Mu Qing rolled around and went to find someone, but he also brought Mu Yi with him.

Mu Chen frowned, and looked at Cheng Huai's cold and angry face. He sighed slightly in his heart, hoping that the person would come back soon and that the situation was heading towards a worse place.

*

Qingping County

When everyone arrived at the gate of Qingping County, it was already Shen Hou in the afternoon, and it was time to have dinner again after more than an hour.

The county magistrate of Qingping County is named Zhou and his name is Zhou Zicheng. He is a middle-aged man in his forties, thin and simple dress.

Qingping County, as its name suggests, is very poor, and the people who come and go are all wearing thick veil clothes. This county town is made of quaint bluestone, and it looks a bit gray at first glance.

Zhou Zicheng came to greet Yao Zhuoyu and others in person. He respectfully led the person to the gate of his mansion, and then was shocked when he saw Xu Anan coming out of the carriage.

"Mr. Yao is so elegant and happy? He is still bringing the beauty together?"

Yao Zhuoyu's face turned dark when he heard this. He explained to Zhou Zicheng in a low voice. Zhou Zicheng's face turned pale. He hurriedly knelt on the ground: "I don't know if the Empress is coming, I hope I will forgive you."

He didn't understand why he brought a concubine to the court when handling the case!

Xu Anan glanced at him: "Mr. Zhou doesn't have to be too polite, don't treat me particularly well, everything will be fine."

Zhou Zicheng stood up and couldn't help but raise his sleeves and wipe the sweat from his forehead. This is not a case investigation. It is obviously a ancestor who came to serve them. Zhou Zicheng couldn't say anything about his suffering.

The group all lived in the Zhou Mansion, and Zhou Zicheng called his wife and daughter to call on behalf of distinguished guests.

Qingping County is not large and has a dense population. There are not many restaurants in the county, but there are several inns, so the dinner is arranged at his own home.

Mrs. Zhou is gentle and laughs at others. Miss Zhou's name is Zhou Zhiman, who is ordinary and gentle. She is only sixteen years old this year and has been married to a scholar in the county.

It was the first time that the Zhou family saw people coming from the palace, and they were a little restrained for a while.

Yao Zhuoyu drank tea lightly, and then asked about the case: "What's wrong with that village now?"

Zhou Zicheng shook his head and sighed: "No, the yamen runner has been calmed down for many days after he died. Because I ordered the village to be sealed, the villagers inside were already very dissatisfied and were all trying to come out. I was afraid of letting the prisoners go, so I didn't follow him. Now I am still sending heavy troops to guard there."

As soon as he finished speaking, a whirring voice sounded: "Dad, mother, see what I have brought back to you."

A young man wearing a yamen runner's uniform with thick eyebrows and big eyes ran in. When he met Xu Anan's eyes, he stopped suddenly. The young man rubbed his eyes: "When did you invite a fairy into the house?"

Zhou Zi was angry and said, "What a fairy girl? Why don't you come over to see the distinguished guest?"

The boy approached, afraid of abruptness of the guests, so he threw the bloody deer away: "Dad, who are the ones?"

Because Xu Anan told them not to reveal their identities at the beginning, Zhou Zicheng only introduced Yao Zhuoyu, and as for Xu Anan, he said he was the lady of the official family.

Zhou Zicheng's son Zhou Xiaobo works as a job in the county yard. Because he doesn't like to study, Zhou Zicheng put him into the yamen runners and let him exercise.

He followed the county yamen runners to guard Jianjia Village, and the deer he caught in the mountains outside Jianjia Village.

Zhou Zicheng looked at his son wearing a mess and felt very disgusted: "Go and change your clothes and you can have dinner later."

Zhou Xiaobo, who has always been careless, was actually a little restrained in front of Xu An'an.

After everyone had a meal, Xu Anan asked, "Where are the bodies of the two deceased now?"

Zhou Zicheng hurriedly said, "It's all in the prison of the county government. Because I thought Lord Yao would come, the body was also evidence. Weichen did not dare to move the body, so he sent someone to keep it."

Yao Zhuoyu followed and said, "Miss, it's a bit late today. Let's go and investigate tomorrow. I'm a little tired after running around for a day."

Xu Anan didn't go to see the body in the middle of the night. She stood up, looked at Zhou Zhiman, and smiled and said, "I'm sorry, Miss Zhou, take me to the guest room."

Zhou Zhiman stood up with a slightly red face, and her voice was very quiet: "Miss Xu, come with me."

Xu Anan's guest room is the best in the entire Zhou Mansion, twice as big as an ordinary room. A maid brought hot water. Because Xu Anan's menstrual period was not over yet, she just wiped herself and made her body refreshed. Only after changing into a clean underwear did she sigh comfortably.

Although the room was simple, Xu Anan didn't dislike it. She just had a place to sleep, and she didn't pick on it. Now it was dark, so Cheng Huai must also know that she hadn't returned to the palace.

Cheng Huai is also an emperor, so he must not leave Beijing easily. As for the solution here, let’s talk about what happened later. She can hide for a while.

Thinking of this, she wanted to turn off the lights. The candlelight shook slightly. Xu Anan paused her movements. She looked around and there was no other sound in the entire guest room except her breath.

After about ten breaths, Xu Anan walked to the bed and put on her outer shirt. She tied her belt and stood there and said in a quiet voice: "When will you still peep until? Since you are in, it will be boring to hide."

As Xu An'an finished speaking, the bright candlelight went out in an instant, and a magnetic voice chuckled, shining with coldness.

She felt that the voice was particularly familiar, but she could not remember it. Until the dangerous and strange manly aura approached, Xu Anan quickly evacuated and ran towards the door.

The breath behind him was like a shadow. Xu Anan wanted to fight back, but his wrist was easily caught. She was pressed heavily against the window, and her big hands wrapped around her neck like a poisonous snake. His hands increased the strength, and Xu Anan felt unable to breathe.

Then the light outside, she looked at the eyes that were close to her in a daze. The man's narrow eyes were covered with a cold and fierce look, and his rich appearance crawled into a contemptuous and slow laugh.

This is……

The person behind the window.

She thought a lot in her mind, but she couldn't imagine when she had such a powerful enemy. The most important thing was that he could actually figure out her moves and easily catch her.

The man looked at her blushing face, and the force on his hands relaxed a little, giving her the opportunity to breathe fresh air. Xu Anan looked at him coldly: "Let go."

Cheng Si's greedy eyes depicted her face. When he touched those cold eyes that were not as cold as he had no feelings, he laughed out loud in his heart: "You are still as sharp as before, but you forgot? I taught you all the martial arts, and I know all the moves you know."

Xu An'an's eyes widened. Her martial arts were all remaining in her memory. She had always had internal strength, but she didn't know how to use them. She only knew some simple moves. The man in front of her actually said that her martial arts was taught by him.

Xu Anan was still the former Xu Anan, the only thing that changed was that his figure would never stop in her eyes.

Cheng Si felt so hatred in his heart, his eyes were red, and his hands increased their strength again: "Xu Anan, who allowed you to enter the palace?"

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