With the cannon fodder script in hand, it is easy for the king to change his fate

"Oh, there's such a thing?" Prince An, Xie Liang, also came to the palace today. Of course, he was interested in the underground palace, which is why he came to find Azhen. Hearing her say this, he became even more interested.

The current situation in Zhao State is quite precarious, as it may not have as many books as the Zhou family.

Before the Zhao Kingdom, there were many years of chaos, and the treasures in the former dynasty's palace had long been moved away.

Fortunately, the establishment of the Zhao Kingdom was popular, and many scholars still submitted to the sister, willing to donate their family books to piece together a few items. However, some ancient books and rare copies were very difficult to find.

Given Zhou's status and the fact that the other party hadn't committed any major offense, it was impossible to force them to hand it over. A misstep could easily incite discontent among scholars throughout the land.

The woman from the prestigious Confucian family was the one who displeased Xie Liang the most. Therefore, upon hearing this, Xie Liang privately believed that this matter was very likely related to the woman from the Zhou family.

He was starting to look forward to it.

The Zhou clan members, young and old alike, are all unpleasant to talk to and extremely stubborn; you simply can't reason with them. Not only does his sister dislike the Zhou clan, but he and the princess also don't particularly like them.

Unfortunately, this Zhou family member was quite shameless and wanted to arrange a marriage between them.

He doesn't see it as a marriage alliance, but rather as an attempt to create enmity.

He praised his eldest daughter for being well-educated, gentle, and virtuous, while subtly belittling his second daughter for her fondness for martial arts and being unbecoming of a woman. The words were certainly not spoken explicitly, but anyone could understand the underlying meaning.

“Once everything is organized, the relevant books will be sold in the bookstore,” Azhen said with a smile. “We can’t let plagiarists keep getting the credit and leave the real original authors with regrets.”

Azhen picked up the teacup and took a small sip.

Upon hearing this, Xie Liang almost understood; it must be Zhou Shi! Seeing his sister so happy, Zhou Shi was surely doomed.

"We also discovered an ancient remedy this time." Azhen changed the subject, her gaze sweeping over Xie Liang's leg. "It's already been sent to the imperial physician for research. We don't know yet if it will work on my brother's leg injury. We'll give it a try."

Xie Liang paused for a moment, then nodded: "Okay."

The fact that my sister could say that clearly indicates that the ancient prescription is extraordinary.

Although he has long accepted the disability of his legs and it is no big deal to talk about it now, it would be wonderful if they could be cured.

Being disabled in both legs makes everything inconvenient, and there's very little he can do to help his sister.

If he hadn't had a leg ailment, he could have done so much more and wouldn't have let his sister suffer so much.

Now that the world is at peace, he can only stay in the capital and can't even take the princess out for a walk. His leg ailment not only affects his walking but also causes him frequent and unbearable pain.

Since Azhen can produce this "ancient prescription," she can definitely cure his leg.

Xie Liang was also a man of great talent.

Unfortunately, his birth mother was merely the daughter of a merchant, and was originally a concubine of the Chen prince, so she was never favored. The Chen prince had many wives and concubines, none of whom were easy to deal with. Xie Liang was too outstanding, and the Chen prince praised him, so someone couldn't sit still and plotted to cripple Xie Liang's legs.

They're both useless now, so Prince Chen naturally wouldn't cause any more trouble for a good-for-nothing son. He's just the son of a merchant's daughter. He has plenty of children; he doesn't need Xie Liang.

But Chen Fanwang never expected that he would be defeated by his own children whom he looked down upon.

"The underground palace is quite large. The contents on the stone walls are currently being copied and organized. Once it's finished, you can go and take a look if you're interested, brother," Azhen added. Xie Liang is also a book lover, so he'll definitely be interested in those things.

Sure enough, Xie Liang nodded happily.

"I've heard that the paper from Ao Kingdom is very well preserved? You can even flip through it by hand without any damage," Xie Liang asked. "I wonder what method they used? Is there any book that records this?"

