Chapter 262 Wipe Your Mouth

Three poles in the sun.

Li Wu shook her head. The extremely strong blush on her face had disappeared after a night of buffering.

Ok?
Why am I in bed?
Li Wu’s eyes suddenly widened.

I remembered that I had a water fight with Cheng Jiao in the bathtub for most of the night, but when it was almost over, I seemed to...

fainted?

Li Wu's face felt a little hot.

Damn it, why did he fail at the critical moment?

Li Wu felt a little annoyed, even though she had clearly gotten through it.

Ugh……

Li Wu felt the remaining warmth of the quilt beside her, and it was obvious that Cheng Jiao had just left not long ago.

"so annoying!"

He scratched his hair frantically.

Li Wu threw back the quilt, put on her dress and high heels in no time, her movements smooth and seamless.

Ali, who had just entered, was stunned.

"Where's the young master?"

Li Wu asked Ahri before leaving.

Ahri came back to her senses and quickly shook her head: "I don't know, the master asked me to come over and clean it up."

"Oh...never mind then."

Li Wu left the house in a hurry, which made Ali wonder what made him so anxious.

"What about people?"

Li Wu ran to Yan Lingji's courtyard, but didn't see anyone.

"Isn't he going to Jingwei's place?"

Li Wu muttered to herself.

She decisively ran to Jingwei again. She would never be willing to not see Yan Lingji today.

Arriving at Jingwei's residence, Li Wu pushed open the door and was about to shout a few times.

"Sir?"

Li Wu opened her mouth slightly, thinking she had seen it wrong.

Cheng Jiao said, "You woke up so soon? I thought you were going to sleep until night."

Li Wu said awkwardly: "How can this be possible?"

"Who is this?"

Seeing that there was a girl younger than Ali next to Cheng Jiao, Li Wu asked in doubt.

"Hello, sister. I'm Mi Lian."

Mi Lian bowed gracefully.

Li Wu smiled and said, "I am Li Wu."

Mi Lian was wearing a plain skirt. After hearing this, she said, "Mi Lian meets Teacher Li Wu."

Li Wu’s smile froze on her face.

Teacher? What the hell?

Are you confused or haven't woken up yet?

"What did you say?"

Cheng Jiao coughed lightly and said, "The day before yesterday, I promised Lord Changping that I would let Mi Lian come to the mansion to learn dancing from you."

Li Wu pointed at her nose with her finger, "Me? Anyone else?"

"Well, and..."

"Of course there's me~"

Yan Lingji came out of Jingwei's house and said with a smile.

"Mi Lian, that's a nice name. Do you have a stage name?"

Li Wu ignored Yan Lingji and asked Mi Lian with a smile.

Mi Lian whispered, "My teacher in the mansion gave me a name, Lianyi."

Li Wu nodded slightly: "It's a very good name. Then I won't give it another one."

In this era, people who learn to dance will have their teachers give them a stage name to show their close relationship.

Back then, when she was learning to dance, she was also given a stage name - Liwu.

It also became a synonym for being trapped in a web.

As for her real name, she has no name.

Yan Lingji walked up to him, playing with her hair.

"Okay, if Lian Yi didn't have a stage name, you would have taken this advantage."

"Teacher Yan Lingji."

Mi Lian also bowed to Yan Lingji.

Seeing this, Cheng Jiao wondered why Mi Lian called herself Lianyi in Zuimenglou. It turned out that this was the stage name given to her by her teacher when she was learning dance.

Li Wu saw this and took Mi Lian's hand, "Let me see you dance for a while."

Mi Lian knew this was a test, "Okay."

Cheng Jiao sat on a stone bench and watched Mi Lian dance.

Although she doesn't have the charm of Li Wu Yan Ling Ji, she is indeed very good.

Her waist is extremely flexible, and her frowns, smiles and turns are all very natural.

Li Wu praised: "Very good, you have great talent."

