THE KING'S WOMAN QIN SHI HUANG X FEM!READER
CHAPTER 2 !
WARNINGS FOR THE UPCOMING CHAPTERS!: GORE, MASS KILLING, OBSESSIVE BEHAVIOUR, YANDERE-ISH, BETRAYAL, LOVE TRIANGLE
THIRD PERSON POV
In a heavy crowd, passed three noble men, people gave them respect by greeting them but deep down everyone curious about one man among them who looked oddly feminine and smaller in height compared to the others..
but it didn't change the fact that young ladies passing by could get off their eyes off this young man whose (h/c) flowed with the wind and his beautiful (e/c) eyes sparkled in confidence walking towards the direction of the restaurant.
later entering the restaurant, the three men sat down on an empty table placing their swords beside the cushions they sat on, as one of them spoke, who appeared to be an old man who was supposedly in his 80s, "What a tiring day...." he sighed, " Master, is there something troubling you ?" the young man asked who was sitting at the left of the table. "it's nothing you should worry about, Jing Er, I'd suggest you practice more" said the old man, "Grandfather, I think you are going way too hard on senior " said the (h/c)-ette, " You won't understand it (Name), he is the young man who I entrust on carrying my legacy" he said looking at (Name), who was lowered her head in disappointment, "Grandfather, why don't you let me do it? why do you never give me chance to fight by your side......." she said in a sad tone in her voice, "(Name)....you're the only descendant of our clan...if anything happens to you then who will carry our clan's pride?" the old man confronted his granddaughter while the waiter served their drinks, "(Name), please try to understand it for the best of you" as he placed his hands on her palm, "I understand it grandfather but I also have a dream father, I want to bring peace in this world with my strength and prove the society wrong-", "and show them that women can do great things, I support it (Name), you have a beautiful dream but your a young lady, who has weak body if you get deeply injured there is a high possibility you die..." he continued on grabbing the bottle of wine and pouring it in his cup, "Grandfather, I-" (Name) argued, "Enough, no further discussion should be made", he said raising his voice as he sipped the wine.
"yes, grandfather....." (Name) nodded lowering her head once again, both Jing Ke and (Name)'s grandfather drank in silence as the whispers from the table beside theirs came into their ears...
"Do you know recently there have been rumors spreading around the King of Qin..."
"Oh Really? what is it...."
"They say he is not the biological son of King Zhuangxiang....."
"Wha-What?!....are these people crazy?.... The King of Qin will cut their tongues, or maybe something worse"
"yeah, I agree...I have heard the King of Qin is a total monster...."
as the conversation went on, (G/f/n) sighed as he finished his fifth cup, placing down the cup; taking his sword he got up, "let's get going..." he commanded, Jing Ke and (Name) nodded and got up without saying a word, paying up the money in the counter, the waiter bowed "thank you for coming! please come again!", the three of them walked out of the restaurant.
SCENE SKIP !
as the sun shined brightly, the guards cheered up for their king who was targeting its prey, a deer, the commander of their troop, Li Zhong said " this species of deer is quite rare and the demand for its skin in the market has raised, Dianxia*, you are certainly lucky" praised the king, who let go the arrow from a distance. As the arrow hit the deer, it struggled a bit and then collapsed dead on the field; guards clapped and praised his highness. The king smirked a bit and walked toward the dead corpse of the deer, he kneeled down placing his hand on its body and caressing its fur, " Li Zhong," he commanded, "Dianxia" he replied placing his hands in front his sword in middle of his hands, "take this deer away" he said proudly
*Dianxia means your highness in Chinese.
I couldn't find the word that they used to call and greet Ying Zheng in the drama so yup-
the happiness didn't seem to last long as the messenger came running and bowed down, "Greeting, Dianxia, Ying Zheng, my apologies but you can't take it away"
"The king does not like to be disturbed during hunting.", said Li Zhong looking down on the messenger, "What's the matter?.", "Dianxia, there's a rule here at the Xishan hunting site, which states that anyone who gets any prey here....", "must give it to Marquess Changxin"
hearing the words Ying Zheng paused when he was caressing the fur as the guards insulted and spat on the messenger,
"Absurd! ",
"Dianxia, himself caught this wild deer.."
"Is Marquess Changxin more powerful than our king?", Li Zhong argued, hearing those words Ying Zheng's smiling face took no second to change into a face displaying annoyance
"How dare a servant like you dare offend, Dianxia" Li Zhong continued on, "QUICKLY APOLOGIZE TO THE KING" he yelled in anger. " I didn't intend to offend our king, I only act according to the rules.." the messenger said lowering his head, "The rules are set by the Empress Dowager Zhao", silence spread among the guards upon hearing the name of Lady Zhao who was known as the Empress Dowager Zhao, for she was a highly respected woman in the kingdom alongside Grand Empress Dowager Huayang.
