Now that you're reborn, who would still keep a mistress for their scumbag husband?

Wang Xu was stunned for a while when he saw Xie Jinzhao come in.

He had seen many people, but he had never seen such a handsome and elegant boy. The afterglow of the setting sun painted a magnificent color in the sky behind him, but this magnificence was not even a bit greater than that of the boy.

The table was filled with food and wine. He had been waiting for about a cup of tea. He thought that if Xie Jinzhao didn't come back, he would ask someone to change the table.

"My dear brother!" Wang Xu waved.

Xie Jinzhao walked over with a smile and sat down opposite him. "Brother Wang, I was just about to tell you that I will be leaving the city soon. You and I are getting along really well today. I am sure that we will meet again in the future."

Wang Xu paused for a moment while holding the pot. "You and I must be destined to meet, but when we meet again, I don't know whether we will be enemies or friends."

"Why do you say that, Brother Wang?" Xie Jinzhao narrowed his eyes, and his cold expression made it impossible to tell what was going on.

Wang Xu poured wine for them both. "When I see Brother Yun, I think of an old friend. Queen Xie of the Southern Chen Dynasty, have you heard of her, Brother Yun?"

"Empress Xie Yunni, who collaborated with the enemy and was shot dead by the Emperor of Southern Chen on the bank of the Cangwu River?" Xie Jinzhao said, "Of course I have heard of her, but it's a pity that I never got to see her because she died before me. In these years in Northern Qi, I have rarely even heard of her."

Wang Xu asked with great interest, "Who did you hear about this, Brother Yun?"

Xie Jinzhao said, "Once, someone asked me if I knew Empress Xie. I was very surprised and asked him why he asked that. He said that I looked a bit like Empress Xie. It was ridiculous. How could I, a man, look so much like a woman, even though we were not related!"

Wang Xu secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He smiled and said, "To be honest, my dear brother, when I first saw you, I thought I saw Empress Xie. You and Empress Xie do look a bit alike."

Xie Jinzhao uttered an "ah" and seemed a little distressed. She said, "You are only a few years older than me, and Empress Xie has been dead for at least 16 or 17 years. Could it be that you have met Empress Xie and were deeply impressed and still remember her?"

Wang Xu seemed to be somewhat nostalgic. "When I was very young, Empress Xie once held me in her arms. She and my mother were close friends. Last year, I had the honor of seeing a portrait of Empress Xie, so I was deeply impressed."

He added with a smile, "Anyone in this world who has seen Empress Xie will never forget her. They are reluctant to forget her, and they cannot forget her."

Xie Jinzhao was somewhat shocked. In terms of blood, Xie Yunni was her biological aunt. Ling Jinglan had told her about her life story. She was the daughter of the sixth son of the Xie family.

That year, when the entire Xie family was executed, her mother happened to return to her parents' home to visit her relatives. She escaped overnight, crossed the river, and came to Northern Qi to give birth to her.

She was kidnapped by Dou Yi, and her mother was devastated. She later disappeared and her life or death is unknown.

Xie Jinzhao temporarily dispelled Wang Xu's doubts by lying.

She drank a cup of wine, ate a bowl of rice, and said goodbye to Wang Xu.

"I am going to the army to make achievements. I don't know when I will return. We will meet again if we have the chance in the future." Xie Jinzhao bowed and said goodbye.

Wang Xu walked her to the door and watched Xie Jinzhao ride away on his horse.

The counselor beside him asked, "Sir, do you want someone to follow him?"

Wang Xu waved his hand, "No, her power is unfathomable. Look at her precious horse, it is not something you can buy with money. Our mission to Northern Qi is dangerous, so let's not make any unnecessary things for now, so as not to miss the big thing."

Just make sure that she is not a remnant of the Xie family.

When passing by a grocery store, Xie Jinzhao went in to buy some things, and handed a seal to the shopkeeper. The shopkeeper's expression suddenly changed. If he was not afraid of the news leaking out, he would have wanted to kneel down to Xie Jinzhao.

