My wife has a secret

Chapter 57: The First House Shen
The little emperor's mind raced, and he immediately understood what Kang Yuwen meant, and his whole body trembled.

Kang Yuwen said calmly: "It is not enough to just do this. In Suzhou, Jiangnan, the Xu family is very powerful... I will also contact the old officials in the court to make a fuss about the only male heir of the Xu family."

"Is he my mother's nephew? The one who married Prime Minister Shen's daughter?"

"Yes, if the Queen turns a blind eye to this matter and behaves herself from now on, she can spend the rest of her life in the Qing Palace. If she..."

Kang Yuwen only said half of his words, and there was a dangerous light on his cold face.

The little emperor breathed rapidly and clenched his palms nervously.

"Your Majesty, the struggle for power is no joke. The winner can rule the world and write about it. The loser will be despised by all and his body will be gone."

……

When Xu Qing woke up, Qin Shuying was wearing a white underdress and an embroidered long jacket, sitting in front of the bedside table and dressing up.

She has a graceful and well-proportioned figure, like a blooming peony, exuding an alluring fragrance.

"Hello, husband."

Qin Shuying put her hair up in a bun in front of the bronze mirror. Xu Qing's gaze lingered on her for a moment, and he said in a low voice, "You got up so early."

"A man will die for his confidant, and a woman will dress up for the man she loves. If it weren't for the beauty of this flower, how could I have gotten my husband to look at me more?"

After saying this, Qin Shuying turned sideways and stared at Xu Qing with a bright gaze.

The latter, having experienced the woman's ability to arouse one's heartstrings, did not dare to speak any more, but put on his coat and went out for a morning run.

When the sun rose and the sky became completely bright, Xu Qing finished his exercise and returned to the yard to have breakfast with Qin Shuying.

What is different from the past is that there are now three more people in the courtyard, and the master and servants are clearly distinguished, so the etiquette and rules at the table have become more particular.

For example, Xiaohuan and Yang Liu could only wait with their heads down while Xu Qing and the others had not finished their meal.

As Qin Shuying was the concubine of the Xu family, she was not allowed to take the initiative to eat and could only pick up the dishes that Xu Qing had eaten.

Xu Qing felt it was fresh at first, but after a while he found that the atmosphere at the dinner table was dull and not as happy as before.

"My husband, there are some things going on in the Exiled Immortal Tower, so we can't stay in the mansion today."

Xu Qing nodded, secretly wishing that Qin Shuying would stay the night outside.

But the other party seemed to be able to see through his inner thoughts, and smiled with narrowed eyes: "But please rest assured, my husband, I will rush back from the building before dark and complete the tasks assigned by grandma and Sister Shen as soon as possible."

"It's not necessary."

Qin Shuying found what Xu Qing said interesting and chuckled with her hands covering her mouth. There was a hint of mischief in her smile.

"Then I will go find Sister Lu from the Third Courtyard and ask her to take over for tonight."

Xu Qing, who was eating, was almost choked by Qin Shuying's words.

When the latter saw Xu Qing's reaction, he understood something and stared at him with interest.

"No wonder my husband is in a bad mood. It turns out that he already has a candidate in mind... I'm going to talk to Sister Shen now. It's not too late."

Xu Qing put down his chopsticks, rubbed his temples, and said helplessly: "Don't make trouble."

The situation is chaotic now, and the White Lotus Sect is like a time bomb. He doesn't want to talk about love at this critical juncture.

"The Exiled Immortal House has a good income in the Jiangnan area, so you must have known many businessmen, right?"

Qin Shuying nodded and replied, "The Jiangnan Chamber of Commerce has invited the Exiled Immortal House several times, but because my identity is kept secret, I have always appointed Manager Sun to receive guests outside."

Xu Qing thought for a moment and asked, "Do you know where to buy food?"

"My husband specifically asked for it, so the amount he requested should not be small, right?"

"Enough forty thousand people to get through the winter." "What? Forty thousand?"

Qin Shuying widened her eyes and almost thought she had heard the number wrong.

"My husband, do you know what food for 40,000 people means? One stone of rice is about 100 kilograms, and boiled into porridge, it is only enough for 300 to 500 people to eat. The 40,000 people my husband mentioned will require at least 1,000 stones of rice."

Xu Qing also knew that the situation at Huangling Pass could not be improved by the efforts of one family alone, so he just asked casually with a fluke mentality.

Qin Shuying pondered for a moment, then grabbed Xu Qing with a sharp gaze and guessed his purpose.

"There are only a few thousand refugees outside Suzhou City. Could the 40,000 people your husband mentioned be the 40,000 Yang family soldiers at the Huangling border?"

Xu Qing's thoughts were exposed, so he told her what happened a few days ago.

When Qin Shuying heard that the military rations had not been found, she thought of the military equipment that was stolen from the well of the clinic yesterday.

"The weapons we can find are only a part of them. If the White Lotus Sect really stole the weapons and military rations forged by the various prefectures in Jiangnan for Huangling Pass, then they already have the capital to build a private army."

"Yes."

This incident also greatly changed Xu Qing's image of the White Lotus Sect.

He had always believed that the White Lotus was a lowly folk sect that only engaged in speculation, profiteering, and frame-up. But now it seemed that the White Lotus was far more troublesome than he had imagined.

Xu Qing began to understand Shen Shuangxu's thoughts.

The fundamental reason why the other party wanted to eradicate the White Lotus Sect was that the White Lotus Sect had already developed the power to cause unrest and rebellion.

"The amount of food collected by the people is limited. Even if we don't talk about its price, so many stones of rice will be targeted by the government and restricted everywhere... Husband, you still need to discuss this matter with Sister Shen. The correct solution is to recover the stolen military rations as soon as possible."

……

After Qin Shuying was discharged from the hospital, Xu Qing went to the main courtyard to pay his respects to the old lady, and then went to the courtyard of the main house.

Shen Shuangxu's courtyard is different from the third courtyard filled with the scent of books and the fourth courtyard filled with blooming flowers. The interior structure is extremely simple and hardly looks like a woman's residence.

Only in the bedroom of the house were there two or three sections of women's embroidery studio.

"Master."

Mingzhu, who was tall and sturdy, bowed to Xu Qing and led him into the inner hall of the room.

This is the place that the Xu family built specially for the eldest young lady. It is the size of a room and is used exclusively for her to work.

Here, there was a long and narrow wooden table placed horizontally, piled with official documents, account books and letters.

Xu Qing took a quick look from a distance and didn't see the beautiful figure at first glance.

Then he realized that there were too many things stacked on the table and on the ground, which blocked the person behind the table.

"Close the door."

Before I saw the person, I heard his voice first.

Mingzhu nodded in response, closed the door and walked out.

The light in the entire room suddenly dimmed, and Xu Qing could only hear the rustling sound of the pen tip rubbing against the paper.

"Qin told me what happened yesterday."

The sound of writing did not stop, and Shen Shuangxu's cold throat sounded at the same time.

"The theft of weapons supervised by Suzhou is the fault of the Suzhou government... However, there are not many officials in the court who are capable of governing a state, and replacing a fourth-rank official is not enough to solve the current problem. This matter will be put on hold for the time being."

(End of this chapter)