My wife has a secret

Chapter 172 Old acquaintance
"Yang family..."

The young woman was stunned again after hearing this, and briefly thought about the relationship between the Yang family and the Bian family in her mind.

There is only one famous Yang family in Huangling Pass, and that is the Yang family guarding the border.

I heard that there is no male heir to the Yang family in this generation, and the three daughters of the family have succeeded to the throne. In this case... the identities of the two women in front of him are obvious.

"General Yang?"

Yang Caiyun's pretty face froze, she looked at her elder sister somewhat embarrassedly and stuck out her tongue.

She remembered that before going to Beijing, the other party had warned her not to speak carelessly, otherwise it would tarnish the reputation of the Yang family, so her previous behavior was relatively restrained and well-behaved.

But the dirty water thrown on the Yang family is really unbearable.

Yang Xianning asked them to go to Huangling Pass intentionally to reveal their identities, so she did not blame her younger sister, but nodded lightly.

She sat down on the chair in the private room and told the young woman what to pay attention to along the way.

"Take your valuables and travel from here to here... The city in the middle is very strict with taxes and officials are corrupt, but you can contact the local boat gang at the docks outside the city and take the water route to avoid the taxes at the city gates."

Yang Xianning continued to instruct, "When you arrive at Huangling Pass, there will be local soldiers guarding the pass. Find a female general named Cheng Xue and explain the cause and effect. She will take good care of your family."

"it is good……"

The woman memorized it again, then looked up at the beautiful woman with an elegant face and thanked her repeatedly.

After sending the mother and daughter to the next room to rest, Yang Caiyun returned to the room. At this time, Yang Xianning was taking off her sweat-stained nightgown and changing into women's casual clothes.

Her two breasts protruded from the cloth, and the surrounding area looked as if it was evenly painted with rouge, very soft and light pink.

The three daughters of the Yang family grew up together, and on this trip, the two daughters ate, lived and traveled together for many days. Yang Caiyun closed the door with her back turned and asked curiously, "Sister, you often fight with foreign masters. You are already a very powerful person... How many elite soldiers are stationed in the Five Cities Military Department? How could you fail?"

Yang Xianning tied her belt calmly, hiding her beautiful, snow-white and slender body inside the clothes.

She did not answer her little sister's question, but changed the subject and warned: "You go and deal with their affairs tomorrow. Sleep alone at night. Remember to bolt the door and don't let anyone in."

"Big sister, where are you going? Take me with you?"

Yang Caiyun immediately realized that her elder sister, who was usually steady and composed, let her sleep alone, which must be because she had something urgent to do.

Just now, my eldest sister mentioned the clues in the Wucheng Bingmasi. It seems that she has already got some clues.

"No."

Yang Xianning refused outright.

Although the three daughters of the Yang family have their own achievements, the youngest sister is intelligent and good at deducing war chess and tactics...but the followers of the White Lotus Sect are extremely vicious, and even the people who fight with them are very strange.

She could sacrifice herself for the people and bring them peace for the rest of their lives, but she would never let her younger sister fall into danger.

……

Capital city, Nie Mansion.

The new school built by the Nie family was very popular. In just a few days, not only did the families of the scholars in front of the Imperial Academy send their children there, but even the civil and military officials in the capital, as well as the military families, also tried their best to send their children to this school.

In an instant, there was a constant stream of people and cars in front of Nie’s mansion.

After raising his hand to congratulate a bunch of dignitaries, Yao Cheng, the steward of the Nie Mansion, seemed to remember something and pulled a servant who came out of the backyard to the side.

After confirming several times that the teacher of the private school did not show up, Butler Yao glared at the servant and whispered, "Where is Miss Lu?"

Originally, the Nie family still called Lu Wanhe "Miss", but with Xu Qing being conferred the title of Marquis, Lu Wanhe suddenly became a formal Marquise, so the servants had to keep a straight face to prevent others from hearing and gossiping.

"Miss Lu doesn't want to meet these high-ranking officials and nobles, and she asked me to tell the housekeeper... to let the people in front of the mansion take the gifts away and leave the child behind. When the child is the only one left in the school, she will show up."

"Tsk, the people waiting at the door are not just the usual colleagues from the Imperial Academy!"

Butler Yao knew that Lu Wanhe had a dull personality and his words and actions had an indescribable bookish air.

