Chapter 065 Chapter 65
Return to the county government.
Not many people have come back yet.
The county government office only had two lanterns lit at the door for illumination, but it was completely dark and quiet inside.
Qiao Bingyuan looked hesitant.
He was shy by nature and thought that if his master were here, he wouldn't have to go through so much trouble.
Just call the master over.
Things will surely be arranged in an orderly manner without his having to worry about it.
Unfortunately, there is no one else in the county government office now.
As the only minor official from Yutian present, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and take on the responsibility himself.
He first glanced at Shi Yu beside him, and then saw that no one was talking behind him. After struggling for a while, he turned around and asked Xie Qingya who was standing behind him in a low voice: "Sir, should I take Miss Shi Yu to her residence first?"
As soon as these words came out.
The expressions of the three people present changed slightly.
Shi Yu was the first to say unhappily: "I want to live with the master!"
As soon as these words were spoken, before Xu Duanyi and Xie Qingya could say anything, Qiao Bingyuan's eyes widened in surprise.
He was obviously surprised by Shi Yu's answer.
After thinking about it, Qiao Bingyuan suddenly remembered that when he went to the capital for the imperial examination, he often heard his classmates talk about how good those rich families were, and that they even had maids to keep watch at night.
There is always someone to serve you no matter what you do.
It was a heavenly day.
Thinking of this, he felt that he was really surprised. This book is exclusively compiled by the LK team for you. He first suppressed his surprise a little, but when he spoke, he still looked embarrassed: "But Miss Shiyu, the place where the master lives now only has one room. I'm afraid it's not very convenient for you to go there."
When Shi Yu heard this, he frowned.
She was not so naive as to reveal her master's mistress's secrets in front of outsiders.
But will the master live with the prince tonight?
They had never before...
Shi Yu was hesitating, not knowing what to say.
Xu Duanyi spoke first: "Shi Yu, go with Master Qiao first, and come back after you have checked out the house."
She has spoken.
No matter how reluctant Shi Yu was, she couldn't say anything else. She lowered her head and replied "yes" reluctantly.
Xu Duanyi was polite to Qiao Bingyuan again and said, "Please ask Master Qiao to pick a place for me that is closer to me, so that it will be convenient for me when I need anything."
"Don't worry, ma'am."
Qiao Bingyuan agreed immediately.
"Does the lord have any other instructions?" Qiao Bingyuan asked Xie Qingya again.
What instructions could Xie Qingya have?
Although he had anticipated this situation when he brought Xu Duanyi back, he still felt a little nervous for no reason after hearing what Qiao Bingyuan said.
I just don't want others to notice, so I pretend to be nothing happened.
He is the kind of person who, the more he doesn't want to be seen through, the more he pretends to be sophisticated.
He turned his head and no one knew where he was looking.
When Qiao Bingyuan asked, he just hummed softly.
"Then this lantern..."
Before Qiao Bingyuan could finish his words, the lantern in his hand was snatched away by Xie Qingya.
Xie Qingya's original intention was to get people to leave quickly.
Qiao Bingyuan, however, thought that Lord Xie was anxious to be alone with his wife.
I didn't expect that Lord Xie is like this in private!
It's incredible.
Qiao Bingyuan was a little surprised, but also wanted to laugh.
He couldn't help but raised the corners of his lips a little, but fearing that he would be discovered, he quickly and cautiously lowered his head, and politely bowed to Xu Duanyi and Xie Qingya, then turned to Shi Yu beside him and said, "Miss Shi Yu, I'll take you over first."
Shi Yu said nothing.
She looked at Xu Duanyi without saying a word, waiting for her to speak.
After hearing Xu Duanyi say "Go ahead", she reluctantly agreed and followed Qiao Bingyuan.
After watching the two people leave, Xu Duanyi turned around.
"My Lord..."
She looked at Xie Qingya and called out softly.
Xie Qingya did not pretend to be profound in front of her.
He couldn't stand up to her.
