Chapter 261: Mang Siqi appeals to the Zhizhong Prefecture
Sun Shaozong arrived in the capital just last night. With the Korean delegation by his side, he entered the city without any hindrance.
It was already around midnight when he returned home. He had originally planned to spend the night in the study without disturbing Ruan Rong and Xiang Ling.
Unexpectedly, just as he had put his luggage away, two women got the news and came running over crying. They asked him about his well-being and almost stripped him naked to check his body.
So that night, Sun Shaozong naturally slept in the main room in the backyard.
He slept until noon the next day. Seeing Sun Shaozong waking up lazily, Ruan Rong immediately called the maids and old women, spread out the tonic food such as the Five Sons Passing the Imperial Examinations on the bedside like a fan, and fed it into his mouth with her own hands.
This meticulous treatment is almost as good as that given to a baby son.
As the saying goes, when you are well fed and warm, you will think about that...
Sun Shaozong had a good foundation to begin with, and his body's recovery ability was far beyond that of ordinary people. He had been taking supplements for two or three days in a row, and now that he was close to Ruan Rong, it was inevitable that he would feel some impulse.
Just as he was about to do something clumsy, Ruan Rong pushed him away and said sternly, "He has just been injured. It is best for you to stay quiet for a few days. It will not be too late to think of anything else after you have recovered."
Seeing that Sun Shaozong was still grinning and trying to get involved, she continued, "Besides, your nephews are going to check the list. They will definitely come back to report to you. If they see me as a fool, will I still be alive?"
Sun Shaozong then withdrew his claws awkwardly. He had been in Tianjin Prefecture for half a month and had really forgotten about the imperial examination.
"Do they know I'm back?"
"I came to visit you when I left home this morning, but you were sleeping soundly, so I didn't ask anyone to wake you up."
Tsk~
It seems that not only can I not do anything about it, but I can't stay in this bed any longer.
Sun Shaozong then asked Shi Liu and Fu Rong to help him dress and wash.
Ruan Rong was right as he said. He had just finished tidying up most of the things when he heard from outside that three nephews came to pay their respects.
Sun Shaozong asked someone to invite them in. Not only did he see that Sun Chengye looked depressed, but even Sun Chengtao looked as listless as an eggplant hit by frost.
At first Sun Shaozong thought that he had also failed the exam, so he said a few words to comfort him. Only then did he realize that he had actually passed the exam, but was ranked second to last.
The loss of face with this ranking is not the most important thing. The main thing is that after the palace examination, he will most likely be arranged among the third-class "Tong Jinshi".
As the saying goes, "a fellow Jinshi is like a lady", when a fellow Jinshi meets a genuine Jinshi, he naturally feels half a head shorter than her.
Therefore, someone as proud and arrogant as Sun Chengtao would naturally not be willing to be a "fellow Jinshi".
Of course, in Sun Shaozong's view, this was clearly hypocritical, especially since there was Sun Chengye, who had failed the imperial examination, standing next to him. This "hypocrisy" was particularly annoying.
Therefore, Sun Shaozong simply skipped him and asked about Yu Qian's results. As a result, his scores were reversed with Sun Chengtao's. Sun Chengtao was second to last, while Yu Qian won the second place in the Asia-Pacific region.
If nothing unexpected happened, even if Yu Qian didn't get into the top three in the palace examination, he should have been in the top two.
Sun Shaozong was about to congratulate him, but he heard Yu Qian bow and say, "Uncle, Mr. Cheng's name is not on the list, but your student Xiong Guang is on it."
After all, he is a man who has left his name in history . Even after winning the Asian Yuan, he still pays attention to these details.
It is said that Xiong Guang was one of the dozen or so candidates who studied under Sun Shaozong. He seemed to be an inconspicuous person, but unexpectedly he passed the imperial examination and became a Jinshi.
Since he passed the imperial examination, he would be regarded as the Sun family's wing in officialdom in the future. So Sun Shaozong immediately ordered someone to send three hundred taels of silver to Xiong Guang as a gift.
Unexpectedly, the servant beside him took the order and went, but came back after a moment, looking as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.
