Chapter 061 Chapter 61

The next day.

Xu Duanyi had someone deliver a letter to his cousin-in-law Ming early in the morning.

She knew that Yutian had caused such a disaster, and it was impossible for her sister-in-law to just ignore it.

In the letter, she said that she would go to the palace first and would meet her after she left the palace. After that, she had a simple breakfast and went to the palace first in a carriage.

We rode in a carriage all the way to the outside of the inner palace.

When we arrived at Shoukang Palace, it was still early and Empress Dowager Zhaoyu had not woken up yet.

Aunt Danfeng was naturally surprised that she came.

"Your Highness, why are you here?" Aunt Danfeng really didn't expect to see their married young master in Shoukang Palace.

Subconsciously, I thought she was wronged outside.

Aunt Danfeng hurried over, held the man's arm, frowned and asked in a low voice: "Did the King of Nan'an bully you?"

Xu Duanyi knew that her aunt and her friends had always had a deep prejudice against Xie Qingya, so she said, "It was the prince who told me that my aunt had a headache and asked me to come to the palace to see her."

After Xu Duanyi finished speaking, he saw Aunt Danfeng's surprised expression and said nothing more. He just asked directly, "Is Aunt still asleep?"

Aunt Danfeng was indeed shocked by what she said.

It took her a long time to come back to her senses, and she replied to Xu Duanyi in a daze: "...still asleep."

Only after saying this did he come to his senses.

Although she was surprised, Aunt Danfeng did not ask any more questions.

Since the princess already knew about it, Aunt Danfeng did not hide it any more. She accompanied the people inside and said in a low voice, "Last night, she was in pain again and didn't fall asleep until midnight. Please go in and sit down first. It will probably take a while for the queen mother to get up."

"Have you eaten it?"

Aunt Danfeng was afraid that she would go to the palace early in the morning without having eaten, so she asked this question as she helped her in.

Xu Duanyi said, "I've eaten."

She had no appetite today. Xie Qingya went to Yutian and her aunt had a headache again, so she was naturally in a bad mood.

I just dealt with it briefly and that was it.

Aunt Danfeng knew that she had already eaten, so she didn't make any more arrangements. She just said, "Then you can stay in the palace for a while. The Queen Mother will definitely be happy to see you."

If it had been any other time, Xu Duanyi would have agreed immediately.

But there is still a lot going on outside right now.

Xu Duanyi had no choice but to say, "I have to go to Tzu Chi Hall with my sister-in-law today. With what happened in Yutian, I'm afraid my sister-in-law and I will be busy for a while."

Although Aunt Danfeng is in the palace.

But as an elder and confidant of Empress Dowager Zhaoyu, she was of course clear about these things.

Although the Queen Mother was unable to go yesterday because of a headache.

But the Queen Mother naturally knew what the rules and arrangements were for this matter.

nature.

This also includes the appointment of the King of Nannan.

Aunt Danfeng glanced at the eldest princess beside her and saw that she was worried about the empress dowager. She didn't know what she thought about the appointment of the King of Nan'an.

Just as I was thinking about this, I heard the eldest princess beside me say, "I'll go in and see my aunt first."

Aunt Danfeng would naturally not stop it.

She hurriedly let the person go in first and went aside to make tea for them.

In fact, Empress Dowager Zhaoyu woke up not long after.

Head disease is a nuisance.

She didn't sleep well either.

I pressed my forehead and woke up groggily. Just as I was about to call someone in, I heard a voice beside me:

"Aunt, you're awake!"

A familiar female voice rang in her ears, and Empress Dowager Zhaoyu thought she was dreaming for a moment, until she opened her eyes and really saw Zhao Zhao guarding her by the bed.

Empress Dowager Zhaoyu was both surprised and delighted.

"Zhao Zhao?"

Empress Dowager Zhaoyu stood up and asked, "Why are you here?"

Strange that they are master and servant.

Like Aunt Danfeng, she thought she was bullied for suddenly entering the palace. Before Xu Duanyi could say anything, her face suddenly darkened and she said, "Did Xie Qingya bully you?"

