Chapter 111 Chapter 111
The clean room is very humid.
Xie Qingya changed his clothes, asked Xu Duanyi to reapply medicine for his external injuries, and then took Xu Duanyi out first.
No talking inside.
The door had been closed by Bixi and the others, but the candles in the room were still lit.
The lights are bright.
The couple went to bed and talked.
"Quan Fangtong is Cao Da's younger brother."
As soon as Xie Qingya opened his mouth, Xu Duanyi's eyes widened in surprise.
"What?"
Xu Duanyi looked at Xie Qingya in shock.
She didn't find out anything about this matter, she only knew that both of them were from Shandong.
She couldn't help but murmured, "No wonder Qiao Zhong said that even Chen Li was very polite to him. I thought it was because Cao Da valued him so much..."
"Qiao Zhong?"
Xie Qingya was the first to catch this name.
He leaned back on the pillow, looking in the direction of Xu Duanyi, and asked with a raised eyebrow.
Xu Duanyi didn't hide it from him either.
"It's my father-in-law from the Needlework Bureau. I've helped him before, so this time I asked him to check for me."
Xie Qingya nodded only after hearing this.
He continued to hold Xu Duanyi's hand and leaned back.
"Since you have already found Quan Fangtong, you should also know that he was the one who transported the supplies for the Ministry of Revenue back then."
Xu Duanyi looked at him and nodded softly.
After she finished answering, she didn't hear Xie Qingya's reply, so she didn't rush to ask further questions.
She knew that what happened back then was a hurdle he would never be able to get over in his life. No matter what the reason was, he would spend his whole life blaming himself, feeling regret and guilt.
So she just gently held Xie Qingya's hand and waited patiently.
Xie Qingya retracted his gaze and raised his head slightly.
He didn't know where to begin. His mind was in a mess, and so was his heart.
Just say whatever comes to mind.
"A few years ago, someone suddenly came to me with a wounded veteran." When he said this, he glanced at Xu Duanyi and explained, which was also his answer, "He's the one I asked Changfeng to pick up tomorrow."
Xu Duanyi is very smart and knows how to adapt.
Although Xie Qingya did not directly explain the man's identity, she still asked sensitively, "Is he a soldier who stayed behind in the Battle of Nagano?"
Xie Qingya looked at her and hummed softly.
He still held Xu Duanyi's hand, but his eyes were no longer looking at her. Instead, he stared blankly ahead.
The past is hard to face.
Even though so many years have passed and he thought he had become numb, he actually felt very bad every time he talked about these things.
The voice has been hoarse all night and it still hasn't healed.
But Xie Qingya still held Xu Duanyi's hand and slowly told her: "He went out with my father and brothers. His surname is Chen. He is a captain and can be considered my father's personal soldier."
"At the time, those people thought he was dead, but they didn't expect that he was just seriously injured and passed out."
"But he didn't expect that when he woke up, he would find someone stripping off their armor. He felt something was wrong, so he secretly hid a piece of armor. But what he didn't expect was that those people were not satisfied with stripping off their armor, and in the end they actually set fire to them."
Xu Duanyi knew about the fire.
At first, everyone thought that the enemy was seeking revenge against them, so they humiliated them in this way.
I didn’t expect…
This fire was actually started by one of their own people.
She held Xie Qingya's hand with a little more force for no reason. After coming to her senses, she loosened her grip a little, looked at him and asked softly, "Didn't he see who it was?"
Xie Qingya shook his head.
He wanted to laugh, but he couldn't, so he just curled his lips slightly and said, "If he had seen it, it would have been great. I wouldn't have been investigating for so many years and still not found anything."
"He was already seriously injured at the time, and he didn't dare to let others see him, so he could only close his eyes and only heard a few words from a distance. It sounded like someone was arguing, one wanted to burn someone, and the other didn't want to."
"We were far away, and he was badly injured at the time. We could only tell from his tone that he was speaking. He was one of us, not one of those Tartars from the Yi tribe."
Xu Duanyi could feel it.
When he said "one of our own", his body tensed up again, and he even held her hand with extra strength.
It hurts quite a bit.
But she was reluctant to let go at this moment and just continued to comfort him, patting his arm.
Xie Qingya had already regained consciousness.
He let go almost immediately.
"Did it hurt you?" As he said this, he raised Xu Duanyi's hand, frowned, and rubbed it carefully.
