Chapter 74
How could Xie Qingya know Xu Duanyi's plan at this time?
Thinking that Guo Tianci was still there, their departure would only take two days.
Don't ask her anymore.
Otherwise she would look so pitiful again, as if she had suffered a great injustice.
No one can survive under Xu Duanyi's gaze.
Xie Qingya is naturally even worse.
He had no resistance to her in the first place.
Therefore, he did not mention the matter again. When they reached the fork in the road, he only told Xu Duanyi: "Don't go to dangerous places. Remember to bring Shi Yu and Lingji with you wherever you go. I probably won't go back for dinner tonight, so you don't have to come all the way here. Go back and rest if you are tired."
Xu Duanyi agreed to all of them.
Afterwards, the two separated, one went back to the county government office, and the other went back to where he had worked before.
After separation.
Xie Qingya looked at the bustling crowd in front of him, and felt that the buzzing sound in his ears seemed to have started again.
Xie Qingya knew that this was all psychological.
This book is compiled exclusively for you by the LK team. People here don't even know what happened before.
Of course, I don't know who he is yet.
The way they looked at him at this moment contained nothing.
Xie Qingya took a deep breath, exhaled slowly, and then started walking forward again.
The common people on the street really didn't know what had just happened, and they still addressed him warmly as "Mr. Xie".
But Xie Qingya knew.
It won't be long before the whole city knows about this.
By then——
Xie Qingya didn't know what he would face, nor did he know how they would look at him then.
The battle was no secret after all.
Among the people of Yutian, there may be many who know about this... He doesn't know what they will think.
Thinking about this in my heart.
Although Xie Qingya looked calm at this moment, his steps were getting slower and slower, and it was obvious that he was avoiding something.
He didn't know it yet.
After Xu Duanyi separated from him, he did not return to the yamen immediately, but instructed Lingji to go find Master Wang first and ask Master Wang to tell the people in the county yamen first to avoid surprising them when he returned.
This made Xie Qingya feel uncomfortable.
She took Shi Yu back and found the old man she had met before.
Just now, Xu Duanyi also realized that the old man had some reputation in the local area, and thought that his words might be more effective than those of Master Wang and others.
After all, the people are afraid of the officials.
Who knows, this old man's words may be more useful to the people of Yutian.
She is lucky.
Not long after returning to the alley, I saw an old man walking out with a cane. This book is exclusively compiled by the LK team for you. Those people were still whispering and discussing what happened today.
He was stunned when he suddenly saw Xu Duanyi coming back.
So is that old man.
After realizing it, the group wanted to kneel down to Xu Duanyi again.
Xu Duanyi was polite at first, and said to them with a smile: "No need to be so polite."
After that, she looked at the old man again and said politely, "I have something to say to you, old man."
The old man looked slightly disappointed.
It seemed that he had not expected that she was coming to see him.
But not long after, he looked at Xu Duanyi and nodded first.
Without asking anyone to support him, he walked towards Xu Duanyi on his own, leaning on his crutches.
The others who followed him didn't know what was going on for a moment, but they didn't dare to move around, so they had to stand where they were.
"princess."
After the old man approached, he wanted to salute Xu Duanyi again.
Xu Duanyi reached out and held him.
"No need to be so polite, old man." Xu Duanyi's tone was gentle, but his actions were firm and he did not let anyone kneel.
The old man had no choice but to stand up straight.
When Xu Duanyi saw him looking at her, she got straight to the point and said, "I have something to ask of you, old man."
"Please?"
The old man looked surprised, obviously not knowing what a powerless old man like him could do for this noble princess. But before he could think about it, he quickly nodded and said, "Princess, please tell me. I will do my best."
Xu Duanyi never beat around the bush.
She looked at the old man and said, "I hope you can tell the people of Yutian on my behalf that they should treat the prince the same way they treated him in the past."
"Why?"
The old man was startled, and said subconsciously: "We were ignorant before and did not recognize the identity of the prince. Now that we know, how can we still treat him the same way as before?"
Without even thinking, he shook his head and said, "No, no, this is too rude."
"You and the prince are generous and kind, but how can we not know the rules? This is really not acceptable."
Xu Duanyi did not interrupt the old man.
Instead, she listened carefully to what he said before asking the old man, "Do you know how Old Master Wang died?"
