"Is it that exaggerated?"
Zhao Ji looked at him with wide eyes.
His face was filled with disbelief.
"Have you ever seen a forest that has been stripped of its bark? Do you know what Guanyin soil is? Have you ever heard of exchanging sons for food?"
Zhao Ji shook her head.
She couldn't imagine what kind of scene it would be, nor could she imagine it.
Gao Jiu picked up the bowl and chopsticks on the table again." You haven't seen it, but I have. I have seen it all!"”
"Judging from your bearing, you should be from a wealthy family. It's normal for you to not understand these things.”
Gao Jiu looked at the frightened Zhao Ji and said softly.
"But I only have this here. If you don't eat it, you can only starve.”
He lifted his head and cleaned the porridge in his bowl. He put down his bowl and chopsticks and walked out.
Zhao Ji's gaze was fixed on him, deep in thought.
Gao Jiu turned around and was about to close the door when he saw Zhao Ji sitting there, staring at the bowl of porridge in front of her.
She touched her rumbling stomach.
She lowered her head and pouted.
She still stubbornly refused to move her chopsticks.
"What do you want to eat?"
Gao Jiu frowned and asked at the door.
Zhao Ji's dim eyes suddenly lit up.
She stretched out her hand and counted with her fingers."Braised fish wings, roasted deer tendons, osmanthus shark's fin, bird's nest duck shreds, steamed bear paw.”
He stretched out his other hand and continued counting,"Four Happiness Meatballs, steamed deer tail, canned quail, braised mixed vegetables, and abalone and sea cucumber soup will do!”
Gao Jiu's mouth was wide open as he stared at her with his mouth agape.
The corner of his mouth twitched and he slammed the door.”
Did he just pick up an ancestor?
Gao Jiu slammed the door and left.
He had never even seen the dishes that Zhao Ji mentioned before, let alone cook them in such a poor place.
Zhao Ji, who was alone in the room, looked at the porridge and two plates of pickles in front of her in a daze.
"Rumble ~"
She rubbed her stomach that was growling uncontrollably.
After hesitating for a while, she picked up the bowl and chopsticks aggrievedly.
Although the pickles and porridge did not look good, it was better than starving to death.
She picked up a pickled vegetable and opened her rosy little mouth slightly.
"Crunch."
The salted vegetables made a crisp sound.
The time of marinating and the saltiness were just right.
Zhao Ji's eyes suddenly lit up.
The taste was beyond her imagination.
It was salty and a little sour.
It made one salivate.
Her already hungry appetite immediately increased.
With two plates of pickled vegetables, she ate the porridge in the bowl in small mouthfuls, savoring the taste.
After eating, she licked the corner of her mouth as if she had not had enough.
Xianyang Palace.
"Thump thump thump…"
Hurried footsteps sounded in the hall.
The eunuchs in the palace hurried to Ying Zheng, their faces filled with panic.
"Great King!"
Ying Zheng was leaning against his seat, lost in thought.
He was suddenly awakened by the eunuch's voice. He snapped back to his senses and said unhappily,""What is it?"
Empress Dowager Zhao Ji's disappearance was a heavy blow to him.
This made the young Ying Zheng a little flustered.
No one gave him any more ideas, and no one reminded him constantly.
He felt as if he had lost his backbone.
The eunuch bowed his head and said,"Your Majesty, it's not good." The news of the Empress Dowager's disappearance had spread!”
"What?!"
Ying Zheng stood up from his seat.
Looking at the eunuch, he said in disbelief,""What did you say? Say it again!"
" The news of the Empress Dowager's disappearance has been leaked," the eunuch said." Now, it has spread throughout the entire State of Qin overnight. I'm afraid, I'm afraid…"
"Afraid of what?"
Ying Zheng urged.
"I'm afraid that it won't be long before the other countries receive the news!”
Ying Zheng sat down dejectedly, as if the eunuch's words had taken his soul out of his body.
"This…this, how could it be leaked? How could the news of mother's disappearance be leaked?”
Ying Zheng's eyes were lifeless, and he kept muttering.
The news of the Empress Dowager's disappearance had been suppressed. Although he was extremely anxious, he only dared to ask Lu Buwei to send people to investigate in secret.
He could only send out a few trusted aides to investigate.
If the news of the Empress Dowager's disappearance were to be known by outsiders…
Even if she hadn't been kidnapped by the people, the other countries would have been tempted.
Once the news was confirmed.
They would definitely try their best to find the Empress Dowager.
Whoever could find the current Empress Dowager of the Qin Country would be holding a trump card that could be used to talk nonsense during negotiations with the Qin Country.
The stakes were not small.
And this was not the only thing that Ying Zheng was worried about.
He was more worried about the Empress Dowager's safety.
And he also knew that the Empress Dowager's appearance was peerless.
If it fell into the hands of evil people, then the consequences…
He was the dignified King of Qin. Wouldn't he have another stepfather out of thin air?
"Quick, go and invite Lu Xiangguo over!”
Ying Zheng panicked and urged the eunuch.
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