mtl008 Chapter 7 Sending Cold Chicken Noodles
Chapter 7 Sending Cold Chicken Noodles
Seeing someone approaching, the gate guards quickly stepped forward to stop them. Ying Wuyou hurriedly stepped forward and said to the gate guards, "I am the Thirteenth Princess. Today, seeing that the weather is hot, I made some food for my father. Could you please inform him?" Hearing Ying Wuyou's words, the guard was obviously stunned. He had never seen this Thirteenth Princess before and did not know whether he should report her or not. The guard was now in a dilemma.
Seeing the guard remain motionless, Ying Wuyou thought to herself: [In palace dramas, people always bribe officials to make announcements, but I have no money. What am I going to do? Ugh, I just mentally prepared myself to create a mighty Qin Empire that lasts forever, and I'm already stuck at the first step. No, no, I can't give up. If the guard doesn't make the announcement, I'll cry. I don't believe my father won't hear me. I'll fight for a mighty Qin Empire!]
As the King of Qin was reviewing memorials, he heard a voice proclaiming the creation of a Qin dynasty that would last for ten thousand generations. The First Emperor recognized the voice as belonging to the Thirteenth Princess. [For a moment, the King of Qin was unsure whether to be angry or pleased. He was angry that a mere young girl had no connection to matters of state, yet she spoke with such arrogance—did she aspire to be Empress? It was utterly disgraceful! He was pleased that even a young girl knew to strive for a Qin dynasty that would last ten thousand years, proving that not only were the men of Qin fearless, but the women also had faith in Qin and possessed the courage and pride of true Qin people.] Just as he was marveling at the positive spirit of the Qin people, he heard a mournful sobbing outside.
The King of Qin frowned, thinking, "What kind of decorum is this, crying in public like this?" Then he saw a guard enter and kneel to report, "Your Majesty, the Thirteenth Princess is requesting an audience!"
King Qin said, "Let her in!" The guards quickly withdrew from the main hall, and soon Ying Wuyou entered the side hall of Zhangtai Hall. King Qin usually handled official business here. This hall was truly tall and grand, and the entire palace gave people a sense of majesty. Ying Wuyou walked step by step to a place twenty paces away from King Qin, knelt down and greeted him, saying, "Father, I made some fresh food today and brought it here for you to try." Then he held up the food box with both hands.
King Qin said, "You've shown your kindness, get up!" Then Zhao Gao, who was not far away, quickly walked to Ying Wuyou's side and said to her, "Give the thirteenth princess to me!" Ying Wuyou had no questions and handed over the food box. Zhao Gao took the food box and walked towards King Qin's desk.
As Ying Wuyou stood up and prepared to look up, she heard the King of Qin's icy voice: "Was it you who was making a scene outside just now?" Hearing this question, Ying Wuyou was startled and quickly knelt down to beg for forgiveness: "Father, I was wrong. I just wanted the guards to help me pass on the message. The guards probably didn't dare to report it because they were afraid that my identity might be questioned. I couldn't help but cry in my anxiety. I know I was wrong. Please don't be angry, Father!"
Hearing Ying Wuyou's long speech, the King of Qin was slightly surprised: "[I thought that Thirteen would definitely shift the blame to the guards, and then talk about how she worked hard to make food to send to her father, but was harassed by the guards, and so on. I didn't expect her to speak up for the guards. This move is indeed quite unexpected.] The King of Qin also put aside most of his previous displeasure.
Looking at the food box placed not far away, the King of Qin sighed: "Of my nearly twenty children, none of them have ever brought me food. I'm a bit hungry myself, so let's see what this girl has prepared."
Thinking of this, the King of Qin put down the memorial and sat down at the imperial desk next to the food box. Zhao Gao, quick-witted as ever, immediately came over, took out a bowl of noodles from the food box, scooped out a single noodle, placed it on an empty plate beside him, and summoned the eunuch who was tasting it. The eunuch took a bite, and the King of Qin waited quietly, while Ying Wuyou stood by as if invisible. After about ten minutes, when the eunuch had no complaints, the King of Qin began to eat the noodles.
After the King of Qin finished eating, he said to Ying Wuyou, "Your method is quite unique. A bowl of this in the summer would be very nice." Then he said to Zhao Gao, "Go and get two hundred taels of silver for Little Thirteen later!" Zhao Gao bowed his head and agreed, then quickly cleared away the dishes.
Ying Wuyou knelt to express his gratitude, watching the King of Qin, who had just finished eating and immediately began reviewing memorials. He silently thought to himself, "The First Emperor is truly diligent. No wonder he was able to unify the six kingdoms. Although the unification was the result of the combined efforts of generations of Qin kings, the First Emperor, who truly accomplished this feat, can truly be considered the greatest emperor!"
Upon hearing Ying Wuyou claim that he could unify the six kingdoms and become the greatest emperor, [King Qin was truly excited. He had always considered unifying the six kingdoms as his lifelong pursuit, but now he had only unified two. Why did Thirteen say that he would unify the six kingdoms? Could Thirteen be prescient? Was it because of that system?] Suppressing the urge to ask directly, King Qin decided to observe further.
According to a recent report from the Commander of the Imperial Guards, "[Thirteenth child has basically never left the house. Occasionally, he goes out to pay his respects to Lady Wang. The rest of the time, he stays quietly in his own courtyard, basking in the sun and planting flowers. These past two days, he has started researching food, and it seems that he is going to make the noodles he eats. It seems that this child is very filial!]" King Qin thought.
【System, system, system, I remember that Jing Ke attempted to assassinate the King of Qin this year in history. What was the exact date?】 Ying Wuyou suddenly remembered this and asked the system.
Faced with Ying Wuyou's persistent calling him "System," the system tried to correct him multiple times, but to no avail. Finally, the system gave up and accepted the habit of calling him "System." The system dutifully checked its database and told Ying Wuyou: "[Next month, Crown Prince Dan of Yan will use the pretext of presenting a map of Yan to send the assassin Jing Ke to assassinate the King of Qin. Then the true intentions will be revealed, and the King of Qin will pull a fast one.]"
Upon hearing the system's words, Ying Wuyou rolled her eyes: [System, are you giving me a complete list of idioms?] The system did not respond to Ying Wuyou's teasing, but pretended not to hear, turned around, curled up into a ball, and went to sleep.
Hearing this, the King of Qin was filled with turmoil. Suppressing his rage, he roared inwardly: "Fine, fine, Prince Dan of Yan! I've always considered you a close friend, and this is how you treat me? Sending assassins to kill me? Very well, I'll see what a mere assassin can do! Humph!"
Seeing the King of Qin's suddenly unfriendly expression, Ying Wuyou felt a chill. She was still pondering, "How can I find a way to remind the King of Qin?" Before she could think of anything, she heard the King of Qin say, "Thirteen, you may leave!" Ying Wuyou was startled by the King of Qin's sudden order, but then she understood. "The King of Qin probably saw some unpleasant memorials and is in a bad mood. He'll leave first and try to remind me another day. If that doesn't work, I'll just go to Zhangtai Palace every day. If I happen to run into Jing Ke trying to assassinate the King, I can try to stop him for a while!" Having figured this out, Ying Wuyou thanked him and took her leave. Zhao Gao handed Ying Wuyou two hundred taels of silver. Ying Wuyou carried the food box in her left hand and her purse in her right, and left Zhangtai Palace.