"Madam! This way!" There was a temple servant waiting at the corner.

These eunuchs were all "male favorites" given to Madam Hou by Zuo Tu Zhao Mu, but now they are the only force Madam Hou can rely on.

The eunuch led the way in front. He shrank his neck and spread his arms to cover Mrs. Zhao.

The monarchy changed hands, but there was no mutiny in the palace.

However, the monarch's return home at this time made everyone in the palace feel insecure.

Palace servants were coming and going everywhere, their steps hurried, and royal family nobles were also leaving the palace through the front door.

No one knows where Zhao Mu is at this moment, but everyone knows that Zhao Mu must fight a final desperate battle, otherwise once the Marquis of Zhao returns to the throne, he will never survive, and not even his entire family will survive.

"Madam, please go forward. There is someone waiting for you ahead." The eunuch said with his head lowered, as he walked her to the door.

As soon as the Marquis's wife stepped forward, she discovered that the eunuch had hidden a child in the corner.

The child was wearing girls' clothes and his face was smeared with black ash, making it even harder to tell whether he was a boy or a girl.

"Mother." The child quickly stretched out his hand after seeing the Marquis's wife.

Madam Hou bent down and picked up the child

The Marquis looked at him and asked, "Where are you going?"

The eunuch didn't say anything, but the marquis's wife knew that the eunuch had to stay, otherwise the mother and son would never be able to escape.

The Marquis’s wife bowed hastily and said firmly, “When I can see my husband, I will definitely look for the children of the Yang family and clear the bad name for the Yang family.”

The eunuch bowed deeply and said, "Madam, you are so righteous. You will definitely accomplish something that ordinary people cannot accomplish!"

Mrs. Zhao pulled the child, passed through the door and continued running forward.

"Madam! Madam, please get on the carriage!" Although the soldiers did not recognize the marquis's wife, they recognized her dress. A group of more than ten soldiers surrounded the carriage. They had panic expressions on their faces and held long spears tightly in their hands.

The marquis's wife first carried the child into the carriage, and then climbed in herself.

She pushed the child into the carriage, pulled the cotton cloth around him, and crawled in.

"Go! Go quickly!" The marquis's wife shouted outside as soon as she sat down.

The soldier shouted loudly: "Madam and young master, sit tight!"

Get out! Leave the palace and they will be safe!

As long as she sees her husband, she will be safe!

"Someone is blocking the carriage ahead!" the soldier on horseback shouted to the marquis's wife in the carriage.

Madam Hou gritted her teeth and shouted, "Get out! Under Zhao Mu, your life and death are no more than a soldier! Once you leave the palace, you will be a righteous man, not only will you be sent off with a hundred gold coins, but also high positions and generous titles!"

The soldiers were still a little hesitant. They had accepted money from the monks to help and had not thought of risking their lives.

At this moment, the child in the Marquis's wife's arms stood up. His voice was childish but very clear: "Chen Rui, the crown prince of Chen State, is here! If you are willing to lend a hand to rescue him, Rui will never forget this great favor. When I see my king and father again, I will repay you!"

The soldiers looked at each other.

The leader hesitated for a long time, and finally said: "Madam and Prince, please sit tight, there are many people coming, we must escort you out of the palace with our lives!"

"rush!"

·

Chen Yan and the enemy general were still fighting. Ye Zhou could still hold on straight at the beginning, but gradually he couldn't bear it anymore. In addition, there was a human cushion behind him, and this cushion was his good friend, so he leaned shamefully in Zou Ming's arms.

Maybe because Ye Zhou learned fighting skills, which focused on close combat and sneak attacks, he didn't quite understand this kind of cold weapon duel on horseback. He could only see who had the upper hand.

Chen Yan was actually the one who was at a disadvantage.

Ye Zhou frowned and asked Zou Ming: "Chen Yan can't beat this guy?"

Is Chen Yan too weak, or is this person too strong?

Zou Ming explained: "Chen Yan is too dogmatic. He has practiced every move for a long time and has mastered it to perfection, but the opponent can't move the same way he learned."

Ye Zhou nodded slightly: "He is going to lose."

If he loses, Lord Chen will lose face.

