Chapter 77
Although Xu Duanyi didn't know what Xie Qingya was thinking at this moment.
But being looked at by Xie Qingya with such burning eyes, she couldn't help feeling a little embarrassed. Her cheeks quickly became hot under his gaze, and her eyes unconsciously moved to the side.
But it only took a moment.
When Xu Duanyi saw the longevity noodles on the tray, he hurriedly said, "I'll take the noodles in first. Your Highness, please come and eat them quickly. If the noodles get clumped up later, they won't taste good."
After she finished speaking, she went into the house.
Xie Qingya's gaze remained on her and never retracted.
Until Xu Duanyi walked inside and disappeared.
He then took a deep breath and closed his eyes tightly until the surging emotions in his chest were suppressed a little. Then he followed the others and went into the house.
In the house.
Xu Duanyi had already taken the longevity noodles out of the tray and placed them opposite her.
Hear footsteps.
Xu Duanyi smiled and turned to look at him.
When Xie Qingya was looked at by her, his heartbeat, which had just been suppressed, seemed to start beating again.
Afraid of failure.
He quickly turned his eyes away and said, "I'll go wash up first."
He first went to the washstand at the inside of the room.
Xu Duanyi looked at his hurried figure without thinking much. She said "OK" and sat down again.
Xu Duanyi poured himself a cup of tea, held it in his hand and drank it slowly.
This morning, she was busy kneading and rolling the dough. She was afraid that Xie Qingya would get up and leave first, so she hurried all the way here.
I'm really thirsty now.
Xie Qingya was already washing up. After running cold water over his face, his restless mood finally eased a little, and his mind was no longer as foggy as before.
But the courage that he had shown last night, the fearlessness of not being afraid of having his feelings known, had disappeared this morning, at this moment.
So much so that at this moment, he had no idea what to do.
He could only ask for something to talk about: "Did you make the noodles?"
Xu Duanyi doesn't have as many thoughts as he does.
Hearing his question, she smiled and said "yes", and put the teacup in her hand down again. Xu Duanyi looked at Xie Qingya's back and continued to talk to others: "Master Wang wanted to help me, but I don't know what to give you for your birthday. If I have to ask someone else to make this bowl of noodles, it would be too insincere."
"Try it and see if you like it."
She also didn't know whether what she made would suit Xie Qingya's taste.
But I think all longevity noodles should be similar.
She used to make it for her aunt.
Xie Qingya said "I like it" without even thinking about it.
Xu Duanyi was too far away to hear anything.
"What?"
She asked people.
Xie Qingya didn't repeat himself, just said "Nothing", and then added: "I'll come and try it after I wash up."
Xu Duanyi didn't think much about it and said okay with a smile.
She still sat on the chair, waiting for Xie Qingya to come over.
So when Xie Qingya turned around, he could see Xu Duanyi's figure and the generous and bright smile she showed when she looked at him.
Xie Qingya looked at her frivolous smile and his heart skipped a beat again.
For a moment, he looked at Xu Duanyi and couldn't help but want to call her name, even though he didn't know what he meant by calling her name.
But he suddenly wanted to call her.
Xie Qingya looked at Xu Duanyi, his two thin lips slightly parted, and the word "Xu" was about to come out, but he first listened to Xu Duanyi saying to him: "Actually... the idea of longevity noodles was Ping An's."
I suddenly heard this familiar name.
Xie Qingya's mind was in a state of confusion, as if someone had poured a bucket of ice water over his head. All of a sudden, he no longer cared about love or affection, and his mind was filled with what Xu Duanyi had said earlier.
"Safety?"
He looked at Xu Duanyi with an incredible expression on his face.
He took a step and subconsciously walked towards Xu Duanyi first, his brows slightly furrowed.
He looked at Xu Duanyi and whispered, "How could he..."
Even though the following words were not said in full, the shock contained in them was clearly evident.
Xu Duanyi wanted to ease the relationship between the brothers, so he would not hide anything.
