Chapter 161 [Don’t Believe It At All]

Royal study room.

After leaving court, Emperor Qing continued to sharpen his arrows as usual.

The arrow in his hand had been sharpened to a very sharp edge, but it was still difficult to penetrate the armor and achieve the explosive penetration effect he wanted.

Looking at the sharp, reflective arrow in his hand, Emperor Qing fell into long contemplation.

The old eunuch stood by and served quietly, not daring to make any noise to disturb him.

At this moment, what flashed through Emperor Qing's mind was the scene he had witnessed that year.

That scene remained deeply engraved in his memory.

Sometimes I would suddenly wake up in the middle of the night even though I had fallen asleep.

That was the scene where Ballette shot someone in the head with a sniper from a distance of a thousand meters.

For many years since he killed Ye Qingmei, Emperor Qing often dreamed in his deep sleep at midnight that he was killed by Wuzhu with the mysterious weapon.

After a long time, Emperor Qing came back to his senses from his deep thoughts.

What followed was a long sigh.

The old lady standing nearby couldn't help but tremble in her heart when she heard the sigh.

Having served Emperor Qing for many years and being familiar with all kinds of situations, he rarely saw Emperor Qing sighing when something happened.

In the old eunuch's impression, Emperor Qing has always been an emperor with extraordinary means.

It seems that there is nothing he can't do or handle.

He had never seen such an impossible scene as sighing helplessly in the decades of serving as a personal servant.

"Do you think that when the prince gets married in three days, can he really ask the heaven for rain to relieve the severe drought in Kyoto?"

Emperor Qing asked.

The old eunuch did not dare to be careless or perfunctory, and immediately pondered for a moment.

However, before he could utter any perfunctory words like "the emperor is wise and wise", Emperor Qing added:

"Tell the truth, and I will forgive you."

After hearing this, the old eunuch knelt down decisively and said:
“Your Majesty, I think that asking the sky for rain is too incredible.

Therefore, I think that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince may be able to observe the celestial phenomena and know that it will rain in three days. "

After hearing this, Emperor Qing thought for a moment and felt that this was a possibility.

"Send it to Li Chunfeng from the Imperial History Bureau!"

"Yes!"

Not long after, Li Chunfeng, the director of the Imperial Astronomy Bureau, was summoned to the imperial study.

Emperor Qing asked him about the weather conditions for the next five days.

However, the answer was that Kyoto would remain dry and hot for the next five days, and not a drop of rain would fall for no reason.

For this reason, Emperor Qing asked again whether it was certain.

In this regard, Li Chunfeng was very sure that his calculations would not be wrong.

Since Li Chunfeng can sit in this position, he is naturally not a fool.

He has never made a mistake in any of the simulations he has conducted since taking office.

Therefore, Emperor Qing still has great trust in his calculation results.

Many people in Kyoto thought that Li Chengqian dared to express in front of the civil and military officials that he would ask the sky for rain to relieve the drought in Kyoto three days after his wedding because he might understand the art of astronomy.

Even the old eunuch Hou Gonggong, who had served Emperor Qing personally for many years, thought the same.

"Your Majesty, what do you think?" The old eunuch kneeling on the ground asked courageously.

The essence of the saying "To serve the king is like serving a tiger" lies in whether you can speak well and whether you can observe the king's words and expressions and do things accordingly.

If necessary, you need to interact with the emperor through dialogue.

When you don't need it, you need to choose absolute silence.

The key to timing is to read people's expressions.

As for the research and practice of this skill, the old eunuch can be said to have already mastered it to perfection.

Eunuch Hou's realm is no worse than that of the old eunuch beside the emperor in the world of Langya Bang.

At this time, you need to talk and interact with it.

But you can't say too much or go too far.

"I think... it is impossible for mortals to borrow rain from the sky.

But what if he is not a mortal?
Since his rise, this kid has turned the impossible into possible time and time again, and created miracles in desperate situations.

So this time, I also think it’s impossible for him!”

"Ah???" The old lady was also stunned for a moment when she heard this. After saying so much, I thought you thought it was possible.

After all this time, there is a big reversal.

It seems that the hope of this matter is indeed very slim.

Even Your Majesty thinks it is impossible.

The old eunuch thought secretly in his heart.

"Your Majesty, if His Royal Highness the Crown Prince cannot borrow a heavy rain from heaven, it would be a crime of deceiving the emperor, you..." The old eunuch spoke again at the right time.

"Hmph!" Emperor Qing snorted but said nothing.

But the attitude couldn't be more obvious.

He won't pursue it.

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Royal Villa.

During these few days, Ye Ling'er still chose to live here.

In addition to accompanying Lin Wan'er, a big reason was that it was quiet here, which made it convenient for her to practice seriously.

There was another reason. Lin Wan'er once promised her to help her join the Human-Slaughter Army.

At this time, Ye Ling'er was practicing sword in an open space as usual.

Today, Crown Prince Li Chengqian returned to the capital. She and Lin Wan'er both went to the city gate and witnessed the demeanor of the butcher army with their own eyes.

After coming back, she became even more determined to join in no matter what and change the fate of her marriage.

At this time, a maid ran in.

"Miss, news just came from the palace that His Majesty has granted marriage between you and Princess Wan'er to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

The master asked you to return home immediately after receiving the news."

The maid ran quite hurriedly, and the cleavage of her chest rose and fell with each breath.

Lin Wan'er and Ye Ling'er were stunned for a moment when they heard the news.

There was a moment of silence, the only sound being the rustling of leaves in the forest.

The two looked at each other and saw the complexity in each other's eyes.

Ye Ling'er tried every means to join the Human-Slaughtering Army just to change her helpless situation of having no other choice but to marry.

However, she never expected that she would be granted marriage.

Lin Wan'er was somewhat stunned and surprised.

"Wan'er, this..." Ye Ling'er spoke first, but seemed to not know what to say.

"By the way, the master also said that on the day of his wedding in three days, the Crown Prince will go to the Royal Villa to pray for rain to relieve the drought in Kyoto." said the maid.

"Borrow rain from the sky!"

The two women exclaimed at the same time.

The story of asking for rain from the sky had long been a hot topic in Kyoto.

However, there are only a handful of people who believe in it.

Many people are skeptical.

"Why was the address chosen as the Royal Villa?" Lin Wan'er asked.

"This old man seems to have said that His Majesty has awarded His Royal Highness the Crown Prince two states of land, including the Royal Courtyard.

In addition to the land reward, there is also the marriage of a beautiful woman, um, it is my young lady and you, the princess.

Oh, there is also a third reward, which is to expand the army to 30,000 men."

"Thirty thousand!"

Lin Wan'er and Ye Ling'er both raised their voices in shock.

What happened today was really too shocking for both of them.

I couldn't believe my ears.

"Wan'er, do you believe that mortals can really borrow rain from heaven?" Ye Ling'er asked.

Lin Wan'er did not answer, but was silent for a moment and then asked:
"What about you?"

Ye Ling'er shook her head.

"I do not believe!

However, if he can really borrow rain from the sky, then he must not be an ordinary person. If I, Ye Ling'er, marry such a person, I will have no regrets in my life."

(End of this chapter)