Detective in the Red Chamber

Although he didn't really believe in the theory of ghosts and gods, Sun Shaozong didn't dare to be sloppy this time. After praying respectfully, he lit three more incense sticks and inserted them into the incense burner.

After getting up, Sun Shaozong waited for the next instruction from Big Brother Cheap, who knew that he waited and waited, but Sun Shaozu just stared at the light smoke in a daze, without saying a word for a long time.

"elder brother?"

Sun Shaozong finally couldn't help but reminded, "I've finished worshiping here, look at us..."

"Jiro!"

Before he could finish speaking, Sun Shaozu suddenly reached out and grabbed his wrist, and said solemnly, "Brother has something to do, and I want to ask you for help."

Hearing the solemnity of what he said, Sun Shaozong felt a thump in his heart, wondering if he wanted him to adopt the child to him, right?

This……

This is his first child in two lifetimes, but how can he be willing?

I was searching my guts, thinking about how to politely refuse, but I heard Sun Shaozu say, "Since my brother and sister are pregnant, they can't serve you for the time being, why don't you pick two little hooves from my room first, and you can use your strength for me. ?”

Only then did Sun Shaozong realize that he was looking for a 'borrower' from himself!

"If you don't like the few in my house, you can buy two noble people now! You can find your figure and appearance according to your thoughts!"

It can be seen that Brother Cheap is indeed sincere and wants to facilitate this matter.

But the problem is that Sun Shaozong looks down on those vixens in his room, and he has no interest in any noble people!

Besides, he couldn't pass the hurdle in his heart.

So Sun Shaozong also said seriously, "Brother, you are only 36 years old now, and you still have a lot of time to 'cultivate'. If you are so eager to do nonsense right now, if it gets out, our family's reputation..."

"Don't worry about that, I'll choose the strict-mouthed one!"

"That's not what you say!"

Sun Shaozong gritted his teeth, and made a promise with a firm heart, "How about if my brother is in his forties and doesn't have a son and a half under his knees, and I have an extra son by my side, how about adopting one for you?"

Sun Shaozong was stunned for a while when he heard the words, and suddenly pulled him into his arms, beat his back a few times like beating a drum, and said in a choked voice, "Good brother, my brother really didn't love you for nothing!"

As he said that, he said excitedly, "Let's go! There is nothing wrong with the left and right now, let's pick out a few suitable young men first, and have a few more nephews for preparation!"

Sun Shaozong "..."

Chapter 87

At the beginning of July in the tenth year of Guangde, it rained continuously for several days, which relieved the summer heat a little and made the people in the capital much happier.

But the hundreds of craftsmen in the Rongguo Mansion's Provincial Courtyard complained endlessly, soaking in muddy water all day long, and doing delicate carving work, fell ill for more than a dozen days at the end of the day. One, and the rest are full of complaints.

Seeing that the construction period was about to be delayed if this continued, Jia Zhen and Wang Xifeng hurriedly offered another wave of rewards, and the craftsmen finally calmed down.

But in this way, the cost of building the garden has more than doubled the budget. Even Wang Xifeng, who is used to extravagance, is always terrified every time he looks at the astronomical figures in the accounts.

But at the moment, more than [-]% of the provincial hospital has been repaired, and the rest are mostly 'face projects', which cannot be reduced.

There was no other way, and the masters of the Jia family could only grit their teeth and hold on, filling in the money they had accumulated over the years.

Of course, these 'common things' will not affect all the Yingyingyanyan, wealthy and idle people in the Rongguo Mansion right now.

In the early morning of the eighth day of July, seeing the rain outside getting heavier and heavier, Lin Daiyu nestled in the house while fiddling with needlework and chatting with Zicuckoo about homework.

While talking about the sisters' gossip, suddenly there was a crisp sound outside, followed by the screams of Xueyan and Chunxian

"Second Master Bao, it's raining so hard, why did you come here again?"

"Yeah, look at the clothes are soaked through, if there is something good or bad, how can we take care of it?"

"It's okay, it's okay."

