Chapter 057 Chapter 57
Xu Duanyi didn't take this matter to heart.
What she thought more about was the affairs of those four families.
She always felt that this was too much of a coincidence.
A coincidence in time.
It so happened that on Li Wengao's first day in office, Xie Qingya went to cause trouble... In this incident, Xie Qingya's image was that of a reckless, dissolute man who did not care about the consequences.
Just like he usually behaves.
It's not that Xu Duanyi has too subjective and beautiful thoughts about him.
She just felt that if Xie Qingya was really such a reckless person, he should have gone and caused trouble the day after the incident.
Instead of delaying for so many days.
This is strange.
"Master, what are you thinking about?"
I heard Bixi's questioning voice.
Xu Duanyi came back to his senses after hearing the voice: "Nothing."
She did not show the doubts in her heart.
Whether it was a coincidence or intentional, the incident has passed.
Xu Duanyi actually breathed a sigh of relief.
As long as it doesn't involve Xie Qingya, it's fine.
Just don't get involved with him.
As for whether Xie Qingya was really reckless or had other plans and plots, what does it matter?
…
And at this time.
On the other side, the master and servant.
Lingji was a little nervous and looked to the side from time to time.
But the curtain blocked it. This book is exclusively compiled by the LK team for you. He also couldn't see the real face of the prince at this moment.
If it were in the past, he would not have been so worried, but now... he already understood the prince's intentions.
Who would have thought that the wife of the Crown Prince from the Duke's Mansion would actually instigate their Princess like this.
It is said that it is better to demolish a temple than to ruin a marriage.
This prince's wife is really not a good person!
"My Lord..."
Not knowing what the prince's mood was at the moment, Lingji called him carefully, fearing that he was in a bad mood.
Xie Qingya glanced at him through the curtains, not waiting for Lingji to ask anything, but he spoke first: "Shut up."
You don't have to guess.
Why is this kid hesitating?
That day.
He had not yet concealed the truth about Mei Xuezheng.
Naturally, he never thought about hiding the secret from his two personal bodyguards.
The purpose is the same.
He didn't want them to hurt Xu Duanyi in the future.
He was not angry at what Ming said.
Given the way he treated Xu Duanyi, it would be strange for them to like him. It was normal for them to encourage her to break up with him and find another good husband.
even.
He was actually somewhat relieved that they were thinking of Xu Duanyi in this way.
He always hoped that more people in this world would love her.
But what would Xu Duanyi think? Would she also want to break up with him?
Xie Qingya actually had no idea what was going on.
Xu Duanyi didn't say anything before.
But, perhaps, even he himself felt that it was actually best for Xu Duanyi to break up with him.
She should have married a man who was obsessed with her and treated her like a treasure.
Not like him.
I couldn't even tell her that I liked her, nor could I make any promises to her.
Even its existence could harm her.
Maybe it's best for them to separate.
That way, he wouldn't have to worry about her being caught between them and getting hurt in the future.
But we know clearly that this result is actually the best.
But Xie Qingya's heart was still a little heavy.
It was so stuffy as if all the windows were closed, and I felt so depressed that I couldn't breathe.
How could Xie Qingya show these emotions? He said nothing, but continued to purse his lips and rode towards the city gate.
*
This night.
Changning and Ping'an had their meal in Linfeng Pavilion as usual.
From that day on, the three siblings of the Xie family really came to Xu Duanyi's house for dinner.
Ping An and Chang Ning have become regular visitors.
Xie Qingya didn't come every day, but whenever he came back to the mansion at mealtime, he would come to Xu Duanyi's place. Even if he had something to do and couldn't come, he would send someone to pass the news back in advance so that they wouldn't have to wait for him.
tonight.
As usual, Xie Qingya sent someone to bring back a message, saying that he had something else to do and would be back later, so they didn't have to wait for him for dinner.
Changning felt a little disappointed when he heard this.
She lowered her head and said sadly, "Second brother, what's the matter? Is there something wrong again?"
Xie Pingan sat there without saying anything.
But Xu Duanyi has always been sensitive, so she could naturally sense the unhappiness that he revealed at that moment.
