The next morning.
Fu Su woke up very early. Today was the first day of their marriage, and he and Li Lizhi had to enter the palace to pay their respects to Ying Zheng and Lady Mi.
Because he had drunk a lot last night, Fu Su felt a little dizzy.
His gaze swept over the clothes scattered on the ground and then fell on Princess Chang Le's face.
Li Lizhi was still sleeping soundly.
Her breathing was steady and light, her long eyelashes were slightly trembling, and there was a faint smile on her lips, as if she was having a beautiful dream.
Looking at her peaceful and beautiful sleeping face, Fu Su hesitated for a moment. He did not have the heart to wake her up.
"Forget it. Father and Mother are not people who stick to etiquette.”
Fu Su thought.
He reached out and pulled the cup over Li Lizhi's fair and round shoulders. He helped Su get out of bed and began to put on her clothes.
He changed back into his moon-white robe.
After a simple wash, Fu Su put the Lulu Sword on his waist. He smiled and glanced at Li Lizhi, who was sleeping soundly, before leaving quietly.
……
In the Qin palace.
After Fu Su arrived at the palace, he went to visit Lady Mi in Huayang Palace to prevent her from getting jealous and angry again.
"Greetings, mother."
Fu Su bowed deeply to Lady Mi.
However, Madam Mi ignored him. She looked behind Fu Su and asked,""Where's Lizhi? Why haven't I seen her?"
" Lizhi was tired last night," Fu Su explained." She's still sound asleep, so I came to see you."”
At the mention of the word 'tired', Fu Su felt slightly awkward.
Lady Mi glared at Fu Su and said,""You don't even know how to be careful. What kind of husband are you?
"Let's go, let's go. Why did you come here without Lizhi? It's not like I haven't seen you before.”
As he spoke, he waved his hand impatiently.
Then, she didn't leave Fu Su to eat here. She walked to the back garden and tended to the flowers and plants.
“……”
Fu Su's face was filled with helplessness.
All the mothers in the world are the same. When they don't see you, they want to see you every day.
But when you're by her side, she'll despise you in all sorts of ways.
After sighing, Fu Su bowed again and left the Huayang Palace.
……
In the main hall of the palace.
Because yesterday was Fusu's wedding and the banquet of all officials, Ying Zheng had stopped the morning court session for a day.
However, he did not idle himself. As usual, he handled government affairs in the palace.
"Cough, cough, cough!"
All of a sudden, Ying Zheng covered his mouth and started coughing violently. His face was filled with pain, and the bamboo slip in his hand fell to the ground.
"Your Majesty…"
Seeing this, Zhao Gao hurriedly brought over a bowl of medicine and served it to Ying Zheng.
After drinking the medicine, Ying Zheng's coughing gradually stopped, and his expression eased a lot.
He glanced at the empty bowl of medicine, his eyes filled with disgust."After using medicine for so long, the cough hasn't improved at all. Are the palace full of quacks?”
Zhao Gao picked up the bamboo slips and handed them back to Ying Zheng, then said obsequiously,""Your Majesty is right. Those imperial physicians are indeed a group of people with an undeserved reputation.”
"This servant will definitely ask them properly when we return.”
Hearing this, Ying Zheng waved his hand and said blandly,""Forget it, their medicine is still useful. Let them think of something.”
Actually, he was just complaining.
The imperial physician had told him that the reason why his cough was not good for a long time was because he was too tired and overworked.
As long as he put down his government affairs and recuperated, he would be able to recover in a year and a half.
Thinking of this, Ying Zheng could not help but sigh.
Now that Great Qin had finally seized this opportunity to rise up, how could he slack off?
Just as Ying Zheng was lost in his thoughts, a eunuch walked into the main hall and reported,""Your Majesty, Shaoyang Jun requests an audience."
Hearing this, Ying Zheng retracted his gaze and regained his composure, saying lightly,""Let him in."
"Yes."
The eunuch lowered his head and left.
Not long after, a tall and slender figure walked into the hall. He was dressed in a moon-white robe and had a long sword at his waist. He was as handsome as jade.
It was Fu Su.
After entering the hall, Fu Su bowed to Ying Zheng and said in a clear voice,""Fu Su greets…"
Before he could finish his words, he raised his head and saw Ying Zheng's pale face. He could not help but feel shocked.
"Father, what's wrong?"
Fu Su's expression was solemn as he could not help but ask.
No matter how one looked at Ying Zheng's gloomy face, he did not look healthy. Was he sick?
"It's fine. It's just a cough."
Ying Zheng said nonchalantly, then turned his gaze to Fu Su." You came at the right time. I have something important to tell you."”