Jia Baoyu said that it was okay, but he had already entered the room on his own, and complained without a word, "I heard that Second Brother Sun was here, so I hurried over to look for him, but he didn't even know that he had a foot. I didn't stand still, so I went to the Feng Mansion with Lian's second brother to congratulate me, which left me in vain, so I had no choice but to find Sister Yan'er to relieve my boredom."

In recent days, due to Ruan Rong's bad habits, he couldn't eat or sleep well every day, so Sun Shaozong didn't care about other things, he went out late and returned early all day long, and tried different ways to appetize Ruan Rong.

Therefore, the "martial arts class" in Rongguo Mansion naturally stopped, and the others were fine with it. Only Baoyu couldn't hear the latest progress of the case, and spent the whole day scratching his head like a monkey.

"I'm the one who amuses you to relieve your boredom?"

Lin Daiyu was coquettish and angry, but she hurriedly called Xueyan and Chunxian to make hot tea and Baoyu to keep warm, and then asked Zijuan to take off her wet coat.

But that Baoyu was frizzy, and Zijuan was unbuttoning the button. He saw Lin Daiyu's embroidery on the table at a glance, and he struggled to grab it and said with a smile, "This bright red handkerchief looks festive." It's tight, didn't you embroider it for me?"

"Bah~ look at your eyes!"

Lin Daiyu spat, "What kind of handkerchief? It's a bellyband for children. I specially embroidered it for Sister Rong—give it back to me, don't get it dirty!"

Hearing that it was a child's apron, Baoyu put it back embarrassingly, and let Zijuan take off his coat, but suddenly bowed to the apron, muttering in his mouth, "Amitabha, the Buddha blesses Sister Rong, you must do it." Give birth to a well-behaved daughter, and don't let that 'beard filth' spoil the hard work of Sister Ji'er."

"you!"

When Lin Daiyu heard this, she was really annoyed. Although she was still young, she also knew that if an aunt wanted to be honored and favored, the most important thing was to give birth to a son.

What's more, this is the eldest son of the Sun family!

But now Baoyu is asking for the blessing of Buddha to let Ruan Rong give birth to a daughter. The reason is that she is afraid that the boy will defile the bellyband...

Gritting her silver teeth, Lin Daiyu suddenly took out a pair of scissors from the dustpan, and with a click, made a big gap in the apron!

Baoyu was taken aback, and said in surprise, "What are you doing, sister? How can you just cut something that is so good?!"

But Lin Daiyu ignored him, cut the bellyband into pieces again and again, and threw it on the ground resentfully, only then did she feel a little relieved.

Looking back at Jia Baoyu, I saw that he still looked confused, obviously not knowing where he was wrong, and thinking about how he always belittles men, I'm afraid he might not be able to think so much.

So I didn't bother to confront him, and just changed the subject bluntly, "Usually when the family comes to be an official, please don't invite you, why did you come looking for it like this when Second Brother Sun arrived? "

Jia Baoyu didn't see what was going on in her mind at all, but when he suddenly asked about it, he said, "I didn't go for his official clothes, what I love is his ability to resolve cause and effect for others!"

"Cruise the cause and effect?"

"Yes, it is because of the incompetence of those country thieves and ghosts that there are so many evil spirits and ghosts in this world. Second Brother Sun found out the truth and cut off the cause and effect of those evil spirits from the root. Super speed is more than ten times stronger!"

As he said that, Baoyu said with bright eyes again, "If I can learn this kind of skill, I won't need any troublesome official positions in the future. As long as I hear that there is a grievance, I will go and settle it with others. Afterwards, I will brush off my clothes and hide deeply." Wouldn't it be nice and beautiful to be named after you?!"

Lin Daiyu heard what he said was interesting, and couldn't help thinking about it with him, but she had long forgotten the grudge just now.

--split line--

Jia Lian opened the window of the carriage and saw the heavy rain pouring down outside, which changed the color of the world. He couldn't help complaining, "How did Lao Feng choose this day? The bride is afraid that she will be soaked in water before she gets out of the sedan chair." right?"

