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 wanted 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 matters.
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.
When she realized what was happening, Xie Qingya on the other side was still looking down, so she changed her tone and said, "Yes, there are some."
Xie Qingya didn't look at her either. He lowered his head and continued, "My mother loves beauty very much. Every time my father comes back, he will bring her beautiful clothes and jewelry. Later, when my brother grew up, he did the same. She always said that I was a debt collector. The wrinkles on my eyes were caused by her anger with me and worrying about me."
Xie Qingya spoke slowly and disorganizedly, as if he just said whatever came to his mind.
Xu Duanyi was brought back to the past by his words.
She thought of the first time she met the Grand Princess.
Before she saw the Grand Princess, she was actually quite scared. Although her mother always told her that the Grand Princess was a very good person, she was still a little afraid of people of such status.
Until she was taken into the palace.
The Grand Princess was seen holding a branch and chasing Xie Qingya everywhere, shouting "Xie Qingya, stop right there!"
When Xu Duanyi thought of this, the corners of his lips suddenly curled up, and his eyes also curled up.
Xu Duanyi came back to his senses when he noticed Xie Qingya's gaze. He didn't know when he raised his head. Xu Duanyi explained, "I remember the first time I went to the palace and Aunt Xie chased after you."
Xie Qingya heard this.
Apparently, this memory came to mind.
He also pulled his lower lip and continued, "I felt embarrassed that time and deliberately didn't go to dinner."
Xu Duanyi subconsciously followed his words and asked, "And then?"
Xie Qingya raised his eyebrows: "Of course it was no surprise. I was hungry. My mother is the boss and she wouldn't let anyone bring me food. My father and the others couldn't do anything either."
"I was so hungry that I secretly went to the kitchen to find something to eat. I thought I had done it without anyone noticing, but the next day my mother deliberately said at the dinner table that there was a thief in the kitchen last night. From the way they looked, I knew they all knew that I had been in the kitchen last night."
"I felt so embarrassed that I dropped my chopsticks and ran away."
Xu Duanyi really couldn't help but laughed out loud.
After laughing, she felt that she was being inappropriate, so she quickly lowered her eyelids, put a handkerchief to her lips and coughed lightly to cover up her mistake.
Xie Qingya glanced at her and said, "Laugh if you want to."
He said in a frivolous manner: "When I was a kid, I heard so many jokes like this. I was embarrassed at first, but after so many times, I got used to it."
"After that, even if my mother said it to my face, I could continue to eat without changing my expression."
After he finished speaking, he thought of something and his expression suddenly became silent again, and the smile in his eyes faded a lot.
However, Xie Qingya did not let Xu Duanyi see it.
He lowered his head and ate a few more chopsticks of noodles. After he finished all the noodles, he also finished all the soup and vegetables. Then he looked at Xu Duanyi and asked, "What about you, Aunt Xu, what kind of person is she?"
Their fathers were sworn brothers.
Xu Duanyi used to call Xie Qingya's mother "Aunt", and Xie Qingya called Xu Duanyi's parents "Aunt".
However, Xu Duanyi's mother passed away early, and Xie Qingya only met her when he was very young. But that was before he was three years old, and he had no memory of it.
Suddenly hearing Xie Qingya asking about his mother, Xu Duanyi was stunned for a moment before coming to his senses.
She silently put down the handkerchief in her hand and placed it on her knees.
After a while, she lowered her eyes and whispered, "My father has a quick temper. When he was young, he would get angry with others easily. But he never got angry with my mother."
"Whenever there is something, as long as my mother tells him, no matter how angry he is, he will calm down immediately."
"So all the brothers under my father's command know that it is more effective to ask my mother for help than to ask my father for help."
"My mother is very gentle and has a good temper. Everyone thinks she has a good temper, but she is not always a good person. She will never do anything that involves her bottom line, nor will she let my father do it."
"She is not in good health and has to take medicine all the time."
"But her character is not weak. I remember one year, my father went to war and the enemy sneaked into the city. My mother was so weak, but she refused to take me away first and stayed in the mansion. I also remember that day, my mother was holding a sword in her hand... She usually only held books and needlework, but that day she was holding a sword and blocking me."
"I still remember that she told me that my father was a hero, and his wife and daughter couldn't be like a coward who ran away from the battlefield. The people in the city are still here, how can we escape? If we abandon the city and run away, how can we face the people in the city in the future? Who will believe us in the future?"
As Xu Duanyi spoke, he raised his eyebrows and smiled.
It was a bright smile, fearless and unhurried.
