Reborn as a concubine's sister, the eldest lady went crazy

"I know you must have received an order to say so, and you did it on purpose. I don't want to pursue this matter with you. Sijiabao is a commercial town after all. You can find me some storytellers and singers to entertain me, right?"

Qiu Ling hesitated. Although outsiders were not prohibited from entering, it was not good for the queen to invite prostitutes into the garden, right? "I will go and look for them, but maybe Sijiabao is remote and there are no such people."

"There must be some. If not, it means you are not doing your best." This is ridiculous. Where merchants gather, business will definitely flourish. These businesses are for people to relax and entertain. Even the most remote villages will have opera troupes going there. This is clearly an excuse.

"Yes." Qiu Ling lowered his head and ran out quickly. Of course, he didn't need to go find someone. Since the queen summoned him, he had to find someone he knew well. The imperial guards outside would take care of it together with the castle lord, so he didn't need to worry about it.

Sure enough, just after lunch, someone came in from outside with a man and a woman, but there was a screen in the room and the curtains were drawn, so the people could not be seen clearly.

"Master, the person you are looking for is here. You can tell him anything you want to hear." In front of outsiders, Qiu Ling would naturally not reveal who lived here and always addressed him as master.

Xu Yixing took a look through the curtain and saw two figures. Her first reaction was to look at the girl, just to see if Ying Wu had disguised himself to get in. However, the girl was still small and looked young. She was not tall enough to be Ying Wu, so she didn't pay much attention to her.

"What are you two good at?"

"Madam, my brother and I are good at playing the Yueqin and Yuxiao."

"Oh, then play a song that you are good at for me." Xu Yixing was half lying on the bed. Xiaobao had already been taken to the next room for a nap. Now was the time for her to relax.

Outside, the sound of the zither and flute, and the song of the winning laurels came in the distance, which was no worse than those in the music halls in the capital. Xu Yixing had not heard it for several days since he left the capital, and suddenly he felt as if he was in another world.

When the song was over, another question was raised: "Madam, do you want to listen to anything else?"

When she heard the voice, she immediately pulled herself out of her memories. What she feared would come true. This male voice was definitely Ying Wu! How did he get in? Could he have followed her from Miaozhou to Sijiabao? Too risky! Fortunately, Ada and Aer were not there, otherwise he would be recognized as soon as he opened his mouth.

Qiu Ling had been standing at the door watching the two people's behavior. When he heard no movement inside, he thought the queen had fallen asleep, so he asked to confirm: "Master?"

"Oh, sorry, I was a little lost in thought. Qiu Shui, can you please play a song for me?"

This time, there was not such a quick response from outside. Qiu Ling urged the two of them before the woman plucked the strings twice reluctantly and began to play.

Qiu Ling might not know what Qiu Shui Chang was, but Xu Yixing and the two players knew it very well. This kind of decadent music was only liked by those young men who spent all day hanging out in brothels. No wonder the girl didn't want to play it.

Xu Yixing listened to the music while secretly looking outside. The man was indeed Shadow Five. She knew he was in disguise without even looking at his face. But he had sneaked in today, so he must have come to remember the route or bring her a message, or to take her away. This was really embarrassing. She hoped to wait until Lu Anyuan came back and took Xiaobao back to the capital and everything was settled before leaving. But that would be much more difficult, and it would be easier to get away than to get out here now.

Xu Yixing thought about it and decided to wait. Now was not a good time to leave. What if Lu Anyuan heard that he had escaped and was upset and got into trouble? Who would be responsible? Besides, Sijiabao was not connected to the interior like Miaozhou. If he ran into the Gobi Desert, he might not be able to return alive.

When the song was over, she deliberately lowered her voice to sound like she had lost interest: "Well, it's not bad. You can go back first. I'm tired today. I'll ask you to play music another day. Guard Qiu, give you two ten taels of silver and send them out."

"Thank you, Madam!" The two happily took the reward and left, leaving Xu Yixing in the room, thinking about how to pass on the message. I just said that I would summon them another day, so that Yingwu would not be anxious. This Baiyuan is not like the prince's mansion or the former governor's mansion in Miaozhou. If he breaks in by force, it will be difficult to get out, so he must not act rashly.

But it seemed unrealistic for her to just ask someone to come in and play music. She wondered if Qiu Ling would get suspicious. There were screens and curtains in the middle. Not to mention passing things, even if she wanted to give Ying Wu a wink, he wouldn't be able to see. She just hoped that he could understand what she meant and not show up rashly again.

Ever since she confirmed that Yingwu was in Sijiabao, Xu Yixing became quieter. Even when she stayed in Baiyuan, she was no longer as impatient as before, and she never asked anyone to sing a little song again, for she was afraid that Yingwu would be recognized.

For three consecutive days, there was still no news from the front line, and she was only concerned with feeding and sleeping her child. Even Qiu Ling gradually relaxed his guard. It seemed that the queen was really just in a whim and had no other intentions.

It was a windy day, with some snow in the air. Xu Yixing had never seen snow like this before. It didn't just fall, but it was like sand that flew directly at her face, making her face hurt. So she closed the door early, moved the crying little baby to her inner room, coaxed him to sleep, and then prepared to go to bed.

Before getting on the bed, the two maids in the room suddenly trembled and fell to the ground. However, the wind outside was too loud, so the sound did not attract the attention of the guards outside. Xu Yixing hugged Xiaobao tightly with one hand and covered his mouth with the other hand. He did not move forward easily. This was clearly a hidden weapon!

The door was pushed open with a "clang" and cold wind rushed in, extinguishing the charcoal basin and even the candle. Xu Yixing pressed his body tightly against the wall behind the bed to prevent himself from making any sound.

"master?"

This sound? Xu Yixing was startled, and a shadow!

"Why are you here?" Xu Yixing showed his face from behind the bed curtain and looked at him in disbelief. He thought it would be Ying Wu, so why was it him?

"Master, please come with us first." After confirming Xu Yixing's safety, Yingyi immediately held her arm, put a gray cloak on her, and was about to go out.

"No, you? Who else has arrived?" With just one sentence, Yingyi had already brought her to the door. Xu Yixing looked closely and saw that the four people guarding the door had all fallen to the ground. They were probably ambushed before they could even hear what happened in the house just now.

"There are only me, Ying Si and Ying Wu in Sijiabao. The rest have received orders and are on their way."

"But where are we going now? There are Royal Guards everywhere outside. You can't just kill them all, right?"