In fact, I have been living with Ping An for a long time.
Xu Duanyi gradually began to realize that Ping An was not as disgusted with Xie Qingya as he appeared to be.
Although the two brothers never spoke to each other when Xie Qingya was around.
Even Ping An always has a sullen face.
But every time when it was time for dinner, not only Changning was looking forward to Xie Qingya's arrival, but Ping An was also looking forward to it.
It's just that he is too introverted and most people can't notice it.
Only Xu Duanyi spent most of his time on them, and as an outsider, he naturally saw things more clearly.
She didn't show it.
Instead, he withdrew his gaze, which had been silently fixed on Ping An.
Turning her head, she first comforted Chang Ning in a soft voice: "Brother is an adult now, it's normal for him to have things to do. Let's eat first."
After she finished speaking, she asked Bixi to call someone to serve the meal.
Although Changning was disappointed, he was not one of those unhappy, noisy and noisy kids.
What's more, what she was more worried about was that her sister-in-law would be unhappy. Seeing that her sister-in-law looked fine, she naturally breathed a sigh of relief.
This time she was obedient and agreed.
soon.
Bixi led people over to serve the dishes.
at the table.
Xu Duanyi asked about Changning and how she was doing in the girls' school recently.
Xie Changning always told his two brothers good news but not bad news, for fear that they would worry.
But perhaps, the feeling Xu Duanyi gave her was simply too comfortable, and made her trust him enough to feel safe and capable of doing anything.
Therefore, when Chang Ning talked to her, they talked about everything.
She nodded and slowly replied, "All right."
This time it's not just about reporting good news and not sorrow.
Facing the gazes of his sister-in-law and third brother, Xie Changning did not hide anything and told them bit by bit: "The teachers, they, they, they all, they took good care of me. Also, the students, they, they no longer bullied me. I, I even made a few friends in the past few days."
"Those people who bullied me have stopped coming to school recently. I heard from them that Zhuang, Zhuang Shun, will not come to the Qu family to study in the future."
This "they" naturally refers to the four people except Qu Shang.
I don't know whether it was the Qu family's idea or the idea of those four families.
Regarding this point, Xie Changning has no problem with this book being compiled exclusively for you by the LK team.
Even though they had bullied her, she really didn't like them.
But the girls' school is not a place where she lives alone, and even if they really come back, she won't say anything.
Same reason.
If they don't come back, she won't say anything.
In fact, she had heard about it.
The second brother went to those families to plead for her, and happened to meet an official from his yamen. Now these families have been impeached.
It is possible that they did not come because of this reason.
Xie Changning didn't know, and she didn't want to know. She only knew that the people she loved loved her, and that was enough.
Xie Changning's smiling eyes were like two crescent moons, hanging on that beautiful and bright face.
She has a good temper.
She is the type that is easy to like and people are willing to make friends with.
It was because Qu Shang, as the young mistress of the Qu family, had the final say in the girls' school. She was the leader in bullying Xie Changning, and it was rare for those people not to go along with her, so they naturally didn't dare to say anything.
Now that Qu Shang and others have been punished one after another, they naturally don't have to worry about causing unhappiness by getting along with Xie Changning.
Ping An was in a serious mood. After listening to her, he said in a cold voice: "Don't be foolish and let yourself be fooled again."
He has never had a close relationship with anyone since he was betrayed in the past.
I am afraid of experiencing it again.
"No, I won't." Xie Changning would not be angry with her third brother. She knew that her third brother also cared about her.
She is not so naive as to think that people who date her really like her.
In fact, she can see other people's kindness and malice more clearly than anyone else.
"I know that they contacted me, in large part, because of my sister-in-law."
Hear her say that.
Not only Ping An, even Xu Duanyi was a little surprised.
She was picking up food for someone, but when she heard this, she stopped and looked at the person.
"Changning..."
She called out softly.
For a moment I didn't know how to tell others.
"Sister-in-law, sister-in-law, I'm fine." Xie Changning smiled at her, looking bright and cheerful.
"I don't think this is a good idea."
