My wife has a secret

Chapter 34 Tea Art
"Sir, the man in my family is a butcher, so I can tell that their knives are not the right ones. They are all tools that are banned by the government! In addition, when Master Liu instructed me before, he mentioned that his identity is sensitive and it is not convenient for him to show up."

The woman swallowed and expressed her speculations and thoughts.

"I think that Master Liu must have gotten into some serious trouble, which is why he has to live in hiding."

"What do you think?"

When the woman had almost finished telling the story, Xu Qing took the initiative to speak and looked at Shan Yongpei standing aside.

The other party was deep in thought, his expression extremely serious.

"Master Xu, I have said everything I need to say. Could you please show some mercy..."

The woman looked at Xu Qing with hope, hoping that he could solve her current predicament, give her some money, and run away with her lover.

But Xu Qing ignored her request and asked another irrelevant question.

"Do you know how many wives I have?"

"Is Young Master Xu the fourth? Or the fifth... I don't know."

The woman's eyes twitched slightly and she shook her head.

She thought Xu Qing was attracted by her beauty and wanted to bully men and women and forcibly seize other people's wives.

After all, she thought she was quite pretty, and this playboy had a bad reputation, so there was nothing he couldn't do.

"My eldest branch is from the Shen family in the capital. His father is Shen Nianyan, a top official of the dynasty, who holds the position of prime minister."

The names of Shen Nianyan and his daughter Shen Shuangxu were well-known in Da Qi. The woman nodded to show that she knew them.

"As for the second wife, we are not very familiar with each other. We have not even met after we got married... I think she is a big and strong woman with the same figure and appearance as your husband."

The woman found what Xu Qing said interesting and started giggling with her hands covering her mouth.

When she thought of the women in the world who were as fat and strong as the butcher, her brows lit up and she couldn't control her emotions.

The butcher on the other side saw that the two were talking happily and was furious but he didn't dare to say it out loud because his old mother was still standing next to the evil young man.

There was a faint smile on Xu Qing's lips, and he looked a little cynical.

"But today's focus is on my third wife. Do you know the name of the last governor of Suzhou? That's right, that's my third wife's biological father. I heard that when she was young, she worshipped the great scholar Master Nie as her teacher. Her calligraphy, paintings and poems are widely sought after in the city and are worth a fortune."

The corners of the woman's mouth froze after a moment.

Because she thought about it, and suddenly remembered that the previous prefect was named Lu, and the Mr. Liu next door happened to be his staff member.

The third branch of the Xu family was actually quite famous in the past few days. It was said that just two simple poems written by him had made it difficult for contemporary literati to catch up with him, reaching an incredible height.

Now people respect her as the Fairy of Poetry.

Xu Qing looked at the beads of sweat on the woman's forehead, with the smile on his face remaining unchanged.

"Do you remember it?"

"Master Xu! I was wrong! I was wrong!"

When the woman realized that Xu Qing's third wife was Miss Lu, she immediately knelt down and begged for mercy, crying bitterly.

No wonder when she presented the jewelry just now, Xu Qing showed no interest in her proposal.

I originally thought that the eldest son of the Xu family was greedy, but I didn't expect that Miss Lu was the one in his room. Doesn't that mean that the things I stole were the private property of this eldest son of the Xu family?
"You are right, what's wrong with you?"

Xu Qing patted her shoulder and signaled her to be relieved.

Then he took the box of jewelry, called Shan Yongpei who was standing beside him, and prepared to leave.

Seeing that Xu Qing had no intention of caring about her, the woman hurriedly grabbed the corner of his clothes.

"Mr. Xu, help me! Save me! If you leave, my wife will definitely kill me... I'm pregnant, if anything happens, there will be two dead!"

"According to the laws of the Great Qi Code, all the mistakes you made in the past can be considered adultery. I remember that you were paraded through the streets, stripped naked, and beaten with eighty sticks... After eighty strokes of the cane, it's no different from death. I didn't report it to the authorities because it was for your own good."

Xu Qing pried open the woman's bluish-white fingers and swaggered out of the courtyard. But before he took two steps, he heard screams behind him.

There are actually additional clauses for adultery in the Da Qi Code, which allow husbands to use lynching and even kill adulterers on the spot.

With the butcher's violent temper, all the frustration he had accumulated over the years has finally been released, and he will surely make the woman and the adulterer suffer a fate worse than death.

