Clan Prosperity Starting With My Servant Girls-Chapter 370: The Emperor
Lin Xuan Qi lifted his head, glanced at the falling leaves and said, "This year’s blooms are already slipping by, next year they’ll hang even lower in the sky.
"Crowds chase flowers, young forever it seems, I just fear I won’t be in those dreams.
"So don’t hold back, fill up the cup and pour, drunk, I’ll crash where the petals hit the floor.
"Look close, those flowers blazing on the tree, aren’t the same ones from last year you’d see."
Liu Shi Shi held her hands in front of her chest, glanced at him with admiration while mumbling the poem he had just recited.
"Those flowers blazing on the tree, aren’t the same ones from last year you’d see...."
Yue Xin leaned closer to him, lifted her head and looked at him with her mouth slightly open.
Even the couples that were nearby stopped in their tracks.
Those who had heard what he had said immersed themselves in the poem’s meaning and the atmosphere around them.
Even though there weren’t flowers on the trees, it fitted the scene and reminded them of how impermanent everything was.
The leaves from the trees, their love with each other, and the short duration of their lives.
Many of the young women walked closer with their partners and glanced over at Lin Xuan Qi.
They wanted to know who he was to be able to recite such a poem.
But they stopped themselves when they saw Lin Xuan Qi enjoying his time with Yue Xin and Liu Shi Shi.
It was always those who were charming and debonair that could come up with such poems, they thought silently to themselves.
The young men were also impressed with him but they tried to recall whether they had seen him somewhere before.
But after trying to do so for a while, all of them came up blank.
All they could do was to remember the poem Lin Xuan Qi had just recited so that they could show off the next time they had a gathering with their friends.
With all the attention from the couples surrounding them focused on Lin Xuan Qi, Liu Shi Shi felt a sense of pride at how Lin Xuan Qi’s talent was being appreciated.
She couldn’t help but hold the hand that was holding onto Lin Xuan Qi’s more tightly.
When Lin Xuan Qi felt her fingers gripping tightly with his, he glanced over at her with a smirk and said, "So, that’s the reward?"
"What more do you want?" Liu Shi Shi’s heart thumped fast but she tried to keep a nonchalant look.
Lin Xuan Qi shrugged and said, "Maybe, a dinner treat or something..."
"That can be done." Yue Xin chimed in and said, "We should get back to the house for dinner."
He glanced at the amber sky with the sun setting and said, "I think that is a good idea."
...
Imperial palace.
The emperor, Qian Yi, sat on his throne with a stack of memorials in front of him.
He frowned and rubbed his temple after he read the memorial that he was processing.
"Your majesty, do you need the imperial physician?" An eunuch that was standing next to him quickly bowed and asked when the eunuch saw his discomfort.
Qian Yi waved his hand at the eunuch and said, "I’m fine."
"Yes, your majesty." The eunuch quickly took a few steps back.
Thud.
The emperor, Qian Yi, threw the memorial to the side and snorted, "All these officials know is to ask for resources.
"But what do I have..."
He glanced at the wine cup and the eunuch quickly stepped forward and helped fill up the wine cup.
Qian Yi shook his head, picked up the wine cup and downed the wine in a mouthful.
"All the resources are reserved for the cultivators.
"Every year, so many of my citizens have to be sent to the mines to mine their precious Spirit Stones.
"And all that I get for that is their so-called protection..."
"Your majesty, I’m sure all the cultivation sects would honor their promises." The eunuch bowed and said while his eyes glanced around with fear.
Thankfully, there weren’t anyone in the room with him and the emperor.
Qian Yi closed his eyes and gave out a long sigh.
He felt tired after all these years of being under the control of the cultivation sects.
But he wasn’t strong enough to go against them.
Even now, they were trying to weaken him by asking him to send his soldiers and conquer the Da Mang Dynasty in the North.
All in the name of taking control of the Spirit Stone mines in Da Mang.
It looked like the sects were trying to help expand the control of Da Qian outwards but he knew better than that.
They were making use of the opportunity to get rid of the cultivators he had while trying to gain more Spirit Stones at the same time.
The cultivators from the sects had tried to restrict the numbers of cultivators under his control in every way they could.
He wished that his cultivation level was high enough to go against these.
Qian Yi could only hope for a swift and decisive victory against the Da Mang Dynasty with the least amount of casualties.
"Duke of Mu, Qian Shi has arrived!" A voice sounded from outside the room and took Qian Yi out of his thoughts.
Qian Yi sat up straight, glanced at the eunuch that was standing beside him and said, "Let Qian Shi in."
The eunuch bowed to him and ran towards the entrance.
When he came back, the eunuch was with the familiar face of Qian Shi.
Qian Shi bowed at his uncle and said, "Long live your majesty!"
The emperor saw that Qian Shi was in a good mood and asked, "What’s the joyous occasion? Let me know, it could help to lift my mood."
He said and glanced at the stack of memorials in front of him.
Qian Shi gave him a smile, lifted his hand with the gift box Lin Xuan Qi had gifted him and said, "I do have something interesting for your majesty..."
