It is said that Qin Shihuang was controlled by a daughter

Chapter 549 In the fifth year of Qin Shi Huang's reign, Hu Hai first revealed his ominous side (1)

Xu Zhi thought something had happened. When she rushed over and saw the scene, her vision went dark and she was almost angry to death.

Because the ones in trouble were not her two younger brothers, but the experimental vegetables she had cultivated.

Originally, Zheng Chou was in charge of these matters, but she went to Lingnan with her father, and Xu Zhi thought that she would stay in Daze Township for the rest of her life, so she handed this matter over to Wei Ju. Wei Ju promoted water wheels, which also involved the promotion of basic food crops such as wheat, millet and rice. Vegetables and fruits were not a top priority, so progress was slow.

She couldn't get things like potatoes and corn that had to be purchased across the ocean, but she could improve the varieties and yields of some vegetables.

Fortunately, she had an identity that was enough to attract talented people. After she returned from the State of Chu, she spent the funds that Ying Zheng gave her to renovate the Zhilan Palace on this.

It was precisely because Zhilan Palace remained the same that Li Zuoche was able to get in from the place his brother had named.

Therefore, Xu Zhi never regarded them as palace servants, but as professional technicians. She thought that these girls were really creative and frequently proposed many practical methods such as grafting.

Farming work is complicated and hard work.

To be honest, Xu Zhi has only been concentrating on tilling the land and weeding for the past twenty days, except for the time when he first arrived.

She was afraid that more than ten years of subtle changes would make her forget where she came from.

She pondered Zhao Gao's words—servility. Was she upholding the Qin Dynasty's rule out of devotion to her father? Because of her status as a princess? Because of the imperial authority?
Heavy frost and snow covered and crushed her, blurring her vision and causing her to perform actions beyond the law, covered in blood.

In the middle of the night, she was terrified. She would see heads and corpses rushing towards her, with hateful eyes staring at her.

Safe and comfortable, he drifted further and further away from her.

She is not afraid of killing, not afraid of killing bad people. What she is afraid of is that she takes killing for granted and it is her right to do so.

Yan Yue would never know that besides Zhang Liang, there was another reason why she cried at night.

Fortunately, she was detained.

This matter of the court officials supporting her seemed to be biased. For example, Chen Ping knew that Ying Hehua really did nothing in the Lishan Palace.

But Xu Zhi was willing to do it. Being imprisoned even made her feel relieved.

Although Zhao Jia did not die at her hands, she could not escape blame and was guilty.

However, Ying Zheng did not give up on dealing with his daughter and loyal minister just because Zhao Jia was a member of the Zhao royal family or because Zhao Jia was once his enemy.

The Qin State and the Qin Dynasty were still guided by laws and regulations.

What she defended was the possibility that things could have continued well, the hope that things should have changed gradually.

She had her own selfish motives, probably because she had been a princess of Qin for almost twenty years, and she did not want the foundation that her father, the ancestor of Qin, had worked so hard to build to be destroyed and not have a good end.

When Xu Zhi saw the crops she had worked so hard to cultivate being destroyed, her first emotion was not anger, but heartache.

Seeing her coming, a dozen or so palace maids quickly bowed their heads, begging for mercy, their voices filled with tears and their bodies trembling.

Xu Zhi found it very strange because she had never spoken harshly to them, let alone used any criminal methods against them.

If it was an accident, she wouldn't blame him too much.

Why are they so scared?
The girl kneeling in the front seemed to be the one who knocked on the door just now.

Xiaofu was a native of Daliang, a commoner chosen by Wei Ju. She was delicate and pretty, and excelled at growing crops like herbs. Without her, she wouldn't have known that radishes were a very cold-resistant crop, requiring no complex field management. Even those without much planting experience could try them, making them suitable for widespread sowing before famines. They also provided a high moisture content, making them a lifesaver during droughts.

"Your Highness, Your Highness! I deserve death. Please give me one more chance. I will replant all the damaged seedlings and watch over them day and night to ensure no more mistakes!"

Xiaofu knelt in the snow, her turquoise palace dress stained with snow and broken leaves. Her face was always buried in the ground, and she nodded rapidly.

Xu Zhi thought that the palace maids might have heard what Gongzi Gao and the others said, and thought that she would use the same tactics on them as she used on the court officials outside.

"Get up and talk, what's going on?"

Xiaofu was just shaking, "Your Highness..."

A Yu just saw the shed collapsed, and only after seeing Gongzi Gao's lip shape did she run to find Ying Hehua.

She was about to take a step forward to help Xiao Fu up and ask Ying Hehua what was going on, but was stopped by someone.

