My wife has a secret

Chapter 219 Brother-in-law
"It could be a spy planted by the Liao army, waiting for the army outside the city to attack... Do you remember the reason why we stayed in Huangling Pass? It was because the elite troops of the Liao army disguised themselves as a merchant caravan and wanted to take advantage of the chaos to sneak into the pass."

Xu Qing nodded, agreeing with Shen Shuangxu's statement.

Xiao Chong was not a foolish man. On the eve of the war, he arranged for the elite troops to sneak into the pass, but they were discovered by Xu Qing and others.

It now seems that Xiao Chong has sent out more than one team of elite troops.

“Brother Qing!”

Xu Qing was stunned by the call, and it took him a moment to realize that someone was calling him.

The other person's voice was very pleasant, it was the kind of crisp, bright and pleasant girl's voice, like the sound of gurgling spring flowing in the mountains.

Shen Shuangxu in front of him didn't say a word, but Xu Qing could feel from all directions that the temperature around him was dropping at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"Ahem... girl, where are you from? Don't shout nonsense."

Xu Qing didn't want to make Prime Minister Shen's daughter angry. She had an extraordinary status in the Xu family. Not only was she his legal wife, she was also deeply loved by the old lady and was being trained by his aunt.

Yang Caiyun, who was in the distance, came over hopping, with her eyes wide open, her eyeballs sparkling like black gemstones.

She hugged Xu Qing's arm very intimately, which gave the latter goose bumps. He quickly shook it off to draw a clear line.

"What are you doing? Men and women should not touch each other."

Facing Xu Qing's rejection, Yang Caiyun looked at him with curiosity, and smiled with curved brows: "Are we considered outsiders? Aren't you my brother-in-law?"

"Brother-in-law..."

Xu Qing vaguely remembered that although he did not receive any special treatment when he visited the Yang family, in name only, he and Yang Xianning were husband and wife.

However, the title of wife has no meaning at all. It is just a product used by the empress to divide the Yang family.

Shen Shuangxu frowned slightly, but said nothing. After all, with her personality, she would not be jealous of others, let alone argue with the little girl and show off her status as the master's wife.

What confused her now was that this place was adjacent to the city wall of Huangling Pass, which was considered the forefront of the war between the two countries.

Yang Caiyun is the third daughter of the Yang family and has a noble status. Why would she come here?
"I am here on my sister's orders to assist you two in investigating the case."

Yang Caiyun chuckled and stated the purpose of her visit.

"The battle situation on the front line is intense, and the infiltrating spies are no small matter. With me accompanying you... you can go to more places, and you won't be rejected by the Yang family army, so you can investigate the case smoothly."

Xu Qing finally understood why Yang Xianning let the younger sister of the Yang family follow her.

But the Yang family didn't even think about leaving a descendant, and dared to let the third sister accompany them at the front line. This is truly righteous and admirable.

Shen Shuangxu knew the purpose of the young lady from the Yang family's visit, so without saying too much, she said to the two people who were huddled together, "In that case, let's start investigating."

"Great! I can finally follow the master to investigate the case."

Yang Caiyun clapped her hands happily and asked energetically, "Sister Shen, where shall we go first?"

"Of course I have to go to the scene and take a look. By the way, are there any relevant witnesses or physical evidence?"

Yang Caiyun was silent for a while, and replied in a frustrated tone: "Sister Shen, the city walls are surrounded by fighting with the Liao army. It is very dangerous even behind the wall, not to mention that there is a gap in that place, which may be breached at any time."

Although Yang Caiyun also had confidence in her second sister, as their companion, she had to inform them of the danger. If Xu Qing and Shen Shuangxu got into trouble here, it could cause extremely serious consequences.

"Besides, the people who stayed nearby couldn't even find the body, so is there any point in going there?"

Yang Caiyun did not agree to go into danger, but Shen Shuangxu's attitude was very firm.

"It is precisely because there are no extra clues now that we have to go."

……

Just as Yang Caiyun had said beforehand, the people guarding the city were basically Yang family soldiers, who were extremely hostile towards Xu Qing and the others.

Fortunately, with the help of the golden signboard of the younger sister of the Yang family, she was able to command the nearby soldiers to take action and lead them to the ruined city wall.

As the sun set, both sides called off their troops after a day of fierce fighting, leaving only a small number of scouts to scout around the front line and observe the movements of the defenders inside Huangling Pass.

So the city wall welcomed the long-awaited peace, and hundreds of recruited laborers emerged and worked everywhere, hoping to repair the city wall before the Liao army launched the next charge.

But building a solid city wall is not easy. The brick joints need to be filled and fixed with mud, grass and earth slurry, and it also takes a certain amount of time to cool. How could the Liao army give such an opportunity?

Therefore, when the battle at Huangling Pass was in full swing, the Liao army camp at the foot of the slope would occasionally activate catapults and throw stones into the vicinity of Huangling Pass.

Fortunately, the residents inside the pass have been properly resettled and the damage caused by this attack was extremely limited.

"Who's the team leader here?"

The three men arrived at the scene with their personal soldiers. Seeing that there were no remaining traces of the gunpowder explosion, the youngest sister of the Yang family took the initiative to ask her personal soldiers to come forward and find a master to repair the place.

According to the internal organization of Huangling Pass, to complete the repair or construction of the city wall, one must have the guidance of a senior master with more experience.

Only when a city wall is built by an expert can it become solid and reliable.

"Me me me."

A thin man with a wandering gaze walked out of the crowd. Just from his appearance, one could tell that he was as thin as a monkey, showing signs of malnutrition.

"Hello, Miss Third."

Facing this man's greeting, Yang Caiyun paused slightly and revealed a relatively kind look.

"Hou San, isn't your master here?"

"I was sent away by the general, saying that he had something important to do... Otherwise, I wouldn't be able to take on this job of repairing the city wall. After all, I'm not a skilled apprentice and haven't learned the true skills of my master."

Hou San smiled awkwardly, then asked in a friendly tone: "Miss San, what are you doing here? This is not the place for you to be. The Khitans just threw a few stone bullets at us, and they all landed nearby."

Xu Qing looked in the direction Hou San pointed, and sure enough, he saw some collapsed houses around him. There were dents of varying depths in many places.

"Hou San, we are here to investigate the case of the city wall collapse under the order of my elder sister. These two are the detectives appointed by my elder sister. You are a famous craftsman in the inner city and the leader of this repair team. You will answer their questions."

Hou San nodded, and then turned his gaze to Xu Qing and the other person beside Yang Caiyun.

He stroked his short beard and said in confusion, "No problem...it's just that you two look a little unfamiliar. You don't seem to be from Huangling Pass."

(End of this chapter)