Chapter 70
Mr. Wang has left.
Xu Duanyi sat in the room, silent and without saying a word.
Shi Yu was very anxious.
She followed her master's instructions, sent Master Wang to the door, and then ran back immediately.
As soon as she entered the house, she looked at the master sitting in the house, and she couldn't help but asked: "Master, the prince..." After that, Shi Yu frowned and hesitated, not knowing how to describe it.
Xu Duanyi was still sitting in the chair.
Hearing this, she whispered to others: "He is never what the outside world sees him as."
This time Shi Yu heard it clearly, but she didn't understand it anymore.
"Why?"
Her face was full of confusion and puzzlement.
I don't understand why some people would deliberately ruin their reputation and make others misunderstand them.
Is the prince ill?
Xu Duanyi lifted the curtain to look at her, and opened her mouth to speak, but remained silent. In the end, she just told others, "Don't let anyone else know about this."
Before Shi Yu could ask again.
Xu Duanyi looked at her again and said, "Just like you kept my secret, you must keep him in the future as well."
"Otherwise the prince will be in danger."
When Shi Yu heard this, his expression changed a little.
Seeing her master's serious expression, she did not dare to ask any more questions and nodded quickly.
Seeing that she agreed, Xu Duanyi stopped talking.
She stood up while holding the table, then walked to the window and looked at the handkerchiefs and clothes fluttering in the wind in the yard. After a while, she said, "Shiyu."
She called out softly.
"I'm here." Shi Yu replied hurriedly.
Assuming that her master had some instructions, she immediately walked towards the person and stood behind him, waiting for her master's instructions.
Xu Duanyi did have instructions.
She told others, "Be nicer to him in the future." She was also saying this to herself.
Shi Yu knew who the "he" her master was talking about. She hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded and agreed, "...I understand."
Although it's still a little incredible.
But Shi Yu's prejudice against Xie Qingya was much lighter than before.
So when Lingji came back, he clearly felt that Shi Yu, who had never been very nice to him, suddenly became much nicer to him.
I even took the initiative to ask him: "When do you want to compete?"
"What?"
It was so sudden that Lingji was unable to react for a moment.
Seeing his dazed look, Shi Yu frowned and wanted to say something to him, but in the end he curled his lips and said to the other person, "Don't you want to compete?"
"Ah?" Lingji was still a little confused, and asked in a daze, "Didn't you just ignore me?"
He thought she was unhappy.
After saying this, seeing Shi Yu completely turned away, with a cold face and no words, Lingji finally came to his senses and hurriedly shouted, "Anytime! Any time is fine! It's up to you!"
Happiness comes too suddenly.
Lingji felt like he was dreaming. Seeing Shiyu saying "oh", he thought for a moment and then said, "Then let's go back to the capital later."
It's not convenient here either.
It's impossible for her to be fighting with Lingji while others are helping.
She didn't mind much, but she was afraid of damaging her master's reputation.
Of course, Lingji had no objection and agreed without hesitation.
After finishing speaking, Lingji still felt a little confused. He couldn't help but approached Shi Yu and whispered to her, "What's wrong with you? Why did you suddenly agree?"
Lingji still finds it a little unbelievable.
Shi Yu glanced at him, too lazy to say anything. Hearing some noise coming from behind him, he hurried back.
"master."
Seeing the princess coming out, Lingji immediately became much more obedient. He called her "Princess" properly and stopped talking about Shi Yu and continued talking about that matter.
Xu Duanyi came out, looked at Lingji, and spoke to him in a gentle voice: "You're back."
Lingji touched the back of his head, smiled innocently and said "yes".
This book is exclusively compiled for you by the LK team. Xu Duanyi asked again: "Has the prince applied the medicine?" After thinking for a while, he asked one more question, "No one said anything, right?"
She was thinking that Xie Qingya had a mark on his forehead, which was not good looking, and she was afraid that others would talk about him.
Lingji replied: "Yes!"
As for whether anyone has said——
Of course there are.
When he took the medicine and said that it was his wife's order, the prince was teased by those people again.
