Chapter 089 Chapter 89
It was only when Xu Duanyi went out that he noticed the difference outside.
The originally overgrown and messy yard has now been cleaned up a lot and is no longer as unpleasant as it was yesterday.
The pile of weeds that had been picked up was now piled at the kitchen door.
"Zhao Zhao, what are you looking at?" Xiao Yuanxing saw her staring at the garden in front after she came out. He thought there was something different there, so he looked over there, but all he saw was a bunch of weeds. He didn't understand what was so good about it.
But he couldn't care less about these things at the moment.
The most important thing now is to take Zhaozhao away from here and find someone to look after her.
Therefore, without waiting for Xu Duanyi to answer, Xiao Yuanxing said to others: "Okay, Zhaozhao, it's time for us to go."
Although there are people outside now.
But judging from what the previous person said, the person who came should be Xie Qingya's subordinate.
I think Xie Qingya will take care of these things himself, so he doesn't need to worry about it.
As Xiao Yuanxing spoke, he handed a black cloak in his hand to Xu Duanyi and said, "Put this on. We will leave here first. When we get outside the city, there will be a carriage to pick us up."
But Xu Duanyi did not reach out to take it.
She withdrew her gaze from the pile of weeds and looked towards the gate.
However, they couldn't see the gate from where they were standing, as it was blocked by a few trees. Xu Duanyi just glanced over there and then looked away.
She looked at her cousin in front of her.
Although she and her cousin had not had many opportunities to interact in recent years, he, like the deceased prince, took good care of her.
He and his sister-in-law were very kind to her, just like his father and aunt.
Xu Duanyi had actually guessed in advance that her aunt would send someone to pick her up, but she never expected that the person would be her cousin.
Xu Duanyi was touched and naturally grateful.
But she couldn't accept this cloak.
She had made her choice yesterday and there was no way she was leaving at this moment.
Seeing that she was slow to answer, Xiao Yuanxing was already frowning. He was about to ask her what was wrong when he heard her say, "Cousin, I'm not planning to leave."
Xiao Yuanxing's reaction.
Because of her refusal, I was a step slower.
After a while, he frowned and looked at the person and said, "What did you say?" Before Xu Duanyi could answer, Xiao Yuanxing changed his expression and said to her in a deep voice, "Zhao Zhao, don't mess around."
"When has my cousin ever seen me acting crazy?" Xu Duanyi asked him with a smile.
When Xiao Yuanxing heard her say this, he suddenly fell silent.
Yes.
Zhao Zhao is not a gem.
Ever since Zhao Zhao came to the capital from Liaoning, she has always been well-behaved and steady compared to her peers. Let alone making trouble, he has hardly ever seen her do anything out of the ordinary.
She is the most law-abiding person.
A family like theirs naturally hopes that the younger generation will be more obedient and sensible, and not be like Yuanfu and Baozhu.
But sometimes, he and Atang both hoped that Zhaozhao could be as noisy as Baozhu.
Don't be so obedient all day long.
Well-behaved children are always the ones who suffer the most.
She married Xie Qingya because of this reason.
But now it seems——
This marriage didn't seem to be what he had initially thought.
Xiao Yuanxing looked at the smiling person in front of him and fell silent for a moment.
He met her eyes.
For a long time, Xiao Yuanxing did not speak.
After a while, he slowly retracted his outstretched hand, looked at her and asked in a deep voice: "Are you doing this because of Xie Qingya?"
After hearing this, Xu Duanyi was silent for a moment.
The smile on her face faded slightly, and Xu Duanyi looked at Xiao Yuanxing. She didn't reply immediately, but in the end, she nodded in acknowledgment.
She didn't want to deceive her cousin.
"yes."
She looked at Xiao Yuanxing and admitted it.
Xiao Yuanxing frowned: "Zhao Zhao..."
"Cousin." This was the first time Xu Duanyi interrupted him and the first time she looked pleading. "Just let me stay here. No one knows what the situation is between him and me right now."
