Detective in the Red Chamber

Just as he was thinking about it, Zhang Cheng in front suddenly came to a 'sudden brake'. Although the carriage was not fast, it still rowed a long way on the snow before barely stopping.

"What's wrong?"

Sun Shaozong lifted the curtain of the car and looked out, but saw a carriage not far in front of him. On the carriage was a handsome young master, who was holding his hands full of helplessness and embarrassment, but who else could it be if it wasn't Jia Baoyu?

This place is not far from the Sun Mansion, and Jia Baoyu would appear here, most likely to go to his own house.

But what is he standing on the road halfway for?

Could it be that there is some secret, and I dare not go to the yamen or at home to tell it, so I waited on the only way?

But he is a boy and a half, what big secret can he have?

unless……

It's about Defei Empress!

He raised his vigilance, and Sun Shaozong grabbed the carriage and jumped out of the carriage, stepped on the snow to meet him, and asked suspiciously, "Brother Bao, what are you doing here?"

Baoyu turned around and saw that it was Sun Shaozong, but his face became more and more embarrassed. He also jumped out of the car in a hurry, but accidentally fell down on his back.

He frantically stabilized his figure, and was about to step forward to pay respects, when suddenly a few servants shouted at the diagonally behind, and hurriedly carried a man out of the alley.

"Let go, let go of me! I... I am from the Rongguo Mansion... the uncle of the Rongguo Mansion! Who dares, who dares..."

When you get closer to see for real, that person is Xing Zhong.

"This is……"

Sun Shaozong pointed at him, his face full of doubts.

It stands to reason that even if Xing Zhong made a fuss outside, it should be dealt with by the big house, but how could it be Jia Baoyu's turn to take the lead?

Baoyu explained helplessly: "Just now I was looking for my brother to discuss an important matter. On the way, I suddenly heard someone shouting about the uncle of the Rongguo Mansion. My younger brother asked Li Gui to go in and have a look, but it turned out that it was the uncle of the Xing family who drank too much. I was drunk, but I couldn't find the money bag for a while, so I tore up with the shopkeeper."

"I originally wanted to send someone to take him back to the mansion, but I didn't expect him to refuse to get in the car. When the servants were not paying attention, I stumbled into the alley."

While listening to his explanation, Sun Shaozong scanned the drunk Xing Zhong.

In the past, he often lamented that he had become depraved day by day since time travelling, but compared with this Uncle Xing, he was probably still determined.

When I saw him a month ago, he was just a small peddler who loved vanity, but in just a few days, he learned the temperament of a dandy from his brother-in-law Jia She.

But such a thing gave birth to a beautiful and intelligent daughter—is this considered a genetic mutation?

After sighing and sighing, Sun Shaozong also put Uncle Xing's matter behind him first, and continued to ask: "You said there is something important and you want to discuss it with me? But I don't know what it is, it won't be your family. again……"

"It's fine to say it's a family matter, but..."

Jia Bao was hesitant to speak, and he sighed after a while, then turned his head and said, "Qiguan, you should come down and see Second Brother Sun first."

Qiguan?

Sun Shaozong looked up, and saw that the curtain of the car was lifted, and a fair melon-seeded face protruded from the inside, but it was Jiang Yuhan, the beloved pet of King Zhongshun!

"Team leader Jiang?"

Sun Shaozong glanced at Baoyu sideways, frowned and said, "Haven't you already cut off contact with Baoyu? How can you..."

Or say things are right and wrong.

At the beginning, Sun Shaozong was hindered by King Zhongshun, so he also respected Jiang Yuhan, his face.

But now that the Sun family brothers have made meritorious service one after another, and have turned against King Zhongshun, this attitude is naturally not as good as before. After all, Sun Shaozong has always been discriminatory towards such men who betray their lust.

On the other hand, Baoyu heard that his tone was not kind, so he hurriedly stopped him and said, "Second brother, don't misunderstand, but Qiguan was forced to do nothing this time..."

He wanted to say 'forced and helpless', but after thinking about it, it seemed that it was not appropriate, so he temporarily changed his words: "This time he finally broke free from the cage, and he no longer has to worry about the prince's scolding."

Break free from prison?

What does this mean?

Sun Shaozong was still waiting for further questioning, but Uncle Xing on the other side started to make a fuss again, treating the slaves of Rongguo Mansion as thugs sent by the restaurant, playing drunken fists upside down, no one could get close to him for a while.

