My Wife is Unbeatable in the Whole World, Touch Me If You Dare!-Chapter 434 - 294: The Fulfilled Prophecy

The Left Prime Minister froze in place, for a long time without speaking.

He had come full circle, back to where he started.

Initially, he thought the person was a spy from another country aiming to incite war between Daxia and Wei Country by exploiting Liang Country, seeking to profit from the chaos.

But upon further investigation, the School of Cross and Vertical individual turned out to be a native of Daxia.

How could it be Daxia?

He faintly sensed that a vast net seemed to be enveloping the court.

The Left Prime Minister said gravely, "Keep investigating, I want all the information about him, from his birth to now!"

Once the man's origin was confirmed as Daxia, the investigation became much simpler.

His few friends in the Liang Kingdom's envoy provided crucial clues to the Ministry of Justice, revealing that Dongfang Bo went to Liang Country after failing the Imperial Examination in Daxia.

Compared to Daxia, the competition in the smaller nation's examinations was much less fierce.

Failed scholars of Daxia, upon arriving in these smaller nations, even had the potential to become the top scholar.

Some scholars from Daxia, if they felt they couldn't secure a position in Daxia, might settle for gaining citizenship in these smaller countries and officiate there.

The Imperial Examinations of those years had passed more than a decade ago.

If he had been an Advanced Scholar then, all his records could be found in Ministry of Personnel.

But as a failed examinee, gathering his information would require much more effort.

There would certainly be no results today, the Left Prime Minister said to the Assistant Minister of Ministry of Justice, "Report to the Secretariat as soon as you find something."

The Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Justice nodded in agreement.

Moments later, the Left Prime Minister stepped out of the government office and left the Ministry of Justice.

At the same time, two other figures walked into the Ministry of Justice from outside.

The Left Prime Minister stopped in his tracks, and the two approaching figures also halted.

King Chun, awkwardly standing there, not knowing where to put his hands, said uneasily, "Uh… Left Prime Minister, what brings you here?"

Faced with a Great Scholar of the Fifth Realm, even he had to maintain ample respect and courtesy.

The Left Prime Minister saluted him and said, "Your Highness, greetings."

Although he was speaking with King Chun, his gaze was directed at Li Xuanjing beside him.

The officials escorting the Left Prime Minister out of the Ministry of Justice too stood still, not daring to breathe loudly.

The feud between the Left Prime Minister and Si Minister was not something that could be explained in a few words.

They had once been as close as father and son.

Yet, they also became irreconcilable enemies.

Many disciples of the Left Prime Minister had been sacrificed in that incident, reported by none other than the Si Minister.

Since then, the former teacher and student had turned against each other.

One breath.

Two breaths.

Three breaths.

After three breaths, the Left Prime Minister's gaze moved away from Li Xuanjing and he walked out of the Ministry of Justice.

Li Xuanjing, too, did not say a word and headed straight back to the government office.

The Ministry of Justice staff exhaled in relief, and shortly after, the Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Justice entered the government office.

Li Xuanjing was browsing files, while King Chun was playing chess with himself in the corner. The Assistant Minister first bowed to King Chun, then approached the desk and recounted the incident in detail to Li Xuanjing.

"School of Cross and Vertical of the Fourth Realm, Vast Qi, native of Daxia…" Li Xuanjing's fingers tapped lightly on the desk a few times as he said, "Got it."

The Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Justice did not add more, simply bowed deeply and said, "This subordinate will take his leave."

After he left, King Chun curiously asked, "How could such a person cultivate Vast Qi?"

When it came to Vast Qi, he thought of the Great Scholars like the Left Prime Minister, students who had stupefied themselves with studies in the academy, and Imperial Censors from the Imperial Censorate who dared to speak anything, not a murderous killer.

Li Xuanjing said softly, "Whether one can cultivate Vast Qi is not about what he has done, but about what he intends to do. If his actions are for the justice in his heart, not out of self-interest, even if it involves killing or arson, the Vast Qi in his heart will not fade."

King Chun exclaimed, "That's terrifying. If what he intends to do is wrong, wouldn't higher status bring greater harm? People like the Left and Right Prime Ministers could stir a great part of the world with a mere call to arms, if they rebelled…"

Li Xuanjing said, "Even if they rebelled, it wouldn't be for themselves..."

At that moment, inside the Secretariat.

Worry also appeared on the face of the Left Prime Minister.

A School of Cross and Vertical of the Fourth Realm was not scary.

A Confucian of the Third Realm was not scary either.

But a Confucian of the Third Realm, who was also a School of Cross and Vertical of the Fourth Realm, posed a threat to a country not merely additive in nature.

He himself was a Confucian and understood Confucians.

If Confucian Disciples once convinced of their conviction, in the gravest scenario, might drag the entire nation into an abyss in the name of justice...

…

Li Mansion.

