Soon, Lu Linchu was brought to Ye Zhilan's guest room by the county magistrate.

Looking at his mother's face that looked like an ice sculpture, Lu Linchu suddenly felt uneasy: "I really didn't expect the King of Dongyi to be so bold."

As she spoke, she couldn't help but glance at the Crown Prince's Consort in front of her, her face full of curiosity.

He couldn't even imagine what was going on in this woman's mind. It was as if she could predict everything.

Knowing that his mother was worried about the fourth brother, he immediately asked for instructions: "I will take people to find the fourth brother."

"Wait a minute."

Seeing that he was about to leave, Fu Guiyun called him down.

"Mother, General Hong has led the navy of the County Magistrate's Office to meet with Lu Changshi. The most urgent task is to get the prince back to Liyang City as soon as possible. We can't let any mistakes happen in the capital."

In front of the mother and son, Fu Guiyun truthfully expressed his concerns.

After all, at this time, the only ones Lu Linzhi could count on were the soldiers and horses from the county magistrate's office. Even if the prince rushed over again, it would be of no use if something really happened to Lu Linzhi.

At this moment, apart from silently hoping that Lu Linzhi would return safely, the rest of her was to make more arrangements for Wang Du.

Her reminder actually made Lu Linchu alert: "Gui Yun is right."

Although the Crown Princess suggested taking a detour to help everyone escape danger, it actually delayed the trip for several days.

"After traveling for several days in a row, Guiyun, you and mother are both very tired. Why don't you stay in the border town with mother to recuperate for a few days and wait for fourth brother to return? I will set off to return to the capital overnight."

Looking at the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, Lu Linchu's attitude was unusually serious.

Ye Zhilan was worried about Linzhi's safety, but he also had to keep Liyang City in mind, so he had to tell his son to ride back as fast as possible.

At night, dozens of light cavalry hurried out of the city. It was the first time that Fu Guiyun saw his own young master handling military affairs seriously. After seeing him off personally, he accompanied his mother-in-law in the county magistrate's mansion and waited for a whole day and night for Hong Qian to come back.

Hearing the noise outside the house, Fu Guiyun hurriedly accompanied his mother-in-law out.

Seeing a group of people carrying a stretcher, Hong Qian and the soldiers personally supported two soldiers who were in a state of distress. The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law hurried to the stretcher and asked almost in unison:

"How is Lin Zhi?"

"How is Mr. Lu?"

Hong Qian ordered his servant to help the injured soldiers, then knelt down with deep guilt, and confessed bitterly: "It's all my fault for being stupid and not listening to the deceased prince's wife's words earlier. If I had realized earlier that the King of Dongyi had evil intentions, I would have followed Lu Changshi to fight the enemy, and I wouldn't have killed the soldiers, and I wouldn't have let Lu Changshi's life and death hang in the balance."

Upon learning that Lu Lin's life or death was uncertain, Ye Zhilan was so frightened that she almost fainted and was quickly supported by Nanny Jiang and Nanny Kong.

The two soldiers who were rescued also knelt down immediately and cried loudly, "Princess, the King of Dongyi is so bold that he wants to kill us all. We fought desperately to protect Lu Changshi. If General Hong hadn't arrived in time, I'm afraid we would have all died."

Seeing that everyone was only concerned with complaining and reporting military intelligence, Fu Guiyun quickly turned his gaze to the stretcher and asked anxiously, "Have you checked on Lu Changshi's injuries?"

Hong Qian nodded: "Lu Changshi has two arrow wounds and one knife wound. The military doctor treated Lu Changshi's wounds on the boat. The two arrow wounds must be removed after returning to the city."

Fu Guiyun knew that the conditions on the ship were poor and certainly not as good as those in the city, so he quickly ordered the county magistrate to arrange for a doctor to treat Lu Linzhi's wounds again, and sent someone to take the two surviving soldiers down to recuperate and treat them.

