That night, Cheng Qiao sent Gongsun Li to the palace and ignored her.

With Gongsun Yu as a threat, Wei Guo as a threat, and Jing Ke as a threat, I believe that Gongsun Li wouldn't dare to do anything stupid. Even if his head is dizzy, he can't do anything to Ying Zheng. The masters around Ying Zheng are not vegetarians.

Besides, Ying Zheng is not a weakling. In Cheng Qiao's eyes, his martial arts and swordsmanship are passable. After all, he has practiced swordsmanship with him for so many years, and even an ordinary master can't do anything to Ying Zheng.

The most important thing is that Ying Zheng, as the emperor of the ages, cannot even handle a woman.

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In a blink of an eye, the time has come to Zhengdan, which is also New Year's Day, and the new year has begun. This day is the dynasty. After the dynasty, there is a banquet for the ministers, and after the state banquet, there is a family banquet.

Although it is a family banquet, not everyone in the harem is eligible to participate, at least most of the concubines of the late king and Ying Zheng are not eligible.

Needless to say, Empress Dowager Huayang, Empress Dowager Xia, and Zhao Ji are also qualified. Cheng Qiao’s mother-in-law, Mrs. Han, is also qualified. Apart from Mrs. Han, there are no concubines from the previous generation, because Ying Zichu has no heirs except his two sons and his daughter. nothing.

Although Ying Zheng currently has not many concubines, there are several, but only two of them attended the family banquet. One was the Princess Mi Qing of Chu State chosen by the Queen Mother Huayang for Ying Zheng, and the other was Gongsun Li.

The Empress Dowager Huayang wanted Mi Qing, the princess of Chu State, to become the queen of Qin State like her, but she failed in the end. She only became a wife. Although the position of a wife is also very high in the harem, it is definitely not comparable to that of the queen.

Ying Zheng did not want to give birth to another queen who was born in the Chu Kingdom. There were too many queens in the Qin Kingdom who were born in the Chu Kingdom. The Qin Kingdom's relatives from Chu State were already very powerful.

Queen Mother Xia, Queen Mother Zhao Ji also did not want to give birth to another queen who was born in the Chu Kingdom. Although she had the support of Chu foreign relatives, Queen Mother Huayang ultimately failed in the face of overt and covert opposition from the three of them.

However, Queen Mother Huayang's plan did not completely fail because Mi Qing was already pregnant. If a boy was born, he would be Ying Zheng's eldest son.

It happened that Cheng Qiao knew that the child in Mi Qing's belly was a boy, because Fusu was born in 241 BC. However, only Mi Qing, the only concubine in Ying Zheng's harem, was pregnant now. Who else could it be if not Fusu?

The mother is more valuable than the son. Not to mention that Mi Qing is the princess of the Chu Kingdom and has the support of the Queen Mother Huayang. Even if she is born as an ordinary palace maid, she is qualified to participate in the family banquet just because she is pregnant with the eldest son or princess of Ying Zheng.

As for Gongsun Li, who had only been in the palace for more than ten days, it was purely due to Ying Zheng's favor.

Cheng Qiao has already sensed the dissatisfaction of Empress Dowager Huayang and Mrs. Qing. It is obvious that there will be waves in the harem.

Cheng Qiao would naturally have no idea of ​​intervening in the fight for favor in Ying Zheng's harem, unless the fight was too fierce and affected his mother, then he would step aside.

At the family banquet, Yingzheng naturally wanted to introduce someone to Gongsun Li. The people present were basically Cheng Qiao's elders, so Cheng Qiao was the last one to be introduced.

"Li'er, this is my royal brother, Lord Chang'an Yingchengqiao." Ying Zheng said with a smile on his face.

"Meet Uncle Qiao."

Gongsun Li felt very uncomfortable, but with a gentle smile on her face, she bowed Yingying Fushen.

Gongsun Li knew Cheng Qiao, because Cheng Qiao personally warned and threatened Gongsun Li before entering the palace, and in the past ten days or so, Gongsun Li also figured out that Cheng Qiao's trap had brought her to Qin.

It's just that Gongsun Li didn't know that Cheng Qiao was the culprit yet, and thought that Ying Zheng asked Cheng Qiao to find it, and Cheng Qiao was just the executor, so she had a bigger opinion of Ying Zheng than Cheng Qiao.

