Verdant Green Maiden's gaze fell on the young King of Qin, and her brows furrowed.
"Who is he?"
In the Qin Palace, aside from Fusu, who else dared to dress like that?
Hong Luan glanced at the young man who had entered with Afang and said to Verdant Green Maiden, "Fusu's son, Ziying. He's the current King of Qin."
Qin Wang Ziying?
Verdant Green Maiden tilted her head in confusion, then finally understood.
Right. She had changed the fate of the Ying Clan. The Ziying before her was not the same as the one in history.
But... what about Fusu?
As a flicker of confusion crossed Verdant Green Maiden's eyes, Afang led Ziying to kneel before her couch.
Now in her fifties, Afang was the most respected person in the Qin Palace.
Seeing Verdant Green Maiden's confusion, Afang bowed her head and offered a small jade bottle in both hands. "Master, His Majesty has passed away. Before he left, he ordered me to give this to you."
Inside was Fusu's Heart's Blood.
"His Majesty said that Great Qin would end with him. Ziying may call himself King of Qin, but he must not become emperor."
As the words fell, Qin Wang Ziying bowed respectfully to Verdant Green Maiden and said, "Ying Ziying pays his respects to Master!"
Verdant Green Maiden rubbed the jade bottle Afang had offered her and said softly, "Don't call me Master. I'm not your master."
Ziying froze, but Verdant Green Maiden paid him no further mind and looked at Hong Luan instead.
"How long was I asleep?"
"Three months," Hong Luan replied.
Three months?
Verdant Green Maiden rose from the couch and walked toward the Grand Hall's exit. When Li Si and the others outside saw her emerge, they pressed their foreheads to the ground, not