The first princess Wen Qing.

The only royal that Yibo and Zhan's family respected.

The most deserving Royal to become the queen and the least favored one as well.

Zhan and Haoxuan looked at her with respect while she gave them a small nod.

"How is the duke?" she asked.

Zhan and Haoxuan looked at each other while Simon was looking at her.

She was just as beautiful as before, brave and courageous a worthy ruler.

Simon smiled, in his last life he had met Wen Qing many times he had always admired her but this time his respect for her was increased many times.

He was sitting beside Yibo holding his hand. And when Wen Qing saw him she just smiled at him and ruffled his hair, Simon bowed before her and said, "Thank you first princess Wen Qing for saving my father."

Wen Qing smiled brightly, "Oh boy, you have grown up so much... don't thank me kid your father is a very important figure, if something happened to him then people will have no one to look up to."

Haoxuan sighed, "But how come you were there princess?"

Wen Qing looked at Haoxuan, "Are you doubting me?"

"Of course not your highness, I just wish to know."

"I understand me and my warriors we had decided to go out for training in the woods, and while we were returning we saw you and the duke."

Zhan exhaled, "I thank you, thank you a lot princess for saving the duke."

Wen Qing waved her hand, "Don't mind me, General... You haven't answered my question yet though."

Zhan smiled, "The duke as if now is fine, we were able to give him the antidote on time."

"That's splendid news."

"Princess Wen Qing?" Wen Qing looked towards the door where her assistants were present, "We have bought the kid and the slaves are safe as well."

Wen Qing smiled, "I will head out now... once the duke is well I would come to meet him."

"She said and turned to walk but then suddenly stopped before she turned to Zhan, "General."

"Yes, Princess." He said respectfully, Wen Qing pressed her lips together before she smiled.

"How is lord Cheng? I heard that he became, Lord Simon's master?"

Simon smiled faintly after he heard that while Zhan answered, "My brother is doing very good nowadays."

"That's great... so I guess I can meet him?"

Zhan replied, "I am afraid that's not the case yet."

Wen Qing nodded, "Hm... I guess I will leave then."

With that, she and Haoxuan walked out and Haoxuan closed the door once he went out.

Zhan and Simon were the only ones with Yibo now.

Zhan sat on the chair beside Yibo's bed ad Simon was on the other side, he laid down on the bed hugging him.

Simon was hugging Yibo, the times have changed because in his last life nothing like this happened, Simon was sure that even the little changes he make will result in huge consequences.

To think that maybe it was because of him that Yibo died today makes his eyes wet. He is really a curse for his father. He was supposed to protect him.

Hearing the sniffling noises Zhan looked at Simon was hugging Yibo tightly, he felt bad for the boy and gently patted his head, "Your father is okay, Simon there is nothing to worry about."

"Simon?" Zhan called out to the little child and when he didn't reply, Zhan sighed, now what should he do? he has absolutely no idea how to soothe a child.

"Young master?" Zhan heard a soft knock on the door followed by a gentle voice Nancy entered the room with some food, "It's time for lunch young master."

Simon didn't move and he didn't reply either he didn't even look at Nancy.

Zhan took the plate from Nancy and told her to go as he sat down back on his seat and gently called out Simon again, "Simon come one eat your food."

"Simon?"

 Zhan called four more times and when he didn't reply he kept the plate aside and picked the child, at first Simon refused to move but Zhan was more powerful, he made him sit on his lap and saw his tear-stained face.

Zhan wiped his face, "Your father is alright... completely okay thanks to you... little angel... but if he waked up and finds out that you didn't eat I am afraid that the servants won't be okay."

With that he took the plate and gently fed him,  "I will kill them." Simon suddenly said and Zhan stopped his movements.

When he saw the murderous intent in Simon, for a moment he felt that Simon was passed by a demon, eyes wide and red and hands clenched, while he was chewing on his food, "I will kill them all."

Zhan said nothing he just quietly fed him his food, any child being raised under so much pressure and constant threats, and under fear of being killed at any moment, of course, he will hate the people who put him through it.

