Detective in the Red Chamber

Until Sun Shaozong's burly body disappeared outside the gate of the small garden, the mandarin ducks did not dare to raise their heads.

It was Ping'er who came out of the grape arbor, saw her like this, stepped forward and patted her on the shoulder lightly, and said, "Okay, now there are only you and my sister left, but you put on this appearance for me to see." Who's watching?"

In fact, when she first walked out of the grape rack, Ping'er was also very coy - although Yuanyang knew about her affair with Sun Shaozong long ago, there was always a certain gap between what she knew and what she saw and heard with her own eyes.

But seeing Yuanyang shy like this, she immediately felt less anxious and more playful.

"ah!"

Yuanyang let out a low cry, and was about to get up from behind the bushes, but just when she straightened up, her two calves were numb. If Ping'er hadn't helped her in time, she might have fallen directly into the bushes.

Yuanyang was still in shock, but when Ping'er sneered, she covered her mouth and smiled and said, "You look more embarrassing than me. If someone who doesn't care sees it, you will be appointed to be the one who had an affair with Second Master Sun in the grape arbor just now." .”

"Bah~"

The mandarin duck spat with red head and cheeks, while stroking his chest, trying to suppress the beating of his heart, he said angrily, "Who just said that the sky is bright and the sky is clear, and you dare not do anything wrong? How can you turn around and just...just... ..."

Before she could find the right words to describe the shameless frenzy just now, Ping'er hugged her around the waist and rubbed her hands like grinding tofu, "What a mandarin duck, you know I only have cats once in a few months." , where can I control it? Besides, with you covering it, who would have thought that I have an affair with Second Master Sun?"

Such intimacy, the two of them used to do it often.

But today, when Yuanyang thought of the movement just now, she felt very awkward, she hurriedly broke free from Ping'er's restraints, stomped her feet and said, "I'm really afraid of you! Let's go, hurry back to the wife's courtyard, lest people see any flaws Come!"

Since Ping'er has already fulfilled his wish, he will naturally not refuse.

The two came to the door side by side, but Yuanyang felt uneasy, so she called Ping'er and told her to wait inside, and when she went out to check and make sure no one was around, she would not be able to call her out again. not too late.

Just like that, Ping'er took advantage of the opportunity to hide behind the door, while Yuanyang pretended to be okay, and walked out of the garden with her head held high.

Who knew that before she raised her eyes to look around, she heard someone say from the side, "Unexpectedly, it's really you!"

Yuanyang was taken aback, and hurriedly followed the prestige, only to see Qingwen with picturesque eyebrows standing beside a weeping willow with a cold face—it seemed to be the place where Sun Shaozong was hiding before.

"Why is my sister here?"

Yuanyang asked in a panic at first, and then asked, "What did you mean by that just now?"

There was a little disappointment in Qingwen's eyes, she shook her head and said, "At first, I thought my sister was just like me, coming here is just a temporary stay, and I will go back to Rongguo Mansion in the future, I will definitely not be stuck here like the rumors, but I didn't expect... ..."

As she spoke, she sighed faintly, "Sister, don't worry, I won't tell others about this—in fact, it's okay even if people find out, there are already three concubines in the house of Mr. Sun and Erye, and it's not bad My sister is the fourth."

But it turned out that when Sun Shaozong came out of the garden just now, Qingwen happened to see her—because of the misidentification of the nanny, Qingwen always avoided being alone with Sun Shaozong, and this time was no exception.

So after seeing Sun Shaozong from a distance, she hurriedly hid.

Originally, he planned to wait for Sun Shaozong to leave, and then go to work on his own errands.

But after watching Sun Shaozong go back to Xikuayuan, Qingwen suddenly felt that something was wrong—this small garden was mostly planted with seasonal fruits and vegetables, for the masters in the mansion to try new ones, so there was no scenery inside.

For no reason, what did Sun Shaozong do in the small garden?

Curious, she hid behind the weeping willow, wanting to see if anyone would have a secret meeting with Sun Shaozong again, but after waiting for a short while, she saw the mandarin duck coming out of it!

