Chapter 44: Qin Shi Huang's Mother

  What a stunning beauty this girl is!

  Her tall and slender figure, the well-tailored dress tightly wrapped around her delicate body, highlighting her lithe curves, as if born from heaven, giving people a strong visual aesthetic impact.

  Her raven-black hair cascaded down like a waterfall, coiled into a cloud-like bun, adorned with a jade hairpin, exuding an extraordinary aura, dignified and majestic, as if she were a celestial maiden descending from the ninth heaven.

  Skin as white as snow, with a beauty like jade, exuding a youthful aura that is overwhelming.

  Eyes like autumn water, bright and clear, as enchanting as a night sky full of stars.

  She is so charming and captivating, every move she makes is seductive, even a eunuch would be tempted.

  "In today's society, those big stars and beauties can't compare to her in terms of being called a beauty?" As a modern person, Qin Yiren had seen many photos and videos of big stars and beauties online, but none of them were as beautiful, elegant, and charming as the girl in front of him, which left him deeply shocked.

  "Hmm." Suddenly, Qin Yiren's eyebrows rose, staring at Lü Buwei.

  Lü Buwei sat beside the young girl, his face flushed with excitement, a layer of smiles piled upon another, chatting and laughing, saying something to the girl. The girl nodded slightly, a demure smile on her face.

  This smile was irresistible, the entire hall was filled with a warm and gentle breeze, making people feel refreshed and invigorated. Those scholars' eyes lit up, as if this young girl was smiling directly at them.

  "What incredible power!" Qin Yiren had never experienced such power before and couldn't help but praise it in his heart.

  "Look at Lü Buwei's flattering appearance, is she Lü Buwei's sweetheart?" Qin Yiren started to turn his head and despised Lü Buwei: "Lü Buwei is over 40 years old, while she is only 18 or 19 years old. Is Lü Buwei going to be an old cow eating tender grass? Lü Buwei, at your age, can you still do it? If you can't, this young master is willing to take your place."

  The more he thought about it, the more evil his smile became. In his heart, he secretly thought: "Lü Buwei has plotted against me many times, this time, let me plot against him once. If I were to ruin this matter, wouldn't Lü Buwei be unable to lift his head?"

  With a resolute mind, Qin Yi strode forward in his long gown, taking large strides as he rushed towards the young girl.

  "Hmm." Lü Buwei was trying to win over the young girl, and when he saw Qin Yiren approaching with big strides, his eyebrows furrowed into a "川" shape, extremely disgusted. He turned his head around and shouted at Qin Yiren: "What are you doing here?"

  "Nonsense!" Qin Yiren coldly rebuked.

  Lü Buwei was one of the top merchants in the world, with immense wealth and power, and a reputation that preceded him. Yet Qin Yiren publicly rebuked him, which was completely unexpected, and everyone's eyes were fixed on Qin Yiren.

  The girl's face was full of surprise, her eyes shining like the stars as she swept Qin Yiren back and forth, releasing a burst of electricity that made Qin Yiren feel refreshed all over.

  "Still arrogant, don't you apologize to Manager Lü?"

  "Lu Da Zhanggui is one of the top merchants in the world, and you dare to be rude to him? You're really ignorant. Hurry up and apologize, Lu Da Zhanggui has a magnanimous heart and won't pursue your impolite behavior."

  Today, readers are here for the 10,000 pieces of gold from Lü Buwei, so they naturally speak up for this gold master, and the sound of scolding fills the air.

  "Lü Buwei, you are just a merchant...” Qin Yiren coldly swept his eyes over the scholars and fixed his gaze on Lü Buwei, his voice growing louder.

  "Ah!" A burst of exclamations rose, and the faces of all the scholars were filled with astonishment.

  Lü Buwei was a renowned merchant in the world, second only to the top five merchants in the world. His status and position were superior to others, but in Qin Yiren's mouth, he became "just a humble merchant". Who is this person with such a big tone?

  "You... What kind of person is Lü Buwei? A high and mighty merchant, who doesn't receive VIP treatment wherever he goes? Nobody dares to offend him. Yet, in front of so many people, and even more so in front of the woman he has his eyes on, he gets publicly rebuked! This is the first time in his life he's encountered such a situation, how can he tolerate it?! His face turns red with rage, he slams his fist on the table and shouts: "Qin Yiren, you're too insolent! I won't let you off!"

