Detective in the Red Chamber

However, in Mrs. Wang's view, this is a naked betrayal, so it is no wonder that Caixia's name will appear on the exchange list this time.

Just as she was walking forward absent-mindedly like this, she suddenly heard a rattling sound in the flower bed next to her. Xiu Ju turned her head to look in amazement, but saw a figure suddenly jumping out from the bushes, dragging her without any explanation. Go in!

Xiuju was so frightened that she was scared out of her wits, and was about to scream desperately, but she heard that person whispering in her ear, "Sister, don't be afraid, it's me, Jia Baoyu."

"Bao...Bao Er Master?"

Xiuju's eyes widened, she looked at Jia Baoyu in disbelief, until she was brought into a narrow aisle, she suddenly regained her senses, pushed Jia Baoyu back, shaking her head with a troubled face and said "No, it's too late, it's too late!"

too late?

Jia Baoyu raised his head to look at the sky inexplicably, it was clearly not even noon yet, how could it be too late?

But I saw Xiuju covering his chest with both hands, and said hesitantly, "If it was before, the slaves would naturally wish for the favor of the second master, but now I have a body, it is really..."

"Where did you go!"

Jia Baoyu couldn't help but cry, stretched out his hand to point to the distance, and explained, "I heard that uncle is waiting in front, and I'm afraid that you will bump into him without knowing it and cause trouble for the second sister, so I specially went around You stopped it!"

But it turned out that Jia Amnesty had been making trouble in the mansion for a few days, but failed to change Jia's mother and Yuanyang's mind, so he moved his mind to Jia Yingchun, thinking that he could not beat his mother, and it would not be a problem to 'discipline' his daughter, right?

Coincidentally, when he heard that Xiuju had arrived at home, he led people to stand guard near the two gates, preparing to stop Xiuju and spread the word that his daughter would refuse to take the mandarin ducks into the house.

After listening to Baoyu's explanation, Xiuju felt embarrassed and scared, followed Baoyu around in a hurry, and got out from the side door of Rongguo Mansion.

When he got outside, he saw two carriages waiting under the wall, one was the carriage that Xiuju took when he came, and the other was Jia Baoyu's usual car.

Xiuju couldn't help being suspicious, "Second Master Bao, you are..."

Jia Baoyu said straightforwardly, "Naturally, I'm going to ask Second Sister to intercede. Even if I kneel down and kowtow a hundred times, I will ask Second Sister to return Qingwen!"

Didn't this go with Jia Amnesty?

"How could this be the same?"

Jia Baoyu stared wide-eyed, as if he had been insulted, and judged anxiously, "Uncle wants to force Yuanyang to stay, but Qingwen would rather die than leave—even though they are all demands." When it comes to the second sister, there is a world of difference between the reverse and the smooth!"

Even if he didn't explain anything, Xiuju, who was a maid, couldn't stop her from going. Now that Baoyu was impatient, she didn't dare to say anything more.

So the two got into the carriage respectively and rushed to the Sun Mansion together.

But when he saw Sun's family, Jia Baoyu was thinking about how to beg Jia Yingchun when he saw Jia Yingchun, when he suddenly felt that the carriage was going slower and slower, and finally stopped in the middle of the road, and then he heard the driver shout loudly, "What are you doing? What do you want to do?!"

Puzzled, Jia Baoyu raised the curtain and peeked out to see, who would have bumped into a tearful horse's face, if Jia Baoyu hadn't shrunk back in time, he might have kissed that bushy nose hair !

Jia Baoyu was so disgusted that he wanted to retch, but he heard the other party crying and shouting, "Master Qingtian, please forgive our Chong'er!"

After hearing the sound of Master Qingtian, a few more people climbed into the car immediately behind, shouting 'wrong', 'forgiveness' and so on, crying more and more miserablely.

Seeing this, Jia Baoyu couldn't help feeling a little pity in his heart, shrank his body into the car again, and said seriously, "What grievance do you have to sue? Although I am not a master of Qingtian, if you say It’s true, I will definitely pass it on…”

"Come down, come down, Mrs. Dute, get out of here!"

Unexpectedly, before Baoyu could finish speaking, Zhao Zhongji, the housekeeper of Sun's house, rushed over aggressively with a few servants.