Xu Duanyi helped her sit up.

Hearing this, she was at a loss whether to laugh or cry: "Aunt, what are you talking about?"

She repeated to her aunt what she had said to Aunt Danfeng before: "The prince told me that your headache had recurred and asked me to come to the palace to see you."

Seeing that his aunt was also in a state of shock, Xu Duanyi continued, "The prince also asked me to stay in the palace with you for a while longer."

She hoped that her aunt would be fine with Xie Qingya, so that she wouldn't have to be entangled with them anymore.

However, Xu Duanyi also knew that talking too much would lead to mistakes.

Therefore, she just spoke for Xie Qingya and did not say more.

"Really?"

Empress Dowager Zhaoyu looked suspicious.

Seeing Zhao Zhao nod, Empress Dowager Zhao Yu still looked incredulous.

She obviously couldn't combine such words with the rebellious young man before.

But her own baby Zhaozhao was sitting in front of her with a smile on her face.

Apart from Xie Qingya, there was really no one else who could tell Zhaozhao about her situation.

It's impossible for people around her.

Some time ago, she specifically told Danfeng and the others not to contact Zhaozhao, so as to avoid making him worry again.

Although I don’t know why the kid from the Xie family suddenly became so obedient.

But Empress Dowager Zhaoyu was happy in her heart.

When people reach middle age, they always hope to have their loved ones around them.

"That's perfect. He's not here these days anyway, so you can stay in the palace for a while." Empress Dowager Zhaoyu said, holding Xu Duanyi's hand.

Xu Duanyi replied: "I'm afraid it won't be possible in the next few days. I have an appointment with my sister-in-law and have to go to Tzu Chi Hall. After I'm done with this period of time, I will go to the palace to accompany you."

The Empress Dowager Zhaoyu also knew about the Tzu Chi Hall.

Speaking of this place, it was she who established it. When she was the Crown Princess, she specially established this place to build a good reputation for the late emperor.

Later.

It was passed down from generation to generation until it reached Duanyi and Mingtang.

One of them is his niece and the other is his niece-in-law. Any contributions they have made will naturally add honor and reputation to the Xiao family.

"If you're in such a hurry, why do you have to make this trip? Aren't you afraid of hard work?" Empress Dowager Zhaoyu looked at Xu Duanyi helplessly, obviously thinking that she didn't take care of her body.

Xu Duanyi smiled and said without hesitation: "Tzu Chi Hall is important, but so is my aunt's health."

Empress Dowager Zhaoyu was so delighted by her that she felt her headache was much better.

When Xu Duanyi wanted to accompany her for breakfast, although Empress Dowager Zhaoyu had no appetite, she did not hesitate and ate breakfast with Xu Duanyi.

Wait until breakfast is finished.

Empress Dowager Zhaoyu did not allow Xu Duanyi to continue to accompany her.

She simply instructed Dan Feng to take out the box that had been prepared in advance.

Under Xu Duanyi's puzzled gaze, Empress Dowager Zhaoyu asked Danfeng to give the box to Zhaozhao, and then looked at her and said, "Take it to Tzu Chi Hall. It's a small token of my appreciation."

Xu Duanyi's heart softened.

She held the heavy box and said, "Aunt is the best."

Empress Dowager Zhaoyu looked at her and the corners of her mouth curled up.

Afterwards, Empress Dowager Zhaoyu did not delay her affairs and let her leave the palace first.

Xu Duanyi also knew what was the most urgent matter at the moment, so she did not refuse. Before leaving, she gave detailed instructions to others and said to Aunt Danfeng, "If Aunt is unwilling to eat well, remember to write to me and I will come to the palace to supervise Aunt to eat."

The Queen Mother Zhao Yu said angrily: "You, child, are now my master." This book is exclusively compiled by the LK team for you.

But his eyes were full of smiles, and it was obvious that he was happy to be managed by Xu Duanyi in this way.

Aunt Danfeng, who was waiting nearby, naturally responded with a smile.

