"What?!
Zhan 'er…is His Majesty's eldest son!”
At this moment, even though Ying Jiugong knew that Ying Zhan had an extraordinary background, he couldn't help but be shocked!
When he first picked up Ying Zhan and saw the blood red robe and the Mystic Bird Jade Pendant, he only felt that this was the son of some Ying Clan that had fallen into misfortune.
After all, twenty years ago, other than Empress Dowager Hua Yang, Empress Dowager Zhao Ji and her male pet Lao Ai were also domineering.
Some Ying Clans in Qin State were killed by Lao Ai's schemes because they could not stand him.
Even the old clan leader of the Ying Clan of the State of Qin, the Marquis of the Pass, had been imprisoned and beaten to death by Lao Ai's men!
Therefore, Ying Jiugong had once believed that Ying Zhan's clan was one of the relatives of the Ying Clan who had offended Lao Ai and was killed by him.
That was why Ying Jiugong had announced to the public that his daughter-in-law had given birth to twins, and gave Ying Zhan the title of his own grandson. He had also hidden the blood-red clothes and jade pendant from back then.
Not long ago, Yingzhan had turned twenty years old, and had reached the age of adulthood. In addition, Lao Ai had been destroyed for many years.
Only then did Ying Jiugong give Ying Zhan the Mystic Bird Jade Pendant as a symbol of adulthood.
It was also because Yingzhan had only obtained the Mystic Bird Jade Pendant not long ago that the First Emperor had sent his secret guards to investigate for the past 20 years, but they had never received any news.
From this point, it could be seen that even though Ying Jiugong was a crippled old man, he had guarded his secrets to the death and protected Ying Zhan very well!
At this moment, when Ying Jiugong heard the true identity of Ying Zhan from the First Emperor, he was shocked, but at the same time, he let out a sigh of relief!
All these years, he had been worried that the enemies of Ying Zhan's family would find out about Ying Zhan's identity and seek revenge.
Now that he knew that Ying Zhan was actually the First Emperor's lost eldest son, Ying Jiugong could finally relax.
After all, if Yingzhan was really the eldest son of the First Emperor, it would be much safer!
Ever since Ying Zhan became the chief of the Xianyang Pavilion for half a year, he had abided by the Qin laws and offended many people. Although Ying Jiugong was pleased with his grandson's integrity, he was also worried that his grandson's status was low and that he would be taken revenge by those nobles.
But from now on, Ying Jiugong no longer needed to worry.
Because his Zhan 'er was the eldest son of His Majesty the Emperor!
Now that the Emperor already knew Zhan 'er's identity, he would definitely restore his identity as a young master and protect him well.
Thinking of this, even though he knew that after Ying Zhan regained his identity as a young duke, it would be very difficult for him, a distant branch of the Ying Clan, to be Ying Zhan's grandfather. Instead, there would be a distinction of seniority. The disappointment in Ying Jiugong's heart was greatly diluted.
As long as his Zhan 'er was doing well, Ying Jiugong would be satisfied!
Seemingly seeing through Ying Jiugong's worries, the First Emperor immediately held Ying Jiugong's hand and said,"Uncle, don't worry. Even if Zhan 'er recovers his identity as a young master in the future, you will still be his grandfather and my uncle!
This would not change!
"Other than that, I also want to choose a few clever children from the Imperial Clan to be adopted by your four old sons to continue the incense and enjoy the blood sacrifice.”
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
After hearing the First Emperor's promise, Ying Jiugong was overjoyed!
If it was possible, Ying Jiugong would naturally not be willing to give up on these twenty years of grandfather and grandson relationship!
Moreover, the First Emperor had already acknowledged him as his uncle. He wanted to find descendants of the imperial clan to adopt his four sons and pass on the legacy!
Ying Jiugong only felt that this was an even greater joy, it could be considered a perfect result!
"Old Uncle, Zhan 'er is a filial and intelligent person. In order to prevent him from being unable to accept it for a while, I plan not to acknowledge him for now. Instead, I plan to spend more time with him and cultivate a relationship with him.
Please keep this a secret and don't let Zhan 'er know.
I have already sent the Shadow Secret Guard Zhang Han to protect Zhan 'er in secret, so uncle doesn't have to worry about Zhan' er's safety.”
The First Emperor continued to speak. Ying Jiugong naturally understood the First Emperor's concerns and immediately nodded in agreement.
After speaking for a while more, Ying Jiugong bid farewell and left. The First Emperor sent Meng Yi to personally send him back and retrieve Ying Zhan's swaddling clothes and Afang's blood-stained clothes.
At the same time, Zhang Han, who was sent by the First Emperor to protect Ying Zhan, wasn't doing well.
Because before he could sneak into Xianyang Pavilion, he was discovered by Xianyang Pavilion Chief Ying Zhan!
"Sir, you have been sneakily spying on me for a long time. What advice do you have?”
Ying Zhan pulled out his sword and pointed it at Zhang Han.
At this moment, Zhang Han was shocked and indignant.
What was shocking was that as the commander of the Shadow Secret Guards, Zhang Han had strong martial arts, excellent qinggong, outstanding movement techniques, and his stealth ability was top-notch.
Even the most famous experts in the world would find it hard to find Zhang Han.
