Chapter 039 Chapter 39
Before Xu Duanyi could figure out why Xie Qingya was here, Xiao Yuanfu started shouting the first thing he did when he saw Xie Qingya's face clearly.
"Xie Qingya, you dare to hit me!"
He had originally covered his forehead with his hands, but now he stared with a pair of flaming eyes. As he spoke, he raised his hands high, clenched them into fists, and rushed towards Xie Qingya.
While rushing, he shouted: "I'll beat you to death, you bastard!"
When Xu Duanyi heard the noise, his eyes, which had been fixed on Xie Qingya's figure, turned to look in the direction of Xiao Yuanfu.
Wait and see what Xiao Yuanfu does.
Xu Duanyi's expression changed slightly: "Xiao Yuanfu, what are you doing?" He didn't even call him second cousin again.
After she shouted angrily, she subconsciously walked up to Xie Qingya.
This book is compiled exclusively for you by the LK team. But before she could get in front of Xie Qingya, Xu Duanyi felt her eyes blurred, and then, they were empty again.
Looking at the suddenly empty space in front of him, Xu Duanyi was confused for a moment.
I wonder where Xie Qingya and the others went in the blink of an eye?
The ears hear the movement before the eyes.
Xu Duanyi heard Xiao Yuanfu's terrified cry from behind him: "Xie Qingya, you, you you you you, what do you want to do!"
stuttering.
It was obvious that he was terrified to the extreme.
Xu Duanyi turned around and saw that Xie Qingya had brought Xiao Yuanfu to the bank of the Lotus Lake. He was now holding Xiao Yuanfu's head with one hand and grabbing his collar with the other, trying to push Xiao Yuanfu into the lake.
This scene happened too fast.
Not only was Xu Duanyi stunned, but even Xiao Yuanfu's personal servant was so shocked by the scene that he forgot to step forward to help or call for help.
He also looked ahead with a look of fear.
Xu Duanyi seemed to be better than him. At least she didn't show any fear.
Xiao Yuanfu is still talking.
"Do you know where you are now?"
"This is the Duke of Huguo's Mansion, my home! How dare you do this to me? You are so bold that you don't want to live anymore!" Xiao Yuanfu was speechless after he shouted this in fear.
It was because Xie Qingya actually pressed his head and sent him to the Lotus Lake.
"Gulu gulu gulu"
Bubbles appeared in the Lotus Lake, and all the words that Xiao Yuanfu wanted to say but couldn't were drowned out by the gurgling sounds.
Compared to Xiao Yuanfu's previous cursing and constant struggling at the moment, Xie Qingya still looked calm and composed.
He bent his knees and squatted beside the lotus lake, holding Xiao Yuanfu's head and saying, "I, your grandfather, really dared to do it. What's the matter?"
It's like teasing a dog.
After Xie Qingya finished speaking, he smiled and exerted a little strength to pull Xiao Yuanfu up, so that he would not be trapped in the water.
"Come, let me hear what you have to say, Grandpa."
After finishing speaking.
Xie Qingya pretended to be listening attentively.
"Xie Qingya, you..."
Xiao Yuanfu's anger had reached its peak at this moment, and he started swearing again.
Xiao Yuanfu had never suffered such humiliation since he was a child, so he was furious at this moment.
He is different from his brother.
When Xiao Yuanxing was just born, the Xiao family was still in exile in the north.
Therefore, Xiao Yuanxing had a hard time when he was a child, but Xiao Yuanfu was born in the second year of Jian'an, when the Xiao family had already returned to Kyoto.
Emperor Ming personally bestowed the Duke of Huguo's mansion on the Xiao family and allowed the Xiao family to inherit the title for several generations. With Xiao Yuan sitting in the harem, even the crown prince had half the blood of their Xiao family.
So hot.
Any servants of the Xiao family who were somewhat respectable would be worth more than those officials from small families if they were released, not to mention the second son of the Xiao family who was born with a silver spoon in his mouth.
