Detective in the Red Chamber

Seeing passing near the study, two lanterns suddenly flashed diagonally behind, and they rushed up tremblingly.

Sun Shaozong subconsciously stopped in his tracks, held up the lantern to take a closer look, but before he could see who it was, he greeted him first and said: "My servant has seen the second master."

Hearing the voice, it was the housekeeper Yuanyang.

Sun Shaozong couldn't help but wondered: "It's this hour, and it's snowing heavily again, where did you come from in such a hurry?"

"Back to the second master's words."

Yuanyang said helplessly: "Uncle Xing vomited badly in the guest room. The people below were afraid of any accidents, so they hurriedly reported to the wife—the wife got the news and asked me to deal with it."

"I saw that it was really bad, so I asked someone to invite a doctor back, give me a few injections, and prescribed a decoction, and finally calmed down a little. Right now, this servant is preparing to go back and report to the wife."

Hearing this, Sun Shaozong couldn't help but feel a little guilty—at that time, he asked Zhang Cheng to drink Xing Zhong's half-gourd old wine.

If something unexpected happened, he would most likely be responsible for it.

Thinking of this, Sun Shaozong hurriedly asked: "Is Uncle Xing's family all right?"

"I heard from the doctor that there may be some recurrence at night, but as long as it is not bloody bile, it will not be too dangerous."

Sun Shaozong breathed a sigh of relief, and was about to get out of the way and let Yuanyang go back to report.

Unexpectedly, the little maid at the back suddenly rushed to say: "My sister and the second master are good to make it clear, I will go back and report it first!"

Saying that, he wished Sun Shaozong a blessing, and walked away on the ice scum.

In my own house, there is such a stupefied maid?

Sun Shaozong felt a little unbelievable at first, but after thinking about it, he suddenly realized it.

Because of some erroneous things at the beginning, everyone in the house thought that he and Yuanyang were a little unclear.

The little maid just saw him blocking the way and asked if there was anything, probably felt that she was in the way of something good, so she hurriedly found an excuse to avoid it.

And she felt that she was in the beauty of an adult, so she naturally didn't care about etiquette for a while.

After figuring out this section, Sun Shaozong was a little dumbfounded at first, but he randomly remembered that Jia Yingchun mentioned that Yuanyang seemed to have noticed something on that day.

Immediately, I couldn't help but tentatively said: "I heard that you have become more and more capable recently. The big and small things in this house, you remember the most detailed things that others know; you are also clear about what others don't know."

Among the women in the backyard, if one only talks about their exquisite minds, Yuanyang might be able to take the top spot.

Therefore, when Sun Shaozong said something, he immediately understood what he meant.

Immediately nodding his head neither humble nor overbearing, he said: "Second Lord has won the award, and the servants are just trying their best to support it. How can I take care of inquiring about the big and small things in the mansion? If others know, I may be able to tell a thing or two; if others don't know, I will Naturally, I don’t even know.”

After a pause, she added: "Even if I hear some gossip, the slaves never take it to heart, let alone add to the flames."

Sure enough, he is eloquent!

Sun Shaozong smiled suddenly, shook his head and said: "That's what you say, but after all, people's words are terrible-wouldn't it be embarrassing for you, an innocent woman, to delay your life because of gossip?"

Then, she stretched out a finger, held up the sharp chin of the mandarin duck, and asked with her eyes facing each other: "If you want to find a good husband and son-in-law outside, I will ask your sister-in-law to make the decision for you; It’s true, but it’s not impossible.”

At this time Yuanyang was no longer as calm and composed as before, Xingrenyan and Sun Shaozong only looked at each other for a moment, and then wandered elsewhere in defeat.

In his heart, he was like a deer bumping wildly, secretly annoyed that Sun Shaozong was domineering and did not leave any room for others.

But when things come to an end, you can't just stay so stiff.

Yuanyang hesitated for a while, and finally murmured under his breath: "Although a servant girl is not as chaste as a maidservant, she also knows the principle of sticking to the end. This...this body...naturally cannot be touched by a second man."

Seeing her blushing cheeks, it was obviously not just as simple as touching her chin with her fingers.

Yes!

Around the mid-autumn festival that year, when I went to Rongguo Mansion for a private meeting with Ping'er, because I didn't take the usual path, I mistook her for Ping'er, and I jumped on her to have a good time...

