I traveled through the Cretaceous period and farmed with the ever-changing dog egg.

"Secret technique? I do indeed possess a secret technique, sir. You might want to take a look."

Upon hearing Lü Buwei's words, Lao Ai immediately loosened his belt to demonstrate his secret technique. This startled Lü Buwei, who slammed his fist on the table and roared at him.

Damn it, there's a crazy woman in the palace, and then I met a crazy man outside. What a perfect match!

"Enough! Stop showing off! Your deeds are already famous enough." He looks respectable but does nothing but seduce this young widow or that young wife. Lü Buwei could only hope this man could free him from his misery.

"The Prime Minister summoned me here not out of curiosity about my secret arts, but because he is a scoundrel!" This Lao Ai has a handsome appearance, and not only does he speak in a glib and oily manner, but the shrewd glint in his eyes reveals him to be a villain at a glance.

Lu Buwei was driven mad by Zhao Ji's torment. If his plan succeeded, he could escape her suffering; if... it failed...

He sized up the grinning Lao Ai. He feared he would be tormented by her for the rest of his life, and might even be branded with the infamous crime of treason, forever tarnished.

"Lao Ai, I, the Prime Minister, am now offering you a chance to be promoted and make a fortune. What do you say?"

Upon hearing that Lü Buwei had personally promoted him, Lao Ai felt incredibly lucky, his ancestors' graves were emitting auspicious smoke, and he made no attempt to hide his joy! He immediately knelt down and kowtowed to express his willingness.

"Thank you for your promotion, Your Excellency! I am of course willing to do so. I will serve you with utmost loyalty and loyalty, even unto death."

Hearing his glib talk, Lü Buwei sneered.

"Is that so? Would you be willing to die if I, the Prime Minister, asked you to?"

Upon hearing this, Lao Ai's expression darkened slightly, but he immediately put on his usual playful and smiling face again.

"I haven't committed any serious crime, so why should the Prime Minister have to personally teach a lowly nobody like me a lesson?"

Lü Buwei stood alone by the window, his face solemn, and the atmosphere suddenly became so oppressive that Lao Ai dared not utter any more nonsense.

At this moment, Lao Ai was calculating what kind of lucrative position Lü Buwei would offer him—whether it would be the Grand Steward of the Prime Minister's residence or a palace attendant. He dared not think of anything else!

While he was basking in his own smugness, Lü Buwei had already made his decision.

"Today, I want you to do something. You just need to agree to it. If you don't agree... then you won't be able to leave this door alive. Do you understand?"

Lu Buwei's eyes were filled with a chilling killing intent, which made the already dim room seem even more sinister and terrifying. Perhaps frightened by his aura, Lao Ai, who had been secretly amused, became as obedient as a quail and dared not be presumptuous in the slightest.

"The villain understands!"

"This matter is not difficult to handle. You just need to use your strengths. I, the Prime Minister, want you to serve someone. If you serve her well, you will be granted an official title and a noble rank, and you will have countless riches and honors. If... you fail to serve her well, then even the current King will not be able to save your life!"

"May I ask, Your Excellency, who is she?"

As soon as Lao Ai finished speaking, Lü Buwei drew his long sword and pointed it at him, his face dark and his whole body exuding murderous aura!

"The current Empress Dowager!"

Upon hearing Lü Buwei's words, Lao Ai was stunned for a few seconds, as if an electric shock had struck his brain. In just a few seconds, he understood what Lü Buwei meant! Terrified, he immediately kowtowed and begged for mercy.

Good heavens, that's the current Empress Dowager! The King of Qin's own mother! I'm practically asking for trouble!

"Your Excellency, spare me! Your Excellency, spare me!! Even if I had a hundred lives, I would never dare to lay a finger on the Empress Dowager! If I were discovered, even a hundred lives wouldn't be enough to kill me."

Lao Ai was so frightened by the mad prime minister in front of him that he kept kowtowing until his head was bleeding, but he still couldn't change Lü Buwei's mind.

Adhering to the principle that it's better for a fellow Daoist to die than for a poor one, today Lao Ai either dies or goes to serve Zhao Ji.

"I told you long ago that you only had one choice: to agree. The current Empress Dowager is stunningly beautiful, so you won't lose out. If you take a gamble, you'll be a person of high status, and promotions and titles will be a piece of cake."

After Lü Buwei forcibly brought Lao Ai into the palace under the guise of a fake eunuch, he assumed that since the Empress Dowager's palace was short of people, no one would investigate where this person came from or whether he was a real or fake eunuch. He smoothed things over layer by layer, arranging everything so that this matter would never reach Ying Zheng's ears.

Little did they know, he had been waiting for them for a very long time!