But this is not the green mountains and countryside where these talented scholars can calm down and recite poems, compose couplets, drink tea and debate... What they are standing on is the real capital city!

Because Xu Qing was promoted and was the nephew of the Queen Mother, countless people came to his door, hoping to establish a relationship with this rising star.

However, in the past two days, Lord Xu has been entrusted with the important task of the coronation ceremony and is temporarily unable to spare time.

So these people thought about it and decided to send their children to the private school of Lord Xu's third branch so that they could have a say.

Now, everyone is waiting at the gate of the private school with valuable gifts and children in their hands. If Miss Lu doesn't say she won't leave, wouldn't it be a waste of these people's trip?

"Alas, there are not only first- and second-rank officials here, but also those nobles who are usually not seen. How many people will Miss Lu offend this time?"

Butler Yao was so anxious that he couldn't even finish his words. After all, these officials were so powerful that they were seen everywhere in the capital. If he offended all of them, who could live a peaceful life?

"Squeak!"

With a slight sound, the door opened slightly.

An old man wearing a Confucian robe, who was a little hunched but still in good spirits, walked out slowly.

His face is engraved with the rings of time, and his skin is like aged bronze. Although mottled, it is full of the weight of history.

"Master Nie."

"Mr. Nie."

The literary giant nodded and stood at the door to greet everyone who came to visit him.

His bright and determined eyes blinked slightly, and he said in a calm voice: "I am old now, and I run this simple school only to give my female disciples an opportunity to teach and educate. I am sorry that I cannot thank you all for visiting me today."

Master Nie waved his sleeves, raised his withered hands and said, "If you trust me, take the gifts back and leave the child here."

Mr. Nie's appearance and speech undoubtedly supported Lu Wanhe.

Everyone was in awe of the great scholar and literary giant, so they followed his instructions and took the dazzling array of gifts back with them.

With Master Nie stepping forward, the following things would naturally become much easier.

Soon, Housekeeper Yao properly placed the children in various rooms in the school, divided them into different age groups, and prepared the homework that Miss Lu had prepared earlier.

When the sound of reading came from outside the bamboo house, Butler Yao wiped the sweat from his forehead and smiled with satisfaction.

Suddenly, he turned his head and looked around the yard and found that a tall man had walked in here at some point.

The other person was wearing an emerald green robe, with star-shaped eyebrows and sharp eyes, and under his eyebrows were bright eyes and a high nose bridge.

With a little dressing up, this man looked as flexible and elegant as a spring willow. He looked handsome and elegant.

"Who are you?" According to past habits, if Butler Yao saw a stranger appearing in the mansion, he would definitely ask the servants to drive the stranger away.

But this young man was really handsome, with an extraordinary appearance and temperament, so Butler Yao was patient and asked one more question.

"You are the steward of the Nie Mansion, Steward Yao, right?"

When the handsome man saw Butler Yao walking towards him, he calmly raised his hand to salute, leaning forward slightly.

"I have heard for a long time that Butler Yao's collection of questions has stumped countless young talents. Now that I have seen Butler Yao's style, I am truly astonished."

Who doesn’t like to hear others flatter them?

Butler Yao has been a butler in the Nie Mansion for his entire life. Although he is a servant, he has always been proud of the topics he plans on a daily basis.

Now that the horse this kid hit the bull's eye, Manager Yao was naturally a little happy. He raised his eyebrows and asked, "Oh? Not many people have paid attention to me as the questioner. Your two flattering words are really to my taste..."

Butler Yao took a look at the other person and soon realized that something was wrong.

Although on the surface this man looked handsome, underneath his silk robe the inner garment was made of coarse linen.

Butler Yao has spent his entire life in the capital, receiving high-ranking officials and scholars, most of whom are very particular about their dress and appearance.

It seems that although this boy has a good appearance, his family background is somewhat poor.

"Today, the school in the palace opened. Many dignitaries brought their children into the courtyard. You followed the crowd in, right?"

Butler Yao guessed what was going on, sighed, and said, "Young man, go back and prepare for this year's Spring Examination, and stop thinking about these opportunistic things..."

He had a good impression of this person, so his words of advice now came from the heart.

But the other party shook his head and continued to bow, saying: "I beg Butler Yao to keep me for a while so that I can meet Miss Lu."

"You..."

