Chapter 064 Chapter 64
Looking at Xie Qingya's back.
Xu Duanyi didn't know what his plan was for a moment.
But since Xie Qingya asked her to wait for him, Xu Duanyi didn't say anything else and just stood there obediently waiting for people.
I glanced ahead.
Xu Duanyi suddenly turned around and said to Shi Yu beside him, "Go to the base and bring some meat cakes to share with the big brothers here."
Shi Yu naturally said nothing, she nodded and agreed immediately. This book is exclusively compiled by the LK team for you. Thinking that the prince would be here, the master would not have any problems, so she did not delay. Unfortunately, she had some difficulty remembering the way, so she called out to Qiao Bingyuan: "You, come with me."
After saying this, without waiting for Chief Clerk Qiao's reaction, he simply grabbed the man's arm and strode towards the stronghold in front.
Plan to go and come back quickly.
For a moment, only Xu Duanyi was left standing here alone.
Seeing that there were people over there, looking at her from time to time, after hesitating for a while, Xu Duanyi finally walked forward, thinking of saying hello to them.
Xu Duanyi didn't know that they were also talking about her at this time.
One of the elder brothers was talking to Xie Qingya with envy on his face: "Sir, this is the Fairy Lady you mentioned."
"She is truly a celestial goddess. When I first saw her, I thought I saw a deity."
Xie Qingya was getting ready to leave.
Hearing this, I felt a little embarrassed and ashamed, and also a little worried.
If he had known that Xu Duanyi would come today, he would never have said this. He was just thinking of giving them a few words of warning, asking them not to talk nonsense in case Xu Duanyi found out later.
...Then he would be really ashamed.
Then, Xie Qingya heard footsteps approaching them from behind.
The sound of these footsteps was not heavy, and could even be considered light.
But that is why——
Xie Qingya immediately recognized that it was Xu Duanyi who came.
Xie Qingya's expression changed slightly.
The words that were about to come out of his mouth were stuck in his throat and could not be uttered.
On the other hand, the elder brother who spoke earlier was not shy at all and greeted Xu Duanyi first: "Hello, Madam Xie!"
Xu Duanyi also greeted people with a smile.
She walked over to Xie Qingya and whispered to him, as if explaining, "I came over to say hello."
What can Xie Qingya say?
Xie Qingya couldn't say anything.
He couldn't stop her from coming.
That's even weirder.
He was thinking that as soon as he finished saying hello, he would take Xu Duanyi away from this place immediately, but he must not make any mistakes.
The eldest brother smiled and said to Xu Duanyi, "Madam, you came at the right time. The master was just talking to us about you."
These words made Xie Qingya's back stiffen immediately.
Just as he was about to speak, Xu Duanyi had already looked towards him.
Xie Qingya didn't look at her.
But in the corner of my eye, I could see the surprise in her eyes.
"Speaking of me?"
Xu Duanyi was indeed surprised.
I wonder what Xie Qingya would tell them about himself? I never thought that he would take the initiative to mention her outside.
Xu Duanyi was also feeling a little curious and expectant.
She looked back at the elder brother and asked, "What did you say about me?"
But the eldest brother didn't know about the relationship between them as husband and wife, nor did he know that Xie Qingya was so embarrassed and angry that he wanted to find a hole to crawl into.
"Nothing."
Xie Qingya interrupted and was about to take Xu Duanyi away.
But how could the elder brother know his shame and embarrassment? Before they left, he was already smiling and talking to Xu Duanyi very cheerfully: "Master Xie told us that his wife is like a fairy. We didn't believe it at first, but after seeing her, we believed that there really are fairies in this world. You two are really a perfect match, and you look like a golden boy and a jade girl."
That's all.
He also added, "When you were not here, the master missed you."
Xie Qingya had already become numb.
Hearing this, he couldn't help but widen his eyes. He was shocked and confused, and asked, "When did I say I missed her?!"
But his embarrassed and angry look at this moment only made people want to laugh even more.