But Ringgit didn't say anything about this.
I was afraid that the princess would feel embarrassed and would no longer care about the prince in the future.
"No, there's nothing to say about that." He rejected it without hesitation.
Afterwards, Lingji took the initiative to change the subject and asked Xu Duanyi: "Princess, do you want to rest in the government office today, or go out and take a look?"
Xu Duanyi felt relieved when he said no.
She had a plan in mind, and now she said, "Let's go to the Tzu Chi Hall first."
Lingji and Shiyu naturally had no objections, so they accompanied Xu Duanyi to the Tzu Chi Hall first.
This day.
Xu Duanyi and Xie Qingya were both busy with their own affairs.
Xie Qingya continued to do his previous work.
Xu Duanyi was at the base, delivering supplies to the people of Yutian County with the staff of Tzu Chi Hall.
Take the opportunity to take stock of any shortages and write them down so that Uncle Kuo and his team can arrange for their purchase later.
I was busy until almost lunch time.
Guo Tianci sent someone to call Xu Duanyi to have dinner.
As they were almost done with their work, Xu Duanyi agreed, and while taking the handkerchief handed to him by Shi Yu to wipe his hands, he asked Lingji, "How does the master usually eat?"
There are too many people outside and it's not very conspicuous.
Xu Duanyi called Xie Qingya "Sir" to prevent someone with ulterior motives from hearing and ruining his plans.
Like everyone else, Lingji started calling her "Madam".
Hearing her question, Lingji immediately replied, "Every day at a certain time, there will be someone in the city who will deliver food."
Xu Duanyi thought of what Master Wang said this morning and nodded.
But when he thought of the two chive pancakes from yesterday, he was afraid that he would have the same ones again, so he refused to eat them because he was hungry.
He first asked Shi Yu: "What do you have to eat today?"
Shi Yu has always attached great importance to food. When Xu Duanyi was busy, she had already gone to inquire about it.
This answer comes naturally and easily.
After listening to this, Xu Duanyi ordered someone to prepare a dish first, and also instructed people to remove the ginger and garlic, and not to touch the leeks.
When Shi Yu received the order to get the things, Xu Duanyi said to Lingji, "You can take it back to your master later."
The ringgit naturally did not respond.
He also hopes that his master can eat something good.
However, thinking of what the princess had just said, Lingji's heart moved, and he couldn't help asking: "What does the princess know that the prince doesn't like to eat?"
Xu Duanyi didn't think too much about it after hearing this. He smiled and replied, "I wrote it down when I had dinner with him before."
In fact, she didn't know at the beginning.
It was still the eldest princess, Xie Qingya's mother, who told the story.
She said that among her children, Xie Qingya was the most delicate and also the most difficult to raise. He refused to eat this and didn't want to be touched by that. Even the most precious girl was not as difficult to raise as him.
Later, when she dined with others, she would pay special attention to these things.
She knew that Xie Qingya would not touch leeks and would vomit if he ate them. He also didn't like ginger and garlic, but compared to leeks, they were better and it was okay to put them in dishes and have some smell, but she couldn't let him see them.
But now this most precious child is here exposed to the wind and sun.
Even when doing good deeds, they dare not let others know.
Thinking of what Master Wang said today, Xu Duanyi couldn't help feeling a little sour in his heart.
I couldn't help wanting to be better to him, and better.
Lingji thought that the princess had written it down when the master was having dinner in Linfeng Pavilion during this period.
He didn't think too much about it.
But one can also feel that the princess still cares a lot about the prince.
He was now full of thoughts, so when Shi Yu brought the food, he looked around and deliberately lowered his voice to say to Xu Duanyi: "Princess, don't you want to go see the prince?"
Upon hearing this, Xu Duanyi's eyes showed hesitation.
She actually wanted to go see him, but when she thought about how he ran away yesterday, she thought about it and finally gave up.
"Go ahead, I have something else to do."
Lingji was a little disappointed when he heard this, but he didn't dare to force him, so he said, "Then I will bring food to the prince first."
