Chapter 161 Changing clothes in front of Pei Yuan

For the next two days, Pei Yuan rode a horse and did not ride in a carriage with Shen Chu again.

This made Shen Chu feel relieved but also had mixed feelings.

Four days later, they arrived in Changsha Prefecture.

Shen Chu lifted the carriage curtain. "Anhua County is just ahead. I wonder how Your Highness plans to conduct a clandestine visit?"

Pei Yuan stroked the jade-bone fan and glanced at him sideways.

"How does Lord Shen plan to conduct this undercover investigation?"

Shen Chu pouted. Was this a test for her?

She got out of the carriage, gave the driver a silver ingot, and sent him away.

After the driver left, she picked up two branches from the ground and handed one to him.

"Your Highness, why don't we each write down the places we want to secretly visit on the ground?"

If they agree, we'll go together; if they disagree, we'll investigate separately, okay?

Pei Yuan glanced down at him expressionlessly, took the branch, and began to draw on the ground.

Shen Chu turned her back and wrote down her answer.

They both turned around at the same time and lowered their eyes.

Although the handwriting is different on both sides, they both contain the same two characters: Salt Field.

Pei Yuan looked at her intently, a smile playing on his lips.

"If you want to go on a secret mission with me, just say so. There's no need for this roundabout way of speaking."

Shen Chu... I didn't, I didn't, you're talking nonsense.

Heaven can bear witness, she thought Pei Yuan would definitely first understand the defenses of Anhua and the issue of the salt farmers' rebellion.

Pei Yuan patted him on the shoulder, "Don't worry, this prince won't abandon you, let's go."

Shen Chu followed behind him somewhat dejectedly, and only realized what was happening after walking for a while.

"This isn't the road into the city, Your Highness. Where are we going?"

Pei Yuan glanced at him sideways, "You plan to go to the salt field looking like a refined young gentleman?"

Chen Chu suddenly realized, "Shall we go to a nearby farmer's house and buy a couple of sets of coarse cloth clothes to disguise ourselves?"

Pei Yuan curled the corners of his lips and walked forward with his hands behind his back.

Shen Chu quickly followed.

After walking for about the time it takes to burn an incense stick, we found a village at the foot of the mountain.

The sun was high in the sky, and it was time to work in the fields; there weren't many people in the village.

Pei Yuan stopped in front of a house at the entrance of the village.

Shen Chu saw a row of clothes hanging in the courtyard, all gray cotton clothes, patched upon patched.

It suits them very well.

She opened her mouth to ask a question, but Pei Yuan reached out and covered her mouth.

"Hmm..."

The warmth of the man's palm pressed tightly against her lips, making her gasp for breath and her eyes widen in shock.

"Shh!"

Pei Yuan gestured for him to be quiet, then released his hand, lightly leaped into the courtyard with a light touch of his toes.

Then, to Shen Chu's astonishment, he tossed down a piece of silver, then glanced at a row of clothes and tore off a set.

Just then, the door to the main room opened, and an old woman came out and happened to see this scene.

"Those damned thieves! They even steal our tattered clothes!"

The old woman turned around and picked up a large broom.

Pei Yuan paused for a moment, clutching the clothes, then reached out and pulled off another set.

"You...you still stole! You damned thief, I'll beat you to death!" The old woman rushed over, broom in hand.

Chen Chu couldn't bear to watch any longer and growled, "Let's go."

Just as the old woman's broom struck, Pei Yuan lightly touched the ground with his toes and landed outside the door.

The two of them ran towards the back of the mountain at the same time, without any hesitation.

She didn't stop until she ran into the dense forest in the mountains, leaning against a tree and panting heavily.

He was panting and laughing at the same time.

Pei Yuan frowned. "What are you laughing at?"

Shen Chu patted his chest, "At that old woman's age, there's no way she could catch up with us."

But we still ran for our lives. Isn't that what they call a guilty conscience?

Pei Yuan snorted, "I gave her the money, she just didn't see it."

Shen Chu laughed so hard her shoulders shook.

Pei Yuan asked somewhat helplessly, "What is it now?"

Shen Chu pointed at him, "I never thought that the commander of the Flying Eagle Guard, the dignified Sixth Prince, would do such a thing one day."

Pei Yuan gave him a disapproving look.

"I'm just trying to conceal my identity. If we actually spent money to buy two sets of tattered clothes, it would only draw more attention to us."

"At that point, we won't even need to disguise ourselves; we'll probably be spotted."

Shen Chu's smile faded slightly, and she secretly admired Pei Yuan's caution.

"Your Highness is indeed very thoughtful; I admire you."

Pei Yuan responded by throwing a set of clothes over his head, saying, "Hurry up and change your clothes."

Chen Chu pulled off her clothes, her expression changing slightly. "Change... here?"

How could she change her clothes in broad daylight, right in front of Pei Yuan?

"Otherwise what? Do you expect me to rent you a room?" Pei Yuan scoffed, reaching out to loosen his belt.

Startled, she quickly took a step back, unsure of where to look.

Pei Yuan placed his hand on his trousers, turned his head and caught a glimpse of his eyes darting around, and couldn't help but feel a sense of vigilance.

"Aren't you going to turn around? Do you want to watch me change my clothes?"

Shen Chu's face flushed, and she quickly turned around.

Pei Yuan quickly changed his clothes. "Alright, hurry up and change."

Chen Chu clutched the clothes, somewhat hesitant.

Upon seeing this, Pei Yuan narrowed his eyes slightly.

"Don't worry, the trees here are lush, no one will come up. As for me, the prince..."

He snorted and turned to leave, saying, "This prince has even less reason to peek at you."

As Shen Chu watched his figure disappear behind the curtain, she gritted her teeth and thought, "Fine, I'll have to make do in this emergency."

She carefully took her clothes and hid behind a clump of vines.

Even so, her hands trembled slightly as she unbuttoned her clothes.

She was, after all, a woman, and she was changing her clothes so casually, with Pei Yuan not far away.

What if Pei Yuan suddenly notices her bra...?

She changed her clothes with a heart full of fear.

Fortunately, Pei Yuan did not return along the way.

She breathed a sigh of relief, found some herbs nearby, crushed them, and applied them to her face.

If you're going to pretend, you have to pretend to be at least as convincing as possible.

Applying these herbal juices to the face can make the skin look sallow and malnourished.

Just as I finished applying the ointment, Pei Yuan returned.

She looked up and couldn't help but chuckle.

It turns out that Pei Yuan's arrival and departure were also a disguise.

Pei Yuan frowned. "What are you laughing at? Doesn't it look like it?"

Chen Chu stared at the mud on his face and nodded, "Your Highness has smeared mud on your face. Although you look disheveled, Changsha is humid and hot. Once you sweat, the mud on your face will give you away."

Pei Yuan looked her face up and down. "What are you wearing on your face? Give me some too."

Shen Chu wrung the herbal juice onto a handkerchief and handed it over.

Pei Yuan had just finished wiping the mud off his face, his hands still covered in mud. He lowered his head slightly and said, "I can't spread it evenly by myself, you do it."

She hesitated for a moment, then dipped her fingers in the herbs and applied them to Pei Yuan's face.

Shen Chu gently stroked her face with her fingertips, from her forehead to her temples, from her nose to her cheeks.

Pei Yuan lowered his eyes and realized that the two of them were standing very close.

He was so close he could clearly smell the wisteria scent emanating from Shen Chu; so close he could see her curled eyelashes and rosy lips...

He then realized that Shen Chu's height only reached his shoulder, a height at which he could easily wrap his arms around her.

His heart suddenly started racing.