I just thought he was embarrassed.
The group of people didn't know their specific identities and they all got along well with Xie Qingya, so they all laughed and started to make a fuss.
No matter how people make fun of him, Xie Qingya always looks as if nothing has happened and can even make jokes back.
But today, in front of Xu Duanyi, he really wanted to find a hole in the ground and crawl into it immediately.
I was afraid that these men would come back and say something fatal.
Without thinking, Xie Qingya grabbed Xu Duanyi's arm and left quickly with his men.
Gone far.
I could also hear the laughter of the gentlemen behind me: "Hey, excuse me, sir!"
Even the people on the street, seeing them coming, smiled and said, "Thank you, sir. Is this your wife? She is so pretty."
"Master Xie is so young, yet he married such a beautiful woman. He is so lucky."
A group of people were talking to each other, and Xie Qingya was getting more and more embarrassed.
He didn't notice that he was still holding Xu Duanyi's arm. He just wanted to take them away from this place of trouble as soon as possible.
If they said a few more words, he would be too embarrassed to continue seeing Xu Duanyi.
Finally got away from that troubled place.
Although there were other people ahead, they had not had time to find out Xu Duanyi's identity. When they saw Lord Xie from the capital suddenly coming over with a beautiful woman, they were just surprised and could not say anything for a while.
Go further.
Seeing that there were fewer people, Xie Qingya finally breathed a sigh of relief.
His steps finally slowed down, and he no longer looked like he was running for his life as before.
He continued to look ahead, saying as he walked: "Don't listen to what they say, I..."
I wanted to tell Xu Duanyi "I didn't miss you", but I thought that was a weird thing to say, so I could only mumble it and say, "They are not very careful with their words, so you should stay away from them."
Xu Duanyi followed him all the way here.
She was used to walking slowly on weekdays, so how could she be like today? She almost ran all the way here.
After hearing what Xie Qingya said, she naturally agreed.
But the voice was slightly panting and the breathing was rapid, so Xie Qingya could naturally sense it.
He turned around and looked at Xu Duanyi.
At this time, the sky was gradually getting dark. Yutian didn't know if it was because it was close to the mountains, but the sky here got dark much earlier than in the capital.
The lanterns nearby had not yet been lit.
After all, supplies are in short supply nowadays, and even candles have to be used sparingly.
Normally, apart from the candles that were distributed to each household and the indispensable candles at the pharmacy, the only people who could carry lanterns were patrol officers and people from the county government.
Xie Qingya left in a hurry and forgot to bring the lantern.
At this moment, he could only glimpse the slight blush on her face through the little light from the sky.
Xie Qingya frowned, thinking of something, and asked, "Did I walk too fast just now?"
It was a subconscious question, but Xu Duanyi knew it without him saying anything.
With the speed he was moving just now, how could she catch up with him?
He didn't ask, "Why didn't you say something?" He knew her personality. At that moment, in order to avoid embarrassing him, she would naturally not say anything.
Thinking of this, Xie Qingya couldn't help but feel annoyed at his own recklessness.
It's just a few jokes. You're already 21, but you still can't keep your cool. It's really...
"Are you okay?"
He asked quietly.
Xu Duanyi also sensed Xie Qingya's self-blame. Hearing the regret in his tone, Xu Duanyi smiled and shook his head: "No."
I just walked too fast for a moment and my breathing became rapid.
It's not a big problem, it will be fine after a while.
She is almost well now.
Xie Qingya looked at her usual smile, hesitated for a moment, and finally said to her: "If I do this again in the future, tell me."
He didn't want Xu Duanyi to be too accommodating to him.
But when Xu Duanyi heard the word "later", he unconsciously looked towards Xie Qingya.
And later?
When their eyes met, Xie Qingya obviously realized what he had said.
He didn't know what to say for a moment and was about to turn away, but he realized that he seemed to be holding something in his hand... It was also at this time that he noticed that he was still holding Xu Duanyi's arm and had not let go.
