Chapter 73 Chapter 73

In a narrow alley.

Xie Qingya walked in front.

Xu Duanyi followed closely behind.

Shi Yu and Ling Ji followed behind them.

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This makes the alley even quieter.

Compared to the other three, Shi Yu was probably the one with the least thoughts. She just looked at the Prince of Nan'an in the distance and saw that he did not wait for her master, which made her master walk so hard. She looked a little pitiful and couldn't help feeling annoyed.

The little bit of goodwill that I had developed towards the man today was completely gone after the man's behavior.

She looked unhappy.

Just as he was about to stride over and give the King of Nan'an a good talk, Lingji grabbed his arm.

"What?"

Shi Yu's tone was impatient and his expression was very unhappy.

Lingji just shook his head at her.

At this moment, he no longer looked as silly as usual, but instead showed a certain silence and stability that he never showed in other days.

"Don't disturb the prince and princess for now." He looked at Shi Yu and said to her in a hoarse voice.

Shi Yu frowned and looked at him for a while, then turned around and looked at the master who was following the steps of Prince Nan'an in front of him. This book is exclusively compiled by the LK team for you. There was a hint of hesitation on his face.

Shi Yu finally gritted his teeth and gave up.

But she was thinking in her heart, if Prince Nannan didn't know what was good for him and was angry with his master, then the knife in her hand would not remain so quiet any longer.

Shi Yu shook off Lingji's arm with a cold face.

He just held the knife in his hand and continued to stare ahead fiercely.

Lingji also withdrew his hand.

Standing beside her, he followed the prince and princess not too far away.

There was no one else in this alley except them at the moment, and no one was talking, so it naturally seemed very quiet.

Although it was only a short while after noon.

But there is still little sunlight on this side of the alley, and it seems a bit cold and gloomy. There are puddles of water on the ground, and there are even several stone slabs that were washed away by water and have not been repaired yet.

Xu Duanyi was not paying attention for a moment and accidentally stepped on one of the loose stone slabs.

The muddy water below splashed onto her dress immediately. Xu Duanyi couldn't help but let out a soft cry of surprise.

Although she quickly held back.

But Xie Qingya, who had been walking in front without looking back, suddenly stopped.

Xu Duanyi didn't notice.

She was still looking down, frowning, at the hem of her skirt. Just as she was about to wipe it with a handkerchief, she felt the light in front of her eyes dim.

She looked up subconsciously and saw that the person who had been walking in front of her had come back.

But he still didn't speak.

He just frowned and looked at the hem of her skirt that was stained with dirty water.

"Is the prince still angry with me?" Xu Duanyi had no time to care about her dirty skirt at this moment. Instead, she looked at Xie Qingya without blinking and asked.

Xie Qingya remained silent.

His gaze finally moved up and landed on her face.

Shi Yu and Lingji who were behind had already stopped earlier and were standing not too far away, not coming over.

Xie Qingya ignored them and didn't even look at them.

He stared at Xu Duanyi in silence. After a long while, he finally spoke to her: "Why do you do this?"

"Because I don't want you to be misunderstood again, and I don't want anyone to bully you anymore." Xu Duanyi answered decisively without any hesitation.

Without even waiting for Xie Qingya to speak.

She continued to look at him and said, "You are fine, always fine."

“I want them to see your goodness.”

"I also want to ..."

Xu Duanyi paused for a moment after saying this.

Then she looked at him and continued, word by word, "I also want you to know that you have never disgraced the title of King of Nan'an."

"Xie Qingya, you deserve this status."

Xie Qingya, whose expression had not changed at all before, finally showed a slight change when he heard these words.

He looked at Xu Duanyi.

His pupils seemed to tremble slightly under the dim light.

Along with his expression.

There was no way to remain indifferent any longer.

Adam's apple rolling.

It seems like he has something to say, but he can't express it.

But after a moment, he turned his head away and turned his face away.

Xu Duanyi watched him turn around without saying a word and continued walking forward, in silence, just as before.

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Knowing that what I did today must have made him unhappy.

After all, he had clearly told her not to meddle in his affairs.

And this time she——

This is clearly over the line.

Knowing that she was wrong, Xu Duanyi naturally did not dare to say anything. She thought in her heart: If Xie Qingya didn't want to see her today, then she should ask Uncle Guo to prepare a room for her.

As for tomorrow's longevity noodles...

As she thought about it, she lowered her eyes and continued to follow the people forward silently. Suddenly, she heard the footsteps in front of her stop, and then a familiar voice came into her ears.

"What are you still dawdling about? Hurry up."

Xu Duanyi immediately looked up, his face full of surprise.

She saw Xie Qingya standing not far in front of her, leaning sideways, waiting for her.

He seemed to think she was taking too long, or maybe it was because of the look in her eyes, he was there again, looking at her, and tutted softly, urging her: "Hurry up!"

It's obvious that his mood has returned to normal.

