Chapter 79
These two things are certainly not unfamiliar to Xu Duanyi.
One was a handkerchief she had used for a long time.
The black orchid on top was embroidered by her herself.
Another thing...
It was the amulet she gave to Xie Qingya several years ago.
This purple bamboo-patterned amulet was obtained by Xie Qingya from the White Pagoda Temple when she went on her first expedition.
Swords and knives are merciless on the battlefield, and she was always worried that something might happen to him.
I heard that the amulets from the White Pagoda Temple are particularly effective.
She prayed for a long time in front of the Buddha and donated a lot of incense before the abbot of the White Pagoda Temple gave her such a talisman to protect her safety.
But why did Xu Duanyi recognize this amulet at the first moment?
This is because the amulet she asked for at the beginning, in addition to having the same pattern and style as this one, had another extremely important reason.
At that time, she came out of the White Pagoda Temple.
I heard from pilgrims visiting the temple that if one wants the amulet to be effective, the person seeking it can embroider the name of the person they want to be blessed on it.
In this way, the Buddha will know whom he will protect.
Therefore, when she returned that day, Xu Duanyi secretly used needle and thread to embroider Xie Qingya's name on it.
Years passed.
The amulet is old and dirty.
The name she had embroidered underneath was actually a little blurry.
But Xu Duanyi recognized it at first sight.
She half-knelt on the ground with a dazed look on her face.
The clothes in her arms had been scattered all over the floor without her noticing, but she didn't notice. She was holding these two things, and her thoughts had drifted away to who knows where.
Until Mei Xuezheng, who was outside the door, had not heard anything inside, and called her: "Your Highness? Are you okay?"
Only then did Xu Duanyi collect his thoughts.
"not..."
As she opened her mouth, she realized that her throat had become hoarse and she couldn't make a sound. She coughed lightly and managed to find her voice again: "...It's okay."
As she spoke, she hurriedly put the two things away.
He picked up the pile of clothes on the ground and patted the dust off them. Xu Duanyi tried his best to suppress the shock in his heart and said to Mei Xuezheng, "Wait for me."
Then she took her clothes and went to the bed to tidy them up.
The brain is still a little confused because it just saw these two things.
The hands didn't stop moving.
Xu Duanyi also took all his clothes and personal belongings with him.
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Xu Duanyi packed it up and carried it out.
After Mei Xuezheng saw it, he was ready to take it: "Let me take it."
But Xu Duanyi avoided it.
Mei Xuezheng looked puzzled.
When he thought of something, he widened his eyes again.
"Your Highness, you..." Before Xu Duanyi could say anything, his face changed. Without thinking, he immediately said, "No, this is absolutely not possible!"
"Yutian is already in danger now. If I leave you here, I won't know how to explain this to... Prince Nan'an."
"How could I watch you go there?"
"Even if I agree, the King of Nan'an will never let you in!"
Mei Xuezheng's face was filled with anxiety, but it was not just a pretense.
Although he was happy that someone could treat Qingya like this, it was precisely because she was the one Qingya liked that he could not let her go.
If something really happened.
Not to mention that he couldn't explain to Qingya, Marquis Wu'an and the Queen Mother... would definitely not let them go.
Mei Xuezheng had a look on his face that showed he was begging for help, hoping that this ancestor in front of him would stop messing around.
“Your Highness…”
He opened his mouth again to persuade others.
Xu Duanyi interrupted him before he finished speaking: "Master Mei, I know that what I did has caused you trouble."
"but--"
There is noticeable weight in the sleeves.
In fact, they are not that heavy. Both things are light and have no weight. But to Xu Duanyi, they seem particularly heavy.
This weight also weighed on her heart.
But this did not make her feel depressed.
Instead, it made her feel more relaxed and happy than ever before.
No one knows what she was thinking when she saw those two things.
It turns out that it was never her sole wish.
...It turns out that he also has her in his heart.
If she wasn't facing Mei Xuezheng at this moment, Xu Duanyi thought, she would have cried.
But at this moment, the time and place are wrong.
The person you are facing is also wrong.
She could only suppress her turbulent emotions for the time being, and said to Mei Xuezheng as calmly as possible: "I must see him with my own eyes before I can feel at ease."
