I am not a seventh-generation descendant of Lord Wu'an from the Qin Dynasty.

While Lord Chang'an Chengjiao was away, he led a large army to attack Xianyang, and Empress Dowager Xia Ji secretly plotted to assassinate the King of Qin.

Once a single strike succeeds, the matter will be settled, and everything else will be nothing more than stumbling blocks swept along the road to becoming king!

As for the historical records, they are nothing more than the story that Queen Dowager Xia Ji's assassination attempt failed, and King Zheng of Qin feigned a rebellion against Cheng Jiao, the Lord of Chang'an who was stationed outside the capital, and then wiped him out.

"Bang!"

While Bai Qi was still in a daze, with Liu Linglong standing by and Liu Jiannu and the others helping, Zhuanpo and Miehun finally threw Chang'an Jun Chengjiao over.

"My lord, the Empress Dowager's trusted eunuchs and palace maids attacked from outside, and I killed them all."

"The Eight-Dragon Dance worked; it knocked him out."

Bai Qi gave a soft "hmm" sound.

Seeing that her beloved grandson was unharmed, Empress Dowager Xia Ji finally managed to regain her composure, suppressing her inner shame. She stepped forward, embraced Cheng Jiao, slumped to the ground, and sobbed mournfully.

"Grandma~"

"Poor Grandmother, my poor Zhenhou!"

"Stop howling!" Bai Qi's eyes turned cold. 'I really want to kill these two menaces!'

But he knew he couldn't.

With neither of them showing any signs of rebellion, neither King Zheng of Qin nor the Qin royal family would allow him to kill a Qin queen dowager in the Qin palace.

Empress Dowager Xia Ji and Lord Chang'an Cheng Jiao were well aware of this, so they feigned pitifulness to win people's hearts.

Bai Qi held up three fingers. "First, the third token of the Black Ice Platform, the 'Platform' token."

Empress Dowager Xia Ji gritted her teeth inwardly, looking at the severed limbs scattered on the ground, and finally resigned herself to her fate.

She loosened her shell and stood up proudly.

A strong, fishy smell wafted over, and the closest adult worm couldn't help but cough.

Empress Dowager Xia Ji blushed, her shoulders slumped, and she walked to a bookshelf, took out a bronze box, opened it, took out a token, and tossed it over.

With all three orders from the Black Ice Platform gathered, the remaining six members of the Eight Linglong visibly breathed a sigh of relief.

"The power struggles within the Qin royal harem are fucking incredibly exciting!"

Master Gen and the others bowed their heads to Bai Qiban, calling out in unison, "My lord!"

This is not acknowledging a new master, but rather recognizing the change of power; the King of Qin still needs to give his approval.

This is one of the benefits of following Brother Zheng; they worship the King of Qin, so they feel at ease.

Bai Qi closed the delicate clasp, flipped the token over, and looked at its smooth, unwavering surface, muttering to himself, 'Next up is Prime Minister Lü.'

He then closed one finger without changing his expression.

"Secondly, tomorrow morning, Empress Dowager Zhao Ji's imperial carriage will leave Ganquan Palace and head to Yongcheng, the former capital of Qin, to relax for a while."

"I suppose Empress Dowager Xia Ji must be feeling lonely in the deep palace, so let's go together."

Empress Dowager Xia Ji's face suddenly turned deathly pale, her delicate body trembled, and she looked up at Bai Qi in disbelief.

"Your Majesty, does he intend to kill me? I am his grandmother! His own grandmother!"

"Silence!"

Bai Qi rubbed his temples in frustration and explained, "The King's intention to rule personally and reclaim the regency is just the beginning; the real issue is Lü Buwei."

"Your Majesty does not wish to kill the Empress Dowager, but the Empress Dowager should also be sensible and not provoke Your Majesty's displeasure."

"The path to becoming a king allows no room for surprises!"

Unfortunately, no matter how much Bai Qi pleaded with him, it was all in vain.

Empress Dowager Xia Ji simply said, "I am the Empress Dowager of Great Qin, and I will not leave Xianyang Palace."

In the eyes of Empress Dowager Xia Ji, whose life was entangled within the deep palace of the Qin Dynasty, outside of Xianyang Palace, she was nothing more than a pig or sheep to be slaughtered at will.

During the reign of King Zhaoxiang of Qin, he was a ruthless man who directly dispatched assassins to kill his younger brother in the street.

With past mistakes still fresh in her mind, she dared not back down.

Even within the Great Qin Palace, Bai Qi dared to ride his horse through the palace gates. Without the protection of the Great Qin Empress Dowager, she dared not imagine what kind of humiliation she would suffer.

Seeing that his persuasion had been ineffective for a long time, Bai Qi finally ran out of patience.

"If you won't listen to a polite toast, then you'll have to suffer the consequences!"

Bai Qi's face was grim. He pointed at the assassins on the ground, each wielding a Han crossbow, and said, "Men!"

"Strip these assassins of their pants and see if our revered Empress Dowager is truly pure and innocent."

The demon chuckled and kicked over a severed limb from its abdomen, the gleaming thing between its legs was quite an eyesore.

With a cold face, Bai Qi reached out and drew a Qin sword, pointing it at Empress Dowager Xia Ji's eyes.

"The Empress Dowager has been keeping fifty handsome men from Korea; this is her first grave crime, defiling the palace!"

