bookbashuk Chapter 24 Praying for Rain
Chapter 24 Praying for Rain
Xia Qingqing tilted her head and asked, "Why? They will be better off when it rains."
Xiao Yihan looked at Xia Qingqing's innocent look and got angry for a moment. He said, "It's up to you."
At such a young age, you want to learn to be patriotic from others. You are not even as tall as others' knees. If you jump up, you can only hit others' knees. And you still want to pray for rain? You are really overestimating your own abilities.
Xiao Yihan left angrily. He didn't know why he was so angry, but he felt very resentful in his heart.
Xia Qingqing watched Xiao Yihan leave. She couldn't hear his thoughts and wondered what was going on.
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Soon the day for praying for rain arrived. The emperor and the empress sat on the seats of honor, holding Xia Qingqing in their arms. Many ministers and people came to watch.
The queen was terrified when she saw the crowd. She was also very angry when she first heard the news, but it was only after Xia Qingqing persuaded her that she finally felt relieved.
She decided that if it didn't rain later, no one would hurt her daughter!
The priest was jumping up and down there, preparing for the ceremony, and shouting when it was done.
"Please come in, Princess!!"
Xia Qingqing was wearing plain clothes and walked towards the rain-praying platform step by step with determination. The empress and the emperor looked at her nervously, and there were also many concubines and princes beside them.
Some concubines hoped that it would not rain so that the people would be jealous of Xia Qingqing, but the brothers did not have such thoughts.
There were also a few people who were worried about her. Although Xiao Yihan said that she didn't want to go, she couldn't help but go, pursing her lips nervously.
Xia Qingqing walked to the platform and saw the people below with their eyes wide open. They were so thin that their bones were protruding, and it was obvious that they had been hungry for a long time.
They stared at Xia Qingqing viciously, as if she was a monster that harmed people.
Because these people had been hungry for a long time, their eye sockets had become swollen and the eyeballs in their eye sockets looked like they were about to fall out. It was very scary.
But Xia Qingqing just felt sorry for them. They could have lived a good life, but because of this natural disaster, they became like this.
Passing by the stage, she glanced and saw her grandparents' family. They were all looking at her with a very worried expression, and she gave them a reassuring look in return.
Kneeling on the prepared mat, the priest began to perform the ritual.
Yu Zhongtian looked at Xia Qingqing with a sneer on his face. He had asked someone to calculate it long ago. It was impossible for it to rain today, so Xia Qingqing would definitely be despised by everyone!
By then, he will lead public opinion towards the royal family, and the royal family will no longer be able to gain the trust of the people, and will have to choose a new leader.
He laughed heartily. Xia Qingqing had already knelt down, and the priest who was performing the ritual began to shout to the sky.
"Oh my god, please let it rain! Please let it rain!!"
The people below also looked up at the sky eagerly, but the sky was clear and cloudless, so how could it rain?
This went on for a quarter of an hour, and the people finally couldn't bear it anymore.
"This is a disaster star, a disaster star that brings drought!!"
"That's right, how can someone like this be a princess? She is just a monster!!"
"Yes, youkai, burn her and we will have rain!!"
"Burn him!!"
The people began to shout, and the emperor and the empress upstairs were extremely anxious, but Xia Qingqing had just warned them not to go over there, no matter what happened.
Hearing his beloved daughter being scolded like this, Xia Xuan's face instantly turned dark and he looked at the people on the ground with a gloomy face.
Concubine Lin next to her laughed out loud, and was in a very happy mood. Hearing Xia Xuan's low voice, she turned around and looked. Concubine Lin noticed her gaze and gave the emperor a charming look.
The queen looked at her coldly and sneered, saying, "Just wait."
Xia Yi and Xia Wei were extremely anxious, and even wanted to rush over to bring Xia Qingqing back. How could they say anything about his sister! !
Shu Fei felt Xia Wei's movements, held him down, and shook her head. This matter was no joke, and if she was not careful she would lose her life.
The fourth prince Xia Mu glanced at Xia Wei, then glanced at Xia Qingqing who was sitting calmly on the stage, with admiration in his eyes.
Even though everyone below was like this, she was still kneeling there very calmly, just like the children of their Xia family!
Xiao Yihan's eyes were full of murderous intent at this moment. How could these lowly people say that about Xia Qingqing? She went to pray for rain for them just because she felt sorry for them, but they actually wanted to burn Xia Qingqing.
No matter how the people shouted below, Xia Qingqing remained indifferent. Yu Zhongtian became proud when he saw this. See, it was the same as he expected.
Some people, despite the guards' obstruction, wanted to rush up to catch Xia Qingqing. Not long after, there were changes in the sky.
It was a sunny day just now, but now it is covered with dark clouds and looks like it is going to rain.
The people were stunned when they saw this and looked up at the sky.
"Drip drip..."
From small raindrops to heavy downpour, people realized that it was really raining and reacted immediately.
Every household took out their own basins that could hold things and filled them with water, looking very happy.
Seeing that it was really raining, Yu Zhongtian was stunned. How could it be? How could it be? Didn’t they say it wouldn’t rain? ! !
Except for Yu Zhongtian, everyone else was very happy. The rain was one of the reasons, but the other was because of Xia Qingqing. In this way, Xia Qingqing would not be accused of being a disaster star.
Xia Qingqing was soaked by the rain, so Xia Xuan quickly held Xia Qingqing in his arms. Although the weather was hot, one would still catch a cold if caught in the rain.
"Take your master back and wash him clean."
Hand Xia Qingqing over to Chuntao. He is still needed here and he cannot leave yet.
Seeing this, Chuntao hurriedly sent Xia Qingqing back. Xia Yi and Xia Wei also hurried over. This time, Concubine Shu did not stop them.
Seeing this, Xia Mu followed over. He was very curious about this little sister and what kind of person she was.
Chuntao was also very worried about Xia Qingqing. She was terrified when she saw the people talking about the little princess like that just now, and was ready to take the princess away at any time.
Fortunately, it did rain, so she said that their princess was a lucky star, so how could she be a disaster star!
After washing, Xia Qingqing came out feeling refreshed. There were already three people standing in the hall.
Xia Yi and Xia Wei could understand it, but why did Xia Mu come here?
Seeing Xia Qingqing coming out, Xia Mu walked straight over.