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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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Chang’an County Office.Rear Residence. It wasn’t until he saw Li Nuo eat two full bowls of dumplings and then gulp down a bowl of dumpling soup before leaning back in satisfaction and letting out a loud burp—without showing any extra interest in his wife—that Pei Zhe finally relaxed. So, he really was just here for the dumplings. Still, Pei Zhe couldn’t help but feel a bit puzzled. He’d been eating his wife’s dumplings for nearly twenty years and never thought they were anything…
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Early the next morning, when Li Nuo woke up, he found that the bedding on the floor had already been packed away and Song Jiaren was gone. After a simple wash, he sat in front of the mirror and effortlessly fixed his hair. He mentally noted the steps—styling a man's hair was much easier than a woman's. Even if his abilities expired tomorrow, he figured he wouldn’t need the household maids' help anymore. Another day passed. According to the Law Codex, he had only twenty-four days of life…
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*[Author's Note: In the next few chapters, you might notice some inconsistencies in character details. That’s because I often revise earlier drafts while writing later chapters. Some parts get updated while others might be missed, causing contradictions. If you catch any, feel free to point them out—I’ll revise them. As for that controversial poem everyone roasted, I knew it might get criticized, but it truly fit the scene, so I kept it. Changing it would break the continuity. Still, since so many…
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