Detective in the Red Chamber

After Emperor Guangde succeeded to the throne, he once tried to push his biological mother to the throne of Queen Mother, instead of honoring him as the East and West Palaces—but he was blocked by the Queen Mother Niu, and finally got the title of Princess Concubine hastily.

Therefore, the two brothers hated the Queen Mother Niu very much, and they only called it "the old godly woman" in private.

"It's good to prepare early!"

The corners of Emperor Guangde's mouth turned up slightly, revealing a sinister sneer, "After a hundred years of my father's spring and autumn, I will uproot this group of rebels who have harmed the country and the people!"

Thinking that these four kings and eight princes colluded with the Supreme Emperor, controlled the internal and external financial resources, forced himself to be so shy all day long, and had to let King Zhongshun sell salt for profit, he couldn't help but hate his teeth itch.

"His Majesty."

Although King Zhongshun bears the name of 'perverse and domineering', he did not scold the four princes and eight princes together with Emperor Guangde at this time, but persuaded, "This matter should not be rushed. I am afraid that it is better to appease them now. Then arrange some errands for them that are vain and wasteful, but that are beneficial to us and not costly."

Emperor Guangde heard the words, got up and left the case, and walked back and forth in Wenying Hall for a few times.

After a while, he suddenly raised his voice and called Dai Quan in, and told him, "Go to the Queen's Palace to pass on my will. Concubine Yi; Zhao Rong, Shui Wanyi, sealed..."

In one breath, he added several concubines, all of whom were daughters of the four princes and eight princes.

After Dai Quan wrote down one by one, he confessed, "Let the news out for me again, saying that starting from the spring of next year, anyone who has a separate courtyard that complies with the royal regulations and can accommodate the concubines temporarily will be allowed to return." Visiting relatives at home, enjoying family happiness and family love!"

When Dai Quan took the order to leave, like a monkey loyal to Wang Zaoxi, he scratched his head and praised, "Your Majesty is such a good trick! Those four kings and eight princes are best at showing off their wealth and comparing themselves. With the limelight of visiting relatives, they are all desperate to build a garden." ?!"

Emperor Guangde grinned slightly, but his brows were full of hostility.

--split line--

Not to mention how Emperor Guangde and King Zhongshun calculated the four kings and eight princes.

But Sun Shaozong got the emperor's approval, returned home beaming, and brought up the transfer of civil servants to Ruan Rong, who was so happy that Ruan Rong burst into tears—but who would really be willing to be a concubine if he could be a big housewife?

Although Big Brother Cheap had some criticisms, seeing that the deal was done, he had no choice but to admit it.

For the next three days, apart from taking the time to visit Hou Yong's mansion and visit the old lady of the Hou family, Sun Shaozong spent all his time mixing oil with Ruan Rong's honey at home, waiting for the transfer of civil servants to be finalized before holding the ceremony. A simple wedding ceremony, and then swallowed her whole.

Unexpectedly, on the 26th day of the twelfth lunar month, a decree suddenly passed down from the palace, but Sun Shaozong was seconded to Shuntian Mansion, and temporarily served as the sixth-rank general judge of the Shuntian Mansion.

And his original position of captain of the dragon guard was not revoked, but he was promoted to a rank, and became the deputy captain of the dragon guard from the fifth rank. This is not a false title like Jia Rong, but a serious The real job of the Eight Classics.

Therefore, although Sun Shaozong became a civil servant as he wished, he only served as a part-time job, and his job was still in the military!

Now the two of them were dumbfounded. Looking at the transfer order to take office after the next year, they didn't know what to say for a whole half a day.

Only Sun Shaozu was so happy.

As far as he is concerned, it is second to none for his brother to get a sixth-rank civil job, mainly because Jia Yucun, the government minister, is taking care of him, so he should not be cheated by the civil officials.

It passed most of the day in such a daze.

In the evening, another steward of Jia's mansion came, took Jia Lian's name card, and invited Sun Shaozong to Rongguo Mansion for a small gathering tomorrow.

Sun Shaozong was not in the mood at first, but seeing Ruan Rong being so unhappy was not a problem, he advised her to go to Jia's mansion with him to have fun, and find his god-sister Lin Daiyu to express his heart.

Chapter 27

The 27th of the twelfth lunar month.

When the sky was bright, there were snowflakes, and when Sun Shaozong and Ruan Rong packed up and prepared to go to the Rongguo Mansion for an appointment, a half-inch thick layer had already accumulated on the ground.

But the pedestrians on the road did not lose a few because of this snow.

