Detective in the Red Chamber

When she calmed down a bit, Sun Shaozong said seriously again: "Actually, how can I hide it from the people around me after so many years? Not to mention the mandarin ducks, in fact, Ruan Rong and the others probably already know it well."

"what!"

Jia Yingchun exclaimed when she heard the words, subconsciously got up.

"Didn't I say that the sky won't fall down?"

Sun Shaozong stretched out his hand to hold her down, and said leisurely: "Since they have seen the clue, and then look at the attitude of my brother towards you on weekdays, they will naturally know that it is your love and my wish. Not uncommon."

"As long as you are not a fool, you will naturally pretend that nothing happened, otherwise how can this mansion accommodate them?"

"As for those who are confused, how can they see the way?"

After his analysis, Jia Yingchun finally recovered from the shock.

But when she thought that most of the people like Ruan Rong who talked and laughed with her on weekdays were well aware of her relationship with Sun Shaozong, she couldn't help but feel hot from shame, and she didn't know what attitude she should use in the future. everyone.

Sun Shaozong said a few more words of relief. Seeing that she was still out of her mind, he had no choice but to use his trump card:

"I heard that you are going to take Chengsi back to your mother's house?"

Sure enough, Jia Yingchun immediately lost her mind when she mentioned her precious son, nodded and said: "The old lady talked about it several times when I went back to Rongguo Mansion."

When she was in the Rongguo Mansion, she was not valued by Jia's mother very much. In terms of closeness, she was even inferior to the two sisters Tanchun and Xichun.

But now, with the rise of Sun's family, every time I go back to my mother's house, it is like the moon is full of stars. Even the old lady has to talk about many parents' complaints every time they see each other.

But Sun Shaozong saw that this method was effective, and said with a smile: "Then let Ruan Rong and Cheng Yi follow along to join in the fun. Both of their wives are bored, so they should follow to relax."

Jia Yingchun didn't know how to face Ruan Rong, when she heard that she was going to take their mother and daughter with her, she subconsciously wanted to refuse.

But when the words came to her lips, she couldn't get them out, so she nodded stiffly in the end.

Chapter 704

Lifting the mountain stone as big as a millstone to the side, Sun Shaozong stretched out his hand to grab the bluestone slab at the edge, and was about to use his strength to jump out of the secret path, but suddenly felt the coldness on the back of his hand turn into moist.

Snowing?

Sure enough, when he came out of the secret passage, he saw scattered snowflakes in the sky, but the ground was still clean, obviously it had just started snowing.

Sun Shaozong moved the big rock back to its original position, looked up at the gray sky, and let a few flakes of snow melt on his face, the icy cold touch instantly lifted his spirits.

There are still a lot of things to deal with today, so naturally I have to cheer up.

Thinking in this way, Sun Shaozong didn't lose his mind, carefully observed behind the rockery, and made sure that there was no intruder who didn't open his eyes, so he pushed open the courtyard door and walked out.

On the way to the front hall, he stopped a boy casually, and was about to tell him to call Zhao Zhongji over to talk, when he suddenly remembered that he had been sent by him to deal with Zhang An's funeral these few days.

So he temporarily changed his words and ordered: "Let the concierge king go in and wait in the front hall, and tell him that I have something to tell him."

The boy was in a hurry to respond, and flew along the veranda.

When Sun Shaozong rushed to the front hall, Wang Jin had already been waiting outside the door for a long time.

Sun Shaozong went into the hall on his own, sat down on the seat, and then turned to Wang Jin who followed respectfully, and said, "The beggar Baochang Hong Jiu, do you still remember?"

Although Wang Jin was a little puzzled, how could his second master suddenly mention a beggar, but he didn't dare to be negligent, and nodded like a chicken pecking rice: "Every time that guy comes to the door, he always waits in the hall. People have talked to him a few times."

In fact, Hong Jiu took the initiative to greet Wang Jin with a smile every time he came to the door, but Wang Jin liked to ignore her.

"That's the case."

Sun Shaozong nodded and said, "Go to Shanxi Lane immediately, and ask Hong Jiu to wait near Dali Temple for the next two days. Maybe I can use him."

Usually these errands were conveyed by Zhao Zhongji, but now the second master personally entrusted them, Wang Jin dared not neglect the errand, first he found someone to temporarily take over the porter's errand, then went to the stable to ask for a mount, and hurried out of the corner gate.

At the same time, Zhongshun Palace.

King Zhongshun, who always liked to stay in bed, woke up early today for the first time, but he didn't care about dressing and washing, and walked back and forth barefoot in the warm pavilion covered with Persian carpets.

