My wife has a secret

Chapter 158 Catching the Thief
"If the imperial city is regarded as a dancing dragon, the seven places where the White Lotus Sect caused trouble are equivalent to the seven copper nails of the Seven Star Sword, which are embedded in the dragon's seven inches, head and tail, etc., nailing the dragon to death here."

Xu Qing's eyes twitched slightly, and when he glanced at the map he had marked again, the entire landscape of the capital seemed to stand upright.

Wealthy families and market streets sprang up, surrounding him.

At the same time, an extremely dazzling giant dragon with golden glow all over its body was lying in the capital. His height was not even as high as a scale on the dragon's body.

A strange noise was heard.

The dragon's head, as tall as a mountain, slowly raised up, and its beard swept across the upright buildings, destroying them into pieces.

Xu Qing seemed to be able to see countless debris falling as the giant dragon moved, until the other party raised its bright yellow pupils and looked down at him condescendingly.

dragon……

Xu Qing lowered his head, and the fantasy in his mind disappeared.

His mind turned several times and he continued to read the letter written to him by Shen Shuangxu.

"The formation that the White Lotus Sect has carefully prepared is now complete, and the true purpose is about to surface."

After reading this sentence on the letter, Xu Qing turned to the last page.

Unlike what he expected, Shen Shuangxu did not mention anything about the White Lotus Sect on this page of letter paper, but instead used blood-red cinnabar to warn himself.

"The White Lotus Sect's spies are in the palace. Whoever comes to look for you tonight is a member of the White Lotus Sect... Burn this page after reading it."

There was a sound of footsteps outside the house. Xu Qing, startled by something, stood up quickly, put the last piece of paper on the lampstand and burned it to ashes.

His heart was beating in unison with the footsteps outside the door, thump, thump, thump...

After Shen Shuangxu's explicit reminder, Xu Qing has realized that the traitor in Chengxuanfang is very likely to have hijacked the information of the natal carrier pigeon, but for the sake of his own identity safety, the traitor certainly dare not burn the information of the natal carrier pigeon.

This is also the reason why Shen Shuangxu sewed the key information into the duty record of the Five Cities Military Department and used a carrier pigeon to deliver a very simple message.

But Shen Shuangxu's intelligence and talent are well known to everyone. She has dealt with the White Lotus Sect several times and opposed it everywhere. She must be a major threat to the White Lotus Sect.

In order not to affect the major plans in the capital, the White Lotus Sect would definitely reveal this information to the spy in the palace and send him to find out the authenticity of this information.

Therefore, while Shen Shuangxu was delivering the message, he also wanted to take this opportunity to eliminate the White Lotus Sect's arrangements in the palace.

In other words, the person outside the door near the house is the White Lotus Sect's spy?
Just as Xu Qing was concentrating all her attention and staring outside the door, the uninvited guest was standing at the door. Her slender and graceful figure was reflected in the candlelight and appeared on the window paper.

"Qing'er, are you asleep?"

Xu Qing's heart palpitated with the clear voice like a silver bell, and then he suddenly realized who was outside the door. His heart seemed to be paralyzed by an electric current, and it took him a moment to come back to his senses.

When Xu Qing quickly stepped forward and opened the door, he saw a graceful and charming lady with a charming and graceful figure standing there.

The other party was none other than the Queen Mother of Da Qi, Xu Qing's aunt, whom he had not visited in the past two days.

"aunt……"

Unlike her usual luxurious style of being rich and noble and wearing gold and jade, Empress Dowager Xu tonight wore a slightly thin lining clothing. Her long, shiny black hair was gently tied behind her head, and an exquisite jade hairpin was simply inserted in her bun.

Although it was a simple dress with light makeup, it still looked dignified and beautiful on this young woman, like a blooming peony, graceful and gorgeous.

"Qing'er, you won't let your aunt in?"

After hearing what was said, Xu Qing realized that what he did was wrong. He quickly made way and let the Empress Dowager come in and sit down.

He looked outside carefully and found no one. Then he closed the door and went into the house. He boiled the tea on the fire, poured it into a teacup and presented it to Empress Dowager Xu.

The beautiful Empress Dowager Xu sat in the seat that Xu Qing had previously occupied. Perhaps she felt the remaining warmth from her nephew before he left her seat, and a barely perceptible blush flashed across her pretty face.

"Aunt, it was my fault for being so careless... In the past, Lord Lianhua would always inform me in advance, but I didn't think too much about it."

Xu Qing lowered his head and stepped aside, saying a few words of apology.