Seeing that the two people standing still on the periphery were slapped several times, the people who called out for injustice immediately uttered a cry, and they all scattered.

Zhao Zhongji ordered his subordinates to get the coachman from the Rongguo Mansion out from under the shaft of the chariot. He stepped forward and said with an apologetic smile, "It's really a sin, a sin, for the villain to disturb Mr. Jia by letting these mud legs be careless for a moment."

It stands to reason that Zhao Zhongji can be regarded as a relief for Jia Baoyu, but Baoyu was really displeased when he saw that he had treated the people who called for grievances roughly.

So he taught with a stern face, "Second Brother Sun's reputation as Qingtian was established with great difficulty. Now that you are taking careless actions against a few people who are complaining, aren't you afraid of ruining his reputation?"

This is really a dog biting Lu Dongbin...

Zhao Zhongji slandered in his heart, but he didn't dare to show his face at all, and he apologized with a smile: "Second Young Master misunderstood, these people are not here to complain, but just want to use the name of justice to fool Qiu Jue, so that the guilty Relatives who have committed capital crimes can only live for a few months."

As mentioned earlier, at the end of June and the beginning of July every year, it is the day when Shuntian Mansion submits the list of autumn judges to the Ministry of Criminal Justice, and this year is no exception.

Last year, Sun Shaozong replaced Liu Chongshan, who said he couldn't afford it, and presided over the autumn audit of Shuntian Mansion. This year, he was promoted to Zhizhong, so naturally he couldn't escape "this catastrophe".

Jia Baoyu has been obsessed with criminal names in recent years, so he is no stranger to Qiujue, so when Zhao Zhongji explained it, his heart suddenly became clear.

Just as he was about to apologize to Zhao Zhongji, he heard Zhao Zhongji say again, "Mr. Jia, there are still many people blocking the front, especially a few elderly people. It may not be easy to pass by a carriage. Look... "

Only then did Jia Baoyu realize that Xiuju had also got off the car in front and was waiting by the side of the road covering his face with a handkerchief.

Although he is a dude, he has never been one to show off, so he quickly jumped out of the carriage, and under the guard of Zhao Zhongji and others, he walked towards the gate not far away.

All the way.

But I saw the white-haired old man unable to kneel down, the young girl weeping, and the martial arts man with a heartbroken heart...

Jia Baoyu is a person who loves to hurt the spring and the autumn, so where can you see this?

Immediately stopped, and asked hesitantly, "Look at them crying like this, in case there is really some grievance..."

"My lord, be careful."

Zhao Zhongji didn't care about his dignity, so he quickly covered Baoyu's mouth.

Unexpectedly, it was still a step too late, the young girl immediately walked up to her knees, hugged Jia Baoyu's left leg and cried, "Master Mingjian, my father is really wronged! Please save my father's life, little girl!" Even if I become a cow or a horse in the next life, I will never forget the great kindness and virtue of you and your father!"

Father?

Why is there a father running out here?

Jia Baoyu was feeling baffled, but Zhao Zhongji scolded, "What are you talking about, you little hoof, this is the uncle of our family, and he is on the same level as my second master!"

After hearing this, Jia Baoyu suddenly realized that this woman of feelings had heard the word 'son' and regarded herself as the son of Sun Shaozong...

I couldn't laugh or cry, seeing the girl's pear blossoms in the rain, I couldn't help feeling a little bit of pity, and I was about to ask her why she had grievances, but Zhao Zhongji said again, "Besides, your father is here for a few Tao Zhu Jinbei. Killed the seller and his wife in public, and then voluntarily surrendered, but how can there be any injustice?"

The girl was at a loss for words when she was asked, but she burst into tears after a while, "My father is a good man, a good man! If it wasn't for the Jinbei that I just bought with all my belongings, it became worthless in a blink of an eye. ……how come……"

Chapter 427

But he said that after finally entering the gate of Sun's house, after sitting down in the living room in the front yard, Jia Baoyu seemed to still be lingering with the weeping, so he didn't notice that Xiuju lied that he was going to the back house to report In fact, after leaving the living room, he went straight to Sun Shaozong's courtyard.

Ge Yin Xiuju has been with Jia Yingchun for so many years, and he knew that once his master encounters a problem, he will only shrink back and forth, and never come up with any serious ideas.

