Chapter 088 Who says the case must be solved once someone dies?
Yes~
It seems that the wet bride is out of sight.
"Brother Lian, please wait in the car for a while. I'll go over and take a look."
As Sun Shaozong spoke, he took an oil-paper umbrella from the hook, jumped off the carriage swiftly, and was about to go forward to investigate.
Suddenly, the curtain of the carriage opposite was lifted, and two strong men wearing straw raincoats and holding long swords came out from inside, followed by a crying little woman.
That woman is really a pretty girl, especially with her eyes wet with tears, she looks even more pitiful!
Jia Lian had been hiding in the carriage timidly, but when he saw the woman, he suddenly became more courageous, stuck his head out and shouted heroically, "Don't be afraid, young lady, we are here to save you!"
He just showed his head and had the nerve to say 'we'.
Besides...
Sun Shaozong had no intention of rescuing anyone at all!
Instead, he bowed and said politely, "I am Sun Shaozong, the deputy commander of the Dragon Guards' Left Pacification Division. I wonder if you two are on official business? If so, please show us your badges and seals to avoid any misunderstandings."
The two men had been on guard after hearing Jia Lian's call, but when they heard Sun Shaozong introduce himself, they hurriedly sheathed their swords, clasped their fists and bowed, saying, "I am the general commander Shen Lian [Jin Yichuan], and I am honored to meet the cavalry commander!"
As he said this, he quickly took out his badge and threw it to Sun Shaozong for inspection.
It turned out that Sun Shaozong had sharp eyes and had already noticed the unique official uniforms of the Dragon Guards under their straw raincoats - and in this capital city, there would probably be few people who dared to pretend to be the Dragon Guards and kill people in the streets.
Seeing that the badge was not forged, Sun Shaozong threw it back to the two and casually asked, "What crime did this woman commit?"
Shen Lian and Jin Yichuan looked at each other. Normally, the Dragon Guards were all sent by the emperor and their information should not be revealed to outsiders. However, considering that Sun Shaozong was a legitimate superior and was currently in the limelight, they could not afford to offend him.
So Shen Lian could only answer vaguely: "This woman's husband's family is involved in a treason case."
Reversal case?
Sun Shaozong was just trying to figure out what the case was when he heard Jia Lian say happily, "So, this woman will be assigned to the Jiaofang Division in the future? You two, please go to Rongguo Mansion and let us know. I, Jia Lian, will reward you handsomely!"
Damn~
He was trying to be a hero and save the damsel in distress just now, but in the blink of an eye, he's thinking about prostitute herself to someone else!
Sun Shaozong really had nothing to say about this Mr. Lian.
He hurriedly jumped onto the shaft of the carriage, bowed to Shen Lian and Jin Yichuan, and said, "My two brothers are busy with official business, so I won't bother you any more. But according to the rules, I still have to send someone to the Zhenfu Division to verify it tomorrow. I hope you don't mind."
Shen Lian and Jin Yichuan said they didn't dare.
Bao Er then whipped his horse whip and rode away with Jia Lian, who was reluctant to leave.
Even after running a long way, Jia Lian was still admiring the beauty of the young woman, and at the same time suspected that the Dragon Guard would "line his own pockets" by tasting the young woman's first soup.
We are women now, why do we still need a hairy head soup?
Sun Shaozong was impatient to listen, so he took the initiative to change the subject and said, "Second Brother Lian, I haven't heard of any major treason cases recently? Have you heard any rumors?"
Sun Shaozong was naturally more aware of ordinary criminal cases, but when it came to cases of treason, Rongguo Mansion was more informed.
Jia Lian smacked his lips, and after a long pause, he said uncertainly, "Perhaps he was implicated in Prince Yi Zhong's case."
"Prince Yizhong? Wasn't he imprisoned a year ago?"
