After being choked to death by a copper coin, she became a demon Jin Ji in the other world

[Ah, I really love him, I don't want to leave him for even a second, even if it means death, I don't mind. ]

[But he told me to believe in him, and that he would appear in front of me the moment I returned to the future.]

[So I believe that no matter he comes or not, I will wait for him, because I know that if he does not come, he must have fallen on the road to progress. Shao Lan has no regrets in having such a man in her life.]

[Alan, please take care of yourself. Shaolan is leaving first. ]

After Shaolan finished speaking, she handed the package to Shen Yuelan and turned to walk through the door. Shen Yuelan couldn't describe her feelings after listening to Shaolan's confession, but she vaguely heard Shangguan Xi's slightly crying voice saying "Damn it".

Shen Yuelan gave a helpless smile and said to the people behind her:

[If we have time later, how about going to Changping? ]

Chapter 134 Royal Commission

Half a month after the incident of Xunzi, the unwilling queen visited Shen Yuelan's house again. Looking at the queen who was full of confidence in front of her, Shen Yuelan regretted deeply why she had to go to the palace of King Qi.

But things have come to this point, she can only face it. The worst that can happen is to lose money to avoid disaster. Anyway, as long as Shen Yuelan wants to do it, the speed at which they make money in the Warring States Period will not be much slower than that in the Song Dynasty.

But the Queen's purpose this time seems not just money, but also Shen Yuelan's people. Look at this guy's eyes, they are about to be pulled out of the thread. It's just that if you can't get it, you will always be restless.

[So, what are you doing here again? I remember I had clearly rejected you before.]

[Ah, it seems like that happened, but it has nothing to do with why I came to see you today. Really, do you really dislike me so much? You want to chase me away as soon as I come.]

Shen Yuelan twitched her lips when she heard that. She still remembered the bold words this guy said when he left last time. It was already very good that she could let her in now, but she was still taking advantage of him.

The Queen looked at Shen Yuelan's disdainful eyes, and her possessiveness became stronger, but the Queen didn't want to be a villain and do things by force.

She wanted to make Shen Yuelan accept her subtly, just like how she conquered King Xiang of Qi.

Looking at the malicious eyes of the Queen, Shen Yuelan shuddered suddenly. After witnessing the beautiful love between Xun Kuang and Shao Lan, Shen Yuelan suddenly felt no feelings for the Queen.

Shen Yuelan also began to look at this woman's behavior from a more objective perspective. Recalling Shangguan Xi's previous popularization, Shen Yuelan seriously suspected that there was some special existence behind this guy, directing her from behind.

But as of now, Shen Yuelan has not seen anything useful from the Queen. Although it would not be a big problem if she just left it alone, in order to prevent the tragedy of the Tokyo Incident from happening again, Shen Yuelan still plans to get in touch with her again and see how the situation is.

If there really is an enemy, you can beat him if you can, and run away if you can't. At this point, Shen Yuelan has finally understood that the other world is just like that. Some people are fighting for their beliefs, while others are enriching themselves and forming gangs.

There is no justice in this world. The more Shen Yuelan thought about it, the more melancholy she became.

This directly led to her being immersed in her own thoughts and not hearing what the Queen was saying at all.

The Queen naturally noticed this. She even discovered that Shen Yuelan's interest in her had been on a downward trend since that night, and today she had no interest at all.

This was simply incomprehensible to the Queen. This guy's interest in her faded even faster than that of her husband. You have to know that she and her husband have known each other for several years, while she has only known Shen Yuelan for less than half a month.

Isn't this saying that she is old and no one is interested in her anymore? Seeing Shen Yuelan's indifferent look, the queen's tone became audibly worse.

[Um? Are you listening to me? ]

[Ah, what did the Queen say just now? ]

[How far are you going to ignore me? I want to ask you to go to Yan State.]

[You should know that the reason why Qi was able to recover its lost territory and re-establish its country was because after the old King of Yan died, the new King of Yan fell into a counter-espionage scheme by General Tian Dan, and became suspicious of Yan's general Le Yi. He replaced the generals in the middle of the battle, causing him to flee west to Zhao, which eventually led to a great defeat.]

[Now, the new King of Yan has begun to be suspicious of his old ministers again. Some time ago, he arrested the Yin-Yang master Zou Yan and put him in prison. This master had served Qi during the reigns of King Xuan and King Min, and had refused to participate in the war when the five kingdoms attacked Qi. He was a man of great integrity.]

[Yesterday, the Qi court received a letter from Zou Zi asking for help, hoping that we could save him from the Yan prison, considering his past relationship with Qi.]

