Chapter 215: Don’t you want to thank me?"Could it be that Censor Liu was also frightened by Princess Sheng Ann's words?" I didn't expect that just a casual rain would cause some of us to waver. Zhou Yushi, who had long been on the side of the Crown Prince, suddenly looked gloomy: "If Princess Saint Ann really has such an extraordinary ability to predict natural disasters, why hasn't she predicted any natural disasters in various places in the past few years? Censor Liu is not young anymore, and he must have had many dreams over the years. What strange things have you not dreamed of? It was just a dream of heavy rain, how could it be taken seriously? Just wait and see, this rain will stop soon!" Censor Liu: “…” I hope so! Several people huddled under the eaves, looking anxiously at the sky outside which was getting darker and darker. From the beginning, I could still stand there and watch patiently. His legs gradually became stiff and he became anxious, so he had to pace back and forth. Unfortunately, there is only this much space under the eaves. When several people walk together, they are bound to bump into each other.
Once or twice is fine, but when it happens too many times, the already impatient person can't help but get a little angry: "Can you please watch out? My shoulders are almost soaked!" "It was you who bumped into me without even noticing! There was a wall next to me, how could I let you?" "Stop making noise! Can't you all just be quiet and stop moving around? You're making me dizzy!" "What am I going to do if I don't move around? My bones are going to become stiff from standing still all the time!" What does the Censor do? I just find someone to criticize when I have nothing to do. How many censors have the temper to remain calm in such a situation? Censor Liu turned around and went to Censor Zhou to argue: "You said before that the rain would stop soon, right? Do you think it has stopped now? It has been at least three hours! The palace gates may be locked soon! Do you think it's going to stop? It's getting heavier!" "Isn't it just an ordinary heavy rain? Have you never seen heavy rain before or what?" At this point, Censor Zhou was actually a little panicked. Although he was unwilling to believe such an outrageous thing as dreaming about a flood, what if Princess Saint Ann was lucky enough to encounter one? Didn’t Princess Saint Ann make a great contribution? He was already very annoyed, and Censor Liu wanted to offend him, so Censor Zhou was immediately furious: "Hurry, hurry, what's the use of panicking? Did I put a knife to your neck before and asked you to come? I clearly didn't believe in Princess Saint Ann's dream before, but now I'm starting to shirk my responsibility! It is not certain whether the rain will really continue to rain as Princess Saint Ann dreamed! Instead of wasting time complaining about this and that, you might as well save your energy and wait here to see if the rain will stop! We might have to stay here tonight!"
"…It shouldn't be necessary to stay overnight, right?" After hearing this, the others who had been able to remain calm could no longer hold back: "Your Majesty, it was probably just a spur of the moment statement. If this rain really continues for ten days or half a month... We can't really stay here that long, can we?" "It's Eunuch Sun who is beside His Majesty!" As he was talking, someone with sharp eyes first spotted Li Dehai's apprentice, Eunuch Sun Fu, coming over here with his men. His face suddenly brightened with joy: "His Majesty must have sent someone to escort us out of the palace!" "...Why do I feel that this situation seems a little bit strange?" Before, Eunuch Sun and his companions were still far away, partially obscured by tree branches or something, so it was difficult to see clearly what they were holding in their hands. But now that we've gotten around those obstacles and walked closer, we looked... it doesn't look like they're being escorted out of the palace at all! "Could it be that we are overthinking it, and Eunuch Sun and the others just happened to be passing by?" "That doesn't seem to be the case either." What is there to pass through in this corner of theirs? It was obvious that Eunuch Sun was coming straight here with his men! "My Lords, I am here to bring you some gifts at the order of His Majesty." Just when a few people looked puzzled, Eunuch Sun finally walked up to them and stood still. Heavy rain fell on his oil-paper umbrella and poured out in all directions. I don't know whether it was intentional or unintentional, but quite a few of them happened to get wet all over Censor Zhou's shoes. However, Censor Zhou did not dare to offend the second most respected eunuch around Emperor Xuanwu for such a small matter. He could only hold his anger and watch the young eunuchs behind Sun Fu carry the box under the eaves and put it away. "I wonder what these are?" "There are some thin blankets inside." Eunuch Sun explained with a smile: “I’m afraid the rain tonight won’t stop. His Majesty is considerate of you all and is worried that you may not be able to stand under this eaves all night, so he ordered me to bring these boxes and thin blankets over. If you put these boxes together, you can make a simple bed. Just cover yourself with a thin blanket for the night, and you can go to court directly tomorrow." Some people who still hoped that Emperor Xuanwu would let them out of the palace: "???" "What are you adults still standing there for?" Seeing the disbelief on the faces of the few people, Eunuch Sun slightly smiled: "No thanks?" People are forced to sleep under the eaves in the heavy rain, and you still want to thank me? Thank you for nothing! "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace!" Even though they cursed in their hearts, it did not stop them from honestly thanking the emperor for his grace.
Watching the backs of Eunuch Sun and his group leaving with umbrellas, Censor Zhou was so angry that he kicked the box beside him: "What are you all still standing there for? Come and help move it!" "…Are we really going to sleep here tonight?" Some people refuse to accept reality: "What a shame!" "Then don't sleep." Censor Liu had a stern face as he dragged the two boxes together: "There's no way I'm going to stand here all night!" Besides, is it decent to stand all night? Anyway, this time he was extremely embarrassed and it was going to be a disgrace, so he would rather lie down and be comfortable! …… The temperature in the early summer nights in Beijing is already a little chilly, and with the heavy rain today, this chill makes it seem like summer has failed and spring is coming. At the beginning, there were still one or two people who couldn't let go of their pride and insisted on holding on. But as the sky grew darker and the temperature dropped, the two finally couldn't hold on any longer and shivered as they wrapped themselves tightly in the quilt. They prayed earnestly that the rain would stop soon so as to end this torture which was not very harmful but extremely humiliating. But, the rain kept falling. It didn't stop all night and it kept getting heavier.
