The queen of the last days became a maid and just wanted to lie down

Pei Shuo awkwardly broke free from her hand, lowered his head to avoid her gaze and said, "Girl, you got the wrong person, I am not Pei Shuo."

Xu Yao did not miss the blue stain on his face. He actually had a tattoo on his face.

No, it’s not a tattoo, it’s a tattoo.

The ancients said that our bodies and hair are given by our parents, and we dare not damage them. They are even more concerned about people's appearance. Having flaws on the face is considered an ugly sin.

Tattooing on the face is the most severe punishment for prisoners.

He will never be able to get rid of this crime in his entire life, and everyone who sees him will know that he has committed a serious crime.

Everyone will dislike him, despise him, and avoid him.

He was once the prince of the Duke of Zhenguo, that happy and proud young man, his eyes full of stars, riding his horse through the streets of the capital, carefree and unrestrained. His greatest sorrow was but a quarrel with his beloved girl.

But in just half a year, how come he became like this?

Even though Xu Yao had heard that something happened in the Duke Zhenguo's Mansion, he never expected to see Pei Shuo in such a miserable state at this moment.

Pei Shuo didn't dare to admit it, but his words clearly showed that he had recognized Xu Yao.

Xu Yao chuckled: "I'm dressed like this, how do you know I'm a girl?"

Pei Shuo was afraid that he would recognize her at a glance. He paused, realizing his flaw, but did not dare to answer.

Seeing that he didn't say anything, Xu Yao drew his sword and slashed at Pei Shuo in front of Zhuang Mu's horrified eyes.

Zhuang Mu thought that his savior was going to die here, and he himself was afraid that he would have no chance of survival.

Unexpectedly, this killer only cut off the shackles on Pei Shuo, and Zhuang Mu breathed a sigh of relief.

Amitabha, Amitabha, everything is fine, everything is fine.

Xu Yao retracted his sword and said calmly, "Since you have nothing else to do, follow me."

She got on the horse and motioned Pei Shuo to ride on it himself.

Pei Shuo hesitated for a moment, then limped onto Xu Yao's horse.

Xu Yao looked at his ankle and saw that it was clearly broken by a beating. He felt mixed emotions for a moment.

It seems that a lot of things happened to him during the six months I was away.

Zhuang Mu couldn't believe that these two men just ran away without robbing him.

At the same time, I was fortunate that my goods were not damaged at all. Amitabha, Amitabha, may Buddha bless you.

Zhuang Mu knelt down and worshipped God, then bowed in the direction Xu Yao left.

But how can I move all these truckloads of goods?

Xu Yao took Pei Shuo out of the canyon, galloped all the way, and soon found an oasis.

She put Pei Shuo down and went to the river to fetch water.

She was not thirsty, but the horse was thirsty.

Zhao Xi muttered in her mind: "Your compassion has broken out, how can you save him? Every day I see you mocking me as a saint, saving people casually and sympathizing with others, why is it your turn today?"

Xu Yao thought for a moment and answered her: "He is someone I know, and he is kind-hearted. There is nothing wrong in saving a kind person, right?"

Zhao Xi paused, feeling unable to refute. However, she still said proudly, "Humph, you always have a point."

Xu Yao nodded in agreement, "Of course."

Zhao Xi was choked and ignored her angrily.

Xu Yao handed the water bag to Pei Shuo. Pei Shuo's lips were dry and his skin was sunburned and peeling. He no longer looked like a handsome young man from the capital.

He was even thinner than when he left. He was really thirsty, so he drank the water that Xu Yao handed over without thinking.

After drinking it, he said thank you to her lightly.

Xu Yao threw him a few more meat buns: "Eat some, you haven't eaten well?"

The officers only gave these prisoners half a steamed bun, and they had the strength to escape when they were being chased by assassins. They were considered to have perseverance.

Pei Shuo wanted to refuse, but his stomach growled. He laughed at himself. He had ended up in this situation now. Even if someone gave him alms, what would it matter?

He took the bun from Xu Yao and gobbled it up.

Seeing that he didn't have enough to eat, Xu Yao gave him some dried meat. After finally having a full meal, Pei Shuo almost choked.

Xu Yao gave him another water bag, and Pei Shuo finally recovered.

"I didn't expect you to be alive."

Pei Shuo sighed, she was besieged by hundreds of people that day and it seemed that she had no ability to escape.

It seems that I still underestimated Xu Yao. He is the number one killer that even Yuan Qingzong fears, and his reputation is not in vain.

Xu Yao did not intend to explain to him what modern techniques he had used to create the illusion of burning fire.

I just asked him, "I heard that the Duke of Zhenguo lost the battle and his whereabouts are unknown, and the Pei family was in trouble immediately. Logically speaking, you saved the emperor that day, and you deserved such a great contribution, so you shouldn't have ended up like this."

Pei Shuo couldn't help but laugh at himself when he heard this. "I thought so too. When you gave me so much wealth, I really thought that the knife would at least keep the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion safe for ten years. But both my father and I underestimated the cruelty of the third prince. Who would have thought that he would be so bold as to poison the emperor.

Although the emperor is alive now, he can no longer speak, and is no different from a puppet. Everyone knows that the emperor's death is a matter of time. The third prince has been planning for a long time. When the emperor gets into trouble, he will take over the power of regent and show his claws.

In just half a year, he had already taken control of the imperial court. Concubine Wu even imprisoned the empress, not to mention the second prince, who was charged with murdering the emperor and had no chance of turning things around in his lifetime.

"Did your father really commit treason?" Xu Yao asked calmly.

If someone had asked him this question in the past, Pei Shuo would probably have gone crazy.

But after going through so many things, Pei Shuo didn't feel hurt or angry when he heard these words, but said calmly: "My father is not that kind of person. He was loyal to the emperor and patriotic all his life. He would rather die on the battlefield than betray his country. But he believes this, we believe it, but no one outside believes him."

Xu Yao felt a sense of desolation. In the past, everyone said that the Duke of Zhenguo was the cornerstone of the country, and the people praised him for his hard work and great contributions to garrisoning the border.

But because of this defeat, everyone thought that the Duke of Zhenguo deserved to be put to death.

He won a hundred battles, but if he lost this one, he would become a sinner for all eternity, a traitor who collaborated with the enemy and was an unforgivable traitor.

Even though the Third Prince was behind this, why could the people who were once protected by him say such cruel and vicious words?

Even when the Pei family was ransacked, no one stood up to say a word for the Pei family.

Instead, everyone threw eggs and rotten vegetable leaves at him, insulting the Duke of Zhenguo as a hypocritical villain who was a scourge to the government, and cursing that all the people in the Pei family would go to hell and be buried with the soldiers at the border.

When people in the inn mentioned the Duke of Zhenguo, they were not worried about his whereabouts and safety, but were ambiguously mentioning Pei Shuo's abducted fiancée.

Xu Yao waited for him to finish and asked a question he had always wanted to ask. "What about Liu Moyan? How is she? I heard that she became the concubine of the third prince."

When Pei Shuo heard this, he couldn't hide the loss and sadness in his body, which then turned into numbness and indifference.

"She is no longer the Yanyan I know because she is trying to protect herself."