My wife has a secret

Chapter 97 The show begins

"Sir, eat oranges."

The woman who was massaging Xu Qing's acupuncture points and kneading his head had flushed cheeks. She took the time to take out some fruit from the fruit bowl next to her and broke out the bright orange flesh.

She secretly glanced at the man in front of her, and when he turned his head, she put on a seductive look.

"what……"

The woman imitated the tone of a woman coaxing a child to eat, and motioned for Xu Qing to open his mouth, while the charm in her eyes seemed to be able to drip water.

Especially the peak of her chest, which was as smooth as jade and with her collar pulled down deliberately. This made Xu Qing smile so happily that he didn't pay much attention to other places.

This carelessness caused him to choke on the orange in his throat and he started coughing violently.

"Cough cough..."

The women around him hurriedly helped him up and patted his back to calm him down, which also helped the proud Xu Qing to relax from the gentle embrace.

"Okay, okay, I just heard quite a few women responding outside the house. There should be other people prepared at Wangyue Tower, right?"

Xu Qing's speech made the five women feel frustrated.

The hierarchy in Wangyue Tower is very obvious, and peers are ranked according to their rewards and achievements in the tower.

They are all newly trained outstanding talents, but they have actually made the pleasure-seeking young man lose interest in them. Could it be that the young man likes to live a good life?

On the other side, although Xu Qing enjoyed the services of several women, in his eyes, these women with the title of candidates were indeed not enough to make him interested.

"Sir, there are more than 20 sisters outside the door. Most of them have unique skills. Some can play the flute, some can play the flute, and some..."

The woman couldn't help blushing halfway through her speech.

Only after participating in the Lantern Festival did the nanny teach her the knowledge in detail, so she only had a vague understanding of the matter.

Even though Xu Qing was very curious about these unique skills, he still waved his hand and asked directly: "Does anyone of you know Qin Shuying?"

"elder sister?"

The woman in colorful clothes who was dancing in the middle of the room screamed in surprise, but was glared at by the other women, so she suppressed her strange look.

"you know?"

"I...I don't know."

Xu Qing could clearly see that the woman was related to Qin Shuying. After all, who would have such a big reaction to a stranger?

But everyone in the room seemed to be avoiding this name, and none of them dared to speak out.

"Then can you tell who I am?"

The woman who had fed Xu Qing oranges earlier guessed quietly, "It should be a prince in the palace, right?"

Before Xu Qing could solve the mystery, the hurried voice of Nanny Wu was heard outside the house.

"Master Xu! Master Xu!"

Nanny Wu rushed into the room with a clatter, her face pale, and she forced a smile at Xu Qing.

"Why didn't you announce your identity when you came in? I really thought you came here for these vulgar women in the building."

When the other five women in the room saw their boss rushing in, they all retreated to the sides of the pillars and hid their figures.

But they were all smart women, and they could guess Xu Qing's true identity from the way she addressed him.

Considering the surname of the Xu family and Qin Shuying’s relationship with him, it should be the legendary young master of the Xu family, Xu Qing.

When Qin Shuying was elected as the oiran and opened a teahouse, they were all dark tables of extremely high standards.

All the rich young men and dignitaries entered the main building from a special passage at the back door, so not many people knew this young master of the Xu family.

If the maid who served tea in the building had not accidentally recognized Xu Qing's identity, Nanny Wu would still have been kept in the dark.

"Master Xu!"

When Nanny Wu saw Xu Qing walking to the door surrounded by the imperial guards, she vaguely guessed who the real winner of this incident was.

Her attitude now was extremely flattering, and even though she was still breathing heavily, her face was full of smiles.

"You came to the building for the fourth wife, Qin Shuying. There was some chaos in the capital a few days ago, so she stayed in our building."

"Oh?"

"Don't worry, Master Xu. We provide her with delicious food and drinks every day, just waiting for you to pick her up one day... and coincidentally, she lives not far from Hongli Pavilion."

Xu Qing nodded, then opened the curtain and walked out the door with Nanny Wu.

The girls lined up outside the door were still waiting for a message from the people inside the house. When they saw this noble young man suddenly appear, they all knelt down and greeted him in delicate throat sounds, "Hello, young master."

"There's nothing for you to do here, go back."

Nanny Wu dismissed the singers and dancers in front of the house and led Xu Qing to the Qingquan Cottage near Wangyue Tower.

The buildings are scattered on the shore of the artificially excavated lake, hidden in a depression.