The entire afternoon, Li Nuo spent with Mumu and Ning'er.

Since he no longer resided at the Song Residence, he seldom got to see them.

Though Jiaren and Yiren occasionally brought them over, they couldn't possibly stay long at Li Mansion. Perhaps the education from their mother had failed, as the Song Family kept a tight hold on Mumu and Ning'er.

After completing their mathematics studies, the Song Family hired tutors to teach them literature, music, painting, clearly aiming to develop them in a more well-rounded manner.

All afternoon, Mumu and Ning'er complained to him. They had to attend various classes every day and practice their skills, leaving them no time to play with him.

It seemed that growing a year older, the sisters' relationship had softened, no longer as confrontational as before, and finally showing some sisterly affection.

In contrast, the relationship between Jiaren and Yiren wasn't as close as that between two seven-year-old children.

Although Yiren no longer targeted her as in the beginning, the two weren't very close. Yiren preferred spending time with Phoenix, and Jiaren was closer to Anning.

Phoenix alone got along well with everyone. Without her, Li Nuo couldn't imagine how Yiren managed to interact with them on a daily basis.

The next day, Li Nuo returned to Honglu Si.

Even though he had the previous day off, it felt as if he hadn't.

Working ten days with only one day off was truly inhumane. Once he had a say in the Secretariat, he would certainly incorporate a five-day work with two days off into the law.

The Secretariat kept its promise. In the morning, a Lingshi specially came to Honglu Si to inquire what official position Li Nuo desired. He could choose any Standard Fifth Rank position from the court.

There were many Standard Fifth Rank positions available.

The heads of the departments in the Six Departments were all Standard Fifth Rank.

There were also several subordinate positions in the three provinces to choose from.

Li Nuo had already decided which official position he wanted.

To become a Law Practitioner, the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Judicial Review were both good choices, where all the national case files were gathered. Even without examining specific cases, his cultivation would automatically increase by just stamping documents.

The Ministry of Justice, however, held additional archives on imprisonment cases.

Imprisonment, being a median punishment among the Five Punishments, wasn't too light but also not too harsh, and the volume of cases was the highest, with the final review authority resting with the Ministry of Justice.

Choosing the Ministry of Judicial Review would mean giving up the archives on imprisonment.

Li Nuo eventually chose the position of Minister of Justice.

As for the former Minister of Justice, he believed the three provinces would arrange a better placement for him.

All he had to do now was wait for his appointment from the three provinces.

The delegates' conference had officially begun yesterday, and Honglu Si was somewhat quieter today.

The most troublesome task was receiving and accommodating them. Once the conference officially started, the delegations from various countries would, as needed, engage in diplomatic talks with the respective countries. These matters no longer concerned Honglu Si.

At noon, Li Nuo habitually returned home for lunch.

Today, something seemed off at Li Mansion.

As he passed the gatekeeper, Li Nuo did not see Housekeeper Wu or Huang, and there was no one at the gatehouse.

He didn't see any servants at home either.

It wasn't until he passed through two gates that Li Nuo saw a group of servants gathered outside their courtyard, and the inside of the courtyard was shadowy as well.

As Li Nuo stepped into the courtyard, he discovered the Lady Mother-in-law had come, and not just her—Old Lady and several aunts from the Song Family were present too, a gathering like this he had seen for the first time.

Upon seeing him, Housekeeper Wu's old face blossomed into a wide smile, and he hurried over, saying, "Congratulations, young master, what joyful news..."

After hearing Housekeeper Wu's words, Li Nuo stood dumbfounded for quite a while.

This morning, Jiaren felt unwell.

Anning had requested a female doctor from the palace for a diagnosis, who then delivered some good news.

Jiaren was pregnant.

Coincidentally, Anning also felt somewhat uncomfortable these past few days, so she asked the same female doctor to check her pulse, and she too received good news.

She was also pregnant.

Once the news spread, the Song Residence was thoroughly stirred, prompting Old Lady and all women of the Song Family to rush over, thus leading to the scene Li Nuo now faced.

Seeing Li Nuo rush into the room, a gratified smile appeared on Housekeeper Wu's old face.

The Li family had been passing down from one generation to another, and now they were finally branching out.

Both the wife and the Princess were pregnant at the same time, and the doctor had said the wife was expecting twins.

Twins?

Housekeeper Wu seemed to recall something, his face mirroring surprise.

He had once spent twenty taels of silver to have fortune told for the young master in the streets.

The fortune teller had said that the wife would carry a pair of dragon and phoenix twins.

He also mentioned that besides the wife, the young master had several predestined relationships.

At that time, the young master and the wife had not even held hands, and the wife would definitely not have allowed the young master to take concubines, making the old man's words seem like a fairy tale.

Yet today, the predictions he had made had come true one by one!

"Hisss!"

He gasped, then ran madly back towards Li Mansion.