It is said that Qin Shihuang was controlled by a daughter

Xiao Ruo knew in her heart that she couldn't hide it any longer!
She survived in the Donghu and escaped back to the Central Plains, only to hear the news of the destruction of the Yan Kingdom... Crown Prince Yan Dan died in the Qin palace, and the Yan princess was wanted throughout the country. She survived the war until now because of the help of the Xiao family... The Xiao family raised her for five years until the Qin Dynasty began to punish the nobles of the six states, seemingly with the intention of eradicating them completely...

Xiao Jianan left because he wanted to help her escape Pei County. How could she possibly be ungrateful!

“Yes! I know. I know!” She closed her eyes, tears streaming down her face. “…I saw Princess Yong’an jump out of the window of the pavilion in Lingcheng…but I didn’t know she had amnesia! I wanted to hide from her with my mother, but we ran into her in a shed. She seemed to be hiding from someone too, and she was healing her wounds. In the chaos, I heard that a high-ranking official was conducting a large-scale search in Lingcheng. I was terrified. My mother was also wounded by a sword, so I wanted her to protect us…”

Shen Zhi whispered, "Xiao Ruo, no, Wei Ruo. Yao's maternal clan is the Bao clan. She should have recognized her Xianyang accent when Your Highness spoke."

"……Yes."

"Where is your brother?"

“Brother Yan knows nothing. Only my mother and father know about my identity... My two brothers have always treated me like their own sister. The one thing they know less about this is to ensure their safety.”

She continued, "You know what? When I learned that Qin had sent troops to attack the Xiongnu, I was overjoyed. I thought my previous status was no longer a big deal... But, for some reason, the Qin Dynasty started ordering the capture and killing of a large number of nobles from the six states again... My status became very dangerous again..."

Xiao Ruo suddenly knelt down, saying, "My brother and parents are absolutely loyal to the Qin Dynasty, and I have no intention of rebelling against Qin."

How did you recognize Yong'an?

“Yes. When I saw the seal script on the bamboo slips, I was just guessing… I truly recognized her because she called Zheng Guo an old friend. Zheng Guo is a spy from Han… He should be dead long ago… But she earnestly said that Li Xian had shown her Zheng Guo’s letter… Of all the officials in Qin, only this name terrifies me. But seeing that she also didn’t want to be found by him, I didn’t say anything, I didn’t tell her anything…”

Xiao Ruo has been speaking all this way, revealing her identity and only wanting to distance herself from the Xiao family.

But Shen Zhi gave no warning and instead tucked her sword behind her back. "Since you are Princess Yong'an's man, aren't you going to arrest me? Or kill me?"

Shen Zhi turned around and glanced at the two people kneeling in the shed.

She only speaks at night.

I don't know how Ying Hehua and Xiao He had so much to talk about.

They sometimes cried, sometimes laughed, and occasionally fell silent.

It seems like they're talking about an unknown person over and over again.

'Xu Kai' was the name that appeared most frequently in the conversation.

Through the flames.

Shen Zhi seemed to recall many nights they used to talk by candlelight.

Ying Hehua would often go to Yuelin Palace to consult Han Fei, or go out of the palace to find Li Si and Wang Wan, which often frightened the elderly Dun Ruo and Wei Liao, and made Yan Dan, who was being held hostage in the palace, and Zhao Jia, who was always appearing and disappearing, furious.

Until supreme power reveals its unique coldness.

As Qin unified the world, the Qin palace grew increasingly desolate, for too many people had died there; perhaps even Ying Hehua could not be saved.

Shen Zhi looked at Wei Ruo quietly and sighed, "The most painful thing is to recall beautiful memories when they are shattered. I think perhaps Your Highness has forgotten that it is possible to live a happy and carefree life. Living a good life like Princess Ruo is the best thing."

Wei Ruo paused, then smiled and said, "Yes. I don't want to recall the past anymore. I don't want to dwell on the rights and wrongs of the Yan King sending me to Donghu in place of Ji Ruo. Now that I finally have a family, I just want them to be well. Everything else is in the past."

