My wife has a secret

Chapter 193 Childlike
"You've already bought everything, why don't you show up yourself?"

"They...are more afraid of me."

Women are careful and different from the careless Xu Qing, after Yang Xianning noticed the children's panic, she subconsciously avoided them.

Xu Qing suddenly had an idea and asked, "Is there a market in this town?"

"There's a morning market, it should be almost over."

"How about you do as I say and go out and buy some more things?"

Yang Xianning looked at Xu Qing in confusion, thinking that she had missed something.

"Don't worry, these are just some gifts that can help you ease the relationship."

Seeing Xu Qing's assurance, Yang Xianning listened with doubt and went out again.

When Xu Qing returned to the bathhouse, the two little guys were already playing with holding their breath in the pool.

Jingjing was obviously no match for Ryoko and was defeated after just a few rounds. The latter looked up from the pool and clapped her hands happily and excitedly.

"I win! You have to tell me what happened in the past!"

The two little girls had obviously made some kind of bet. Liangzi paddled a few times, swam in front of Jingjing and asked, "Where are you from?"

"I...I am from Qi."

Xu Qing, who was hiding behind the curtain, closed the door gently and was shocked when he heard the words. He never expected that one of the two girls was from the same hometown.

During the entire journey they were together, it was mostly Ryoko who did the talking, while Jingjing, who had the lowest presence, seldom spoke.

Whenever there was any convenience request, he would pull Ryoko's sleeve and let her speak for him.

"Dad was originally an official in the capital of Qi, but something happened a few days ago, so he took the whole family to flee north... Because they fled in such a hurry, they didn't notice that the Liao army officers and soldiers who came to meet them were fake when they passed the customs, so I was taken away..."

Ryoko patted Jingjing's head very sensibly and tried to change the subject to divert her attention.

"So Jingjing used to live in the big yard."

Jingjing lowered her head somewhat embarrassedly and responded weakly.

"I heard that the palace in the capital of Qi is more beautiful than the one in Shangjing. It is covered with golden bricks and glazed tiles, which can emit golden light under the sunlight. The emperor, who is the reincarnation of a real dragon, lives in it... Jingjing, have you been to the palace? Have you seen the emperor?"

"No...no."

Jingjing answered intermittently, "The palace is where high-ranking officials come and go. Dad only has the opportunity to go in and see the emperor on New Year's Eve and Dragon Boat Festival every year. I have been raised in the mansion since I was a child and have rarely been out... But I went to a flower show with my sister and saw Princess Danyang from afar."

"Who is Princess Danyang?"

In Ryoko's understanding, she only knew that the one living in the palace was the Emperor, and she didn't know the name of the princess from the neighboring country.

"She is a very beautiful person in our place. She is very good-looking and is very kind to me and my sister."

Jingjing didn't know how to describe the other person, so she had to use several "very" words to describe him and emphasized his tone.

Ryoko nodded as if she understood, and then asked, "Is she as pretty as the beautiful sister?"

Jingjing was stunned by the question and didn't know how to answer.

Princess Danyang was already a figure in her memory. She was younger then than she is now and could no longer remember her facial features.

"Can not remember……"

There is no doubt that Jingjing's father should be an official of the royalist faction of Qi State. Because the royalists were wiped out by her aunt, her whole family was forced to flee to avoid the disaster of liquidation.

Although defecting to an enemy country is despicable, it is indeed a way to save the lives of your family.

Unfortunately, the family fell into the trap of human traffickers on the way to cross the border and their daughter was abducted by them.

Thinking of this, Xu Qing lifted the curtain and made some noise, attracting the children's attention.

"Have you finished washing? If you're done, wipe yourself clean and put on this set of clothes... This is the new clothes I bought for you at the store today. See if they fit you well."

"uncle!"

"I've told you several times, don't call me uncle."

Xu Qing pretended to glare at Liangzi, but it didn't scare this outgoing girl. Instead, it made her giggle twice.

After supervising the two children to wipe their bodies clean, change into new clothes and return to the room, Xu Qing finally enjoyed the long-lost peace and quiet.

After resting for a while, Yang Xianning came back carrying a cloth bag.

She walked into the guest room and looked at Xu Qing nervously. The latter gave her an encouraging look, then clapped his hands towards the room and called out the two girls who were playing.

When Ryoko and Jingjing saw that it was their beautiful sister who came back, they immediately became silent. They were so scared that they dared not say a word and stood obediently beside the wooden table.

