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Chapter 167 - 106: Her Clothes, I Can't Wear Them_4
Chapter 167 - 106: Her Clothes, I Can't Wear Them_4
Glancing unintentionally at the Law Code, Li Nuo was slightly startled.
One hundred forty-four.
The lifespan he'd been deprived of had come back to him.
Li Nuo didn't remain puzzled for long before Li Anning appeared in front of him.
She gazed at Li Nuo in a daze and asked with disbelief, "How did you know?"
Li Nuo inquired, "What's wrong?"
Li Anning explained, "The case today, there really was a problem. I went to Liyang County and discovered the case involved the Liyang County Captain accepting bribes, treating human lives like grass, and forcing confessions. That person was innocent; we almost wrongfully executed a good person..."
Her tone still carried traces of fear.
To misjudge a case was a minor issue of losing cultivation for herself and the officials of the Ministry of Justice handling the case, but the wrongful death of an innocent life was a grave matter.
Liyang was adjacent to Chang'an, also under the Emperor's nose.
Under the Emperor's nose, just a mere eighth-rank County Magistrate dare to be so recklessly homicidal, which invariably angered her.
But what shocked her even more was that before the case file was stamped, the Minister of Justice, Assistant Minister, and Chief of Staff had all reviewed it.
Including herself, not a single person noticed any hint of doubt.
But Li Nuo, with just one glance, was certain there was a problem with the case.
It was acceptable with the other few cases from before since, at least, he had visited the scenes and seen the criminals hidden among the crowds.
Being able to accurately find the criminals from subtle expressions on-site was something Li Anning couldn't do herself, but she could still understand it.
But this time, he had only looked at the case file once and based solely on intuition, he prevented a miscarriage of justice.
She looked at Li Nuo and asked again, "Where exactly did you see the problem?"
Li Nuo shrugged his shoulders and said, "I told you, it's just intuition..."
Li Nuo looked at Li Anning; her hair was somewhat disheveled and her clothes were covered in dust, presumably from running around all day.
Liyang County wasn't very far from Chang'an, but to go back and forth within half a day and also investigate the case, time must have been tight.
Li Anning was somewhat speechless.
Intuition.
Why didn't she have such intuition?
Even the Assistant Minister of the Fourth Realm and the Chief of Staff of the Fifth Realm, known for breaking numerous cases, did not possess such intuition.
Could he truly be a prodigy in case-solving?
After calming her emotions, Li Anning finally felt exhausted.
She had been rushing around outside for the whole day.
Nevertheless, the fatigue was worth it.
Not only did she prevent a wrongful case involving human life, but she also caught a corrupt official, which was a greater gain than judging several cases of homicide.
Her mood relaxed, she exhaled and then took a deep breath.
Then her brow furrowed.
Li Anning raised her arm to her nose and discovered she smelled of sweat; looking down, she saw her clothes were filthy.
This was somewhat unbearable for her, so she addressed Li Nuo, "I'll borrow your place to take a bath and help me prepare a set of clean clothes..."
Li Nuo turned his gaze towards the wife not far away.
Song Jiaren nodded slightly, instructing the maid to go down and prepare for her.
In a large household like the Song Residence, each master's courtyard had its own separate bathing room.
The last chamber on the left side of the small courtyard was the bathroom, and after the Song Residence's maids had prepared hot water and bath salts, petals, and other bathing necessities, Li Anning shut the door and declined the service of the two maids.
Li Nuo sat in the courtyard, hearing the sound of splashing water from inside.
Bathing was naturally a slow process for women, but for the Princess, it was exceedingly slow.
Li Nuo, having waited for more than two hours, was almost dozing off when he finally heard Li Anning's voice from behind the room.
"Is anyone outside?"
Li Nuo, gathering his energy, asked, "Does Your Highness need anything else?"
From inside the bathroom, Li Anning's voice came, "Please prepare another set of clothes for me."
Li Nuo was somewhat astonished.
Her constable uniform was dirty, and the wife had lent her a set of her own clothes.
Could it be that the clothes got wet while she was bathing?
Li Nuo stood outside and said, "Please wait, Your Highness. I will ask the wife to fetch another set."
Li Anning hastily replied, "No need, I don't want hers..."
Li Nuo frowned, the wife had kindly lent her clothes, and now she was being picky?
At that moment, Li Anning's voice, tinged with embarrassment, came through again, "I can't fit into her clothes..."