Seeing him like this, Hu Ji, who was sleeping last night, didn't dare to dress neatly, she was all covered with very simple fabrics, shivering from time to time.

Half of this is scary, and the other half is painful.

Yesterday, King Zhongshun fully demonstrated what it means to not take the usual path, to put three mouths in the shape of "Pin" all over the place, and to treat people with weapons.

After this night, not to mention the delicate skin and tender flesh on his body, even the soles of his feet were bruised and swollen. Stepping on the ground was like being tortured, and he had to stand on tiptoe to relieve the pain.

So King Zhongshun walked like the wind, the two orchids fluctuated up and down, each busy in their own way, and did not hinder each other for a while.

However, this weird harmony was soon broken.

"My lord."

A maid about fourteen or fifteen years old tiptoed into the hall and lowered her head to report: "Zhou Changshi is back."

"This dog actually knows to come back?!"

King Zhongshun gritted his teeth and cursed, then slapped Bai Shengsheng's fleshy arm, and ordered: "Get out, this king, and call Zhou Mo in!"

As if they were pardoned, the two orchid girls hurriedly took clothes, shoes and socks from the bed, put them on indiscriminately, and fled out together with the little maid.

One of them lost a boot and didn't dare to look back to pick it up.

King Zhongshun didn't bother to pay attention to them, and sat back on the soft bed by himself, gritted his teeth and tried his luck.

Not long after, Zhou Mo came in from the outside, first turned over and fell to his knees with a thud, then stepped forward on his knees, and said in a sad voice: "Damn you slave, Daoyan Daoist is gone!"

"what?!"

King Zhongshun got up suddenly when he heard the words, the layers of fat on his lower abdomen trembled violently, and his eyes were hot like three waves of Yangguan.

Barefoot, he walked up to Zhou Mo in a few steps, lifted Zhou Mo up from the ground, and asked word by word: "What's wrong with Dao Yan, please say it again!"

Seeing the cold expression on his face, Zhou Mo immediately broke out in white sweat, subconsciously turned his gaze, and said tremblingly: "Reverend Daoyan, he ran away!"

Before Zhou Mo could finish speaking, King Zhongshun kicked him in the face, only knocking Zhou Mo down on his back, nose bleeding profusely.

But King Zhongshun didn't ask for anything. He forgot that he didn't wear shoes, and kicked up with all his strength, but Zhou Mo's front teeth knocked the sole of his foot, and it hurt like he stepped on the ground.

However, the pain made him calm down a little. He stood on tiptoe and asked coldly: "Didn't I ask you to send more people to keep an eye on him? Why did he suddenly disappear?!"

"The villain did indeed send someone to watch him, but he looked for him early this morning, but there was no one left, and those who followed him didn't notice anything strange!"

After hearing these words, King Zhongshun's face became more and more gloomy, he limped on one foot, and slowly sat back on the soft bed.

Mistake, really a mistake!

As early as when Yang Hancai was arrested, he should have disposed of the Taoist priest, but he was greedy for the elixir of immortality, so he was obsessed and kept him.

But who would have expected that Sun Shaozong would dare to report to the imperial brother's palace after he was given the title of refining the secret formula for seeking a child for the imperial brother?

But fortunately, except for Dao Yan himself, no one knows what kind of elixir he practiced this time. Even Dao Yan himself always thought that he was refining medicine for the emperor.

Considering the brother's love for him, and the fact that those who died were just a few beggars, it was probably only three cups of wine as a fine, not an example.

Thinking of this, King Zhongshun felt a little more at ease.

The most important thing right now is that this matter must not be made a big deal, otherwise Emperor Guangde will be forced by the situation, and maybe he will come and kill Ma Su with tears!

Thinking of this, King Zhongshun immediately ordered: "You dog, get up first!"

Zhou Mo was used to his moody appearance, but he didn't dare to stand up like this, instead he kowtowed his head on the ground and said in a low voice: "Small crimes deserve death!"

"okay!"

King Zhongshun said impatiently: "What's the use of talking about it now? Why don't you hurry up and gather all the people to find out that Daoyan!"

Speaking of this, he solemnly exhorted: "Remember, you have to see a corpse when you live, and people when you die!"

Zhou Mo was stunned for a moment when he heard the words, and then he understood that the words were not contradictory, but the meaning of letting him silence and then bring the corpse back, in short, not to leave a trace.

Since he wanted to use himself to hunt down Dao Yan, he thought he should have saved his life.

Now Zhou Mo finally breathed a sigh of relief, and hurriedly swore that he would not let down the trust of the prince this time.