Seeing that the female knight was also somewhat restrained, Xu Qing took the bag, placed it on the table, and untied the straps.

"This is a gift that the heroine bought for both of you."

"Gift?"

Of course, Ryoko was curious about what was in the bundle, but they didn't expect that the little gadgets here were gifts for them.

Traveling with those human gangs, we were hungry and cold every day, and even if our feet were covered with blisters, we were still forced to stay on the road by being led by a rope.

Moreover, she had been doing odd jobs and weeding on the farm since she was a child, and her house was bare, so she had no time to enjoy life.

She never thought that one day she would receive the gift of play.

"This is a windmill. As long as there is wind or air blowing, it will squeak and spin."

Xu Qing introduced the purchased toys and winked at the heroine, indicating that she should demonstrate how to play with these toys.

Suddenly, Liangzi and Jingjing were attracted by the colorful, whirring windmill in Yang Xianning's hand.

After turning the windmill a few times, Ryoko couldn't help but reach out and want to take it and play with it.

But halfway through, she remembered the image of her beautiful sister slashing the knife to kill someone, and her hand paused slightly in the air.

Yang Xianning seized this opportunity and handed the windmill in her hand over.

Ryoko was flattered and took it in her hands. She was soon attracted by the beautiful windmill and started playing with it happily.

Looking at Jingjing with envy in her eyes, Yang Xianning also took out another gift.

"The name of this story is Heroes' Stories. It's a gift for you. Just keep turning the pages and you can create animated characters."

Xu Qing handed the thick comic book to Jingjing. Jingjing, who had never touched such things before, was stunned.

She held it in her hands as if it were a treasure and was quickly attracted by the person on it.

When she stayed at home, Jingjing could only contact the teachers hired by her father to learn the Four Books and Five Classics, the Three Obediences and Four Virtues, and needlework skills.

"Like it?"

"like!"

Liangzi and Jingjing nodded repeatedly. After Xu Qing finished reading, he turned his hand to the other side and said with a smile: "These gifts were selected for you by this beautiful sister. If you like them, just say thank you. This is how polite children should be."

"Thank you."

"Thank you pretty sister."

The two children thanked her at the same time, which made Yang Xianning's usually calm face smile. There seemed to be a warm flame in her eyes, and a faint warmth was revealed on her pretty face, accompanied by the curved corners of her mouth, outlining a perfect posture.

After the two children had made enough noise and used up their energy, I started to feel hungry.

Xu Qing and his companions did not dare to fill their stomachs with the food in the black shop, so they filled their stomachs with the newly bought food from the town.

Ryoko and Jingjing were very well behaved. They did not express any objection to living in the inn and eating rations. Instead, they treated the dry food as delicacies and ate it all up.

After dealing with all this, Xu Qing and Yang Xianning closed the door with peace of mind and returned to their respective rooms to prepare to spend the night.

……

Capital city, Guangping Marquis’ Mansion.

Princess Danyang woke up from her wedding bed in a daze. It was already past noon and it was already 3 p.m.

The first thing I felt when I woke up was that my stomach was empty, as if I hadn't eaten for a long time and I couldn't wait to fill my stomach.

She touched her body with some doubt, but suddenly she stiffened and felt something was wrong.

"Where's Shen... Shen Shuangxu?"

Princess Danyang tilted her head in surprise and saw that she was the only one in the bright red mandarin duck quilt beneath her.

Shen Shuangxu, who was supposed to be lying inside, has disappeared without a trace.

"What about people?"

Princess Danyang was distracted for a very short time, but after a moment, she stretched out her jade hand as if she suddenly woke up and gently wiped her delicate lips.

Leaves a light fragrance residue and lingers in your nose for a sniff.

When she smelled the scent of jasmine, she realized that this was the drug she used to knock Shen Shuangxu unconscious, but for some reason, it worked on her.

With a "squeak" sound, the door opened.

Two maids pushed the door open and came in, carrying basins for washing and some cakes and meals.

"Who...let you in?"

The leading servant placed the basin next to the dressing table, bowed her head and said, "In reply to the princess, it was the eldest young lady who asked me to wait in front of the door until the princess wakes up, and then bring you something."

"What about her?"

Seeing Princess Danyang's unfriendly expression and somewhat cold questions, the servant's heart was beating wildly.