Sun Shaozong's face darkened and he scolded, "Why are you acting like that in front of our family? Tell me what happened."
"Reporting to the Second Master."
The servant said hurriedly, "There's a girl outside, claiming to be the personal maid of the Second Miss of Rongguo Mansion, and she wants to see you, Second Master, for something important."
After a pause, he added cautiously, "The woman had a sad face and her eyes were shaped like peaches from crying. She looked like she had something urgent to deal with."
Jia Yingchun's personal maid came to see him crying?
Did something happen to Jia Yingchun? !
But this is not right!
If Jia Yingchun really had an accident, even if Rongguo Mansion didn't care, she should have looked for her cheap brother, but she specifically asked to see me...
Sun Shaozong felt confused and could not guess the maid's intention. Yu Qian said, "Since uncle has important matters to deal with, the nephews will withdraw first."
"Well."
Knowing that he was trying to avoid the topic, Sun Shaozong did not try to persuade him to stay. He just said casually, "Your sixth uncle will be back soon. Don't forget to report to him when he comes. This will make him happy for you."
The three of them agreed, then bowed and left.
Sun Shaozong warned the boy, who immediately ran outside. Soon he saw a tall and plump young woman. Apart from her hair and facial features, her figure had some resemblance to that of a European or American woman.
And you don't have to look closely to feel her sadness.
Could it be that something really happened to Jia Yingchun?
Just as Sun Shaozong was thinking this, he saw the woman kneeling down and crying, "Your servant Siqi greets the governor. Please help my cousin Pan Youan to seek revenge!"
Damn~
I worried for nothing, it turns out this maid came to me for personal matters!
Sun Shaozong was speechless, and he became less of a relative and more dignified. He asked in a deep voice, "What grievances does your cousin have to complain about?"
"Reporting to the master!"
Siqi cried again, "My cousin was also a servant in the Jia Mansion. Yesterday, he went out for something and was hit to death with a blunt instrument near Wumiao Street. The villain also stole his belongings!"
He knocked his head to the ground and said sadly, "Master, please help us find the real murderer who killed and robbed people!"
"Wumiao Street?"
Sun Shaozong thought for a moment and then recognized the place name, so he said, "It should be the jurisdiction of Wanping County, right? Why, didn't the officials of Wanping County handle this case?"
"It has been accepted."
Si Qi raised her head and said with tears in her eyes: "But those detectives are useless trash. They don't dare to guarantee that they can find the real culprit. That's why I dare to..."
Before she could finish, Sun Shaozong asked again: "When did this case happen?"
"It happened last night!"
"last night ?"
Pah~
Sun Shaozong slapped the coffee table and said angrily, "Since it happened only last night, then Wanping County has just accepted the case. How dare you conclude that they can't investigate the case in such a short time? And how dare you insult the police in front of me?!"
As Sun Shaozong's power grew, few servants in the mansion dared to look directly into his angry eyes.
But today, Siqi was really bold. After hearing Sun Shaozong's harsh rebuke, she straightened her body without any hesitation and looked him in the eye, saying, "If I said anything wrong, Master Zhizhong will punish me. As long as Master can find out who harmed You'an, I am willing to serve you like a cow or a horse for the rest of my life!"
Cut~
It would be fine if it lasted for generations, but with her status, after she married into the Sun family with Jia Yingchun, it seemed that she was supposed to be treated like a slave, right?
Just as he was thinking this, he heard someone outside the living room ask in a gruff voice: "If Erlang helps you find the murderer, are you really willing to do anything?!"
As he was speaking, Sun Shaozu walked in from outside.
Since Siqi was chosen as a maidservant during the dowry, she had naturally heard about the appearance of her "son-in-law" a long time ago.
Seeing the man with a leopard head, round eyes and steel-like hair, Siqi turned around and knocked her head to the ground, saying loudly: "In reply to what you said, Master, although I am a servant, I always keep my word!"
"good!"
Sun Shaozu stared at Siqi with a burning gaze and said, "Then I will take charge of this matter for Erlang!"