Over the years, her most common impression of her mother was almost always her appearance when she died.
But at this moment, when Xie Qingya asked her what kind of person her mother was, Xu Duanyi realized that her memory of her mother was much more than that.
Her mother is very good, very good.
She would hold her while she walked, hold her and soothe her to sleep, sing nursery rhymes to her, and hold her hand while teaching her to write, stroke by stroke.
Even though she has passed away, she will still remember her.
Just like her father.
They will never forget her in their lifetime.
Xu Duanyi looked at Xie Qingya, and when they met each other's eyes, she suddenly understood why he suddenly asked her this.
Just like she remembers her mother.
So does he.
His father, mother, elder brother...he misses them no less than anyone else.
The only difference from her is——
In addition to remembrance, his inscription also contains deep remorse and guilt.
Xu Duanyi was actually not surprised that he did this.
If she were Xie Qingya, she would do the same as him.
But even though she knew this would happen, she still couldn't bear to see him, and was trapped in such self-blame and pain for many years.
"Xie Qingya..."
She whispered his name.
She looked at him, not knowing how to persuade him, but Xie Qingya interrupted her with a smile: "Xu Duanyi, thank you so much."
His reaction surprised Xu Duanyi.
Before she could react, Xu Duanyi heard him say, "I know what to do."
"If they are still alive, they definitely don't want me to stay like this." He looked at Xu Duanyi and said word by word, "It's time for me to move on."
It’s just that his relationship with Ping An is easy to handle.
But he still couldn't figure out what to do about his relationship with Xu Duanyi...
them……
"master!"
Shigure's voice came from outside.
As soon as Xie Qingya heard her voice, his wandering thoughts came back to life.
He retracted his gaze and said to Xu Duanyi, "I'll go do my work first."
Before Xu Duanyi could speak, he raised the curtains again, looked at her and said, "...I'll be back early at noon." This book is exclusively compiled for you by the LK team. When Xu Duanyi heard him say this, she smiled and said "Okay".
Seeing Xie Qingya standing up, she also stood up. When she was about to see him off, Xie Qingya politely declined.
Xie Qingya looked at her and said, "Don't come out. You got up so early today. Go to sleep a little longer." As he spoke, his eyes fell on Xu Duanyi's face and he frowned slightly.
Xu Duanyi was not actually sleepy.
She slept quite well last night, and she still had a lot to do today.
But hearing Xie Qingya's concerned tone, she didn't want to worry anyone, so she smiled and said "OK" to him.
Xie Qingya didn't say anything more.
He just tidied up the things on the table and took them out.
Watched Xie Qingya leave.
Xu Duanyi didn't look away until Xie Qingya was out of sight. He then told Shi Yu, "Go to the base first and ask Uncle Guo to come over. Tell him I have something to say to him. When you leave, call Master Wang again. I have something to ask him."
She planned to ask Master Wang first.
Besides this tea, what else does Yutian have?
I'll wait for Uncle Guo to come and talk to him about the business.
Then tell Uncle Guo that she will be returning to the capital later.
Shi Yu knew her plan.
Instead of calling for help immediately, he asked Xu Duanyi hesitantly, "Master, do you really want to stay?"
Xu Duanyi had returned to her seat and was holding up her teacup. Upon hearing this, she asked Shi Yu, "Do you want to go back?"
When Shi Yu heard this, he immediately shook his head like a wave drum.
"It doesn't matter where I am. I will be wherever you are. I just think that what the prince said is right. It's chaotic and dangerous here. If you stay here, I'm afraid something will happen to you."
When he mentioned the word "accident", Shi Yu couldn't help but frowned.
Xu Duanyi was silent for a moment, then he held the teacup in his hand and said to his friend, "It is because it is dangerous here that I cannot leave immediately. I used to command and command from the back, and I always thought I had done well enough. After coming here, I realized that I still have not done enough."
She really wanted to do more.
But it is undeniable that half of Xu Duanyi's heart stayed for Xie Qingya.
How could she go back alone when he was in such danger?
"Shigure, if you..."
Before Xu Duanyi could finish her words, Shi Yu interrupted her anxiously and angrily for the first time: "Master, what are you thinking? I will never leave you!"
Her cheeks puffed up with anger.
Before Xu Duanyi could say anything, she said, "I'll go find Uncle Guo now!" Then she ran out.
Xu Duanyi watched her leaving and shook his head helplessly.
I didn't drink the tea in my hand after all.
She stood up and walked to the window.
She knew it wasn't easy.
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.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
