Detective in the Red Chamber

Sun Shaozong breathed a sigh of relief immediately, handed him over to Xing'er and Zhao'er for support, and confessed with a smile, "Since you can still know numbers, there shouldn't be any serious problems—after you go back, ask the doctor to prescribe some medicine to calm your nerves." Decoctions and medicines, just leave people around to serve you day and night."

Jia Lian also put his heart back into his belly, first thanked Sun Shaozong without saying a word, then straightened his face, and ordered Long'er to borrow a carriage from the Daxing County Yamen, and escort Baoyu back to the mansion for medical treatment and comfort.

Unexpectedly, when Long'er borrowed the carriage, Jia Baoyu calmed down a little, and refused to get in the carriage, saying that he had boasted Haikou in front of his sisters, and that he would take this "smart boy" by himself. Concentrate on the burial, otherwise, would you be ashamed to go back to the house to meet people?

Jia Lian said that he would take care of the funeral for him, but Jia Baoyu was still stubborn and refused, and said some nonsense about "never drag others down".

Seeing the stalemate between the two brothers in front of the county government office, which attracted more and more passers-by, Sun Shaozong sighed secretly, so he had to come out and laugh again, "Since Brother Baoyu has bought the coffin, he has also invited mourning spirits to attend the funeral. For those who do things, isn't the funeral already handled in an orderly manner? Why should the second brother take the credit for him?"

Both Jia Lian and Baoyu were taken aback when they heard the words, and then they heard Sun Shaozong say again, "As the saying goes, 'a son of a thousand pieces of gold can't sit in a hall', as long as he can order the servants around him like his arms, whether he should sit in Yizhuang or in Jia's mansion." Remote control, what's the difference? Brother Bao, go back to the mansion to recuperate, just tell the people below if you have any difficulties, and go to the mansion to find you to solve it."

These words put the initiative of funeral arrangements under Jia Baoyu's name, which made Baoyu a little moved.

only……

Just now he made such a big embarrassment in front of the public, and now that Baba is returning home, he still feels a little embarrassed in face.

When he was in a dilemma, Sun Shaozong laughed again and said, "In the past, I always felt that Brother Baoyu was weak and didn't seem to have a responsibility, but today's performance made my brother and me look differently-wait for a teenager, see After seeing the bloody head, his boots would have been wet, but Brother Baoyu just lost his mind for a moment, and then thought about sending his friend to the funeral, which can be called being affectionate, righteous and responsible!"

As he spoke, he reached out and patted Jia Baoyu's shoulder, and said sternly, "I won't say much about it, when brother recovers, why not come to my house for a few drinks!"

When Jia Baoyu was slapped by him, he suddenly felt that his bones were lightened a little bit, and his face turned from pale to red - but in this redness, besides seven points of excitement, there was also three points of shame, because although he didn't urinate in his boots , but the inside of the cotton trousers was still wet a lot, but the bottom layer was too thick to be soaked for a while.

However, Jia Baoyu would not take the initiative to reveal such a shameful secret.

Seeing him cup his hands, he also put on an air of pride and said, "Since Second Brother Sun invites you, how dare you refuse to obey?!"

tsk~

To deal with brats, you still have to rely on the word 'coax'.

As long as they get their pulse right, a stubborn donkey can turn into a pug!

--split line--

But he said that he sent away Jia Baoyu, who had a mouthful of "Second Brother Sun". Sun Shaozong saw that it was getting late, so he also urged his horse back to his mansion.

When we got near the Sun Mansion, we saw a dozen servants waiting at the door, and when they saw him returning on horseback, they all shouted for joy.

"Second Master has returned home!"

"Second Master is back in a bullfight suit!"

"Second Master..."

Someone picked up firecrackers with a pole, and set them up cracklingly in the middle of the street—look at the long string of firecrackers that have no beginning and no end, and I don’t know how many firecrackers are connected in one place.

This was not as expected by Sun Shaozong, the 'bullfighting uniform' could not be given a few pieces a year, and this time he was rewarded with this six-rank general judgment, and with his cheap big brother's temperament, he celebrated the event in a lively manner. It's strange to go back.