Lianyi gradually stopped and a smile appeared on her face.

Cheng Jiao clapped his hands.

"In that case, I will leave first. I will leave Mi Lian to you."

After saying that, Cheng Jiao left. He had something to do at the palace.

When Mi Lian came over, he also brought Changping Jun's words. It seemed that he wanted to say something to Zheng Ge and him.

After Cheng Jiao left, Mi Lian felt that the atmosphere seemed to have changed.

Li Wu coughed lightly and said, "Lian Yi, let me teach you first today."

Yan Lingji said with a smile: "First come first served, of course I will teach Lianyi first."

Li Wu said casually: "If I hadn't played with the young master for too long last night, I should have gone first."

Yan Lingji immediately knew what Li Wu wanted to say.

Somewhat unhappy, he snorted, “It should be, it’s now, it’s now, it’s me first.”

Li Wu hit back: "Can you teach me?"

Yan Lingji was stunned. This...

She dances well, it's purely natural, she doesn't really need any teaching.

Li Wu chuckled. She had long discovered that Yan Lingji was a self-taught dancer. Although she danced better than her, she had never received any "professional" education.

"That's a shame. Let me teach today."

Yan Lingji stamped her feet and said angrily, "Your luck has changed? The young master slept with you last night, and today you come to steal my student. This is outrageous."

Mi Lian, who was standing between the two women, had a vague understanding that Li Wu and Yan Lingji did not seem to be at odds with each other over who would teach her.

But who did Cheng Jiao sleep with...

Lian Yi's eyes suddenly opened.

Mi Lian felt uncomfortable when she thought about her father wanting her to get closer to Cheng Jiao.

The two sisters Zhuanpo and Miehun were called over by Ali, and asked to drive Chengjiao to the palace.

After not seeing the twins Zhuanpo Miehun for a few days, Cheng Jiao's eyes lit up.

He took off the Luowang killer uniform and put on a slim-fitting suit, looking quite heroic.

Miehun was left in the carriage by Chengjiao, while Zhuanpo drove the carriage alone.

Zhuanpo knew without a second thought that Cheng Jiao definitely had ulterior motives, and he couldn't help but worry about his sister.

It’s not that I’m worried that Cheng Jiao will do something to my sister, but I’m worried that my sister will do anything to gain power from Cheng Jiao.

For example, the faint moaning sounds coming from the car now show that the two of them have already started fighting.

Soon, the face of the cold and icy Miehun turned red with pain.

The clothes are a little messy.

Zhuanpo, who had the same cold expression as Miehun, looked at his sister in surprise.

Miehun wiped the remaining... from the corner of his mouth and said expressionlessly: "He let you in."

After saying that, he took the whip from Zhuanpo's hand.

Zhuanpo had a strange look on his face, as if he had guessed something.

When I entered the carriage, I saw Cheng Jiao sitting there carelessly.

Even the cold Zhuan Po couldn't help but blush.

Under Cheng Jiao's gaze, Zhuan Po wisely chose to obey. Cheng Jiao's residence was not far from the palace, and after Zhuan Po got into the car, they were almost there.

Miehun stopped the carriage and listened attentively to the movements inside the carriage.

After a dozen breaths, a rustling sound was heard from inside the car.

Zhuan Po came out of the car with a red face and the same look of pain as Mi Hun before.

……

……

"Commander Zhang Han."

Cheng Jiao greeted him with a refreshed look.

Zhang Han, who was wearing fine iron armor, said politely: "Lord Chang'an, the king is waiting for you."

Then he whispered, "Changping Jun is here too."

Cheng Jiao nodded, "That's thoughtful."

Zhang Han smiled without saying anything, and then led Cheng Jiao to Yong Palace, the study where Ying Zheng often worked overtime.

Cheng Jiao entered Zheng Ge's study again, looked at the big golden scale that was still in its original state, and nodded with satisfaction.

