My wife has a secret

Chapter 136 Care
Seeing Xu Qing still standing by the door, Qin Shuying hummed softly, got up from the bed and walked towards him.

The young woman had a graceful demeanor and her light steps carried a hint of charm.

Without waiting for Xu Qing to react, Qin Shuying suddenly pulled him in front of the door and pressed him against the carved wooden door frame.

"Husband, Shuying... wants it, wants it."

Xu Qing could see a hint of desire and obsession through Qin Shuying's bright eyes.

The other person's cheeks flushed, and his knee pressed against Xu Qing's swollen injured part, scratching it slightly.

She moved up along Xu Qing's chest like a crawling snake, caught the target's mouth and knocked open his lips.

"Uh...uh."

Xu Qing had never practiced martial arts since traveling here, and it was obvious that he was not able to do anything to the opponent with just the strength he had trained for two days.

After a burst of light noises, the footsteps and voices of Yang Liu and Cui'er were suddenly heard outside the hall.

"When the young lady came back today, something seemed to be wrong..."

The female voice that opened her mouth was clear and melodious, like the chirping of a yellow oriole. One could tell it was the delicate voice of a willow as soon as one heard it.

"The imperial physician who came to check on her used a red thread to feel her pulse and said that the young lady was feeling unwell and had a high fever that wouldn't go away. It seemed like she had been poisoned by some strange poison."

Cui Er continued, "Humph, what good intentions can the people in the palace have? Those eunuchs and palace maids boast that they have been in the palace for many years, and they exclude us everywhere and try their best to please the young master... Now even the imperial physician dares not tell the truth. That Lianhua Jun whispered a few words, and the imperial physician changed his mind and asked the young lady to stay in bed and recuperate, and he didn't even give us a prescription."

Xu Qing could tell from Cui'er's reluctant tone that she was not the least bit happy about following her young lady to live in the palace.

Compared to her life in Wangyue Tower where she was admired by thousands of people, or her comfortable and affluent life in Xu's mansion, Qin Shuying's treatment in the palace was slightly ordinary.

Moreover, these palace servants had already inquired about Qin Shuying's background through various channels, and knew that this woman who came from a red-light district had no background and could never become Xu Qing's legal wife.

After all, judging from the Queen Mother's continued favor for several days and her move to let Xu Qing live in the palace, it is very likely that Master Xu, who came all the way from Suzhou to the capital, will be the successor chosen by the Queen Mother, the future crown prince, or even the emperor...

"Shhh."

Yang Liu put her slender fingers in front of her lips, signaling the other party to be quiet.

The palace is not just the four courtyards of the Xu family. All matters, big and small, are handled by the two of them.

Just in the palace where they lived, there were more than a hundred imperial guards patrolling every day, and more than a dozen eunuchs and palace maids doing things and delivering messages.

The general cleaning that was originally done once a month in the four courtyards seems to be done every day here. The official kiln porcelain vases and jadeite placed at the door alone are wiped three times in the morning and evening by the palace maids to ensure that they are spotless and shiny.

"Let's talk about this later in the night. Don't dare let others hear it. Besides, we were the ones who wronged the young master first. It's nothing to be wronged now. Just treat it as tit for tat."

"After all, we have slept in the same bed together, so we will side with the young master in everything."

"You! You agreed not to mention this!"

"..."

The footsteps of the two women were getting closer and closer. After a while, Yang Liu, who was walking in front, discovered that the young lady's door was wide open.

Thinking of the young lady who was still feeling a little unwell, Yang Liu hurried over in small steps.

But after looking inside the room, he did not see any sign of the young lady.

"Strange, the door here is open, where is the young lady... could she have gone out?"

Cui Er, who followed, took a look and guessed, "Maybe it's like what the imperial physician said, the young lady is fine, but we have been too cautious these days and worried too much."

"That's right, maybe the young lady has recovered and left home? She just had a fever at that time."

Yang Liu took another look inside the house, and after confirming that no one was inside, she closed the door.

She suggested: "According to the lady's habit, she should go to the pond in the backyard to feed the fish at this time. Should we go there to look for her?"

"it is good."

As the two girls left, Xu Qing, who was hiding behind the door, finally dared to breathe a sigh of relief.

Just now, Yang Liu and Cui'er were too close to each other, causing him to hold his breath and his heart to pound.

The reason for avoiding the two maids was entirely because Qin Shuying's state just now was somewhat out of control. Her blurred eyes and constantly demanding charming posture made it seem as if she had lost her self-awareness.

