My wife has a secret

Chapter 271 Appearance
Xu Qing was nearly 1.80 meters tall, and Empress Dowager Xu had a round and slender figure. When she was wearing shoes and socks, she was only half a head shorter than him, which was enough to prove that the difference in their body shapes was not that big.

Queen Mother Xu bit her red lips and reprimanded softly, "Qing'er, you must understand the seriousness of the matter. We must not make the same mistake again..."

"If you don't want to, Qing'er will naturally not push any further."

Empress Dowager Xu naturally understood what Xu Qing said. She couldn't help but said to him in a discontinuous voice, "Qing'er, you are the most precious person in my life. Naturally, no one can compare to you."

Queen Mother Xu noticed Xu Qing loosening his grip, and thought she had found a way to persuade him, so she continued, "For you, I'm willing to do anything... But the outcome of this matter will be a road of no return. There is no wall that is impenetrable, and your secret meeting with her will definitely be noticed by smart people. Just imagine, how will the history books record us in the future?"

Queen Mother Xu was naturally not afraid of other people's gossip and slander. After all, she thought that the means by which she ascended to the throne were not glorious.

But Xu Qing is different. She has watched this child grow up and has complicated feelings towards him.

If anyone says something bad about Xu Qing, she would be the first one to object.

"Since you are doing this for me, you should make sure that our relationship ends."

Xu Qing reached out and grasped the delicate palm, closing his ten fingers together and holding them tightly.

"Qing'er feels the same way. Even if what is said outside is too much, Qing'er will not regret anything that happens today or in the future."

Xu Qing spoke from his heart, and how future generations evaluate him is their business.

When Empress Dowager Xu heard these words, her once dull mood began to waver, especially after Xu Qing held her hand, she suddenly revealed a shy look like a little girl.

"You kid..."

After Empress Dowager Xu calmed herself down, she sighed softly.

She couldn't resist Xu Qing's coquetry and requests in the first place, let alone his sincere confession.

After thinking for a long time, Queen Mother Xu finally decided to follow her nephew's wishes.

"Qing'er, you may just be impulsive now, and you are not sincere... I allow you to do whatever you want. But our affairs cannot be made public, so don't let others know."

Xu Qing knew that this was the limit of his tolerance, and as his passion reached its peak, he couldn't help but hug her tighter.

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"The Emperor has arrived!"

The many ministers and officials waiting in front of the palace did not know how long they had been waiting. When they heard the sharp voice of the eunuch, they hurriedly tidied their appearance and knelt on the ground respectfully.

The ceremonial guard that walked out of the Suzaku Central Gate was huge in number. There were more than a hundred palace maids and eunuchs alone who were holding silk banners and tall palm-leaf fans.

Empress Dowager Xu appeared in people's sight, sitting in a dragon and phoenix sedan chair surrounded by the crowd.

The curtains hanging around blocked out the stunningly beautiful face of Empress Dowager Xu.

"Long live my emperor!"

"Stand up, my dears."

Xu Qing entered the venue beside the guard of honor and naturally attracted a lot of attention.

Many officials looked at each other in surprise and disbelief after noticing this unique figure.

The Ceremony of All Nations is a feast exclusively for the emperor. If it were in previous dynasties, even the Crown Prince who had not yet ascended the throne could not be brought to the high platform by the emperor, right?

It is the symbol of the supremacy of the Nine Provinces and the object of worship by all nations. Who is willing to share this honor with others?

"Qing'er, come here." Queen Mother Xu stood up from the dragon phoenix and stood on a pre-built high platform from which she could overlook all the ministers and hundreds of countries.

Her figure was graceful and noble, and her skin, as white as jade, was faintly visible in the exposed areas of the black dragon robe, exuding a subtle sexiness.

"The minister is here."

Looking at Xu Qing's reserved and rigid appearance, which was completely different from what he was just now, Empress Dowager Xu couldn't help but smile.

She said casually: "Qing'er, even though we are in front of all the officials, I have no children, and you are my precious descendant... so please come with me."

These words stunned all the civil and military officials present, and they stood there in a daze.

The Ministry of Rites naturally knew that Xu Qing, Marquis of Guangping, was a relative of the empress and his importance was different from that of other marquisates and nobles.

Therefore, when the Ministry of Rites arranged the seating order and allocated space in advance, they placed Marquis Guangping behind the Ministry of Justice on the left.

From a visual perspective, it is remarkable that only the Marquis Xu Qing can be on par with the first-rank officials.

Moreover, Xu Qing also enjoyed the exclusive privileges of these senior officials, such as having his own elegant room at the Wanbang Conference, in which he could enjoy the feast with his wife and family.

However, there were a large number of female relatives in the Guangping Marquis's Mansion, and in the end, only Shen from the first wife and Yang from the second wife arrived at the house on the eve of the event.

But no matter how smart the people in the Ministry of Rites were, they could not have imagined that Xu Qing's nephew's status would allow him to ascend the Dragon Platform that belonged exclusively to the emperor and stay in the same room with him.

"Ahem...Brother Liao Yue, what do you think?"

Yuchi Qi pretended to cough lightly and asked the Minister of Justice beside him in an extremely quiet voice.

Because of the grand scale of this event and the extremely wide venue, the officials would not be noticed by the imperial guards and the palace maids around the emperor because of a few whispers.

Of course, the other ministers heard it clearly.

"Do you even need to ask?"

Liao Yue had a signature smile on his face and replied without moving his mouth: "How favored was the Saint in the past? He has no offspring for so long. It is obvious that he has some physical problems and is training this nephew as the crown prince."

After hearing this unique insight, the other ministers nodded repeatedly.

Several of them were old officials from the previous dynasty with rich experience, and everyone knew to what an exaggerated degree the late emperor had been.

In order to win the saint's smile, he even abandoned his wife in the Eastern Palace and made the saint his queen.

Yuchi Qi seemed to understand and said, "So, from now on, the officials of the six ministries will regard Guangping Hou as the master of the Eastern Palace?"

"Not only that, have you ever seen a prince of any dynasty receive such an honor?"

Liao Yue said meaningfully: "Marquis Guangping is not a prince, but he is better than a king... Just based on the reports and treatments from the past few days, what is the difference between the current scene and the two saints attending the court?"

If the previous speculation enlightened everyone, Liao Yue's two sentences shocked the ministers and made them open their eyes wide.

Although the phrase "two saints reigning over the country" may sound incredible at first, if you savor its meaning carefully, you will find that what Liao Yue said has a deeper meaning.

At this moment, a melodious horn sounded from far away, attracting everyone's attention.

The eunuch who was standing not far from the imperial platform cleared his throat and shouted loudly: "Play music and welcome the guests!"

(End of this chapter)