However, he had been hiding outside Xianyang Pavilion for less than half a day before he was discovered by the young pavilion chief, Ying Zhan!
After being discovered, Zhang Han didn't even have the time to hide when Ying Zhan had already arrived in front of him. Furthermore, his movement technique was like a ghost, and he was even more like a shadow than Zhang Han!
This could only mean that the Xianyang Pavilion Chief, who was about twenty years old, had a higher level of movement technique than Zhang Han!
How could Zhang Han not be shocked by the fact that a small pavilion chief had such high martial arts skills at such a young age?
What made Zhang Han feel indignant was that even though he was in his thirties, he still had a dignified appearance and a cold temperament. He had the appearance of a middle-aged handsome uncle and the aura of an expert from the imperial court.
However, that Xianyang Pavilion Master, Ying Zhan, actually said that he, Zhang Han, was acting sneakily?
This was simply intolerable!
"You seem very indignant?
I can tell that you're not a good person with your shifty eyes and sneaky behavior!
If they were not assassins that could not be seen in the light, they were the remnants of the Six Nations!”
Ying Zhan sensed Zhang Han's indignant mood and immediately raised his eyebrows as he shouted.
Of course, he said that on purpose and didn't really think that Zhang Han had a shifty look.
He had only seen Zhang Han staring at him mysteriously for a long time, so he had the preconceived notion that Zhang Han was an assassin sent by a force he had offended, and he was deliberately teasing this assassin.
When Zhang Han heard this, he was not only indignant, he even felt wronged!
This was too much!
It was one thing to say that he was sneaky, but now he was saying that he was sneaky!
Zhang Han really wanted to ask Ying Zhan, have you ever seen such a shifty-eyed handsome uncle?
But when he thought about the mission that the First Emperor gave him, which was to protect Ying Zhan in secret, Zhang Han could only suppress his emotions.
He wanted to retreat and avoid Ying Zhan first before returning to protect him.
However, Zhang Han was thinking too much!
No matter how he executed his Qinggong, he would win the battle faster than him!
Since he couldn't dodge, Zhang Han could only attack, wanting to force Ying Zhan back.
However, Zhang Han was disappointed once again!
Because Ying Zhan's martial arts and sword techniques were even better than Zhang Han's!
Within ten moves, the Pavilion Sword that won the battle was placed on Zhang Han's neck under Zhang Han's shocked gaze!
"Speak, who sent you to assassinate me!”
Ying Zhan stared at Zhang Han and said.
Meanwhile, Zhang Han's eyes flickered as he felt even more aggrieved.
What was going on!
He was clearly ordered to protect Ying Zhan in secret, but he was actually treated as an assassin!
Furthermore, the person Zhang Han wanted to protect was even stronger than Zhang Han!
Where did this go?
Such an expert still needed protection?
Of course, Zhang Han couldn't tell them about the mission the First Emperor gave him.
Seeing that he couldn't dodge or fight, he simply self-destructed."I'm the Shadow Secret Guard's commander, Zhang Han.”
As he spoke, Zhang Han took out the token of the Shadow Secret Guard Commander and showed it to Ying Zhan.
"Shadow Secret Guard? Zhang Han?"
Ying Zhan carefully looked at the token. After confirming that it was real, he put away his sword on the spot.
He did not expect that he would actually take down the commander of the Shadow Secret Guards, the famous general of Great Qin, Zhang Han.
Although he was curious why Zhang Han would appear at Xianyang Pavilion, the Shadow Secret Guards were the First Emperor's personal guards. Ying Zhan knew that he had no right to ask.
Furthermore, it was daytime and there was no curfew. Strictly speaking, Zhang Han didn't violate Qin Fa, so there was no reason for Ying Zhan to detain Zhang Han.
"I've misunderstood. It's my duty to be in charge of the security of Xianyang Pavilion. Commander Zhang, please don't take offense.”
Ying Zhanyi cupped his hands.
Zhang Han was already a little embarrassed after being defeated by this youngster, Ying Zhan. At this moment, he went along with the flow."Zhang Han understands the responsibility of a pavilion leader.
To have such high martial arts at such a young age, his future achievements would definitely be limitless!”
After saying that, Zhang Han, who felt ashamed, left.
Looking at Zhang Han's back, Ying Zhan frowned. He could tell that Zhang Han's appearance at Xianyang Pavilion wasn't a coincidence. There was something else going on.
It was just that the Shadow Secret Guards were carrying out a mission, so there was no reason for Yingzhan to make things difficult for them.
…
In Xianyang Palace, when Zhang Han appeared in front of the First Emperor again, the First Emperor's face darkened.""Zhang Han, didn't I ask you to protect Yingzhan?
It's only been half a day. Why are you back?”
Hearing the blame in the First Emperor's words, Zhang Han felt ashamed.""I am incompetent and have failed Your Majesty.
I hid outside Xianyang Pavilion for less than half a day and was discovered by Ying Zhan.
He mistakenly thought that I was an assassin and took me down.
His lightness skill and sword technique were both above mine. Within ten moves, I was defeated and captured…
I didn't dare to expose His Majesty's edict, so I could only reveal my identity as a secret guard and say that I was passing by. Only then was I released…"
After hearing Zhang Han's words, the First Emperor's expression turned strange…
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