Chapter 238: Not Self-Admiring
Originally, Sun Shaozong thought that Wei Ruolan would definitely hesitate for a few days, and only when he pretended to take back the bait would she be unable to resist and take the bait.
But he obviously underestimated Master Wei's eagerness for revenge, as well as the mysterious self-confidence he had accumulated after so many years of smooth sailing.
Before the court was dismissed in the afternoon, Lin Delu came to report that Wei Ruolan had decided to replace Sun Shaozong and rectify the discipline of the Criminal Law Department - but he did not intend to announce the rules immediately, and said that he would consider it again.
After hearing the word "consider", Sun Shaozong couldn't help laughing. The key to this bait lies in the four words "rectify discipline". Now that the tone has been set, what effect will it have even if Wei Ruolan focuses on the details?
It seems that the Wei family really has no capable people!
Now that the fish had been hooked, Sun Shaozong naturally had no more worries. Seeing that the time was almost up, he leisurely left the government office and rushed home.
After returning home, he first called Zhao Zhongji and asked him to send someone to Xue's house on Zijin Street to deliver a message, saying that he would visit in half an hour and asked Xue Pan not to go out at that time.
This time I'm away from Beijing on a business trip, and I will definitely not be able to make it to Xue Pan's wedding on March 9th. At the very least, I should apologize to him. In addition, the gift that I have prepared long ago must also be presented in advance.
After passing on the matter, Sun Shaozong also asked about the whereabouts of his cheap elder brother. Upon learning that he had not returned yet and was likely to spend the night in the military camp, he went straight back to the backyard.
Actually, when he went to see Sun Shaozu, in addition to telling him that he was about to leave Beijing for business, he also wanted to entrust his cheap elder brother with the task of ordering Han Anbang around after he left Beijing. It would be best if he could annoy Han Anbang so much that he would go back on his word and see if he would dare to make promises easily in the future.
While there was still some time, Sun Shaozong called Xiangling and Ruan Rong together and briefly told them about going to Tianjin to participate in the unveiling ceremony of the Governor's Mansion. Xiangling was now pregnant, and Ruan Rong had finished her confinement, and they had just been living in harmony with each other for a few days, so they were naturally reluctant to leave.
However, since I am practicing in the public sector, it is inevitable that I will not be able to control myself.
After that, the three of them sat together and talked about some family matters.
Since one of them was a first-time mother and the other was pregnant, most of the conversation was about children. Fortunately, Sun Shaozong was also a first-time father, so he didn't feel bored listening to them.
About half an hour later, seeing that the time was almost up, Sun Shaozong took all the gifts and set off for Xue's residence on Zijin Street.
When I visited the door this time, I didn't see the two little elephants. It seemed that Xue Pan had only done that to show off, and he normally didn't dare to let them guard the door.
But Xue Pan went out of the door and saw two servants following Sun Shaozong, each holding an exquisite gift box in their hands. He was a little surprised and asked, "Second brother, what do you mean by this?"
"You really got it right."
Sun Shaozong said helplessly : "I'm afraid I really can't come to your wedding day, so I had to come here to apologize and bring you the gift."
"Why is this?"
Xue Pan's eyes widened immediately. He was just angry that day and just said it casually. In fact, when preparing for the wedding, he treated Sun Shaozong as a first-class guest and even planned to invite his uncle Jia Zheng to accompany him personally. How could he just say he couldn't come? !
"Didn't the prefect order me to go to Tianjin next month to attend the opening ceremony of the Zhili Governor's Office?"
Sun Shaozong said, pointing behind him: "Let's have someone collect these gifts first. Among them is a bonsai of coral jade tree, which can't stand bumps and falls."
Red coral is not easy to collect these days, so it is extremely valuable. If it weren't for the fact that the Sun family had been selling seafood for two years and had accumulated several pieces of this stuff, Sun Shaozong might not be willing to give them away.
Hearing Sun Shaozong's serious words, Xue Pan naturally knew that this was a valuable gift, so he quickly asked someone to take the gift and carefully put it into the warehouse. Then he invited Sun Shaozong to the living room and had someone set up a banquet to entertain him personally.
Without going into how the two of them drank and enjoyed themselves in the front hall, let's just talk about the backyard of the Xue family. Seeing that it was getting dark, Aunt Xue prepared to take off her hair full of pearls and jade so that she could feel more relaxed when she ate later.
Unexpectedly, at this moment, a maid came to report that a distinguished guest had arrived, and the master was drinking with him, so he might not have time to have dinner with his mother in the evening.
Although Xue Pan was a reckless and dull bully, he made quite a few bad friends due to his lavish spending and honest and loyal nature, and it was not uncommon for them to come and disturb him.
However, there are only a handful of them who can be called distinguished guests.
So Aunt Xue asked curiously, "I wonder which family's son or daughter he is?"
"My wife has seen it before."
The old woman laughed and said, "It is the governor of Shuntian Prefecture, Mr. Sun. Our master respects this Mr. Sun the most. He has come to visit us with great difficulty, so naturally, our master has to accompany him for a few drinks."
It turned out that he was here!
Although she had met Sun Shaozong far less often than Feng Ziying and others, the two completely different encounters made Aunt Xue's memory of Sun Shaozong far more profound than that of others.
Now, hearing that this 'lecher' had come to visit her home again, Aunt Xue's heart became filled with desire and she was eager to give it a try.
Since she "lost face" in the Zijin Temple last winter, she has taken great efforts to maintain herself. Even her elder sister, Mrs. Wang, when she saw her, praised her for looking younger and younger. Her skin is so tight and smooth that she is almost as beautiful as Baochai.
Now that the 'frivolous playboy' came alone, without the concerns of his wives and concubines around him, if she revealed her true face in front of him, it should be possible to make him show all the ugly aspects of himself as when they first met, right?
Thinking of this, Aunt Xue was no longer in a hurry to remove her makeup. After sending the old woman away, she went to the dressing table and touched up her makeup. However, she was still not satisfied after looking left and right.
So she changed into a light green lace tube top dress. Seeing that the beautiful woman in the mirror was dignified and noble, yet also charming and elegant under the imitation Tang-style gauze skirt, she left the dressing table with a sense of satisfaction.
only……
Although she was full of anticipation, she really didn't know how to act so that she would have the opportunity to meet that "dirty guy" and induce him to show all kinds of ugly behaviors.
After all, Aunt Xue was just a naive lady, not a clever and talented woman - otherwise the Xue family would not have fallen to the point of marrying a dissolute woman in order to inherit the title passed down from their ancestors.
She wandered around the room like this for who knows how long, still at a loss as to what to do.
Just as she was hesitating to give up this ridiculous thought, she suddenly heard the maid outside report in a panic: "Madam, Madam, the master is drunk in the living room, crying and making a fuss, and he keeps... keeps saying bad things about the young mistress. What do you think we should do?"
"Why is this evil creature causing trouble again?!"
Aunt Xue was furious at first, but then her eyes lit up and she hurriedly ordered, "Quickly call Zhang Ma and Li Erzhu's family, and help me help Master back to the backyard!"
