My wife has a secret

Chapter 199 Rescue
Xu Qing rolled up his sleeves, unable to tolerate the King Xiang's overbearing attitude any longer. Even if it meant sacrificing his life today, he would not back down under threats.

King Xiang's face darkened when he heard this. It seemed that the boy in front of him was a little stubborn.

"Tianxuan, how long are you going to sit back and do nothing? Do you want me to watch helplessly as the girl of extreme yin gets into trouble right before my eyes?"

King Xiang's voice was sinister, urging the people around him to take action.

At this moment, a man wrapped in a black robe, his whole body hidden inside the clothes, heard the call and walked out slowly.

Even the black robe couldn't hide her slender and curvy figure, and it was obvious at first glance that she was a woman.

Her status and position were obviously different from those of the people around her. Not only could she move around King Xiang at will, but her every move revealed her calmness.

When Xu Qing heard Tianxuan's name, his heart skipped a beat.

If he remembered correctly, among the seven Big Dippers of the White Lotus Sect, the second star god in the order was Tianxuan.

An arm as white as jade stretched out from the black robe, with a pale bone flute at the fingertips, which was placed under the brim of the hood and played softly.

When the strange flute sounded, Xu Qing realized where the previous music came from.

It was precisely because of this strange sound that he had hallucinations in his mind and unconsciously led the two children to the path that King Xiang had to take.

At the same time, Xu Qing felt his vision become blurred, as if something strange had merged into it.

A sharp "whoosh" sound pierced the sky, waking up the drowsy and sleepy Xu Qing.

"Who! Who dares to ruin my good deeds?"

King Xiang, who thought he had won, no longer had a smile on his face, and only shock and anger remained on his face.

Tianxuan also put down the bone flute and replied calmly: "When the flute is used on the same person, the effect will be weakened. Now someone is interfering... It's difficult for me to play a role."

King Xiang had used Tianxuan's bone flute many times, so he naturally knew the shortcomings of her abilities.

Being blocked from obtaining the fruit is undoubtedly a challenge to his authority, but who in the entire Shangjing City dares to do this?

"Squeak, squeak..."

An exquisite carriage drove out from the alley behind Xu Qing. Every part of the carriage was carved with intricate patterns, and the curtains were made of gorgeous silk, inlaid with jewels and embroidered patterns.

Accompanying the carriage were more than a hundred knights wearing black armor and holding jet-black spears.

Just by looking at the sunlight reflecting off their armor, one can tell that these people are well-trained and well-maintained soldiers of all abilities.

When this carriage, which was completely different from the one from the Liao Kingdom, drove out, King Xiang also guessed who was in the carriage.

"The envoys from Qi?"

King Xiang's face was tense. He really couldn't accept how a Qi man with unknown origins could cause the Qi delegation to take action in Shangjing City.

He is the King of Xiang!
In the entire Liao Kingdom, apart from the Liao emperor of the Yelu royal family, there were only two princes.

And he, King Xiang, was able to have his own power in Shangjing City, was on equal footing with the Emperor of Liao, and enjoyed many privileges.

The approaching Qi carriage slightly lifted a corner of its curtain, revealing an old and slightly weathered face.

The other party spoke softly and slowly, "I'm sorry to frighten you, Marquis Guangping."

In fact, before the heroine used as bait and escaped from the tavern, Xu Qing had already told her about the Qi delegation.

After all, he also knew that it was impossible for him to escape from Shangjing City with two children with his own strength, not to mention that the territory of Liao Kingdom was so large. Even if he could leave the capital, he could not run too far.

The only thing he could do was to bet on whether the Qi delegation would take the risk and save this cheap marquis.

What he didn't expect was that the Qi State delegation did come, but the representative of the delegation on the car was actually his father-in-law... Shen Nianyan.

"Hello, Prime Minister."

"Ah."

Shen Nianyan smiled faintly, but the expression on his face was profound and unpredictable.

Of course, Xu Qing also felt a little flushed and didn't dare to look him in the eye.

It is bad enough that he caused trouble in a neighboring country, but he also dragged his father-in-law into the water. It is really unacceptable.

"Marquis of Guangping?"

King Xiang, who was far away, looked hesitant and repeated Xu Qing's title several times, then thought of his corresponding deeds.

"You are the nephew of the newly enthroned empress of Qi, the new noble of Qi who rose to power through nepotism, Marquis Guangping?"

Although the titles of nobility in the Liao Dynasty were determined according to the power of the family, their ancestors all had great military achievements. Even in the present time, each family played an important role in the Liao Dynasty's army.