Afterwards, Xu Duanyi left first.

Queen Mother Zhaoyu asked Dan Feng to send her out.

When Dan Feng came back, Empress Dowager Zhao Yu thought of what Zhao Zhao had just said, and suddenly turned the Buddhist beads in her hand and asked Dan Feng: "What do you think of the boy from the Xie family?"

Dan Feng was surprised by her question.

The Queen Mother has always been dissatisfied with the Prince of Nannan.

Now that she suddenly asked this question, I guess I know why the princess came to the palace today. I can't guess what the queen mother is thinking. Dan Feng hesitated for a while before saying, "I won't tell you what Prince Nan'an was like in the past. In the past few years, he was a bit dissolute and acted a bit unruly."

"But men always change after they start a family."

"Take Marquis Wu'an for example. He was such a reckless person before his marriage, but after marrying the second young lady, didn't he change a lot? Now, for the sake of the second young lady, he has never remarried in his life."

When Empress Dowager Zhaoyu heard her talking about Xu Pingyi, her expression relaxed.

Even though she had many complaints about Xu Pingyi, the fact that he remained faithful to her sister was enough to make her forgive him.

Dan Feng carefully observed the Queen Mother's expression and continued to speak carefully: "I think this Prince Nan'an can also change."

This book is exclusively compiled by the LK team. "Haven't you been to those brothels and wine houses recently? Now he is considerate of the princess and cares about you. I think if the princess is really willing to live with him, it can be a good relationship."

After Dan Feng finished speaking carefully, she saw that the Queen Mother did not look surprised, so she breathed a sigh of relief.

Empress Dowager Zhaoyu was silent for a while before she continued, "I just don't know whether he has been really confused or just pretending to be confused these years."

This is what Empress Dowager Zhaoyu was worried about.

If Xie Qingya is really a prodigal son who has turned over a new leaf, then that would be great. But the thing to be afraid of is that he is just pretending.

Dan Feng was also unclear about this.

She didn't dare to speak nonsense, so she could only whisper: "Our people have been with the princess for almost a month, and we haven't noticed anything wrong. I think maybe we are overthinking it."

"When the old King Nan'an and his men passed away, our current King Nan'an was only seventeen years old, which means he was half an adult."

"When things go wrong, it's normal for people to change."

Empress Dowager Zhaoyu remained silent.

After a while, she said indifferently, "Take my token and go to the Ministry of Works and the Ministry of Revenue. Give Yutian whatever he wants. I don't want to see them drag their feet and cause trouble in the end."

Although she didn't go yesterday.

But he also knew that it was Cao Da's idea for the Xie family kid to go to Yutian.

As for what Cao Da was planning, she could guess it, but he still felt that there was something wrong with the kid from the Xie family, and wanted to give him a good beating.

So she specially asked Dan Feng to go there, because she was afraid that those people below would really listen to Cao Da's words and end up missing this or that.

In the end, he is Zhao Zhao's husband.

She couldn't really let anyone suffer there.

Dan Feng heard this.

It is clear that the Queen Mother's prejudice against the Prince of Nannan has been largely eliminated.

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The Yutian flood incident caused a lot of uproar.

With Empress Dowager Zhaoyu paving the way, the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Works were very happy this time, whether it was giving money or sending people over.

besides.

Li Wengao and Mei Xuezheng also went to Yutian one after another.

Li Wengao was from the Shuntian Prefecture government office. Yutian was under the jurisdiction of Shuntian Prefecture, so as a Tongpan, he naturally had no responsibilities.

As a close minister to the emperor, Mei Xuezheng now serves as an imperial envoy to supervise their work.

Xu Duanyi has also been busy these days.

She goes to Tzu Chi Hall almost every day.

With her and Ming in charge, and with the support of Empress Dowager Zhaoyu, a lot of money was raised, as well as enough supplies and medicine. In just ten days, several waves of supplies under the name of Tzu Chi Tang had been transported to Yutian.

Although busy.

But Xu Duanyi would still return to the palace every night to have dinner with Changning and Pingan.

