My wife has a secret

Chapter 26 Beauty
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Time flies, and a day passes quietly.

It was not until the sun set and the last rays of light illuminated the vast earth that Xiaohuan ran back from the yard in a hurry.

"Master, there is news... The fourth young mistress is back! She is paying respects to the old lady in her room and will be returning to the fourth courtyard soon."

Xu Qing closed the book and responded, "I understand."

He glanced at the burning clouds outside the window, stood up, put on his cotton robe, and said to Xiao Huan: "I'm going to the Fourth Hospital tonight. If you don't see me coming back too late, you can go to bed first."

Xiaohuan's pretty face was dull, but she immediately realized that it was only natural for the young master to spend the night in another courtyard.

"Xiao Huan understands."

Xu Qing walked out of the hospital gate and headed towards the fourth courtyard.

All the servants he met along the way were extremely respectful to him and didn't dare to even look at him.

Xu Qing knew that this was a further increase in his notoriety.

After what happened yesterday, rumors were circulating in Suzhou City that Young Master Xu had brought down the entire Lu Mansion under the pretext of returning home to visit his relatives.

There were more than 20 households and about a hundred people in the mansion, and all of them were kicked out by Xu Qing. It was useless even if the third wife, Mrs. Lu, cried until her eyes were red.

With the ostentation of the Puyuan Poetry Festival and the recklessness of the Lu Mansion's return visit, who would dare to provoke Xu Qing now? Even the servants in the mansion had to lower their heads and take a detour when they saw him.

The Fourth Courtyard is located in the southeast of Xu Mansion and is the best courtyard after the main courtyard.

As soon as Xu Qing arrived at the gate of the courtyard, he heard the chirping of birds in the courtyard.

When you push open the gate, you will see colorful and bright flowers blooming in every corner of the courtyard. Each flower exudes a unique charm, giving people the illusion of being in a paradise.

The air here is also fresh and pleasant, refreshing to the heart.

"it's beautiful."

Even though Xu Qing had seen Pu Garden and the garden landscape taken care of by Manager Hai, he had to admit that the Fourth Courtyard was truly the most beautiful courtyard he had ever seen, so beautiful that it seemed unreal.

It is autumn now, a time of falling leaves, but the flowers in the Fourth Courtyard are in full bloom. It seems that the people here have put in a lot of effort.

"Master?"

In addition to the scene of competition for beauty in the yard, there was also a little girl with a slim figure and fair and delicate skin.

Xu Qing had some impression of her, it seemed her name was Yang Liu.

The willows are swaying, and the willows are broken to express longing for love. This girl really lives up to her name, and is a beautiful girl.

Yang Liu was slightly surprised to see Xu Qing. After she bowed and saluted, she said in a familiar manner, "The young master is here, but he didn't even inform our Fourth Courtyard in advance... I will go and call the young lady back now."

"The night is long, there is no hurry."

Xu Qing reached out to stop the girl, then asked her with a smile, "The servants in the mansion all say that your young lady is a fairy who was banished to the mortal world. I'm curious too, and want to see what a fairy's residence looks like... Why don't you take me around the courtyard and have a look?"

"Master, you are joking. My young lady was born in the mortal world, and is a far cry from being a fairy. If we really want to talk about fairies, I'm afraid the eldest young mistress, who is untainted by the mundane world and has an unparalleled pure and beautiful temperament, would be more suitable."

Yang Liu's attitude is humble and her answers are very polite, which makes it easy for people to like her.

"Since Master wants to see it, I will take you to Miss's place to have a look... There is a iris in the room, which was once a token of love between Master and Miss. It is in bloom now, and the fragrance is strong."

Seeing how familiar she was, Xu Qing asked curiously, "You guys know a lot about flowers and plants. I saw that the Third Courtyard also grows some potted plants, but they don't know as much about flowers as you do in the Fourth Courtyard."

"Young ladies from prestigious families usually keep potted plants and practice flower arrangement to improve their health...but my young lady is different. She does this purely out of interest. When she was in Wangyue Tower, she was already the best in flower arrangement in the capital, and no one could surpass her."

When Yang Liu said this, she looked a little melancholy, as if she was reminiscing about the past.

Although Xu Qing had no memory of his previous life, he could guess that Qin Shuying's popularity in the capital must be more exaggerated than he thought.

Which man would not like a woman with a stunning appearance, who understands men's minds and likes to live among flowers?