At this moment, Ying Zheng and Lin Chaoyan were in Zhao Ji's Da Zheng Palace, drinking tea, eating snacks, and listening to his performance.

"He's finally here! That old man is quite patient! Zheng'er, Ayan, you two wait while I go and meet him." Zhao Ji was a little excited, even a little eager to fight.

Zhao Ji saw that he had a face as white as powder and was as handsome as jade. He was truly the most handsome man among men! She thought to herself, "This old man has really gone to great lengths to get rid of me!"

Lao Ai looked at the woman on the throne and had never seen such a beautiful woman before. She was dressed in gorgeous clothes and adorned with pearls and gold ornaments. She was elegant and noble. The few steps she took were like lotus flowers blooming with each step, swaying gracefully. This was not an empress dowager. This was clearly a charming and alluring female enchantress!

"Lü Buwei, what do you mean by this? Do you think I'm lacking eunuchs?!"

Zhao Ji feigned impatience, looking at Lü Buwei with ill intent.

"Are you really so naive as to think that sending me a eunuch will make me let you go?"

Lu Buwei coughed lightly, interrupting Lao Ai's infatuation and drooling, which immediately brought him back to his senses and made him introduce himself.

"Lao Ai greets the Empress Dowager."

"Lü Buwei, what do you mean by sending me this thing? A eunuch as a male concubine? You're quite the character!"

Lü Buwei deliberately kept his distance from her this time, eager to get rid of Zhao Ji immediately. He bowed respectfully, responding with utmost deference.

"Your Majesty, Lü Buwei is getting old. What's the point of wasting his time with me? I'm introducing Lao Ai to you today specifically to be responsible for you. He will surely satisfy you."

Seeing that Zhao Ji was still looking at him with a faint, ambiguous smile, Lü Buwei stepped forward and whispered in Zhao Ji's ear, "Your Majesty, this man is a fake eunuch."

Zhao Ji looked surprised.

As Lü Buwei thoroughly explained the benefits of Lao Ai to her, including his famously large two ounces of meat.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Ji blushed slightly, but still smiled coldly; she needed more definitive proof.

"Do you really think I'm a three-year-old child who can be fooled by a few words?"

Seeing that Zhao Ji was so difficult to deal with and didn't believe him at all, and eager to get away, Lü Buwei had no choice but to tell Lao Ai to take off his pants now.

Behind the screen, Ying Zheng immediately raised his hand to cover Lin Chaoyan's eyes, and then whispered something in her ear.

"Ayan, don't let this filthy thing offend your eyes."

The warmth of his breath on her ear made Lin Chaoyan want to push him away, but she couldn't because she was afraid of being heard outside, and she didn't want to make too much noise. She could only let him cover her eyes.

She'd seen these things before—David, those oil paintings, those boys in open-crotch pants from childhood. She wanted to tell Ying Zheng that it really wasn't that serious!

After confirming Lao Ai's identity, Lü Buwei quickly slipped away. Lao Ai, after being restrained by Zhao Ji, ran over intending to chat with Lin Chaoyan about lewd jokes, but upon discovering his son was there, he ultimately remained silent.

"That Lü Buwei ran really fast, like he was being chased by a ghost. Hehe!! You must have tormented him quite a bit!"

Zhao Ji quickly stuffed a pastry into Lin Chaoyan's mouth; she genuinely felt sorry for the two people in front of her. Her simple-minded daughter-in-law was good in every way except for being a bit dim-witted.

Lin Chaoyan took out the snacks and tossed them aside, belatedly realizing that there was a jinx next to her!

"I'll treat you to hot pot tomorrow night! And I'll get you some drinks to celebrate..."

This guy doesn't even dare to drive, and Lin Chaoyan feels that her life has lost all its fun.

Ying Zheng felt that Lin Chaoyan had a secret with his mother, so he immediately pulled Lin Chaoyan away to say goodbye.

"Mother, I will take my leave now with Ayan."

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If we're not brothers, why did you have to take me with you when you left?

Inside the secret passage, Lin Chaoyan was genuinely curious about when it was dug and how many passages there were.

"Zheng, how come there are so many secret passages? When were they dug?"

"It's been six years, and this isn't the only place. I need my own power now that I've returned. This underground area is where I train my secret guards. I'll take Ayan there to take a look another day, and see if there's anything they need to improve." Ying Zheng didn't feel the need to be wary of Lin Chaoyan. After all, his father had worried that he wouldn't be able to hold the fort and that the general would seize power, so he had deliberately sidelined him and entrusted the Tiger Tally to Lin Chaoyan.

"I'm not going. I'm afraid you'll kill me if I know too much!"

"Don't talk nonsense, Ayan. I'll give you three years." Silly Ayan, just wait! I'll wait for him with you for three years.

"Let's go check on that child later!"