[But you also know that Qi and Yan have not yet stopped fighting. Although the war is coming to an end, small conflicts are still ongoing. It is difficult for us to send people to Yan at this time. ]

So you thought of me, right? Shen Yuelan probably understood what the Queen wanted her help doing.

That is to use his relatively neutral identity as a Chu merchant to enter Yan and rescue the old man in prison.

[So you want me to help Qi go to Yan to rescue Zou Zi? ]

The Queen was stunned for a moment when she heard this. After a brief thought, she smiled and shook her head, indicating that she did not need Shen Yuelan to do so much.

She just hoped that Shen Yuelan would agree to let Qi use her caravan to send Qi's death squad to Yan State. If she wanted to go a step further, she hoped that Shen Yuelan could transport Mr. Zou out in the same way.

As for the specific matters during the rescue process, Shen Yuelan does not need to worry about it. She only needs to help transport people.

Shen Yuelan heaved a sigh of relief when she heard that. She didn't really want to get involved in this kind of political game, so she wanted to refuse at first, but if it was just to help transport people, then it would still be okay.

[If it's just transporting people, then there's no problem, but you won't let me work for nothing, right? ]

[Haha, haven’t I already paid you the reward? ]

【ha? 】

[Hey, I have checked the house you live in. It doesn't belong to you, right? You are just a temporary guest here.]

[But if you are willing to help, I can make the decision to transfer the property of this house to your name, and forgive your illegal act of living here without telling me. What do you think? ]

Shen Yuelan was furious when she heard this. This guy was clearly blackmailing her and making her work for nothing.

As a result, the Queen soon received two contemptuous looks from Shen Yuelan.

[Huh? Are you kidding me? How much is a shabby house worth? How much is your fine worth? ]

The Queen looked at Shen Yuelan with great interest. Shen Yuelan, who was a little angry, had a different kind of charm when she was angry.

She was joking, of course. The queen didn't take this house seriously at all, so it was naturally impossible for it to be valued by the people she valued.

[Haha, don't be angry? I'm just kidding. How about I give you a fiefdom near the sea? Isn't it a surprise? Alas, to be honest, this is the only reward that the State of Qi can offer nowadays.]

[If you ask us for money, we really can't give it to you. ]

Shen Yuelan heard a hint of embarrassment and loneliness in the self-deprecating jokes made by the Queen.

Yes, after going through untold hardships, I finally became the mother of a country, but when I arrived at the place, I found that I really had a country of children who needed to be fed. Who wouldn't have a headache?

What the king and queen said was both a joke and the truth. The only compensation that Qi could offer now was the land and fiefdoms that needed to be rebuilt.

Shen Yuelan pondered for a moment and finally agreed to the Queen's request, because this trip was also necessary for her. She needed to go to Yan State to explore the road there and lay a solid foundation for the capture operation decades later.

Chapter 135 Unscrupulous Merchants

Although there is still some time before the time agreed with the king and queen, Shen Yuelan has been free recently, so she began to prepare for the trip to Yan State. Huanyan and others were responsible for collecting the trucks needed for the agreement nearby.

As for the goods, they were fine wine of the Sujiu brand mixed personally by the bartender Shen Yuelan. The ratio of water to wine was about one to one thousand. This made Su Xin, who was always known for her gentleness, madly praise Shen Yuelan for his cruel heart.

Shen Yuelan said seriously that the alcohol content of the wine in the Warring States Period was so high that more people would not be able to drink it. Shen Yuelan's words caused contempt among the crowd. If you don't want to release the wine, just say it directly. Why make it so solemn?

Seeing this, Shen Yuelan said unhappily that it was just a fiefdom and she couldn't take it with her, so why take it so seriously? She should just complete the task. Besides, it wasn't certain that Shen Yuelan would accept the fiefdom.

Just one brigade was enough to make Shen Yuelan dizzy. She was so confused that she asked for a fiefdom.

However, looking at Mi Ping's excited face, Shen Yuelan already had an idea about the destination of the fiefdom. Although Mi Ping would not live for another two years, he could satisfy his desire to be the city lord for a few days.

Shen Yuelan did not plan to bring Mi Ping with her on this mission. Although Qi and Yan were close to each other and the journey was not far, the hardships of sleeping in the open air along the way would still do great harm to the elderly's body. It would be better for him to stay in Qi and spend his old age in peace.

Although the State of Qi had just experienced a major change, there would basically be no major wars in the next fifty or sixty years.

The next war would probably be at the end of the Qin Dynasty and the beginning of the Han Dynasty. This was also the main reason why Shen Yuelan chose to come to Qi after leaving Qin.

