Qin Shi: I only work eight hours

Chapter 17 Xu Lin Enters Ganquan Palace
Five days later.

Xu Mansion, on the outskirts of Xianyang City.

After lunch, Xu Lin did not take a nap, but chose to teach Li Ji swordsmanship in the courtyard.

Li Ji was wearing a light yellow long skirt and holding a long sword with dense sword light.

Li Wu was wearing a dark purple long dress and holding a jade flute, from which the sound of the flute could be heard.

The sound of the flute disturbed Li Ji greatly, and soon, Li Ji fell into a disadvantage.

"Li Wu is not good at close combat. When fighting her, the best defense is offense."

Xu Lindao.

Li Ji nodded, and suppressed her discomfort as she attacked Li Wu in the face.

After a cup of tea, Li Wuxi was defeated by Li Ji.

Just when Xu Lin was about to give Li Wu some pointers, he caught a glimpse of red dates not far away from the corner of his eye.

Hongzao stood like a bird on the ancient tree outside the wall of Xu's mansion, and painted Xu Lin's appearance on the bamboo slips.

"gentlemen."

"Shall I go and capture her?"

Li Wu asked respectfully upon seeing this.

"Need not."

"It's a blessing, not a curse. It's a curse that cannot be avoided."

Xu Lin waved his hand.

Then he turned his attention to Li Wu and let Li Wu and Li Ji continue to compete.

……

Half an hour later.

Hongzao returned to Ganquan Palace and gave the portrait of Xu Lin to Zhao Ji.

The Xu Lin in the bamboo slips has eyes like bright stars, a nose like a hanging gall bladder, and an elegant appearance. Even compared with Ying Zheng, he is not inferior at all.

"How can there be such a handsome man in the world?"

After reading it, Zhao Ji smiled gracefully and asked.

Hongzao hesitated to speak after hearing this, and then dismissed his attendants.

"How old is he?"

Zhao Ji looked at Xu Lin's portrait with her eyes as sharp as torches and asked.

"It should be twenty."

Hongzao answered truthfully.

"Soy milk was also invented by him?"

Zhao Ji's eyes lit up and she asked with difficulty hiding her joy.

Who doesn't like young people?
Zhao Ji is no exception!

"Yes."

Hongzao nodded.

"Seeing is believing. Bring him to see me."

Zhao Ji's eyes sparkled as she gave the order.

"The Empress Dowager."

"He is a man after all. It's probably inappropriate to let a man come to Ganquan Palace."

"If you want to see him, you can change into casual clothes and pretend to be a Ganquan Palace steward..."

Hongzao suggested softly.

Before she could finish her words, she was interrupted by Zhao Ji.

"What's wrong with the man?"

"The Queen Mother Xuan can have a concubine, but I can't even see a man?"

Zhao Ji suddenly felt displeased.

Her uneven breathing caused her chest to rise and fall violently.

Because Zhao Ji rarely left the palace in recent years, her skin was whiter than Li Ji's.

Upon hearing this, Hongzao opened his mouth for a long time but couldn't utter a word.

She wanted to say that the times have changed. Although Queen Dowager Xuan was a woman, she had real power, and although Zhao Ji was the queen dowager, she had no real power.

"The Empress Dowager."

"Ganquan Palace has many eyes and ears. If the king and Prime Minister Lu knew about this, I'm afraid they would..."

After Zhao Ji calmed down, Hongzao took a few steps forward and advised in a low voice.

She was interrupted again by Zhao Ji before she could finish her words.

"I am the Queen Mother of Great Qin, Zheng'er's biological mother!"

"So what if Zheng'er knew about this?"

Zhao Ji widened her eyes.

"As for that old scoundrel Lu Buwei, do I care what he thinks?"

"I am the Queen Mother of the Great Qin, the mother of a nation. How can that old man Lu Buwei have the right to say irresponsible things about me?"

Zhao Ji's voice grew colder.

She was already dissatisfied with Lu Buwei. Not only did Lu Buwei give her to Ying Yiren without her consent, but he also secretly returned to Qin with Ying Yiren a few years later.

After Ying Yiren left Handan, Zhao State, she and Ying Zheng almost lost their lives several times!

"Your Majesty the Queen Mother is absolutely right."

"I will go and invite Mr. Xu right away."

Seeing this, Hongzao immediately accepted the order. After she finished speaking, she turned and left Ganquan Palace.