Those who carry baskets, those who carry burdens, those who drive cars...

The hustle and bustle of buying and selling turned the last big market a year ago into a bummer.

When we arrived at Rongguo Mansion, we saw nearly a hundred red lanterns lined up around the resplendent front gate, and all of them were lit with candles as thick as arms—it doesn’t really matter that it’s daytime, but if it’s night, it’s definitely Most of the street that can be reflected is booming!

The daily consumption of this string of lanterns is probably enough for an ordinary family to spend for a year.

Sure enough, it's 'rich wine and meat stinks, and the road has frozen bones'!

Sun Shaozong felt emotional in his heart, first watched Ruan Rong's carriage enter through the west corner gate, and then went straight to Lin Daiyu's back house under the guidance of his mother-in-law, and then urged the horse to go towards the easternmost black oil gate.

It's an anecdote that Jia She, Jia Lian's father, was the eldest son and a first-class general, but because Mrs. Jia didn't want to see him, he had to be wronged in the small courtyard on the east side.

On the contrary, the second master, Jia Zheng, lived in the main room, as if he was in charge of the house.

Less gossip.

But when Sun Shaozong arrived at the black oil gate, Long Er, Jia Lian's confidant, was waiting on the steps.

Before Sun Shaozong got off his horse, he hurriedly approached him, and greeted him with a smile on his face, "Second Master Sun, you are here! Our master has already asked several times, and he almost sent someone I will use eight sedan chairs to carry you!"

"I'm not your second grandma, how can I sit in a sedan chair?"

Sun Shaozong jumped off the horse neatly, and poked the red lantern hanging on the wall with his finger. "In previous years, your house only ordered a dozen or so lanterns to meet the occasion. How can you be so ostentatious this year?"

"Yo~"

That Long'er made a weird cry, and exaggeratedly said, "You don't know about feelings! Our second master's eldest lady was selected as the Minister of Fengzao Palace and conferred the title of Xiande Concubine. This is a great joy, How can we not have a lively celebration?"

Then, he pointed to the main entrance on the west side, showing off with a little sourness, "You didn't see it before, but countless firecrackers were set in front of the main entrance, and then two large carts of shredded paper were swept out." !"

tsk~

There are virtuous concubines inside and Prince Teng outside.

With the help of these two capable hands, the powerful slaves in Jia's mansion will become even more defiant, right?

Thinking about what was there and what was missing, Sun Shaozong handed the horse over to the doorman to take care of him, and followed Na Long'er across the threshold.

All the way through the house and courtyard, I saw many young maids pointing and poking at him in the dark. Presumably, after Jia Lian and others returned to the mansion, they talked to others about the incident of the salt lord, which attracted them. Many curious people.

Sun Shaozong originally thought that Long'er would lead him to the living room, or the courtyard where Jia Lian lived, but he turned left and right, and entered an exquisite and compact garden.

Seeing Long'er pointing at the rockery in the middle, he said with a smile, "Our lord saw that it was snowing, so he asked people to tidy up the pavilion, saying that he wanted to 'talk heroes with green plums and wine' with you."

Sun Shaozong didn't know whether he was a hero or not, but Jia Lian designated him as one!

The two of them went up to the top of the mountain along the spiral stone steps, and they saw four or five pots of silver frost charcoal in the vermilion lacquer pavilion. Looking at the dark mass from above, I thought it was an old bear."

Sun Shaozong wore a black cloak, so he said this.

Sun Shaozong also laughed, pointing to the dark purple robe on Jia Lian's body and said, "Don't tell me it's not the old bear, but a few of them really jumped out. Seeing Uncle Guo, you are so purple, I'm afraid I have to be scared and back away."

"What kind of uncle am I? Baoyu is a serious uncle." Jia Lian triumphantly and modestly welcomed Sun Shaozong into the pavilion.

I saw a silver basin on the stone table in the middle, filled with a shallow layer of hot water, and placed a few exquisitely carved small golden boats in the middle, it looked unique, but I didn't know what it was for. .

Seeing Sun Shaozong looking at the gold boats with silver pots, Jia Lian stretched out his hand and opened the cabin roof of one of the gold boats, and the rich aroma of wine came out immediately—but it turned out that the golden boats were actually used for cooking wine. mug.

Sure enough, it is a first-class luxury family!

Sun Shaozong clicked his tongue and praised a few times, and just as he and Jia Lian were seated as guests and hosts, they heard a rush of footsteps from far to near.

