Chapter 476: Master Sun and Master Lian
After making an appointment with Liu Xianglian to "visit" Xue Pan the next day, Sun Shaozong took Hong Jiu to the Northern Pacification Office and reported to the Pacification Envoy Lu Hui that the White Lotus rebels had sneaked into the capital with the intention of looking for the White Lotus Saint.
As the case involved the famous White Lotus rebels, Lu Hui naturally attached great importance to it and immediately decided to take charge of the situation himself, aiming to capture the White Lotus rebels, the traitors, and the saint in one fell swoop - Sun Shaozong was also temporarily captured by him as a soldier, and he helped to discuss the action plan for most of the day before he was able to escape.
By the time I returned home from the Northern Pacification Office, the streets were already dark.
As they arrived outside the Sun Mansion, the coachman Zhang Cheng pulled the reins, and the horses pulling the carriage stopped with a clatter. Two servants had already jumped out of the doorway and spread several coarse blankets from the steps to the front of the carriage.
Sun Shaozong lifted the curtain and got out of the car. Facing the misty rain, his nostrils twitched a few times and suddenly he sneezed loudly.
Could it be that someone is talking about me?
Sun Shaozong rubbed his nose while stepping on the carpet and entered the mansion. As soon as he stepped over the threshold, he saw Zhao Zhongji coming to greet him again. He couldn't help but stop and said speechlessly: "Tell me, what's the matter?"
The day was so busy that even at night there was no rest.
"Reply to Second Master's question."
Zhao Zhongji bowed and said, "Master Bao sent you a letter this afternoon, inviting you to visit Rongguo Mansion in three days."
Jia Baoyu is going to treat us again?
There must be a reason for this, right?
After all, she would be holding a full-moon banquet on the 27th, and Jia Baoyu would definitely be invited to the banquet then. If there was no reason, there was no need for Jia Baoyu to choose this critical moment to host the banquet.
but……
It seems that Ruan Rong is usually responsible for receiving the invitations to me, so why was it Zhao Zhongji who notified me today?
After hearing Sun Shaozong's question, Zhao Zhongji hurriedly explained, "The eldest grandmother of Rongguo Mansion has come to our house, and Madam has specially invited Aunt Ruan to accompany her - so I have not been able to be free, so I will pass this invitation to Aunt Ruan."
It turned out that Yu Qian was on leave today, and he specially called Jia Lan over to sort out his homework. Since it was her son's first time to "go out to study", Li Wan was worried, so she simply followed him under the pretext of visiting relatives.
Later, because the drizzle never stopped, Jia Yingchun tried her best to keep the guests, so the mother and son both stayed at Sun's house.
However, Jia Yingchun was pregnant now, and it was inconvenient for her to entertain guests, so she specially called Ruan Rong to accompany her.
Tsk~
Come to think of it, it was quite lively. My old lover brought his adopted son to visit, my sister-in-law was pregnant and tried her best to keep the guests, and the one in charge of the reception was my son's biological mother.
Unfortunately, none of them knew the tricks involved...
Thinking about that scene, Sun Shaozong felt that it was enough to make a melodramatic drama at the 8 o'clock prime time.
Shaking his head to dispel the image in his mind, Sun Shaozong casually instructed Zhao Zhongji to take out some precious nourishing bring them to the Xue family tomorrow - since it was under the name of "visiting", it should at least look like visiting a patient.
After Zhao Zhongji agreed to the matter, Sun Shaozong followed the corridor all the way to his own courtyard.
As expected, the east room of the main hall was dark, and it was obvious that Ruan Rong was still staying in Jia Yingchun's courtyard and had not returned yet - I remembered that she seemed to have some opinions about Li Wan at the beginning, and I don't know what she was talking about now, and she didn't leave even at this time.
Since Ruan Rong was not there, Sun Shaozong simply turned into the west wing and quietly went to the south end. He originally wanted to see if his daughter was asleep before going to talk to Xiangling.
Who would have thought that after entering the room, he saw a little person crawling next to his daughter's cradle . Who else could it be but his son Sun Chengyi?
The Sun family's genes are truly amazing. When he was just seven months old, this little brat could stand up on his own with the help of something, and now he can even take a few shaky steps.
However, he was still unable to walk from the main room to the east wing - obviously, he was carried by Qingwen next to him.
"Second Master."
Qingwen was seen protecting the child with one hand, bowing to Sun Shaozong and explaining, "The young master wanted to play with his sister, and the nurse coaxed him for a long time but he refused to sleep, so I had no choice but to bring him here."
