Chapter 122 Chapter 122
Xu Pingyi had never been afraid of anyone in his life. Even when he was facing the late emperor in his early years, he said whatever he wanted and was never afraid.
But there are two women who can make him live in fear.
One of them was his late wife Xiao Yuan; the other was the only flesh and blood he and Xiao Yuan had in this world.
Anyone who knows Xu Pingyi.
It's probably hard to believe that he has this side.
After meeting Xu Duanyi earlier, the group came to the central hall to talk.
At this time, Xu Duanyi and Tan Su were talking and reminiscing about the past, but they ignored their father, while Xu Pingyi was sitting there fidgeting.
He wanted to interrupt several times, but Xu Duanyi skillfully silenced him and changed the subject.
Xu Pingyi knew that his precious daughter was angry.
That's normal.
As luck would have it, he just bumped into Zhaozhao outside, and she happened to hear those words. Xu Pingyi sighed in his heart, his brows knotted with worry.
He is just not good at talking.
Normally, no one in Liaoning dared to disobey him, let alone on the battlefield. If anyone dared to say something disrespectful, he would chop the person's neck directly with the big knife in his hand.
How could the situation be like this now?
He was very worried here, wondering what to do.
On the other hand, Xie Qingya, who was originally nervous about meeting his father-in-law, now seemed quite relaxed and watched the excitement.
He didn't expect that Zhao Zhao's daily interactions with his father-in-law would be like this.
Quite interesting.
But he still knows the importance of it.
This is the best time for him to improve his favorability. Otherwise, he would be tired of watching the excitement now, and when he turns around and waits for Zhao Zhao to leave, he doesn't know how he will be tortured by his father-in-law.
He coughed lightly.
The original voices in the room stopped.
Xu Duanyi looked at him first, asking him what was wrong with his eyes.
"Zhao Zhao, the things we brought for father-in-law are still outside." Xie Qingya said to Xu Duanyi.
How could Xu Duanyi not know that he was helping his father out of trouble?
But she was almost cold.
No matter how unhappy she was that her father didn't take care of his own health and wanted to deceive her, she knew his temper.
In fact, let alone my father, isn't she the same?
We are used to reporting good news but not worries, because we are afraid that the other person is far away and we are worried, but there is nothing we can do but worry.
Xu Duanyi sighed silently.
I felt a little more distressed towards my father.
They only see each other a few times a year, so it's not worth it to be angry. Xu Duanyi finally softened her heart.
She told Qin: "Uncle Qin, please ask someone to move the things outside and clean up a room for me and Master Wang. We are going to live here for a while."
Qin Su was very happy about this and immediately said with a smile: "I will go and prepare it now."
That’s all.
Looking at the earnest Marquis behind him, Tan Su also smiled and said, "The Marquis actually misses you very much. He wants to go out for a walk and recover as soon as possible so that he can go to the capital to see you."
I didn't expect the young master to come back first.
This is naturally a great thing. Qin Su plans to ask the kitchen to prepare a few dishes to welcome the young master.
After he finished speaking, he went out happily.
Anyway, now that the young master is back, he doesn't have to worry about the marquis continuing to torture himself.
When Xu Duanyi saw the man leave, he finally turned his gaze to his father.
Xu Pingyi was more than eight feet tall, looked taller than Xie Qingya, and was also very sturdy. However, he felt quite uneasy when being looked at by Xu Duanyi.
"Zhao Zhao, I..." He opened his mouth to explain.
Seeing him like this, Xu Duanyi couldn't help but feel even more distressed, and her voice became softer: "Father, don't lie to me anymore."
Xu Pingyi didn't expect this to happen, and it would just pass like this.
I couldn't help but look at her in surprise.
But seeing that his precious daughter was not angry with him, Xu Pingyi was naturally very happy and immediately smiled and said "oh".
Xu Duanyi knew that he would do the same thing knowingly in the future, but it would be useless no matter how much she said.
I had no choice but to recommend Qingya to others first.
Although the two knew each other, they hadn't seen each other for many years.
"Father, this is Qingya, Uncle Xie's second son, whom you have met before." She said to Xu Pingyi.
Xu Pingyi naturally knew Xie Qingya.
