Chapter 045 Chapter 45
When Xie Qingya knocked me down and picked me up.
Xu Duanyi couldn't help but let out a cry of surprise.
My already dizzy head became even more dizzy after this emptiness.
It felt like the world was spinning.
The reaction is quick.
Instinctively, Xu Duanyi's hands almost immediately hung around Xie Qingya's neck, and the distance between the two was pulled closer.
Xie Qingya didn't notice it for a moment and was forced to move his head directly in front of the person.
Eyes met.
Their breaths lingered on each other.
The two of them were so close that if Xie Qingya lowered his head a little more, he could kiss her red lips directly.
Such an ambiguous distance.
But Xu Duanyi's eyes were still as confused as a child's.
This made Xie Qingya, whose heartbeat inexplicably accelerated, even more embarrassed.
Xie Qingya held his rapid breath and turned his face away in annoyance.
He no longer met her eyes, which were as dark as grapes.
He stood up straighter and brought the person closer to his arms to avoid being in the same awkward position again.
It's just a long way away.
But the heat from Xu Duanyi's fingertips inevitably reached the skin on the back of his neck.
Such close contact.
Xie Qingya seemed very uncomfortable, even awkward.
He had never been so close to anyone before.
The last time she was so close to someone was the last time, when she fell into his arms as if she was sleepwalking.
But the instigator is still like an innocent child, with a pair of beautiful and ignorant eyes, completely unaware of what he has done.
Xie Qingya gnashed his teeth as he watched.
Just when I wanted to look at her, I called her coldly to scare her.
But she spoke first.
“…It’s amazing.”
The voice was like a mumbling, and her eyes were still shrouded in mist, clearly not awake.
——A drunkard who got drunk after drinking one glass of wine.
Xie Qingya looked at Xu Duanyi and couldn't help but secretly complained in his heart.
Despite this, Xie Qingya still maintained a good attitude and responded to the drunkard's words.
"What's so magical?"
Perhaps even Xie Qingya himself did not realize that he felt more relaxed than ever before.
Even the lips were stained with a happy smile.
There is no one else at the moment.
There is no conspiracy.
There were only two of them.
Although Xu Duanyi was drunk, it was precisely because she was drunk that he could face her so easily without having to consider anything else.
But the corners of his lips, which were slightly raised, froze on his face after Xu Duanyi's next words.
"...I've never had a dream like this before."
As Xu Duanyi spoke, he tentatively loosened one of his hands and let it fall beside Xie Qingya's face.
He seemed to want to reach out and touch it, but was hesitant.
The lights are bright.
Xie Qingya held Xu Duanyi in his arms as they stood in this room where no one else was.
The smile on his face had completely disappeared at this moment. He lowered his eyes and looked at Xu Duanyi. Seeing the hesitation on her face, his voice unconsciously became hoarse.
"...So what kind of dreams did you have before?"
Xu Duanyi did not answer him. She just looked at him steadily, then shook her head and nestled in his arms like a quail, refusing to say anything.
But how could Xie Qingya not understand?
From the awkwardness and caution on her face when facing him, you can get a rough idea of what he looks like in her dreams.
"Xu Duanyi..."
He opened his mouth and called out in a hoarse voice.
Seeing the person in his arms, she looked at him without blinking, as if waiting for him to continue talking.
Xie Qingya suddenly didn't know what to say.
In the end, he just looked at Xu Duanyi's eyes looking back at him, and then whispered to her: "Close your eyes, take a nap, and I will take you home."
Xu Duanyi looked at Xie Qingya and blinked.
She was actually a little reluctant to sleep.
The Xie Qingya in front of her at this moment was even gentler than that night. She didn't even want to blink, she just hoped to look at him a little longer.
She was afraid to blink.
She would never see Xie Qingya like this again.
But she really listened to Xie Qingya.
Although she was reluctant, under Xie Qingya's gaze, Xu Duanyi hesitated for a moment, and finally nodded to him obediently and said "OK" to him softly.
Then she really closed her eyes.
She was so obedient that even in her dreams she was reluctant to make any excessive demands on him.
obedient.
Whatever he says, that is what it is.
Xie Qingya just stared at her quietly for a long time.
