After my voice was eavesdropped, I became the favorite of the imperial court.

Mu Nanjin turned around and saw Tang Jingrui walking in front of her, wearing a light blue Feiyu suit.

When Tang Jingrui saw that she was wearing a red flying fish robe, he quickly raised his hands and saluted: "I have met the Governor and Tongzhi."

When Mu Nanjin returned to Kyoto, he knew about it, but he had to send his grandparents and parents back to his hometown the next day so he didn't have time to say hello to her.

After that, I took care of the official business in my hometown and postponed my return to the capital until now.

But what he didn't expect was that he was only a few months late in meeting Mu Nanjin, who was already the governor's fellow magistrate, with an official rank several levels higher than his.

Mu Nanjin lightly hummed: "Yeah."

[Tang Jingrui, you must have never imagined that the little girl who chased you back then not only became an official, but also had a higher official rank than you. 】

[If you knew that I was now not only the governor, but also the Duke of the country, I don’t know if I would regret it so much that I would punch myself in the chest, hehe. 】

Tang Jingrui's pupils shrank slightly, and a trace of disbelief flashed in his eyes.

She also became the Duke of the country?
[It’s useless to regret, this girl doesn’t like you. 】

[However, Tang Jingrui is not a person who likes to cling to others, otherwise he would have married the daughter of the Minister of Libu. 】

[The really snobbish people are his grandparents. They only want their grandson to climb high, but they don't expect that his grandson is arrogant and disdains to rely on his maternal family to gain glory and wealth. He only wants to gain everyone's recognition through his own strength. 】

[Tsk, in the end the wishful thinking failed. 】

[It's a pity that the Tang family left the capital too early and did not see me become the Duke of Zhenguo. 】

[How about I go to their hometown wearing the official uniform of the Duke of Zhenguo, hehe. 】

Tang Jingrui: "..."

[Oh, just think about it. 】

[After all, the person who hurt the most between us and the Tang family is still the Tang family. 】

Mu Nanjin asked: "You also want to see the governor? Then go in together."

Tang Jingrui replied calmly: "Yes."

Mu Nanjin glanced at him: "Whatever attitude you used towards me in the past, you can do the same in the future. There is no need to be cautious."

[People who are not familiar with me should be respectful to me. It would be boring if the same was true for acquaintances. 】

"Yes."

Tang Jingrui was not used to obeying the rules in front of her.

The two walked into the Governor's compound. Comrade Zuo Governor, who was explaining the matter to Jin Yiwei, saw Mu Nanjin arriving. He immediately put down his work and came to Mu Nanjin. He smiled and saluted: "I have met the Duke."

Mu Nanjin said: "There is no need to be so polite. It will not be an important occasion in the future."

[The Governor and Governor Zuo are all saluting me. What about the Governor who is only half a rank higher than the Governor Zuo? Does he also want to salute me? 】

[I really look forward to him saluting me, hehe. 】

The royal guards: "..."

The governor in the clerk's room: "..."

Governor Zuo asked with a smile: "Did the Duke come to see the Governor? He is in the room."

"Oh."

Mu Nanjin walked into Gu Ming's library.

Zuo Dudu, who was still outside the clerk's office, said to Tang Jingrui, "I'm back."

Tang Jingrui saluted him.

"Your work these days will be taken over by Mr. Deng. You can go to him to take over the task yourself."

Governor Zuo knew that he still had many things to do, so he stopped chatting with him.

Gu Ming in the clerk's room looked at Mu Nanjin who came in and asked, "Why are you here?"

Seeing that he was still sitting on the chair, Mu Nanjin frowned: "You won't salute me?"

Gu Ming replied to her: "Didn't you just tell Zuo Dudu Tongzhi that there is no need to salute you unless it is an important occasion?"

Mu Nanjin: "..." [It's really a stone to shoot myself in the foot. 】

Gu Ming put down his pen and asked: "Have you had breakfast? If not, there is a breakfast on the table."

Mu Nanjin looked at the food box on the coffee table: "Prepared for me?"

"Ah."

Mu Nanjin opened the food box and smelled the fragrant smell: "How did you know I would come?"

"I prepare an extra breakfast every day."

Mu Nanjin was surprised.

Gu Ming stood up and sat next to her, scooped out a bowl of white porridge for her, and put a piece of oily pancake on her plate.

"The pancakes were bought at a famous pancake shop. I thought they tasted very good, so I bought two pancakes for you to try."

Mu Nanjin ate a piece of cake and sipped porridge and said, "Gu Ming, do you really like me?"

"Yes."

"I practice the ruthless way, and I will never be able to fall in love with you or anyone else. Do you want to like me too?"

"I like you not because of your ability to be affectionate towards other people, but because of your other advantages, and..." Gu Ming took another piece of snack and put it in her bowl: "The ruthless way is not really ruthless, but the collection of Arouse all emotions and emotions so that you can practice more concentratedly, so that your cultivation can improve faster. When your cultivation reaches the highest level, it is like your current cultivation has reached its peak, and the ruthless path is already for you. It’s optional, in the end it just depends on whether you are willing to be emotional or not.”

In order to truly understand the ruthless way, he once went to the world of cultivation to investigate.

Many cultivators who practice the ruthless path have experienced the dissipation of their skills due to emotions, which caused their inner demons to fail to advance to the next level, and they even became possessed by demons or became useless. There are also some individuals who have reached the stage of transcending tribulation and become emotionally moved, resulting in failure in ascension. All these show that the ruthless Taoist can be moved by emotions, but emotions will shake their hearts and their cultivation state of mind, leading to failure in cultivation.

As time goes by, everyone thinks that the ruthless way cannot be emotional, and they are used to not allowing themselves to be emotional.

Of course, when cultivating the ruthless path, it is best not to be emotional, at least when you have not reached the level of Mu Nanjin, otherwise you will easily fail.

Mu Nanjin: "..."

Gu Ming asked: "You don't believe what I said?"

"Of course not." Mu Nanjin was silent for a moment and said, "Actually, I also had this guess."

[I won’t talk about my emotions at all times. Judging from the fact that I often laugh so happily in my heart without any discomfort, I feel that the so-called ruthless way is all nonsense. 】

[Well, it seems that I can’t say that. It should be said that my cultivation level is too high, so it doesn’t matter even if I am emotional. 】

[After all, I can only blame me for being too powerful, the ruthless way can no longer affect me, hehe. 】

【I am awesome. 】

Gu Ming: "..."

Aren't they talking about whether ruthless people can be emotional?
Why is she praising herself in her heart?

That's it.

She has been used to being emotionless for so many years, so don't rush to make her become emotional right away.

Mu Nanjin asked: "But I've never been emotional? What should you do?"

"I can't predict the future, just like you can't be sure that you won't be emotional in the future."

Mu Nanjin thought about it and stopped continuing the topic: "I came to you to ask if I have a mission?"

"You are now the Duke, and only the Emperor can assign you tasks. However, the Emperor knows that you will come to the Duwei Mansion again, so he has told you that your future task is to visit every government office when you are free. , if you encounter something you don’t like, you can deal with it first and then explain it later.”

Gu Ming picked up the Shang Fang sword hanging on the wall and handed it to her.

Mu Nanjin asked: "Can I go anywhere?"

"Yes, do you have somewhere you want to go?"

"Have."

"where?"

"The Emperor's Mansion."

Gu Ming: "..." (End of this chapter)