Hearing her voice, his heartbeat began to speed up again and his ears started to burn again.
"Let's go."
He coughed lightly and spoke to Xu Duanyi.
The two walked side by side towards the inner courtyard. Xie Qingya held the lantern and continued to follow Xu Duanyi's pace, walking slowly forward.
There are three halls in the county government.
On the left side of the road leading from the main gate to the ceremonial gate are the prison and the canteen, and on the right side are the land temple and the yamen god temple, as well as a resting place for the three shifts of yamen runners.
But now these places are empty.
Yutian is not a very big place, and the biggest cases that are usually brought to court are just petty thefts, which are not serious enough to warrant a prison sentence.
Even if someone is detained occasionally, he will be released after a while.
Therefore, there are not many prisoners in this big prison now.
Further inside, there is a road leading to the lobby.
On the left and right sides are where the yamen runners and patrol officers work and rest.
The area between the main hall and the second hall is where the county magistrate works on weekdays and where the other clerks and teachers rest.
The third hall after that is where the county magistrate rests.
But now, the original county magistrate is gone, and this place is used for temporary residence of Beijing officials such as Xie Qingya who are stationed here.
In addition to Xie Qingya, Li Wengao and Mei Xuezheng also lived here.
Normally, when an official from the capital comes to visit, he will also stay here.
However, the place where the county magistrate had lived was sealed off.
After all, it is a place where people died, so it is inevitable that there is some bad luck.
Xie Qingya didn't tell Xu Duanyi about this because he was afraid that she would be scared when she found out.
He doesn't believe in ghosts or gods.
But on the way, when they were about to reach the yard, Xie Qingya still reminded Xu Duanyi: "I'll let Shi Yu accompany you first. Don't walk around at night. Let others do anything."
Xu Duanyi agreed and said "OK".
Several nearby courtyards were still dark, and it could be seen that Mei Xuezheng and Li Wengao had not returned yet.
Xie Qingya carried a lantern and walked into the yard with Xu Duanyi.
The door was always open.
Normally, only a few of them live here, so there is no need to close the door.
Xie Qingya lit the candles on the table first.
The originally dark room finally became bright.
Xie Qingya was afraid that Xu Duanyi would be scared, so he ordered a few more cups for him. However, when Xu Duanyi saw this, he whispered to the others, "That's enough, Your Majesty. You don't need so many."
Xie Qingya then stopped ordering.
The house is not big. After all, it is just a guest room. Naturally, it cannot have everything like the main courtyard.
The inside and outside layout is divided by a screen.
Outside the screen is a square table for eating, and there is also a simple place for washing and dressing. Inside the screen is a bed, a simple clothes hanger, and a place for bathing and changing clothes.
In such a not very spacious room, it seemed as if even the air had become much thinner.
Both Xie Qingya and Xu Duanyi became even more uneasy because of this.
Neither is sitting.
Neither is the station.
"I'll go get you a bucket of water. There's some hot water in the house. You can just wash yourself tonight."
There is a well outside, so it is convenient to get water.
After Xie Qingya finished speaking, without waiting for Xu Duanyi's reaction, he put down the lantern in his hand and went out to fetch water.
Xu Duanyi only had time to open his mouth.
But seeing that Xie Qingya had already left, he had no choice but to shut his mouth again.
She didn't know what to do so she could only look back into the house.
The place where Xie Qingya had lived for ten days, even if it was rarely used, inevitably showed some signs of having been lived there on a daily basis.
The cotton towel on the washstand.
There was an unmade quilt on the bed, clothes piled on top, and shoes scattered here and there beside the footstool.
This was actually the first time that Xu Duanyi saw the environment where Xie Qingya usually lived.
That time at Linfeng Pavilion——
Because of the wedding, everything was tidied up neatly and nothing could be seen.
Now I can see it clearly.
It's a bit messy, but not dirty, and has a lot of life in it.
But there is only one bed here, not even a recliner, let alone a bed to sit on.
