Madam, protect me!

night.

Yesterday, I slept very uneasily in Sifang Pavilion. Today, I was lying on a familiar bed, with my wife sleeping beside the bed, and smelling her fragrance, Li Nuo felt extremely at ease.

She had just laid down and was still asleep. Li Nuo remembered something and asked, "Madam, how many kinds of exercises have you practiced?"

He has become accustomed to saying a few words to his wife before going to bed at night.

A seemingly inconspicuous little habit can inadvertently increase the familiarity between two people.

Song Jiaren closed her eyes, folded her hands outside the quilt, and said lightly: "One kind."

After a pause, she asked again: "Why do you ask this suddenly?"

Li Nuo said: "An important case occurred in Sifangguan yesterday. An envoy from Chu State was killed... The murderer secretly practiced an extra skill and almost hid it from everyone."

Song Jiaren said: "It's a pity. Being able to practice two techniques with different attributes to the fourth level shows that his talent is extremely good. If he specializes in one, he may have touched the realm of a master."

After a moment of silence, she asked again: "That girl yesterday, was she a princess?"

Li Nuo explained: "Her name is Li Anning. Although she is indeed a princess, she actually has no airs. She is quite nice, and she is also a practitioner. She has cultivated to the fourth level... By the way, madam, the fourth level. Who is more powerful, the warrior in the fourth realm or the Legalist in the fourth realm?”

Song Jiaren thought for a while and said, "I haven't fought before, so I don't know."

Li Nuo was thinking about what it would be like if his wife and Li Anning fought. Song Jiaren suddenly said: "By the way, a young lady from the Shen family came to you today and said she wanted to discuss poetry with you."

"ah?"

"She also gave me a handkerchief with mandarin ducks embroidered on it. I'll give it to you tomorrow."

Li Nuo said quickly: "No, no, no, I don't know anything about poetry..."

Song Jiaren said: "Song Yu said that your poems are very good..."

Li Nuo yawned: "What poetry does Song Yu know? Go to sleep. I'm sleepy..."

The next day.

After getting up and washing up, Li Nuo did not have breakfast first, but exercised in the yard, practicing a set of health-preserving exercises taught to him by his wife.

This body is still too weak. Even if he doesn't practice martial arts, he still needs to exercise to improve his physical fitness.

The movements of this set of exercises are not complicated, and it takes about a quarter of an hour to practice them completely.

After Li Nuo finished practicing, not only did he not feel tired, but he felt full of strength.

The county government office was open today. Li Nuo took a shower, changed his clothes, and continued to go to the county government office to solve the case.

Li Anning told him that even if it is a bottleneck period now, the cases he is trying will not be in vain. When his cultivation level reaches a breakthrough in the future, every case judged during this period will be transformed into a Legalist cultivation level.

This is the benefit of having seniors to guide you. Small details like this are simply not written in Legalist classics.

After the Mid-Autumn Festival, the county government had accumulated a lot of cases.

Li Nuo has been busy all morning, and nearly half of the cases are still unsolved.

He planned to go back to Song Mansion to have a meal and continue in the afternoon.

Back at the Song Mansion, Li Nuo had just gotten off the carriage when he saw two acquaintances.

One is Zhou Yu, the son of a doctor in the driving department, and the other is Pei Jun, the son of Jingzhao Shaoyin.

Both of them had been beaten up by Li Nuo in the Chang'an County government office because of a fight with Song Yu.

Seeing the two people again, Li Nuo was slightly startled.

Today, both of them have bruises and swollen noses and swollen faces, walking with a limp and looking quite embarrassed.

Zhou Yu was carrying someone else on his back, and Pei Jun was supporting him behind him. Li Nuo took a closer look, who was Zhou Yu carrying if it wasn't Song Yu?

Song Yu's injury looked more serious than the two of them. Lao Gao had a swollen face and was moaning on Zhou Yu's back.

A moment later, the Song family.

In Song Yu's yard, Li Nuo looked at the extremely miserable Song Yu and asked, "Who did it?"

Song Yu lowered his head and whispered: "Brother-in-law, please don't worry about this matter."

Li Nuo asked: "Did you pick this thing?"

If Song Yu took the initiative to stir up trouble, it would be difficult for Li Nuo to intervene.

But if the fault lies with the other party, he will never stand idly by.

He had been waiting for this opportunity for a long time.

While applying medicine to Zhou Yu's face, Pei Jun said: "It's really not us who started the trouble this time. It was Li Yuan who didn't follow the rules and insisted on taking the mandarin duck girl out to accompany him for a drink. Song Yu just said a few words and was dismissed. He beat him severely..."

