not to accidentally make another mistake.

Zhao Yan is less than five years old now, if her mother is left in the cold palace, she can be adopted by other wives as a princess.Zhao Wang obviously disliked the Gao family to the extreme, and directly let Zhao Yan fend for himself.A five-year-old girl lives in a palace with several servants.If a slave is not benevolent, it is difficult to say who is the master and who is the slave.

Xun Ying knew that Bi Chun was soft-hearted, if it was another slave.I'm afraid her plans in the other courtyard will not go so smoothly.Now this result is exactly what she wants.

After living in the other courtyard for a few days, she knew that this was her mother Gao's behavior.In the royal palace, whether the children are favored by the emperor is closely related to the birth mother.Gao's lover who raised her here is not only a lover to her, but also to Xunying.

Xun Ying can live a comfortable life, and will never let herself live a hard life.If she wanted to do something, she could easily cover up the matter without a trace.However, after she knew that her target was Ying Zheng, she changed her mind.

Ying Zheng's mother, Zhao Ji, was probably the woman who left the most traces in Ying Zheng's life.It's just that the traces she left are really not very good for Ying Zheng.Her personal relationship with Lu Buwei and her romantic affair with Lao Ai are all treasonous things in the eyes of people of this era.For Ying Zheng, it was more of a psychological shadow.

If Gao's affairs were discovered by King Zhao, her situation would indeed become a little difficult.This kind of experience has many similarities with Ying Zheng.

"Prince, you want to open it up a bit." Bichun's eyes were clearly worried. After she told the princess about her wife, the princess just sat there without saying a word.This made her worry to death, and even regretted it a bit.The princess should indeed know everything, but she can wait for the princess to grow up before telling her.

"Where's my eagle?!" Xun Ying looked up at Bi Chun.

"In the front hall..." Bichun was so worried about Zhao Yan that she had no time for the eagle.

"Bring it here." Xun Ying still had no expression on her face.

"Yes." Bichun became even more worried, as soon as she turned around, she saw the eagle running towards him half-flying and half-walking.This eagle was not allowed to be touched by anyone except Zhao Yan, even if she passed by, she would drive it over.Now it runs over by itself, which saves trouble.

Xun Ying held Ying in her arms, and after a long time, she met Bi Chun's eyes again.The corners of his lips curled up slightly, and his smile seemed to be the same as before.There seemed to be a subtle difference, "Bichun, don't worry, I will be fine."

Bichun's tense mood relaxed a bit, and she took a look at the eagle. The eagle, which she usually thought ugly, seemed much more pleasing to the eye today.