Detective in the Red Chamber

However, a city like his would not be overjoyed, he just said sincerely, "My lady misses her sister-in-law", and led the master and servants down the cloud-step stone ladder.

However, Xue Baochai kept a distance from Sun Shaozong except for the first few generous words. When he saw Miaoyu and the two little nuns, his beautiful face showed some surprise, and he walked a few steps When he arrived at Sun Shaozong's side, he asked in a low voice, "Since Master Sun has brought Mrs. Miaoyu here, I think I have seen Brother Bao, but I don't know him..."

Sun Shaozong replied, "I first went to the bamboo forest where the thieves were hiding. When I got there, the building was already empty. Zhou Rui, who was one step ahead, probably escorted me to the front yard."

Xue Baochai nodded knowingly, and suddenly saw that the lights on the small island where the Jinlou was diagonally opposite suddenly dimmed a lot, and she couldn't help being surprised.

Sun Shaozong was also stunned, but he repeatedly told the servants who went to Zhuijinlou to wait for him to pass before leaving for the front yard to seek refuge. Could it be that something unexpected happened in the current situation? !

At this time, he couldn't bear to think about anything else, so Sun Shaozong hurriedly said, "Xue family sister, please walk behind, I will rush over to see what's going on!"

As he spoke, he galloped away with great strides.

Just after crossing the Zhedai Zhulan Banqiao, he saw a group of people coming up in front of them. The leaders were not others, but Jia Baoyu and Zhou Rui who Sun Shaozong thought had arrived in the front yard.

"Second Brother Sun!"

Jia Baoyu saw Sun Shaozong galloping towards him alone, followed by another team chasing after him, he was taken aback and said in surprise, "Could it be that there are hundreds of thieves? Otherwise, how could the second brother who was chasing him run away?!"

Seeing that there were many women in Jia Baoyu's team, Sun Shaozong guessed that Jia Yingchun must be among them, so he heaved a sigh of relief, stepped forward and flicked him on the forehead with his finger, and said angrily, "What are hundreds of thieves?" , Do you think this is a war? It was I who saw the lights in Zhuijin Building suddenly turned off, and I couldn't wait for the servants behind me, so I rushed over."

Then, he asked again, "Why did you appear here?"

Baoyu covered her forehead with Xuexue, bared her teeth and said, "After Steward Zhou arrived at my place, I was afraid that those thieves would run amok in the yard, so I just..."

Listening to his detailed explanation, it turned out that after Jia Baoyu got the reinforcements, he was the first to think of Sister Lin, so he ignored Zhou Rui's persuasion and insisted on going to the Xiaoxiang Pavilion to find Daiyu.

Zhou Rui was helpless, and only got a part of the people. He protected a dozen or so members of the family and took refuge in the front yard first, while he led the rest of the guards and accompanied Jia Baoyu to the Xiaoxiang Hall.

As a result, when they arrived at the gate of Xiaoxiang Pavilion, they bumped into the servant Sun Shaozong sent to support him.

After asking about Sun Shaozong's arrangements, Jia Baoyu naturally refused to leave, so he led the team all the way northward, meeting Yingchun, Tanchun, Xichun, Li Wan and others.

After hearing this, Sun Shaozong saw that he was puffing out his chest and folded his belly, looking like he was waiting for his praise, he couldn't help laughing, and patted him on the shoulder, saying, "You did a good job, but it's a bit of a responsibility."

"More than a little."

Xiren interjected from behind, "Master Sun, you didn't see that our second master came out of the woods, took a lantern in his hand, and was arguing to cut off the queen for the big guy! If it weren't for the few of us to drag it, what would happen?" It's over."

Although this kid is still indecisive in terms of emotions, he is still somewhat responsible in times of crisis, and his usual advice is not in vain.

Sun Shaozong praised him a few words, went up to meet Jia Yingchun, and then ordered the masters and servants of each family to count the number of people. After confirming that they were correct, they marched along the main road to the main gate of the Grand View Garden.

Along the way, Sun Shaozong deliberately pulled Jia Baoyu over and asked him why he ran into the thief.

When talking about the cause of this matter, Jia Baoyu suddenly became dejected, hesitated for a long time, and was asked repeatedly by Sun Shaozong before he revealed the truth.

But it turned out that he woke up most of the night, drank a bowl of porridge cooked with green rice to nourish his stomach, and was leaning on the soft bed to enjoy the meticulous massage, when he saw Ai Ai leaning forward and took out two pieces Bright red nails.