Song Yu glared at him and said, "Pei Jun, stop talking!"

He looked at Li Nuo and said: "Brother-in-law, please leave it alone. This time I admit defeat. I can't afford to offend him and I can't hide. Anyway, he doesn't dare to do anything to me..."

To be able to beat the three of Song Yu like this, the identity of the other party must be extraordinary. Li Nuo was worried that no one would help him break out of the situation. Didn't someone give him a pillow when he fell asleep?

He looked at Song Yu and asked, "Who is this person's background?"

But this time, Song Yu's tone was very firm and he said: "Brother-in-law, you must listen to me this time, let's just forget about this matter..."

Zhou Yu also said at the side: "Yes, Brother Li, Li Yuan is the eldest son of Marquis Yunyang and a real powerful person in Chang'an. Even if he is captured in the Yamen, there is nothing he can do."

What Li Nuo wants is this kind of powerful people. Li Anning said that as long as he keeps looking for trouble with these powerful people, breaking through will be a matter of minutes.

However, before he actually took action, he had to figure out the ins and outs of the matter.

Song Yu looked hesitant, and Li Nuo looked directly at Zhou Yu and said, "What exactly is going on? Please tell me in detail."

Song Yu winked at Zhou Yu.

Zhou Yu hesitated, not knowing whether to say it or not.

Li Nuo's face darkened, and he said, "Speak!"

Zhou Yu shuddered, and no longer cared about Song Yu's eyes, and immediately said, "It's like this..."

Li Nuo soon learned what happened from Zhou Yu.

The cause of the incident was because of the girl Yuanyang.

Song Yu often mentioned this girl Yuanyang in front of Li Nuo. Li Nuo knew that although she was born in a brothel, she was clean and self-disciplined. She was not only proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, but also in the art of war. She was considered a strange woman.

Zhou Yu and Song Yu both liked this girl Yuanyang. Because of her, they had a fight outside the academy, but were caught by Li Nuo and his men.

Song Yu had been in various brothels in Chang'an and had long been a veteran in the flower field, but he had always maintained a pure relationship with this girl Yuanyang. At most, they just chatted and talked, and he had never even held her hand.

This was certainly not because Song Yu was innocent.

Li Nuo often drinks with Song Yu, so he has a little understanding of the brothels in Daxia.

Brothel is just a general term, and there is a world of difference between brothels.

The lowest-level brothels are pure flesh trade. This kind of brothel is usually opened in a remote alley, with extremely simple conditions. It just rents a residential house, a few rooms and a few beds, and there is no place to take a shower. Generally, they get straight to the point and make a quick decision, without any service.

A better brothel has certain requirements for the environment and the girl's appearance. At the very least, you have to rent a small building on the street. The girl can't be too ugly or too old. Of course, the price is also higher, which is several times that of the previous one.

A better one has higher requirements for the environment. In addition to her appearance, the girl must also have certain talents, such as playing the piano and dancing. Of course, after playing the piano and dancing, she will still take off her clothes. In essence, it is still a flesh trade, and the price is even more expensive.

Fengqi Tower, which Pei County Magistrate often visits, belongs to this category.

The top-level brothels have actually left the category of the flesh trade.

The girls here are generally carefully selected, with outstanding looks. They have received a rich education since childhood and are proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting.

In addition to these, they will also develop some specialties. Being able to sing and dance is the basis, and it is normal to know some military tactics and even martial arts.

This kind of brothel does not provide sleeping services, and it can't even be called a brothel.

The girls sell their art but not their bodies. When guests go here, they can only listen to music, watch dances, or chat with the girls.

However, if someone is willing to spend a lot of time and money, it may not be impossible to impress the girls, take them out, and do something happy...

But to achieve this, the cost is not comparable to the previous brothels. Often hundreds or thousands of taels of silver are thrown in, and even a splash of water will not splash. Only a very small number of people can afford it.

The rich children in Chang'an regard it as a refined thing to capture the best women in brothels, and use it to show their abilities. Even the circle of children of the powerful is no exception...

It must be said that they are very successful in packaging. Some people even take this opportunity to become a phoenix and successfully marry into a wealthy family. Even if they are just concubines, they can guarantee a lifetime of wealth and glory.

Miss Yuanyang of Yuyin Pavilion is a courtesan who sells art but not her body.

Song Yu and Zhou Yu usually spend dozens or hundreds of taels of silver, but they can only listen to people play a song and dance a dance.

