Chapter 0050 Tight

Xiao Rong didn't think that apologizing was humiliating, but he also didn't understand how important Qu Yunmie took this matter.

If someone asked him to apologize on behalf of another person for something he didn't do, Qu Yunmie would just draw his sword and kill the person.

No matter what, the final outcome of this matter is good. Then the guards brought the wine, and Qu Yunmie ate and drank at the same time, and also poured a glass for Xiao Rong. Xiao Rong's thoughts were still on what he had just said, and he was a little slow before he pushed his wine cup over, tacitly accepting Qu Yunmie's invitation to drink together.

But this time he learned his lesson and definitely didn't drink too much. Qu Yunmie finished a jar and a half by himself, while Xiao Rong only drank two cups.

Xiao Rong was unexpectedly quiet afterwards, which made Qu Yunmie a little uncomfortable, because when the two of them were together, Xiao Rong's mouth was almost never closed, always admonishing him, admonishing him, and admonishing him non-stop.

Now he stopped talking. Qu Yunmie held the wine cup in his hand and took a good look at Xiao Rong.

Having drunk too much, he looked a little tipsy. However, Xiao Rong opposite him was still sober and quiet. He lowered his head slightly, staring at his wine cup. When he lowered his head, a part of his fair and slender neck was exposed. If Qu Yunmie only looked at this part without looking at his face, he would probably mistake him for a woman.

How could a man have such a thin neck? Qu Yunmie thought, he had never noticed it before, it was so thin that he could pinch it with one hand, and there was still some length left.

Somehow, he suddenly remembered the time when he was a teenager and lived in the open with others.

At that time, they were marching together, and there was no distinction between who was the king and who were the subordinates. He and Yuan Baifu and others were lying in the same place, without any tent to shelter them. Late at night, someone began to talk dirty. He said that to identify a woman's figure, just look at her neck. If her neck is thin, her waist is thin too, and she looks slender and fits comfortably in one hand. People who have never touched her would never understand.

Then everyone burst into laughter and said that the man was bragging. If there really was such a peerless beauty, and it was not the turn of a rough guy like him, he would probably be kicked out directly.

Later, the braggart died, and the person who made fun of him also died.

And this memory, which he had obviously forgotten long ago, was inexplicably recalled by him again. He couldn't help but move his gaze down to Xiao Rong.

He was wearing an outer coat and was sitting, so Qu Yunmie couldn't actually see anything.

But what was even more puzzling was that he suddenly kept staring at Xiao Rong and didn't look away for a long time.

Xiao Rong raised his eyes and saw him looking straight at him. He couldn't help but ask in confusion: "My King?"

Qu Yunmie blinked slowly and forgot what he had just been thinking about.

He wasn't drunk yet, so he put down the half-empty cup of wine and said, "I'll have someone bring a bowl of sobering soup later."

Xiao Rong: "All medicines are poisonous. Whether it's wine or medicine, your Majesty should drink less in the future. Just go back and have a good sleep. Anyway, there's nothing urgent to do today."

Qu Yunmie nodded, looking much more talkative than usual, but he did not leave immediately. Instead, he slowly raised his head and asked him, "When are you going to Jinling?"

Xiao Rong blinked and answered him: "I will leave immediately after Huang Yanjiong's things arrive."

Qu Yunmie said with an "oh" and said slowly, "It won't be long." Indeed.

Because Zhou Liang defected, Huang Yanjiong began to doubt everything he proposed. He took Huang Keji back to Jianning and did not take any action along the way. This made life difficult for the soldiers who followed them, and they suffered a lot along the way.

Just when they suspected that Huang Yanjiong could no longer kill Huang Keji, Huang Yanjiong suddenly attacked just over a hundred miles away from Jianning.

It turned out that he had just given up on putting the blame on Qu Yunmie, but he had never given up on taking Huang Keji's life. Huang Keji suffered more than those soldiers along the way. He was alert during the day and dared not sleep deeply at night. He suffered all the way, and when he saw Huang Yanjiong taking action, he was relieved.