Seeing that there were a lot of spectators gathered around, Sun Shaozong had no choice but to stop talking, turned around and ordered Zhang Cheng to take the spirits that he usually used to warm up, and pour half a gourd for Xing Zhong.

At that moment, the drunk cat was completely overwhelmed, lying on the carriage and snoring like thunder.

"Let's go, let's talk at my house first."

…………

There was nothing to say along the way, but when they arrived at the Sun's residence, they first arranged Xing Zhong in the guest room—after all, he was also Jia Yingchun's nominal uncle, so naturally he couldn't treat him too slowly.

After he was settled, Sun Shaozong, Jia Baoyu and Jiang Yuhan took their seats in the front hall, and then continued the topic just now.

"You said that class leader Jiang broke free from the cage, so he no longer has to worry about the prince's punishment. What do you mean by that?"

"This……"

Jia Baoyu looked at Jiang Yuhan, and seemed a little embarrassed to speak.

On the other hand, Jiang Yuhan was quite frank, she cupped her hands and said with a smile: "To be honest, the prince has already given me to Mr. Bao. From now on, Qiguan's life or death depends entirely on him."

King Zhongshun was willing to give him to Jia Baoyu?

This is really...

hmm~

Thinking about it carefully, it makes sense.

Although King Zhongshun has not completely fallen out of favor in recent years, his power is not as good as before—especially when the case of gouging out his heart just broke out, even if the emperor is willing to cover it up for him, the holy family will probably give some discount because of it.

And Jia Yingchun is pregnant now, and because of the alchemist's remarks, many people believe that he must be a prince.

With this rise and fall, the trend of high and low is reversed. It is reasonable for King Zhongshun to let go of his airs and make up for the quarrel with the Rongguo Mansion.

but……

Sun Shaozong frowned and said, "At the time when Zhou Mo came to beg someone, your family made such a fuss, the elders in the family may not be able to forget it."

As he spoke, he glanced at Jiang Yuhan.

According to Sun Shaozong's understanding of Mrs. Wang and Jia's mother, these two people would never allow Jiang Yuhan to enter the house and bring down their children and grandchildren.

"Therefore."

But Jia Baoyu stood up and bowed to Sun Shaozong to the end: "I have to come here, I ask my second brother to help me to come up with an idea!"

He said he was helping to make up his mind, but his look of anticipation was clearly...

"What? Do you want me to take in Leader Jiang?!"

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Chapter 734 The Daily Life of the Sun Mansion 【Continued】

【Too lazy to score, two in one】

Facts have proved that Sun Shaozong was worrying too much this time.

To him, Jiang Yuhan is at best a hot potato; but to Jia Baoyu, he is a rare treasure in the world.

It's too late for him to like it, so how can he give it to others?

This time they came to the door, saying that they wanted to resettle Jiang Yuhan, but they were actually here to solicit investment.

According to Jia Baoyu, "Teaching a man to fish is worse than giving him a fish." Now that Qi Guan has finally escaped from prison, how can he bear to imitate the old wisdom of King Shun and keep Qi Guan confined at home?

To put it bluntly, he came to Sun Shaozong to borrow a sum of money to help Jiang Yuhan prepare a theater troupe.

Theatrical troupes are in the ascendant these days, but it wasn't in the Qing Dynasty when there were grass troupes walking the streets and alleys everywhere.

As the saying goes, what is rare is the most precious, if you want to form a theater troupe out of thin air in the capital, you can't get it done with tens or hundreds of taels of silver.

What's more, Jiang Yuhan's reputation in Nuoda, the capital city, how could he set up a grass-roots team to fool things?

Naturally, the fee was rising steadily.

Therefore, when Jia Baoyu opened his mouth, it was 4000 taels of silver!

"Three years!"

He carefully calculated with his fingers: "The things in the public account are not counted. The odds and ends I have saved over the years are put together in one place, and they are worth 5000 taels. Use these things to offset this money..."

"Who wants your scrap metal?"

Sun Shaozong rolled his eyes angrily, and then turned to Jiang Yuhan who was at the side: "I remember that leader Jiang bought a lot of property in the Red Sandalwood Castle outside the city. Now that he has to be free and has the heart to see the troupe, why don't you let him know?" It’s better to buy it for some silver than to borrow money to live on.”

Jiang Yuhan met Sun Shaozong's scrutinizing gaze and showed a wry smile. Just as he was about to answer, Jia Baoyu took another step ahead.

"Second brother underestimated Qiguan!"

