Madam, protect me!

Early morning.

Li Nuo opened his eyes, sat up from the bed, stretched his body, and showed a little confusion on his face.

He slept well last night and slept until dawn.

But after waking up, he felt that he was not so energetic.

Could it be because of the dream he had last night?

In the past few months in Zhao State, he didn't know how many temptations he had resisted and kept himself clean. This was indeed a bit difficult for a married person. From a medical point of view, it was normal to have such a dream.

After getting up, he and Yiren simply packed up their things, and the two of them waited for the empress to leave the court in Zhaoyang Palace.

Everything in Zhao State has been settled, and it's finally time to go back.

Compared with Li Nuo's full expectations, Song Yiren's mood is not very high.

Back to Daxia, her husband will not be hers alone...

She wished she could stay in Zhao State forever, but she also knew that this was impossible.

Sister Fenghuang was right. When she wanted to monopolize him, she would never have him.

When she thought that she couldn't be like this after she went back, she sighed in her heart, looked at Li Nuo, and said, "Come here."

Li Nuo walked up to her and asked, "Why... um..."

At this time, in the court not far from Zhaoyang Palace, Her Majesty had just announced two imperial edicts.

Two imperial edicts of enthronement.

The first imperial edict enthroned Li Nuo, the top scholar in the six subjects of Daxia, as a first-class prince, with the title "Zhao", which means that the sun is shining, and it also fits his identity as a legalist, indicating that Her Majesty was extremely attentive to his title.

Unlike Xia, in Zhao, if a different surname made great contributions to the country, he could also be ranked as a prince, but kings of different surnames were only a minority after all, and there were only a handful of them in the past few hundred years.

Kings of different surnames were rare, and it was the first time from ancient times to the present that an official of a foreign country and surname was enthroned as a first-class prince.

However, there were few opponents among the courtiers of Zhao for this enthronement.

First of all, Li Nuo is undoubtedly the biggest contributor to the empress's ascension to the throne. Without him, there would be no empress today.

Those who have committed mistakes should be punished, and those who have made contributions should naturally be rewarded.

When the throne was in turmoil, the counselors around the princes were looking for the rewards after the princes came to power.

At that time, there was only him around the empress.

After the empress came to power, it was only natural that he would be rewarded heavily.

Secondly, Li Nuo not only made contributions to the empress, but also made great contributions to the country, the court, and the people of Zhao.

Whether it was the establishment of the Anti-Theft Department, the promotion of universal medical care, or the reform of the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Works, every one of them was a contribution to the present and benefited the future. Even if he did not have the merit of following the dragon, it was absolutely reasonable to confer a title on him.

The court officials did not object, and they also considered it for themselves.

The powerful people in Xia State all had royal blood flowing in their bodies. People of other surnames could not enter the ranks of the powerful even if they made great contributions.

But in Zhao, as long as the merits are great enough, even if the surname is not Zhao, one can be granted the title of marquis or king.

Anyone who dares to block this road will become the public enemy of the whole court.

The second imperial edict is to confer the title of "Zhao Rong" on Yiren of the Song family.

In the history of Zhao, only princesses with the same surname were conferred, and there has never been an example of conferring the title of princesses with different surnames. However, this is a family affair of the royal family, and outsiders cannot interfere.

The empress has just taken office for a few days. The heads of various important departments are all her staunch supporters. They have no objection, and other officials will not be so blind as to challenge the authority of the empress.

After the morning court ended, these two things were also decided.

Zhaoyang Palace.

Li Nuo and Yiren were still waiting for the empress to leave the court. Suddenly, several female officials lined up to come in, bowed to them, and spoke in unison.

"Greetings to His Royal Highness Zhaowang!"

"Greetings to Princess Zhaorong!"

Li Nuo and Yiren looked at each other, both of them at a loss.

A female official stepped forward and said, "Prince, Princess, I am here to take measurements for the two princes..."

Li Nuo understood something at this moment, and his expression was stunned.

Zhao Zhiyi actually made him a king?

Yiren was also made a princess?

She is indeed the empress, she can do whatever she wants, and before leaving, she gave them such a big gift.

The treatment here is simply heaven and earth compared to Daxia.

It would be unreasonable for him not to return to Zhao in the future.

Song Yiren was even happier.