When he swung off his horse, batch after batch of servants would come forward to congratulate him.

But Sun Shaozong only chose the respectable one to respond briefly, and then went straight into the mansion.

As soon as he crossed the threshold, he heard a burst of laughter coming from inside, and then he saw Sun Shaozu greeted him happily, hugged his younger brother in his arms, patted his back and said triumphantly, "Good brother, today I gave you another brother!" Brother has a long face!"

Then, he took two steps back, looked up and down Sun Shaozong for a while, and said in his mouth, "It really is'clothes depend on people, and gold clothes on Buddha". Such a dress!"

What he said made Sun Shaozong remember something on his mind.

Recently, in order to be able to move up, this cheap big brother has become a money-scattering boy all over the street. Shan Sun Shaozong knows that the cost is no less than 4 to [-] taels of silver!

But where did he get so much property from the dilapidated household that he only took over halfway through? !

Chapter 69

People in front of the mansion are full of chatter, so it's really inconvenient to ask questions.

So Sun Shaozong endured his doubts, and had a laugh with Brother Cheap.

It wasn't until he entered the inner hall and waved away all the servants with an excuse, that he restrained his smile, and asked straight to the point, "Brother, there are not many people in the four or nine cities who don't know what our house originally looked like." , now that you have only been in the throne for seven or eight years, and you are throwing money like a splash of water like this-it might be a bit inappropriate to spread the word?"

"inappropriate?"

Sun Shaozong was stunned for a moment before he realized what he meant, and he smiled nonchalantly, "Don't worry, our family earned all this money for nothing, not to mention someone gossips, even if the Ministry of Household Cleaning Department comes to the door, Lao Tzu is just as frank and magnanimous!"

After finishing speaking, seeing that Sun Shaozong was still suspicious, he briefly explained the origin of this property.

But it turned out that four years ago, one of Sun Shaozu's sworn brothers followed Prince Teng, the inspector of the nine provinces, to the south to clear up sea troubles, and was in charge of anti-smuggling and robbery along the coasts of Guangdong and Guangxi.

In view of the fact that Guangdong and Guangxi had just been developed at this time and were still in a wild place, in order to prevent the frontier army from being dissatisfied and negligent, Prince Teng specially asked for an order to allow the Guangdong and Guangxi navy to sell [-]% of the seized thieves on their own to use as military funds.

The Guangdong and Guangxi naval divisions sold the ordinary goods directly on the spot, but it was really not very cost-effective to sell some rare "Yangluo" to the local aborigines.

Therefore, Sun Shaozu made a sworn brother, so he simply packed a boat full of collected rare objects and sent them to the capital, entrusting Sun Shaozu to sell them.

At the beginning, Sun Shaozu thought it was a trouble, but in just three days, these "Yangluo" were snatched up by the dignitaries in the capital, and they were sold for more than 6 taels of silver. As a "middleman", he also divided them. A bonus of more than 4000 taels.

After this battle, both sides felt that it was a good deal, so every other month, some rare items would be shipped over from Guangdong and Guangxi, and Sun Shaozu would sell them in Beijing, and the scale was getting bigger every time.

In the autumn of last year, a total of thirteen large ships came from Guangdong and Guangxi. This time alone, Sun Shaozu earned a huge 6 taels!

"Big brother."

Hearing this, Sun Shaozong couldn't help frowning and said, "It's just a small fight before. Do you really believe that this thing worth more than one million taels is their spoils of war?"

"Of course not!"

Sun Shaozu laughed, and showed triumphantly, "So after finishing the business last autumn, I dedicated this hot potato to the Zhongshun Palace—otherwise, why do you think I dare to talk to the uncle of the King of Beijing, To fight for the fat vacancy of the commander?"

No wonder the steward Zhou of the palace said that he often went to the palace for business, but it turned out that it was for this!

Seeing that Brother Cheap was not blindfolded by the white money, but instead took the opportunity to get on the thick leg of Zhongshun Palace, Sun Shaozong finally let go of his worries.

but……

This King Zhongshun sells 'official salt' and underwrites 'trophies', is he stretching his hand too far?

