Detective in the Red Chamber

"TOEFL TOEFL."

Zhou Mo was less domineering this time, and greeted him with a smile on his face, cupped his hands and said, "If it wasn't for Mr. Sun to turn the tide, Zhou Mo might not have had a peaceful life."

This obviously refers to the fact that Sun Shaozong forged the emperor's grandson.

This matter was done but could not be said, Sun Shaozong hurriedly laughed it off, asked King Zhongshun first, and then invited Zhou Mo back to the head to sit down.

When he himself was firmly seated in that position, he began to carefully test it out, "Unexpectedly, the little girl, Man Yue, actually worked for Mr. Zhou and Shi Dajia, so Sun was really flattered."

"More than that."

Zhou Mo arched his hands up, and said with a smile, "Even our prince was alarmed."

As he said, he took advantage of the situation and patted the two gift boxes lightly, "There is the prince's heart in it—tsk tsk, a concubine can alarm the prince after a full moon, and you are the first one in the four or nine cities!"

This honor, Sun Shaozong is not rare at all!

Judging from this meaning, it is almost certain that Zhou Mo came here to convey the meaning of King Zhongshun.

So Sun Shaozong hurriedly put on a frightened look again, got up and said, "The prince's great kindness, I really can't repay you, please ask Zhou Changshi to report back for me, if the prince is free someday, I will definitely go there in person." Thanks."

"It's unnecessary to go to thank you in person."

Zhou Mo said with a smile, "As long as Mr. Sun is honest and worthy of the cultivation of His Majesty and the prince, that's enough."

As he spoke, he leaned forward, and said mysteriously, "By the way, you should have heard the news of the sudden death of Mr. Wu Laofeng of the Zhenguo Mansion, right?"

When Sun Shaozong heard this, he didn't know that the meat was coming?

He secretly raised his vigilance in his heart, nodded and said, "I heard about it yesterday, but this old Mr. Feng is old, so it can barely be called a happy funeral..."

"Happy funeral?"

Zhou Mo snorted, "It's not too early or too late, but when His Majesty sent people to investigate the Zhen Guo Mansion, the old Feng Jun disappeared. Don't Mr. Sun think this is too coincidental?"

This seems to be the brother of the Niu family, right?

As the confidant of King Zhongshun, Zhou Mo still wants to complain for the Niu family?

Sun Shaozong said suspiciously, "Zhou Changshi means..."

"Yongning two years."

Zhou Mo didn't say it directly, but talked about the ancient times, and I heard him snapping his fingers, and said, "It's been 40 years since the present. At that time, not long after the Supreme Emperor first ascended the Great Treasure, the two ministers in the court were fighting for each other. .”

"At that time, Guo Huan, the censor Zhongcheng, was pushed to the cusp of the storm, and his family and life were in jeopardy. In order to protect himself, this Guo Heng actually committed a horrific beastly act-he insisted on killing his biological mother with drugs, intending to Use Ding You's name to leave Beijing to avoid disaster!"

The matter of Guo Heng was widely spread in the Great Zhou Dynasty, and it even started from this when Yushitai was changed to the Metropolitan Procuratorate—but the question is, what is the purpose of Zhou Mo suddenly mentioning this matter?

Could it be that……

Sun Shaozong's eyes widened, and he lost his voice, "Could it be that Zhou Changshi was suspecting that Lao Feng Jun's death was not an accident?!"

Zhou Mo smiled lightly, picked up the teacup and blew on it, and said calmly, "Zhou didn't say that, but if Mr. Sun has this doubt, you might as well start to investigate."

He did not say it, but the expression on his face was clearly telling Sun Shaozong that you guessed right, so hurry up and investigate according to this idea.

This is really poisonous!

If Niu Jizong could be charged with murdering his mother, there would be no need to investigate other evidence, and he would be cut to pieces.

It seems that King Zhongshun is impatient and wants the Niu family to completely collapse...

Correspondingly, the risk of this matter is also extremely high. If one of them makes trouble, Sun Shaozong's wealth and life can be lost!

Sun Shaozong frowned and said, "This is a big matter. If there is no reason, how can we investigate? The reason why Guo Heng showed his feet back then was because his family took the initiative to report, which led to the court's investigation..."

Zhou Mo interjected, "There are some servants of Baobuqi Zhenguofu who are willing to take the lead."

Uneven?

I'm afraid he has bribed the servants of the Niu family a long time ago!

Sun Shaozong now fully understands that King Zhongshun has already arranged the matter in private, and now it is only up to him, who has the reputation of "God's Judgment", to reveal this matter and get it down to the ground!

This is simply rushing ducks to the shelves!

It seemed that no matter how much he valued what he said, King Zhongshun only regarded himself as a pawn—even if it was a relatively important pawn, as long as the master made up his mind, he would be killed as cannon fodder.

If it is an ordinary chess piece, naturally it can only submit obediently.