Xu Duanyi smiled and told him that it was okay, and then said "it doesn't hurt".
But Xie Qingya still did not let go. He still held her hand and kneaded it gently.
Xu Duanyi just let him do it.
After a while, she asked him hesitantly, "Do you have a choice in mind for that person now?"
She finally understood.
Why was he in so much pain when he was in the carriage before?
Cao Da would naturally not let him suffer so much. Only people he is familiar with or even close to would let him suffer like this.
Xu Duanyi could sense that Xie Qingya paused for a moment after she finished speaking, but it was only a breath before she saw him recover as usual. He continued his previous actions while saying to her, "The man who was able to help Cao Da and Quan Fangtong do so many things must have a high status in the military camp."
"At that time, my father had seven lieutenants."
"Except for Vice General Cen who died with him in the Battle of Nagano, there are six left."
"Of these six, one has become the current Jizhou General, two are still holding important positions in the Jizhou Camp, and three have retired and returned home. In fact, I have always sent people to keep an eye on them over the years."
"One day, I will know who he is..."
"When the time comes, I will definitely ask him why he did this!" Xie Qingya's heart was once again filled with anger, and the more he spoke, the louder his voice became.
Even my body couldn't help but tremble.
At this moment, her face was gently held by a soft hand.
Xie Qingya fluttered his eyelashes and looked up, and saw Xu Duanyi looking at him with a look of heartache.
Xie Qingya looked at her and was silent for a moment. Suddenly, he let go of Xu Duanyi's hand, leaned over, and buried his face in the hollow of Xu Duanyi's shoulder.
He exposed all his weaknesses and helplessness to Xu Duanyi, as if he knew clearly that she would not hurt or blame him.
She would always be on his side.
Even though he knew very well that his crime was unforgivable, he was still greedy and wanted to pray for forgiveness and pardon.
Xu Duanyi naturally wouldn't say anything.
She knew all too well his guilt and pain.
She accompanied him in this silent and soothing manner.
Until I heard his frustrated voice: "...Am I really useless? Not only did I let Quan Fangtong die, but I also let that person escape."
Xu Duanyi's voice was still calm and gentle: "But you are not completely clueless."
"You are going to bring someone here tomorrow. What are you going to do?"
Xu Duanyi took the initiative to ask him.
Xie Qingya was still buried in her shoulder, his voice sounded a little muffled: "Quan Fangtong's death must have a result. Although I still don't know who helped Cao Da back then, I have found some evidence of his guilt over the years."
"It was enough to pull him down from that position."
As he spoke, he sat up straight, looked at Xu Duanyi and told him his plan for tomorrow: "Tomorrow I will go to the palace and give truth and justice to those heroes of the Battle of Nagano."
Xu Duanyi knew that he was ready to expose himself completely in front of everyone.
This is as it should be.
Those heroes of the Battle of Nagano have died innocently for so many years, and it is time for them to be given justice.
She also didn't want Xie Qingya to hide and disguise himself like he did before.
He should be admired and respected like he was in Yutian.
Just thinking of her aunt, Xu Duanyi couldn't help but feel nervous again.
"Xie Qingya..."
She clenched her hand lightly on the quilt and bit her red lips.
"My aunt, has she..." She had difficulty in pronouncing the words, lowered her head, and her voice was as soft as a mosquito.
She couldn't tell.
She was afraid that if it was really as she imagined, then she and Xie Qingya...
Does she still have the nerve to be with him?
And there is your aunt. This book is compiled exclusively for you by the LK team. What should you do with her in the future?
So she hesitated and couldn't say anything.
But Xie Qingya seemed to know what she was going to say, and before she finished speaking, he held her hand again.
"no."
Under Xu Duanyi's startled gaze, Xie Qingya looked at her eyelashes that fluttered like butterflies without blinking, and continued to talk to her decisively: "She was not involved in this matter."
He had learned what happened that year from Xiao Yuanxing.
"real?"
Xu Duanyi was still worried, so she looked at the person carefully and asked.
It was not until she saw Xie Qingya looking at her and nodded to her firmly that Xu Duanyi's heart, which had been worried for several days, and her body, which had been tense for a long time, finally relaxed completely.
I was overjoyed as if I had survived a disaster.