Mei Xuezheng looked at him with a complicated expression and said in a difficult tone: "But have you ever thought about this? If he really gets the plague and there is no medicine to cure him, then you..."
"Then I'll stay with him."
Xu Duanyi said without hesitation.
She was carrying a huge bag in her hands, but the expression on her face was brighter than the sun outside.
"If the Lord has pity on me, nothing will happen to him or her."
"If God has no mercy, then I will accompany him..." Xu Duanyi raised the corners of his lips, fearlessly, "If he lives, I live, if he dies, I die."
This moment.
She suddenly understood why her mother would rather die than run away with her.
She seemed to have become the mother who held the sword and defended to the death.
Death is not scary.
Death is never scary.
She is willing to give everything for the person who asks for her help.
Xu Duanyi had never been so determined before, she did not hesitate at all.
She had too many ties with Xie Qingya.
Even if you have feelings for each other, you cannot completely ignore other things.
On the contrary, only at such moments could she follow him and choose him so firmly.
She is not afraid of death.
My aunt and my father each have their own ties.
Even if she really died, they could move on with their lives after they were sad.
She had no concerns.
"Master Mei."
Xu Duanyi looked at Mei Xuezheng.
She could see the astonishment on Mei Xuezheng's face, but she had no time to say anything more to him.
The more you know each other, the more you talk.
She had talked to him enough today.
"You can't stop me."
Xu Duanyi looked at Mei Xuezheng. Unlike her gentle voice, her tone was irreversibly firm: "You can choose not to take me, but I can always find the place I want to go."
That was all she had to say.
Mei Xuezheng lowered his head helplessly when she looked at him.
The shock in his heart was still there. He had never felt such a strong love in his life. Life and death together was something that only appeared in storybooks. If he had not seen it with his own eyes, he would never have believed it.
"...Come on, I'll take you there."
Mei Xuezheng finally compromised.
He knew that he could not change this person's decision no matter what.
Besides, he also has his own selfish motives...
If Qingya really can't get over this difficulty, he hopes that he can have his beloved by his side during the last period of his life.
He has suffered for too long.
While walking outside with Xu Duanyi, Mei Xuezheng couldn't help but glance to the side.
He didn't know how.
Suddenly I remembered the scene many years ago when Qingya first told him that he had a crush on someone.
No matter how he asked, Qingya refused to reveal a single thing.
Asking too many questions makes him angry.
Only when asked about his personality did he say a little more.
"She looks weak, as if anyone can bully her. She has a good temper and never complains when she is bullied. Sometimes I get angry just by looking at her. But after getting to know her, I know that she is actually quite stubborn."
"When did I fall in love with her?"
This book is exclusively compiled by the LK team for you. "It was probably when she fell off the horse while learning to ride, and the first thing she did was smile at me, tell me it was okay, and then pat her clothes and continue to learn with gritted teeth."
"When I saw her sitting on the horse, I knew that my life was doomed."
…
A quarter of an hour later.
Xu Duanyi got on the carriage.
Xie Qingya was now placed in an abandoned house in the city.
At this time, they were on their way to the abandoned house.
Xu Duanyi did not ride in his own carriage, but used the government office's carriage.
The one that the wife of the county magistrate used to use was not big, but it was clean.
Master Wang prepared it for her.
Knowing that Xu Duanyi was going, Wang Fuxin naturally tried his best to stop her.
But Xu Duanyi had already made up her mind to leave, so she naturally wouldn't listen to him. Wang Fuxin had no choice but to prepare some more dry grains and food for her, as well as some clean bedding and pillows, and asked her to take them with her.
After all, it's not very convenient to live outside.
Although there are people looking after me and delivering three meals a day, how can it be comfortable to stay here?
As we passed by, we found that there were not many people working in the city today. Qiao Bingyuan was leading people to check everywhere to see if there were any "fish that slipped through the net".
Xu Duanyi looked at the scene outside the car window and asked Mei Xuezheng outside the carriage: "Do they know everything?"
Mei Xuezheng knew what she was asking and didn't hide it from her.
He hummed softly, "I wanted to keep it a secret, but Qingya said that the unknown would only cause greater panic. Instead of keeping it a secret, it's better to make it public."
"If there is something wrong, it should be treated and investigated. It is better than keeping it secret and causing a bigger disaster."
Xu Duanyi nodded.