How would she and Xie Qingya sleep at night?
Xu Duanyi couldn't make up his mind for a moment, and thought it would be better to wait until Xie Qingya came back before talking about it.
Nothing to do.
While Xie Qingya was fetching water outside, Xu Duanyi walked in behind the screen and put the shoes on the floor in order for others. He also picked up the clothes piled on the bed one by one and put them on the hangers.
While I was doing these things, Xie Qingya came back.
Xie Qingya didn't know what Xu Duanyi was doing, and didn't dare to go in behind the screen. He put the bucket next to the washstand, then stood outside and talked to the man: "I've got the water for you. The hot water is in the kettle. If you don't have a clean towel, I'll ask someone to find you a few."
Xu Duanyi said "yes" and walked out from behind the screen.
The house is well lit.
Naturally, she could see Xie Qingya's clean face at a glance.
The mud spots that were not wiped off just now are now completely invisible.
Xie Qingya watched her come out, and their eyes met. He then saw her looking at his face, and naturally felt a little uncomfortable again.
He turned his face away.
The subordinate consciously wanted to touch his chin. He had just washed it for a long time, so it should be clean.
He held it back again.
He coughed lightly and asked, "Do you need anything else? If not, I'll call Shi Yu over to you."
Xu Duanyi doesn't need anything.
Knowing that he was very busy and would meet Mei Xuezheng and others later, she didn't want to delay him.
She shook her head: "I have nothing to do, Prince, please go and do your work first."
After saying this, he seemed to be relieved and added: "I won't go out. I'll stay here. Your Highness doesn't need to worry about me."
Whatever I wanted to say was spoken first by Xu Duanyi.
Xie Qingya didn't know what else to say, so he could only nod.
"...Then I'll leave first." He said to Xu Duanyi.
Xu Duanyi nodded to others again.
When Xie Qingya was about to leave, she hesitated, suddenly clenched her hands, looked at his figure, and asked softly: "Will the prince come back tonight?"
Xie Qingya was about to turn around.
Hearing this, he stopped again and looked towards the person.
In the candlelit room, a dignified and elegant woman in green stood by the screen in the distance, staring at him without blinking.
She actually doesn't have any extra words or expressions.
Even the questions asked were very simple.
His tone was as casual as usual, as if it would be okay even if he really didn't come back.
Just like every time they met before.
He went and she welcomed him.
He left and she didn't try to stop him.
She seemed to have no demands or expectations of him.
But Xie Qingya seemed to be able to see the hope in her bright eyes.
No one can resist such a pair of eyes.
Xie Qingya is even less capable of this.
"Of course."
He knew Xu Duanyi, the cautiousness hidden under her gentle and calm appearance.
Even though he was nervous about being alone with her, Xie Qingya would not do anything to make her feel uneasy after bringing her back.
"This is my residence. If I don't go back here, where should I go back to?"
Xie Qingya raised his eyebrows and spoke to Xu Duanyi in a simple and relaxed manner.
Sure enough, after hearing what he said, Xu Duanyi became noticeably more relaxed, and even his eyes became much brighter.
This made Xie Qingya's heart beat even faster.
"Then I..."
Xie Qingya hadn't said the rest of the words yet.
Shi Yu's voice was heard outside: "Master, I'm here!"
Qiao Bingyuan was a little further away, and his breathless and pleading voice sounded: "Miss Shi Yu, you, you should go slower."
As soon as Xie Qingya heard these two voices, he immediately calmed down his emotions.
Now that the person was already here, he didn't bother about it anymore.
"You should have a good rest first."
After saying this, Xie Qingya walked out.
But just as he turned around and took a few steps, Xie Qingya's body suddenly froze, and then his expression changed, as if he suddenly thought of something.
Xu Duanyi looked at his stagnant back.
While I was still wondering what happened to him, I saw him suddenly turn around, and then with a few quick steps, he rushed straight in.
"What's wrong?"
Xu Duanyi was startled by him out of the blue, thinking something had happened, and hurriedly followed Xie Qingya in.
