Chapter 29 The King of Qin is Coming
Ying Chengjiao watched his nominal eldest mother and father leave in a carriage pulled by four horses, and the resentment in his heart was almost gone.

“Sir, do you really want to write… write that sentence?” The Zhonglang who was talking to the Zhongchefu Ling asked carefully. He didn’t know whether Master Chengjiao was speaking in anger or giving an order. (Note 1)
“Write it!” Ying Chengjiao let out his last breath of resentment and snorted, “Find a wooden board half the height of a city gate, write ‘Queen, Crown Prince, Dogs, No Entry’ on it, and place it in front of the palace gate.”

The Zhonglang agreed and ordered two Langguan to go to the Shaofu to find a wooden board and ask the craftsman to come back and carve the words.

The two officials responded immediately and walked quickly.

When Ying Zheng saw this, he wanted to persuade his brother not to do anything too extreme.

The hand pulling the arm was raised halfway and then put down again.

[I am not as knowledgeable as Cheng Jiao, and I don’t know much about the Qin State. My advice is likely to be one-sided, so it is better not to say anything.]
After everything was done and his mood calmed down, Ying Chengjiao felt the pain in his butt.

After entering the palace, he lay obediently on the bed, waiting for the eunuch to come back and apply medicine.

Due to the intense exercise and skipping breakfast, his stomach had already been churning, but the signals transmitted to his brain were always interrupted by his anger.

As soon as he lay down to rest, the feeling of hunger swept over him like a sudden tsunami.

This time I felt both pain and hunger.

“Are you hungry too, brother?”

“…Some.”

“Just a few? Brother, you must be very hungry after practicing martial arts, right?”

“How do you know I practice martial arts?”

Ying Zheng recalled the time he spent with his brother and had no recollection of when his brother had seen him take action.

The most likely time was when he was assassinated.

But at that time his mother strictly ordered him not to leave the carriage, so he only shot a few arrows in the carriage at the beginning. And his younger brother had not arrived at that time, so he should not be seen. (Note 2)
Ying Chengjiao rubbed his belly.

“When we were cleaning up the battlefield outside Hangu Pass, Meng Wu judged from the dead bodies near the carriage that your mother was an extremely skilled archer.

“Brother said that most of what you know was taught by your mother. I guessed that you must also be a martial artist and good at archery.”

“Yes, my brother has a good memory.” Ying Zheng sighed.

He just casually said “Everything I learned came from my mother”, but he didn’t expect that his younger brother would remember this sentence and infer that he practiced martial arts from his mother’s archery skills.

It’s easy to speculate when these two are put together.

The difficult thing is that he talked so much to his brother that he couldn’t remember what he said, but his brother could remember.

Ying Chengjiao smiled and didn’t explain.

It’s not that he has a good memory, but that he cares about Qin Shi Huang.

“After applying the medicine, we will go to the kitchen. I will treat you to delicious food! You must have never eaten stir-fried food!”

“I’ve definitely never eaten it. What kind of dish is stir-fry?”

“Stir-frying is not a dish, it is a cooking method other than roasting, grilling, boiling and braising. It can only be eaten at Chengjiao Palace at any time. Those important officials in the court who want to eat stir-frying can only wait for a grand banquet.”

“I guess this was invented by my brother again?”

“That’s right, otherwise why would those people love me? Without me, Ying Chengjiao, their lives would be like a stagnant pool, and the eternity would be like a long night.” Ying Chengjiao raised his thumb and pointed at himself proudly.

[You are still a child…]
Ying Zheng smiled knowingly, forgetting that he was also a child. He was not really picky about food, so he said very flatteringly:
“My brother’s words have made my mouth water. I can’t wait.”

“I will never let you down, brother!”

After more than a quarter of an hour, Ying Chengjiao applied the medicine, put on his new clothes, and walked in a strange manner.

Before leaving the palace, the sound of horse hooves was heard outside.

“Why is the grandfather here? Damn, he was so hot-blooded that he didn’t even know if the wooden board has been put up yet.” Ying Chengjiao reacted quickly and for the first time wanted his subordinates to slow down.

“How do you know?” Ying Zheng asked casually, thinking of how his brother had caught the King of Qin Dunlun yesterday, and had just driven away the queen and the prince, leaving behind a wooden board, and asked worriedly, “Is he here to punish you?”

“Only five horses can make such a sound. Four horses can’t make it. You’ll know once you get used to it.” Ying Chengjiao explained hurriedly, “I’m sure you won’t…”

The subsequent voice was drowned out by the voice of King Qin outside.

“Cheng Jiao! Where is Cheng Jiao? Which palace is he in? Come out quickly!
“Queen, prince, and dog, no one is allowed in. You’re going to make me die of laughter!
“Hahaha, interesting! So interesting!

“Even I don’t dare to write like this, but you are so daring! Haha!
“Come out quickly! I want to see how Buming and Zichu made you angry! Why are you so angry?

“I have to say something to you. You’ve gone too far. Hurry up and get someone to tear it down.” Ying Chengjiao gave Ying Zheng a “wait and see” look and responded while thinking hard.

“Got it! We’ll take it apart after dinner!”

He went out with Ying Zheng to greet the King of Qin.

When the King of Qin saw Ying Chengjiao, he smiled even more happily. He had already had lunch and said with a smile:
“It’s good to eat! Let’s go, let’s go together. The food cooked by your palace chef is still the most delicious.

“Why are you walking so slowly? Run!”

Ying Zheng lowered his head silently. He could not connect the kind old man in front of him with the King of Qin who was so majestic without even getting angry yesterday.

[In the mind of the King of Qin, is removing the wooden sign that ruined the Queen and the Crown Prince’s prestige less important than having Cheng Jiao eat?]
The King of Qin patted Ying Chengjiao on the head.

“You have to take it apart after you finish eating. Aren’t you just kidding me?”

He tilted his head towards the king’s chariot.

“Let’s go! Get in the car!”

Ying Chengjiao, whose butt was sore from running, pointed at another carriage parked in the courtyard.

“Father, I want to go in my own carriage.”

He wanted to lie down.

The King of Qin was a little surprised.

[Why don’t you like riding the king’s carriage?]
But he nodded.

“That’s fine, Han Ming, go get that car.”

Han Ming, the commander of the Chariot Office, responded to the order.

Ying Chengjiao began to mourn for his butt. He wanted to change cars to avoid his grandfather.

The King of Qin asked his confidant to drive the carriage over, obviously wanting him to ride together.

“Your Majesty.” Ying Zheng bowed his head and bowed respectfully, saying, “I have something I want to talk to Your Majesty alone.”

“Oh?”

The King of Qin raised his hand and the Chariot Officer stopped.

He looked up and down at Ying Zheng, another of his grandsons.

“It turns out Cheng Jiao did it for you.

“Since it is Cheng Jiao’s wish, then you can get in the car.”

The five-horse royal chariot set off.

A carriage with four horses following.

Inside the king’s car.

Ying Zheng once again felt the pressure that was higher than the mountains and deeper than the sea.

Without his brothers by his side, the old man became the King of Qin again.

Ying Zheng remained silent. He had nothing to say, he just wanted to let his brother get his wish.

Under his clothes, moisture began to seep out of his fresh skin.

“If you have something to say, you have to fart!”

The King of Qin looked impatient.

Although both of them are his grandsons, his attitude towards the two brothers is completely different, as vast as the difference between heaven and earth.

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【Note 1: Zhonglang, an official of shi, has ordinary Langguan under him.】

【Note 2: Yu means carriage.】

(End of this chapter)