"Don't talk." said Gongzi Gao.

Li Xiancai saw the pale-faced Gongzi Gao standing aside, his brows furrowed, and he quickly said, "Your Highness, I see that there are some palace matters to attend to. The two young masters have stayed for a long time, and it is getting dark. How about I take them back to Xianyang Palace?"

"Yes." Ying Gao suddenly came to his senses, took a step back, and bowed to Li Xian. "Master Li is right." He thought for a long time before speaking. "Brother Hai, I will take care of this matter... Come back to the palace with me."

Before Xu Zhi could say anything, he heard Hu Hai's voice.

He ran to her side, hugged her waist, buried his head in front of her, and cried, "Sister, sister, it's all Hai'er's fault. I shouldn't have thrown things around."

He looked up, grabbed her sleeve, and shook her up and down. "Sister, I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry. I didn't mean to, I really didn't mean to collapse your shed."

"I tried very hard to lift the wood, but it was too heavy and I couldn't."

As he spoke, he grabbed her sleeve, and Xu Zhi saw the cut on the back of his hand. There was white powder on it, and it looked like it had been treated.

"Sister, don't blame Hai'er."

Then, Hu Hai felt someone patting him on the back. Soon, he smiled at his sister, and then glared at the person on the ground.

"These palace servants haven't taken good care of my sister's flowers and plants. They can't even keep the racks stable."

Xiao Fu still didn't raise her head. Her forehead was red from knocking the bricks, and her tears fell into the snow. "I know I was wrong! I am willing to be punished, or go to the menial work room to fetch water. As long as I can make up for my mistake, I am willing to do anything! Princess, please don't drive me out of the palace. I have an elderly mother at home to support..."

Xiaofu said so many things but just didn't look up.

Too abnormal.

Xu Zhi looked at Hu Hai, and he just stood there obediently. The palace maid who was looking after him quickly came forward and wiped his tears with a handkerchief, but the palace maid's hands were shaking.

She felt something was wrong and took a step forward to help Xiaofu up.

Li Xian stopped her.

Gongzi Gao came over at this time.

Hu Hai saw his brother and stopped staring at the person on the ground. He smiled and said, "Since my sister said forget it, then forget it." He looked up and said nonchalantly, "Brother Gao, it's getting dark. Let's go back to the palace quickly."

Ying Gao glanced at the little palace maid and was about to say something, but saw Hu Hai immediately pull his hand again. He sniffed and turned to look at Ying Hehua, "I will definitely ask father to give my sister a new shed."

Ying Gao looked at Ying Hehua, wanting to say something but stopping himself. But when he saw Li Xian, he thought that since he had always been on good terms with his elder sister, he would definitely tell her the truth and would also handle the rest of the matter.

He had to take his brother away to save the little palace maid.

Xiaofu was so frightened that she lost her mind.

She hadn't gotten the millstone from the medicine room, and then she remembered a pole in the shed was wobbling. Worried about the snow and wind, she grabbed a wooden awl to hammer it in to make it more secure. When she lifted the gauze covering the shed, she was met with a pair of bright eyes.

Hu Hai had already picked a large handful of radish leaves, and upon seeing her, he pulled up several more, roots and all. Then he asked Xiao Fu to say that she had made them.

It is unclear what Hu Hai's intentions were, or whether he simply considered it a game, but these seedlings were varieties that they had been experimenting with for several years to improve. Princess Yong'an was very interested in them, and they were determined not to waste their efforts.

She didn't sense the fearful atmosphere the Qin royal family had rumored to create with Princess Yong'an. Shen Zhi, the steward, was known for his slackness. The queen was also known for her slackness with her daughter.

In the past, Princess Yong'an often went out. After the princess returned from Chu a year ago, apart from a few court officials and the daughter of the former prime minister, few people came to visit and disturb the peace.

Over time...they could no longer clearly distinguish the difference between the palace and the outside world.

Xiaofu thought all the princes were like Yongan...

But in fact, the only one who is like Yong'an is the eldest son.

She thought Hu Hai was just an ordinary child, squatted down, and reminded him, "Young Master, this is not a toy. Can you put it down? I will take you somewhere else to play, okay?"

A slave actually dared to disobey him.

He frowned, reached out and snatched the wooden awl from her hand, and was about to stab her neck with it.

"stop!"

Ying Gao caught up this time and scolded him.

"You can't do this!"

Hu Hai paused, looked up and saw that it was him, his expression changed immediately, and he acted innocently, "Brother, I didn't."

Just as Gongzi Gao took a step forward, he heard a bang. The corner of the already shaking half-height shed collapsed, followed by a woman's shrill scream.