"It's normal to have selfish desires," Xie Changning said word by word. "But as long as they don't lie to me, don't bully me, and we are happy and sincere when we are together, that's enough."
Xu Duanyi looked at Xie Changning.
Looking at her innocent smiling face, Xu Duanyi was speechless.
She thought she was sober and rational enough, but she was often troubled by things and didn't know how to deal with them.
I never thought Changning could be so insightful at such a young age.
Instead, it made her feel a little inferior.
Perhaps only people with pure enough minds can have such a clear understanding.
Under Changning's gaze, her expression gradually softened. She handed the lotus root clip to Changning again and said in a gentle voice, "Let's eat."
"Um!"
Xie Changning smiled and nodded.
She didn't eat it immediately, but gave Xu Duanyi and Xie Pingan a piece of food, which were their favorite dishes.
"Sister-in-law, sister-in-law, eat."
"Third, Third Brother, eat too."
Xu Duanyi agreed with a smile, while Xie Pingan stared at his little sister who was smiling and enjoying herself beside him, and was silent for a long time.
...Little sister, you have really changed a lot.
He knew the reason for all this and who was responsible for it.
Xie Pingan lowered his head to eat and said nothing more.
Wait until dinner is finished.
For the first time, Xie Pingan did not leave Xie Changning directly.
"You go back first. I have a few questions for my sister-in-law." As they spent more time together, Xie Pingan would often ask Xu Duanyi if he had any academic questions.
Xie Changning naturally had no doubts.
She agreed obediently, said goodbye to Xu Duanyi, and left with Fuqiu.
But Xu Duanyi knew it.
It couldn't be true that Ping An stayed because of academic problems.
If it was a problem with his studies, he would not let Chang Ning leave directly.
She asked Bixi and others to go out and guard.
"What's wrong?"
After everyone left, Xu Duanyi asked Xie Pingan who was sitting opposite him.
Without waiting for Xu Duanyi to react, Xie Ping'an stood up and bowed to her very solemnly.
"What are you doing?"
Xu Duanyi frowned and stood up, asking others to get up.
Xie Ping'an, however, waited until he had given the person a thorough courtesy before he stood up and said to Xu Duanyi, "Thank you, sister-in-law."
This was not the first time Xie Ping'an thanked Xu Duanyi, but it was the first time he did it so seriously.
In the brightly lit room, the young man stood opposite the table. Across the table, he looked at Xu Duanyi seriously, not hiding the gratitude in his heart.
"I know Changning has become what he is today thanks to my sister-in-law."
"There's no need for such a big gift." Xu Duanyi looked helpless. "I told you before, we are a family. There's no need to thank each other like this."
There are differences between men and women.
There's no one else here at this time.
Xu Duanyi did not go over to help him, but just let him sit down again.
After hesitating for a while, Xie Pingan did not insist and sat back down.
Some words.
He never told anyone else, not even Changning.
But at this time, Xie Pingan placed his hands on the teacup and lowered his eyelids. After a long while, he suddenly spoke hesitantly: "I always thought that I had done a good job over the years, but seeing Changning become more and more cautious day by day, I realized that what I did was actually not good at all."
"Like Xie Qingya, I didn't take good care of her."
The young man couldn't hide his self-blame in his words. He lowered his head and for the first time, he looked helpless in front of Xu Duanyi.
Xu Duanyi sat opposite him.
She could see that the young man's brows were furrowed and his face was filled with pain.
I sighed in my heart.
"Safety."
Xu Duanyi called him softly.
She saw the young man hesitate, then slowly raised his curtains and looked towards her.
Looking at his confused and hesitant eyes, Xu Duanyi said gently, "You have done the best within your ability."
"No one blames you. Changning is very grateful to you."
Before Xie Ping'an could say anything, Xu Duanyi looked at him and said, "You are only thirteen this year, the same age as Changning, but you have protected her very well. Her kindness now is the best proof of that."
“This is all thanks to you.”
When Xie Pingan heard this, his nose suddenly felt sore.
That night, he said that Xie Qingya's words made him feel relieved, but in fact, what had he done in these years?
