Chapter 443: What She Asked
The ceremony included saying a prayer in the Temple of the wind god. Xing and Chenglei with the kids entered the temple along with the Imperial family comprising of the twins, Ah Xuan and the Emperor. Also male members of the Zhong and Huang families entered the temple since they are the High Nobles.
AoTian and Rijun stood beneath Xing and AoTian held Little Xinxin while Rijun was holding his son Peizhi.
Xing looked around the temple that looked the same but felt entirely different than what she usually feels inside the temple.
’Maybe this is how all mortals feel inside a temple!’, she thought. Till then, she could feel the presence of gods and Fei Lian always would come to the temple whenever she goes there. But now, even if he he was here, she won’t be able to feel him.
Xing placed the usual bowl of sweet buns she brought for Fei Lian in the altar as the Priestess rolled her eyes. Xing didn’t reveal the fact that Fei Lian and Mazu are her ancestors to anyone except Chenglei. And she knew he wouldn’t spread that news.
Standing there, Xing truly missed Fei Lian. If it was the past he would eat the sweet buns right in front of her happily. He was one of the few she loved and respected.
As the ceremony went on, Xing could see the sweet buns disappearing one by one. There was a gentle breeze inside the temple and Xing, even though could not feel Fei Lian’s presence, could be sure that he was there and her heart became light.
In the banquet, Xing could not help but notice the way the Emperor was behaving. His sat upright, with an imposing aura of an Emperor like always but Xing, the smart one when needed, could notice him focusing his glance trying to avoid a certain direction even though his eyes darted there unconsciously.
Xing, curious as she is, found a certain dainty Consort sitting in that particular direction the Emperor was trying to avoid.
The Consort on the other hand was sitting in the back, inconspicuously as always, while unblinkingly staring at the Emperor with a rare blush in her face.
He he he! So it is like that...
"How long are they together?", Xing asked Chenglei leaning at him in the guise of pouting him wine.