Although they are not holding hands directly, there is a layer of fabric between them.
But this was the first time they had such close contact while Xu Duanyi was awake.
Xie Qingya's ears felt burned and his heartbeat became extremely violent. He quickly let go of her hand, and uttered dryly, "...I'm sorry."
After he finished speaking, he turned his face away and hid his hands behind his back.
Compared to Xie Qingya's inner shock at the moment, Xu Duanyi did not react much. He just felt a brief sense of loss in his heart the moment Xie Qingya let go of him.
But that was just a thought that came to her mind for a moment.
She said it was okay.
Compared to this, what she actually cares more about is the problem of sleeping at night.
There were many people before.
There are outsiders here again.
She didn't say much, nor did she ask too many questions.
But at this moment, there were only the two of them, so Xu Duanyi decided to ask him first.
"Xie Qingya."
She called out to him first, then asked him hesitantly, "Is it convenient for me to go over there?"
Xie Qingya didn't understand for a moment, and he looked at Xu Duanyi again.
"What?"
he asked.
Xu Duanyi looked at him and said, "Go to the county government office..."
She didn't know how many rooms there were in the county government office, but since they were a couple, they had to live together...but they were not a real couple.
Except for their wedding night, they never slept in the same room again.
Even on their wedding night, they slept separately.
Xu Duanyi didn't know whether following him like this would have any impact on him.
Will it cause him any inconvenience?
因此未等謝清崖開口，徐端宜便先與人說道：“若是你不方便的話，我便回慈濟堂的據點，那邊應該還有多餘的房間。”
謝清崖一聽這話，就暗自皺起了眉。
他也去過慈濟堂的據點。
說是據點，但其實也不過是個臨時弄起來的地方，東西多，人也多。
要想給她挑出一間單獨幹淨還寬敞的房間，談何容易？
何況那邊都是男人。
她過去，怎麽可能方便？
“你想去？”
他先問徐端宜。
徐端宜遲疑了一下。