Seeing that the blush on her face has not faded, and her breasts are still rising and falling, Qingwen still can't guess' what happened inside?

After hearing Qingwen's words, Yuanyang also knew that she was misunderstood, and wanted to explain something, but if she wanted to get herself out, she had to confess to Ping'er!

However, Ping'er is Jia Lian's open-faced maid, and the seriousness of this problem is more than a hundred times more serious than that of an ordinary maid hooking up with the second master in the house.

So when the words came to his lips, Yuanyang could only hesitate to speak.

"Okay, sister doesn't need to explain anything."

Seeing her like this, Qingwen felt 'clear' in her heart, she threw off the veil and said, "Just pretend I didn't see anything just now - I still have some things to do, so let's take a step first."

Said, swinging that slender waist, went straight to the front yard.

"Qingwen, Qingwen!"

Yuanyang chased after her and shouted a few words, firstly she didn't dare to speak loudly, secondly she was afraid that leaving Ping'er in the garden would cause some trouble, so she could only watch Qingwen drift away.

It's a mess...

Forget it, there have been a lot of rumors and gossips in this mansion, and Qingwen has always been arrogant, so she should not tell this matter.

I thought so, but after calling Ping'er out, Yuanyang was still unbearably ashamed and angry, and rushed forward to push and tug with her, saying angrily, "Obviously you are stealing, but now you are doing it upside down." I'm not a human anymore!"

Ping'er had heard Qingwen's words a long time ago, and knew that she felt wronged, so she just resisted with a smile—but during the pushing and pulling, a handkerchief was pulled out from her skirt by Yuanyang .

"Give it back to me!"

Now Ping'er was really in a hurry, and rushed forward to fight with a blushing face.

But Yuanyang looked at her in such a panic, how could she return the things to her?

While turning his back to dodge, he spread the veil and said with a sneer, "I'd like to see what kind of precious veil that can hide you in your arms mysteriously!"

However, once the veil was opened, there was nothing strange inside, but there was a lot of sticky dirt on his hands.

Yuanyang couldn't help being taken aback, Ping'er hurriedly took the opportunity to snatch the handkerchief over, and put it back into his bosom with great care.

"This... what is this?"

Yuanyang saw that she didn't think she was dirty at all, and became more and more curious, so she put her hand under her nose and sniffed vigorously.

"Giggle..."

Seeing this, Ping'er couldn't help laughing and leaning back and forth. It took a long time to pull the mandarin duck away, and explained a few words in his ear.

"ah!"

Yuanyang immediately let out an exclamation, and deliberately took out the handkerchief to wipe it, but she really didn't want her close-fitting objects to be stained with such filth, and finally got angry and just wiped it all on the weeping willow.

After rubbing it repeatedly for a long time, Bai Shengsheng's little hands were all rubbed red, but she still felt filthy, and couldn't help but scolded, "You have the nerve to pick up these things!"

Ping'er was laughing beside her with a stomach ache, and finally suppressed it, and said in a muffled voice, "I'm so sorry, you'll find out when you have a sweetheart—it's getting late now, let's hurry back to the aunt's yard."

Then, seeing that the mandarin duck was still practicing iron sand palms on the tree, he added, "You can also take fragrant soap, so that you can scrub and scrub."

As soon as the words were finished, the mandarin ducks went straight to the back house as if in a panic.

Chapter 472

Just after the Mid-Autumn Festival, it was drizzling.

Sun Shaozong climbed up the stairs and crossed the threshold of the Prince's Mansion absent-mindedly.

Although the "Prince's case" has reached a stalemate at the moment, and there are no clues that can pinpoint the real culprit, the establishment of the special case team has not been cancelled, so after returning to Beijing, Sun Shaozong should come here to make a point.

Not to mention, the situation in the front yard of the Prince's Mansion has improved quite a bit over the past seven or eight days. The fallen leaves and weeds that had accumulated before have been cleaned up, and the bluestone slabs that had just rained have been cleaned up. It was shiny by the rain, and it looked extremely neat.

