Chang'an County Government. Houya. Pei Zhe finally felt relieved when he saw Li Nuo eating two large bowls of dumplings, drinking down a bowl of dumpling soup, leaning back on the chair with satisfaction and burping without paying any extra attention to his wife. It seems that he really likes dumplings. At the same time, he also had some doubts in his heart. He had been eating the dumplings made by his wife for almost twenty years, but he still didn't think they were that delicious. Could it be that other people's dumplings were better than his own? Li Nuo had only been in this world for two days. He had eaten both his own meals and the Song family's dinner, but what made him most satisfied was this meal of home-cooked dumplings. This has nothing to do with taste, but an emotional sustenance. After eating and drinking enough, he couldn't help but praise: "My lady's cooking skills are so exquisite, Lord Pei is really lucky." Pei Zhe's wife is a pretty and beautiful woman. She seems to be about the same age as Song Jiaren's aunt, but their temperaments are completely different. Mrs. Pei has a gentle and virtuous temperament, perhaps because she was born in a general family. Because of this, Aunt Song Zhen feels more straightforward and heroic. After being praised by Li Nuo, Mrs. Pei smiled and said, "Young Master, if you like, you can come often."
Li Nuo must come to the county government office often. This is closely related to his life. After Mrs. Pei left, Li Nuo remembered something and asked: "Master Pei, is Mr. Zheng's concubine still in the county government prison?" This woman was sentenced to death and will be handed over to the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple for review. She should not be taken away so soon. Mentioning this matter, Pei Zhe shook his head and sighed: "Perhaps she knew that she would not escape death. Just as the young master left yesterday, this woman committed suicide by hitting the wall in the prison..." Li Nuo was stunned for a while when he heard that Zheng's concubine was dead. Although he had dealt with many death row prisoners in his previous life, this was the first time he encountered this situation. Life that was like a flower yesterday has withered and faded today. This made him a little emotional. As a human being, you still have to abide by the rules and laws. Li Nuo originally wanted to ask her what other specialties she had, but now he had no choice but to give up. After her portrait is extinguished, he will probably not light it up again. Although kicking the shuttlecock well and dressing up beautifully are outstanding skills, they are not worth his life. However, although Zhang Xiaoyun committed suicide, his lifespan did not change much. It makes sense when you think about it. After all, even if she does not commit suicide, she will not be able to escape legal sanctions, and the final result will not change in any way. If the code takes away his increased life span, then he would be unjust... After eating the dumplings, Li Nuo took a nap in the county government hall. Last night, Song Qian and his wife spent the whole night next door, and he couldn't sleep well. Next time he stayed in Song Mansion, he must stay away from their room. But yesterday was a special situation. The room in the Song Mansion was tense, so I probably won't meet him next time. After taking a short nap, I suddenly felt refreshed. At this time, several government officials had also prepared the case to be solved in the afternoon, and a group of people related to the case were already waiting in the yard outside. Before leaving office in the afternoon, Li Nuo had only settled four cases.
A marriage case, an inheritance case, an estate case, a theft case, they are all small cases and can be punished according to the law. There is nothing controversial. The only thief, because the amount of theft was not large, he could not be sentenced to heavy punishment. However, Li Nuo did not gain anything. After judging the last case, his remaining life span in the code increased by one day and changed back to twenty-five days. This shows that if you want to increase your life expectancy, you don’t necessarily have to impose a heavy sentence. It’s okay to add up to small cases. This day was not in vain. After handling the last case, Li Nuo looked at the Chang'an County Magistrate and asked: "Master Pei, I wonder if the county government has many serious cases on weekdays?" Pei Zhe shook his head and said, "Not many. Ninety-nine percent of the cases are small cases like today." Chang'an is the capital of Great Xia, and the security under the emperor's feet is naturally the best. There are guards patrolling the streets day and night. If there are serious murders every two days, he, the Chang'an County Magistrate, will come to an end. At least that's how it looks on the surface. As the center of power in Daxia, Chang'an seems peaceful, but in fact there are constant undercurrents. It is unknown how much filth and filth there is in the invisible darkness. Li Nuo raised his head and looked at the sky. At this time yesterday, Yuan Zheng's concubine had already confessed her crime. One day had passed, and her special skills he had obtained should have expired. He looked at the code, and sure enough her portrait had darkened. In order to verify his guess, Li Nuo asked Butler Wu to buy a shuttlecock and tried it twice. The first time he failed to control the force and direction, the shuttlecock flew directly over the courtyard wall, and the second time he kicked it empty. This ability undoubtedly comes from the woman who committed suicide out of fear of sin. He even asked the Chang'an County Magistrate to take the shuttlecock into the prison and let the female assassin try to kick it. Pei Zhe was so accustomed to Li Nuo's various strange behaviors that he didn't even ask a question. Lord Pei was kind to him, and although Gu Yanran was a little confused, she still obeyed his request obediently. While the female assassin was kicking the shuttlecock, Li Nuo hid in the corner and observed. She used to be a young lady from an official family. Her calligraphy was very good and she was good at shuttlecock, but she was far inferior to the concubine outside Zheng. Even though her portrait was still on, Li Nuo still hadn't inherited her ability to kick the shuttlecock, which confirmed his suspicion. If you want to be recognized by the code, it is not enough to be "good", you must practice a certain skill to the peak. And the level of this female assassin's shuttlecock kicking is far inferior to that of Zheng Yuanwai's concubine. The darkening of Zhang Xiaoyun's portrait is not the only change in the code. Li Nuo also found that Cui Ze's portrait disappeared directly on the code. Li Nuo guessed that only prisoners with certain special skills can have their portraits preserved for a long time. Ordinary people like Cui Ze who are useless are not qualified to have their portraits left on the code. After one day, the portraits will disappear by themselves. After a while, Li Nuo walked out of the Chang'an County Court and stretched his body. After working so hard today, I only added one day of life. Although one day is short, it is better than nothing. It seems that today is the same as not passing, but if you can add one day of life every day, isn't it also immortality in a sense?