At this time, the handsome young man stood up and greeted him, cupped his hands, and respectfully called him "father-in-law". He looked very well-behaved, without any of the naughty nature of his youth.
Xu Pingyi had originally been worried that Zhaozhao would be wronged after marrying him, but now that he had seen her, he felt much more relieved.
"Is everything okay at home?" he asked Xie Qingya.
He didn't act like a father-in-law meeting his son-in-law for the first time. Instead, he seemed to be reminiscing about the past towards Xie Qingya.
Xie Qingya was also a little surprised.
But he did not think much about it and answered him respectfully: "Thank you for your concern, father-in-law. Everything is fine at home. When you come, please let me bring Changning and Ping'an to you."
Xu Pingyi had countless good friends throughout his life.
He is an open-minded person. Although he has many enemies, he also has many friends.
But if we rank these friends, Xie Junjue is undoubtedly ranked first.
Back then, he and Xie Junjue trained in the same military camp.
They were both still young at that time. Compared to Xie Junjue, who came from a noble family, Xu Pingyi lived like a weed.
He has been wandering since he was a child, without a father or a mother, and grew up eating at many people's homes.
As a result, he not only hated evil, but also hated the rich. After knowing Xie Junjue's background, he just thought he was an embroidered pillow who relied on his military reputation to be awarded the title of nobility and prime minister.
So he disliked Xie Junjue from the beginning.
Xie Junjue has a good temper and is easy to get along with. He just thinks that he is just acting and being a hypocrite.
It was not until they had known each other for a long time that Xu Pingyi realized that Xie Junjue was different from those embroidered pillows, and he was not here to gain fame.
The two developed a deep friendship on the battlefield and even backed each other up at one point.
Later they followed the late emperor to conquer the world.
After the previous emperor ascended the throne, one of them inherited his family's title, took charge of the Jizhou camp, and stationed in the border town; the other was granted a title of marquis and stationed in Liaodong.
Even though they rarely met each other later, their feelings for each other were still very deep.
He often told Xie Junjue that when they were old and their children had grown up, they would bring their wives and find a place to live together in their old age.
But before he got old, Ah Yuan left him first, and later, even Xie Junjue and Liu Yi passed away one after another...
Nowadays, these people are dying or getting old.
However, the joke they had made before actually came true, and their two children actually got together.
Looks like a good relationship.
This also made him feel a lot more at ease.
"Father?"
Perhaps because he had not spoken for a long time, Xu Duanyi could not help but call him.
Xu Pingyi also came back to his senses at the sound of her voice.
He looked at Xie Qingya and nodded, then chatted with others for a few more words.
I know that their journey must have been tiring and not easy.
When Xu Pingyi saw Tan Su coming back, he asked him to take them to wash up and rest first.
Xu Duanyi didn't say anything about this.
Along the way, they could only take a short break and check into a few guest rooms to wash up when they passed through towns.
It was two days since their last meeting.
It was hot in the summer, and even though Xu Duanyi didn't sweat easily, she still felt uncomfortable. Moreover, she was covered in dust after the long journey, so she really wanted to wash up properly.
Say goodbye to your father first.
Xu Duanyi and Xie Qingya followed Tan Su to the room to rest.
Although she had not been back in these years, the house that belonged to her had always been kept for her, and the decoration inside the house was also arranged for her by Xu Pingyi.
Although the father and daughter only saw each other a few times a year, Xu Pingyi knew in his heart that his Zhaozhao would not return to Liaodong.
But whenever he saw something good, or heard one of his subordinates talking about what his daughter was clamoring for, he would prepare a portion specifically for Xu Duanyi.
When she was still in Xiao Yuan's belly.
Xu Pingyi and Xiao Yuan often discussed how to dress up a daughter if they had one in the future.
Although Xu Pingyi himself lived a rough life.
In the huge marquis's mansion, except for the old women who cleaned, washed clothes and cooked, all the people were men. However, his love for Xiao Yuan and Xu Duanyi was very delicate and intense.
In addition to treating Xu Duanyi like this, he also treated Xiao Yuan the same way.