There seemed to be countless complicated emotions swirling in his eyes.
The room was quiet.
Xu Duanyi was probably really tired today.
Although it was Xie Qingya's request that she close her eyes, she herself was reluctant to sleep. But at this moment, lying in Xie Qingya's arms and being held by him like this, she actually fell asleep after a while.
The sound of even breathing slowly echoed in the room.
Xie Qingya still looked down at Xu Duanyi without moving until he heard the voices of Lingji and Bixi coming from outside.
The reason was that Lingji waited outside for a long time but didn't see them come out, so he came back to check to see if anything had happened to them or if they had any trouble or needed help.
But Bixi stopped him outside and wouldn't let him go in.
At this moment, the two of them are talking outside.
Xie Qingya then closed his eyes, collected his thoughts, and walked out holding Xu Duanyi.
Two people talking outside.
Lingji was facing the door. When the door opened, his master came out holding the princess.
He naturally greeted his master first.
Seeing the two of them like this, he didn't think much about it.
Bixi also turned around at this time.
When I saw my master in the arms of Prince Nan'an, with his eyes closed, I didn't know what was going on.
Bi Xi took a step forward nervously.
But before she could ask, Xie Qingya spoke in a low voice: "She's fine, she just fell asleep."
Bi Xi heaved a sigh of relief when she heard this.
Xie Qingya ignored her and asked Bixi to hold the lantern and Lingji to go to the front to clear the area.
He didn't want what happened tonight to be seen by other people.
With Lingji's presence, Xie Qingya didn't see any extra people on the way out with Xu Duanyi in his arms.
The servants of the Liu Mansion had already taken shelter.
Although they didn't know why the nobles would have such a request, but those two, one was the Prince of Nan'an, and the other was Princess Jiashun, the apple of Empress Dowager Zhaoyu's eye... How dare they disobey the orders of two such powerful nobles?
Everyone was afraid of seeing something they shouldn't see, so they hid themselves early.
Xie Qingya carried Xu Duanyi all the way smoothly, got on the carriage, and carefully put her down in the carriage.
This carriage is the one that Xie Qingya usually rides in.
Although it doesn't have everything like Xu Duanyi's car, it still has everything it should have.
Xie Qingya brought a soft pillow and placed it behind Xu Duanyi's waist so that she could sit more comfortably.
But now she is asleep.
On the way back, although the road is not difficult to walk on, there may be some bumpy rides.
She sat alone like this.
No one can guarantee that she won't slip down later.
Unless someone helps her sit.
Xie Qingya watched in silence. Of course he could do that, but today, some of the things he did were already too extreme. He was afraid that if Xu Duanyi woke up halfway, he would be even more unable to explain himself.
"My Lord, are we leaving now?"
The sound of ringgit came from outside the carriage.
Lingji and Bixi were still standing outside and hadn't come up yet.
Xie Qingya took one last look at Xu Duanyi who was still sleeping peacefully, then he suddenly lifted the car curtain, bent over and walked out.
Lingji and Bixi were puzzled when they suddenly saw him coming out of the carriage.
"Prince, what's wrong?" Lingji asked first.
Xie Qingya did not answer him, but looked at Bixi and said, "Go in and take care of her."
Regarding this statement.
Bi Xi naturally didn't have any thoughts. She was also worried that the prince wouldn't be able to take good care of his master. Seeing the prince jump off the carriage first, she didn't think twice and just hurriedly bowed to Xie Qingya, then immediately went up with the lantern.
But she originally thought that the prince would come in after her.
After all, the carriage is not small. This book is compiled exclusively for you by the LK team. It can still accommodate three people.
But until the carriage started moving, Bixi did not see Prince Nan'an come in again.
Only then did she understand.
The prince had no intention of staying in the carriage from the beginning.
However, she had no idea what Xie Qingya was thinking. Seeing her master still sleeping, Bixi could not help but frown and look towards the fallen curtain.
The car curtains are used to block the view inside and also prevent the people inside from looking directly outside.
But Bi Xi just looked at it like that, as if she wanted to see a hole in the brocade curtain.
She also wanted to see what the King of Nan'an meant now!