Sun Shaozong made up his mind, and went to hold the catkin of the mandarin duck, but he dodged away without thinking of the mandarin duck, met his gaze again, and said seriously: "Please second master, let the servants save some dignity for the time being!"

After finishing speaking, he said a thousand blessings, turned sideways around Sun Shaozong, and hurried away.

this girl...

It's also interesting.

Sun Shaozong laughed a few times, and turned his head away.

When he arrived at the gate of his small courtyard, as soon as Sun Shaozong knocked on the door, a big cloud of snow fell on the eaves, and he slapped his head and face tightly.

This is bad luck!

Sun Shaozong hurriedly took two steps back, stomping his feet and pulling his collar, intending to shake off the snow.

At this time, the old lady came to open the door upon hearing the sound, and she was dumbfounded when she saw the appearance of this dignified fourth-rank official.

Sun Shaozong glared at her, then walked straight into the corridor on the west side, knocking on the door while continuing to shake.

After a while, the door opened to the left and right, and Qingwen came out from the inside.

Sun Shaozong handed her the lantern and signaled her to perform a simple exorcism ceremony as usual.

Unexpectedly, Qingwen took the lantern, but pursed her lips and said, "Second Lord, my aunt's menstruation has moved forward a few days, I'm afraid I won't be able to serve you."

Xiangling's menstruation was brought forward?

Sun Shaozong felt a little disappointed, but soon turned his attention to Qingwen again.

Probably because of the sudden cold wind, Qingwen blushed a little on her cheeks, making her look more delicate, weak, and coquettish.

"Then tonight, I'll let you share her worries."

As Sun Shaozong said, he opened his arms to signal Qingwen to come forward and serve her.

Qingwen's face became more and more rosy, but she shook her head resolutely and said: "If you are in the room, you are afraid of disturbing my aunt, if you are outside, you are afraid of waking up my sister - the master should go somewhere else."

Before the voice fell, wait for the door to be closed and locked.

"Then go elsewhere."

Sun Shaozong stretched out his hand to stop him, and said with a chuckle: "I heard that there is a new warm pavilion in the plum garden. Let's enjoy the plum blossoms in the snow while..."

"concubine?!"

Before she could finish speaking, Qingwen suddenly called out behind him, and then hastily bowed her head in salute.

Ruan Rong is the only one in this courtyard who can afford the title of aunt and wife.

Sun Shaozong subconsciously withdrew his hands and turned around, but saw that the corridor was empty, where was Ruan Rong's shadow?

bang~

At the same time, the door in front of him closed twice, and then there was the sound of the latch being dropped.

"This little hoof!"

Sun Shaozong cursed with a smile, but he was not really annoyed. He turned his head to look in the main room to the north, and saw that the lights had already been turned off, so he went to pat on the door of Second Sister You's room again.

Second Sister You hasn't given birth to any children yet, so naturally she doesn't need to engage in such superstition.

So after taking a few shots, Caixia welcomed her in.

But not long after, the door was opened again.

Sun Shaozong was wearing a coir raincoat at the head, followed by Second Sister You and Caixia, master and servant, one excited and the other shy and timid, but they both held oil-paper umbrellas and followed Sun Shaozong step by step.

Bah~

What a pair of prodigal masters and servants!

The three people I saw pushed the door open, and Qingwen, who was peeping through the window listening to the movement, couldn't help but secretly spat.

Originally, when Sun Shaozong first invited her, she was absolutely unwilling, but now she seemed to have been robbed of something, and her heart was full of sourness.

"I'm not afraid of getting wind and cold, extreme joy begets sorrow!"

Cursing in a low voice, she left the window angrily.

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Chapter 735

Plum Garden Nuange.

Sun Shaozong lay on the bed with his arms pillowed on his back, staring at the ceiling with empty eyes, thinking about what he would do today.

The case of Daoyan's master and apprentice was concluded yesterday, and the rest is for Chen Jingde to quietly let the wind out to consolidate his image of god-judgment.

As for what will be dealt with next, it is the case of Lu Mingsi given by the Ministry of Household Affairs, and the case of Wei Ruolan shooting and killing Niu's patriarch's son.

The former involves the Ministry of Household Affairs, while the latter is an important case of imperial order. It seems that neither of them should be delayed for too long.

