Chapter 102 Chapter 102
But before Empress Dowager Zhaoyu returned to Beijing, Xie Qingya had already returned.
The court's appointment was quick.
Almost as soon as the decree was issued, the new Yutian County Magistrate arrived in Yutian to take up his post that day.
After Xie Qingya explained the situation in Yutian in detail to everyone, he no longer "occupied the nest" and continued to stay in Yutian to give orders.
The only instruction given to the new county magistrate was to treat the people originally working in the county government well.
After that, he spoke to Wang Fuxin, Qiao Bingyuan and others, and then, despite the entreaty of the people of Yutian, he said goodbye to them and returned to Beijing.
Anxious to return to Beijing.
Xie Qingya wasn't even with Li Wengao.
After leaving Yutian County, he said goodbye to Li Wengao.
…
"Finally I'm back."
After setting out from Yutian, Xie Qingya, his master and his servants rode their horses all the way without stopping.
When he was almost at the city gate, looking at the prosperous yet slightly time-worn city gate in the distance, Lingji couldn't help but let out a sigh.
This trip to Yutian was not as thrilling as I had imagined.
But it can also be considered a life-or-death situation.
They almost couldn't come back.
Fortunately, nothing happened.
"When I get back, I will ask my mother to stew a braised pork elbow for me. After eating, I will take a good bath and then sleep for three days and three nights!" He has already started to have a sweet dream here before he goes home.
Changfeng was also very happy when he saw the familiar city gate in the distance.
Although he was not as cheerful as Lingji, his face was full of smiles. Upon hearing this, he turned around and said jokingly, "Three days and three nights, can you sleep that long?"
Haven't tried Ringgit either.
The instincts left over from his military life in the past made him accustomed to getting up early even though he had not been in the military in recent years.
At this time, she pouted and said, "How do you know if you don't try?"
While the two were talking, Xie Qingya said nothing, but his eyes were also looking at the city gate not far away.
We set out from Yutian after noon, and now it is already the hour of Xu.
In the distance, I see lights flickering.
It was worth his long journey, as he finally arrived.
Although there were still countless storms and undercurrents waiting for him after his return, Xie Qingya still felt happy from the bottom of his heart.
I don’t know if Xu Duanyi is in the palace now?
They had not exchanged letters for some time, and she had not sent anyone to deliver messages to him.
Xie Qingya didn't know whether she was in the palace, in the palace, or... in the hot spring villa?
have no idea.
But maybe she is in the palace now?
Just thinking of this possibility, Xie Qingya's heart was boiling, and even his eyes were filled with expectation. He opened his lips and said, "Let's go back to the palace first!"
Finished.
He took the lead and rode forward at such a fast speed that it seemed as if he could not wait any longer.
Changfeng watched him hurrying away.
This was the first time in recent years that the master was so eager to return to the palace, and no longer showed a look of pain and self-blame every time he saw the palace.
Knowing the reason, Changfeng's eyes flickered with a smile.
Lingji's anxious voice came to my ears: "Prince, wait for me!"
Seeing the figure beside him also followed out, Changfeng was also in a very good mood. He spurred his horse and whipped it, following the figure in front.
But the good mood of the master and his two servants did not last until they reached the palace.
When they arrived in the city, the three saw a familiar figure outside a brothel.
——All parties are the same.
When he came here today, Changfeng reported the news to Xie Qingya.
After listening to this, the prince did not say anything. He just remained silent for a long time and then said "I understand". However, Changfeng knew in his heart how much the prince hated this person.
If it wasn't for the purpose of overthrowing Cao Da, and finding out from Quan Fangtong who the person who helped them in the Jizhou camp back then was!
I'm afraid I knew about this back then.
The prince is about to kill Jiang Ning, chop Quan Fangtong into pieces, and feed him to pigs and dogs!
In fact, the prince has been to Jiangning many times over the years.
Ever since he learned that something unusual happened in the Battle of Nagano, Prince Wang has focused all his attention on it. When he found out that Quan Fangtong was the one involved, he couldn't wait to run to Jiangning.
