Situ Yao didn't say anything, and continued to comb Su Mengyan's hair. He took a deep breath and said, "Let him fight if he wants to. I don't care anyway."
Su Mengyan didn't expect to hear Situ Yao say such a peaceful statement, and for a moment she covered her head helplessly.
Why won’t this blockhead come to his senses?
The emperor was already dissatisfied with him for staying at the post station, and he didn't even know how to strive for credit to please His Majesty.
Seeing that persuading Situ Yao was ineffective, Su Mengyan simply shut her mouth and said no more.
When everyone arrived in the capital, Situ Zhao deliberately lifted the curtain of the carriage, wanting to hear more of the people's praise for his wisdom and bravery.
However, he didn't expect that throughout the journey, most of the people were talking about how Situ Yao rescued a group of abducted girls, and no one even mentioned the fact that he had captured the human traffickers.
Situ Zhao was dumbfounded. He had clearly arranged people to spread the news, so why was there no effect at all?
Thinking of this, he angrily lowered the curtain and muttered to himself, "What a bunch of good-for-nothings!"
Su Mengyan didn't know what Situ Yao had secretly arranged. When she heard someone say this, she looked over in confusion.
Seeing that the man had a serious expression and didn't know what he was thinking, he turned his head away and said nothing more.
The two returned to the capital and went straight to the palace to meet the emperor.
Naturally, the great achievements they had made in the local area also reached the ears of the emperor.
Seeing his two sons coming to report the situation to him, he nodded with some satisfaction.
"Zhao'er did a great job on this matter. I am very happy."
Seeing that things were just as Cui Mixue said, Situ Zhao knew that his father would definitely reward him, and a hint of joy flashed through his heart.
He bowed directly to the emperor and said, "This is what I, your son, should do. Eliminating harm and protecting the people is my duty as a prince!"
Su Mengyan followed Situ Yao to meet the emperor, keeping her head down. When she heard the emperor praising Situ Zhao, she felt a little unfair for Situ Yao.
The people can all see that Situ Yao's achievements are far greater than Situ Zhao's, so why can't the emperor see it?
The emperor seemed really happy that Situ Zhao solved the case. He waved his hand and directly gave away many things as rewards.
Su Mengyan and Situ Yao stood together dryly, as if they were outsiders to this matter.
The emperor rewarded Situ Zhao generously and gave him two boxes of treasures, as if he had forgotten about Situ Yao.
Situ Yao stood aside, but his face did not show any sense of loss of being ignored.
He stood aside. When the emperor praised Situ Zhao, he listened. When the emperor rewarded Situ Zhao, he just watched. He had no intention of speaking for himself.
Seeing that the emperor seemed to be ignoring Situ Yao, the ministers standing by couldn't help but speak up, "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince also made an indelible contribution to this matter. If it weren't for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's keen observation and dispatching people to track him down, I'm afraid the Seventh Prince wouldn't have had such a smooth journey!"
Situ Zhao was standing aside, feeling complacent about the reward he had received. However, after hearing what the minister said, he frowned in dissatisfaction.
He had suffered a lot of anger because of Situ Yao along the way. He finally returned to the capital. His father praised him, but this guy had to interrupt.
He felt a little dissatisfied and said bluntly, "The investigation of the human traffickers was done by me alone. He didn't do anything."
Judging from his tone, he seemed to be looking down on me.
When Su Mengyan heard this, she immediately became furious and subconsciously wanted to stand up and argue with others, but she didn't expect to be stopped by Situ Yao.
She stared at Situ Yao with anxiety in her eyes, but Situ Yao just shook his head as if it was nothing, and refused to say a word for her.
Su Mengyan was helpless and could only stare at the emperor with a pair of sad eyes.
The emperor naturally didn't notice Su Mengyan, a little concubine. He didn't even glance at her. He glanced around the palace and looked directly in the direction of Situ Yao. "You have done a good job in helping your brother solve this case."
After that, there was no further news.
Situ Zhao was praised and rewarded, but when it came to Situ Yao, all he could say was "Well done."
Just by hearing this sentence, Su Mengyan felt that the emperor was inevitably a little too partial.
She frowned and looked over, as if venting her dissatisfaction with her eyes.
The emperor ignored her gaze and walked right past her.
With these words, the emperor gave almost all the credit to Situ Zhao, leaving Situ Yao completely without any responsibility.
Su Mengyan felt indignant for Situ Yao, but Situ Yao simply pulled her arm and shook his head at her.
The two came out of the hall. Su Mengyan was still pouting, looking very angry.
Seeing this, Situ Yao raised his hand and rubbed her head, "I don't think it's a big deal, why are you so excited?"
Su Mengyan glanced at him, then turned around and looked at Situ Yao, "I'm not speaking up for you. Why didn't you say a word? It was you who worked so hard to investigate the case for so many days, but in the end, all the credit went to Situ Zhao."
She was indignant when she said this. Seeing this, Situ Yao rubbed her head and just smiled without saying anything.
Su Mengyan saw him staring at her with a silly smile, and then stomped her feet angrily, "Why are you still laughing? Really!"
"What do you want to eat tonight? I didn't eat anything on the way here, so I'll let you eat as much as you want when I get back."
Situ Yao pulled Su Mengyan and walked directly towards the East Palace. He turned a deaf ear to what she had just said and even changed the subject without leaving any trace.
Sure enough, after hearing this, Su Mengyan began to think seriously about what to eat.
Situ Yao had already gotten used to everything that happened today.
He had already thought of this situation before returning to Beijing. No matter what, the final credit would belong to Situ Zhao.
Situ Yao thought of this, sighed, and stopped thinking about it.
A day or two had passed since the two of them returned to Beijing, and within a few days, Situ Yao was summoned by the emperor again.
"Recently, cases of missing young girls have been occurring frequently in various places. You assisted your brother in investigating the case before, so you should be familiar with the entire process. How do you think I'll leave this matter to you?"
The emperor's words were very unpleasant. This case was discovered by Situ Zhao, but he wanted Situ Yao to investigate these complicated cases.
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