Chapter 161: Opposition on Longteng River (2)
The large ship slowly came to a stop 20 to 30 meters away from the gate. Many people came down from the ship and knelt in front of the Emperor. However, the gate was closed with no hint of opening.
Gong Sheng dead stared at the ship like a tiger. Some people had not yet come down!
Only when almost everyone was down did someone carry Gong Che down. Thankfully, after these few days of healing, Gong Che had already passed the danger zone. Once he woke up, he could recuperate fully.
Gong Sheng looked at Gong Che. Even though he was far away, his pale face couldn't be hidden. Moreover, with Changxi following them the whole way, they couldn't possibly disguise him. With that said, was Gong Che really almost assassinated and heavily wounded?
Emperor Gong Sheng's eyes narrowed. Why did the report say that Gong Che was not injured heavily?
How many more schemes were hidden within?
He thought no more about it, his eyes still dead set on the ship!
"Long time no see, Your Majesty."
They seemed to be separated by a thousand mountains and rivers. She was clearly so close, yet so far away.
Gong Sheng still remembered how she used to sweetly call him Imperial Father, trying various ways to make him happy and then mischievously asking him for a reward. Now, she was standing on her own side, coldly calling him 'Your Majesty.' Gong Sheng was pained in his heart, but his eyes remained cold. He wanted to see just what she was going to pull.
"This audacity! You dare to not kneel when you see the Emperor?!"
A person around the Emperor quickly reacted and pointed out.
Gong Yi Mo was too lazy to even look at him, "The Emperor once told me that I don't have to kneel in front of anyone. What trash are you? Is it even your turn to speak?"
That official was stunned. He wanted to scold her and say that she was only a peasant, and yet couldn't he- an official- say anything about it? But after seeing the Emperor's reluctant expression, he sighed and backed down.
"Mo'er." Gong Sheng pointed to the scholars and civilians below the city gate unhappily.
After kneeling, these people all firmly guarded both sides of the ship, as if they were afraid he would fly into a rage and harm others.
"You brought these people and even took this ship back, what are your intentions?"