My wife has a secret

Chapter 205 General Yang

"Don't disturb other caravans. Take them all to the next door to await your punishment."

After saying this, she raised her hand and signaled the female knight beside her to take Xu Qing away to the Yang family's Punishment Hall.

Before Xu Qing could react, he felt dizzy and was lifted up by the female knight and dragged onto the horse's back.

The other party showed no mercy, but instead used the brute force of a martial artist to drag and pull Xu Qing's arm, causing it to hurt.

But this was also his own fault. He was disrespectful to the Yang family in Huangling Pass, but he was not beaten on the spot, which was already a sign of respect for the rules among these people.

After taking Xu Qing with them, Yang Qin's team of knights sailed away, leaving only the soldiers of the Seventh Flag to deal with the affairs of the caravan at the pass.

Xiao Wu sighed with lingering fear: "People these days are so bold that they dare to look for the Second Miss's affairs. They are really tired of living."

Uncle Li looked at the direction where the crowd was going, and felt that the ignorant Liao people were a little strange, but he couldn't tell what was strange about them.

"Xiao Wu, do you think that person is familiar?"

"Uncle Li, I think you haven't slept well these past two days. How could our Huangling Army soldiers know the Liao people? Don't get involved in this matter."

Uncle Li was a kind and warm-hearted man, well-known in the military camp. Xiao Wu just thought he was remembering an old friend.

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The relationship between Huangling Pass and the imperial court was tense, so in recent years, the capital of Qi State did not send any additional officials to Huangling Pass.

Therefore, most of the affairs in Huangling Pass were handled by the Yang family, who set up a punishment hall outside their house to manage and punish soldiers and prisoners.

There were not many decorations in the courtyard of the Punishment Hall. Except for an exquisitely carved tiger-head table in the center of the hall, everything else was consistent with the decorations of courts in various parts of Qi State.

The difference is that the managers and guards here are all women.

Yang Qin, the second daughter of the Yang family, also had her own reputation in Huangling Pass. Before the trial began, many ordinary people who heard the news surrounded the outside of the hall and looked inside curiously.

"I really don't know who that guy from the Liao merchant caravan is. This is going to be a good show to watch."

There were bursts of discussion below. An old man with a white beard and a cane, who looked experienced and prestigious, sighed and said, "But Xian Ning is kind-hearted, so she won't be punished too severely."

"Fifty lashes of the cane is a big deal! Xiao Qi, if you start beating me later, you have to beat me to death!"

The Yang family army mingled well with the residents of Huangling Pass, so the female guard standing on duty at the door was also familiar with some of the people in the crowd and nodded with a firm look on her face.

When Xu Qing heard that the people at the door were really planning to deal with him, he felt that it was time for him to reveal the truth.

But the second young lady of the Yang family rode into the stable behind the yard and never appeared again. His several attempts to send a message came to nothing because the ferocious female guard did not believe him at all and glared back at him with vicious eyes.

“It’s so lively!”

A small path suddenly opened up among the crowd of onlookers, allowing only one person to pass through. A fair-skinned girl blinked her big round eyes and looked into the Punishment Hall curiously.

Her small nose and mouth reveal a tranquil temperament, and her pretty face is as delicate as porcelain.

"Younger sister of the Yang family!"

"Little sister, you are finally here. Do you know that your second sister has been bullied?"

Xu Qing listened to the people around him talking and realized that this person was the youngest of the three daughters of the Yang family, Yang Caiyun.

The three daughters of the Yang family have made their own achievements in the border army of Huangling Pass. It is said that these three daughters are smart and wise. At a young age, they can defeat their elders in the sand table. They are rare think tanks and military strategists.

Now that I have seen it with my own eyes, I realize that the little sister of the Yang family is very young, only thirteen or fourteen years old at most.

Can such a young child be in charge?
Just when Xu Qing was hesitating in his heart whether to explain the matter to the younger sister of the Yang family, she had already crossed the crowded crowd and came in front of him.

Yang Caiyun was originally reading a book in the mansion. When she heard the servants say that there was a commotion in the Punishment Hall next door, she secretly ran out to see who the offender was.

You wouldn't know the result until you see it. You will be shocked to find that the person detained in the Punishment Hall is none other than Xu Qing, Marquis of Guangping, whom you had met once in the capital.

Xu Qing was her eldest sister's husband, so Yang Caiyun had a particularly deep impression of him, especially after they met in Kyoto last time, she had memorized the man's facial features in her mind.

Yang Caiyun widened her eyes and asked softly, "Are you the one who slapped my second sister's horse's butt?"

