My wife has a secret

Chapter 45 Strange Dream
After expressing his inner thoughts, Prefect Xu turned to face Qin Shuying not far away and hid the flattering smile on his face.

"Qin, although the Exiled Immortal Tower you run is protected by the Xu family, the things you have done recently have violated the laws of Da Qi, and you should be beheaded in public... Considering your past identity, the Suzhou government will put you in jail and wait for your fate."

When speaking in an official tone, Prefect Xu really looked like an official, but Xu Qing was thinking about other things.

Qin, who has become a death row prisoner, will have an extremely miserable fate in the future.

Even if they escaped the death penalty, there was a high probability that they would be tattooed and exiled to a deserted place.

"What if I don't obey?"

The difference in energy between men and women is huge. Prefect Xu was not worried that Qin Shuying would make any waves, but he still followed Shen Shuangxu's instructions in the letter and said, "Your eldest young lady asked me to remind you that you are not the only one who came out of Wangyue Tower."

Qin Shuying smiled, as if she had put down the burden in her heart and felt relieved.

"If possible, I really don't want to meet a wonderful person like Sister Shen..."

Qin Shuying pulled her outer shirt from the back of the screen, wrapped her slender and graceful body tightly, and walked slowly towards the stairs.

Only when she passed by Xu Qing did she stop for a moment and chuckled, "My husband, if you still remember our old friendship, please take my zither away... This Jiaomu is not as famous as Luqi and Jiuxiao Huanpei, but it is also a rare item in the world and can be sold at a good price."

Only when the footsteps of Qin Shuying and Xu Zhifu gradually faded away did Xu Qing react.

He smelled the lingering floral scent in the air, and a hazy figure appeared faintly before his eyes.

He remembered that on this day of that year, he saw Qin Shuying dance for the first time.

……

Xu Qing wrapped the Jiaomuqin left by Qin Shuying in a black cloth and returned to the Xu Mansion.

After paying his respects to the old lady, he walked towards his own courtyard.

Xiaohuan in the yard was leaning on the door frame, looking forward to something. When she saw Xu Qing from afar, she curved her beautiful eyes, her face full of joy and happiness.

"Master!"

"Ah."

"I heard that something big happened in the city today. The government sent people to seal off the entire East Street, and there was also the shadow of the Zhennan Zhongwu Army... Young Master, the place you went to today was East Street. Did you cause this?"

As usual, Xu Qing rubbed her head when he entered the room.

"Little kid, don't ask so many questions."

When Xiaohuan heard Xu Qing's casual words, her face turned red with embarrassment and she felt a little angry.

She subconsciously looked down at her chest, and when she saw the mountain peak had begun to take shape, she pouted.

"I'm not young anymore."

Xu Qing looked back at Xiaohuan in surprise. Although he didn't know why the girl stood so straight, he still followed the girl's own thoughts.

"Okay, you're not little anymore."

The perfunctory answer made Xiaohuan feel like a deflated ball and she lost her motivation.

She felt that no matter how hard she tried, she was just a child in the young master's eyes and would never win his heart.

After entering the room, Xu Qing didn't think too much. He put Jiao Muqin in an inconspicuous corner and lay on the mattress with his head raised.

“Why does that picture appear?”

What puzzled Xu Qing was the figure and scene that appeared before his eyes when he was alone on the top floor today.

Although he was very familiar with the scene and knew that the person he saw was Qin Shuying, this was totally unreasonable.

Because he is clearly a modern person who traveled through time, how could the memories of his previous life be related to him?
Unless when he inherited this body, he also integrated the other person's memories, or he was the memory of another life that Xu Qing awakened after losing his memories.

Forget it. It’s a waste of brainpower no matter how I think about it.

After thinking for a while, Xu Qing gave up thinking and simply hugged the quilt and snored.

Because he was too exhausted today, he quickly fell into a dream.

At this moment, Xiaohuan walked in holding a copper basin for washing face.

When she saw Xu Qing sleeping soundly on the bed, she quickly placed the copper basin in her hand on the table and lovingly helped the young master take off his shoes, socks and outer clothes.

Xiaohuan was very careful in every move she made, for fear of waking up the sleeping young master.

After finally helping the young master turn over and covering him with the quilt, she squatted at the head of the bed, staring at his sleeping face infatuatedly.

To be honest, Xu Qing's sleeping posture is not elegant and his sleeping appearance is not good-looking.

But in Xiaohuan's eyes, this person who looks disdainful to others is the most beautiful person in the world.