He has been feeling very self-critical lately.
I feel that it is because of him that Chang Ning has become so cautious and afraid to tell them anything.
Every time he saw Chang Ning's bright and beautiful appearance, he hated himself even more.
For the first time, he even felt confused.
He had worked so hard for his younger sister and for the Nan'an Palace, but seeing his younger sister like this, he couldn't help but doubt himself. What was the meaning of working so hard?
Is it useful?
His so-called protection did not make my little sister better.
Instead, it made her more and more timid and uneasy.
If it weren't for his sister-in-law, he wouldn't know what Changning would become in the future.
So he blamed himself and felt remorseful.
Even if no one blamed him, he couldn't help hating himself.
He felt he was too embarrassed to face his father, mother, and elder brother.
But at this moment——
Xie Pingan looked at the woman opposite him with a gentle smile and the comfort in her eyes. As Xie Pingan looked at her, his nose suddenly felt sore and he wanted to cry.
He hasn't cried for a long, long time.
Tears are for cowards. He is not a coward, and he does not want to be a coward.
But it was only at this moment that he remembered that he was only thirteen years old this year.
The same age as my younger sister.
He forgot everything.
I couldn't help but let the tears well up in my eyes.
Xie Pingan was unwilling to show his cowardly emotion. He lowered his head in silence, letting his tears fall, and watched them soak into his clothes, leaving small marks.
But after just a few breaths, Xie Pingan gradually returned to normal.
"…I made my sister-in-law laugh at me."
He spoke to Xu Duanyi in a hoarse voice, with his head lowered, indeed feeling a little embarrassed.
Xu Duanyi naturally didn't think this was a joke. She still spoke in a gentle tone, "People have seven emotions and six desires. It's normal to want to laugh or cry."
After a while, Xu Duanyi continued to talk to others: "Ping An, you are still young. Sometimes, you don't need to suppress your emotions too much."
"People's feelings are mutual, and the same goes for emotions. Only when you get better and better, Changning will get better and better."
“I can’t replace you in this regard.”
Thank you Ping An for being smart after all.
He quickly reacted to what his sister-in-law said.
Xie Ping'an hesitated for a while before nodding and saying in a hoarse voice, "...I understand. Thank you, sister-in-law."
I have said what needs to be said.
Thanks should be given to everyone.
Xie Ping'an pays more attention to etiquette and rules than Xu Duanyi. After all, they are not really children anymore. Boys and girls under the age of seven do not sit at the same table, not to mention that they are uncle and sister-in-law.
Xie Pingan didn't dare to stay any longer.
Although everyone here is his sister-in-law's people, he is still afraid of ruining their reputation.
"I'll go back first." Xie Ping'an said as he stood up and bowed to Xu Duanyi.
Xu Duanyi nodded and stood up together: "I'll take you out."
Xie Pingan was about to refuse when he heard his sister-in-law say, "I also have something to say to you."
Xie Pingan gave up when he heard this.
The uncle and his sister-in-law walked out.
There was a distance between them, and Xie Pingan deliberately lagged behind by half a step to show respect.
"Your brother went to those families a few days ago to ask for an explanation from Changning."
Xie Pingan had been following quietly until he heard these words. He couldn't hide his sarcasm and said, "Sister-in-law, please stop raising the price for him."
"What's the point of asking for an explanation? It's just making trouble for the past."
"That's all he can do."
He had been sending people to observe those households in the past few days, so he naturally knew what Xie Qingya had done.
The subconscious ridicule came from the fact that he really looked down on Xie Qingya's behavior from the bottom of his heart.
Xie Qingya spoke very well to him, saying that he would handle everything and told him not to get involved.
I didn't expect that this is what he called the solution?
How is that different from him?
As soon as he caught a glimpse of his sister-in-law in front of him, Xie Pingan fell silent again.
He didn't want to say too many bad things about Xie Qingya in front of her, not because of Xie Qingya's face, but because he was afraid that his sister-in-law would hear too much and then no longer want Xie Qingya or them.
Thinking of this, Xie Ping'an's expression suddenly changed again and he clenched his fists.
