Chapter 76

Of course, only Xie Qingya himself knew what was going on in his heart.

Xu Duanyi didn't notice it.

What's more, she now shifted her gaze again and looked towards Mei Xuezheng.

As soon as their eyes met, Xu Duanyi was stunned by the smile of understanding in Mei Xuezheng's eyes.

But in the blink of an eye, that knowing smile disappeared.

In Xu Duanyi's eyes, Mei Xuezheng lowered his head slightly and spoke in a gentle tone, still looking humble and amiable.

Just like usual.

"I have no opinion. It is entirely up to your Highness to command."

Seeing this, Xu Duanyi thought she had seen it wrong. She did not think much about it and just smiled and said to the two of them, "Then I will be waiting for you two adults to come and drive me tomorrow."

That’s all.

She nodded to the two men, then turned to Xie Qingya and said softly, "Prince, let's go back first."

Xie Qingya glanced at her and said nothing.

Just nodded.

Then the two of them left here first.

Li Wengao remained bowed as he respectfully saw Xu Duanyi off. He stood up straight only after the footsteps faded away.

I caught a glimpse of Brother Mei looking ahead, looking very happy. I couldn't help but ask curiously, "Brother Mei, why are you so happy?"

Mei Xuezheng lied with his eyes wide open: "Oh, I just feel so lucky to be invited to dinner by the princess."

His words obviously hit Li Wengao's heart.

Li Wengao himself had great respect for Xu Duanyi, so at this moment he immediately felt proud and began to praise Xu Duanyi as well.

In his words, he almost praised Xu Duanyi to the point of being the best in the world.

However, Wang Fuxin knew what would happen tomorrow.

The princess had discussed this with him early in the night. He smiled and said nothing, bowing to the two of them and leaving.

On the other side——

After walking a distance, Xie Qingya's worries caused by separation gradually subsided a lot.

"Did you just go to see Granny Cui and the others?"

He was chatting with Xu Duanyi about daily life, and couldn't help frowning after finishing his words: "Why didn't you bring Shi Yu and the others with you? It's late at night, aren't you afraid of something happening?"

Xu Duanyi replied softly, "Master Qiao was here just now, and I thought they were not far away, and Shi Yu and the others were busy at the moment."

"What could possibly happen to them?"

Xie Qingya lowered his eyebrows and looked at Xu Duanyi.

I don't know what's going on with those two. I don't think they're competing again.

If that were true.

Seeing that his monthly salary in Ringgit for the past few months was only RMB, he decided to give up on it.

Xu Duanyi just smiled and said to him, "It's a small matter."

After Xie Qingya heard her say this, he did not ask any more questions.

However, when they returned to the yard, Xie Qingya knew what Xu Duanyi was talking about.

Haven't entered the yard yet.

As soon as he reached the door, he smelled a strong smell coming from inside.

"What's that smell? Why is it so pungent?"

It smelled familiar, but Xie Qingya couldn't recognize it immediately.

He saw smoke inside and thought something was burning.

He subconsciously pulled Xu Duanyi behind him.

He didn't notice that when Xu Duanyi looked at him at this moment, her eyes were full of love without any concealment.

Xie Qingya still didn't know what had happened.

"I'll go take a look first." Xie Qingya said as he pulled the person aside a little, then let go of his hand, frowned, and looked inside first.

When I walked to the door, I saw Shi Yu and Ling Ji each holding something unknown and waving it in the yard, looking like they were performing a shaman dance.

"What are you doing? Creating so much smoke." He said as he waved the smoke in front of him.

The tone is not very good.

But after confirming that it was not on fire, he was relieved and just said to Lingji in a cold voice: "It's not out yet!"

"My Lord, this cannot be destroyed."

But Xu Duanyi's voice came from behind.

Xie Qingya looked back and saw her walking towards him.

Because of confusion, his brows were still slightly wrinkled. He looked at Xu Duanyi without asking why.

But in my heart I already understood that this was probably what she meant by "something happened" before.

But he didn't understand what this was doing.

"This is mugwort. When it is lit, it can repel mosquitoes." Xu Duanyi explained to Xie Qingya.

When Xie Qingya heard this explanation, his face, which had just been tense with unhappiness, immediately became a little stiff.

It's also because of the heavy smoke and late night.