This question, which had nothing to do with the previous one, made the old man stunned for a moment.
But the death of Old Prince is no secret.
When the news spread that the old King Nan'an and his eldest son had died in battle, almost all the people of Daxia came out of their homes, and wherever the army passed by with its coffins, the people knelt to see them off.
The old man was also accompanied by his family on the road, kneeling to welcome the old prince's coffin back to Beijing.
He even fainted in the middle of the speech because he cried so sadly.
After I came back, I was sick for more than a month.
When he saw the young prince earlier, he was so excited that he didn't remember it. But now after hearing what the eldest princess said, the old man finally remembered it.
Of course, I also remembered some other things.
Although the old man is old, his mind is still very sharp.
He almost immediately reacted to what the person next to him said, and asked quietly: "Is it because of this that the young prince refuses to admit that he is the King of Nan'an?"
Xu Duanyi looked at him and nodded.
The old man sighed when he saw that it was true. "Young Master, you have put yourself in a prison. Although I have never been to the battlefield, I know that things change rapidly on the battlefield. Regardless of whether the decision made by the young master was right or wrong, it was to protect us ordinary people from being bullied by others. What is wrong with the young master?"
No wonder the little prince looked weird just now.
The old man finally understood the reason and also understood why the eldest princess beside him came to him specially.
He did not refuse, but took the initiative to take charge of the matter and said to Xu Duanyi: "Don't worry, Princess. I will go and tell them right now. I will definitely not let the young prince feel uncomfortable here."
He sighed again after he finished speaking.
"The young prince is willing to come to our Yutian, regardless of his status, to do these hard labors every day, and to take great pains to protect us. We don't know what outsiders think, but we are not blind, we can see it."
"The little prince deserves the gratitude of all of us."
After he finished speaking, he suddenly bowed to Xu Duanyi.
"Old man..." Xu Duanyi saw him trembling and was about to reach out to help him, but she heard the old man bowed and said to her, "Princess, you too, like the young prince, deserve the gratitude of all of us."
"It is our blessing to have you in Yutian."
The alley is dark and dark.
But because of these words, Xu Duanyi's eyes were flashing with countless soft lights.
Although the people there didn't understand what was going on, they followed the old man's example and bowed to her.
Xu Duanyi stepped forward and helped the old man up.
"This is what we should do."
She also became more determined to stay here.
…
Xie Qingya didn't know what happened in the alley, he returned to the place where he had done his work before.
The things under the shed have not been put away yet.
He went in and cleaned it up first, and then returned to the old place where he had built the house opposite.
When the men saw him coming back, they all smiled and greeted him, "Thank you, sir." Thinking of how he had just suddenly left with Qiao Zhubu, they couldn't help but ask worriedly, "Why did you leave so hastily just now? Did something happen?"
Xie Qingya picked up the stuff on the ground and said calmly, "Nothing much, just dealt with a few officials who were causing trouble."
He said it casually.
It doesn't seem like a big deal.
But when the people around heard this, their expressions changed.
All the movements of their hands stopped, and a group of people hurriedly asked: "Why would someone cause trouble? Is the lord okay?" They always felt that Lord Xie was not a high-ranking official, so they were naturally worried that something might happen to him.
After Xie Qingya said "no".
They thought of the lady who had left with Lord Xie earlier, and the rumors in the city over the past two days, and they felt a little relieved.
Fortunately, my wife is here.
Otherwise, you will definitely suffer a loss today...
They did not notice anything unusual about Xie Qingya at the moment, and when they heard that he was fine, they did not ask any more questions.
Xie Qingya also said nothing.
Silently doing the things at hand, waiting for the judgment that will come at an unknown time.
Out of the corner of my eye I saw someone hurrying over.
Xie Qingya had sharp eyes and recognized at a glance the young man in blue shorts who was jogging towards him. He was the young man who had supported the old man in the alley just now.
Then the man looked at him.
As if thinking that he hadn't noticed, he ran over first, looked at him and whispered a few words to one of them.
Then the man who was doing the work also looked towards him suddenly.
Then they passed it on one by one.
Even if Xie Qingya didn't turn around, he could still feel the gazes they gave him, like something heavy and substantial, weighing down on him.
They don't say.
Xie Qingya pretended not to know, but he felt very upset.