"Yes, but there is a misunderstanding here. Miss Third, please listen to me..."

Xu Qing mumbled a lot, but Yang Caiyun didn't hear any of it. She stared at Xu Qing's face, and the scene of the confrontation between her eldest sister and the second sister emerged in her mind. She swallowed silently.

"…Miss, have you finished listening?"

Xu Qing looked at the other party eagerly. He had just been speaking eloquently, but he lowered his voice in front of the other party and explained the matter of the Liao caravan clearly.

If the third young lady of the Yang family was really as resourceful as the legend said, she would definitely guess the intentions of the Liao people and take precautions before any disaster occurs.

But Yang Caiyun just looked at him eagerly, and said "ah" with a confused look on her face.

"What did you just say?"

Xu Qing also widened his eyes and looked devastated.

Fortunately, this situation did not last long. After a while, the female guards of the Punishment Hall looked solemn and sharp.

A personal soldier of the Yang family came forward and took Yang Caiyun away, warning her that her two sisters were about to come out from the back hall.

Xu Qing was so miserable seeing this that he had to look for another opportunity to inform on the person.

But there are too many people watching now, and it is not convenient for him to reveal his identity here.

Marquis Guangping should be in the capital of Liao on the surface. If the news of his appearance at Huangling Pass spreads, it will definitely affect the delegation that has not yet set out and bring disaster to Shen Nianyan.

Moreover, the Yang family of Huangling Pass probably has no good impression of the identity of Marquis Guangping.

"General Yang is here!"

The Punishment Hall is not a real court, so the rules here are not as strict as those in the Ministry of Justice.

When Xu Qing heard the name of General Yang, he also looked up like the people behind him and cast his gaze towards the main seat, wanting to see the heroic figure of the heroine clearly.

Gradually, military drums sounded twice at the side of the hall, and two figures walked out one after the other.

The woman behind the Second Miss Hongkai was extremely beautiful, with waist-length black hair gently twisted with a white ribbon that floated behind her head. She had an aloof temperament, like a fairy who was not of this world.

Her skin was extremely fair, and under her small, straight nose was a pair of moist, shiny red lips. Her entire body was flawless.

The appearance of the woman ignited the fire of admiration in the hearts of the onlookers. The people outside, regardless of gender, age or status, all knelt down before the woman on the main seat and shouted the general's name.

Xu Qing looked around and found that his behavior was a little sloppy.

But his frivolous action was also regarded as rude, and the Yang family guard next to him frowned and kicked him in the knee.

Xu Qing was caught off guard and fell to his knees with a cry of "Ouch", supporting himself with his hands. Although his legs hurt, he was not thinking about his legs, but the face and figure of General Yang.

My thoughts were a bit abrupt, but the female general and the female knight in the hall were almost exactly the same, as if they were cast in the same mold.

However, the heroine he met had experienced life and death, was very sincere, and knew him inside and out.

The two met in Xiangshan, a suburb of Beijing, and had seen each other fight with their own eyes. The other side did not use Yang family's unique Overlord Spear, but swords and daggers.

It shouldn't be a person, right?
Is it...

Are they long-lost sisters?
Xu Qing thought about it for a long time and felt that this statement was the most likely one, but the process of the Punishment Hall had already begun.

"Sister, this person was the one who didn't follow the rules and disturbed my Red Spirit."

When the second young lady of the Yang family saw that her eldest sister had already taken a seat, she began to talk incessantly about the bad things about this man, because in her opinion, Xu Qing was simply dissatisfied with the Yang family.

The Liao Kingdom and the Qi Kingdom fought for decades, and the situation was only eased due to the rise of the Jurchens. It was not uncommon for the Liao people to be hostile to the Qi people and hate the Yang family.

"Big sister, you know that Hong Ling is the mount I tamed two years ago. He has a hot temper and took a long time to train... If an ordinary person was tormented by him like this, he would have been in trouble long ago."

Yang Xianning was silent for a while and did not respond.

She had walked all the way with Xu Qing and witnessed him being rescued by the envoys from the capital, so of course she could recognize Xu Qing.

But now that this has happened, the occasion and time for their reunion are extremely awkward, and she doesn't know how to deal with it.

"You... who asked you to come here?"

Yang Xianning raised her eyebrows and turned her head to look at Yang Caiyun, the younger sister of the Yang family who was hiding nearby and stealing the candied haws.

The little guy was looking at the hall happily, expecting the next scene to happen, but he didn't expect to be caught by his elder sister.

