The son of the red mansion is unscrupulous

Sun Shaozu was cursing in his heart, when he suddenly woke up, he secretly thought that since Yingchun could test him once, he would definitely be able to test him a second time.What's more, when Aunt Zhu came, she talked about Du Shiniang, afraid that Yingchun this time was trying to test whether he wanted to marry her because of Jia's money.

Sun Shaozu thought that he would not accept the money no matter what, but Aunt Zhu showed him the property one by one, put her arms behind her back, smiled and left the things and went away.

Sun Shaozu sat in the room, staring at the shining treasure in the box all night, staring straight at his eyes, and at dawn the next day, he ordered the butler to bring the money to Xue's house with a servant Please Wang Xifeng return it to Miss Jia.

Unexpectedly, the butler and the boy came back with a pale face after going out for half a day.

Especially the housekeeper, who saw him tremblingly, knelt down in front of him and cried, "Master, someone robbed you!"

"How did you snatch it?" Sun Shaozu was taken aback, and hurriedly stood up from his chair.

The butler trembled and said, "Because some people gossip on the street, saying that the uncle accompanied Uncle Xian and Fifth Bian to go out to play, and the next day he came back alone, and Uncle Xian and Fifth Bian disappeared. Some people said that the uncle is because To enter the Zhurong State Mansion, I have laid a poisonous hand on Uncle Xian and Fifth Lord Bian."

Sun Shaozu sneered and said, "Who dares to spread such a word? Have you reported it to the government?"

"...Because Miss Jia is involved in this matter, I dare not report to the officials."

Sun Shaozu heaved a sigh of relief, wondering if the bait last time was not enough, Miss Jia wanted to test him again?The value of those things is not less than 10 taels, should he be asked to take out [-] taels first?

Just thinking about it, I suddenly heard that Mrs. Zhu came to the door.

Sun Shaozu ordered the housekeeper and servants to step down first, and sat on a chair to ask Aunt Zhu to be brought over.

Today, Mrs. Zhu described it as very embarrassed, and there was a bright red slap mark on her face.

"What's the matter, aunt?" Sun Shaozu hurriedly asked.

Aunt Zhu accepted Wang Xifeng's money, and even though she was slapped, she was happy in her heart, but now with old tears on her face, she said pitifully: "Pass something for Miss Jia, so that Grandma Jia can see it." Yes. Grandma Jia asked me to come and take the things back. Please hold your hand high and return the things.”

Sun Shaozu stared numbly at Aunt Zhu, "The Jia family wants something?" He thought for a moment, is this Miss Jia testing him again, or Jia Lian testing him?

Aunt Zhu nodded, gritted her teeth and said, "Master, this marriage must be done. I will return the things immediately, and I will use my brain to ask Grandma Xue to intercede."

"So much money, how can I return it all at once?" Sun Shaozu was dumbfounded.

Aunt Zhu sneered and said, "Master, why don't you care about it for a while? Send more money back, let Jia's family know that Master is not a person who cares about money, and I will ask someone to talk about it. Please Miss Jia, look for death and life, and see Lian." What can the second master do—the uncle procrastinates and refuses to return it, but makes Miss Jia caught in the middle of it, and Miss Jia gives up for a while, so there will be no more details about this matter."

Sun Shaozu lowered his eyes, and at this time, he was also suspicious of Aunt Zhu, secretly thinking that the timing of this woman's arrival was too coincidental, why not try it out, and just like last time, personally sent the money to Xue's shop, and then carefully checked the place. Is there someone hiding in the shop? If he is hiding, then he is testing him again, so there is no need to be afraid, so he asked Aunt Zhu: "Do you want to return this money to Rongguo Mansion directly?"

"Leave it to Grandma Xue."

Sun Shaozu said two things in his heart, so he said with a smile: "Send it to Grandma Xue's house?"

Aunt Zhu laughed and said, "Grandma Xue is always busy in the pawn shop these days, so Uncle Sun might as well go to her family's pawn shop on Gulou East Street before tomorrow."