When Jia Baoyu saw the nail, he knew it was Qingwen's, and asked where it came from.

When Jia Baoyu heard that it was Qingwen's gift, Jia Baoyu felt ashamed and rushed out with the help of alcohol, wanting to go to the front yard to talk to Qingwen.

At that time, I didn't think much about it, so I prepared to walk through the forest and rush to the main gate of the Grand View Garden from Fengyao Bridge.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he ran to the open space in the middle of the bamboo forest, he saw a faint fire in the gazebo.

Subconsciously, Jia Baoyu stopped and took a closer look, and found that there were three people sitting around the gazebo, discussing something in low voices.

At first Jia Baoyu thought they were the servants of the mansion, so he loudly asked them what they were doing here, but when the three heard the sound, they immediately jumped up from the ground and extinguished the fire in their hands.

It was only after getting up together that Jia Baoyu could clearly see that the three of them were not only wearing night clothes, but also carrying bright steel knives in their hands, so he turned around and ran away in fright.

Hearing this, Sun Shaozong thought inwardly that it was true, and couldn't help asking curiously, "If this incident didn't interrupt, what exactly do you want to say to Qingwen after you find her?"

"This……"

Jia Baoyu hesitated for a while, but just lowered his head dejectedly. Obviously, it was just a momentary impulse before, and he didn't even think about how to deal with Qingwen.

Sun Shaozong sighed speechlessly from the side, and didn't bother to say what Qingwen wanted to follow just now.

As he was walking silently, he suddenly heard someone whispering behind him asking, "Second Brother Sun, did you find any clues about the thief?"

Looking back, it was Lin Daiyu who was hanging behind the two of them, staring into her eyes with autumn water, although she was asking a question, her face was full of determination.

Sun Shaozong raised his eyebrows and asked back, "How can you see that?"

Lin Daiyu said calmly, "I saw Brother Caibao said that when the three people were sitting around in the pavilion, they seemed to be discussing something in a low voice, although Second Brother Sun's expression did not change, but his footsteps stopped slightly. It’s because of the heart.”

tsk~

This girl is still so smart.

Sun Shaozong couldn't help but cast a glance at Jia Baoyu, thinking to himself that it was luck or misfortune that two beautiful women fell in love with this silly boy at the same time.

However, Jia Baoyu misunderstood Sun Shaozong's meaning, and excitedly stepped forward and shook Sun Shaozong's arm and said, "My brother only told me... and sister Lin, we two will never spread the word!"

Sure enough, he is a fool!

Sun Shaozong shook off him without a word, and said seriously, "I'm just guessing at the moment——I also went to have a look at the pavilion you mentioned. There were a few stones and a circle of dirt on the ground, because I accidentally stepped on it. One foot, it's so messy that I can't tell what it is, but in my opinion, it should be a simple map of the Grand View Garden."

Speaking of which, he purposely made a fool of himself and asked, "Do you know what this means?"

Jia Baoyu immediately asked, "What does it mean—ouch!"

In the back cry of pain, it was Lin Daiyu who stretched out her hand and pinched him, and said angrily, "Don't you always want to solve the case? Second Brother Sun, you are the one who is going to test the school!"

Only then did Jia Baoyu suddenly realize, scratching his head and thinking about it, he kept muttering things like 'map' and 'thief in black'.

Lin Daiyu also bowed her head in the back, pondering, walked about dozens of steps away, suddenly raised her head happily, and said with a smile, "I know what this means!"

"Good sister, don't say it, wait for me, wait for me!"

Jia Baoyu was anxious to say good things, but Lin Daiyu covered her small mouth, but still said with a smile, "Our yard is full of precious things, if it's an ordinary thief..."

"I see!"

Jia Baoyu suddenly realized something in the middle of what she said, and hurriedly said, "If you are an ordinary thief, you should be content with stealing a few things casually, and you will definitely not touch the area around the Bee Waist Bridge!"

Sun Shaozong nodded. Although the Fengyao Bridge is not far from the gate, the gate leads to the front yard. In terms of the entire Rongning Second Mansion, it is actually in the core area.

If there are any small thieves who want to get into the Grand View Garden to get some benefits, they shouldn't go deep into the area around the Fengyao Bridge.

After receiving Sun Shaozong's encouragement, Jia Baoyu became more confident, and continued, "And they were able to draw a simple map, which shows that they went to more than one place, or they didn't want to make money; , right now it’s just to explore the way first.”

