She looked back at Lu Ci and Qi Fang with a sense of helplessness.
Lu Ci quickly stepped forward and explained Fu Ji's basic situation.
"Actually, he didn't think the money was too little; it's just that he had suffered too much suppression before, and being suddenly rewarded made him a little too moved!"
Lin Ru patted his shoulder, "Don't worry! I promise you, as long as you talk about things for the people and the country in the future, I will never turn a blind eye!"
"After the rain-seeking ceremony is over!"
“You may report any matters that Prince Kang failed to address or handled incorrectly!”
"I will definitely give the people a satisfactory explanation!"
Those men bowed respectfully and kowtowed, and this time their kowtows were more sincere than the previous ones. Although they knew that there were some things they couldn't rely on the woman in front of them, after all, in their eyes, women were petty and easily impulsive!
But God's girlfriend's attitude is already many times better than Kang Wang's!
Lin Ru could tell that these people didn't believe her at all, but she didn't explain too much. She quickly went back, took a hot bath, changed her clothes, and rested!
We waited until the next morning!
Wu Juan was waiting outside early on. Not only was she waiting outside, but Wu Ling also heard the news and rushed over with his men overnight!
And officials of all ranks in Changzhou!
They were all waiting at the gate of Lin Ru's courtyard!
They waited anxiously outside, while Lin Ru slept soundly inside. In the end, Xiao Yue, tempted by a roast chicken, started scratching at the door!
"Master, Master, wake up! The sun's high in the sky! There are so many people waiting for you outside! Wake up! They're going crazy with worry!"
As Lin Ru listened to the frantic bombardment in her mind, she quickly sat up, grabbed a teacup from the bedside table, and smashed it hard against the door!
"Xiaoyue! Behave yourself!"
"Otherwise, I'll never let you eat roast chicken again!"
This smash terrified the people outside!
As long as Xiaoyue was there, it happily wagged its tail and walked up to Wu Juan, as if to say, "I woke you up, where's the roast chicken?!"
Wu Juan understood its meaning and dared not delay. She quickly ordered the servants to fetch the roast chicken!
Lin Ru leisurely washed and dressed herself inside the house!
She wore a very ethereal and fairy-like outfit!
She applied another light layer of makeup!
Make yourself look ethereal and dignified!
This is the first time she has appeared in front of the people of Changzhou!
She must leave a very good impression, so that when people mention her, it's as if they're talking about a goddess!
Only in this way can she surpass those so-called emperors in the hearts of these people!
When she finished dressing and went out, everyone outside was frozen in place!
Today, Lin Ru was extremely solemn, as if she were truly a celestial being from the heavens!
Who would have thought that this person, when angered, is no different from a murderous maniac!
Lu Ci rushed forward anxiously, "Goddess! A large number of people have gathered outside!"
"There are probably tens of thousands of people!"
"If it fails, it might cause unrest!"
Lin Ru smiled and reassured her, "Don't worry!"
"As long as you bring people along, that's a good thing. Just make sure these people don't get too excited and cause a stampede!"
Lu Ci and the others thought that they really needed to arrange more people. If their goddess really failed and was trampled to death, then they would be finished. They wouldn't know who to ask for the antidote!
And so, amidst everyone's suspicions, Lin Ru made her way up the city wall via a side path!
To help the goddess pray for rain more effectively, the soldiers built a high platform on the city wall.
There are sacrificial items displayed on it!
Being closer to heaven this way might give you a chance to succeed!
The people below watched as the woman walked step by step up to the high platform!
Their faces were filled with surprise. The goddess before them was simply too beautiful, almost otherworldly. Moreover, the goddess's age was far beyond what they had imagined! She looked like a little girl!
Although she was indeed beautiful, they still didn't believe that this little girl could successfully pray for rain!
Not to mention the common people who didn't believe it, even the few princes who received the news didn't believe it at all. They were all waiting to see the joke, waiting to see Changzhou make its last struggle, and then be annexed by the Marquis of Zhenbei!
The palms of Wu Juan, Lu Ci, and the others below were sweating with nervousness!
Fu Ji learned last night, while delivering food to those poor children, that the able-bodied men seemed to be planning a rebellion!
They were unaware that the Marquis of Zhenbei was eyeing Hangzhou and Changzhou, and even if they had known, they would have only colluded with him from within!
They were unaware that King Kang had already been killed by the goddess!
They were even thinking that as long as the goddess's rainmaking prayer failed, they would have a reason to rebel against King Kang!
Fu Ji was terrified this morning, fearing that the goddess would mess up the first task she had just assigned him!
Among these people, only Wu Ling and Xiao Yue wholeheartedly believe in Lin Ru and that she will succeed in praying for rain!
Lin Ru walked up to the high platform and slowly knelt down, clasping her hands together as if praying to heaven!
He knelt like that for the entire morning!
Among the onlookers outside, some had left, while others had just arrived!
They were pointing at Lin Ru and whispering amongst themselves!
"Is it only that little girl who can truly pray for rain?"
"If she can beg for it, I'll eat shit!"
"I don't believe she can succeed either. Look how much time has passed, and there isn't a single cloud in the sky outside!"
"What can you ask for with just this?"
"Look at what she's dressed like, and what she looks like. I bet the people in Mianzhou are praising her to the point of losing their bearings!"
"Now they've come to Changzhou to show off!"
They discussed it like this, and as the rain-praying time went on, their voices grew louder and louder!
Someone below was shouting, "Get down! Get down! A woman like that is bad luck!"
"Heaven will not grant your wish, you unlucky thing!"
"Who says otherwise? These are things that should be done by grown men. Someone like her should be a sacrifice!"
The men in the crowd who liked to make lewd jokes immediately started spewing insults!
One by one, they began to criticize Lin Ru above!
Someone even set up a betting game right next to it!
Let's bet on whether this so-called goddess can actually bring rain!
As time went by, there wasn't a single cloud in the sky, and everyone chose not to participate in the bet!
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