Chronicles of the Qin Dynasty

Chapter 294, Section 293: The Arrogance of a Young Man
Madam Chu did not speak again.

Her calm and composed demeanor actually possessed a different kind of grace compared to her delicate and fragile appearance when she entered the palace.

But it's hard to say whether this demeanor is due to drinking a cup of milk tea every day, which has made him a little rounder...

In short, the elder looked at her and felt that she seemed quite different from before, so he spoke with increasing urgency.

The two women behind him didn't dare to breathe loudly—

Do important people always speak so directly and harshly? Or is it that one must be assertive when asking for favors?

Silence fell over the hall for a moment.

After a moment, the elder frowned deeply again: "Fangxi..."

Before he could finish speaking, Madam Chu asked him, "The clan elder just said that my father is seriously ill. What is the illness? Is there a doctor attending to him?"

"And why did you travel all the way from Sichuan to Xianyang when you were seriously ill?"

The elder sighed, "The climate in Shu is different from that in Xianyang and our Chu region. It's hard to predict whether someone might fall seriously ill due to not being used to the local climate."

"As for why I rushed back..."

“Alas! Your father is worried about you. The clan said they had something to discuss with him, so he hurried back... Fangxi, although your father is seriously ill, this matter cannot be delayed. Your two cousins…”

Before he could finish speaking, Madam Chu had already quietly placed the teacup back on the table:

"Someone is coming."

"The servant is here."

"Summon the guards of Ganquan Palace. This man has been disrespectful to me. Drag him away and execute him."

Upon hearing this, everyone present was astonished!

The attendant beside him trembled, his face turning pale, but he quickly went out of the hall to relay the order.

The two women standing below were deathly pale and trembling like leaves. They knelt on the ground, unable to move.

Only the clan elder, after a brief moment of astonishment, flew into a rage:
"presumptuous!"

But Lady Chu sneered, "I am the wife of the King of Qin. How dare you, mere commoners, yell at me?"

“Uncle, I originally thought that my daughter and I had given our all for the clan and deserved to be treated well.”

"I have no resentment that you were not able to help with the tiger-riding matter. But what you should not have done was to treat my father with such disrespect!"

After the fall of the Chu state, Afu, a high-ranking official, was not killed, but he was no longer employed.

But he has always been magnanimous, and he was able to navigate the eccentric and eccentric King of Chu with ease. Now that he has lost his official position, he can still enjoy himself.

Therefore, he had been operating in Shu (Sichuan) for a long time. Although his status in the clan was not high, he was spared a lot of grievances because of his identity.

Although the father and daughter lived far apart, they knew that they were both living relatively free lives, which brought them peace of mind.

At that time, the head of the family also said something—that since Father was originally an important minister of the Chu state, if he had a high position in the clan, it would be inevitable that some traces of that would remain.

If the King of Qin knew, he would be displeased.

Given his personality, he naturally wouldn't think that just because this person was the concubine's father, he could be spared from death.

This is what the head of the family once explained to her.

Looking back now, it's really laughable!

Her mother died early, and she and her father depended on each other for survival. Even when he was seriously ill, he would rush back to Xianyang. It must have been the head of the family who told him about these two young ladies who would assist him.

The clan elders remained silent about the matter of doctors, so it seemed that no one cared at all.

Yes, she is old and faded, and has only one good-for-nothing prince by her side.

For the clan, apart from serving as a stepping stone to introduce these sister flowers as pure as morning dew, they really have no other use.

But Father!
Father!

Madam Chu was heartbroken, but the more pain she felt, the more sinister her smile became.

Since she is ultimately not valued and her father's life is uncertain, why should she endure this grievance?
The Zhao clan were nobles of the Chu state, and they always remembered where they came from.

But what's the use of that?
Back then, for the sake of the State of Chu and the Zhao family, she left her hometown and came to Xianyang.

Now, are we going to watch Father and Chenghu also do this for the Zhao family?
The icy murderous intent on her face seemed genuine. Having served King Qin Heng for many years, even as the most gentle and kind woman in Chu, she should now wield the power of life and death.

The biggest difference between Lady Chu and the Queen is that the Queen was truly benevolent, while she—

They do not hesitate to take lives.

The clan elder trembled all over.

This was not fear, but anger and humiliation at being disrespected by a junior member of the clan:

"You arrogant brat!"

He pointed a trembling finger at Madam Chu: "The clan went to great lengths to find such a young lady and specially sent her to the palace. Isn't that because they value you?"

"Fangxi, you are narrow-minded and blinded by jealousy. You are no longer thinking straight!"

"In your heart, the State of Chu is no longer there!"

The sound of clashing armor could be heard outside the hall.

Lady Chu gave a cold laugh: "The State of Chu has long since perished!"

Yes, the State of Chu perished long ago.

She was a woman from a fallen kingdom, and her homeland was long gone. But when she still had a homeland, wasn't she also sent to Qin?

She had to learn to please the King of Qin, she had to endure the disappointment of her clansmen in her and in Chenghu, and she had to treat the head of the family and the elders with care...

but.

At this moment, the warm air in the hall constantly assaulted her mind, but Madam Chu's heart was colder than ever before—

If all the members of the Zhao family were to die, wouldn't her father become the new head of the family?
The Zhao family lineage has not been broken, but no one dares to treat them so lightly anymore.

"Reporting to Madam, the guards of Ganquan Palace have arrived."

The well-trained armored soldiers stepped into the hall one by one, while the clan elders who had been ordered by Madam Chu were standing there. Soon, they were grabbed by the arms on both sides and dragged out of the hall without any mercy.

The armor worn by these Qin soldiers was exceptionally cold; even through the layers of robes, the clan elder felt a chill run down his spine!

Meanwhile, Madam Chu, seated on the high steps of the hall, appeared increasingly distant.

The two young women, as delicate as morning dew, knelt trembling on the ground, still not daring to raise their heads.

At this moment, the elder finally realized—

Fangxi, she really wants to kill him!

"you dare!"

"Fangxi, how dare you!!!"

He struggled desperately, but the arms of the two armored soldiers holding him were like iron clamps, making him unable to move!

"Fangxi, without the Chu Kingdom and the Zhao family! Let's see how you manage to secure your position in the harem!"

"If a prince rides a tiger, how can he shoulder great responsibilities in the future!"

Madam Chu gave a cold laugh.

From a distance, the other person could no longer see the tears on her face, or her clenched fists and slightly trembling hands.

That's right.

She told herself: You did a great job.

"Madam..." The personal maidservant beside her, also brought from Chu, trembled violently, her face deathly pale.

"That's the clan elder... the future prince..."

Madam Chu looked at him coldly: "If the prince cannot live to adulthood in good health, what is there to talk about in the future?"

same.

Even their father, who is seriously ill, cannot get medical help. Does the clan really care about them? What if Chenghu's frail body is used to pave the way for his brothers one day?
Since that's the case, why don't we ask the clan elder to die first?

Anyway, he's so bold as to talk about important matters of the Chu Kingdom in Ganquan Palace.

(End of this chapter)