The Famous Detective of the Red Mansion
Ch. 483 - Small Household Affairs

Sun Shaozong sneered and was about to reveal the true culprit's identity, as well as the flaws. Suddenly, he saw that the young man Li Xian was also looking enlightened, so he changed his mind and said, "Li Xian, what did you think of?”

Li Xian bowed his body and said sternly, "I saw that you had been asking about Zhou Feng, and I found some strange things. When my father asked him to go up to the door, he thought that Uncle Chen was breaking the promise at home, and he couldn't compare to my father who had a good relationship with Uncle Chen, and when he called, he should have called Uncle Chen's name, but how could he have directly called the Lady of the Chen family?”

“This is really unreasonable! Unless he already knew, Uncle Chen couldn't have been at home at that time.”

“In other words, Uncle Chen's disappearance must be closely related to him.”

Listening to what the young man said, was exactly what he thought in his heart. The appreciation in Sun Shaozong's eyes became stronger—this Li Xian was full of courage, insight, wit, and literary talent. If he could cultivate him well, he would be a remarkable figure in the future.

At present, he happened to be preparing for the future.

With this in mind, Sun Shaozong couldn’t help sniffing, "Xu Huaizhi is at least a six-grade County Magistrate, and his experience is no better than that of a little boy—someone!"

With these words, he took the signature from the receiver, threw it to the ground, and said, "Invite the County Magistrate Xu and Zhou Feng together, and let him trial the case again in the government office!"

Saying it was a retrial, but it was actually forcing Xu Huaizhi to slap himself!

Reasonably speaking, this kind of behavior that leaves no room to directly tear open one's face was something that people in the officialdom strongly avoided.

But Xu Huaizhi's repeated mistakes were to blame, and he had long been on Sun Shaozong's blacklist—and now that Sun Shaozong was colluding with Jia Yucun, there were no constraints in the Central Judicial Office. If Xu Huaizhi was not to be dealt with at this time, how much longer would it be?

After the Yamen attendant was ordered to leave, Sun Shaozong ordered a doctor to treat Li Sheng's injuries on the spot.

Li Xian naturally felt grateful again, kowtowing several times for his father.

About half an hour before Xu Huaizhi rushed to the lobby in a cold sweat. Without saying a word, he directly knelt and said in fear, "I am foolish! Please forgive me for this time, as I’m also eager to solve the case.”

“Eager to solve the case?”

Sun Shaozong sneered and exclaimed, "If you are really eager to solve the case, and even after four or five days of confessing, you still haven't found any trace of Chen Xu, you should have noticed something strange, right?”

“I…”

“Forget it.”

Sun Shaozong was also too lazy to listen to his explanation. After the case was brought to justice, he stood up and dodged to the side, saying coldly, "Since this case started with you, you should retrial it from beginning to end.”

Xu Huaizhi saw him speaking so coldly, how dare he climb up the pole and sit at the table to start the trial?

He quickly lowered his head and said in a servile tone, "I am frightened. This case is not only a case where you have discovered the hidden truth but also a case where…”

“Since you don't want to sit up for trial, kneeling for trial is also the same.”

Before Xu Huaizhi could finish speaking, Sun Shaozong coldly dropped another sentence and turned back to the back office, leaving only Xu Huaizhi kneeling in the hall, afraid to get up.

When he returned to the back office, Sun Shaozong took off his official robe and put on his black regular clothes, while instructing Sun Chengye, who was following him, "Nephew, you first inquire about where Li Xian's father and son live. After you go back, tell Zhao Zhongji to send 150 taels of silver tomorrow. By the way, reveal the news to Li Xian's father and son that I will set up a monthsary banquet at home on the 27th.”

“Thirteenth Uncle, do you want to take in that child?”

“Never mind my thoughts, it depends on whether he dares to come and whether he will come on the 27th.”

Since he wanted to cultivate his own trusted forces, it was natural to attract kindness since childhood, which was more worthy of expectation and trust. However, Sun Shaozong's current position was not good enough to rush and cater to a young boy, so he could only make a slight reminder and wait for Li Xian to come and visit.

When he arrived home, the moon was already clear and the stars were sparse. Sun Shaozong stopped at the entrance of the main room, preparing to summon Shiliu to carry a lantern out to dispel the coldness on his body, but suddenly a person flashed out of the western chamber.

In the beginning, he thought it was Sister You who was waiting for the chance to come up and haunt him again. Until she got close, they were the mother and Third Sister of Sister You.

Due to his decision to marry Third Sister You out of the Sun family, Old Lady You moved in with her daughter a few days ago. Third Sister You had a small courtyard alone, while Old Lady You lived with Xiangling's mother.

Since Second Sister You was a concubine, her mother was naturally not considered a serious elder, so Sun Shaozong only nodded and asked, "Mom, why don't you go back to rest at this time? Is there anything you want to discuss with me?”

The word ”mother” in this season, although it could also be used on mothers, was mainly used as a friendly title for older women.

Old Lady You didn't dare to ask for help, so she quickly shortened her body and said with a worried smile, "I didn't dare to trouble you, but I received a message today. It was... brought by a servant of the Ningguo Mansion.”