Hearing that there was an important matter, Fu Su could only suppress the worry in his heart and put on a listening expression.
Ying Zheng looked at Fu Su and said lightly,""You're already in your prime, and now that you're married, it's time for the coronation ceremony.”
"Crown ceremony?"
Hearing this, Fu Su was slightly stunned before he came to a realization.
In ancient times, when one reached the age of 20, they had to undergo a coronation ceremony. Only after coronation could one truly become an adult.
He was now twenty years old, and logically speaking, he had to hold a crowning ceremony.
However, because he had been on a diplomatic mission to the Tang Empire, this matter had been delayed.
Although Ying Zheng did not like complicated etiquette, the crowning ceremony was the most important rite of adulthood for men, so he had to do it.
When he first ascended the throne, he only had the qualifications to hold power after the coronation ceremony.
If you don't wear a crown, you can't hold power.
The meaning behind Ying Zheng's words was obvious. He wanted Fu Su to take over the power.
"That's right, you should prepare to head to Yong City in a few days and have your coronation ceremony there.”
Ying Zheng put his hands behind his back and said calmly.
Yong City?
However, when Fu Su heard his words, his eyes flashed with shock.
The capital of Qin Country was not Xianyang, but Yong City.
The reason why Xianyang was now called the capital of Great Qin was because it was moved here after Ying Zheng ascended the throne.
However, this was not what truly shocked Fu Su.
Because Yong City was not only the original capital of Qin State, but also the place where Ying Zheng was crowned!
But now, Ying Zheng was asking him to go to Yong City to be crowned as a prince?
Fu Su's mind was filled with a myriad of thoughts, not knowing what Ying Zheng's intention was.
After a moment of shock, Fu Su regained his senses. He cupped his hands and said,""Yes, Fusu."
It's just a coronation ceremony.
Since Ying Zheng had asked him to go to Yong City to be crowned, he would just go. What was there to worry about?
However, the coronation ceremony was just a small matter. The following content was what Ying Zheng really wanted to tell Fu Su.
"Recently, there has been news from the border. The Xiongnu have repeatedly invaded the border, making me extremely annoyed.”
"When you return from your coronation ceremony, you will bring the weapons and equipment traded from the Tang Empire to the border to support the two generals, Meng Tian and Meng Wu, and defeat the Xiongnu. It can be considered as tempering."
Ying Zheng casually prepared a big task for Fu Su to do.
The Xiongnu had been a chronic problem for Great Qin for a long time.
Although the Qin State had been building the Great Wall at the border, it could not keep all the Xiongnu outside.
Now that Fu Su had traded tens of thousands of weapons and equipment from the Tang Empire, he could take them to Wu Bian.
And the reason why he sent Fu Su was also because of Ying Zheng's deep meaning.
Fu Su had always advocated Confucianism.
Because of this, he had once scolded Baiqi, Lord of Wu 'an, and provoked Ying Zheng's anger, which resulted in him being severely punished.
Fu Su's performance so far had satisfied Ying Zheng, and Ying Zheng also intended to groom Fu Su as his successor.
If he wanted to become the ruler of Great Qin, he couldn't have the decadent thoughts of the Confucians!
Therefore, even though Fu Su had changed a lot, Ying Zheng still wanted to send him to the real battlefield.
Let him truly experience the tempering of the battlefield!
After hearing Ying Zheng's words, Fu Su raised his eyebrows slightly, but soon relaxed them again, and said calmly,""Fusu will obey the king's orders!"
He knew that the Lulu Sword was not so easy to obtain.
He had already mentally prepared himself for the more rigorous test that would come with taking this sword.
He just didn't expect the test to come so quickly.
Going to the border to defeat the Xiongnu sounded very dangerous, but one had to know that there were 300,000 troops guarding the border.
At the same time, Meng Wu and Meng Tian, the two top generals, were still there!
As long as he didn't seek death, there wouldn't be any danger.
Seeing Fu Su agree without hesitation, Ying Zheng nodded slightly and said,""En, go and prepare. You will head to Yong City to be crowned in these few days.”
"Don't waste too much time there.”
Ying Zheng did not forget to remind Fu Su.
Fu Su silently agreed. After hesitating for a moment, he said,""Fusu understands, but…father, please take care of your body and don't overwork yourself.”
Ying Zheng's health was the problem he was very worried about.
His pale face and deep dark circles under his eyes did not look healthy at all.
"You don't have to worry about my health.”
Ying Zheng said lightly, not caring about Fu Su's concern.
Fu Su was speechless and could only bow and leave.
Looking at Fu Su's departing figure, Ying Zheng's eyes were filled with a complicated yet gratified expression. Then, he slightly lowered his head and looked at his palm.