He didn't want to see this result.
When Xie Pingan was hesitating and wanted to say a few words, he saw his sister-in-law, who was walking in front of him, suddenly stopped and looked at him.
I don’t know what my sister-in-law is going to do.
But Xie Pingan still stopped.
"Ping An, no matter whether his actions were good or not, he did go to Chang Ning to ask for an explanation."
Xie Pingan was silent.
indeed.
Compared to his previous drunken and dreamy appearance, not knowing what time it was, this time, Xie Qingya actually did something.
It's just that he always compares him with his past, which is why he looks down on him now.
He lowered his head and said nothing.
"As an outsider, I don't have the qualifications to say some things."
When Xie Pingan heard the word "outsider", he frowned subconsciously and wanted to refute her, but before he could say anything, Xie Pingan heard her say, "But Pingan, do you really hate him?"
The words that hadn't been spoken yet suddenly got stuck in my throat.
Xie Ping'an looked at Xu Duanyi and said nothing for a long time.
After a while, under the gaze of his sister-in-law, he suddenly turned away in embarrassment. Just as he was about to say something unpleasant, he heard his sister-in-law say to him, "If you really hated him, why would you look forward to him coming over for dinner every day?"
"I didn’t!"
Xie Ping'an's face changed slightly and he retorted instinctively.
As if to prove something to himself, he looked at Xu Duanyi and said, "I didn't expect him to come!"
He didn't notice that his voice at this moment was much louder than usual.
So much so that Bi Xi and others outside also heard it.
At this time, he asked outside: "Master, what's wrong?"
Only then did Xie Pingan come to his senses.
He frowned at his own behavior, wanted to say something, opened and closed his lips, but in the end he said nothing and just turned his face away.
"Nothing."
Xu Duanyi replied.
There was no sound outside again.
Looking at the awkward and embarrassed boy in front of him, Xu Duanyi did not force him to acknowledge her.
She just told people, "Be safe. No one knows how many years we will live in this world. We also don't know which will come first, illness or accident."
Under the warm orange candlelight.
Xu Duanyi could see the boy's gradually becoming dazed.
Xu Duanyi stopped there and said no more.
"Go back. I heard from Aunt Deng that you often read until midnight and get up at dawn. Studying is a good thing, but your health is more important. Make sure you rest."
Xie Ping'an looked at Xu Duanyi and nodded.
He walked out.
This time Xu Duanyi stayed where he was and did not see him off.
Just watched him leave.
But the boy who was walking forward suddenly turned back.
"Sister-in-law."
Xie Pingan looked at Xu Duanyi and shouted.
"Um?"
Xu Duanyi looked at him and asked in a good-tempered manner, "What's wrong?"
Xie Pingan didn't speak immediately.
He looked at Xu Duanyi, as if hesitating. After a long while, Xu Duanyi finally heard his voice: "Will you be with him forever?"
Xu Duanyi never expected to hear such a question.
Even she was stunned for a while.
Until he saw the boy's expression getting more and more nervous, and his voice gradually became anxious, he asked her again: "Will it be?"
Xu Duanyi suddenly laughed out loud.
"Can."
"I'll always be with him."
unless……
Xie Qingya doesn't want her anymore.
Xu Duanyi didn't say this.
Of course she couldn't say it.
Xie Ping'an was unaware of what she had not yet said.
He just breathed a sigh of relief.
The anxious boy suddenly let go of his tension and uneasiness. For the first time, he showed a childlike innocent smile in front of Xu Duanyi, just like Changning.
"Then sister-in-law, I'll go back first."
After saying that, he looked at Xu Duanyi and added: "Sister-in-law, Changning and I will always stand by your side!"
Probably feeling embarrassed, after Xie Pingan finished speaking, he turned around and walked out before Xu Duanyi could open his mouth.
Xu Duanyi stayed where he was and watched him leave.
She shook her head and smiled, ignored the boy, turned around and walked back.
…
"My Lord, it's Sanlang."
Xie Qingya and his servant, who had just returned home, saw the young man walking towards them from a distance.