The empress of Qi seized power from the harem, established a young emperor to control the political power, and ascended the throne herself after the regime was stabilized.

King Xiang looked down on women, and he looked down on people like this even more.

"Exactly."

Xu Qing didn't think he was a capable person, so it was nothing to admit this relationship, and he was now using his aunt's reputation to escape.

"No wonder the new envoys from Qi would help you."

King Xiang felt a little regretful, wondering why he had not taken action earlier to capture Xu Qing and the extremely yin girl.

As Xu Qing is the nephew of the Empress, as long as he is kept in Shangjing City as a hostage, the Empress of Qi will have more concerns.

Even if he is useless, it's okay to kill him.

"Since you are the Marquis of Qi, you are also a top figure. The relationship between the two countries is now harmonious, and I don't want to disrupt the alliance between Liao and Qi because of these things... Leave the girl behind, and you can go back."

King Xiang's words completely dispelled the hidden murderous intent in his eyes.

He knew that with the identity of the man in front of him revealed and the appearance of the diplomatic corps, any carelessness in the subsequent handling would lead to the breakdown of relations between the two countries.

"Leave these two girls here, and I will speak a few good words for you and make concessions on some treaties."

King Xiang's promise is already very tempting.

As an important prince of Liao, his allegiance would allow Qi to gain an advantage in the peace talks, but Xu Qing shook his head after looking at the two innocent and fragile little girls beside him.

"Really...really ungrateful."

Seeing that Xu Qingming was stubborn and did not value his concession, King Xiang calmed down and said word by word: "Get ready!"

The crossbowmen on the walls on both sides pulled the strings again and aimed the arrows at the Qi delegation. Although this long corridor was wide and could accommodate four or five carriages running in parallel, it was definitely not suitable for cavalry to perform.

At this critical moment, a eunuch ran out from the direction where King Xiang came from and hurried here in a panic.

He looked anxious, and even after slipping and falling over, he did not care. He came before King Xiang holding the yellow imperial edict.

"King Xiang! His Majesty has ordered that the Qi delegation cannot move! They cannot move!"

The next moment, King Xiang was ready to order the archers on the wall to shoot thousands of arrows and fight with the Qi delegation.

Although he took into account the preciousness of the girls of extreme yin, if he let them go, what difference would it make from not finding them at all?
"Does the Yelu family dare to interfere in my affairs?"

King Xiang's words showed no affection or respect for the Liao Emperor.

But when he saw the eunuch trying hard to hold up and present the imperial edict, he was silent for a moment and hesitated to order the archers to attack.

"Let them go." King Xiang closed his eyes slightly and ordered the soldiers on the wall to withdraw their guard, allowing the Qi delegation to leave with Xu Qing and the girls.

But after seeing the extremely yin girl leave his sight, his pupils seemed to turn blood red.

"We are giving him some face this time. Don't break your promise, Yelu Chu."

King Xiang finally controlled his emotions and continued to sit slumped in the huge chair, allowing dozens of sedan chair bearers to carry him as he walked.

……

When Xu Qing got in the car, he found that the interior of this luxurious carriage was very spacious and well-equipped, far better than any vehicle he had ever seen.

However, in addition to Shen Nianyan, there was also another woman with a picturesque appearance and outstanding beauty sitting here.

The other person was wearing an emerald green gauze skirt, sitting quietly on the side seat, her eyes deep and focused, as if she was thinking about something silently.

"Frost... Frost Sequence."

I had already gotten used to the embarrassment, and felt that as long as I was a little shameless, I should be able to drink and chat happily with Shen Nianyan in the car.

But who would have thought that the representative of this delegation was not only his father-in-law, but also his wife, Shen Shuangxu, was sitting in the car.

Now the family of three is together.

Shen Shuangxu did not respond to Xu Qing immediately, but reached out and opened the back seat of the car, where there was a hidden mechanism that was just big enough to hide the figure.

"You two come here, don't be afraid, we will get you out."

"it is good."

Girls with beautiful appearance and stable emotions have a natural attraction to children. The two little girls didn't even ask Xu Qing who came with them. They just listened to Shen Shuangxu's words and entered the secret room.

After fitting the secret door tightly together, Shen Shuangxu turned around and asked, "How did you get involved in this matter?"

"That's what I wanted to ask, too."

Xu Qing was already familiar with being in front of Shen Shuangxu, but he still had to maintain proper etiquette in front of his father-in-law, the Prime Minister.

After bowing his head, he told the story of his trip to Liao.