At noon today, Song Yu took Zhou Yu and Pei Jun to listen to Miss Yuanyang playing the piano. An uninvited guest suddenly broke in and insisted on cutting in line and asked Miss Yuanyang to accompany him for a drink.

Accompanying wine is not the business scope of courtesans. Miss Yuanyang refused and was slapped by Li Yuan.

Song Yu was beaten up for speaking up for the woman he loved, and Zhou Yu and Pei Jun stood up for their friend, so the three of them were beaten together...

Li Nuo looked at the three people with bruised faces and noses and asked, "You three were beaten like this by one person?"

Zhou Yu smiled bitterly and said, "Li Yuan is a martial artist in the body shaping realm. The three of us combined are not his opponent."

Song Yu, Pei Jun and Zhou Yu, the three of them don't have half a martial arts foundation, they are just three ordinary people.

Although the body shaping realm is only the first realm of martial arts, it can be regarded as entering the door of martial arts. It is no problem to fight ten ordinary people with one.

If Zhou Yu is telling the truth, then they are indeed unilateral victims.

To be honest, Li Nuo has been in this world for a month, and this is the first time he has seen such an arrogant guy.

Song Yu and Zhou Yu are also from powerful families. They only fight and have never done anything to rob women.

But it should be said that Li Nuo likes his arrogance.

This kind of noble son who is so arrogant and behaves so arrogantly is the favorite of the legalists.

That is not a noble son, that is a mobile experience pack.

Li Nuo asked: "Is the person who beat you still in Yuyin Pavilion?"

Zhou Yu said: "When we left, he was still there, saying that he would give Miss Yuanyang an incense stick of time to consider. If she still doesn't agree by the time, he will smash Yuyin Pavilion..."

Hearing that someone is so arrogant, Li Nuo didn't even eat lunch. He took two steamed buns from the kitchen of the Song Mansion and went out.

There are many people in the Ministry of Justice and the Censorate who are studying the legalists. It's not easy to meet someone who gives experience. He has to move quickly to avoid being robbed by others.

"Brother-in-law, wait, listen to me!"

Song Yu limped after him, but because of his limited mobility, he could only watch him go out.

After being beaten in front of so many girls in Yuyin Pavilion, why didn't he want to take revenge?

But Yunyang Marquis is a first-class marquis of Daxia, a real dignitary of Daxia, and has the same blood as the royal family. He is not comparable to the Song family, Zhou family or Pei family.

Li Yuan is the eldest son of Marquis Yunyang and the person who will inherit this title in the future.

Just a Marquis of Yunyang cannot be easily offended, not to mention that behind the Marquis of Yunyang, there is His Highness Prince Ji.

Not to mention the Chang'an County Government, even his father, the minister of Dali Temple, could not control these real nobles, which would cause big trouble for his brother-in-law.

He glared at Zhou Yu and said, "Who told you to talk too much!"

Zhou Yu looked aggrieved. He was not Li Nuo's uncle. He had already asked. How dare he not say anything?

Song Yu knew that now was not the time to care about these things, so he supported his body and said: "Quick, go to Yuyin Pavilion and be sure to stop my brother-in-law!"

Li Nuo walked to the door of Song Mansion, called Butler Wu out from the concierge, and said, "Go to Yuyin Pavilion!"

Butler Wu took two steps to realize what he was hearing. He didn't believe his ears, so he turned around and asked, "Master, where are you going?"

"Yuyin Pavilion."

Li Nuo repeated it and asked, "Do you know where it is?"

"I know, I know..." Butler Wu looked inside the Song Mansion and asked, "The young master went to Yuyin Pavilion, does the young lady know?"

Li Nuo waved his hand and urged: "Let's go quickly. Why are there so many problems? It's too late!"

He first asked Butler Wu to send someone to the county government office, and asked County Lieutenant Wang to take some people to Yuyin Pavilion.

Considering the special status of the person to be arrested today, Wang County Lieutenant and the county government's police officers might not dare to intervene, so he made some other arrangements.

After getting on the carriage, Li Nuo asked Butler Wu while eating steamed buns, "Do you know, Marquis Yunyang?"

Butler Wu nodded and said, "I know, he is a first-class marquis of the third rank."

Li Nuo asked: "How does the First Marquis compare with my father?"

Li Nuo had a certain understanding of Daxia's official system.

However, the court is complex and the current situation is changeable. In many cases, the system is one thing and the actual situation is another.