If he didn't care about his master, then why did he rush here from the palace today?
But if he cares about his master——
What exactly does he mean by this? If the master wakes up and sees this scene, what will he think? What will others think if they see this?
Bixi really couldn't understand it and felt very upset.
If it wasn't for him, why would the master have to get involved and enter this rotten stall of Nan'an Prince's Mansion?
When I think of the master doing so many things for him behind the scenes.
If the Empress Dowager knew what the master had done one day, there was no telling how she would treat the master.
Knowing that it would not be a good outcome.
But the master still doesn't care about anything for him.
But the King of Nan'an knows nothing.
If she wasn't afraid of upsetting her master and making her sad, she really wanted to ask the King of Nannan what he meant to her.
Could he be nicer to his master?
The more I think about it, the angrier I get.
Bixi's heart was in turmoil and her face turned red with anger.
But she naturally couldn't see through the brocade curtain, so she couldn't see Xie Qingya's particularly silent face at the moment.
She could only suppress her temper and sit next to her master to take good care of her, so that the carriage would not be bumpy and her master would not feel uncomfortable.
Fortunately, there wasn't anything particularly bumpy along the way.
After all, it was late at night.
Their journey back was relatively smooth.
But when they were almost at the palace, Bixi and Xie Qingya were both troubled by the same thing.
Xu Duanyi has not woken up yet. This book is exclusively compiled by the LK team for you. When the time comes, how should we send people back to the room?
This is the issue that the two of them are considering and worrying about now.
Bixi was naturally afraid of the King of Nan'an and refused to send her master back to her room.
As for Xie Qingya——
Xie Qingya looked at his own hands, which he had just hugged Xu Duanyi's.
The heat had long since disappeared along the way, but he seemed to still be able to recall the feeling when he hugged Xu Duanyi just now.
At this moment.
Xu Duanyi actually woke up first.
Xie Qingya heard Bixi's surprised voice behind him: "Master, you are awake!"
Then a familiar voice came into Xie Qingya's ears.
"…What's wrong with me?"
Almost the moment he heard Xu Duanyi's voice, Xie Qingya immediately turned around and reached forward subconsciously, as if he wanted to lift the car curtain.
But soon—
Xie Qingya's hands were suspended in mid-air, and his movements also stopped.
He ended up doing nothing.
The lantern hanging outside the carriage shone on Xie Qingya's body, but it could not illuminate his face which was buried at the moment, nor could it see the expression on his face at the moment.
He said nothing.
In the end, it was Lingji who spoke to him first: "Master, the princess has woken up."
The sound of the ringgit was not deliberately lowered.
Although there was some distance between them, it was enough for Xu Duanyi to hear it.
"Is it... Ringgit?"
Inside the carriage, Xu Duanyi's questioning voice was heard first.
Bixi hasn't answered yet.
Lingji smiled, raised his voice, and replied: "Princess, it's your subordinate!"
Xu Duanyi just woke up.
My brain is still a little confused.
In fact, she had lost some memory of what happened after she got drunk.
Until she heard Lingji's voice at this moment, some memories suddenly spread from her mind.
She suddenly remembered that she seemed to have seen Xie Qingya just now...
She just always thought so.
...This was just her dream, not real.
Who would have thought...
Xu Duanyi first looked at Bixi, asking her with his eyes whether Xie Qingya was outside.
It’s also good to be sure whether what just happened was a dream or reality.
Wait for Bixi to nod to her.
All Xu Duanyi felt for a moment was that his head started to hurt again.
The fingers pressing on the center of the eyebrows suddenly trembled twice, and even the corners of the mouth couldn't help twitching several times.
From small to large.
This was the first time that Xu Duanyi felt "embarrassed". This book is exclusively compiled by the LK team for you. She thought about how she had just hugged Xie Qingya.
Although many things were vague, she could no longer remember them clearly.
I don’t know what Xie Qingya did.
But obviously, she must have offended Xie Qingya tonight.
Otherwise, he wouldn't sit outside at this time.
Even if Xu Duanyi was extremely skilled, he didn't know what to do now.
She had no way to deal with Xie Qingya in the first place.
