MM Racing Chapter 249 Qi Ji
Chapter 249 Qi Ji
In his view, the king's favor towards the women of his subordinates meant great grace and welfare. From then on, the subjects would be transformed into internal relatives and gain more trust and reuse - this was a win-win situation.
Although Fusu kept smiling to reassure Master Gun: as long as he was willing to let Concubine Qi enter the palace, it showed that Fusu had regained his trust in his fellow bloodline.
On the other hand, although Concubine Qi seemed immersed in the music, she actually had other intentions.
Before this, she had been repeatedly reminded by Qi Sai and Madam Qi, and had foreseen what might happen in the future; she also accepted the temporary teachings from her nanny on how to satisfy Fusu. Although the Qin Dynasty was open-minded, it still inherited the Zhou Li's annual mid-spring matchmaking conference, which was similar to today. In this event, if a man and a woman were attracted to each other, they could hold a private engagement on the same day and then go to the amusement park...
Despite the facts... for the 14-year-old Qi Ji, the relationship between men and women was nothing more than a vague curiosity and longing. Although she remained silent on the surface, she was unwilling to accept the future path that her father and brother had forcibly set for her.
However, when she saw Fusu, the young deer that had been hidden in her heart for a long time suddenly woke up. The handsome boy in black clothes, with sword-like eyebrows and clear eyes, revealed the elegance and charm of a delicate girl under his serious expression - especially the look in his eyes when he looked at her, which inexplicably showed a smile, and his eyes were full of warmth. In addition, the uncle in the family, who was one of the Nine Ministers and always looked down on her in the past, showed respect in front of Fusu, which made the 14-year-old Qi Ji feel the meaning of power for the first time.
While waiting for the music to begin, Qi Ji recalled her mother's words: "The emperor has no children yet. If you can gain his favor and give birth to a son, and with the full support of your uncle and others, you will definitely become the queen. Then, not only will the Qi family prosper, you will also enjoy endless wealth and glory." Therefore, when she faced the aggressive gaze, she was actually looking forward to it in her heart.
Looking forward to it, Fusu stood up from behind the table, took a step closer to her, grasped her arm, and led her into the inner room... However, this moment did not appear as expected. With deep resentment and unwillingness, Qi Ji slowly finished the ceremony and left gracefully with the others.
"Your Majesty has not shown me favor, so...what should I do?"
Qi Ji was panicking and didn't know how to respond to her parents' questions in the future. Just then, a slight piercing voice sounded, "Wait a minute!"
When she looked up, she saw an official with a white face and a high peaked crown standing in front of her. "Who are you?" she asked in confusion. She remembered that during the singing and dancing just now, this person had always been beside Fusu, and the high crown on his head had clearly proved his identity - a close eunuch.
"I am Han Rang, and I am following your orders. Please follow me."
Under Han Rang's leadership, Qi Ji moved forward silently, with a fluttering deer in her heart.
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Entering the county magistrate's mansion, Fusu walked into the room and saw Concubine Qi, who was kneeling on the ground in a goose yellow dress. The words of Prince Gun that night flashed through his mind, saying that Xiaorui was still young and might have some shortcomings, and asked His Majesty to give her understanding and tolerance.
Why did he start doing this at such a young age? He couldn't help but complain in his mind. Then he ordered his servants to put nearly a hundred documents on the table that had not been read. "You can go back and rest first. There are still many documents waiting for my review." He picked up a bamboo slip and ordered without looking at the other party.
Qi Ji hesitated for a moment and replied in a somewhat helpless voice: "Yes, Your Majesty."
Fusu smiled and accepted the woman for various reasons. In addition to sympathy for her past experiences, he might also want to take this opportunity to cultivate her or turn her into a lolita.
More importantly, by marrying into the royal family, he reconnected the power of the royal family and bound their interests to his own strategic chariot. If he ever came into conflict with the old ministers of the previous dynasty, such as Right Prime Minister Feng Jie, he could at least maintain a certain stability in the power field by relying on the power of his relatives and leaders in the army (such as Meng Tian and Wang Shi), and avoid too much shock.
As for Qi Ruier, who was lying on the bed with her clothes on, staring at him without blinking, he might indulge himself for a few more years.
The following morning, thousands of soldiers in armor surrounded a four-wheeled high chair filled with curtains and decorations and stopped steadily in front of the gate of the county office.
Unlike the previous day, this time the person sitting on the chair was no longer just a tall and handsome character, but a girl with a bride-like makeup and etiquette, a person named Qi Ruier.
Although Hu Hai was busy with official duties the whole night and was unable to get close to her, this did not stop Qi Ruier from dressing up as a wife or concubine. She shyly walked out of the small door, got on the carriage before him, and left first.
When Hu Hai exchanged a few words with his father-in-law Qi Wei and got on the carriage, the air was first filled with a faint scent of lavender, and then a light figure came into view.
Qi Ruier was seen lowering her head and bending her waist with her back to him. Her clothes were delicate and thin, wrapping her body. Compared with Tian Ji, she still had a bit of youthfulness and the upper part of her imperfect body curve was faintly visible between the hem of her skirt.
After hearing the faint cough, she quickly turned around, looked up at the monarch next to her, and then timidly said, "Your Majesty."