Xu Duanyi nodded.
After watching Lingji leave, Xu Duanyi took Shi Yu to Guo Tianci's house for dinner.
…
Xie Qingya, it's almost time for lunch.
Normally everyone waited for someone to bring them food, but thinking of yesterday's amazing performance, many people couldn't help but ask Xie Qingya: "Sir, are you going to eat with us today, or go eat with the lady?"
Xie Qingya hasn't said anything yet.
Someone else took over the conversation.
"Will Madam come to bring food to you? I just heard that Madam is delivering food at Tzu Chi Hall today, which is not too far from where we are."
After hearing this, Xie Qingya couldn't help but slow down his movements.
He instinctively didn't want to care about this matter, but his heart was out of control and he couldn't help but have some fantasies.
...Will Xu Duanyi come?
Thinking of her, I couldn't help but think of what happened last night. It was such a chaotic night.
This morning was actually quite exciting.
I applied medicine on my cheeks this morning, but I don't feel anything anymore.
But this morning, he attracted a lot of attention as he walked along with a slap mark on his face.
Fortunately, it was still early, so I didn't meet many people.
Only Mei Xuezheng, Master Wang, and the people working here could see it clearly.
At first, these men thought that it was Xu Duanyi who beat him.
Xie Qingya still remembers the shocked looks on the faces of the people when they looked at him.
Only when Xie Qingya put his hand to his own cheek to prove that he had hit the man did the group breathe a sigh of relief.
otherwise.
I'm afraid Xu Duanyi's reputation will be ruined by him like this.
However, there are actually quite a few rumors about the two of them now.
Xie Qingya was being questioned intentionally or unintentionally throughout the morning. After all, he usually behaved like a low-ranking official, and was certainly not as wealthy and powerful as the owner of Tzu Chi Hall.
Many people thought so.
He was abducted by force, and some people even thought he was Xu Duanyi's son-in-law.
Thinking of these things, Xie Qingya found it funny.
If Yutian wasn't a very small place with few outsiders and an underdeveloped economy, with their ability to arrange and seemingly make sense, they would be able to make a lot of money as storytellers in the future.
I just wonder what Xu Duanyi would think if he knew all this?
But no one would be brave enough to arrange it in front of Xu Duanyi.
He was silent at this moment.
The people around him looked over and saw that he was distracted again, so they all started laughing.
Someone laughed and said, "Sir, you are thinking about your wife again."
The voice was close, so Xie Qingya must have heard it. Without thinking, he immediately retorted, "What are you talking about? Who missed her?"
He is used to talking tough.
But the men around him have become familiar with him recently, so naturally they are not afraid of him.
He continued, "You said you didn't think about it, but you lost your mind so many times this morning. Just now, you kept looking in the direction of the Tzu Chi Hall."
"It's because we are still quite far away from each other. Otherwise, you would not be able to take your eyes away today."
Xie Qingya felt inexplicably embarrassed by what they said.
It's also because the sun is so strong today, it's hot under the sun.
It's hard to tell whether his face is blushing or not.
This book is exclusively compiled for you by the LK team. When I was still trying to keep silent, I heard an excited voice from the side: “Here it comes!”
When Xie Qingya heard this, his body stiffened, his neck turned backwards subconsciously, and his heartbeat quickened unconsciously.
Xie Qingya saw Lingji carrying a basket not far away, walking towards them through the crowd with a smile on his face.
But he had no intention of looking at him.
Instead, she kept looking behind him.
But after looking for a long time, he didn't see the familiar figure.
"Huh? Why is there only Ringgit guy here?" I could hear other people talking beside me, but this time the voice was much softer.
As if she was afraid that he would hear it.
"Master, it's time to eat!" Lingji didn't know what they were talking about. After squeezing through the crowd, he handed the basket in his hand to Xie Qingya as if he was presenting a treasure.
"I've seen them all. They're all the food you like."
He added, "It was all Madam's orders."
Xie Qingya looked ahead and made sure that he had not missed anything, and he also knew that Xu Duanyi had not come.