Forget it, let's check Lu Mingsi's case first today. If there are no clues, we will solve Wei Ruolan's case tomorrow.

Of course, it may not be so easy to answer reasonably.

crunch

Just as he was thinking, he heard someone push the door open and enter.

Not long after, I saw Caixia headed into the inner room, followed by two [-]-year-old maidservants, one carrying a bucket of well water and the other carrying a pot of boiling water.

"Let's put it here first."

Caixia pointed at the end of the bed, turned around and took two copper basins and four towels from the outside.

Seeing that the two servant girls were still standing still after putting down the water, she pointed her chin towards the door: "Stay back, I don't need you to serve here for the time being."

The two little maids were obviously a little disappointed, but they obediently agreed, and left the Nuan Pavilion with their heads down.

At this time, Second Sister You got up from Sun Shaozong's arms, first wrapped her bellyband to cover the sweaty, white and greasy things on her chest, and then stretched her muscles and bones and asked, "Has the wind and snow outside been less?"

"The snow has almost stopped, but the wind is still quite strong. I guess it may not clear up in the morning."

While responding, Caixia mixed warm water in the two copper basins respectively, soaked the two towels in them and rubbed them for a few times, then got up and carefully lifted the corner of the quilt, from Sun Shaozong's toes upwards Wipe finely.

Seeing this, Second Sister You hurriedly put on her clothes, got down to get a towel, and waited for Sun Shaozong's other leg.

"Auntie."

Caixia hurriedly stopped her, and explained in a low voice: "This basin of water is for wiping the upper body, it's better not to confuse it."

Only then did Second Sister You start wiping her arms.

I have to say that the Nuan Pavilion in Meiyuan Garden was well built. The three of them fought fiercely until midnight yesterday, sweating profusely from it. But the wind and snow all over the sky blocked it, so where did they go to find bath water?

I had no choice but to make do and sleep together.

And the time in the morning is limited, plus there is a thick layer of snow outside, the road has to spend more effort than usual.

If I really had to take a shower and change clothes first, it would definitely be delayed for a while.

Although with Sun Shaozong's current status, no one would criticize him, but he has only been in office for a few days, and it is not good to be late and leave early.

That's why Caixia came up with a compromise method, first simply wipe her body with a hot towel, so that it doesn't take much time, and it won't disturb others by mobilizing people.

It is said that once the two got started, the origins of the good girl and the servant girl were clearly revealed.

Although Second Sister You wipes carefully, her technique is not comparable to that of Caixia who has received professional training.

Fortunately, she was busy getting up just now, the skirt was loose and loose, which inevitably revealed some scenery, which made up for the lack of technique.

But it didn't take long for the two little hands to successfully join hands on Sun Shaozong's waist.

Caixia pulled her head out of the quilt, she didn't know whether it was due to boredom or some other reason, her face was so red that she seemed to be bleeding, she reminded in a low voice: "The front is almost wiped, Er Ye, please turn over."

As he spoke, he suddenly thought of the inconvenience, and hurriedly added: "Second Lord, just turn your body sideways!"

In fact, even if she didn't add this sentence, Sun Shaozong would not be able to lie down right now.

The reverse divination type lay on the side, and let the two women wipe their backs, then helped them to dress and wash, and then the three of them rushed home to have dinner together.

The snowfall yesterday was really heavy. The snow in the yard was a foot and a half. I didn’t feel it in the plum garden. When I got out of the plum garden, I saw that the whole house had already mobilized. Make a path half a foot wide.

This is not sweeping in two strokes, even if the wealthy family pays attention to style, if the snow on both sides of the path is stained with dust, wouldn't it be a shame to look at it?

So invisibly, the difficulty of this task has more than doubled.

"Second brother!"

As soon as he walked around two servants holding wooden dustpans and carefully cutting away the dust from the snow, he heard someone jumping and shouting in the front corridor, but it wasn't Jia Baoyu, who else could it be?

When he got closer, he saw that the young man who was still as handsome as jade yesterday was obviously a little depressed today, not to mention his eyes were bloodshot, and even the corners of his mouth showed signs of bubbling.

Sun Shaozong was looking at it, when Jia Baoyu from the other side rushed up earlier, crying, "Second brother was in a good mood, and took my sister-in-law to find plums in the snow early in the morning. I am sorry that you put me in Xing's house." Uncle is next door, and it hasn't stopped all night."