Instead of embarrassing Jia Yingchun for nothing, it's better to report it to someone who can make up his mind!

The words are divided into two parts.

But he said that Sun Shaozong had been drinking with his eldest brother all morning, and he finally 'settled' him, and his stomach was full of wine.

Therefore, instead of going to Ruan Rong's place for lunch as usual, they sneaked into Second Sister You's room, planning to take advantage of the wine to do some sports that the people love to see.

Second Sister You has a gentle temperament, but she is very open about sex matters. Sun Shaozong only teased her a few words, and she knew what she knew after hearing the string, and both rolled into the red tent with Sun Shaozong. Two meat worms, one black and one white.

Seeing that Longma was about to refresh himself, he suddenly heard a servant girl outside saying timidly, "Second Master, sister Xiuju from the eldest wife's room has come, and said that there is something important that must be reported to Second Master."

Why did you choose to come here at this time?

An evil fire in Sun Shaozong's abdomen was almost suffocated into internal injuries, but it was not easy to ignore these words - after all, he was not so short and weak, he really wanted to enjoy himself in time before he paid attention to it. I was delayed.

Therefore, he had no choice but to tell Second Sister You to wait on the bed first, and if it wasn't something urgent, it wouldn't be too late for him to come back and fight until dark.

"Second Master."

Seeing Sun Shaozong coming out of the back room, Xiuju hurriedly stepped forward to salute, and then took advantage of the little maid's inattention, cast a resentful look - because Jia Yingchun was pregnant recently, her "additional head" to add to the fun, naturally There is no meat to eat.

But this resentful appearance should never be revealed in front of others.

So Sun Shaozong's gaze sharpened, Xiuju stared straight at him and lowered his head, and then asked, "You are in a hurry to come over to see me, could it be that sister-in-law has some orders?"

"Back to the second master's words."

Xiuju hurriedly said, "It's not that the eldest wife has any explanations, it's really a troublesome matter that came to the door, and the slaves don't know how to deal with it, so I asked the second master for an idea."

As she said that, she briefly recounted the fact that she went to Rongguo Mansion to find out what happened, met Jia Baoyu by chance, and went back to the mansion with him.

But Sun Shaozong was surprised when he heard that there were Qingwen and Caixia's names in the roster--Caixia is fine, but Qingwen has always been one of Jia Baoyu's favorites, how could she be willing to send it to Sun's family?

but……

If Jia Yingchun had a quarrel with his aunt Mrs. Wang in order to take care of Jia Baoyu's thoughts, it might not be very appropriate.

After being in a dilemma for a while, Sun Shaozong couldn't make up his mind, so he had to decide to ask Jia Baoyu and Qingwen's relationship to what extent, before deciding on a choice.

So he rushed to the front hall in a hurry, ordered Xiuju to wait outside the door, went inside alone, and complained half-truthfully, "Brother Bao is coming, why don't you send someone to inform you, I can go as a brother I greet you at the door."

"Second Brother Sun."

Baoyu hurriedly got up to meet the ceremony, and said with a wry smile, "Second brother, if you really go to meet me at the outer door, we will both be entangled by those who are crying for injustice, and we will have to get out."

As he spoke, his face was full of regret.

Sun Shaozong's heart was moved, and he joked, "Why, after seeing some people's warmth and warmth, life and death, you are worried about others? In my opinion, you should take care of your own family first, and then talk about it."

After hearing this, Jia Baoyu suddenly remembered his reason for coming, and hurriedly said, "Second brother, to tell you the truth, I took the liberty to come here to bother you this time because of Qingwen..."

"Stop."

Sun Shaozong raised his hand to stop his words, and said seriously, "I know why you came here, needless to say—but you have really made up your mind to have a fight with Lingtang at this time?"

"Mother, I will naturally explain it well..."

Just as Jia Baoyu was talking, he suddenly felt that something was wrong, he frowned and said, "What does the word 'this time' in the second brother's words mean?"

Sun Shaozong didn't answer but instead asked, "Let me ask you first, how is Auntie feeling recently?"

Jia Baoyu smiled wryly, first told Caixia's matter, and said helplessly, "Sister Caixia is really kind and righteous, but it's a pity that the entrusted person is not human, and Huan Laosan blindly pushes the fault on her and treats her in the slightest." also not……"

"I'm just asking how my aunt is feeling recently!"

