Chapter 262: Lucky general or disastrous star?
"Thank you, sir. Thank you, sir!"
Seeing Siqi kowtow like crazy, Sun Shaozong was quite speechless.
Sun Shaozu's thoughts naturally could not be hidden from him - he simply wanted to show favor to Jia Yingchun's personal maid first, so that when he could do the "borrowing a chicken to lay eggs" thing in the future, it would be convenient for her.
In order to have a son, this is really painstaking...
However, this matter could not be discussed, so Sun Shaozong could only smile bitterly and stood up and asked, "Brother, why did you come back so early?"
"Don't mention it!"
Sun Shaozu walked over to him and sat down. He poured himself a cup of tea and cursed, "I arrived at the camp today. The story of you fighting against a hundred people alone and killing a third-rank minister in Jinmen Prefecture has spread everywhere. Everyone else is praising you, but only that bastard named Wei jumped out to rant again!"
"No matter what you do, you will definitely get into trouble. It's hard to say whether you are a lucky star or a disaster star!"
"I had a quarrel with that bastard, and then I was too lazy to stay in the camp for long, so I just went home."
Lucky general? Disaster?
Don’t mention it, he hadn’t paid much attention to it before, but now after hearing this, Sun Shaozong really felt that his luck recently was a bit weird.
It would be fine to investigate cases on weekdays, after all, it is his job. But last time he went to the River Office to fight floods, a group of officials were killed. This time he went to Tianjin Prefecture to celebrate the completion of the Governor's Mansion, but ended up wiping out the entire family!
When I was in Qianxiang Country, when I first crossed over, a Niu ambassador also died...
And the reunion that year...
Could it be that I am really possessed by Conan?
"Jiro."
Sun Shaozong was just thinking about "metaphysics" when he heard his cheap elder brother sticking his head over and whispering, "Help her solve this case - I asked someone to find out, this girl is the only one around Jia Yingchun who can get her words to work, even Jia Yingchun is a little afraid of her."
"As long as we can tame this little rascal, we will be able to achieve twice the result with half the effort in the future."
It’s just as I guessed!
To be honest, Sun Shaozong was not really interested in investigating the case for such a "purpose", but since his cheap brother had said it, he would not change his mind.
So he sighed secretly and could only say, "Okay, I'll take this case. Let's first talk about the deceased - that is, Pan Youan. How did he behave in his daily life? Did he have any grudges with anyone? What is his relationship with you?"
After hearing the previous questions, Siqi opened her mouth to answer, but when she heard the last question, she hesitated.
He was about to speak when he heard Sun Shaozong sneer, "If you want the real murderer to go unpunished, then go ahead and lie; but if you want to avenge Pan Youan, then you'd better not lie to me!"
Siqi gritted her teeth after hearing this and said bluntly, "Your Excellency, I and You'an have already secretly decided to spend our lives together. Yesterday evening, I had an appointment with him to meet in the other courtyard, and then we would run away together!"
If this woman is really a ruthless person, generally speaking, even if she wants to tell the truth, she can be more tactful in her wording and make a few more remarks to show that she is not really serious about eloping with someone.
But she...
Especially this happened in front of the 'future male owner'!
This was not the end. Siqi continued, "We both arrived near the rockery in the northwest corner of the courtyard. He was very active, but when he heard that we had to escape from Rongguo Mansion overnight, he hesitated and made excuses, and was always unwilling to agree."
"I was so angry at the time that I said I would cut off all contact with him and never see him again in this life! Then I went back to the East Cross Courtyard alone, but I didn't expect... I didn't expect that I would never see him again!"
Have you ever been physically aggressive?
Sun Shaozong's eyes lit up, and he asked hurriedly: "Then have you ever noticed that he..."
"How did he touch it?"
Before he could finish his question, Sun Shaozu, who was standing next to him, interrupted him with a gleam in his eyes and asked further, "Where did they touch you?"
This cheap brother is really...
Sun Shaozong glanced at him speechlessly, but he said confidently: "Didn't you just ask about his conduct in society? I just wanted to help you figure out how daring that boy is."