"The Empress Dowager has a truly excellent appetite!"

Empress Dowager Xia Ji vehemently denied it, saying, "I didn't! Don't try to drag that harlot into this with me!"

"That depends on whether outsiders believe it or not."

Bai Qi chuckled coldly and kicked over a Korean-made, handheld, four-stone, exquisitely crafted crossbow.

"It's not surprising that the Empress Dowager, being a woman from Han, longed for things from her homeland after entering the Qin palace, but these crossbowmen are the royal guards of Han."

"The second major crime is collusion with Korea! Heh heh, even if the Empress Dowager denies it, it's useless now!"

Empress Dowager Xia Ji clenched her back teeth, her cheeks puffed out, making a gurgling sound.

Bai Qi glanced at the mess in the inner room behind the palace, and a cold look appeared in his heart.

"Within the deep palace of the Great Qin, they kept assassins, dug hidden chambers, and concealed secret mechanisms."

"If we add the first two crimes of corrupting the palace and colluding with the state of Han, then does Bai Qi have reason to suspect that if Qin goes to war with Han, Empress Dowager Xia Ji will collude with foreign countries and steal court secrets?"

"Or perhaps, assassinate the king!"

"Grandmother, no, no! You, you, you're making baseless accusations and false charges!"

Empress Dowager Xia Ji clenched her teeth and remained silent, but the teenage Prince Chang'an, Cheng Jiao, could not hold back any longer. If this charge were established, the fate of the entire family would be exterminated.

He's still young, he doesn't want to die!

Hehehe~

Bai Qi squatted down, patted his shoulder, and chuckled, "I almost forgot about Young Master Cheng Jiao."

"Bai, Bai Qi, Marquis Zhen is a descendant of the late king. As a subject, how dare you..."

Before Empress Dowager Xia Ji could finish her warning, Bai Qi exerted force with his palm, and Cheng Jiao suddenly let out a miserable "Aow".

"Grandma, your grandson loves you so much~"

A hint of surprise flashed in Bai Qi's eyes; he hadn't expected this kid to have a talent for acting.

"Unfortunately, you have no secrets in history, so you'll never have the chance to play dumb and outsmart others!"

Bai Qi continued to exert force with his palm, and Cheng Jiao's twisted face was now real.

Empress Dowager Xia Ji tried to stop him, but Bai Qi's arms were as strong as iron and she couldn't budge them at all.

"Bai Qi, release Zhen Hou! If you have any grievances, come at me!"

Bai Qi smiled smirk and turned to look at her.

"So the Empress Dowager still remembers that Lord Wu'an was forced to his death by the bloodline of the King of Qin."

"If Bai Qi truly possesses the bloodline of Lord Wu'an, he will show no mercy to the former prince."

This is also the biggest reason why Bai Qi is so confident that once he enters the palace, he will be able to force Empress Dowager Xia Ji to compromise.

Given the blood feud, as long as he doesn't kill anyone, Empress Dowager Xia Ji dared not predict how far he might go.

It takes eighteen years to raise a person to adulthood, but it only takes an instant to destroy a person.

"Grandma, grandma~"

Cheng Jiao's mouth was crooked and his eyes were slanted; this time, he really wasn't pretending to be pitiful.

Empress Dowager Xia Ji closed her eyes in despair.

"Alas, I, your humble servant, must leave the palace!"

"Go, go to Du Yuandong to live in seclusion. To the east I can see my son, and to the west I can see my husband."

"Don't worry. The King isn't that heartless."

Bai Qi relaxed his palm. "Tomorrow, Empress Dowager Huayang will also leave Xianyang Palace under the pretext of missing the Chu region, and go to see the old Qin and Chu lands."

"If Empress Dowager Xia Ji has the time after a month or two of travel, she can always come back to visit!"

But after they returned, they were merely empress dowagers of the Qin Dynasty; the new emperor's title and power as regent were gone.

Empress Dowager Xia Ji gritted her teeth and said, "I do not wish to be in the same place as Bai Qizi."

Bai Qi curled his lip, looked at the disheveled grandfather and grandson, a sinister smile on his face, and extended another finger.

"The third matter. On the same day, I will also trouble Young Master Chengjiao to go to Longxi, under the pretext of a prince guarding the border. He shall not return without the king's summons!"

Empress Dowager Xia Ji was truly driven to desperation this time. She stepped forward, grabbed Bai Qi's arm, and let out a dying groan like an old beast, roaring angrily.

"Bai Qizi, does the King intend to force this old woman to her death before he will be satisfied?"

"If Marquis Zhen dies, I will smash my head against the gates of Xianyang Palace and let all seven kingdoms see how disobedient and unfilial King Ying Zheng is!"

Bai Qi stood up indifferently and looked down at the two of them.

"The Marquis of Zhen is the Empress Dowager's grandson, but isn't Your Majesty also one?"

"Empress Dowager Huayang is merely a godparent, yet she still knows how to help others achieve their goals. Her palace is filled with Han crossbowmen and assassins; has she ever considered the King's predicament?!"

"You old fool, listen up."

"If you want your Marquis Zhen to survive in Longxi, then you'd better put on a good show of paternal love and filial piety before the world, otherwise... hmph!"

"Your Majesty may be benevolent, but Bai Qizi still harbors a grudge against your Ying family!"

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