Chapter 213: Discovered
Chapter 213: Discovered
Xiao Ran and Peng Xuemin asked in unison: "What's the solution?"
Su Xiaoxiao said: "We can change Brother Peng's appearance!"
"Disguise?"
"Is this okay?"
Su Xiaoxiao said confidently, "As long as we disguise ourselves well, there should be no problem."
Xiao Ran asked, "Then how do you change your appearance?"
"If you want to wrong Brother Peng, pretend to be a woman!"
Xiao Ran almost dropped his jaw in shock.
Making Peng Xuemin, a dignified general, dress up as a woman is worse than killing him!
He even wondered how Su Xiaoxiao came up with this idea.
He subconsciously looked at Peng Xuemin, fearing that Peng Xuemin would swing his fist at him the next second, and hurriedly stood in front of Su Xiaoxiao.
Peng Xuemin didn't expect Su Xiaoxiao to ask this question.
He was stunned for a moment and thought about it carefully.
"Is that okay?"
"Yes, Brother Peng, don't stand too straight. Just imitate the gait and demeanor of a servant. Then I'll arrange for you to ride in a carriage with a few maids and servants, and you'll be able to avoid the inspection of the officers and soldiers."
"Okay, then it's settled!"
Peng Xuemin bowed and left.
Xiao Ran looked at Peng Xuemin's back as he left, a look of surprise on his face.
"Brother Peng didn't lose his temper?"
Su Xiaoxiao was puzzled, "What's there to be angry about?"
"What man wants to dress up as a woman?"
"When lives are at stake, dignity and face are worthless."
Xiao Ran nodded, "My wife is right!"
……
The day of departure arrived.
Early in the morning, Peng Xuemin came to find Su Xiaoxiao and Xiao Ran.
Su Xiaoxiao asked Zhuier to find a women's dress that fit Peng Xuemin's figure and have him change into it.
He also asked Zhuier and Dieyi to put makeup on Peng Xuemin.
Peng Xuemin has delicate and three-dimensional facial features and is easy to put on makeup.
After she finished putting on her makeup, Xiao Ran couldn't wait to go over and take a look.
"Wow, it really does look like her! She looks a bit like a rough servant."
Su Xiaoxiao looked left and right at Peng Xuemin.
"Brother Peng, lower your head a little more. Don't look directly at the other person when you speak. Your eyes are too sharp and it's easy for people to notice."
"Oh!"
Peng Xuemin followed Su Xiaoxiao's instructions and tried several times before he saw some changes.
Su Xiaoxiao nodded. "It's much better this time. If there are soldiers coming to inspect you later, you have to maintain this state, understand?"
"Well, don't worry!"
Once Peng Xuemin is discovered, it will bring disaster to Su Xiaoxiao and Xiao Ran. Peng Xuemin has no choice but to obey and do his best, not daring to be negligent in the slightest.
Everything was ready and the team set off for Linzhou Prefecture.
There were five carriages. Su Xiaoxiao and Xiao Ran sat in one, the maids and old women sat in one, and the remaining three were for the things they brought with them. A dozen servants followed on horseback.
When the convoy arrived at the city gate, it was stopped by the soldiers guarding the city as expected.
Su Xiaoxiao and Xiao Ran's carriage was in front.
After the carriage was stopped, Donglai jumped off and said to the officer who stopped the carriage, "Sir, the person in the carriage is Young Master Xiao of the Xiao family in the city. We are leaving the city this time to discuss business in Linzhou Prefecture."
The soldiers guarding the city naturally knew Xiao Ran.
"We are also performing official duties. Please cooperate with our inspection, Mr. Xiao!"
Xiao Ran stuck his head out of the carriage and said, "It's my duty to cooperate with the inspection. Please do as you please, sir!"
The soldiers guarding the city bowed to Xiao Ran and began to check the appearance of their companions.
Especially when checking men, he was extremely careful.
He kept comparing it with Peng Xuemin's portrait, fearing any mistake.
In order to avoid being noticed by the imperial court, County Magistrate Cui had no choice but to order his men to conduct a thorough investigation.
After the horse-riding servants had finished checking, the officers and soldiers opened the carriage of Xiao Ran and Su Xiaoxiao to check.
Seeing that they were the only two people inside, he bowed and said, "Excuse me!"
Then he began to check the carriage behind.
When the curtain was lifted, several maids and old women were seen in the carriage.
After confirming that there were no men inside, the officers and soldiers slowly lowered the curtains.
Just as the curtains were about to be lowered, another soldier suddenly spoke.
"That woman in the car looks much taller than the others!"
After receiving the reminder, the officers and soldiers who had lowered the curtains reacted and opened them again, pointing at Peng Xuemin and saying, "Get out of the car!"
Peng Xuemin's pupils shrank slightly. Was he discovered?
He remembered Su Xiaoxiao's instructions not to look the other person in the eye and kept his head down in silence.
Donglai hurried over.
"Sir, this is just a servant of mine."
"Why do you look like a man?"
"Your Excellency, you may not know this woman, but she is a bit stout, not only strong but also very skillful at work. Our young mistress likes her very much, so she brought her along."
"Really?"
"Absolutely true!"
As Donglai said this, a thin layer of sweat broke out on his back.
He was really afraid that the two officers would not believe what he said.
If Peng Xuemin really got off the carriage, there would be a very high possibility that he would be discovered.
The two officers looked at each other.
There are indeed women in real life who are rugged and tall.
But they always felt that there was something wrong with this old woman.
They couldn't tell exactly what was wrong.
Xiao Ran and Su Xiaoxiao also became nervous.
If they were discovered, they would be finished.
Just as the two were wondering what to do, a familiar voice rang out.
"Who is being examined?"
Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw the handsome Cui Boxian.
Cui Boxian came in a white robe.
The officers and soldiers hurried forward and saluted respectfully.
One of them replied, "Sir, it's Master Xiao's car!"
"But what did you find?"
"I found a woman..."
Cui Baixian's handsome eyebrows slightly frowned. "The imperial court ordered the capture of fugitives. How can you be so rude as to target a woman? Do you have a personal grudge against that woman?"
"No no!"
"Then what are you doing? In public, how will the people see you?!"
"I was wrong, I'll let him go now!"
Cui Boxian flicked his sleeves and snorted coldly.
"Luckily I had some free time and came here to check it out, otherwise you guys would have been even more lawless!"
All the officers and soldiers saluted again, "We dare not!"
"You'd better not let me see this a second time!"
"Yes!"
Cui Boxian came to Su Xiaoxiao and Xiao Ran's carriage.
He bowed respectfully and said, "Brother Xiao, I'm sorry."
Xiao Ran responded, "It's okay, it's okay, it's all a misunderstanding. Don't be angry, Master Cui, and don't blame them. They are also concerned about the safety of the people!"
He then said to Donglai, "Dongla, the officials have worked hard defending the city. Give them some silver so they can buy some herbal tea."
"Yes!"
Donglai hurriedly took out the silver from his arms and handed it to the officers and soldiers.
How could the officers and soldiers dare to accept it in front of Cui Boxian?
"We can't accept this!"
Xiao Ran said, "This is a token of my appreciation. Gentlemen, please accept it. Master Cui won't mind."
The officers and soldiers subconsciously looked at Cui Boxian.
Cui Boxian said, "Since it's given by Brother Xiao, just accept it!"
The officers and soldiers were very happy to get the money.
"Thank you, Mr. Xiao!"
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