The general of the State of Chen was defeated by a general promoted by the rebels. This shame may even become a national humiliation.

This is not just a matter of Chen Yan's win or loss.

"Do you want to intervene?" Zou Ming lowered his head and asked Ye Zhou softly.

Ye Zhou shook his head slightly: "This is their business. He decided to fight the other party alone, so they have to bear the consequences of losing."

At this time, all the people in Linzi City stayed indoors and did not even dare to open the windows to take a look.

Apart from the soldiers, the only people watching the battle were Ye Zhou and his group.

Chen Yan's forehead was covered in sweat. His hands were still strong and the long spear in his hand was still pointing at the opponent's face, but he knew that he was going to lose.

He had no idea where the opponent would attack from next, from above or below, from the left or right?

But he cannot lose, because he is not representing himself, but Lord Chen.

His loss was not a failure on his part, but a disgrace to Lord Chen.

"Chen Yan! If you don't want to die, get off your horse and kowtow to me three times, and I will let you go!" The enemy general laughed, "Your Majesty, this is your general! A waste is worthy of being the prime minister?! What he can't do, I can do, I deserve to be the general of Chen State!"

The enemy general raised the long spear in his hand and rushed towards Chen Yan.

With the next blow, he would surely knock Chen Yan off his horse. Once he fell off his horse, Chen Yan would have no choice but to admit defeat even if he wanted to.

Chen Yan's personal soldiers shouted: "General! General!"

Chen Hou also clenched his fists and stared ahead without blinking.

He could also see that Chen Yan was no match for the other party, but he still held out some hope.

What if...what if? ! What if Chen Yan wins? !

However, when the enemy general thrust out the long spear in his hand, everyone knew that there was no chance of survival.

Chen Yan couldn't defend against this attack at all.

Chen Hou closed his eyes.

At this moment——

"Your Majesty!" A woman's voice came from the sky, the voice was high and sharp, followed by a child's childish cry, "Father!"

Chen Hou suddenly opened his eyes and looked to the left.

It was a tattered carriage. No one knew what kind of crisis it had been through. The body of the carriage was covered with arrows. The soldier driving the horse was hit by two arrows, and the body of the carriage was covered with dried blood.

"Madam!" Lord Chen wished he could ride away on his horse at this moment.

But he can't.

His general was still here fighting against the enemy general. As a prince, he could not leave at this time.

The Marquis’ wife saw clearly what was happening in the direction of Marquis Chen. She was hit by an arrow in the shoulder and she shouted in pain, “Chen Shou! How dare you stop the Lord!”

The enemy general Chen Shou looked towards Madam Hou because of the shout.

Chen Yan seized the opportunity, thrust forward with the long spear in his hand, and hit Chen Shou's left waist.

Although he lacked skills, he had enough strength. Chen Shou was caught off guard and was knocked off his horse.

Although the soldiers knew that their general had just taken advantage of the situation, this was not the time to talk about morality. They escorted the king back to the country, which was a just act and only natural. The rebels brought people to stop them, and the general should not have fought against Chen Shou.

So they opened their eyes and shouted blindly: "The general is mighty!"

"The general is mighty!"

Chen Yan also felt ashamed. He did not even dare to look down at Chen Shou who had fallen off his horse. He only asked: "Since you have lost, you should keep your promise and let us pass."

"Chen Yan, don't you feel ashamed?" Chen Shou didn't look like a defeated general at all. He raised his head and said fearlessly, "You are not worthy to compare with me! The reason you can be a general is that the king is incompetent and only appointed you because of his good relationship with you! To such a king, I, Chen Shou, disdain to be loyal!"

Chen Shou: "I am different from you. I am not a person who breaks my promise. Since I have lost, I will not stop you."

Chen Shou looked at Chen Hou again, the cousin whom he once had high hopes for.

"Your Majesty, take care!" Chen Shou clasped his fists.

While thinking about his wife and children, the Duke of Chen had to talk to Chen Shou: "Brother, why can't you put aside your prejudice and serve me together with your brother Yan? Can't the State of Chen have two generals?!"

Chen Shou: "No need to say more. Since I have lost, I will never appear in front of anyone again."

