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

Everyone says that you learn from your mistakes.

Li Nuo went from one pitfall to another.

Unexpectedly, the children in ancient times had such deep tricks, and he, a college-educated adult, was repeatedly played by a six-year-old girl.

Song Mu'er, sensible and clever, would not stay angry for long; she waved her little hand and said, "Forget it, it's all because Song Ning'er is too cunning. Let's change the password, and next time, don't be fooled by her again..."

For Li Nuo, explaining problems to Song Ning'er was no big deal.

He wasn't a three-year-old child; how could he hold a grudge just because last time Song Ning'er didn't let him play with the vine ball? He wasn't that petty, and besides, he didn't even remember that incident.

But Song Mu'er cared a lot about this, like the common sibling rivalry among children. If she didn't get along with someone, she wouldn't want her friends to either, even though they were just sisters.

After careful consideration, Li Nuo noticed a pattern.

Song Mu'er generally appeared with Song Jiaren, who obviously preferred Mu'er, echoing the saying that the wife sings, the husband follows.

Song Ning'er, on the other hand, always came with the maids of Song Residence, though just now she had her personal maid hide and even preemptively said the password, leaving no room for Li Nuo to suspect anything.

Both sisters had the same Mathematics teacher, and the homework they got was also the same. Song Mu'er came to ask him about the same problem, but Song Ning'er seized the chance to understand the problem first, made a face at Mu'er, and ran away. Li Nuo could only console her by saying, "It's alright to explain it to Song Ning'er first, when I explain it to you, there will be no mistakes..."

Song Mu'er then perked up, her little face looking up as she asked, "Then between me and Song Ning'er, are you closer to me, Brother Li Nuo?"

Without needing to think, Li Nuo replied, "Of course. Song Ning'er isn't as well-behaved as you, nor as polite. After explaining things to her, she doesn't even say thank you..."

With that, Song Mu'er wasn't upset anymore. It didn't matter if Song Ning'er came first; Brother Li Nuo was still closer to her. Although he might be a bit slow, he still recognized her merits...

That statement from Li Nuo was not just to comfort her. During the process of teaching Song Ning'er, he could accurately gauge their level of mathematics, and when teaching Mu'er, he wouldn't need her to ask why anymore. Li Nuo would start from the basics, and Song Mu'er would constantly express her amazement.

"So that's how it is!"

"The teacher never taught it this way..."

"If the teacher had explained it like this, I would have understood a long time ago..."

"If Brother Li Nuo were a mathematics teacher, he would definitely be the best!"

...

Song Jiaren stood to the side, quietly glancing at Li Nuo, agreeing with Mu'er's words.

In the past, her family had hired several mathematics teachers, but she could never grasp mathematics, to the extent that for more than ten years, she felt it was the most difficult subject in the world.

But now, to her, mathematics seemed rather simple...

Li Nuo smiled at Mu'er's flattery and did not say much. Her praise wasn't an exaggeration; after all, Li Nuo had systematically studied modern mathematics. The problems in Daxia's "Calculus" were mere child's play for him, the kind that were giveaway marks during exams.

Song Mu'er's mathematics teacher might have thoroughly studied the "Calculus," but he couldn't teach like Li Nuo.

After all, he had only taught mathematics for a few decades, whereas the teaching method Li Nuo used was the crystallized wisdom of countless outstanding mathematics teachers from later generations, more systematic and scientific, with clear and easy-to-understand derivations, also more suitable for young children.

It wasn't Li Nuo who truly excelled, but rather Newton, Gauss, Euler..., and many other great mathematicians from another world.

After understanding the problem, Song Mu'er's bright eyes twinkled as she told Li Nuo, "You made me angry earlier, so as a punishment, you have to dress me up beautifully..."

Li Nuo wasn't capable of that now; such skills would cost him his life. He found an excuse and said, "No, I made a vow a few days ago that from now on, I can only dress up my wife..."

"Oh, I see, well then..."

Song Mu'er was still very sensible. Upon hearing this, she no longer insisted and went to play in the yard by herself.

Li Nuo then continued to study "Daxia Law." Although he had judged quite a few cases in the past few days, those cases were the most common civil disputes, only involving a few sections of Daxia Law such as "Marriage Law," "Thief Stealing Law," "Litigation Law," "Judgement Law."

Beyond these, there were also laws in Daxia Law about protecting the Emperor's safety, maintaining national sovereignty and border security such as "Guard Restriction Law"; about the setting, appointment, duties, and punishment of corrupt officials in "Official System Law"; about the conscription of soldiers, military mobilization, duties of generals, military supplies, and control of labor conscription in "Shanxing Law."

Although these laws also belonged to Daxia Law, they were not within the jurisdiction of Chang'an County Government, hence Li Nuo hadn't touched on them these days.

