My Wife is Unbeatable in the Whole World, Touch Me If You Dare!

Song Yu was deeply moved, yet self-reproachful at the same time.

Touched that his brother-in-law responded to grievances with kindness, his self-reproach stemmed from his past actions. He explained, "Actually, it wasn't personal against you before, I just thought you didn't deserve Jiaren at that time, so I may have been too harsh on you. I hope you won't blame me..."

Li Nuo understood Song Yu. Had he been in the same position, with his family wanting to marry his sister to a fool, he likely would have reacted even more excessively.

He magnanimously waved his hand and said, "We're all family, let's not bring up the past anymore..."

Song Yu gratefully said, "Thank you, brother-in-law!"

As his voice fell, two figures hurriedly entered the Chang'an County Government.

Song Yu turned his head to look and exclaimed in surprise, "Father, brother-in-law, what brings you here!"

The slender young man stepped forward and asked with concern, "Yu, are you alright?"

Song Yu smiled and said, "Thanks to my brother-in-law being here, otherwise I would've been at a great disadvantage today."

After Song Yu and the others were taken away by the Chang'an County Captain, Chen Ling rushed back to the Song Residence for the first time to inform Song Lian of the matter. Since it involved the government, it was not something they could handle on their own.

Worried that Song Yu might suffer a loss, the two hurried over, only to see that Song Yu was perfectly fine, chatting and laughing with Li Nuo.

After listening to Song Yu recount the ordeal, Song Lian breathed a sigh of relief, glaring at him sternly, he said, "You scoundrel, we will settle this when we get back!"

Song Yu shrank back his neck, not daring to say anything more.

Then, Song Lian turned to Li Nuo and apologized, "I'm terribly sorry, this scoundrel has troubled you."

Li Nuo smiled and replied, "Uncle Lian, please don't be polite, we're all family, after all, it's what we should do."

Faced with the gratitude of Song Yu and his father, Li Nuo felt a slight embarrassment inside.

After all, saving Song Yu was not his original intention.

Though he was his wife's cousin and one of his uncles by marriage, Li Nuo had no real relationship with him, although there was a bit of conflict.

However, given Song Yu's sincere apology, Li Nuo was not one to hold grudges. In the end, he was doing it for his wife's sake, a distinction Li Nuo could make clear. When it came to the Song Family's offspring, there was indeed love amongst them.

A moment later, the group left the Chang'an County Government together.

Li Nuo had intended to head straight home, but Song Yu grabbed his arm, insisting that he accompany him back to the Song Residence. Unable to resist him and with Uncle Lian's invitation, Li Nuo agreed.

Returning to Li Mansion, he found himself alone again, guarding the courtyard.

With Mumu's chattering by his side, the Song Residence was much livelier. Perhaps because he had not experienced such bustle in two lifetimes, Li Nuo quite enjoyed the atmosphere of the Song Family.

Before boarding the carriage, Li Nuo remembered something and turned to ask Song Lian, "Uncle, did you catch the thief who stole the birthday gifts last time?"

Song Lian shook his head and said, "I've checked all the servants of the Song Family, and there's still no clue. Those Ruyi are probably gone for good."

The gifts prepared by the Song Family members for the occasion were far more valuable than the pair of Ruyi, yet the thief only took the Ruyi, which clearly targeted his wife or Li Nuo himself, so he paid special attention to the incident.

After all, nobody wanted to be targeted in the shadows.

It was unlikely the servants of the Song Family would dare to do such a thing.

Li Nuo had suspected Song Yu and even Song Qian, since in the entire Song Family, only these two had conflicts with him and his wife. Now it seemed it wasn't Song Yu. After getting to know him better, Li Nuo understood Song Yu wasn't the type to do such things.

As for Song Qian, despite her constant targeting of his wife, Li Nuo's intuition told him it wasn't her doing either.

If it wasn't Song Yu or Song Qian, then who could it be?

At the entrance gate of the Chang'an County Government, two carriages started up and slowly made their way towards the Song Residence.

At this moment, the atmosphere at the Zhou Family was unusually solemn.

Zhou Yu and Zhou Tao, the two brothers, knelt on the ground. Even though their buttocks still throbbed with pain, they didn't dare to let out even a whimper.

In front of them, their father, the Minister of Transportation with furrowed brows, asked, "Are you saying that you and Song Yu fought over a prostitute, first inside the academy, then outside you agreed to fight again, and just as you started, the people from Chang'an County Government appeared?"

Zhou Yu tried to defend himself, "Father, Miss Yuan Yang isn't an ordinary brothel girl..."

"But she's still a prostitute!" The Minister of Transportation glared at him and angrily said, "For a whore who has lain with thousands, you treated her like a treasure, and you've lost all face for eighteen generations of the Zhou family!"