After learning that Xu Qing's meeting with the two girls was purely coincidental, Shen Shuangxu frowned slightly and fell into deep thought.

Seeing this, Xu Qing turned his head to the other side and asked his father-in-law Shen Nianyan: "Uncle Shen is the Prime Minister, how come he became the representative of the Qi State delegation?"

"The Empress asked me to come."

Shen Nianyan's words almost blocked Xu Qing's subsequent topics.

He could only swallow his saliva and asked quietly, "If I remember correctly, when you were in charge of Kyoto's security, you were unemployed at home."

"Correct."

Shen Nianyan's answer was very calm. He stared at Xu Qing from beginning to end, with an indescribable depth in his eyes.

"Aunt sent you here specifically to ask you to take me back?"

"Ah."

"How did Auntie know that I drifted to the Liao Kingdom because of the collapse of the imperial mausoleum?"

"Princess Danyang said so."

Speaking of this, Xu Qing's heart sank, and a chill rose behind him.

Before the coronation ceremony, almost all the evidence pointed to Princess Danyang, saying that she was a member of the White Lotus Sect.

It was Chunsheng of the White Lotus Sect who blew up the Emperor Heng's mausoleum, causing the Luo River and the groundwater of the mausoleum to merge and flood the entire mountain.

If it weren't for the heroine's help, he would have been a floating corpse.

The direction of the Luo River is winding and irregular, and no one knows where it will drift to. How can the White Lotus Sect find its way down and tell my aunt?
"Although the White Lotus Sect's Envoy Chunsheng made a commotion in Emperor Heng's mausoleum, in my opinion... he probably didn't intend to kill you."

Shen Shuangxu woke up from his thoughts and spoke in a very light voice.

"Impossible, Chunshengshi clearly wants to transform his corpse into an immortal..."

Xu Qing was halfway through his speech when he suddenly remembered everything that happened that night and his heart skipped a beat.

He wanted to refute this statement, but felt that his explanation was totally untenable.

In the two Spring Envoys, the substitute was used to transform corpses into immortals, but what about the real body?
From the beginning to the end, Chunshengshi seemed to be becoming an immortal, but he did not take any actual actions to become an immortal... For example, the altar that is more than ten meters high in the Hengdi Mausoleum has not been used to this day.

Ok?
Xu Qing was slightly stunned, and suddenly remembered that the female hero once said that the two of them drifted to the territory of Liao State, relying entirely on a piece of log.

The entire mausoleum was built a long time ago, and only the platform was built with new wood.

Could it be that... the plan made by Envoy Chunsheng and his master was for himself?

In an instant, Xu Qing's thoughts turned from the altar to the title of the man of destiny, and he thought of Chunsheng's strange way of speaking.

"What did you think of?"

"nothing……"

Facing Shen Shuangxu's question, Xu Qing still suppressed his guess and asked, "Do you know where the female hero who came to you to report the news came from?"

Xu Qing had wanted to ask about the heroine's background and information earlier, but the relationship between them was a bit awkward, and he was embarrassed to ask directly because of the other party's seemingly cold attitude.

Shen Shuangxu is knowledgeable and has been in charge of Chengxuanfang for many years, so he should be clear about the ways of these people in the martial arts world.

"What heroine?"

Xu Qing saw Shen Shuangxu frowning slightly, and asked in confusion, "Didn't I find a chivalrous woman from Qi to report the news to the envoys? You also came to rescue me after receiving the news, right?"

"No."

Shen Shuangxu's complexion returned to normal, and he said calmly, "Inform the delegation that the person who informed you of your specific location was not her."

"Who is that?"

Xu Qing was confused. He had no relatives or friends in the Liao Kingdom, and he didn't know who would risk offending King Xiang to help him.

"It's Tianxuan."

"what?"

Xu Qing was shocked at first, then he realized that this was the most likely answer.

Because when the delegation received the news and set out, they brought a lot of cavalry and almost all the belongings for this visit.

Mobilizing these troops for action is not a matter of a day or two.

Moreover, his mind was affected by the strange bone flute, and the location he reached could only be controlled by Tianxuan Star Lord. It would not be difficult for the other party to inform the Qi State delegation of the news in advance.

"Tianxuan is one of the Northern Dipper Star Lords of the White Lotus Sect, Tianxuan Star Lord, right?"

Shen Shuangxu replied: "Yes, Tianxuan Star Lord's range of activities is in the northern border. He is the most senior among the seven Star Lords of the White Lotus Sect."

Xu Qing was even more confused and couldn't help asking, "Why would she help me?"

(End of this chapter)