"Dare to ask, but Master Sun is in person?"

Sun Shaozong was standing in the door opening, looking at the situation in the yard, suddenly a short fat man came out from the gatehouse, trotted up to him, slanted his shoulders flatteringly reported his family, "Wang Dexiu, the humble master of Zhan Shifu, a few days ago I was just transferred here to take care of His Highness the Crown Prince and all your lords."

The master of Zhan Shi's mansion is only a seventh-rank official, but the one who can be squeezed into the prince's mansion on the cusp of this storm may not necessarily be an idle person.

Therefore, Sun Shaozong didn't dare to be too negligent, he returned the salute slightly, and said with a smile, "Master Wang is waiting at the door early in the morning. Could it be that he is specially waiting for this official?"

This was just a casual joke, but Wang Dexiu nodded his head and said sternly, "His Royal Highness heard that the lord has returned to the capital, and specially appointed a humble official to meet you here, saying that whenever you arrive at the mansion, you will be summoned. "

tsk~

After hiding for more than half a month, I didn't expect the prince to be so enthusiastic.

This is not in line with Sun Shaozong's desire to avoid suspicion.

Fortunately, when they went to the government office two days ago, they had negotiated properly. After the festival, Jia Yucun would write to the court to formally recall Sun Shaozong to the government office on the grounds that Shuntian Mansion was short of manpower.

This is not all an excuse, but the fact that Shuntian Mansion is in distress.

Now the position of Fu Yin has been vacant, Sun Shaozong seconded the special case team, and Wei Ruolan was detained in Dali Temple. Even if he can be released from prison in the future, it is estimated that it is unlikely that he will continue to serve as a criminal judge. Only one Fu Cheng and two general judges It is a bit stretched to support the overall situation of Shuntian Mansion.

Anyway, this special case team is also at a standstill, and it will take a few days before it should be able to withdraw logically. Right now, let's try to deal with the prince for a few more days.

Thinking in this way, Sun Shaozong raised his chin slightly, and was about to ask Wang Dexiu to lead the way, but a servant hurriedly ran up from the side, stepped on the water all the way to the front, and said out of breath, "My lord , Princess Beijing came to see His Highness the Crown Prince, and she is waiting at the west door now, look..."

"Princess Beijing?!"

Hearing this, Wang Dexiu's pupils widened, and he stomped anxiously, "Are you stupid?! How can you let the princess wait outside the door? This..."

"cough."

Sun Shaozong interrupted him with a dry cough, and said sternly, "It's unusual now, this mansion does not allow outsiders to come in and out without permission—even if the princess of Beijing Jing is here, you should first inform His Highness to know, and then wait for His Highness to make a decision. "

At the beginning, Wang Dexiu was intimidated by the name of Princess Beijing. Hearing Sun Shaozong's words, he suddenly came to his senses. He slapped himself twice in the face, and said with a sneer, "Look at the memory of being humble. In a moment of desperation, I actually forgot the rules of the mansion—I will report to His Highness for my humble post!"

As he spoke, he took a few steps forward in a hurry, and suddenly remembered something, turned around and said with a smile, "Please, sir, go with me."

This flustered look, he probably didn't pretend to be it on purpose.

It seems that Cai's judgment just now made a mistake. This fellow was stuffed into the Prince's Mansion, probably not because he has any background skills, but because he was trying to drive ducks to the shelves.

Now that he had come to such a conclusion, Sun Shaozong naturally didn't bother to talk to a small master, so he raised his head and signaled Wang Dexiu to lead the way, and then followed him to the back house in silence.

As he was walking, he was naturally not idle in his heart, secretly thinking about what the long-legged concubine wanted to do when she suddenly came to ask to see the prince.

It is basically certain that her visit this time must be related to Wei Ruolan's case - but this case seems to have little to do with the prince, right?

Besides, even if there is a relationship, the crown prince is eager for the Niu family and Shuirong to have a dog-eat-dog, and it is too late to watch the fun from the sidelines. How could he come forward to mediate, or simply favor one side?

Or……

Then what bargaining chips did Wei bring to convince the prince to protect Wei Ruolan?

