Chapter 58 If there is idle matter hanging on one's mind

  The most noble of the Great Qin Dynasty was not one of them, that person appeared among the most noble people of the Great Qin Dynasty.

  This roundabout way of speaking is nothing more than saying that although the few people present are quite dignified, they still don't count for much in front of the old lady.

  Everyone knelt down, whether it was the frantic and crazy imperial concubine mother and daughter or the disheveled Qin brothers.

  Under the support of Jinfei, the old lady trembled and walked past the four people kneeling on the ground. When she reached the side of Ruhua, who had disheveled hair, and San Gongzhu, whose head was wrapped like a ball of yarn, she let out a cold snort, frightening the two into silence, trembling with fear on the ground, as if recalling some terrifying event.

  After a long time, Qin Lei secretly glanced in the direction that the Empress Dowager had gone, and found no one there. He then looked at the Crown Prince and saw that his eyes were tightly closed, kneeling motionless.

  It turned out that even Guifei and San Gongzhu were also ordinary in appearance, Qin Lei was puzzled, what kind of majesty could make the three people who were used to being high above so obedient, and even after they left, they didn't dare to be slack for half a moment.

  Although unclear about the details, Qin Lei knew that the kind old lady that night was just a part of Wen Zhuang Empress Dowager, or even an illusion.

  July's blazing sun, a fiery red orb hanging high in the sky, seems to want to evaporate everything on earth. Water vapor rises from the lake and forms a thin mist that hovers above the surface, refusing to drift ashore.

  Kneeling on the scorching bluestone road for a while is unbearable, let alone without wind. Sweat hasn't even come out yet and it's evaporated, causing severe dehydration. Once the human body is dehydrated, symptoms such as dizziness, nausea, and vomiting will appear in succession.

  There were many figures swaying in the distance, but none of them dared to approach.

  The crown prince, who had never practiced martial arts before, was the first to hold out. More than half a time later, Qin Lei saw that his face was as white as paper and he was about to fall, finally falling straight to the ground.

  Qin Lei's eyes were quick and his hands were fast, he grabbed him in one swift motion. The prince, who was half dazed, slightly shook his head towards him and groaned: "Don't..."

  Qin Lei smiled and stood up, pulling the prince onto his back. He walked towards the shade of a tree, swaying unsteadily under the incredulous gazes of the two on the ground.

  The crown prince supported himself on his back and said: "Don't go against grandma..."

  Qin Lei didn't know why they were so afraid of that seemingly harmless old lady, and he leaned back against the crown prince, saying softly: "In any case, today is all thanks to my brother speaking up for me."

  The crown prince shook his head hard behind him.

  Qin Lei continued: "This is the first time someone has stood up for my little brother, really."

  The crown prince remained silent, his arms wrapped tightly around Qin Lei's neck, saying nothing.

  Lao Liu and a tearful lady rushed over to help Qin Lei move the prince under the shade of a tree. Qin Lei saw that the lady was wearing a yellow robe with nine phoenixes on it, and he knew she was the Empress Dowager. He felt slightly surprised in his heart, but this wasn't the time for conversation. After bowing to the empress, he returned to where the two women were kneeling and knelt down again.

  The weather was getting hotter and hotter, the willows by the lake were screaming like crazy, making Qin Lei's head ache. He saw that the two women, although pale and exhausted, still refused to fall down. Apart from admiring the excellent genes of Xiao Pangzi's family again, he also became interested in Taifu Li Hong, who had given birth to this group of monsters for the first time.

  Qin Lei had unknowingly stood in the scorching sun for who knows how many military stances in his past life, and now that he was here, he still practiced under the scorching sun every day after noon. That's why at this moment, he didn't feel even a bit uncomfortable; just then, that swaying and staggering appearance was mostly because he had knelt for too long, causing his knees to lose strength. "Could it be that I've already anticipated this day?" He bitterly smiled in his heart.

  He then thought of Little Fatty, who had ordered himself to beat the princess, his cousin, yesterday, which led to today's disaster. He really deserved to die. He also thought about the two making an appointment five days later to go to Yudai River to enjoy the flowers and ask for willows, but it seemed unlikely to happen now.

  As he was lost in thought, a "thud" sound came from beside him. Qin Lei looked over and saw that the princess had fallen to the ground. Unlike the prince, she didn't have a brave younger brother to carry her into the shade of a tree, so she could only lie on the scorching hot stone slab, groaning uncomfortably in a low voice.

  Qin Lei looked at Ru Gui Fei, who was disheveled and resembled a fierce ghost, and found that she was staring straight at him, completely disregarding the life or death of his daughter.