Because of the love on the canal and Sun Shaozong's face, he agreed to go to Feng Xin's mansion to hold a scene, but he caught up with such weather, and now he has already regretted it.

Sun Shaozong smiled, and said leisurely, "I've seen a lot of tidy brides. When did my second brother see someone who looked like a drowned rat? Just because of this scene, we have to go and have a look, right?"

Jia Lian thought about it, and thought that although the official's daughter was a concubine, she was known as a talented woman, and her figure and appearance were not bad, if she was wet...

The more I thought about it, the more restless I became, and I couldn't help urging the driver to speed up, so as not to miss the scene of the bride getting off the sedan chair.

Unexpectedly, at this moment, the speed of the car suddenly slowed down, and finally stopped in the middle of the road.

"Why did it stop?!"

Jia Lian opened the curtain covered with oilcloth and asked dissatisfiedly, but Bao Er, who was driving the car, pointed at the opposite side and screamed, "Kill...Kill, kill, kill!"

Hearing this, Sun Shaozong hurriedly probed out to look around, but he saw the carriage crookedly across the road, and the servant driving the carriage was leaning on the carriage. He couldn't see anything about his body, but he was missing a head on his neck!

Chapter 88 Who said that the dead must solve the case?

got~

This wet bride seems to be despised.

"Second Brother Lian, wait in the car, I'll go over and have a look."

As Sun Shaozong said, he took the oil-paper umbrella from the hook, jumped off the carriage neatly, and was about to step forward to find out what happened.

Suddenly, the curtain of the carriage on the opposite side was lifted, and two strong men in coir raincoats and holding long knives came out from inside, and then a crying little woman was pulled out from inside.

That woman is really good-looking, especially at this time when the pear blossoms are raining, I feel pity for her!

Jia Lian was timidly hiding in the car, but when he saw this woman, he became more courageous, poked his head out and shouted arrogantly, "Don't be afraid, little lady, we are here to save you!"

He just showed his head, thanks to him having the face to say 'we'.

Besides...

Sun Shaozong had no intention of saving people at all!

Instead, he cupped his hands and said politely, "In Xialong Imperial Guard Zuozhen Fusiqidu Deputy Lieutenant Sun Shaozong, I wonder if the two brothers are on a business trip? If it is a business trip, please show the waist badge seal to avoid any misunderstandings. "

The two men had listened to Jia Lian's call and were on guard. At this time, after hearing Sun Shaozong's self-report, he put his long knife back into the sheath in a hurry, folded his fists and bowed, "Xiaguan General Banner Shen Lian Jin Yichuan, I have seen Lord Qi Duwei." !"

As he spoke, he quickly took out his badge and threw it to Sun Shaozong for inspection.

But it turned out that Sun Shaozong's eyes were sharp, and he had already seen the official uniforms of the Dragon Guards under the coir raincoat - and in this capital, there were probably not many who dared to pretend to be the Dragon Guards and kill people in the street.

Seeing that the badge was not forged, Sun Shaozong threw it back to the two of them and asked casually, "But I don't know what crime this woman has committed?"

Then Shen Lian and Jin Yichuan looked at each other. It is said that the Dragon Guards are sent by the emperor and should not be revealed to outsiders, but considering that Sun Shaozong is a serious boss, and now he is in the limelight, he really can't afford to offend him.

Therefore, Shen Lian could only reply vaguely, "This woman's husband's family is involved in a case of injustice."

Against the case?

Sun Shaozong was figuring out what the case was, so he heard Jia Lian say happily behind him, "So, isn't this woman going to serve as the secretary of Jiaofang in the future? You two, please go to Rongguo Mansion to report at that time. I, Jia Lian, will surely Thanks a lot!"

rely on ~

Just now I wanted a hero to save the beauty, but in the blink of an eye, I was thinking about going to whore again!

Sun Shaozong really has nothing to say to this second master Lian.

Busily jumping on the shaft of the car, he cupped his hands at Shen Lian and Jin Yichuan, and said, "The two brothers are on official business, so I won't bother Mr. Sun - but according to the rules, I still have to send someone to the Zhen Fu Division tomorrow." Check it out, and please don't mind."