Hearing this, he glanced at the dishes in the basket. They were indeed all his favorites. He hummed, but did not feel disappointed.
Something I've thought about a long time ago.
Seeing how he fled yesterday, Xu Duanyi never liked to cause trouble for him, so why would he come over today?
He didn't think much about it.
"Leave it there for now. I'll come down after I finish this." He said and continued with the unfinished work he was doing.
Lingji said "Oh" and agreed.
Several men beside him couldn't help but whisper to him, "Brother Lingji, why didn't your wife come?" Lingji said, "My wife is busy."
When the men heard this, they didn't say anything, but they couldn't help but think about all sorts of things in their minds.
It seems that the relationship between their Lord Xie and his wife is indeed not very good.
I really have no idea what caused the slap mark this morning.
However, these men have a good relationship with Xie Qingya.
Even if he had a lot of mixed thoughts in his mind, he would not be rude to others in front of them. He would even be extra evasive and take the initiative to change the subject.
How could Xie Qingya not know what they were thinking?
He was too lazy to say more and just casually asked about Ringgit and Xu Duanyi's situation.
Of course the ringgit will be recovered.
I told the prince everything the princess did this morning.
After listening to this, Xie Qingya didn't say anything. He was just about to ask him to keep an eye on Xu Duanyi and not let her go to those dangerous places.
The current situation in Yutian.
Although the plague has not been discovered yet, there is no news from Chai Shou.
But there is no guarantee that there won’t be any fish that slip through the net.
Especially in a place like the pharmacy, Xie Qingya certainly didn't want Xu Duanyi to get involved.
He just hoped that she would be safe and go back soon.
Before I could think about what I wanted to say, before I could utter it, there was a sudden commotion around me again.
Xie Qingya ignored him this time and just called for the ringgit.
Unexpectedly, Lingji also let out a sound of "eh".
"What?"
Xie Qingya frowned and said something to him.
Lingji didn't notice his impatience at this moment, but said to him excitedly: "Master, the lady is here!"
After saying this, he didn't wait for Xie Qingya's reaction and went over to greet him with a happy look on his face.
The noise around me was getting louder and louder.
Xie Qingya stiffened again and turned his head away.
The person who had not appeared in the crowd before actually appeared in his sight this time.
There were many people around her, all thanking her.
She seemed to notice something.
The person who was originally talking to others actually looked over to him.
Eyes met.
Xu Duanyi was the first to smile at him.
Xie Qingya was still sitting there stupidly, forgetting to react, until Xu Duanyi said a few words to the people around her, the crowd dispersed, and she walked up to him, and Xie Qingya suddenly came to his senses.
I still had something in my hand, and I didn't know whether to put it down or not.
Puzzled, he frowned and asked, "Why are you here?"
Thinking something had happened, he finished speaking and before Xu Duanyi could respond, he immediately asked, "What happened?"
Xu Duanyi tilted her head slightly, not repelled by his expression. She first glanced at Xie Qingya's cheek, and seeing that there were no obvious marks there, she relaxed a little: "Nothing happened, I just came to have dinner with you, my dear."
The word "My dear" made Xie Qingya stunned.
This was the first time Xu Duanyi called him like this since they had been married for so long.
It was unknown how much time had passed before Xie Qingya came to his senses.
He looked at Xu Duanyi, frowning, and wanted to say something, but he heard someone say softly, "My dear, my neck is sore."
Xie Qingya then noticed that she had been looking up while talking to him.
I secretly felt annoyed with myself.
"I'll come down."
He lowered his eyes, finished talking to the person, put down what he was holding, and got down from the stand.
The body is dirty.
On the hands too.
Xie Qingya went to wash his hands first.
There was not much water available now, so he washed himself with the tea he had not finished this morning.
Just when he was about to wipe it off his body, he remembered that Xu Duanyi was still by his side, and he didn't want to be so sloppy in front of others.
While I was still thinking about what to do, a handkerchief was handed to me.
Xie Qing looked towards Xu Duanyi first.