"Send the message back to Fengye Tinghai and have them keep an eye on the group of people at the Haokelai Inn. I suspect they came from Nanchen. Let's see what actions they take."

Also, Xie Jinzhao suspected that Southern Shu and Southern Chen had joined forces.

But she had no evidence for this for the time being, so she just asked Feng Ye Tinghai to take her guess back. When Ling Jinglan knew it, Ling Qingchen also knew it.

Wonder what he is doing now?

He used to be stationed in the northern border and didn't spend much time in the capital.

If it weren't for Lu's poor health, he would be in the Northern Frontier now and would not stay in Shangjing City.

The Lu family should be able to survive this winter, but it is hard to say about next spring.

If at that time, Emperor Yongjia asked her to help the empress take care of her health, she might not refuse, but at the moment, the emperor might not want the empress to live a long life.

The Empress has accumulated great power. If the Emperor dies early and the Empress takes over the throne, it will definitely not be a blessing for the court.

The matter of the five hundred stallions was a thorn in the heart of Emperor Yongjia.

At the city gate, the large black iron painted two-horse carriage was already waiting there. The coachman was waiting on the side, and when he saw Xie Jinzhao coming, he hurriedly greeted him.

Lan Xuan'er lifted the carriage curtain and stuck her head out with Lan Yu, "Brother Qingxiao, you're here!"

She let her chestnut horse, Saluzei, follow the carriage and got on.

"Brother Qingxiao, don't you need to tie your horse behind our carriage?" Lan Xuan'er asked.

Lan Huaijun glanced outside and asked in surprise, "Master Yun's horse is a famous thousand-mile horse, right?"

The horse followed the carriage steadily. When the carriage moved, it moved. When the carriage stopped, it stopped too.

Qiu Cheng was very uneasy. "Yun Qingxiao, who are you? Are you a spy from Southern Chen or Western Liang?"

Xie Jinzhao was too lazy to argue with him, and didn't explain. She leaned against the wall of the car and closed her eyes to rest. Lan Xuan'er sat beside her and said unhappily, "Qiu Cheng, please stop slandering people all day long. What right do you have to say that Brother Qingxiao is a spy?"

The carriage moved slowly, and after leaving the city and getting on the official road, it went forward for about ten miles. The official road had been in disrepair for many years, and there were mountains and forests not far away, where thieves and bandits gathered. In order to facilitate robbery, they often destroyed the official road, making it very difficult to travel.

Lan Huaijun was still sitting in the carriage, while Xie Jinzhao and others got off and rode away on their horses.

The north wind blew over the high city walls and towards this side, bringing with it the smell of sand and dust.

The woods were rustling and there was a flickering phosphorescent light not far away. Lan Xuan'er found it interesting at first, but Xie Jinzhao told her that people said it was a ghost light. She was so scared that she dared not say a word.

"Don't be afraid, Qingxiao, Xuan'er, just follow me, I will protect you." Lan Yu walked in front of them in a manly manner, holding a long sword and protecting them behind him.

"What's the ghost fire? You're just playing tricks on me. When the King of Hell comes, I will make him give way for us!" Qiu Cheng spurred his horse and rushed to the front.

Xie Jinzhao cursed "idiot" and tried to stop him, but it was too late.

Qiu Cheng had already rushed towards the place where the ghost fire was. Lan Xuan'er wanted to follow him, but was stopped by Xie Jinzhao, "Don't go, it's very dangerous! In this world, ghosts are not the most terrifying. People are the most terrifying."

Lan Huaijun lifted the car curtain and looked outside, he couldn't help but shake his head, young and impetuous, he didn't know the consequences, he was so impatient and couldn't stand the teasing, he deserved to suffer!

However, it is also true that Yun Qingxiao is shameless and has a lot of bad intentions.

Qiu Cheng ran forward excitedly. This time, he wanted to use practical actions to tell Lan Xuaner that Yun Qingxiao was a coward. What was there to be afraid of the ghost fire?

The closer he got to the will-o'-the-wisp, the more eerily quiet the surroundings became. He seemed to be alone in a different time and space. His senses were magnified, and he could not feel the wind. Only a creepy fear swept over him.