"He is imprisoned, but I heard that Prince Yi Zhong is very stubborn and has not yet confessed his accomplices." Jia Lian said in a low voice: "If it weren't for the protection of the retired emperor, Your Majesty would have punished him long ago - you will see, when the retired emperor passes away, this case will inevitably implicate a large number of people!"
As he was speaking, he heard the sound of firecrackers ahead.
Can we still set off firecrackers in such heavy rain?
Sun Shaozong and Jia Lian hurriedly lifted the curtain to look, and saw a big red tent set up outside the Feng family's door not far away. The firecrackers were being set off in the tent.
Along with the sound of firecrackers, a team was seen approaching slowly in the distance. All of them were wearing straw raincoats and hats. If it weren't for the white horses and red sedan chairs in the middle, it would not be clear that it was a wedding procession.
"Haha, Old Feng's groom's work is really unique!" Jia Lian laughed and said, "Come on, let's go to the door to welcome him."
As he spoke, he urged Bao Er to drive the carriage to the tent, and then pulled Sun Shaozong into the crowd to meet Feng Xin.
But Feng Xin saw that he had arrived at the door of his house, and he didn't care about any rules. He urged his horse to rush into the tent, wiped the rain off his face with his sleeve, and cursed in a rough voice: "Damn it! It's raining so hard today. I haven't even had my wedding night yet, and I'm already soaked!"
All the guests at the door laughed when they heard this, except for the two uncles guarding the carriage at the back who looked a little unhappy. These two men looked like scholars, so it was understandable that they did not like Feng Xin's rough and rustic behavior.
When Feng Xinsao saw the expressions of the two men, he quickly restrained himself, and immediately bowed and kowtowed with a smile on his face, begging the guests to make way for the sedan chair to enter.
Everyone forced him to say some auspicious words, and the sharp-tongued old woman came forward to squeeze a few words and asked for a large amount of reward money. Only then did the guests who were blocking the door disperse.
Feng Xin urged his horse to the door, and someone immediately presented him with a soft bow and three red arrows.
He drew his bow and arrow on his horse, and was about to shoot at the sedan door, but he suddenly saw Sun Shaozong and Jia Lian. His hand trembled, and the arrow flew out crookedly, hitting the nose of the eldest brother-in-law of the Kong family!
Although the 'evil-removing' auspicious arrow had no arrowhead and was wrapped in a layer of red velvet rope, it still hurt my brother-in-law so much that he cried out in pain and almost got angry on the spot.
But Feng Xin still cares about this?
He quickly dismounted and ran to Sun and Jia, bowed with a smile on his face and said, "This is really embarrassing! How can I, Old Feng, dare to trouble Master Lian and the adults to wait outside?"
When Jia Lian saw what happened just now, he had already laughed so hard that he almost choked. He held his stomach and groaned, so naturally he didn't care about him.
Sun Shaozong pointed at his eldest brother-in-law speechlessly and said, "If you don't go over and apologize, your uncle will probably have to take the sedan chair back."
Feng Xin, however, turned his back to his brother-in-law and curled his lips, saying nonchalantly: "With you two here, am I still afraid that he will turn hostile?"
Then he shouted into the door, "Quanfu, are you fucking blind? Hurry up and invite Master Lian and Master Sun to the guest of honor seat!"
He probably had instructions in advance. At his command, the housekeeper immediately led two servants holding umbrellas to welcome Sun and Jia. The two doormen behind them shouted hysterically: "Mr. Lian from Rongguo Mansion and Sun Tongpan from Shuntian Mansion are here~!!"
The area in front of the Feng residence suddenly became quiet, with only the sound of heavy rain falling.
Sun Shaozong originally wanted to say a few polite words, but seeing the pairs of eyes looking at him with awe, he didn't know what to say. He could only ask Bao Er and his coachman Zhang Cheng to hold the gifts, and walked into the main gate of Feng Mansion without looking around.
After entering the door, Sun Shaozong subconsciously looked back, only to see the eldest son of the Kong family holding Feng Xin and asking something excitedly.
Tsk~
This scholar's character is indeed...