Even if it is the brother of the emperor's mother and compatriots, it is too much to openly poach the corner of the court.

He won't suddenly collapse one day, but will implicate the Sun family instead, right?

Sun Shaozu listened to this doubt, but smiled mysteriously, "It's true that the hand is stretched, but this hand may not be his own."

After speaking, he went out vigilantly and looked around for a few times. After making sure that no one was eavesdropping, he returned to the hall and said in a low voice, "After the Supreme Emperor took the throne, he ignored all the government affairs of the court, except for two things. Let go, one is financial power, the other is military power!"

"That's why His Majesty's palm is really weak!"

Seeing the meaningful expression on Big Brother Cheap's face, Sun Shaozong's heart suddenly came to a sudden realization, the loyal and obedient king of affection was actually the emperor's white gloves, no wonder he acted so recklessly!

And it wasn't until this time that Sun Shaozong finally realized that he had actually underestimated this cheap big brother—Lin Daiyu's four characters of "bear skin and fox heart" should actually be placed on him!

After getting rid of the suspicion of 'the huge amount of property with unknown origin', Sun Shaozu ordered a banquet to be held in the hall, and the two brothers drank happily.

In the middle of it, Jia Lian sent someone to bring half a tiger whip with "flowers and thorns on top". The two of them were enjoying themselves, but they were so impatient with the gimmick of "five sons enrolling in the imperial examination", they directly asked the cook to make it into a barbecue.

When he was excited to eat, Sun Shaozu ordered people to call the concubines in the backyard to help him, saying that he would not let down the half of the 'tiger whip'.

Sun Shaozong persuaded him a few words, but seeing that he couldn't stop him, he hurriedly pretended to be overwhelmed with alcohol, and left the table in a panic.

It's just because this cheap big brother likes to hold the naked meeting after drinking too much - he doesn't mind sharing women with Sun Shaozong, but Sun Shaozong really can't get over the hurdle in his heart!

tsk~

Travelers have not yet opened up the concept of indigenous peoples. How can you justify this?

--split line--

With the power of the 'five whips' to add to the fun, Sun Shaozong and Ruan Rong naturally spent another sleepless night that night.

Early the next morning, he yawned all the way to the government office, and saw many people surrounded outside the gate, among them a young woman was kneeling in front of Jia Yucun's carriage, crying and confiding something——that pear flower in a hot dress The one who brought the rain was none other than the Hu family who complained yesterday.

Hot filial piety?

Could it be that Zhou Liang is already dead? !

Sun Shaozong gave a jolt, and suddenly lost sleepiness.

He got off his horse and quietly walked into the circle, just when he heard Jia Yucun's righteous words: "Weak officials harm the people, so it is here! Our government can't just sit idly by! Hu Shi, you Take my official name card and go to the Dali Temple to complain—if the Dali Temple refuses to accept it, I will go to His Majesty to make a direct remonstrance!"

As he said that, Jia Yucun arched his hands upward at a 45-degree angle, with a face of upright contempt for power.

The Hu family burst into tears of gratitude, knelt on the ground and kowtowed, "Thank you, Master Qingtian, thank you, Master Qingtian!"

After the servant handed over Jia Yucun's name card, Mrs. Hu thanked him a thousand times, and then hurried away with the name card in hand.

When the Hu family was far away, Jia Yucun Shi Shiran got down from the carriage, smiled at Sun Shaozong, and said, "Since my brother has already arrived, why hide there and watch my jokes?"

joke?

Combined with what he said yesterday, the scene just now was indeed a bit absurd.

But after hearing the praises all around, how could Sun Shaozong laugh?

He just stepped forward and cupped his hands silently, but he didn't know what to say.

Jia Yucun was very free and easy, and he was dragged into the gate of the government office under the watchful eyes of the people. Seeing that there was no one around, he said a little complacently, "How? Brother Yu is not as popular as you today, but he is not the same. The name of the blue sky?"

As he spoke, he didn't wait for Sun Shaozong to respond, and said seriously, "If this case really involves Wang Qian, I don't want the name of Qingtian now-but what about you, my brother? Just this humble life will let you You have formed a death feud with that Wang Qian!"