Xie Qingya said nothing.
He just looked with shining eyes at the pair of shoes neatly placed by the footstool, the quilt that had been tidied up, and the clothes neatly hung on the hangers... He felt very embarrassed for a moment.
He asked what Xu Duanyi was doing in there just now!
Xie Qingya wanted to dig a hole in the ground again.
This feeling is even worse than before.
"you……"
He turned his head stiffly and looked at Xu Duanyi. He wanted to say something, but he couldn't say anything under her clear eyes that seemed to be staring at him.
If he said it, it would seem like he cared a lot.
Finally, he could only turn his head with a stiff neck, and said vaguely: "It's nothing, I'll go do something first, you rest first."
Finished.
Without waiting for Xu Duanyi's reaction, Xie Qingya rushed out.
Shi Yu has already arrived in the yard.
She did not go in immediately without being told, but waited outside for Xu Duanyi's summons.
Suddenly I heard footsteps behind me.
Shi Yu looked up, but before she could see clearly, she saw that King Nannan had already strode out.
The speed is so fast, just like a gust of wind.
Although it was strange, Shi Yu had never liked him and was happy for him to leave quickly.
She prefers to be alone with her master.
So when he left, Shi Yu went in happily: "Master, I brought you something!"
She was holding a bag in her hands, which contained all of Xu Duanyi's belongings.
Outside, Qiao Bingyuan had just hurried to the outside of the yard, but before he could go in, he saw Lord Xie suddenly coming out from inside.
This book is exclusively compiled for you by the LK team. Qiao Bingyuan almost collided with someone, but fortunately he moved to the side and got out of the way.
There was no situation where I collided directly with anyone.
People in Yutian County only knew that Xie Qingya was the prefect, but they didn't know that he was also a prince.
Therefore, even if there was someone there or not, Qiao Bingyuan would always call Xie Qingya "Sir".
The same goes for the rest of the people.
"Sir, are you still going out?" Qiao Bingyuan asked Xie Qingya.
After saying this, Lord Xie's ears turned red, and he felt a kind of tingling smell for unknown reasons.
No reply either.
Qiao Bingyuan didn't know what was wrong with him, so he asked again, "Sir?"
Only then did Xie Qingya come to his senses.
"What?"
He frowned and asked Qiao Bingyuan.
Qiao Bingyuan had no choice but to repeat it again.
Xie Qingya hummed and said, "There is something else."
He didn't look back as he spoke, to avoid being criticized by the boy again. Xie Qingya composed himself, put on a stern face, and walked out.
When he reached the door and saw the alley, Xie Qingya suddenly thought of Qiao Bingyuan's scream just now.
Although he did nothing, Xie Qingya decided to threaten people first to avoid gossip spreading all over the city.
He is thick-skinned and has no problem with it.
Don't look back and make Xu Duanyi unable to leave the house.
"Don't spread anything you saw today, got it?"
Xie Qingya threatened in a calm voice.
In fact, if he hadn't said it, Qiao Bingyuan would have forgotten it.
At this moment, he was confused at first, but when he came to his senses, he immediately nodded and patted his not-so-strong chest, assuring people: "Don't worry, sir, I will never say anything nonsense!"
His eyes are clear.
He also looked very confident and assured.
This made Xie Qingya, who was originally a threat, feel like he was trying to hide something.
Why does he look so guilty?
He obviously did nothing!
Xie Qingya gritted his teeth and opened his mouth to say something, but in the end he said nothing and left the place speechlessly.
"My Lord, wait for me!"
Qiao Bingyuan hurriedly followed.
…
After leaving the county government, Xie Qingya first rushed Qiao Bingyuan to the Tzu Chi Hall base, asked someone to talk to Guo Tianci first, and then asked someone to bring some food to him.
Ringgit side.
He also asked someone to pass the message over.
Let them go back early, so that when Xu Duanyi needs something, there will be no one to run errands for her.