When facing Xu Duanyi before, he didn't want to make her worry, and was also afraid that she would blame herself, so he pretended to be nothing happened.
But how can it be okay?
What happened back then has always been a hurdle in his heart...
He thought, if it really didn't work, he would just follow Mei Xuezheng to work on the dike. Anyway, the city was becoming more and more orderly now.
Without him, nothing.
He Zongnan and others were also taken away, and no one would bully the people here at will.
Not to mention Li Wengao.
Li Wengao is a man who takes everything he does seriously and is the one who protects the people the most.
While thinking about all these things in a messy way, Xie Qingya heard the man beside him suddenly ask him, "Sir, are you...really the King of Nan'an?"
Expected problems.
Xie Qingya didn't turn around, just lowered his eyes and hummed softly.
"Oh, my mother!"
The man was shocked and said, "I have worked with a prince for so long. I am afraid my ancestral grave will be filled with smoke!"
"Master Xie, are you really the King of Nan'an?"
More men gathered around and surrounded Xie Qingya, asking.
"Have you ever been to the battlefield?"
"Isn't this nonsense? The prince was once a general! Lord God, I have made great achievements. When this matter is over, I will go to the mountain and tell my parents who died early that their son has made great achievements!"
A group of people were talking to each other, and the noise was so noisy that Xie Qingya's ears were about to explode.
The buzzing sound remains.
But the feeling of uneasiness that I had felt before never reappeared.
He just looked at them somewhat blankly, as if he had not expected things to turn out like this. It seemed... a little different from what he had initially thought.
"...Don't you have anything else to say?"
He couldn't help but look at them and asked.
"What?"
Someone asked, but before Xie Qingya could speak, the person started to answer his own question: "You didn't tell us? What's the point of asking? You didn't tell us because you were afraid that it would affect us working with you."
"Well, speaking of this..."
The man suddenly scratched his head, looking a little embarrassed: "We let you do these hard jobs, isn't it a bit bad? Prince, if you are tired, please tell us!"
"Yes, yes, yes, Your Majesty, please don't be polite to us."
"If we weren't already familiar with each other, we wouldn't dare work with you if you showed up like this at the beginning. This is too shocking."
"Hey, don't say that. People who live in these houses in the future will be blessed. But who would believe it if we tell others?" As the group of people were talking, they suddenly felt that what they said was not very nice and couldn't help but look towards Xie Qingya again.
I want to see how he reacts at this moment.
However, Xie Qingya, who had originally looked bewildered, looked at them and slowly began to smile again.
"It's okay. If anyone asks me, I'll just say it's true." He also smiled and joked with them.
When everyone heard this, they all breathed a sigh of relief and laughed like Xie Qingya did.
Afterwards, more and more people in the city knew about this.
But it was completely different from what Xie Qingya had originally thought. He originally thought that once they knew his identity, they would become reserved and would never treat him the same way as before.
I didn't expect that they were not at all restrained.
Each one is the same as before.
There were even many children who came to him to ask about the battlefield, holding branches as swords and shouting in a very imposing manner: "We want to be like the prince and become a great general to defend our country!"
In the end, they were taken back by their respective parents without any image.
Night is approaching.
Everything in the city remained the same as before, with no difference.
Although Xie Qingya was surprised, he also felt relieved. Compared to being "protected" like a rare and exotic animal, he obviously liked the current situation better.
This also relieved a lot of his inner anxiety.
In the past, he felt vaguely uncomfortable when he heard the three words "King of Nan'an". Perhaps because he was called that too many times today, Xie Qingya actually began to get used to it.
I no longer feel the discomfort I once did, probably because I had become numb in advance.
Night.
Xie Qingya and Xu Duanyi did not have dinner together.
After Xu Duanyi finished his work at the Tzu Chi Hall, he took a walk around the city under the guidance of Qiao Bingyuan, and then returned to the county government office.
However, Xu Duanyi had someone bring dinner over.
In the evening, she followed Master Wang, and took Shi Yu and Ling Jita to the kitchen to make dumplings. They made a lot of fragrant and hot meat buns.
It just so happened that Qiao Bingyuan had to go out.
As soon as the first batch of buns came out of the pot, Xu Duanyi packed them into two large baskets and asked someone to send them to Xie Qingya and the others.
With so many people, there weren’t enough buns, so we just made some for them to satisfy their cravings.
