The blacksmith lady is killing people in the harem, and her son is responsible for it.

Qin Wan was the first to speak, "It's great that the old man can wake up!"

When Eunuch Gao heard that Qin Wan was speaking Chinese, he asked excitedly, "Are you people from the Shang Dynasty?"

“Well, we are all Han Chinese!”

Eunuch Gao took another look at Qin Wan's hairstyle, with some doubt in his eyes.

"Don't worry, old man. If we were bad people, we wouldn't save you."

Eunuch Gao thought about it and it made sense. He was in a hurry and didn't want to delay any longer. "So where are we now? Do you know where the Marquis of Zhenbei is?"

Eunuch Gao was originally a cautious person, but he was afraid that he didn't have much time left. He had been delayed too long on the road. If he still hesitated here, he would not be able to save the prince.

To put it bluntly, he raised the prince himself and treated him almost like his own son.

He is also the one who can provide for his old age!

If eunuchs don't climb high in the palace, they will live a miserable life in their old age.

If a eunuch is favored by his master, the situation will be different. When a favored eunuch is old, he will be taken care of by young eunuchs and palace maids.

Although Eunuch Gao is a little selfish, it is also human nature.

He was more concerned about the safety of the prince.

Qin Wan didn't say where this was, nor did she say that she knew the Marquis of Zhenbei. Instead, she asked, "Why are you looking for our general?"

Zhao Nanxiao is the great general of the North, but he also has a title, so people call him Marquis.

Qin Wan can’t call us Marquis. After all, he is her father-in-law, and it would be very inappropriate to call him that.

"My dear lady, I have something important to ask of the Marquis of Zhenbei. I don't know where this is and how I can find him."

Eunuch Gao spoke quickly and urgently.

"My name is Qin Wan, and my husband's surname is Zhao!"

Eunuch Gao's eyes lit up, "Your husband's surname is Zhao, and the Zhenbei Marquis' surname is also Zhao, are you related?"

Qin Wan nodded, "My husband's name is Zhao Zhen, and he's the eldest son of the Zhenbei Marquisate!"

Qin Wan was not a person who did not know the seriousness of the matter. The father-in-law in front of her was holding the bag tightly in his arms. He did not know kung fu, so Qin Wan was not afraid of any tricks he might play.

The relationship between the Shang Dynasty and the Liang Kingdom is now tense, and this eunuch may have news to bring to the Marquis of Zhenbei.

Qin Wan didn't mean to do anything bad.

When Eunuch Gao heard Qin Wan say this, he said excitedly: "Great, we finally found the person!"

Eunuch Gao was so excited that he shed tears.

At this time, footsteps were heard outside the door.

Xiao Jingrui led the soldiers into the courtyard.

When the second wife saw Xiao Jingrui, she was surprised and asked, "Jingrui, when did you come?"

Xiao Jingrui had been staying on the next hill and seldom came here, so the Second Madam was so surprised.

Eunuch Gao, who was sitting on the kang, heard Jing Rui's voice and his eyes flickered.

Is this the kid he knew?

Xiao Jingrui nodded to the second wife, and then quickly entered the room.

Xiao Jingrui had just returned to the valley from outside. He had gone out to look for saltpeter and sulfur.

As soon as he came back, he heard Shi Ce report that the eldest young lady had rescued an old eunuch.

He didn't take it seriously at the time, but when he heard Shi Ce describe the man's appearance, Xiao Jingrui couldn't sit still anymore.

Came here immediately.

Because he suspected that the eunuch came from the palace.

Sure enough, when he met Eunuch Gao, Xiao Jingrui knew that he was right.

"Eunuch Gao, why are you in the North?"

Eunuch Gao looked at the masked man in front of him, and then he remembered the word "Jing Rui" and asked tentatively, "You are...you are the young master of Shun'an Marquis's Mansion?"

When Xiao Jingrui thought of the Shun'an Marquis's Mansion, a sorrow flashed across his eyes. "Eunuch Gao, there is no Shun'an Marquis's Mansion now!"

