Appointing a General as a Concubine: Where Can General Xiao Escape?

Chapter 163 You Don’t Have to Feel Guilty

After sleeping for two hours, Xiao Mo woke up in a daze, her head feeling heavy as if a lead ball was hanging on it.

As soon as she spoke, Qi Minxiu put down what he was holding in shock.

"Are you awake? Ling Su, bring in the hangover soup!"

Xiao Mo rubbed her temples and slowly sat up, her brows furrowed so tightly that they could kill a fly.

"What time is it?"

Qi Minxiu stood up and put a mink fur coat on her: "It's almost evening."

"It's so late? Why didn't you wake me up!" she said as she got out of bed.

Qi Minxiu gently pulled her back under the quilt and said, "Rest here tonight. I asked the maid to make some porridge."

Xiao Mo glanced out the window and found that the sky was already dark. If she listened carefully, she could even hear the sound of rain.

She closed her eyes, pinched the bridge of her nose, and gently lay back on the bed, wrapping herself in the quilt.

"Then I'll take a nap for a while."

"Well, you take a rest. I'll call you when the hangover soup is ready. Drink it and your headache will go away."

Qi Minxiu carefully tucked the corner of the quilt for her.

Xiao Mo closed her eyes, and even without thinking, she felt as if a ball was stuffed in her eyes and it hurt.

Seeing her frowning and looking uncomfortable, Qi Minxiu sat down beside the bed and gently patted her hand.

"Turn around and put your head on my lap."

Xiao Mo opened her eyes and looked at him puzzledly: "What are you doing?"

"Come here!" He stood up, took her hand and led her towards him.

Xiao Mo didn't want to struggle with him, lest her shaking head hurt more, so she just followed his force and fell asleep on his legs.

After closing her eyes again, she suddenly smelled a refreshing fragrance.

Immediately afterwards, a warm and slightly cool touch came from the temple.

She slowly opened her eyes and frowned as she looked at Qi Minxiu who was standing right next to her: "What do you want to do now?"

Qi Minxiu smiled dotingly: "Why is it so difficult to kiss you?"

Xiao Mo ignored him and closed her eyes again: "What is this? It smells like mint."

"This is peppermint ointment. It has a soothing effect."

Feeling the strength under Qi Minxiu's fingertips, Xiao Mo slowly relaxed her brows.

Just when Qi Minxiu was about to bend down to kiss her again, the maid's voice came from the door.

"Your Highness, the hangover soup is ready."

He bit the corner of his mouth and raised his head unhappily: "Bring it in."

The servants in the mansion rarely heard him speak in such a tone. They were so frightened that they dared not breathe. They left the things behind and left the room.

Xiao Mo was enjoying it when she sat up with a helpless expression.

After drinking the hangover soup, she couldn't wait to lie down again: "Go on, it's quite comfortable."

Qi Minxiu smiled faintly in his magnetic voice: "Amo, I'm sorry."

Xiao Mo opened her eyes and looked into his eyes: "Sorry for what?"

"I said something I shouldn't have said to you because of Qi Yue's matter before. I was wrong."

She didn't expect Qi Minxiu to suddenly apologize to her for this matter. After a moment of silence, she curled up the corners of her mouth and smiled.

"There's something wrong with me, too."

"So you mean you forgive me?" Qi Minxiu's eyes flashed with some excitement.

Xiao Mo pursed her lips and nodded: "But you have to promise me that this won't happen again in the future."

"Yes, I promise you."

Qi Minxiu assured with a smile, then lowered his head and gave her a light kiss on the lips.

Xiao Mo looked at him with a slightly red face, and after a moment she lowered her eyes embarrassedly.

After a while, when she raised her eyes and looked at Qi Minxiu again, she found that he was looking at her with a worried look on his face.

"What's wrong? That incident is over now."

Xiao Mo's expression changed slightly, and she frowned unhappily.

Qi Minxiu took a deep breath and shook his head: "It's not our business."