"Okay." When Sun Shaozu saw the time and place, Wang Xifeng had already decided on it. He felt more and more that this time was to test him again, so he asked Mrs. Zhu to be sent out, and said to the boy, "Go to Xue's pawnshop on Gulou East Street. Watch outside the gate of Rongguo Mansion to see if there are any female relatives coming in or out."

"Yes."

Since Sun Shaozu was sure that this time he was going to welcome the Spring Festival to test him again, he generously asked people to prepare a silver note of 15 taels, and did not drink at night, but danced with guns and clubs in the courtyard. The young servants who looked around said back and forth that in the morning Rongguo Mansion came out with a green-covered pearl-covered eight-treasure cart and went into Xue's house, and then Xue's came out with a red-wheeled canopy cart and went into the pawnshop, so he dressed up and took it alone. The bank note goes to Xue's pawn shop.

When he arrived in front of the pawnshop, he glanced at the gold watch, and saw that it was the end of the day. He was waiting to hear the bell ringing in the pawnshop before entering, when he saw a commotion in front of the pawnshop.

Sun Shaozu was puzzled, wondering who would dare to make trouble in front of Xue's shop?So I asked the crowd, "But what happened to Xue's family?" Just as he was thinking about how to "draw his sword to help" and ask Wang Xifeng to receive his favor, the crowd who watched the excitement asked.

"There was a mud-legged man who picked up a piece of jade at a mass grave outside the city a month ago and sold it in the Xue family's shop. The third master Jia Jiahuan of the Xue family's relatives came to the pawn shop to buy some cheap and high-quality jade. The things that got the countertops were taken out to support the scene, and the shopkeeper of the pawnshop gave him the jade. The third master Huan recognized that the jade belonged to the fifth master of the Bian family. Hearing from the shopkeeper that someone picked it up in a mass grave and pawned it, he reported it immediately Officer, took Bian's family to the mass grave."

"It's still worth going here. A pit of bones was dug out. The third master Huan recognized the pendant on Mr. Xian's body again." Someone on the side answered.

"I heard that the uncle of the Xian family was murdered by a surnamed Sun. Is it true?" Someone said suddenly.

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Sun Shaozu's palms were slightly sweaty, wondering why someone suddenly spread such nonsense, so he asked: "So many people died, why did they come outside Xue's shop?"

"I heard that other things were also pawned in the pawn shop."

Just as he was talking, he saw seven or eight yamen servants coming out of the shop, and one of them was carrying a bundle in his hand.

Sun Shaozu rushed into the pawn shop, saw the shopkeeper rubbing his hands with a look of displeasure, and said with a smile: "I'm here to see your grandma..."

"Commander Sun, go in, our grandma saw you upstairs just now." The shopkeeper said hastily.

When Sun Shaozu heard this, he immediately turned back, opened a bamboo curtain, went up the stairs, and pushed open two carved doors, and saw Wang Xifeng sitting on the couch with a government notice in his hand, frowning.

"I've seen Grandma Xue." Sun Shaozu was thinking about the mass grave, and asked, "Grandma, I don't know how the yamen servant came here just now..."

"Why did you offend Princess Zhongshun? My son went to the Palace of Zhongshun to pay his respects. The princess asked me what I was doing recently, so I told her nonsense. The princess didn't know who you were, but the princess listened and even I don’t want to see you either. I had to ask the people in front of the concubine to find out that you have offended the concubine.” Wang Xifeng frowned, and told Sun Shaozu half-truths in her words, and she was glad that the case outside the city was not used. She started and sent it out.

Sun Shaozu was taken aback.

Wang Xifeng sneered and said, "Don't play dumb with me."

Sun Shaozu was so frightened that his hands became cold, and he was afraid to speak. Could it be that he had offended Princess Zhongshun carelessly earlier, so Princess Zhongshun pushed the attendants of Xian Yuanchang and Bian Liang to him?After a while, he took out 5 taels of silver from his pocket and put it on the table, and said sincerely: "Sun doesn't know what Grandma Xue means, it's just that she was going to entrust the things that Miss Jia sent to you yesterday." Grandma Xue sent her back, but on the way, she met a thief, and the family was careless, and the things were stolen."

Wang Xifeng glanced at Caiming who was beside him, and Caiming immediately took the banknotes to count.

