My Wife is Unbeatable in the Whole World, Touch Me If You Dare!-Chapter 344 - 220: Li Nuo’s Gratitude

After sending off a few Grandmasters, Li Nuo made a round to the Ministry of Rites.

This was the court's first time hosting a Martial Arts Tournament, unlike the spring examinations, Imperial Examination, and various ceremonies, where all the procedures were detailed.

Regarding the Martial Arts Tournament, everything had to start from scratch; the officials at the Ministry of Rites were clueless about how to proceed.

In Li Nuo's mind, there were only many fragmented ideas that hadn't been put down on paper yet.

He had to wait until those Sects received the invitations and responded before taking any targeted measures.

The court was not like the Sanqing Sect, where inviting some Grandmasters and holding a few matches would constitute a Martial Path convention.

If the court didn't bother, then so be it, but since it was involved, it had to be done with standard, elevation, and to perfection, so as to leave no room for criticism.

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

Lady Mother-in-law sat listlessly in the pavilion, playing chess by herself.

Yiren's fear of her was clearly ingrained in her bones.

While practicing her swordsmanship, she also had to carefully observe her mother-in-law's reactions.

Truly a case of one thing overcoming another.

Lady Mother-in-law was strict with Yiren, but in front of Lord Father-in-law, she turned into a tender and affectionate person, a far cry from the first time Li Nuo met her.

When it was almost time to end work at noon, she made a special trip to the Ministry of Personnel to pick up Lord Father-in-law.

The couple, hand in hand, came to Li Mansion to have lunch together.

Housekeeper Wu had said the couple's relationship was not good.

If this is not good, then what level of goodness is required?

The two of them looked more affectionate than he and his wife, who were newlyweds.

If his wife were half as proactive as Lady Mother-in-law, Li Nuo would wake up laughing from his dreams.

After lunch, Li Nuo taught his wife to play the zither in the courtyard.

Inside the small pavilion, Song Zhe and Su Qing were playing chess.

Li Nuo, embracing Song Jiaren from behind, placed his palm on the back of her hand, making it a different kind of four-hand piano play.

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

She walked to the pavilion to watch her parents play chess.

Su Qing, having lost several pieces in succession to Song Zhe and on the brink of defeat, grabbed Song Zhe's hand and shook it, saying, "No, I made a mistake just now, I want to take back my move!"

"Okay."

Song Zhe said with a smile, placing the chess piece back to its original position.

Seeing this, Su Qing took things a step further, "I want to take back three moves!"

"Okay."

Song Zhe continued to smile gently.

However, even so, Su Qing was still at a disadvantage. After a few more moves, she got up, went to Song Zhe's side, and said, "No, this won't do, you play my white pieces, and I'll play your black ones..."

Song Zhe, resigned, said, "You're still as unreasonable as before..."

"What now, no good?"

"Fine, fine, fine..."

Song Zhe tapped her on the forehead and stood up to sit opposite her.

Song Yiren, with a face full of exasperation, could no longer stand to watch and turned to leave the pavilion with long strides.

At that moment, she thought of her mother's teachings from childhood.

How a man's words couldn't be trusted.

How romance between men and women was pointless, and that it was more important to pursue the Martial Path earnestly through cultivation.

Heh...

It turned out all those words were lies to deceive oneself.

Women's words couldn't be trusted either!

A short while later, Su Qing saw Song Zhe out of Li Mansion, saying, "Come back early tonight."

Song Zhe nodded.

Since the preparation for the Martial Arts Tournament began, the Ministry of Rites had been too busy to attend to other matters, and with its gradual calm, the Ministry of Personnel wasn't as busy either.

He too wanted to return home early.

Over a decade's longing couldn't be dissipated with just a few days of affection.

After escorting her husband back to work, Su Qing returned to Li Mansion.

In all of Chang'an, she hardly knew anyone, and with her husband away at work, with nothing else to do, she sat alone in the courtyard in a daze.

Seeing her like this, Li Nuo pondered for a moment, then stepped out of Li Mansion and went to the Ministry of Rites once more.

He was a man who distinguished clearly between grudges and gratitude.

His enmity must be avenged and his debts must be repaid.

Having the Ministry of Justice arrest her last time was related to a past grudge.

But this time, as Lady Mother-in-law had done him a great favor, he needed to repay it.

Ministry of Rites, within a certain government office, Lu Sheng expressed his surprise, "The Grandmaster of the Sanqing Sect has arrived so soon?"

Li Nuo nodded, "This time, the Sanqing Sect has been a staunch supporter of our Ministry of Rites. They've sent three high-ranking martial artists here. Lord Lu might not be aware, but within Martial Arts, a Grandmaster's status is extremely high, comparable to that of a third-rank official in the court. For such masters, our Ministry of Rites must not show any negligence..."

Lu Sheng immediately said, "Of course."