After saying this, Chen Shou mounted his horse again, no longer looking at anyone, and rode away alone.

Ye Zhou was stunned. He looked at Chen Shou's receding back and asked Zou Ming in confusion, "He left now? No one stopped him? The cousin of the king became a general of a rebel, how could he leave smoothly?"

Ye Zhou understood the truth, it was a matter of benevolence. Besides, they were family, so what could happen if he didn't let them go?

But he still found it incredible.

After Chen Hou confirmed that Chen Shou had left, he immediately rode his horse towards the carriage.

The carriage stopped halfway, and the soldiers who were hit by several arrows had died.

The Marquis' wife was walking on the road with her son. She was shot in the shoulder by an arrow, but she did not pull it out. She endured the pain until she saw her husband running towards her. The Marquis' wife lowered her head and shouted to her son, "Go, find your father."

The prince looked up at his mother and shook his head: "No, I will follow you."

Madam Hou smiled and said, "Good boy."

Her son is more like her than Chen Hou.

"Madam!" Marquis Chen got off his horse halfway and ran towards his wife and children. He saw the scissors on Madam Hou's shoulder, his eyes instantly turned red, and he cried bloodshotly: "Madam!"

The Marquis' wife threw herself into her husband's arms, but she did not cry or complain. Instead, she said calmly and indifferently, "Zuo Tu is still in the palace. He will never open the palace gate. Several eunuchs escorted me out of the palace. They left the door open at the south gate. If the king enters from the south gate, he will surely kill Zuo Tu by surprise."

"Madam, your injury..." Lord Chen looked at the arrow on Madam's shoulder.

Madam Hou gritted her teeth and shook her head: "Nothing, but those eunuchs and the soldiers who escorted us out..."

"Ten soldiers..." The Marquis's voice was slightly choked, "Your Majesty, please don't delay the opportunity!"

The Marquis' wife was in such a state that she could not go into the palace with them. The Marquis of Chen could only say to her, "Madam, wait a moment. I will go find a doctor."

He was afraid that the arrows might be poisonous.

It is not a poison like snake venom, but the arrowhead often has copper rust. Once it enters the human body, even if it does not take the person's life, it will cause long-term torture.

The only medical practitioner Chen Hou could think of now was Zhou Yuanhe.

In his impression, this person was the only one who could possibly protect his wife from suffering.

He was not bothered by the fact that Zhou Yuanhe was a man. Nowadays, there was no strict separation between men and women. Although some noble families would let their children remain chaste before getting married, that was a virtue. The reason why virtue was a virtue was that it was rare and not possessed by ordinary people.

In this era of declining monarchy, although the country was poor, the people were very free.

Women who have given birth to children are more popular in the marriage market than unmarried girls. It is nothing wrong for girls to have one or several relationships before marriage, or even to have a child before marriage. On the contrary, if a girl gives birth to a child and the child's biological father cannot support both mother and child, the man who marries her will still accept the child.

What they inherit is not bloodline but surname. As long as the surname is given to the child, the child becomes a member of the family and must serve the family.

And in this way, this child who is not of your blood will be more loyal to the family after learning about his own life experience.

But there are also men who are unwilling to accept their wives giving birth to children before marriage. But this is easy to solve. Just send the child away.

It’s fine to leave it at your wife’s parents’ home or give it to someone else.

Noble women had fewer restrictions; they could afford to raise children and lovers, so almost every princess of the State of Chen and sister of the Marquis of Chen had four or five lovers.

Only Lord Chen was a clear breath. Although he was the king of a country, he only had one wife.

It was not because of how deep his feelings for his wife were, after all, they had hardly met before marriage, but because the Marquis's mother's family was the largest family in the State of Chen except for the royal family.

The Zhang family controlled thirty-six cities in the State of Chen, while the Jiang family, the mother's family of Mrs. Hou, controlled fifty-eight cities in the State of Chen.

Although these cities are not big, if you control four or five of them, you will be able to look down on all the noble families.

Marquis Chen married his wife to increase his weight. Moreover, his wife was a smart person. After they got married, they were more like partners than husband and wife.

Lord Chen called his soldiers and asked them to invite Zhou Yuanhe over.