Sun Shaozu saw that there was only Wang Xifeng and a young servant who hadn't left his head in the open room, and thought to himself, could it be that he guessed wrong?Miss Jia's family didn't come to watch?Just as he was thinking, he saw a woman standing behind a screen embroidered with plum, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum. The woman was tall and tall, with slender shoulders and a snake waist. Her figure was intoxicating.

Sure enough, Miss Jia looked at it, and Sun Shaozu immediately felt reassured.

"Back to grandma, a total of 15 taels." Caiming said.

Wang Xifeng nodded.

Caiming immediately took the bank note and went out.

Sun Shaozu tried his best to avert his eyes from the bank note, and tried to comfort himself: If you marry Miss Jia, what is this mere 15 taels?He suddenly looked at the woman behind the screen, and saw that the woman had just stood up and now sat down and was whispering to someone, so she hurriedly looked away.

After a while, a maid came out from behind the screen, and the maid whispered in Wang Xifeng's ear.

After hearing this, Wang Xifeng pursed her lips and smiled, and said to Sun Shaozu: "Congratulations to Commander Sun..."

Before he finished speaking, he heard someone hastily knock on the door, and then a servant came in and bowed his head and said, "Grandma, the eldest wife of the Rongguo Mansion is gone away."

After hearing this, Wang Xifeng stood up in a hurry and said to Sun Shaozu: "There is something wrong with the Rongguo Mansion. Let's talk about it another day." Then he asked Sun Shaozu to be sent out.

Sun Shaozu looked at the shadow behind the screen unwillingly, fearing that Yingchun would think him reckless, so he cupped his hands, followed the young man out, waited outside the pawn shop, and sure enough, he saw a red-wheeled canopy cart coming out of the backyard, Thinking that Rongguo Mansion has something to do, first run after him to see if there is a place for him in Rongguo Mansion.Thinking about it, he followed the Zhulun Huagai cart, passing the bank on the way, and suddenly saw a man coming out of the bank and hugging his horse, and said coldly: "You bastard, carefully scare my horse!"

That person was a clerk in the bank, and the clerk said aggrievedly: "Suddenly someone took away the money that Uncle Sun kept in the bank, and the shopkeeper asked the little one to ask."

"...you don't need to ask." Sun Shaozu shivered, pushed the guy aside, hurriedly rode his horse and chased after Zhu Lunhuagai's cart, muttering in his heart: If Yingchun is testing him, what do you do? Immediately raise the money gone?If it wasn't for testing him, what would the dignified daughter of the Rongguo Mansion do such low-level things?Full of doubts, he ran into Jia Huan head-on again.

Jia Huan was also riding on the horse. Seeing Sun Shaozu, he yelled, "Commander Sun, did you really kill the brother at the gambling table because of your family?"

Sun Shaozu's face flushed immediately, and he said with a sneer, "What are you talking about, in public?"

Jia Huan drove his horse closer and said in a low voice, "Just now I went to the yamen to testify my testimony, but I didn't tell you that you went with me that day. Now I promised some brothers to go to drink, but I don't have money for the drink. "

Sun Shaozu was angry at Jia Huan's wretchedness, and when he wanted to know what he was doing in the yamen, he gave him five taels of silver from his pocket, and asked him in a low voice, "What do you ask in the yamen?"

"Aunt Zhu, the matchmaker, has also gone just now." Jia Huan laughed, and was still not satisfied after taking five taels of silver, so he stretched out his hand and shook, "Don't worry, brother, I will ask the Fifth Prince for help."

Sun Shaozu clenched his teeth, threw all his purse into Jia Huan's arms in a fit of anger, and asked him, "Then what did Mrs. Zhu do in the past?"

Jia Huan said with a smile: "Everyone in the street knows that you are vying to get married, and you have hurt Xian Yuanchang who first proposed marriage to the Rongguo Mansion."

As soon as Jia Huan said this, people around him looked over.

