"Mmm!"
Xie Ning took a piece of matcha-flavored mochi and took a small bite: "I must remember the taste of this Four Seasons Spring."
Although they hadn't spent much time together and had some disagreements before, Yuan Yao was still a little sad to hear that Xie Ning was leaving.
She couldn't hide her disappointment: "After my uncle left, will he come back?"
Upon hearing this, Xie Ning's gentle eyes were tinged with sadness: "I suppose it's not going to happen? In this lifetime, it seems unlikely that you and I, uncle and nephew, will ever meet again."
Will I never see him again in this lifetime?
Yuan Yao felt a strange soreness in the tip of her nose.
She opened her mouth and said, "Uncle, actually... you don't necessarily have to leave the capital!"
Father has agreed that you should stay, isn't it good for you to stay here?
He may not like you, but he won't really hurt you.
If there's any conflict, just talk it out, and everything will be fine, right?
In this era, transportation and communication are inconvenient. You've left like this. In the future, if my father and I also leave, I'm afraid we'll really never see each other again..."
As she spoke, her sadness intensified.
The corners of her eyes also turned red.
Xie Ning glanced at her, then, as if echoing her sentiment, her voice grew even more sorrowful: "Alas, in this world, after this meeting, there might not be a next time..."
"Enough, Aning!" Yun Chan frowned, her voice slightly hoarse. "Stop teasing her! She's about to cry, can't you see?"
What??
Yuan Yao blinked her sore eyes, glanced at Xie Ning, and then at Yun Chan.
Teasing her?
Was Xie Ning teasing her on purpose?
Yuan Yao slurped her words and glared angrily at Xie Ning: "Is what Yun Chan said true? Are you lying to me?"
Upon hearing this, Xie Ning raised her hand to her forehead, avoiding Yuan Yao's gaze, and accused, "Yun Chan, how could you do this?"
Honestly! It was so rare to have someone who didn't want me to leave, and you ruined the mood entirely!
Yuan Yao walked to Xie Ning's side, reached out, tugged at his sleeve, and shook him hard: "Are you leaving or coming back? Tell me now!"
Xie Ning felt a little dizzy from being shaken and said, "Alright, alright, Xiao Yao'er, stop shaking me. You're making your uncle dizzy."
I am indeed leaving soon, but I will be back.
"Hmph!" Yuan Yao angrily flung his sleeve away.
What a waste of her feelings!
She really thought that this parting would be the last time she would ever see him!
Xie Ning and the Ninth Prince look very alike. As long as you don't scare her, Yuan Yao is actually quite close to him just because of his appearance and his gentle personality.
She heard that Xie Ning was leaving, and she was quite sad to see her go...
Yuan Yao glared at Xie Ning angrily: "Uncle, you'd better eat more! What if you don't come back after this trip, then you'll never get to eat this again!"
Xie Ning smiled gently but helplessly: "Little Yao'er, are you cursing your uncle?"
Don't imitate your brother; he speaks in a sarcastic and unpleasant way.
“Your brother is my father. If I don’t learn from him, why should I learn from you?” Yuan Yao puffed out her cheeks as she looked at him.
Xie Ning was both amused and exasperated.
Yuan Yao gave a light hum: "You guys eat first, I'll go downstairs for a bit and be right back."
After speaking, she lifted her skirt and took small steps downstairs.
A private room.
Yun Chan frowned: "She's still young. She might take a casual remark seriously and be sad for a long time."
"You think she's like you?" Xie Ning drank her hot milk, sighed contentedly, and then said, "No one, but her thoughts are just as heavy as yours."
Xiao Yao'er is different from you; she is innocent and naive, with a simple mind.
Many things, once heard, are forgotten; many people, once seen, are forgotten; they are not taken to heart.
Yun Chan gazed at the hot milk in the jade bowl: "You mean, if I die, she'll forget me in a couple of days?"
"Pfft..." Xie Ning spat out a mouthful of milk.
Ah Qi, whose hand was sprayed with water, looked completely bewildered.
He was holding a dessert in his hand, but his palm was sprayed with hot milk, making the dessert inedible.
Ah Qi was heartbroken.
Xie Ning coughed forcefully twice to expel the foreign object from her trachea. Looking up, she saw a thin rope beside the bed.
He reached out and tugged at the thin rope.
Soon, the jingling of bells began.
A waiter came upstairs, stood at the door, and asked nervously, "Excuse me, is there anything I can help you with?"
Xie Ning said gently and politely, "Excuse me, could you please fetch a basin of clean water?"
The waiter responded and went downstairs, and soon the water was brought up.
Ah Qi was washing his hands on the side, while Xie Ning finished the last sip of hot milk in his cup and stood up contentedly.
He said, "Yun Chan, don't forget what you promised me."
"We'll talk about it after you've finished this." Yun Chan frowned.
Xie Ning chuckled and turned to walk out.
Yun Chan spoke up: "A-Qi".
Ah Qi quickly wiped his mouth, stood up, picked up a personal bundle he had brought from the palace, handed it to Xie Ning, and said reluctantly, "Mr. Ning, the journey is long and arduous, please take care."
Xie Ning glanced at the bundle: "I'll accept the blessings, but this is unnecessary."
Yun Chan frowned and said coldly, "This is for your travel expenses. With this, your journey will be easier, and you can return sooner."
"In that case, I won't stand on ceremony." Xie Ning took the bundle, slung it over his shoulder, and went downstairs.
Yuan Yao had just led her people up the stairs when she bumped into Xie Ning: "Uncle."
"Little Yao'er." Xie Ning bent down and picked her up.
Just as Yuan Yao was about to exclaim softly, Xie Ning picked her up and said, "Come on, let's see your uncle off."
Yuan Yao stopped speaking in time.
Danqing was waiting downstairs, carrying two food boxes.
The three of them went to the back door of Si Shi Chun together.
The sun rose high in the sky, and pedestrians came and went on the street.
An unassuming carriage waited quietly under a weeping willow.
Xie Ning carried Yuan Yao out the door, and only put her down in front of the carriage.
Danqing immediately presented the food box.
Xie Ning took the food box and smiled, "Little Yao'er still cares about me the most."
Yuan Yao maintained her smile and earnestly instructed, "Uncle, take these with you and eat them slowly on the way."
You left in a hurry, and I didn't have time to ask someone to prepare something special for you, so I just took some ready-made food from the kitchen.
There's a food box containing dry rations, including dried meat and various kinds of pastries, which you can save to eat slowly.
The other food box contained some steamed pastries, which needed to be eaten quickly or they would spoil.
Xie Ning smiled and agreed.
Yuan Yao beckoned again, calling Danqing over.
Danqing took out two silver notes from his pocket and handed them over.
Xie Ning was somewhat surprised: "Xiao Yao'er, what's wrong with you...?"
“Travel expenses!” Yuan Yao said, “Si Shi Chun has just opened, and the expenses are considerable. I only have two hundred taels left from the money I extorted from the emperor!”
It's not much, but you'll have to make do! You can buy some food along the way and stay at a guesthouse or something!
Xie Ning smiled brightly: "Little Yao'er, although your uncle is useless, I still have some medical skills."
With medical skills at your disposal, you won't go hungry anywhere, so don't worry!
Even so, Yuan Yao was still worried.
Without saying a word, she stuffed the silver notes into Xie Ning's arms: "Silver notes, you put them away first!"
Uncle, just think of it as Yao'er using this money to buy you some information.
"What news?" Xie Ning asked, both amused and exasperated.
Yuan Yao pursed her lips, her expression unusually serious and solemn: "Uncle, is Yun Chan... is he seriously ill? Is there any hope for him?"
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