Chapter 957.3: Be Like a Spring Breeze - Part 3
After the grand ceremony ended, Chen Chao left the palace with his three disciples. He paused briefly at the palace gates. This Lord Warden Commander then quickly walked over to Li Heng, who was about to return to guarding the tombs. Chen Chao opened his mouth, as if to speak, but hesitated.
Li Heng knew what Chen Chao wanted to say and shook his head. “With this half-crippled body of mine, even if I force myself, how long could I last? I am not like you young people, who still have so much time ahead. If it is time to step down, then step down. With each generation, the new replaces the old. Why stubbornly cling to a position and refuse to yield?”
It turned out that after the ceremony, Li Heng had formally stepped down from his position as the head of the Directorate of Ceremonial. In other words, from today onward, whether or not he returned to the palace, he would no longer be that Eunuch Li whom countless attendants both respected and feared.
Li Heng looked at Chen Chao and joked with a smile, “I’ve seen His Highness get married, now I just wonder when I’ll get to see you marry.”
Chen Chao said nothing.
Li Heng patted Chen Chao on the shoulder and smiled. “Alright, I’m leaving. You’re still young, and your shoulders can bear the weight of Great Liang. Carry it a while longer, consider it the shameless request of us old fellows.”
“Mr. Li, please rest assured.”
Chen Chao clasped his hands.
Li Heng turned and walked a few steps, then suddenly turned back and said, “Oh, right, I heard you made quite a bold declaration in the northern lands?”