Otherwise, Xu Duanyi would have noticed that something was wrong with him a long time ago.

"Master, Princess, you are back!" Lingji was delighted to see them coming back, and ran towards them with a smile.

I know Xun.

He didn't hold anything and face them directly, but hid it behind himself.

Hearing what the princess said, he quickly followed suit and said, "Don't say it, Your Majesty, the princess's method is really good! I feel so horrible when I smell this smell, those mosquitoes and ants will definitely not dare to get close to it."

"I'll do the same thing when there are too many mosquitoes when I go back."

"I didn't see any this evening."

Of course it is invisible.

Xie Qingya secretly complained: This was just a bunch of nonsense he made up.

Xie Qingya certainly didn't expect this.

He just said it casually. Xu Duanyi actually did so much in private, such as sending ointments and using mugwort to repel mosquitoes, and she didn't even think it was troublesome.

"you……"

He looked at Xu Duanyi, and his eyes suddenly became a little complicated.

Xu Duanyi also looked at him.

Receiving Xie Qingya's gaze, Xu Duanyi just smiled and said to him: "Your Highness will be able to sleep well tonight."

After she finished speaking, she saw Shi Yu still waving around, so she stopped him: "Shi Yu, that's enough, stop waving, just put it in the copper basin under the corridor."

"yes!"

Shi Yu replied with a smile.

Xu Duanyi said to Xie Qingya again: "I'll go in first." After she said that, she nodded slightly to Xie Qingya, greeted Lingji, and went in first.

Lingji said something to Xie Qingya, and followed him over happily, intending to put the mugwort in his hand into the copper basin.

Xie Qingya remained motionless.

He stood there and watched Xu Duanyi leave.

It was not until Shi Yu and Ling Ji walked towards him that Xie Qingya came to his senses after hearing the noise coming from the front.

I didn't let them see my abnormality.

I saw Shi Yu walking in front.

Xie Qingya knew the girl's temper and her dissatisfaction with him, so he didn't prepare to say anything. He just wanted to tell Lingji to close the door when he left, and then he prepared to go in.

But when the girl was about to pass by him, she suddenly stopped and looked at him seriously.

This happened suddenly.

Xie Qingya thought that she was dissatisfied with something again and wanted to tell him.

Xie Qingya didn't think much about it.

Just when he was about to wait for someone to speak, he saw the girl suddenly become awkward and bowed to him.

This scene——

Not only Xie Qingya was surprised, even Lingji looked incredulous.

Until Shi Yu finished his greetings and strode out.

Lingji quickly came to his senses and shouted to the people: "Shi Yu, wait for me!"

As he spoke, he also wanted to run after him.

But he suddenly stopped when he thought of something and said to Xie Qingya, "By the way, Your Majesty, there is something I still need to tell you."

Xie Qingya frowned and looked in the direction where Shi Yu left, still in a state of "what's wrong with this girl?" When he heard this, he looked at Lingji again.

"What is it?"

…

After a while.

Lingji and Shigure had already left and the door was closed.

But Xie Qingya was still standing in the yard, not moving.

The words that Lingji had said earlier seemed to still linger in my ears.

"After parting with you today, the princess did not return to the government office immediately."

"He told his subordinates to go back to the yamen first and tell Master Wang what happened outside today. He also told Master Wang to tell the brothers in the yamen not to be too surprised, so as to avoid making you feel uncomfortable here in the future."

"And the princess—"

"I heard from Shi Yu that the princess took her back to the alley, found the old man who spoke to you before, and said the same thing to him."

No wonder those people in the city today, even though they knew his identity, still behaved the same as before and did not seem to be strangers to him.

He felt something was strange at that time.

I didn’t expect…

But did you really not expect this?

In fact, it wasn't all unexpected. How could he not have noticed it at all? He just didn't expect Xu Duanyi to do so much for him.

The mugwort in the copper basin under the corridor was still burning endlessly.

Xie Qingya stared at the spark in a daze.

She always seemed to take his casual remarks to heart.

And then give without asking for anything in return.

...What a fool.

The moonlight is cool.

Xie Qingya stood in the yard for a long time, his eyes starting to feel sore from looking at the spark. He then blinked and walked back into the house.

In the house.

Xu Duanyi has finished washing up.