She hugged him almost immediately, and even cried with joy: "...That's good, that's good."
She murmured with sobs.
She was really afraid that her aunt would get involved in this matter.
Fortunately not.
This way, Xie Qingya and her aunt wouldn't be doomed to die, and she wouldn't have to be so worried.
She was so excited at the moment that she didn't notice Xie Qingya's injured shoulder.
Xie Qingya did not remind her.
I just let her hold me like this, listening to her murmurs as she survived the ordeal, while gently stroking her back, comforting her in this hard-earned relaxation.
He also felt fortunate.
He knew what kind of person Xu Duanyi was.
If she had known her aunt was involved, she would never have seen him again.
Think of this.
Xie Qingya pursed his thin lips, and the hand that was holding the person tightened a lot.
"Xu Duanyi."
他緊緊抱着她，啞聲在她耳旁呢喃：“答應我，別離開我，永遠都不要離開我。”
徐端宜此時已經放下心來，自是不會再感到害怕。
聽到耳邊謝清崖的聲音。
即便她清楚明日之後，朝野就要動亂，而姨母在知曉謝清崖的情況時，只怕也會有雷霆之火。
知道她做的那些事，姨母更是會生氣失望。
她已經準備好，迎接姨母的怒火了，但此時此刻，感受着眼前人孤獨彷徨的靈魂，她還是擡手環抱着他，輕聲與他承諾道：“好，我永遠都不會離開你。”
這一夜。
徐端宜和謝清崖，躺在臨風閣的拔步床上，同蓋一條被子睡覺。
夜已經深了。
但兩人久別重逢，自是舍不得睡。
面對面側躺着。
屋內還留了一盞燭火，雖然隔得遠，又被床帏遮擋，但還是能讓他們在這昏暗的室內，看清彼此清亮的眉眼。
他們躺在大喜之日的鴛鴦錦枕上。
這兩個枕頭，曾在小院陪他們度過數日，但還是第一次在這臨風閣中，被他們兩人于拔步床上使用。
不過這也只是，徐端宜的以為罷了。
“這還是我們第一回，一起在這張床上睡覺。”徐端宜看着近在咫尺的謝清崖，輕聲與他說道。
從前連想都不敢想的事，如今竟然就這樣發生了，徐端宜至今都還覺得有些恍然和不敢置信。
卻也高興。
耳邊卻傳來一道不同的聲音：“不是。”
“什麽不是？”
徐端宜聽到這話，眨了眨眼，有些不理解。
她努力回想，卻也沒有兩個人睡在一起的記憶，不由疑惑地看向謝清崖。
“新婚夜。”
謝清崖其實也沒想到，自己有朝一日，竟然會同她說起這件事。
眼見徐端宜驚訝地睜着眼睛看着他，似乎還沒有想明白這件事，謝清崖不由面露無奈。
他擡手在人鼻梁上，輕輕劃拉了一下。
見人眼睫輕顫，但意識終于也變得清楚了一些，謝清崖就這樣看着她說道：“徐端宜，我有這麽沒禮貌嗎？”
“新婚之夜，讓自己的新婚妻子睡躺椅，自己占着床睡……”他說到這，忍不住又看着人，輕輕啧了一聲：“在你心中，我就是這樣的人？”
徐端宜聽到這話，立刻搖了搖頭。
她老實同人解釋道：“我那會沒想這麽多，就是怕你看着煩，也不想讓你為難。”
謝清崖看着她，心裏有着說不出的柔軟，忍不住伸手把人帶到自己的懷裏。
“你的傷……”
徐端宜小聲提醒。
怕人才重新包紮好的傷口，又崩壞，卻也因此，不敢胡亂掙紮。
“沒事。”
謝清崖下巴抵在她的頭頂，輕輕摩挲了幾下。
她細軟烏黑的頭發擦過他的下巴和脖子，有些癢，卻舍不得松開，就這樣抱着她。
他已知她的情意，和當初的打算，也舍不得再問她那些事。
他們這一紙婚約，源于目的和陰謀。
即便情投意合，也只敢藏在暗中，不敢讓旁人知曉，也不敢讓對方知曉。
可即便如此。
徐端宜還是跨過千山萬水，帶着真心來奔赴。
這令他如何不感動？
“當初不是煩你。”漆黑的夜裏，謝清崖抱着徐端宜，輕聲與她解釋道。
“換作任何一個人，我都不會為難。”
“因為是你，我才為難。”
“總想着離你遠些，卻又總是不由自主地被你吸引，看到你出現，眼睛就移不開了……”
“要說煩，倒不如說是怕。”
謝清崖想，無論發生多少事，他大抵還是會不受控制地愛上徐端宜。
迎着她在他懷中的注視。
謝清崖低頭于她額頭，落下一個吻。
