Chapter 132 Double Ninth Festival
The Double Ninth Festival in the tenth year of Guangde was truly a day for Sun Shaozong to 'see the light of day again'.
Because of Qian Ning's murder case, he was detained in the Northern Pacification Office for three whole days. If Dai Quan hadn't spoken in the palace, who knows how long he would have to "cooperate in the investigation".
But on the Double Ninth Festival, as soon as Sun Shaozong walked out of the gate of the Northern Pacification Office, he was hugged by his younger brother.
He hit my back with a force of over a hundred pounds, showing great concern and care.
He only then realized that after he was detained in the Northern Pacification Office, his cheap brother immediately quit his job and asked for a long vacation, and stood guard outside the Northern Pacification Office from morning to night every day.
Although Sun Shaozong was touched, the Northern Pacification Office was not a place for casual conversation. So he just told his eldest brother that he had not been abused, and then the two brothers set out to return to the Sun Mansion.
"The Second Master is back home!"
"The Second Master is back home~!!"
When they arrived outside the Sun Mansion, even before the carriage stopped, shouts came from inside and outside the gate.
The old housekeeper Wei Licai's eyes were filled with tears, and he rushed under the wheel like a wicked gust of wind.
Sun Shaozong was so frightened that he quickly jumped off the carriage and supported the old butler. But before he could say anything, the old butler reached out and felt around, saying nervously, "Second Master, are you hurt anywhere? Let me take a look!"
As he said that, he stamped his feet and cursed, "Zhao Zhongji, what are you doing standing there like an idiot? Hurry up and bring out that sedan chair!"
Zhao Zhongji shrank his neck when he was scolded by him, and rushed to the door to call for a sedan chair to come out.
"Come back here!"
Sun Shaozong hurriedly called him to stop, and smiled at the old housekeeper, "Look, I'm fine, aren't I? I'm just assisting in the investigation at the Northern Pacification Office, and I haven't really broken any laws. I eat and drink well every day, and I've even gained some weight."
The eldest brother also got off his horse and gave the old housekeeper a lot of assurances. Only then did the old man feel relieved. Then he hurriedly instructed Zhao Zhongji to send all the doctors invited by the family away to prevent them from being contaminated by any bad luck.
Afterwards, Sun Shaozong stepped over a burning brazier in the presence of dozens of servants before finally entering his own home.
It's no wonder that the family members made such a fuss. In the eyes of the world, the Northern Pacification Office was no different from the Yama Palace and the Shura Field. Anyone involved in a case would be skinned and have their tendons pulled out as the lightest punishment. The entire family would be executed at any time!
But when he entered the mansion, Sun Shaozong was originally planning to have a few words with his adopted elder brother in the living room. However, as soon as he walked around the screen wall, he saw two maids, Shi Liu and Fu Rong, peeking out from the side door.
After seeing Sun Shaozong, Ruan Rong and Xiang Ling soon appeared behind the side door.
"elder brother."
Seeing this, Sun Shaozong had no choice but to apologize to his cheap brother: "I am a little tired now, I want to go back to the backyard to rest, and I will talk to you tomorrow."
Having said that, he took two steps at a time and went to the aisle between the two gates.
"Master~!"
As soon as she stepped over the threshold, Ruan Rong bumped into him and choked up, " I was scared to death these past few days!"
Sun Shaozong carefully held her in his arms and saw her bright and charming eyes, which now looked like red and swollen peaches.
She couldn't help but say with a mixture of heartache and resentment: "Didn't I ask Zhang Cheng to tell you not to worry? Look at you crying like this, what if you have a miscarriage?"
Ruan Rong looked him up and down for a long while. Seeing that he looked the same as before and didn't look like he had been abused, she wiped away her tears with her backhand and said proudly, "I didn't shed all these tears for you - there was a letter from home sent to me yesterday from Qianxiang Country!"
In April, Sun Shaozong sent a letter from home to Qianxiang Country, but he did not receive a reply until September.
He couldn't help but ask curiously: "What's in the letter?"
Ruan Rong was stunned by the question, and after a while she stammered, "It's not a big deal to write it..."
"master!"
Xiangling suddenly interrupted and said, "Since you were taken to the Northern Pacification Office, Sister Rong has been unable to eat or sleep all day, and even forgot to open the letter from home."
Sun Shaozong felt warm in his chest when he heard this, but he also felt heavy in his heart.
Although he accidentally fell into fear at Qian's house that day, and even his life was in the hands of Ding Xiu.
But Sun Shaozong, who had long been accustomed to all kinds of dangers, did not think it was any big deal.
During the past few days in the Northern Pacification Office, I have eaten well and slept well. Except for the lack of freedom, it is almost like a vacation.
However, after leaving the Northern Pacification Office, he increasingly regretted his carelessness.
The eldest brother and the old housekeeper are fine, after all, they are still strong and have experienced many storms.
But if he was really locked up for ten days or half a month, causing Ruan Rong to have a miscarriage, he would probably never forgive himself for the rest of his life!
It seems that I have to be more cautious in the future.
After all, he is no longer the alone and carefree criminal police captain.
Keep this in mind secretly.
Sun Shaozong carefully picked up Ruan Rong and said with a chuckle, "Let's go and see what the father-in-law wrote in the letter!"
"Put me down, put me down now!"
Ruan Rong pretended to struggle a few times, but she had already pressed her head against his chest.
When Xiangling saw this from behind, she couldn't help feeling a little envious, but she also knew her own position and didn't dare to feel jealous.
As they paraded all the way to the backyard, Sun Shaozong suddenly stopped, looked at the nearby flowerbed curiously, and asked, "On this Double Ninth Festival, everyone is enjoying the flowers and drinking wine, but why did we pull out all the flowers?"
But all I saw was potholes and bumps in the flower bed, without a single flower or plant.
"Aren't you planning to change it to chrysanthemum?"
Ruan Rong pouted and said, "Who would have thought that just after we had cleared away those peonies and roses, the master would have an accident. Who in the mansion would have time to go and buy chrysanthemums?"
In order to celebrate the Double Ninth Festival, we have to dig up hundreds of flowers and plants and replace them with newly bought chrysanthemums...
Think about those victims outside the city who are naked. It is true that while the rich are feasting and drinking, there are people freezing to death on the streets!
But no matter how emotional we are, we can't just not celebrate the festival just because there are disaster victims, right?
Sun Shaozong then said, "If you want to enjoy the flowers, let's go find a suitable place tomorrow morning. You have been stuck at home for a few months, so it's time to go outside and breathe some fresh air."
Ruan Rong was obviously moved, but after a slight hesitation, she said, "Let's see what my father wrote in the letter first."
Yes, if her cheap father-in-law were to do something like "breaking off all ties with her", how could she still have the mood to enjoy the flowers?
"Okay, let's go read the letter first."
As Sun Shaozong said this, he prepared to take a step forward.
"Second Master, Second Master!"
Unexpectedly, at this moment, a woman came running over. When she got close, she said breathlessly, "Mr. Lian and Mr. Bao from Rongguo Mansion, Mr. Xue, the young master from General Shenwu's family, and Mr. Feng from Fengzui Lane are all here to visit you!"
These guys are really well-informed.
Sun Shaozong hesitated for a moment, and Ruan Rong struggled to get off the ground, pushed him on the chest, and said, "Go quickly, don't keep me waiting."
"Then you can't open the letter secretly by yourself!"
As Sun Shaozong spoke, he glanced at Xiangling, signaling her to keep a closer eye on her so that Ruan Rong wouldn't open the letter alone and get provoked again.