Perhaps because she was afraid that they would be embarrassed when they were alone together, she was already in bed.

Hear footsteps.

Xie Qingya could only hear her voice through the screen.

"Hot water is available, cold water is also available, and the ringgit has been prepared just now. Your Majesty can wash up in the room. I am tired today, so I will go to sleep first."

Xu Duanyi finished speaking.

After a while, she didn't hear Xie Qingya's voice, so she couldn't help but hesitate and called him, "Prince?"

Xie Qingya finally found his voice: "...Okay."

Xu Duanyi felt more relaxed when he heard his voice: "Then I will go to bed first. Your Highness should also go to bed early after you finish washing up."

Xie Qingya said yes again.

Then he heard a rustling sound inside, and Xu Duanyi's voice was no longer heard.

Xie Qingya was afraid that Xu Duanyi would feel uncomfortable, so he went to wash up first as usual.

It's just that the movements have obviously become much lighter.

By the time he had finished packing, closed the door and left a candle, Xu Duanyi had actually fallen asleep.

Maybe I'm really tired.

Xu Duanyi was sleeping soundly at this moment, and his breathing was obviously heavier than usual.

He was sleeping very soundly now, and there was no sign of the restless look he had last night.

The light was behind Xie Qingya.

Xie Qingya was wearing a middle-length shirt and sitting on the edge of the bed.

The lantern flickered a few times.

The light in the room flickered on and off.

But Xie Qingya still maintained his original posture without changing. He just quietly looked at the person who had fallen asleep on the bed.

The emotions in his eyes were complicated.

More than just soft.

And many more.

A hand with distinct joints reached out towards the person.

Same as last night.

But this time, Xie Qingya was sober and rational.

His hand briefly paused in the air for a moment, and then he stretched out towards the person without hesitation.

The fingertips gently touched her eyebrows, eyes, and cheeks.

Tuck that offending hair behind her ear, just like last night.

But even after doing all this, he was still reluctant to take his hand back.

At this moment, countless thoughts flashed through his mind, and he even thought that it would be great if she could wake up at this moment.

She will know.

What exactly is he thinking about her?

But things don't always go as planned.

Xu Duanyi slept exceptionally well tonight.

Even though she felt the different touch next to her cheek, she didn't move at all. She just rubbed her cheek lightly against his palm, like a clingy kitten.

It made his palms itchy and his heartbeat inexplicably accelerated.

But I still can't bear to take it back.

Just let people stick to you and rely on you.

Only when there was no one around in the middle of the night like this did he dare to indulge himself like this.

"Xu Duanyi..."

In the night, with a confused look in his eyes, he called Xu Duanyi's name softly, and whispered something that seemed to be a question or a sigh: "What should I do with you?"

The donkey in Guizhou is poor in skills.

It seemed as if he really had no way to deal with her at all.

Give her the cold shoulder and ask her to stay away from him?

I'm afraid he himself will be the first to be reluctant to do so.

But do I have to open my heart completely to her?

He knew what his cousin was thinking.

For him, if Xu Duanyi fell in love with him completely, it would definitely be beneficial to them.

This is indeed the case.

But even he himself doesn't know what the future will be like. Does he really want to drag her into this undercurrent and make her embarrassed and painful?

He couldn't bear to do it.

Xie Qingya went to bed without knowing when.

He hunched over with his knees on the bed.

His forehead lightly touched Xu Duanyi's forehead.

His voice was confused and hoarse. He kept repeating and murmuring to someone who would not answer him at this moment. He kept saying, "Xu Duanyi, what should we do?"

He had no idea what to do.

He wanted her to love him.

He really wanted to fall in love with her.

No one can resist Xu Duanyi's love. He wants to hug her and kiss her every day.

No matter how he told himself not to get close to her, not to fall in love with her... even if he repeated it a hundred times or a thousand times, as long as she appeared in front of him, he didn't even need to say or do anything, and all his self-warnings would become waste again.

He simply can't do it.

So I compromised, looked back, and stopped time and time again, and ended up in the situation I am in now. I want to leave but can't, and I want to stay but I dare not.

But he also hoped that she didn't love him.

Loving him is too painful, Xu Duanyi shouldn't be so painful.

"Xu Duanyi..."

He gently touched Xu Duanyi's forehead.