"If I really had anything, it would leave and it would only affect more people."
"If others find out, you take me away from here. Whether it's you, my aunt, or the Xiao family, they will all be implicated because of me."
"Even my father will be implicated by me."
At this point, Xu Duanyi looked at Xiao Yuanxing with a look of disapproval on his face again, and even took two steps back as if to avoid him, fearing that he might have something wrong and pass it on to him: "Cousin, you shouldn't have come here this time. You have a sister-in-law and Xiao Xi and Xiao Le. You shouldn't have taken this risk because of me, you..."
"But you're my sister!"
Xiao Yuanxing interrupted her in a deep voice.
It was the first time he spoke to Xu Duanyi in such a serious tone.
When Xiao Yuanxing came, he never thought that this would be the result.
He only thought about how to carefully avoid the eyes and ears of others and take Zhaozhao away from Yutian safely. He never thought that Zhaozhao would refuse to leave.
Seeing that Zhao Zhao was interrupted by him, he looked at him for a moment, and after a brief look of surprise, he dared not say anything else.
Xiao Yuanxing looked at her and suddenly sighed.
After all, I just can't bear it.
I don't want to treat her like I did to Baozhu and Yuanfu.
Xiao Yuanxing tried to calm his anxiety and said to others as calmly as possible: "Since you know the danger, have you thought about the consequences?"
That's all.
Seeing the person's hesitation, he dared not answer.
What is there for Xiao Yuanxing not to understand now?
Anger rose in his heart again, this time it was much stronger than before. He frowned and for the first time lost his temper as he yelled, "It seems like you've already thought about the bad consequences!"
"Even if I thought about it, I wouldn't change, and I wouldn't leave."
"Zhao Zhao, you are playing with your own life! When did you become like this?"
Xiao Yuanxing had been speaking in a low voice while talking to Xu Duanyi.
But this will obviously not be suppressed.
It can be seen that he was so angry at this moment that he didn't care at all.
He really couldn't care less.
How could Xiao Yuanxing have imagined that she would totally disregard her own life for a man!
Has she ever thought about how anxious and worried they would be if they knew something happened to her?
Xiao Yuanxing was so angry that he stared at Xu Duanyi with glaring eyes, his chest heaving with anger.
His face turned red with anger.
You can see how angry he is.
"Master, what's that sound?" Lingji, who was originally talking to Xie Qingya outside the door, also heard the sound coming from inside.
Far away.
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But Lingji could still tell that it was a man's voice.
This is strange. The master is here, why is there a man inside? He didn't understand for a moment and thought there was danger inside. His face changed immediately, and he clenched the long knife in his hand, wanting to go in and find out what was going on.
But before he could make any move, Xie Qingya, who knew him well, spoke in a deep voice: "What's your business? Have you forgotten what I told you? Stand outside and don't move!"
Xie Qingya sounded annoyed, and it was unclear whether he was annoyed with Lingji or himself.
But his face was looking somewhere in the yard.
From his perspective, he could see Xu Duanyi's figure, and also see that she was lowering her head.
Although I didn't hear clearly what Xiao Yuanxing was saying just now.
But seeing Xu Duanyi's expression, Xie Qingya could guess that he must have been scolded.
At that moment, Xie Qingya's face changed and he prepared to get up and leave.
And he did.
But before he could take a few steps.
Xu Duanyi seemed to have heard, or perhaps noticed, and looked in his direction, then shook her head at him.
Xie Qingya looked at her.
Seeing the pleading look in her eyes, he had no choice but to frown and stop.
"Master? Who's here?" Lingji's voice kept coming from behind.
Now I know how to keep my voice down.
Xie Qingya ignored him and just pursed his lips and looked ahead.
Over there, Xiao Yuanxing also obviously noticed him.
Xie Qingya saw that he was also looking in his direction.
When their eyes met, Xiao Yuanxing suddenly frowned and walked towards him.
But I didn't take many steps.
He was stopped by Xu Duanyi at a distance.