Seeing Xie Qingya standing in front of her, frowning, lowering his head, waiting for her answer, Xu Duanyi couldn't help but want to laugh.
She knew that he couldn't let go of Ping An, just like he couldn't let go of Chang Ning.
In fact, the same is true for peace.
It seems that he doesn't care about Xie Qingya's affairs at all, but in fact, he cares about him more than anyone else.
Otherwise, I wouldn't have picked her up that day.
I want to pass by this time.
The relationship between the brothers was finally able to ease.
Xu Duanyi felt relieved and let him sit down first.
Xie Qingya could no longer care about anything else at this time.
This incident was too shocking. His mind was full of trying to understand the situation and he could not pay attention to other things.
He did whatever Xu Duanyi asked him to do.
He immediately sat down opposite Xu Duanyi, but his eyes were still fixed on Xu Duanyi, waiting for her answer.
Xu Duanyi didn't let him wait too long.
She just poured him a cup of tea when Xie Qingya sat down.
This tea was what she had just taken from the kitchen this morning. It was not some expensive tea variety. Master Wang told her that it was picked by local tea farmers.
There is a large area of tea trees planted on Yutian Mountain.
Almost all the local people here know how to stir-fry tea.
This tea is not very famous, they usually just make it and drink it themselves.
Xu Duanyi had drunk a little before and thought it tasted very good, not worse than what she usually drank.
She just mentioned this to Master Wang.
I plan to go back and talk to Uncle Guo again about opening a sales line in Beijing through Tzu Chi Tang. In the future, any extra tea in Yutian can be shipped to Beijing and sold by them.
Tzu Chi Tang is not only a place that helps the people, it also has many businesses under its name.
These businesses were previously managed by her aunt and mother. Later, when her mother passed away, her aunt handed over all of her and her mother's businesses to her. This book is exclusively compiled by the LK team for you. Now, these businesses are managed by her.
She was thinking in her heart that she could go back and take another look at Yutian to see if there was anything else that could be shipped out.
Otherwise, even if the flood is over, the people here will not live very well.
The national treasury is limited and the court cannot provide continuous funding.
If they can find some ways to be self-sufficient and support themselves in the future, it won't be so tragic.
This matter.
She wanted to discuss it with Xie Qingya.
But now is not the time to talk about that.
Handing the teacup in her hand to Xie Qingya, Xu Duanyi did not urge him to eat first, because she knew that Xie Qingya would not have such an appetite now.
It's better to talk this matter over with others first.
He should be happier while eating.
"Ping An guessed my arrival in Yutian the day I came," Xu Duanyi told Xie Qingya. "He was very smart. He knew I was coming to Yutian, so he guessed you were here too."
His younger brother has been very smart since he was young.
Xie Qingya didn't find it surprising that he had guessed it.
What he cared more about was what Xu Duanyi had just said.
Xu Duanyi could naturally see what he wanted to know, so she told him everything without hiding anything: "Ping An told me that in the past, on your birthdays, your uncle and aunt would prepare a bowl of longevity noodles for you."
"Later, when I was about to leave, he mentioned this to me and asked me to prepare one for you if I had time."
Finally heard the whole thing.
But Xie Qingya looked dazed and his voice was like a muttering.
"Why ..."
Xu Duanyi looked him straight in the eye and said softly, "I have told the prince before that Ping An is the same as Chang Ning. He actually did not blame you for what happened that year... Just like the people outside, even if they knew that you were the King of Nan'an and knew about the battle that year, no one would really blame you."
Seeing that Xie Qingya's eyes were dazed and he hadn't come out of his trance for a long time, Xu Duanyi didn't disturb him and just stayed with him quietly.
The rest of my eyes were fixed on the bowl of longevity noodles.
I estimated the time and was afraid that it would be too clumsy when I got back. So I thought it was almost time, so I asked people to eat first.
Longevity noodles should be eaten as quickly as possible.
But before she could call him, Xie Qingya, who had been sitting silently, suddenly picked up the chopsticks.
