After rebirth, my wife just wants to be a widow

Shen Ruoyan drove with her head covered for several days, and finally stopped to rest in a larger inn after passing through a relatively prosperous large town.

"Sir, are you working as a guest or staying at a hotel?" Seeing a guest coming in, Xiao'er excitedly greeted him and asked enthusiastically.

Shen Ruoyan said in a deep voice, deliberately making her voice very rough, "Give me a room and bring me a bucket of bath water."

Thanks to her experience of disguising herself as a man when she went to Zuiyue Tower, Shen Ruoyan was able to hide the squeamishness of a little girl. She moved very boldly and swaggered into the guest room. After the child closed the door, she exhaled and loosened her tight grip. Stretched body.

Afraid that the matter would be exposed, Shen Ruoyan has been on the road every day these days, spending most of her waking hours on horseback. Her originally tender fingers have been blistered by the reins, and her thighs also feel burning pain. What it looks like.

But all this is her own choice, and Shen Ruoyan has no complaints about it.

She carefully took off her clothes and stepped into the tub. Her body was slowly submerged by the hot water. Shen Ruoyan sighed comfortably and instantly felt that she could ride a horse for another three days and three nights.

But she didn't enjoy it for long when she heard a woman's scream.

Shen Ruoyan suddenly got up from the bathtub and put her clothes back on.

Considering that she was alone now, Shen Ruoyan did not dare to go out rashly. She just put her ear against the crack of the door and listened carefully to what was going on outside.

A woman asked loudly: "What the hell is going on in your store? Why is there such a big rat?"

The other voice was the voice of the waiter. After hearing the woman's accusation, the waiter said aggrievedly: "Our store is cleaned every day, and we can't even find a bug in the kitchen. How can there be mice?"

"Okay, do you think I have wronged you? I obviously saw such a big mouse scurrying past my feet, and it scared me to death!"

"That's not what I meant. Could it be that it's some other small animal? In the moment of excitement, you misjudged it?"

While the two were talking, they heard another scream, "Yeah, there are rats! There are so many rats!"

Shen Ruoyan loves cleanliness the most. After hearing that there are rats in this inn, how can she still stay like this?

Just as she was about to pack her parcel and leave, she suddenly remembered something she had forgotten.

In the spring of the 16th year of Jianxi's reign, there was a very serious earthquake near Shecheng, and the appearance of rats was an obvious sign before the earthquake.

As the saying goes, "After a severe drought, there will be a great earthquake." Last year's drought left many people without a harvest, forcing many people to flee with their families. After finally appeasing the refugees, we didn't expect another riot to occur in the spring of the next year.

Shen Ruoyan vaguely remembered that the scope of influence of this earthquake was very huge, and even several surrounding mountains were shaken to pieces.

Thinking of this, Shen Ruoyan immediately opened the door and shouted to the crowd gathered downstairs to watch the excitement: "This is a sign of an earthquake. Everyone, run!"

Unfortunately, no one downstairs responded. They all looked up blankly and looked over like a fool. A few of them even gave Shen Ruoyan a blank look.

How many people would actually abandon their homes and try to avoid dangers that are invisible and intangible?

Shen Ruoyan naturally understood the truth, but she still said unwillingly: "This is true. Do you see how so many mice usually run out for no reason? It is obviously a sign before an earthquake. Everyone, run away. If you don't It’s too late to run!”

Several people made a sound and said nonchalantly: "You see how effeminate this kid is, how dare you spread rumors? Be careful, I will send you to the Yamen, and let the official put you in jail."

This sentence reminded Shen Ruoyan, and her eyes lit up. No one believed her words, but some people believed the officials' words.

I quickly calculated in my mind that the nearest state capital was about two days away. If I could persuade the prefect to come forward and persuade them, I would definitely be able to take everyone to a safe place to take refuge.

Shen Ruoyan stopped arguing with these people, immediately picked up her baggage, and set off overnight, heading towards the state capital.

But after the rush of the past few days, Shen Ruoyan's physical strength really couldn't support it. She gritted her teeth and persisted until noon of the second day. She really couldn't hold it anymore. When she saw a tea shed at the mountain pass, she tied the horse and stopped for a drink. Take a water break.

After asking for a pot of tea from the store, Shen Ruoyan took out the dry food from her bag and took a bite.

Chewing the rough pancakes made Shen Ruoyan's cheeks hurt, and she couldn't help but think of the capital city thousands of miles away. The news that she had slipped and fell off a cliff had already spread, and she didn't know what kind of ripples it would cause in everyone's homes.

Shen Ruoyan couldn't help but think of a cold figure in her heart. Shen Ruoyan's fingers tightened her grip on the teacup. She couldn't imagine what the young man's expression would be like after learning the news of his death.

Just as Shen Ruoyan was feeling guilty for escaping from marriage, the atmosphere in the study room of the General's Mansion was extremely tense.

"What did you say?" The young man sitting behind the desk narrowed his eyes and asked coldly.

Wei Xu knelt on the ground, feeling chilly, and a drop of cold sweat could be seen slowly sliding down his forehead. He mustered up the courage to repeat what he had just said: "Miss Shen sneaked off the trail alone last night. Let’s go, everyone in the city is now saying that Miss Shen slipped and fell on the back cliff of Miaoyin Temple, and she has..."

Before Wei Xu could finish his words, he saw the huge green steel wood table in front of the young master being pushed away suddenly and hit the wall, shattering into pieces.

Carefully avoiding a wooden plank flying towards him, Wei Xu continued to speak carefully: "Our people have been following Miss Shen. They should be near Shecheng now. Young Master, you seem to want me to arrest Miss Shen." ...Oh, if you don’t invite me back, do you want me to continue to follow you?”

After Wei Xu finished speaking, he carefully waited for Lu Yan's instructions, but the answer to him was silence.

When Wei Xu raised his head, he realized that Lu Yan was no longer in the study.

Shen Ruoyan was sitting alone in the tea shed, thinking about things at home, unaware of how many pairs of wretched eyes fell on her.

These few are well-known local gangsters. They usually do nothing but wait and do evil on the road. They often commit murder and swindle goods.

Several people walked up and saw at a glance that Shen Ruoyan was a woman disguised as a man. Seeing that she was wearing men's clothing and her facial features that had been deliberately painted were so outstanding, their hearts suddenly felt unbearable and they looked forward to it. If this unsightly outfit was removed, How beautiful this woman would be!

"Young lady, let me have a drink with my brothers." Several people gathered around Shen Ruoyan's small wooden table.

Shen Ruoyan suppressed her voice and said deliberately rudely: "What nonsense are you talking about? What a little lady, see clearly, I am a man!"

Unexpectedly, those few people laughed even louder, and imitated her tone and joked: "Oh, what a handsome little man, come and have a drink with your brothers."