Chapter 358: First Day Back to the City, Becoming a Wanted Criminal
He Zhaojun had forgotten that she not only knew these two men, but had personally recruited them. When she moved into Princess Jingyuan's residence, she had urgently summoned accountants from all over the country to the capital. This frail scholar was the head of the capital district at the time, and the several strong men behind him were all his subordinates.
Wen Ziduan did not make public the fact that He Zhaojun fell into the water and disappeared, and her life or death was unknown. Many people did not know what He Zhaojun looked like. If her identity was exposed rashly, it would instead attract her enemies to hunt her down.
So he issued a wanted order for the thief who stole He Zhaojun's painting and his personal jade pendant. Anyone who could provide clues would be rewarded handsomely, but the person had to be alive; if it was a corpse, there would be no reward at all.
There will always be brave men when there is a big reward. After the arrest warrant was issued, everyone in the Central Plains was looking for this beautiful thief. However, a year has passed, and the notice is still posted on the city gate, and no one has taken it down.
The caravans and followers under He Zhaojun knew the inside story and were frantically searching for her. The Dashuiqi even mobilized most of its men to search the river channels near where she fell into the water. They knew exactly what kind of aquatic life was underneath and whether there was more sand or mud, but they never found a single piece of He Zhaojun's clothes.
The reason was that the explosion that day caused a huge air wave, which caused an underwater vortex. The moment He Zhaojun was caught in it, she appeared in an area of water ten miles away. Fortunately, she drifted downstream and floated to the Lingnan area.
Because she had the Golden Phoenix Gu in her body, no fish, turtles, shrimps, crabs, or various parasites could bite or hurt her. So after she was rescued, she was just emaciated and did not die from the infection.
She mustered up her courage and adjusted the mask on her face. "May I ask, heroes, who is this person you are looking for? What has she done wrong?"
The frail scholar didn't bother to be polite with her. He picked up the teacup on her desk and guzzled it down in one gulp. "We're catching thieves... Where are you from? These arrest warrants are everywhere in the world. How could you not know them?"
He Zhaojun uttered an "oh," "I've lived in Lingnan since I was a child. A year ago, the King of Nanyue closed all roads leading to the outside world to resist foreign invasion, so I really didn't know about this."
"So that's how it is. Have you seen her?" The scholar didn't have any hope at first, but he had gotten used to it recently. He asked casually, but he felt that the man's voice sounded familiar.
They exchanged glances and said, "Lady, could you please take off your mask so we can see your face?"
"There's nothing wrong with that. It's just that I'm ugly. Don't be scared." He Zhaojun took off the mask casually, revealing a tanned face, sparse eyebrows, one eye big and one small, and a scar between her eyebrows. She looked very ordinary.
The men shook their heads, bowed to He Zhaojun, and went on to find the next stall. After they left, He Zhaojun quickly put her mask back on. Still terrified, she ran back to where the boat was moored.
"I seemed to be a wanted criminal before. It was said that I took the prince's jade pendant. Please sew the strap of this mask more firmly for me." She returned to the cabin in some confusion. It was the third prince again. What was the relationship between them?
Fortunately, in order to avoid being seen, she only wore the most ordinary mask today, painted her face black with palm oil, and deliberately made a face, otherwise she might not have been able to escape.
She made up her mind, mustered her courage, and arrived at Mrs. Huo's boat. She gently knocked on the door and said, "Mrs. Huo, when can I marry the Fifth Prince? This involves human life, I can't wait any longer!"
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