Seeing Zhou Yuanhe approaching, Lord Chen bowed to him and said, "I'll leave the madam in your care."

Zhou Yuanhe walked over to Madam Hou, who looked at the young man in bewilderment. He was very tall, thin, and looked bad. He looked more like a patient than a doctor, and his clothes...

Short hair, a top that reveals her arms, and pants that reveal her calves. It looks weird no matter how you look at it.

But the fabrics of the clothes and trousers are excellent, and the stitching is fine and smooth, not like the work of someone who can't afford the fabric.

Zhou Yuanhe took a closer look and said to Chen Hou, "It's nothing serious, it just needs to be taken care of for a while."

Marquis Chen heaved a sigh of relief. He said to his wife, "Brother Yan and I will go to the palace first. You can take Rui'er to rest here."

Time was running out and he did not have much time to explain his recent experience to his wife. He could only leave a personal soldier to look after the wife and let the other soldier answer her questions.

When Lord Chen entered the palace, Ye Zhou did not go in with him.

Now the biggest obstacle has been removed. If the Marquis of Chen can be overthrown in this way, then he should not be the king. It is better to change his career as soon as possible.

The soldiers brought by Chen Shou rebelled on the spot after the general left. Chen Yan took them in and they rushed towards the south gate together.

Ye Zhou was amazed and shocked by the soldiers' flexible response ability.

The arrow on Madam Hou's shoulder had not been removed yet, so Zhou Yuanhe could only ask Ye Zhou for a tent. After all, the homes of the surrounding people were probably not as clean as the tent. Zhou Yuanhe was a little worried when he borrowed the tent and had a sad face the whole time.

Ye Zhou handed him the tent and asked curiously, "Why are you so sad all the time?"

Zhou Yuanhe sighed: "I'm so busy."

Ye Zhou: "...Although it is a bit busier than the previous planes, you don't go to work every day."

Zhou Yuanhe sighed again: "I came here because I don't have to work every day, otherwise I would just stay in my original plane."

"You should have been a doctor in your original plane as well?" Ye Zhou asked.

Zhou Yuanhe nodded and sighed, "I have to work overtime every day, and even make trouble when I encounter unreasonable patients' family members. What was wrong with my brain that made me study medicine? I just wanted to find a stable job to get by."

Ye Zhou: "You've worked so hard."

Zhou Yuanhe nodded repeatedly, feeling that he was really working hard.

Ye Zhou: “…”

Although Zhou Yuanhe was very reluctant to work, he did not shirk his duties when there was work to do and did not fail to do so. If he wanted to complain, let him do so. As a boss, you still have to be patient.

·

The Marquis's wife was holding the child. She had never seen these people in front of her. Their clothes and appearance were extremely strange. They didn't look like people from Chen at all, or even from any country she knew. These men and women were a group of their own, completely different from them.

But she was not too worried, because she knew in her heart that her husband would not hand her over to someone he could not trust.

Especially since she had their only son in her arms.

Over the years, the Marquis' wife had only one son with Marquis Chen. They did have another child before, but the child died before he was one year old.

Now that she and Lord Chen are getting older, they can no longer have a second child, so they protect this child as if he were their own precious eye.

"Madam, don't panic." The guard who stayed behind whispered to Madam Hou, "The one riding on the horse is the immortal of your Majesty. The immortal has great magical powers. With the help of the immortal, Madam and your Majesty can turn danger into safety."

Before the Marquis's wife could say anything, the Crown Prince became interested. In his mother's arms, he asked the guard: "Guard? Is he the immortal from Luoshui whom the Emperor met?"

The guard quickly said: "The immortal that Your Majesty met was a man."

The prince nodded and said, "Mother, I will go and thank the immortal."

The Marquis's wife looked at the guard, who whispered, "The prince is young, very smart, and is sincerely thanking. I'm sure the immortal will like him, too."

The marquis's wife nodded, she slowly stood up, pulled her child and walked to the "immortal's" horse. She looked up at the young man and could not tell that he was an immortal.

This man had no beard and was very handsome, but he did not have the temperament of an immortal. He did not look like an immortal, but rather like a playboy from a noble family.

