Rumor Has It That I’m Pregnant with His Highness’ Child - Chapter 622
Chapter 622: Wanted Person
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Just as Yu Niaoniao was in a daze, she suddenly heard someone talking outside the house.
“I’m really not lying. We really didn’t see the man in your painting in our shop today. Please be kind and spare our shop. This is a little tea money. Please accept it.”
This was the voice of the lady boss of the guest house.
Yu Niaoniao immediately woke up from her sleep.
She turned around and realized that Xiao Juan was already awake.
Xiao Juan put his index finger to his lips and gestured for her to keep quiet.
Yu Niaoniao could only shut up obediently and swallow the words on the tip of her tongue.
Xiao Juan lifted the blanket and quietly got out of bed.
He threw the clothes to Niaoniao and gestured for her to quickly put them on.
Outside the house, no matter how the lady boss begged, the soldiers refused to stop.
The leader said coldly, “Someone saw foreign guests in your guest house today. For safety’s sake, we have to check them one by one. Hurry up and call them out!”
The lady boss said awkwvardly, “That’s not good. They’re all resting. In the middle of the night…”
The officer pushed her away. “Since you’re unwilling, we’ll go in and look for it ourselves.”
With that, he rushed into the backyard aggressively with his men and began to check the rooms one by one.
The guests, who were originally sleeping soundly, were woken up and forced to be searched by the soldiers.
The entire guest house was filled with complaints.
The footsteps outside the door were getting closer and closer. Yu Niaoniao became even more nervous.
She quickly put on her clothes, shoes, and socks and jogged to Xiao Juan’s side.
“What are we going to do?”
Xiao Juan carried the bag on his back and held the No Return Saber in one hand and Niaoniao’s hand in the other.
“Follow me.”
They pulled open the door and ran out, only to see people on both sides of the corridor. No matter which way they left, they would bump into the soldiers.
Xiao Juan did not panic at all. He hugged Niaoniao’s waist and used Qinggong to fly up the eaves with her.
They ran a few steps over the eaves, then jumped to the big tree beside them.
At this moment, it was late at night. Coupled with the cover of the leaves, it was difficult for outsiders to notice two people hiding on the tree.
Yu Niaoniao looked down through the gaps in the leaves.
She saw the soldiers rush into the guest room they had just occupied.
The guest room was empty. No one was there.
A soldier turned to ask the lady boss.
“Didn’t you say there were two people living here? Where are they?”
The lady boss was at a loss- “T don’t know- They were here before- Why are they
gone? Did they go to the toilet?”
Two of the soldiers ran towards the toilet, but they naturally returned empty-handed and found nothing.
Faced with the interrogation of the soldiers, the lady boss had no choice but to say her guess.
“Although they won’t admit it, I can tell that they’re probably young couples who eloped behind their families’ backs. They might have heard the commotion and thought that their families had sent someone to arrest them.
That’s why they sneaked away.”
She became anxious as she spoke, slapping her legs and shouting, “Oh my! They haven’t paid for the room yet. They’re leaving!”
The soldiers were impatient to hear her nonsense. They took out the portrait and spoke to the lady boss.
“Take a closer look. Do those two look like the man in this portrait?”
The lady boss stared at the portrait again and again. To be honest, the man in the portrait was a little similar to the man of the eloping couple, but because the man had been wearing a bamboo hat with the brim lowered, and the night was hazy, she could not see his entire face. She could only see his mouth and jaw.
That alone was impossible for her to confirm.
The officer urged, “Have you seen him or not?”
The lady boss followed the principle that it was better to avoid unnecessary trouble and quickly said, “I’ve never seen him!”
After turning the entire guest house upside down, the soldiers still could not find the person they were looking for and could only give up.
The soldiers slapped the portrait on the table before leaving and instructed the lady boss.
“This person has committed regicide and is a wanted criminal by the Imperial Court. He’s very dangerous. If you discover his whereabouts, you must inform the authorities immediately.”
The lady boss hurriedly replied, “Alright, alright. I’ll remember. Take care, sirs.
Come to our shop for a drink another day.”
She smiled with him as she escorted the soldiers out the door.
As soon as they left, she quickly closed the door and pressed her chest to heave a sigh of relief.
“We’ve finally sent this group of pestilence away.”
She picked up the portrait and looked at it again. The more she looked at it, the more she felt that the man in the portrait looked like the man in the bamboo hat.
After thinking about it, she decided to go to that guest room to take a look. If that man was really a wanted criminal, she had to quickly inform the authorities.
The guest room was empty. The young couple had not returned.
But there was a small piece of silver on the table. There were two words written on the side…
Room money.
The water had not dried, which meant that they had not gone far.
The lady boss hurriedly picked up the silver and ran out of the guest room, only to see no sign of the couple.
She smiled. “At least you still have a conscience and know how to make up for the room.”
With that, she put the portrait and the silver into her sleeve. Then, she yawned and returned to her room to rest. As for whether the man in the bamboo hat was a wanted criminal, it had nothing to do with her.
After Yu Niaoniao and Xiao Juan left the guest house, they did not stay in the city anymore.
They traveled through the night. It was not until five days later that they saw people again.
They came to a small town. Today was the day of the market. Almost all the villagers living nearby had gathered here. They took out their goods to sell and hawked. It was very lively.
After days of running around, the two of them had tanned a lot.
A thin layer of green stubble appeared on Xiao Juan’s chin. He still had a wide bamboo hat on his head, and the brim of the hat was pressed very low. He was wearing gray rough clothes. His sleeves were rolled up, revealing his strong forearms, and the straw shoes on his feet were almost worn out.
Yu Niaoniao was wearing a patched rough dress and tied her hair with branches. Her face was bare, and her lips were a little peeling. Her face was dirty, and her straw shoes and skirt were stained with a lot of dust.
The two of them stood in the crowd and immediately blended into the surrounding commoners.
Yu Niaoniao craned her neck and looked around, overwhelmed.
She smelled the fragrance of meat buns and turned to Xiao Juan.
“I’m hungry and want to buy something to eat. Wait for me under the shade in front.”
Xiao Juan was worried about her and said, “I’ll buy it with you.”
Yu Niaoniao said, “No need. You’re still injured. Sit down obediently and rest for a while. I’ll buy a few buns from the bun shop over there. It’s just a few steps. It’ll be done soon.”
Xiao Juan looked in the direction she was pointing and saw that the bun shop was across the street. It was indeed not far, so he followed her wishes.
He walked silently to the shade, his eyes still on Yu Niaoniao.
From this angle, he could clearly see what was happening in front of the bun shop..