She had the same idea as Xie Qingya.
Rather than hiding it from everyone and letting them guess among themselves and end up being scared, it is better to tell them the whole story.
At times like this, we all need to unite and overcome the current situation.
Xu Duanyi was still looking out the car window.
At this time in the city.
In addition to Qiao Bingyuan, the old man that Xu Duanyi met yesterday was also there.
He was on crutches.
He was so thin and frail that he looked like he would be blown down by a strong wind.
But he kept his back straight, without even a slight shake.
He did not notice Xu Duanyi's carriage and was talking to everyone, "Our homeland is in danger right now, and now something like this has happened. I know everyone is afraid. Everyone is afraid, and I am afraid too, but we can't be so selfish."
"This time the court has not given up on us."
"Everyone who was supposed to come was present, and we never ran short of the supplies that were supposed to be given."
"Not to mention Master Wang, Master Qiao, Master Mei, Master Li, and other masters from the capital are also trying their best to protect us. And the Prince of Nan'an and the Princess, they didn't have to come to a place like this to suffer, especially the little prince..."
When talking about Xie Qingya, the old man's voice was visibly choked with sobs.
He paused.
Then he continued, "He didn't care about his own safety and put himself in such a dangerous situation. Now he ran out of the city. I'm afraid he will really affect us."
"You can't be so heartless."
"The only thing we can do now is not to cause trouble to others. If we are sick, we should get treatment. We should not always think that others will harm us. If they really want to harm us, why would they be so nice to us?"
"Take today's incident for example. The young prince could have just ordered us to take the mother and son away. With his status, why would he have to do this himself?"
"He's doing this for our own good!"
"He didn't want anything to happen to us, so he took on this kind of thing himself."
"If we still don't obey, we will be so sorry for all the sacrifices the little prince has made for us!"
The old man spoke with tears in his eyes.
The rest of the people also had red eyes.
Even Qiao Bingyuan raised his hand to wipe away his tears.
The old man continued, "Just now, Chief Clerk Qiao told me that the Princess has sent people to the capital to find a doctor. We have survived the most difficult days, so what are we afraid of now?"
"As long as we work together, we can get through this!"
"Mr. Chu is right!"
"As long as we work together, we can get through this!"
…
There was this kind of noise outside for a while.
Xu Duanyi's eyes welled up as he watched this scene, but he felt obviously relieved in his heart.
Now we are afraid that everyone will keep it a secret and a minor illness will turn into a major one. But as long as we work together, we can get through any difficult situation!
She believed that God would not treat them so harshly.
Although she has not experienced any epidemic.
But when Bixi was studying with Dr. Sun, she had nothing to do and read some of the medical books and ancient records that she was reading.
Historically, records of epidemics have not been very good.
However, most epidemics are caused by natural disasters, poor sanitation, or eating something that should not be eaten, which leads to human infection and causes epidemics.
But today in Yutian, there is no shortage of food and drink.
As for the issue of hygiene, it was given special attention from the very beginning, and people were spreading powder and cleaning the city almost every day.
Xu Duanyi felt that the child might not be infected with the plague.
But now, all we can do is wait.
Let’s see what will happen to the mother and son after this period of time, and what will happen to Xie Qingya...
I think of Xie Qingya.
Xu Duanyi unconsciously pinched his sleeve gently with his hand.
"Lord Mei."
She pinched the sleeve, feeling what was inside, and when Mei Xuezheng looked over, she continued to talk to him: "I have already told Shi Yu to go to the capital. Someone will send medicinal materials and doctors later. You still need to deal with these."
"And the few civilians who are being cared for are the ones who need to be comforted the most right now."
"You must take good care of the rest of the people and the mother and child."
When talking about the mother and son, Xu Duanyi paused for a moment before continuing: "Even though the mother and son were guilty of concealing the truth, they were doing it to protect themselves. At a time like this, the most important thing is to work together to get through it, and not waste extra time venting anger and blaming others."
"…If he knew, he would definitely not agree."
After Xu Duanyi finished speaking, she waited for a long time for Mei Xuezheng to reply. She looked up and saw Mei Xuezheng looking at her.
Her expression remained unchanged, and she asked Mei Xuezheng in a normal tone, "What's wrong?"