It has been thirteen years since Xiao Yuan passed away, but Xu Pingyi still buys beautiful pearl hairpins and satin for people out of habit.
In the room he and Hsiao Yuen shared, the things belonging to Hsiao Yuen not only did not decrease with the passage of time, but instead increased.
The flowers displayed in the house were all those that Xiao Yuan liked during his lifetime.
Every time he failed, he would get a new one.
"Uncle Qin, is father really okay?" Just now inside, in front of his father, he couldn't ask too much, but when he got outside, Xu Duanyi didn't have any scruples.
Tan Su did not hide it from her either.
While leading the way for them, he said, "The Marquis is fine. He was just too tired from keeping a tight rein on his chest. He couldn't keep a tight rein on his chest when he relaxed. He had a high fever a while ago and it didn't go away for several days. Doctor Feng asked him to rest."
Xu Duanyi felt a little relieved after hearing what he said.
But in her heart, she was still prepared to take better care of her father during her time in Liaoning.
Lest he continue to neglect his body.
His hand was held by Xie Qingya.
This book is exclusively compiled for you by the LK team. Xu Duanyi looked back and saw him giving her a comforting smile. Xu Duanyi knew that he was comforting her that everything was fine.
Xu Duanyi smiled at him.
The worry on his face gradually faded away.
They walked toward the inner courtyard.
On the way, Xie Qingya listened to their conversation while looking around. Suddenly, he saw a black-clad guard leading a patrol team coming from the front.
Xie Qingya inexplicably felt that this person looked familiar.
Others would not notice this, but Xu Duanyi was right beside him and naturally felt the pause in his steps.
"What's wrong?" she asked Xie Qingya.
Xie Qingya glanced ahead and said, "It's okay." Just then, Qin Su ran into them first and was introducing their identities to them.
謝清崖見那領頭的男人，朝他這邊看了他一眼，又收回視線，與他們問好。
這一剎那的注視，也就謝清崖看到了。
謝清崖沒說話。
卻感覺覃訴也往他這不動聲色地看了一眼。
他只做沒發現什麽，繼續站在徐端宜身邊。
很快，這一行人便先行離開了，謝清崖沒打聽什麽，繼續與徐端宜跟着覃訴往前走去。
