Chapter 879 The Goddess Has a Golden Finger
The longer Rong Yu remained silent, the longer Shi Li stood with him holding the Wanmin umbrella.
In the end, I felt the hand holding the umbrella was a little sore, so I quietly changed hands and prepared to continue holding the umbrella.
At this time, Rong Yu also took action.
He raised his hand and held Shi Li's hand along with the umbrella handle.
The two stood together under the umbrella, the man had a clear face and bright eyes.
"Lili, the umbrella is heavy. Let me hold it."
Shi Li blinked and smiled at him, "It's okay, I'll go with you."
She saw the world and herself in Rongyu's eyes.
After the second rain in Qucheng, the plague completely disappeared. The heavy rain washed away the haze of many days, and the whole city was reborn.
On the day Rong Yu and Shi Li set out to leave, all the people in the city came out in droves just to see them off.
Hundreds of people stood quietly and neatly outside the city gate, bowing and watching Rong Yu and his party as they left the city, until they could no longer see any trace of them.
After the matter was settled, Shi Li secretly glanced at Rong Xing, who was riding a horse and following behind with a look of innocence on his face, and felt a little sympathy for him in his heart.
She had already told Rong Yu privately that she would find a teacher for Rong Xing and teach him well when she returned.
Otherwise, with such a straightforward and simple temper, I don’t know how much I will suffer in the future.
Poor Rong Xing still knew nothing. He was riding his horse happily, thinking that his life would be the same as before after returning to the capital.
News of their return journey reached the palace.
There were several court officials standing in Emperor Rong Xiao's study.
They all lowered their heads and stood in the shadows, not daring to speak.
"Prince Jing has made great contributions in Qucheng this time. Please help me think about what reward I should give him this time."
Emperor Rong Xiao's deep voice reached the ears of several court officials.
Several people lowered their heads even lower.
Emperor Rong Xiao snorted softly, seeming to be very dissatisfied with the court officials' silence.
Just as he was about to continue speaking, a trusted eunuch came over and said, "Your Majesty, the Imperial Concubine is outside asking for an audience."
"Oh...then you guys should leave first."
Emperor Rong Xiao drew out his voice, looked at several court officials who retreated with a sense of relief, and curled his lips in an ambiguous manner.
Then he picked up a paperweight on the table and played with it in his hand out of boredom.
Concubine Su walked in lightly, and taking advantage of the fact that there was no one else in the study, she went straight forward and slowly sat on Emperor Rong Xiao's lap.
"Your Majesty..." The voice was so delicate and tender that it made the man feel numb all over.
Emperor Rong Xiao looked at her with a smile and said nothing.
Concubine Su boldly raised her arm and placed it around his neck, then leaned over to whisper in his ear, blowing a gust of fragrant wind.
"The plague in Qucheng has been eradicated, which is obviously due to your majesty's wisdom, but the people there are only concerned with praising King Jing's achievements and do not take your majesty seriously at all!"
"My beloved concubine, you are absolutely right." Emperor Rong Xiao held Concubine Su's hand and asked with a smile, "According to my beloved concubine, what should I do?"
There was a fierce light in Concubine Su's eyes.
People in the royal capital didn’t know that King Jing had obtained the Umbrella of the People, but news of what he had done in Qucheng was more or less spread back.
Some court officials who had a little conscience in their hearts were secretly worried about Rong Yu.
On the day of his return, Emperor Rong Xiao not only ordered the city gates to be opened for Rong Yu, but also sent half of the imperial guard out of the city to welcome him.
It seemed as if he wanted to let the people of the royal capital know that Emperor Rong Xiao treated his meritorious officials well.
Rong Yu could refuse the imperial guard of honor, but he could not refuse Emperor Rong Xiao's request to hold a welcoming banquet for him in the palace.
He originally wanted Rong Xing to accompany Shi Li back home, and he would go into the palace alone, but when he turned around, he saw Shi Li shaking his head slightly.
Shi Li mouthed to him, "I'll go with you."
A girl's sixth sense told Shi Li that this trip to the palace must be for the Hongmen Banquet, and Rong Yu could not be allowed to go alone.
The two looked at each other and Rong Yu nodded slowly.
This was the first time he felt so clearly that there was someone closest to him who kept his word and accompanied him through thick and thin.
When entering the palace for the banquet, the red brick and green tile palace looked like a man-eating monster, which was daunting.