His skills were not bad either, after all, he had grown up in the army. He fled immediately, and Huang Yanjiong and others went to chase him, but they didn't know that the soldiers who followed them had already picked up Huang Keji, and as Xiao Rong said, they tore Huang Keji's clothes, sprinkled blood on them, and then threw him somewhere at random.

Just this small piece of cloth made Huang Yanjiong and others half-believe and half-doubt, suspecting that Huang Keji had fallen into the dense forest by himself. They kept searching in it, trying to find Huang Keji.

However, by then both Huang Keji and the soldiers who came to support him had already fled in another direction.

Huang Keji and most of the soldiers went directly to Yanmen Pass, while the remaining two ran back to report that Huang Keji was safe.

The reason why they went to so much trouble and even let Huang Keji take risks was to make him a witness and leave real evidence of Huang Yanjiong's murder of his brothers and sisters. However, the Zhenbei Army must not show up in the middle of the process, because then the matter would become unclear and it would be easy for Huang Yanjiong to confuse right and wrong.

Xiao Rong wanted to separate him from the Huang family and leave all the favors to Huang Keji only. As for Huang Yanjiong, he even dared to kill his brother's own son. The Zhenbei Army no longer needed to be polite to him.

Huang Keji was not stupid, he certainly knew what this fight meant, it meant that the Zhenbei Army would treat him as one of their own in the future, and when the King of Zhenbei conquered Jianning, everything Huang Yanjiong had would return to his hands.

As for why Xiao Rong did not let him return to Chenliu, but instead let him go directly to Yanmen Pass, Xiao Rong explained to him that if he returned to Chenliu, the plan would likely fail, and Huang Yanjiong must not be allowed to find out that he was rescued by the Zhenbei Army. Otherwise, let alone sending troops, he might even find a way to assassinate Huang Keji.

It would be different when the army attacking the Xianbei was deployed. Huang Keji could show up in front of all the forces and let everyone see the hypocritical and shocked face of his uncle Huang Yanjiong. He would not dare to do anything in public. Even if anything happened to Huang Keji, people would suspect Huang Yanjiong first.

This was what was said to Huang Keji. Huang Keji was deeply moved and half-knelt down to salute Xiao Rong on the spot.

But the truth is...

Xiao Rong wanted to marginalize him. …

His identity was too troublesome. He looked very pitiful and helpless because there were wolves in front and tigers behind him. But what would happen after all the dangers from the outside were eliminated? Could he really have no thoughts at all while staying in the Zhenbei Army?

Even if this boy is really very innocent, there are some things that he can't completely disappear just because he doesn't want to do them. He will always be Huang Yanqin's son, and Qu Yunmie will always owe Huang Yanqin a favor. This is not something that can be erased by an apology. He owes Huang Yanqin the favor of saving his life and taking him in.

If someone wants to take advantage of this, or if Huang Keji stays in Chenliu but makes a mistake due to carelessness, then Qu Yunmie should demote him or not. If he demotes him, it would be unscrupulous, and if he doesn't, it would be insufficient to convince the public.

Therefore, it is better to let him go and let him stay in the garrison at Yanmen Pass as a small general. After defeating the Xianbei, he can be sent to other cities. He can choose to be a general defending a city or a governor of a place.

Xiao Rong was willing to ensure his wealth and glory for the rest of his life, but was unwilling to let him become a special existence under Qu Yunmie's rule. After Huang Keji left, he told Gao Xunzhi about this. Gao Xunzhi sighed and nodded, saying that Xiao Rong was very thoughtful and this was the right thing to do.

At this time, Huang Keji might have already crossed the Yellow River. Huang Yanjiong couldn't find his body and must have guessed that he had run away. He failed to kill him and he had such a big handle on him. Huang Yanjiong was probably so angry that he wanted to bang his head against the wall.

But he couldn't lose his composure. The more times like this, the calmer he had to be. Moreover, he must not let anyone know that something had happened to him.

Therefore, Xiao Rong was not afraid that he would suddenly change his mind. Maybe he would change his mind about sending troops, but he would definitely do it as per his instructions regarding sending gifts, and he would do it immediately, just to make the King of Zhenbei stop paying so much attention to him.

It will probably be in these few days, at least one or two days, at most three or four days, the Huang family’s big gift will arrive.