"When will Master treat me as a woman?"

Xiaohuan pulled the collar of her skirt, revealing a thin undergarment underneath. There was an almost transparent thin string at the top of the undergarment, which almost broke when pulled.

This was the secret weapon she had prepared tonight, thinking that it would be very effective when warming the bed and arouse the young master's most primitive desires.

Wang Po specifically told her yesterday that young men full of vigor and vitality could not resist this kind of half-hidden temptation. Coupled with her snow-white and smooth skin, it would be a natural thing for her to win the young master over in one fell swoop.

But the young master is very tired today and needs a good rest.

Xiaohuan hesitated for a long time, until her legs became numb from squatting, then she mustered up the courage to gently touch Xu Qing's lips.

The little girl who had done something bad suddenly stood up from the ground, her face flushed like the rising morning glow.

Her heart was beating wildly and her whole body was soaked with sweat.

Because she was too nervous, she didn't have time to experience the taste of her first kiss.

"The young master should be fast asleep. Xiao Huan, don't be afraid, don't be afraid..."

Xiaohuan encouraged herself, then turned around and walked towards the table tremblingly.

She was just about to pick up the basin of water when she suddenly saw a faint light flickering in the black bag in the corner.

……

The candlelight flickers and the gauze curtains hang lightly.

A minor tune is like the music of stringed instruments, gentle and melodious, rippling in the air.

Xu Qing stood blankly beside the railing, his eyes fixed on the pretty red figure on the dance floor.

The light from the building shone on the other person, making everything else lose their luster, leaving only the other person spinning and moving, dancing with all his might.

“It’s so beautiful.”

Xu Qing could vaguely sense that this was not reality, but he couldn't help but applaud the stunning dance moves like the spectators in the building.

The other person was as beautiful as a fluttering butterfly, and she swayed into his heart.

"Mr. Xu, my lady invites you to come upstairs for a chat."

At some point, another young girl appeared in front of Xu Qing.

From the voice, one could vaguely tell that the other person was Yang Liu, but in Xu Qing's eyes, she looked dull and lifeless, and even her facial features could not be seen clearly.

Xu Qing walked forward in a daze. The carved doors and windows around him were covered with cracks and no longer bright. The corners of the roof were also entangled with spider webs, making this beautiful building look dilapidated and decayed in an instant.

"Xu Lang."

Xu Qing pushed open the door, but saw nothing.

……

"Master! Master!"

Xu Qing was awakened from his sleep by Xiaohuan, only to find that it was already noon of the next day.

Before he knew it, he had slept the entire night and morning.

"Haven't you greeted grandma yet? Why didn't you call me?"

Xiao Huan, who had changed into new clothes, shook her head and explained, "The old lady sent Chief Steward Hai to tell her that the young master is tired these past two days and doesn't need to pay his respects to her... Originally, I wanted the young master to sleep on, but something happened in the mansion."

Xu Qing closed his eyes and took a moment to calm down, throwing out the inexplicable dream from last night. He sat up and asked, "All matters in the mansion are decided by Chief Steward Hai, and only major matters are decided by the old lady. When will it be my turn to be in charge?"

Xiaohuan's cheeks turned red, her eyes were evasive, and her tone was soft and weak.

"Master, the people who came to visit this time came from the north and claimed to be the subordinates of the Second Young Madam... The old lady didn't want to see them when she heard their names, and Chief Steward Hai didn't dare to make a decision, so she had to send this servant to wake you up and ask you what to do."

"Second Young Madam?"

If it weren't for Xiaohuan's reminder, Xu Qing would probably have forgotten that he had a concubine in the second room.

He remembered that Chief Steward Hai once said that Yang from the second house had lived outside Huangling Pass for a long time to resist foreign enemies, and even the date of her wedding with him was hastily handled, and she only sent her men to go through the motions.

Given the old lady's personality, she would naturally not like such a granddaughter-in-law, so she didn't look at her well.

But after all, Yang was Xu Qing's second wife, so when someone came to his house, he still had to go out and deal with it.

"Okay, help me change my clothes."

……

After changing his clothes, Xu Qing did not rush to the front door to meet with Second Madam Yang's men. Instead, he went to the dining room to have a meal before walking leisurely towards the front door.

It was almost sunset.

A lot of people gathered at the gate of Xu's house. Hai Dafu probably didn't want outsiders to watch the fun and gossip, so he let the group of young men dressed as soldiers into the front yard.

