Detective in the Red Chamber

Today, for the first time, he went to the gate of the yamen to ask to see Sun Shaozong, presumably there must be something important.

So Sun Shaozong ordered in the car, "Let's find a nearby teahouse to talk to."

Zhang Cheng agreed, turned the car around and rushed towards the nearest teahouse. Although Hong Jiu also came by car behind him, how dare he show off in front of Sun Shaozong?

In a hurry, the meatball chased after him, panting after only a few steps.

But he was tired, but he was quite contented in his Gu Panjian—the ordinary people in the market, who want to run behind Mr. Sun's car, don't have such a blessing!

In this way, he chased all the way to the private room of the teahouse.

Sun Shaozong sat down in the middle, and Hong Jiucai bowed his body and explained the purpose of his visit, "My lord, I accidentally heard that your lord and Wei Tongjue were investigating a little beggar who was lost in the city, and suddenly remembered a strange thing. It is related to the case to be investigated."

Hearing these words, Sun Shaozong's spirit was refreshed, and he thought to himself that this was really an unintentional trick - Qiu Yunfei had no clues, but it was a random chess at the beginning, which had an unexpected harvest.

So he hurriedly asked what was the strange thing.

"The villain has a younger sister, and he pity the poor and the weak..."

But it turns out that Hong Jiu's god-sister, Niu'er, has never forgotten her roots after she became rich, and she cares about the old, weak, lonely and widowed among the beggars, so many young beggars are very close to her.

Around the spring of this year, when Niuer was chatting with a few beggars, she heard a strange incident. It was said that there was a ten-year-old beggar near the auspicious square, who was suddenly reported dead by the security chief, but the master came to the door When checked, he was still alive and kicking.

What's even more strange is that not long after, the officials really carried away his body.

At that time, Niu'er thought it was weird, so she told Hong Jiu when she went back. Hong Jiu didn't go into it at the time, after all, the masters all recognized it, so what can he do with a beggar's head?

But two days ago, I heard that Sun Shaozong was investigating the abnormal disappearance of the little beggar, and it seemed that there was no progress, so he suddenly remembered this matter.

"The villain was also afraid that he was thinking too much, so he didn't dare to alarm the adults immediately. Instead, he sent someone to secretly investigate and found that in the past year or so, most of the little beggars under the name of Wang Baochang in Jixiangfang died suddenly. of."

At this point, he hesitated for a moment, and then continued, "And the person who came forward to investigate has always been Wei Shougen, the leader of Wei Squad in Daxing County."

No wonder Qiu Yunfei failed to find out anything, it turned out that the perpetrator was actually an inner ghost!

This sudden death of a young beggar is nothing new, but it is really unreasonable for the majestic head of the county government to inspect it himself every time.

Sun Shaozong wrote down Wei Shougen's name, and suddenly pointed to the chair next to him, saying, "Sit down and talk."

A word made Hong Jiu tremble all over in joy.

But after all, he still didn't dare to climb along the pole, and shook his head in a trembling voice, "Zhousha villain, Zhasha villain! How can there be a seat for a villain in front of an adult?!"

Seeing that he insisted on resigning, Sun Shaozong didn't let him go any further. He resumed the old question and said, "Have you ever investigated the background of that Wei Bantou?"

"How can a villain dare to investigate the background of the official and poor master?!"

Hong Jiu dismissed it at first, but then said respectfully, "However, the villain has also inquired about it. That Wei Bantou has been very generous recently, and even bought a small Zhuangzi outside the city."

This fellow is really an insider!

Sun Shaozong asked a few more questions, and when he saw that there were no other clues, he got up and said, "I've made a note of this matter. When you go back, pretend that nothing happened, let alone continue to inquire - as long as the news is true, I will The official will definitely not treat you badly in the future."

This is exactly what Hong Jiutu did, but he didn't even dare to take credit for it, and said that he was able to get to where he is today, thanks to Mr. Sun's support, even if he is a cow or a horse, he can't repay his kindness.