He lowered his eyes and ate his longevity noodles in silence.
Seeing this, Xu Duanyi did not disturb him anymore and continued to accompany him quietly as before.
The noodles are thin noodles, and Xu Duanyi makes them by kneading the dough herself.
Kneading dough is not a difficult task.
But the meaning of longevity noodles is to ensure that the noodles are long and continuous, so that the person who eats it will have a long life. This book is exclusively compiled by the LK team. The soup is clear soup.
Served with two neatly arranged small greens, some mushrooms and eggs.
Very plain and fragrant.
The room was quiet.
After an unknown amount of time, Xie Qingya suddenly spoke up: "In the past, on our birthdays, our mother would personally cook for us and prepare a bowl of longevity noodles."
Xu Duanyi didn't expect him to speak suddenly.
She thought he would remain silent, but his words surprised her.
The eldest princess in my memory has always been pampered, graceful and elegant.
no matter when.
Her clothes and grooming were always perfect.
Even though she raised four children, the eldest princess in Xu Duanyi's memory was always adorned with jewels and gold, with a faint, pleasant fragrance on her body. Even her nails always maintained the best length and were dyed with the most beautiful nail polish, looking very young and noble.
Xu Duanyi really didn't expect this.
Such a princess actually cooks by herself.
Xu Duanyi was so shocked that he forgot to reply. When he was about to reply, Xie Qingya said first, "It's hard to imagine, right?"
Xu Duanyi nodded subconsciously.
反應過來，對面的謝清崖還低着頭，她便又換成說話：“是有些。”
謝清崖也沒看她，繼續低着頭說道：“阿母很愛美，每回阿父回來，都會給她帶漂亮的衣裳和首飾，後來阿兄長大了，也會這樣做。她總說我是個讨債鬼，眼睛上的紋路，都是跟我生氣、為我操心，長出來的。”
謝清崖說得很慢，也很亂，就像是想到什麽說什麽。
徐端宜倒是被他的話，帶回了過去。
她想到，她第一次見大長公主的情形。
在還沒看見大長公主的時候，她的心裏其實挺害怕的，雖然母親從前總跟她說，大長公主是個很好的人，但她心裏對這樣身份的人，還是有些懼怕的。
直到她被人帶着走進王府。
看到大長公主拿着根樹枝，追着謝清崖到處跑，嘴裏還大聲喊着“謝清崖，你給我站住！”
