That afternoon.
Ying Lan was taking a beautiful afternoon nap when a clamor came from outside.
"Eighteenth Prince, our master is having lunch break. Please come back another time.”
"Scram, dog slave, don't block the way." It was Huhai. With a fierce look, he pushed the servant hard, causing him to fall over.
Huhai led his men into the Qi Palace and shouted loudly.
"Ying Lan, hurry up and come out."
"What brings you here, Eighteenth Prince?”Consort Qi asked politely.
"Pa." As soon as she finished speaking, a piercing sound of a slap rang out, accompanied by Consort Qi's muffled groan as she fell to the ground.
"B * tch, can't you hear that I'm looking for Ying Lan? Didn't she just give him the title of Fifth Doctor? Did she really think that a mother was noble because of her son? Have you forgotten who made you Consort Qi?”At this moment, Huhai was looking down from above, his tone full of contempt.
Huhai said this, but he could not hide his envy. Great Qin had always rewarded people with military merits, and none of the Emperor Shi's 20 children had been rewarded. The various princes were secretly competing to be the first.
Unexpectedly, the most inconspicuous Ying Lan had gotten ahead of them. What was even more puzzling was that he was in Xianyang Palace, so how could he gain military merits?
Therefore, when Huhai heard the news, he was furious.
"Eighteenth Prince, aren't you being unreasonable?”Consort Qi covered her face.
No matter what, she was Huhai's elder. How could she have a foothold if she was beaten and scolded without saying anything?
If it was yesterday, she might have swallowed her anger. However, now that Ying Lan had been conferred the title of nobility, her status had also risen. There was no need to fear Huhai.
"Yo, so what if I'm being unreasonable? You cheap servant, if it wasn't for my mother letting you sleep with her, would you have today? I don't know what medicine you used to make my Imperial Father delirious.”Huhai cursed at the top of his voice, attracting many maids and eunuchs who were watching the show.
Concubine Qi looked embarrassed. Huhai was holding on to her past. Back then, she had been a slave, a servant, and a slave for the Hu family. She had worked hard without complaint and was loyal.
Because of Ying Lan's mediocrity these years, Madam Hu had mocked her many times, saying that she shouldn't have given birth to this useless son.
Madam Hu had been humiliated enough, and now it was her son Huhai's turn. Consort Qi's heart was filled with grievances, and it turned into tears.
Suddenly, a figure flashed in front of him. It was a familiar face.
"Lan 'er!"
"Yes, with me around, no one can bully Consort Mother.”Ying Lan's delicate face revealed a resolute look. She helped Madam Qi up. Her eyes were like torches as she stared at Huhai.
Although Consort Qi was not his "biological mother", her love for her son touched Ying Lan.
"Oh my, I thought that a coward like you wouldn't dare to come out. Let's go. Now, follow me to see Imperial Father and give up the title and reward.”Huhai strode towards Ying Lan.
Ying Lan suddenly threw a punch at Huhai's eyes.
"Ouch." Huhai cried out in pain. Ying Lan didn't give him a chance to react. She punched him again, turning him into a symmetrical panda eye.
"How dare you attack the Eighteenth Prince?”Seeing this, Huhai's personal guard immediately pulled out his sword and stabbed at Ying Lan. The angle was so sharp that he could not hide.
"I don't want to." Consort Qi exclaimed.
Ying Lan raised her hand and a burst of internal energy shot out. This group of guards were sent flying in unison and fell to the ground in a disorderly manner, wailing incessantly.
"Hiss." The maids and eunuchs nearby all gasped. Huhai's guards were all carefully selected. They were top-notch experts, but they were so vulnerable in front of the Sixth Prince.
"With Sixth Prince's skills, could he be an Earth Realm expert?？”
"I've never heard of the Sixth Prince practicing martial arts.”
"Could it be that His Majesty knows that the Sixth Prince's strength is extraordinary, so he conferred him a title and rewarded him?”
