People in the Qin Dynasty, entertained during the Warring States period

Cao Ze thought to himself, "A woman as beautiful as the Empress is truly different from the one who dances with utmost skill."

They don't need him to train them much; they can teach themselves well on their own, which saves him a lot of trouble.

Of course, if he had to choose, he would still choose Jing Ni Li Wu.

The joy of cultivating oneself is something everyone who has experienced it knows is wonderful.

Cao Ze left the empress's room and entered the palace.

Seeing Zhao Qian fast asleep on his desk, he chuckled softly.

He slammed his hand on the desk and shouted, "Your Highness!"

Zhao Qian sat up abruptly, his heart pounding, and said angrily, "What are you yelling about!"

He was annoyed by Cao Ze.

Not only did she steal his woman, she also taught him how to do things every day!

He didn't want to see Cao Ze at all.

I hope Cao Ze stays with his mother and never comes out; it would be best if he died inside!

After finishing the delicious food prepared by Cao Ze, she straightened her clothes and came out.

Hearing Zhao Qian shouting loudly, he said coldly, "Zhao Qian!"

Zhao Qian trembled and said, "Mother..."

After the courtesan noticed that Zhao Qian seemed to be growing increasingly afraid of her, she sighed and said, "Alright, you should leave early today."

The fear on Zhao Qian's face vanished instantly. "Thank you, Mother!"

He then glanced triumphantly at Cao Ze and ran happily out of the main hall.

Cao Ze's lips curled up slightly, looking quite smug.

If only I knew how he had just toyed with his mother.

How did his mother manage to persuade him so tactfully? Did she get really upset?

"Your Majesty, it's time for me to go."

The Empress raised her hand and said, "I hope you will pay more attention to Qian'er. I hope that after Qin attacks Zhao next year, you and Guo Kai can join forces to help Qian'er ascend to the position of Crown Prince."

Cao Ze said, "Your Majesty, rest assured, with the Prime Minister here, everything will be fine."

He always believed that there was nothing Guo Kai couldn't do in the State of Zhao, and that even Lian Po and Li Mu couldn't stop him.

About half an hour later.

Cao Ze returned to Feixue Pavilion.

Gongsun Yu said with a heavy heart, "Sir..."

Cao Ze shook his head slightly and said, "The Queen is worried about the King's health and has refused this matter. Please take back this thousand gold coins, General."

"Why……"

Li Ji's spirits, which had been slightly lifted, sank to rock bottom once again.

Gongsun Yu took a deep breath and said, "Liji, you go out first. Grandpa has something to discuss with Mr. Cao Ze in private."

After struggling for a while, Li Ji finally obeyed and left the room.

Cao Ze was curious, wondering what Gongsun Yu wanted to discuss in secret.

Does Gongsun Yu intend to do something futile?

Could it be that they're trying to follow in the footsteps of Prince Jia or Guo Kai?

Gongsun Yu cupped his hands and said, "Mr. Cao Ze, I have a request that I hope you will grant."

Cao Ze is no young man just entering the world of martial arts.

"Please speak, General."

"I think..."

Chapter 126 Taking in Consort Ya

After hearing Gongsun Yu's request, Cao Ze said, "I can speak on behalf of the old general in this matter."

Gongsun Yu has already said that Consort Ya intends to keep Li Ji in Handan City.

It wouldn't be difficult for him to act as an intermediary and get Ya Fei to take Li Ji in as a student.

Whether it succeeds or not is none of his business.

Gongsun Yu gave Cao Ze a deep look and said, "Thank you, sir."

"Please give this thousand-gold note to Her Highness Consort Ya. It is a small token of my appreciation."

Cao Ze received more than thirty gold notes of various sizes from Gongsun Yu, totaling a thousand gold coins.

Ya Fei has become a rich woman in an instant!

Even for a princess like Ya Fei, a thousand gold coins is still a considerable sum of money.

"Very well. When will the old general leave Handan?"

With a look of vicissitude in his eyes, Gongsun Yu said, "I have made an agreement with Zhao that I will return to Puyang the day after tomorrow, regardless of whether Zhao agrees to send troops or not."