The fact was just as Xu Qing had thought. As the two maids walked away, the peach-pink color in Qin Shuying's eyes slowly faded away.

Her long eyelashes trembled slightly, and she paused for a while in Xu Qing's arms.

After Qin Shuying sorted out the cause of the incident and what had just happened, she stood up and left, pulling the only white dress that covered her body tightly together. Only the blush on her cheeks and the wet ground vaguely told of the lingering aftertaste of what had just happened.

"I'm sorry for losing my composure in front of my husband."

Qin Shuying's voice sounded somewhat self-blaming. In fact, compared to the outside world's stereotype of prostitutes, she had a more sensitive sense of shame.

This kind of action of going against the current and rebelling against Tiangang is something that Qin Shuying would never be able to do under normal circumstances.

Although she could accept that the two of them were like husband and wife, such an active act of seeking sex seemed like abandoning shame, becoming mindless and like an animal.

"What happened just now?"

"It should be the power of the Golden Silkworm Love Gu."

Qin Shuying used her true Qi to examine the cause of the unusual movement and gradually came to a conclusion.

"To be honest, I didn't think much of the Golden Cicada Love Gu at first. I thought it was just a tool used by foreigners to deceive people. I could use my own true energy to suppress the effect of the Gu."

Xu Qing remained silent, because facts proved that Qin Shuying's original assumptions were all wrong.

"But what happened just now made me understand that the power of the Golden Silkworm Love Gu will directly act on the body, affecting the internal organs and various senses... The more you suppress the Gu's attack, the more intense the attack of the Golden Cicada Love Gu will become, and it will become out of control."

Xu Qing now understood that Qin Shuying's proactive behavior just now was actually caused by that little poisonous insect.

"So Yang Liu Cui'er said that your temperature rose after you came back today. Was it because of the insect poison?"

"Yes."

Qin Shuying nodded and said, "The offspring of the Golden Silkworm Love Gu will constantly yearn for the mother Gu, stimulating me to come to you to accept...some body fluids, so right now you are my only antidote."

It turns out that Qin Shuying took the initiative to ask for a kiss because of this reason.

Seeing Xu Qing's face showing a look of realization, Qin Shuying's face turned slightly red, and she coughed twice to change the subject.

"Do you know everything about the convoy being stopped today?" Xu Qing responded, "I just came back from Chengxuanfang. I know the general situation of this incident, but I am still a little unclear about the details... because you are the only survivor of this incident."

Because of Qin Shuying's identity, the Imperial Guards and Chengxuanfang who came to rescue her did not dare to detain her for questioning, so they had to send another group of Imperial Guards to escort her back to the palace.

So Xu Qingqing was the first person Qin Shuying met afterwards.

"Today's attack was very strange. The White Lotus Sect had already set up an ambush on the road our caravan had to take to return to the palace, and dispersed the caravan passengers from the official road."

Qin Shuying enumerated the doubts about this matter and said calmly, "If my husband had not gone to Chengxuanfang today, or if I had never practiced the Fruit Sword Technique, the outcome might be completely different now."

"Ah."

Xu Qing also thought of Qin Shuying's guess.

When Xu Qing first received the intelligence today, he felt that the attack was premeditated, but the only thing he couldn't understand was why the White Lotus Sect was obsessed with him.

When he was in Suzhou City, he could be said to be a soft persimmon in the eyes of the Winter Tibetans, and because of his sensitive identity, he could cause unrest in Jiangnan. But why did the White Lotus Sect go to such great lengths to attack him when he came to the capital?

The White Lotus Sect’s primary target should be my aunt, who already holds great power over the world.

After all, the military and political power of the court is now in the hands of her aunt alone, and anyone who gets her support can sit on the throne, including herself.

Moreover, Xu Qing vaguely remembered that after her aunt was called a demon by the White Lotus Sect, many of the White Lotus Sect's actions were aimed at overthrowing the current situation in which her aunt was ruling the country from behind the scenes and holding sole power.

"By the way, husband, have you ever heard of the Man of Destiny?"

Hearing this familiar name again, Xu Qing's heartbeat could be heard clearly and his pupils froze slightly.

Because it was not the first time he heard this strange name, the Spring Envoy who was imprisoned in the prison seemed to be silently waiting for this destined person.

