Chapter 178 Peace of Mind
Ministry of Personnel.
The yamen was quiet.
The examiners stood there blankly, not daring to ask anything or say anything.
Those bigwigs said that if they were allowed to be biased in the judging, the court would not hold them accountable, but they would still have to let the candidate take the supplementary test normally, and he would at least have to make some comments.
No, the current situation is that it would be useless even if I fired it.
Only when the abilities of the two are similar, will they, as examiners, have the possibility of showing favoritism.
I thought the two were almost equally strong, but the truth was, one had already realized the Way of Joy, while the other was still outside of it.
Others are not deaf, so how could they not hear it?
What's more, this candidate was none other than the son of the Chief Justice of Dali Temple.
Those big shots are not afraid of the Dali Temple Chief Justice, but if they dare to commit fraud so blatantly in front of his son, they will definitely be put in a death cell in the Dali Temple.
Finally, it was Liu Shang, the chief examiner, who spoke first. He looked at the three ministers and said, "My lords, this..."
The Minister of Rites sighed, then waved his hand and said, "You can go back now."
The examiners left in a hurry, feeling relieved.
The three of them looked at each other and smiled helplessly.
This time, the royal family and the entire court stood on the side of the genius who enjoyed talking. It was a perfect combination of time, place and people.
No one expected that Lord Li's son could achieve enlightenment through music.
The court's favoritism can only be limited in scope.
Your Majesty's words cannot be taken back. The reputation of the royal family is more important than the princess's marriage, but the importance of the imperial examination is even greater than the reputation of Your Majesty and the royal family.
When these conflict, there is always a trade-off.
The three of them sighed at the same time.
How did he become a monk?
Li Nuo had already walked out of the Ministry of Personnel. In fact, he also had this doubt.
How did he become a monk?
In order to ensure that Le Ke was foolproof, he had indeed taken some measures in the past few days. It was his idea to rectify the brothels and music halls.
The incident of the door theft made Li Nuo discover another function of the code. If enough people with the same ability were caught, the quantitative change would lead to a qualitative change. So he asked Pei Zhe to arrest many musicians who had committed illegal acts.
But I don’t know if it’s because he didn’t catch enough or the quality of the ones he caught was not good enough, his piano skills have improved slightly, but not to the level of this morning.
He just took a nap, and when he woke up, there was a weak power in his body.
It is the power of joy just now.
Unable to figure out the matter, Li Nuo shook his head, got on the carriage, and headed towards the Song Mansion.
At the same time, in the Dali Temple.
Zhang Sizheng looked at Liu Shang and asked in surprise, "Master Liu, why are you back again?"
Liu Shang waved his hand and said, "Don't ask so many questions. Let's go back to the original room. Give me the piano. I just realized something..."
For some reason, he was in better condition when he was in Dali Temple than anywhere else.
Zhang Sizheng glanced at him and said, "You can play the piano, but don't tear down the house..."
When Liu Shang walked into the cell, a figure walked slowly towards him from the corridor on the side. Liu Shang looked back and his expression immediately became serious.
The elegant man nodded slightly to him, and Liu Shang bowed repeatedly to indicate his response.
Li Xuanjing walked into the yamen and saw a figure already waiting there.
The young man bowed and said, "Your Excellency, the masters of music from all over the country have been imprisoned yesterday. What should we do with them from now on?"
Li Xuanjing said calmly: "Within the law, I will give you a lenient punishment..."
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Many people in Chang'an were still wondering where the magical music came from, and they didn't know that the additional test for the music subject of the Ministry of Personnel had ended.
At this time, at a city gate somewhere in Chang'an, a figure carrying a bundle slowly stopped.
Li Anning looked at the tall city gate in front of him. He was afraid that he would never come back if he left.
So she couldn't just leave like that.
Even if she had to leave, she had to finish one thing.
Song Mansion.
When Li Nuo walked into the yard, he saw Li Anning sitting alone at the stone table.
He walked over and was about to say something, but before he opened his mouth, Li An Ning said, "No need to say anything, I already know."
Li Nuo was stunned for a moment.
The news should not have spread out of the Ministry of Personnel yet.
She knew it so quickly?
However, his performance is closely related to her, so it is not surprising that she pays attention to it first.
Although the process was a bit tortuous, I managed to accomplish my mission.
Li Anning was silent for a moment, then suddenly stood up and asked, "I want to ask you a question, can you answer me honestly?"
Li Nuo said casually: "Just ask."
Li Nuo was confused. He always felt that Li An Ning was a little strange today.
Li Anning looked into Li Nuo's eyes and asked, "Have you ever liked me?"
Li Nuo was stunned for a moment and looked around subconsciously.
Is she crazy, asking him such a question in the Song Mansion?
Although the wife was not in the courtyard, she could hear clearly what the two people were saying from thirty feet away.
Just when he thought he was hallucinating, Li Anning reached out and turned his head back. She looked into his eyes seriously, with regret, pain, and reluctance in her eyes, and asked again: "Have you ever liked me?"
Li Nuo looked into her eyes and felt an inexplicable tightness in his heart. The words he wanted to use to ask her to stop making trouble were stuck in his throat.
Have you ever liked Li Anning?
Regarding this issue, he seriously examined his inner self for the first time.
When his relationship with his wife had not made any progress, the three-day experience of pretending to be a couple did give him a lot of inspiration.
Two people, a small courtyard, a loving couple, and an ordinary life led by ordinary people, isn't that what he longs for?
If there is no wife.
If she wasn't a princess.
Then there will be no other answer to this question.
Although Li Nuo didn't say anything, Li Anning saw what she wanted in his eyes.
A smile appeared on her face, and she held Li Nuo's head and kissed him hard.
The touch on his lips made Li Nuo's eyes widen.
But he couldn't do anything.
Although they are both legalists, his cultivation level of the second realm is not enough in front of Li An Ning who is in the fourth realm.
His body was restrained so tightly that it was difficult for him to even move a finger.
I could only watch her kiss me.
Li Nuo's body couldn't move, and his mind suddenly went blank.
He never thought that his first real kiss in two lives would be taken away like this.
Although this feeling is indeed intoxicating, now is not the time to be intoxicated!
He had already seen his wife and Mu'er walk to the door and were standing there looking at them.
Li Anning let go of his hand, took one last look at him, and turned away.
When she walked past Song Jiaren, she paused and said softly, "I'm sorry."
Then she walked away again.
After walking a few steps, he felt really angry and turned back.
Anyway, this is the last time we meet. If I don’t say some things, I’m afraid I’ll never have the chance to say them again.
Li Anning walked back to Song Jiaren and said, "I take back my apology."
She looked into Song Jiaren's eyes and said bluntly, "Song Jiaren, you are not a good wife at all. If you don't like someone, don't pester her. If you don't like someone, you still occupy her. Are there any people like you?"
Mu'er's face was pale and she held her sister Jia Ren's sword tightly.
Song Jiaren looked calm and listened to her expressionlessly.
Li An Ning looked aggrieved, tears rolling down her cheeks. She choked up and said, "Why do you have such a high talent in martial arts? Why do you have such a good husband? Do you know how much I envy you..."
She reached out and wiped away her tears, and finally said, "I wish you happiness."
After saying that, she left without looking back.
Li Nuo stood where he was, his body still in a restrained state.
He felt like the world had gone crazy.
Didn’t it end successfully? What is she doing?
Li Nuo regained his freedom only when Li Anning's figure completely disappeared.
Song Jiaren walked past him without saying anything, but without looking at him either.
Song Muer looked at Li Nuo pitifully, giving him a helpless look...
(End of this chapter)
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