The same official position, every dynasty, every generation, every emperor, and even the same emperor in different periods of his reign had different powers.

Most of the time, the power of the Minister of Dali Temple was not even among the top twenty of the courtiers, but during his father's period, he was definitely among the top five.

Butler Wu was stunned and said: "There is no comparison between Marquis Yunyang and the master. One of them is a noble and the other is a civil servant. Marquis Yunyang cannot control the master, and the master cannot control the Marquis Yunyang..."

After he came to his senses, he added, "Why do you ask this, young master?"

Li Nuo said: "Just now in Yuyin Pavilion, Song Yu was beaten by the eldest son of Marquis Yunyang. That man may still be in Yuyin Pavilion now. I'll go take a look."

Butler Wu's movement of waving his whip stalled, and then said: "Master, I'm afraid the Chang'an County government will not dare to take care of this matter. The eldest son of Marquis Yunyang is different from the previous officials' sons. Master, I can't even beat him to vent his anger on Song Yu." It’s okay, but it’s probably a bit difficult to punish him through the law…”

Li Nuo was stunned for a moment and asked, "What's different?"

Butler Wu explained: "The master is the minister of Dali Temple, and those officials are under my control, so the young master arrested their heirs, and they did not dare to say anything. But the Marquis of Yunyang is a distinguished noble, and Dali Temple and Chang'an County Government cannot control the honor." Gui, even if they break the law, they will be dealt with by Zongzheng Temple..."

Li Nuo thought for a while and asked: "The Chang'an County government can't control Yunyang Hou, but can it control his son?"

Wu Guanjia said: "His son does not have a title for the time being, and he can manage it legally. However, although these nobles do not hold power, they have the power to discuss politics and have great influence in the court. Those cowards in Chang'an County Government , each one is more timid and fearful than the other, how dare you interfere in their affairs..."

Li Nuo said simply: "They don't dare to take care of it, but I dare to do it. Just tell me, Yunyang Marquis Mansion, can our Li family afford it?"

Upon hearing this, Butler Wu showed a contemptuous smile on his face and said: "Not to mention a small Yunyang Marquis, I can offend even the Prince Ji behind him. Don't underestimate me, young master. In the huge city of Chang'an, no matter whether he is a high-ranking official or a powerful person, there is no one that the master cannot afford to offend. As long as the young master does not kill the prince or sleep with the princess, the master will take care of him. If not, there will be His Highness Prince Chun behind him... "

Li Nuo glanced at Butler Wu, why did he kill the prince for nothing? He had no enmity with him.

As for the sleeping princess, although Li Anning's figure is really attractive, he has not even succeeded in conquering his own wife, which is even more impossible.

Butler Wu shook the reins, and the carriage sped up and headed forward.

At this time, the atmosphere in Yuyin Pavilion was extremely tense.

The noble prince, wearing a colorful crown on his head and a jade pendant hanging from his waist, was sitting safely in the lobby on the first floor of Yuyin Pavilion, sipping tea leisurely while swinging his folding fan.

On the table in front of him, there was an incense burner with a stick of incense inserted in it, which was almost burned out.

Many beautiful women were hiding behind a screen, looking at him from a distance, with nervousness and worry on their pretty faces.

"What should I do? What should I do? The time is almost up!"

"Yuanyang won't really want to go with him, right?"

"Otherwise, what should I do? Didn't you listen to what he just said? If Yuanyang doesn't follow him, he will smash the Yuyin Pavilion..."

"I wonder how the Phoenix Council will decide..."

At this time, there was a private room on the second floor of Yuyin Pavilion.

The delicate woman pondered for a long time. After looking at the screen, she sighed and said, "How about I go with them? Otherwise, they won't let it go today."

From behind the screen, a pleasant voice came: "Yuyin Pavilion can establish itself in Chang'an so quickly because all the girls in the pavilion are innocent. If you leave with them today, you will definitely not be able to keep your innocence, Yuyin The rules of the pavilion are not rules, and failure will happen sooner or later..."

The pretty woman said: "We can't afford to offend Yunyang Hou Mansion. He will really destroy this place."

The voice said lightly: "If he wants to destroy it, let him destroy it. It's just a loss of money. In order to build your reputation, we have spent a lot of money. After this storm, Yuyin Pavilion's reputation will be even greater." Big, today’s loss will be recovered tenfold or a hundredfold…”

She stood up, walked to the screen, looked at the delicate woman and said: "The fact that he came to Yuyin Pavilion to find you today is not our success. It seems that your reputation has been completely established, and your future plans can also be achieved." Smoother implementation.”