In the light of the candles, behind the gauze screen, the two of them looked like two little beasts cuddling each other.

…

This night.

Xie Qingya still hadn't slept well and only fell asleep at dawn.

I don’t know how long I slept.

Half asleep and half awake, Xie Qingya suddenly heard a slight movement beside him.

At first I thought I was dreaming.

But then he felt someone carefully step over him and get out of bed.

Xie Qingya had some feelings.

But he didn't think much about it and just thought that Xu Duanyi was going to the bathroom.

Besides, he was really sleepy at the moment.

The brain was still thinking, but the person fell asleep again. This book is exclusively compiled by the LK team for you. Until the dawn, although Xie Qingya was still a little sleepy, he woke up at this time out of habit.

This sleep made me feel dizzy, which was not a good thing.

Xie Qingya was not very happy.

Headache and eye pain.

With the back of his hands over his eyes, Xie Qingya continued to concentrate.

After a while, he withdrew his hand. Instinctively, he looked to the side to see how Xu Duanyi was sleeping.

I thought I would see Xu Duanyi sleeping like yesterday.

I didn't expect it, but I didn't see it.

There was nothing beside me except a quilt. Who was there?

I thought I had just woken up and my eyes were blurry.

Xie Qingya raised his hand and rubbed his eyes.

Looking over there again, it was still empty, no one was there, Xie Qingya frowned immediately.

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The temperature had long disappeared, and it was obvious that Xu Duanyi had been up for a long time.

Then I thought about what I felt just now when I was half asleep and half awake. Could it be that Xu Duanyi woke up at that time?

Where did she go?

What are you going to do?

Countless questions lingered in Xie Qingya's mind.

Xie Qingya frowned, but his movements did not stop.

He immediately sat up, picked up his clothes from the bed, put them on, and walked out.

Fearing that something might happen to someone, Xie Qingya planned to go find Xu Duanyi first.

I didn't expect the door to open.

Before Xie Qingya had even put on his clothes, he saw Xu Duanyi walking out of the yard carrying a tray.

See he's awake.

Xu Duanyi also looked surprised.

But soon, she smiled at people again, feeling somewhat relieved in her heart.

Unfortunately, I caught up.

Otherwise, her bowl of noodles would probably be wasted.

"Is the prince awake?"

She walked towards the people, smiling.

Xie Qingya also breathed a sigh of relief when he saw her.

Seeing her holding the tray, I didn't think much about it. I just thought that she didn't eat enough last night, so she went to the kitchen to get food early in the morning.

He didn't know it was given to him, or that she had made it herself.

Seeing that Xu Duanyi was fine, he felt relieved and continued to put on his clothes. He said to others, "It's still early, you can eat and then take a nap." Xu Duanyi didn't notice that he was in a hurry to go out to find her.

That’s all.

He decided to go to the well to fetch some water and wash up.

It's also a good time to clear your mind.

But when Xu Duanyi saw him move, he thought he was going out, so he hurriedly said to others, "Your Majesty, please finish your noodles before leaving."

Xie Qingya stopped and looked back.

He looked at Xu Duanyi, a little surprised: "Is this for me?"

But he didn't think much about it. He just assumed that Xu Duanyi had finished her own meal and brought him another portion.

"Leave it there for now, I'll wash my face and come over." He said and prepared to wash up.

But as I looked at the bowl of noodles, a thought flashed through my mind like lightning.

This side looks plain and clean, and it is obviously not made by Master Wang.

Looking at that side again...

Xie Qingya thought of what Mei Xuezheng said yesterday, and his pupils suddenly contracted.

He suddenly raised his head and looked at Xu Duanyi again, his voice also filled with uncertainty and hesitation: "This is..."

When Xu Duanyi saw that he had discovered it, she did not hide it.

She hadn't thought about hiding it.

The sun rose from the sky, and the golden light fell from the clouds to the earth, just falling on Xu Duanyi.

She stood in front of Xie Qingya.

His gaze was soft and gentle, and there was a hint of smile in his eyes.

Under Xie Qingya's stunned gaze, Xu Duanyi faced Xie Qingya, raised the tray in his hand high, squinted his eyes, and said to him: "Xie Qingya, happy birthday."

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Xie Qingya looked at Xu Duanyi in front of him, and only had one thought left in his mind -

He wanted to hold her in his arms.