"His majesty may decide this.." he ended his sentence. Ying Zheng just smiled it off and later got up slowly, " I might like to hunt for fun, but capturing the prey is not my pleasure." said raising his head up and looking at the blue sky, " Since there's the rule, I'll give Marquess Changxin, this deer" he continued putting his arms behind,
"Li Zhong!", "Dianxia!", "Let's get back to the palace" Ying Zheng commanded.
TIME SKIP
walking through the long corridors, two guards escorted Ying Zheng and his step-brother, Cheng Jiao.
Finally reaching the room of his mother, Empress Dowager Zhao, he intsructed the guards to not announce his arrival. Ying Zheng held the handles of the door and slowly opened it without making any noise; Ying Zheng and Cheng Jiao walked in quietly inside the room as they see Empress Dowager and a strange man giggle as they lie on the throne.
The man played with her hair, this view indeed disgusted Ying Zheng as he lightly cough to get his mother's attention, who flinched alongside the man; he quickly got up and walked to the side of throne bowing down as the Empress Dowager made herself seated properly and fixing her clothes.
as there was only awkward silence in the room, Ying Zheng broke the silence, "Greeting, mother" as he lowered his head, "Greetings, Taihou*" Cheng Jiao greeted along with his older brother
*Taihou means Empress Dowager
"guards, why didn't you inform me that the king is here?." she growled, "I told them no to.", Ying Zheng raised his head, hearing the answer Madam Zhao sighed as she complained " ah, I'm having a slight headache.." placing her hand on her head, "So, I asked Lao Ai to give a massage.", "That's right, Dianxia" Lao Ai stepped forward.
Ying Zheng stared blankly at the man, as Madam Zhao spoke, "Is there anything, that you would like to tell me?.", turning his gaze towards his mother he replied "Mother, everything is ready for the coming-of-age ceremony.", "I'll go to Yong City in a few days, Cheng Jiao will go along as well" he continued. "Great.", "You've been waiting for this ceremony, I'm really happy for you" Madam Zhao smiled at her son, "You're late father will be very pleased...to see your younger brother supporting you in the ceremony", as Cheng Jiao smiled brightly hearing it.
"Seeing Marquess Changxin here...reminds me of something." Ying Zheng said glaring at Lao Ai aka Marquess Changxin, "this morning when I went hunting in Xishan. I caught a deer", Lao Ai raised his head a bit as Ying Zheng was talking," Only then I got to know, you take charge of everything in the palace, the horses and the hunting field." Lao Ai turned his head towards the Empress Dowager, making slight eye contact with her.
His mother smiled gently turning her head towards Ying Zheng, "Lao Ai, is a detailed person. Dianxia is always busy with state affairs. So, I assigned these tasks to him hoping I could share your troubles as well."
"Since Dianxia likes the deer, I'll order the servants to return it." Lao Ai said confidently. Ying Zheng just smiled a bit, "You don't have to. This deer is beautiful, and Mother rarely comes to the Palace.", "Since mother you're here, I'll give this deer to you as a gift" announced it proudly as she continued on to smile, "Thank You for the gracious gift, Dianxia" Lao Ai thanked him, getting off Ying Zheng's smile from his face.
"So mother, I shall now leave." Ying Zheng bowed as well as Cheng Jiao. Both of them exited the room silently leaving Lao Ai and Empress Dowager alone again.
when Ying Zheng got out he stormed into the hallways, as a vein popped up on his head.
"They acted so shamelessly!, I can't even find any other words to describe them!" Ying Zheng complained, "Brother! why should you be so angry with a mere official like him?" Cheng Jiao looked up at him, " Lao Ai is a crude man from the southern city. He is favored by Empress Dowager, your mother; that's why he is being so arrogant and discreet." he rolled his eyes. " People say Lao Ai is not a real eunuch. He accompanies mother and that they're in a relationship" Ying Zheng turned his head to his brother, "Do you believe it?"
"What if it is true?..." Cheng Jiao replied, "If the news Lao Ai being punished spreads out, the Empress Dowager's reputation will be highly damaged." he continued on. Both the brother stood silence
"Since when did mother care about her reputation...." Ying Zheng spoke in annoyance leaving Cheng Jiao speechless.
Cheng Jiao sighed and moved forward to Ying Zheng's ear, " Brother, now your goal is to go against the chancellor.", "Why should you worry about the harem?" He whispered. " That Chancellor and mother restrain each other. We'll need to start from the harem to get rid of those traitors." Ying Zheng said, as footsteps approached from a distance to reveal Li Zhong, Li Zhong bowed "Greetings, Dianxia", "Dianxia, I've managed the wild deer that was hunted at Xishan as per your orders."
Ying Zheng smirked in satisfaction, "Very well then"
TIME SKIP
In Empress Dowager Zhao's Chamber(The Next Morning)...