At this time, Sun Chengyi also saw his father, and he raised his head and called in a baby voice: "Hey, hey, hey!"
"It's sister, not hey."
Sun Shaozong corrected him, picked him up, and rubbed his chin against his face for a while, until his son spit out saliva with disgust on his face, then he coaxed: "Sister, it's time to go to bed. You should also go back and sleep with the nurse obediently, okay?"
Although children develop earlier than others, how can they understand such a complicated thing?
So when he saw his father handing him over to Qingwen, who was about to carry him out, he started to make a scene, kicking and digging, and kept shouting, "Hey, hey, hey!"
Seeing those two chubby little hands waving at her eyes, Qingwen subconsciously lifted the child up to dodge. However, the little shoes embroidered with the five poisonous creatures happened to step on her lapel, and when she pushed hard, some white greasy stuff was immediately exposed.
It happened that Sun Shaozong was about to help her coax the child, and when he got closer he saw that it was full.
Qingwen's neck turned red with embarrassment, but she did not dare to let go of the child. She could only turn her back with tears in her eyes and said in a muffled voice, "Second Master, don't worry. I will take the young master back to the main hall."
As he spoke, he coaxed the child and hurried outside.
"Wait a minute!"
Seeing her at the door, Sun Shaozong hurriedly called her and said, "I will go to Rongguo Mansion as a guest in two days. You can come with me then."
Seeing Qingwen's body stiffen and she turned back to refuse, Sun Shaozong added, "There are many beautiful maids in the mansion. Although Brother Bao may not be heartless, it is not a solution for you to avoid him again and again."
Qingwen was silent for a long while, and finally bowed her head and said, "Thank you very much, Second Master, for your help."
Accomplish?
In fact, Sun Shaozong was afraid that if this kind of "coincidence" continued, he might not be able to control himself. If he slept with Qingwen without thinking, wouldn't he be ashamed of his friend?
Therefore, it is better to follow Ruan Rong's suggestion and let Jia Baoyu buy an outer house and settle Qingwen's status first.
After Qingwen left, Sun Shaozong teased his daughter for a while and then talked to Xiangling for a while - because she was in confinement after giving birth, Sun Shaozong couldn't stay in the west wing overnight.
So about two quarters of an hour later, he went into You Erjie's room again, picked out a plain white dress for her to change into, and chanted "Amitabha" all the time to his heart's content, which also alleviated his regret for letting Miaoyu go.
Let me explain this on two sides.
While Master Sun was "studying" Buddhism in his bed, Master Lian in Rongguo Mansion was unable to sleep all night.
He sat alone in the study, staring at the objects on the table, sipping half a pot of aged Huadiao wine, his face showing expectation and uneasiness at times. He didn't know what he was thinking about, but suddenly he touched his powdered cheek with his hand and moaned shyly.
Knock knock knock~
At this moment, there was a slow knock on the door outside the study.
Jia Lian was startled at first, then he quickly asked, "Who? Sleeping outside?!"
"Uncle, it's me."
Hearing a familiar voice coming from outside the door, Jia Lian immediately put the things on the table into the cupboard, then walked forward to remove the bolt, pulled the door open to the left and right, made way inside, and said, "Come in."
But a handsome young man walked across the threshold leisurely. He was dressed neatly except for one sleeve which was hanging empty at his side. The cuff was tied into a knot with a belt.
Needless to say, this person is naturally Jia Baoyu's godson Jia Yun.
Ever since he confessed his true feelings to Jia Lian a few months ago, the relationship between the uncle and nephew has been very close, so Jia Yun is no longer as reserved as before.
After entering the room, he did not exchange pleasantries with Jia Lian. He went straight to the table, picked up the wine pot, put it under his nose and sniffed it, and said with certainty: "This must be a Huadiao wine that is more than 30 years old! Second uncle got this good thing, why didn't he ask his nephew to come over and share the blessing with him?"
"Do I need to shout?"
Jia Lian raised his orchid finger and poked Jia Yun on the temple, half-seriously and half-pretentiously scolding him: "You little monkey, your nose is sharper than a dog's. What good things in my room can I hide from you? Besides, you are now in charge of the kitchens inside and outside, and there is no good wine or food that you haven't 'tasted'."
"Uncle, what you said is really unfair to me. Aunt sends people to check the accounts every day. Even if I want to escape, I don't have the right opportunity."