In his palm, there was a glaring scarlet.
Ying Zheng's expression remained unchanged as he wiped the scarlet blood onto his clothes without leaving a trace. The blood blended with the black-red brocade robe, making it difficult to distinguish.
However, what he did not know was that this scene was seen by Zhao Gao.
.......
After leaving the palace, Fu Su returned to Shaoyang Manor.
When he returned, he found that Li Lizhi had already woken up and was hurriedly washing up and changing.
"Husband, why didn't you wake me up when you woke up? Today was the first day of their marriage. They had to go to the palace to meet the king and his wife. What should they do if they were late?”
Li Lizhi couldn't help but complain to Fu Su, her beautiful eyes full of anxiety.
"Seeing that you were sleeping soundly, I couldn't bear to wake you up.”
"I've already paid my respects to father and mother and have just returned from the palace. You don't have to go.
Seeing her flustered appearance, Fu Su could not help but laugh.
"What?"
Li Lizhi was stunned when she heard that. Even Hua Mei's hand stopped moving. Her eyebrows that she had just drawn were instantly ruined.
When she came back to her senses, Li Lizhi's eyes turned red. She was anxious and angry."You, you, how could you do this?"
As she spoke, her eyes actually glistened with tears.
As a woman, she was very worried about being hated by her mother-in-law and father-in-law or leaving a bad impression on them.
In the Tang Empire, etiquette was especially important. It was extremely rude for a newlywed wife not to pay her respects to her father-in-law and mother-in-law on the first day.
Li Lizhi glared at Fu Su with tears in her eyes.
Then, she turned her back to Fu Su and sulked alone, ignoring him.
The other maids in the room looked at each other.
They looked at Fu Su and then at Li Lizhi, not knowing what to do.
"Are you really angry?"
Seeing this, Fu Su was also stunned.
He didn't expect Li Lizhi to pay so much attention to etiquette. He had neglected this point.
After waving his hand to dismiss the maids, Fu Su went forward to comfort them,""You don't have to worry. Father and Mother aren't people who care about complicated etiquette, so there's no harm in not going.”
As he spoke, he reached out and gently put his arm around her shoulder.
However, he missed. Li Lizhi dodged his hand and snorted, still ignoring him.
Fu Su sighed when he saw this." Actually, I went to the palace to discuss something with Father."”
"There's news from the border saying that the Xiongnu are attacking again. Father wants me to lead troops to repel the Xiongnu."
Before she could finish, Li Lizhi could not help but exclaim.
"Go to the border to defeat the Xiongnu? Aren't there other generals in the court? Why should I let you go? You're not a general."
"No, I won't allow you to go!"
Li Lizhi's beautiful face was still covered in tears, but her eyes were filled with anxiety and worry.
As he spoke, he reached out and pulled on Fu Su's sleeve.
Although she was angry, she was extremely concerned about matters related to Fu Su's safety.
"Not angry anymore?"
Fu Su helped her wipe away her tears with a gentle smile in his eyes.
Li Lizhi's heart was filled with Fu Su's words about going to the border to defeat the Xiongnu. She was not in the mood to be angry.
She pulled Fu Su and said stubbornly,"I don't allow you to go. If you go, I'll go with you!”
Women who fell in love were all irrational.
Li Lizhi used to think that those women were unreasonable, but now she understood how much she wanted the person she loved to be by her side after marriage.
Because that was the other half of your life, the person who was closely connected to your fate and everything else.
Looking at Li Lizhi's beautiful and determined eyes, Fu Su felt warmth in his heart.
It feels so good to have someone who misses you.
"Don't worry, it'll take some time to go to the border. I have to go to Yong City first for the coronation ceremony.”
"And even if I go to the border, I don't need to lead troops to fight. There are two generals, Meng Tian and Meng Wu.”
"Father only wants me to experience the battlefield. Why would he let me be in danger?”
Fu Su explained with a smile.
"You lied to me again!"
After hearing his words, how could Li Lizhi not understand that she had been deceived again? She was embarrassed and angry.
But before she could turn around, Fu Su held her down.
"Don't move around. Your eyebrows are all smudged. I'll help you redraw them.”
Fu Su said firmly.
Then, he picked up the eyebrow pencil and carefully helped Li Lizhi draw her eyebrows again. His expression was focused and serious.
Looking at Fu Su's face that was so close to her, Li Lizhi wrinkled her beautiful nose and finally let him do whatever he wanted to her.
In the end, she could not really be angry with him.
Sunlight shone into the room and flowed on the floor.
In front of the dressing table, a handsome man was drawing the eyebrows of a beautiful woman. The scene was so beautiful and quiet.
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