Chapter 50: Change of Mind
"The army is about to be assembled. Young Master Zheng will follow you for the time being. When the diplomatic corps is ready, you can go to the Handan camp to train the new army!" Lian Po said, not wanting to pay attention to this narcissistic young man.
"Okay!" Jin Yao nodded. King Zhao ordered that all men over the age of fifteen in Zhao State must gather at the camp outside the city of Handan, so they arrived one after another during this period of time.
After the incident , Jin Yao took Ying Zheng back to Wenming Palace.
"Pack your things and follow me to the palace!" Jin Yao said.
"Mother, can you come with me?" Ying Zheng asked expectantly.
"No!" Jin Yao refused. After all, Zhao Ji was Zichu's wife. If she lived in the Zhao royal palace, it would not be a good thing for Zhao Ji and Ying Zheng!
Ying Zheng was disappointed.
Smoke rose from the Wenming Hall. A beautiful woman in her twenties or twenty-five or twenty-six, dressed simply, was preparing a meal at the kitchen counter. She turned around when she heard the noise coming from outside the door.
She had returned a long time ago because someone told her that Gongzi Cheng and Gongzi Qi, a group of Zhao playboys, were looking for trouble with Ying Zheng again, so she hurried back from the dance hall .
Only when she saw that Ying Zheng was fine did Zhao Ji breathe a sigh of relief and looked at Jin Yao who was standing next to Ying Zheng.
Jin Yao was also looking at Zhao Ji, who had a pair of big peach blossom eyes, a face like a delicate fox, a natural charm, a natural beauty, and was once the number one dancer in the State of Zhao. She was trained to be charming in her every move, and not even a coarse linen dress could hide that hint of foxy charm.
"Were all the ancients obsessed with lolita?" Jin Yao whispered. It was incredible that the powerful people in the entire Zhao State could allow such a seductive woman to stay out there, and no one actually took action against her.
"Mother!" Ying Zheng bowed with good etiquette, which shows that Zhao Ji had never lacked in educating Ying Zheng over the years.
"You're back. Who is this?" Zhao Ji asked, nodding with a smile.
"He is the king's newly appointed Shangqing, the young prime minister. It was my brother who saved me this morning!" Ying Zheng introduced and told Zhao Ji in detail what happened in the morning.
After hearing that Ying Zheng was beaten, Zhao Ji hurriedly checked Ying Zheng's injuries, and only breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that he was not seriously injured.
But when he heard that Prince Cheng was actually going to draw his sword and kill Ying Zheng, he was so frightened that his face turned pale .
"Thank you very much for your help, Lord Shangqing. I thank you very much!" After hearing that Jin Yao rescued Ying Zheng, Zhao Ji hurriedly took Ying Zheng to pay her respects.
Jin Yao shook his head and avoided it. He saved Ying Zheng for the sake of Zhao State. He had selfish motives and wanted to teach this future emperor a lesson. The chivalrous spirit of the Mohist school was to do good deeds without seeking benefits, so he could not accept this gift.
Zhao Ji's knowledge far exceeded that of Ying Zheng. After seeing Jin Yao's black and white embroidery clothes and his words and deeds, she realized that this was an orthodox disciple of the Mohist school.
"I have no way to repay you for saving my life. I can only offer you some simple meals. I hope you won't despise me!" Zhao Ji also knew Mo's character and spoke again.
"Okay!" Jin Yao didn't refuse this time.
Not talking while eating and not talking while sleeping was also the education that Zhao Ji gave to Ying Zheng.
However, seeing that there was not much food, Jin Yao only ate two bites and put it down. With his huge appetite, the little food Zhao Ji prepared was not enough for him.
After seeing Jin Yao put down his bowl and chopsticks, Zhao Ji also put down her bowl and chopsticks. She hesitated for a long time before speaking again. She bowed and said, "Shangqing, are you in need of a servant? Zheng'er is about the same age as Shangqing. Could you please take Zheng'er with you?"