Zhou Yu wanted to argue, but upon seeing the look in his father's eyes, he shivered and didn't dare to speak.

The Minister of Transportation continued to press, "Besides fighting over a woman, was there nothing else?"

Zhou Yu immediately said, "Nothing else."

Upon hearing this, the Minister of Transportation's brows softened slightly. He had been genuinely afraid that these two fools had committed some crime that would disgrace the family, something that could be major or minor. Most of the time, it was minor, and the Zhou family had some influence in Chang'an, enough to smooth over small issues.

But if they had any connection to Li Xuanjing, even the slightest bit, a small matter could become a major one.

Now, it seemed that Li Xuanjing hadn't intended to move against him.

Otherwise, just those ninety punishment rods would have been enough to knock these two scoundrels unconscious, without the chance to kneel here and answer back.

At this moment, Zhou Tao, who was also kneeling, seemed to remember something and looked up, "I remember now, the teacher who taught us law said that direct relatives of court officials of seventh rank and above could redeem their crimes with silver... Ninety rods would be just ninety taels of silver..."

In the law class, he might not have remembered other things, but he remembered this rule very clearly.

After all, his father was the Minister of Transportation, a fifth-rank court official; as long as he committed a crime less than exile, he could use silver to replace the punishment.

Earlier at the Chang'an County Government, he had been too nervous and had completely forgotten such an important matter.

Zhou Yu, whose buttocks were still burning, glared at his brother upon hearing this and angrily said, "Why didn't you say this earlier!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than both brothers, who had just been punished, received another heavy kick on their backsides. The Minister of Transportation angrily said, "Useless fools, you only learn the bad things and none of the good!"

The kick landed on their sore buttocks, and Zhou Tao's forehead broke out in cold sweat from the pain. He argued, "Father, how can you be unfair like this? This was taught to us by the law teacher during the 'Daxia Law' class. You beat me for not listening well in class, and now you beat me when I do..."

The Minister of Transportation looked at his two sons and said in a deep voice, "You fools, in this world, not everyone will reason with you. There have been officials who used redemption for the crimes of their sons who committed adultery, only spending a mere three hundred taels of silver. The result was that a month later, due to another case, the official was dismissed from his post, his family's property was confiscated for the National Treasury, including himself, all the direct male members of his family were beheaded, the collateral relatives were exiled, and the women were turned into government slaves..."

In Daxia, it was possible to use redemption in various government offices, including County Magistrate's Offices, government offices, and the Ministry of Justice.

Only the Ministry of Justice was the exception.

Li Xuanjing was a man with a cruel and uncompromising nature. If he sentenced you to three years of imprisonment, it was best to admit your guilt plainly and serve the full three years in prison. Once your sentence was served, you could live without further trouble, as long as you didn't commit any new crimes, you could rest easy.

If you used silver to avoid punishment, Li Xuanjing wouldn't stop you as Daxia law indeed had such provisions.

But if you defied him this time, you would have to be careful in the future. You had better pray you hadn't committed any offenses against the law in the past and won't commit any in the future. Not only should you avoid wrongdoing, but so should your family and relatives, or you would soon understand Li Xuanjing's methods.

He wasn't just the Minister of Justice, he also controlled the court's largest intelligence agency, the 'Spiegel Bureau'. There were indeed many people on the court whom he couldn't touch, but there wasn't a single one, including those Kings who hated him to their bones, who could be acted against without the Emperor's consent.

The Chang'an County Magistrate was Li Xuanjing's man, and thus the Chang'an County Government naturally fell under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Justice. That was the reason why the Minister of the Examination Bureau, who could have used three hundred taels of silver to redeem his crime, still chose to abandon his son, resign from his official position, and donate all his family wealth.

He must have known that he had some matters that wouldn't withstand investigation. All his actions were just to save his own life.

Once again glaring at them, the Minister of Transportation said coldly, "Not to mention far-fetched examples, let's talk about a recent one. The Minister of the Examination Bureau at the Ministry of Personnel, his power was much greater than mine, wasn't it? His son committed the crime of adultery, and when the Ministry of Justice found out, do you know what happened? The Minister of the Examination Bureau himself tied up his son and handed him over to the government, donated all his family wealth, resigned, and returned to his hometown... And it just happened a few days ago..."

After learning these things from their father, the Zhou brothers were already pale, trembling like a sieve, and with shaky voices, they said, "Father, you must save us!"

Seeing their state, the Minister of Transportation knew that the purpose of his admonition had been achieved, and with a wave of his hand, he said, "Alright, there's no need to worry. This was just a common brawl and doesn't involve the Ministry of Justice. However, to be on the safe side, we still need to prepare a generous gift and accompany me to apologize to the Song Residence..."