Speaking of this, he suddenly shuddered, and lost his voice, "So, if you don't catch all the thieves quickly, wouldn't this garden become a dangerous place?!"

Chapter 497 Night Chaos [Continued]

It would be an exaggeration to say that three or two thieves could sneak in and make the majestic Rongguo Mansion a dangerous place.

But there has never been a thousand days to be a thief, and there is no reason to guard against a thief for a thousand days, especially in this Grand View Garden where there are many young women, it is really inconvenient to arrange too many men to be on duty for a long time.

So the best solution is indeed to catch the culprits in one go.

However, apart from what he told Jia Baoyu, Sun Shaozong only had one uncertain inference in his mind. If the thief disappeared from now on, there would be no way to find out. And for.

While speaking, the team had already arrived in front of the Qinfang Bridge. Jia Baoyu secretly breathed a sigh of relief, looked back at the dots of lights hidden in the mountains and forests, and suddenly suggested, "Second brother, do you want to keep some people behind and keep everyone safe?" The door of the house, so as not to be taken advantage of by those thieves?"

"no!"

Before Sun Shaozong responded, Lin Daiyu later said with distaste, "The slaves in this mansion are going to be drifting for no reason, and you still want them to open the door and steal? I don't care what others do, anyway, my Xiaoxiang Pavilion can't afford it! "

Jia Baoyu heard that she belittled his own servants, and wanted to distinguish a few words, but thinking about those shocking corruption cases during the audit, he suddenly lost his confidence and could only shut his mouth embarrassingly.

Sun Shaozong was listening to the bickering between the children, and couldn't help but smile knowingly. In fact, he didn't know that after all the people in the yard were removed, maybe thieves would take advantage of it?

But based on the style of the Rongguo Mansion, who can guarantee that after they are sent to the family, they will not come to guard and steal?

Naturally, he would not take the initiative to take care of such a dilemma.

Speechless all the way.

When the bustling people left the garden, the originally quiet team suddenly became noisy, until the front of the gate was full of voices.

"What's the fuss?! The ancestors and the old lady were disturbed, who can afford it?!"

At this moment, a coquettish shout came from the lower side, and the left and right lanterns were tightened to open the way, and a jewel-like Wang Xifeng flashed out, sweeping across the scene with charming eyes, the noise disappeared from near and far.

It wasn't until all the noise was suppressed that Wang Xifeng pointed behind her and continued, "I have already arranged for the lower places of each family. You just need to look for Musk Moon and Qiu Wen to listen—if the one on the road dares to Noisy, I don't want to talk too much about her, I'll just take care of her!"

As he said that, his voice and eyes became softer, and he greeted again, "Sister-in-law and younger sisters will follow me to the second wife's room first, and Baoyu will follow, but my wife..."

"Sister-in-law just take the sisters there."

Jia Baoyu was willing to give in, and said with a straight chest, "I still have to discuss with Second Brother Sun about capturing the thief, and it's not too late to pay my wife a visit later."

Seeing that he insisted on this, Wang Xifeng didn't force her, she explained a few words to Jia Lian next to her, and then glanced at Sun Shaozong as if nothing had happened, with some eagerness flashing in her eyes, but she restrained herself immediately, and stepped forward to hold Jia Yingchun He greeted Li Wan and all the sisters with his arms, and went to Mrs. Wang's place to report that they were safe.

As for the maids and women, under the guidance of the maids, they went to the temporary accommodation to clean up.

After the women had dispersed, Jia Baoyu immediately went to Sun Shaozong and Jia Lian, stared at Sun Shaozong with burning eyes and asked, "Second Brother Sun, where do you think we should start the investigation now?"

"Nowhere."

Sun Shaozong yawned, and said lazily, "Such a big garden, why do you check it in the dark? Let's send someone in to sift it again tomorrow morning."

Jia Lian was also full of agreement, saying that it is good for people to be fine, and there is no need to be in a hurry to catch thieves——and some rhetoric such as "the son of a thousand gold can't sit down" and "parents call, don't delay", Jia Baoyu was sent to Mrs. Wang.

Turning around, he said with a smile to Sun Shaozong, "I'm tired of Erlang, and now the table of wine and food has already been prepared, you and I may as well..."

Seeing that he was still persevering and wanted to host a banquet for himself, Sun Shaozong quickly stopped him and said, "Second brother, such a big incident happened in the house, why should you take Brother Bao with you and report to your uncle? Discuss a deal with the regulations - as for drinking and so on, you and my brother will have a long life in the future, why rush for a while?"

