Chapter 113 Song Jiaren's Discovery
Miss Yuanyang came to see Song Yu and personally handed over a sachet that she had sewn herself.
The two were obviously hooking up.
After receiving Yuanyang's gift, Song Yu lost all desire to sleep and ran to Li Nuo to show off, "Miss Yuanyang made this for me herself. Does it smell good?"
Although there were girls who secretly gave him gifts when he was in school, Li Nuo was not as boastful as Song Yu.
He waved his hand and said, "Go play somewhere else..."
The mandarin duck girl left, and the phoenix and the nightingale followed her.
After Fenghuang left, Li Nuo looked at Song Jiaren and said, "Don't listen to her nonsense. What's the use of playing the piano, chess, calligraphy and painting? They are all useless things. She didn't even have the strength to fight back when she was slapped that time. Martial arts are more reliable..."
Li Nuo always felt that compared to music, chess, calligraphy and painting, girls should learn some self-defense skills.
This not only protects yourself, but also protects others.
Song Jiaren didn't say anything. Li Nuo read a book for a while, thinking about something. After a while, he stood up and said, "I have something to do. I have to go out for a while."
He walked to the gate of the Song Mansion and said to Butler Wu, "Let's go to the county government office."
At this time, another carriage was heading towards Yuyin Pavilion.
Nightingale glanced at Fenghuang and asked, "Didn't you say that you could make any man fall at your feet? In the end, you have to go through Yuanyang to find him..."
When Fenghuang heard this, a depressed look appeared on her face.
He was given the sign of Yuyin Pavilion, so he didn't have to spend a penny whether he came to listen to music, watch dance, or eat and drink tea. But except for the last time he suddenly came to her house and mocked her piano skills, making her cry bitterly, he didn't show up again for the next twenty days.
In the past few days, some people outside have begun to doubt the truth of those rumors.
In desperation, she had to use Yuanyang's excuse to look for Song Yu and go to his house again to shut those people up.
Nightingale looked at Phoenix and asked, "Can you do it?"
Fenghuang was furious and said angrily: "Come here, I think he likes you very much. If you can keep him in Yuyin Pavilion, it will be a great achievement for you. Really, how can anyone like people like you..."
Nightingale said angrily, "What do you mean?"
Phoenix said sarcastically: "Literally..."
Yuanyang, who was driving the carriage, looked back and saw that the two people in the carriage were already fighting with each other.
Nightingale's skirt was lifted to her waist, revealing her slender white legs. Phoenix's bra was torn open, revealing most of her round and white breasts...
The scenery inside the car is infinitely beautiful.
At this time, Chang'an County Government.
After not seeing him for a month, County Magistrate Pei looked much better than before.
When he saw Li Nuo, obvious panic appeared on his face.
He hurried forward, forced a smile on his face, and said, "Sir, why are you free to come here today?"
Pei Zhe was very worried that Li Nuo came to the county government to try a case. They had already pissed on the three provinces twice. If it happened again, the son of the Dali Temple Minister would certainly be fine, and he could pack up and get ready to leave.
The two of them reminisced about the past. Seeing that he didn't seem to be here to try a case, Pei Zhe finally felt relieved. Then, remembering something, he asked indirectly, "Sir, I want to ask you something..."
Li Nuo said, "What's the matter? Tell me."
Pei Zhe looked around and asked in a low voice: "Is the court cracking down on officials who visit prostitutes recently? I heard that an official was arrested for this. I wonder if you know the inside story..."
Li Nuo actually knew the inside story of this matter.
Because he was the one who caught the person.
These court officials just like to make groundless accusations. The arrest of Liu Shang by the Dali Temple was just an accidental incident.
From a moral point of view, officials visiting prostitutes should of course be condemned.
It is also expressly prohibited by law.
But in terms of implementation, the imperial court deliberately left a big loophole.
If these officials who hold certain powers cannot obtain satisfaction through formal channels, many decent women will surely suffer.
From a certain perspective, these officials who go to brothels are unlikely to be extremely corrupt and treacherous.
Li Nuo waved his hand at Pei Zhe and said, "Where did you hear that? That's not true. However, Lord Pei should avoid going to places like that. Even if you are not caught by the imperial court, it would be bad if you get infected with some disease..."