Over the past few years, the prince wanted to kill Quan Fangtong in person countless times.
Interrogate him directly and then kill him with a knife.
But it is easy to kill Quan Fang Tong, but it is not easy to completely overthrow Cao Da and find out the person who helped Cao Da in Jizhou camp.
What if killing Quan Fangtong aroused the vigilance of Cao Da and the man from Jizhou Camp?
Then all their plans over the years would have gone to waste.
If the truth cannot be thoroughly uncovered, the heroic souls who died in the Battle of Nagano will never be given the justice they deserve!
"My Lord..."
Looking at the extremely ugly profile of the prince under the dim light, Changfeng was really afraid that he would just rush out like this.
But no.
Although Xie Qingya's expression was very ugly, his eyes staring at Quan Fangtong were full of murderous intent.
There was indeed such a moment.
Xie Qingya wanted to pick up the long sword beside him and stab Quan Fangtong regardless of the consequences.
It was the same feeling I had every time I saw Quan Fang at the same time.
But in the end, he still kept a stern face and turned his head away.
He is no longer the impulsive young man he used to be.
I've been waiting for so many years, I don't care about one or two days.
One day——
He would kill all of these people with his own hands, and carry their heads to pay tribute to the heroic souls who died in the Battle of Nagano.
"Walk!"
After Xie Qingya finished speaking in a deep voice, he did not glance at Quan Fangtong again. He continued to ride his horse towards the palace with a sullen look on his face.
On the contrary, it is Quan Fangtong.
Although he was very drunk, he could hardly walk clearly.
But just for a moment, he felt inexplicably uneasy, and even the back of his neck felt cold.
It felt like being cut by a cold sword.
My heart was still beating inside my body, so fast that it seemed like it would jump out of my throat.
This feeling sobered Quan Fangtong up a little. He couldn't help but put his hand on the back of his neck, and his dazed eyes kept looking towards the street.
"My Lord, what's wrong with you?"
Seeing him like this, the attendant beside him couldn't help but ask a question with concern.
Quan Fangtong looked at the street without saying anything.
He just continued to rub the back of his neck fearfully and looked at the street.
But there were people coming and going on the street, and there was nothing special. Quan Fangtong looked at it for a long time, until he felt dizzy, but he couldn't realize what was wrong.
The alertness aroused at that moment fell back into my stomach.
I guess I really drank too much.
"No, it's okay..."
He talked loudly, waved his hands, and went back into the sedan chair. After sitting down, he remembered to tell people to be careful and not let suspicious people get close to him.
He has always cherished his life.
Especially after that incident that year, he specially arranged a lot of guards and assassins to be around him, for fear that one day he would really be killed by someone.
…
Return to the palace.
It was already a quarter of an hour later.
Xie Qingya remained silent all the way until he saw the familiar mansion in the distance and the two bright lights. Only then did his extremely ugly expression fade away.
He never brings his emotions home.
The boy who was standing guard at the door heard the sound of horse hooves outside and leaned out to look.
At first they were far away, and Xie Qingya and the other two were all in the shadows.
The two servants couldn't see clearly at first. They could only see three vague figures on horseback coming towards them in the darkness.
Until the three figures broke through the darkness and approached them.
When they saw the face of the leader, the two servants couldn't help but widen their eyes.
"My Lord?"
Before long, the two servants started shouting happily again.
"The prince is back, the prince is back!"
Afterwards, one of them ran forward to pay his respects, while the other went to the mansion to deliver the message.
When Xie Qingya got off his horse and walked into the palace, it wasn't long before Steward Sun and Aunt Deng ran out with red eyes.
The two of them were just talking together.
Hearing the noise coming from outside, they couldn't help but run out.
They were all old people in the palace who had watched Xie Qingya grow up.
Now, they are the two with the most experience in this palace, and their feelings for Xie Qingya are the deepest.
Seeing Xie Qingya return safely, he was happy and excited, but also a little scared.