  Since others don't mind being taken advantage of, he also gave up on the idea of being a good person. It's hard to be a good person in this world, isn't it?

  So, ignoring the struggling Third Princess on the ground, Qin Lei listlessly exchanged a glance with Ru Guifei, and soon lost his composure. The resentment in this woman's eyes was too intense, like the strong resentment of being stripped naked by Qin Lei and paraded through the streets, making people dare not provoke her.

  Qin Lei thought of that sentence he had seen countless times: If eyes could kill, he believed he would have died countless times already. Although it was a cliché, at this moment it was more fitting than ever.

  Qin Lei could only turn his head and look away from this crazy woman. His gaze slowly swept around: his mother had never appeared, and he couldn't help but feel a pang of gloom.

  So, people are most afraid of being idle. Once they're idle, they start thinking nonsense. He didn't even reflect on it, and since that night when he left the palace, he's been circling around the bed like a living dead man, even forgetting to go to the palace to pay his respects the next day. Not seeing Consort Jin for a moment, he started feeling sour in his heart. Although they don't have much feelings, after all, she is the flesh and blood that came out of your belly, why aren't you heartbroken?

  He had just sternly rebuked the woman for her double standards yesterday.

  In this way, he indulged in wild thoughts for a long time, and didn't know how much time had passed. The sun was setting in the west, and at this moment, a cool breeze blew from the lake shore, greatly relieving Qin Lei's heart of its heat.

  At last, Concubine Jin appeared by the lake, her expression complicated as she approached the two of them and curtsied to Rong Gui Fei: "Your Ladyship, the Empress Dowager has summoned you."

  As the imperial concubine raised her head, resentful eyes shot out from her disheveled hair, and she spoke in a hateful tone: "You've given birth to... a good son!" As soon as she finished speaking, she fell straight down onto the ground. But there was no sound, because she had already used the lifeless Third Princess as a human cushion.

  At this time, several eunuchs came over and dragged the two princesses who had already fainted towards Cining Palace like sacks. Seeing their hesitant appearance, Qin Lei thought to himself that they also cherished this opportunity to humiliate the golden branches and jade leaves.

  Jingfei came before Qin Lei, gazing tearfully at her son on the ground. Three hours had passed and apart from his dry lips and a slightly oily complexion, he didn't seem to be in too much discomfort.

  What kind of tempering is required to achieve this? Consort Jin only said that Qin Lei had suffered too much in the state of Qi, which was why he had today's iron-like physique. Thinking of the child's suffering, the tears that had been welling up in her eyes finally fell, and she gently said, "Child, you have suffered."

  Qin Lei stretched out his right hand and caught a tear of Jin Fei's, the cool feeling made him refreshed. He smiled at Jin Fei and said: "Mother..."

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  When Qin Lei and her son arrived at Cining Palace, they saw the Empress Dowager still sitting in the same place as before. The difference was that on the carpet in front of her, the weak Crown Prince knelt, while the two princesses lay unconscious.

  Qin Lei knelt down reluctantly and paid his respects to Empress Dowager Wen Zhuang, saying: "Imperial Grandmother, your grandson has come to see you again."

  The wrinkles on the face of Empress Dowager Wen were not many, only some fine lines at the corners of her eyes and mouth. It was only when she smiled that these hidden wrinkles appeared clearly, reminding her that she was almost an old woman approaching her 70th birthday. Therefore, the old empress dowager rarely smiled unconsciously.

  Maybe it's not just this reason.

  But somehow Qin Lei always managed to make her laugh, which could only be explained by their affinity. This kind of fate was inexplicable and couldn't be put into words.

  This most noble woman of the Qin state laughed and scolded: "Little monkey, you don't even know to come visit your grandma. You only feel at ease after causing trouble and being caught?" Her voice was warm and gentle, if it weren't for Qin Lei having just been roasted by her under the sun for three hours, he would have definitely felt affectionate towards her.

  Qin Lei scratched his head and chuckled, "To be honest with you, grandma, I originally planned to come visit you as soon as I left the imperial concubine's place. Who knew..."

  The old lady looked at the miserable mother and daughter on the ground and coldly hummed to the old eunuch beside her: "Wake them up."

  The old eunuch trembled and clapped his hands, and before long, two small eunuchs carried a sealed wooden bucket over. The old eunuch stepped forward and opened the lid of the bucket, and a blast of cold air hit him in the face, as if the temperature in the room had dropped by several degrees. This was ice water brought from the cellar. Qin Lei could even see the ice chips in the bucket clearly.

  The old eunuch slowly took over a wooden ladle, scooped up a full ladle of water, and with trembling hands but without spilling a drop, he poured the icy water directly onto the Empress's disheveled hair.

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