"When you are in the officialdom, you should be cautious and focus on stability. It's not a long-term solution to be as reckless as you, brother!"

Faced with Jia Yucun's earnest words, Sun Shaozong could only remain silent.

Although these remarks are not correct in three views, they can be called the four words of "the most reasonable and famous sayings" in the officialdom.

only……

In his previous life, he was able to stick to the bottom line of being a human being. This girl has traveled to ancient times, so why should he join hands with corrupt officials instead?

Chapter 70

Probably because of the influence of Jia Yucun's words, Sun Shaozong was a little sluggish for several days after that, staring at the files in a daze every day, and couldn't review a few cases from morning till night.

During this period, Shen Tan, the county magistrate who ignored people's lives, was dismissed without accident, but he did not bear any criminal responsibility for it.

Moreover, I heard from the officials below that in a situation like Shen Tan's, as long as he was willing to take advantage of it afterwards, he would be able to recover in three to two years. This is how Jia Yucun was restored to the prefect of Jinling after he was dismissed.

But looking at Shen Tan who is over 50 years old and has just become a small county magistrate, he may not be able to show such financial resources and determination.

The other thing was really beyond Sun Shaozong's expectation.

Since the death of Hu's husband-in-law, Zhou Da has been taking leave to help with the funeral at her house, not to mention his busy schedule, and even paid a lot of money to go in.

At first, Sun Shaozong thought that he and Zhou Liang might be relatives of the same clan, but later he realized that there was no such thing at all. The reason why Zhou Da was so busy inside and outside was actually because he fell in love with Zhenlie of the Hu family and planned to wait until the filial piety. Once the period was over, she was accepted as a concubine.

Sun Shaozong specially sent someone to inquire and confirmed that Zhou Da had not used his power to bully others or force him to become a concubine, so the Hu family didn't seem to have any resistance to this marriage, so they let them go too.

After all, for ordinary women these days, being able to marry an official as a mistress when they remarry is already considered an excellent destination.

--split line--

However, on the ninth day of February, Sun Shaozong spent most of the day in a daze. Seeing that there were no important errands for him to deal with in the criminal department, he didn't bother to wait until San Ya got off work, and went back home early.

When I arrived at my small courtyard, I saw Ruan Rong practicing embroidery in the flower hall. There were already several semi-finished works in the dustpan containing silk thread, obviously she had been practicing for a while.

but……

Looking at the crooked-necked pheasant in the middle of the embroidered tent, Sun Shaozong had to say that Ruan Rong is really not a material for a female celebrity.

"Why did you suddenly think of learning this recently?"

He snatched the embroidery frame and threw it into the dustpan. After carefully confirming that there were no embroidery needles or pendants on Ruan Rong, Sun Shaozong picked her up by the waist and put her on his lap.

Then he stroked the hair like a cloud and a waterfall with his chin, and said with a smile, "It's not like our family can't afford a sewing woman, so why do you need to hold Buddha's feet for a while?"

"How can it be the same?"

Ruan Rong pushed his chin away with the back of her head, grabbed the embroidered cloth tenaciously, and muttered, "If we have children in the future, things like bellybands and sweat towels should be made by myself. "

tsk~

When a woman has nothing to do, she thinks far ahead. She is not pregnant yet, so she is thinking about the clothing after the child is born.

Seeing that Ruan Rong was so persistent, Sun Shaozong didn't want to continue to hit her, so he wrapped his arms around her slender waist to watch her continue to fight against the crooked-necked pheasant.

Just being held in his arms like this, Ruan Rong can still concentrate on what kind of female celebrity?

She made several mistakes in stitches, and seeing that the crooked-necked pheasant was about to develop a 'hump', she threw the embroidery away angrily, and said angrily, "No more embroidery, this mandarin duck playing in water is really troublesome! Tomorrow I will learn another simple one, starting with flowers and grass embroidery."

sweat~

If she hadn't said it, Sun Shaozong really wouldn't have noticed that the mandarin ducks were embroidered on the handkerchief.

But when it comes to mandarin ducks playing in the water...