As if paying homage to Buddha and God, he sent Sun Shaozonggong out of the teahouse, and watched the carriage disappear at the intersection of the street.

Hong Jiu returned to the private room excitedly, patted the table and shouted loudly, "Dude! Quickly serve tea, serve good tea, serve the best tea in your shop!"

Chapter 648 The Daily Life of the Sun Mansion【X+N】

It's impossible to be a eunuch. It's just that the daughter returned to school to check her grades in the past two days, and held a parent-teacher meeting -- plus the exam was not bad, and the family went out to celebrate her achievements, so it was delayed.

In addition, starting tomorrow, we will strive for a chapter each in the afternoon and evening.

Speechless all the way.

But when Sun Shaozong arrived at his main room, he saw Ruan Rong scanning the gift list with a red envelope, and couldn't help frowning and said, "Which family sent this gift again? Didn't I say it's not easy to accept gifts these days?"

When this new official took office, he took over the power of reviewing the prison lawsuits all over the world, and it was rare for someone to come to his door to seek reversal of the case through his connections.

Therefore, Sun Shaozong ordered his family early in the morning that even if relatives and old friends gave gifts, they would return them as they were.

"The gifts from the Xue family on Zijin Street are fresh shrimps and crabs, and it's been a common practice over the years, so it's inappropriate not to accept them."

Ruan Rong got up from the table as she spoke, handed the gift list to Sun Shaozong for review, and took off the coat for him, and handed it to Shiliu.

Hearing that the shrimps and crabs were sent by Xue Pan, Sun Shaozong was relieved.

Because they operate more than a dozen fishing boats in Jinmen Mansion, Xue's family has been sending fresh seafood to Jia's, Wang's, and Sun's homes over the years, and it has long been a routine.

But Sun Shaozong glanced at the gift list, but saw something strange again.

"Sixty-six perch in Songjiang? Did you have these two years ago?"

"I heard that it was brought by the young master Xue's family, so I also sent some along." Ruan Rong waited for him to wash, and replied casually, "I was afraid that the cook in our house would not be able to cook, so I specially sent a prescription. Woolen cloth."

Did Xue Biao bring it?

Sun Shaozong pondered for a moment, then ordered the small kitchen to cook a few sticks according to the recipe.

When the four-gill perch was on the table, he picked up some tender meat with chopsticks, rolled it in the side sauce a few times, put it in his mouth to chew for a long time, nodded and said, "It really tastes like this."

When passing by Jinling, Wang Ren held a banquet for him. On the table, there was a dish of sea bass that was very delicious, which attracted Sun Shaozong's praise.

At that time, Xue Biao was also sitting by the side. I think I remembered it at that time. Later, I specially found a prescription and sent these perch over thousands of miles.

He really lost his mind.

You must know that the present is no better than the later generations. The cost of transporting perch from Songjiang is enough to destroy the families of several ordinary people.

Not to mention that this is the restaurant's signature dish, if you want to buy a dish, you may not even be able to do it for a hundred taels of silver.

"What's wrong?"

Seeing that Sun Shaozong took a mouthful of fish, he stopped and looked thoughtful, not gobbling it like usual.

Ruan Rong also tasted it cautiously, and found that apart from the delicious taste, there was nothing wrong with it, so she couldn't help but wonder, "Could it be that there's something wrong with the young cousin of the Xue family?"

"It's not wrong to say."

Sun Shaozong shook his head and said, "His family has had some conflicts with Jiangnan Zhen's family recently, and it seems that they have something to borrow from me."

Speaking of which, seeing some regret on Ruan Rong's face, she smiled again, "This has nothing to do with my errand in Dali Temple, so I'll take it if I accept it—besides, Xue Biao is also a character, as long as the matter is not too troublesome." , selling his favor is nothing."

After hearing this, Ruan Rong breathed a sigh of relief, but she still didn't dare to take it lightly, so she continued to inquire why the Xue family had a conflict with the Zhen family.

