The prince dotes on his wife: a reborn peasant woman is not easy to mess with

The old man looked at the expressions of Zhou Xiaoyuan and Xia Yechen and continued: "I know you may not want to reveal your identity, but I want to know who you are."

"If you are deserters, then I will help you find a safe way out. If not, I will do my best to help you."

Zhou Xiaoyuan and Xia Yechen looked at each other, knowing that the old man had good intentions. But they can't risk exposing their identities because they have more important tasks to complete.

When Orion heard the old man's words, he also realized the seriousness of the matter. He looked at Zhou Xiaoyuan and Xia Yechen and asked, "Who are you? Where do you come from?"

Zhou Xiaoyuan thought for a moment, and then replied vaguely: "We are from afar, but it is inconvenient for us to reveal our identities."

"We are not deserters, we are just forced to live here because of some things."

Zhou Xiaoyuan understood that Orion still had doubts about them, and she did not want King Jing's people to find them and cause trouble to Orion. So, she decided to take the initiative to leave.

"I think it's time for us to leave." Zhou Xiaoyuan said to Xia Yechen, "It's not safe here. If Prince Jing's people find us, they may cause trouble to the Orions."

Xia Yechen nodded. He understood Zhou Xiaoyuan's worries. He didn't want to cause any more trouble to Orion and the others, so he decided to leave as soon as possible.

"We will leave as soon as possible." Xia Yechen said to Orion, "Thank you for your care these days, we will always remember it in our hearts."

When the Orion family heard that they were leaving, they were a little reluctant to leave. But they knew that Zhou Xiaoyuan and Xia Yechen had their own

There are matters to be dealt with, and they cannot be forced to stay.

Before leaving, Xia Yechen wanted to leave some reward to thank the Orion family for taking them in.

He took off a jade pendant from his body, handed it to Orion and said, "This is a priceless jade pendant. I hope you can accept it."

"If you hadn't saved us in time, maybe we wouldn't have been able to persist until now." Zhou Xiaoyuan said to Orion sincerely, "Thank you very much for your care and help."

Orion was also moved when he heard Zhou Xiaoyuan's words. He looked at Xia Yechen and thought that this young man was not only seriously injured, but also had to endure so much pressure and danger.

He couldn't help but feel a little soft-hearted and wanted to retain them.

"You all seem to be good people, and Mr. Xia is not a bad person either." Orion said, "You can stay here to recuperate for a while. It won't be too late to set off after Mr. Xia is well."

Xia Yechen was very grateful when he heard Orion's words. But he also knew that his situation was very dangerous and he could not expose his identity and whereabouts easily.

"Thank you for your kindness, but we can't stay here." Xia Yechen said with some difficulty, "We still have very important things to complete, and we can't waste time here."

Orion's family has always been poor and life is very difficult. They often eat only simple food and wear shabby clothes.

However, in order to help Zhou Xiaoyuan and Xia Yechen, Orion decided to pawn the jade pendant given to him by Xia Yechen.

When he brought the jade pendant to the pawn shop in the town, the shopkeeper was shocked when he saw the jade pendant and asked Orion where he got it.

Such a baby.

Orion had no choice but to answer truthfully, saying that Xia Yechen gave it to him.

The shopkeeper looked at the jade pendant carefully and then said: "This is a treasure from the palace. This jade pendant represents the nobility and power of the royal family."

"You'd better return it to the owner. Such a treasure is not something people like us can have."

Orion also hesitated after hearing what the shopkeeper said. But he also knew that this jade pendant was very important to Xia Yechen.

So, he decided to keep the jade pendant temporarily and return it to Xia Yechen when he needed it.

Back home, Orion's friends were shocked when they saw the jade pendant in his hand. He asked Orion where he got such a treasure, and Orion had to tell him the truth.

After hearing what Orion said, the friend joked: "Haha, it turns out you stole the treasure from the palace! Now you are rich!"

In the palace, King Jing angrily accused his men of incompetence because of the mistake. He was worried that Xia Yechen had escaped, and the most important thing now was to find his whereabouts.

Prince Jing knew that if Xia Yechen had a chance to return to the emperor, their plan would be at risk of being exposed.

"How did you do it?" Prince Jing asked sternly, "You actually let Xia Yechen escape. Do you know how much trouble this will bring to us?"

The people under his command did not dare to refute and could only bear Prince Jing's scolding silently. They knew Prince Jing's temper, and if they said the wrong thing, they might incur greater punishment.

"The most important thing now is to find the whereabouts of Xia Yechen." Prince Jing continued, "I want you to find him at all costs, do you understand?

"

The subordinates nodded to express their understanding and then left Prince Jing's room. They knew they had to find Xia Yechen as soon as possible, otherwise their plans would be affected.

At this time, Orion accidentally leaked the whereabouts of Xia Yechen after getting drunk. His friend heard the news by chance and had doubts in his heart.

He didn't know whether the news was true or false, but he thought it was necessary to tell Prince Jing about it.

He found King Jing and told him what Orion had said.

Prince Jing was overjoyed when he learned that Xia Yechen was injured. He felt that this was an excellent opportunity to get rid of Xia Yechen, so he immediately sent people to find Xia Yechen's whereabouts.

However, Xia Yechen and Zhou Xiaoyuan had anticipated this, and decided to leave their original village and go to another village to recuperate in order to avoid Prince Jing's pursuit.

In this new village, Xia Yechen and Zhou Xiaoyuan received a lot of attention. Zhou Xiaoyuan's youthful and beautiful appearance attracted the attention of many villagers.

They all found various reasons to approach Zhou Xiaoyuan and tried to strike up a conversation with her.

Fortunately, a local aunt came to help Zhou Xiaoyuan. She said to the villagers: "Miss Xiaoyuan is not feeling well and needs to rest. Please don't disturb her."

After listening to the aunt's words, the villagers gradually dispersed and stopped harassing Zhou Xiaoyuan.

Xia Yechen was very angry when he learned about this. He felt that these people were rude and offensive. He wanted to go out to settle accounts with them, but Zhou Xiaoyuan stopped him.

"Don't be impulsive." Zhou Xiaoyuan said to Xia Yechen, "These villagers have no ill intentions, they are just out of curiosity and concern. We don't let them affect me

their plans. "

Xia Yechen calmed down after listening to Zhou Xiaoyuan's words. He knew that Zhou Xiaoyuan was right, their mission was to complete the task, not to waste time and energy here.

So, he decided to put this matter aside and continue to pay attention to his physical condition.