"Cousin, this has nothing to do with him. I did it on my own will." Xu Duanyi hugged Xiao Yuanxing and spoke to him in a hoarse voice.
Xiao Yuanxing became even more angry after hearing her words.
He frowned, not looking at Xie Qingya anymore, but looking at Xu Duanyi in front of him, and asked word by word: "Are you willing?"
"For the sake of a man, you don't care about anything, right? Have you ever thought about your aunt and Marquis Wu'an? How sad they would be if they knew something happened to you!" It was the first time he spoke to her so harshly.
Seeing her lower her head in embarrassment and guilt, her eyes gradually turned red.
Xiao Yuanxing was filled with anger, and although it had not completely subsided, looking at her like this, he still couldn't bear it and gradually calmed down his anger.
Xiao Yuanxing suppressed his temper and did not move forward.
She just looked gloomily in the direction of Xie Qingya, and then she couldn't suppress her regret, and said in a deep and painful voice: "If I had known that you would be deceived by this idiot, I would never let you marry him no matter what I said."
Xiao Yuanxing naturally believed that Zhao Zhao had been bewitched after marrying Xie Qingya.
After all, Xie Qingya is a very nice guy.
Zhao Zhao is a girl after all.
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That's why he feels so regretful.
I feel that it is because of them that Zhao Zhao has become like this.
If Baozhu hadn't fallen in love with someone else and wanted to break off the engagement, why would Zhaozhao marry Xie Qingya for her? And how could it have turned out like this?
The more he thought about it, the more he regretted it.
I just felt that I was really sorry to my aunt and Zhao Zhao.
"no."
Suddenly, a hoarse female voice came to my ear.
Xiao Yuanxing looked in the direction of the sound, looking puzzled. He frowned and asked, "What's not?"
Xu Duanyi put down her hand, then raised her head a little. Under Xiao Yuanxing's gaze, Xu Duanyi looked at him and said to him in a hoarse voice: "Even if I didn't marry Xie Qingya, as long as he didn't marry Baozhu or anyone else, I would do this."
"…What did you say?"
Xiao Yuanxing was really stunned this time.
He looked at Xu Duanyi almost in a daze, and it took him a while to come back to his senses.
He frowned and asked her: "Zhao Zhao, you..."
Xu Duanyi clutched his sleeves tightly with both hands, as if to give himself the courage to finish what he was going to say: "...cousin, I like him. I have liked him for a long, long time."
Xiao Yuanxing looked at her and fell into complete silence.
There was so much information in these words, and he had never known these things.
Suddenly, I remembered something I had heard him say many years ago when Wen Zhao was still alive and they were drinking and chatting.
He was the one who first brought it up.
At that time, his aunt had just arranged a marriage for him with Zhao Zhao.
Although there was a huge age gap between them, he, like his aunt, hoped that Zhaozhao could always be protected by them, so he instructed Wenzhao to treat Zhaozhao well.
Wen Zhao was helpless at the time, as if he felt that this matter was too absurd.
"Mother is confused, how come my cousin is the same as her?"
"If you want to be good to Zhao Zhao, there are many ways in this world. Why do we have to get together?"
"I treat Zhao Zhao as my younger sister, and Zhao Zhao treats me the same way."
"Mother, you really messed up this time."
At that time he asked Wen Zhao what his plans were.
After all, Zhao Zhao was his cousin who had grown up under his watch, so he naturally didn't want her to suffer any injustice in matters between men and women in the future.
Wen Zhao just smiled mysteriously at him and said that he had his own ideas.
He thought to himself that with Wen Zhao's personality, he would definitely not let Zhao Zhao suffer any injustice. Seeing that Wen Zhao refused to say anything at the time, he just said that he would handle the matter and would definitely not let Zhao Zhao suffer any injustice.
He didn't take it to heart.
But later, as things became more complicated, he had long forgotten about it.
Seeing that Zhao Zhao had never had anyone in her heart, she just thought that Zhao Zhao had no one she liked.