"According to what the woman said, the group of people who were chasing Master should be from the same group as the ones who attacked us today. But what I can't understand is why these people have such superb skills, and why they dare to commit crimes in broad daylight?"

Shan Yongpei, who was following behind Xu Qing, thought for a long time and raised his own confusion.

"Suzhou is not a lawless place. Anything slightly out of line will be recorded in the files of the yamen. How can these people be so bold..."

"file?"

Xu Qing's expression changed slightly, and he suggested, "There is still some time before dark, why don't you rush to the government office now, meet with Chief Jiao inside, and check the files of recent years."

Shan Yongpei asked in confusion: "The cases on the file are all closed, why are you investigating that one?"

"When the new and old prefects take over, the latter has to clean up the mess for the former, so all pending cases during Prefect Lu's term will be dealt with at that time. This is an unspoken rule in the officialdom. And judging from what happened today, the other party is very accustomed to using this method to eliminate dissidents, so you can focus on checking the deceased under such conditions."

Shan Yongpei looked up in surprise, but saw that Xu Qing's expression was calm, without the slightest disturbance.

That's right, how could such a powerful force only assassinate two people and Mr. Liu? The murder case files in the government office must have some clues!
But what frightened Shan Yongpei was Xu Qing's ability to judge things.

Although there is still a big gap in all aspects, he is becoming more and more like the one at home.

……

After Xu Qing returned home, he went straight to the third hospital.

Before he even stepped into the mansion, he suddenly heard two gentle voices.

"Master."

When he looked carefully, Xu Qing found that there were two graceful figures, one in red and one in green, kneeling down behind the door. Both of them had graceful and youthful looks.

In the backyard of the Xu residence, only Qin from the fourth room had two personal maids. Xu Qing had heard Xiaohuan mention them before and knew that they were sisters of the same age as Qin when she was learning skills in Wangyue Tower.

Later, because Qin Shuying was so beautiful and talented, and far surpassed everyone else in the world, the madam paired the two of her peers with her as maids.

"Why are you here?"

Yang Liu on the left smiled and continued, "My young lady asked us to wait here."

"Oh? Your lady knows when I will be home?"

"Of course not, but my young lady misses you so much that she has assigned Yang Liu and Cui Er to wait here until tomorrow morning. They can go back only when they see the young master."

Yang Liu's face is as complexion as jade, and her skin is brighter than snow. Especially when she smiles, there are two dimples on her cheeks, which is very cute and charming.

The other Cui'er next to her did not have a face as natural as Yang Liu's.

But her full and firm breasts were about to burst out between the rise and fall of her breasts, attracting a lot of Xu Qing's attention.

It was hard to imagine what it was like when she was working. Yang Liu said softly, "Master, if you like Cui'er so much, just call her to the yard to work... We have a lot of people in the yard, one more or one less doesn't matter."

Cui'er's face flushed red, and she looked at Yang Liu with embarrassment and anger, her watery eyes full of resentment.

The latter also looked at her with a smile, a mischievous look on his face.

"Okay, stop teasing me... Go and lead the way."

Qin Shuying was not in the Fourth Courtyard today, but in a more remote pavilion.

The lush trees around here almost made Xu Qing think he had come to a deep forest, until a gravel path appeared in front of him, with a pavilion standing at the end.

The beautiful lady with a sweet smile and fair complexion sat with her skirt folded, gazing at him with her bright autumn eyes.

"Lang Jun."

The stone table in the pavilion is filled with chrysanthemums, among which is a smoky incense burner, turning the surroundings into a beautiful fairyland.

When Xu Qing came closer, he found that there was a set of tea sets in front of Qin Shuying and a small stove beside her, covered with a gauze to prevent wind.

"What's the wind blowing today? I can see you in your house?"

Qin Shuying smiled with her bright eyes, and breathed out warm fragrance from her red lips, "My dear, I can smell the jealousy in your words even from where I am sitting."

After saying that, she asked Xu Qing to sit down in front of her, then she stretched out her slender hand and placed the teapot beside her on the stove to heat it up.

"I have nothing to do outside today, so I want to relax in this forest... This set of tea sets beside me was given to me by Li Weide, the prince of Jin. I heard that the tea art in Beijing is very different from that in the south, so I want to ask my husband to taste it for me."

Xu Qing smiled, raised a teacup and looked at it from top to bottom. "Li Weide wants to sell tea? He wants you to promote his tea sets?"