Butler Yao said with some regret: "There is no one in the front yard of the mansion now. It is not the same as before. If you insist on meeting the Marquis's wife, it will be a private meeting. Have you ever thought about the consequences of doing so?"

"Butler Yao, thank you for your help."

Seeing that this man was stubborn and refused to change his mind, Butler Yao shook his head and prepared to call servants from other places to drive him away.

But just as he took a step, Lu Wanhe, with her long hair like clouds and exquisite hairstyle, wearing a plain skirt, walked out slowly from the backyard.

Her steps were slow, and her eyes revealed elegance and dignity, like a fairy walking out of a classical painting. Her slow gait alone made her look as gentle as water and as beautiful as jade.

And unlike the various makeups of other women, Lu Wanhe's face is elegant, fresh and extraordinarily beautiful without any makeup.

Butler Yao turned around and found that the man was staring in a daze, unable to look away.

"You! Leave quickly!"

When Lu Wanhe heard the crowd in the front yard disperse, he thought there were no outsiders in the yard at this moment, so he went out of the house to teach at the private school.

But as soon as he arrived at the front yard, he saw Butler Yao and a young man.

Although the man had a good appearance and temperament, Lu Wanhe, who was already married and concerned about her husband, did not care about these things. She just glanced at him briefly and continued walking forward as if no one was around.

"Lu...Wanhe!"

The man ignored the obstruction and threats from Butler Yao, took a step forward and called out to Lu Wanhe.

Lu Wanhe nodded politely and said hello.

She thought this person was a guest at the teacher's house, but the other party's next words stunned everyone else present.

"do you remember me?"

Lu Wanhe didn't expect that the man would be an acquaintance of hers, so she stopped, turned around, and looked at him carefully.

After observing carefully for a while, Lu Wanhe frowned slightly and shook her head.

Seeing the beauty's deep and focused eyes, the man's heart was moved, but he still adjusted his posture and saluted respectfully, saying: "I am Xu Ying, a branch of the Xu family in Suzhou, and the current head of the Jingdu Prefecture."

"Suzhou Xu family?"

Hearing that the other party was from the same clan as her husband and could be considered a cousin, Lu Wanhe's expression relaxed a lot.

She also squatted slightly and responded politely.

Although Lu Wanhe didn't want to meet too many people and didn't want to have too much contact with the secular world, she still had to take things related to Xu Qing seriously.

Besides, this person is Xu Qing's cousin. Maybe he was my husband's playmate when he was young.

"So he is from Xu's family in Suzhou!"

Butler Yao had originally called the guards and servants to tie the boy up into a dough stick and throw him out, but as soon as he returned to the yard, he heard the other party introduce himself and tell his origins.

It is not difficult to understand if someone from the Xu family in Suzhou came to see his sister-in-law and wanted to seek a backer in the capital.

Besides, didn't he just say that he was working in Kyoto Prefecture?

Since Empress Dowager Xu took power, many members of the Xu family's branch in Suzhou were transferred to the capital to take up positions.

Although these people currently hold low-ranking official positions, everyone knows that with their family connections alone, it is only a matter of time before they rise to high positions in the future.

No matter who sits in a high position, he wants to use his blood relatives to work for him, so that he can feel at ease.

"Why didn't you tell me earlier? You made me break out in a cold sweat."

Butler Yao personally visited the Guangping Marquis's Mansion and met Xu Qinghe and the fourth young lady of the mansion.

Although the fourth young lady was beautiful, housekeeper Yao was well aware of her past experiences and knew that the woman was a smiling tiger, far less gentle, intelligent and easy-going than the third young lady in the mansion.

But Miss Lu was staying at the mansion temporarily, and he couldn't let her be frightened or questioned by Marquis Guangping.

"I……"

Xu Ying paused for a moment, and suddenly, as if she had made some kind of decision, she asked Lu Wanhe, "I have something important to say to Miss Lu. Can I have a word with you for a moment?"

"The housekeeper is a servant in Teacher Wan He's family. He has worked in the mansion for decades and is trustworthy."

Although Xu Ying's identity made Lu Wanhe less resistant, a private meeting between a man and a woman was against the three obediences and four virtues of a woman. Not wanting to spread gossip and be disliked by her husband, she chose to decline.

But Xu Ying still insisted, "They can't listen to this. It concerns you, me, and... Marquis Guangping."

(End of this chapter)