After a moment of silence, Qu Yunmie said, "In that case, let him stay."
Xiao Rong's throat immediately became stuck. He looked at Qu Yunmie in astonishment, not understanding why he suddenly became so easy to talk to: "The king has changed his mind?"
Qu Yunmie: "I never thought of driving him away. Mr. Gao has always hoped that more scholars would join us. Since you think Song Suo is a good person, why should I stop him?"
Xiao Rong: “…”
That wasn't your attitude just now.
But no matter how he tried to probe indirectly, Qu Yunmie seemed to think so, and he thought so willingly, not to please him.
This is really red rain from the sky.
This was the result Xiao Rong had been striving for, but when it finally came, Xiao Rong found himself feeling a little gloomy and mixed.
Song Suo’s appearance... is indeed cuter than his own. Could it be that because of this, Qu Yunmie looks at him differently?
You have to know that when I first came here, Qu Yunmie thought I was a charlatan and a spy, and almost killed me!
Qu Yunmie watched Xiao Rong's expression change from time to time. He didn't look happy at all. Qu Yunmie was also confused. He was so magnanimous, so why was Xiao Rong dissatisfied again?
But Xiao Rong said nothing. He asked Qu Yunmie to continue lying on the bed and not to get down secretly. Then he claimed that he had something to do and went out.
Standing outside and looking at the blue sky and white clouds, Xiao Rong finally couldn't help himself. He turned around and went to the tent where Song Shuo was temporarily staying.
In just a cup of tea, Song Suo had put away the malt sugar. He sat by the stove, making tea with his servants.
When he saw Xiao Rong coming in, he raised his head and smiled at him.
Before he could say anything, Xiao Rong spoke first: "You are deliberately trying to ruin my show, aren't you?"
When he pulled Song Suo out, Song Suo didn't have any maltose in his hand. He was afraid that Song Suo had made prior preparations, so he didn't tell him anything and just pulled him away. Who knew that Song Suo was also on guard against this move of his, so he had prepared something to fight him in advance.
Hearing this, Song Shuo smiled again. He took out a bag of maltose from his sleeve and invited Xiao Rong: "Would you like to try one too?"
Xiao Rong: “…………”
He is not a child, and he has no interest in this sticky candy.
Sitting opposite Song Suo, Xiao Rong put on a proper attitude: "I know you are angry. I brought you to the north of the Huai River without consulting you first. This is my fault."
Song Suo shook his index finger at him: "That's wrong."
Xiao Rong looked at him in confusion.
Song Suo: "Song is very talented, and everyone in the world wants to get Song. This is understandable."
Xiao Rong: “…”
He refrained from speaking and waited for Song Shuo's next words.
Song Suo: "But Xiao Lingyin made me doubt my own qualifications beforehand, and then he said one thing and did another, kidnapping me from my home. It's a pity that I still regarded Xiao Lingyin as a good friend, but I never thought that in Xiao Lingyin's eyes, Song was a person who could be deceived, used and disrespected."
As he spoke, Song Suo shook his head. He held the teacup and looked very sad.
Xiao Rong stared at him silently. After a moment, he slammed the table. With the loud noise, Song Shuo almost lost his grip on the teacup, and the tea in it splashed all over him.
Song Shuo: “…”
Xiao Rong sneered: "You deserve it."
Song Suo looked at Xiao Rong in disbelief, as if he didn't expect him to be so cold. Xiao Rong spoke again: "Only the state officials are allowed to set fires, but the people are not allowed to light lamps, right? You let me sweat profusely to see you, how can it be considered cheating? You know that I don't want to associate with the children of aristocratic families, I only want to talk with the children of poor families, is this considered cheating? Is it disrespectful? Any small matter in Jinling will be reported to the court. Do you think no one knows about your meeting with me? Since someone sent a secret assassin to get rid of me, they have to kill me, but I don't want to die, I will definitely save myself. When I escape, what do you think will be your fate?"
Song Suo: "...It's nothing, I didn't do anything wrong."
Xiao Rong chuckled: "Talking to me was a mistake, and inviting me to a gathering and actually going to the meeting was an even bigger mistake."
Song Suo felt that Xiao Rong was exaggerating, but when he thought about it carefully, what Xiao Rong said was right. After the court was in chaos, it would definitely try every possible way to resolve this matter. At that time, as the only person who had communicated with Xiao Rong privately, he would easily become the target of public criticism in the court.
What's more, he holds a low official position. If those people think it is feasible, they will even push him out as a scapegoat.
Then there is his family. The Song family is bigger than a lean camel. They have many enemies who want to get their property. If the eldest son gets into trouble, the whole family may suffer.
But...it's all possible.
It was not a foregone conclusion that he was going to be in trouble. Xiao Rong could use this as an excuse, but Song Suo might not really believe it. However, he also knew that he could not defeat Xiao Rong on this point, so he remained silent.
Seeing this, Xiao Rong's tone became much more friendly than before: "Now is the right time, you can settle down in Chenliu, and wait until there is no danger in the future. If you want to return home, I will definitely not stop you. During your stay in Chenliu, if you are willing to show your skills, I will introduce you to Gao Cheng to get along with you. If you just want to do some simple work, then I will take you to the Chenliu government. There are many scholars there, and I think you can integrate into it."
Song Shuo: "What if I don't want to do anything?"
Xiao Rong smiled and said, "That's fine, but like I said, Chenliu doesn't keep idle people. If Mr. Song can endure the days when only Sun and Moon books accompany him, then I won't say anything."
Song Shuo: “…”
He suddenly remembered that when Xiao Rong ordered people to pack his things, they only took his clothes and books, and did not take any of his other belongings.
Song Shuo was convinced. This man had really planned everything in advance.
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