Chapter 0092 Impolite
Only those who were not aware of the situation would go to the king's tent at this time. Those who were truly aware of the situation would wait anxiously for several hours, and only go in to take a peek in the afternoon when people were the laziest and least likely to argue. …
Carrying the heavy trust of others, Gao Xunzhi took on the role of a deminer. He quietly lifted the tent curtain and carefully patrolled the tent. He saw that the rough king's residence actually had a long table that exuded the word "exquisite" everywhere. Gao Xunzhi was silent for a moment, then continued to look forward.
Seeing this, he paused slightly.
Qu Yunmie was sleeping soundly on the bed, his head tilted to the left, while Xiao Rong was sitting here with his legs crossed on the bed. He was holding a piece of paper in his hand and was reading it word by word. When he saw something he thought was problematic, he frowned, then reached out and picked up the brush placed aside. No one knew what he was hesitating about, and he didn't write for a long time. Then the tip of the brush couldn't bear to be lonely and dripped a drop of ink, which fell right on the paper. The ink quickly spread and covered the few words on it.
Xiao Rong was stunned at that time.
Gao Xunzhi: “…”
When Xiao Rong tried to wipe off the ink with his thumb, Gao Xunzhi coughed lightly and walked in.
Xiao Rong immediately looked up and saw that it was Gao Xunzhi. He turned his head and glanced at Qu Yunmie reflexively. However, Qu Yunmie was really sleepy. He hadn't closed his eyes for nearly a day and a night, and he was sleeping like a dead person at this moment. ...
A moment later, Xiao Rong followed Gao Xunzhi out. After leaving the king's tent, he asked the guards to find someone, no matter if it was Jian Qiao, Yu Shaocheng or Dongfang Jin. In short, someone needed to continue guarding Qu Yunmie inside while he was away.
Gao Xunzhi had no choice but to stand here silently and wait with him. After a while, Yu Shaocheng, who had nothing to do, was called over. He smiled at the two of them, then lifted the curtain and walked in.
After that, they went to where Gao Xunzhi lived.
Gao Xunzhi's place was the same as Xiao Rong's. After staying at Qu Yunmie's place for a while, Xiao Rong couldn't help but feel a little cramped when he entered this small military tent. He sat down next to the clay stove in the middle. While Xiao Rong pulled a blanket over his legs, he said, "I was tired from sitting, so I went to the bed to rest for a while."
Gao Xunzhi blinked, realizing that Xiao Rong was explaining why he sat next to Qu Yunmie. Gao Xunzhi couldn't help but smile: "A Rong can sit wherever he wants, no one will say anything."
Xiao Rong pursed his lips and said nothing.
Gao Xunzhi paused and stopped talking about this topic. He mentioned that Xiao Rong asked Yu Shaocheng to come over: "I have adjusted the stationed troops in the past few days. Now the central army is firmly protecting the king's tent. Not even a fly will be allowed to fly in. A Rong, you don't have to worry so much."
Xiao Rong hummed, "I know. I'm not worried about someone assassinating the king. It's just that a gentleman doesn't stand under a dangerous wall. I'm not simply guarding against anyone, I'm just preparing for a rainy day."
Gao Xunzhi nodded: "You are still more careful."
Xiao Rong looked at him and didn't want to continue saying these meaningless words. He still wanted to go back and continue to guard Qu Yunmie.
"Is there something the Prime Minister wants to talk to me about?"
Hearing this, Gao Xunzhi smiled awkwardly: "I just wanted to ask, have you and the king... reconciled?"
When Xiao Rong opened his mouth, his first reaction was to say that he and Qu Yunmie had not had any quarrel, but thinking about what had happened in the past and then thinking about the commotion outside the tent last night, Xiao Rong was silent for a moment and then hummed.
There are many ways of reconciliation. Some are to let go of past grudges, some are to just laugh it off, and some are to just muddle through.
Xiao Rong didn't know which one he was, but he had done what he should do. Qu Yunmie also gave him an answer that he was not quite satisfied with but could still accept. Xiao Rong no longer believed what he said, and he just wanted to see what he would do next.
Xiao Rong knew that what Gao Xunzhi wanted was for the two of them to put aside their past grievances and to put this matter behind them completely, but Xiao Rong did not want to lie to him, nor did he want to force himself, so he was silent again. He suddenly said to Gao Xunzhi, "The king's injury has stabilized, and several generals will help to decide the military affairs. I don't plan to leave, but there are only Song Suo and Fuzi holding on in Chenliu, and I am really worried. I forced the position of Chenliu Yin to Song Suo because I was too anxious and impulsive at the time. He is young and has no experience in managing a city. Let him rest for another day, and then the Prime Minister can go back. If something really happens in Chenliu, the Prime Minister should still be in charge of the overall situation."
At this point, he paused, and then added: "Take Zhang Biezhi with you. I asked him to join me in the raid so that he could protect us. He has endured all the hardships along the way. Now that I am with the king, I no longer need him to be my bodyguard. Besides, he is younger than Song Shuo, so it is not good for him to stay here. The situation may change day by day, and I can't pay attention to other people. Zhang Biezhi said that he wants to be an official. He doesn't want to be a military general anymore. I don't want this incident to shake his heart again."
After listening to this, Gao Xunzhi chuckled.
He smiled and sighed, "Arong, do you remember that you are also younger than Song Shuo?"
Xiao Rong was stunned for a moment. He knew what Gao Xunzhi meant, but he still chose to make a joke.
Shrugging, Xiao Rong also smiled: "But I feel like I'm twenty years older than him."
Gao Xunzhi did not respond to his words. He lowered his eyes and said, "Every time this happens, I find myself very incompetent. I have worked hard all my life, but in the end, I have to watch you kids repeat the same mistakes when I am old."
Xiao Rong didn't know what to say for a moment, and finally just whispered: "I'm not a child anymore."
Gao Xunzhi remained noncommittal. In the eyes of people of his age, Xiao Rong would always be a child no matter how old he was.
However, he raised his eyes and looked at the top of Xiao Rong's head. Since the first time he saw Xiao Rong, he had been wearing a crown like an adult man. In those turbulent times, people's requirements for adulthood were not so strict. Men who had officially become apprentices could wear a crown regardless of whether they were twenty years old or not.
Gao Xunzhi would not think much about other people, but when looking at Xiao Rong, Gao Xunzhi suddenly had a feeling that the world was extremely unfair to him. He should be at the age of fine clothes, riding horses, and laughing happily, but he was always on the road, rushing from one place to another, never having a chance to breathe.
Gao Xunzhi was slightly stunned, and suppressing the sudden emotion in his heart, he asked Xiao Rong: "When is Ah Rong's birthday?"
It was such a simple question, but after hearing it, Xiao Rong looked at him in astonishment, and then slowly, he pursed his lips. He didn't want to say it.
Gao Xunzhi understood and inevitably felt disappointed, but he was always considerate. He smiled and apologized to Xiao Rong: "Look at me, why are you saying this? Ah Rong is right, I should go back and see Zhang Biezhi... I'm afraid he doesn't want to, but if you and Jian Qiao order him, he will still go with me."
Xiao Rong: "And Chief Agusega, although Danran and Lady Sang should be able to take care of themselves, she may be worried. Oh, and Brother Yu, the situation may be a little dangerous, why don't you take Brother Yu back with you as well, Prime Minister?"
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