Chapter 105: Public is not as good as private, private is not as good as secret
The rooster crows and the world becomes bright.
Seeing that it was already dawn outside and he would have to report to the government office soon, Sun Shaozong carefully pulled his arm out from under Ruan Rong's neck.
Ruan Rong had a lot to say after not seeing each other for more than half a month, but Sun Shaozong got drunk the first day and consummated his marriage with Xiangling the next day - although Ruan Rong arranged this personally, she still couldn't help feeling jealous.
Therefore, it was not until last night that the two had the opportunity to open their hearts to each other.
Around midnight, Ruan Rong fell asleep with her head resting on Sun Shaozong's arm. Sun Shaozong naturally couldn't move, so he could only sleep in fear with his clothes on, for fear that he would accidentally crush the child.
Needless to say, the quality of my sleep this night was excellent.
He got up from the bed quietly and was about to go outside to wash up when he heard Ruan Rong mumbling behind him, "When did I fall asleep? Why didn't the master wake me up?"
Unexpectedly, I woke her up.
Sun Shaozong straightened his back, stretched his muscles and said, "It was about midnight. I saw you were sleeping soundly, so I didn't wake you up. But I slept with one eye open last night, for fear of accidentally touching my son."
In fact, at the beginning, Sun Shaozong insisted on calling her "daughter" in order to avoid her feeling pressured, until later Ruan Rong asked him half-seriously and half-jokingly: "Am I not worthy of having the eldest son?"
Sun Shaozong then understood that the pressure in Ruan Rong's heart was not just the four words "favoring sons over daughters", so he quickly changed his words and called him his son.
However, while Sun Shaozong was complaining, he turned around to look at Ruan Rong, only to see her leaning on her side, stroking her slightly bulging belly. Her lazy oval face showed a bit of fatigue, a bit of attachment, and a bit of kindness as a new mother.
For some reason, Sun Shaozong suddenly became excited.
"Who made you so strong? I'm afraid that if you put any arm or leg on it, the child won't be able to bear it." Ruan Rong said, but then she pouted and said, "Forget it, you should spend the night in the west wing in the future, so that you won't have a restful sleep at night ."
"Don't worry, I still need to talk to my son more. Otherwise, what if he doesn't get close to me after he's born?"
Sun Shaozong laughed and stretched out his hand as if to touch Ruan Rong's belly, but when he touched it, it tilted upwards by a few inches...
Pah~
Ruan Rong patted his Lushan claws warily and said angrily, "What are you doing so early in the morning?"
Sun Shaozong was not willing to give in, and put his hand on her leg again, laughing: "Actually, after the first three months, it won't be that serious, as long as you pay attention to your posture..."
"Xiangling, Xiangling!"
Before Sun Shaozong could finish his words, Ruan Rong started shouting.
Soon, the door curtain was raised and Xiangling hurried in from outside. She asked, "Sister Rong called me here. Is there anything you want to tell me?"
Judging from the wet marks on her face, she was obviously just washing up in the west wing.
Ruan Rong pointed at Sun Shaozong and said, "The master is tired again. Take him back to the west wing to relieve his fatigue."
"elder sister!"
Xiangling's face suddenly turned red, she stamped her feet and ran out again.
After all this, Sun Shaozong's interest was greatly reduced. Seeing that Ruan Rong was protecting her belly and there was no room for compromise, he had to go to the outer room to wash up in disappointment.
——Dividing line——
As expected, after arriving at the yamen, I heard that Zhou Da had taken sick leave.
So Sun Shaozong went to his own courtyard and asked someone to call Lin Delu, the governor of the Criminal Law Department, over.
Lin Delu came quite quickly, but his body was like a fat pig waiting to be slaughtered, and he looked coy, as if he wanted to get close to people but didn't dare to. It was really disgusting to see him.
Sun Shaozong was too lazy to waste time with him and asked directly, "Lin Delu, I heard that you have been complaining recently, complaining that I am partial to some people and not to others. Is that true?"
Lin Delu's fat body trembled, and he almost knelt on the ground, and hurriedly explained: "It's unfair, sir! I just want to serve you and share your worries, I dare not complain!"
To be honest, when Sun Shaozong first took office, Lin Delu really didn't take this superior seriously, thinking that this kind of "transferred official" would either be squeezed out or marginalized, and that the Criminal Law Department would sooner or later be controlled by Liu Zhizhong.
Who would have thought that first Jia Yucun came forward to support him, and then Sun Shaozong solved many strange cases and won the emperor's favor. Now he even skipped Liu Zhizhong and directly became the 'Inspector General', which seems to be a sign of dominating the Criminal Law Department!
What’s even more infuriating is that Zhou Da, who was originally his direct subordinate, also started to tremble!
At the moment, Lin Delu was filled with jealousy and hatred, and he almost regretted his decision to death.
"So you're thoughtful."
Sun Shaozong said, pushing the prepared note forward, "In that case, I have something I want you to handle - here, it's the woman on this note, go to the Ministry of Justice and investigate carefully to see if you can find her family."
Lin Delu picked it up carefully and took a look. He saw details written on it such as 'age about sixteen', 'original place suspected to be near Nanjing', 'there is a rouge mark the size of a rice grain between the eyebrows', etc. He felt relieved immediately as he knew there were clues to be found.
At the same time , he couldn't help but be curious and asked, "Sir, who is this woman?"
"This official's new concubine, this is also considered as abusing public power for personal gain."
Sun Shaozong had no intention of hiding anything, and added casually: "If you feel it is inappropriate, then..."
“No, no, no!”
Lin Delu waved his hands like a rattle and said firmly, "It's a perfect fit! Since you are my lord's beloved concubine, I will do my best and will not stop until I help you find your family!"
As the saying goes, "Public work is not as good as private work, and private work is not as good as confidential work." Only by completing this kind of semi-public and semi-private task can you become your boss's "own person."
After Lin Delu went to the Ministry of Justice in high spirits, Sun Shaozong called Cheng Rixing again to discuss sending someone undercover to fish.
Cheng Rixing proposed several candidates, and Sun Shaozong was considering them when someone outside suddenly sent an invitation. It turned out that Jia Lian had obtained a few jars of Shaoxing aged wine and invited him to come over for tasting.
It was such a coincidence that Jia Yucun had just given the instructions and right after that Jia Lian sent someone to invite him.
Therefore, when Sun Shaozong heard this, he "suspected" Lai Datou, and thinking about "turning a trick on the enemy", he agreed vaguely, saying that he would go to Rongguo Mansion to bother him when he had a day off in four days.
