My Wife is Unbeatable in the Whole World, Touch Me If You Dare!-Chapter 452 - 312: Little Yiren, Easily Under Control

Upon returning to the embassy courtyard, Zhao Zhiyi said to Li Nuo, "To thank you, Lord Li, my elder brother is hosting a banquet at the mansion tonight. I hope you will honor us with your presence."

Li Nuo did not particularly like such banquet settings, but this social engagement clearly could not be refused.

If he wanted to assist the Fourth Prince, he at least needed to meet him first.

Declining the first invitation might make the other person think he was being disrespectful.

He nodded and said, "Of course."

Zhao Zhiyi smiled and said, "Then I will send a carriage to pick you up later."

After sending off the Sixth Princess, Li Nuo returned to the courtyard.

The work at the embassy was quite leisurely; there was no need for daily attendance. When there were affairs needing attention, they handled them, otherwise, the envoys were free to move about, and most of the time, there was nothing pressing.

Song Yiren was diligently practicing as usual.

Li Nuo sat in the courtyard, watching her practice while reflecting on his gains.

This time, although his cultivation in Legalism had improved significantly, it still fell far short of the massive amount needed to advance from the Fourth Realm to the Fifth Realm. For a breakthrough, the quantity of criminals was important, but so was the quality.

He needed to find an opportunity to take action against Zhao Country's noble officials.

Additionally, the power of the Thief Sect within him had also seen a significant boost.

When he was in the Ministry of Justice, he clearly felt that the power of the Thief Sect seemed to have broken through a certain bottleneck, roughly between the Second Realm and the Third Realm of Legalism.

However, since the Thief Sect had faded into obscurity hundreds of years ago, Li Nuo currently did not know what specific benefits the improvement in cultivation would bring.

He only felt that his body seemed lighter, and his use of the Thief Sect's Six Arts had become more fluent. Beyond this, there were no substantial changes.

Generally, each family's transformative periods were different.

The Martial Path required reaching the Sixth Realm before True Qi underwent any fundamental change.

The transformations for Confucians and Legalists occurred at the Fifth Realm, and most other families were similar in that they occurred at high realms.

As dinner time approached, the carriage sent by the Sixth Princess arrived at the embassy to pick up Li Nuo.

Song Yiren had come to Zhao Country to protect Li Nuo, while also shouldering an important mission: to keep him from being enamored with other women in Zhao, thus she needed to accompany him.

When she stepped out of the courtyard, she suddenly felt her hand being held by Li Nuo.

She was slightly stunned and quietly glanced at Li Nuo.

Although in the past few days, whenever they went out, he would hold her hand, that was when they were pretending to be married.

Now the pretense was over.

Did he forget?

She saw Li Nuo in thought; he was likely considering something and held her hand out of habit.

Song Yiren did not make a scene and let him hold her hand.

They got into the carriage and sat opposite each other. Seeing the smile on her lips, Li Nuo asked, "What are you smiling about?"

Song Yiren restrained her smile and said, "Nothing, I was just thinking of some happy things..."

Li Nuo said nothing, leaned against the carriage, and pretended to continue thinking.

He had come to Zhao Country with a mission as well.

Before leaving, Jiaren and Anning had hinted more than once, and Mother-in-law had outright stated that if he couldn't win over Yiren, he shouldn't return to see her.

So far, everything was proceeding steadily according to plan.

Compared to a direct confession, Li Nuo preferred a gradual approach.

Because of the Yuqing Heart Technique, his relationship with his wife initially lacked what normal lovers should have. Now that he had a second chance, he certainly wanted to make up for the regrets from last time.

After about a quarter of an hour, the carriage stopped in front of a mansion.

They jumped out of the carriage and arrived in front of an impressive mansion. The large, beautifully carved golden sign above the gate displayed the words "King Sheng Mansion."

Zhao Country's Fourth Prince held the title of 'Sheng.'

A figure was already waiting in front of the mansion.

The Sixth Princess had changed into a luxurious palace dress tonight, adding to her noble demeanor. She approached with a smile and said, "Lord Li, Miss Song, please..."

The three of them entered the mansion, where several figures approached from a distance. The leading man walked up to Li Nuo and smiled, saying, "Zhiyi has mentioned you multiple times in the past few days. I've been wanting to meet you. Today, I see the Six Subjects' Scholar truly lives up to his fame..."

