After the other two left, Su Qian had almost finished eating, "Cuiwei, clean this up."
"Slave... Cuiwei will tie your hair first. It's dry now, so it's a good time to tie it up. Leaving it loose like this makes you look too much like a woman. Cuiwei just noticed that the general has been staring at you."
Su Qian's expression changed involuntarily. "Just now, the general was staring at me?"
Cuiwei: "Yes, Cuiwei noticed that the general's eyes were strange just now, but she couldn't tell what was strange about it."
"So you'd better tie your hair up."
Su Qian was afraid that Lu Huan would discover her true identity and kill her again, so she said to Cui Wei, "Okay, then hurry up."
In ancient times, men would tie their hair into a crown at the age of 20, which meant they reached adulthood. Although Su Zhao was only 18 years old, she pretended to be 21 in front of Lu Huan and the others.
So, according to her fake identity and fake age, it is indeed time for her to tie her hair up.
Although it was Cuiwei's first time helping a "man" tie his hair, she was very skillful. She first combed the hair, then tied it into a bun and fixed it with a hairband. Su Qian did not have a silver hairpin or crown, so Cuiwei used a wooden hairpin to fix it, and that was it.
After tying her hair, she looked more heroic than when she let it down. At that time, she had just finished taking a shower and Cuiwei was helping her to tie her hair. She was so busy having breakfast that she forgot about it.
More importantly, when she usually disguises herself as a man, she paints her face black, but today... after taking a shower, her face is naturally white and clean.
Damn! Lu Huan wouldn't recognize her, right? After all, when she appeared as a "goddess" two months ago, she was emitting...
It doesn't matter if she recognizes you, the important thing is to prevent her from experiencing the feeling of being killed in one blow again.
…
"Cuiwei, I want to ask you about the witch incident about two months ago. What exactly happened?"
Cuiwei thought about it carefully and said, "I'm not entirely sure. I've only heard the generals mention it a few times. They say a demon woman descended from the sky. Yan Xuanye and the people of Fengyuan believe it's a goddess who descended from the sky and can bring them good fortune."
"It is said that Yan Xuanye had already captured the demon girl, but she was later shot dead by the general with an arrow. Then she turned into golden light and disappeared, leaving no trace of her body."
Su Qian: "And then?"
"Then Yan Xuanye, the leader of Fengyuan State, went crazy."
"Crazy? How crazy?"
Cuiwei cleared the dishes and said, "Yan Xuanye was determined to avenge the witch. I heard that blood flowed like a river, and even a pool of blood gathered in the desert. Our army was no match for the mad barbarians of Fengyuan State and had to retreat.
But those Fengyuan barbarians are acting like crazy, harassing our Nanchang Kingdom relentlessly, threatening General Lu to return the goddess. If the goddess cannot be resurrected, all the people of Nanchang will pay with their lives."
Su Qian's eyes widened as he said in astonishment, "All the people of Nanchang are paying with their lives? He must be crazy."
Cuiwei was also furious. "Who said it wasn't true? I heard it too." Cuiwei lowered her head and lowered her voice. "That Yan Xuanye is gathering talented people from all over the world to perform a ritual to summon that evil woman."
"Summoning? This is too fantastical."
"So, now the rumors are spreading that Yan Xuanye has gone crazy and been bewitched by that witch. Otherwise, why would he go crazy after just one meeting?"
"My dear, I will wash the dishes first."
Su Qian was very confused, "You go."
Cuiwei just turned around to leave when Su Qian called her again, "Cuiwei, wait!"
"My dear, what else is there?"
"If anyone asks about what I asked you just now, don't tell them."
Su Qian rarely had such a serious moment. Although she didn't know why, since Su Qian had given such an order, Cui Wei naturally agreed, "Yes, I understand."
"Just call yourself Cuiwei in front of me, don't forget."
Cuiwei bowed and said, "Yes, Cuiwei has noted it."
Su Qian didn't expect that Yan Xuanye would be so crazy that he wanted all the people of Nanchang to pay with their lives. He even believed in such a magical thing as summoning lives. Moreover, if she continued to be crazy like this, she would not be able to complete her mission.
Amitabha, I hope this plan can be implemented thoroughly.
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Cuiwei had just finished the work at hand when she was called by the nanny under Bian Lu to go to his study.
For some reason, she suddenly remembered Su Qian's instructions: "If anyone asks about what I asked you just now, don't tell them."
Although Lu Huan's temperament was not easily angered and he could be considered calm, he was always serious and had a very high prestige in the army. Normally, the servants did not dare to joke with him. Whenever they saw Lu Huan, they would tremble like mice seeing a cat.
Lu Huan skimmed the foam off the tea leaves with the lid, then took a sip. "Are you the one serving Su Zhao?"
Cuiwei almost trembled like a sieve: "Yes."
Lu Huan smiled gently: "Don't be afraid, I just want to ask you something."
"Excuse me, General."
"When you were serving Su Zhao, did you find anything wrong?"
Cuiwei looked up, a little surprised: "Something's wrong?"
Lu Huan put down the tea lid, which landed lightly on the tea bowl with a crisp sound. "Just try to recall it."
Cuiwei pretended to be confused, her eyes rolling around, and she muttered to herself, "Something's wrong."
After more than ten seconds, she slowly stopped and said, "In reply to the general, I did not find anything wrong with Master Su."
Lu Huan sneered and looked at her gravely, as if warning her, "Is that so? You should know that although you serve Su Zhao, you are a maidservant of the prefect, not Su Zhao's alone. Have you recalled it carefully?"
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