It is already the twelfth lunar month, and the Qin army will not launch an attack on the city at this time.

But it will be no later than next spring at the latest.

He didn't have much time to organize the defense of the city.

Because his opponent was Meng Ao, a renowned general of his time.

Facing Meng Ao, who had just been promoted to the position of Grand General of Qin, he had no confidence whatsoever in holding Puyang City with only a few thousand soldiers, given the disparity in troop strength.

Cao Ze nodded and said, "Alright, we'll hold a farewell banquet for the old general the day after tomorrow."

Six-Fingered Black Knight went to the State of Wei, and Jing Ke would go with him; they happened to arrive at the same time.

"Thank you, sir!" Gongsun Yu seemed to have aged a bit more as he slowly walked out of the elegant room.

When Li Ji saw her grandfather come out, she quickly said, "Grandpa..."

"Let's leave now, let's not talk about it."

Li Ji silently followed behind Gongsun Yu.

Given this situation, she already knew that her grandfather and Mr. Cao Ze's secret meeting had ended in failure.

Cao Ze came to Ya Fei's side and briefly explained what Gongsun Yu had asked him to do.

Ya Fei watched the grandfather and grandson leave downstairs with a slightly complicated expression.

Cao Ze smiled slightly and said, "Feeling helpless, isn't it?"

"Yes... If one day I were to face such a situation, what would I do?"

Cao Ze paused for a moment and then said, "I can also take in Your Highness."

He had a very good impression of Ya Fei, after all, she had helped him so much and had also strongly encouraged him and Xue Nu to get together. If he had the ability to help her but didn't, then he would truly have no conscience.

Ya Fei chuckled, waving a stack of gold notes worth a thousand gold coins in her hand, and said, "Then I'll have to thank you properly and give you a thousand gold coins in return."

Cao Ze joked, "Talking about money hurts feelings more than anything else."

Consort Ya half-closed her beautiful eyes, sizing up Cao Ze, and said leisurely, "You're dreaming. Having Xue'er isn't enough, you've also set your sights on me."

Cao Ze was surprised that Consort Ya saw through him at a glance, and said guiltily, "Taking in His Highness is not considered taking advantage of His Highness."

"Alright, I'm not going to argue with you about this anymore."

Ya Fei clapped her hands. "Go down now. Xue'er and little Duanmu have been waiting for you."

If Xue'er weren't around, she wouldn't mind taking her relationship with Cao Ze a step further.

Who knows what kind of feed this animal ate? After arriving in Handan, it became more and more excellent.

It made her regret that she had so easily given it to Xue'er instead of trying to fight for it herself first.

But regret was useless; she could only lament her fate.

She finally met someone she liked, and then she gave him up. Was it easy for her?

However, she is also able to take things in stride. If it works, it works; if it doesn't, it doesn't. She does what she has to do and doesn't overthink things. This is why she has been able to live a relatively carefree life.

Cao Ze shrugged.

The current Ya Fei always gives him the feeling of when he first met his beautiful boss.

This is truly bizarre...

It was only noon, and it wasn't common to eat lunch at this time.

Cao Ze and Ya Fei went down to the first floor one after the other.

Just as I was about to go to the Snow Maiden's place, the closed door of Yafei Pavilion was pushed open.

A cold air mass, seemingly fast but not slow, carrying countless tiny, downy snowflakes, surged in.

Cao Ze squinted slightly, watching the snowflakes melt as soon as they hit the ground. He hadn't expected it to start snowing already.

The midday sun was so nice, but the weather changed so quickly.

"Your Highness, I apologize for disturbing you."

Only after the magnetic voice rang out did Cao Ze notice the newcomer in the wind and snow.

"Dongjun?"

Cao Ze muttered to himself, "I didn't expect Yan Fei to come to Fei Xue Pavilion."

Yan Fei nodded slightly to Cao Ze.

Ya Fei glanced at the black and white sisters behind Yan Fei and knew that they were the elder and younger Siming of the Wood Department of the Yin Yang School.

They didn't know who the mature and sophisticated Da Siming and the mysterious and aloof Yue Shen were.

She smiled gently and asked, "May I ask who you are?"