freenovelworld Chapter 353: Persuasion
Chapter 353: Persuasion
Gan Yanling has been holding court for four days because of Murong Xueqi's matter, and the officials in the court are in a state of panic.
They never imagined that Gan Yanling would miss court for four days because of a woman. They rushed to the Imperial Study and knelt down, eager to see Gan Yanling. But unexpectedly, Little Li had already arrived at their location.
"Officials, you should all return. His Majesty will not see you. Please try to understand His Majesty at this time."
Xiao Li frowned as he tried to persuade the surrounding officials to leave the area.
Unexpectedly, this group of officials had no intention of leaving. Instead, they began exchanging polite greetings. Even Prime Minister Xu had arrived. Upon arrival, Prime Minister Xu immediately asked Xiao Li, "I want to know one thing: Is His Majesty truly unwilling to see us all? Even though we are all here..."
Little Li had already told them that this was indeed the case; he truly did not want to see them.
They must have felt a little frustrated at that moment.
Ultimately, the group of officials had no choice but to leave.
"I am very sorry, I really wanted to help you officials, but His Majesty doesn't want to see you at all right now, it's just..."
Xiao Li Zi understood just how devastating Murong Xueqi's departure was for Gan Yanling, especially since Murong Xueqi had been by Gan Yanling's side throughout that time.
More importantly, Murong Xueqi was very understanding of Gan Yanling's actions and could be considered a confidante. Now that her confidante has left, it would be very difficult for anyone to accept.
The officials around them had no choice but to stand up, and they all left the palace and came outside.
"I think we should talk to Her Highness about this. As His Majesty's sister, I believe His Majesty would be willing to listen if His Highness were to persuade him."
Prime Minister Xu did indeed fall into deep thought at this moment, because for some reason, he didn't want to search for Gan Luo, yet he felt a certain...
The important thing is that Prime Minister Xu has always had opinions about Gan Luo's previous actions.
Gan Luo stayed in the Princess's residence, leisurely eating grapes and listening to the man in black reporting on matters of the court. He realized that his younger brother had indeed become somewhat decadent during this period.
For some reason, Gan Luo felt a little guilty now, because it was Gan Luo who came up with this idea...
Murong Xueqi happened to arrive at the place where Gan Luo was. "Your Highness, I am truly grateful for your care during this time. My health has improved somewhat compared to before. Although I don't have many days left, I am not as uncomfortable as before."
Gan Luo decided to send Murong Xueqi back to her hometown.
Gan Luo raised his head and looked at Murong Xueqi, wondering why he would see Gan Luo from his previous life in this life.
Murong Xueqi suddenly knelt on the ground and kowtowed several times to Gan Luo in front of everyone. This action startled Lin Fengmian, Lin Ruohua, and the others; they had never expected this...
"What are you doing? It's quite surprising to me. I don't want you kneeling here. I want you to walk here with your head down instead of with your body bowed."
"Your Highness, the reason I kowtow to you today is because you have helped me so much. If it weren't for you, I probably wouldn't have been able to leave the palace and would still be working here for Prime Minister Xu."
In the end, Gan Luo decided to personally escort Murong Xueqi out of the city. After all, Gan Luo's status was evident, and even if someone wanted to settle things here, they would probably be deterred by Gan Luo's status and wouldn't dare to leave. Gan Luo directly asked Lin Fengmian to prepare a sedan chair, and finally they arrived at the city gate.
The soldiers guarding the city gate saw Gan Luo and their arrival, and they were all stopped.
"Do you think you can just look at the princess like that? I advise you to step aside, or the princess will get angry and you'll regret it."
Unexpectedly, the soldiers at the city gate were shouting loudly, saying that no one knew if Gan Luo was sitting inside. Upon hearing this, Gan Luo lifted the curtain and coldly stared at the soldier at the city gate.
The soldier was startled and immediately swallowed hard.
"Now do you see me? Do you still want to ask me anything here? My patience is limited. If you want to..."
The soldier hurriedly said, "They must have seen it all."
They immediately knelt down and paid their respects to Gan Luo.
Gan Luo must have kept his success a secret from everyone. Now, after leaving the city gate, Gan Luo arrived at a rather desolate place, where he was to be met by someone.
Gan Luo understood that his leaving the city would definitely be known to people in the court, and the consequences would be unimaginable once the officials found out.
Gan Luo had to be very careful to avoid this happening.
"After this journey, it is estimated that many years will pass before we meet again. I am very grateful to Your Highness for helping me to be free. I will repay Your Highness's kindness in my next life."
"It doesn't matter."
For some reason, Gan Luo felt a mix of emotions as he looked in the direction Murong Xueqi had gone. Perhaps it was because he felt a little sentimental, since Gan Luo also particularly wanted to stay away from the affairs of the court.
However, Gan Luo had no choice. More importantly, Gan Luo still possessed these tokens, which were the lifeblood of the entire country.
As if sensing Gan Luo's thoughts, Lin Fengmian walked up to Gan Luo, seemingly telling him that no matter what happens in the future, Lin Fengmian will always be with Gan Luo and will never go anywhere.