Da Li Temple - Chapter 85.2

Chapter 85.2
Rainwater
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If no one used the study room, there would be no earth dragon. It was an early spring evening, but Su Moyi only wore a thin robe. The Heir and his Consort slept in separate rooms on the wedding night; though he didn’t care, Lin Wanqing was newly married to the residence; if the subordinates knew, it would be difficult for her to establish authority there.

Su Moyi pondered momentarily, lit the candle, and looked for a charcoal basin in the study room. He has always slept late; sometimes, when the earth dragon went out and couldn’t bear to let the boy burn it again, he would set the charcoal pots alone.
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Su Moyi surrounded himself with two charcoal pots, took a velvet cloak from the mahogany shelf, and wrapped himself up. Finally, he wouldn’t be frozen to death. When everything settled down, the night was already deep.
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Su Moyi sat on the couch, hiding behind the window, and stretched his neck to look outside. He did not see Lin Wanqing find him until he became sleepy. Su Moyi was angry and aggrieved, tossing and turning, not interested in sleeping. Under the moonlight, the only one sleepless tonight except for him was probably the lovesick Si Yu.
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Su Moyi looked at that lone shadow and was stunned. He gathered the velvet cloak and slowly walked over. Perhaps he felt ‘the sadness of people who have fallen from the same end of the world,’ so he walked eagerly to Si Yu’s side, and after a moment’s thought, he reached out and untied the rope that held it.
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“Go,” he said, stroking Si Yu’s head, “to your beloved dog.” At the end, he added, “Don’t let me down.”

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The next day, Su Moyi had to bring Lin Wanqing to the palace to greet the Empress Dowager and the Emperor, but they were speechless in the carriage.
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At the palace, Lin Wanqing felt that continuing the Cold War was not good. Then, she took Su Moyi’s hand, but it was hard to interact because of a lack of communication.
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Su Moyi couldn’t sleep well at night and had black eyes; his spirit was not good, and his feet floated, looking weak.
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After Lin Wanqing offered tea to the Empress Dowager and bid farewell, the Empress Dowager found a reason to let Su Moyi stay.

Su Moyi marched over, and the Empress Dowager grabbed his arm. “This, you take it.” The Empress Dowager came to his ear, took a book from Mama Ji’s hand, and handed it to Su Moyi: “Qingqing also has a volume on her side; it’s for women, and this one is for men.”
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Su Moyi was confused and looked down at her, but she saw the latter’s gloomy expression, a face that penetrated the world’s truth. She looked at him and said painfully, “I don’t know whose genes you’re taking to. How could you look like you’ve been drained only after a night? No wonder Qingqing is unhappy. If it’s me –I will also throw you a face.”
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“……” Su Moyi’s forehead emerged with cold sweat. He wanted to explain but couldn’t open his mouth, so he swallowed his words back.
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The Empress Dowager saw him like this and thought he acquiesced. She suddenly felt hateful and turned the book to the last page, which was colorful. “You try this, the 108th style. Ten thousand essences return to the emperor, guaranteeing you to glow and be a new man on the day. Serve your wife comfortably, and she will make you comfortable — Eh! Jingche! Don’t go!”
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Su Moyi pulled Lin Wanqing to the carriage but heard the Empress Dowager still saying to Mama Ji: “Go to the Imperial Hospital’s Treasury. Pick what antlers, seahorses, ginsengs, cattle, tiger, snake, and deer and send them to the Heir Residence.”
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“…… ” Su Moyi glanced at Lin Wanqing.
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Lin Wanqing thought that he didn’t like her touch, so she consciously sidestepped and moved to the side. Su Moyi’s face darkened. He followed her example, leaving a distance between them where they could lie horizontally and vertically. He then closed his eyes to fake his sleep. The carriage did not travel far and stopped.
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Su Moyi felt something was wrong and opened his eyes to find Lin Wanqing carrying the skirt to go out. She did not look at him and said: “Lord, go back first. I still have things.” After saying this, she got out of the carriage.
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Su Moyi lifted the curtain and found that Ye Qing had parked the carriage outside the Capital Goverment Office and couldn’t help but ask curiously, “What are you doing?”

“Looking for Liang Weiping.” Lin Wanqing replied, and Su Moyi held her wrist.
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Su Moyi looked at her and said sourly, “You and I are only on our second marriage day. Why are you looking for him instead of serving your husband at home?”
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Lin Wanqing looked back at him and said straightly, “Of course, for a discussion. On the matter of love, I don’t possess the ability to put it down as much as the Lord does.”
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Su Moyi felt a slip in his hand, and the white wrist wobbly disappeared. Before he could grab it back, she had already traveled to the stone steps at the entrance of the Capital Government Office. At some point, the rain fell like a curtain, covering everything before him with a layer of memories. He remembered that he first saw her in the Capital Government Office. He thought she had rushed here without an umbrella that day, wetting the official office. He had never been nosy, and he usually cared even less about these minor people. But somehow, that day, he saw her in the hall full of people. Then, he frowned, just like when he looked at her now. In a hall full of beauties, she was the only one.
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“Aih ……” Su Moyi sighed, walked over, bent down, and carried the beauty on his shoulder.
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Lin Wanqing was scared and speechless momentarily. She reprimanded him when he put her on the carriage: “You—you! In broad daylight! Scoundrel!”
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Su Moyi expressionlessly circled her with his arms, let her push and bustle, and only calmly said: “This official is a scoundrel. If Madam is unsatisfied and wants to sue me, let’s see which official dares to accept.”
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“You ……” Lin Wanqing was so angry that she stomped her feet, “You’re unreasonable!”
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Su Moyi opened his leg and clamped down on her feet, which fought to stomp around. He stared at the beautiful woman, saying, “As the Chief of Da Li Temple, what I say is reason.”
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“Then I’ll go to the Royal Historian’s Office to sue you!” Someone huffed.
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“The Emperor and the Empress Dowager are both on my side. It’s useless for you to go to the Three Departments to sue me.” A certain person was righteous.
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“You, you’re unreason- ” The quarrel in the carriage weakened and slowly turned into a sound of slurping and panting.
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Sitting outside the carriage, Ye Qing shook his head and helplessly sighed as he looked at the sky. “Aih …… men only care about their wives.”
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End of Main Story 🙂