"Let this servant have a look."
As Aunt Deng spoke, she took Xie Qingya's hand and began to examine him carefully from head to toe.
Xie Qingya looked helpless, but there was a soft smile in his eyes.
"I'm fine. I'm doing fine." He said to Aunt Deng.
"What's good?"
When Aunt Deng heard this, her eyes turned red and she glared at him.
At this moment, the difference between master and servant is not important.
Whenever she thought of the prince's previous experiences, her heart was still beating wildly and she couldn't stop.
"If I had known that being the prefect of Shuntian was so dangerous, I would have preferred you to stay at home and do nothing."
"If anything happens to you again, how can I explain to the prince and the princess in the future?" Aunt Deng couldn't help crying as she spoke.
She was really scared to death this time.
I thought it was dangerous enough for the prince to go to Yutian to help with the disaster relief.
Who would have thought that an epidemic would break out in that place?
When she found out about this, she couldn't hold it in and fainted.
During this period, I was afraid that the girl would find out, so I had to endure it.
But every time she was alone, she would cry continuously, and she was really afraid that something would happen to the prince and princess in Yutian.
Then she really has no face to see the eldest princess!
OK, OK.
The prince is finally back safely.
Aunt Deng felt relieved when she thought of this, but her tears still flowed uncontrollably.
謝清崖是最怕身邊親近的人哭的，此時看鄧姑姑哭得這般傷心，他自是頭疼不已。
“我這不是沒事嗎？”他有些無奈地跟人說道。
可鄧姑姑一聽這話，眼淚掉得卻更加洶湧了，她邊哭邊哽咽道：“您要是有事，還得了？”
謝清崖被她的話噎住，只能求助似的看向孫管家。
但孫管家也是一副愛莫能助的表情。
身後的昌豐和令吉，更是在他轉頭的時候，就先默契地往後倒退了幾步。
謝清崖看着他們這一副“不想惹火上身”的模樣，嘴角都忍不住抽了幾抽。
無法。
謝清崖只能轉過頭，先安慰了鄧姑姑幾句，又忙找了別的話。
“姑姑，徐端宜回來了嗎？”
倒也不是為了岔開話題，他的确很想知道，她如今所在。
不過這話對鄧姑姑而言，還是很管用的，一聽王爺提起王妃，她就顧不上再繼續哭了，忙先擦着眼睛，回答起人。
“還沒。”
說完，見王爺雖然神色未改，但眼裏的那點期待，還是一點點消失了，就跟星星重新融入黑夜一般。
