Detective in the Red Chamber

But now, why is it necessary for him to come up with such trivial matters?

After much deliberation, it really doesn't make sense.

This old Wenqing...

It's not like you're full and have nothing to do when you're idle, right?

Chapter 975

For the next few days, Sun Shaozong was in a trance and worried about gains and losses.

For a moment, he suspected that all the events that day were all his own illusions, and there was no such thing as a righteous and loyal prince, and there was no predestined relationship to become an immortal.

For a while, I regret that I shouldn't have set the age limit so high—it's rare to live at seventy, let alone eighty?

If he dies at the age of six or seventy, wouldn't it be so bad that he vomits blood?

From time to time, he would have a nightmare. In the dream, there was always an extremely ethereal and eerie voice shouting at him: Don't ascend, don't ascend!

This whole day is full of ups and downs, not to mention the ignorance of the official duties of the yamen, and even Dun Lun in his daily life has lost seven points of energy.

It's okay for others, but Third Sister You went in without knowing it, thinking that after the backing of her mother's family [Ningguo Mansion] collapsed, she lost the favor of the second master.

For a moment, he was so flustered that he filled the yard with helpers and courtesies, and a lot of the real gold and silver strewn on the ribs were scattered out by gritting his teeth.

He even invited a hundred-year-old prostitute who has been prostitutes for generations to come to his door, and learned a few tricks to suppress the bottom of the box.

Not to mention how she applied what she learned.

However, this afternoon, Sun Shaozong left the office early as usual, and was listening to Xing Xiuyan and Ping'er taking stock of the expenses of the previous year, when suddenly he was summoned by the prince.

Right now is the critical moment for the inheritance of the country, and Sun Erlang is in the middle of the game, so he naturally dare not neglect the slightest bit.

So he hurriedly took out the newly made woolen clothes, wrapped himself up like a black bear, and rushed all the way to the Prince's Mansion in the wind and snow.

When he followed Fucheng Wang Dexiu through the courtyard and came to the vicinity of the back garden, Sun Shaozong couldn't help hesitating a little more.

The last "shadow puppet show" was performed in this garden.

It seems that it is the same as today, and I suddenly called myself over...

When he arrived in the hall anxiously, he saw that the membrane partition had already been removed, so Sun Shaozong felt relieved [da] [shi] [suo] breath [wang].

Gathering his mind, he gave a deep salute to the prince in the center, and when he stood up and raised his eyes, he realized that besides the prince, there was another humble figure standing in the hall.

Taking a closer look, the haggard yet 'delicate' facial features, but who else could it be if it's not Jia Lian?

It has been half a month since he was accepted by the crown prince, and I don't know what kind of training he has received. Now Lian's second master is watching his nose, nose, nose, and heart, and he is actually turning a blind eye to Sun Shaozong's arrival.

Although he has passed the crown prince, Sun Shaozong is not good at paying more attention to the crown prince's new favorite? So he also hurriedly listened and listened, and asked respectfully: "Your Highness, I am calling for my servant, what is your order?"

The prince seemed to have been waiting for his sentence.

He strode forward, almost pushing his bony chest against Sun Shaozong's waist, and then said excitedly: "Aiqing? That thing happened last time!"

As he spoke, he shook the sleeves of his robe to his wrists, and gestured like chicken feet: "Among the seven women who were prepared at that time? Sure enough, one of them was found to be pregnant!"

This artificial teaching of tadpoles? It really made the Taoist bird do it!

Sun Shaozong didn't know whether it was joy or regret, so he quickly took two steps back and bowed to the end: "Congratulations, Your Highness, congratulations, Your Highness!"

"Hahaha... Thanks to Aiqing's great help!"

The prince shook his sleeves and laughed, and punched Sun Shaozong on the shoulder. Then he grinned and rubbed his fingers. Only then did he calm down a little.

Turning around, Da Ma Jindao sat down on the chair in the middle. He said without doubt: "After all, this matter is too bizarre? I'm afraid those villains who gossip may not believe it? So I'm going to find some important people This is a proof, so I can use it to tell the world!"

witness?

Since it is a witness, it must at least be at the scene, right?

Sun Shaozong was stunned, and carefully probed: "Your Highness means..."

