A rare opportunity

Chapter 314 Flower City Lord

When the group arrived at the Hua Mansion's courtyard in the imperial city, they found that the Hua Mansion was decorated with lights and brightly lit! A group of servants stood in neat rows on both sides of the gate. When they saw Li Yu and others driving, they all bowed and shouted:

"Welcome back Imperial Doctor Li!"

Li Yu, who was in the same car with Hua Yu, was confused! How could they know about the imperial edict so quickly after it was issued? Besides, he was just a medical officer, so there was no need for them to be so grand, right?

At this moment, a hearty laugh came from the gate! Hua Qianyu actually appeared at the gate with his wife! Li Yu was so frightened that he jumped off the carriage and bowed!

Hua Qianyu laughed again, stretched out his hand and grabbed Li Yu's arm and said:

"Haha! Doctor Li, there's no need to be so polite! Come with me into the mansion. I'll prepare a banquet to celebrate for Doctor Li!"

Li Yu couldn't help but feel a little flattered! Hua Qianyu usually looked cold when he saw him, but today he was so enthusiastic that he found it hard to accept! He could only look at Hua Yu for help.

Hua Yu stepped forward and said with a smile:

"Dad! Please let go! Look how scared you are making Junior Brother Li!"

Hua Qianyu heard this, looked at Li Yu's doubtful eyes, and laughed again. But he finally let go of Li Yu's arm, stretched out his hand and said:

"Doctor Li, please!"

"I dare not! Master Hua, please!"

Li Yu said hurriedly.

Seeing that Hua Qianyu was still willing to give in, Hua Yu hurriedly said:

"Dad! Please go in first! Otherwise, we may have to stay outside tonight!"

Upon hearing this, Hua Qianyu no longer insisted, and immediately turned around and walked into the mansion with a loud laugh!

Li Yu first invited the Plum Blossom Fairy into the mansion, and when he was about to let Hua Zirong, Wei Wuyang, Hua Shan and others enter first, he was pulled by Hua Yu and entered the mansion together.

The banquet was already set up in the hall, with a total of three tables. Li Yu was originally going to sit at the same table with Qi Biao, Liu Hai, Zhang Chao and others. But Hua Qianyu refused to let him sit at the front seat with Plum Fairy, Wei Wuyang and Hua Shan.

Although he sat in the chair, he did not dare to follow Hua Qianyu's arrangement and sat at the last seat. When Wei Wuyang and Hua Shan saw each other, they could not help but nod secretly! This kid still knows some etiquette and is not so arrogant as to look down on others!

In their opinion, a person like Li Yu who was successful at a young age and rose to fame overnight would probably be too proud of himself! But looking at Li Yu, he didn't seem to be proud, but rather had a feeling of fear and trepidation! They couldn't help but secretly like him! To be honest, guard leaders like them would not be in the eyes of a third-rank official under normal circumstances. Their rank was at best just a sixth-rank military general!

Although Hongzhou emphasizes governing the country with military power, civil officials are indispensable after all. Their rank and status are the same as those of military generals. If it were normal times, they would not have the qualifications to sit at the same table with Li Yu! However, Li Yu treated them with great courtesy, which naturally made them feel good about him!

Although Li Yu had just entered the officialdom and did not know the strict hierarchy of the officialdom, at least it showed Li Yu's respect for them!

In fact, no matter whether Li Yu knew how high his official position was, humility had become a habit engraved in his bones! As a beggar, he never dared to walk in front of others, but always followed behind them silently.

During the banquet, Hua Qianyu changed her usual serious image and appeared to be in high spirits and smiling! She urged Li Yu and others to drink, especially Li Yu, who was even more enthusiastic! She turned a blind eye to her son's head that was swollen like a pig's head, and didn't even look at it!

Li Yu couldn't help but be surprised! What happened to Master Hua today? Why was he so excited? Was it just because he was granted a third-rank medical officer? Li Yu didn't quite believe it. No matter how high his position was, Hua Qianyu had no reason to be so excited. After all, he had nothing to do with the Hua Mansion. If he had any connection, he was just Hua Yu's junior apprentice!

Li Yu didn't wonder for long. As the saying goes, when a person is happy, he is in high spirits! When a person is happy, he can't hide it! Whenever a person has something happy, he will always want to share it with others. Otherwise, he will feel uncomfortable!

Originally, Hua Qianyu was so enthusiastic because he was grateful to Li Yu. Secondly, he hoped that Li Yu would ask him, so that he could tell the truth. Otherwise, it would be a bit of a show-off! But Li Yu didn't understand his intention at all, so he could only tell the truth himself!

He immediately picked up the wine glass in front of him and laughed:

"I am very happy today! Firstly, Imperial Doctor Li has returned triumphantly and has been granted the title of a third-rank medical officer by the Emperor! Secondly, with the Emperor's grace, I have been promoted to the position of Lord of Tianxing City! After my daughter gets married, I will return to Tianxing City to take up my post! Come on, let's have a drink together!"

Li Yu suddenly realized it! He stood up with Plum Fairy, Huashan, Wei Wuyang and others and bowed:

"Congratulations, City Lord Hua! Congratulations, City Lord Hua!"

"Hahaha! Rejoicing together! Rejoicing together!"

Hua Qianyu laughed loudly, feeling very proud!

Others may not know, but Hua Qianyu himself knows it very well. The reason why he was promoted to the position of city lord is that Li Yu played a great role!

To be honest, when he learned that it was Li Yu who went to Tianxing City to investigate the poisoning case, he did not hold much hope. First, he did not think that Li Yu had the ability. Second, it was difficult to find any favorable evidence because it had been so long. After all, if someone really poisoned, they should have made arrangements long ago and would not have left any clues!

But he never expected that Li Yu could actually find out who really poisoned him! And he also dug out the person behind him! And this person is likely to be the current city lord of Tianxing City! The most important thing is that this matter seems to be related to a member of the royal family!

In order to calm the anger of the second prince, the emperor issued an edict to Li Yu at the same time, which was to promote him to the lord of Tianxing City!

As a person who has been in the officialdom for so many years, he naturally understood that the emperor was trying to smooth things over! His purpose in doing so was to stop them from pursuing the mastermind behind the poisoning case! He knew that once the murderer was handed over, the mastermind behind the poisoning case would forever remain a mystery!

For him, it didn't matter whether he knew who was the mastermind behind the poisoning case! What mattered was that he could finally hold his head high! He could finally stop living in fear! From now on, he would become the master of Tianxing City, the king of Tianxing City!

And all this was thanks to Li Yu's investigation! Without Li Yu, there would be no way to overthrow the current city lord, and he would still be the deputy city lord, and still be under the control of the city lord! Therefore, he was very grateful to Li Yu, even more than Li Yu saved Hua Yu!