Xiao Yuanfu has had a good life since he was born.
Moreover, he was born with a clever tongue and was used to making people happy. His mother, Chang, and the old lady of the Huguogong Mansion, all liked him very much. Normally, no matter what he did, as long as his mistakes were not too outrageous, there would be people to protect him.
Normally, no one would dare to say anything to him no matter who he bullied.
Not to mention someone like Xie Qingya, who sent him into the lake as if he was going to die.
But he has a bad temper.
Compared with Xie Qingya, he is even better.
Being treated like this by Xie Qingya, Xiao Yuanfu felt that it was a great shame and humiliation. His first reaction was not to beg for mercy, but to want to kill this bastard.
He couldn't use any strength in his hands, but he kept cursing.
Either he wanted Xie Qingya to be killed, or he called him a dog, and he was still threatening him, telling him that he'd better not let him go, otherwise when he got up, he would kill Xie Qingya!
Xie Qingya listened for a while with his ears scratched, and then he sighed again: "It is true that a dog's mouth cannot spit out ivory."
"Xiao Yuanfu, you are at least the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, a third-rank official, how come you just spit shit as soon as you open your mouth?"
"you!"
Xiao Yuanfu glared and wanted to curse again.
However, Xie Qingya did not give him a chance this time. As soon as Xiao Yuanfu opened his mouth, Xie Qingya pressed his head again and sent him to the lake to drink water.
"Prince Nan'an, you, you let go!"
Xiao Yuanfu's personal servant finally came to his senses.
He was even more unbelievable than Xiao Yuanfu. He never thought that there was someone in the world so bold as to use violence against Er Langjun.
Especially now that they are still in the Duke's Mansion.
He mustered up his courage and tried to step forward and pull Erlang away from Xie Qingya's hands.
Otherwise, something bad might happen to Erlangjun.
But Xie Qingya just glanced at him casually without saying anything, and the boy was so frightened as if he had seen a ghost that he screamed and fell to the ground.
Xie Qingya had a strange look on his face, as if he had not expected him to be so useless.
Seeing that the boy's face turned pale as he sat on the ground and backed away under his gaze, he got up again after moving away a little, as if he wanted to inform someone and find someone to rescue Xiao Yuanfu.
Xie Qingya was too lazy to stop it.
After a quick glance, he was ready to look away.
He was not afraid of angering the Duke of Huguo's Mansion, but with Xu Duanyi here, it was not a good idea.
After all, the Duke of Huguo's Mansion is her in-laws' family.
He didn't want to embarrass Xu Duanyi.
Xie Qingya thought about it and decided to let Xu Duanyi go back first, so that she wouldn't be in a difficult position later. However, before he could say anything, he heard Xu Duanyi's voice behind him.
"stop!"
Xu Duanyi called out to stop the boy.
Xie Qingya didn't know what she was going to do and looked behind him suspiciously.
I didn't forget it in my hand.
He intermittently lifted up Xiao Yuanfu to let him breathe again so that he wouldn't really die. However, he was in no mood to bother with Xiao Yuanfu at the moment. After letting him breathe again, he raised his hands and pressed him down again before Xiao Yuanfu could even open his mouth to speak.
He didn't want to hear Xiao Yuanfu barking at this moment.
Xie Qingya looked at Xu Duanyi, ready to see what she was going to do.
She was facing him sideways, and Xie Qingya could only see half of her cheek.
Soft curves.
Looks very good.
Xie Qingya originally thought that if she encountered such a thing, she would be as scared as when she was a child, with a pale face and red eyes, but... that was not the case.
on the contrary.
In Xie Qingya's perspective, Xu Duanyi was very calm.
Her expression remained the same, not seeming panicked at all, but her face looked a little colder than usual, revealing a somewhat dignified aura.
This was the first time that Xie Qingya saw Xu Duanyi like this.
At this moment, I couldn't help but be stunned.
"Princess?"
