After determining that the Chat Group members were not of high value to him, Ying An's enthusiasm for the Chat Group at this stage quickly cooled down.
Don't say that Ying An is too realistic. He has only been in the Chat Group for a few minutes. The familiarity with the Chat Group members is merely an impression from his previous life.
Moreover, Ying An now has a Hong Yi template that urgently needs its integration level raised. Where would he have time to idle in the group and waste time?
Although Ying An's congenital deficiency is gradually recovering due to the integration of the Hong Yi template, the world he is in is a martial arts world that is almost fantastical.
Even if it hasn't reached the point where one person can break an army, various ghostly methods are impossible to guard against without sufficient strength.
While Ying An was distracted by the Chat Group,
As soon as he woke up from his slumber, a nanny had already gone to report to the King of Qin.
Inside the brightly lit palace.
Having just learned that Ying An had woken up and that his physical condition was even improving,
As the King of Qin, Ying Zheng did not immediately go to Ying An's palace to visit him. Instead, he directly summoned Yun Zhongjun and Moon Goddess.
"It seems your Yinyang Family truly has some tricks! After Ying An made a marriage pact with Dong Jun, he actually woke up so quickly. His body even began to improve." King Zheng of Qin's calm face showed a hint of an inscrutable smile as he said, "This time, you have shown me the methods of the Yinyang Family. It's just..."
After a slight pause, King Zheng of Qin, like a fierce tiger about to devour its prey, looked at Yun Zhongjun and Moon Goddess with emotionless eyes and said, "King, because of Ying An's body, I actually forgot to ask earlier, what exactly is the background of this Dong Jun of your Yinyang Family?"
Among the Hundred Schools of Thought, although their doctrines were widely spread, and many, like Confucianism, advocated education for all, and the Mohists even specifically chose disciples from impoverished backgrounds,
the vast majority of those who could reach the high echelons of any school were the powerful nobles of the Seven Kingdoms.
Leaving aside other matters, even if the Hundred Schools truly did not discriminate based on social status and accepted poor commoners, the education and various resources that nobles received from a young age were simply incomparable to what ordinary commoners could obtain.
In this regard, the comparison between Han Fei and Li Si is undoubtedly the most typical example.
What Li Si had to strive for his entire life, Han Fei already possessed from birth.
This is also why Ying Zheng would inquire about Dong Jun's background.
After a moment of hesitation, Yun Zhongjun and Moon Goddess finally had Moon Goddess speak: "Your Majesty can rest assured, Dong Jun's identity is absolutely suitable to become Gongzi An's wife!"
"King wants to know. What exactly is the background of this Dong Jun!" Ying Zheng emphasized again.
Although he accepted the suggestion for Ying An to marry Dong Jun of the Yinyang Family, and Ying An's health had clearly begun to recover because of it, Ying Zheng did not want to arrange a wife for Ying An who had no background whatsoever, and no connections beyond her identity as a Yinyang Family disciple.
Before being a father, Ying Zheng was first and foremost the King of Qin! The marriage choices of his offspring have always been important political leverage.
Especially with Ying Zheng not yet having taken over the government, a son's marriage was enough to gain him an ally in the court.
Giving it away to the Yinyang Family for free, even if Ying Zheng had already decided to cooperate with them, in the eyes of this cold-hearted King of Qin, it was still a bit too much of an elevation for the Yinyang Family.
After another moment of hesitation, this time it was Yun Zhongjun who spoke.
"Your Majesty, pardon me. Dong Jun's identity and background are only known to our Yinyang Family's leader, Eastern Emperor Taiyi."
"Is that so?" Ying Zheng glanced at Moon Goddess and Yun Zhongjun noncommittally, then stood up and said, "Then let your Yinyang Family's leader come to see King personally!"
The moment his words fell, Ying Zheng completely ignored Yun Zhongjun and Moon Goddess, giving them no chance to speak again. He strode out of the palace and headed directly towards Ying An's location.
"Moon Goddess, what should we do?" Yun Zhongjun said with a troubled expression, "Dong Jun's identity seems to be of noble blood. But unfortunately, Clan Zhou has already been destroyed!"
The last ancestral temple of the Eastern Zhou, located in Gongyi, was destroyed by the current Qin Prime Minister Lu Buwei himself.
For this, even among the Six Kingdoms, there was much criticism of Qin's actions.
Moon Goddess, however, did not reply. Instead, she looked at Yun Zhongjun with a sharp gaze and said, "Dong Jun's true identity is not something you should be probing! Eastern Emperor Taiyi will make his own decision on this matter!"
Moon Goddess was no fool; she could certainly discern that Yun Zhongjun's words were entirely an attempt to probe her, to confirm from her whether Dong Jun was a descendant of Clan Zhou.
Facing Moon Goddess's undisguised reprimand, Yun Zhongjun gave a foolish smile, acting as if he didn't care, and said, "I overstepped. Then, let us report this to Eastern Emperor Taiyi first. However, from the King's meaning, if Dong Jun's identity is not sufficient, she may not be able to secure the position of Gongzi An's principal wife!"
This time, Moon Goddess frowned. She, of course, also detected Ying Zheng's thoughts.
Ying Zheng had indeed accepted the proposal for Gongzi An to marry Dong Jun of the Yinyang Family. But if Dong Jun could not occupy the position of principal wife, then many of the Yinyang Family's plans would have to be overturned.
Neither Moon Goddess nor Yun Zhongjun dared to delay. After hastily leaving Xianyang Palace, they rushed directly to the Yinyang Family's headquarters.
At the same time, Ying Zheng also arrived at the side hall.
Upon entering, Ying Zheng went straight to the bedroom. What met his eyes was Ying An, sitting on the bed by himself, sometimes frowning, sometimes smiling, seemingly deep in thought.
"Ying An, it seems your body has indeed begun to recover!"
Ying An, whose consciousness was immersed in the Chat Group and who was interacting with the group members, immediately opened his eyes upon hearing this. He propped himself up with his hands, stood straight up from the bed, and bowed to Ying Zheng, saying, "Your son, Ying An, greets Father King!"
"Good! Good! Good!" Ying Zheng said with a joyful expression, quickly came to Ying An, grasped his shoulders with both hands, and gently pushed him back onto the bed to sit down.
"Your body has not yet recovered, so there's no need to bother with such formalities!"
"Thank you, Father!" Ying An could clearly feel the deep fatherly love emanating from Ying Zheng. What puzzled him, however, was that based on his understanding of Ying Zheng, whether in the Qin Shi World or historical records, Ying Zheng was a rather cold Emperor.
He should never, under any circumstances, display such tender affection.
"Ying An, have you heard about the marriage I arranged for you?"
Before Ying An could figure it out, Ying Zheng's voice reached his ears in an instant.
"Reporting to Father, your son has heard about it!"
"Oh?" Ying Zheng smiled, as if truly a common father discussing a marriage with his son, and said, "Then, Ying An, what are your thoughts on this?"
"Your son will listen to Father in all things!" Ying An replied obediently.
Gazing deeply at Ying An, Ying Zheng said, "Ying An is so filial, it is my fortune!"