Only now, after listening to Zhao Zhao's words, did Xiao Yuanxing realize how wrong he was. How could Zhao Zhao not have someone she liked? She just kept everything to herself!
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Xiao Yuanxing asked her in a hoarse voice.
But when he saw Zhao Zhao looking at him, Xiao Yuanxing fell silent again.
It's not like he doesn't know Zhao Zhao's personality.
She was still young at the time, and it was her aunt who arranged the marriage for her, so how could she dare to say anything?
If Wen Zhao were still alive, he would have made the decision for her, but unfortunately... All I can say is that this is how the world is, it's all just a coincidence.
Xiao Yuanxing looked at her and fell silent again.
He didn't know what to say for a moment.
The brain seems to be squeezed by many things and complex emotions.
After an unknown amount of time, he asked her again in a hoarse voice, "What about him? What does he think of you?"
Xu Duanyi thought she would be scolded by her cousin.
She was always in a state of anxiety.
The hand holding the sleeve never loosened.
I didn't expect that after waiting for so long, all I got was these words.
Xu Duanyi seemed to have no reaction for a moment, staring at Xiao Yuanxing. After a while, she came to her senses and replied: "He..."
When I finished speaking, I realized that my voice had become hoarse.
Probably because I was too nervous.
After a while, Xu Duanyi finally found her voice and continued in a hoarse voice: "He was just like me. At first... he also wanted to marry me."
Xiao Yuanxing looked at her silently, with an expression of uncertainty about what she said.
Perhaps all brothers in this world are the same.
Even if Xu Duanyi presented evidence to prove how much Xie Qingya liked her and how good he was to her, he would not be kind to Xie Qingya.
What’s more, it is a matter of life and death now.
How could he possibly let Zhao Zhao continue to mess around like this?
At this moment, several thoughts flashed through Xiao Yuanxing's mind.
But just as he was about to put it into action, Xu Duanyi seemed to have seen through what he was going to do and said to him first: "Cousin."
Xiao Yuanxing looked at her and nodded lightly, already ready to take action in his heart.
But just as he was about to walk towards the person, he heard Zhao Zhao's voice again: "Yesterday, Xie Qingya also wanted to knock me out and have someone escort me out of Yutian."
These words made Xiao Yuanxing stop in his tracks.
Perhaps he didn't expect Zhao Zhao to see through his plan, or maybe he was shocked by her words, but Xiao Yuanxing didn't say anything for a moment and just looked at her silently.
"Does my cousin know what I told him at that time?" Xu Duanyi looked at him and asked.
Xiao Yuanxing remained speechless.
He didn't need to guess, the current result was already the best answer.
But he still underestimated Zhao Zhao's stubbornness.
He never thought that his cousin, who was always well-behaved and obedient, was so stubborn.
"I told him that even if he sent me away, I would definitely come back as long as I was still alive."
Xiao Yuanxing's face suddenly changed, and he was filled with anger. He shouted, "Xu Duanyi, do you know what you are talking about?"
Xie Qingya and Lingji, who were standing at the gate, could not hear what the brother and sister were saying, but they heard the angry scolding clearly.
Even the birds perched on the branches were frightened by Xiao Yuanxing's shout, and flew away trembling and flapping their wings.
Xie Qingya didn't know what was going on over there.
But one can also see Xiao Yuanxing's rage.
He ignored Lingji's questioning from behind and walked forward again.
But he was stopped again by Xu Duanyi's eyes.
Xu Duanyi didn't let Xie Qingya come over.
Xie Qingya's coming here now will only add fuel to the fire and make the situation even more serious.
She didn't want Xie Qingya to argue with her cousin. One of them was the brother she respected since childhood, and the other was the person she had loved for many years.
"cousin."
Xu Duanyi looked at Xiao Yuanxing again.
There was guilt in her eyes and tone: "I know I made you feel bad, and I also know that my choice will make you all sad."
Xiao Yuanxing had a gloomy face and his chest was still heaving.
It was obvious that he was really angry about what she had just said.