Afterwards, after Xie Qingya calmed himself down, he returned to his original place.
There is no time limit for building a house.
After all, there are so many people waiting to stay here. It's okay today as the weather is fine. It's no big deal even if we have to sit outdoors.
But if it rains after a while, that would be bad.
What's more, men don't have much, but women and children need to live well.
So even at night, everyone would continue working with candles, and then take a rest when they were tired.
Although Xu Duanyi came.
But Xie Qingya did not forget his own work.
Moreover, at this time, asking him to stay alone in a room with Xu Duanyi would be even more awkward.
It would be better for him to wait until the people fall asleep before going back.
It's better than facing each other, which is just awkward.
But although he had a good idea, others would not give in.
As early as when Qiao Bingyuan took Shi Yu to distribute meat cakes, those people knew Xu Duanyi's identity from Qiao Bingyuan.
It can be said that during the time when Xie Qingya took Xu Duanyi away, this place had been shocked several times.
Let's exaggerate a little more.
By now, I'm afraid that everyone in Yutian County has already known what the relationship is between their Mr. Xie and the owner of Tzu Chi Hall.
How could I not be shocked?
Mr. Xie’s wife is actually the owner of Tzu Chi Hall!
This is too incredible!
Therefore, when Xie Qingya returned, everyone urged him to go back and accompany his wife as soon as possible.
In their eyes.
The owner of Tzu Chi Tang is a god-like being.
She has come here with great difficulty, how can I leave her alone?
Xie Qingya insisted on picking up the brick several times, but each time it was taken away.
No.
Xie Qingya had no choice but to leave and go find Mei Xuezheng and the others.
They each have their own division of labor.
For example, Xie Qingya was here to supervise and also took the initiative to help build the house.
Mei Xuezheng and Li Wengao, one of them helped in the pharmacy, checking if anyone had a high fever, and also took people on patrol to see if anyone was deliberately concealing their physical condition and not reporting it.
One is supervising the construction of dams to prevent such major floods from happening again in the future.
Xie Qingya originally wanted to go to the dam.
Unexpectedly, they met Li Wengao and Mei Xuezheng who were returning halfway.
Normally, Li Wengao was indifferent to his boss Xie Qingya. Unless there was something extremely important that he had to report to Xie Qingya, he would never take the initiative to look for Xie Qingya, let alone talk to him.
As for him and Mei Xuezheng...
Because of their status, the two of them rarely have direct contact with each other. They only say a few words to each other occasionally when they are alone.
More often than not, when everyone is present, we have to share official business.
But today——
Li Wengao saw Xie Qingya from a distance and came over immediately.
Xie Qingya suddenly felt a toothache and a headache when he saw his excited performance. He knew what this man wanted to do without thinking.
As expected, as soon as Li Wengao approached, he asked Xie Qingya directly: "I heard that the eldest princess is here, is it true?"
I still remember that it is not good to reveal Xu Duanyi's identity.
Li Wengao deliberately suppressed his words so that no one else could hear him, but he looked very excited, and his eyes looking at Xie Qingya were sparkling in the night.
Xie Qingya looked at Li Wengao in silence.
Although he and Xu Duanyi could not be considered a real couple, that was something they knew only between themselves in private.
On the surface, Xu Duanyi was married to him in a formal ceremony.
What's wrong with this Li guy? He always thinks about other people's wives.
He was a little depressed and deliberately kept silent.
Li Wengao had no idea what he was thinking. Seeing that he was silent, he frowned and asked, "Why, the princess didn't come?"
Xie Qingya was used to quarrel with Li Wengao.
But usually it was intentional, this time it was half-serious, and he said to the person: "What does it have to do with you whether I came or not?"
Li Wengao immediately became so angry that his eyes widened.
"You are—"
He pointed at Xie Qingya and was about to speak again.
Not only Mei Xuezheng, but even the people of Yutian County were no longer surprised by such a situation.
At first, they were also worried that these two adults from the capital would take action.