Upon seeing a supplementary clause following "Official System Law," Li Nuo's expression faltered, then a puzzled look appeared on his face.

This clause concerned "Redemption," which allowed for sins to be absolved with money, substituting fines for punishment.

Every silver tael could reduce ten whip punishments; for a hundred whip punishments, only ten silver taels were required to exempt them.

The rod punishment was more expensive, one silver tael could only reduce one rod punishment, and a hundred rod punishments required a hundred silver taels for exemption.

Imprisonment was even pricier. One year of imprisonment required one hundred silver taels.

However, exile and capital punishment could not be exempted with silver.

Of course, not everyone could redeem themselves with silver. This law only applied to officials, nobles, and their relatives; it was designed to maintain the privileges of the bureaucratic aristocracy.

What puzzled Li Nuo was that the Minister of the Examination Bureau was a fifth-rank official and his position was not low; his son was also within the scope of redemption. Facing three years of imprisonment, only three hundred silver taels were needed for total exemption.

Three hundred silver taels meant nothing to a fifth-rank official.

Although Li Nuo felt it was unfair, Daxia Law indeed decreed it so.

It was unreasonable, yet legal.

But why didn't the Wang family use it?

Were they unaware?

Li Nuo thought it was because he had not studied Daxia Law thoroughly, suspecting there might be restrictions on redemption that Wang Yue could not meet. As a meticulous legal professional, he needed to clarify this question, so he summoned Housekeeper Wu.

Housekeeper Wu hurried in from outside and asked, "What can I do for the young master?"

"There isn't really a specific order, but I saw in the 'Daxia Law' concerning redemption that Wang Yue's crimes could be exempted with silver. However, the Wang family hasn't utilized it. Is there some limit to redemption that I'm unaware of?"

"Uh, well..."

Housekeeper Wu looked up at the sky, trying to hide his troubled expression from the young master.

Of course, there were no restrictions on redemption. The problem was that the Wang family dared not use it!

Years ago, another official used redemption to easily absolve his son from similar crimes with silver; the son hadn't spent a day in jail.

The result was that one month later, that official was dismissed from his position, his property was confiscated by the Ministry of Justice and contributed to the National Treasury; his direct male descendants were all executed, collateral relatives were exiled, and female family members were made into government servants...

Since then, anyone involved in cases related to the Ministry of Justice dared not use redemption.

Not redeeming led to a few years in prison at most, but redeeming seemed like waiting for the execution of the entire family. Those officials in Chang'an could still do this simple math.

Moments later, Housekeeper Wu lowered his head and said, "Redemption is certainly available, but perhaps the Wang family isn't willing to part with those three hundred silver taels. It's possible the Minister of the Examination Bureau had a change of heart and didn't want to use silver to redeem his son. If the young master really wants to know, should this old servant visit the Wang family and inquire?"

Li Nuo waved his hand, "Never mind, never mind..."

All he needed to know was that there were no restrictions on redemption.

His only son had just received a hundred rods and been sentenced to three years of imprisonment. It would be quite indecent to go probing into their matters.

Of course, at this moment, Li Nuo didn't know that the Wang family had left Chang'an early in the morning with their house emptied, leaving only Wang Yue alone in the jail of Chang'an County Government, wailing.

The next morning, after breakfast, Li Nuo habitually went to work at the Chang'an County Government.

Today, the government office was still bustling.

But unlike yesterday's chaos, today's bustle was orderly.

As Li Nuo got off his carriage, he saw Pei Zhe already waiting for him at the entrance, unlike the previous days. Today Pei Zhe was accompanied by a potbellied man in official robes.

Upon seeing Li Nuo, the man hurried over with his bulky body, bowed, and ingratiatingly said, "Junior official Zhang Yue, the County Magistrate of Chang'an, greets the young master..."

Li Nuo also bowed slightly and smilingly replied, "So, you are County Magistrate Zhang; I have heard much about you."

This 'I have heard much about you' caused Zhang Yue's heart to flutter, thinking that perhaps County Magistrate Pei had disparaged him in front of this young noble while he was away, else how would he have known him?

Amidst Zhang Yue's unease, a sedan chair stopped at the entrance of the government office, and a man lifted the sedan curtain and stepped out.

Seeing the disorder at the entrance, the man was slightly taken aback and then frowned. Looking at Pei Zhe, he said, "Lord Pei, I've been away from the government office for just a few days, and you've turned it into a chaotic mess, this solemn and dignified office has been made to resemble a marketplace..."

Before the man could finish, Zhang Yue quickly stepped forward to stop the rest of his words, sweat forming on his forehead, saying, "Lord Wang does not understand the situation, I, on his behalf, apologize to you and Lord Pei..."

County Captain Wang hesitated, his lips moved as if he wanted to say more, but his mouth was covered, and Zhang Yue sternly glared at him, whispering fiercely by his ear, "Shut your damn mouth..."