Even if I don't do anything on weekdays, I will feel a little nervous when I see him.
Not to mention, now is the time.
She didn't know how to face Xie Qingya, nor did she know what to say to him. If possible, she really wanted to find a hole in the ground and crawl into it. Then, she wouldn't have to face Xie Qingya anymore.
But obviously.
There was no hole in the ground for her to crawl into.
She couldn't hide away.
It was quiet outside the entire time, and there was no sound of Xie Qingya from beginning to end. But Xu Duanyi, of course, couldn't really pretend that nothing had happened.
Xie Qingya was generous in not arguing with her.
But she couldn't, really, accept all his kindness so calmly.
Besides, she really offended him a little bit just now...
Thinking of how he had hugged Xie Qingya just now, Xu Duanyi still felt a little ashamed.
Could it be the influence of that night's dream?
That's why she suddenly became so bold that she even dared to hug him like this.
In the past, she would never have dared to do this.
I can't figure it out.
But it's too late to say anything now.
Xu Duanyi's emotions were in turmoil and her face turned red.
Until I heard Lingji muttering outside: "Why is the princess silent? Did she faint again?"
Xie Qingya was already troubled.
Hearing his personal bodyguard say this made him even more annoyed.
He actually hoped that Xu Duanyi would remain silent.
It's already quite embarrassing, and I don't know how much she still remembers about what happened just now?
Xie Qingya just hoped that she really forgot everything.
He was about to glare at Lingji to make him shut up, but before he could do anything, Xie Qingya heard a noise behind him.
——Someone lifted the car curtain.
Xie Qingya's body suddenly froze, and his hands on his knees clenched subconsciously.
Even if there is no turning back.
Xie Qingya also knew who was behind him at this moment.
"…Prince."
He heard Xu Duanyi's hesitant voice from behind him.
Xie Qingya clenched his fists tightly and closed his eyes. He was also trying to suppress the emotions that were surging in his heart.
He didn't look back, nor did he close his eyes.
The voice was full of nervousness and helplessness, and the tone was deliberately suppressed and cold: "What?"
When Xu Duanyi heard his voice, she didn't know what to say. She nervously clenched her hands and placed them on her knees.
Look at it from this perspective.
She could only see Xie Qingya's tall back, but not his face.
Xu Duanyi didn't know what he looked like at the moment, and couldn't help feeling a little nervous.
But if she really saw Xie Qingya's face at this moment, she would probably be even more nervous and at a loss as they looked at each other face to face.
It would be better this way.
She pinched the hem of her skirt, looked at Xie Qingya's back in a low and apologetic voice, and apologized to him sincerely: "I'm sorry, Your Highness, I was drunk earlier. If I have offended you in any way, I would like to apologize to you first."
Xie Qingya waited for her to finish before saying, "It's okay."
Hearing the nervousness and uneasiness in her words, Xie Qingya pursed his lips slightly, and finally slowed down his voice, sounding not as cold as before.
"I know you're drunk, I'm... not mad at you."
He didn't say anything else. He didn't know what else to say.
Xu Duanyi didn't know what to say for a moment.
Although Xie Qingya said he was not angry with her, Xu Duanyi still felt a little guilty.
Think about it, he was supposed to be resting well at home tonight, but he was forced to come and pick her up. Not only did he have to run back and forth, but he was also offended by her like that...
Xu Duanyi had no idea what he was feeling at the moment.
I can only pray to get to the palace quickly.
It's better than the two of us being stuck in the carriage like this.
It's really uncomfortable.
Fortunately, her prayers at this time were effective. After turning a street, Crescent Moon Hutong appeared in Xu Duanyi's eyes.
Looking at that familiar place.
Thinking that they would be at the palace soon, Xu Duanyi couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Xie Qingya was sitting outside, so it would be impolite for her to just lower the curtain. Xu Duanyi hesitated for a long time, and finally said sorry to Xie Qingya: "...I'm sorry to bother you again today."
No need to think.
Can also know.
Today it must be because of Aunt Deng again.
She couldn't do anything about Aunt Deng.
Not to mention Xie Qingya, who grew up under her care.
In fact, he has always listened to his elders.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have softened his heart and done what Aunt Deng said every time.