After getting confirmation from Li Nuo, Pei Zhe felt relieved, and then asked with a smile: "Sir, you came to the county government this time, maybe there is something going on?"
Li Nuo nodded and said, "There is indeed something I want you to do."
Pei Zhe leaned over and Li Nuo whispered a few words.
After Pei Zhe heard this, he was surprised and asked in confusion: "Sir, isn't Miss Fenghuang from Yuyin Pavilion your woman? Why are you..."
Li Nuo raised his eyebrows and asked, "Who said she is my woman?"
Pei Zhe glanced at him and whispered, "Everyone in Chang'an knows about this..."
Who was this uncultured guy who spread the rumor that even Pei Zhe knew about it? Fortunately, my wife was reasonable and didn't get fooled.
He waved his hand and said, "Don't worry about these things for now. If there is no problem with Yuyin Pavilion, it would be the best. If there is a problem, don't be partial. Just handle the matter impartially. The key is to capture Fenghuang and a girl named Nightingale. Don't forget to be polite to them in the process..."
Pei Zhe looked at Li Nuo and nodded as if he understood.
He knew the kinds of things these rich kids did with their games.
But he really didn't expect it to be so extravagant.
Is this a hero saving a beautiful girl, or some new role-playing game...
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Yuyin Pavilion.
After Phoenix returned to the room, she looked at herself in the bronze mirror, but still couldn't figure it out.
Just now, she and Nightingale were just playing around and joking around with each other, but she really couldn't understand why she lost to Nightingale.
In terms of appearance, figure, talent... Nightingale could not compare to her in any way.
If we have to say in which aspect she is inferior to Nightingale, it is only archery.
Her archery skills were indeed not as good as Nightingale's. After all, she didn't have a master who was a great archer, and she had too much to learn. It was impossible for her to spend several hours every day practicing archery.
If that guy has unique preferences and likes women with good archery skills, then she has nothing to say.
Just when Fenghuang was feeling depressed, Yuanyang walked into the room and said, "Sister Fenghuang, the people from the household office of Chang'an County Government are here, and they want to check the accounts of Yuyin Pavilion."
Phoenix didn't think much about it and said, "Let them investigate if they want."
All major merchants in Chang'an had to pay taxes to the court at the beginning of each month. During this period, the court would send people to check the accounts at any time, but this was just a routine procedure, and Yuyin Pavilion had not evaded taxes, so it could withstand inspection.
She didn't take it to heart and started trimming a few bouquets of flowers on the table.
Half an hour later, Yuanyang walked into the room again and said, "Sister Fenghuang, the account checker hasn't left yet."
Phoenix put down the scissors in her hand, raised her head, and looked doubtful.
There are so many merchants in Chang'an, and it is impossible for the household registration office to check the accounts in too much detail. Generally speaking, they will check the general ledger and leave. If they haven't left within half an hour, there must be a problem.
Could it be that someone is targeting Yuyin Pavilion?
The rapid rise of Yuyin Pavilion has indeed affected the interests of many of its peers. They had been quiet for a while before. Could it be that they had figured out the details of Yuyin Pavilion during this period and started to plot against them again?
When Fenghuang walked downstairs, he saw an official with a short beard. He pointed at the account book and said, "In June this year, you should have paid 3,065 taels of tax, but you only paid 3,015 taels, which is 50 taels less. Who is in charge here? Come with us to the county government office."
When Nightingale saw Fenghuang coming down, she walked up to her and said, "I missed the receipt of 500 taels of silver in June, so I'm short of 50 taels of tax silver."
Fenghuang looked at the official and said with a smile, "Sir, I'm so sorry. We missed out on fifty taels of tax silver. It was our negligence. We will make up for it tenfold. Is that okay?"
The official glared at her and said righteously, "What do you mean? This is your first offense. When you go to the county government, you just need to pay the missing fifty taels of tax silver. If you commit the offense again, you will only have to pay twice as much. Do you think I am extorting you?"
Fenghuang said quickly: "I dare not..."
