Da Li Temple - Chapter 87

Chapter 87
Extra 2: Lord Su Invigorates His Husband’s Power 2
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Lin Wanqing never thought that Su Moyi had gone heartless to such a point. She saw the magistrates behind him approaching with knives, handcuffed Constable Li, and stuffed his mouth before they left. “What are you doing?” She pulled on Su Moyi’s official purple uniform.
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Su Moyi slowly turned around, looked at her with downcast eyes, and emotionlessly said, “Heir Consort is overly frightened. Send her back to the Mansion first and protect her well.” After saying this, he tugged on his crooked collar and turned around.
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“Su Moyi, you stop right there!” Lin Wanqing tugged at him again and snarled, “Try sending me back if you dare.” With a blatantly threatening tone, everyone present shuddered.
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Lord Su held on to the last of his pride, putting on a cloudy demeanor, but his firm footsteps slightly stuttered, and his voice stiffened, “The victim should help the government solve the case, then the Heir Consort will go to Da Li Temple together.”
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Under the public’s view, Lin Wanqing was too lazy to argue with him, shook off her sleeves, and steadily sent a blank stare. The group hooted and hollered their way back to Da Li Temple. Following the usual practice, a chancellor would trial such cases first, and a recorder would record the case, but because today’s ‘victim’ was the Consort and the wife of Da Li Temple’s Chief, the six chancellors did not dare to take the case, so Lord Su had to go on his own. When the questioning time started, the main hall was empty and without servants, recorders, or suspects. It was not unnecessary, but Lord Su’s face these days was hideous, so who would dare to get involved in his family affairs and touch his bad luck?

When the hall opened, the crowd shoved a new recorder. He tremblingly walked under the crowd’s eyes, which contained hope, encouragement, and worry. The paper and pen in his hands were about to fall. The gold-lettered plaque of Justice and Integrity above his head reflected those cold, deep eyes, appearing both majestic and solemn. Lord Su slowly looked up from the hall as he pulled the chair. The crowd outside the door, who were still sticking their necks out to look around, instantly ran away without a trace.
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Knock, knock, knock. The rhythm of the three sounds was not too fast nor too slow; it was the sound of Lord Su tapping on the table. The atmosphere in the already cold hall immediately chilled down a few points. The junior Recorder shivered, not daring to raise his head.
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Lin Wanqing broke the silence and calmly asked, “What crime did Constable Li commit that you want to arrest him?”
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Su Moyi thought momentarily and replied, “I just said it. AWOL, intending to murder the Heir Consort.”
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Lin Wanqing almost gave him an angry laugh, “How did he plot against me?”
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“He pushed you into the water.” Lord Su’s face didn’t change.
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“Which of your eyes seen it?”
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“Everyone present saw it,” Su Moyi justified, “If it weren’t for me, you would have fallen into the water.”
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Lin Wanqing saw his openly lying and silently tugged her fists tight. The force on her back just now was not caused by a person; instead, someone used their inner strength to push a mud block over.
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Su Moyi was trying to deceive the little girl who knew nothing, and it was insulting to deceive her! So she paused, pointed to the small Recorder buried in the side, pretending he was busy, and said, “You let him out first.”
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The little Recorder sniffed as if he had been amnestied. He grabbed his pen and paper and was about to leave.
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“Since we’re going to analyze the case, how can it be without someone to record it?”
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“…… ” The little Recorder, cold and sweaty, held the pen and sat back down sadly.
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Lin Wanqing gritted her teeth, glaring at him, “This is what you said.”
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Su Moyi’s face was disinterested, and he looked at her coldly: “I said that… you, what are you going to do?!” Before the words fell, he saw Lin Wanqing start to broaden her clothes without saying a word. She had already removed her cloak between three or two movements and was about to take off her outer garments.
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“Lin Wanqing!” Su Moyi exploded in rage, incredulously rising from his seat. “Are you crazy?!”
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Lin Wanqing undressed herself, simply ignoring him.
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Su Moyi was infuriated, and veins rippled at the corners of his forehead. Seeing that the moon-white large-sleeved shirt was about to slip off her shoulders, Lord Su shouted angrily at the little Recorder, who was already dumbfounded: “What are you looking at? Still not get out!”
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“…… ” The little Recorder, who snapped back to his senses, immediately cried out in fear, grabbed the paper and pen, and rushed out of the main hall.
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Moon-white long shirt fell in a pair of slender white hands; Lin Wanqing turned the clothes over, shaking it at Su Moyi, and asked, “Then tell me, what is this clay mark on the back of the clothes?” Afraid that Su Moyi couldn’t see clearly, she took two steps closer to him, “From where the mud hit and spread out, someone threw this from the back. Constable Li was right next to me at the time of the incident, and the angle and distance were incorrect. Moreover, if he wanted to harm me, he would have just reached out and pushed, so why did he have to use such a laborious method?”
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The question left Lord Su speechless. For a long time, he dropped his gaze to his feet, turned around, lifted the hem of his coat, and asked rhetorically, “When did I say that he is the criminal? I never wronged a good person. I currently only consider him a suspect.”

