Chapter 0096 Listen to You
In just a few steps, Xiao Rong ran like a 100-meter sprint. …
Under the strange gaze of the guards, Xiao Rong quickly opened the curtain, but there was no figure of Jian Qiao inside. The entire royal tent was empty. Even Qu Yunmie was not in his usual place. Xiao Rong's heart tightened instantly. To be honest, he himself didn't know what he was thinking at that moment. Fortunately, he was not so impulsive. Before rushing out to look for the two people, Xiao Rong looked around out of habit. Then he saw Qu Yunmie sitting on his chair, which was a place Qu Yunmie would never go to normally. Now he was sitting there, quickly flipping through the few words he had written down during these days.
There was nothing that could not be seen. It was either military affairs or official business, or at worst some intelligence reports from the front line. Xiao Rong had always been clear about the distinction between public and private affairs, and he would not leave any evidence of himself outside, so Qu Yunmie could see it if he wanted to.
If it were any other time, Xiao Rong would have thought so, and he would even be happy because Qu Yunmie finally stopped being afraid of official duties. But today he had a guilty conscience, and when he saw Qu Yunmie doing something abnormal, he instinctively wanted to take the initiative.
——For example, preemptive strike or something. …
"Why is your Majesty looking through my things?"
Xiao Rong's voice was a little tense, but Qu Yunmie lowered his head and ignored him.
He continued to look at the paper in his hand, and after reading ten lines at a glance, he immediately took out the next one.
Xiao Rong's bad premonition instantly expanded a hundred times. In fact, a premonition of this extent could be called a judgment. After all, Qu Yunmie had never turned a deaf ear to him.
Xiao Rong has always regarded himself as an innocent victim, but a victim should not feel inexplicably nervous and guilty like he does now.
The five fingers hanging by his side moved slightly, and Xiao Rong walked forward.
He came in front of Qu Yunmie, and when he was a few steps away from Qu Yunmie, the piece of paper in Qu Yunmie's hand stopped moving.
Compared to before, Xiao Rong's voice was much calmer now: "What exactly does the king want to find? Tell me and I will find it for you."
Qu Yunmie was quiet for a while, then he carefully put down the half-written document. He raised his head and looked at Xiao Rong with a sharp gaze: "If I tell you, will you find it for me?"
Xiao Rong: "Of course."
Qu Yunmie chuckled, then slowly stood up and walked around the table. He came in front of Xiao Rong. Under the pressure brought by his size, he stared at Xiao Rong and asked him again, "Will you really find it for me?"
Xiao Rong didn't like him looking at him like that, because this posture would make him realize how weak he was. Generally speaking, Qu Yunmie would not deliberately show his edge. It seemed that only on the day they first met, Qu Yunmie came with great momentum and did not hide his malice towards Xiao Rong. But to be fair, Xiao Rong's own performance that day was not good, so he never minded it.
If one looks at it rationally, it is actually his fault today. If one puts himself in his shoes, if it was Qu Yunmie who hid such a big thing from him, Xiao Rong would have been furious a long time ago. But there are not so many rational people and rational moments. Only outsiders can easily put themselves in others' shoes and think about it, but every reaction made by the people in the situation is driven by his own heart.
Xiao Rong would not show weakness, so he frowned and kept staring into Qu Yunmie's eyes. A very faint feeling flashed through his heart, and that feeling was called grievance.
After taking a breath, the feeling was forcibly suppressed. Xiao Rong looked at Qu Yunmie and repeated his answer: "Of course."
Qu Yunmie twitched the corners of his mouth. He might want to laugh, but he really couldn't. His breathing deepened, probably trying to calm himself down, but he couldn't calm down. And until now, Xiao Rong still looked as if it had nothing to do with him. Qu Yunmie could see Xiao Rong's eyes moving on his face. He was measuring himself and observing himself, so that he would know how to deal with himself next.
Crack—it was the sound of the disguise breaking, and also the sound of the ice surface that the two of them had carefully maintained for a long time breaking.
Since waking up, Qu Yunmie has behaved very well. He has not caused any trouble and has been staying in the king's tent to recuperate. He has not even spoken loudly to Xiao Rong again. However, his obedience only ended today. When a new situation arises, his true colors will soon be revealed. ...
Qu Yunmie: "Good, very good."
"It is a great blessing in my life to have an aide like you by my side. However, there is one thing I don't understand. Wasn't my past words and deeds clear enough? I even have to ask you how many meals you have eaten every day. Xiao Rong, you know how much I care about your health. Why didn't you tell me about what happened on that day in mid-autumn!!!"
Having said that, he casually grabbed a few pieces of paper on the table, crumpled them into a ball, and shook them hard towards Xiao Rong, making a rustling sound.
Qu Yunmie: "So I came to see if there is anything else you are hiding from me. Do you know how I felt when I heard about this from Jian Qiao? Why didn't you tell me? Why do others know about it but I am the only one who doesn't know?!"
Xiao Rong clenched his fists and suddenly shouted at Qu Yunmie: "There is no reason, this is what I think, everyone can know it, but you can't!!!"
Qu Yunmie was stunned for a moment. He was sarcastic just now, but this sentence drained away all his momentum. He questioned, but he didn't want to get such an answer.
Qu Yunmie's Adam's apple moved, and after a long while, he spoke again: "Is it because... I hurt you?"
Xiao Rong's expression changed, and before he could say anything, Qu Yunmie suddenly took a step back. He looked at Xiao Rong, and when the fierce look that wanted to deliberately hurt him faded away, his eyes revealed their original color: guilt, pain, confusion, and most of all, unacceptability.
He couldn't accept that he would become the person who hurt Xiao Rong, and even more so he couldn't accept that the marriage that seemed to be destined by heaven ended up being one-sided. After tearing off the outer layer of the marriage, he found that the two words written inside were "bad fate".
He didn't even dare to get too close to Xiao Rong, and Xiao Rong watched him retreat. He opened his mouth and wanted to explain: "No, it's not..."
Qu Yunmie refused to listen to his explanation: "Then why were you injured after I was injured? You told me before that you don't know magic. I know you didn't lie to me, so I believed you. But not knowing magic doesn't mean you don't have supernatural powers. You know where the coal is. You know when Mi Jing will return to the Central Plains. Xiao Rong, I'm not as stupid as you think. Mi Jing is the leader of the Buddhist sect. I won't let him stay in the Zhenbei Army so easily. I sent people to check. Except for you, no one knows that he is coming back."
Xiao Rong had no idea about this. His mind was in a mess, so he could only try to clear away these messy thoughts and explain as clearly as possible: "I do know something that no one else knows, but this has nothing to do with that day in mid-autumn. I—"
His words came to an abrupt halt because Qu Yunmie's eyes made it impossible for him to continue.
Qu Yunmie didn't know what he looked like now. He just saw that Xiao Rong was shocked, so he guessed that he must look very ugly now, so he lowered his eyes and avoided looking at Xiao Rong.
He whispered, "Now I understand why you hate me."
Who wouldn't hate the culprit who harmed him?
After saying that, Qu Yunmie turned and left. He forgot that he was still holding those papers in his hands. He loosened his clenched fingers, and a ball of torn and wrinkled papers fell out. This made Qu Yunmie stunned for a moment, because he did not do it on purpose. He picked up the papers casually when he was angry, and now they were tattered and could no longer be used.
Qu Yunmie suddenly pursed his lips. He didn't want to look at these things anymore. He left quickly. When he was about to pass by Xiao Rong, Xiao Rong was stunned. He blurted out: "No!!"
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