"Brother Wang, Lord Changping, I've been waiting for a long time."

Ying Zheng smiled faintly and said, "You arrived so late, what were you doing?"

Cheng Jiao coughed lightly. He couldn't tell Brother Zheng that he had enjoyed himself a little longer on the way.

"Nothing much. Lord Changping's eldest daughter came to the mansion to learn dancing, so I made some arrangements."

Ying Zheng looked at Changping Jun.

The upright Lord Changping nodded and said: "Lord Chang'an has a wife who is a great dancer, so let Mi Lian go to study."

Ying Zheng laughed and said, "No wonder you mentioned Cheng Jiao's marriage just now, it turns out you had some ulterior motive."

Cheng Jiao blinked, it seemed like he was about to be stabbed in the back by Zheng Ge...

Changping Jun remained calm and composed: "Lian'er is almost of marriageable age, and Chang'an Jun has not yet married. What do you think, Your Majesty?"

Ying Zheng looked at Cheng Jiao who was in a daze: "Of course not, she is a good match."

Cheng Jiao smiled bitterly and said, "This..."

"Hmm? Cheng Jiao, do you have a problem?"

Cheng Jiao said with a stiff upper lip: "The threat from Lü Buwei has not yet been resolved. Now is not the time to talk about sex."

Ying Zheng said with a smile: "Then when are you going to marry Mi Lian?"

"Forehead……"

Cheng Jiao was speechless. He had so many women. If he knew that a little girl had gotten there first, he would be furious...

"Well, it won't be too late to talk about it after Lu Buwei falls, after my brother is crowned, and after I am crowned."

There is no other way, I can only postpone it for now.

Taking a look at the calm and composed Changping Jun, how could I not know that it was this old guy, oh no, my future father-in-law who was responsible.

"Well, okay, let's settle this first."

Cheng Jiao breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that it could at least be delayed for a year and a half, so there was still plenty of time.

Ying Zheng agreed with Cheng Jiao's delaying tactics. After all, Changping Jun was an old minister. Although he agreed to cooperate with him to suppress Lu Buwei, who knew what other ideas he would have.

It would be better to use Cheng Jiao's marriage as a bargaining chip to completely win over Changping Jun first.

If they work together to defeat Lu Buwei, it is not impossible to let Cheng Jiao and Mi Lian get married.

But if he just works without putting in any effort, he will not let Changping Jun succeed.

Otherwise, the power of the Chu faction in the court would probably reach a terrifying level, and Changping Jun would become the second Lu Buwei, and would be even more difficult to eliminate.

As the King of Qin, he could tolerate his subjects holding power, but he would never allow any of his subjects to have power that surpasses his own.

Cheng Jiao didn't want to talk about his marriage anymore.

"Brother Wang, I don't know what's going on today."

After hearing what Cheng Jiao said, Ying Zheng looked at Changping Jun.

"Changping-kun, can we talk now?"

Changping Jun is now nominally both his cousin and his brother-in-law.

It was difficult to address him, so he was simply referred to by his title.

Changping Jun smiled and said, "I came here today to provide a plan to target Lu Buwei."

Ying Zheng was surprised: "Lü Buwei has been behaving himself recently, and there is no flaw."

"Your Majesty, do you still remember that three years ago, Lord Gang Cheng went to the State of Yan?"

Ying Zheng recalled that he had just gotten married at that time.

"I know about this, but what does it have to do with Lu Buwei?"

"Three years ago, Lü Buwei sent Gang Chengjun to the State of Yan to serve as a minister. On the surface, it was to establish good relations between Qin and Yan, but in reality, Lü Buwei wanted to unite with Yan to attack Zhao."

Ying Zheng frowned slightly: "Is there something wrong? Attacking Zhao has always been a common practice for the Qin State."

Changping Jun stopped talking here, which made Ying Zheng a little unhappy.

He didn't know much about this matter. If he wanted to know the whole story, he needed to go to the storage room and look it up.