Fortunately, Sun Shaozong is no better than before, and he is not without the capital to fight against King Zhongshun.

"I'm afraid I'm powerless in this matter."

Seeing him sternly said, "His Royal Highness's case has not yet been found out. There is another big mess in Shuntian Mansion. The next official is really at a loss."

The smile on Zhou Mo's face froze immediately, he put the teacup on the table, glared at Sun Shaozong and said, "Are you trying to use the crown prince to suppress our lord?!"

"Don't dare."

Sun Shaozong said neither humble nor overbearing, "The prince and the prince are close relatives, and the lower officials share the prince's worries, and they are also solving the prince's problems."

Chapter 510 Sisters

This is really what people want to be quiet but the wind doesn't stop.

After sending Zhou Mo away, Sun Shaozong couldn't help but let out a long sigh.

Because the "Longgen case" stole the limelight, Sun Shaozong originally planned to hide his strength and bide his time for a while, but he thought that he would inevitably be involved in the subsequent disputes.

But it's no wonder that when it comes to investigating cases and so on, who in Sijiu City is the first to think of him?

It's just that although he avoided this danger by borrowing the prince's name, on the other hand, it may not be so easy to separate the relationship with the prince in the future.

Forget it.

People who are unsatisfactory in life are often seven or eight. If they are always entangled, will they not be able to live in the future?

Sun Shaozong comforted himself, put his troubles out of his mind for the time being, and was about to go back to the backyard to continue enjoying the family happiness, but when he reached the door, he saw Zhao Zhongji waiting anxiously under the steps again.

He couldn't help raising his eyebrows, "What? Is there anything else?"

"Go back to Second Master."

Zhao Zhongji hurriedly presented a pamphlet with both hands, and explained, "The latest mansion newspaper has just been delivered from the yamen. Because you always value this thing, Erye, the villain didn't dare to delay for a moment."

It's a coincidence, there is still some time before lunch, so I just use this mansion newspaper to kill time.

So Sun Shaozong reached out to take the mansion newspaper, shook it off, scanned the content on it, and walked towards the backyard.

Leaving aside the praises on the front page, Sun Shaozong couldn’t help but frown again on the current events on the second page—the Wuxi barbarians in the south of Huguang rebelled. killed!

This is really a leak in the house and it rains all night!

The imperial court has just stationed heavy troops in Sichuan, Shu, Yunnan and Guizhou to guard against possible northern invasion by the six countries in southern Xinjiang. Why is there a rebellion in Huguang?

But to be honest, Sun Shaozong didn't think there was anything strange about the rebellion of ethnic minorities in Dazhou.

When the Yuan Dynasty ruled the Central Plains, the Mongols deliberately raised the status of the Hulu barbarians in order to suppress the Han people who had an advantage in numbers, which caused the Han people to suffer greatly.

Therefore, at the beginning of the founding of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the imperial court did the opposite, and was very harsh on the barbarians in the territory-the wives of generals could not have barbarian blood, which was also the rule set at that time.

Back when the Great Zhou was powerful, there was nothing to look at in front of the soldiers. Although the barbarians in the territory were discriminated against, they could only bear it obediently.

But obediently enduring it doesn't mean they are willing!

Therefore, as the national strength of the Great Zhou declined in the past ten years, it was not surprising that those barbarians were secretly eager to move.

It's just that the timing of these barbarians' rebellion was a bit of a coincidence!

If the rebellion can be quelled as soon as possible, that's fine; if it lingers for a long time, or simply spreads, it will definitely affect the garrisons in Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan and Sichuan, and threaten future wars that may break out.

It really was an eventful year!

Sun Shaozong really worried about the cabinet, but after all, Huguang is thousands of miles away from the capital, and has nothing to do with him, the Shuntian government, so he quickly shifted his attention to other news .

As far as the mansion newspaper is concerned, there are mostly good news after all. For example, the following nine provinces inspected Wang Ziteng, using the shipyard as bait, set up an ambush to severely injure Maeda Hiromitsu, a giant bandit in the East China Sea, killed nearly a thousand culprits, and more than a hundred real Japanese. The luggage is countless.

According to the analysis of some details disclosed in it, Wang Ziteng should have deliberately spread rumors, claiming that once the imperial court's giant ship is launched, the real Japanese, fake Japanese, and red-haired ghosts in the East China Sea will all suffer from the thieves.

At the same time, he deliberately concocted the illusion that the shipyard's defenses were lax, in order to lure the pirates to strike first.

It seems that Wang Taiwei still has two brushes, but it's a pity that he was escaped by that former Tian Boguang, otherwise it would really be called a great achievement.

While reading the article with relish, Maeda Boguang's biography in the appendix, Ruan Rong said angrily, "What are you looking at, master, so engrossed? Stand outside for a long time and don't come in."

Only then did Sun Shaozong realize that he was standing at the door of the backyard.