"I don't know yet. Maybe it will be there after all the data is compiled," Azhen said. All the data in Ao Kingdom was preserved using several methods. After all, the underground palace didn't use any magical powers, and she probably couldn't be sure if it would be damaged later while she was in Ao Kingdom.

Actually, she found it strange. Given her personality, if she really wanted to preserve these things for thousands of years, she would definitely use some special power. She didn't know why.

Fortunately, the surviving items were all intact, mainly because the underground palace itself was not damaged. Even if the books of the Ao Kingdom didn't record the method of preserving paper for thousands of years, she would find a way to include it; after all, the Ao Kingdom had existed, so it was normal for this method to exist.

After chatting for a while, the family went to Empress Dowager Xie Jiang's palace, intending to have a meal together there.

As long as there are no outsiders, the Xie family members don't have many formalities when they get along, and it's pretty much the same as before, except that Xie Ping is a little more reserved, which is just her personality.

After lunch, Xie Jiang pulled Azhen aside again, ready to have a private chat.

"Zhen'er, even if you can't have children, do you want someone to stay by your side?" Xie Jiang's eyes were full of heartache. Her daughter had sacrificed too much for today. "Now that the underground palace of Ao Kingdom has been discovered, I heard there are ancient prescriptions. Is there a prescription that can help you heal your body?"

Xie Jiang wasn't so concerned about whether she could have children; she was just distressed that her daughter was often unwell, which was heartbreaking.

The imperial physician had already said that the root of the disease had been planted and that he wouldn't live long.

“There’s no such prescription.” Azhen sat down next to Xie Jiang and took her hand. “But I haven’t been feeling unwell lately. If you don’t believe me, ask Yuanqi. She’s with me every day.”

Xie Jiang scrutinized Azhen's face, recalling that her daughter had indeed rarely frowned recently. Her brows gradually relaxed: "Really?"

“Really,” Azhen said, “I feel like my daughter has a long life ahead of her.”

These words immediately made Xie Jiang laugh. She didn't care about or interfere in other matters, but she was worried about her children's health, which was getting worse and worse.

"I wonder if that ancient prescription can cure your brother's leg." She became worried again. "Even though your brother doesn't seem to care now, he still hopes to get better. He has so many doctors in his household, not only for himself, but also for Ping'er and the others. He's afraid that something might happen to them."

“It should work,” Azhen said. “That ancient remedy is amazing. Mother, just watch and see. Big brother will be able to stand up soon.”

“Isn’t it a pity that you can’t travel around? Mother used to say that once the world is at peace, you can go anywhere without fear of danger and you must go see it. When you get better, you can go together.”

Since entering the Chen Prince's Mansion, Xie Jiang has been staying in the mansion. Originally, she was the daughter of a merchant and was used to traveling around. Suddenly being confined to the mansion was really difficult for her.

Later, when the clients began to vie for supremacy and to avoid becoming a weak point, Xie Jiang also stopped going anywhere.

After unifying the world and establishing the new nation, she could no longer travel around.

Now that the Zhao Kingdom is at peace, it seems pointless for her, as the Empress Dowager, to go out alone. The affairs of the state are busy; she can't possibly abandon them for her daughter's sake. Even if her daughter agreed, she would never agree.

"Alright, Mother will wait for that day." Xie Jiang couldn't help but look forward to it, but then she changed the subject, "Really not going to find a confidant to accompany you?"

"Let's talk about it later. I haven't seen anyone I like yet."

Xie Jiang's eyes lit up; these words were different from before.

It seems that my daughter's health is better than before.

A-Zhou was speechless.

……

"In a while, the study will be selling books about the Kingdom of Ao. I'm really looking forward to it."

"I never imagined that the existence of the Ao Kingdom was not just a legend."

Back at the manor, Xie Nuo couldn't help but talk to Yun Qinglan about these things: "According to my aunt, there are quite a few poems, calligraphy and paintings. Are you interested?"

"Yes," Yun Qinglan nodded with a faint smile.

Xie Nuo reached out and pinched his cheek: "Qing Lan, you're way too mature." (End of Chapter)