My wife has a secret

Chapter 93 Aunt's Instructions

"Qing'er, you are still too kind-hearted."

Empress Dowager Xu stared at the expression on Xu Qing's face, and her lips exuded a faint fragrance like orchid.

"It's also my aunt's fault. After Qing'er fell into the water and lost her memory, I didn't come back to Suzhou to see you... Although you've grown up now, you've become timid and follow the rules in everything you do."

Xu Qing smiled awkwardly and decided not to interrupt and continued to listen to what Empress Dowager Xu said.

"Shuang Xu is still staying in the Shen Mansion. You can also take some time to check on her condition... If she can get over this hurdle, there will be a place for her by your side."

Empress Dowager Xu did not treat Shen Shuangxu, whom she had painstakingly cultivated for many years, differently. Instead, her attitude was unexpectedly firm.

"But if Shuang Xu loses his edge and sinks into depravity because of this incident, I will use the excuse that they are the accomplices of the Prince of Dongwan to eradicate them completely... Qing'er, what do you think?"

Xu Qing couldn't help but ask, "Aunt, I heard that Shuang Xu is extremely respectful to you. Everyone knows that she is your capable assistant trained by you. She is just hesitant in doing things, so you shouldn't treat her like this, right?"

"What's the use of a knife if its blade is bent?"

Empress Dowager Xu hinted, "If you hold a blunt knife in your hand, using it is equivalent to committing suicide. Just like this time when she went south to Suzhou, she helped you smuggle food and grass and deal with the information of Chengxuanfang even though she knew what I meant."

The bedroom was filled with fragrance and was warm and pleasant.

But Xu Qing suddenly remembered something and couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.

Shen Shuangxu has often stayed in Beijing in recent years, and his contact with the Empress Dowager is definitely longer than his own.

He could even throw away Shen Shuangxu, the person he had cultivated for many years, without caring about the effort he had invested in her. What about himself?

"Um……"

"Silly child, don't blame your aunt for being cruel. Your aunt is doing this for your own good."

Empress Dowager Xu was very astute. When she heard Xu Qing's slight hesitation in answer, she understood his concerns.

She opened her mouth with a casual explanation, and Queen Mother Xu did not speak too much about it.

After all, their relationship went far beyond that of family members, and she treated her nephew wholeheartedly, not caring at all about his current confusion and suspicion.

As time goes by, the other person will understand who is his closest person.

"My queen, when the Prince of Dongwan saw that the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry had not yet attacked the palace gate, he led the remaining troops to escape from the city through the Yanping Gate."

Without Xu Qinghao noticing, a voice came from outside the store reporting the news.

Listening to the other person's voice, it sounded like a sharp eunuch's voice.

But this man's voice sounded old and his breath was steady, which was completely different from Zhang Yong in the Queen's Palace.

"We had Tiger and Leopard Cavalry set up blocking teams at each city gate long ago. How could such a mistake happen?"

When talking about state affairs, Queen Mother Xu's voice and expression changed. Her originally friendly and gentle expression disappeared, replaced by a suffocating sense of oppression.

Although Empress Dowager Xu's voice was as crisp as a bell, the indignation revealed in it was like frost, as if it could cause the temperature to drop at a rate visible to the naked eye.

"The White Lotus Sect intervened in this matter. According to the report from Chengxuanfang, the leader was Envoy Chunsheng."

Xu Qing saw that Empress Dowager Xu's expression suddenly changed, as if she had heard the name of the White Lotus Sect and remembered something that was difficult to mind.

"Send someone to track down their whereabouts."

"Yes."

The voice outside the door paused and then continued reporting.

"The Five Cities Military Command collapsed, and Emperor Xuan and a group of ministers were executed in the Ministry of Justice. According to the Queen Mother's arrangement, the imperial guards who entered the room were dressed in the uniforms of the Prince of Dongwan's personal soldiers, and then the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry killed them."

Xu Qing was horrified when he heard this, realizing that he had learned too many secrets overnight.

"Right now, the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry are clearing out the remaining enemies in various neighborhoods. It will take some effort to search door to door. It is expected that the doors of various neighborhoods will be opened in three days to restore the contact between the various departments in the capital."

"Yes." "I'll take my leave."

Just like when that man came, Xu Qing did not hear his footsteps when he left.

The other party disappeared into the night, and seemed to be another powerful figure with great martial arts skills.

Xu Qing now understood why it was difficult to find the imperial guards in the palace. It seemed that this seemingly deserted palace of the empress dowager was still guarded by many spies and a tight network.

"Qing'er, let Lianhua-Jun take you to the palace to sleep."

Not sure if it was Xu Qing's illusion, but he felt that after Empress Dowager Xu heard the news about the White Lotus Sect, she seemed to have lost interest in the conversation.

Although Empress Dowager Xu was still controlling her emotions and appeared normal on the surface, she was no longer as calm and composed as when they first met.

"it is good."

Xu Qing pulled his hand away from the empress dowager's delicate and smooth palm and bowed.

"By the way, when the situation in the city calms down, you can also go to the Princess's Mansion to contact Princess Danyang."

"Princess Danyang?"

Xu Qing was slightly stunned. If he remembered correctly, Princess Danyang should be the little emperor's biological sister, with the blood of the Li Qi royal family.

Since Empress Dowager Xu had already prepared to assassinate the emperor and ascend to the throne, why didn't she deal with the royal family of the previous dynasty and leave trouble for herself?

Given the relationship between Princess Danyang and the young emperor as siblings, she should be implicated, right?

"Princess Danyang is different from other children. She just likes to play a little. If Shuang Xu can match her personality, auntie won't have to worry so much about you."

Xu Qing didn't understand what was the difference between Princess Danyang and other people. He only heard that Princess Danyang lived an arrogant and reckless life in the capital.

What he did in his previous life in Suzhou was just a side dish for this woman to entertain him.

But since it was the Queen Mother's idea to visit Princess Danyang, he had no choice but to agree and nodded, "Qing'er understands."

"go quickly."

……

Coming out of the Queen Mother's bedroom, Xu Qing felt the cold wind blowing.

The weather at night was freezing cold, not to mention that it was only the second day of the Chinese New Year, just after New Year's Eve, and the northern regions were dry and cold.

"Little Lord."

But to Xu Qing's surprise, Lord Lianhua was already waiting outside the palace with a thick sable fur cape.

Seeing him come out, she stepped forward and put it on him, and tied the knot skillfully.

"Isn't it cold for Lord Lianhua standing outside the palace?"

Xu Qing remembered that he talked with Empress Dowager Xu for a very long time, almost from the first half of the night to the second half of the night.

Could it be that this lady-in-waiting who served the Queen Mother had also been waiting outside the palace for so long?
Judging from the simple shape and thin fabric of the clothes on Lord Lianhua, he must have suffered a lot.

Lian Huajun was slightly stunned, and subconsciously asked: "Is it Lian Hua's hands that are cold, and have frozen the young master?"

"No, I just think you've worked hard."

Upon hearing this, Lianhua Jun fell into silence and carefully looked at Xu Qing's facial features with his clear pupils.

After a while, she took the initiative to speak, breaking the silence with a smile.

"Young Master, you are really good at talking. Lianhua Jun has been with the Queen Mother for so many years, and you are the first person who cares whether Lianhua Jun is cold or not."

(End of this chapter)