Sun Shaozu's face was blue and purple, and he simply ignored Jia Huan. When he was going to chase Wang Xifeng's car, he saw that her car had long since disappeared, so he said to Jia Huan: "Your eldest wife is gone, and you still don't go home. Go, what are you going to eat outside?" As he spoke, he thought that since Prince Zhongshun wanted to hide this matter that day, then Prince Zhongshun must have a way to deal with the yamen.After thinking about it, he went all the way to Prince Zhongshun's mansion.

Unexpectedly, when he arrived at the gate of the Wangfu, no one would pass the news on his behalf.

Sun Shaozu recalled the last time Prince Zhongshun was still looking like he was about to entrust him with a heavy responsibility, and he immediately became frightened and frightened. He was afraid when he suddenly saw a handsome man riding a horse and recognized him as Jiang Yuhan. He got off the horse in a hurry. Before he knew it, he hugged Jiang Yuhan's horse like a banker's buddy.

"What are you doing?" Jiang Yuhan asked with a frown.

Sun Shaozu hurriedly said: "I have something to see the prince, I don't know..."

"Do you know that Bian Liang was ordered by the princess to kill me?" Jiang Yuhan sat on the horse and bent down to ask.

Sun Shaozu was taken aback.

Jiang Yuhan patted Sun Shaozu on the shoulder with his hand, and said with a smile, "Thank you for avenging me. I also inadvertently sued the princess in front of the prince, and the princess asked Bian Liang to kill me."

Sun Shaozu's legs trembled, and he hurriedly said, "It's not..."

Jiang Yuhan frowned and said, "You're a man, if you do it, you do it, why don't you admit it?"

"This is a major matter of decapitation, not a trifling matter." Sun Shaozu waved his hands, suddenly excited, and thought to himself, could it be that the Zhongshun Palace concealed the dozens of life lawsuits that day, just to push it on him?

"Don't worry, you are the son-in-law of the Rongguo Mansion, who else dares to kill you? The one who handles this case is the uncle of the Rongguo Mansion." Jiang Yuhan honestly said what he learned from Xue's servant on the way back just now. Listen to Sun Shaozu. Seeing that Sun Shaozu was in a daze, he went to the corner gate of Zhongshun Wangfu again.

Sun Shaozu's forehead was sweating, and he thought that he should go to Rongguo Mansion, so he got on his horse and rushed to Rongguo Mansion.

When he arrived at the gate of Rongguo Mansion, he asked the person at the gate to pass it on for him.

After waiting for a cup of tea, he entered, and a sedan chair came out of the door. Sun Shaozu waited for the sedan chair to go far away, and then asked the young man on the door: "Whose sedan chair did you come out just now?"

The boy at the door laughed and said, "Uncle Sun, go and inquire elsewhere, we don't have such rules in our door."

Sun Shaozu was waiting for the silver in the fortress, and gave Jia Huan all his purse. Just when he saw Jia Huan coming with a sedan chair, he hurriedly followed.

When Jia Huan saw Sun Shaozu, he said to the sedan chair, "Master, this is Commander Sun."

Sun Shaozu hurriedly bowed his hands into the sedan chair, but no one answered, so he followed Jia Zheng's sedan chair to Jia's mansion on his own initiative, but he didn't enter the corner gate, and was blocked by the young servant. He had no choice but to go back. After returning to the mansion, he ordered the housekeeper to prepare a memorial ceremony for Madam Xing.Thinking of the 15 yuan that was missing, he hurriedly called the housekeeper, and took care of the family's financial affairs. Seeing that there were only [-] to [-] yuan in cash left at home, he couldn't help turning pale.

"Go to Xue's house and ask, what does Grandma Xue mean?" Sun Shaozu said anxiously.

The housekeeper obeyed his orders and hurried away.When he came back half a day later, the housekeeper said to Sun Shaozu: "Grandma Xue said that she and Miss Jia partnered to do some small business outside the account of Jia and Xue. Miss Jia made the decision and asked the uncle to take the money to buy shares."

Sun Shaozu's eyelids twitched again and again, secretly thinking that this Miss Jia is really defiant, and she is so self-assertive.

"Grandma Xue also said that Miss Jia already knew about Uncle's life experience, and she was determined to persuade Second Yen Lian to marry him for fear that he would be bullied after he got married."

