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Chapter 353 Bringing Food Down the Mountain

Lu Yaoyao led them directly to the cave. These people were ordinary folks, and it was very difficult for them to walk on such a snowy mountain road. It took them a long time to get there.

"Here is the food I prepared. Take it all back with you! I hope the refugees can get through this winter."

If even these young and strong refugees are starving, what about the elderly, weak, women and children?

Upon entering the cave and seeing the mountain of grain, everyone knelt down.

"Thank you, goddess, for saving my life!"

"Thank you, Goddess!"

"The goddess is our goddess! We will definitely build a temple to worship her!"

These days, whoever has food is a savior, and their gratitude towards Lu Yaoyao is genuine.

Lu Yaoyao saw the power of the Heavenly Dao returning to her from them.

This time, I also received a rich amount of Heavenly Dao power, which was an unexpected surprise.

It seems that as long as she does good deeds in this world, she will receive the power of Heaven, more or less.

"Get up, everyone! Don't kneel down so easily. Take the food and go down the mountain! I'm leaving now!" Lu Yaoyao turned and went down the mountain.

Now that the food has been delivered, there's nothing more for her to do.

Zhuang Sheng led his men to move the grain, his heart pounding with excitement. With the goddess's help, the people of Tongxiang County were finally free from hunger and cold.

What Lu Yaoyao didn't know was that after those refugees returned home, they spread the word that she was a goddess.

Lu Yaoyao was sleeping when she was awakened by a powerful force of the Heavenly Dao.

A quick calculation revealed that it was actually feedback from those refugees who sincerely thanked her for giving her.

"It's really not bad." Looking at the powerful Heavenly Dao energy filling her body, Lu Yaoyao smiled.

If she can combine the power of Heaven with the Five Elements Technique, she will be more confident in dealing with Ci Ya Cuo in the future.

Thanks to Lu Yaoyao's grain supplies, the people of Tongxiang had a peaceful winter.

Zhuang Sheng reported Lu Yaoyao's donation of grain to the emperor, and Xia Ku secretly delivered it to Su Zui.

Su Zui looked at the report in his hand and smiled, "Yaoyao is really kind-hearted."

With this report, he could request an imperial decree to bestow an official title upon Yao Yao.

"Prepare the horses! I'm going to the palace." Su Zui couldn't wait a moment longer and headed to the palace with the report in hand.

The King of the White Tiger Kingdom has only recently assumed power, and Su Zui has been handling many matters for him. Upon seeing Su Zui arrive, he looked up from a pile of memorials.

"Oh! You've finally arrived! Quickly, give me some advice," the king said.

He was so angry with those ministers that they didn't do any real work and just kept their eyes glued to his harem.

He already has quite a few women in his harem, and some ministers are even insisting that he marry Jiang Ruyan.

Everyone says this woman is so beautiful and elegant, and as a disciple of Master Yunjian, she is suitable to be an imperial concubine.

He even said he could assist him in his great cause!

I bother!

That woman is such a fake. Does his great cause really need a woman to support him?
Su Zui pinched his temples, feeling a headache coming on. "Your Majesty, these are your own business. Why are you asking me? I'm only responsible for preventing corrupt officials from undermining the foundation of the country. I have no interest in managing your harem."

The king scoffed, "I don't care! Just figure out a way to stop those old geezers from giving me women!"

Did he really think his harem was a vegetable market? He'd take in any woman he wanted?

Su Zui found it amusing, "Okay! I'll help you."

He shook his head with a smile. This king was only two years younger than him, yet he still acted like a child.

In fact, he is related to the current king by blood; the king is the current empress dowager, who is his aunt's child.

The two are cousins.

He only learned about their relationship later. His mother was frail and sickly from childhood and had always been raised by her maternal grandparents in Jiangnan. No one in the capital knew that the current Empress Dowager had a younger sister.

His mother was pampered by her maternal grandparents and grew up in a kind-hearted but naive manner. Later, she met his biological father, Su Baiwang, and fell in love with him at first sight.

At that time, Su Baiwang was just a low-ranking officer in the army.

The mother also told Su Baiwang that she was just the daughter of a merchant.

A thousand households and a merchant's daughter are considered a good match.

His mother secretly asked his aunt, who was then the Empress, to help Su Baiwang become the current Marquis Su.

This allowed him to rise from a minor commander to the current Marquis of Su'an.

Unfortunately, after his father obtained the title of marquis, he despised his mother for being the daughter of a merchant and humiliated her in every way.

He even brought his childhood sweetheart home as a concubine. After he was crippled by his father, his mother sent him to the palace and asked his master to take care of her.

Why not ask your aunt to take care of you?

It was because my mother didn't have the face to ask my aunt for help.

After he was sent away, his mother was imprisoned in the backyard by his father and died of depression not long after.

Later, he succeeded his master and became the Grand Commander of the Southern Supervisory Office.

He unexpectedly encountered the Empress Dowager in the Imperial Garden, and only then did he realize that his mother and the Empress Dowager were actually sisters.

He didn't know that his mother and the Empress Dowager were sisters all these years because his mother had never told him.

The Empress Dowager said that her mother was a stubborn person. When her mother wanted to marry her father, the whole family disagreed, but her mother was determined to marry him.

In order to secure a title for her father, her mother was willing to sever all ties with the Nangong family and no longer identify herself as a member of the Nangong family.

At the time, she was still the Empress's aunt, so she had no choice but to grant her mother's request, bestowing upon Su Baiwang the title of Marquis of Su'an and allowing them to marry.

My aunt did this so that my mother could live a good life. I never expected that Su Baiwang would favor his concubine over his wife and abandon his own son. He is worse than a beast.

My mother is too strong-willed. She said she would not contact the Nangong family, and she really hasn't contacted them for many years.

His ability to completely control the Southern Prison over the years was due not only to his own methods, but also to the support of his aunt, the Empress Dowager, and the King.

To this day, apart from the Empress Dowager and the King, no one knows about their relationship.

Su Zui took out the report, "Your Majesty, please take a look at this."

The king, bewildered, picked up the report and exclaimed, "Is this true? Is there really such a remarkable woman in the world?"

After reading the report, the king also wanted to meet this extraordinary woman.

A divorced woman suddenly donated so much grain to help the people, preventing Tongxiang County from suffering a disaster. This is a great thing that benefits the country and its people.

“That’s right! This woman is excellent! I would like to request that she be granted the title of Princess.” Su Zui’s lips unconsciously curled up as he recalled Lu Yaoyao’s every smile and frown.

The king seemed to have witnessed something of great importance. "You can actually laugh? Tell me, is that woman someone you like?"

His cousin had never smiled in all these years, but after returning this time, he seemed like a completely different person.

Although he used to be a eunuch, isn't he no longer a eunuch now?
Marrying a woman is not out of the question.

"Yes! I like it very much. He will be my only wife, my one and only wife," Su Zui said with a smile.

Since the Empress Dowager and the King already know that he is no longer a eunuch, it is still possible for him to ask for a woman's hand in marriage.

The king was pleased. "Very well! For your sake, I will bestow upon her the title of First-Rank Princess, with the honorary title of Pingyang."

Over the years, his cousin has done his best for him and his mother, protecting him from many dangers. Now it's his turn to do something for his cousin.

Regardless of who that woman was, he was determined to make her his cousin's wife.

Su Zui stood up. "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

(End of this chapter)