My Wife is Unbeatable in the Whole World, Touch Me If You Dare!-Chapter 186 - 111: The Ritual Department Completed_4

Lu Sheng lifted the hem of his garment, taking squared steps he crossed the threshold of the Ministry of Rites and mounted a carriage that had already been waiting at the Ministry’s entrance.

He couldn’t afford a house near the Ministry of Rites and lived a bit farther away. During the rush hour after the end of work, it took about half an hour by carriage to get home from the Ministry.

Even though leaving work a quarter of an hour early could save him half the time.

But for officials to leave early was not only against social norms but also against the law. As a Minister of Rites, he naturally wouldn’t do such a thing.

The carriage slowly started, traveling on the right side of the road.

Minister Lu sat upright inside the carriage; even if the carriage jostled slightly, his body didn’t sway much.

Hup!

Bam!

At some moment, following the coachman’s shout, the carriage suddenly halted to a stop.

Lu Sheng, caught off-guard, banged his head heavily on the roof of the carriage.

He clutched his head, anger flaring as he lifted the carriage curtain, only to see two officials standing in front of the carriage.

The official uniforms of the two men were somewhat special, with a small pagoda embroidered with silver threads at the position of their left shoulder.

This was a symbol of the Ministry of Justice.

The Ministry of Justice originally dealt only with criminal matters, but since Li Xuanjing became the Minister of Justice, the Ministry’s power had gradually expanded, involving itself in all sorts of affairs, much to the dissatisfaction of other officials who, however, could do nothing about it.

Confronted with the two officials from the Ministry of Justice, Lu Sheng wasn’t worried; he had conducted himself properly and uprightly, naturally unafraid that the Ministry might have any leverage over him.

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He looked at the two Ministry of Justice officials and inquired, "Gentlemen, what is the meaning of this?"

One looked at him, "Lord Lu, you are suspected of violating the law, please come with us."

Lu Sheng was fearless, puffing out his chest, he challenged, "Oh, would you gentlemen be so kind as to inform me which law I have violated?"

The gaunt-faced Prime Minister of Justice smiled faintly and stated, "Daxia Law, Miscellaneous Rules, Regulation on Ceremonial Orders, Article One Hundred Seventy-Six stipulates that on roads and streets, the low-ranking must yield to the high-ranking, the young to the elderly, the light to the heavy, the going must yield to the coming... Carriage speed should not be too fast. Although Lord Lu is in a hurry to get home after work, safety should be a priority. Even if you haven’t hit a person, hitting cats, dogs, or livestock is also improper."

Lu Sheng’s lips twitched, but he had no rebuttal.

Was his carriage speeding?

It was a bit fast.

Because this area was riddled with government offices, after a while this stretch of road would become exceptionally congested. If one did not move quickly, later on, it would be difficult to make any progress.

He simply wanted to get home quickly.

Was that a crime?

Indeed, it was.

But he wasn’t the only one speeding. Why was the Ministry of Justice targeting only him?

Pointing toward another carriage that whizzed past, he retorted indignantly, "That carriage is also going too fast, why aren’t you stopping them?"

The other Prime Minister of Justice with a square face replied, "That carriage was too fast to stop. Don’t worry about others, Lord Lu. As a fifth-rank official, even if your carriage is speeding, you will only be fined ten cents and reflect for an hour. If you come with us to the Ministry of Justice promptly, you can return home sooner. By the time you get out, the road won’t be congested, and you’ll still catch dinner at home..."

Song Residence.

Li Nuo was reading when suddenly he felt something was amiss.

The more he read this book, the more familiar it seemed. He closed the book, and its content automatically surfaced in his mind.

It seemed like he had read this "Auspicious Ceremony" countless times.

He switched to several other books and found the effect was the same.

At the end of the Law Code, a portrait of an unfamiliar man appeared.

Li Nuo was somewhat surprised.

He was only trying out of curiosity, and he didn’t expect that it really worked.

Being familiar with ritual systems apparently counted as a special skill.

The officials of the Da Xia court were indeed worthy, having distinguished themselves out of countless others, each possessing unique abilities.

After Music Department and Horse Riding, he had finally unlocked Ritual Department too.

Li Nuo tossed aside the books about the ceremonial system; now, apart from Shooting, his only remaining subcategory in Book Department’s "Composition" was not fully in his grasp.

He planned to return to the Li Family for a while and bring back some new books.

As he was leaving the Song Residence, he happened to meet his second uncle returning home from work.

Seeing Song Lian setting foot inside the gate, Li Nuo subconsciously stopped, cleared his throat lightly.

Song Lian’s body halted, stopping instinctively too. He withdrew the foot already within the threshold of the house, bowing his head and waiting outside.

Li Nuo crossed the threshold, called out "Second Uncle," then mounted his carriage.

Only then did Song Lian cross the doorsteps, took a few steps, then as if realizing something, looked back at the carriage, now far away.

How strange, when he saw Li Nuo, why did he get the feeling that he had encountered a Minister?

Especially that cough, it felt like a flashback to the Ritual Department government office.

Stunned for a moment, Song Lian helplessly shook his head, surely it was because he was used to hearing the Minister cough. Now when he heard someone else cough, he subconsciously thought to make way...