"It can't be. Unless it's a peerless expert who has reached the Heaven Realm, it's so careless.”
While they were discussing animatedly, Ying Lan didn't stay idle either. She grabbed Huhai's collar and punched his face like raindrops.
Within a few breaths, Huhai's face turned into a pig's head.
"Apologize to my mother, or I'll kill you.”Ying Lan's entire person was emitting a killing intent.
Huhai was instantly subdued. He did not dare to disobey.
"I'm sorry, I was wrong. I apologize.”
Coincidentally, at this moment, the patrolling guards of Xianyang Palace arrived, and the two of them released each other.
On one side was the favored eighteenth prince, and on the other side was the newly conferred sixth prince. They could not afford to offend either of them, so they could only report this to the first emperor.
A moment later, Zhiyang Palace.
Qin Shi Huang was expressionless, and no joy could be seen on his face.
"Your Majesty, look at how badly Hai 'er has been beaten. Even I, as his mother, didn't recognize him.”Hu shi wiped her tears and carefully applied the medicine on Huhai. The latter screamed in pain.
"Hai 'er is a piece of meat on my body. If Your Majesty doesn't stand up for him today, I will kneel down forever.”
Qin Shi Huang still didn't say anything. Zhao Gao couldn't help but sigh.
"Concubine Hu, His Majesty has always been clear about rewards and punishments. He will definitely not allow the Sixth Prince to do whatever he wants.”
"Lady Qi, you lowly servant, you don't have the slightest bit of gratitude towards me and instead repay evil with good.”Hu shi glared at Consort Qi fiercely, wishing she could chop her into pieces.
"It was your son who started the trouble. Lan 'er was just trying to protect me. If His Majesty wants to punish me, punish me.”Consort Qi knelt on the ground.
"Hai 'er, that's…"
"Enough, I know who is right and who is wrong. There is no need to be noisy.”Qin Shi Huang slammed the table, his voice heavy and full of majesty.
After a short moment of silence, Qin Shi Huang looked at Ying Lan.
"Sixth Brother, do you know your crimes?"
"Imperial Father, he, Huhai, humiliated my Imperial Mother in front of everyone, and yet he is so righteous. Your son was just defending himself, what crime is there?”Ying Lan said disapprovingly.
Seeing him refute, Hu Shi was even more delighted. The fact that Shi Huang didn't directly convict him was already giving him a way out, but he still kept talking. With Shi Huang's temper, he would definitely teach him a lesson.
As expected, you're still biased towards Huhai. I originally wanted to detoxify you and let you live a few more years, but it seems that there's no need.
Ying Zheng immediately sat up straight. How many more years could he live by expelling the toxins?!
The world was vast, but his life was not as important. Ever since he found out that there was something wrong with the medicinal pills he had been taking all these years, Ying Zheng had been feeling frustrated, but he could do nothing about it.
It seemed that Ying Lan had a way to remedy the situation, which reassured Ying Zheng.
"Alright, it was indeed Huhai who started the fight. Lan 'er was just a little too heavy-handed.”Ying Zheng's words were very clear, and he had no intention of punishing Ying Lan.
"Gah." This reversal of events made Zhao Gao dumbfounded. Don't even try to guess the Emperor's thoughts. You wouldn't be able to guess it even if you did.
"Imperial Father, your son was almost beaten to death by him. Isn't this lesson too severe? Imperial Father is so biased towards a nameless fellow, what meaning is there for your son to live?”Hu Hai immediately threatened to kill them, not forgetting to belittle the mother and son of the Qi family.
"Your Majesty, the people outside are all watching. Even if you symbolically rely on the 20 slaps, the Eighteenth Prince can still keep his face.”Zhao Gao echoed. He was Huhai's teacher, a grasshopper on the same boat, so he naturally couldn't stand by and watch.
"Are you teaching me how to do things?" Ying Zheng's face darkened as he said unhappily.
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