Sun Shaozong suddenly realized that after all, You-Shi was a nominal elder sister. Seeing her sister was about to get married, how could she not react at all?

As for their mother's hesitant appearance, it was a concern for the grudges between Sun Shaozong and the Ningguo Mansion.

But how could Sun Shaozong vent his anger on You-Shi after that night's debauchery?

At that moment, he smiled and said, "Seeing that the marriage of Third Sister You and Brother Liu is approaching, I'm afraid the scene won't be lively, how would I push out the people who want to help? If the Ningguo Mansion wants to prepare some clothes or anything for the wedding, you don't need to discuss it with me. You can make the decision yourself.”

“Noted!”

Old Lady You immediately smiled and patted her leg, saying, "I knew you are generous, then I'll have the eldest sister come and take a look tomorrow.”

She was coming to the door?

Sun Shaozong's heart flashed across You's delicate figure, and then he thought about the round, delicate, and boneless spring feelings of Second Sister You. The two sisters in name were quite different.

Third Sister You has both strengths of both of them and in terms of boldness and charm, she still has some shortcomings…

Spit!

After spitting a few times, the unwanted thoughts were driven out of Sun Shaozong's mind. Sun Shaozong then said, "If the Eldest Madam of the Ningguo Mansion arrives in person, it's better to invite her to Sister-in-law's place for reception tomorrow. There are also some friendships in the past.”

Old Lady You responded with a loud voice and then returned to the Western Chamber with a thousand thanks.

After Sun Shaozong watched her leave, he turned around and saw Shiliu carrying a lantern out, laughing and shining him from head to toe, while signaling at him to look through the inner window.

Looking up, he saw a hazy shadow in the window, clearly listening to the wall.

Tch!

She was probably worried about him being pulled away by Sister You.

Sun Shaozong didn't rush to play with his son with such thoughts but instead went to Ruan Rong's room first.

“Why, are you afraid of…”

He originally entered the door to make fun of Ruan Rong, but to his surprise, he saw Ruan Rong sitting in front of the dressing table in a daze, with some tears in her eyes.

Sun Shaozong immediately panicked and quickly approached her shoulder, asking with concern, "What's wrong? Why are you crying?”

Ruan Rong took the opportunity to prick her head in his arms and said in a muffled voice, "Even orphans and widows have relatives to be concerned about the wedding matters. However, I was alone and didn't even have a letter for most of the year.”

Not mentioning his cheap father-in-law, who has already been imprisoned in the Heavenly Prison of Qianxiang Kingdom. Even if he was well-behaved, given the current situation in the Qianxiang Kingdom, he might not dare to pass a word to the Great Zhou Dynasty.

However, Sun Shaozong didn’t dare to let Ruan Rong know about this matter and even concealed the news. The guy who had returned from Qianxiang Kingdom was beaten to the south by him, helping Cheng Rixing manage the timber business.

Therefore, he had to make a joke and deliberately said with a straight face, "With me by your side, why would you be alone? Even if I'm an outsider, our son is always your blood and bone, right?”

“Or do you think he doesn't have the surname Ruan that you don’t feel at ease? Then I will explain to the people below and change his name to Ruan Chengyi tomorrow.”

Spit!

Ruan Rong looked up and spat, half true and half false in anger, saying, "I’m being serious with you, but you're just talking nonsense.”

“Haha.”

Sun Shaozong chuckled and wrapped her in his arms, saying, "Then let's not change his name for now. When we have another son, let him follow your surname.”

“Keep your promise.”

Ruan Rong punched Sun Shaozong a few times with a small fist, but he took the opportunity to pick her up and laid her horizontally on the bed. He was about to pounce and fight for the next child. Ruan Rong quickly lifted her leg to support his waist and said angrily, "Let's just wash up first. In the morning, you came out of You's room, but you haven't washed your body yet.”

Did he still need to wash it?

You-Shi had already used her tongue like a spring and had a good time dealing with the aftermath.

However, it was not easy to discuss this matter with Ruan Rong in detail, so Sun Shaozong had to stand up resentfully and shout for Shiliu and Furong to lift out the bathtub and then bring in several barrels of well water and three pots of hot water.

Inside and outside the barrel, eight hands were rubbing up and down. Suddenly, Ruan Rong remembered another important matter and quickly said, "By the way, the Elder Master sent someone to send ten thousand taels of silver note, and he didn't say what it was for.”

Sun Shaozong poured some water onto his head with a ladle, rinsed the jasmine-scented soap, and then casually wiped a towel on his face before saying, "It's nothing. Isn't our wood business making a big profit? There's a bit of a problem there, thinking about early dividends. Yesterday, I discussed with my Elder Brother and took some silver from our house to cushion the deal, so as not to ruin it.”

Ruan Rong naturally knew who he was referring to and couldn't help but angrily say, “Her family hasn't paid a penny, but wanted to split it in half with us based on their relationship. At the moment, they are still wanting to make an early dividend!”

Sun Shaozong smiled helplessly and sighed, "There's no other choice. Even if it's a few hundred years from now, those who make a big profit will still be the ones with connections.”

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