這件事。
就連徐端宜也沒有察覺。
……
夜裏。
徐端宜跟謝清崖陪着徐平夷吃飯。
女兒難得回來，徐平夷自然高興，席間不免想要喝幾杯，徐端宜起初擔心他的身體，不肯，但問過碧溪，知曉可以喝，便也未再敗興阻攔。
徐端宜是不大擅長飲酒的，何況她早先時候還答應過謝清崖。
此時便由謝清崖作陪。
夫君和父親都在身邊，徐端宜自然也高興。
見他們聊得暢快，她便打算先行退席，去廚房，給兩人準備醒酒湯。
免得回頭喝多了，頭疼難受。
她剛起身。
徐平夷還沒發現什麽，謝清崖就先看了過來。
岳父還在說話，他也就沒開口，只用眼神詢問她做什麽去。
“我去廚房給你們準備醒酒湯。”徐端宜與他說。
謝清崖點了點頭，沒說什麽。
徐平夷卻不肯讓她辛苦：“你讓下人去做就好。”
徐端宜笑着說：“我最近一直在馬車裏坐着，正好也去活動活動。”
說罷，未等徐平夷再說。
徐端宜便又跟謝清崖囑咐了一句：“你陪着阿父，讓他少喝點。”
謝清崖自是沒有不應的。
徐平夷見阻攔不了，自然也只好目送人離開了這邊。
之後徐端宜去廚房準備醒酒湯和糕點，謝清崖則陪着徐平夷說話喝酒。
兩人都有一陣沒喝酒了。
這會也是湊到一起了，又談起往昔，又說起京城如今的事宜。
尤其知道長野之戰的事情，已經被他揭露出來，曹達也已經入獄，徐平夷自是十分快慰。
他連聲說好，就連喝酒的興致也更濃了一些。
連着喝了好幾盞。
謝清崖見他這陣仗，怕人回頭真喝多了，徐端宜要說他，忙要阻止，便聽他突然說道：“你父兄泉下有靈，也能安慰了。”
徐平夷其實有很長一陣子沒喝酒了，這會喝多了，難免有些醉意。
謝清崖便從中感覺出了幾分不對。
岳父對這事的接受度也太快了，好像一點都沒有懷疑，就好像早就知道當年長野之戰有問題……
謝清崖又想到午後他碰見的那個護衛，那個身形和眼神，和當年送陳叔過來的黑衣人十分相似。
難道……
他一時沒說話，只垂眸看着已有些醉意，卻還在喝酒的岳父大人。
徐平夷也的确是有些醉了。
要不然他就能看出，謝清崖這會望着他的眼神，有些深沉。
身後忽然傳來一陣腳步聲。
覃訴的聲音跟着傳了過來：“侯爺這是喝醉了？”
謝清崖這才回過神，他嗯一聲，邊說邊從岳父的手中拿過杯子，邊說道：“看着是有點醉了。”
“我記得岳父從前酒量不差？”
“夫人走的那年，叮囑過侯爺，讓他別貪杯。”覃訴與他解釋，“這些年，侯爺便不大喝酒，只偶爾赴宴的時候，沾下唇，從未多喝過。”
說完又笑了，“今日看少主帶您回來，他這是高興，才多喝了些。”
謝清崖也沒說什麽：“那我先跟你送岳父回去歇息。”
覃訴說：“沒事，您先回去歇息吧，您跟少主從京城過來，也勞累了，早些回去歇息，我送侯爺回去就好。”
謝清崖見此，便也沒堅持。
只跟覃訴點了點頭，又起身與徐平夷拱手一禮，這才告辭。
覃訴目光溫和地看着他離開，而後便架着已經喝醉的徐平夷往寝居處走去。
徐端宜是半路碰到謝清崖的。
遠遠瞧見他過來，因為隔得遠，徐端宜一時也沒注意到他眉眼之間的深思。
“怎麽先回來了？”
她一手提着燈籠，一手提着食盒，笑着問他。 本書由LK團隊為您獨家整理 謝清崖聽到她的聲音，立刻看了過去。
待瞧見她，謝清崖忙先收斂思緒，快步走了過來，從她手中接過東西，謝清崖與她說道：“岳父喝醉了，覃叔送他回去歇息了。”
聽說阿父喝醉，徐端宜不由蹙了眉。
“他這是喝了多少啊，怎麽還喝醉了？”徐端宜記憶中的阿父，一直都是很擅長飲酒的。
自然以為他這是喝多了。
謝清崖提着食盒與她解釋：“沒喝多少，只是他這些年喝得少，今晚多喝了幾杯就醉了。”
見徐端宜看過來，他把先前覃訴與他說的話，也同她說了。
徐端宜聽完後，遲遲未言，過了一會才嘆了口氣說道：“阿父一直是很聽阿母話的。”
“那我把醒酒湯送過去，你先回去歇息。”她說着，便要從謝清崖的手中，去拿食盒。
卻沒成功。
謝清崖提着食盒，往旁邊一偏，眼睛卻始終看着她：“我随你一起。” 本書由LK團隊為您獨家整理 徐端宜見他并未喝醉的樣子，便也沒說什麽。
夫婦倆便并肩走在一處，往徐平夷的寝居走去，只是還未走到，忽見一個身披黑色鬥篷，臉都藏在帽子裏的人，獨自一人提着燈往前走去。
他全身都被遮擋着，連是男是女也瞧不出。
徐端宜不知道他是誰，但見他這個打扮，不由蹙眉，而令她更為奇怪的，還是覃叔的反應。
眼見那黑衣人直接去了阿父的寝居外。
敲了下門之後，覃叔從裏頭走了出來。
徐端宜站在樹後，往前看，竟見覃叔看到黑衣人的身影後，十分慌張地往外頭打望了幾眼，而後便讓黑衣人立刻進去了。
看着這一幕。
徐端宜心中隐隐有些不自在。
這是阿父的寝居，除非親信、親近之人，旁人是沒法靠近的，但若說親信，又何故在府中這樣打扮？
她不知道來人的身份，腳下的步子，在看到遠處緊閉的房門時，卻有些無法再繼續往前邁出去了。
她的這點情緒，謝清崖自然第一時間就感覺到了。
二人本就牽着手。
此時謝清崖又用力握了她一下。
待徐端宜回過神看過來，謝清崖看着她說：“你要想過去，我們就過去，你是岳父最心愛的女兒，無論有什麽，他都不會隐瞞你。”
徐端宜自然知道他的意思。