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Lu Heng and Yan Yue's fire came at a critical juncture.

The half-official residence, still emitting ash, had been reported through layers of bureaucracy, almost reaching Ying Zheng's ears. The most important report stated, "All the rebellious elements in Lingcheng have been apprehended and will be executed on a selected date. However, the documents have been destroyed, making it difficult to adjudicate the case. The officials involved bear heavy responsibilities."

Yan Yue and the others were also puzzled. Besides looking for Mu Du, they didn't know why they had burned a lot of the clues they had collected over the past few days about the criminals imprisoned in Lingcheng!
The contents of these bamboo slips are all related to criminals. And the scope is quite wide, involving stonemasons, laborers, and farmers within a ten-mile radius. Many of these people are connected to the meteorite fall, and all are guilty of heinous crimes punishable by beheading!
Such important evidence and confessions were piled up in the government office and should have been properly kept.

Not only is everything now completely gone, but what's worse is Li Xian's attitude! He actually claimed there was no backup, and he suddenly became stupid, unable to find even the slightest trace of the thief for several days!

This passive and negligent attitude towards governance caused many officials in Lingcheng to secretly criticize him. They recalled the decisive and ruthless princess and felt that Li Xian's decisive actions during the conquest of the kingdom were influenced by Yong'an.

Now, Yong'an has fallen from power due to rumors, but he has returned to his original position, without even changing his title.

Therefore, they believed that he climbed to his current position by stepping on Princess Yong'an.

Li Xian paid no attention to such remarks, and didn't even mind if they called him a person who "likes to flatter his superiors".

He might as well reveal more of Yong'an's past secrets—such as deceiving Chu into a marriage alliance, scheming against Guo Kai, and spending a thousand gold pieces to persuade the Qi prime minister—all of which were her doing. He even went so far as to say, in a way that was both derogatory and complimentary, that she had tried to destroy Xunzi's Confucian classics but failed, and out of kindness, preserved them because Xunzi was old.

Now, along with the irretrievable indictments and the incompetent Li Xian, everyone was sighing in dismay.

Even when his father, Li Si, personally inquired, he could not come up with any effective measures.

Li Si was furious and, in front of many officials, had his son restrained.

This palm strike was extremely powerful, and blood was drawn immediately.

With a line of blood at the corner of his mouth, Li Xian stared at his father, threw off his robes, and knelt down to bow his head.

"This humble official knows his mistake."

This act of kneeling led many to believe that a rift must have developed between the prime minister and his son.

that night
Li Xian arrived at his father's residence dressed in night clothes.

Li Si looked at him, sighed, and shook his head. "The farmers are bringing great calamity upon themselves, incurring the wrath of the emperor. Why should we concern ourselves with them?"

"She is still in Lingcheng."

The moonlight, as clear as water, spilled onto the windowsill, like the chill and anticipation on the reeds of Lingcheng.

Li Si looked at him and said, "You've truly gone mad with demonic possession."

Li Xian will never know that in the year she lost all her memories, she truly held the sachet he gave her, rejected others in a way he could never have imagined, sat on a large rock, recited poems hoping for his safety, and longed to go to the State of Zheng with him.

But when she returned to that thatched hut, she didn't see Li Xian, who wanted to go to the Lingqu Canal with her, but rather the Inspector General, who was once again dressed in the official robes of the Qin Dynasty.

“My uncle and aunt from the Yan family saved me from danger, and they are still in prison. I cannot abandon them.”

Li Si looked at the moonlight and sighed, "Don't forget what the outcome you promised your father was."

"The old dream has not yet ended, and immortality is but a fleeting moment. Your son has never forgotten."

Li Xian raised his head; his entire body was shrouded in darkness, yet for the first time, the clear moonlight graced his eyes.

"But Father, I have missed too many opportunities. If my life must be sacrificed for her, even for a fleeting moment, I would rather die a terrible death and suffer the torments of hell." (End of Chapter)