Mei Xuezheng finally came to his senses. He quickly looked away and said "I'm sorry" to her. Then he explained the reason to her: "What you said was also told to us by Prince Nan'an when he left."
"Really?"
Xu Duanyi was not surprised.
Mei Xuezheng could even catch a glimpse of pride in her eyes through the remaining light.
After that, the two of them walked in silence.
The abandoned house where Xie Qingya was relocated was not in the city center.
But it was somewhere near the outskirts of the city, a bit far away, and that was also his own idea.
As for the rest of the people, they were also divided and arranged in other empty houses, while the mother and son were arranged in one place.
The rooms were separate, so they didn't really live together.
The child is still young.
Living separately is to avoid the spread of diseases.
But in one place, it was for them to feel at ease with each other.
Otherwise, no one knows what will happen to such a young child living alone.
Xie Qingya had told the mother about this when he sent the person over.
If she didn't want anything to happen to her child, she should listen to their arrangements carefully. Otherwise, if something really happened, even the gods couldn't save them.
Although the mother was ignorant, she truly loved her child.
Her husband died in a previous flood, and now she is the sole breadwinner of the family.
I kept it a secret before because I was afraid that my only relative would leave me.
But seeing that the matter had become so serious and Xie Qingya explained it to her with emotion and reason, she naturally did not fail to recognize the good. Before Xie Qingya left, she kept kowtowing to him, obviously knowing that she had caused a big trouble.
After the carriage left the city center.
The surrounding environment becomes increasingly quiet.
It was not until the carriage was about to arrive at a place that Xu Duanyi heard a series of noises coming from outside again. It was someone making a noise.
Mei Xuezheng's voice also rang out from outside the carriage at this time: "We're here."
Xu Duanyi remained silent.
She lifted the curtain and looked outside, and sure enough, she saw Lingji and Li Wengao.
At this moment, Lingji's face was flushed as he argued with Li Wengao.
On the contrary, Li Wengao, who used to be eloquent and could outwit a dozen people in the court, now remained silent and allowed himself to be scolded.
"——Ringgit."
Xu Duanyi called out for help.
Lingji's eyes were still red as he cursed at Li Wengao.
Although the prince said that it was his own will and told him not to blame others, Lingji was still angry.
Why do so many people want their prince to do that?
Patrolling the city to see if there was any problem. This matter was originally Li Wengao's business. If he had investigated more carefully, this would not have happened today!
The more Lingji thought about it, the more angry he became, and he wished he could kill Li Wengao.
But he had sworn an oath in front of the prince and dared not go against his will, so he could only endure the insults and curses all the way.
Suddenly, Lingji heard the princess' voice coming from the front. At first, he thought he had misheard, until he looked in the direction of the sound and saw the princess' figure appear in the carriage.
Lingji's eyes widened immediately.
After a moment of realization and reaction, he no longer cared to insult Li Wengao, and Lingji ran over immediately.
"Princess, why are you here?"
Having said that, he immediately looked at Mei Xuezheng, asking with his eyes what was going on.
Mei Xuezheng threw up his hands helplessly, indicating that there was nothing he could do.
Lingji was extremely anxious, and when he saw a large pile of things in the carriage, including bedding and pillows, he realized that the princess already knew about the prince's affairs.
For a moment, he wanted to cry again.
Finally, she tried to hold back her tears and choked up to comfort people: "Princess, don't worry, the prince is fine, I will come to see him often during this period." This book is exclusively compiled by the LK team for you. "Yutian is in danger now, you should go back to the capital as soon as possible. If the prince knew you were here, he would definitely be worried."
Xu Duanyi didn't respond to him.
Instead, she looked past him and glanced at Li Wengao, who quickened his pace towards her after seeing her.
Li Wengao, who used to be very excited every time he saw her, now had only respect and self-blame on his face.
When he walked to the front of the carriage, he wanted to kneel down to Xu Duanyi.
Before anyone knelt down, Xu Duanyi spoke up to stop them, saying, "Master Li, I've told you that a gentleman can only kneel before Heaven, Earth, the Emperor, and his teacher."
Li Wengao's knees were bent a little.
Hearing Xu Duanyi's words, he couldn't help but pause, but didn't get up. He kept this uncomfortable posture and said to Xu Duanyi with red eyes: "...I am guilty and I am too ashamed to face Your Highness."