Both Madam Zhao and Lao Ai rested on the bed, sleeping peacefully and silently. As the sun ray hit Madam Zhao's face, opening her deep black eyes to get up, removing her slender hands from her lover's chest, she discovered her palm to be covered in blood
making a shiver run through her spine, and her body turned cold in fear.....she screamed in horror making Lao Ai who was sleeping as well wake up, discovering his vest having a huge blood stain making them both jump in panic, they looked around to find any other blood stains, and removing their bed sheets, their faces turned pale in horror as both screamed seeing a dead deer's head on their bed. Blood was everywhere around the sheets. Lao Ai quickly held its horns and threw the head on the dark wooden floor of the room, taking Madam Zhao into his arms both looked at it with their eyes reflecting fear.
SCENE SKIP!
In the dark night, the three of them rode their horses rushing somewhere, days passed by they rode continuously finally reaching their destination to find the person they have been looking for, Ge Nie the infamous warrior of Qin, who quit had to serve as Qin's warrior.
the reason for him to quit to serve Qin was, he didn't want to be under Lu Bu Wei's control, who was a corrupted chancellor who was always hungry for power.
rushing to the scene to see a little girl getting thrown aggressively as she cried for her mother, (Name) ran to catch the little girl; getting hold of her and helping her stand back, running to pull out her sword at the scene to attack the bad guys, she was stopped by her old man, as his eyes widen to see the flexible moves of a strange man fighting them taking them down one by one with ease, "G...Ge...Nie..." the old man stuttered, as the little girl ran to her mother crying into her arm, going inside their house. "So are you waiting for me to take your life?" the man said glaring coldly at the men lying wounded on the ground, who trembled in fear; for the sake of their lives, they quickly got up and ran away as fast they can. "Are you....Ge Nie, the warrior?" (Name) as out of curiosity, getting Ge Nie's attention, "I'm Wei (Name), and my grandfather Wei (G/f/n), is the commander of Puyang in Wey"," We had walked hundreds of miles just to come and meet you" (Name) said with a smile
as He turned around to be greeted by the three bowing down to him. "Sir. I've seen your letter at the residence of the Chancellor of Wey, and found out you'll be leaving Qin today." (G/f/n) said showing respect towards the other old man. "Hearing this, we rushed over here just to personally express our wish...for you to serve the six states." "You've flattered me." said Ge Nie who sighed in disappointment," I'm just a mediocre and unambitious old man", "I'm not competent to serve the Six States" he continued leaving nothing but awkward silence at the end of his sentence. "Sir, this is important for all of us in the Six States," said (Name) on her grandfather's behalf, "Qin wants to conquer all the states regardless of the nations; all of us know you're a citizen of Qin but even after that you don't share the same path as others...You're a martial warrior, you are known worldwide as the world's best sword warrior" "If you can resist Qin with us, you'll surely inspire others", said (Name)" ah, the nickname..' world's best sword warrior" is purely a rumor, Don't mention it".
"Mr. Wei. Since we have now met here: why not try to stop me from out of tow, I'll listen to you if you're successful.", "But...if you fail to do so, then please go back," Ge Nie said walking slowly towards (G/f/n) as the wind blew. (Name) and Jing Ke got aside when (G/f/n) commanded them to do so making enough space for a duel. the two men glared at each other coldly as the silence spread in their surroundings. Ge Nie surprisingly passed by the old man, making him annoyed. They both walked towards the exit standing quietly. until (G/f/n) took a chance to strike when Ge Nie wasn't looking but coming to his surprise Ge Nie blocked his first attack and shifted his sword aside. This kept going on till (G/f/n) couldn't take it anymore and pulled his sword out, and ran towards Ge Nie; Ge Nie took no second to take out his sword behind his cape. and running towards him, the two of them fought to destroy most of the abandoned stalls in the surroundings and tore the clothes of the villagers that were hanging, in a blink of an eye.
Ge Nie gave a final strike to (G/f/n) sending him flying back. (G/f/n) coughed a little as he wasn't too weak to even cough out blood in just a blow. (G/f/n) stood up with a face of disappointment. "You're indeed, the world's best sword warrior, I admit defeat." said (G/f/n) lowering his head, "I've never wanted to get involved in the state affairs, But. Since we met today, there's something I want to tell you.", " I saw the general and the troops went out of the city on my way here.", "this time. If Qin wants to conquer Wey, the king of Wey would offer Puyang as self-protection.", making (Name)'s eyes widen as she covered her mouth with her hands, (G/f/n) and Jing Ke looked at each other in shock," We shall meet again someday" said Ge Nie, turning his back and leaving the village.
all that he left was a piece of worrisome news, cause after all it was their hometown, Puyang, on the line, where they grew up and spent memories of childhood. How could they let Qin conquer their precious home?
To be continued.....
NOTES !:
i. totally not the author just rewatching the entire first episode just for the goddamn dialogue
ii. the fact I forgot to mention at the start, this story has love triangles over love triangles, is just fucked up.
iii. this chapter is long cause mf the start had nothing, like NOTHING
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