Although he didn't know the reason, the loss and caution in Xu Duanyi's heart immediately disappeared like clouds in the sky with the wind.

A bright smile returned to her face.

"Coming!" Xu Duanyi said, and trotted towards the people without hesitation. This time, he could not care less if he was splashed by the puddles on the ground.

However, Xie Qingya frowned as he looked at the densely packed black spots on her skirt.

Then all the way.

Both of them walked side by side.

at first.

The two did not speak.

After walking for a while, Xu Duanyi looked at Xie Qingya's face carefully, hesitated for a while, and then asked in a low voice: "Are you not angry anymore?"

Xie Qingya said nothing, nor did he stop.

He just lowered his eyes and looked at Xu Duanyi beside him, and asked without answering: "Do you think you did something wrong?"

After hearing what he said, Xu Duanyi did not answer immediately.

Instead, he thought about it carefully, then raised his head again, looked at Xie Qingya and said, "I don't regret doing these things today. Although you asked me not to mind your business, but..."

Xu Duanyi suddenly looked at Xie Qingya and called out the name he had called him in the past.

"Brother Qingya."

Xie Qingya was shocked. He stopped suddenly and looked at Xu Duanyi.

He never expected that she would call him like that.

Xu Duanyi also stopped following him.

She didn't know how shocked Xie Qingya was at the moment, and she just looked at him quietly and continued, "I can ignore what you do outside, but I can't just watch you get bullied and misunderstood, and remain indifferent and do nothing."

This is what she has always wanted to do.

For a long time, she had been suffering from the lack of opportunity and status to defend him.

So even if he would be angry, even if the harmony they had finally achieved would be broken by her.

She has no regrets.

Xie Qingya said nothing.

He had been stunned when she called out that name.

At this moment he stared at Xu Duanyi in a daze.

It was not until he heard the hustle and bustle coming from the street outside the alley that he regained his senses.

Looking at Xu Duanyi's eyes looking into his.

Xie Qingya only felt that his eyes were burned by her focused gaze.

He quickly looked away and walked out again, his heart pounding and it took him a long time to finally regain his senses.

"Since you don't regret it, why are you afraid that I'll be angry?"

Before Xu Duanyi could say anything else, Xie Qingya continued, "Don't think about it. I'm not angry with you. It's just... it happened suddenly, and I was a little confused at first."

He seemed to be able to remember the previous scene, the old man holding his hand, his face full of gratitude and relief...

He is not an ungrateful person.

He knew that Xu Duanyi did this just to make him face the past.

So that he doesn't have to be caught up in rumors.

He was indeed not angry. He was just not prepared. He was not prepared for them to know his identity, and he was not prepared for them to call him the King of Nangan.

He always feels ashamed of this identity.

Even in the capital before, few people called him like this.

He felt ashamed to face it.

If it weren't for the purpose of preserving Changning and peace, and protecting their entire family, he would not have wanted to accept this title.

Whenever he was given this title, he felt that he had let his father and brother down.

I feel like a thief who is trying to survive.

But the person next to him told him that he had never disgraced this title.

He didn't know where her confidence came from. Even he himself had never dared to think like this...

Can you deny it?

Hearing those words from her mouth, he felt a little sad.

He is happy.

At least she believed in him.

They were almost at the entrance of the alley. Xie Qingya retracted his gaze and asked Xu Duanyi, "Shall we go back to Tzu Chi Hall first?"

Xu Duanyi wanted to nod, but she lowered her eyes to look at the hem of her skirt and said, "I'll go back to the government office first."

She did not say why.

But when Xie Qingya glanced at her skirt, he naturally understood.

He hummed softly, but didn't seem to want to send her off. Instead, he asked another question: "When are you leaving tomorrow?"

He thought that if he knew the time in advance, he could arrange his affairs and send her out of the city when the time came.

I didn't hear the answer from the people around me.

Xie Qingya was puzzled. He turned his head and looked at the person next to him. He saw that the person next to him was also looking at him. Before he could say "why", he heard her ask him, "Are you chasing me away, Prince?"

Xie Qingya was stunned.

Of course he wasn't trying to chase her away, but thinking about the past two days... he seemed to have asked this question many times.

It sounded as if he was indeed driving her back, so it was no wonder that she asked such a question.

When he saw Xu Duanyi looking at him again.

Xie Qingya was confused. He wanted to explain, but he didn't know how to explain it, so he just said, "No."

He was so upset with himself at the moment that he did not notice the sly gleam in Xu Duanyi's eyes.

Xu Duanyi continued to look at Xie Qingya and said, "Then, Lord, can you please not chase me away?"

When Xie Qingya heard the word "drive away", he felt a headache and subconsciously said to others: "I told you I didn't drive you away, you..." He wanted to defend himself, but seeing Xu Duanyi's pitiful look at this moment, he finally gave up.

"Forget it. It's up to you. Just tell me before you leave."