Shen Lian and Jin Yichuan didn't even dare to say it.

Only then did Bao Er raise his horsewhip, and took the reluctant Jia Lian away.

Until he ran far away, Jia Lian was still admiring the color of the little woman with his tongue, wondering if the Long Guard would "encroach on his own pocket", and tasted the little woman's soup first.

They are all women, and there is still a hairy head soup?

Sun Shaozong couldn't bear to hear it, so he took the initiative to change the subject and said, "Second brother Lian, it seems that there is no major case of treason recently? Have you heard anything about it?"

For ordinary criminal cases, Sun Shaozong naturally knows better, but when it comes to the level of treason, Rongguo Mansion's news is better.

Jia Lian smacked his lips, pondered for a while before saying uncertainly, "Perhaps he was implicated in the case of Prince Yizhong."

"Prince Yizhong? Wasn't he imprisoned a year ago?"

"The confinement is confinement, but I heard that Prince Yizhong is very stubborn, and he has not confessed his accomplices." Jia Lian said, and said in a low voice, "If it wasn't for the protection of the Supreme Emperor, His Majesty would have punished him long ago. ——Just wait and see, when the Supreme Emperor Longyu returns to heaven, a large number of people will inevitably be involved in this case!"

As I was talking, I heard the crackling of firecrackers in front of me.

Can we still set off firecrackers under such heavy rain?

Sun Shaozong and Jia Lian hurriedly picked up the curtain of the car to look, and saw a big red tent set up outside Feng's house not far away, and the firecrackers were set off in the tent.

Accompanied by the sound of firecrackers, I saw a team coming slowly from a distance, all of them were wearing coir raincoats and bamboo hats. If it weren't for the white horse and red sedan chair among them, I really couldn't tell it was a team welcoming relatives.

"Haha, Lao Feng, the groom's official, really has a different taste!" Jia Lian laughed and said, "Let's go, let's greet him in front of the door."

As he spoke, he urged Bao Er to drive the carriage to the tent, and dragged Sun Shaozong into the crowd, bustling to meet Feng Xin.

But he said that Feng Xin saw the door of the house, and he didn't care about the rules, so he rushed into the tent, wiped the rainwater off his face with his sleeve, and cursed in a rough voice, "Damn it~ today! It's raining so hard, I haven't even had a bridal chamber yet, so I got wet first!"

All the guests in front of the door laughed loudly when they heard the words, but the two uncles escorting the chariot at the back were a little displeased—these two also seemed to be scholars, and they didn't like Feng Xin's rough and rich village style, which was also a Common sense.

Seeing the faces of the two, Feng Xin hastily restrained himself a little, bowed his hands with a smile on his face, and begged all the guests to make way for the sedan chair to enter.

The crowd forced him to say some auspicious words, and the eloquent woman came forward to ask for a few words and asked for a lot of rewards, and the guests who blocked the door separated left and right.

Feng Xin urged his horse to the door, and someone immediately offered a soft bow and three red arrows.

He drew his bow and set an arrow on his horse, and was about to shoot towards the sedan door, when he suddenly saw Sun Shaozong and Jia Lian, his hands trembling, and the arrow went out crookedly, but hit the uncle of the Kong family on the bridge of the nose !

Although the happy arrow of 'removing evil spirits' had no arrowhead and was wrapped with a layer of red velvet rope, the uncle who was still in pain groaned and almost turned his face on the spot.

But Feng Xin didn't care about this?

He hurriedly got off the saddle and rushed to Sun and Jia, bowed with a smile on his face and said, "This is really a shame! How can I, old Feng He De, dare to ask the second master Lian and your lord to wait outside?"

Seeing the scene just now, Jia Lian had already lost her temper with laughter, clutching her stomach and groaning, naturally ignoring him.

Sun Shaozong pointed at the elder uncle speechlessly, and said, "If you don't go there to make up for it, that uncle of your family will probably turn back with a sedan chair."