When Shen ng didn’t want to speak, Liang Jue sensibly didn’t press further. He flipped through the pages again, committing the symbols to mory with his remarkable recall.
After so ntal calculations, he pointed to a symbol and asked Shen ng, “Does this refer to Zuo Yun, the Left Attendant of the Ministry of Works?”
Shen ng was surprised inwardly but remained composed outwardly. Without confirming or denying, she pointed to another symbol and asked Liang Jue, “And what about this one, who do you think it is?”
Liang Jue’s eyes shimred, his lips moved, as if about to speak but stopped, ultimately shaking his head, “At present, I can’t guess.”
Observing Liang Jue’s deanor, Shen ng relaxed inwardly. It seed like his guess about the na had an elent of coincidence; her secret wasn’t fully exposed to him.
Just as she thought so, Liang Jue quietly pushed the book filled with markings towards her until it reached her.
When Shen ng looked at him with a puzzled expression, he spoke, his tone serious, “If this involves your life or death, you should keep it safe. Don’t casually leave it lying around on the table.”
Although he eagerly stared while reading, he ended up lecturing her after finishing. Shen ng found it amusing but also understood that he was concerned about her.
She couldn’t help but ask, “If you knew you shouldn’t look, why did you?”
Liang Jue justified, “As your husband, I can’t separate myself if sothing happens to you. I’m not just anyone; I’m your legally wedded husband. Whatever belongs to you, I have the right to see, but that’s a different matter.”
Shen ng conceded, “Yes, so I didn’t show it to you.”
Liang Jue continued, “If you have secrets from , I won’t force you to tell . Eventually, you’ll tell
when you’re ready. But if it’s sothing concerning life and death, don’t hide it from .”
“That’s natural. What can be said and what cannot be said, I weigh it in my heart. As long as you don’t press , there’s nothing I won’t share.”
After Shen ng agreed, she asked him, “Indeed, the na earlier was Zuo Yun. I can agree to what you said, but could you please tell
how you guessed it?”
She believed her symbols were unique, and random guessing wouldn’t reveal the truth. Even if guessed, there had to be a reason.
Liang Jue explained, “It’s simple. Your ‘Yun’ character is in Nan Zhu language. In this language, this symbol represents clouds, and the figure wearing a jade ornant is a woman. Since won are respected, ‘left (Zuo)’ is also respected, combined, it naturally becos ‘Zuo Yun’.”
When Shen ng recorded these things, she indeed used a similar thought process and unique symbols.
She used Nan Zhu language because it was rarely known, and she mixed in so original characters to ensure absolute uniqueness. But Liang Jue managed to decipher the secret, leaving her conflicted.
She praised Liang Jue, “My husband is really knowledgeable and even know about Nan Zhu language also guessed that it’s the ‘Yun’ character correctly. But there are many people with ‘Yun’ in their nas. How did you know it’s Zuo Yun?”
Liang Jue is not like a tapeworm in her belly, so how can he be so sure that this symbol represents the character “Left (Zuo)”? For those familiar with Nan Zhu language, it’s not difficult to guess the character “Yun” after a few more looks.
But Liang Jue’s other reason, although it fit her thoughts at the ti, sounded like nonsense to outsiders.
Rather than believing he’s a tapeworm inside her, she’d rather think Liang Jue is just randomly guessing to deceive her.
Liang Jue pointed to another symbol similar to the character “left” and said, “There is indeed an elent of guessing, but I am 80% sure that wife wrote is Lady Zuo Yun”
Eighty percent certainty practically seals the deal. Shen ng asked, “How so?”
“Wife takes great care of this book, so I guess it must be particularly important to you.”
Liang Jue paused and said, “Generally, things that are treasured either have extrely high value or hold special significance. For a book like this, it’s either a gift from an important person or a record of secret accounts or lists.”
He pointed his slender index finger at the writing on the book, “If it were a gift from a deceased acquaintance, Lady Zuo Yun wouldn’t haphazardly alter it. If it were an account book, there would be large sums of money. Even if you used special characters instead, repeated characters and symbols would clearly indicate that the contents don’t match.”
Shen ng nodded, “You make sense; indeed, this is a register.” Of course, it wasn’t just any register; it docunted all significant events in her mory from this dynasty.
The longer she lived in this reincarnated state, the more blurry events from her past life beca. Utilizing her mory advantage, she ticulously recorded everything in this book to avoid pitfalls in the future.
“Since these are nas listed here, naturally, I associate them with people relevant to wife.”
Shen ng admired his logical thinking, but she was still puzzled, “Your reasoning makes sense, but how do you know how many people I know have ‘Yun’ in their nas?”
Even if she were to quickly list all the people she knew with ‘Yun’ in their nas, she might still miss one or two, let alone in this lifeti, as Liang Jue had only been married into the family for less than a year.
Bringing this up, Liang Jue’s face suddenly reddened, and he remained silent for a while, unable to utter a word under Shen ng’s pressure: “My wife should rember that it was my mother who took the initiative to co to your door to ask for this marriage.”
Under Shen ng’s gaze, different from his previous assertive deanor, he now seed like a weak and easily bullied person, his slender neck shrinking.
Shen ng naturally hadn’t forgotten, “Of course, I rember. The marriage was arranged by our parents, just like any other family.”
While Shen ng’s affection for Liang Jue was not as deep as his, she wasn’t old-fashioned either, not thinking that a man taking the initiative was shaless.
To ease Liang Jue’s discomfort, she explained, “Besides, I should thank my husband.”
Liang Jue, who was initially embarrassed, quickly seized on his words, “What are you thanking
for?”
“Of course, I’m thanking you because I married such a good husband.”
This person really isn’t serious at all. Liang Jue glanced at her with annoyance, more teasing than angry.
But with that, he relaxed a lot, “In the past, when I was still at ho, my mother and elder sister often discussed court matters. Naturally, I knew so courtiers’ nas. After so consideration, I realized there were only three ministers with ‘Yun’ in their nas, one with three characters, and the other two, only Lady Zuo Yun fits the condition.”
Liang Jue’s tone was casual, but to be able to determine such a person, he first had to know the nas of all the courtiers. Apart from that, he also needed to understand the situations of individuals with these nas to confidently provide an answer.
Although the current emperor highly respected the empress, won’s status in this dynasty always surpassed n’s, and the harem did not permit political interference. Generally, there weren’t many families intentionally grooming their sons for political careers.
Shen ng asked with a complex expression, “How did you co to know all this?”
“As I ntioned earlier, my mother and elder sister occasionally discussed these matters at ho, and I naturally rembered them after hearing them repeatedly.” Liang Jue answered without much thought. After finishing, he sensed sothing amiss and cautiously asked Shen ng, “Is everything alright? Is there a problem?”
It’s incredible how soone could reach this level just by casually listening. One can’t help but wonder what achievents Liang Jue could make if he’s born as a woman..
Shen ng shook her head, “I was just thinking, it’s a waste for a talent like you to be married to .”
Shen ng always valued talent, but unfortunately, Liang Jue was her husband, and even if she wanted to help him showcase his talents, the conditions weren’t there.
Liang Jue chuckled wryly, “For , being by my wife’s side is the greatest fortune.”
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1. “Liang Jue is not like a tapeworm in her belly” – This phrase is a taphorical way of saying that Liang Jue is not intimately connected to her thoughts or feelings; he doesn’t know her innermost thoughts or intentions as intimately as if he were physically inside her. It implies that he cannot definitively understand her perspective or intentions.
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