C234 (1/2)
Su Li frowned.
If the murderer committed the crime in accordance to this time frame, then she only had two days left.
Seeing her frown, Mo Lianjin was displeased and poked the center of her brows, ”You are not allowed to frown.”
Su Li suddenly remembered that he did not allow her to eat the oil at the relay station. This man, she had not even officially married yet, and he had already meddled in his affairs to such an extent?
However, he still obediently stretched the space between his eyebrows.
When they reached the entrance of the palace, a group of people got off the horse carriage and walked inside.
The palace banquet was held at the Yunque Hall.
In order to show how much the Emperor An doted on Mo Lianjin, all of the officials of different levels of statuses were present for this palace banquet.
Or perhaps he really had a request from someone. Not only did he not reprimand Mo Lianjin for rejecting the decree continuously, he even praised him for saving his master's life.
The princes and the crown prince were extremely envious of the treasures that had been bestowed upon them.
After the two of them sat down, Mo Lianyun smiled and said, ”When I returned to the capital, the case in the army camp had not been solved.
Mo Lianjin faintly replied, ”It broke!”
Mo Lianyun was not annoyed, he cupped his hands at Su Li and said: ”Fifth Prince's Wife is truly a capable person, I am impressed.”
”This one hasn't seen you in days.” The empress dowager sat beside the Emperor An and took over Mo Lianyun's words. She smiled amiably at Su Li and said, ”In the past few days, I've been feeling unwell, and it just so happens that you've returned to the capital. After the banquet ends, come and take a look for me.
Su Li nodded, ”This subject accepts your orders.”
With the presence of the empress dowager, Yan Wan continued to smile charmingly, ”A girl from Fifth Prince's Wife was taken away, was she bullied?”
Su Li raised his eyebrows, and looked towards the provocative Yan Wan. ”Thank you, Imperial Noble Consort Yan, for your heartache, Bei Yue people dragged me away, but it was only to see my ability to solve this case, to beg me to go to Bei Yue, to curry favor with me, to not be anxious, how can you dare bully me?”
Yan Wan retracted his gaze from Su Li, and threw a flirtatious glance at the Emperor An, ”Chenqie would like to congratulate Your Majesty for getting such a capable official, one day, if you think of the soldiers, in Chenqie's opinion, marrying her to the Bei Yue is more effective than marrying the Seventh Princess.”
Even though it seemed like a joke, if one listened carefully, they would take it seriously.
The light in Mo Lianjin's eyes did not change, and was still cold and indifferent.
However, there was a trace of ruthlessness mixed in his tone, ”When did I, Nan Ling, not fall to a woman's request for peace? What does Imperial Noble Consort Yan mean by this? You look down on Nan Ling? Or do you look down on my Nan Ling's soldiers who are stationed at the border to protect our country? ”
Being choked by these words, Yan Wan's face that was usually brimming with confidence darkened for a while. Her charming smile froze for a long time before it floated back up again.
Emperor An praised, ”Good, this is our good son.”
The banquet officially began. There were many people who wanted to come over and toast to Mo Lianjin, but they were all scared off by his astonishing aura.
It was a banquet, and they were all trembling with fear.
Su Li looked around, Su Qianyan was seated next to the crown prince, Mu Qingge was sitting next to him.
This...
He did not understand!
Halfway through the banquet, the Empress Dowager excused herself and left.
The pure imperial concubine and queen were also accompanying them. Mu Qingge and Su Qianyan stood up at the same time and followed closely behind them.
A mama came to call Su Li, and Su Li had just promised to help the empress dowager treat her illness. After speaking to Mo Lianjin for a while, she led the mama to chase after the empress dowager and the rest.