"Naturally, I will rehearse the events of that day - then I will have to trouble Ai Qing."

Really want to do it again!

This time, Sun Shaozong didn't have any charm in his heart? At the beginning, he half-pushed and half-heartedly made peace with the princess? Although he was a little worried afterwards, he was not too worried.

After all, this kind of thing? The person involved will definitely keep his mouth shut—besides, he has not slept less with the wealthy wives and concubines in the palace in the past, hasn't he always lived in peace?

But now the prince actually wants to perform another show in front of the "large audience"!

In particular, the audience are all 'weighty witnesses'.

And since it has weight, most of it can't be easily silenced afterwards.

What if someone sees through his identity? Spread the word...

"Your Highness!"

He hastily rejected and said, "I'm afraid this is inappropriate? If someone recognizes me as a humble minister..."

"Ai Qing, don't worry too much. Who will recognize you behind a leather wall?"

"Your Highness!"

Sun Shaozong didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "This minister's stature is rare even in the army, please..."

"No need to say more!"

The crown prince flicked his sleeves impatiently, and said calmly, "It must be you two!"

As he spoke, he glared at Sun Shaozong: "If you don't want to, do you want her to accept guests?"

Without waiting for Sun Shaozong to say anything more, he made another decision: "The time is set on the 27th day of the twelfth lunar month when the capital will be banned. At that time, I will show my glory in front of the important officials and imperial envoys of the court!"

Ha ha……

Even if everything goes well by then, you're just a jerk who punches at the screen with a fart to show off?

Seeing that the prince's determination has been made, Sun Shaozong could only bow down and agree to the promise despite all kinds of apprehensions in his heart.

Afterwards, the prince took the time to think about how he would do whatever he wanted after he entered the Ninth Five-Year Plan, and he would get revenge, all of which were tyrannical and fatuous.

Although Sun Shaozong never expected him to be a wise and heroic lord, it is indeed a bit too much to start rectifying the "too many books" before he ascended the throne.

In addition, he was forced to use it as a spell-casting material in public...

This made Sun Erlang somewhat doubtful and regretful about his choices in recent years.

But now, is it possible to leave the prince behind and support others to become emperor?

Please, I am just a little Dali Temple Shaoqing, not Yiyin Huoguang who has power over the government and the public!

…………

Unwillingly agreeing and flattering him, he finally waited until the prince served tea to see off the guests.

Sun Shaozong walked out of the back garden with mixed flavors, and walked another hundred steps, only to realize that it was not Wang Dexiu who was leading the way, but Jia Lian, who was like clay and wood plastic.

"Second Brother Lian."

He cupped his hands in a hurry to make amends, and wanted to say something more, but he didn't know where to start.

After holding back for a while, I said: "Uncle Shi's side, I have opened up the joints, and there will never be flesh and blood pain."

Just as he was hesitating whether to mention Wang Xifeng, Jia Lian lowered his head and smiled slightly, and said softly: "The wife and child at home are entrusted to Erlang, so I can't be more relieved."

uh~

With Sun Shaozong's face, he couldn't help being embarrassed when he heard this.

Fortunately, Jia Lian did not continue this topic. He raised his head and looked at Sun Shaozong firmly, and said word by word: "Erlang probably looks down on me, but if Erlang is useful to me in the future, I don't mind giving up my life." !"

"This……"

Who said it was hardest to bear the grace of a beauty?

This man plus man is a burden that pure men can't bear!

Chapter 976

In a blink of an eye, it was the 26th of the twelfth lunar month, only one day away from the release of the ban in the capital.

Regardless of whether he wants to or not, Sun Shaozong can only make perfect preparations, trying not to be seen by those old officials when he shows his holiness in front of others.

But at this time, a sudden news disrupted his original arrangement. Prince Teng Wang Taiwei, the capital inspector of the nine provinces, died of illness in Tongzhou yesterday.

As a benchmark figure among the old nobles, the shock brought about by this news of death undoubtedly surpassed the plagiarism of the historian and the imprisonment of Jia pardoned Weng-in-law.

Of course, for Sun Shaozong, the biggest impact of this news was that he had to let go of his work and go to the Prison Temple to comfort Sister Feng.