Seeing what he said, he started to sympathize with Caixia again, so Sun Shaozong had no choice but to repeat the question just now.

Baoyu spread her hands, "Mother would not be happy if the people around her did such a thing, if not, how could she blame Qingwen?"

Unexpectedly, Sun Shaozong shook his head and said, "It's true to vent your anger, but it may not be because of Caixia."

"Didn't you vent your anger because of Caixia?"

Baoyu was taken aback when he heard the words, and then saluted sincerely, "If the second brother hears something, please tell me quickly, so that I can prescribe the right medicine to put an end to this innocent disaster."

"Prescribe the right medicine?"

Sun Shaozong shook his head and laughed, "I'm afraid you don't have the ability—let me ask you again, is Uncle Shi going south to take up his post at the end of the month?"

Jia Baoyu was a little bit dissatisfied, when Sun Shaozong asked about Jia Zheng's behavior, he couldn't help wondering, "If there is no accident, the Jia family should take office at the end of the month, but what does this have to do with my mother? My mother has always been a virtuous housemate. I will not feel resentment just because my father seeks to be released from Beijing."

Sun Shaozong slapped his head speechlessly, and said depressedly, "Aren't you learning criminal reasoning recently? How come you are still so clueless! Let me ask you again, what should Aunt Zhao who is locked up in the ancestral hall do?" How to deal with it?"

"Naturally..."

Jia Baoyu was about to answer, 'Of course he will continue to be locked up in the ancestral hall', but after more than a year of all kinds of right and wrong, he is no longer a fool.

With Jia's mother and Mrs. Wang's hating attitude towards Aunt Zhao, once she loses Jia Zheng's protection, she may get sick in a few days!

However, Jia Zheng had protected Aunt Zhao for a long time, and his feelings were obviously different from those of other concubines. Would he let Aunt Zhao stay in the capital to wait for her death?

Calculated in this way, wouldn't Jia Zheng want to take Aunt Zhao to the south to take up the post? !

Thinking that Aunt Zhao, who almost poisoned her to death, would go to the south to have fun with her father's favor, Jia Baoyu couldn't help but feel some resentment for a while, and gnashed her silver teeth.

Seeing Baoyu's appearance, Sun Shaozong knew that he had already figured out the joints, so he sighed and said, "How can the betrayal of the people around you compare with the fickleness of the people next to your pillow? Now the two are even more combined. , the distress in Lingtang's heart is probably far beyond your imagination."

"But now that she has turned her anger on Qingwen, I'm afraid she has used Qingwen as Aunt Zhao's substitute. You are going against her at this time, but you don't know how she will feel."

How will it feel?

The husband blatantly favors the concubine who intends to seize the concubine, and his close confidant maid also secretly flirts with the concubine's son, but at this time, his own son wants to fight against him for the sake of the maid...

It should not be an exaggeration to describe it as despair.

Thinking of this, Jia Baoyu was completely dazed and terrified. On the one hand, she felt sorry for her mother's situation and did not want her to feel sad for herself anymore; on the other hand, she really couldn't bear to part with Qingwen.

After fighting like this for a long time, he suddenly remembered that there was a "life mentor" standing in front of him, and asked anxiously, "Second brother, in your opinion, I... what should I do now?"

"I can't make up my mind about that."

Sun Shaozong reached out and patted him on the shoulder, and said softly, "Since ancient times, love and filial piety have been difficult to have both. Whether you choose to be filial to your mother or choose to be a maidservant, you can only make your own choice."

He said that he couldn't make up his mind, but he pointed out the identities of the two of them in his words - in these days, even swinging between mother and wife would be regarded as unfilial, let alone Qingwen is just a maid?

So Baoyu carefully chewed the words that "love and filial piety are difficult to have both" several times, with a sad and lonely look on his face, bowed and said, "Second brother, just pretend that I haven't been here today. Alright, goodbye."

As he spoke, he walked out dejectedly, his back showing a somewhat bleak mood.

Chapter 428 The Tengu Swallows the Sun 【Part [-]】

The matter of Qiu Jue's re-examination has been tossed back and forth for more than half a month, and it was finally cleared up on the sixth day of July.