The carriage quickly returned to Li's house. As soon as Li Nuo stepped into the yard, he saw Song Jiaren's tall and slender figure. Beside her, there were two small figures. The two girls wore the same clothes, combed their hair the same way, and wore the same jewelry, but their expressions were completely different. The one with a flower on her forehead and a little makeup, who looked like a fairy, had her hands on her hips and a smug smile on her face, while the other one beside her had her lips pouted and her eyes red, obviously crying. Li Nuo had already stepped into the yard with one foot, and then withdrew the next moment. He never expected that Song Ning'er could chase him here from the Song family. If it was in the morning, it would be fine, and it would be nothing to put on a beautiful makeup for her, but at this moment his makeup ability had failed. If he wanted to light up the portrait again to gain the ability, he would have to consume the remaining lifespan. He didn't intend to waste his limited lifespan to make a little girl who he didn't know well happy. He originally planned to go out and hide until they returned, but a maid from the Song family had sharp eyes. The moment she saw Li Nuo, she immediately pointed at the door and shouted: "The son-in-law is back!" Not long after. Li's house. Inside Li Nuo's courtyard. A maidservant from the Song Mansion looked at Li Nuo with a pleading look and said, "Sir, please put the same makeup on Miss Ning'er as Miss Mu'er, please..." However, no matter how she begged, no matter how loudly Song Ning'er cried, Li Nuo was indifferent. Li Nuo was also helpless. This was not putting makeup on Song Ning'er, this was to kill him. He was busy from morning to night, mediating and judging, and he didn't know how much he had spent and how much saliva he had wasted. It was not easy to let himself live one more day, how could he waste it so carelessly? The harder it is to get something, the more precious it is. If you want his life, let alone Song Ning'er, even if she is Song Jiaren, it won't work. There is no room for negotiation on this matter. But he couldn't explain it. Seeing that Li Nuo didn't speak, the maidservant looked at Song Jiaren for help again. Song Jiaren moved her lips, but didn't say anything. Her intuition told her that he must have his reasons for doing this. Seeing that Li Nuo did not respond, Song Ning'er pouted even higher, and tears began to well up in her eyes again. Song Mu'er looked at Li Nuo, then at Song Ning'er, sighed in her heart, took out a handkerchief from her bag, wet it by the fountain in the yard, and then wiped it on her little face, ran to Song Ning'er, and said, "Now we are the same..." Song Ning'er saw her sister with a face full of makeup, wiped her tears, snorted, took the hand of the maid, and said, "Let's go home." Li Nuo could only smile helplessly.
Sure enough, she didn't want a beautiful makeup, but she had to have what her sister had. If her sister didn't have it, she could also give it up. Fortunately, my wife didn't have such a sister, otherwise he would have no good life in this life. He gently rubbed Song Mu'er's head. Sister is sister, and Mu'er is sensible, so there is no reason not to be partial. Who doesn't like well-behaved and sensible? After Song Ning'er and the maids of the Song Mansion left, Song Jiaren looked at Li Nuo and asked softly, "Don't you like Ning'er?" Li Nuo did not answer, and Song Mu'er beside him answered for him, "Of course, when brother Li Nuo came to our house, Ning'er didn't play with him. Brother Li Nuo wanted to play with her sepak takraw, but she didn't give it to him, and she said she didn't want to play with a fool..." Song Jiaren looked at Li Nuo and thought of something. Before the old lady's birthday banquet, Li Nuo went to the Song family once. He wanted to play with Ning'er's toys, but Ning'er didn't give it to him. He was very unhappy about this and made a fuss in the Song Mansion for a long time. In the end, it was Mu'er who coaxed him... That incident made the servants of the Song Mansion laugh for a long time. That was also the first time Song Jiaren met Li Nuo. I thought she would spend her life with this husband who only had the mind of a child, but she never thought that in just a few days, he had changed so much. She looked at Li Nuo and asked, "Is it because of this?" Li Nuo couldn't tell the real reason, but Mu'er had already found a good reason for her. Li Nuo said as a matter of course, "Who told her not to play sepak takraw with me..." [ps: The editor said that the monthly votes on the new book list have a lot of weight, please vote for me next month, so that I can move up the list...]