The two probed to look, but saw that it was the disciple who had just led the horse for Sun Shaozong.

Seeing that he was panting like an ox while running, Jia Lian felt a little displeased, slammed the stove on the table, and shouted loudly from a distance, "Good dog, you blind-eyed mess!" Chuang, are you rushing to reincarnate?!"

He scolded the doorman, rushed forward a few steps in a hurry, and said anxiously, "Second Master, it's not a small intrusion, it's actually a few messengers from Shuntian Mansion who came from outside the door, saying that it was from Yunshui Lane. What kind of murder case, please ask Master Tong to investigate the case!"

Murder?

Sun Shaozong frowned when he heard the words, according to the transfer order, he would officially go to Shuntian Mansion to take up his post after the next year, how could he be found after a murder case happened years ago?And he found the Rongguo Mansion without hesitation!

Just thinking about what is wrong with this, Jia Lian scolded again, "You dog is suffering from hysteria? There is a Shuntian Fucheng in our house, but where did you come from?!"

The disciples didn't dare to tell the difference, so they could only stare at Sun Shaozong.

"Ah~"

Sun Shaozong sighed, got up and said, "Second brother Lian, I'm afraid we can't discuss this 'hero' today! I just accepted the order at noon yesterday, and I will go to Shuntian Mansion for a criminal sentence after the Chinese New Year—whoever wants to just After a day, this trouble will come to you."

He deliberately emphasized the word "After the Chinese New Year" in order to arouse Jia Lian's suspicion, and to help him find out what happened by relying on the name of Uncle Xinke Guo.

Unexpectedly, Jia Lian didn't notice his real meaning at all. As soon as he heard that Sun Shaozong had been sentenced by the Shuntian Mansion, and was about to investigate the murder case, his eyes lit up immediately, and he said with joy, "Since the fate of human beings is at stake." Big case, so what are we waiting for? I have grown up so much, and I have never seen anyone else investigate the case!"

Saying that, he raised his voice and said, "Xing'er, go and report to your second grandma, and tell me that I want to accompany the second master of the Sun family to solve the mysterious case of human life, so I won't eat at home in Xiangwu!"

Sun Shaozong was speechless, but he couldn't express his worries clearly, so he had to ask someone to send a message to Ruan Rong, telling her to stay in Rongguo Mansion and talk to Lin Daiyu, and come back by herself after going to the scene of the crime. It's not too late to pick her up.

Chapter 28 The Case of the Naked Corpse in Yunshui Lane [Part [-]]

When Sun Shaozong came out of Jia's mansion in a hurry, he saw three government servants in green clothes and soap hats standing under the wall on the right side of the gate.

The leader of the yamen servants saw that Sun Shaozong was tall and strong, and he was seven or eight points similar to the one in the legend, so he hurriedly stepped forward and bowed deeply, and asked cautiously, "Dare to ask the honorable master, but the new criminal name is used to judge Master Sun?"

Sun Shaozong looked him up and down a few times, seeing that the team leader was about in his early thirties, his face was full of uneasiness, his eyes were even more erratic, and he didn't dare to look at him at all, so he became more and more sure that there must be something strange in it.

So he frowned and said, "The transfer order I received was to take up the post after the next year. How did you come here a few years ago?"

The head of the horse-faced team knew immediately that it was the right master, so he was not in a hurry to reply, but called two colleagues over first, and the three characters lined up in a row, and respectfully said, "The villain waits to see the master of the judge."

"Okay, stop messing around with these stupid things."

Sun Shaozong waved his hand and asked urgently, "According to the rules, I haven't officially taken office yet, so even if some big case happens, it shouldn't be my turn, right?"

Then the head of the horse-faced team smiled and said, "Master, the villain doesn't want to disturb your purity, but Mr. Zhizhong has an order, saying that it is really unlucky to have a sudden murder under the root of this new year. It must be done as soon as possible." If you solve it, you will not cause panic, so I appointed you to take charge of the case."

As he said that, he scanned Sun Shaozong's face and saw that his face was not in a hurry, but his eyes were burning like eagles, so he didn't dare to peek any more, and hurriedly continued, "Master Zhizhong said, Master, you are here in Qianxiang. A big and strange case was solved within half a day in the country, and this mere murder case is no problem, and you must close the case before the New Year's Eve."

In Shuntian Mansion, apart from the Fu Yin of the third rank and the Fu Cheng of the fourth rank, the highest official rank belongs to the Zhizhong of the fifth rank—and the "Zhizhong" is in charge of the criminal name litigation, which is the direct subordinate of the criminal name general judge. The boss naturally has the right to assign tasks to Sun Shaozong.