“曹達壞事做盡，這樁事，倒是做得不錯。”若非他當初設計，只怕他與她，真的要錯過這一輩子了。
那他這輩子，都沒辦法知道徐端宜對他的情意。
徐端宜顯然也想到了。
她什麽都沒說，只是往人懷裏靠得更過去了一些，帶着依戀和不舍。
“睡吧。”
謝清崖說着又在人耳畔落下一個吻。
徐端宜說好，卻舍不得松開，仍這樣抱着人。
“明早你起來的時候，記得喊我。”她跟謝清崖說。
本書由LK團隊為您獨家整理 謝清崖與她說：“會很早。”
徐端宜在他懷中，仰頭看他，是少有的執拗語氣：“喊我。”
謝清崖看着她面露無奈，到底也沒再拒絕。
“好。”
他輕聲與她應道。
“不許騙我。”徐端宜不放心，怕他現在答應着，明日又不管了，因此格外又提醒了他這麽一句。
她也不知道，跟着起來做什麽，她也不可能陪着他進宮去。
但她就是想跟他一起。
不想在那樣的日子，讓他孤零零一個人起來。
即便什麽都做不了，她也想陪着他，多陪着他一些。
她什麽也沒說。
可謝清崖卻仿佛能看穿她。
他看着她，心裏愈發柔軟了：“好，不騙你。”
眼見徐端宜，終于滿意地重新靠回到他的懷裏，謝清崖也沒再說什麽，只輕輕揉了揉她的頭：“睡吧。”
“睡了。”
徐端宜這陣子，其實一直都沒怎麽睡好。
精神壓力太大，心裏又一直緊繃着根弦，無法松開。
可此時在熟悉的懷抱中，她不知是真的累了，還是感覺到了安心，竟沒一會，就真的睡過去了。
謝清崖看她這麽輕易就睡過去了，也有些驚訝。
更多的卻還是心疼。
他依舊小心翼翼環抱着她，未曾松開，也不敢動。
他這陣子也累了。
跟徐端宜分開之後，他也沒睡過一個全覺。
如今她就在他懷中。
謝清崖自然也倍感安心。
他就這樣抱着人，很快，也睡過去了。
……
翌日。
老時間醒來。
天還未亮，謝清崖還未睜開眼，就感覺到了身邊的溫熱，沒有猶豫，他直接伸手把人帶到了自己的懷裏。
本以為徐端宜還睡着。
沒想到，幾乎是熟悉的身體才靠過來，他就聽到她含笑的聲音，在他耳邊響起。
“醒了？”
謝清崖聽到聲音，睜開還有些迷瞪的眼睛。
果然瞧見徐端宜正在他懷裏，彎着眼睛笑看着他。
“怎麽醒這麽早？還是我起得遲了？”他剛醒來，聲音還有些睡醒後獨有的沙啞。
“應該沒遲。”
徐端宜其實也不知道，這會究竟是什麽時間了。
腰身一直被人攬着，她怕把人弄醒，醒來後也不敢動彈，只剛才掀起床帏看了眼外頭。
見天色昏暗，想着應是還早。
“我昨兒睡得好，起來得便早。”徐端宜與人解釋完，又笑着問他，“現在起嗎？”
謝清崖其實一直都有些賴床的習慣。
關于這一點，徐端宜在小院的時候，就發現了。
小院那陣子。
他們沒事幹，雖然謝清崖每次到點的時候，還是會醒，但見她睡着，便也會陪着她再睡會。
之後要是她先醒來，他就會抱着她再賴一陣子。
今日也是。
徐端宜的話才問完。
謝清崖就繼續閉上眼睛，抱着她翻了個身，然後臉埋在她的肩窩處，一邊蹭，一邊咕哝道：“不想起。”
徐端宜的手指抵在他的太陽穴處，輕輕按着。
邊按邊說。
“先去辦事，明日我陪你多睡會。”
謝清崖自然知道大事為重，他也就是跟她撒會嬌，也不可能真的就不起了。
又在徐端宜的肩窩處，磨蹭了一會，謝清崖最後還是咬着牙起來了。
徐端宜陪着他一道起來。
“你先洗漱，我讓人去給你取官服。”
他的官服平日在穿，因此并不放在這，徐端宜想着時雨腳程快，讓她去拿下，不會耽誤時間。
謝清崖卻說：“今日不穿官服。”
“嗯？”
徐端宜疑惑。
不明白他今日既進宮，怎麽不穿官服。
本書由LK團隊為您獨家整理 不過很快，她就知道謝清崖要穿什麽了。
謝清崖從櫃子裏拿出一身，她曾經見過許多回的白衣孝服。
那身孝服一直都放在他們的衣櫃裏。
徐端宜頭回看見的時候，也十分驚訝，不知道謝清崖怎麽會把這身衣裳放進衣櫃。
親人離世的時候，生者為了不讓自己太痛苦，這些當時穿過的孝服，都會一道放于火中焚燒。
雖然不解。
但徐端宜之後，便不再讓碧溪她們，碰謝清崖那些東西了。
就是怕犯了人的忌諱。
如今倒是終于明白了。
他一直都在等今天，等今天穿上這身衣裳，給那些英魂讨一個公道，還世間一個真相。
她沒說什麽，只是洗幹淨手，而後替人鄭重地穿上這身衣裳。
等吃完早膳。
徐端宜陪着謝清崖出去。
不管是臨風閣的人，還是王府的人，看到謝清崖這番打扮都十分震驚。
但兩位主子神色肅穆，未曾說話。
他們也只能絞盡腦汁想，難不成是這陣子有什麽與他們相熟的人家，出什麽事了？但就算出事，王爺也不至于自己穿這樣的衣裳啊。
滿懷不解。
卻也無人敢問。
倒是鄧姑姑，在他們快抵達門房的路上，看到了夫妻倆。
原本她還樂呵呵地，想跟兩人打招呼。
As she got closer, she was also very surprised to see the prince dressed like this: "Prince, what are you wearing..."
Xie Qingya did not explain to her, but just nodded to Aunt Deng, and then said to Xu Duanyi: "You go back and take a nap, I will be back after I finish my work."
