Detective in the Red Chamber

Is it really necessary to put it on the bright side and make things worse?

This panic inevitably reached its peak when Li Wan walked up to him expressionlessly.

If it were not covered by sleeves, Aunt Xue's trembling hands would never have escaped Li Wan's gaze.

Just when Aunt Xue couldn't bear it and wanted to avoid that gaze with a 'guilt', Li Wan in front of her stood tall and became shorter.

"aunt."

Li Wan said resolutely: "Thousands of mistakes are all my fault. My niece and daughter-in-law don't expect my aunt and mother-in-law to forgive me now. After I go back, my niece and daughter-in-law are willing to spend their remaining lives to atone for my sins!"

As she said that, she slammed her head heavily on the ground, and said in a sad voice: "Ke Lang is the grandson of my mother-in-law. I beg my aunt to see his dead father's face, and don't say anything about it after I die!"

But it turned out that Li Wan went back to the corridor first, and after learning that Aunt Xue had also left the table for a long time, he always felt uneasy.

When Aunt Xue came back and kept peeking at him, Li Wan knew that his family's adultery had probably been exposed!

At that time, Li Wan was trying to maintain his calm on the surface, but his heart was a hundred times more nervous than Aunt Xue's. No matter how she looked at it, she would never let this matter be exposed—even if it cost her her life!

Of course, although she is not hesitant to die, she also knows that Aunt Xue has always been soft-hearted and has been widowed for many years like herself. If she voluntarily admits that she is not, there is a high probability that she will be able to ask for her mercy.

as predicted.

Hearing that Li Wan was willing to die to apologize, looking at the familiar figure lying in front of her, and thinking about the pain of her being alone for many years after being newly married, Aunt Xue didn't have many grudges in her heart. , and immediately disappeared most of it.

"Hey~ Why did you come here?"

Aunt Xue let out a long sigh, stretched out her hand to pull Li Wan, and said quietly: "I am also a widow for many years, why don't I know the difficulties of our widows? But no matter how difficult it is, the four words of etiquette, righteousness, integrity and shame are not easy to forget. "

Li Wan didn't get up, but knelt on the ground obstinately, raised his hips like two full moons, and said sadly: "My niece and daughter-in-law lost their minds for a while, I'm sorry for my husband's spirit in heaven, my niece and daughter-in-law are willing Once dead..."

"What's dead or not?"

Aunt Xue interrupted her wailing, pulled Li Wan up from the ground with all her strength, and said seriously: "You are only so old now, and Brother Lang is a promising man, don't you want to see him get nominated on the gold list, get married? A wife and a child?"

"Aunt... Aunt, I... I..."

Li Wan raised his head with tears in his eyes, and when he saw the pity and sympathy in Aunt Xue's eyes, the words she had prepared suddenly became blurred.

Instead, there is a strong urge to vent.

Driven by this impulsiveness, Li Wan hesitated for a moment, and then threw himself into Aunt Xue's arms, hugging her warm and plump body and crying like rain.

If it is said that her performance before, there was still a part of acting elements, but now it is an undisguised expression of true feelings.

Although the relationship with Sun Shaozong allowed her to accumulate the loneliness and emptiness that had accumulated for more than ten years, which was filled both spiritually and physically, it also brought her fear and anxiety.

After all, once such a thing is exposed, she will be in a desperate situation, and her son will be affected.

The former is fine, but Li Wan absolutely cannot bear to implicate Jia Lan.

For this reason, she secretly thought about it many times to completely cut off contact with Sun Shaozong.

however……

After suppressing the things for more than ten years, once you know the taste, how can you just give up if you want to?

What's more, the fake Fengxuhuang with Suyun from time to time is like scratching the itch, making her even more nostalgic for that hysterical joy.

To put it bluntly, Sun Shaozong is like a drug to Li Wan now.

Obviously aware of the danger, but can't help but commit the crime again and again.

The lingering and tossing of this has accumulated a lot in Li Wan's heart, but he can't find a way to vent it - Suyun, the only insider, is just a slave, how can she lose her status in front of the slave?

Now that Aunt Xue's appearance finally gave her an outlet to vent her feelings.

This cry took a full half a quarter of an hour.

It wasn't until Aunt Xue felt the same and burst into tears that Li Wan choked up and lifted himself up from Aunt Xue's arms.

"Good boy, I also know that I have suffered for you these years."

To be honest, Aunt Xue and Li Wan were only about ten years apart, but seeing her tear-stained appearance, Aunt Xue couldn't help but feel a sense of love.

Stretching out his hand to comb the messy hair on Li Wan's forehead, he said softly: "After all, you are young, and you may make mistakes at the moment, as long as you correct it, why do you need to live or die?"

