Li Nuo didn't eat at Pei Zhe's house at noon.
Although he really liked Madam Pei's cooking, he felt embarrassed about freeloading at someone else's house all the time.
Of course, the real reason was that Lord Pei had gone out incognito that day to inspect the local situation. Madam Pei was the only one at home, so Li Nuo needed to avoid any suspicion.
Even though he and Madam Pei were more than ten years apart in age, people in Great Xia married early. The vast majority were already married and had children before they turned eighteen.
Madam Pei had been married for many years, but she was only thirty-five or thirty-six that year and still retained her charm. Li Nuo didn't want people spreading rumors.
In the past, he had always avoided being alone with her.
Fortunately, Song Manor wasn't far from the county yamen, so Li Nuo could return there for lunch and take a short nap in his wife's room afterward.
There hadn't been many cases at the county yamen these past few days. After that day, Li Nuo wouldn't need to go every day.
Except for major cases, it was more efficient and less time-consuming to let the everyday disputes and minor cases pile up for a few days before handling them all at once.
He could use the time he saved to read and study.
He had only just arrived, and there were too many things about this world that Li Nuo didn't understand.
His father's study held a great many books, and they covered a wide range of subjects.
History, geography, culture, mathematics, music, etiquette, the cultivation methods of various schools... To him, it was a vast treasure trove.
After returning to Song Manor with Steward Wu, Li Nuo had just walked through