"Shou Kang Palace..."
He said to Xu Duanyi, "Don't go by yourself. I will go with you tomorrow."
He knew that the person in Shoukang Palace would definitely be angry with his current situation.
He didn't want Xu Duanyi to bear this anger alone, and he was even more afraid that if Xu Duanyi went alone, she would be detained and he wouldn't be able to find her.
Xu Duanyi looked at him and said "Okay".
Xie Qingya looked at her, frowning, still worried.
Xu Duanyi smiled and comforted him: "Go quickly. When you finish these things, come back and eat peaches with me. I'll wait for you to come back."
Xie Qingya looked at the smile on her face and then said "hmm" softly.
He raised his hand and gently touched her head twice, then nodded to Aunt Deng who was still confused, and then got on the carriage alone, and left the palace with Lingji driving the carriage.
Xu Duanyi stood there and watched Xie Qingya's carriage leave.
Only when the carriage left the palace and was out of sight did Xu Duanyi withdraw his gaze.
"Princess, the prince..." Aunt Deng's voice came to my ears.
Xu Duanyi knew the confusion in her heart and said to her, "The prince has gone to the palace."
"Enter the palace?"
Aunt Deng was even more puzzled.
"Why did the prince enter the palace wearing this dress?" she asked with a frown.
Xu Duanyi was about to speak when he saw Changning and Ping'an, brother and sister, walking towards him.
This was also the first time that Ping An ran in front of Chang Ning.
He ran all the way, and from behind he heard Chang Ning's panting and pleading voice: "Third brother, you, you run slower!"
Fortunately, Ping An ignored her and did not wait for her today.
Instead, he ran over with all his strength. When he came over, he first glanced behind her and saw that the familiar person was gone. He simply looked at Xu Duanyi and asked, "Sister-in-law, what did he do?"
Xu Duanyi originally wanted to wait for Qingya to come back before letting him bring it up.
But seeing the tension and urgency on Ping An's face, Xu Duanyi sighed silently, and finally said to the other person: "Go to my place and talk."