Lustful courage...
Do you know what this thing is useful for?!
Sun Shaozong was about to tell Siqi not to pay attention to his cheap elder brother's bad taste, but Siqi replied seriously: "I didn't touch anywhere, I just rubbed my breasts through my clothes like I usually do."
As usual...
As expected of someone who dared to force her lover to elope, she dared to tell anyone anything!
If she ran into the master with mysophobia and found out that the maid who was going to be married off as a dowry had done such a thing with her lover, she would probably be furious.
But although the cheap elder brother was lustful, he was more casual with women than with clothes, so instead of being angry, he nodded in agreement and said, "This kid has some taste. Your breasts..."
“Ahem!”
Seeing that his cheap brother was becoming less and less reliable, Sun Shaozong quickly coughed and said seriously, "When you were with him yesterday, did you find that he carried any silver or valuables with him?"
"this……"
She had just said it in such detail that when asked about the details, Siqi was a little unsure. After thinking about it carefully for a long time, she hesitated and said, "I didn't find any hard objects. If there is anything valuable, it's probably the rhino horn ring that Master Lian gave me as a reward."
Didn't find any 'hard objects'?
It seems that this young man Pan is not in good health.
Bah! Bah! Bah!
I was almost led into trouble by my elder brother. Now is not the time to think about these "details".
Sun Shaozong asked seriously, "Does the rhino horn ring look very impressive?"
Siqi shook her head: "That's not the case. Although the texture of the ring feels very good, it looks gray and looks like it's made of wood."
Sun Shaozong asked: "How does Pan Youan behave in daily life? Has he ever had any grudges with anyone?"
"He is timid and always treats people very kindly! I have never heard of him making enemies with anyone!"
"Has he ever..."
Let me explain this on two sides.
However, while Sun Shaozong was in the living room, carefully questioning Siqi, in the Forbidden City, Emperor Guangde and the brother Prince Zhongshun were also discussing topics related to him in the imperial study.
The imperial desk was in a rather messy state, and it was obvious that Emperor Guangde had just lost his temper. Therefore, even Prince Zhongshun, who had always been unrestrained, had to be a little more careful at this moment.
"Sixth."
Emperor Guangde leaned back on the bright yellow cushion and said with a big sigh, "Let's not talk about these bastards for now. What do you think we should do with Sun Shaozong?"
“This…”
Upon hearing this, Prince Zhongshun could not help but frown and said with some embarrassment: "Even if we only look at his apparent merits, he should be greatly rewarded - but this kid is only in his early twenties now. If he really tries to rise to the top like a monkey, it will not be a good thing for him or the court."
At this point, he bowed again and said, "I got a piece of news a few days ago, saying that the nephew-in-law of the Sun family went to Beijing to take the imperial examination recently, but was spotted by Minister Wang of the Ministry of Rites, who wanted to take him in as his last disciple."
"Wang Zhe wants to accept a closed disciple?"
Emperor Guangde straightened up in surprise: "Is he the nephew-in-law of the Sun family?"
"Exactly."
King Zhongshun said, "Wang Zhe is known for his ability to judge people, otherwise you would not have appointed him as the Minister of Personnel. Anyone who is chosen by him to be his successor must have extraordinary qualities."
As he spoke, he cupped his hands and said, "I, your humble servant, congratulate Your Majesty on having found another talented person!"
Although they said congratulations, there was not much joy on their faces.
In theory, the more talented people there are to govern a country, the better. However, if these talented people gather together due to their connections, it always makes those in power feel uneasy.
Especially since they are both so young...
Emperor Guangde stood up and paced back and forth for a few steps, then suddenly asked, "Did Sun Shaozong's favorite concubine just give birth to a son a while ago?"
"She was born on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. I even had someone send her a full-month gift."
After hearing this, Emperor Guangde said in a loud voice: "Pass on my decree. Sun Shaozong, the governor of Shuntian Prefecture, is loyal to the country and has made many outstanding contributions. His eldest son will be specially conferred the title of 'Seventh Rank Enqiwei' as a reward."