So much so that hearing her say this, I just want to scold her coldly: "You know everything, but you still choose to make us sad. He is so good and so important that it is worth it for you to abandon all of us for him!"
Xu Duanyi was so shocked by these words that an unconcealable look of guilt appeared on his face.
The circles around my eyes became redder than before.
She didn't dare to defend herself, and she really couldn't defend herself.
She just lowered her head and choked up, "If this hadn't happened, I wouldn't have made this choice. I had never intended to let him know that I liked him in my entire life. But if he really has to die this time, I want to be with him."
"What do you mean?"
Xiao Yuanxing was still angry and did not understand what she said for a while.
But he is not an ordinary person after all.
He is the next head of the Xiao family. Even now, he is already the boss of the Xiao family.
Since childhood, he received the same education as the late Prince Wen Zhao.
How could he not know about the disturbances in the court and his aunt's worries? Therefore, he quickly understood what Zhao Zhao meant by these words.
born.
Cannot coexist.
Therefore, death is the only choice she can make on her own, and she won't feel guilty about it to anyone.
The anger suddenly receded like the tide.
Xiao Yuanxing looked at Xu Duanyi, and his expression changed again, but his tone was hesitant and he really didn't know what to say.
He opened his mouth several times, but no words came out.
An unknown amount of time passed before he looked in the direction of Xie Qingya.
Seeing Xie Qingya looking at this side with a serious expression, with worry hidden between his brows, Xiao Yuanxing looked at him silently for a long time before retracting his gaze and asking Xu Duanyi in a hoarse voice: "Does he know?"
Xu Duanyi knew what he was asking.
But this time, she hesitated for a long time before shaking her head and softly replied, "I don't know."
“We never talked about this.”
After saying this, Xu Duanyi was still worried, fearing that her words would bring trouble to Xie Qingya. She looked at Xiao Yuanxing again and pleaded, "Cousin..."
How could Xiao Yuanxing not know what she was begging for?
He looked at her in silence for a moment.
In the end, he turned away and said to her, "...I won't tell my aunt about what happened today."
Xu Duanyi was obviously relieved when he heard this, and a smile appeared on his face again: "Thank you, cousin!"
Xiao Yuanxing thanked him but was speechless.
If possible, even if Zhao Zhao would hate him in the future, he would take her away at all costs.
But I'm afraid that even if he does this, he won't be able to trap her.
Unless he really locks people up.
But if he could lock her up for a day, could he keep her locked up forever?
Judging from what Zhaozhao said, if something really happened to Xie Qingya, she would not live alone.
Xiao Yuanxing had encountered countless difficult situations, but this time, he was completely helpless and didn't know what to do.
Xu Duanyi knew that he was still worried, so she took the initiative to comfort him: "Cousin, don't worry about me."
"Yutian is no different from other places. The prevention and control here are very good. I also asked Bixi to invite Doctor Sun over. I believe that with them here, we will be fine."
Xiao Yuanxing looked at her with complicated eyes and did not feel relieved by her words.
"Have you thought about the future?" he asked Xu Duanyi.
When Xu Duanyi heard his question, the smile on his face suddenly faded.
Xiao Yuanxing knew that Zhao Zhao had guessed what he was going to say. He looked at her with a complicated expression and continued, "You know that your aunt is jealous of Xie Qingya. If Xie Qingya really has a problem, what are you going to do then?"
He didn't say who you have to choose at that time.
He knew that if he said that, Zhao Zhao would definitely be in greater pain.
But he didn't say it.
That doesn't mean Xu Duanyi couldn't think of it.
Her expression changed immediately after Xiao Yuanxing finished speaking.
When Xiao Yuanxing saw the color drain from her face, he couldn't help but regret his previous question.
Why make Zhao Zhao sad at this time? Things are already difficult enough for her.
Xiao Yuanxing sighed, and before anyone could reply, he took the initiative to say, "Forget it, this is the worst possible outcome."
"It's meaningless to say this now."