Although Xu Qing heard Envoy Chunsheng call him the Man of Destiny with his own ears, he did not expect that the identity of this Man of Destiny would be so important to the White Lotus Sect that it would allow the other party to attack the convoy escorted by the imperial guards.

Moreover, the White Lotus Sect's actions this time were beyond imagination. The three Beidou Star Gods, who were usually placed in various places in the territory of Da Qi, were summoned by the Chunsheng Envoy to take action together.

You know, one star god is often enough to deal with most situations.

"I heard."

"For some reason, those Star Lords are extremely concerned about your husband's identity as the Chosen One, and they would even perform formalities before kidnapping him. But from the conversations among these Star Envoys, I can tell that they were all sent by the Spring Envoys."

Xu Qing nodded to indicate that he understood.

Qin Shuying opened her mouth, wanting to say something but stopping herself.

She then changed her words and warned Xu Qing: "The White Lotus Sect has been around longer than several dynasties. There are too many mysteries surrounding it. It is not an easy character to deal with... And from what happened today, we can see that the White Lotus Sect will not let you go. Even with the protection of the Imperial Palace Guards, you must not take it lightly."

"Ah."

Xu Qing understood these principles, but hearing Qin Shuying say them in person still made him feel a little warm.

And combined with the conversation between Cui'er and Yang Liu just now, he vaguely sensed that Qin Shuying cared about him.

"The power of the Golden Cicada Love Gu cannot be used with physical strength, so let me stay with you more in the future... You can take me with you wherever you go, just in case."

Xu Qing couldn't help but be moved by Qin Shuying's last words that she slowly uttered.

Although he had this mentality when he chose to keep her, thinking that he could use Qin Shuying's sword skills in the future and make her his personal bodyguard.

But there is still a big difference between being forced and doing something willingly.

"Don't get me wrong. Shuying just feels that... my only antidote must not go wrong."

Qin Shuying's face flushed, and after saying something full of loopholes, she turned around, as if she was ready to leave and go back to bed to rest.

But Xu Qing suddenly reached out and grabbed her, hugging her from behind.

After he pressed himself against Qin Shuying's voluptuous figure and completely embraced her in his arms, he whispered behind her ear, "You were bored in the palace, why didn't you tell me when you were bullied?"

"Say... No, my husband, don't listen to Yang Liu and Cui Er's gossip. They are still young and don't understand the ways of the harem."

Qin Shuying immediately realized that Xu Qing was referring to the topic that the two maids had just discussed.

She acted as if nothing had happened, indicating that Xu Qing had better not take her words seriously.

"You are my wife. If anyone makes you uncomfortable in the future, just slap him in the face... and then tell him that you are my woman."

……

The dark space is silent and mysterious, and serene.

The gloomy air permeated every corner of this open space, as if the darkness was being chewed in the mouth, with no light forever.

The only exception was a lamp of nether fire on the high platform. The flame emitted a cool blue-green light, illuminating the surroundings of the wooden altar.

Standing at the highest point was a young woman in bright red, standing out.

She touched the ground barefoot, like a lotus in flames, attracting everyone's attention.

Moreover, the red dress on her body sparkled with brilliant luster in the dim light, becoming the only different color in the endless darkness.

What is chilling and terrifying is that this beautiful woman with sparkling eyes is wearing a red and white fox mask with willow-shaped eyebrows and almond-shaped eyes.

The mask was carved to be lifelike, charming and gorgeous, and the blush on both sides of the cheeks seemed to be a hint of smile.

"The world has two colors of yin and yang, and the freedom of all things is within me. The three thousand worlds are full of life, and the spirit returns to the white lotus heart."

Under the altar, there seemed to be countless shadowy figures constantly worshiping and reciting the White Lotus Sect's poem that has been passed down through the ages.

Each of them behaved with extreme fanaticism and piety. Even if their foreheads were smashed, they would still kneel three times and kowtow nine times to the White Lotus Saint on the altar to show their loyalty.

Not far below the saint, there were two middle-aged men of the same appearance and body type, sitting opposite each other at a distance of ten meters.

They were wearing black hooded robes that only high-ranking members of the White Lotus Sect were qualified to wear, but this time, unlike in the past, the two men did not cover their faces.

But people can still tell the difference between the two from the scar on one of them's face and his slightly thinner figure.

"Saintess, the three Star Lords are back."

The woman in red with a fox mask raised her right hand slightly when she heard the servant at the altar's respectful report.

Then, the orderly recitations around the altar came to an abrupt halt, and it became silent, without any sound at all.

(End of this chapter)