Although the two were aunt and niece, and her aunt loved her very much, her identity and status were not enough compared to the empress dowager who held all the power.

So Xu Qing was very tactful and stayed aside, showing the attitude of a subordinate.

Empress Dowager Xu's attention was drawn to the books and letters on the table. She flipped through them casually with her jade-like fingers and asked in a nonchalant tone, "Does Aunt have to let Lianhua-Jun lead the way every time she comes to see Qing'er?"

"Qing'er made a mistake."

Xu Qing whispered something and said nothing more.

In front of Empress Dowager Xu, one would be wrong if he spoke too much. Moreover, Shen Shuangxu's warning was so clear in front of him that he didn't know how to look at his aunt in front of him.

If my aunt is really a member of the White Lotus Sect, then all my previous inferences will be overturned, and I will never have to seek revenge on the White Lotus Sect in this life. I'd better stay as far away from them as possible.

"Qing'er, I heard that you have been busy with the White Lotus Sect's affairs in the past two days."

"Yes, aunt."

Queen Mother Xu sighed quietly, her chatty tone full of care and concern.

"While the White Lotus's affairs are important, you can't overwork yourself and damage your body."

"Don't worry, Auntie. Qing'er knows how to act properly."

Although Empress Dowager Xu glanced at the letter in front of her, she obviously did not read it carefully. Instead, she continued to remind Xu Qing to take care of his health.

Tonight, Empress Dowager Xu was clearly different from her usual image of a strong woman who was eloquent and cautious.

She raised her hands several times, as if she wanted to call Xu Qing to her side, but she didn't know what she thought of, and finally put down her hands, revealing a smile as warm as the sun.

Then, Empress Dowager Xu turned the topic back to the White Lotus Sect.

"Aunt heard that there has been a breakthrough in the case in the capital."

Xu Qing was startled again, and suddenly felt the hairs on his back stand on end.

The intelligence of Chengxuanfang should have been reported to my aunt after I had summarized it myself, but for some reason, the matter of the natal carrier pigeon was leaked just as it reached me.

It seems that the Queen Mother's control over Chengxuanfang is even deeper than he thought.

Do not!
wrong!

It doesn’t make sense!
In a split second, Xu Qing realized that things were not that simple.

The Queen Mother's appearance tonight was very unusual. Not only was there no prior notification from Lord Lianhua, but it was also unlikely that my aunt, who always paid attention to her temperament and image, would meet me wearing such a thin lining.

Moreover, the Queen Mother Aunt had always been extremely tolerant of him, and would treat him differently as long as it was related to him. The "Aunt" in front of him not only took the initiative to ask about the White Lotus Sect that he had not been willing to talk about before, but also pretended to be concerned about him and touched the letter on the table.

Combined with Shen Shuangxu's reminder, although Xu Qing felt that the idea in his mind was a bit absurd, this "aunt" should not be the Queen Mother Xu herself, but an image disguised by the White Lotus Sect through some secret method.

It happened in a flash. Having made up his mind, Xu Qing no longer hesitated and directly imitated what Empress Gongsun had done. He picked up the candlestick beside him and smashed it at the "aunt" in front of him.

"Aunt's" face was frozen in astonishment, and then Xu Qing's right hand suddenly knocked up and down.

This aunt with unparalleled beauty was like a mirage in the mirror, smashed into pieces by the huge force and scattered everywhere.

However, these shattered debris suddenly froze in the air at a certain moment. At the same time, they all melted into water splashes and fell down.

Xu Qing woke up from this inexplicable hallucination and saw a man in a black robe, wearing a tight dress and a long black cape, sitting quietly on a chair.

The other person was holding the letter that Shen Shuangxu handed to him, and his eyes were looking at him through the gap that covered his face.

"You actually noticed it?"

Seeing his speculation become reality, Xu Qing no longer hesitated, retreated to the wall and used his back to knock open the window frame, shouting loudly: "Catch the thief!"

There were imperial guards on duty and patrolling outside the house all night. After hearing Xu Qing's hoarse shouting, they quickly came over here.

The man in black robe stood up and continued to stare at Xu Qing with meaningful eyes, just like a cheetah observing its prey, which made Xu Qing break out in a cold sweat on his back.

As the numerous and noisy footsteps of the Imperial Guards got closer, the other party continued in an extremely strange voice: "As expected of a man of destiny, you are the second person to see through this method after that talented woman Shen Shuangxu."

Then, she leaped out quickly and flashed past Xu Qing at an extremely fast speed.

Faced with this man with superb martial arts skills and swift attacks, Xu Qing had no room to react.