Hu Hai sat down and tapped the wall of the carriage with a stick. Then Yang Xi, the chief servant in the carriage, started driving.
Amid the sound of horse hooves and the swaying of the carriage, Hu Hai pulled out the origami letter in his hand - a secret letter sent by Li Ping, the Shanyin Supervisor.
The content mainly tells about a request for the imperial court to dispatch troops to capture a village head who has become a thief and his family.
He glanced at Qi Ruier, who was sitting in the carriage in her bridal attire, and suddenly remembered that if he sent the headman's family to Xianyang, he would be able to see Lu Zhi's true appearance!
Thinking back to the scenes in my fragmented memory - a woman in her thirties, with a plump figure and already a mother of two children, the thief Cao turned out to be me?
With a smile on his face, Hu Hai picked up the brush and wrote on the paper: "Okay, take him back to the capital, Xianyang."
Then he took out another piece of cloth and started writing with ink, his handwriting flowing freely and elegantly.
After that, he opened a side window and passed the bamboo stick, rolled cloth, and a seal token for mobilizing troops to Gan Fu, the spear-wielding soldier guarding the emperor:
"Lead three hundred soldiers to Shanyin Province and deliver this document to the Governor-General Kong Zhuang."
"understand!"
After closing the car door, Hu Hai picked up another piece of bamboo and suddenly felt a strange sensation on his thigh.
When he moved his hand away, he realized that Qi Ruier was gently massaging his calf muscles with her fingers.
As if she felt the other person's gaze, her porcelain-white face trembled slightly, and her long eyelashes fluttered gently, leaving two lines of bright red on her ears that quickly spread out.
Is it coming? Is His Majesty going to show me favor? Such thoughts made her body tremble slightly.
Ah, being an emperor is indeed an unrivalled position... Although I only slept for a short while yesterday after reviewing documents all night... At this time, Hu Hai spoke to break the tense atmosphere of the film, pointing to a stringed instrument placed in the car, "Do you know how to play it?"
"Yes," Qi Ruier answered with a trembling voice. Then, she straightened her body, lit the red sandalwood incense in the incense burner, and simply adjusted the tone of the guqin.
Ten fragile fingers stroked the strings of the guqin, gently moving them, and beautiful sounds flowed out like running water.
Qi Ruier closed her eyes gently and spoke softly.
"The bright moon hangs high in the sky, and the beauty is beside her. Her graceful posture is so charming that it makes people's hearts flutter."
Every line of poetry, with its melodious ups and downs, seemed to express deep feelings and expectations for someone, or to describe someone's alienation from the bystanders? Fusu smiled slightly, then continued to read the official document in his hand.
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It was almost noon when the team finally arrived at their destination - Wuguan.
Wuguan is located on the north side of the steep rock peak and faces the cliffs and ravines to the south. It is surrounded by rivers on the east, west and south sides, and there are four steep and rugged mountain ranges to the east of the city.
Under the protection of his guards and escorted by men holding shields, Fusu put on his battle robe and stepped onto the city wall.
Yang Xiong, as a brave general, followed closely behind him, standing with his sword in hand. His eagle-like eyes searched everywhere, always on guard against potential threats.
Meng Yi, the imperial physician, was on his right and left. He pointed to a place in the distance that was covered by mountain fog and said, "Your Majesty, please look, that is Muhu Pass. To your east is Fushui Pass. To the south are Baiyang Pass, Zhulin Pass, Jingzi Pass, and Manchuan Pass. To the north are Tiesuo Pass and Jitou Pass."
Fusu nodded. Thinking of the fact that Wuguan, Hanguguan, Xiaoguan and Dasanguan were called the "Four Fortresses" of Qin, he had never expected that this place was actually composed of multiple lines of defense.
A few minutes later, facing the merchants and travelers who were unable to enter and had to stay, he decided to end his trip to Wuguan and quickly return to Xianyang.
After all, considering his own safety, Yang Xiong would rather keep these unreliable people thousands of miles away!
At this time, a messenger riding a fast horse appeared in front of everyone, with a flag hanging on his body, and was intercepted.
After handing Li Cheng a backpack with a bamboo tube hanging on it, he fell down and fainted.
After a while, the bamboo tube fell into Meng Yi's hands. After checking that there were no problems with the sealing wax and other seals, Meng Yi opened the bamboo tube and handed the cloth book inside to Fusu.
"Return to Xianyang!" Fusu read it briefly and handed it to Meng Yi. Accompanied by a dozen imperial soldiers, he headed towards the carriage where the horses were resting.
At this time, Yang Xiong came over and asked: "What happened?"
Meng Yi closed the bamboo book in his hand and replied: "Longdi was attacked, and the western border is in danger!"
"What! Li Xin is stationed there, yet someone dares to invade our territory!" Yang Xiong frowned.
"The Qiang people suffered heavy losses in the heavy snowstorm last year. It is said that they were invaded by the Yuezhi in the spring. I didn't expect them to dare to come to the Qin Kingdom to seek an opportunity to make up for their losses... Hehe, do they think they can act recklessly now that the First Emperor is gone?"
Meng Yi sneered and quickly went down the city wall with Yang Xiong.