Chapter 220 Li Nuo's Gratitude

After seeing off several masters, Li Nuo went to the Ministry of Rites for another round.

This was the first time that the court held a martial arts conference. Unlike the spring examinations, imperial examinations, and various ceremonies, all steps had detailed procedures.

Everything concerning the martial arts conference started from scratch, and the officials from the Ministry of Rites had no idea where to start.

Li Nuo only had a lot of scattered ideas in his mind, which had not yet been put on paper.

He had to wait until those sects received the invitation and responded before taking targeted measures.

The imperial court is not the Sanqing Sect. It cannot just invite some masters to compete with each other and call it a martial arts conference.

It would be fine if the court didn't do it, but if it was going to do it, it had to be done at a high level, to a high standard, so that no one could find any fault with it.

After returning from the Ministry of Rites, Li Nuo walked into the yard and saw Yiren practicing martial arts honestly.

My mother-in-law sat in the pavilion bored, playing chess with herself.

Yiren's fear of her was obviously engraved in her bones.

While practicing sword skills, she also had to carefully observe her reaction.

It's true that there's always someone who can defeat you.

The mother-in-law treated Yiren strictly, but in front of the father-in-law, she became gentle and caring. She was completely different from the first time Li Nuo met her.

When she was about to leave the government office at noon, she went to the entrance of the Ministry of Personnel to pick up her father-in-law.

The two of them walked hand in hand and came to Li's house to have dinner together.

Butler Wu also said that the couple’s relationship was not good.

If this is not good, then how good does it have to be to be considered good?

The two of them seemed to be even more loving than he and his wife, a newly married couple.

If his wife could be half as proactive as his mother-in-law, Li Nuo would wake up laughing in his dreams.

After dinner, Li Nuo taught his mother to play the piano in the yard.

Inside the pavilion, Song Zhe was playing chess with Su Qing.

Li Nuo embraced Song Jiaren from behind, his palm against the back of her hand, which could be considered a four-hand piano duet in another sense.

Song Yiren turned her head away, not wanting to see this scene.

She walked into the pavilion and watched her parents play chess.

Su Qing was eaten by Song Zhe several times in succession, and was about to lose. He anxiously grabbed Song Zhe's hand and shook it, saying, "No, I made a mistake just now, I want to regret it!"

"good."

Song Zhe said with a smile and put the chess piece back to its original position.

Seeing this, Su Qing pushed further and said, "I will regret three steps!"

"good."

Song Zhe still just smiled slightly.

However, even so, Su Qing was still at a disadvantage. After playing a few more moves, she stood up and walked to Song Zhe and said, "No, you play my white chess pieces and I'll play your black chess pieces..."

Song Zhe said helplessly: "You are still as rogue as before..."

"What's wrong, can't I?"

“Okay, okay, okay…”

Song Zhe tapped her forehead, then stood up and sat opposite her.

Song Yiren's face was filled with black lines. She couldn't bear to watch it any longer, so she turned around and walked away.

At this moment, she thought of what her mother taught her since she was a child.

What men say can't be trusted.

Love between men and women is meaningless. It is better to practice hard and pursue the way of martial arts, which is the most important thing.

hehe……

It turns out that these words were all lies to myself.

You can’t trust what women say!

After a while, Su Qing escorted Song Zhe out of Li's house and said, "Come back early in the evening."

Song Zhe nodded.

Since the preparations for the martial arts conference began, the Ministry of Rites had no time to take care of other matters and gradually calmed down, and the Ministry of Personnel was not so busy either.

He also wanted to go back early.

How can a few days of tenderness dispel the longing for each other that has lasted for more than ten years?

After sending her husband back to the yamen, Su Qing returned to the Li Mansion.

She didn't have anyone she knew in the whole Chang'an. After her husband went to the yamen, she had nothing else to do and sat alone in the yard in a daze.

Li Nuo looked at her, thought for a moment, then walked out of the Li Mansion and came to the Ministry of Rites again.

He is a man who clearly distinguishes between gratitude and resentment.

Revenge must be taken, and favors must be repaid.

The last time she was arrested by the Dali Temple was because of a grudge from last time.

But this time, his mother-in-law has helped him so much, he has to repay her.

In a certain office in the Ministry of Rites, Lu Sheng asked in surprise, "The Grand Master of the Sanqing Sect has arrived so soon?"

Li Nuo nodded and said, "This time, the Sanqing Sect has given great support to our Ministry of Rites by sending three masters. Lord Lu may not know that in the martial arts world, the status of a master is extremely high, no less than that of a third-rank official in the court. Our Ministry of Rites must not neglect such a strong person..."

Lu Sheng immediately said: "Of course."