她顯然也清楚據點那邊的環境，想要單獨辟出一塊空間，雖然不是什麽太大的問題。
但方便洗漱，卻難免不便。
畢竟那裏都是男人。
但對比這些，徐端宜遲疑片刻，還是看着謝清崖先說：“我怕麻煩你。”
謝清崖聽到這話，莫名有些生氣。
卻也不是生她的氣，倒更像是，自己跟自己生氣。
說不清是什麽樣的心情。
他就是不希望，徐端宜總那麽遷就他，總這樣委屈自己。
偏偏又不知道怎麽與人說。
謝清崖只能說：“不麻煩。”
他說着便先撇開了臉：“先回縣衙吧，你先去休息。”
本書由LK團隊為您獨家整理 他說完轉過身。
并沒有立刻走，而是在等徐端宜先過來。
徐端宜見此，自然也就沒再耽擱，心裏好似也跟着升起了一點小小的愉悅，就跟黑夜裏，忽然亮起的一簇小火花一般。
這令徐端宜的腳步，都變得輕快了許多。
夫妻二人繼續往縣衙走去。
路上沒什麽燈，謝清崖遷就着徐端宜的步子，走得并不算快。
他讓徐端宜走在裏面，免得待會路上被什麽人撞到。
黑燈瞎火的。
真要從哪裏，突然鑽出來個人，被撞到的可能太大了。
兩人都沒說話。
但謝清崖能感覺到，從自己右邊望過來的視線。
起初，謝清崖沒有理會，只當徐端宜只是随便看一眼，可時間長了，那視線還在，謝清崖的心裏，也就忍不住開始亂七八糟遐想起來。
幹嘛總看他？
謝清崖倒是還不至于這麽自信，覺得徐端宜這是被他帥到了。
他現在這個情況，更可能——
謝清崖忍不住想。
他最近是不是憔悴了？變醜了？
最近也沒照過鏡子。
在這樣的環境中，也實在沒什麽必要，也沒人看。
所以，謝清崖也不知道，自己現在究竟變成什麽樣了。
從來就沒怎麽在乎過自己容貌的人，這會倒是變得莫名局促起來。
黑是肯定的。
就是不知道是不是還變醜了。
心裏甚至慶幸起，今日好歹是把下巴處的青茬搞幹淨了，要不然，看着肯定更陌生、更頹廢。
不過要是早知道徐端宜會來，他肯定會好好拾掇下。
免得被她看到自己這副模樣。
心裏小心思一大堆。
謝清崖自是不肯表現出來的，還故意裝出一副不在意的樣子，朝徐端宜那邊看了一眼，語氣不祥地說道：“幹嘛看我？我臉上有東西？”
本是随口一問。
意在讓人把頭轉回去。
沒想到徐端宜竟真的跟他點了點頭，還遞給他一方帕子。
某人完全不知道他那點小心思，這會還認認真真看着他，與他說道：“臉上有泥點。”
她早就想跟人說了。
剛才還猶豫着該怎麽開口比較好，不算太失儀。
沒想到謝清崖，竟然主動問了。
那正好。
謝清崖就這樣握着一方幹淨，還帶着香氣的帕子，近乎呆滞似的，重新停下步子，朝身邊的徐端宜看去。
“怎麽了？”
徐端宜不知道他怎麽了，跟着停下腳步，反問他。
想了想，被他看得，又主動詢問了一句：“要我幫忙嗎？”
她雙眼幹淨明亮，一點多餘的心思都沒有。
本書由LK團隊為您獨家整理 謝清崖被她看得，自是臊得又撇開了臉，含糊一句“不用”，他就垂着眼簾，握着徐端宜的帕子，往自己臉上擦去。
但他哪裏知道，那些泥點子在什麽地方？
擦了半天，也沒擦對。
反倒把自己的臉，擦得通紅。
他自己粗魯慣了，沒覺得有什麽。
可徐端宜看他動作如此粗魯，把臉都給擦紅了，猶豫了下，還是朝人伸出了手。
指尖輕點在謝清崖的下巴處。
“這。”
突然的接觸，讓謝清崖再次整個人都僵住了。
他再次扭過頭，朝身側看去。
徐端宜卻沒看到他的眼睛。
她比他要矮一個頭，不仰頭的話，是看不到的。
眼見謝清崖不動，她又猶豫了下，然後主動從謝清崖的手裏，抽出自己的那一方帕子，而後她微仰着頭，視線停留在謝清崖的下巴處，神色專注地給人擦臉上的泥點子。
那些泥點子，經過這麽長的時間，早就幹涸了。
很難擦。
徐端宜卻像是怕弄疼他似的，繼續動作輕柔地給人擦拭着。
舍不得大力。
兩人這會離得很近。
近得，謝清崖甚至都不敢太過放肆的呼吸，生怕自己呼吸太重，吓到她。
只有胸腔內的心跳聲，實在有些控制不住。
他越是想讓它別鬧，安靜一點，它就非要跟個不聽話的逆子似的，偏要跟他作對。
謝清崖又急又氣。
偏還怕被徐端宜發現，沒有絲毫辦法。
他也傻了，已經完全忘記，自己完全是可以退開的，竟然就這麽硬挺挺地站在徐端宜的面前，乖乖被人擦着臉。
直到看到徐端宜忽然擡頭，望向他。
謝清崖忽然一副做賊心虛的模樣，未等徐端宜開口，他就先幹巴着嗓子，說道：“看、看什麽？”
說話的這一瞬間。
謝清崖的心跳，明顯更快了。
他見徐端宜看着他，還以為自己的心跳，被人聽見了，正絞盡腦汁想着該如何解釋。
但徐端宜只是認真端詳了他一會。
在看到他緊皺的眉心時，忽然輕聲問：“我沒弄疼你吧？”
謝清崖聞言一怔。