When they took it over, Xie Qingya and his friends were also hungry.
Qiao Bingyuan let Xie Qingya take it first.
Xie Qingya took two and let the others share.
The buns are still hot, and when you take a bite, they are juicy and very delicious.
Xie Qingya washed his hands before eating.
By the time Qiao Bingyuan had finished distributing the food and came back, he had just finished eating one in a few bites.
"Why did you send it today?" he asked casually, intending to ask Xu Duanyi what he was doing now after a few roundabout questions.
Unexpectedly, Qiao Bingyuan answered first.
"This is not the batch sent by the dining hall. The princess asked me to send it over."
Xie Qingya was just about to eat the second one, but when he heard this, he couldn't help but stop moving his hands.
The rest of the people around also looked over. This book is exclusively compiled by the LK team for you. "Master Qiao, is this made by the princess herself?" The people who were originally preparing to eat it now acted as if they were offering an offering to the Bodhisattva, with a cautious look on their faces, not daring to offend.
"That's right. After our princess returned, she and Master Wang were busy in the kitchen for a long time. Now that it's ready, she asked me to bring it over immediately."
Qiao Bingyuan was always shy when facing women, and sometimes he couldn't even speak clearly.
But among a group of men, she seems to be at ease.
He smiled brightly at this time, and said to them with a smile: "The princess said you all worked hard."
"This... this princess treats us so well."
"How could she, with such a noble status, do such things?"
"Yes, yes, we can't afford this."
Qiao Bingyuan smiled and continued, "The princess said that the prince is here to help. She doesn't have enough strength, so she can only do what she can." After saying that, he saw that the guy's eyes were red as he held the buns, but he still looked like he was reluctant to eat them.
He smiled and said, "Brothers, stop just standing there and eat quickly. This is the princess's gift. If you just take it and don't eat it, it will be a waste of our princess' hard work."
“Hey hey hey.”
These men with tears in their eyes could not say anything sweet. After they agreed, they quickly took a few bites. After they finished, they praised Xie Qingya generously, saying, "Your Highness is so lucky to have a good wife like the Princess."
"The prince is a good person, and the princess is also a good person. We are so lucky to have you in Yutian!"
"Once things here are resolved, we must set up a longevity tablet for the prince and princess!"
A group of people chattered non-stop.
They were all praising Xie Qingya and Xu Duanyi.
Xie Qingya didn't say anything. He looked at the buns in his hand for a long time before he lowered his eyes and said softly, "I am so lucky to be able to marry her in this lifetime."
"What is the prince saying?"
Qiao Bingyuan walked over and saw the prince moving his mouth a few times, but the sound was too soft and he couldn't hear it clearly.
Xie Qingya would naturally not tell him.
When he heard Qiao Bingyuan's voice, he immediately restrained his expression and acted as if he was no different from usual.
"Nothing."
Qiao Bingyuan didn't think much about it and asked him with a smile: "There are still a few buns here, do you want some, Lord?"
Xie Qingya actually really wants to eat it.
This was his first time eating something made by Xu Duanyi.
He never thought that she could cook.
It's pretty good.
Want to eat.
But there are many people around.
Everyone only took two, and even if he took more, no one would say anything to him, but Xie Qingya was used to leading by example.
"No need, share it with those who haven't eaten yet." Xie Qingya said.
Qiao Bingyuan said "yes", then thought of something and said, "Then I'll just give it to Granny Cui and the others."
"Grandma Cui?"
Xie Qingya was slightly startled, and couldn't help asking, "What happened to Granny Cui again? Or does the princess want to eat sweet potatoes?"
He felt that Xu Duanyi would not call others because of these things, and he couldn't help but frown.
Qiao Bingyuan said hurriedly, "It was the princess who suggested that Granny Cui and her grandchildren come to the yamen to help."
"She said that we usually have too many things to do and can't take care of our personal affairs, so we usually let Gua Wa run errands for us, and Granny Cui washes our clothes and cooks for us."
"Master Wang also thinks this is a good idea, so I plan to ask Granny Cui about her opinion first. If they agree, I will let their grandparents live in our government office in the future."
This method is indeed not bad.
Xie Qingya originally wanted to help settle Granny Cui's grandparents before leaving Yutian.
They are still here today.