In fact, such things, how could it be an understatement to say 'it has been changed', and it can be uncovered?

But Aunt Xue has always been an emotional one, so when she gets emotional, who cares if the rhetoric is appropriate or not?

Besides, what she is paying attention to at this time is not this, but...

"Tell me, just now... who was the person who was with you just now?"

Seeing that Aunt Xue was quite nervous, when she asked this question, Li Wan was taken aback for a moment, and then he couldn't help but secretly heaved a sigh of relief.

She thought that Aunt Xue already knew everything.

But hearing these words, it's clear that she only heard something vaguely, and never witnessed the scene of the two having an affair with her own eyes.

"aunt."

She wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, and said solemnly: "At the beginning, I was the one who was flirtatious and took the initiative to seduce him—since everything started because of me, now even if I die, I will not recognize his identity!"

Actively seduce him?

Aunt Xue chewed on these words, but she became more suspicious of Baoyu in her heart. Gein had seen too many women who took the initiative to seduce Jia Baoyu in Rongguo Mansion these years.

But she never thought that Li Wan had always had resentment towards Jia Zhu's frail body, so she completely dismissed the greasy-haired and powder-faced son, and opposed a majestic man like Sun Shaozong.

But knowing that Baoyu did not take the initiative, Aunt Xue felt a little relieved—if a woman like Li Wan deliberately seduces, how can a young man who is full of blood be able to control her?

Speaking of it, I can only blame my sister for not being cautious enough, and put this idiotic man and woman in one place.

But if this is the case, will my daughter still have to wade into this muddy water?

If he wanted to persuade her to quit, he might have to confide in Li Wan's affairs, but just now he clearly promised that he would not mention it to anyone...

I was in a dilemma for a while, but forgot to say something to Li Wan.

And when Li Wan saw Aunt Xue's hesitant appearance, his heart that had just been let go immediately raised his throat again.

How did she know that Aunt Xue was thinking about her daughter?

Just because she refused to tell the truth, Aunt Xue's heart went back and forth again!

This is not a good sign, after all, Aunt Xue is by her mother-in-law's side almost every day, and the two are sisters.

If one day she suddenly couldn't bear it and told Mrs. Wang about it...

Thinking of this, Li Wan couldn't help shivering, and at the same time, he had an idea: he must think of a way to completely solve this hidden danger!

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Chapter 753 The Key

Two flowers bloom, one branch each.

But it is said that Sun Shaozong and Li Wan separated and turned from the main entrance to Dongkua courtyard, only to see dozens of people applauding in the corridor.

One of them was so mesmerized that he jumped more than three feet high and jumped directly in front of the fence, stretched his neck and clapped his hands. If someone beside him hadn't pulled him in time, he might have rolled outside.

Seeing this, Sun Shaozong couldn't help but sighed helplessly—how could this red-faced person look like a seriously ill person?

That's right, this man who is almost insane is exactly Uncle Xing who claims to be ill at Sun's house.

That day, he was blocked by his daughter after he spoke half of the sentence. Sun Shaozong originally thought about it, and when he brought it up again, he tactfully refused, and then sent him out of the house.

Who would have thought that Uncle Xing was really a treasure.

After living in the Sun's house for a few days with delicious food and good hospitality, he seemed to have forgotten his original intention, and he was completely reluctant to leave.

And since he didn't mention anything serious, and he was Jia Yingchun's nominal uncle, Sun Shaozong naturally couldn't take the initiative to drive him away.

So things stalled.

Sun Shaozong was not in a hurry, there was no shortage of food and clothing in the left and right families, and they were all taking care of someone idle - her daughter happened to be with Jia Yingchun as a companion.

Just as he was thinking about it, some sharp-eyed people had already seen him, and immediately someone stood up and bowed their hands in salute.

Sun Shaozong also hurriedly showed a smile, talking and laughing all the way to the top of the chief.

Jia Lian helped him open the high-back chair early, poured a cup of warm wine graciously, and greeted with a smile: "Erlang, come and taste it, Brother Feng managed to come out of his father's private cellar with great difficulty. aging."

As he spoke, he held up the wine glass and sent it to Sun Shaozong's mouth.

Sun Shaozong hurriedly took it in his hand, took a few sips first, tasted it a bit, then raised his head and dried it up, exhaled foul air and praised: "Soft and strong, it really is a good wine!"

In fact, he prefers sweet and sour fruit wine, and he is not interested in any high-strength liquor at all, but he managed to get it out so easily, so he has to give face.

In addition...

Just now, Jia Lian's actions, too... too...