Seeing that he didn't take it, Xu Duanyi took the initiative to hold his hand and wiped it carefully.
Xie Qingya didn't notice it at first.
Until he felt the soft touch on his hand that was different from his own, his heart was shocked, his eyebrows jumped, and he instinctively wanted to withdraw his hand. Xie Qingya heard Xu Duanyi said to him in a low voice: "Prince, they are all watching."
Xie Qingya was startled.
Looking up, they saw that everyone was looking at them.
Xie Qingya was not surprised by this.
What surprised him was Xu Duanyi's actions at this time.
Normally, even when they were alone, she would avoid getting too close to him, let alone in public like this.
I can't guess.
But after hearing what Xu Duanyi said, Xie Qingya actually did not move and let Xu Duanyi wipe his hands.
Even when he took his hand away, he still felt a sense of nostalgia and reluctance in his heart.
Xu Duanyi didn't know what he was thinking, so she spoke softly and smiled at him, "My dear, let's go eat first."
It's so weird.
But precisely because of this weirdness, Xie Qingya had no way of rejecting Xu Duanyi.
He looked at the people and hummed softly, "Let's go to the front and eat."
There is a shed there so the sun isn't too hot, and there are tables and chairs underneath, so when they are tired, they go there to rest.
Xu Duanyi would naturally not refuse, she said yes softly.
Before leaving, she politely greeted the other men working there.
Those gentlemen were very polite yesterday when they learned that she was Xie Qingya's wife. Now that they knew she was also the owner of Tzu Chi Hall, they were even more respectful.
Everyone politely called her "Madam".
"I'll take my husband to eat first. Thank you for your hard work, brothers." After Xu Duanyi exchanged polite words with them, he said to Shi Yu, "Shi Yu, you and Lingji should share the tea and meat cakes you brought with the brothers."
"yes."
Afterwards, Shi Yu and Ling Ji stayed behind to divide the things.
Xie Qingya carried food and took Xu Duanyi to eat under the shed.
There's no one else under the shed at this moment.
Xie Qingya found a secluded place and asked Xu Duanyi to wait until the chair was cleaned before letting people sit down.
When he turned around, he saw Xu Duanyi's smiling eyes as she looked at him.
He felt inexplicably hot when being stared at, but he couldn't say "what are you looking at" at this moment, which seemed to make him seem very concerned, so he just pretended not to see it and said vaguely: "Sit down."
Finished.
He then sat down opposite.
Xu Duanyi also sat down.
Xie Qingya took out the things, and there were extra bowls and chopsticks.
When he gave one of the sets of bowls and chopsticks to someone, he couldn't help but ask, "Why did you come here so suddenly?"
He still felt weird.
I always feel that something happened and that's why she came over.
Xie Qingya looked at the man again and asked, "What happened?"
Xu Duanyi did not change the subject this time. Instead, he looked at Xie Qingya and said, "I just heard something at the base."
"What?"
Xie Qingya frowned.
Seeing Xu Duanyi looking at his face, he suddenly understood.
Xie Qingya suddenly felt a headache.
Knowing Xu Duanyi, he must have heard those bad rumors about him and came here specifically to protect his face.
No wonder this happened.
It was all his fault for causing all this trouble last night. Xie Qingya looked at them helplessly and said, "Why are you listening to those nonsense? They can say whatever they want to say. What does it matter?"
He was already used to it, so naturally he didn't think anything of it.
I was just trying to tell Xu Duanyi not to mind it since she would be leaving soon anyway.
Then I heard her say——
"But I don't want them to misunderstand you like this."
With his mouth still slightly open, Xie Qingya stared at Xu Duanyi in shock.
Thoughts are scattered.
Xie Qingya looked at Xu Duanyi, unable to say anything for a long time, until he heard the voices of Lingji and Shiyu outside, Xie Qingya came back to his senses.
But when he saw Xu Duanyi looking at him with such a soft gaze, Xie Qingya felt as if his heart was burned and he became even more flustered.
It took him a long time to find his voice again, but it was still vague and unclear, "Let's eat first."
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