The whole room was filled with people anxiously waiting in the court of the county governor's mansion. It was not until late at night that the doctor came out with sweat on his forehead and reported: "Your Highness, the arrow in the body of the chief secretary has been pulled out, and he has regained consciousness. However, his injuries are too severe, and he needs to be nursed back to health."

After hearing this, everyone felt relieved.

Ye Zhilan was so excited that he secretly wiped away the hot tears that oozed from the corners of his eyes, and waved to everyone, saying, "Everyone, go away and rest early."

The officials and generals left one after another, but Hong Qian, Huang Sheng and others stayed.

Knowing that it was thanks to Lu Changshi's weak military force that they were able to return to their fiefdom safely, they felt extremely ashamed of their previous shallowness and walked up to Fu Guiyun to apologize, saying, "Princess, we have offended you before. Please forgive us."

"Of course, no one can be blamed for this."

Fu Guiyun took a long breath and said, "After all, we are all ministers of the emperor, and no one wants to guess people's hearts with the worst intentions."

And after all, she was just a woman in the harem. If she wasn't helpless, she wouldn't have the guts to interfere in military affairs. Fortunately, Lu Linzhi was willing to respect her opinion as a woman.

Thinking of this, she first instructed Hong Qian and others: "When the matter of Prince Dongyi returns to Liyang City, the prince and the prince will have their own ideas. You don't have to worry about it anymore. Go down and have a good rest."

"Yes."

Although Hong Qian and Huang Sheng didn't say anything more, they had more respect for the Crown Prince's Consort from the bottom of their hearts.

In the past, I only heard that she was a person of great insight and ability, but now after seeing her in person, I truly feel her charm.

After everyone had left, Fu Guiyun saw that her mother-in-law looked haggard and realized that she was still worried about Lu Linzhi, so she said, "Mother, you have been worried about Lu Changshi's safety for the past two days and couldn't sleep. Fortunately, he has returned safely now. Why don't you accompany me to see him, so that I can go back and rest with peace of mind."

It was rare that she understood him so well, so Ye Zhilan did not act pretentiously. He led Nanny Jiang and Nanny Kong to the dormitory where Lu Linzhi was to be accommodated.

In the dimly lit room, the doctor was carefully serving medicine. When he saw the princess come in, the doctor suddenly stopped what he was doing.

"Let me do it."

Ye Zhilan personally stepped forward to take the medicine, slowly sat down beside the bed, and while feeding him the medicine he looked at Lu Linzhi quietly.

Although the wound had been bandaged, the blood still stained the gauze everywhere, which was heartbreaking to look at.

"You silly child, why didn't you listen to me? Why did you want to fight with others? If you really lose your life, how can I explain to your father and mother?"

Ye Zhilan knew his ability, and his daughter-in-law had made preparations for a rainy day. He shouldn't have come back covered in bruises. He must have been thinking of buying time for everyone.

Looking at Ye Zhilan who was full of concern, Lu Linzhi just chuckled lightly, then looked at Fu Guiyun calmly, a hint of joy appeared in his eyes, but it was immediately hidden away.

I thought I would never see this beautiful face again, but I hope God has mercy on me and allows me to see her one more time.

This person is like the breeze in March on earth. As soon as I see her, it seems that all the wounds on my body no longer hurt.

"Third sister-in-law is really as good as a god."

Pursing his thin lips, he said with a smile.

"It was thanks to the Chief Secretary and the soldiers who risked their lives that we were able to achieve peace along the way."

Fu Guiyun gently warned: "The prince has already rushed back to Liyang City. The chief secretary must take good care of him."

"Thank you, sister-in-law."

Seeing that it was getting late, Lu Linzhi took the medicine from Ye Zhilan and said calmly, "I'm fine now. Thank you, Princess and Sister-in-law, for worrying about me all night. You should all go back early."

Hearing this, Ye Zhilan hesitated for a moment with his hands in the air before slowly responding, "Okay."

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