Song Jiaren was a royal decree, Li Anning was a princess, they all had beautiful clothes issued by the court, but she was nothing, nothing..., now she is also a princess, no worse than Li Anning.

More importantly, she is a princess, and Song Jiaren is not.

Zhiyi is so good to her...

Li Nuo stood there, letting several female officials measure him. At this time, a figure walked in from outside the palace, and several female officials saluted hurriedly: "Your Majesty..."

Zhao Zhiyi waved his hand and said, "Go on."

Li Nuo looked at her and said, "Such a big thing, why didn't you discuss it with me in advance..."

Zhao Zhiyi smiled slightly and said, "I promised Yiren the princess. You deserve to be crowned king. You have done so much for Zhao. If you don't reward her, who will sincerely work for the country in the future? This is not only a reward for you, but also an encouragement to the court officials..."

What she said made sense, and Li Nuo really couldn't refute it for a while.

Because of this sudden incident, they can't leave today for the time being.

In addition to being crowned king and princess, she also gave them a house, so they have to go and see it.

In addition, the Ministry of Rites will tailor-make several sets of clothes for them, including court clothes and daily clothes. Li Nuo doesn't care, but Yiren insists on waiting until the clothes are ready before leaving.

Li Nuo can understand her. She has long envied the crowns and clothes of her wife and An Ning. Now she finally has her own. How can she just go back like this?

In the past few days, her relationship with Zhao Zhiyi has been advancing by leaps and bounds, and the two are inseparable.

Zhaoyang Palace.

Li Nuo was reading in the room when Yiren came in from outside and put an exquisite wooden box on the table in front of him.

She took the initiative to open the box and proudly showed her treasure to Li Nuo, saying, "Look, it's beautiful!"

Li Nuo took a look and was almost dazzled by the colorful gems in the box.

A box full of various precious gems and jewelry, each of which is worth a fortune, and the value of this box is even more immeasurable.

Li Nuo was shocked and said, "Where did these things come from?"

Song Yiren raised her chin and said, "Zhiyi took me to pick them from the royal treasury."

Li Nuo sighed, "She is so nice to you..."

In his heart, he was actually a little surprised.

The two of them seemed to have suddenly become as close as sisters.

Even closer than real sisters.

The main reason was that Her Majesty the Queen was too good to Yiren. Not only did she make her a princess and give her a house, she also took her to the royal treasury to pick out gifts at will. She was better to her than Phoenix. Li Nuo was really curious about what they said here that day...

So he couldn't help but ask the doubts in his heart.

Song Yiren smiled on her pretty face and said, "She said that she would help us hold a wedding in Zhao State in the future, and it would be more grand than your wedding with Song Jiaren and Li Anning..."

The last wedding was already held beyond the standard.

It is impossible for Daxia to hold a second wedding for him, which is more grand than the last wedding. I am afraid that only the Queen of Zhao State can do it.

No wonder Yiren's attitude towards her changed so quickly, she had a deep obsession with the wedding.

Before and after, she had already lost to Jiaren, and she must win at the wedding.

But doesn't this mean that they still have to come to Zhao State with their family at that time?

It is definitely impossible for them to hold the wedding now. They need to go back to inform their parents-in-law, and then wait until Jiaren and An Ning give birth to the child, and wait until everything is ready, which will be at least a few months, or even longer.

Her Majesty really has a good calculation. She knows that this is her routine, but Li Nuo can only fall into her trap.

This is Yiren's only request, how could he not satisfy her?

As for Song Yiren, she can't resist it even more.

In the following days, she slept with Zhao Zhiyi, and she seemed to have regarded her as her best friend second only to Fenghuang.

Moreover, Fenghuang is good to everyone.

Zhiyi is only good to her.

When she thought about parting with her, her heart was filled with reluctance...

I don't know if it's because he's used to sleeping with Yiren, but when she's not around, Li Nuo feels a sense of loss every time he wakes up.

And every night, he has similar dreams.

It seems that he has really been away from them for too long.

Five days later, the crown and clothes of the Ministry of Rites were finally ready.

Yiren was very satisfied with her new clothes. As a princess, her dress was not inferior to Li Anning's.

The two of them didn't have much luggage to go back, but with her clothes and treasures, Li Nuo had another bulging bag behind him.

