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 his 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 approach 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.
謝清崖這一早上，就被人有意無意的打聽，畢竟他平日表現出來的樣子，就像是個品級低微的小官，自是比不得慈濟堂有錢有勢的東家。
便有不少人以為。
他是被強取豪奪，甚至還有人以為他是徐端宜的贅婿。
想到這些事，謝清崖便覺得好笑。
要不是玉田這邊實在不算大，平時又沒什麽外來的人，經濟也不發達，就他們這套編排、看起來還十分有邏輯的本事，日後便是去說書，只怕都能賺到不少錢呢。
就是不知道徐端宜知道這些事，會怎麽想？
不過應該是沒人有這樣大的膽子，拿去徐端宜面前編排的。
他這一時沒動靜。
身邊的人看過來，見他又在失神，自是都紛紛笑了起來。
有人笑着說：“大人這是又在想夫人了。”
這聲音離得近，謝清崖這會自是聽見了，他想也沒想便立刻反駁道：“說什麽呢？誰想她了？”
他慣來嘴硬。
可旁邊的漢子們，這陣子都跟他混熟了，自然不會怕他。
仍繼續說道：“大人還說沒想呢，就今天這一早上，您都失神多少次了，剛還一直往慈濟堂的方向看呢。”
“也就是咱們這離得還有些距離，要不然，您怕是今日眼睛都舍不得移開了。”
謝清崖被他們說得莫名臉熱。
也虧得今日太陽大，當頭曬着，本來就熱。
他這臉紅不紅的，也實在令人看不出來。
本書由LK團隊為您獨家整理 還要嘴硬的時候，身邊忽然傳來激動的一句：“來了來了！”
謝清崖一聽這話，身形先是一僵，脖子卻下意識先往後邊轉過去了，心跳也不自覺加快了一些。
謝清崖看見不遠處，令吉正提着個籃子，越過人群，笑容滿面地往他們這邊過來。
他卻無心看他。
而是一直望着他身後。
但看了好一會，也沒有瞧見他熟悉的那個身影。
“咦？怎麽只有令吉小哥啊？”身邊也傳來了旁人的說話聲，只不過這次聲音要輕許多。
像是怕他聽到一般。
“主子，吃飯了！”令吉不知道他們在說什麽，從人群中擠過來之後，便獻寶似的把手裏的籃子遞給謝清崖看。
“我看過了，都是您喜歡的吃的。”
又特地補充了一句：“都是夫人吩咐的。”
謝清崖看着前面，已确定自己沒有遺漏了，也清楚徐端宜沒來。
聞言，他看了一眼籃子裏的菜肴，的确都是他愛吃的東西，他嗯一聲，倒是也沒有失落。
早就想過的事情。
就他昨日那副落荒而逃的模樣，徐端宜向來不喜歡給他添麻煩，今日又怎麽可能會過來？
他沒多想。
“先放着吧，我做完這些就下來。”他說完便繼續剛才手頭上沒做完的活。
令吉哦一聲，說好。
旁邊幾個漢子，卻忍不住悄聲問他：“令吉小哥，你家夫人怎麽沒來啊？” 本書由LK團隊為您獨家整理 令吉啊一聲，如實回道：“夫人有事啊。”
那些漢子一聽這話，倒也沒再說什麽，只是心裏卻忍不住各自亂七八糟想了起來。
看來他們這位謝大人跟他夫人的關系，的确不是很好啊。
今早那個巴掌印，到底是什麽緣故，還真是有些不知道了。
不過這些漢子，跟謝清崖的關系不錯。
便是心裏亂七八糟想着，也不會當着面寒碜人，甚至格外避諱的，自己主動岔開了話題。
謝清崖哪裏會不知道他們那點心思？
他也懶得多說，只随口問起令吉，關于徐端宜的情況。
令吉自是沒有不回的。
把今早王妃做的那些事，都同王爺說了。
謝清崖聽完，也沒說什麽，正要囑咐他一聲，讓他看着點徐端宜，別讓她去那些危險的地方。
現在玉田這個情況。
雖然還未發現瘟疫，柴壽那邊，也沒什麽消息。
但難保，不會有什麽漏網之魚。
尤其像藥堂那樣的地方，謝清崖自是不希望徐端宜去涉足的。
他就希望她平平安安的，然後早些回去。
未想，想說的話，還未說出口，身邊卻忽然再次傳來一陣騷動。
謝清崖這次沒有理會，只喊來令吉。
未想令吉那小子，也跟着發出咦的一聲。
“咦什麽呢？”
謝清崖皺着眉，說了他一句。