Sun Shaozong couldn't find a suitable word to describe it for a while, so he felt awkward and subconsciously wanted to stay away from him.

Shouldn't...

What is this guy trying to do to himself?

Just as he was feeling cold in his buttocks, he saw the concierge Wang Jin rushing over and whispering in his ear, "Second Lord, someone from Guanglu Temple has sent a birthday card, inviting you to enter the palace in three days to celebrate your birthday."

That's it!

Before, Sun Shaozong was sure that the imperial court would not punish him severely because of the Niu family, but he was still a little uneasy after all.

Now that the Wanshou Festival post arrives, the clouds all over the sky will naturally clear up - if Emperor Guangde really wanted to get rid of him, he would not let Sun Shaozong enter the palace to celebrate his birthday at this time.

He replied calmly, "Understood". Originally, Sun Shaozong wanted to continue gossiping with everyone, so as to cover up the fact that he had just left the table for a long time.

Unexpectedly, Wang Jin did not leave, and whispered again: "Second Master, the person here is the Prince's brother-in-law, and he is waiting in the front hall."

My brother from the cheap family seems to be an official in Guanglu Temple, but just sending a birthday card, shouldn't there be a need for a serious official to come forward?

And according to the original plan, today he was going to his house to discuss 'household affairs', but now that it was delayed because of the Niu family's affairs, Sun Zhaolin came to him again.

If it is said that there is no urgent matter, Sun Shaozong will never believe it.

Thinking of this, he got up on his own, made a bow, and smiled apologetically: "Everyone, I'm really sorry, but just after finishing the housework, I came to official business again-after singing this song, let's go to the front office I will hold a banquet in the courtyard, and I will apologize to all the brothers one by one!"

Everyone's attention in the left and right eyes is also in the play, except for Xue Pan muttering a few words and Jia Lian's face looking disappointed, no one else has any grudges.

So Sun Shaozong left the table again and hurried to the front yard.

When they arrived at the entrance of the living room, they saw Sun Zhaolin sitting at the bottom, walking absent-mindedly, with a slightly hesitant expression.

It seems that when he came this time, he probably obeyed the orders of his elders—in Guanglu Temple, there should be no one who dared to wear small shoes for the wine priest.

"Unexpectedly, it was my virtuous brother who personally came to deliver the birthday card."

Sun Shaozong stepped across the threshold with a smile on his face, and he didn't want to be polite, and asked straight to the point: "I'm afraid there are other reasons for this?"

Sun Zhaolin hurriedly got up to pay respects, and then said in a coy way: "Second brother can't hide anything. My father originally wanted to invite second brother to go over the house to talk about it. Who knows that God doesn't follow people's wishes, so I can only ask my younger brother for some things."

Sun Shaozong nodded after hearing this, sat up on the head, and motioned for Sun Zhaolin to sit down again, before asking him to continue.

"Second brother probably also knows that the prince...His Royal Highness is not going well recently, and he lost his vigor for a while."

When mentioning the crown prince, Sun Zhaolin showed some helplessness on his face. Obviously, he didn't think highly of this brother-in-law.

But his family, young and old, are already firmly tied to the Prince's wheel, and they can't back down in the slightest.

After a short pause, Sun Zhaolin continued: "My father also went to persuade him several times, but it was helpless... but His Royal Highness had a difficult problem in his heart, and he returned without success."

When it comes to the word "helpless", Sun Zhaolin's words are obviously flickering, as if he is covering up something.

The prince seems to have a lot of resentment towards the princess recently. The so-called hating the house and the black will probably not be too satisfied with the old father-in-law.

And according to the temperament of that Sun Jijiu, it is estimated that the communication during the two visits was not very pleasant. Otherwise, how could the dignified Wenkui leader take the initiative to invite such a rough person like himself?

While Sun Shaozong was pondering, Sun Zhaolin was not idle: "My father has no choice but to pin his hopes on the second brother. After all, His Royal Highness has always..."

"Stay here."

Hearing this, Sun Shaozong raised his hand to interrupt Sun Zhaolin's words, shook his head and said, "Uncle, I'm afraid you have misjudged me. In fact, I also persuaded His Royal Highness not long ago, and asked him to calm down with a normal heart-but right now Come, but apparently it didn’t work.”

If Sun Jijiu faced Sun Shaozong's excuse, there must be a way to deal with it.

But Sun Zhaolin got stuck when he heard this, he hesitated for a while, sighed dejectedly, and didn't say another word.

This stuff...

Also too honest.

In fact, Sun Shaozong prepared the next article, and wanted to show off, but he couldn't get up or down when he got involved.