When Qin Shihuang unified the six kingdoms, King Jian of Qi, the son of the queen, King Gong of Qi, was indecisive and listened to slander. He was lured into Qin by the Qin envoys and eventually starved to death under the pines and cypresses.

Liu Xiang of the Western Han Dynasty recorded in "Strategies of the Warring States":

【Qin sent Chen Chi to lure the King of Qi into surrendering, promising to give him a land of 500 li. The King of Qi did not listen to the officials of Jimo but listened to Chen Chi, so he surrendered to Qin. He was placed among the pines and cypresses, and died of starvation.】

This sentence translates to:

【The King of Qin sent his guest Chen Chi to lure the King of Qi to Qin. Chen Chi deceived the King of Qi and made an agreement with him that if he agreed to go to Qin, he would give him 500 li of land as a fief. The King of Qi did not accept the advice of the doctor of Jimo, but listened to Chen Chi's deception and came to Qin. The King of Qin settled him in the remote town of Gongyi, living among the desolate pines and cypresses, and did not provide him with food, and eventually he starved to death.】

As a king, King Jian of Qi could be said to be quite a failure, but it was precisely because of his stupidity that he somehow saved millions of civilians in Qi from war and accelerated the process of unification of the seven kingdoms.

For a moment, Shen Yuelan didn't know whether to praise the queen for her good parenting or to say that she was misleading her students, but from now on, this guy was still quite proud.

Shen Yuelan had no interest in meddling in other people's household affairs. After a period of [diluting water], the goods in their fleet were all ready.

The Queen praised Shen Yuelan's merchandise highly, and even blatantly withheld a few jars of wine as rent for Shen Yuelan and her companions. This made everyone speechless. It wasn't a good thing, so was it really that necessary?

The Queen said that it was better to save as much as possible. There was no good wine to drink in the palace recently, so what if she was given a few jars? Don't think she didn't know that Shen Yuelan diluted the wine with water.

If she hadn't been feeling tasteless recently, she wouldn't have had the audacity to come and ask for watered-down wine.

Seeing the pitiful appearance of the Queen, Shen Yuelan felt soft-hearted for a moment and gave her a few jars of wine diluted with water. Then she saw that this guy looked like he had succeeded.

Shen Yuelan looked at this guy with both anger and amusement, and at his back as he walked away holding the jar of wine. The corners of her mouth, which had been flat since the Battle of Bianliang, finally lifted up slightly.

However, she didn't plan to do anything to the Queen. At most, she planned to give the Queen some raw wine in a few days and make some special delicacies with condiments for the Queen to taste.

Make her lustful with delicious food, control her with fine wine, and firmly control the queen's stomach, making her unable to stop in the ocean of delicious food and can only wag her tail and beg for mercy from you, hehehe.

The queen had no idea of the food hell she was about to face. At this moment, she was happily holding the wine and sharing it with her husband.

The Palace of Prince Qi looks grand, but actually there are not many habitable rooms. Apart from the main hall for meetings, only the palaces where the Queen and the Prince of Qi live are relatively regular. The other houses are even more simple than Shen Yuelan's residence.

It is drizzling outside and raining heavily inside. There is a light breeze outside and ghosts screaming inside. This is what is happening in the Palace of King Qi today. The State of Qi is currently unable to repair these palaces and can only wait until later.

The queen passed through countless deserted courtyards and finally came to a palace that looked quite grand. This was the residence of her husband, King Fa Zhang of Qi.

[Oh, what a rare guest! My queen doesn't go to accompany her own little beauty? Instead, she has time to come to her husband's place. This really touches Fa Zhang.]

The thin man in front of her who was speaking sarcastically to the queen was the queen's husband, King Fa Zhang of Qi. Upon hearing this, the queen could not tolerate the king's bad temper and kicked him in annoyance.

[Stop talking nonsense. I don’t know who left my bedroom this morning.]

The Queen turned around and left without waiting for the King of Qi to react. Seeing that his wife was a little angry, the King of Qi quickly stood up, pulled her back, and began to coax her with kind words.

When the Queen saw that the King of Qi had surrendered, she ordered people to bring in the several jars of wine and drinks that she had obtained for free from Shen Yuelan.

[Humph, if you keep talking nonsense, I will really move in with him tomorrow and become his wife.]

[No, no, no, I'm wrong, isn't it okay? You keep running over there, reminding me of how you chased me. I'm just a small businessman from Chu. Why do you take me so seriously? ]

[Chu Shang? Humph, if only she were such a simple person. Okay, don't worry about it. Since I've married you, I won't abandon you easily. Take back your aggrieved look.]