"Is anyone from the Fourth Courtyard here? These are the invitations that the princes and nobles sent to your house in the past two days. I have placed the invitations with the seals of the prominent families at the top as requested by the Fourth Young Mistress."

Yang Liu was about to open the door of the main house, but when she heard someone calling her at the gate of the yard, she gave Xu Qing an apologetic look.

She turned around and went to get something at the door. Her pink skirt outlined her slim gourd-like figure, which made Xu Qing look sideways.

After a while, the teasing voice of the messenger boy was suddenly heard from outside.

"Sister Yang Liu is the only one in the courtyard. I, Xiao Linzi, have helped you four courtyards for so long. You have to repay me, right?"

"Stop messing around, Xiao Linzi, give me the invitation quickly."

"Hey, how can this be? You went out with your young lady and were not seen for two or three days. I was wondering... Hmm? Why is there a man in the yard?"

Xiao Linzi stood at the threshold and stole a few glances inside.

After seeing the man's figure and appearance clearly, his eyes widened, his throat seemed to be stuck by something, and he was shaking from head to toe.

"Young Master?"

"Hi, hello."

Xu Qing didn't even turn his head, continuing to stare at the flowers under his feet and savor them carefully.

"Go to the steward and receive your punishment. Fifteen strokes of the cane... If I hear such things again, you will lose your tongue."

"Yes Yes Yes."

Xiao Linzi hurriedly stuffed the invitation into Yang Liu's arms. He nodded repeatedly and ran back in panic.

If their tongues were cut off and they were thrown out, they would certainly be thrown out of the city by the city soldiers because they had no native place. If that happened, they would have no choice but to wait for death.

Yang Liu did not expect that Xu Qing, who had acted rashly before, could actually say such cruel words so lightly.

When she came to her senses, she covered her red lips and chuckled twice.

Xu Qing looked up and asked, "What's so funny?"

Yang Liu shook her head, but she still couldn't stop smiling.

"After the young master lost his memory, he is indeed different from before."

Yang Liu put the invitations into the side room and took Xu Qing into her young lady's boudoir.

Xu Qing looked around and found that the colors in the room were brighter, but the brightness was not due to the bouquets of flowers, but from the colorful gauze curtains.

These tulle poured down from the beams or everywhere, hanging quietly to the ground.

At the same time, Xu Qing also discovered that the tables, chairs and furniture in the house were all made of fine sandalwood, which were more exquisite than those in his own yard.

"The young lady has already instructed that if the young master likes something, he can take it away." Xu Qing coughed twice, looking a little embarrassed.

He really wanted to steal some objects and take them back for research.

"Am I that kind of person?"

Yang Liu looked at Xu Qing, her clear and bright eyes flashing with a smile, and she joked: "Young Master, of course you forgot that you stole a lot of things from the young lady's room before, and exchanged them all for wine. As a result, I had to run to Ming Yuxuan to redeem the things every now and then."

"The past was the past, and the present is the present. The present is different from the past."

Hearing about the embarrassing things that happened to his previous life, even a thick-skinned man like Xu Qing couldn't help but blush.

Just then, the gate was pushed open.

A graceful and beautiful woman in a green long skirt walked in from the door. The hem of her skirt fluttered gently with her steps, like a blooming lotus floating on the waves.

Qin Shuying's dress today is different from the past. She has her jet-black hair half-covered, and the jade hairpin on her head sways gracefully, moving gently with her body, as if she walked out of a painting.

"Lang Jun."

Qin Shuying's slender eyebrows contained a slight smile, and her red lips were so beautiful and tempting that they made people's heart beat faster.

"Do you miss me?"

When Yang Liu saw her master coming, she bowed and stepped back.

At this moment, only Xu Qing and Qin Shuying were left in the room, and the atmosphere suddenly became a little tense.

Although Xu Qing had made a lot of mental preparations when he came, when he faced Qin Shuying again, he was still suppressed by the other party's aura and always felt that something was wrong.

"Of course, the two days you were out there, I was haunted and couldn't sleep at night."

Qin Shuying closed the door with her slender jade fingers, smiled at Xu Qingshu, her eyes full of smiles, "My dear, you are so mean, you are just as annoying as ever... But my dear, you even remembered how long I was out, it seems that what he said is indeed true."

She slowly approached Xu Qing, her slightly lowered eyes revealing a hint of alluring charm, and her soft and sweet voice made people's hearts flutter and their imaginations run wild.

"Then what does my husband want to do tonight? I remember that my husband mentioned colorful clothes before. Do you want me to wear the one that my husband likes and show it to him..."