Li Nuo responded politely, "Your Highness flatters me..."

King Sheng, at thirty years old, seemed approachable and without any airs.

Tonight's banquet wasn't large; besides Li Nuo and Song Yiren, only some of King Sheng's strategists and officials were present.

Li Nuo had heard from the Sixth Princess that King Sheng's power was relatively weaker compared to the other three princes, which was evident from tonight's banquet lineup.

Logically speaking, he should choose one of the other three princes.

However, having promised King Sheng, Li Nuo would not go back on his word.

This banquet was a celebration, and as the main contributor, Li Nuo was seated in a prominent position.

Each place was set with a delicately prepared meal.

On his left sat the Sixth Princess, and on his right, Song Yiren.

Zhao Country was notably different from Daxia and the other major powers on the continent in that Zhao Country afforded women significant status. There was even a specialized women's academy, allowing women to participate in the Imperial Examination, and there were female officials in the court.

Li Nuo had read in the Zhao Country history books that over a century ago, Zhao Country had an Empress.

Before her reign, Zhao Country was similar to other nations, but during her rule, she introduced many measures to elevate the status of women.

Even after her reign, although another empress didn't rise to power, many of her policies continued.

That was why one could see the Sixth Princess as Zhao Country's envoy, and in the past few days in Zhao, Li Nuo had even seen brothels catering to female patrons.

At the end of the banquet, the Fourth Prince approached Li Nuo and said with a smile, "I heard from Zhiyi that Lord Li is still staying at the embassy. I have prepared a residence for you, complete with maids and servants, and have selected four beauties who have already been sent there..."

Song Yiren frowned upon hearing this.

Li Nuo waved his hand and said, "I appreciate Your Highness's kindness, but it's best for me to remain at the embassy as an envoy to avoid unnecessary gossip."

The embassy's courtyard, though small, was warm and inviting.

Sharing the same room with Song Yiren each day and sleeping just separated by a screen made it easy to cultivate their relationship.

Moreover, the embassy had stricter security.

The Fourth Prince did not insist on giving Li Nuo the residence but said, "In that case, I won't insist on the residence, but you must certainly accept the beauties. They are incomparable human treasures I personally selected."

Song Yiren's face darkened, but just then, Li Nuo took her hand and, with a courteous smile, said to the Fourth Prince, "While I do not wish to offend Your Highness's goodwill, I'm afraid my wife wouldn't let me in if I accepted the beauties..."

The Fourth Prince glanced at Song Yiren, understanding, and laughed, "It seems Lord Li and his wife share a deep bond. In that case, I won't insist. Consider it a favor from me, and feel free to ask for anything in the future, Lord Li."

Zhao Zhiyi glanced at Li Nuo and Song Yiren. She knew about their relationship, but it seemed to be more complex than she had assumed...

Feeling dazed, Song Yiren boarded the carriage with Li Nuo. He released her hand and explained, "People meant well. Even if I refuse, I need a good reason, so I had to use you as an excuse temporarily. I hope you're not angry?"

She was quite pleased that he could resist the beauties, so she waved her hand and said, "Never mind, it's nothing."

Li Nuo looked at her and continued, "Since you think it's nothing, why don't we continue pretending to be a married couple?"

Song Yiren was taken aback, "What?"

Li Nuo explained, "This way, if anyone else tries to send beauties or if any woman with ulterior motives approaches, you can rightfully fend them off..."

Song Yiren's lips curled up into a smile. After pretending to ponder for a long time, she nodded and said, "Alright, then."

The carriage stopped at the embassy gate. Li Nuo halted the carriage and extended his hand to her, saying, "Let's go back, my wife."

Song Yiren grabbed his hand, jumped down from the carriage, and naturally wrapped her arm around his.

Seeing Li Nuo not reacting, a smile curved on her lips.

In the past few days before departure, Phoenix had taught her quite a bit.

The most crucial thing was that as a woman, one needed to take initiative at the right moment. Happiness had to be pursued, not waited for.

A smile showed on Li Nuo's face as well.

Last year, he knew nothing about interacting with girls.

But after over a year's experience, he had learned quite a lot.

Not to mention, the night before leaving, Phoenix had taught him many things.

Handling little Yiren would be easy.