The delicate woman lowered her head and said: "This is all the work of Mr. Song and Mr. Zhou. Today, I am the one who has caused them trouble..."

The woman gently put her hand on her shoulder and said, "Just stay here. I will handle the following matters."

Yuyin Pavilion, lobby on the first floor.

The noble prince looked at the incense that was about to burn out in the incense burner, put away the folding fan in his hand, looked at the women not far away, and asked: "It's almost time. Can any of you ask her what she thinks? "

clatter.

Ta, da...

Rhythmic footsteps came from behind. Seeing a figure walking down from the second floor, the girls of Yuyin Pavilion seemed to have a backbone and surrounded them one after another.

"Sister Phoenix!"

The woman known as Phoenix slowly walked up to the noble young master, gave him a light salute, and said, "My little lady, the master of the Yuyin Pavilion, has met the young master."

The noble prince looked at her with a hint of surprise in his eyes.

He had seen countless beauties, but this beautiful woman in front of him still made him shine.

Although the Yuanyang girl's beauty is good, she is not as exaggerated as the rumors outside. On the contrary, the master of the Yuyin Pavilion is unexpectedly stunning.

He was already interested in this girl, but business was still important. He looked at the beautiful woman and asked: "I wonder how Miss Yuanyang is thinking about it. Please rest assured about the remuneration. One thousand taels of silver will only buy her for one night. Chang'an Those top courtesans don’t have this kind of price, are they sincere enough?”

The beautiful woman said apologetically: "Young Master likes Yuanyang. It is Yuanyang's blessing. However, the girls in Yuyin Pavilion are not prostitutes. Please don't embarrass yourself. The little girl has thanked you for Yuanyang..."

The noble man twitched his lips and said, "What you say about doing art but not selling yourself is just because you don't have enough money. One thousand taels won't do it. Two thousand taels won't be enough. Two thousand taels won't be enough. Three thousand taels will suffice, right?"

The beautiful woman shook her head gently, "Sir, this is really not a question of money."

The noble prince looked at her, the smile on his face gradually faded, and said: "To tell you the truth, I came to your Yuyin Pavilion not for myself. There are noble people who have heard of Miss Yuanyang's reputation and want to see her. If you can be attracted by that Being favored by noble people is a blessing that she cannot achieve in ten lifetimes. If I were a woman, I would fall in love myself..."

The beautiful woman's eyes gradually became serious.

The eldest son of Marquis Yunyang is already a nobleman that most wealthy families in Chang'an will never be able to reach.

The noble person he calls must be incredibly expensive.

The noble master looked at her face that brought disaster to the country and the people, and he felt a bit of affection. He couldn't help but slow down his tone a little, and said: "Originally, I should have betrayed the pavilion master to save face, but I promised that noble man, tonight It's really hard to break your promise to send the Yuanyang girl to his bed. It's not easy to live in Chang'an. I understand you and you understand me..."

He took out a stack of banknotes from his arms, put them on the table, and said seriously: "Miss Phoenix, please listen to my advice. Entertaining people with sex is not a long-term solution after all. With three thousand taels of silver, I can do it now." Give it to her, after tomorrow, she Take three thousand taels of silver and find an honest man to marry. You will be rich and wealthy for the rest of your life, and you will have no worries about food and clothing. If you encounter any difficulties in your future life, you can come to me at the Yunyang Marquis Mansion. If anyone bullies her, you can retaliate to me. Yuan’s name…”

The beautiful woman did not speak.

The noble prince showed some helplessness on his face and said, "I don't want to embarrass myself in front of that noble man. How about you give me some face and I'll give you some face as well?"

The beautiful woman bit her lip and said, "Sir, it's not that Yuanyang doesn't want to, it's just that she is not feeling well today..."

Snap!

The kind expression on your face instantly turned into rage. He slapped her hard on the face and said in a dark voice: "I've already given you face, but you don't want it. Someone, go and give it to the mandarin duck girl." I caught her and took off her clothes. I wanted to see if she was inconvenienced!"

As soon as Li Nuo walked into Yuyin Pavilion, he saw someone beating others, and he was so arrogant that he wanted to take off the clothes of other girls in public.

Isn't this a hooligan?

He had repeatedly intentionally hurt people, and molested a good woman. He was punished for several crimes at the same time. The situation was so bad that he could be sentenced to a hundred sticks and two years in prison--this time he still didn't break the law?

[PS: There is another chapter at 12:30, finish writing this node. 】