The servant was also puzzled. He didn't know why the princess called him to do so. Suddenly, he thought of the relationship between the princess and the King of Nan'an. His face changed and his voice became hesitant: "Princess, that's Erlang, your second cousin."
"If we don't stop it, something bad will happen to Jilang!"
If something happened to Erlang, he would naturally lose his life!
Thinking of this, the servant was overwhelmed with grief and immediately knelt down in front of Xu Duanyi. While kowtowed to Xu Duanyi, he asked someone to save Xiao Yuanfu.
Obviously.
He wanted to ask Xu Duanyi to save Xiao Yuanfu for the sake of their blood relationship.
But what affection does Xu Duanyi have for Xiao Yuanfu?
Normally she called him "Second Cousin" because that was the etiquette she had learned since she was a child, and she did not really regard Xiao Yuanfu as her brother.
In this world, is there a brother like Xiao Yuanfu?
She didn't care whether anything would happen to Xiao Yuanfu.
This person has been messing around for a long time. It is not a bad thing for him to learn a lesson and suffer a little.
However, these teachings should not be done by Xie Qingya. She was afraid that her aunt and grandmother would come to Xie Qingya to settle the score after knowing this.
My aunt was the one who protected Xiao Yuanfu the most, and so was my grandmother...
Thinking of these two people, Xu Duanyi felt a headache. After a moment of silence, she said to the servant, "Wait a minute."
After telling the servant a few words, Xu Duanyi looked towards Xie Qingya.
Unexpectedly, Xie Qingya was also looking at her.
When their eyes met, Xu Duanyi was slightly stunned and was slow to react. Until she saw Xiao Yuanfu's struggle becoming increasingly powerless, Xu Duanyi slightly frowned.
She walked towards the people.
"Your Highness." When he reached Xie Qingya's side, Xu Duanyi called Xie Qingya softly.
The voice is noticeably softer than before.