能看出這次玉田之行，王爺對王妃的态度改變了許多。
這要擱從前，鄧姑姑瞧見之後，自然得喜笑顏開，但如今，她卻有更重要的事情要問。
“王爺，王妃她……”
話還沒說完，夜色下，又傳來了一道聲音。
“二兄、二兄！”
幾乎是這道聲音才出現，謝清崖便立刻扭頭看了過去，果然瞧見長寧哭紅着一雙眼睛朝他跑來。
怕人摔倒。
謝清崖神色微變，忙先朝人大步走去。
“慢點走。”
謝清崖邊走邊與人說道。
走過去的時候，才發現，平安也跟在後頭。
見他步履匆匆，謝清崖的眼中閃過一抹驚訝，但驚訝還未消失，他就看見原本匆匆朝他走來的少年，在與他四目相對的時候，忽然臉色微變，放慢了步子，不自在地撇開臉。
似乎還覺不夠。
生怕他誤會，他又看着他，一臉冷漠地說了一句：“……我是怕長寧摔倒。”
可這一番解釋，卻更像是此地無銀三百兩。
謝清崖原先還覺得驚訝，在聽到這句“解釋”的時候，卻陡然明白過來，心裏也忽然跟着一陣柔軟起來。
胳膊已經被長寧抓住。
穿着粉衣的女孩子，跟着撲進他的懷裏，然後就再也忍不住般，抱着他放聲哭了起來。
“二兄，你吓死我了！”
謝清崖剛才進門的時候，看那幾個小厮的樣子，就猜到了，他去玉田的事，應該最後沒能瞞住。
也正常。
畢竟之前玉田那邊的事，鬧得那麽大。
只要去外面打聽一番，就能知曉去的人是誰。
看着眼前哭得眼睛通紅的少女，謝清崖正想拍着她的頭，先安慰她一番，忽然察覺到不對。
他猛地抓着長寧的胳膊，把人扶正站直之後，便一臉不敢置信地看着她問道：“長寧，你、你，說話……”
他反倒成了那個結巴的人。
謝清崖一臉緊張地看着謝長寧，想問問她，又怕剛才只是巧合，他那樣問出來，反而讓人難過。
鄧姑姑這會抹着眼淚，笑着過來了。
未等謝長寧說話，她就先跟謝清崖說道：“女郎現在說話越來越自然了。”
謝清崖還看着長寧，一臉不敢相信。
他還以為自己的小妹，一輩子都只能那樣了，沒想到……
不可思議。
他忍不住看着人說道：“長寧，你再說幾句。”話說出口，他也覺得自己這話怪怪的，但他實在太想看到自己的小妹，可以跟正常人一樣了。
“随便說什麽都行。”
謝長寧看着兄長臉上的緊張，倒是一點點展顏笑了起來。
她也沒矜持。
眼睛還紅着，眼角還挂着眼淚，這會卻看着謝清崖先笑了起來：“二兄，我好了！”
“怎麽好的？”
謝清崖下意識接了一句。
這些年，他不知想過多少法子，找過多少大夫，都未能讓長寧痊愈。
他實在不知道，長寧究竟是怎麽好起來的。
“是嫂嫂！”
謝長寧笑着與人說。
她還不知道，她的兄嫂如今早已感情深厚非常，聽哥哥驚訝呢喃嫂嫂的名字，她便立刻點頭，與人說道：“嫂嫂跟我說，我這個可能不是病理性的，就是心裏覺得自己有問題，才會一直沒辦法正常說話。”
“她讓我放平心态，不要去在乎別人的目光，還讓我每天練習讀文章，讀詩……你們不在家的這段時間，我一直都有練習。”她說到後面，還有些不好意思，腼腆說道，“就是着急的時候，還是容易結巴，但比以前已經好多了！”
說完，她便看着謝清崖繼續展顏笑着，笑容也比從前要明媚不少。
謝清崖不知道這些事，徐端宜沒跟他說過。
卻也不覺得意外，她總是這樣，習慣性地默默付出，習慣性地對別人好。
本書由LK團隊為您獨家整理 “二兄，你跟嫂嫂……”
耳邊傳來長寧的聲音，謝清崖這才從思緒中回過神。
本書由LK團隊為您獨家整理 他知道長寧猶豫不決的弦外之音，是想問什麽。也知道，此時望着他的這幾雙眼睛，都代表着什麽。
在他還不知道該拿徐端宜怎麽辦的時候，他身邊的這些家人，就先一步喜歡上了她。
可她本來就值得所有人的喜歡。
沒有隐瞞。
謝清崖拍着謝長寧的頭，既是對她說，也是對其他幾個人說：“我們很好。”
果然。
他這話一出，圍繞在他身邊的這群人，都松了口氣。
就連一向喜怒不形于色的謝平安，這會神情都有了變化，那是一種高興和放松的表情。
只是想到謝清崖都回來了，玉田的事也都已經解決了，嫂嫂卻還未能回來……謝平安不由又蹙起眉。
大約是龍鳳胎的心裏感應。
還未等謝平安問出口，謝長寧那邊就先一步，問起謝清崖。
“那嫂嫂為何還不回家？”
本書由LK團隊為您獨家整理 她知道嫂嫂去哪了，當初時雨姐姐來家裏的時候跟他們說過，嫂嫂還特地讓時雨姐姐給她帶了禮物和信。
可都已經過去十幾天了。
嫂嫂還沒回來，謝長寧自然不可能不擔心。
她怕太後不喜歡他們。
更怕太後覺得哥哥害了嫂嫂，讓嫂嫂跟着在玉田受罪，不讓嫂嫂跟哥哥過了。
越想越擔心。
謝長寧皺着張小臉，滿臉擔心地問謝清崖：“二兄，嫂嫂還會回來嗎？”
謝清崖知道她在擔心什麽。
兄妹倆對視了一會，謝清崖忽然再次擡手，輕輕放在謝長寧的頭上，安慰似的拍了幾下。
