Inside Mingzhou Prefecture, people continued to set up stalls and sell goods on the streets as always.
Unbeknownst to them, the ruler of Mingzhou Prefecture had been replaced.
Yu Cheng stared blankly at Zhu Yuan, his heart filled with shock.
what is going on?
He received a message instructing them to leave Mingzhou Prefecture, and then immediately ordered him to return and take over the prefecture.
"My lord, I am very grateful for your high regard for me, but are you really sure you want to entrust such a large prefecture to me?"
Yu Cheng was filled with fear. In fact, he was only eighteen or nineteen years old and was not as valued by his father as his older brother.
I usually just do some trivial things for the family.
He was genuinely flustered about managing such a large prefecture, but at the same time, he was also very excited.
All of this was given to him by the man in front of him. He didn't understand why, and felt it was better to ask first.
"My lord, to be honest, although Mingzhou Prefecture is nominally under the Emperor's control, its actual power has long since changed hands."
"The prefect of Mingzhou Prefecture is a confidant of Prince Yang. His sister married Prince Yang as a concubine. The two sides have been secretly colluding for a long time."
“There are Yang Wang’s men everywhere in Mingzhou Prefecture right now. I’m afraid they’ll find out as soon as I take over.”
Zhu Yuan gave a faint "hmm," indicating that he had already anticipated these things.
As for why he chose Yu Cheng, it was because there was no suitable person here.
This is a good opportunity for him to test Yu Cheng's abilities. If he proves to be a useful person, he wouldn't recommend training him.
"Don't worry, he won't have that chance. You just need to guard this place."
Yu Cheng sighed and reluctantly agreed through gritted teeth.
Zhen Wanwan fell asleep as soon as she returned to the inn, which was in the highest tier.
When I woke up, an oil lamp was already lit in the room.
Zhu Yuan carried in the hot water quietly. Seeing Zhen Wanwan sit up, he chuckled and said, "Awake? Are you hungry? Would you like something to eat?"
Zhen Wanwan shook her head and refused, saying, "I'm not hungry. I feel nauseous and can't eat anything."
During the daytime battle, I was so tense that I didn't feel tired at all.
After it was over, I felt completely relaxed, and my hands and feet felt weak, and my head was a little dizzy.
Zhu Yuan frowned as he looked at her flushed cheeks and quickly stepped forward to place his hand on her forehead.
Why is it so hot?
Sure enough, Zhen Wanwan developed a fever!
Zhen Wanwan greedily grabbed Zhu Yuan's cold hand and pressed it against her face. The cool touch made her feel much better.
"Go to bed quickly, I'll go and have someone prepare the medicine!"
As he spoke, Zhu Yuan got up, preparing to go out and instruct someone to brew medicine. Fortunately, he had brought some medicine with him to ward off the cold and reduce fever.
Zhen Wanwan held Zhu Yuan's hand tightly, not wanting him to leave.
She said weakly, "Don't go, I just need to take some fever reducer. Could you get me some hot water?"
Helpless, Zhu Yuan said irritably, "If I don't brew the medicine, how will you drink it?"
"No need, no need! Look! Isn't this just fever reducer?"
Perhaps Zhen Wanwan was delirious with fever, because she conjured up a strip of fever reducer right in front of Zhu Yuan.
He seemed not to notice that Zhu Yuan's eyes were wide open in shock.
He stared at Zhen Wanwan in disbelief, his mouth opened and closed, but he ultimately said nothing.
Instead, she obediently turned around, poured hot water, and helped Zhen Wanwan take the medicine.
After taking her medicine, Zhen Wanwan clung to Zhu Yuan for a while before falling into a deep sleep.
Unbeknownst to her, Zhu Yuan sat by her bedside for a long time after she fell asleep.
His mind was in turmoil.
He recalled the scene of his first meeting with Zhen Wanwan, as well as every little thing they did together.
He then realized that there were many strange things, and all of them were related to his first wife.
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