A few days ago, the people left behind in Luoyue City sent him a message saying that the secret of Qihong Pavilion had been discovered and everyone had been arrested.

While shocked, Qi Xiao breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that this way no one would know his former identity.

He was originally from the State of Qi, and his mother was a governor of a region. Half a year ago, his mother was falsely accused of embezzlement.

Because of this disaster, all the women in the Qi family were executed, and only one man remained. He was rescued by his mother's old friend and fled to the neighboring Sheng Kingdom.

He had no special skills and could only perform at Qihong Pavilion. However, after he began to stand out and was chosen as the most beautiful courtesan, he realized that Qihong Pavilion was not an ordinary place of pleasure.

Here, there are many people from Qi Kingdom like him. They are ordered by their superiors to gather information about Sheng Kingdom and amass wealth. Sometimes, they even create disturbances in the surrounding counties.

The plague outbreak in Lin'an County was ordered by the Qi Kingdom, with the aim of gradually undermining the rule of the Sheng Kingdom's emperor in the Luoyue City area.

Qi Xiao's mother's old friend had previously used his connections to help him find an opportunity to leave Qihong Pavilion as soon as possible, as it was not a place for him to stay.

So when he met the handsome Mu Ziyun, he seized the opportunity, pretended to fall in love, and left with her.

Qihong Pavilion usually does not stop men who have been redeemed, because these men often return.

Men from brothels rarely find happiness. Most of the customers who redeem them are only interested for a short time. They gradually develop genuine feelings for these heartless men, and then cruelly abandon them, leaving them to fend for themselves.

Qi Xiao didn't know if Yun Qing would treat him the same way in the future, but at this moment, he was still willing to believe that he could have a stable life.

He had witnessed Yun Qing's actions during the disaster relief efforts in Lin'an County. A person who cared for the country and its people and had boundless love in his heart couldn't be too bad.

Moreover, she was generous and meticulous. Even in the harsh conditions of Lin'an County, she provided him and Ke with a lot of clothes and jewelry, not to mention gold and silver. In less than a month, he had saved up a considerable sum of money, enough for him to live on for the rest of his life.

However, after a long and arduous journey to Shengjing, Qi Xiao realized that she had been too naive.

"Welcome, Your Highness!"

The cheers from the crowd struck Qi Xiao's heart like a thunderclap.

"The young lady? Who are they talking about?"

Sitting in the stuffy carriage, he was pale and asked Ke'an in a trembling voice.

"Who else could it be? Naturally, it is the only princess of the Sheng Dynasty, who is also our wife, Li Yunqing."

Li Yunqing, Mu Ziyun.

"So that's how it is, so that's how it is." Qi Xiao suddenly lost her strength, leaning against the car wall and muttering to herself, as if she had lost her soul.

"Hey! Who are you trying to fool with that half-dead act? The mistress is the noble lady, what are you unhappy about?"

"You don't understand, you don't understand at all."

Qi Xiao spoke excitedly, and then suddenly did something that was hard to believe.

Suddenly, he straightened up, flung open the curtain, and jumped off the carriage.

Perhaps because he had been sitting for too long, his legs were still stiff, and he couldn't stand up straight and fell to the ground, even rolling forward several times.