"The residence newspaper that just arrived."

Sun Shaozong raised the pamphlet in his hand, and said with a smile, "Wang Taiwei won a great victory in the East China Sea and killed thousands of Japanese pirates."

"real?!"

Ruan Rong couldn't help but said happily when she heard the words, "This is a good thing. Wang Taiwei has gained a firm foothold in the southeast, and our family's business can be prosperous for a while longer."

This woman!

I know that thinking about business and a little bit of national justice...

uh~

As a native of Qianxiang country, she doesn't have a sense of national identity, which seems to be perfectly normal.

"correct."

Ruan Rong was overjoyed for a while, then suddenly remembered the business, and hurriedly said, "The eldest wife of the Ningguo Mansion is here again, and she is in the gazebo, chatting with her two younger sisters, do you want them to avoid it, or you..."

Yoshi is here again?

Sun Shaozong hesitated for a moment, then nodded his chin, and said, "Let's see each other first. Regarding Brother Liu's marriage, there are some things I just want to discuss with her."

Although people like to talk about the defense of men and women these days.

However, starting from Second Sister You, the two families can barely be called in-laws, and the Ningguo Mansion has always been 'less taboo', so they are not afraid of people making irresponsible remarks.

Putting the report of the mansion into the sleeve, Sun Shaozong crossed the threshold and led Ruan Rong to the outside of the gazebo. He saw You Shi leading the way, and all three sisters came out to welcome him.

At first glance, it is true that the ring is fat, the swallows are thin, and each has its own advantages.

"Master Sun."

Youshi saluted face to face, but Sun Shaozong quickly dodged it and returned the salute, "Sister-in-law, you don't need to be too polite."

When he straightened up, his eyes met inadvertently, Youshi hurriedly lowered his head shyly, but couldn't help biting his vermilion lips, and sneaked a glance at Sun Shaozong.

To be honest, when she first came to discuss marriage with her two younger sisters, she was afraid that Sun Shaozong would wait for an opportunity to pester her.

But for several days, she didn't even see a single person, but she couldn't help but feel disappointed, and while cursing the man secretly, he was really a person with a heartless heart, while reminiscing about the heartyness of that night.

The more she thought about it, the more unbearable she became, so today she knew that Sun Shaozong was going to make a full moon wine for her daughter, but she still looked for it without hesitation.

Sun Shaozong's eyes are notoriously easy to use, and he immediately caught the restlessness in the woman's eyes, and his eyes slid down without realizing it, and fixed on her feet covered by the pomegranate skirt.

At the same time, his mouth was serious, "I shouldn't have disturbed Mrs. Sister-in-law's reminiscing about the past. It's just about the wedding next month. I still have some things to discuss with Mrs. Sister-in-law."

With that said, he gave his hand to the gazebo.

"Your Majesty Sun spoke too seriously. I was in a trance for a moment and forgot that today is the full moon of Ling Qianjin. I should plead guilty and leave. Since my lord has something to discuss with you, the little lady has overstepped it."

As Nayou said, she naturally lifted the hem of her skirt, and Tingting came to the pavilion gracefully.

This flamboyant hoof!

It's just a three-inch-high step. Is it necessary to lift the skirt so high?She clearly noticed her gaze, so she deliberately seduced herself!

Sun Shaozong followed behind, thinking of all the interesting things hidden under her unattractive appearance, he couldn't help feeling a little restless in his heart.

It is even more unbearable to stand around with the second sister You and the third sister You, and they complement each other like Tilian.

Fortunately, Sun Shaozong spent a lot of energy when rushing to the market last night, but he still couldn't hold back and showed his horse's horns.

After he settled down, he pointed out the doubtful parts of the various etiquettes on the day of the wedding—in fact, most of these were summed up by Ruan Rong. It's always a bit unruly to come forward and take charge of coordination.

When it came to serious business, You Shi naturally restrained her flirtatious looks, but she had always been a nonchalant person, pointing at her to make decisions was pure nonsense.

So in the end, it was Sun Shaozong and You Sanjie who asked and answered.

And Third Sister You was all about marrying Liu Xianglian, and it didn't matter about taking advantage of the wedding ceremony or something, so it took only a quarter of an hour for the two parties to discuss all kinds of things.

Finally, Sun Shaozong stood up again, and said solemnly, "Liu Xiandi's aunt is not in the capital, and I, as an elder brother, can't be regarded as a serious elder after all. If there is anything I can't get to, please bear with me."

Third Sister You hurriedly returned the gift, and said crisply, "If it wasn't for my elder brother's intention to fulfill it, it would be very difficult for Liu Lang and I to form a good relationship between Qin and Jin. Liu Lang and I are very grateful from the bottom of our hearts."

She hasn't been married yet, so her relationship with Sun Shaozong should actually be discussed from Second Sister You - but Second Sister You is a concubine, so this relationship cannot be put on the table at all.