Qin Shuying deliberately lowered her voice on key words, narrowing the distance between them again.

Her thick eyelashes trembled slightly, and her breath was as fragrant as orchid. The warm breath went straight into Xu Qing's ear, making it itchy like a kitten scratching his ear.

"Dancing and taking it off?"

In fact, if he had changed into other clothes, Xu Qing would have surrendered under the pressure and forgotten the purpose of his trip.

It’s a pity that the red-card player of Zuiyuange died too tragically, which left Xu Qing with some trauma about this dress.

"Well, Madam, don't be impatient. The night is long... But speaking of those colorful clothes, I am actually quite interested. Can you take me to have a look?"

"of course."

The corners of Qin Shuying's plump lips were slightly upturned, and her clear eyes were so moist that water could drip out of them.

She gently pulled her long hair back and smoothed it behind her, revealing her slender neck.

Hanging on the white and tender skin that was so close to her, there was a crescent-shaped jade pendant, which made Xu Qing swallow his saliva.

Qin Shuying moved her skirt slightly and came to one side of the inner room, revealing the pear wood cabinets covered by gauze curtains, and opened them one by one.

These wardrobes are more than one person tall and are divided into two layers. They are filled with a wide variety of colorful dresses, covering both walls of the room tightly.

Xu Qing was stunned and asked, "There must be at least hundreds of them, right?"

It was unknown whether Qin Shi did it intentionally or unintentionally, she kept a relatively long distance from Xu Qing who walked in, and smiled slightly, "Two hundred and thirty-seven pieces... There are also some that I don't wear much, or the styles that I don't like very much, which are all placed with Cui'er and Yang Liu."

Xu Qing was secretly shocked when he heard this. With so many clothes, he couldn't wear them all even if he changed one piece a day.

"We are really rich."

Qin Shuying smiled and said, "The old lady can't stand me spending money lavishly. These are basically gifts from others."

"Sent?"

Xu Qing was very puzzled. Wasn't Qin Shuying already married and had a family? Why did these people work so hard to send clothes to Qin?
It can’t be what I thought, right?

Qin Shuying was sharp-minded and good at observing people's expressions. She could tell what Xu Qing was thinking at a glance.

She winked and smiled, "If my husband is jealous, I will not want them anymore. You can also burn the clothes in the yard. As long as my husband feels at ease, that's all."

Xu Qing touched his nose, with an embarrassment that was hard to conceal on his face.

Although he had no feelings for Qin, she was nominally the fourth young lady in the backyard of the Xu family and the only woman he loved in his previous life.

What's more, this guy can easily arouse a man's possessiveness, so it's impossible to say that he doesn't have any thoughts.

"Okay, I won't tease you anymore."

Qin Shuying chuckled and explained the reason.

"When I was in Wangyue Tower, I was the most famous courtesan in the capital. In addition to the gifts from the princes, nobles, poets and scholars, there were also shops and merchants vying to give me gifts, and they were willing to spend a lot of money. Do you know why, my husband?"

When Xu Qing heard this, he understood why there were so many clothes in Qin Shuying's closet.

The underlying logic is exactly the same as those of the internet celebrities and bloggers in the previous life. Because Qin is well-known and good-looking, these businesses desperately give Qin Shuying gifts so that she can use their products.

"So ever since I became famous in Wangyue Tower, I have never lacked rouge, powder, and beautiful clothes... Even if I followed my husband to Jiangnan, the local merchants in Suzhou would rush to give me gifts."

Qin Shuying spoke these words lightly, as if she was commenting on a trivial matter.

But Xu Qing knew in his heart that the dress that the oil seller had saved up for a year to buy was just an ordinary piece of clothing for his wife, which was enough to show how generous the gifts those people gave her were.

Qin Shuying walked to the window gracefully, reached out to lift the gauze curtain and pushed open the window.

The breeze outside the house caused a few strands of fine hair to stick to her fair cheeks.

"My dear, the weather is very nice today. Are you sure you just want to chat with me about trivial topics?"

"Uh, what is painless and itchy? What is painful and itchy?"

Qin Shuying turned sideways and glanced at Xu Qing coquettishly, as if blaming him for being unromantic and hesitant.

Then she untied her skirt, reached out to take off her gauze coat, revealing her soft and delicate shoulders.

Moreover, this action also revealed the curvy figure that was usually hidden under the skirt, especially the plump breasts that made Xu Qing dizzy.

This size is a bit too much.

(End of this chapter)