Da Li Temple - Chapter 31.2

Chapter 31.2
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In the year 37th of Tianqi, Xiao Jingyan, the General of the Golden Guards, was ordered to take over the post of Hongzhou’s Governor. The words expressed in black ink over a white paper were evident and unmistakable. Her heartbeat stagnated as if someone knocked her on the head, and for a moment, she even forgot to breathe. The hissing cicadas in her ears, gusting and pulling her eardrums. Her fingertips rubbed that familiar name, and she awoke in a daze. It turned out that her father had been appointed as the Hongzhou governor, succeeding Song Zhengxing. But he didn’t live long enough to take office and died on false charges. After that, the imperial court discovered the case of fake silver because of the disaster relief. Hongzhou has been an essential place for official mines for generations. Countless factual fragments hovered in her mind, and Lin Wanqing vaguely felt some unspeakable connection between them, but how could she put it together?
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Annoyed and depressed, she only wanted to return to Da Li Temple to find her father’s case file to read. Without waiting for Liang Weiping, she wants to return with the books. However, she had just left the Archives Department when she heard hurried footsteps behind her.

Lin Wanqing turned around and found that the little recorder who had just shoved the books at her had chased after her. When their gazes met, he waved his hand, and the two little boys pounced on her aggressively.
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Without listening to the explanation, they accused Lin Wanqing of pretending to be a government official intending to eavesdrop on the secrets of the Da Li Temple’s case and that they wanted to catch her to send her to the Capital Government Office.
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Then, they began to argue. On the other side, after inquiring about the news, Liang Weiping, who had come out to look for Lin Wanqing, saw the situation and eagerly tried to separate them.
Slap!
A loud slap. Liang Weiping covered his face with a look of disbelief.
“Ouch!!!”
Amidst the roar, the argument turned into a brawl.
Immediately after, a fellow Da Li Temple officer, who had come to get the books, recognized Lin Wanqing and tried to help her fight.
Slap!
It was unknown who received another slap from whom. Thus, a simple scuffle turned into a mass brawl.
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Then, Lin Wanqing and Su Moyi, who hadn’t seen each other for several days, finally met. Only this time, there was a thick wooden fence between them. He was on the outside, and Lin Wanqing was on the inside.
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In the dark and musty Capital Government Prison, Lord Su looked at the woman in front of him, with unkempt clothes and a messy bun, squatted in the corner while picking the ground silently. He was so angry that the corners of his forehead were throbbing violently.

He was going to go to the palace today to meet the Emperor. When he walked to the Yongxing Hall, he saw Ye Qing hurriedly report that the Da Li Temple and the Archives Department were fighting. The Capital Government Office had arrested all personnel involved. He was surprised, but it was more important to meet the Emperor, so he would deal with it after he returned.
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But Ye Qing told him that the leader was Lin Wanqing. Thus, Su Moyi immediately went to the Capital Government Office. As the leader of Da Li Temple, he went to the prison not for trial but to retrieve people. It was the first time for him after living for so long. He was afraid that he would directly strangle Lin Wanqing to death because of his rage, so he stood outside for a while, waiting for his emotions to calm down before letting the jailer beside him open the cell door.
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The person in the corner was stunned when she heard the sound and didn’t turn back, only burying her head and moving further into the corner.
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“Lin Wanqing.” A calm, cold, and emotionless voice was Lord Su’s usual style. However, he bit each word extremely hard. If one listened carefully, one could hear the anger wrapped underneath the ripples, the kind of force that wanted to eat one alive.
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“En, en ……” Two trills emerged from the back of her messy head. The person in front of him casually replied without turning around.
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Rarely being good at enduring, facing this indifferent appearance of Lin Wanqing, Su Moyi felt that his chest was about to explode. He didn’t bother to play with her, took a stride forward, tugged on her lapel, and pulled the person up with one hand.
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Lin Wanqing was surprised to be yanked so violently. Her feet were unsteady, and she fell backward, but Su Moyi swept her up. They become close and face each other.
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Su Moyi was stunned. Only then did he see the bruises at her eyes corners and the blood at her mouth corners. Her neck was also scratched, leaving a few bright blood traces on her white skin. His heart tightened, and another kind of anger replaced the previous anger instantly.
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Lin Wanqing hurriedly tried to cover her face with her hands, but Su Moyi grabbed her wrist.
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“How did you get hurt like this?” His voice was so deep, almost crushing her to death.
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Lin Wanqing felt ashamed to lose face and dared not to look at Su Moyi, drooping her face: “Actually, it’s still okay …… at that time, the enemy is strong while we are weak. They have ten people, we plus Liang Weiping are only three people ……”
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Su Moyi’s face sank.
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Lin Wanqing saw him like this, and her heart became more uncertain. She could only continue to explain weakly: “But we didn’t fear the enemy and swore to defend the honor of Da Li Temple! “

Ugh —
How come Lord Su’s face seemed to become darker —
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His gaze chilled Lin Wanqing, making her silently swallow back all her words of defense.
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Su Moyi was so furious that he sneered. He lifted the person to his front, tackled her chin to force her to look at himself, and said earnestly, “The dignity of the Da Li Temple has me to defend. When do I need you to worry about this?”
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“Oh ……” the weak-hearted someone gave up resistance and obediently bowed her head.
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Su Moyi did not say anything else and threw a cloak in his hand onto Lin Wanqng, arranging for Ye Qing to take her first.
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“Hehehe …… Lord Su,” The bootlicker Official Li on the side came over, ready to follow instructions.
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Su Moyi coldly said, “Gathering a crowd in broad daylight to beat someone. What does Lord Li think of this case?”
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Official Li instantly understood Su Moyi’s meaning and said with a serious face, “Audacious! It is really too bad! The same robe killing each other, unkind and unrighteous! In the long run, it will surely lead to a deterioration of the world’s culture, and the people’s hearts will become unhealthy!”
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“Well,” Su Moyi nodded, “Then what does Official Li think should be done about this case?”
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Official Li nodded. The usual greasy smile floated on his face. “This kind of important case, of course, only the Da Li Temple can handle it.”
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Su Moyi did not say anything, turned to look at the other side of the empty prison, and unintentionally said, “The large prison of Capital Government Office is overcrowded, and these several Archives Department people ……”
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“Thank you for understanding the difficulties of this subordinate.” Official Li arched his hand and began to arrange the matter of transferring prison.
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“Oh, I’ll trouble Official Li to inform the chief of the Archives Department,” Su Moyi paused. His tone was flat: “It wouldn’t be good for me to judge this case alone, so he was invited to the same trial.”
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“Let him personally make a trip to Da Li Temple.”
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Wife Protecting Lord Su: I’ll end your nest!