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

He breathed a sigh of relief once he entered the palace.

He tightened his belt and tiptoed over.

He absolutely mustn't let his mother find out he was spying, or she'll whip him again.

Zhao Qian stopped behind a row of openwork wooden screens.

Through the wooden lattice of the screen, one can see the desk more than ten meters away.

The lighting wasn't very good, so Zhao Qian squinted.

He saw that his mother was kneeling beside Cao Ze.

This action only confused Zhao Qian more.

What is the Empress Dowager doing?

Zhao Qian stared intently, perhaps having adjusted to the dim environment.

Only then did he see it clearly.

This hand is...

Suddenly realizing something, Zhao Qian took a deep breath.

Zhao Qian wanted to shout, but no sound came out even with his mouth open; his throat seemed to be hoarse.

No wonder the Empress Dowager made Cao Ze her teacher; no wonder she always sided with Cao Ze; no wonder she didn't hold herself in high esteem in front of him; no wonder...

Everything seemed to have been answered.

Filled with resentment, Zhao Qian could no longer hold back and punched the wooden carving.

The dull sound wasn't very loud.

The leader was completely unaware of anything amiss.

However, Cao Ze's strength had already reached the second-rate acquired realm. He wouldn't say he could hear the buzzing of mosquitoes and flies from more than ten meters away, but he was certainly not so quiet that he wouldn't notice any movement at all.

"Someone!"

Cao Ze patted the queen's pretty face.

Cao Ze gave a soft shout: "Thunder Technique - Thunder Transformation".

He used all his strength directly.

He must not easily let outsiders know about his relationship with the Queen, at least not before he leaves the State of Zhao.

A fine arc of lightning flashed.

Zhao Qian had no time to react.

Just as he heard the violent coughing, he saw Cao Ze grab his neck with one hand.

Zhao Qian's face turned a deep shade of liver.

"Let...let me go..."

Cao Ze asked in surprise, "It's you?"

He frowned slightly, then carried Zhao Qian to the Empress Dowager who was hunched over the tea table.

He threw Zhao Qian to the ground beside him with one hand.

Zhao Qian gritted his teeth and glared at Cao Ze, saying, "What do you want to do!"

Cao Ze sneered and remained silent.

After catching my breath, I now realize what happened.

"Qian'er?"

She was initially flustered, then somewhat embarrassed.

She quickly tidied her somewhat disheveled updo.

After looking at Cao Ze, the foxy eyes still held a hint of spring.

"Sir, this..."

Cao Ze pulled the empress into his arms and said to Zhao Qian with a half-smile, "Your Highness Qian, now that you know, your mother and I will no longer hide it from you. That's right, I am already with your mother."

Zhao Qian froze, staring blankly at his mother.

"Mother, you, you all..."

Afterwards, she tried to push away Cao Ze, who was holding her, but found that she couldn't break free.

Somewhat awkwardly, he said to Zhao Qian, "Qian'er, don't overthink it, there's nothing between us..."

Before the queen could finish speaking, she coughed again.

Cao Ze's attack was so sudden that she still hasn't caught her breath.

Zhao Qian's eyes were bloodshot.

He didn't even wipe his mouth clean, and you're telling him not to overthink it?

The thought of his mother playing the suona for Cao Ze drove Zhao Qian into a frenzy.

"You traitor Cao, you're dead! I'm going to tell my father to tear you apart with five horses!"

Zhao Qian tried to run away, scrambling and crawling.

The queen's expression changed drastically, and she shouted, "How dare you!"

Cao Ze kicked Zhao Qian back.

Little brat, you think you can run away from him? Do you really think his mother is still talking nonsense to him?

Zhao Qian clutched his stomach, writhing in pain.

Cao Ze immediately arrested Zhao Qian.

"Your Highness, please calm down before you speak."

As he spoke, he poured the already cooled tea from the pot directly over Zhao Qian's head.

Zhao Qian was drenched and shivered.

February is the time of late spring cold snap, and the temperature is not very high.

He looked sadly at the empress dowager, whose pretty face was covered in dirt, "Mother..."

A hint of reluctance flashed in the Empress's eyes, but when she thought of the consequences of her affair with Cao Ze being exposed, she had to harden her heart.

"Qian'er, just pretend you didn't see anything today, okay?"

Cao Ze said calmly, "Your Highness, you should think this through. If the King finds out about the Queen and me, I will certainly die."

"But your mother will surely be banished to the cold palace, and may even die."

"And what do you think your ultimate fate will be after losing the queen?"

Chapter 176 This is Love~

Zhao Qian angrily said to Cao Ze, "Are you threatening me?"

Cao Ze shook his head and said, "No, I'm just stating a fact."

He paused for a moment, then said, "Your Highness, you should think this over carefully. You don't want to lose your chance at the position of Crown Prince because of this, do you?"

Zhao Qian remained silent for a moment.

I felt the deep malice of this world.

According to Cao Ze's instructions, he not only could not inform on Cao Ze, but he also had to keep Cao Ze and his mother's secret meetings a secret.

If he were the crown prince, or if he were the King of Zhao, how could he be threatened by Cao Ze like this!

After a long silence, Zhao Qian gritted his teeth and said, "I can promise not to tell anyone, but you can no longer have any dealings with my mother, and you can no longer be my teacher!"

"no!"

He subconsciously rejected the suggestion.

She couldn't help but lick her lips.

She couldn't bear to part with Cao Ze's precious sword.

Cao Ze thoughtfully took out a silk cloth and wiped the woman's mouth for her.

Incidentally, in front of Zhao Qian, he flirted with the Empress.

"Your Highness, the Empress and I are truly in love."

Cao Ze embraced the Empress, playing with her soft, white hands, and chuckled, "Do you understand? This is love~"

The empress, her beautiful eyes brimming with affection, smiled shyly: "Sir..."

She said to Zhao Qian, "Qian'er, you must understand your mother."

Zhao Qian was dealt another blow.

"I love you, Mahuaqing!"

Zhao Qian said to the Empress Dowager, "Mother, Cao Ze has other women outside. He stole my women. You must not believe him!"

The queen's smiling face darkened, a slight chill creeping over her. She asked, "Who is it?"

Cao Ze belongs to her, and no one can take him away from her!

"Snow Woman! Her name is Snow Woman! She's Ya Fei's student!"

The Empress was slightly taken aback. "Oh, it's her. Never mind her."

She already knew about the situation from Cao Ze.

Cao Ze and that woman were just putting on an act to gain Ya Fei's trust.

Zhao Qian was stunned. "Why?"

The Empress smiled and said, "What else could it be? Isn't it because you, sir, humbled yourself to get close to Xue Nu and gain Ya Fei's trust so that you could become the Crown Prince?"

"If it weren't for you, sir, would you really believe you could have become the crown prince so easily?"