"You should take good care of yourself here for the time being. I will ask someone to write to your aunt and tell her about it. You don't have to worry about it for now."
"As for what happens next..."
He first glanced at Xu Duanyi, who was standing in front of him with a pale face, eyes downcast and no words, and then looked towards Xie Qingya who was not far away.
After a long while, he continued, "Let's talk about it later."
This is all Xiao Yuanxing has to say.
Since he couldn't bring Zhao Zhao back, he had no intention of staying here any longer.
Although this place is far from the city center, there is no guarantee that no one will come here, and he also has to consider the Xiao family and his aunt.
"I'm leaving first. You... take good care of yourself."
After hearing this, Xu Duanyi collected his thoughts for the moment.
Although she still looked a little unhappy, she had thought about these situations.
She really didn't know what to do.
She couldn't think so much now.
Take one step at a time and see what happens. This is the only solution she can think of now.
She nodded to Xiao Yuanxing.
When he was about to leave, she suddenly called him, "Cousin."
Xiao Yuanxing turned around to look at her, waiting for her to continue.
Xu Duanyi looked at him and said, "I can't abandon Xie Qingya, but I won't let my aunt down either... You don't have to worry that I will turn against my aunt because of Xie Qingya."
"I would never do that."
When Xiao Yuanxing heard this, his expression became more complicated, and he did not feel relieved at all.
Instead, it became even heavier.
Of course he believed her.
But it was precisely because of this belief that he felt even more worried about her.
Caught in a dilemma.
It is always more painful than having it both ways.
If she can't choose just one, then she will always be in pain.
Xiao Yuanxing couldn't say anything.
Deep down, he naturally hoped that Zhao Zhao could abandon Xie Qingya and let go of this relationship.
It goes without saying that Zhao Zhao would not agree.
Just talking about this matter, is it really correct?
Thinking about these years, Zhao Zhao never dared to take a wrong step. The only time he indulged himself was even towards death.
How could Xiao Yuanxing bear it?
He raised his hand, and finally patted her head helplessly and gently.
"...Don't think too much. There is always a way to solve the problem." He couldn't say much now.
Firstly, they didn't know what Xie Qingya's situation was.
Maybe they just worry too much.
Secondly, he really couldn't promise Zhao Zhao anything at this moment.
My aunt's control over power stems from the betrayal of the previous emperor and the death of Wen Zhao.
Only when she holds power can she feel completely at ease.
How could I allow someone else to sleep soundly beside my bed? My aunt was afraid. She was afraid that she would be treated like a fish on the chopping board again and be slaughtered at will.
I am also afraid that the Xiao family will face the same situation again.
This is why she refuses to give up power.
But it is impossible for my aunt to hold on to power forever...
Your Majesty is getting bigger and bigger.
In this world, everyone's surname must be Liu, not Xiao.
Xiao Yuanxing himself actually didn't know what to do, and naturally he couldn't say anything to Xu Duanyi.
So he just said this and withdrew his hand.
"Let's go. Take care of yourself." After Xiao Yuanxing said this, he turned around without waiting for Xu Duanyi to speak.
But he did not leave directly, but walked towards Xie Qingya.
Xu Duanyi's face changed slightly when she saw this scene, and her heart also tensed up. She subconsciously wanted to follow, but in the end she stopped where she was and did not go.
My cousin is not Xiao Yuanfu.
He knows his limits.
Xie Qingya also saw Xiao Yuanxing walking towards him.
Compared to Xu Duanyi's worries, he was very calm and was even prepared to be beaten up without fighting back.
He also has a younger sister.
Putting himself in Xiao Yuanxing's shoes, he certainly knew the hatred that Xiao Yuanxing felt towards him.
But the fist he was waiting for did not fall.
Only Xiao Yuanxing's words, which he suppressed deliberately, reached his ears: "If one day, you dare to let Zhao Zhao down, I will never let you go!"
After Xiao Yuanxing said this, he glared at him fiercely again.
In the end, I just left here in anger.
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