她知道清崖是看出她的緊張和不自在了，的确，有那麽一剎那，她的腦中閃過一些不好的思緒……
她怕那人身份不明，更怕那人身份明白。
但清崖說的沒錯，不管那人是什麽身份，她要是出面，阿父肯定不會隐瞞她。
可正是因為如此，她反而猶豫着不敢出面了。
掙紮片刻。
徐端宜最終還是怯弱了，她微垂着眼睛，與人先說道：“我們先回去吧。”
她怕這樣過去。
真有什麽，讓阿父覺得不便和尴尬。
謝清崖也能感覺出她的猶豫，沒有多勸，畢竟他剛才腦中第一時間閃過的念頭，也不太好。
雖然私心覺得岳父不會如此。
但若真如此，那他這樣帶着端宜過去，自然不好。
“那我們先回去。”
他握着徐端宜的手，輕聲說。
要換作別人，他還能用輕功過去看看，但這畢竟是端宜的父親，他的岳父。
且不說他跟覃叔的武功就不低。
他這樣過去，也實在不好。
因為發生這麽一樁事情，徐端宜的情緒就沒白天那麽輕松，夜裏夫婦倆也沒親熱，洗漱完便熄滅燭火上床了。
可睡在一張床上的時候，徐端宜卻有些睡不着。
身後是謝清崖溫熱的胸膛。
徐端宜本以為謝清崖已經睡了，直到聽到耳邊傳來一聲無奈的嘆息。
“還在想岳父的事？”
徐端宜沒想到他還沒睡着，下意識問道：“我吵醒你了？”
“本來就沒睡着。”
謝清崖抱着她，把人在他懷裏轉了個身，面對面看着。
黑夜裏，沒點燈，只有月色照進窗內。
徐端宜能感覺到謝清崖的注視，她沉寂片刻，終于還是把臉埋在了他懷中。
聲音也不自覺變得有些沙啞。
“我不知道。”
“我有點怕，但我又覺得我不應該這樣。”
“沒什麽應該不應該的，你有情緒很正常。”謝清崖邊說邊輕撫着她的頭。
“可阿父本來就該有自己的生活，阿母離開人世已經十三年了，我又常年不在他身邊，他便是真有什麽……也是應該的。”雖然這樣說，但徐端宜的心底，還是有些難過。
她也不知道。
她一面覺得應該，一面卻又忍不住難受。
謝清崖知道她的矛盾，設身處地，如果是他，他也是一樣的。
“那你是怎麽想的？”謝清崖問她。
徐端宜搖了搖頭，聲音更低了，帶着一點逃避：“我不知道。”
“那我說說我的看法？”謝清崖與她說。
徐端宜點頭說好。
Xie Qingya first told her his opinion: "I don't think my father-in-law would do this. Even if he really did, he wouldn't let anyone come over when he knew you were at home."
After hearing what he said, Xu Duanyi's mind quickly became clearer.
She was in Xie Qingya's arms, raised her head, and looked straight at him with her bright eyes.
"And I think no matter what happens, you can just ask your father-in-law directly. It's not fair to him for us to make wild guesses like this."
When Xu Duanyi heard this, his heart immediately sank.
"...You are right. I shouldn't have made such an assumption. It is unfair to my father."
After hearing these words, the entanglement and struggle in Xu Duanyi's heart were cleared up a lot.
No matter who that person is, it cannot change her father's love for her, and she shouldn't make such random guesses.
He let out a long breath of foul air.
Xu Duanyi decided: "Wait until tomorrow, I will ask my father first."
However, before Xu Duanyi took the initiative to ask Xu Pingyi, she and Xie Qingya already knew the man's identity.
What they didn't expect was that the man turned out to be an old acquaintance of theirs.
——An old friend they thought was gone long ago.