徐端宜想起這些，忽然彎起唇角，眼睛也跟着彎了起來。
察覺到謝清崖望過來的視線，徐端宜這才回過神，不知道他是什麽時候擡起頭的，徐端宜與人解釋：“我想起我第一次去王府，謝伯母追着你跑的時候了。”
謝清崖聽到這話。
顯然也想起了這段記憶。
他亦扯了下唇，接話道：“那次我覺得丢人，故意沒去吃晚飯。”
徐端宜下意識，順着他的話問道：“然後呢？”
謝清崖挑眉：“然後當然毫無意外的，我餓肚子了，我家阿母最大，她不讓別人給我送吃的，阿父他們也沒辦法。”
“我後來餓得實在沒辦法，就偷偷跑去廚房找吃的，本以為做得神不知鬼不覺，沒想到第二天阿母在飯桌上故意說，昨晚廚房進賊了，我看他們那個樣子，就知道他們都知道我昨晚跑廚房的事了。”
“我當時覺得沒面子，又丢下筷子跑了。”
徐端宜實在沒忍住，笑出了聲。
笑完之後，又覺得自己這樣不好，她忙垂下眼簾，掩飾性的拿着帕子抵着嘴唇輕咳一聲。
謝清崖瞥她：“想笑就笑吧。”
他一副擺爛模樣：“我小時候，諸如此類的笑話，數不勝數，最初還會不好意思，後來次數多了，我便也習慣了。”
“再後來，就算阿母當着我面說，我也能繼續面不改色吃東西了。”
他說完，想到什麽，神情又忽然一寂，眼裏的那點笑意，也減退了不少。
不過謝清崖，并未讓徐端宜瞧見。
他又低頭吃了幾筷子面，待把面條全都吃完，他又把湯和菜也全都吃完了，這才看着徐端宜問道：“你呢，徐嬸她，是個怎樣的人？”
他們的父輩是結拜兄弟。
徐端宜從前以“伯母”稱呼謝清崖的母親，謝清崖則以“叔嬸”稱呼徐端宜的父母。
不過徐端宜的母親離開得早，謝清崖也就很小的時候才見過她，但那也是三歲前的事了，他早就沒有這個記憶了。
忽然聽謝清崖詢問起自己的母親，徐端宜愣了片刻，方才回過神。
她沉默地放下了手裏的帕子，抵于膝蓋上。
過了一會，她才垂着眼睛，輕聲與人說道：“我阿爹，性子有些急躁，年輕的時候總容易跟人紅臉生氣，但他從未跟我阿娘紅過臉。”
“每回有個什麽事，只要阿娘跟他說，他便是再大的脾氣，都能立刻消下去。”
“所以平時阿爹賬下的那些兄弟，都知道，找我阿娘比找我阿爹管用。”
“我的阿娘，她很溫柔，脾氣也很好，是所有人都覺得好脾氣的那種，可她不會一味只做老好人，涉及到底線的事情，阿娘從來不會做，也不會讓阿爹去做。”
“她身子不太好，一直都要服藥。”
“可她的性格，卻并不軟弱，我記得有一年，阿爹去打仗，有敵軍偷偷溜進了城裏，阿娘那麽弱小的一個人，卻不肯先帶着我逃走，而是留在府中。我還記得那天，阿娘手裏一直握着一把劍……她平日只拿書和針線，那天卻一直握着把劍，擋在我的面前。”
“我還記得，那時她跟我說，我的父親是英雄，他的妻女也不能做臨陣脫逃的狗熊，城中百姓尚在，我們豈能偷生？若我們就這樣棄城逃跑，日後我們還有何臉面，面對城中的百姓？日後又有何人，還會信服我們？”
徐端宜說着說着，便揚眉笑了起來。
那是一種很明豔的笑容，帶着無畏和從容不迫。
她這些年，對她阿娘最多的印象，幾乎都是她離世時的模樣。
可此刻，被謝清崖詢問，她的阿娘是個怎樣的人，徐端宜才發現，她對她阿娘的記憶，遠不止于此。
她的阿娘，很好，很好。
她會牽着她走路，會抱着她哄她睡覺，會給她唱童謠，還會握着她的手，一筆一劃教她寫字。
即便她已經離開了人世，但她依舊會銘記她。
就跟她的阿爹一樣。
他們這一生，都不會忘記她。
徐端宜看着謝清崖，與他四目相對，忽然明白過來，他為什麽會突然問她這個。
就像她銘記着她的母親。
他也一樣。
他的阿父、阿母、大兄……他對他們的懷念，不會比其他人少。
唯一與她不同的是——
他的銘記，除了懷念之外，還有深深的自責和愧疚。
徐端宜其實并不意外他會如此。
設身處地，假如她是謝清崖，她也會與他一樣。
可明知自己會如此，她卻還是不忍見他，長久經年陷于這樣的自責和痛苦之中。
“謝清崖……”
她輕聲喊他的名字。
她看着他，還不知道該怎麽勸人的時候，謝清崖卻先笑着打斷了她的話：“徐端宜，多謝你。”
他這樣的反應，令徐端宜有些吃驚。
還未等她反應過來，徐端宜便又聽他說道：“我知道該怎麽做了。”
“若他們在天有靈，肯定不希望，我一直這樣。”他看着徐端宜，一字一句說道，“我是該走出來了。”
只是他跟平安的關系，好處理。
可跟徐端宜的關系，他卻還是想不好該怎麽辦……
他們……
“主子！”
時雨的聲音，從外面傳來。
謝清崖一聽到她的聲音，游離的思緒，便又重新回來了。
他收回視線，同徐端宜說道：“我先去做事。”
未等徐端宜開口，他便又重新擡起眼簾，看着她說了一句：“……中午，我會早些回來的。” 本書由LK團隊為您獨家整理 徐端宜聽他這麽說，自是笑着說“好”。
