Chapter 136
The corners of his mouth were chapped and swollen, after all.
If such a perfect face were to be ruined because of her, she felt that it would be her fault.
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“I’ll go get you some ointment now. Apply it quickly and don’t let it scar.” Eliza turned to go back to her courtyard when Tina suddenly appeared in front of her.
She asked, “Tina? You’re finally back. What took you so long?”
Tina hurried to Eliza. “Serenity, come with me! We have visitors from the palace!”
“Visitors from the palace?”
Eliza raised her eyebrows and turned to look at Nolan behind her. “Visitors from the palace?”
She found Nolan frowning. He obviously didn’t know about this either.
There was no time to get the medicine.
Eliza quickly returned to Saint Grace Nunnery. When she arrived outside the nunnery, she saw Mary and the others waiting at the gate, as well as James Gray in the distance, and behind him, the carriage that had taken her to Saint Grace Nunnery last time.
Seeing Eliza come out, James stepped forward and bowed respectfully. “Greetings, Holy Lady.”
Facing the emperor’s confidant, although he bowed, Eliza didn’t dare to fully accept it.
After slightly turning sideways to avoid half of the bow, Eliza said, “There’s no need for formalities, James. May I ask what brings you here today?”
James grinned. “His Majesty has sent me to invite Your Holiness to the palace. He has something to discuss with you.”
He didn’t say what it was about directly.
Eliza paused for a moment, then nodded. “Very well. Please wait a moment, James. I will change into more appropriate attire before going to see His Majesty.”
After James smiled and nodded, Eliza hurried back to her courtyard to change clothes.
After she went in, James, who was waiting respectfully by the carriage, suddenly sensed something behind him. He spun around and swept his duster.
His duster was caught. When James looked closely, the fierce expression on his face instantly disappeared, replaced by a stark white.
He said, “Your Highness! I didn’t know you were here. Please forgive my offense!”
James hurriedly begged for forgiveness.
However, Nolan did not intend to punish him. He merely glanced at him indifferently and asked, “Why did His Majesty suddenly summon Serenity to the palace?”
Fortunately, it was nothing secret. When Nolan asked, James answered honestly, “You left early today. A memorial was sent from Plutonville, requesting to hold a prayer ceremony for rain to deal with the drought and inviting the Holy Lady to Plutonville to pray for blessings for the suffering people.”
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Chapter 136
Nolan knew something about the drought in Plutonville.
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He was not in charge of the governance of this matter, but he was responsible for sending troops to escort the relief grain.
It had been half a month since the grain had been sent. With the Black Flag escorting it, not a single grain must have been lost. So he wondered why there was a sudden need for a prayer ceremony for rain.
“If praying for rain was useful, there wouldn’t be so many years of drought,” Nolan said with a cold face, not believing any of this.
James wiped the sweat from his forehead. He didn’t dare to refute Nolan and could only echo, “You are right, Your Highness.”
Nolan also knew that James definitely wouldn’t be able to offer more information, so he thought for a moment and said, “Forget it. Since His Majesty has summoned Serenity to the palace, he must have made arrangements. I will go with you.”
Of course, James he could only respectfully invite him to board the carriage.
However, Nolan did not get in. After Eliza changed her clothes and came out, he got on his horse and gave her a reassuring look. “Let’s go.”