Everyone has heard of the princess's bad reputation. How could servants like them not be afraid?
But due to the rules of the mansion, she still bit the bullet and replied: "My lord, the eldest young lady left two days ago, which was the morning after the wedding night."

"You left early the next morning? In other words, I stayed in the house alone for two days and three nights?"

When Princess Danyang heard the news, she found it difficult to control her emotions.

But when she spoke loudly, she immediately felt dizzy and her limbs went limp.

Seeing that the situation was not good, the maid stepped forward and supported her.

"I...I'm fine."

Princess Danyang recovered from this state, and her confused eyes gradually returned to normal.

These symptoms just occurred because I hadn't eaten or drunk anything for a long time.

But thanks to this, she carefully recalled the scene of the wedding night and restored the conversation and position of the two.

I watched her drink the tea, so there couldn't be any problem.

The effect of his own coma also proved that the prepared drugs had not been replaced, and the drugs in the wine and tea were still there.

The only problem was the wedding wine.

When they were drinking the wedding wine, the identities of the two people were misplaced. The detail that I overlooked was the way Shen Shuangxu raised the cup. She must have taken advantage of this fleeting opportunity to pour the wine on her skirt.

If I fell on the ground, I would definitely notice it because of the noise, but falling on my skirt would cover up this shortcoming.

"interesting……"

Princess Danyang figured out the key, her pretty body trembled slightly, and what followed was not anger, but a sweet smile with curved brows and open eyes.

She stood up alone and refused the service of the maids. She came to the wooden table, picked up the jug of fragrant wine, and looked at it over and over again.

"The county master..."

Before the maids could finish their words, Princess Danyang picked up the wine jug and poured the remaining wine into her mouth.

She completely ignored the spilled wine that soaked her collar and collarbone, and just moved her Adam's apple meaninglessly and drank the wine in one gulp.

After she finished drinking the pot of wine, a blush rose on her fair cheeks, like the sunset in the sky, looking endearing on her delicate features.

Princess Danyang raised the wine pot and said in a drunken state: "What a powerful person. I thought the people of Tianming were interesting enough, but I didn't expect that Shen Shuangxu was not an ordinary person and could plot against me."

On the wedding night, all of Shen Shuangxu's actions in the bridal chamber were a show for her.

But the trick to playing this play well is not acting skills, but to guess that the medicinal effects of wine and tea will complement each other and neutralize the effect of the drug.

There is no doubt that Shen Shuangxu guessed her plan and used this to charm her, causing her to fall into a coma for two whole days.

If the drug had not been administered, he could have used the secret sentries along the way from Qi State to secretly trip up Shen Shuangxu who was chasing the delegation.

Now that the enemy has turned the tables, Shen Shuangxu will definitely travel day and night to meet up with the delegation.

The delegation set out not too early, and considering the time and the sun, the two sides would soon meet.

"As expected of Qi's top think tank, a talented woman who came up with the strategy of driving a tiger to devour a wolf when she was young. She is really capable."

After Princess Danyang finished praising Shen Shuangxu, she said calmly, "This princess is fine, you all can go down."

"Yes."

The two maids were both from the princess's mansion. Remembering the principle of "less trouble is worse than more trouble", they nodded and left.

After they closed the door again, Princess Danyang looked at the bronze mirror meaningfully.

In the bronze mirror, the strawberry that should have appeared on Shen Shuangxu's neck appeared on her body. Even the position and size were almost the same, exactly the same.

Compared to Shen Shuangxu who was on the road with the diplomatic mission, he needed to visit the empress after the wedding and serve tea to his elders.

The time for visiting elders is usually the next day. This sudden change not only made her miss the time, but also made her lose face in front of the empress.

"Shen Shuangxu, it doesn't matter if Jin'er is embarrassed in the capital, but you...just wish for the best in Liao."

Princess Danyang gently stroked the red mark on her neck and raised the corners of her lips.

After a long period of development, the White Lotus Sect is no longer a small force isolated in the south of the Yangtze River.

Now they have great power and are parasitic all over the world like maggots on the tarsal bone.

The Liao Kingdom was the territory of Xia Changshi, one of the Four Seasons Envoys.

Compared with the immature Winter Storage Envoy and the patient Chunsheng Envoy, Xia Chang Envoy has extraordinary ability and influence, and can even influence the decision of the Liao Emperor.

(End of this chapter)