令吉卻沒注意到他這會的不耐，而是一臉激動地跟他說道：“主子，夫人來了！”
說完，他也沒等謝清崖有何反應，自己便先一臉高興地迎了過去。
身邊動靜越來越大。
謝清崖再次僵硬着身子，扭過頭。
先前未出現在人群中的人，這次還真的出現在了他的視野之中。
她身邊圍着許多人，都是在跟她道謝的。
她卻像是注意到什麽。
原本正在跟其餘人說話的人，這會視線，竟往他這邊看了過來。
四目相對。
徐端宜率先朝他一笑。
謝清崖卻還傻坐在上面，忘記了反應，直到徐端宜與身邊人說了幾句，人群散開，她走到他面前，謝清崖這才猝然回過神來。
手裏還握着東西，一時卻是放也不是，不放也不是。
他因不解，而皺眉問人：“你怎麽來了？”
還以為發生什麽事了，他說完，未等徐端宜有何回複，便又立刻問道：“出什麽事了？”
徐端宜微仰着頭，并未被他的神情擊退，她先是看了一眼謝清崖的臉頰，見那邊已經沒有太明顯的痕跡，稍稍放松了一些：“沒出什麽事，我就是來找郎君吃飯的。”
一聲“郎君”喊得謝清崖，整個人都呆住了。
這還是他們成婚這麽久以來，徐端宜第一次這樣稱呼他。
不知過去多久，謝清崖才回過神。
他看着徐端宜，皺着眉，還想說話，便聽人先軟聲與他說道：“郎君，我脖子酸了。”
謝清崖這才注意到，她一直是擡着頭跟他說話的。
心裏暗暗惱了自己一番。
“我下來。”
他垂着眼睛，跟人說完，便放下手裏的東西，從支架上下來了。
身上髒兮兮的。
手上也是。
謝清崖先去一旁洗手。
現在能用的水不多，他就着今早沒喝完的茶，洗了一番。
剛想随便往身上抹掉，又想到徐端宜還在自己身邊，到底不想在人面前這麽邋遢。
還在想怎麽弄的時候，身邊就遞過來一方帕子。
謝清崖下意識先朝徐端宜那邊，看過去。
徐端宜見他未拿，便主動握住他的手，給人仔細擦拭起來。
謝清崖起初未察。
直到感覺到，手上那不同于自己的柔軟觸感，他心神一震，眉心也跟着一跳，本能想收回手，謝清崖便聽徐端宜壓着嗓音，與他說道：“王爺，他們都看着呢。”
謝清崖一怔。
擡頭看去，果然瞧見，所有人都望着他們這邊。
謝清崖對此并不意外。
讓他意外的，還是徐端宜此時的舉動。
平時就算私下只有他們兩個人的時候，她都會格外避諱着與他太近，更不用說在這樣的大庭廣衆之下了。
猜不明白。
但謝清崖在徐端宜那番話之後，竟也真的乖乖未動，任由徐端宜替他擦手了。
甚至在人把手收回去的時候，他的心裏竟然還産生了一抹留戀與不舍。
徐端宜不知道他在想什麽，仍柔着嗓音，笑盈盈與他說道：“郎君，我們先去吃飯吧。”
事情如此古怪。
但正是因為古怪，謝清崖便更加沒辦法拒絕徐端宜了。
他看着人，輕輕嗯了一聲：“去前面吃吧。”
那裏有棚，日頭不會那麽曬，底下也支着桌子和椅子，平時他們累的時候，就會去那歇息。
徐端宜自是不會拒絕，她柔聲說好。
走之前，她又客客氣氣與其餘做事的漢子們，打了聲招呼。
那些漢子，昨日在知曉她是謝清崖的夫人時，便已十分客氣，如今知曉她還有慈濟堂東家這一層身份，更是恭敬非常。
一群人都客客氣氣喊她“夫人”。
“我帶我家郎君先去吃飯，幾位大哥辛苦。”徐端宜與他們客氣一番之後，又與時雨說道，“時雨，你跟令吉把帶來的茶水和肉餅，給大哥們分下。”
“是。”
之後時雨和令吉便先留下來，分東西。
謝清崖則提着吃的，帶着徐端宜去棚下吃飯。
棚下這會沒其他人。
謝清崖找了一處僻靜的地方，又讓徐端宜等下，待給人把椅子擦幹淨，才讓人坐。
一回頭，就看到徐端宜望着他時，彎起的笑眼。
他被人看得莫名臉熱，這時卻說不出“看什麽”的話，倒顯得他多在意似的，便只做沒看到一般，與人含糊一句：“坐吧。”
說完。
他便先到對面坐下了。
徐端宜也跟着坐了下去。
謝清崖把東西拿出來，碗筷都有多的。
他把其中一副碗筷給人的時候，沒忍住，先問了：“怎麽突然過來？”
他還是覺得怪怪的。
總覺得是有什麽事發生了，她才會過來。
謝清崖再次看着人，問了一遭：“發生什麽事了？”
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."