Different from the beautiful and grand attic before, this place is more like a pastoral farmhouse with chickens and dogs, and there are fences around it.

As soon as the two of them walked around the fence and reached the simple wooden door, they heard a beautiful guttural sound coming from the yard.

"Madam Wu, who told you to bring this unfaithful man in?"

Nanny Wu knocked on the door and answered, "Shuying, your husband has come out from the palace to take you back."

"Where are you going back to? To the East Palace to be the Crown Princess?"

Qin Shuying's casual words scared Nanny Wu so much that she closed her mouth and dared not say anything, for fear of getting into trouble.

How could ordinary people like them discuss the affairs of the palace? In Wu Ma's eyes, the Minister of Rites who managed the Jiaofangsi was a very important official.

"Cough cough..."

Seeing that Nanny Wu seemed to be naturally restrained by Qin Shuying, Xu Qing smiled and said in a gentle voice, "Shuying, open the door. I have something to tell you."

According to Xu Qing's judgment, Qin Shuying should use this opportunity to open the door and reach some agreement with him.

But Xu Qing never expected that the woman's voice in the yard sounded weird, as if she had just drunk two jars of aged vinegar.

"If you have anything to say, just tell the sisters in Wangyue Tower. Anyway, I am old and ugly, and I can't compare to those young and beautiful girls."

This sentence really confused Xu Qing.

But standing outside the door was not an option, so he replied with an embarrassed look on his face: "How could that be? I'm just curious about what strange things are inside such a big place like Wangyue Tower."

"That's a coincidence. There are so many strange places and things in the world. Husband, don't you want to find out everything and satisfy your curiosity?"

The mocking tone in the woman's voice became stronger and stronger.

"Shuying knows in her heart that she is not as interesting as her other sisters, which is why her husband has forgotten her."

"I came here specially to see you this time."

As soon as Xu Qing finished speaking, the wooden door in front of him opened slightly, revealing a pair of beautiful, charming, and exquisite eyes. The two had not seen each other for half a month, but Xu Qing was still amazed by Qin Shuying, who had a voluptuous figure, black hair, and jade-like skin.

The other party was different from other beauties. Her beautiful eyes revealed an indescribable unique charm.

It is like a peony bud about to bloom, beautiful but not delicate, gorgeous but not vulgar, charming and incomparable.

"Now that you have met the suave, handsome and incomparable Mr. Xu, you can go back now."

Before Xu Qing could explain, the wooden door opened and closed.

Then, Xu Qing could hear Qin Shuying’s footsteps returning to her room and the sound of the door opening.

"This guy……"

Xu Qing wanted to curse, but suddenly saw that Nanny Wu was still standing beside him without saying a word, seeing the whole scene.

"A little naughty."

Madam Wu quickly agreed, "Shuying had this personality when she was in the building. I didn't expect that she hasn't changed at all after being married for two years."

Even though he was a little unhappy, Xu Qing had to give up the idea of ​​meeting Qin this time and prepared to return to the palace.

After all, judging from Qin Shuying's expression, she didn't plan to meet me today.

When the footsteps of Xu Qing and Nanny Wu faded away, the door inside the fence creaked open. Qin Shuying, who was standing beside the door, looked in the direction where the other party left, with green waves flowing in her watery eyes.

"You guys said that. I can make things difficult for him in any way I want."

In the shadows beside the wall of the house, the old eunuch who had stopped Qin Shuying in the palace last night appeared again.

He responded calmly: "This is the Empress Dowager's oral order. I dare not misrepresent her will."

"Humph."

Qin Shuying snorted softly and crossed her arms, making the bulge on her chest look even more round and plump.

"Her Majesty intends to use you to train the young master, so the palace will not interfere with what you do in Wangyue Tower... However, if you are conquered by the young master willingly, you must accept defeat and hand Luohong over to Lord Lianhua."

Qin Shuying's breathing became rapid, and she exhaled a faint fragrance like orchid.

When the old eunuch came to her today, she thought he was joking with her.

Because the godlike person who actually ruled the Great Qi actually took the initiative to make a deal with a woman of humble origin.

The content of the transaction is different from the past and is more like a gamble.

The Queen Mother actually asked to use Wangyue Tower as her territory to make things difficult for Xu Qing and set up layers of checkpoints.

If her husband could break through the obstacles and enter her boudoir within the stipulated three-day period, she would need to willingly submit to him, take a special poison made in the palace, and then give her virginity to him.