Since it was guesswork out of thin air, it was naturally difficult to figure out what the result would be. Therefore, when he arrived at the prince's residence, Sun Shaozong couldn't figure out why.

When he got to the door, Wang Dexiu went forward to ask someone to report, but several servants treated him as if he was nothing, and surrounded Sun Shaozong obsequiously, saying joyfully

"Congratulations to Mr. Sun for being promoted to the Fourth Rank Counselor."

"The villain has seen Sun Shenyi!"

"I'm afraid you are the youngest and most promising minister in the court!"

The leader even kept stepping in, saying that His Royal Highness had been depressed for more than half a month, and was looking forward to Sun Shaozong's coming, so that he could say a few words of his own.

This is what it says...

Where did you put the princess?

Seeing Wang Dexiu at the side, embarrassed and at a loss, Sun Shaozong only had time to wink, saying that he would help him report the matter of Princess Beijing, and was surrounded by several servants in the main room like stars.

When he reached the door of the bedroom, Sun Shaozong bowed slightly towards the closed door, and was about to report himself, but he heard the prince shouting anxiously inside, "But Sun Aiqing is here?! Hurry up, come in and talk!"

Hearing this joyful tone, it really seemed like he was holding back something on his mind and wanted to vomit it to himself.

Sun Shaozong pushed the door open and entered, and saw the prince sitting on the bed with his legs crossed, his complexion was much better than before.

In fact, the newly eunuchs in the palace can start working in the fields in less than two months.

And the crown prince is far better than the young eunuchs by a hundred times in terms of basic necessities, food, housing, transportation, etc., and there is an imperial doctor who takes care of him all day long. It stands to reason that the recovery speed of the injury should be much faster than the young eunuchs.

It's just that the prince is spoiled and spoiled after all, if there is a little pain, he would rather lie on the bed and hold his corpse, so until now, he can only sit firmly on the bed.

"Sun Aiqing doesn't need to be polite!"

Just after Sun Shaozong came forward to greet him, he heard the prince anxiously ask, "You have been back to Beijing for two or three days now, but you don't know if you have any decent reasoning about the case of the son of the Niu family being shot to death?" Was Lan framed by someone, or did she really accidentally hurt someone's life?"

It turned out that he wanted to see himself because of this case.

That's right, although at first glance, this case has nothing to do with the prince, but the prince has long believed that it must be the Niu family who killed him. Now that the Niu family's son died suddenly, he can be regarded as a little bit out of it. A mouthful of bad breath.

but……

Sun Shaozong hesitated for a while, and cautiously tried without answering the question, "It's been nearly ten days since this matter has passed. Your Highness has been sitting in the capital, so you should have come to a conclusion long ago, right?"

The prince really doesn't regard Sun Shaozong as an outsider, spread his hands together, and said depressedly, "At first, Gu was a little speculative, thinking that maybe the father and emperor wanted to avenge Gu, so... but Gu let the princess into the palace to inquire several times, and it was true. It's not like what the emperor did."

Speaking of this, his eyes flickered, and he opened his mouth several times but hesitated to speak.

Was it not the handwriting of Emperor Guangde? !

And looking at the prince like this, it seems that there is something else hidden in it.

The crown prince had already spoken out to him even when he doubted the emperor's words. Naturally, Sun Shaozong had nothing to worry about, so he lowered his voice a little, and asked, "What other discoveries does Your Highness have?"

"This……"

The prince was still hesitant, and after a while he said seriously, "I have nothing else to discover, but I am a little worried about the health of the father. I heard that the father sent people to collect a lot of prescriptions for tigers and wolves. Recently, he has spread his favor in the harem. He didn't care about his body at all... Sigh!"

Speaking of this, he sighed heavily, "Gu Zhen is afraid that the dragon body of the father will not be able to bear this kind of wear and tear."

hehe~

He said he was worried about Emperor Guangde's health, but looking at the prince's uneasy appearance, I'm afraid what he was really worried about was that Emperor Guangde's health was too good, and he really had another son!