Xu Duanyi didn't know how to tell Aunt Deng to stop bothering Xie Qingya.
It's not like she hasn't said that.
But it was no use saying it. Aunt Deng only wanted them to be happy. Just like other couples, she would naturally try her best to bring them together.
How could I be moved by her words?
She could only look at Xie Qingya's back and whispered to him, "Today is a special reason. I won't be out so late in the future. Even if there is something wrong, I will send someone home to tell them first, so that my family doesn't have to worry about it, and I won't trouble the prince to run back and forth for me like today."
She didn't want to trouble Xie Qingya.
But Xie Qingya understood every word she said was about breaking away from him.
Although he knew the reason and it should be so, Xie Qingya's heart still couldn't stop sinking.
His mood at this moment was even worse than before.
Xie Qingya frowned, then finally opened his eyes.
Looking at the dark and empty alley ahead, he didn't know how much time had passed before he lowered his eyes and hummed softly.
The sound was not loud in the dark night, but it was loud enough for Xu Duanyi to hear.
Xu Duanyi also breathed a sigh of relief.
After a while.
Just when Xu Duanyi thought he would not say anything else, he suddenly heard Xie Qingya say: "Xu Duanyi, don't drink when you go out in the future."
When Xu Duanyi heard him say this, her face turned red again.
I am so embarrassed.
"good."
She agreed without any hesitation.
It turned out that this happened today because of my carelessness.
Although she used to have a few drinks at banquets, they were all fruit wine and she would not get drunk.
Today, she finally realized her own abilities.
She herself felt embarrassed and ashamed, so she would not do it again knowingly.
While the two were talking, they finally arrived at the palace.
The carriage leads directly to the screen wall.
At this time, only the gatekeeper's servant was still keeping watch outside, while the rest of the servants had gone downstairs to rest.
Saw them coming back.
Several servants were busy greeting them.
Lingji waved his hand, telling them not to follow him, and continued to drive the carriage to the screen wall.
Wait for the carriage to stop.
Xie Qingya jumped off the carriage first.
He did not leave immediately, but frowned as he looked at Xu Duanyi who was being helped out of the carriage by Bixi, fearing that she was still drunk and would not sober up again if she turned around.
But Xu Duanyi was already very sober at this time.
Even if he was really confused before, he would have been frightened awake after this incident.
She saw Xie Qingya watching her from the side.
Xu Duanyi naturally knew what he was looking at, and felt even more embarrassed.
She lowered her curtains, took her hand away from Bixi's arm, and then turned to Xie Qingya and spoke to him, "It's late at night. Your Highness has to report to the government office tomorrow. Go back and have a rest. I'm going back too."
She looked like she wanted Xie Qingya to leave first.
Xie Qingya looked at her, and seeing that she was truly awake at this moment, he did not say anything else.
He looked at Xu Duanyi, nodded softly, then turned and left.
"Princess, I will go back first." Lingji greeted Xu Duanyi and hurriedly followed Xie Qingya.
Xu Duanyi could still hear him shouting from a distance, "Prince, wait for me!"
Until the sounds and footsteps fade away.
Xu Duanyi then let out a long sigh and raised his head.
The master and servant in front had already walked far away.
But Xu Duanyi still waited for a while, until he could no longer see Xie Qingya, and then he said to Bixi: "Let's go too."
On the way, she said to Bixi again: "Why didn't you wake me up just now?"
When Xu Duanyi thought about how he had behaved in front of Xie Qingya today, he felt a headache.
"Your servant..."
Bixi didn't know how to explain it.
She naturally couldn't tell her master. She couldn't bear to see her suffer alone, so she deliberately didn't wake her up and secretly went to guard outside the door...
I want to see if the relationship between the two will ease a lot.
But King Nannan's attitude made her feel a little regretful.
It would have been better to wake up the master at that time.
She lowered her head, not knowing what to say.
Fortunately, Xu Duanyi's mind was in a mess at the moment, and she didn't care about Bixi's abnormality. Seeing her hesitating there, she just pressed her temples, sighed, and said, "Okay, let's go back first."
This night.
Neither Xu Duanyi nor Xie Qingya slept well.
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