Xiao Rong: “…” What use is there for you?
I thought someone was coming in to help, but instead he turned out to be a fool.
Song Shuo picked up Yu Shaoxie's interrupted train of thought, but looking at Song Shuo, Yu Shaoxie pursed his lips. Although he still couldn't figure out why the king and Xiao Rong were so overly close, subconsciously, he didn't want to tell this to a third person.
But Song Suo kept staring at him, his eyes blinking, as if they could penetrate his soul. Yu Shaoxie could not withstand his attack and could only vaguely say, "After the battle of Zitong, the king was always worried about Rong'er's safety. How could the dignified King of Zhenbei be thrown off balance by such a trivial matter? I was just talking to Rong'er about this."
When Song Suo heard this, he stopped drinking tea.
He slammed the tea bowl onto the table with a bang. The huge noise startled both Xiao Rong and Yu Shaoxie.
Song Suo angrily accused Yu Shaoxie: "How can this be a trivial matter?! As the King of Zhenbei, he should be compassionate to his subordinates and care for his subjects! You were in Shengle at the time, and you didn't know what had happened here. By the time you got the news, everything had settled. Do you know how scared we were? It's easy to talk, Minister Yu, if this happened to you, would you be happy if the king ignored you?"
Yu Shaoxie's official title was Shizhong, but no one generally called him that. Sometimes Xiao Rong even forgot that he was now a person with an official position.
Yu Shaoxie was confused by Song Shuo's words. After a long while, he finally defended himself: "That's not what I meant..."
Song Suo: "What do you mean? It's just a small matter. Isn't that what you just said?!"
After saying that, he even poked Xiao Rong's arm: "You heard it too, didn't you? Is that what he said?"
Xiao Rong: “…”
Stupid, don't bother me.
Xiao Rong held his forehead with one hand. Although there was no one around, he still felt very embarrassed. Song Suo was someone he would bring back to Chenliu even if he had to kidnap her. If nothing unexpected happened, every time Song Suo lost face in the future, he would lose face as well. …
Xiao Rong was doubting his life, while the two people over there were arguing more and more fiercely. Yu Shaoxie was slandered, so he naturally couldn't stand it. So under Song Shuo's layers of anger, he told the truth: "I told you that I didn't mean that! I just think that the two of them are too close. You stay in Chenliu every day, don't you think there is something wrong between them?!"
Song Suo was stunned for a moment, then he and Yu Shaoxie turned their heads to Xiao Rong.
Xiao Rong: “…………”
Xiao Rong was so stiff that he almost looked like a wax figure. After a long while, he straightened up. Yu Shaoxie looked at him awkwardly, while Song Suo was confused because he didn't understand what Yu Shaoxie meant by that tone. Xiao Rong opened his mouth and was about to say something when another person rushed in.
This time, it wasn't someone who was just trying to get some free tea, but Qu Yunmie's personal soldiers: "Xiao Situ! Urgent report from Yiyang, Jianning Governor Huang Yanjiong and Prince Nankang have teamed up! They are approaching Xiangdong and Luling!"
As soon as the words fell, the three people who were still feeling guilty stood up instantly, looked at each other, and hurriedly went to find their coats. …………
Before Qu Yunmie came back, the staff had been discussing for a while. Xiao Rong led Song Suo, Yu Shaoxie and Fozi, while Gao Xunzhi led the new staff members who joined later. Everyone had their own opinions.
But this matter is also a military affair. The staff can only guess how the situation will change, but cannot decide how to deal with it. That is Qu Yunmie's task.
Qu Yunmie had rushed back from the military camp on a fast horse. He was wearing light armor and a black cloak embroidered with gold thread. There was still fallen snow on his shoulders, and he brought a chill into the room as soon as he came in. He was accompanied by Jian Qiao, Gongsun Yuan, Dongfang Jin and others, each of whom was a decisive general. When they stood in front of everyone, the staff who had been arguing with each other just now immediately fell silent.
Qu Yunmie's face didn't look good. He probably got more information. He swept his cold and indifferent eyes over these unfamiliar faces. Only when he saw Xiao Rong sitting in the innermost part, did the ice in his eyes melt a little.
There were too many people around, and he knew he needed to restrain himself, so he quickly lowered his eyes and took off the sheepskin gloves on his hands.
Gloves have been around for a long time, but for some reason they were not popular at this time, probably because they were bulky and difficult to work with. Xiao Rong finally made this pair after shearing three sheepskins. Fortunately, people ate a lot of sheep at this time, so there were plenty of sheepskins, enough for him to waste.
He learned the needlework by secretly watching Chen's embroidery, and he measured the size with his own hands. The size was two sizes larger than his own, which was Qu Yunmie's size. Cutting, sewing, and dyeing were things that Xiao Rong spent almost all his spare time before going to bed on. After getting this pair of gloves, Qu Yunmie was quiet for a long time, which was unprecedented.
Gloves can cover up scars, but that was not Xiao Rong's original intention. Xiao Rong just wanted to prevent his hands from getting hurt again. After Qu Yunmie slowly took off the gloves, people who were close to him saw the burns on his palms and couldn't help but widen their eyes.
No one shouted out of disrespect, but just a few strange looks were enough to make people uncomfortable.
Well, it’s not that Qu Yunmie felt uncomfortable. Qu Yunmie didn’t notice that someone was looking at him. It was Xiao Rong who had been observing other people’s expressions. After seeing their reactions, he raised his arm, supported his chin with his hand, and turned his head to a direction where no one could see.
Qu Yunmie had been watching him out of the corner of his eye. Seeing this, he was suddenly startled and looked around for the person who made Xiao Rong unhappy.
At this time, he still felt a little guilty, because usually that person was himself, but he really didn't know how he had offended Xiao Rong. Fortunately, after seeing the real culprit, he reacted.
He felt a little sweet in his heart, but his face became even colder. “There are other injuries on my body. Do you gentlemen want to take another look?”
Gentlemen: “…………”
He shook his head repeatedly, saying no.
Xiao Rong: “…………”
You are a fool too!
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