Although he was not from the Martial Arts community, he understood the significance of a Grandmaster. He asked, "May I know where these distinguished guests are now? I will send someone to receive them immediately."

Li Nuo said, "The ones the Sanqing Sect sent are martial artists second only to their leader. Our court should also dispatch officials of equivalent rank to receive them. In my opinion, we should at least send officials of Standard Fifth Rank or higher to demonstrate the court's regard."

Lu Sheng was himself of Standard Fifth Rank.

He tentatively asked, "Does Lord Li mean that I should go in person?"

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Li Nuo waved his hand and replied, "The Ministry of Rites has to prepare for the Martial Arts Tournament and also for the Princess's wedding. Lord Lu is already very busy. Let's leave the reception of the Grandmaster to the Ministry of Personnel. I think the Right Minister of Personnel, Song Zhe, would be suitable..."

Lu Sheng didn't overthink it and said, "Very well, I will write the petition now."

Soon after, at the Secretariat.

Secretariat Scheeren Du Yu looked at the petition from the Ministry of Rites in his hands, his heartbeat quickening.

It had been peaceful for a few days. Why had a petition from the Ministry of Rites arrived again?

After taking a deep breath, he opened the memorial and skimmed through it, finally letting out a sigh of relief.

Good, it wasn't an impeachment.

The Grandmaster of the Sanqing Sect had come to Chang'an for the court-organized Martial Arts Tournament. It made sense for the court to assign a high-ranking official to receive him.

Perhaps the Ministry of Rites had been too busy recently, which is why they specified Right Minister of Personnel Song Zhe for the task.

Without overthinking, Du Yu quickly issued an imperial decree to the Ministry of Personnel.

Ministry of Personnel.

It wasn't yet the end of the workday, and Song Zhe walked out of the government office with a puzzled look.

Just now, the Ministry had received an imperial decree issued by the three provinces.

A Martial Arts Sect had sent a Grandmaster to participate in the Martial Arts Tournament organized by the court, and the Secretariat had singled him out for reception.

For the upcoming period, he wouldn't need to adhere to the regular government office hours.

His only duty was to properly receive this Grandmaster from the Martial Arts Sect.

Usually, this kind of task fell to the officials from the Ministry of Rites or Honglu Si. He didn't know why it had fallen to him this time.

However, the reception task wasn't difficult.

It was nothing more than providing three kinds of companionship.

Accompanying them to eat, to stroll, to play, and showing them around Chang'an to experience local customs and culture.

He soon arrived at the Ministry of Rites.

At this time, within the office of the Minister of Rites.

Lu Sheng personally poured a cup of tea for the woman in front of him and smiled, "Grandmaster Su, please have some tea."

He was still somewhat shocked in his heart.

He didn't expect the Martial Arts Master to be so young, far from the image of a Grandmaster he had in his mind.

However, he didn't dare to neglect her due to her age and said, "Grandmaster Su, please wait for a moment. The official assigned by the court to receive you will arrive shortly. In the next few days, that official will be responsible for your accommodations and travel. You may put forth any requests you have to him."

Su Qing took a light sip of the tea.

She had been invited over by the Ministry of Rites, and she initially didn't want to come. But considering she was representing her sect, she decided to come after all.

But she wasn't new to Chang'an, what need did she have for someone to receive her?

Just as she was about to decline, a figure walked in from the outside.

Seeing that figure, Su Qing was slightly startled.

Seeing his wife here, Song Zhe too was taken aback for a moment.

Lu Sheng saw Song Zhe enter and, with a smile, said, "Grandmaster Su, this is Right Minister of Personnel, Lord Song Zhe of the Ministry of Personnel. Lord Song, this is Grandmaster Su Qing of the Sanqing Sect. For the next few days, you may put aside your duties at the Ministry of Personnel and make receiving Grandmaster Su your top priority..."

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

Song Zhe turned his head to look. The Grandmaster he had been decreed to receive by the three provinces was Qing'er?

Su Qing finally came back to her senses. The court official assigned to receive her was her husband. Did that mean they could spend twelve two-hour periods together each day, from morning to night, for the next several days?

As she was delighting in this thought, she suddenly felt something and looked back.

Near the doorway of an office in the Ministry of Rites, a handsome young man leaned against the door, giving her a wink.

Su Qing turned her head back, a smile appearing on her face.

The Jiaren was becoming more and more satisfied with her husband.

She held onto Song Zhe's hand and said, "Lord Song, I'm afraid you'll have a hard time the next few days."

A smile also appeared on Song Zhe's face as he replied, "Grandmaster Su, feel free to make your requests known. I will do my utmost to accommodate you..."

Hand in hand, their figures disappeared into the city streets.

In the courtyard of the Ministry of Rites.

Lu Sheng's eyes widened as he watched the scene.

Is this how open the customs of Jianghu are?