Even though Zhao Ji had many faults later on, she was really good to Ying Zheng and always thought about providing Ying Zheng with a better learning and living environment.
"This is what I was about to say. Madam and Prince Zheng are both honored guests of Zhao State. By order of the king, Prince Zheng will move to the royal palace and study with me from now on until the delegation is ready. Zhao State will send an envoy to personally escort Madam and Prince Zheng back to Qin!" Jin Yao said.
"Ah?" Zhao Ji covered her mouth in surprise. Lu Buwei gave her to Qin Yiren, and then took Qin Yiren back to Qin. She had been looking forward to going to Qin with him all the time.
Now the State of Zhao actually sent an envoy to escort them mother and son back to the State of Qin. This was something she had never dared to imagine.
"It's Yiren!" Zhao Ji also quickly understood that the status of hostages was different. There were many hostages in Zhao State, but the one who lived the best was the hostage Dan from Yan State, only because Yan State was strong and Yan Dan was the crown prince of Yan State.
There is only one possibility for Zhao's sudden courtesy, that is, Qin Yiren has achieved a huge status change in Qin, so Zhao does this.
"Prince Yiren has changed his name to Zichu, and now he has become the crown prince of Qin!" Jin Yao did not hide it.
"Prince!" Zhao Ji was so excited that tears streamed down her face. All the hard work and waiting for so many years were not in vain!
"Madam, you still need to stay here temporarily. Someone will come to take you to your new residence soon!" Jin Yao continued.
"Thank you for your help, Lord!" Zhao Ji quickly calmed down and expressed her gratitude.
Ying Zheng also packed up his dishes, clothes and belongings, and followed Jin Yao back to the Zhao palace under Zhao Ji's nagging.
"Throw all of these away. You are already the eldest son of the Qin State. These clothes are no longer suitable for your status!" Jin Yao said, looking at the bag that Ying Zheng was carrying.
Whether it was clothes or study supplies, Zhao would prepare new and gorgeous ones for him.
"Brother, you are the prime minister of Zhao State, why are you wearing plain clothes?" Ying Zheng did not listen to Jin Yao.
"All Mohist disciples are like this!" Jin Yao said.
It's not that the State of Zhao did not prepare new fine clothes for him, but the disciples of the Mohist school always wore black and white embroidery robes, so Jin Yao also rejected the good intentions of the State of Zhao.
Ying Zheng nodded as if he understood, and followed Jin Yao to live in Chonghua Palace.
The days that followed were happy, and it was what Ying Zheng dreamed of, but was out of reach in reality.
Jin Yao took him to travel all over Handan and taught him swordsmanship.
Seeing that Ying Zheng was able to learn Mozi's swordsmanship very well after only learning it once, Jin Yao didn't want to pay any more attention to him!
Ying Zheng was very curious about what kind of person Jin Yao was. Sometimes he was mature and knowledgeable like the abyss, and sometimes he was very funny and often misinterpreted the meaning of the scriptures.
For example, if you encounter a tiger, you should kneel down and call him "father" immediately, because even a tiger will not eat its own cubs!
For example, Ying Zheng asked, what does it mean to forget to eat and sleep? The answer is, the waste forgets to eat while sleeping!
Be content with what you have: I am very happy when I know someone asks me to wash their feet!
Relentless pursuit: Poverty has been chasing me and is reluctant to leave!
Be well-read and well-mannered; knowing the knowledge in books is not enough, you also have to learn how to give gifts!
"What is fickleness?" During this period, not only Ying Zheng himself was studying with Jin Yao, but the little princess Zhao Qian was also studying with Jin Yao.
"When I see a nice member of the opposite sex, I want to move into her house!" Jin Yao said casually.
Then I saw Zhao Qian running away with a red face.
"What happened to her?" Jin Yao looked at Zhao Qian's running figure in confusion and asked Ying Zheng.
"The Zhao Palace is the home of Princess Qian'er, right? Brother, would you like to move in with her?" Ying Zheng couldn't help but sigh that Jin Yao could even flirt with girls without showing off!