For his and Xu Duanyi's sake, they naturally would not make things difficult for Granny Cui and her grandchildren.
But what happens when they leave?
People’s minds are unpredictable, not to mention that Granny Cui received such a large sum of money today. Who knows if she will be targeted by someone with ulterior motives?
Therefore, Xie Qingya quickly nodded and said: "This is a good idea. You should do it now. If they agree, let their grandparents live in the government office tonight." This would prevent them from having any more troubles.
Seeing that he agreed, Qiao Bingyuan immediately smiled and said "yes", then bowed to him and left.
Xie Qingya watched him leave, drank another cup of tea, then clapped his hands and stood up.
I plan to finish the work at hand before going back.
But Xie Qingya didn't stay here for too long.
As night fell, he began to be driven away by the others again.
It’s the same words as yesterday.
Let him go back early to accompany the princess.
This time, Xie Qingya did not insist, nor did he plan to stay on the street any longer. After washing his hands, he said goodbye to them.
Then he walked towards the yamen with the lantern in his hand.
Halfway through the journey, he saw Mei Xuezheng riding back at full speed.
Seeing Mei Xuezheng walking in a hurry and looking around, Xie Qingya didn't need to guess what was wrong, he knew why.
It must be something that happened in the city and has spread to the dike.
"This!"
He shouted loudly in the direction of Mei Xuezheng.
really--
After hearing his voice, Mei Xuezheng immediately looked over in the direction of the sound. After a while, he was driving his horse towards him again.
Only when he was almost in front of him did Mei Xuezheng dismount.
He was anxious.
But at this moment, there are still many pedestrians on the street.
From time to time, passers-by would see them and call them "Prince, Lord Mei" with a smile. Mei Xuezheng had no choice but to suppress his emotions and continue to look towards Xie Qingya worriedly.
He was worried that Xie Qingya might be sensitive to this title.
But when he saw Xie Qingya being addressed as "Prince", he remained calm and even seemed to be in a very good mood.
Mei Xuezheng seemed a little anxious as he rushed here, but when he saw this scene, he gradually calmed down.
It seems that what happened today is different from what he thought.
The crowd dispersed.
After Xie Qingya responded to the greeting, he looked towards Mei Xuezheng.
Seeing that his expression was no longer as tense as before, Xie Qingya understood that he had seen through her.
"Let's go back to the yamen first." He said to Mei Xuezheng.
Mei Xuezheng had no objection.
Afterwards, the two of them rode on horses side by side towards the yamen.
Both of them were officials from the capital. Even though they did not get along very closely with each other, naturally no one would suspect anything if they walked together like this.
When I saw them talking, I just thought they were discussing something.
"What's going on? Why did the princess suddenly reveal your identity? Was it an accident, or..." Although he was no longer nervous, after leaving the crowd, Mei Xuezheng immediately asked Xie Qingya.
Xie Qingya thought about Xu Duanyi's actions and replied, "...was it her intention?"
"What!"
Mei Xuezheng cried out in surprise.
He couldn't hold back the sound for a moment, and seeing passers-by looking at them nearby in surprise, he quickly covered his mouth and coughed lightly.
After the pedestrians had passed, he lowered his voice and continued to ask with a frown, "What's going on?"
Could he be wrong?
This eldest princess...
But looking at Qingya's appearance at this moment, it doesn't seem like it.
Mei Xuezheng was still confused.
Xie Qingya simply summarized what Xu Duanyi had said to him before, naturally excluding the "Brother Qingya" and some interjections and adjectives that could easily lead to misunderstandings...
I just gave a straightforward narration.
After finishing speaking.
Without waiting for Mei Xuezheng to speak, he said to others, "It's good this way. Cheng Hao was also in Yutian, so this matter couldn't be kept secret for long."
Mei Xuezheng was no longer worried at all at this time.
On the contrary, he had a calm expression at this moment, looking at Xie Qingya beside him.
Xie Qingya knew what he was looking at.
Even if he knew, he felt awkward and pretended not to know. He looked at the man coldly and said, "What are you looking at?"
Mei Xuezheng looked at the man and said slowly, "Look at me all the way here, I was really worried for nothing. I was worried about you getting into trouble, so I kept running all the way, and my butt was hurt from the shaking."
Xie Qingya turned his face away and muttered, "You're worrying for nothing."
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