"Then why is it like this?"

Xiao Mo sat up suddenly with a worried look on her face: "Are you hiding something from me?"

Qi Minxiu was amused by her words. He reached out and scratched her nose, then pushed her back to her original position.

"How is that possible? I just suddenly thought of my second brother and Jiang Yunzhi."

"What do you want them to do?"

Qi Minxiu raised his head slightly, looked at the candlelight not far away, and remembered what he had said in the Qinzheng Hall.

He remembered that the emperor had given Qi Suyuan a cup of poisoned wine.

But after Qi Suyuan's pleading, the emperor wanted to pardon him.

In desperation, he thought of threatening him with the people he cared about.

He didn't think too much about it at the time, but after he came to his senses, he realized that this was inappropriate.

Although Jiang Yunzhi was well hidden by Qi Suyuan, he had met him several times.

How to put it, he gives people the impression of a little white rabbit that is completely useless.

When he thought about how he was happily waiting for Qi Suyuan to come back and have dinner with him, but what came to him was the Imperial Guards.

Moreover, he was about to be killed without knowing anything, and Qi Minxiu felt depressed.

Jiang Yunzhi could have been saved because of his words.

Seeing Qi Minxiu sighing in a daze, Xiao Mo sat up gently.

She frowned and called him twice in confusion: "Ah Xiu? Ah Xiu?!"

Qi Minxiu was awakened by her voice. After collecting his thoughts, he turned around and smiled at her: "What's wrong?"

"You asked me what was wrong. I asked you why you were thinking about Qi Suyuan, but you haven't answered me yet."

"Nothing, it just suddenly occurred to me."

Xiao Mo snorted and laughed, then tilted her head to look at him: "Is there anything you can't even tell me?"

Qi Minxiu looked at her for a moment, then lowered his eyes and said with a sad face, "Jiang Yunzhi was killed by me."

"What?" Xiao Mo thought she had misheard and raised her voice in disbelief: "His death was ordered by the emperor. What does it have to do with you?"

After saying this, she suddenly remembered her encounter with Qi Minxiu outside Prince Su's Mansion, and suddenly she understood.

"I understand. You are blaming yourself for not being able to arrive before Jiang Yunzhi committed suicide and missing the opportunity to save him, right?"

Unexpectedly, Qi Minxiu shook his head: "No."

"Then why?" Xiao Mo became even more confused after his words were denied.

Qi Minxiu looked up at her with a frown, patted her hand, and told her in detail how he took the emperor to Changhe Town and how Qi Suyuan was later convicted.

After listening carefully, Xiao Mo couldn't help but sigh: "So that's how it is."

Qi Minxiu looked at her face with a gloomy look, and the guilt between his eyebrows made people feel distressed.

Xiao Mo sat up straight, pulled him into her arms, and rested his head on her shoulder.

"Actually, it's not your fault. According to what you said, Jiang Yunzhi and Qi Suyuan have a close relationship. So how could he be completely unaware of Qi Suyuan's hiding of his troops?

According to their relationship, if Jiang Yunzhi is willing to dissuade Qi Suyuan, Qi Suyuan will definitely listen to his advice.

But from a realistic perspective, he didn't persuade her, and now she's dead, so we won't know the truth."

Xiao Mo stroked Qi Minxiu's head and continued to persuade him: "Let's take a step back and say that even if Jiang Yunzhi didn't know anything and you didn't say anything, he might not be able to survive.

Because what Qi Suyuan did was not a small thing. If you want to say harm, you can only say that Qi Suyuan harmed him, so you don't have to feel guilty.

As for Qi Suyuan, he died a worthy death, so you don't have to worry about it.

Just like what I said in the palace this morning, he must have a purpose for hiding his troops.

The military is no different; it has no other purpose except fighting wars. Perhaps your discovery will save many lives."

Qi Minxiu knew that she said these words just to make him feel better. After all, the deceased is gone, and no amount of guilt on the part of the living will have any effect.