Madam Hou bowed slightly: "Immortal..."

The prince raised his head and said in a loud voice: "Immortal, I am the prince of Chen State. You helped my father return to his country. I will never forget your kindness!"

Ye Zhou looked at the little kid who looked up to thank him, and suddenly became interested in this child.

Judging from the child's appearance, he is probably less than five years old, but the way he speaks doesn't sound like he was taught by an adult.

So Ye Zhou got off his horse and said to Lady Chen, "Madam, there is no need to be so polite. Get up."

After he finished speaking, he looked at the prince and asked with a smile, "Are you afraid, prince?"

Chen Rui shook his head: "I'm not afraid. My mother and father both said that I am the future king of Chen State, and I cannot be afraid."

His voice was childish, but he spoke logically, and there was no confusion in his eyes. Either he knew what the sentence meant, or he had already engraved it into his young bones.

Ye Zhou smiled and asked, "How did the prince live in the palace before?"

Chen Rui: "Zuo Tu locked me up in the palace, drove away the maids and nurses who had been serving me, and did not allow anyone to see me except those eunuchs I had never met, let alone see my mother."

Ye Zhou slowly squatted down, his eyes fixed on Chen Rui: "Prince, are you not afraid?"

Chen Rui shook his head: "I'm not afraid."

Ye Zhou couldn't help it, he reached out and rubbed Chen Rui's head, and said softly: "The prince is a good boy, he will definitely achieve something in the future."

Such a child, as long as he is not raised in a wrong way, should be more suitable to be a monarch than Marquis Chen.

That is, provided he can live till then.

Chen Rui suddenly asked: "Immortal, are you here to assist my father?"

Ye Zhou: "No."

Chen Rui tilted his head slightly, as if thinking, but he quickly said, "Will the immortal assist me?"

Madam Hou frowned and scolded, "Rui'er!"

Ye Zhou smiled and said, "Madam, don't be angry. It's not a bad thing that the child is precocious."

"That depends on whether you can be a good monarch in the future."

Chen Rui nodded slightly: "Then is my father a good monarch?"

The marquis’s wife almost wanted to cover her son’s mouth.

Ye Zhou looked into Chen Rui's eyes. He didn't want to hurt his father's image in the eyes of this child, so he paused for a moment and said, "Your father is a good man."

Chen Rui said "Oh" and said calmly: "They all said so."

Ye Zhou asked curiously, "What kind of person does the prince want to be in the future?"

Chen Rui: "I want to be a man like Wu Hou, expanding territory, strengthening the country and securing peace. If the country is strong, the people will be at peace."

The Marquis’s wife’s face turned pale, and it was unclear whether it was because of the pain from the wound or because she was frightened by her son.

Ye Zhou laughed out loud: "Good boy."

Madam Hou whispered, "My child is talking nonsense, please don't blame me, Immortal."

Ye Zhou waved his hand: "Madam, you are joking. Sometimes children have better ideas than adults."

The Marquis of Chen ruled the country with benevolence and became a weak monarch, but he gave birth to a son who showed the characteristics of a tiger at a young age.

If Chen Guo could hold on until the child grew up, maybe...

Although the child was young, he already knew that the truth was within the range of the cannon.

Ye Zhou said to Madam Hou: "Madam, you have raised the child very well."

Parents are always the first teachers of their children. Marquis Chen is not the kind of monarch who advocates the use of force, so the one who should teach the prince should be the marquis' wife.

The Marquis’s wife smiled with difficulty.

Ye Zhou shouted to Zhou Yuanhe: "Is the tent ready?"

Zhou Yuanhe: "It's ready, Madam Hou, come here, I'll remove the arrow for you and treat your wound."

The Marquis' wife was about to take the child away, but the prince bowed respectfully to Ye Zhou and said, "My Immortal, as a son, I must accompany my mother to recover first. I will come to see you after my mother is healed."

Ye Zhou smiled gently and said, "Go ahead."

After watching the Marquis' wife and the prince walk into the tent, Ye Zhou said to Zou Ming, "We are here early."

"If this child is Lord Chen, maybe we can make a fortune."

Perhaps this child will be the greatest achievement in Lord Chen's life.