When Su Yan entered the Dali Temple with great joy, she did not expect to run into an old acquaintance.
When Su Yan saw Shen Yao appear before her in a blue official robe, she was furious.
Then there was no sign that Shen Yao was going to be promoted. How come I had just entered the Dali Temple and Shen Yao became the Dali Temple Assistant, a fourth-rank official?
"You blockhead, didn't you say you offended the Crown Prince and there was no way you'd be promoted? How come you're now a fourth-rank official in the Ministry of Justice? Why didn't you tell me about something this big?"
Su Yan clenched her fists, gritting her teeth in anger.
If she had known that Shen Yao was going to join the Dali Temple, she wouldn't have spent so much time preparing for the coroner selection. After all, the more low-key her identity was, the better.
Shen Yao shrugged innocently, explaining, "I was going to say that, but you came to me so happily that day asking for a letter of recommendation. I was worried you might not accept the offer since you're going to participate in the coroner selection, so I wanted to bring you into the Dali Temple with me..."
Su Yan was furious, but she quickly regained her composure and said sarcastically, "Indeed, if I follow you, I'll easily suffer from other people's strange looks. It's more reassuring to rely on my own abilities to get ahead."
After saying that, Su Yan glared at Shen Yao and walked away from him. As she left, she became angrier and angrier, so she immediately went back and stomped on Shen Yao's foot before leaving the hall with satisfaction and heading to her department.
"Su Yan...you just wait..." Shen Yao said through gritted teeth in pain. He didn't expect Su Yan, who looked so small, to be so strong, almost breaking his bones.
Su Yan felt incredibly pleased after teasing Shen Yao, especially after hearing him behind her wince in pain, which calmed her anger considerably.
“Su Yan…”
As Su Yan was walking, she suddenly heard someone call her from behind. When she turned around, she saw Wang Ruofu looking at her with a meaningful smile on his face.
"Director Wang, what are you doing here?" Su Yan was somewhat surprised by Director Wang's appearance, after all, she and Director Wang worked in different departments and were located far apart.
However, Wang Ruofu looked genuinely curious and gossipy, "What's going on between you and Shen Yao? You two don't seem like superiors and subordinates at all; you're more like a couple bickering."
After listening, Su Yan looked at Wang Ruofu in disbelief, realizing that her senior sister had misunderstood what had just happened. She quickly ended the conversation, saying, "Director Wang, you've misunderstood. Lord Shen and I just didn't expect to meet at the Dali Temple, so we were a little too enthusiastic towards each other. Director Wang, please don't misunderstand..."
Seeing Su Yan's earnest expression as she defended herself, Wang Ruofu couldn't help but laugh out loud, "Hahahaha... How funny! I just wanted to tease you, look how scared you are..."
After hearing this, Su Yan breathed a sigh of relief. Besides not wanting to cause trouble, she also didn't want to provoke Princess Jingning.
"Since you're here, I'll treat you to a tour of your territory today, so those old guys won't bully the newcomer."
After saying that, Wang Ruofu warmly put his arm around Su Yan's shoulder.
In addition, Wang Ruofu was wearing a scarlet official robe today, which made him look tall and slender and full of heroic spirit, making Su Yan look like a little girl.
As the two walked along the road, Su Yan suddenly remembered her master, Liu Yuanxiu. Ever since she had come to Chang'an from Suizhou with great difficulty, she had learned that her master had long since resigned from his position as Vice Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, and Su Yan had not heard from him since.
When Su Yan asked the question, Wang Ruofu's face instantly turned cold, and his eyes scrutinized her with a sinister look.
"Why are you asking about my master? Tell me... who exactly are you..." With that, Wang Ruofu pushed Su Yan to the ground and grabbed her by the neck, questioning her.
Su Yan hadn't expected this question to cause such a big emotional change in her senior sister. She watched as the hand gripping her neck tightened, and she gradually couldn't breathe.
In a moment of panic, Su Yan called out "Senior Sister," which startled Wang Ruofu, causing her to loosen her grip slightly.
"Who are you?" Wang Ruofu still hadn't given up on his suspicions about Su Yan.
“Cough cough cough…” Su Yan coughed a few times and explained breathlessly, “Director Wang, you misunderstood me. I have regarded Liu Shaoqing as my idol since I was a child. I entered Dali Temple entirely because of him. This is not because I wanted to visit him.”
"really?"
Su Yan nodded, "Of course it's true, I don't have any deep-seated hatred between me and Liu Shaoqing..."
Wang Ruofu looked Su Yan up and down, thinking that perhaps he was being paranoid, so he let go of her hand and pulled her up from the ground.
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to, it's just because..."
Wang Ruofu hesitated, seemingly reluctant to continue.
But Su Yan was the type to get to the bottom of things, so she immediately pressed for an answer, "Why?"
Wang Ruofu looked up at the sky, sighed softly, and her eyes were filled with endless sorrow. "It's all because my master has disappeared..."
"What...disappeared?" Su Yan was stunned when she heard this result. She never expected it to be like this.
Wang Ruofu nodded. "That's right. He disappeared three years ago and there has been no news of him since. I left Chang'an to find him."
"But the information I heard is that he resigned as Vice Minister and retired to his hometown. How could he have gone missing?"
Mentioning this, Wang Ruofu became angry and cursed, "Isn't it because someone in the court is interfering and doesn't want my master's disappearance to become a big deal?"
Who is it?
As soon as he finished speaking, Wang Ruofu became wary of Su Yan, "Why would you care about this? Who exactly are you...?"
"Um..." Su Yan hesitated, actually not knowing how to explain what had happened to her senior sister.
If I told her that I was her junior sister Su Yan, I'd probably be arrested as a madman.
This situation is really a headache.
"I... I've always admired Liu Shaoqing's character. He's gone missing, so as a junior, I naturally care about his situation."
Su Yan didn't know if her made-up excuse would fool her senior sister.
After Su Yan finished speaking, Wang Ruofu remained calm and showed no unusual behavior. He then smiled and led her to her department, the Surveillance Bureau.
The Court of Judicial Review (Dali Temple) is in charge of handling criminal cases throughout the country, while the Supervisory Council (Jiancha Yuan) is like the vanguard in the investigation. All cases that have passed through the Court of Judicial Review need to be investigated by the Supervisory Council to ascertain their truthfulness.
Although Su Yan's position is insignificant within the Oversight Council, it is indispensable.
The reason Su Yan chose to come to the Overwatch Council was because it was the place closest to the imperial court.
Although the Supervisory Council was under the jurisdiction of the Court of Judicial Review, it had independent powers, which made it a target for the princes to compete for the throne.
The Censorate is not just an ordinary judicial body; it is also responsible for intelligence gathering and apprehending rebels, which is why it became a pawn in the struggle for the crown prince.
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