"I have heard about this."
Xu Duanyi's expression at this moment was actually the best among these men.
She showed no resentment, nor did she blame anyone.
She still looked at Li Wengao calmly and said, "Lord Mei has also told me."
"You wanted to go by yourself earlier, but the prince stopped you. So you don't need to apologize to me. This outcome was the prince's own choice and has nothing to do with you."
Li Wengao was told that by her.
I couldn't help but think of what happened an hour ago.
That's where he and King Nan'an went at the time.
The yamen runners around were hesitant and did not dare to go over, for fear that the mother and son were really infected with the disease and would infect them.
He was worried too.
But after all, he was in charge of the matter.
He was to blame for causing such a thing, so even though he was afraid at the time, he still did not hesitate and prepared to go.
——Until it was stopped by a hand.
Li Wengao can still remember the shock he felt when he saw this scene.
Although these days.
His impression of the King of Nannan had indeed changed a lot.
But he never thought that he would stand up in such a critical moment.
Keep him behind you.
Thinking of the man who walked towards him without hesitation, Li Wengao couldn't help but feel hatred and regret in his heart.
He lowered his eyes, his voice hoarse, and continued to blame himself: "If I had checked more carefully, this wouldn't have happened..."
"No one is without fault, and even the ancient sages are not without faults."
"Lord Li——"
Xu Duanyi was still sitting upright in the carriage, looking at Li Wengao outside who lowered his head because of self-blame. The man who used to be as tall and straight as a bamboo now really had his waist broken by self-blame.
"There are many more things to come."
"If you feel guilty, then you should cheer up. Now the prince and I can't take care of these things. It's all up to you."
After hearing this, Li Wengao immediately perked up and assured Xu Duanyi: "I know, I will never let this happen again!"
Xu Duanyi nodded.
Seeing that Li Wengao had almost recovered, she stopped talking to him and looked at Lingji: "And you."
"What did the prince say to you? Have you forgotten it?"
"Don't talk to Lord Li like this again in the future."
"princess--"
Lingji is still unwilling to give in.
But he was used to listening to his master, and now that the prince was away, the princess was his master.
Although he was unwilling, Lingji lowered his head when the princess looked at him like this, and whispered: "...I understand."
Xu Duanyi slowed down his voice and reminded him again: "You must protect yourself outside during this period. The prince and I still rely on you."
Lingji instinctively wanted to nod.
But thinking back on what the princess said, he felt that something was wrong.
When Lingji looked up and was about to ask, Li Wengao on the other side sensed that something was wrong with the sentence and asked with a frown, "Your Highness, what did you mean by what you said just now? You and the prince? You..."
He looked at Xu Duanyi, carefully observing her facial expression, and asked with a worried look on his face, "What's wrong with you?"
This is the first time that Lingji has been so smart.
He looked at Xu Duanyi with wide eyes: "Princess, you..." Just like Mei Xuezheng's initial reaction, his head was almost shaking like a rattle. Without thinking, he said, "No, no, this is too dangerous, and the prince will not agree."
Li Wengao reacted and also widened his eyes.
He also followed suit and gave advice.
But how could Xu Duanyi's decision be defeated by a few words? She was already here, and she was about to meet Xie Qingya.
"Whether he agrees or not, I will go." She said, looking at the house in front of her.
This time, there was only determination in her eyes, without any hesitation.
After saying this, before they could persuade him again, Xu Duanyi continued, "I must go. If you want to help me, then move these things over for me. If you don't want to help me, I will move them myself."
As she spoke, she bent down, held onto the edge of the carriage, and stepped out of it without letting them help her.
Without waiting for them to say anything, she took things out herself.
A hand reaches out from behind.
Mei Xuezheng took the thing from her.
"Master Mei!"
"Brother Mei!"
Ling Ji and Li Wengao looked at Mei Xuezheng and shouted at the same time, obviously not expecting that not only did he not help to dissuade them, but he actually took the initiative to help others get things.
Mei Xuezheng didn't look at them. He just took a lot of things from inside and didn't let Xu Duanyi take over.
She said, "I tried it, but it didn't work. If you have the confidence to convince her, I will put the things back now."
They both fell silent.
Seeing the driver starting to help move things, Xu Duanyi was already carrying a bundle and walking towards the house.
