Martial Cultivator Chapter 399.2: Shielding From the Wind and Rain - Part 2

Today, without the court session, the Great Liang Emperor had no need to go to the court hall. After leaving the palace, he only took Li Heng to the White Dew Garden to watch the spring rain briefly. Li Heng held up the oiled-paper umbrella to shield the Great Liang Emperor from the wind and rain, but he himself was soaked through.

The Great Liang Emperor glanced over and smiled, "Why do We need you to shield Us from the wind and rain?"

Li Heng smiled in response, "This servant naturally cannot shield Your Majesty from the wind and rain, I only have the ability to hold up an umbrella."

The Great Liang Emperor dismissed it with a smile.

After a moment of silence, Li Heng suddenly said softly, "Earlier, news came that Chen Chao had climbed to third place on the Latent Dragon List. Together with him on the list is that young lady from the Xie Family, in tenth place. These two seem to be quite well-matched."

"That is a pair approved by my empress. Is there a problem?" The Great Liang Emperor said somewhat proudly, "That boy carries the blood of my Chen family, and he hasn't embarrassed Us."

Li Heng could not help but want to remind the Emperor in front of him that Chen Chao was the late Crown Prince's son, not Your Majesty's. But the words stopped at his lips. In the end, Li Heng just smiled and said, "The Princess Consort's judgment is naturally impeccable. That young lady should currently be the most outstanding woman in the Great Liang Dynasty."

Upon hearing the title "princess consort," the Great Liang Emperor became somewhat absentminded.

But soon the Great Liang Emperor regained his composure and said, "That young lady has ambitious aspirations. The last time We saw her, We truly found her somewhat similar to the Empress when she was young."

Although the Great Liang Emperor's words sounded calm, there was still a hint of underlying melancholy in his words that could not be concealed.

Li Heng's emotions also seemed somewhat dimmed in his eyes.

In their eyes, if the Empress were still here, the best woma

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