Chapters
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When Han Zhuo’s prison cart stopped at the gates of the Ministry of Justice, Li Nuo had already returned to the Song residence. Neither his wife nor Mu’er were home—he had no idea where they had gone. Alone in his room, Li Nuo suddenly remembered something. He summoned the Codex of Law and flipped to the final page. On it, Han Zhuo’s portrait still glowed, which meant he possessed an exceptional talent far above the ordinary. According to the Bright Mirror Division guards who had…
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The Han residence was not close to the county office, and naturally, traveling by carriage or on foot made a difference in time. By the time Li Nuo had long since returned to the yamen, Wang the county lieutenant finally arrived with a group of witnesses. Since there was no real doubt in this case, Magistrate Pei merely asked the dead woman’s neighbors a few routine questions. Once the formalities were done, he let them go. The household registry office was busy that day, with a number of…
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These four elderly gentlemen were all familiar faces to Song Jiaren. They had all taught her mathematics in the past. At first, it was only Mr. Chen who tutored her. Later, however, he claimed she had no talent for mathematics and suggested her family find someone more capable. The other three, wanting to prove they were better than Mr. Chen, volunteered to teach her as well—without even taking the customary tuition fee… In the end, all of them failed to prove their point. After being…
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There really was no trust between people these days. It was their very first meeting. They didn’t know each other at all—and yet, that woman had immediately guessed that Li Nuo intended to hog the case for himself. Worse yet… she was right. Li Nuo was certain he hadn’t revealed the slightest flaw in his behavior. So how had she seen through him? Though she'd hit the nail on the head, of course he couldn’t just admit it—what if she was just bluffing to test his reaction? Feigning…
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Leaving the Song estate, Li Nuo and Constable Wang boarded Butler Wu’s carriage and rushed to the crime scene. Constable Wang had remembered Li Nuo’s instructions clearly. Upon hearing of a homicide, he immediately came to fetch him without even investigating the details. He had sent a team of constables ahead to secure the scene and personally came to inform Li Nuo. "Faster, faster!" Afraid they would be too late, Li Nuo urged Butler Wu repeatedly throughout the journey. Moments later, in…
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Early the next morning, when Li Nuo got out of bed, he sneezed three times in a row. He wrapped the blanket tighter around himself before finally feeling warm. The weather in Chang’an really was unpredictable. Just two days ago it was hot like summer, but today the temperature had dropped without warning—as if autumn had been eaten by a dog and the seasons jumped straight from summer to winter. Grumbling to himself, Li Nuo rubbed his neck. The back of it ached faintly.Maybe he’d slept in a…
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Outside the Ministry of Appointments. Two figures stood silently at the entrance, waiting. Li Nuo wanted to look into the records concerning Gu Wenhan, the former magistrate of Qinghe County. But he couldn’t do it alone. He had only just begun to grow closer to his wife these past few days, and as for his father-in-law—they hadn’t even exchanged a single word. After the doorman passed along the message, a thin middle-aged man soon emerged from within. Spotting Li Nuo and Song Jiaren standing…
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A short while later, Li Nuo walked out of the county jail. That girl… she truly understood the difference between kindness and vengeance. That stab had been her way of returning the favor for the one he gave her. Though it wasn’t Li Nuo who had personally delivered that blow, he wasn’t planning to hold her accountable anymore. Before leaving, he reminded Pei Zhe to find someone to treat her wound and move her to a better cell. If her wound wasn’t cared for properly, she could die in…
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Li Nuo didn’t eat at Pei Zhe’s home today at noon. Even though he really liked Madam Pei’s cooking, it felt wrong to keep freeloading off someone else’s family. But the real reason was that Lord Pei had gone out incognito today to inspect local affairs. That meant Madam Pei was the only one home, and Li Nuo felt it was best to avoid any unnecessary gossip. Even though there was more than a decade’s age gap between them, marriages happened early in Great Xia—most people were already…
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With the question answered, Song Ning’er hummed a cheerful tune as she left, clearly proud of herself. Meanwhile, Song Muer sat in the pavilion, arms crossed, facing away from Li Nuo. Her little mouth was so pouted it could hang an oil kettle. She was truly upset. Song Ning’er hadn’t even let Li Nuo play vineball, but she had stayed to play shuttlecock with him and even brought him snacks. He clearly knew that she and Song Ning’er didn’t get along—yet he went behind her back to play…
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