But if Xu Qing failed to reach the end, she would be able to get the reward she had always dreamed of, completely extricate herself from these complicated things, and live the peaceful life she wanted.

The Queen Mother also promised to clear the files of various departments and give her a clean identity.

How could Qin Shuying not agree to such a good thing that came right to her door?
"Go back and tell your queen to wait and see."

Qin Shuying's attitude was unexpectedly firm.

……

The imperial palace, Qifeng Palace.

Outside the screen of the Empress Dowager's bedroom, kneeling was the old eunuch with gray hair and a dusty look on his face.

The candles in the bedroom were brightly lit. Queen Mother Xu had a faint smile on her beautiful face that was enough to captivate everyone in the world. She calmly listened to the old eunuch's message.

She faced a bronze mirror as tall as her own, reflecting her plump and slender figure.

"Qing'er's fourth wife is just as I thought, she has an interesting personality."

As the queen mother's superior in the palace, she has seen a lot of people and has met all kinds of people. Being interesting is already a high evaluation.

The old eunuch rested his forehead against the cold ground and replied, "Your Majesty has a keen eye and foresight."

"Youth should be full of vigor."

"My Lady, the Fourth Wife is the most difficult woman to conquer beside the Young Master. Why don't you let the Young Master meet the First and Third Wife before letting him meet the Fourth Wife?"

The old eunuch has lived in the deep palace for a long time and has become very shrewd.

He could understand that Empress Dowager Xu wanted him to sort out the women in her backyard for the sake of her nephew's safety.

But what he didn't understand was that, judging from the few encounters he had with the fourth roommate, she was obviously a woman who had been to the entertainment industry for a long time and was used to seeing all kinds of men's faces.

Trying to conquer such a woman with love is as difficult as trying to make a cast-iron tree bloom.

"After all, it was Qing'er who left her behind, so Qing'er naturally has to take care of her affairs and tame the wild horse on her own."

Queen Mother Xu didn't seem to care much about the topic of conversation. After appreciating her own clothes, she suddenly felt that although the clothes looked good, they were a bit too cumbersome.

If I wear this to meet Qing'er, will it create an inappropriate sense of distance between the two of us?
"Lotus-kun, change into a simpler set of clothes."

"Yes."

Under the purple gauze tent, there were all kinds of dresses in different styles and colors.

These are all the most valuable women's clothes in the imperial palace treasury. Many of them were specially sealed by the Li Qi royal family and have their own history.

But Empress Dowager Xu didn't care about this. She only cared about whether her nephew thought she was pretty when he saw her.

After all, Empress Dowager Xu had seen the portraits of Xu Qing's wives.

She didn't want herself, who was famous and stunning in her youth, to lose so badly in appearance in her fleeting thirty years.

……

After Xu Qing returned to the palace, he did not take Qin Shuying's cold attitude to heart.

Since the Fourth House was unwilling to pay attention to him, he could just go find Lu and Shen. Anyway, he had a lot of things to do these days, so who would spend time in Wangyue Tower? To coax a woman to forgive him?
Therefore, after finishing dinner, Xu Qing, under the guidance of Lianhua Jun, went to pay a visit to his aunt.

My aunt is obviously preparing for her coronation ceremony in the near future. She has been very busy in recent days and has been caught up in many trivial matters.

So under the heavy pressure of civil officials requesting to see him one after another, he simply greeted them briefly, returned from the Qifeng Palace, and fell into a deep sleep.

When Xu Qing woke up early the next day, she changed into going-out clothes with the help of two palace maids, tidied her appearance, and opened the door.

Sure enough, even though the sun had just risen in the morning today, Lord Lianhua was still waiting outside the palace as he did yesterday, bowing to him.

"Good morning... Let's go to the Nie Mansion you mentioned earlier this morning."

Lianhua Jun did not run out to prepare the carriage as Xu Qing expected, but continued to lower his head and said: "Young Master, the remnants in the city are still being cleared, and we can only go to Qinrenfang today."

Xu Qing's memory was not too bad. Thinking of what Nanny Wu had introduced to him yesterday, he frowned and asked, "Isn't Qinrenfang the market where Wangyue Tower is located? How come after a whole day, the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry haven't even finished checking the entire market?"

"Young Master, calm down."

Xu Qing was not angry, he just felt that this matter was a little strange, but he couldn't tell what was strange.

(End of this chapter)