What Gongzi Gao saw was the woman covering her eyes and lying on the ground.

Hu Hai was holding a bloody wooden awl in his hand.

"How on earth does my sister manage you? How dare you hide?" How dare a slave who was as lowly as a blade of grass resist? Hu Hai was puzzled and suddenly became fierce.

Xiaofu did not submit to it, she dodged. The wooden spike scratched the corner of her eye, leaving a bloody mark. The wound was white at first, and then blood slowly seeped out.

Hu Hai hid behind Gongzi Gao, holding his hand, and when he struggled, Xiao Fu hurt him.

"I'm going back to tell my father. The maid in my sister's palace beat me."

Xiaofu shuddered all over.

When their princess was escorted back to the palace from prison, she looked very haggard and took two weeks to recover. She did not tell them what she had done wrong. She only told them that they would have to support themselves for a long time, but assured them that she would never let them down in their wages.

If this matter was reported to the emperor, and Ying Zheng favored Hu Hai, then she would most likely die and the princess would continue to be imprisoned.

"Please spare my life, sir. It's all my fault."

She lay on the ground, pressing the wound into the snow.

There was a dent in the snow, and the area was soaked in scarlet.

The moment she saw the blood, her heart sank as if a huge stone was pressing down on her.

Even if she dodged it, the wound went all the way to her temple, and it was very long and deep.

"Xiao Fu has just reached the age of marriage. She said the day before yesterday that she would wait for me to be released from the palace to see her mother."

Xu Zhi couldn't catch his breath and started coughing violently.

Hu Hai killed court officials and even his brothers and sisters without mercy, using extremely cruel methods.

She clenched her fists and took a deep breath, "You're already this fierce at the age of ten."

But he was just a child, a young boy, in front of her. His obedient listening to Chunyu Yue's teachings was all a lie. The knowledgeable, gentle manners he displayed in front of his father and her were all fake.

Xu Zhi was always kind to children, but he always felt that Hu Hai was unapproachable.

Yes, she had also pretended to be good in front of Zhang Liang.

Eyes...

That is something that can never be imitated from Fusu.

Xu Zhi suddenly remembered something Chunyu Yue had told him.

Hu Hai saw a newly hatched bird that had fallen to the ground in the palace. Its eyes were not even open. He took good care of it for nearly a month.

But later, she never heard Chunyu Yue mention this matter again.

But she knew that Hu Hai had mentioned to her that he envied Li Zuoche for having a Persian cat. He was ten years old, but he would occasionally show a childish look.

So at his request, a tabby cat was added to his palace.

Baby birds are nothing more than cat food.

She couldn't help but take a step back.

Li Xian did not comfort Xu Zhi's sadness after witnessing her brother's brutal face.

She looked at the bloodstains on the ground and shook her head. "I shouldn't have any illusions about him." She paused and said, "I should kill him."

He made a gesture to silence her, then leaned down and looked her in the eyes. "No. No matter what, he is your brother and the emperor's favorite child. You cannot take action, and you cannot bear the blame because of him."

They stood in the snow for a long time, and their clothes were covered with snow grains, making a large area wet.

She inevitably recalled the report on the excavation of the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang in Mount Li that she had seen that year.

How cruel was it? Hu Hai's purge of the royal family involved methods such as dismemberment, boiling, burying alive, and crushing to death with huge stones...

He reached out and wiped away the snow stuck to her cheek, his eyes dark.

"Azhi. I will kill the person you can't kill."

He was dressed in a dark robe, surrounded by a chilling snowstorm, and every word he spoke was a testament to his solemn promise.

1. Root vegetables such as radishes (such as the "Xinlimei" and "White Radish") and carrots (cold-resistant varieties) have fleshy roots that can overwinter in the soil without freezing at -3℃. Sow in September or October, choosing loose sandy loam soil and avoiding continuous cropping. Control watering one month before harvest to improve taste.

Hardy wild vegetables such as shepherd's purse, sow thistle, and purslane (wild and domesticated varieties) can survive even in sub-zero temperatures. They quickly turn green in the spring and can be sown or divided. No special fertilization is needed; just keep the soil slightly moist. They are suitable for planting in the wild or in the yard.

After Hu Hai ascended the throne through Zhao Gao's alteration of the imperial edict, he launched a purge of the imperial clan at Zhao Gao's instigation in order to consolidate his power.

2. Using methods such as framing and torture to force their siblings to confess, including beheading, dismemberment, and dismemberment by chariot.

Only a few survived. For example, Prince Gao saved his family by requesting to be buried alive with the emperor, and Ziying was not killed because of a dispute over his identity (he was either the son of Fusu or the brother of Qin Shi Huang).