If he waits until Ying Zheng makes up his mind, or at least waits until Ying Zheng takes over the government, Gongsun Li will be able to be free for at least a few more years.

Of course, Gongsun Li didn't dare to show it at all. She even had to be careful when sleeping at night, for fear of bringing disaster to her grandfather, senior brother, and Weiguo.

"I don't dare to be so generous to my beloved."

"As soon as you enter the palace, you will be your beloved. This shows how much Brother Wang loves you. I hope that your beloved will not forget my contribution and say good things to you in front of Brother Wang in the future."

Cheng Qiao stood up with a smile and returned the courtesy.

When Gongsun Li heard this, she felt sick in her heart. It was as if she only wanted to enter the palace. I would rather wander around the world than enter the palace. If I don't hate you to death, it would be considered magnanimous of me. However, you still want me to thank you and say good things to you. This is simply ridiculous. Extremely shameless!

However, Gongsun Li didn't dare to show it at all, not because of those threats, but from a secular point of view, Gongsun Li did take advantage and should be more grateful to Cheng Qiao.

The concubines of the Qin Dynasty were divided into eight levels, namely Queen, Madam, Beauty, Beloved, Eighth Son, Seventh Son, Long Envoy, and Young Envoy.

When Mi Qing, a princess of the Chu Kingdom, first entered the palace, she was only a good man. It wasn't until Mi Qing became pregnant that she crossed the level of a beauty and became a lady. She was usually called Mrs. Qing. What was Gongsun Li's identity?

Of course, the granddaughter of the great general of Wei State cannot be called of low birth, but not to mention that Wei State has become a vassal of Wei State. Even if it has not become, compared with the princess of Chu State, her status is still far behind.

Under normal circumstances, it is absolutely impossible for Gongsun Li to be named a beloved woman when she enters the palace, and with the precedent of Mi Qing, once Gongsun Li becomes pregnant with an heir, she can directly jump to the level of beauty and become a lady.

It’s not even that there is no chance of becoming a queen in the future. Shouldn’t we be grateful for such an opportunity to rise to the top in one step?

Gongsun Li didn't think she needed to thank Cheng Qiao, but the current situation forced her to thank Cheng Qiao and said she would definitely say good things.

After the introduction, the "fun and harmonious" family dinner officially began. For some people, it was really enjoyable, for some people it was superficially enjoyable, and for one person, it was like sitting on pins and needles.

Even though Gongsun Li hid it well and even though Ying Zheng was always available to take care of her, Cheng Qiao still noticed Gongsun Li's discomfort.

Regarding this, Cheng Qiao just wanted to say that it would be good to get used to it.

Cheng Qiao was a little impressed by Mi Qing at the family banquet. He had never seen that Mi Qing had such a strong personality before... Not only was she friendly to him, but she was also friendly to Gongsun Li, acting like an amiable big sister.

In fact, Cheng Qiao didn't know that although Mi Qing was not simple, she was still able to perform like this under the guidance of the Queen Mother Huayang.

The Empress Dowager Huayang was definitely a master of palace fighting. When she had no biological heirs, she not only firmly held the position of the head wife, but was also favored by Chengqiao's grandfather, King Qin Xiaowen, Yingzhu, and she continued to stand firm in the harem.

Empress Dowager Huayang knew clearly that Mi Qing wanted to surpass Gongsun Li and become the queen of Qin, so it was important to obtain Cheng Qiao's support.

Obtaining Cheng Qiao's support can influence the positions of Queen Mother Xia, Mrs. Han, and Zhao Ji, plus Cheng Qiao's influence on Ying Zheng.

If the two grandmothers, mother-in-law, mother-in-law and brothers all support Mi Qing to become the Queen of Qin, plus the support of the powerful Chu family relatives, then it is impossible for Ying Zheng not to agree.

It's a pity that Queen Mother Huayang didn't know that Cheng Qiao would never allow Mi Qing to become the Queen of Qin, unless the power of Qin's Chu relatives declined, which could be said to be a wink to a blind man.

As for his attitude toward Gongsun Li, it was mainly to increase Ying Zheng's favor, secondly to increase the favor of Zhao Ji, Queen Mother Xia and others, and finally to win Gongsun Li's favor.
Chapter completed!