"My husband, you are joking. Why does the prince of Jin need to sell tea for a living?"

Qin Shuying opened the lid of the pot and stirred it gently with a copper spoon, her movements very delicate.

The skin exposed from the cuffs of her skirt is as white as cream, delicate and boneless, and extremely charming.

"He just can't get the love he wants, and his feelings are still there."

It would be a lie to say that Xu Qing was not angry now. After all, the two of them had just gone to Wushan together two days ago and had just spent a happy night together.

Now she mentioned someone else's name in front of me, isn't that just looking for trouble?

But he always felt that Qin Shuying was different today than before, and every word she said seemed to be deliberately trying to make him angry.

"In the south where you live, drinking tea requires warming the cup, washing the tea leaves, and waking them up... Each step of brewing tea is essential, and different types of tea also have specific tea arts."

Qin Shuying didn't pay attention to Xu Qing's expression, but was fully focused on making tea. She introduced slowly, "But in the Northern Capital, people there are used to making tea, calling tea water tea soup, and they pay more attention to the importance of the fire in the teapot."

"Madam, you know a lot."

Qin Shuying smiled faintly and put the copper spoon back where it was.

"Tea art and flower arrangement are compulsory courses for women to cultivate their character, and I suffered a lot for this when I was in Wangyue Tower."

Seeing that she wanted to talk about her past, Xu Qing remained silent and waited for her to speak.

"Although the courtesan is glamorous and beautiful in front of others, all she does is flatter and please men... Husband, do you think the girls' purity and chastity are important?"

"Of course it's important."

Qin Shuying smiled coquettishly, with a hint of ambiguity on her lips. She raised her beautiful eyes and looked at Xu Qing unintentionally, "Then, is a woman like me who was born in the mortal world clean or dirty?"

Xu Qing was speechless.

Although he had only met Qin Shuying a few times, he was still somewhat moved when he first heard that the Fourth Madam came from a brothel in the capital.

Even though she used to be a prostitute who only sold her art but not her body, Xu Qing always felt that she was no ordinary woman since she came from this place.

Qin Shuying smiled gently and continued to stir the tea beside her.

"Although you don't say it, you still mind it in your heart. I understand... But what I want to say today is that everyone, from saints to prostitutes, will be pointed at by others."

Seeing that the tea soup had already condensed and the surrounding aroma was rich, Qin Shuying rolled up her sleeves, revealing a pair of white arms like goose necks.

After filling a bowl, she handed it to Xu Qing with a teacup.

"But people often point out mistakes not because I have made them, but because pointing them out makes them appear cleaner."

Xu Qing was slightly stunned. He didn't expect that Qin would have such insights and understanding of life.

Could it be that my previous prejudice and filter against her were too deep, causing me to ignore her true appearance?

Qin Shuying put down the tea clip, pointed at the tea with her white palm, and said with a faint smile: "It's ready, please have some tea, husband."

Xu Qing picked it up and sniffed it, and immediately smelled the fragrance of tea, which was full of flavor.

Just one sip and the fragrance will be unforgettable for him.

"how is the taste?"

"It smells good."

Qin Shuying's smile remained unchanged as she asked softly, "My dear husband, which one do you think is more to your liking, this cup of tea or Sister Lu's?"

"cough……"

Xu Qing, who was sipping tea, almost spit out the tea in his mouth.

He had no experience in love in his previous life, so he couldn't come up with a standard answer to this fatal dilemma of choosing between two options.

"Why do you bring this up?"

Qin Shuying lowered her beautiful eyes and continued to stir the tea beside her. She said calmly, "Today, I not only called my husband to come, but also specially called Sister Wanhe to come and taste tea. Calculating the time, it's time."

"what?"

Xu Qing looked up in astonishment, only to find that Cui'er and Yang Liu, who were standing beside the pavilion, had disappeared at some point.

Looking at the forest path again, a slim figure dressed in plain clothes and a fox fur coat appeared on it.

If it’s not Lu Wanhe, then who else could it be?

"A beautiful lady in her twenties has a body as soft as butter, and she carries a sword at her waist to kill ordinary men. Although you won't see their heads cut off, your bones will dry up in secret."

A soft voice came from the other side.

Qin Shuying raised her head and smiled, with outstanding grace and beauty, like a proud plum blossom blooming in the cold winter.

"My husband, when a woman gets angry, she won't listen to reason with you."

　I got up and made up for it. There are still 4,000 nights to update.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)