“會。”
“她會回來的。”
“她只是在玉田太累了，所以才去山莊跟太後休養一陣子，等休養好，她就回來了，別擔心。”
他的語氣很堅定，也讓謝長寧心裏的擔憂散去了不少。
雖然還是有些擔心。
但謝長寧還是體貼地沒再問下去，她乖乖地跟人先點了點頭，然後主動跟謝清崖說道：“那二兄，你先回去歇息吧。”
二兄瘦了這麽多，在玉田肯定吃了很多苦。
現在好不容易回來，謝長寧自然希望二兄能好好休息下。
謝清崖與人點頭說好，也同樣囑咐了她一聲：“你回去也好好歇息。”
謝長寧自是笑着應好。
她跟謝清崖告辭，走到謝平安的身邊時，眼珠子忽然又靈動似的轉了下，她突然抱住謝平安的胳膊，回過頭跟謝清崖說道：“二兄，這陣子三兄也很擔心你，剛才三兄知道你回來，跑得比我還快。”
話音剛落。
謝清崖還未說話，謝平安忽然變了臉，大喊一聲：“謝長寧，你胡說八道什麽！”
謝長寧卻不怕他。
仍抱着謝平安的胳膊，說道：“我可沒胡說，芙蕖和吉祥都能作證，剛來的時候，你比我跑得快多了。”
謝長寧現在說話不結巴了。
沒等謝平安打斷她，她就先把話說全了。
倒讓謝平安又氣又惱，偏偏還拿她沒辦法，最後也只能漲紅着一張臉，拂袖先離開了這邊。
根本不敢去看謝清崖等人的反應。
“三兄，等等我呀！”
謝長寧笑盈盈的，沖着謝平安的背影喊道。
提着裙子跑過去之前，她又轉過頭，跟身後的謝清崖認認真真地說了一句：“二兄，三兄和我都很擔心你，也很想你。”
謝清崖自然知道她說這番話的意思。
看着遠處大步離開的少年，他的眉眼在燈火和月色的照映下，顯得十分柔和，就連心裏也跟着漲漲的，被飽滿的情緒充斥着，顯得十分充盈。
他輕輕嗯了一聲。
然後收回視線，重新落在長寧的臉上。
“我知道。”
他看着謝長寧說。
謝長寧又重新笑了起來：“那二兄，我先去跟三兄說話，不然他就真要生我的氣了！”她說着，便跟謝清崖揮了揮手，然後就去追謝平安了。
謝清崖看到之後，也只是在身後提醒她：“慢點跑！”
“诶！”
月色下，她的聲音輕靈也輕快，如黃莺一般。
Xie Qingya stayed where he was and watched them leave, his eyes still filled with smiles.
"Since the princess came, Sanlang and the girl have changed a lot." Aunt Deng's voice came from the side. She also had a gentle look on her face, and was looking at Xie Pingan and Xie Changning who were leaving.
Finished.
Hearing the prince's response, she turned around and looked at the prince.
"You too." She looked at Xie Qingya and said.
I thought the prince had not been changed by the princess, but if you look closely, you can still feel it.
This feeling is especially evident now that the prince has returned.
But she is not a child after all.
Compared with Ping'an and Changning, she knew more clearly about the disadvantages of their palace and what the person in the palace thought of their palace.
"My Lord, can the princess really come back?"
The smile on Xie Qingya's face froze a little after hearing this question, but after a moment, he turned his head and looked at Aunt Deng and said seriously, "Yes."
"I'll bring her back."