The more Zhang Rui looked, the more frightened he became, fearing that someone would recognize Su Qian as the woman on the wanted list. He didn't even care about the ox cart and rushed into the rouge shop to look for Su Qian.

In the rouge shop, the proprietress is a slightly plump middle-aged woman. Although there are some crow's feet at the corners of her eyes, you can still see her beauty and charm when she was young.

There were not many women in ancient times who could show their faces in public and do business, and there was a shrewd look in her eyes and eyebrows, so Su Qian knew that maybe she could have a chat with her.

Su Qian walked around her store and found that there were very few styles of rouge in her store, and the colors were a bit old-fashioned, mostly orange and rose red. Su Qian was just about to chat with her.

When she looked up, she saw the proprietress looking at her.

Su Qian frowned, her eyes showing confusion and puzzlement, and asked, "What are you looking at?"

The proprietress smiled with her eyes narrowed, but for some reason it made Su Qian feel creepy and had goose bumps all over her body.

"Girl, you are from another place, right? There are few strangers in our Li'an City. When I first saw such a graceful and beautiful woman like you, I was a little greedy."

Su Qian hummed calmly and opened her mouth to ask about her rouge, but unexpectedly the proprietress asked again, "Hey, girl, where are you from and where are you from?"

Su Qian recalled the fake identity information she had reported when she stopped Lu Huan the night before. After all, the person she had to face at that time was Lu Huan, so before she said those words, she thought about it carefully many times before she came up with her excuse.

Now that the lady boss asked her this, perhaps out of habit, she subconsciously said, "I am from Yongzhou. After being separated from my family during the war, I traveled several times before arriving in Li'an City."

The proprietress smiled and said, "I see."

She pretended to speak, and then when Su Qian wasn't paying attention, she secretly gave the servant a look and asked him to find the soldiers.

Su Qian always felt that the proprietress was not acting properly because she was always asking about her.

Su Qian remained calm, but in her heart she felt that she was being treated as a human trafficker who would kidnap young girls and sell them to brothels.

In the end, she suppressed the idea of ​​doing business with the proprietress and was about to leave the store when she met Zhang Rui who came in hurriedly.

Seeing that she was about to go out, Zhang Rui took her hand without saying a word and ran with her towards the ox cart.

The lady boss hurriedly told another servant to follow him, "Be careful, don't lose the man, this is one thousand taels of silver!"

The servant understood the importance of this matter, "Don't worry, Madam, I will definitely take care of this matter."

……

Su Qian got on the oxcart without knowing what was going on. Zhang Rui took a piece of silk cloth and covered her head with it. "Don't take it off! Sit tight first. We are going back."

Along the way, Zhang Rui seemed to be avoiding someone. Su Qian could feel that the way back was more winding and roundabout than the way here.

It was through such twists and turns that Zhang Rui was able to shake off the servant, and after arriving at Taohua Village, Su Qian took off the silk cloth.

"What happened?"

It was getting dark. The old men and women who had worked hard in the fields all day were walking in groups of three or five towards the village. Zhang Rui didn't say anything. He pulled her into the house and closed the door.

He poured a cup of tea and drank it, then he calmed down a little, "What's your name?"

Su Qian thought about the abnormality of the lady boss of the Rouge Shop and Zhang Rui's behavior, and had a bold guess in her mind, "Did you see something?"

Zhang Rui's eyes were filled with fear, as if he had seen something extremely terrifying. He spoke with a trembling heart, "I saw the soldiers posting wanted posters in front of the notice board. The portrait of the wanted person on it looked exactly like you."

After Su Qian heard this, his eyes went dark for half a second.

My goodness, after she died, she became a wanted criminal again?

Why is her life so rough?

After all, she died in Lu Huan's mansion. Even if he was not sad for her, he should at least not let her become a wanted criminal after her death.

No, according to Lu Huan's personality.

Maybe he was the one who made her a wanted criminal.

Otherwise, who would be wanted for her in Nanchang?

But logically speaking, she had already died in his house, and the dead cannot be resurrected, which is a truth known to everyone. Why would he still look for her?

……

Zhang Rui was a little worried about her. It was not easy for a woman to protect herself in such a chaotic time. She finally arrived at the relatively stable Li'an City after many twists and turns.

Although he was not so blinded by money as to send her to jail himself, he could not harbor a criminal and let her hide in his home.

So this matter must be clarified.

"Are you a spy from Fengyuan? Otherwise, why would the whole country issue a warrant for your arrest?!"

Su Qian sat down calmly and poured herself a glass of water. "No, you don't have to worry. Even if I get caught, I think... it shouldn't be a big deal."

As long as the person grabbing her from behind is Lu Huan, and not Gao Jiarong or anyone else, she will not be afraid.

……

Two days later, Lu Huan, who was fighting Yan Xuanye in the distant Danxia City, suddenly received a letter via carrier pigeon from Li'an City.

He didn't understand what was going on, so he opened it and took a look. His pupils instantly widened and a light flashed in his eyes.

Then he immediately called someone, "Zhong Cang!"

"The general is here!"

"Take your people and guard Danxia City. Danxia City must not be lost before I return!"

His breathing gradually became heavier, and he seemed to be a little flustered and scared. "One more thing, keep an eye on Yan Xuanye's whereabouts, don't let him know... where I went!"

Zhong Cang knelt on one knee, "I obey your order!"

The sudden surprise made him extremely excited. He tried to calm himself, but his voice could not help but tremble. "Zhong Wei, you take a team of soldiers and go with me to Li'an City."

Zhong Wei: “Yes!”

……

……

It was winter at that time. Taohua Village was far away from the hustle and bustle, the environment was quiet, and there was no war. Su Qian spent a few days of leisurely pastoral life here.

Here, she doesn't have to think about how to complete the mission, how to return to the modern era, or the things that happened between Yan Xuanye and Lu Huan. It's as if she is living in a paradise forgotten by the world.

The weather was getting colder, and there were fewer and fewer animals in the mountains in winter. Zhang Rui no longer went up the mountain to hunt. Su Qian gave him an idea and asked him to go to a restaurant in Li'an City and make a deal with the owner.

Su Qian cooked a few dishes and let Zhang Rui try them a few times. Zhang Rui thought they were delicious, so Su Qian asked him to take her dishes and recipes to talk to various restaurants to see if anyone was willing to buy her recipes.

Fortunately, Zhang Rui finally sold a recipe before it snowed and earned fifty taels of silver.

He carried a bag of silver and bought a bunch of vegetables for the winter and returned to Taohua Village.

When they arrived at the village entrance in the ox cart, Zhang Rui looked up and could faintly see the house not far away. Smoke was rising from the chimney, and he knew that Su Qian was cooking rice.

Zhang Rui was so happy that he forgot himself for a moment.

It has been many years since he felt like this, with someone cooking for him and waiting for him to come back.

Although the life between the two of them was more like that between a tenant and a landlord, he felt happiness and companionship in it.

……

The leader on horseback in the distance stopped his horse, took the telescope handed over by Zhong Cang, and observed the sparsely populated mountain village. The thousands of cavalrymen behind him waited quietly in place without saying a word.

Lu Huan stared at the small shabby house with his right eye, his eyes were gloomy and angry, like the gaze of an owl.

The Li'an City Governor stood uneasily aside. Even on such a winter day, his back was soaked with sweat. "Your Majesty, that... is Taohua Village."

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