Lingji lowered his voice and reported to Xie Qingya.
Xie Qingya naturally saw it as well.
Seeing his younger brother walking towards him from a distance, Xie Qingya was somewhat surprised.
From the direction he came from, we could tell that he had just come out of Linfeng Pavilion.
But today, Chang Ning is not by his side.
This is strange.
Usually these two are always together.
Even if he was not there sometimes, Changning would stay in Linfeng Pavilion and talk to people.
Count the time.
It's past dinner time.
Besides, he had asked the housekeeper before and found out that Changning had already returned to his room.
However, Xie Qingya did not intend to ask.
Looking at the expression on Ping An's face, he didn't seem unhappy. He knew very well that his younger brother didn't like him, so he wouldn't go over to cause trouble.
Instead, he stopped where he was, so as not to ruin his mood again.
Xie Qingya planned to wait until he left before going there himself.
He saw that the boy in the distance also saw him. He also saw the boy suddenly stopped and his face turned cold again.
Everything is the same as before.
Xie Qingya was not surprised.
He just stood there, his expression the same as before, except that his hands were clenched tightly behind his back.
He thought Xie Pingan would just leave as usual, but unexpectedly, he saw Xie Pingan walking towards him.
This has never happened before.
Lingji was also very surprised and said in a low voice: "What happened to Sanlang?"
Although he was surprised, when he saw Xie Ping'an coming over, Lingji immediately bowed and greeted him: "Sanlang."
Xie Pingan ignored him.
He just looked at Xie Qingya with a frown on his face.
The brothers are eight years apart in age. Even though Xie Pingan is considered taller than his peers, he is still far behind Xie Qingya.
He didn't get too close to the person, but stood a few steps away, looking at the person with his brows furrowed and his face slightly raised.
"Where have you been?"
He asked Xie Qingya in a deep voice.
Seeing the young man raised his eyebrows in surprise, he seemed surprised that he would ask this.
Xie Pingan was stared at by him, and inexplicably a surge of anger rose in his heart: "Don't always fail to do what you promised!"
"Sanlang, the prince really has something to do today. He didn't mean to miss the event." Lingji beside him spoke carefully for him.
Xie Pingan still had a sullen look on his face.
"I don't care if you really have something important to do or if you're just fooling around again! Xie Qingya, I'm warning you, if you keep getting entangled with those girls of yours, get out of this house!" This book is exclusively compiled for you by the LK team. He suddenly said a bunch of harsh words.
Xie Qingya didn't know what happened.
But seeing the young man's face that looked particularly ugly due to anger, Xie Qingya didn't want to see another Chang Ning anymore, so his heart softened, and he didn't respond to him with tacit approval as he did before.
"knew."
He whispered to Xie Pingan.
Xie Ping'an was somewhat surprised to see that he actually spoke this time, and the anger in his heart also subsided a little.
But he was being honest and it was hard for him to put on a good face towards Xie Qingya.
No matter what Xie Qingya's attitude is.
He just glanced at Xie Qingya and was ready to turn around and leave, but he stopped and turned his head halfway to look at Xie Qingya behind him, and said again: "Sister-in-law said that she will be with you forever."
"If you want our family, be nice to others!"
"If one day you really make your sister-in-law angry and leave, you won't have any hope of living in our family anymore!"
It's rare to talk so much with someone.
Xie Pingan himself could hardly bear it, and after he finished speaking, he immediately frowned and walked away.
Xie Qingya watched him leave.
His eyes, illuminated by the candles on both sides, sparkled like stars in the sky.
"Your Majesty, what Sanlang meant just now was..." Lingji's voice came from his ears, interrupting Xie Qingya's thoughts.
Xie Qingya said nothing and continued to walk back to the house.
Seeing him like this, Lingji didn't dare to say anything and hurriedly followed him.
But this night.
No one knew that Xie Qingya had quietly gone to Linfeng Pavilion again, stood beside Babu's bed, and looked at Xu Duanyi for a long time before leaving.
Only when Bixi got up in the middle of the night did she feel very strange. Why was the master's quilt so obedient today?
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