Fortunately, the other party's target was not him. It just flew past provocatively and landed on the corner of a roof amid the shouts of the imperial guards.

"Trespassing in forbidden territory, shoot!"

Xu Qing turned his head and saw that the man's lightness skills were so good that buildings several meters high were moving back and forth under his feet.

The man dodged the arrows with his extremely agile body as if he was walking on flat ground, and disappeared into the night.

At this moment, the commander of the imperial guards, Shi Chen, arrived with a team of men. He was relieved only after seeing that Xu Qing was safe and sound.

"Lock down the camp!"

Shi Chen saw Xu Qing in front of him, acting out of character and giving orders to him. He hesitated for a moment and looked at the scattered documents on the table. After noticing the unique logo of Chengxuan Pavilion, he also realized the seriousness of the problem.

"Pass the order down, seal off the camp, from now on... no one is allowed to go down the mountain!"

Logically speaking, Xu Qing was not a member of the royal family, but could only be considered a relative of Empress Dowager Xu, and had no right to issue orders to the imperial guards.

However, Shi Chen had experienced the turmoil in the capital and the ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven. After noticing the special treatment that Empress Dowager Xu showed to Xu Qing, he was very tactful and obeyed Xu Qing, doing his best to serve him.

What's more, the things on the table came from Chengxuanfang. With so many documents and materials piled up here, one can imagine the identity of Mr. Xu hiding in the dark.

After seeing Shi Chen give the order, Xu Qing picked up the coat from the hanger and walked out into the biting cold wind.

"Commander Shi, bring your men to follow me. I want to find the White Lotus Sect's traitor hiding in the palace."

"Yes, I will be at the disposal of Marquis Guangping."

After receiving an affirmative answer from Shi Chen, Xu Qing led the team towards the house of Princess Danyang.

His eyes were calm and firm, and there was a hint of coldness in his gaze throughout the whole process, which chilled people to the core.

The White Lotus Sect member just now was dressed like one of the Seven Star Gods.

But unlike the other Big Dipper Star Gods, this one did not wear their signature masks, but used his real face.

This is enough to show that the other party acted in a hurry and did not even have time to prepare the equipment that the White Lotus Sect has always attached great importance to.

Moreover, he used the candlestick to hit the "Auntie" in the environment. Although it was not the real body of the Star Lord in reality, the positions of the two were very different. Xu Qing glanced at the wound on the other party's body caused by scratches from the edge of the candlestick.

There aren't many people living near the sleeping palace. As long as I search all the sleeping palaces here, I will be able to identify who the traitor of the White Lotus Sect is.

Besides, this task is not too difficult, and my aunt can be ruled out first.

Because if the Star God of the White Lotus Sect was really my aunt, he would not have pretended to be her to come into the house to check the documents.

Moreover, all the events of the White Lotus Sect were aimed at my aunt. If Empress Dowager Xu was really a member of the White Lotus Sect, she could have hidden Shen Shuangxu and used the White Lotus Sect to control the government.

The person Xu Qing suspects most at the moment is Princess Danyang.

From the beginning to the end, the actions of this unruly princess were full of madness, which was similar to the behavior style of the White Lotus Sect.

Moreover, the princess was easily curious about unknown things, and the temptation of the White Lotus Sect to her was much greater than ordinary things.

"Boom! Boom!"

Before he knew it, Xu Qing arrived at the door of Princess Danyang.

Although he noticed the door lock, considering that the star master was extremely agile, it was possible for him to bypass the front door and climb into the house through the window.

"Xu...Brother?"

Soon, a graceful figure came to the door.

She slightly pushed open the window, and was delighted when she saw Xu Qing's face. Then she shifted her bright eyes to Shi Chen and the imperial guards behind her, and raised her thin eyebrows.

Anyone can sense that the atmosphere at this moment is weird.

However, Princess Danyang was indeed Princess Danyang. When she saw the large-scale deployment, she did not panic but smiled sweetly.

"Brother, why did you bring so many strong men to Jin'er's place? Although Jin'er doesn't mind you raiding her house at night and having sex with her, these people are too much of a hindrance... Or do you feel better when there are more people around?"

These words made Xu Qing blush. Although he had heard of Princess Danyang's deeds, the behavior before him was really scary.

This can no longer be described as a dandy image, it is completely a...

Shi Chen and the imperial guards standing beside Xu Qing lowered their heads silently, not daring to look at the Princess Danyang.

They all knew that Princess Danyang had many faces and her words and actions should not be taken seriously.

(End of this chapter)