Da Li Temple - Chapter 73.2
Chapter 73.2
Daybreak
Lailuo seemed to have come back to her senses at this time and put on a posture of ‘refusing to cooperate,’ “Because you are the same as your asshole uncle, weak and heartless, can’t protect her, but still want to keep the person by his side.”
??
Caught off guard and labeled as a ‘heartless man,’ Lord Su’s face looked terrible, and for a moment, he was so angry that he even forgot to speak in defense. However, he could connect the dots of Lailuo’s proximity to Lin Wanqing.
??
Listening to her tone, she should be Royal Concubine Xiao’s old friend. After Royal Concubine Xiao’s death, she harbored a grudge against Emperor Yonghui. By chance, she was trained by King Liang to become an assassin, joining him in his ‘rebel’ endeavor. However, she is an uncontrollable crazy person and does whatever she wants, and because of the matter of Wang Hu, she breaks up with King Liang. In addition, she should have recognized Lin Wanqing in prison, so she followed her all the way to get close to her, wanting to take her away from the ‘royal family,’ which she distrusts. Killing Song Zhengxing wasn’t done for King Liang. She just wanted Lin Wanqing to go with her. However, knowing that Lailuo had no malicious intent towards Lin Wanqing, Su Moyi finally breathed a sigh of relief and eased his questioning attitude by a few points. He flicked the lamp on his side a bit brighter and said solemnly, “Then who do you think is responsible for what happened today?”
??
“Who?” Lailuo was surprised as if she had heard a joke, “Even the Golden Guards under the Nan Dynasty Forbidden Army were all deployed; who else but your asshole uncle?”
??
“The Emperor doesn’t know about this.” Su Moyi said, “Besides, Xia Huan also said that he received a secret report, which anyone can give.”
??
Lailuo pouted her mouth, skeptical, “Then the identity of the assassin couldn’t be faked, right?”
??
“Assassin?” Su Moyi sniffed with an austere look, his expression dignified for a few moments, “You know them?”
??
Lailuo nodded, “One of the people is a secret guard I met that night when I met Miss on the street.”
??
“You mean ……,” Liang Weiping stammered, “d Young Master Chen’s secret guard?”
??
“En,” Lailuo hummed, “At that time, he wore a mask, so I haven’t seen his face, but I wouldn’t recognize his figure and martial arts skills wrongly.”
??
The fire in the room flickered and exploded with a spark. Several people did not speak again, and the atmosphere was quiet momentarily.
??
Chen family —
Chen Yan controlled the Nan Dynasty Forbidden Army. If he gave an order, it would be easy for Xia Huan to bring the Golden Guard to arrest someone. But why did the Chen family want to put Lin Wanqing to death? If he remembered correctly, they were not involved in the Xiao family treason case thirteen years ago. Since they could get away with it before, why would they come to lie in this muddy water now?
Unless —
With a ringing in his ears, Su Moyi’s pupils shook as if he had suddenly remembered something. The Chen family was the Empress’s mother’s family. At that time, when the Xiao family fell, and Royal Concubine Xiao fell out of favor, the Chen family could be considered one of the direct beneficiaries. Not to mention that Royal Concubine Chen became the Crown Princess, Chen Yan also took over Xiao Jingyan’s position as Golden Guards General, and the Chen family became famous instantly.
??
Is that possible?
Under his heart, Su Moyi was shocked into a thin sweat by his own inference. He got up and lifted his robe. He was about to rush out, but Lailuo called him back.
??
“So,” she asked, her blue eyes translucent with a cold light and her tone icy, “Do you believe that the Xiao family is innocent?”
??
Su Moyi was stunned and did not speak.
??
Lailuo did not wait for him to answer and asked again, “Can you protect Miss?” She did not relent. Her hand pinched the white porcelain pieces, almost bleeding.
??
Lailuo supported herself and stood in front of him. “If you can not protect her, this night’s experience will be Miss’s life in the future. Once her identity is exposed, what awaits her is a situation where she will die without a chance of survival. If so, you should hand her over to me. This place can’t accommodate her; I will accompany her to a better place.” Under the candle flame, those cold blue eyes finally softened.
??
Su Moyi was stunned because he was about to forget that she was the one who carried the name of ‘sinful minister’s daughter’ and lived in the world. Over the past ten years, she has been wading through rivers and skating on thin ice. Living is already a hardship for her, as she has to drink blood and grit her teeth. There was a bitter pain in his throat, and he felt as if Lailuo had fed him a knife. The sharp edge slid down, leaching blood from his throat to his heart. He suddenly remembered long ago when she asked him, “Which is the worst mistake, killing a good man by mistake or letting a bad man go.” He said that it was letting a wrong person go by mistake. He also remembered he had scolded her for being emotional and showing too much emphatic emotion in Hongzhou because of Lailuo. Therefore, for her, he has always been the court’s appointed Da Li Temple’s Chief before a person to whom she can devote her body and mind.
??
The clouds dissipated, revealing a daybreak. He looked at Lailuo and said with certainty: “I not only want to protect her, I also want to give her the freedom you can’t. I want her to hide and conceal her name no longer. I want her to honor her promise and become my Heir Consort dignifiedly.”
??
——
Author Notes:??
Didn’t write about kisses — I cried —
Lord Su to the whole world: I want her to honor her promise and become my Heir Consort dignifiedly!
Lord Su to Qingqing: I never said that; it’s a rumor, not me.