Only then did Lin Wanqing realize. Although Lord Su was small-minded and had a lot of tricks up his sleeve, he still maintained the bottom line that a law official should have – the matter of wrongly accusing a good person was something he absolutely couldn’t do. But this didn’t mean he could find an excuse to give himself an outlet or insult Lin Wanqing. AWOL, such a minor crime, at most, Constable Li would get a few planks, but plotting to kill the Consort could be different. Usually, the court would arrest the criminal first before the investigation. As for how long the case would take, a month or a year, it was up to Lord Su to decide. During this period, Constable Li was not allowed to leave the prison.
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Lin Wanqing had nothing to say. Her face was blackened, and she shouted angrily to Su Moyi: “Then these clothes are evidence. Lord must carefully store it.” After saying this, she picked up the cloak on the ground and put it on her body, twisting her head to line out.
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Su Moyi approached the person and dragged her, saying, “How can you go out? Where do I put my face?!”
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“Oh?” Lin Wanqing laughed coldly, “Does the Lord still have a face? Use your position to fight over jealousy. Do you remember the first sentence of The Record of Washed Grievances that you memorized?!”
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This soulful question finally calmed down the raging Lord Su. The hand tugging on Lin Wanqing loosened up, and he put the big-sleeved shirt over her. Then, taking the silk in Lin Wanqing’s hand, he bundled the person up and directly carried her. Because she had no power to fight back, Lord Su’s long legs kicked open the door and strode out.

The crowd hiding in the bushes, behind the pillars, and under the stone steps didn’t have time to run when they saw the situation, so they lay on the ground and pretended to faint while saying they did not see anything.
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Su Moyi carried the screaming Lin Wanqing gloomily towards his own residence in Da Li Temple.
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“Ouch ……” Lin Wanqing freed herself from the cloak when he threw her to the bed. She rubbed her stomach, which was numb from being pressed, and looked at the purple figure pacing anxiously in the room. She was about to open her mouth when she heard Lord Su say, both aggrieved and resigned, “I was wrong.”
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Crisp and clear.
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“Wh, what?” She was startled by this sudden change, and her tongue tied up a bit.
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Lord Su turned to look at her and unwillingly repeated, “I said I was wrong!”

With four eyes facing each other, the air abruptly froze. Lin Wanqing came back to her senses only after a long time. Lord Su, who was always arrogant and unbeatable, apologized to her. Thus, she also put up the frame that she should have, tilted her head to stare at him, and asked, “Then tell me, where are you wrong?”
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Su Moyi was so angry that his face turned red. He only clenched his fists tightly and gritted his teeth: “I shouldn’t have burned the marriage certificate and gone to the other girls’ matchmaking banquet.” After saying this, he mumbled unwillingly, “Although I have no interest in her and persuaded her to give up early…”
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“En,” Lin Wanqing nodded, satisfied, “And?”
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“And?!” Su Moyi was like a cat that had exploded its fur. His voice, which rose a few degrees higher, was shortened back a few points by Lin Wanqing’s glare, and he continued reluctantly, “I shouldn’t have taken advantage of my position to fight for jealousy either.” He paused and spoke softly, “Although Li Li deserves it…”
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Lin Wanqing didn’t say anything and boarded her face to look at him.
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Su Moyi stood far away, not daring to approach.
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“Pfft–“

A moment later, his stifled look amused Lin Wanqing. Who would have thought that Lord Su, who had his eyes on the top of his head and could usually walk sideways in the palace and the official world, would also have a day when he would bow his head and admit his mistakes? If Empress Dowager saw his appearance, she would probably laugh at him for the rest of his life.
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Su Moyi was angered even more by Lin Wanqing’s smile. He felt greatly ‘humiliated,’ and with his teeth bared, he was about to grab her. However, before he could reach the edge of the bed, Lin Wanqing embraced his waist.
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Su Moyi was stunned, and his anger completely disappeared. They hugged each other like this, and no one spoke again.
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Early spring sunshine penetrated the screen window behind them, mottling the room. The breeze blew the bamboo in the courtyard, making a rustling sound like the present world was stable and the years were quiet.
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Su Moyi sighed, knowing that he was like this. Even greater fire or profound aggression, his temper was immediately gone as long as Lin Wanqing hugged and said a sentence.
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“Don’t be angry.” The woman in his arms had a soft voice, and as she spoke, she rubbed her hands up and down, and her head arched into his arms.
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With a click sound, that hard heart instantly turned into a softness. Lin Wanqing, selling her good behavior for a while, got up and said pitifully: “That day when you burned half of the marriage certificate, I burned my wrist.” After saying this, she lifted her sleeve and handed one of her wrists to Su Moyi.
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The man in front of her trembled. The fingertips that grasped her were cold, and even his face went paler. His lips gasped, and heartache flowed out of his eyes. For a long time, he could not say a word.

“That’s why you must be nice to me from now on.” She said thoughtfully, “No tantrums.”
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“En.” Lord Su hurriedly nodded.
“No being small-minded.” Lin Wanqing multiplied her attack.
“En.”
“No ignoring people whenever you get angry.”
“En.”
“Write it down for me.”
“En?” Lord Su didn’t expect this move and stared at her, realizing that this woman was quite worthy.
“Not writing?”
“Write! Write!” Lord Su felt guilty at the moment. Of course, he would respond to any request. He walked towards the bookcase, spread out the rice paper, put up the pen, and dipped it in ink.

“Lord …… ” Not far away rang a burst of a soft female voice, the end of the voice slightly trembling, seducting his soul.
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Su Moyi looked up and saw that Lin Wanqing had removed her coat at some point and was only wearing a daylily-colored chested jacket. Smooth and soft shoulders and glistening white arms, like jade carving. Beneath the two pairs of stunningly beautiful collarbones were undulating grooves, vaguely glowing with a snowy color. With a smile, she lowered her head, and her slender fingers passed through the side waist ribbon, tracing a provocative arc. She wrapped her index finger around it, and with a soft rustling of fabric, the jacket fell to the ground, revealing the luscious female body hidden inside, sparkling white in the warm spring sun.
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“How uninteresting to write on rice paper,” She looked at him. Her eyelashes were slightly curved, her eyes brimming. “Why don’t you try another place, my Lord?”
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Little Recorder: To go, or not to go? This — is a question —
Lord Su: Had I known that the perks of admitting my mistake were so good, what was my stalemate for?