  "So it was the tiger-like Qin people!"

  "You beastly Qin people, quickly kowtow to Director Lü and beg for forgiveness, otherwise, you won't be able to leave the temple."

  The scholars naturally didn't take a fallen prince seriously and wanted to curry favor with Lü Buwei, so the scolding voices grew even louder.

  "You bookworms have read so many books that they've gone to the dogs, and you can't even tell what's going on in the world!" Qin Yiren loudly rebuked the shouting scholars.

  "How dare you insult us?"

  "Our men will never be humiliated, you must apologize, otherwise we won't let it go."

  During the Warring States period, the social status of scholars was extremely high, and wherever they went, they were respected by people. Scholars with some reputation would associate with either the wealthy or the noble, and their status was not ordinary. If one became a famous scholar in the world, he would be able to enter the court as a high-ranking official, and some even had equal status with princes.

  Qin Yiren scolded them so severely that they couldn't bear it, their faces turned red with rage, their eyes gleaming like knives and swords, staring at Qin Yiren, as if they wanted to tear him apart and devour him.

  "I scold you for your own good." Qin Yiren didn't back down, his eyes gleaming with a fierce light as he sneered: "You look down on the Qin so lightly, aren't you afraid that Great Qin will attack Handan and chop off your heads?"

  After the Changping War, Bai Qi was reorganizing his troops in Ye Wang, sharpening his blades, preparing to send out troops to destroy Zhao. This is a well-known fact throughout the land. If the Qin army were to attack, all it would take is one word from Qin Yi and they would be beheaded. If Qin Yi's heart were even more ruthless, their families would also become souls lost under the swords of the Qin army.

  "Hiss!" Shi Zi was greatly frightened, constantly taking in cold air, avoiding eye contact, and not daring to meet Qin Yi's gaze.

  The young girl's face lit up with a smile, her bright eyes sizing up Qin Yiren with some surprise.

  "Lü Buwei, you're just a merchant, how dare you interfere with the affairs of the great First Emperor's grandson? You have a big nerve!" Qin Yi Ren glared at Lü Buwei, his voice growing even louder.

  The stifling feeling in Lü Buwei's heart cannot be described by words. With his identity, status and wealth, who dares not to show respect to him? Who dares to scold him? Who dares to stare at him? Qin Yiren did all of these things, he was very resentful but also helpless, after all, Qin Yiren is a prince.

  In the Warring States period, although merchants were wealthy and powerful, they had a low social status. Even Qin Yiren, a fallen prince, was more noble than Lü Buwei's identity.

  "You... I..." Lü Buwei was eloquent and could turn straw into gold, but at this moment he was also tongue-tied and had nothing to say.

  "I've seen a fairy." Qin Yiren's face changed faster than flipping through a book, the previous moment was still icy cold, but now it was filled with a warm smile, and he bowed to the girl.

  Perfect etiquette, without a single mistake, showing off the good breeding of Wang Sun.

  "Fairy?" The girl was taken aback, a look of puzzlement on her face, adding a hint of charm and vigor.

  "The maiden is so beautiful and has such a rich spirit that others must think she is a fairy from the ninth heaven who has descended to the mortal world." Qin Yiren praised.

  "Ha ha!" The girl laughed so hard that her whole body shook, like a hundred flowers blooming. Her beautiful eyes stared at Qin Yiren and said: "You're really interesting! You know how to talk!"

  Many people have praised the beauty of the young girl, but none as strangely as Qin Yi. The young girl's affection for Qin Yi increased greatly.

  Lü Buwei watched with a look of astonishment on his face. He had tried every trick in the book, but couldn't get even a smile from the young girl, and he was consumed by jealousy.

  "In the lower village of Weng, there is a strange person. May I ask for your name, miss?" Qin Yiren seized the opportunity to ask the girl's name.

  "Just call me Zhao Ji, everyone else does." The young girl said in a crisp tone.

  "Good!" Qin Yiren had barely uttered a word when his mouth suddenly opened wide, and his face was filled with shock, as if he had seen a ghost.

  "Damn it!" Qin Yi people cursed in his heart.

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