[Look, look at the good stuff I brought you. This is the wine I got from Xiao Chu. Although it has been diluted with water, the original quality is excellent. It is enough for your banquet tonight.]

The King of Qi's eyes lit up when he heard this. He walked happily to the wine jar and sniffed the aroma of the wine. Hesitant for a moment, he opened the lid of the jar, took a cup and drank it. After sipped his lips, his expression became even more strange.

[Um, Jun, this wine tastes really good, but isn't there a bit too much water added? This... this Chu girl is a bit too wicked. ]

The Queen was also stunned when she heard this. She hurriedly stood up and took a cup of wine and drank it. After smacking her lips, she was also shocked by Shen Yuelan's evil heart.

[This... this little bastard really dared to add water to the soup. What an unscrupulous businessman. This guy is definitely an unscrupulous businessman! ]

Chapter 136 Three Visits to Lan's House

After being cheated by Shen Yuelan once, the Queen came back angrily and insisted that Shen Yuelan give her an explanation.

Seeing that the queen was determined not to give up until she got an explanation, Shen Yuelan held her slender neck and shamelessly refuted the queen.

[Ha, didn’t you say you knew I diluted the wine with water? Why are you acting like you’ve been cheated by me? I haven’t even asked you for the wine yet.]

[You...you unscrupulous businessman, I knew you diluted the wine with water, but I underestimated how evil you are. You didn't just add water to the wine, you added water to the wine. ]

[Water mixed with wine is water mixed with wine, just tell me if it is a bar?]

Seeing Shen Yuelan's reckless behavior, the Queen's voice trembled with anger.

[You...you, how can you be so deceiving? No matter how evil you are, there must be a limit. You are not allowed to do this again. As the Queen of Qi, I will not allow you to harm the people of Qi like this!]

After hearing the Queen's accusation against her, Shen Yuelan immediately said that the Queen's words were unreasonable, and she expressed her position to the Queen in righteous words.

[How can you slander someone's innocence out of thin air? I didn't harm the people of Qi. I was going to sell them to Yan. As a hostile country, you should be happy.]

[Ha, uh, you... you seem to be right. The more I think about it, the more it makes sense.]

The Queen was successfully led into a ditch by Shen Yuelan. Shen Yuelan changed the concept of the fake wine issue that the two were discussing and diverted the conflict, turning it into an issue between Qi and Yan, without mentioning a word about the fact that she had betrayed the Queen.

In order to get rid of the Queen as soon as possible, Shen Yuelan gave her a few jars of "fake wine", and happily fooled the Queen away.

Shen Yuelan watched the happy figure disappear on the horizon again, and couldn't help but sigh that this guy was so easy to deceive. She was now more and more curious about who was behind the Queen.

Although the Queen was temporarily blinded by Shen Yuelan's words, how could the clever and wise Queen be kept in the dark forever? She and King Fa Zhang of Qi looked at the new jars of "fake wine" in the palace and were both silent.

At this moment, the Queen had no idea that she had been fooled again. She had gone to ask for an explanation, but now she happily came back with a few jars of fake wine. She even ran to the King of Qi to show off. How embarrassing!

And the King of Qi, Fa Zhang, who didn't understand the atmosphere, actually added fuel to the fire. He complained to the Queen with a wronged look on his face:

[Junjun, do you not love me anymore? Why do I feel like you are doing this on purpose? How could you in the past be fooled by such low-level rhetoric? In my opinion, you are deliberately exposing your flaws so that you have a reason to run over there!]

[Alas, we have only been together for a few years, and you don’t love me anymore? Have our feelings faded? Ha, woman.]

The Queen, who was already upset, was immediately upset when she heard the King of Qi's resentful words. My goodness, who am I working so hard for? Isn't it for you, a jerk? And you still blame me?

Who doesn't know that staying in the palace every day, eating delicious food and drinking sweet drinks is comfortable? If you have any ability to govern the country, why would I have to work so hard? The angry queen caught the King of Qi and scolded him, causing him to flee in panic.

The queen, whose anger had not yet been completely vented, paced around for a long time, getting angrier and angrier. Finally, she decided to go to the palace for the third time and once again went to Shen Yuelan's home. But after entering the house, she was dazzled by the table full of fine wine and delicacies in the yard.

The queen looked at the table full of delicacies that she had never heard of or seen before, and her saliva unconsciously flowed from the corners of her mouth. What was even more unbearable than the visual shock was the impact from her sense of smell.