The short-bearded official said, "Alright, since this is your first offense, follow us to the county government office, pay the unpaid taxes, write a self-criticism, and be careful not to do it again next time..."
His eyes swept over everyone in Yuyin Pavilion, thinking about what Magistrate Pei had told him, and his eyes quickly locked onto one person.
She is tall and has a flat chest.
Among so many women, she is the only one with flat breasts.
He looked at Nightingale and asked, "Are you the accountant of Yuyin Pavilion?"
Nightingale nodded.
The household official pointed at her and said, "Then you also have a responsibility. Come with us to the county government office."
Although the official in front of her looked like he was doing his job impartially, Fenghuang still felt that something was fishy. She winked at Yuanyang, then said to Nightingale, "Let's go. The gentleman said it's just a small matter..."
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Song Mansion.
Song Jiaren was teaching Li Nuo archery step by step, when Song Yu suddenly ran in and said anxiously, "Brother-in-law, don't practice archery for now. Miss Phoenix and Miss Nightingale were taken away by the people from the county government..."
Li Nuo put down his bow, looked at Song Yu and Miss Yuanyang, and said, "Don't worry, I'll go to the county government office to check."
A moment later, a carriage stopped in front of the county government office. Li Nuo got off the carriage and walked into the county government office.
Soon, Li Nuo walked out of the Chang'an County Government Office, followed by Phoenix and Nightingale.
Daxia's business environment is actually quite good. Not to mention unintentional tax evasion, even if it is deliberate tax evasion, the punishment will not be too severe for the first time.
Just pay the missed taxes and write something like a guarantee.
Even if he hadn't come, they would have been released.
But in Phoenix's view, this is not the case.
After she and Nightingale arrived at the Chang'an County Government, they were thrown into jail. The letter of guarantee was written in jail. If Li Nuo had not come, she didn't know what the consequences would be.
Without any background, even a small official can bully them.
She bowed to Li Nuo and said, "Thank you for your help, sir."
Li Nuo waved his hand and said, "It's a small matter. Remember to pay taxes in full and on time in the future, and this kind of thing won't happen again."
"I understand." Fenghuang breathed a sigh of relief, and then said, "Sir, would you like to go to Yuyin Pavilion and sit for a while? I will cook for you myself to thank you for saving me."
Li Nuo waved his hand again and said, "No need to eat. Besides, you only know how to cook noodles..."
It is true that Yuyin Pavilion evaded taxes, and it is also true that Nightingale and Phoenix broke the law.
There are two more portraits on top of the code.
Li Nuo was still waiting to go back for experiments, so he had no time to go to Yuyin Pavilion for dinner.
Fenghuang watched Li Nuo's carriage go away and let out a long sigh of frustration.
Last time, he praised her noodles for being delicious.
Are you disgusted with it this time?
A man's heart changes so quickly.
…
When Li Nuo returned to the Song family, his wife was not in the yard.
He picked up the bow that lay on the table and for the first time felt as if his arm and the bow were one.
Li Nuo took out an arrow, drew his bow and shot.
call out!
call out!
call out
He shot several arrows in succession, but the target was empty, with only a small hole at the center of the target.
Li Nuo finally breathed a sigh of relief. He didn't need to worry about mathematics subjects. Except for a small part of literature subjects, he had already acquired all the abilities in rites, music, archery and charioteering. The next step was to wait for the imperial examination.
At the gate of the courtyard, Song Jiaren stood there quietly.
She saw the scene of Li Nuo shooting several arrows in a row, all of which hit the same position of the bull's eye.
She couldn't have achieved such a high level of archery skill without relying on her true Qi.
He doesn't need to teach himself at all.
He clearly knows everything, but in front of me, he pretends to know nothing.
She has also heard a lot of rumors these days.
The son of the Dali Temple Minister is never a fool.
Everything that happened before was done intentionally by the Dali Temple Minister in order to protect him.
Butler Wu said that he was an excellent rider.
His archery skills are also so superb.
Then why did he let himself teach him?
She suddenly thought, when he was afraid of thunder and asked her to coax him to sleep, was he also...
Li Nuo suddenly felt something and looked back, but found nothing at the door.
(End of this chapter)
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