The Beloved in the Palm

Chapter 227 Excitement

When the atmosphere was tense, the Mon king said: "I also have a way."

Xue Qingyin: "Say."

"How about you just pretend that Princess Xuan is dead and change your identity to marry me?" the King of the Meng clan said while examining her expression.

Xue Qingyin looked surprised: "Are you dizzy?"

King of the Meng Clan: "You don't want to?" His eyes changed slightly: "It shows that what you just said was not sincere at all."

Xue Qingyin will not be fooled by him.

She said coldly: "What do you want? Is this my skin?"

The king of the Meng clan said: "Of course it's more than that. I thought you had seen it clearly these days, and I still like you..."

Before he could finish his words, Xue Qingyin interrupted: "You still like my identity."

The king of the Meng clan laughed: "Why do you say that? I have no idea what your natal family background is..."

Xue Qingyin shook her head: "Who said natal family? Stealing other people's wives is exciting, isn't it?"

Qiao Teng: "Pfft."

The king of the Meng clan also froze.

"Especially the wife of the dignified King Xuan was snatched... What a shame this is for the Liang Dynasty, and what kind of pride it must be for you?" Xue Qingyin said slowly.

The king of the Meng clan stopped talking again.

Xue Qingyin asked him: "Are you really willing to give up on these?"

The king of the Meng clan sighed for an unknown number of times and said, "You know me."

Five words, the meaning is clear.

Looking at Qiao Teng again, his face was red from holding back. Under the huge impact, he was in a daze and could hardly breathe.

"This matter will be discussed later." The king of the Meng clan said solemnly, and the curtain came down for the time being.

In Yizhou City.

Qiao Xinyu walked with her tired body, her lips were chapped and peeling, and her clothes were loose and swaying lightly, making her look even more depressed.

But she was worried and didn't dare to relax at all.

Because several soldiers were following her closely.

"Have you found your home?" the soldier asked suspiciously.

Qiao Xinyu made up an excuse.

It is said that she is from Yizhou and married far away from the capital. After the pregnancy, her husband took care of the child, so she returned to her parents' home angrily. Unexpectedly, she encountered bandits on the road, and she was the only one left in the end.

When the soldiers saw that she was indeed pregnant and looked embarrassed and pitiful, they let her in.

But because he was afraid that she might be a spy sent by the Liang Dynasty, he pretended to be worried that she would be in trouble alone, and kept saying that he would personally send her back to her parents' home.

Qiao Xinyu was held here and could not retreat. She could only go to the city first.

She has a natal family in Yizhou.

Her parents are both here.

But how could she go to Jiedushi's mansion?

Qiao Xinyu's eyes were sore and tears fell down.

I have finally reached the place where my parents live, but I can't see them...

It's obviously very close...

Seeing her crying silently, the soldier couldn't help but sigh in his heart, and said, "Why are you crying? We will accompany you to find it. It's not easy for you either..."

After all, she is a member of the lower class. Seeing her as a weak woman, poorly dressed, pregnant, and still in such a state, it is inevitable to feel some sympathy in her heart.

If their mother-in-law was pregnant, how could she be willing to endure this hardship?

This woman married far away and moved to the capital, but her parents did not move with her. I guess it's because my mother's background is not strong enough.

"You can't remember which street they lived on. Then you still remember what things were there near your door in the past, right? What trees were planted? What shops are there further away?" the soldier asked.

Several of them were soldiers from Yizhou. They only assisted the Mon soldiers to defend the city because they were ordered by Sima Jiangnan of Yizhou.

They are more or less familiar with the people here.

A little sweat broke out on Qiao Xinyu's forehead.

How to answer?

Suddenly, she remembered...

"My family used to have a pharmacy in Yizhou City..."

"Oh, which pharmacy? What's its name? You should have said no!"

"I don't know if my parents have moved away, or maybe my uncle has robbed the family property a long time ago, I don't know..." She smiled bitterly and said, "My maiden name is Xu."

"My surname is Xu, and you also open a pharmacy? I have never heard of this..."

"Why not? Decades ago, there was a Xu family pharmacy in Yizhou, which was very famous! Later, when the family seemed to have become prosperous, they stopped running a pharmacy and switched to other businesses... Is this the Xu family?"

Several soldiers chatted in low voices, then suddenly turned their heads to look at Qiao Xinyu and asked.

"If there is no second Xu family, then that's it." Qiao Xinyu's eyes lit up, and she was so excited that tears covered her face.

"If you can send me there, I will ask my family to give you some money and reward you heavily!" Qiao Xinyu said with an even more excited expression.

Several soldiers looked at each other and felt happy.

They have been led by Sima to a dead end.

Either the Mon people will be defeated and they will lose their lives. Either the Mon will win a big victory, but it won't be their turn to get the reward... It would be good to save some money for the family.

They died, but the family still had to live!

The soldiers suddenly became more enthusiastic and hurriedly searched the city to find which direction the Xu family's door opened.

"Xu family? There is one in the east of the city and one in the north of the city." The waiter at the wine shop replied.

He shrank his neck and looked at the soldiers with some fear.

"Which one is richer?" asked the soldier.

"The one in the north of the city. Although it has been in decline in the past two years, the family is still rich. Just go to Baihua Lane, where there are yellow horn trees growing nearby."

The soldier nodded and took Qiao Xinyu to the north of the city.

After a while, the guest sitting in the tavern lifted the bamboo curtain and walked out, asking the waiter: "Are they asking about the Xu family?"

The waiter turned around and replied: "Yes, what's the matter, sir?"

The guest smiled: "We also have some business dealings with the Xu family. Aren't you afraid that those soldiers will cause trouble?"

The waiter nodded, and said with lingering fear: "Yes, yes, those soldiers are very fierce."