After leaving Ganquan Palace, she did not go directly to Xu Mansion, but returned to her residence in Xianyang first.

She had served Zhao Ji for nearly ten years, and she had been serving Zhao Ji since Ying Yiren was still alive.

She understood Zhao Ji's character better than anyone else.

Although Zhao Ji was over 30 years old, she was still a little "love-brained" and very willful.

No one could dissuade Zhao Ji from making up her mind, not even Ying Zheng.

The fact that Xu Lin entered Ganquan Palace was of great importance and the truth would soon spread throughout Xianyang. Therefore, Hongzao planned to wait until sunset before going to Xu's house.

Although the news would get out sooner or later if we went there at night, it would at least spread more slowly.

Things will be better if you take it slow.

……

A few hours later.

The setting sun melts gold.

Hongzao changed into the bright red silk skirt that Zhao Ji had given her last year and rode her horse to Xu's house.

Although she is a woman, her cultivation is not low, and she is proficient in swords, spears, swords and halberds.

……

at the same time.

Xu Mansion.

Xu Lin was playing chess with Li Ji in the study.

Li Ji has lost two games in a row and the third game has just begun.

"It's really boring just playing chess without gambling."

"How about we bet something this time?"

Xu Lin asked with a smile when he saw Li Ji's serious expression.

Although Li Ji played beautifully at the beginning of this game, it is not easy to beat him!

Li Ji, who was wearing a green silk dress, was stunned at first, then shocked, and then her heart tightened when she heard this.

If she loses the bet, Xu Lin won’t make any excessive demands, right?

Although she liked the tofu, straw paper and other things invented by Xu Lin, she only appreciated and admired them.

"What do you want to bet, sir?"

Thinking of this, Li Ji sat up straight, tucked her long hair behind her ears, and asked calmly.

Xu Lin's cultivation was far superior to hers. In fact, if Xu Lin really wanted it, she couldn't refuse at all!

"Can you play the piano?"

Xu Lin asked as he thought about it.

"know a little."

Li Ji pursed her lips and replied.

It had been several years since she last played the piano!

Playing the piano didn't matter to her, what she was worried about was that Xu Lin had other intentions. On the surface, he said he was "playing the piano", but in fact he had other intentions!
Just when Li Ji was thinking about whether to reject Xu Lin, there was a sudden knock on the door.

Upon hearing the sound, Li Wu twisted her slender waist and walked towards the door.

Squeak.

The door opened in response.

After learning that the visitor was the Empress Dowager's confidant, Li Wu immediately invited him to the study.

"The Queen Mother wants to see me?"

"Now?"

Xu Lin's brows furrowed slightly when he heard this.

He is usually very low-key, how did Zhao Ji know him?

"Correct!"

Hongzao nodded.

Although she is about the same age as Xu Lin, she looks like a queen.

Although Hongzao is a woman, she is not short at all. She is only a few centimeters shorter than Xu Lin and taller than Li Ji.

"it is good."

Xu Lin readily agreed.

Then I went to Ganquan Palace with Hongzao.

In his impression, Zhao Ji was just a "little woman", and Lao Ai had not yet entered the palace, so he thought it should not be dangerous for Zhao Ji to see him now!
Looking at Xu Lin's back as he walked away, a hint of worry flashed across Li Ji's eyes.

It is said that Ying Yiren died several years ago. Could it be that Zhao Ji has fallen for Xu Lin?
Li Wu was not worried about this at all.

This era is a system of monogamy and polygamy. If Xu Lin is really favored by Zhao Ji, it will not be a bad thing for her, but a good thing!

Sharing a man with the Queen Mother of Qin, is this a bad thing?

She was no match for Xu Lin on the couch. Wouldn't it be great if Zhao Ji could help her share her worries?

As soon as she thought of this, Li Wu felt that neither her legs nor her waist hurt anymore.

"I'm not his woman, why do I have to think so much?"

"Even if the Queen Mother really takes a fancy to him, what does it have to do with me?"

After more than ten breaths, Li Ji looked at herself in the bronze mirror and said in her heart.

Then she suddenly stood up and walked straight to the bedroom.

For some reason, Xu Lin's sudden visit to Ganquan Palace made Li Ji inexplicably irritated.

Although she was "kidnapped" by Zhang Han, she and Xu Lin had become good friends, and she had gotten used to life in the Xu Mansion. Practicing sword and playing chess with Xu Lin every day made her feel very comfortable, and time passed quickly!
(End of this chapter)