"me……"

Yang Caiyun rubbed her hands, not knowing how to answer.

According to the time set by her sister, she should study military books and do her homework in the house.

"Go back and don't join in the fun."

Yang Xianning's voice was cold, like a mother scolding a disobedient child.

Yang Qin, who was standing by, watched for a moment and felt that her affairs were being ignored, so she reminded him, "Big sister, my affairs are not that important, right? Isn't he the one we should deal with right now?"

Yang Xianning glanced at Xu Qing who bowed his head to admit his mistake, and her beautiful eyes did not dare to linger on him for too long, for fear of revealing a flaw.

Because of this, her voice was trembling and she lacked confidence at all.

"He...what happened to him?"

"He challenged the authority of our Yang family, shouldn't he be punished?"

Yang Qin felt that her eldest sister was a little strange. If it were any other time, her eldest sister would have handled these matters calmly and let everyone go.

Today, the elder sister not only did not handle the matter, but also avoided the important issues and did not listen to me.

"Being spanked... I don't think it's necessary."

"what?"

Yang Qin was stunned for a moment, and asked back: "According to the Yang family's rules, this is how it should be handled... Big sister, is there anything wrong?"

Of course not, the man kneeling below is our brother-in-law.

Others may not know, but Yang Caiyun knows it very well. It was she who got the news and asked her elder sister to go to the official residence of Wucheng Bingmasi to eliminate the evil.

But according to the rumors she heard afterwards, the harmful aide was not threatened by her eldest sister, but was dealt with by Marquis Guangping in the middle of the night.

What’s even more bizarre is that at the same time when Marquis Guangping disappeared, the eldest sister also disappeared and did not appear for a long time.

The reason is probably that the eldest sister was involved in the affairs of Marquis Guangping and could not get away.

When the tired elder sister returned, news of Marquis Guangping's safety also came from the Liao Kingdom, which indirectly verified his inference.

"Well, let's discuss this matter later. Take the person away first."

Faced with her sister's question, Yang Xianning naturally had no confidence to answer. The onlookers all felt that this matter was strange, but their trust in the Yang family for many years still made them remain in awe.

Seeing the onlookers retreating in a rustle, the guards of the Punishment Hall also began to leave. Yang Qin, feeling indignant, stood up from the table and chair.

But before she could say anything, Xu Qing below knew the time had come, and stood up with great pain, saying, "Me! I have a secret report!"

"Secret report?"

The three sisters of the Yang family who were present were all stunned. Especially Yang Qin, who felt that something was wrong, walked forward and asked suspiciously, "Are you trying to excuse yourself by lying about the information?"

Xu Qing tore off the beard stuck under his nose without saying a word.

This thing was an ornament he used when he was in disguise, just to fit in with the image of a Liao person.

It was a bit painful to tear it off, but the situation was urgent and I couldn't care less about that.

"I am from Qi, and I am also a member of the delegation to visit Liao. Prime Minister Shen ordered us to return to the country in disguise because he has something important to report to the general."

Yang Qin was stunned when she saw Xu Qing's actions, and then asked cautiously: "Why did you report the news about Prime Minister Shen to us without sending it back to the capital first? Are you telling the truth or a lie?"

"Because only the Yang family is capable of handling this matter."

Xu Qing flattered and quickly said: "According to the secret report we received in Shangjing City, the Liao Kingdom is ready to go to war with our country."

"what?"

Except for Yang Qin who was still a little unconvinced, Yang Xianning and the younger sister of the Yang family had stiff expressions, and they couldn't believe that what Xu Qing said was true.

But the two knew Xu Qing's identity. They knew that he was a marquis specially appointed by the empress and would not cause trouble at the border for no reason.

"What nonsense are you talking about? Although Liao has reached a truce with Jin, it is only because of the seasonal climate. As long as the emperor of Liao is not a fool... he will not risk a sneak attack from Jin and force a war with us."

Yang Qin felt that Xu Qing was going too far in using this excuse to avoid punishment.

A three-year-old child knows this principle. How could these military families who are well-versed in the art of war not understand it?
"The monarch of the Liao Kingdom is very ambitious. Since he ascended the throne, he has been thinking about expanding the territory and establishing great achievements. When we left Shangjing City, we heard that the conservative King Xiang died of illness... This is very likely the work of another prince."

Yang Xianning remained silent and did not speak.

But when she traveled to Liao State with Xu Qing, she saw the tragic situation in Liao State where there was little food and many people, and the country was on the brink of famine.

(End of this chapter)