Xie Qingya naturally knew what she was doing. He stared at Xu Duanyi in silence for a while, and without saying anything, he suddenly exerted his strength, picked up Xiao Yuanfu, and then threw him aside as if he were throwing a rotten fish.
The servant saw Xiao Yuanfu rolling his eyes and spitting water, and he screamed and crawled over to him.
"Erlang, Erlang, are you okay?" He was crying.
Xu Duanyi also glanced in Xiao Yuanfu's direction, and seeing his dead look, she frowned again.
She was afraid that something might really happen to Xiao Yuanfu.
After all, he is still in the Duke's Mansion, and Xiao Yuanfu is the apple of his aunt's and grandmother's eye. If something really happens to Xiao Yuanfu, not to mention his aunt's and grandmother's eyes, I'm afraid even his uncle and eldest cousin will not let Xie Qingya off easily...
And my aunt...
這樣想着，徐端宜心中也平添了幾分擔憂。
耳邊忽然傳來一句話——
“放心，死不了。”
徐端宜聽到耳後傳來的聲音。
回頭看去，便見原本蹲着的謝清崖，此時已經拍着衣裳站了起來，就站在她身後。
兩人這時離得很近，徐端宜聞見他身上的酒香味，莫名變得有些緊張起來。
她微垂眼眸，正要說話，就掃見了謝清崖被湖水濺濕的袍子。
衣擺和袖子都濕了。
“你的衣裳……”
徐端宜說着，便想拿帕子去替人擦拭，手伸出後，又覺不妥，最後只能朝人遞過去一方帕子：“王爺先擦擦。”
謝清崖看了她一眼，伸手接過。
徐端宜見他已開始擦拭，又聽身後蕭元福連吐出好幾口水，終于能聽到他說話的聲音了。
卻也是斷斷續續，輕不可聞。
但若是仔細聽的話，也能分辨出，他嘴裏說着殺和死字。
顯然是對謝清崖懷恨在心，要殺他洩憤。
徐端宜未去看身後的謝清崖，只沉默着，朝蕭元福那邊走過去。
謝清崖忽見她過去，皺了皺眉。
下意識伸出手，似是想阻攔她過去，但手伸于半空，又兀自垂了下來，連帶一道垂落的眼簾，遮掩住了他眼底所有的情緒。
他想。
他或許今日又給徐端宜招惹麻煩了。
蕭元福雖然混賬，但要按照親疏遠近，他們才是一家人。
徐端宜要是真擔心。
回頭他自會承擔一切，不會讓她牽扯其中。
反正他原本就是這樣想的。
“二表兄如何？”
徐端宜走到蕭元福身邊時，便先問了這麽一句。
蕭元福一看到她，原本斷斷續續的聲音，倒是都變得連貫了起來，他一邊掙紮着坐了起來，一邊試圖去抓徐端宜的裙擺，嘴裏還氣憤喊道：“表、表妹，你、你替我殺了他！”
“這個混賬敢這樣對我，我要他死！”蕭元福這番話說得咬牙切齒。
徐端宜看着蕭元福蓬頭垢面。
水打濕了他的發，他整個人濕噠噠的，地上早已積了一大灘水漬。
又見他朝她伸手。
徐端宜自是不會讓他碰到自己，她不動聲色地往後退了一步。
将将錯開了蕭元福的手。
蕭元福此時太過憤怒，倒是也沒有察覺到她的動作，他還自顧自坐在地上，怒視着徐端宜身後的謝清崖說道：“謝清崖，你敢這樣對本郎君，今日本郎君一定不會讓你直着走出國公府！”
他都預想好，回頭必定要找幾十個身強力壯的護衛，把謝清崖狠狠暴打一頓，再把人扔進這荷花湖中喂魚。
不！
不僅如此！
他還要把人都喊過來，讓他們圍觀，要謝清崖丢盡臉面，才能洩他今日心頭之憤！
謝清崖聽到這一番叫喊，一副無所謂地扯了下唇。
他亦想接幾句話。
未想，下一刻，他就瞧不見蕭元福的臉了。
同理。
蕭元福也一樣瞧不見謝清崖了。
徐端宜擋住了他的視線，蕭元福只能瞧見她精美的紫色華服，還有她裙擺上的漂亮紋路。
蕭元福見此，神色微頓。
他臉上除了憤怒之外，又平添了一抹疑惑。
“表妹？”
蕭元福疑惑仰頭。
他還坐在地上，這樣仰頭望向垂眸看着他的徐端宜，只覺得她的臉處于背光處，瞧着竟有些冷漠。
這種冷漠——
竟比他剛才被謝清崖拉着往湖裏按時，還要讓他感到害怕。
心髒像是被無形的手，憑空捏住了。
蕭元福不知為何，心忽然跳得有些快，記憶中他這位表妹一向溫柔，何時有過這樣冷漠的模樣？
是他瞧錯了嗎？
若不是手上這會使不上力，蕭元福定要好好揉揉眼睛，看看自己是不是真的看錯了。