At the entrance of Zhaoyang Palace.

Li Nuo carried the bag, looked at Zhao Zhiyi, and said, "Let's go."

Zhao Zhiyi nodded slightly, held Li Nuo and Yiren's wrists, and the next moment, the three of them disappeared on the spot.

Li Nuo's eyes blurred, and when he appeared again, he was already standing on a certain official road.

He looked back and saw the city wall of the capital in the distance looming.

At this moment, they must have moved dozens of miles.

With Li Nuo's current cultivation, although he can move instantly, the distance he can move is very short, only about 100 meters each time. Even if he advances to the sixth realm, it is impossible for him to move so far at a time with two people.

Of course, the queen can only exert such power in Zhao.

If she reaches the territory of another country, her strength may not be even half as strong as it is.

But as long as she is in the territory of Zhao, her strength will increase by 200%, and her strength will continue.

No one in the same realm can defeat an emperor in his territory.

The figures of the three people just appeared on the official road and disappeared again.

The next time they appeared, they were dozens of miles away.

Half a day later.

At the border between Xia and Zhao, in front of a rushing river.

Zhao Zhiyi looked at the rushing river, let go of Li Nuo and Song Yiren's wrists, and said, "I'll take you here."

Across this river is the territory of Daxia.

The emperors of the five dynasties would never leave their own country. In Zhao, she was undefeated, but without Zhao, her strength was not as good as that of an ordinary sixth-level warrior.

Song Yiren hugged her reluctantly and said, "I will miss you..."

She didn't really want to go back to Daxia.

In Zhao, her husband was hers alone, and she had such a good friend, so she really couldn't bear to leave.

Zhao Zhiyi patted her shoulder gently and said, "When you come back to get married, we will meet again."

After speaking, she looked at Li Nuo again and said, "Zhao will always welcome you back."

"Let's go!"

Li Nuo waved goodbye to her, took a step forward, and appeared on the other side.

Song Yiren also waved to Zhao Zhiyi, jumped into the air, and flew away.

After waving behind her again, she turned back step by step and left reluctantly.

Until they could no longer be seen, Zhao Zhiyi withdrew his gaze, gently stroked his belly, sighed, turned around and disappeared...

Zhao State.

capital.

In an official's mansion somewhere.

A man in official uniform hurriedly walked into the small courtyard at the deepest part of the mansion and said to the man in black robe sitting in the courtyard: "There is news from the palace that the two people have left Zhao Kingdom this morning..."

The man in black robe raised his head and asked: "You left in the morning, why are you talking now?"

The man explained: "They did not go through the palace gate. The Queen sent them personally. I just got the news..."

The man in black robe stood up suddenly.

If the Queen of Zhao sent them off in person, according to the time, they should have arrived in Daxia by now.

In the past few months in the Zhao Kingdom, he had personally witnessed the ability of the Xia Kingdom's number one scholar in six subjects.

If it weren't for him, King Sheng would be in power now.

At that time, it will be very simple to separate the two countries of Xia and Zhao.

Unfortunately, his appearance completely failed their plans and forced some major plans to be postponed.

When he returns this time, he will definitely be put into important use by the Xia Kingdom's court.

In particular, the reform of the Ministry of War may be deeper than that in Zhao State.

This is not good news for Da Wei.

Just one person can equal an army of thousands.

No matter what the cost, he cannot be allowed to go back.

If he can't be used by me, I might as well destroy him.

He hurriedly left the mansion, went straight out of the capital, and came to a remote farm. A middle-aged man was sitting in the courtyard, holding a martial arts book in his hand.

After flipping through a few pages, he couldn't help but admire and said: "This person's understanding of martial arts is so thorough that even I am ashamed of myself. It would be a pity to kill him like this..."

The man in black robe bent down and said respectfully: "See you, Your Majesty!"

Seeing that the man was still reading, he said: "Your Majesty, the target has left the Zhao Kingdom and may have arrived in the Xia Kingdom."

The middle-aged man put down his book, looked at him, frowned and said, "Why didn't you tell me earlier?"

The man in black robe quickly explained: "He left early this morning under the escort of the Queen of Zhao. This junior also just received the news..."

The middle-aged man stood up slowly and said, "That's all, it's not too late to chase after you now..."