After repeated assurances, he bid farewell to King Zhongshun, summoned more than a hundred strong men in the mansion, and in the name of the prince, sent a message to the commanders of the city defense battalion, Yin Jiayucun of Shuntian Mansion and other officials, ordering them to assist in arresting the robbers A thief who took away the prince's secret treasure.

Not to mention how busy Zhou Mo was outside.

However, King Zhongshun waited for him to leave, remained silent for a long time with a sullen face, and then slowly uttered a sentence: "Since you yourself said that you deserve death, then this king has no choice but to fulfill you."

Chapter 705 The Two Monks

Welcome guests.

A slightly shabby wine shop with a thriving business.

Because the main source of customers for the restaurant are the peddlers and pawns in the vicinity, the noise of shouting and drinking in the hall of the restaurant can be heard for two miles as soon as the meal is usually served.

But on the morning of the eighth day, the shop seemed much quieter.

There were quite a few people there, and the main ones were the regular patrons who usually talked loudly, all lowered their voices in unison—and it was two monks, one old and one young, who caused this situation.

If the two monks really wanted to talk about it, they didn't look superficial, at most they were more handsome than the little monk.

And there were only two plates of vegetarian dishes in front of them, and there was no breach of precepts or etiquette.

But the problem is, this restaurant is opened near the main entrance of Qingxu Temple!

Even if the conflict between Buddhism and Taoism did not appear, the two monks went to the gate of Qingxu Temple to eat and drink, and it was always a little out of date.

However, in the face of everyone's sideways glances, the two monks were at ease, enjoying the food slowly with a pot of freshly brewed sourdough.

Seeing the bottom of the bowl of Yangchun noodles, the younger monk put down his chopsticks and commented with a smile, "This hot and sour dried bamboo shoots really has some skills, no wonder it was praised by 'Xuemu Shenduan'."

The great monk didn't respond to him, and silently finished his bowl of noodle soup, got up and paid for the meal with the shopkeeper, then turned around and said, "Amitabha, although this food is delicious, it's not something we monks should be greedy for—" —Disciple, let’s go on the road as a teacher.”

As he spoke, he kept his palms folded and walked out of the door.

Hearing that, the little monk immediately suppressed his smile, put the package on the table on his shoulders, and followed with his palms together.

The two stood in front of each other, the elder one was dignified and the younger one was handsome and extraordinary. Although they were walking in this prosperous place of Taoism and attracted the attention of countless passers-by, none of them dared to disturb or block them.

Seeing that the Qingxu Temple was near, the two monks were less prying eyes.

"Master."

The little monk hurried a few steps and asked in a low voice, "Where are we going next?"

"Naturally, it's a tour around the capital."

The elder monk smiled and said, "It's rare that this kind of Ruixue has come down again. You and I are not short of mentors and apprentices. If you don't take advantage of this time to have a good time, will you live up to the good intentions of my Buddha?"

Hearing what he said, the young monk felt a little worried on his face, he hesitated to speak several times, but he didn't dare to question the old monk's decision after all.

At this moment, the old monk in front suddenly stopped, looked at a beggar in single clothes not far away, and sighed with compassion, "It's so good, there is such a poor person in the most benevolent place in the capital—— Alas, there are tens of thousands of mansions in Ande, which shelters the poor and the poor all over the world."

After hearing this, the young monk's handsome face became more and more tangled.

"Apprentice."

The old monk raised his hand and ordered resolutely, "You go and give him some copper coins, so that he can survive this winter at least."

Hearing the words, the little monk hesitated for a while, and finally leaned forward, took out half a coin from his belt, and threw it into the little beggar's broken pottery bowl.

"Thank you uncle, thank you uncle!"

Seeing such a generous gift, the beggar fell to his knees in joy, probably because he was so excited that his palm was cut open by the pottery bowl, and blood gushed out, half of his palm was stained red in an instant.

But the beggar continued to kowtow excitedly as if he had never heard of it.

Seeing that the dog seemed to be crawling under his feet, the little monk had a face full of disdain, but he ordered, "Take it and change some old clothes, so as not to get bad from the cold."

With that said, he turned his head and returned to the old monk.

When the two went back on the road, the little beggar was still kowtowing.

However, the master and apprentice walked a certain distance, but the young monk stood still and said hesitantly, "Master, this... this seems to be the way to Dali Temple?"

"It's the way to Dali Temple."

The old monk said slowly, "Master, I have heard that the scenery of this Dali Temple is the most beautiful among all the yamen. Now that I am here, if I don't go to pay a visit, is it because I am passing Baoshan and not entering?"

"But Sun Shaozong..."

"Amitabha!"

A sound of the Buddha's horn suppressed all the noise, and the master and apprentice went on the road silently again.

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Dali Temple.