Sun Shaozu stood up hesitantly, and said again and again: "Idiot, idiot!" He walked around the room with his hands behind his back, and asked again: "The eldest wife of the Jia family is gone. Do you want to postpone the eldest daughter's marriage?"

"That's what it says over there."

Sun Shaozu fidgeted and wandered back and forth, although he suspected that Wang Xifeng had swallowed his money, he dared not ask, so he had to be patient and waited until the day of the funeral at Rongguo Mansion, bringing a rich funeral ceremony to the door.

But on this day, the Rongguo Mansion was crowded with people. Sun Shaozu wanted to speak to Jia Lian, but he couldn't find the time. Seeing Jia's funeral procession going out of the city, Sun Shaozu followed him, watching Jia Lian and others enter with eager eyes. As soon as we got to Tiechan Temple, we went in with him. Just after the coffin stopped, Jia Lian was talking to a slender man, so he hurriedly followed him. Seeing that Jia Lian was gone at the corner, he was about to move forward when he heard the sound of the coffin in the corner. Someone mentioned his name.

"That Sun Shaozu is a good-looking talent, but he is too frivolous, so he actually wants to marry Yingchun."

This sentence fell into Sun Shaozu's ears clearly.

Sun Shaozu hurriedly hid behind the pillars of the veranda, seeing the two people wearing sackcloth and filial piety, he thought that these two people should be close relatives of the Jia family.

But it turned out that the two of them were Xing Dequan, uncle Xing, and Xing Zhong, Mrs. Xing's natal cousin.

After Xing Dequan said that, Xing Zhong muttered, "The Eldest Master wants the eldest girl to get married. Because of this matter, the second master has quarreled with the Eldest Master more than a few times. I don't know what kind of failure the Eldest Miss has. Crazy, just look at that person."

"It is said that the man killed someone for the eldest girl. Earlier, the eldest girl heard that a eunuch raised wanted to marry her, and cried until she died. Later, when she heard that someone had eradicated her serious troubles, she was so moved that she didn't even listen to the words of the second master. gone."

"After all, it's my daughter's house. She has long hair but little knowledge. Do you think Second Master Lian will agree?"

"Second Master Lian suffered an internal injury, and he doesn't like brother Cong. How could he ask the eldest girl to marry out? If the surname Sun can make the eldest girl change her mind and agree to stay in Jia's house for the rest of her life, then it will be done."

"What about the life of the person surnamed Sun?"

"What's the point?"

Sun Shaozu's eyes filled with tears again, fearing that the Xing brothers would see him, he hurriedly turned around and left.

As soon as he left, Xing Dequan and Xing Zhong covered their mouths with their sleeves and snickered, and went up to the apse. When they saw Wang Xifeng who was still in the apse, they smiled and said: "Everything that grandma ordered has been done." Say it."

Wang Xifeng smiled and said, "Thank you for your hard work." After saying that, she asked Hongyu to give them 100 taels each.

Xing Dequan asked curiously: "Grandma, who is that Sun? Grandma wants to deal with him like this?"

Wang Xifeng said with a smile: "I got a murdered criminal." As she spoke, she sent Xing Dequan and Xing Zhong out, and she went to burn incense for Mrs. Xing, and then took a car to Shuiyue Nunnery to rest .

After returning to the city the next day, Wang Xifeng was busy with Zhou and Wu's family visits. On the day of Zhou's and Wu's family visits, because Aunt Xue wanted to watch the excitement, she took her to the upstairs of her pawn shop and told her Look at the style of these two.

At dusk, when she saw a mighty procession in the palace slowly approaching the Zhou family, Wang Xifeng whispered to Aunt Xue: "The future grandeur of our family's eldest daughter can only be bigger than this, and it must not be small."

Aunt Xue frowned and nodded, then asked Wang Xifeng, "What did the palace say?"

"Eunuch Dai said that there are no major events in the palace recently. No one in the palace dares to underestimate our girl. The concubine is full, and our girl can only hang on."

Aunt Xue sighed impatiently, thinking of this day of family reunion, the girl was socializing in the palace, and the son was wandering somewhere, she burst into tears.