What he said was well-founded. If Jia Lian didn't follow suit, it would seem that he had other plans.

So he smacked his lips, and had to give up his original plan, and retreated to the next best thing: "In that case, then I won't disturb Erlang's good deeds. My brother really wants to apologize to you, so don't let me down." Kindness."

As he spoke, he gave him a rippling look, then hurried a few steps, and also chased after Jia Baoyu.

good thing?

Sun Shaozong looked at his back as he went away, his expression fluctuated, and he didn't know whether to be happy or worried.

After a long while, he walked towards the vicinity of Rongxi Hall.

Just about ten steps away, I suddenly saw four servants carrying out a strong man from a small courtyard - this man was lying on the stretcher, the steward's special black robe was rolled up to his waist, his buttocks were bloody and bloody.

Sun Shaozong paused, raised his eyebrows and said, "This is?"

The four servants who were carrying them just stopped in their tracks and did not answer Sun Shaozong's question, but the man raised his head and squeezed out a distorted smile, and replied, "Returning to Mr. Sun, the villain is in charge of the nursing home of the Grand View Garden. He was arrested for dereliction of duty." The second grandma gave some family tips."

No wonder Wang Xifeng was full of evil spirits when she came out just now.

In fact, this person is wronged too. After all, the Grand View Garden occupies a huge area and can only be inspected outside the partition wall. If you really encounter a thief with a heart, the guards are almost like a fake.

But this is a family matter of the Rongguo Mansion, and Sun Shaozong would not interfere indiscriminately, so he turned his body to one side, signaled the four servants to carry the man away, and then continued to drive back.

When he got to the small courtyard, he saw that the hall was brightly lit, but not a word came out.

Sun Shaozong slowed down his pace, stepped forward and gently opened the door curtain, and as expected, he saw Ping'er and Lin Hongyu, two daughters, facing each other indifferently across the table full of wine and food.

tsk~

This is really...

Sun Shaozong smacked his lips subconsciously. Just such a small movement caused the two girls to stand up at the same time and turn their heads to look.

"Master Sun!"

Lin Hongyu had a look of surprise on her face, she left the table excitedly and greeted him, looked Sun Shaozong up and down, and made sure that his arms and legs were still intact, then patted the baggy skirt and said, "You are finally Now that I’m back, I’m really going to worry my slaves to death.”

These behaviors and speeches seem to have long admired Sun Shaozong and dreamed of him.

It's just that her singing, reciting and fighting were too exaggerated in Sun Shaozong's eyes, because she seemed full of flaws, especially the eyes that looked up and down, which were far less honest than the white things in the skirt.

On the other hand, although Ping'er stood up and stopped moving, trying to put on a detached appearance, the concern and attachment in his eyes were a thousand times more than Lin Hongyu's.

It was this contrasting scene that gave Sun Shaozong a decision.

Bypassing Lin Hongyu, Sun Shaozong looked at the table full of delicacies from mountains and seas, and murmured, "Second brother Lian is really willing to do so. If I insist on evading the game, won't it be hypocritical?"

As soon as the words fell, I felt a delicate body entangled behind me, trying to match the convex and concave texture full of youthful vitality with Sun Shaozong.

Intertwining a pair of plain white hands tightly on Sun Shaozong's lower abdomen, Lin Hongyu whispered in her mouth, "Your Excellency is not hypocritical, but a gentleman is self-confident. The posture of slaves and maidservants who are like pussy willows, who can serve a gentleman like you, is also a cultivator in the previous life." Blessings to come."

Feeling the caress that seemed to be carrying the slightest electric current behind his back, Sun Shaozong couldn't help feeling a little dry, swallowed hard, temporarily suppressed the dryness in his chest, and was about to say something, but saw Ping'er bowed beside him. Said, "Ping'er didn't dare to disturb your lord's pleasure, so I took my leave first."

Said, walked out without squinting.

Seeing this, Lin Hongyu was secretly scolding the slut for being hypocritical, and at the same time secretly rejoicing that she could benefit alone, when the body in her arms suddenly exerted strength, and the muscles in the waist and abdomen suddenly bounced her away.

Lin Hongyu staggered back two steps, looked up in shock, and saw Ping'er being hooked by Sun Shaozong's waist and rubbed into his arms violently.

"what!"

Ping'er exclaimed and struggled with the medicine, but Sun Shaozong bowed his head and kissed him, and made him lose his mind.