I even advised him several times out of concern.
It happens so many times that I've become numb to it.
At this time, a group of nearby people didn't even have the interest to watch or inquire. They just turned their eyes away and continued to do their own things.
There's no way to cause any trouble.
Mei Xuezheng, who was late for marriage, just felt a headache when he saw this scene.
"Why are you two making trouble again?" He pressed his forehead, helpless.
Li Wengao was the first to curse: "Do you think I want to make trouble with him? I asked him nicely, but he couldn't answer nicely? What's wrong with him?"
Xie Qingya snorted: "What's wrong with you? Why are you always thinking about other people's wives?"
Mei Xuezheng had no time to say anything.
Li Wengao was the first to widen his eyes and said angrily: "What nonsense are you talking about? I am..." He blurted out the name subconsciously, but swallowed it back when he saw the people on both sides of the street.
He could only continue to stare at Xie Qingya and said, "I admire that person!"
"Have you ever heard of admiring a noble man?" Before Xie Qingya could speak, Li Wengao snorted again and took over the conversation, "You..."
I wanted to say "people like you".
Before entering Shuntianfu Yamen, Li Wengao had always looked down on the King of Nannan.
Even when we worked together for a long time, he was so angry that he wanted to quarrel with others every day.
Although they had less contact during the time in Yutian County, this man still did some practical work.
Li Wengao has also changed his views on people.
If Xie Qingya hadn't deliberately stabbed him today, he wouldn't have started arguing with others again.
But now, even if he was angry, Li Wengao didn't say that. He just said to Xie Qingya, "How can you possibly understand?"
After saying this, without waiting for Xie Qingya to speak, Li Wengao simply turned away.
Watch him leave.
Mei Xuezheng glanced around and saw that there were no strange people around. He lowered his voice and said to Xie Qingya helplessly: "Why are you deliberately trying to make him angry?"
"Who asked him to always mention Xu Duanyi to me?" Xie Qingya didn't care.
Anyway, he and Li Wengao were not used to get along, and others hoped that they would always be at odds.
Mei Xuezheng knew what he was thinking and didn't say anything.
As the two walked forward, Mei Xuezheng asked him, "Why did the princess come here suddenly? What's the matter?"
Xie Qingya said: "He said he came here with the Tzu Chi Hall to take a look."
Mei Xuezheng suddenly glanced at him.
"What?"
Xie Qingya frowned when he was looked at.
Mei Xuezheng looked at him and asked, "Are you sure?" This book is exclusively compiled for you by the LK team. When Xie Qingya heard this, his instinctive reaction was to think that Mei Xuezheng was doubting Xu Duanyi again.
I just wanted to speak for someone.
Suddenly, Mei Xuezheng said in a low voice, "Maybe she came to see you."
Xie Qingya was started.
When Mei Xuezheng saw him like this, he felt that no matter how smart a person is, once he gets into a trap, he may become confused.
"She has been to Tzu Chi Hall so many times, what is there worth seeing here?"
The Meixue expedition ends here.
After all, he didn't know the specific situation.
Ever since he knew that this boy liked that girl, Mei Xuezheng had been anxious and worried, but in the end he accepted it.
What can I do?
My younger brother, who I had watched grow up since he was a child, begged him like that.
What's more, he sincerely hoped that he would have someone who would understand and care about him.
If these two people can really get along, it might help their big plan.
After all, she is the most difficult person in the palace, and it is said that she listens to the eldest princess very much.
The supplies from the capital were delivered so quickly this time, wasn't it because of that person's order? Otherwise, how could Cao Da let someone go so easily?
It makes sense.
In public and in private.
Mei Xuezheng now hopes that they will be well.
There was no one around, so Mei Xuezheng patted Xie Qingya's shoulder again and said earnestly: "Qingya, those who enter the game are confused, but those who watch can see clearly."
"Also, life is short."
Mei Xuezheng stopped talking short and said no more, leaving Xie Qingya stunned and speechless.
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