不過下一刻，在聽到徐端宜出聲喊他“二表兄”的時候，蕭元福便又松了口氣。
那個聲音依舊和平日一樣溫婉，讓人覺得如沐春風。
蕭元福一邊應道，一邊在心裏感述。
果然是他感覺錯了。
表妹的臉上怎麽可能有這樣的神情呢？
表妹是最溫柔，最好脾氣不過的了。
但很快，蕭元福才放松的臉，忽然又變得怔松起來。
“你說什麽？”
他似不敢置信一般，直仰着頭，看着徐端宜。
不僅蕭元福不敢置信，謝清崖也是。
他以為徐端宜會息事寧人，或是賠禮道歉。
他都想過，要是徐端宜真的賠禮道歉的話，他就讓她先離開這邊，反正要他看她跟蕭元福這個畜生低頭，是絕對不可能的。
他亦不可能。
可他沒想到——
此時倒換作謝清崖，一臉怔色地看着徐端宜了。
“我說，二表兄不要胡亂說話了，王爺今日是貴客臨門，二表兄張口便是打打殺殺，成何體統呢？”
徐端宜又溫聲重複了一遍。
她說話的時候，神情溫柔，語氣溫和，看着就像是在茶室和朋友品茗說笑，可若是細聽的話，就能聽出她這一份溫柔語氣中的淡漠。
“今日是寶珠的大喜日子，二表兄一時高興，多喝了幾杯，醉糊塗了，自己摔進了荷花湖中，幸得王爺路過相救。”
徐端宜看着蕭元福說完之後，便把目光落在他身邊的小厮上，補充完後話：“旁人問起，你就這樣說，明白了嗎？”
小厮也是一臉不敢置信的模樣。
他張着口，想說話，又說不出，露出一副目瞪口呆的模樣。
蕭元福這下是徹底聽清楚了，他也不敢置信。
不敢置信之餘，他還怒不可遏。
就跟吃了炮仗似的，蕭元福看着徐端宜又喊了起來：“徐端宜，你瘋了！”
這還是他第一次直呼徐端宜的姓名。
蕭元福哪裏想到，自己這位平時看着溫溫柔柔香噴噴的表妹，如今竟跟換了個人似的！
什麽自己摔進荷花湖中？
什麽被王爺所救？
究竟是他幻聽了，還是徐端宜真的瘋了？這樣颠倒黑白的話，她竟然也說得出口！
此時蕭元福怒到了極致，哪裏還有對徐端宜，有半點欽慕之心？
只覺得這兩人簡直一丘之貉！
他要把他們都好好處置了才行！
但一想自己這個表妹的身份，蕭元福臉色難看了片刻，最後還是咬着牙，跟徐端宜說道：“表妹，我知道你是受了謝清崖這個混蛋的蠱惑，表兄就當……”
話還沒說完，就被徐端宜打斷了。
“就當什麽？沒聽到嗎？”徐端宜接過蕭元福的話，繼續說道，“二表兄是不是忘了，王爺是我夫君。”
“你是如何覺得，我會棄他幫你？”
蕭元福此時連謝清崖也顧不得了，直捏緊拳頭，盯着徐端宜，臉色難看問道：“表妹是非要與我作對了？”
徐端宜笑了下。
她笑起來，猶如八月秋，十分溫婉，也格外吸引人。
蕭元福看着她這一抹笑容，臉上原本的森然便又是一滞，眸光也有短暫的失神。
但很快，徐端宜的下一句話，令他臉色驟變。
“二表兄可還記得，建安十四年，你想對我做什麽？”她這話說得很輕，輕到，就連謝清崖，一時都未聽見她與蕭元福說了什麽。
被徐端宜擋着，他也瞧不見蕭元福此時的神情。
他只是看到徐端宜忽然朝蕭元福走近幾步，這幾步，便令謝清崖不住皺眉。
他想走過去，拉走徐端宜，不想讓她跟這個畜生多加接觸。
但腳步最終還是停在了原地。
只眼睛一眨不眨看着他們那邊，大有一副，蕭元福真要敢再動手動腳，他今日就真要送蕭元福下去喂魚了。
“我知二表兄在想什麽，你不過是覺得當年事情久遠，你又沒真的對我做什麽，大可以說我這是在污蔑你。”徐端宜見蕭元福眸光微閃，先他一步，說出了他想說的話。
他那點心思，她怎麽可能看不透？
果然——
她這番話說完之後，蕭元福就一副被他戳中心思的震驚模樣。
徐端宜神色如常，繼續看着蕭元福不疾不徐地說道：“的确，若這番話說給舅母和外祖母聽，她們自然會庇護你，但二表兄覺得，我這話若說給大表兄聽，又會如何呢？”
蕭元福的臉色霎時一僵。
“還有姨母。”
徐端宜又接着扔下個重彈：“二表兄覺得姨母，她又會幫誰呢？”
蕭元福就算用自己的腳趾頭想，都能知道這是個什麽答案，姑姑一向不喜歡他，若知曉他從前，竟想哄騙徐端宜欺負了她，必定不會輕饒了他！
想到姑姑對徐端宜的疼愛，蕭元福這下是真的怕了。
他本就因為落水而變得有些白的臉色，此刻變得更加蒼白無比。
可蕭元福實在不甘。
不甘自己受了這麽多委屈，無法報仇也就算了，竟然還要被人這樣威脅！
尤其這個人還是徐端宜！
她維護的人，還是一向與他不對付的謝清崖！
他看着徐端宜怒道：“你就這麽幫他！” 本書由LK團隊為您獨家整理 這話，徐端宜連回都懶得回，她只是看着蕭元福補充完了自己想說的話。
"Let's just leave today's matter alone for now." This book is exclusively compiled by the LK team. "Second cousin, you don't have to feel wronged. You know what you wanted to do before. You deserve the prince's reprimand."