It's just that it's the 27th of the twelfth lunar month, and the deadline for closing the case is less than three days away, and I can't wait for Sun Shaozong to officially take office. The purpose of the other party is obviously not to solve the case, but to take the opportunity to give Sun Shaozong a blow!

"Your Majesty Zhizhong really knows how to lift people up."

Sun Shaozong snorted and asked again, "So, this should be an unsolved case without a clue?"

The head of the horse-faced team suddenly became half an inch shorter, but he didn't dare to comment, so he pretended he didn't hear it, and explained the case in an embarrassing manner.

But this morning, someone found a bulging big sack in the small alley of Yunshui Lane West Street. He thought it was some treasure, but when he unwrapped it, it turned out to be a naked male corpse!

There was not even a piece of cloth on the body of the male corpse, and his face was scratched by a sharp weapon. In addition, the nearby marks were covered by snow, so there was no useful clue at all.

In desperation, the yamen servants had no choice but to conduct a blanket investigation. Unexpectedly, due to the New Year's Eve, the houses in a radius of several miles were very neat, and they did not find half of the masters who had lost their news.

As a result, the case has reached an impasse.

But right now is the time for universal celebration, if this case cannot be solved, it will inevitably be blamed by Shangfeng.

So Na Zhizhong made up his mind, and pushed the case to Sun Shaozong, planning to kill two birds with one stone - not only to relieve himself of responsibility, but also to dampen Sun Shaozong's spirit by the way, eliminating his chance of solving the strange case sharp!

"What's so interesting about male corpses? Is there any case of naked female corpses?"

Sun Shaozong was analyzing the case here, but he heard someone behind him complaining, but it turned out that Jia Lian had packed up and rushed to the gate of the mansion.

What does this dude think of a major murder case?

Sun Shaozong turned around helplessly and rolled his eyes at him, only to find that besides the three standing servants, Jia Lian also brought five sturdy and healthy servants with him - obviously he wanted to watch the fun, but was afraid of meeting him. to danger.

Too lazy to talk to Jia Lian, Sun Shaozong asked the yamen servant again, "Where is the corpse now? Is it still at the scene?"

"I'm here!"

The head of the horse-faced team nodded like a slapstick, "The villain specially arranged for a few brothers to guard there, and I will wait for you, master, to find out the truth!"

--split line--

Yunshui Lane is located in the southeast of the outer city. Although the location is not very good, it is much better than the slums in the south. Most of the people living here are well-to-do families or offshoots of wealthy families who have settled down.

Although Jia Lian was full of interest on the way here, when he arrived at the scene of the crime, seeing the bloody face, his enthusiasm suddenly cooled down, and he covered his mouth and nose with a handkerchief from a distance, and refused to go half a step. Lean forward.

The scene of the crime was a relatively secluded small alley, only half a foot wide, but 400 meters long, and extending in all directions—and because the light was blocked by the mottled walls on both sides, it seemed a little dark even in the daytime.

The corpse was leaning in the middle of the alley, its face was bloody and bloody, its upper body was naked, but its lower body was curled up in a sack.

According to the head of the horse-faced team, the corpse had already been taken out, but it was put on half again in order to prevent the eyes of passers-by who were watching.

Before Sun Shaozong came to the corpse, he took a closer look at the wound on the corpse's face, and found that the vertical and horizontal gullies looked bluffing, but they were actually not very deep. Injury to the skull.

According to the analysis of the amount of bleeding from the wound, it should not be the cause of death, but something done after death.

After seeing the wound on the face, he stretched out his hand and touched the top of the corpse's head, making sure that there was no damage under the dry and forked hair. He squeezed open the corpse's mouth with his hands.

It was found that there was some black and purple plasma in the mouth, and the upper and lower rows of teeth were still intact and clean, at least much better than the common people of the same era.

After checking the mouth, Sun Shaozong searched carefully all the way down, and found several pinch marks on the armpits and shoulders of the corpse.

Seeing that the lower body was in the sack, he ordered, "Get him out, remember to be careful, don't destroy the traces on the surface of the corpse."

The horse-faced yamen servant hurriedly beckoned, and several yamen servants rushed forward, hurriedly getting the corpse out of the sack.

Taking advantage of the time they were playing with the corpse, the horse-faced team leader came up and laughed and said, "Sir, there is actually no wound on the lower body. If the villain's guess is correct, he should have been poisoned to death..."