And seeing his father his only family in a nearly dead state must have been terrifying.

But unknown to him Simon's thoughts were much, much , much sinister.

Zhan kept the plate aside and gave Simon some water.

After their lunch was done, Simon went back to sit beside Yibo while Zhan sat beside him.

A knock on the door gained their attention, "Come in."

Yanli and Cheng walked in, looking worried, "What happened?"

Yanli asked while Cheng quietly observed.

, "Everything is fine, sister... thanks to goddesses."

Yanli closed her eyes and sighed while Cheng just crossed his hand inf front of his chest, "He is really a fool."

The others looked at him but said nothing.

A few minutes later Wen Qing also came in but she stopped in her tracks when she saw Cheng, who also looked at her, Wen Qing was the only Royal and only person other than his siblings and Yibo that he respected. After she took command of his troupe when he decided to quit.

He will forever be grateful to her for taking care of his soldiers.

Out of respect Yanli and Cheng also bowed in front of her.

She cleared her throat and spoke, "I will leave the residence now... It was once seeing everyone."

Everyone greeted her back while Wen Qing tried her best but she couldn't help but steal a few glanced at Cheng who was completely oblivious to the fact.

However, Simon looked towards the door and saw a child standing over there with the other warriors, "Who is he?"

The elders looked at the child and Wen Qing smiled, "Come in boy."

The boy looked clearly uncomfortable, he was hovering covered in the dirt he had no slippers and was barely wearing any clothes, however, one of the warriors gave him a cloth, that was tied around his body.

A skinny boy with bones visible and visible lashes.

The boy came into the room not daring to look up from the floor before he bowed, he was terrified he had never seen nobility but here he was standing in front of a royal.

"This unnamed is part of the slaves that duke Callum wanted to hunt and he was actually the one that duke Yibo mentioned to me, he wanted the child to be saved.

Because he was a brave man to warn the duke that duke Callum had forced the salves to attack Dule Yibo."

Hearing this Zhan's anger had reached its limit and he smashed the nearest object that came in his hand that being a glass, "That bastard he wanted to frame the slaves, and put all the blame on them."

The unnamed boy flinched however Zhan tapped his head, "you are a brave boy."

The boy moved back, "Don't much me my lord your hands with get dirty."

This boy was no older than Simon and yet the difference between him and Simon was humungous.

However, Simon was glaring at the boy ever since he entered, "Show me your face."

Cheng spoke, "Yeah boy, you have a good lookup."

Wen Qing was about to pat his back but he moved back, "Please don't touch me, princess, you are god and I am dirt, "However he looked up, and since Simon saw his face he nearly forgot to breathe.

There is no way he can forget this child, never ever. However, Simon met him a  few years later in his last life but in this life he still recognized him.

"Child," We Qing spoke, "You are brave, courageous, and also quite smart, my warriors told me that you actually made them run after you... the fact that you made to outrun them proves your worth, a talent like you should not be wasted hence I shall take you as my disciple.

The entire room had a pin-drop silence and the boy was terrified as she sat don't the ground with his head on the floor, "please please, no, Your Highness I... am unworthy

"Let me deiced that." Wen Qing spoke.

However one of her warriors spoke, "Princess, this boy is a lower caste person, we can treat them and behave nicely with them but to accept him as your disciple? That's outrageous."

Zhan spoke at this, "Then tell me, what in the world decided a person's caste?"

The warrior looked at Zhan and all the people in the room waiting for her answer, the warrior spoke, "Their religion, their surnames, and their background the land they came from. "

Yanli spoke, "This child has no name, and his parents are no more as well hence he has no surname, no land, and no home as well, in short, he has no background and no name and nothing."

"But what about the religion?" 

Cheng answered, "It can be changed." he then looked at the child, "Do you know what's your religion ?"

The child shook his head feeling terrified.

Wen Qing spoke with a smile, "Then decided this child's background, home, and where he came from I will decide that his religion will be same as ours and as for his name it will be... Zhang Zhehan."

Author's note: Wohoo, Zhang Zhehan has entered the story people.