"If you really want to talk about it, the two families can be regarded as relatives, so why did they come to Beijing?"

"It's not fake because of relatives."

Sun Shaozong took some picked out crab meat, dipped it into the condiment, half of his mouth was twitching, and the other half of his mouth was slurring, "But the Zhen family is in big trouble now, so they don't care about the distant relatives and neighbors." relationship.

If Ruan Rong had asked about this matter a day in advance, Sun Shaozong might not have been able to answer it—in fact, even Xue Biao himself could not understand why the Zhen family suddenly became so ruthless.

But today, after hearing the report from Zuo Si Deputy Chen Jingde, Sun Shaozong suddenly figured out the cause and effect.

Then Chen Jingde was appointed yesterday to investigate the case of Lu Haoran's sudden death in the account department. It turned out that Mr. Lu was ordered to secretly investigate the national treasury debt before his death.

And Sun Shaozong didn't even need to investigate, he dared to conclude that the Zhen family must be at the top of the debt list!

After all, the story of the emperor's six visits to the south of the Yangtze River and the Zhen family's four pick-ups has been circulated in the noble circles of the capital for more than 20 years.

That cost more than a million?

No matter how much savings the Zhen family had, they couldn't afford to fill it with such invaluable assets, so most of it was borrowed from the national treasury.

And later, I never heard that his family made any move to pay back the money.

Wanting to come to the Zhen family, I also heard that the imperial court intends to clear up the debts—although it was a secret investigation, but with the Zhen family's business operations in the past few decades, it is normal to hear some rumors—so I panicked.

Although the Supreme Emperor is currently holding on to it, the money may not be recovered to his family, but the Supreme Emperor has more than 80 people after all, once he dies one day...

Especially since the Long Gen case, the differences between the Supreme Emperor and the emperor have been increasing day by day. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the present His Majesty will never die under the name of 'Xiao Gui Cao Sui'!

That's why the Zhen family wanted to plug this hole as soon as possible, so as not to be overturned in time - and since their lives were at stake, they naturally didn't care about distant relatives or neighbors.

Of course, the intricacies of this can't be explained clearly in a few words, and there's no need to explain it in detail to the mother-in-law at home.

So he explained a bit, and seeing that the three girls on the table seemed to understand but didn't understand, Sun Shaozong changed the subject again, pointed at the plate of Songjiang perch with chopsticks and said, "Tomorrow, remember to send a cook to Li Xian's house to cook for their father and son." Try it."

"It's still the master's thoughtfulness."

Ruan Rong smiled and said, "I was thinking about sending some shrimps and crabs there, but I forgot that no one in his stove would handle these things."

Knowing that Sun Shaozong valued this "disciple" very much, Ruan Rong always sent some things to him during the festivals, and she came and went, and gradually knew the basics of Li Xian.

Wisdom, filial piety, knowing how to advance and retreat, knowing etiquette...

The most important thing is that at the age of 14, he won the title of Juren in one fell swoop!

Such a young talent naturally needs to be vigorously supported.

Seeing that the topic caused by the Songjiang perch had almost been said, Sun Shaozong was about to shake off his cheeks and sacrifice to the Temple of the Five Internal organs first.

Unexpectedly, as soon as the chopsticks poked on the roast suckling pig, a little maid came in outside to report that the eldest wife had sent Si Qi over to deliver a message.

At that moment, everyone at the next table got up to greet her—Si Qi had already lifted her aunt last year, but she was still serving Jia Yingchun.

Although the aunt on the other side of the big house is not very valuable, but since the status is different, it is not easy for everyone to treat her poorly.

Sun Shaozong said "please", and saw Si Qi enter the house in a hurry, exchanged courtesies with Sun Shaozong, and vividly told what happened in Rongguo Mansion in detail.

At the end, she added, "Master Bao entrusted our wife with a message, saying that when the second master rests, he will bring the third master Huan to come to make amends."

Hearing Jia Baoyu's words, especially about Qingwen, Sun Shaozong couldn't help laughing and said, "In the past two years, he has really improved a lot in terms of human relationships and the world."