Eunuch Gao's face darkened. Yes, he is the only one left in the Shun'an Marquis's Mansion.

Seeing the half mask Xiao Jingrui was wearing, he was also filled with sighs.

However, even though this man was wearing a mask, his eyes still showed his former appearance.

Eunuch Gao looked at Qin Wan again and found that Qin Wan's eyes were really familiar.

Suddenly, Eunuch Gao also thought of someone.

Qin Wan saw Eunuch Gao looking at her and thought they had something to say and it was inconvenient for her to be here, so she said, "Since you two know each other, it will be easier to talk. I will leave first."

Xiao Jingrui glanced at Qin Wan out of the corner of his eye, overlooking her weird hairstyle and glancing into her eyes before looking away.

He spat out a word coldly, "Okay!"

Qin Wan was still very perceptive, and she felt that Xiao Jingrui was a little weird.

But she couldn't tell what was strange about it.

Qin Wan and Zhao Yi left the room, leaving the space to Eunuch Gao and Xiao Jingrui.

Suitai City, military camp.

Marquis Zhenbei knelt down and listened to the imperial edict.

This is the first imperial edict issued by the new emperor.

Marquis Zhenbei was so unlucky that he was directly targeted by the new emperor, Emperor Xiaode.

After the second prince Shang Wenzhuo forced his father, the late emperor, to death, he gave himself the title of Xiaode.

The reign title was changed to the first year of Shunxi.

When the Marquis of Zhenbei heard the contents of the decree, he was also very angry.

The new emperor's edict was to reprimand the Marquis of Zhenbei, blaming him for failing to defend the city, which resulted in the Shang Dynasty losing five cities.

Now the imperial edict not only revoked the title of Marquis Zhenbei, but also demoted Marquis Zhenbei's position.

He was demoted from a general of the second rank to a dusi of the fourth rank.

From now on, Zhao Nanxiao will no longer have the final say in the North.

If it were just that, Zhao Nanxiao would not be so angry. The emperor actually wanted his family to come to Beijing.

This is equivalent to sending family members as hostages.

The eunuch Liu Quan read the imperial edict in a smug manner and said arrogantly, "Zhao Nanxiao, accept the order!"

Zhao Nanxiao raised his hands above his head, "Minister, accept the order!"

Liu Quan handed the imperial edict to Zhao Nanxiao and said, "The emperor has ordered that Zhao Dusi fail to defend the city properly and cause the people to become homeless. He must be punished with fifty military sticks in front of all the soldiers as a warning to others!"

As soon as Liu Quan said this, the deputy generals and others behind Zhao Nanxiao all looked at Eunuch Liu with resentment.

Liu Quan was stared at by so many soldiers and shrank back for a moment, but quickly recovered.

He was sent by the Emperor. How dare these people rebel?

Zhao Nanxiao didn't expect there would be such an oral order. He knelt down again and said, "Your humble servant accepts my order!"

"General!"

"Master Hou!"

"..."

Many generals looked at Eunuch Liu angrily, as he was slapping the face of the Zhenbei Army.

To attack the general is to attack these soldiers.

They struggled to sustain the war and guard the borders for the Shang Dynasty, but not only did they not receive any credit, they are now being humiliated.

The soldiers' eyes were red.

Zhao Nanxiao raised his hand and said, "The Zhao family's title is gone. Don't call me Marquis anymore. Also, don't call me General anymore."

Eunuch Liu was very satisfied with Zhao Nanxiao's understanding. "Let's get started. The emperor has ordered me to watch Zhao Dusi being punished."

Zhao Nanxiao is now over 40 years old and has been on the battlefield for many years. Although he looks rough in appearance, he also has hidden injuries in his body.

The generals under his command were still very worried.

"Eunuch Liu, the commander-in-chief is injured. I wonder if I can take his place?"

When one person stood up, others followed.

Eunuch Liu raised his head and asked, "Are you trying to disobey my order?"