Because Wang Taiwei had already been informed of Wang Taiwei's critical illness when he came back last time, Wang Xifeng's emotions were relatively restrained, but he lost the biggest backer behind him, and became more and more obsessed with Sun Erlang.

If it weren't for the hot filial piety, he would have to lean on the prison door and knock him to the bone before he would give up.

With great difficulty, hunchbacked, he broke free from the prison cell, and was about to find a clean place to straighten out the mess around his waist, but suddenly got a message from the prisoner, saying that it was the grandma of the historian who asked to see him.

The grandma of the Rongning Second Mansion, he is used to seeing and reading, but the grandma of the Shi family has never met, so why did she suddenly find herself there?

Suspicious in my heart, but in this prison temple, I am not afraid of what the other party can do.

So after calming down his blood a little bit, he ordered the female prisoner to lead the way, and found the double room in the northwest corner.

As soon as Fang entered the door, he felt the smell of wine and some powder inside.

At the beginning, Sun Shaozong only regarded it as a reward for the grandma of the historian to host a banquet.

Looking up, he found that although there were wine and vegetables on the table, it was full of leftovers, and a tin flagon was even crooked at the corner of the table, dripping cleanly.

And Grandma Shi, who was supposed to be waiting here, was nowhere to be seen.

Sun Shaozong was surprised when he suddenly heard rustling under the south wall. Looking around, he saw a drunken girl sleeping on the narrow wooden bed.

She should have been carefully groomed, and the light pink pomegranate dress was indescribably playful and festive, but at this time it was half-rolled upside down, hanging obliquely on the scattered hairpins, and the tassels decorated with gold threads were on the chest and body as she breathed. Swinging back and forth, the red fragrance scattered all over the head and face.

Sun Shaozong stared for a while, then suddenly looked back, but saw that there was no trace of the female prisoner outside the door, and there was no one in the corridor.

He was also used to hanging out in the wind and rain, seeing this scene, his heart suddenly became clear, as if the grandma of the Shi family asked for a meeting on her own initiative, and she had such thoughts in mind.

I don't know whether Shi Xiangyun, who is drunk and lying on the bed, is willing to sacrifice himself willingly, or is being played by his sister-in-law in a daze.

Thinking about it in his heart, his pair of thief eyes were tightly locked on the bed, and he dangled back and forth for an unknown number of times.

But after looking at it, he didn't take half a step forward, he even took half a step back, with one foot in the door and one foot out of the door, most of his body retracted into the corridor.

As for the purpose of such a move?

"Master Sun."

After about half a cup of tea, a woman's call came from behind him as expected.

Looking back, it was a young woman in plain clothes with a delicate face who approached nervously.

Seeing her standing half a zhang away, she smiled and said with a forced smile, "Why don't you go in?"

"But Grandma Shijia in person?"

Sun Shaozong clasped his fist to return the salute, took advantage of the opportunity and pulled back the leg in the room, and said righteously: "Lonely men and widows, please do not enter if you are rude."

"This"

The grandma of the Shi family was at a loss when she heard the words.

She had always heard that Erlang of the Sun family was ill, and when she was an envoy to the small country of Nanman, she never forgot to abduct a foreign woman back, and took five or six beautiful concubines before she got married.

Originally thought that such a lustful hungry ghost, with the beauty and figure of my sister-in-law, should be easy to catch.

Who would have thought that the other party not only refused to enter the game, but also said such words.

How can this be good?

Thinking of the tragic ending that the Hou family will face if Sun Er refuses to help, Grandma Shi's hands and feet are cold for a moment.

But at this moment, she suddenly found out that the second grandson was talking about righteousness in his mouth, but his pair of thief eyes couldn't stop looking inside the door, and carefully studied the direction, which was exactly the place where Shi Xiangyun was lying drunk.

呸

It turned out to be standing up and down again!

Grandma Shijia spat secretly, lowered her eyebrows and said in a mournful voice: "My family has fallen into such a state, it would be impolite to be polite."

As he said that, he stepped sideways into the cell first, raised his finger and said to Xiangyun: "It's already rude to the left and right, so I don't hide it. My younger sister is just young, and her talent, appearance and character are all first-class. Even though I have been burdened by my family, I really can't bear to let her bright pearl be dusted with dust."