眼見謝清崖起身，她也跟着站了起來，正準備送人出去的時候，卻被謝清崖婉拒了。
謝清崖看着她說：“別出來了，你今日起那麽早，再睡會吧。”說着，他的視線落在徐端宜的臉上，還輕輕蹙了下眉。
徐端宜其實不困。
她昨夜睡得還算不錯，何況今日要做的事，也還有不少。
但聽着謝清崖關切的語氣，她也不想人擔心，便笑着同他說了聲“好”。
謝清崖便也沒再多說什麽。
只把桌上的東西收拾了下，自己拿出去了。
目送謝清崖離開。
徐端宜直到看不見謝清崖的身影後，這才收回視線，與時雨交待道：“你先去一趟據點，把郭叔請過來，就說我有事要與他說。出去的時候，再喊聲王師爺，我有事要問他。”
她打算先問下王師爺。
玉田這邊除了這款茶，還有什麽東西。
好等郭叔來的時候，與他說下生意的事。
再與郭叔說下，她晚些時日回京城的事。
時雨知道她的打算。
沒有立刻去喊人，而是難得遲疑地問徐端宜：“主子，您真要留下嗎？”
徐端宜已經重新回到座位了，正端起茶盞，聞言，她問時雨：“你想回去了？”
時雨一聽這話，立刻撥浪鼓似的搖起頭。
“奴婢自然無所謂在哪，您在哪，奴婢就在哪，奴婢就是覺得，王爺有句話說得不錯，這裏現在又亂又危險，您留在這，奴婢怕您出事。”
說到“出事”兩字的時候，時雨更是忍不住，緊皺起眉。
徐端宜沉默片刻，方才握着手中的茶盞，同人說道：“便是因為如今這裏危險，我才更加不能這樣立刻離開，我從前在後頭指揮坐鎮，總覺得自己已經做得夠好了，來了這裏，我才知道，我做得還遠遠不夠。”
她的确想多做一些事。
但不可否認，徐端宜的心中，還有一半，是為了謝清崖留下來的。
他處于這樣的危險之中，她又如何能獨自回去？
“時雨，你要是……”
徐端宜這番話還沒說完，就聽時雨第一次着急又生氣地打斷了她的話：“主子，您想什麽呢？奴婢是絕對不可能抛下您離開的！”
她的腮幫子都氣得鼓了起來。
未等徐端宜說話，她便又丢下一句：“我現在就去找郭叔！”說罷，她便先跑了出去。
徐端宜看着她離開的身影，無奈地搖了搖頭。
手裏的茶，到底是沒再喝下去。
她起身踱步走到窗前。
她知道這事不容易。
Uncle Guo would not easily agree to her request, let alone Xie Qingya...
And my aunt.
If her aunt knew that she came to Yutian and even wanted to stay here... Xu Duanyi didn't know what her aunt would think?
But worry is inevitable.
My heart feels heavy.
Xu Duanyi has been accustomed to taking three steps at a time since she was a child. She never does anything without a plan or outside of a plan, but every time she meets Xie Qingya, it seems that she can no longer care about anything.
She knew very well that no matter what she would face in the future, at this moment, her heart was as solid as a rock and could not be shaken.
No matter what others say, she will stay here and wait until all the dangers are over before leaving here with Xie Qingya.
Xu Duanyi held onto the windowsill and looked out the window.
She took a deep breath and let it out slowly. By the time Master Wang came over, her mood had almost calmed down.
…
And at this time in the palace.
Her aunt, Empress Dowager Zhaoyu, had indeed learned of her presence in Yutian.