Chapter 431 Letter

Qin State, Xianyang Palace.

Ying Zheng was holding a letter written by the King of Chu in his hand, somewhat absent-minded.

The Queen Mother Huayang, who was dressed luxuriously and was graceful and kind, sat quietly opposite Ying Zheng.

"Xiong Yuan is the son of my brother. I took care of him when he was young. I never thought that he might die before me."

Ying Zheng regained his calm and rationality.

"Queen Dowager, it is natural for the King of Chu to want to see Lord Changping and Lord Changwen for the last time. But the Queen Dowager also knows that if the two brothers Lord Changping and Lord Changwen return to Chu... they may never come back."

Queen Mother Huayang looked at the young king with some admiration, "Yes, I think so too. However, I am from the royal family of Chu after all, so I still need to send someone to Chu to show Qin etiquette."

Ying Zheng frowned and said, "It doesn't matter if the person you send is of low or high status. Who do you think is suitable, Queen Mother?"

"I heard that Cheng Jiao is in Handan, which is not too far from Shouchun of Chu State. Let him represent our royal family."

"This……"

Ying Zheng was a little hesitant as he had already received intelligence about a great victory at the front, where they had captured thirteen cities of Yan State without any casualties. This achievement was enough to make Cheng Jiao a marquis and allow him to take control of the army with full legitimacy.

He was ready and was waiting for Cheng Jiao to return to Xianyang. By then, the royal family would have someone in charge of the army, and he could free himself to regulate Qin's internal affairs.

How could the Queen Dowager Huayang not know what Ying Zheng was struggling with?

"After this incident, I will be buried, and you will be crowned and take charge of the government. You should worry about the affairs of the court, and I will not be in charge anymore."

Even with Ying Zheng's great composure, he couldn't help but show a look of joy.

"I am ashamed of myself. I will write a letter to Cheng Jiao right now."

Queen Mother Huayang nodded slightly and left with the help of the palace maid.

The reason why she said all this was that a while ago, Changping Jun and his brothers deliberately sided with Ying Zheng. She couldn't say anything, and she didn't have many years left to live, so she just ignored it.

Ying Zheng clenched the brush tightly. The promise of Queen Dowager Huayang allowed him to completely control the power of the Qin royal family and his voice in the court was no less than that of Lu Buwei.

"Send the letter by flying letter. Make sure it reaches Cheng Jiao within three days."

Gai Nie appeared silently and walked out of the study with the letter.

The Qin State had special flying birds for delivering urgent letters, and Handan also had special spies for receiving letters. It was enough to deliver the letters to Cheng Jiao in three days.

……

That night.

The resentment on Ya Fei's face was still there, and Xue Nu was silently accompanying her.

Unexpectedly, such a huge change happened in the palace in just one day.

Frankly speaking, she was secretly delighted about Zhao Yan's death, but since he was Sister Yafei's brother after all, she couldn't show too much happiness.

Xue Nu subconsciously glanced at Cheng Jiao. She still remembered that not long ago, Cheng Jiao said he would help her get revenge, but Zhao Yan died today.

Especially this morning, Guo Kai's carriage came and Cheng Jiao traveled with him.

After thinking about it, she decided to keep this matter to herself and never tell Yafei.

However, she wanted to ask Cheng Jiao. If Cheng Jiao did it, she didn't know how to repay him in this life.

Ya Fei looked at Xue Nu with complicated eyes, and finally sighed softly.

After all, her brother was the murderer of Xue Nu's father, so it was normal for Xue Nu to behave like this.

The only good news now is probably that because of Zhao Yan's death, the vague gap between her and Xue Nu has disappeared.

"Master Cheng Jiao, I'm afraid the city will not be peaceful these days. I'm not sure if you can take in Concubine Ya for a few days. When General Li Mu returns to the city, Concubine Ya will definitely reward him handsomely."

Ya Fei looked at Cheng Jiao seriously. The whole Handan city was full of Guo Kai's spies. Other people who had any relationship with her would not be able to escape the search. She was afraid that Cheng Jiao was the only one she could trust and who had the ability to protect her.

She knew that Cheng Jiao was very powerful and Guo Kai had suffered a lot. He would not quarrel with Cheng Jiao at this time. "It doesn't matter. Miss Ya Fei can stay as long as she wants. Guo Kai and the others will not dare to come."

Cheng Jiao said calmly.

Now that Queen Chang and Guo Kai are under his control, he doesn't believe that there will be anyone so ignorant as to cause trouble.

Ya Fei breathed a sigh of relief, "Thank you, Master Cheng Jiao."

After a slight pause, Concubine Ya couldn't help but feel worried. "I don't know how my brother died. I think it was caused by Empress Guo Kai. Alas! If General Li Mu was in Handan, there would still be a chance to find out the truth. Now it seems that Empress Guo Kai and Zhao Qian are planning to let Zhao Qian take the throne in advance and put an end to my brother's death."

"I think I will let Zhao Qian take over the throne tomorrow to avoid any more trouble."

Ya Fei was silent, with a gloomy look in her eyes.

It would be great if she had Cheng Jiao’s strength, a celestial being who could definitely suppress all disobedience.

Thinking of this, Yafei slightly opened her rosy little mouth and wanted to say something, but in the end, she didn't say it.

Do we really want to let Cheng Jiao get involved?

Not to mention, based on her understanding of Cheng Jiao, Cheng Jiao would not care about the affairs of the Zhao royal family unless she paid some price.

In particular, this was very good news for the Qin State. Not taking advantage of the opportunity to take advantage of it was actually a kindness to its mortal enemy.

……

Xianyang City, the residence of Lord Changping.

Chang Wenjun had a solemn look on his face, holding an unopened letter without a name on it in his hand, and looked around vigilantly.

"who?"

Chang Wenjun saw a thin black shadow flash by not far away and shouted in a low voice.

"Ah, it's me, Mi Lian."

Mi Lian appeared in a beautiful dance costume with a smile on her face.

"This is what Teacher Li Wu made for me. I want to show it to my father."

Chang Wenjun's expression relaxed, and he smiled and waved his hand, saying, "Your father has something important tonight, and I need to discuss it with him. You should go back and rest first, and come back tomorrow."

There was some disappointment in Mi Lian's beautiful eyes, "Okay..."

Seeing Mi Lian go back, Chang Wenjun took a breath and walked quickly towards his brother's study.

The letter from his father whom he hadn't seen for many years made him very worried that something bad might happen.

In fact, he had no impression of this father, and he didn't care much about being abandoned. After all, he was very young at that time and couldn't remember anything, and now he was living a comfortable life in Qin.

Unlike his elder brother, he is still resentful about being abandoned by his father.

Soon, Chang Wenjun walked outside the study and stopped, hesitating a little.

If my brother's years of peace were broken by a letter, wouldn't he have committed a sin?
Before Changwen Jun could figure it out, Changping Jun opened the study and walked out.

"Huh? What are you doing here in the middle of the night? Do you have any urgent message for me?"

He had just finished dealing with today's affairs of state and was waiting to deliver them to Ying Zheng tomorrow.

Then, after being so quiet for a while, I decided to go out to enjoy the moon and relax. Unexpectedly, I ran into my little brother who looked uneasy.

Chang Wenjun smiled bitterly, it seemed to be God's will.

"Brother, there's a letter from father...it's a secret letter."

"what!"

Changping Jun's eyes suddenly showed a look of shock and some disbelief.

(End of this chapter)