"We have to report the news too." The guest said and walked out the door.

"The master said that the Xu family is the family of Princess Xuan, we have to protect them." The guest met a few people not far away.

The few people walked towards the Xu family while talking in low voices.

"Don't you save the master first?"

"The master said there is no need to save him, he still has things to do."

"Is the food ready?"

"Ready. ... I heard that the King of Wei was defeated and all the food and grass were flooded. Maybe he will have to rely on us. Alas."

They are all Gan Zixu's people.

Gan Zixu was born in a grassroots family, so naturally he had all kinds of people under his command.

Gan Zixu's business was done everywhere, and of course he had people in Yizhou City.

Qiao Xinyu arrived at Xu's house.

They arrived near Xu's house right after, and quietly touched the knife hidden on their waist.

The scabbard was cold.

It made them feel at ease.

The door of Xu's house was knocked open, and the Xu family was also shocked.

Although they were also called Xu's family, they were just a branch of Xu Zhi's family.

Xu Zhi's brothers moved to the capital early, and naturally only some branches remained in their hometown.

Not long ago, they heard that Yizhou became the fief of King Xuan. And who was the Princess of King Xuan? It was born by their Xu family girl!

How close is this...

When King Xuan arrived in Yizhou, wouldn't they become "relatives" of His Royal Highness King Xuan? From then on, they can walk sideways!

Unfortunately, before they could walk sideways, the Meng people came.

Now they dared not mention their relationship with Princess Xuan, for fear that they would be caught by the Meng people and sacrificed first.

But how come they were still found after hiding for so long?

They panicked and their hands were shaking when they opened the door.

"Soldier, what are you going to do?" They thought to themselves that if it was just to collect some food and cloth, they would just give it. It's better to spend money to avoid disaster.

"Look, is this your girl?" The soldier took two steps back, revealing Qiao Xinyu.

They were stunned and stared at Qiao Xinyu. This... I don't know her!

Qiao Xinyu said quickly: "My father is Xu Qi."

When the people from the Xu family heard this, their heads were almost blown off.

Oh my God!

Why did they come at this time?

Yes, Xu Qi has a daughter... She used to live with the old man and the old lady of the family. I heard that she was already old enough to get married.

They didn't see her very often.

"Is it yours? She said that her husband's family bullied her, and she was pregnant, so she had to go back to her parents' home." The soldier followed.

They were even more shocked.

What? She's pregnant?

"Then...then come in and talk first." Although they didn't dare to expose their relationship with Princess Xuan.

But they definitely didn't dare to push Xu Qi's daughter away.

Who is Xu Qi?

Princess Xuan's uncle!

In the future, when the Meng people are driven away, they will continue to be a loving family with Princess Xuan!

Qiao Xinyu's heart finally fell to the ground.

She wiped her tears, stepped into the door quickly, and then took out the silver from her waist.

She had hidden it early in the morning.

She was not shy, as if she was born to be the owner of this place. She handed the silver to the servant beside her and said, "Give it to a few soldiers. They escorted me all the way, and it was hard work."

The servant was influenced by her momentum, and instinctively took it and gave it to a few soldiers.

So much?

Several soldiers hurriedly took it in their hands, and were overjoyed, without any more questions.

The Xu family's side branches watched the soldiers go away, and then closed the door tightly.

"Quick, come in and talk!"

The few people guarding the door in the distance also left after seeing that the Xu family was fine.

This side entered the door.

The Xu family's side branch breathed a sigh of relief and asked hurriedly: "Who did you marry? How come you are alone..."

"I'm not Xu Qi's daughter, my father is Qiao Teng." Qiao Xinyu hesitated for a moment, and still told the truth.

"What?" This time the Xu family's side branch was even more shocked.

"Qiao Teng... Isn't that... the name of the governor?" They said in a daze.

Qiao Xinyu nodded: "That's right."

"If I remember correctly, the daughter of Qiao Jiedushi married... the King of Wei?"

"Yes."

Everyone's face suddenly changed.

Wasn't the King of Wei just captured by the Meng people?

Everyone in the city knows it!

The people didn't say anything, but they all felt desperate in their hearts...

Qiao Xinyu saw that they were silent for a moment, and she felt a little embarrassed.

So she only mentioned her father's name, and didn't mention the King of Wei.

Qiao Xinyu endured the embarrassment and shame, and squeezed out a voice: "Although the Prince of Wei's Mansion is not close to the Prince of Xuan's Mansion, I used to be a close friend of the Princess of Xuan in the capital."

This... is of course false.

But she has something to ask of the Xu family.

Today, she borrowed Xue Qingyin's name, and when the matter is settled in the future, she will definitely repay it well.

"Have you heard about the whereabouts of my parents?" Qiao Xinyu asked, holding back her anxiety.

"It's not that I concealed it intentionally, but I really didn't know. We just heard that there were mutinies in various mansions at that time. Then it was said that the governor was missing...

"As for the governor's wife, no one mentioned it. I think she either disappeared or is still in the governor's mansion. The reason why the wife is not mentioned is that the disappearance of the governor can disturb the people more." The branch of the Xu family guessed so.

Qiao Xinyu breathed a sigh of relief.

I think so.

Thinking about it this way, her father's disappearance is actually a good thing.

Because if the Meng family wants to lure her father back and fall into the trap, they must keep her mother alive!

"Are you really pregnant?" Someone asked weakly.

Qiao Xinyu nodded.

That's the royal heir...

"Let's wash off the dust first, have a meal, and then ask the doctor to take a look. "

"Yes, yes. "

They gave the order while talking.

Qiao Xinyu's nose was sore and she nodded.

She didn't find the wrong door!

She really should thank Xue Qingyin!

Xue Qingyin's family is very good.