他能看到徐端宜眼中的擔憂。
謝清崖覺得徐端宜，真是小女娘的心思。
他一個大老爺們，就她這點力道，怎麽可能疼？
這要換做別人問他。
指定要被他冷嘲熱諷一頓，或是直接翻個白眼過去。
可看着徐端宜。
謝清崖也不知怎得，只覺得自己的心髒，忽然變得格外柔軟，就好像整個人，都泡在溫度适宜的湯泉裏，四肢百骸都在其中舒服得舒展開來了。
這讓他有些飄飄然。
從內往外的舒坦，靈魂上的至高愉悅，令他整個人，在此刻，都變得格外柔軟起來。
“徐端宜——”
他也不知道怎麽了，就是忽然很想喊一喊她。
好似只有這樣。
他心裏充盈着的那點飽滿的情緒，才能徹底發散出來。
“嗯？”
徐端宜看着他，等着他繼續往下說。
握着帕子的手，還停留在他的臉頰邊，沒有放下。
可謝清崖，其實自己都不知道，想說什麽。
不過也沒能等到他說話。
——就在此刻，在他們對視，還未對話的時刻，巷子裏，忽然響起一道熟悉的聲音。
“我就說大人和夫人在這，你、你還不信。”
是喬炳元的聲音。
謝清崖循聲望過去，果然看到喬炳元帶着時雨，正朝他們這邊走來。
忽然有人過來，這讓謝清崖看着有些不大高興。
但這倒是，也正好阻攔了，他繼續往下說。
正好他也不知道能說什麽。
他剛想重新站直身子，突然聽到那邊喬炳元，忽然鬼叫一聲。
“啊！”
大晚上的。
謝清崖見身前徐端宜，好似被吓得一驚，不由輕輕皺了皺眉。
這小子平日還算穩當，今日卻一驚一乍，實在吵鬧得很。
也不知道他在發什麽瘋。
謝清崖正想詢問他做什麽，便見他忽然停下步子，還拉着時雨背過身，嘴裏還大聲嚷嚷着“大人，你們繼續，我們、我們什麽都沒看到！”
什麽東西？
謝清崖起初沒反應過來，皺着眉，望着喬炳元的方向，直到與身前的徐端宜一對眼。
二人好似都後知後覺，反應過來，喬炳元那小子，究竟在想什麽東西了。
幾乎是瞬間。
徐端宜和謝清崖都紛紛撇開了臉，還此地無銀三百兩的，都各退了一步。
臉也跟着燒了起來。
一時間，這漆黑的巷子裏，兩兩一對。
兩個人還在前邊，怕打擾他們似的，背對着。
而這邊的兩人，也是彼此相對，因尴尬而不知道說什麽。
最後還是謝清崖輕咳一聲，先跟徐端宜說了句：“那小子腦子不好，別理他。”
徐端宜輕輕嗯了一聲，嗓子因為長時間不說話，又或是因為局促，聽起來有些綿軟。
聽得謝清崖的耳朵更燒了。
也更加不敢往人那邊看過去了。
他見那邊兩個人還背對着他們，又臊又惱，于是把火氣都洩了出去，謝清崖對着喬炳元的方向，中氣十足地喊了一聲：“還不滾過來！”
喬炳元先是悄悄扭過一個頭，朝他們這邊看了一眼。
眼見大人和夫人已然分開，便又跟長舒了口氣似的，跟身側的時雨說道：“時雨姑娘，咱們過去吧。”
說話間。
He also realized that he was actually holding Shi Yu's arm.
He was a man who was easily shy when he saw a girl. His face turned red. He quickly let go of her hand and lowered his head while mumbling, "...I lost my manners."
Shi Yu didn't know what he was talking about.
Just now, someone grabbed her arm for no apparent reason, and only later did she realize that her master and the prince were doing something shameful. However, she was not sensitive about this by nature, and she did not think there was anything wrong with her master and the prince doing these things.
They were originally husband and wife.
Although she was not satisfied with their prince.
But this is her problem. What the master wants to do is the master's business.