When this group of people with wheat-colored skin, different heights and body shapes saw Xu Qing appear in brocade robes, they all knew that the real master of the Xu Mansion who had the final say had arrived.

One of them was a slightly older middle-aged man, probably in his forties, bowed to Xu Qing.

"Master Xu?"

Xu Qing raised his eyebrows and narrowed his eyes. "Isn't it a bit too strange to call you Young Master? I heard that you are my wife's subordinates and come from the Huangling border?"

"Yes, we are soldiers from the Seventh Banner of the Huangling Army. We have walked here from the north to pay you a visit... This is a letter written by the general himself and a document with his seal."

Although the middle-aged man's military uniform was a little tattered, his attitude was very respectful. Xu Qing thought with a smile, knowing that they must have something to ask of him.

Xu Qing glanced at the cloth bag he handed over, but did not reach out to take it. Instead, he stayed where he was and replied calmly, "Since you are her soldier, don't you have to call me Master?"

Without waiting for the young man behind him to comment, the middle-aged man hurriedly called out, "Young Master is right. Please read this letter..."

"dont see."

After Xu Qing finished speaking, he turned around and prepared to leave.

He is not that stupid. If a general with military power cannot handle something, it will definitely get him into trouble.

All I have to do is make things difficult for this group of people, show up, and vent my previous anger.

After all, given Mr. Xu's notoriety and personality, it is only natural for him to do such a thing.

Hai Dafu, who was waiting on the side, also knew the situation well. He immediately called on the servants standing nearby to gather together, intending to drive the group of officers and soldiers from the north out of the mansion.

"Alright, alright, you've met my young master, come on, let's go..."

"I heard before that the general married a loser, and it turned out to be exactly the same as the rumors said! Uncle Li, why are we still standing there? Instead of begging this kind of person, why don't we think of other ways!"

The young soldier standing behind the middle-aged man finally couldn't hold back his anger and shouted loudly.

His eyes were filled with resentment towards Xu Qing. He felt that it was because of people like him that the State of Qi was ruined and had fallen into the state of being at the mercy of others today.

If it weren't for General Yang who was able to defeat a thousand enemies with his single-handed fighting and defend Huangling Pass, I'm afraid that Da Qi would have to contribute countless gold, silver and cloth to Jin Liao every year, and even the country would have changed hands.

"Wait."

Xu Qing turned around and called out to the group of people.

He walked to the man with his hands behind his back and took a look at the broken straw sandals on his feet.

The sides of the shoes were covered with black mud, and the exposed soles of the feet had many thick calluses, which was enough to prove that they had been walking for a long time.

"what?"

He saw Xu Qing looking at his feet and was obviously a little panicked.

Because of his years of military service and martial arts training, he knew that his feet had a lot of frostbite and calluses, which looked ugly and scary.

"How old are you?"

"sixteen."

"Have you married and had children?"

"No."

After Xu Qing asked him, he turned to the middle-aged man who was just called Uncle Li and asked, "Are you married and have children?"

Uncle Li didn't know what Xu Qing wanted to do, but he was old and experienced enough to know that his group couldn't offend the Xu family in a place like Suzhou in the south of the Yangtze River, so he could only answer honestly, "Married, the youngest son is twelve years old."

Xu Qing got the answer he wanted, and asked with a smile, "Were you happy on your wedding day?"

"happy."

"Right. These are the four great joys in the world: rain after a long drought, meeting an old friend in a foreign land, wedding night, and passing the imperial examination... How can marriage not make people happy?"

Xu Qing emphasized the word "happy", then coughed lightly and put away his smile.

"But I was unhappy when I got married, because not only did your general not show up, he also sent people to my Xu Mansion's wedding banquet to humiliate me... How conceited can I be, Xu Qing, that I not only let bygones be bygones, but I also helped your general with my own dirty work?"

"This……"

After Xu Qing finished speaking, the expressions of these people became a little embarrassed.

They all knew the whole story of the general's marriage, and it became a laughing stock in the army, often being brought up for ridicule in their spare time.

At first they didn't think it was a big deal, and they thought the Xu family, who had forced the general to get married, deserved it.

But now think about it from Xu Qing's perspective. If the wife he saved up money to marry dared to treat him like this, they would be too ashamed to face anyone in the future.

"So you can't blame me for being cold-blooded, and you can't scold me... I'll give you a tip. Go out and walk three blocks forward, then turn a corner, and you'll find the government office of Suzhou Prefecture."

(End of this chapter)