The old women answered and pushed Su Qian to take a bath.
Before going to cleanse herself, Su Qian glanced at the dress. The color was similar to the Hanfu she wore when she first came here.
She understood in her heart, it seemed that Lu Huan had discovered her identity, but he had been pretending not to know. Now he called the maid to dress her up. I wonder what he was going to do?
…
The maids were much more elaborate than the bath beans Cuiwei had prepared for her before, using freshly picked flower petals. They divided the work among themselves, with one woman washing her hair and two washing her body. Su Qian was tossed and turned by them.
After washing, she began to apply ointment and powder on her body.
Then it was time to put on makeup. It was the first time Su Qian saw ancient cosmetics, which were mostly things like powder and rouge.
Each step takes much longer than modern makeup.
After all, this was ancient times, and hair still needed to be combed. A maid combed her hair, finally putting on a bun with her hair hanging down. Su Qian thought that perhaps Lu Huan had instructed her to let some of her hair down, so she had put on this hair accessory.
Then she put on various hairpins and step-shakes, and also selected earrings that were suitable for the dress.
The maids didn't say a word from beginning to end, and served her quietly. They helped her put on the dress. Su Qian stood in front of the mirror and she did look about 70% like what she wore that day.
It’s just that today’s ceremony is more grand. The clothes and jewelry she wears are all made of real gold and silver, and are very valuable.
After doing all this, the maids pushed her out. Zitan was waiting for her at the door. When she saw her "reborn" identity as a woman, a hint of surprise flashed in Zitan's eyes, and then she quickly calmed down.
"Come with me," she said.
…
This time Zitan didn't hold her up, probably because he thought she couldn't escape anyway, but no matter what, she was relieved.
Zitan brought her to the battlefield, and Su Qian looked over.
The city gate was destroyed and the Fengyuan people had already attacked. There were piles of corpses inside and outside the city. The city wall was black and there were many big holes. There was even more bloodstains. Not to mention the walls and the ground, except for Su Qian, everyone present had blood on their clothes.
Lu Huan was guarding the area in front of the prefectural government's gate. The two groups of soldiers were in a fierce confrontation. Su Qian saw Yan Xuanye's figure through the crowd, and Yan Xuanye was also looking at her.
After a moment, Yan Xuanye said something to his subordinates, and then the attack of the Fengyuan soldiers became more fierce.
Although Su Qian had anticipated this scenario, she still found it strange. Wasn't it supposed to be a trap to lure the enemy into a trap and then catch them all in one fell swoop? Why did they have to be the ones caught in the net?
Lieutenant General Wu had said before that everything was planned carefully, and Zitan said the same thing.
By the way, where is Lieutenant General Wu?
Su Qian looked around but didn't see him.
Zi Tan brought Su Qian to Lu Huan and said, "Master, the person is here."
"I understand." His voice was a little hoarse.
He turned his head and looked at Su Qian carefully, a strange smile on his face. Then he silently raised his sword and placed it on Su Qian's neck. Su Qian froze instantly, "What do you mean?"
Lu Huan sneered: "Why don't you call me General Lu anymore?"
Su Qian remained silent, and Lu Huan asked again, "Can't pretend anymore?"
"Lu Huan! You beast!"
Su Qian looked in the direction of the voice and saw that it was the middle-aged general who praised her that day. He was detained and kneeling on the ground. Lieutenant General Wu was also kneeling beside him at the same time.
Beside them, two men in black, one on the left and one on the right, pointed machetes at their necks, and Su Qian's situation at this time was the same as theirs.
Su Qian had been killed by Lu Huan once, and knew that he was not the kind of person who would show mercy.
His rough fingers gently stroked her cheek, and Lu Huan looked at her with deep eyes: "I'm curious, how did you come back to life?"
"Goddess?" The voice was sarcastic.
Su Qian shuddered at the calluses on his hands, and this action angered Lu Huan even more. He looked at Su Qian with deep eyes and said to her in an extremely vicious tone: "You should die. If you die, that idiot will go crazy and angry."
All the generals were there, but one person was missing. Su Qian asked him, "Where's your father? Where's Lu Guang?"
Lu Huan casually told her, "That old fellow, on the first night after I brought the prefect back, I gave him a bowl of poison and he died."
No wonder, no wonder Lu Huan said that the troops would be divided into two groups when he returned to the city that night. No wonder Lieutenant General Wu took her to the parliament hall the next day but Lu Guang was not there. At that time, she thought that Lu Guang was not in good health and was resting after the long journey.
It turned out that Lu Guang died that night, and no one knew how Lu Huan had kept it a secret.
Su Qian said in disbelief: "So, you did all this on purpose?"
"Are you feigning a fight? You've never considered reclaiming Jiangning and other places. In fact, did you deliberately allow the Fengyuan people to come?"
Su Qian didn't dare to think any further.
"You are about to die for the second time, so I might as well tell you. Yes, I did it on purpose. But it doesn't matter, this time I will let them die before you, so that you may not be so scared, and there will be someone to accompany you on the road to the underworld." Lu Huan pointed at Deputy General Wu and others and said to her.
"If they die, I will report to the court, saying that our army was defeated by the Fengyuan army, and that General Zhang, Deputy General Wu, and others unfortunately died on the battlefield. I am the only one who survived by chance. The emperor has no one to use, so he will naturally not punish me severely. Otherwise, after the loss of Zhiyi City, who will be able to protect his safety in Shangjing?"
"And you are the chess piece I used to provoke Yan Xuanye." He lifted Su Qian's chin with force. "Even without you, the Fengyuan barbarian would still attack Shangjing and other places. But if you die, he will become even more furious and hate the people of the Central Plains even more. Everyone will die faster and more tragically."
"Tell me, is this a good idea?"
Just as Lu Huan finished speaking, a cold arrow whizzed towards him from the opposite side. Lu Huan reacted quickly and took a step back, but the speed of the cold arrow still cut off several strands of his hair.
Lu Huan looked over coldly: "That was a close call, it almost hit me right between the eyebrows." He paused, then turned back to talk to her: "This barbarian from Fengyuan Country is quite protective of you."
"Compared to these, I am more curious about why you were resurrected?"
Su Qian's attitude towards him changed drastically: "Didn't they say Yan Xuanye found a talented person to summon me? Maybe he summoned me back. Otherwise, do you think the dead can be resurrected?"
To be honest, she herself didn't know why she was resurrected.
Lu Huan laughed: "Really? There is such a good magic. I want to try it again to see if the magician under his command can revive you again."
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