He heard him anxiously saying: "In order to draw a clear line with the Zhongshun Palace, he left the house this time without leaving the house. Except for a few changes of clothes, he didn't even bring out half a copper coin!"

As he said that, he bowed to the end again: "Qi Guan acted so uprightly, how could my younger brother fail him? I have to be cheeky and ask my second brother for help."

This Jiang Yuhan is really smart!

Since King Zhongshun wanted to make up for past quarrels, he would certainly not take the initiative to deprive Jiang Yuhan of his 'private wealth'.

But Zhongshun Wang Aicai is also well-known, for giving away such a large piece of property, I am afraid that it will be painful for a long time.

If the Rongguo Mansion really soars into the sky in the future, the two places will naturally live in peace.

However, if there is any mistake in it, according to Zhongshun Wang Yazi's nature of vengeance, it is seven out of ten that old accounts will be brought up. Naturally, there will be no good fruit for Jiang Yuhan, and even Jia Baoyu will be implicated again.

And Jiang Yuhan took the initiative to donate his personal wealth, obviously showing integrity, and secretly avoiding future troubles, which can be said to kill two birds with one stone.

As for the lost goods...

With the support of Jia Baoyu, the well-known "uncle of the country", plus his reputation in the capital, what is a mere manor outside the city?

Sun Shaozong thought about the benefits of Jiang Yuhan's doing so, but said in his mouth: "Silver is nothing, but Brother Bao still wants to get it wrong--you are only a good friend of Jiang's leader, isn't it Feng Ziying and Xue Pan?" gone?"

"According to my point of view, we might as well get everyone together and brainstorm ideas. If you have money, you can contribute your strength. By the way, you can spread the word to ten or ten. By then, it will be easier for friends to entrust their friends. situation."

This rhetoric sounds like he is thinking about Jiang Yuhan, but to put it bluntly, the central idea is nothing more than the word "shirk".

If this troupe is prepared by everyone, it will have the collective wisdom and efforts of the "idle and miscellaneous people".

However, according to Jia Baoyu's idea, if Sun Shaozong alone contributes, then the troupe will be under his name. It's okay if there is no trouble, but if there is any trouble, he will definitely be involved.

Jia Baoyu obviously didn't hear the twists and turns, and when he slapped his forehead, the hairpin tassel trembled.

"So, I'm really thinking about it! That's right, right, right, just follow the second brother's idea, and gather everyone—especially Brother Liu and Brother Feng!"

Just now, Sun Shaozong was talking about Xue Pan and Feng Ziying, after all, they are both very wealthy.

When Pian Baoyu talked about it, he specifically replaced Xue Pan with Liu Xianglian.

It stands to reason that they are cousins, and it is reasonable for Xue Pan to be at the top of the list...

Could it be because of something that they turned against each other?

The past few days were obviously fine.

Sun Shaozong didn't have time to think about it, Baoyu asked a lot of details like a cannonball, who didn't know who to ask, whether to make a regulation in advance, etc.

In fact, Jiang Yuhan should make up his mind about these matters.

But seeing that he was just echoing from the sidelines, Xiao Xianrou seemed to be posing as well, apparently he didn't care about Baoyu's "overwhelming guests".

Although Sun Shaozong is a layman in the composition of the theater troupe, he is quite good at preparing meetings. In Sun Shaozong's view, the morning meeting that Wei Yi holds every day is obviously unqualified.

Less gossip.

But it is said that the three of them set down the wine table and talked until the time of Haishi.

During this period, there was constant wind and snow outside, and Sun Shaozong felt sorry for them leaving in the wind and snow, so he asked Wang Jin to prepare for the guest room.

Jiang Yuhan was alone in the yard, while Jia Baoyu was placed next door to Xing Zhong—in the name of letting him take care of the elders, but in fact, he was worried that the two of them would talk at night together, and if they couldn't hold it for a while, they would make the same mistakes again.

Sun Shaozong is used to seeing Longyang, Duanxiu and so on now, so it's not easy to object to them explicitly - but at least they can't make them sick.

After the arrangements were made, Sun Shaozong didn't give Jia Baoyu the slightest chance to object, pretending to be overwhelmed with alcohol, and went back to the backyard.

The night is getting darker, and the snow is getting bigger and bigger.

Even in the corridor, a thin layer of ice has accumulated.

Sun Shaozong didn't pay attention at the beginning, and almost slipped, so he hurriedly lowered the lantern, and walked slowly with his head down and sweeping.