"I used to care about my grandmother and didn't want to argue with my second cousin, but in the future, please remember this for me." Xu Duanyi's expression became more serious, and his voice gradually became lower. "I am not those women in your backyard, nor am I someone you can hook up with casually. If it happens again, it won't be so simple."
When Xiao Yuanfu heard this, his eyes couldn't help but sparkle.
Looking at Xu Duanyi, who was inviolable in front of him, he suddenly didn't dare to look her in the eyes.
Turn away.
Xiao Yuanfu said nothing.
He originally thought that now that his cousin had married Xie Qingya, she was no longer some unattainable goddess. Moreover, it was obvious that Xie Qingya, that bastard, didn't care about his cousin at all, and he didn't even know whether the two of them had slept with each other or not.
Then I went to bed.
Xiao Yuanfu was also very confident that Xie Qingya was not as good as him in bed.
How could a married woman not need the comfort of a man?
It's the same even if it's his cousin.
He was thinking that if he said a few kind words to his cousin, after some time, wouldn't his cousin sooner or later realize how good he was?
When the time comes, no matter what he wants to do, won’t it be easy?
He might not even have to say anything before his cousin comes and pesters him.
He never thought that his cousin saw everything and put on such a stern and solemn look, and actually looked more and more like his aunt.
Xiao Yuanfu has always been fearless, except for his aunt.
Looking at Xu Duanyi like this, how could he still have any thoughts about the beautiful and charming past six months?
I just feel that I am really unlucky today.
I guess he's going to get into trouble today.
He gritted his teeth secretly.
After all, he knew the ins and outs of the matter, so he didn't speak at this time.
But I was thinking in my heart.
Anyway, there is a long way to go, he will always find a way to deal with Xie Qingya, there is no need to rush at this moment.
"One more thing—"
However, Xu Duanyi didn't want to let Xiao Yuanfu go so easily. She had already seen through Xiao Yuanfu's thoughts.
She knew Xiao Yuanfu's temper and also knew that he was a vindictive person.
Today’s matter is over.
But there is no guarantee that he will not deliberately target Xie Qingya in the future.
The current Nan'an Prince's Palace is naturally unable to compete with the Huguo Duke's Palace, not to mention that those people outside are always accustomed to flattering the powerful and bullying the weak.
"There is something I told Baozhu earlier, and today I will also tell my second cousin."
Xiao Yuanfu didn't say anything, but looked at Xu Duanyi with a frown, looking like "what else do you want to say".
"The prince is my husband, and the Nan'an Palace is my husband's home."
"If we let today's incident pass like this, then it will be fine. But if I knew that my second cousin dared to deal with the prince or his family in private, then I would naturally not let him off lightly."
Xu Duanyi lowered his eyes a little and looked down at Xiao Yuanfu: "Second cousin, did you hear me clearly?"
My thoughts were touched again.
Xiao Yuanfu looked embarrassed and a little indignant: "Xu Duanyi, you are too nosy! Are you going to blame me for anything that happens to the Xie family in the future?"