Aunt Zhou took a deep breath and said clearly: "Your Majesty, no matter what happened in the past, we are no longer what we were back then. You should go back to the capital and pretend you have never met us!"
The third prince said seriously: "Zhou'er, I don't ask for anything. I just hope you don't drive me away and let me stay here, even if I help you carry dung and chop firewood."
After he finished speaking, he turned around and went to the backyard to get the pole.
At this time, Du Wanchun and Zhou Ruiyuan came out quickly and stopped him, "Your Majesty, how can I let you do this?"
When the third prince saw Zhou Ruiyuan, he immediately put down the pole in his hand and saluted him, "Your Highness."
Zhou Ruiyuan said quickly: "Third uncle, you don't have to be polite to us." ?.?????.???
The Third Prince assured him repeatedly: "Ruiyuan, please persuade your mother to let me stay."
Zhou Ruiyuan looked at Aunt Zhou, and then said: "My lord, you should go back. Staying here will only put you in the same danger as us."
The third prince said seriously: "I am not afraid of danger. Don't worry, everyone in Cheng'an County is my people. Even the prefect Deng of Qingzhou Prefecture is your grandfather's disciple. With them here, no one will expose our news!"
These words caught Aunt Zhou's attention, "Are you talking about Zheng Zhifu of Qingzhou Prefecture?"
The third prince nodded, "Yes, you should have met him once when he was in the capital."
Aunt Zhou thought about it carefully and said, "Yes, I seem to have seen it before."
The third prince continued: "He was demoted to Qingzhou as the prefect because he was interceding for Taifu Lu. However, in a few months he will be transferred back to the capital to serve as a second-grade official."
"Second-grade official?! Such a high promotion?!" Aunt Zhou was a little surprised.
The third prince nodded and said: "Now there is a major change of officials in the court. The Wu family will no longer be the only one."
He had endured humiliation and hardship for so many years just for this moment.
Aunt Zhou suddenly felt happy. It seemed that they were one step closer to returning to Beijing.
The third prince took the opportunity and said again: "Just let me stay! I will take you back together in the future."
Aunt Zhou hesitated.
At this time, Du Wanchun said with a smile: "Mom, since the prince wants to stay, let him stay. Aunt Zhao returned from here just now. It won't take long for the whole village to know that the head of our Zhou family is not dead."
"If the prince goes back like this, it will arouse others' suspicion."
When Aunt Zhou heard that it made sense, she thought about it and said, "That's okay, Your Majesty, you can stay here for a while."
As he said that, he pointed to the guest room on the side, "There happens to be a guest room here."
The third prince was overjoyed and said with a smile: "Now that I have settled down, why don't you call me prince?"
Aunt Zhou raised her head and looked at him. Before she could ask, the third prince smiled and said, "Isn't your surname Zhou? My name is Zhou Laoqian."
"Old Qian Zhou?!" Aunt Zhou and Du Wanchun were both stunned.
This name really suits this village.
At this time, Aunt Wang's family came, "Sister Zhou!"
She smiled while jogging: "I heard that your man is back. Is it true?"
Aunt Zhou was stunned here, not knowing whether to say yes or no.
But the third prince was deeply involved in the drama, "Yes, I'm back."
When Aunt Wang saw the strange man in front of her, she immediately guessed that it was him. She quickly smiled and said, "Okay, this is a great event. People in the village used to look down on you when they saw that you were a widow. Now that your man is back, look at how they still behave." Do you dare to bully you?"
Du Wanchun quickly poured them a cup of tea and said, "Aunt Wang is here to drink tea."
Then he called to the third prince with a smile: "Dad, drink tea."
This call for father made the third prince very happy.
Du Wanchun quickly pulled Zhou Ruiyuan too.
Zhou Ruiyuan also shouted: "Dad, you have worked hard along the way."
When the Third Prince heard this, if Aunt Wang hadn't been here again, he almost knelt down. The tea he was drinking in his mouth directly choked in his throat, and he coughed loudly.
Aunt Wang looked at it and asked quickly: "Brother Zhou,