She would never interfere.
At this time, she heard the conversation on the other end without thinking much about it, nor did she pay attention to Qiao Bingyuan who was still shy beside her. She immediately took two reheated meat cakes and walked towards Xu Duanyi.
"Master, eat some cake!"
After that, Shigure looked innocent, not feeling embarrassed at all about his first two masters.
Smiling, she handed the meat pie over and said, "Uncle Guo has asked someone to heat it up."
The heated meat pie has a fragrant aroma.
Xu Duanyi glanced at Shi Yu first.
Shi Yu immediately smiled and said, "I have eaten!"
After saying this, she looked at her master in front of her, then looked behind her. She knew what her master meant. She listened to the panting and begging voice behind her, curled her lips, and said, "He has eaten too."
Just then Qiao Bingyuan came over.
He didn't have as much physical strength as Shi Yu, so he was inevitably a little out of breath as he jogged all the way here.
Hearing this, he hurriedly said, "Yes, yes, I have already eaten." After that, he bowed respectfully to the two of them.
Xu Duanyi asked the man to stand up and told him not to be polite.
Then she said to Shi Yu, "Shi Yu, go to the front and hold the light."
Shi Yu took the lead and immediately agreed. Then he took the lantern from Qiao Bingyuan's hand without saying a word and walked forward.
"Hey, my lantern..."
Qiao Bingyuan said something, but seeing that Shi Yu had already walked forward, he hesitated for a moment. Not wanting to disturb the conversation between the Lord and the Madam, he bowed to the two of them and followed them forward.
Now someone in front of us lit a lamp, so we didn't have to walk in the dark.
"My Lord, let's go too."
Xu Duanyi spoke to Xie Qingya, who had not spoken for a long time.
Xie Qingya hummed.
The two continued walking forward side by side.
Suddenly, Xie Qingya felt someone poking his arm lightly.
Then he smelled the aroma of meat.
Looking down, Xu Duanyi handed him the meat pie in his hand.
Xie Qingya was stunned.
After understanding Xu Duanyi's intention, Xie Qingya said, "No, you eat by yourself. I'm not hungry."
Just two meat pies.
There is no one cooking in the county government office now, and everyone usually eats out in a big pot. This is Xu Duanyi's dinner today.
Of course he wouldn't take her dinner.
This time, Xu Duanyi did not take it back, but continued with the original action and said to him: "Your Highness, you didn't eat dinner."
Xie Qingya looked at her in surprise, wondering how she knew that.
Then she looked at him and said, "I saw those two chive pancakes."
Xie Qingya, who is fearless, is most afraid of eating leeks.
She always remembers it.
Seeing the stunned look in Xie Qingya's eyes, Xu Duanyi still held up the two meat cakes and said with a smile, "Your Majesty, take them first and eat them. I'll have someone bring some more back later."
He works so hard.
If you don't eat enough, even the strongest body won't be able to bear it.
This time, he has obviously lost a lot of weight...
Xu Duanyi felt a little distressed.
Xie Qingya really didn't expect that she still remembered it.
After a brief pause, Xie Qingya looked at her hand which was always raised high.
His throat suddenly became dry.
In the end, I took it from someone, but I only took one.
When Xu Duanyi looked over, he said without waiting for anyone to speak: "One for each of you. I have to meet Li Wengao and the others later."
After hearing what he said, Xu Duanyi stopped talking.
She said softly yes.
But seeing that he was holding the meat pie directly, she still handed the handkerchief in her hand to him and said, "Your Highness, wrap it and eat it."
Xie Qingya glanced at her again.
There was nothing to argue about for a handkerchief. Xie Qingya nodded lightly and reached out to take it.
Seeing Xu Duanyi's brows relaxed, he finally agreed to eat properly.
However, Xie Qingya was reluctant to look away.
In the dark night, he lowered his eyes, looking at the woman beside him with concentration and tenderness, and felt his heart as hot as the meat pie in his hand.