"Cheng Jiao, please tell me."

Ying Zheng set his sights on Cheng Jiao. Changping Jun acted like this simply to put on airs and show off his abilities.

Cheng Jiao was also aware of this matter, so he said, "If I remember correctly, Lü Buwei's fiefdom was in Hejian."

Ying Zheng suddenly understood. No wonder Lu Buwei went to so much trouble to send Gang Chengjun to Yan State.

Changping Jun didn't care when Cheng Jiao exposed his plan, because he had something better.

Thanks to the clues and information provided by the farmers, he was able to guess a lot of things.

"Changan Jun is right."

Ying Zheng was even more confused.

"That alone is not enough to hit Lu Buwei."

Changping Jun smiled and said, "Your Majesty, Lu Buwei has been preparing for this for three years. Will you give up?"

Ying Zheng shook his head and said, "Of course not. On the contrary, I will continue to push this matter forward. The Qin State is judged by military merit. Lu Buwei will not fail to do such a double-edged achievement."

Changping Jun suddenly said: "When I was investigating Lü Buwei, I received a piece of news."

"what news?"

"King Xi of Yan sent Prince Dan of Yan to Qin a few days ago."

When Cheng Jiao heard this, he couldn't help laughing.

Yan Dan is indeed an outstanding student who graduated from the Warring States Proton Major.

"Cheng Jiao, why are you laughing?"

Ying Zheng hasn't figured it out yet. This matter seems to be most beneficial to Lu Buwei, and it is impossible for him to destroy such a good thing that will benefit the Qin State without any harm.

Cheng Jiao restrained his smile and said, "My brother, if Lü Buwei cannot do this, and you can do it, isn't that a good thing?"

"Oh? What's the explanation?"

In Ying Zheng's view, this matter was almost a natural outcome.

The State of Yan sent Prince Dan of Yan to Qin as a hostage. The State of Qin only needed to send an important official to Yan to serve in order to form an offensive and defensive alliance and jointly attack Zhao.

How could Lu Buwei not be able to do such a simple thing?

Changping Jun was a little anxious. He didn't expect Cheng Jiao knew so much. If this continued, he would become a clown if he didn't say something.

"Your Majesty, who are the old ministers in Qin who can be sent to Yan?"

Cheng Jiao smiled and said, "It has to be General Zhang Tang."

After being reminded by Cheng Jiao, Ying Zheng suddenly realized.

Although Qin has many capable ministers and generals now, the only one who is idle and qualified is Zhang Tang.

"General Zhang has made countless contributions to the Qin State. He is very suitable to serve as the prime minister of the Yan State."

When Changping Jun heard Cheng Jiao say it, he was no longer vague.

Cheng Jiao murmured in his heart that this country in the Warring States Period was quite bold.

However, even if Zhang Tang became prime minister of Yan State, he would probably just be a mascot and would not have much power.

When Ying Zheng heard this, he frowned and said, "Zhang Tang belongs to the military, his position is unclear, and he never participates in the court. And I can't force Zhang Tang."

Now in the court, anyone with a discerning eye can see that he is competing with Lu Buwei.

Those who should take sides have already taken sides, and those who have been staying out of it will not get involved anymore.

He could hear that Lord Changping was planning to start with Zhang Tang and then attack Lu Buwei.

Changping Jun saw this and said with a smile: "Don't worry, Your Majesty. You don't need to do anything. Zhang Tang will not dare to go to Yan State as an envoy."

Ying Zheng was surprised and asked, "Why?"

Changping Jun glanced at Cheng Jiao.

"Your Majesty, do you still remember that Zhang Tang, as the deputy general of General Meng Ao, fought against Pang Nuan of Zhao State at Yao Mountain and defeated the Zhao army?"

Ying Zheng also looked at Cheng Jiao.

"Cheng Jiao was there at the time, so I am sure I know."

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