Jia Yun explained casually, put the wine pot on the table, and lowered his voice to ask stealthily: "Second uncle, I heard that you asked my godfather to come out and invite that guy surnamed Sun to come to our house for a drink today. Is this true?!"
"Yo~"
Jia Lian exclaimed exaggeratedly, and said with a click of his tongue: "I underestimated you just now. It turns out that you not only have a sharp nose, but also long ears."
Although this statement did not directly respond to Jia Yun's question, the answer was obvious.
Jia Yun's heart trembled, and he quickly pretended to be heroic, lowering his voice and asking, "Second uncle, you invited him here. Did you have some idea and want to teach him a lesson?"
Jia Lian shook his head and said, "When will the cycle of revenge end? Moreover, our two families are relatives. I really want to reconcile with Sun Erlang now. There is no such thing as..."
At this point, he suddenly became alert, lowered his powdered face, and scolded: "What? Are you still thinking about causing trouble for Sun Erlang?! I advise you to give up this idea as soon as possible, otherwise even if Sun Erlang can tolerate it, I will definitely not let you go!"
As he spoke, he showed his two rows of teeth, as if he would pounce on and bite Jia Yun if he said even half the word "no".
This attitude really confused Jia Yun.
At the beginning, he deliberately got close to Jia Lian, firstly to make it easier to drug him so as to avenge his love; secondly, to find out Jia Lian's movements so as to warn Sun Shaozong in time.
Who would have thought that Jia Lian not only had no intention of revenge, but instead deliberately protected Sun Shaozong!
this……
What is going on?
Could it be that this guy noticed something and was deliberately testing me?
Thinking of this, Jia Yun smiled cautiously and said, "Second Uncle, there are only two of us here, is there any need to deliberately speak in a sarcastic way? Everyone in this mansion knows that you and that Sun have a grudge against each other, and you wish you could..."
"What can't you hate?"
Jia Lian slapped his chest heavily and angrily scolded: "Am I so narrow-minded? Besides, I was just jealous at the beginning. Sun Erlang was lenient with me. I am not ungrateful. After I came to my senses, how could I still have any grudges?"
Jia Yun was even more dumbfounded when he heard this, especially when Jia Lian kept calling him "Sun Erlang" in a very affectionate way. He didn't sound like an enemy who had once had a grudge against him. Instead, he sounded more like...
Rape|Passion?!
These four words popped up in Jia Yun's mind, but he immediately crushed them and spat inwardly a few times - Lord Sun was such a great man, it was already an humiliation to be compared with Jia Lian, not to mention that he had such dirty thoughts.
but……
The lust in Jia Lian's eyes and eyebrows was exactly like that of the amorous girls in the mansion when they mentioned Jia Baoyu!
Jia Lian misunderstood Jia Yun's moody look. Without further ado, he grabbed Jia Yun's sleeve and said anxiously, "Don't do anything stupid! In fact, Sun Erlang never harmed you. Instead, he saved your life and even interceded for you to get a good job. If you repay kindness with hatred... you are really a piece of shit!"
After hearing these words, Jia Yun couldn't help but shudder, thinking to himself that there was no doubt about it, this 'half-castrated Xiang Gu' really had a crush on Lord Sun!
If you think about it carefully, this actually has its precursors.
I remember that before, he was having a hot affair with those handsome servants, and even wanted to make them his subordinates. But ever since Lord Sun came to visit the mansion that time, he suddenly changed his attitude and no longer had any interest in those handsome servants!
But this matter...
Should I remind Lord Sun?
It would be better to wait a while before making a decision, lest you guess wrong and disgust Lord Sun for no reason.
Just as he was thinking about this, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his waist. It turned out that Jia Lian had been waiting for no response from him, so he simply pinched the soft flesh on his waist and twisted it hard.
"I'm talking to you, why don't you respond?!"
Jia Lian scolded him, but he also promised, "As long as you don't have such wishful thinking and don't take revenge on Lord Sun, I will definitely not treat you unfairly! If you want anything, just ask me."
I want Xiao Hong!
Jia Yun almost blurted out the truth, but fortunately he was not the kind of person who would be reckless or impatient, so he patiently said, "What are you talking about, uncle? Since you are so generous, how can I dare not give in?"
"That's good, that's good!"
Jia Lian then breathed a sigh of relief, but he gave Jia Yun a few more worried instructions before sending him out the door.
After the door bolt was reinserted, Jia Lian could not wait to take out a loose casual dress from the cupboard, held it in his hands and stroked it carefully, his face flushed as he murmured to himself: "Erlang, do you know that I just saved you from a disaster..."