Although he was not a martial artist, he also knew the significance of a Grandmaster, and said, "I wonder where these distinguished guests are now. I will send someone to receive them right away."

Li Nuo said: "The one sent by the Sanqing Sect is a powerful person second only to the Sect Master. Our court should also send officials of equal status to receive him. In my opinion, at least an official of the fifth rank or above should be sent to show the importance of the court."

Lu Sheng himself was only of the fifth rank.

He asked tentatively, "Lord Li, do you mean that I should go there in person?"

Li Nuo waved his hand and said, "The Ministry of Rites has to prepare for the martial arts conference and the master's wedding. Lord Lu is already busy enough. Let the Ministry of Personnel handle the reception of the Grand Master. I think the Right Doctor of the Ministry of Personnel is a good choice..."

Lu Sheng didn't think much about it and said, "Okay, I'll write the memorial right away."

Soon, the Secretariat.

Zhongshu Sheren Du Yu's heartbeat began to accelerate as he looked at the memorial from the Ministry of Rites in his hand.

After a few days of peace and quiet, why are there memorials from the Ministry of Rites again?

After taking a deep breath, he opened the memorial, glanced at it, and finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, it is not an impeachment report.

It was reasonable for the court to send a senior official to receive the master of the Sanqing Sect when he came to Chang'an to cooperate with the court's martial arts conference.

Maybe the Ministry of Rites has been too busy recently, so they appointed Song Zhe, the Right Langzhong of the Ministry of Personnel, to receive him.

Du Yu didn't think much about it and quickly issued an imperial edict to the Ministry of Personnel.

Ministry of Personnel.

It was not yet time to leave the office, and Song Zhe walked out of the Ministry of Personnel with a confused look on his face.

Just now, the Ministry of Personnel received an imperial edict issued by three provinces.

A certain martial arts sect sent a master to participate in a martial arts conference held by the imperial court, and the Secretariat specifically asked him to receive the master.

For some time in the future, he doesn't have to go to the yamen according to the regular hours.

The only duty is to receive the master of this martial arts sect well.

This kind of thing is usually done by officials from the Ministry of Rites or the Honglu Temple. I don't know why it was assigned to me this time.

However, reception is not difficult.

It's nothing more than a third party.

Accompany him to eat, go shopping, play, and take him to experience the customs and culture of Chang'an.

He soon arrived at the Ministry of Rites.

At this time, inside the office of the Langzhong of the Ministry of Rites.

Lu Sheng personally poured a glass of tea for the woman in front of him and said with a smile, "Master Su, please."

He was still somewhat shocked.

He didn't expect that this martial arts master was so young, far from the master he had imagined.

However, he did not dare to treat the other party with disrespect because of his age, and said, "Master Su, please wait a moment. The official sent by the court to receive you will be here soon. In the next few days, that official will be responsible for your accommodation and travel. If you have any requests, you can tell him."

Su Qing took a sip of tea.

The people from the Ministry of Rites asked her to come over. She didn't want to come at first, but when she thought about the fact that she represented the sect, she came anyway.

But this was not her first time in Chang'an, so why would she need anyone to receive her?

She was about to refuse when a figure walked in from outside.

Seeing that figure, Su Qing was slightly stunned.

Seeing his wife here, Song Zhe was also stunned.

Seeing Song Zhe coming in, Lu Sheng smiled and said, "Master Su, this is the Right Doctor of the Ministry of Personnel, Mr. Song Zhe. Mr. Song, this is Master Su Qing of the Sanqing Sect. For the next few days, please put aside the official business of the Ministry of Personnel and make entertaining Master Su your first priority..."

…

A moment later, the two walked out of the Ministry of Rites side by side.

Song Zhe turned his head and looked. The grandmaster that the three provinces ordered him to receive was Qing'er?

Su Qing finally came to her senses. The court official who received her was her husband. Didn't that mean that in the next few days, they could be together from morning to night, twelve hours a day?

Just as she was feeling happy about this, she suddenly felt something in her heart and turned her head to look somewhere.

At the door of a government office of the Ministry of Rites, a handsome young man leaned against the door and winked at her.

Su Qing turned around, a smile appearing on her face.

The beautiful lady is becoming more and more satisfied with her husband.

She took Song Zhe's hand and said, "Sir Song, I'm afraid you will have to work hard these days."

Song Zhe also smiled and said, "Master Su, if you have any requests, please feel free to ask. I will try my best to satisfy you..."

The two of them walked hand in hand and disappeared into the street.

In the courtyard of the Ministry of Rites.

Lu Sheng stared at the scene with wide eyes.

Is the atmosphere in their underworld so open?

(End of this chapter)