The two of them gritted their teeth and finally had no choice but to step forward and help carry the things.
Wait until the things are moved to the front of the house.
Xu Duanyi just let them put it on the ground and said to them, "Okay, you can go back first."
Mei Xuezheng and Li Wengao looked at her in silence.
Lingji's eyes were red, and he was still trying to persuade: "Princess..."
"Go ahead."
Xu Duanyi just smiled gently and didn't say much.
Mei Xuezheng was the first to sigh.
He didn't know whether his decision was right or wrong.
But it seems that no matter what he decides, the person in front of him will make this choice.
Mei Xuezheng lowered his eyes and said to Xu Duanyi in a difficult tone: "...You and the prince should take good care of yourselves."
Xu Duanyi looked at him and nodded.
Mei Xuezheng stopped talking, patted Li Wengao and Lingji on the shoulders, and walked towards the carriage.
Li Wengao's eyes were red and he bowed to her before leaving.
Only Lingji remained where he was, sobbing with her, "Princess, let me go with you."
Xu Duanyi smiled helplessly and said, "This isn't an easy job. Besides, if you go in, who will deliver things for us in the future?"
Before Lingji could say anything, Xu Duanyi said, "You know how picky your prince is. If you're not watching over him, what will happen if they bring him food he doesn't like?"
The ringgit looked hesitant.
"What's more——"
Xu Duanyi suddenly looked behind him with soft eyes: "On days like this, I just want to be with him and me."
Although Lingji still doesn't understand the feelings.
But when I heard this sentence, I seemed to understand something.
He looked at Xu Duanyi.
Xu Duanyi also retracted his gaze and looked at Lingji again.
She smiled and said, "Go ahead."
Thinking of his two personal maids.
Knowing the situation here, Bixi would probably never stay in the capital any longer.
In order to avoid a quarrel between them later, Xu Duanyi told Lingji first: "Shiyu and Bixi should come together. Shiyu has an impatient temper. If she gets angry with you, don't take it to heart. She has no ill intentions."
"You just need to tell them that this is my own decision and I don't regret it."
That's all.
She said to Lingji again, "Go ahead."
This time Lingji did not stay any longer. He bowed to Xu Duanyi and then walked forward, looking back every few steps.
Xu Duanyi watched them leave, then he pulled the copper ring and knocked gently on the door.
After a while, there was a sound coming from inside.
"Who?"
Xu Duanyi said nothing.
Instead, Xie Qingya's voice came from far away, lazily, and reached Xu Duanyi's ears: "Put it down if you have it, I'll get it later."
Xu Duanyi then spoke to the others: "It's me."
It was obvious that the originally slow steps suddenly became much more hurried.
Through the tiny gap in the door, Xu Duanyi could see Xie Qingya running over in a hurry, and could even see his hand on the bolt.
The bolt moved.
But it only lasted for a moment before falling back.
The man also took several steps back.
"What are you doing here?" Xie Qingya's anxious and angry voice came from behind the door, "Didn't I tell you to go back to the capital? Who told you?"
"Where is the person who brought you here, Xu Duanyi? Go back to the capital immediately!"
Xie Qingya was really anxious now.
It is more anxious than before when I didn't know what I would face.
He never thought that Xu Duanyi would come here.
What is Mei Xuezheng doing?
Didn't he ask him to take her out of town?
And Li Wengao and Lingji, didn't they leave not long ago? Why didn't they stop them and take them back?
These useless things!
I don't know what the situation is like outside now.
Xie Qingya was extremely anxious.
He could get out.
Not to mention this door, even this wall can't stop him.
But in his current situation, he couldn't just go out casually. He could only suppress his anxiety as much as possible, slow down his voice, and said to Xu Duanyi: "Xu Duanyi, you go back first. I'm fine here. I'll be able to come out in a few days."
"Xie Qingya——"
Xu Duanyi called him softly.
Xie Qingya didn't even think about it and replied, "I'm here."
After Ying Wan wanted to persuade him to leave, but before he could open his mouth, he heard Xu Duanyi's voice: "Xie Qingya, I miss you."
All the words in my heart stopped at this moment.
Xie Qingya stared blankly at the dark red door with peeling paint in front of him, his eyes blank, and for a moment, he couldn't utter a word.
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