The Yutian flood caused such a big fuss, and Xu Duanyi was busy with fundraising and supplies every day, so it was natural that Changning and Ping'an could not have been unaware of it.

The only thing I don't know is——

Their elder brother, who is the leader of this trip, has been in Yutian for nearly ten days.

April is over.

It is now May.

The beginning of summer is approaching and the weather is gradually getting hotter.

Xu Duanyi changed from her warm spring clothes to something lighter.

"I don't know when the flood in Yutian will end." Although he was young, Xie Changning was kind-hearted and cared deeply about these things.

After saying that, she raised her head and said to Xu Duanyi: "Sister-in-law, tomorrow, I will rest. I will go to the Tzu Chi Hall to help you." Her stuttering has improved a lot in recent days. Although she speaks slowly, her pronunciation is getting clearer and clearer, and she is no longer stuttering.

Xie Changning knew that her sister-in-law had been busy with supplies and fundraising recently.

She also wanted to do her best to help her sister-in-law.

Help the poor people in Yutian.

Xie Pingan, who had been silent, heard this and said, "I'm free too, we can come together."

Xu Duanyi did not agree immediately.

After all, she had too many things to do recently, and there were too many people in the Tzu Chi Hall, and she was afraid that she would not be able to take care of them when the time came.

But seeing those two pairs of tender and clean eyes staring at her, Xu Duanyi's heart softened, and she couldn't say the words of refusal for a moment.

"Then tomorrow, when I leave the house, I'll have someone call you."

Xie Changning and Xie Pingan immediately agreed.

Looking at these two clean and bright smiling faces, Xu Duanyi's depressed mood for days finally brightened up a lot.

Just as I was about to continue eating.

But I heard Chang Ning beside me suddenly say: "I don't know when you can come back, brother."

"The day after tomorrow is, it's his birthday."

"I thought we could spend this year together."

When Xie Pingan heard this, he was silent for a while.

The pace of eating slowed down.

Xu Duanyi, who had forgotten the date in his busy schedule, put down his chopsticks and asked, "Is today the first day of the new year?"

She was asking Bixi who was behind her.

Bixi nodded quickly.

Seeing this, Xu Duanyi couldn't help but frown slightly.

She has been so busy lately that she even forgot his birthday.

"Sister-in-law, do you still remember second brother's birthday?" Xie Changning was happy again when he saw her reaction.

She didn't expect that her sister-in-law still remembered when her second brother's birthday was.

Seeing her frowning again, I thought she was also feeling sad that her second brother was not around.

He comforted her first: "Sister-in-law, it's okay. Wait for the second brother to come back, and we will accompany him and live together."

In the past, my second brother refused to celebrate his birthday.

Now that she has a sister-in-law, I think if she acts coquettishly to her second brother again, he will definitely agree.

Thinking like this.

Xie Changning became happy again and no longer felt lost.

Xu Duanyi looked at her bright smiling face and said yes, but he was thinking in his heart... the capital city is only half a day away from Yutian, and it just so happens that the Tzu Chi Hall's supply truck will be sent to Yutian tomorrow.

If she were with them, she would be able to celebrate Xie Qingya's birthday in time.

Do you want to go?

Is it okay for her to go like this?

But do you really want him to spend his birthday alone in a strange place, without even a word of blessing?

She hasn't celebrated his birthday with him for many years.

"Sister-in-law, what's wrong with you?" She hadn't eaten for a long time, so Xie Changning looked at her again and asked curiously.

"It's OK."

Xu Duanyi smiled and said something to comfort him, then started eating again.

But I am still hesitant in my heart.

That night, Xu Duanyi, who had been so sleepy recently that he could fall asleep as soon as he touched the pillow, tossed and turned in bed again.

Finally, looking at the quilt and pillow with flowers and a full moon beside her, Xu Duanyi reached out and finally made a decision. She planned to go to Yutian in person.

She wanted to meet Xie Qingya.

Even if he didn't want to celebrate his birthday, she wanted to say happy birthday to him in person.

What's more...

She did miss him a little.