Wang Xifeng folded her arms and saw Concubine Zhou's car approaching, so she asked Aunt Xue to look through the window.Suddenly she saw Ping'er whispering in her ear that Sun Shaozu was downstairs, so she went downstairs quietly and entered the backyard. When she saw Sun Shaozu, she smiled and said, "Commander Sun, I haven't seen you for a long time. You are fine. I am looking for someone to find him." And you."

"I don't know what business Grandma Xue is looking for with Sun?" Sun Shaozu asked cautiously.

The backyard was lit up like daylight, Wang Xifeng said with a smile: "Miss Jia used your money to do business with me earlier, but now it has paid back."

Sun Shaozu was overjoyed, and hurriedly said: "I'm not lucky recently, if I get back my money, can grandma give me a few taels of silver first?"

"That can't be done. I dare not embezzle the money from our Xue family's business company. It is a business done on my own. Although I have paid back the money now, there is another big business to be done, and I am about to send someone to follow me." Commander Sun wants another 5 taels."

"What big deal?" Sun Shaozu asked warily.

Wang Xifeng said nonchalantly, "Have you seen the gardens of Zhou and Wu? There was a word from the palace that the lord felt that the royal gardens were not as good as those of the courtiers, so he decided to give them to the emperor, the emperor, and the courtiers in the western suburbs." The Empress Dowager built the Royal Courtyard. Although our Xue family also has business in it, we have to show the Xue family the accounts, which makes people very aggrieved."

"5 taels?" Sun Shaozu repeated it again, thinking that his family's wealth was not much, so he felt like quitting.

Wang Xifeng sneered and said, "Don't tell me you don't want [-] yuan? Just wait. If you lose your relationship with Jia's family, you will lose your life if you are arrested and put in jail."

Under a bright moon, listening to the gongs, drums, and flutes outside the courtyard, Sun Shaozu was startled, and hurriedly said: "It's a beautiful day, why did grandma say this for no reason?"

"What are you doing? The yamen already has proofs. Fortunately, the eldest daughter of the Jia family made a fuss, and the second grandmother of the Jia family softened and covered it up for you. Otherwise, you would still be able to spend the New Year in peace?"

Sun Shaozu opened his eyes wide, with tears in his eyes, and hurriedly said: "This is really wronged..."

"Don't complain to me, the fifty thousand silver will be delivered quickly, and I'm in a hurry to do business." Wang Xifeng turned around and went upstairs while speaking.

"Grandma, there is no real evidence in the yamen. Although Sun Shaozu is the most suspect, I'm afraid we can't arrest him." Ping'er whispered.

Wang Xifeng sneered and said: "Didn't you see that Prince Zhongshun often sent people to Xu's house? Just wait, when you reach the sixteenth, there will be real evidence."

"Could it be true what Second Grandma Lian said? Is it true that the arrow engraved with the words Zhongshun Wangfu was found buried in the mass grave?" Ping'er was surprised.

Wang Xifeng thought about it, and said to Ping'er: "It seems to be true. The person surnamed Xian used the excuse of Princess Zhongshun to blackmail the princess to be a matchmaker, and was then silenced by the princess. The fate of the surnamed Sun may be better than that of the surnamed Xian. Where to go."

Hearing Aunt Xue's call, Wang Xifeng and Ping'er hurried to Aunt Xue to wait on her.

But it is said that today the noble concubines Zhou and Wu are visiting relatives, and officers and soldiers have been deployed on the important roads, so that idlers and others can avoid them.

Therefore, after Sun Shaozu went out from the backyard of Xue's house, he had nowhere to go for a while, so he climbed over the wall and came back to test Wang Xifeng again. Who would have thought that after climbing over the wall, he would hide under the back window and hear such a conversation, and then recall the previous clues. Remembering that Xian Yuanchang once vowed that "the princess has something in his hands", he felt like falling into an ice cave, and went out over the wall. He stayed outside the door until the visiting team returned to the palace, and then hurried home.

After returning home, Sun Shaozu ordered the housekeeper to prepare the gold and silver coins in the house, then changed into a servant's clothes, and went out with the gold and silver coins.