Si Qihou waited for a while, and seeing that he had nothing else to say, he said to Ruan Rong and others beside him, "Sisters, my wife brought Miss Xing back to vacation, and said she was going to stay with her for a few days—because the It's a mess, I'm afraid it will spoil her eyes and ears, so I want to ask you to go over and talk with her."

Although this Si Qi also lifted her aunt, she obviously didn't treat herself as the same as those sluts.

Ever since she gave birth to the eldest son Chengsi, Jia Yingchun's position in the backyard has become unmatched. Since she had spoken, Ruan Rong and the others couldn't resist, so they all nodded in agreement, expressing that they would go there later. Sit down.

When Si Qi went away in a hurry, the family sat down again, and Sun Shaozong raised his chopsticks, waiting to complete the uncompetitive 'career'.

But suddenly Ruan Rong said in a sour voice, "By the way, speaking of this matter, there is still a master in our woodshed who doesn't eat or drink. How should I deal with it? The master has an idea—— Can't let her die in our house?"

This is naturally Caixia.

It seems that sleeping with the second daughter in a daze that day still made her jealous.

Sun Shaozong took out a few pieces of char siew in honey sauce from the belly of the roast suckling pig, stuffed them all into Ruan Rong's plate, and said with an apologetic smile, "It's true that I was immoral after drinking, so it's not an example, it's not an example."

"Humph!"

Ruan Rong snorted coldly, "There are only two servant girls on the left and right. If the master wants to accept them, who can stop them? It's just that the master chooses the one he likes to accept, so as not to cause trouble for nothing!"

"look at you."

Sun Shaozong knew he was wrong, and hurriedly pointed to the children on the small table and said, "The children are in front of them, so why not show off."

Without waiting for Ruan Rong's response, he said to Xiangling solemnly, "In a few months, the eldest brother will be three weeks away. By then, I will leave all the errands of learning to you."

As soon as these words came out, it really diverted Ruan Rong's attention, and she didn't even care about eating, and she was focused on discussing with Xiang Ling about her son's upbringing plan.

Sun Shaozong hurriedly took the opportunity to fill his stomach, then quietly left the main room and went straight to the woodshed in the front yard.

Chapter 649 Continue Daily

It is said that they are locked in firewood houses, but the firewood houses of rich families are mostly built in remote and independent places in order to avoid fire after flooding, and there is usually no one to smoke or anything.

If it's used to restrain ordinary servants, it's fine. Who dares to put the maids that the master has used in it?

What if someone went in in the dark in the middle of the night and did something unspeakable?

Therefore, although the place where these women in the inner house are restrained is also called the firewood room, in fact, there is not much firewood piled up on weekdays, and it is often not far from the inner courtyard, so that people can be placed to guard it.

So Sun Shaozong left his home and arrived near the 'firewood house' within a few steps.

Seeing that the second master had arrived, the woman in charge of guarding hurriedly greeted him with a lantern.

Sun Shaozong ignored her, but looked at the woodshed and frowned, poked his chin a little inside, and asked, "Why do you still have to light the lamp?"

Although it is not a real firewood room, since it is used by people, it is natural that people cannot live in it too comfortably, so there is nothing like beds, candles, toiletries and so on.

But now that the lanterns are lit in this 'firewood room', it is obvious that the rules have been broken.

Hearing the second master's bad tone, the woman hurriedly bowed her body and said, "It's the Yuanyang girl who came to see her, so she brought a lantern in, it's not that we broke the rules indiscriminately!"

Are the mandarin ducks here?

Sun Shaozong waved his hand, motioning the woman to step aside, stepped outside the door of the 'firewood room', and listened for a while, and sure enough, he heard two women talking in the room.

"... That year, I just came to serve my wife. Because I was ignorant and made a mistake, I was punished to kneel in the yard, starving in the sun, hungry and thirsty. But the third master saw it and secretly gave me some cakes and tea."