Chapter 610 Meeting Two Girls
August 16, Sanchahe Wharf.
After celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival in Nanzong, Sun Shaozong politely declined the attempts of his uncles and brothers to keep him, and prepared to sail north with Wang Ren, Xue Ke, Xing Zhong and others.
That morning, a dozen sailors were shuttling back and forth, constantly loading cargo onto a three-masted ship.
The ship naturally belonged to the Wang family. Now that his family controlled the Southeast Maritime Customs, it was easy for him to get a few high-quality cargo ships.
However, the cargo on the ship was basically all of Sun Shaozong's things - they were not precious items, but mostly specialties from Huguang and Jinling. The former were obtained in Wuxi, and the latter were basically gifts from the Southern Sect.
Of course, the officials and gentry in Jinling City inevitably used their connections to mix in some things.
However, most of the valuable items had already been returned by Sun Shaozong, and for the remaining few items that he really liked, he entrusted Nanzong to pay an equal amount of silver.
He has been managing Wuxi for the past two years and has made some windfalls in a legitimate way. Now that he is about to make a big profit, how could he be willing to fall for such a small profit?
Speaking of which...
Although he will be of great use after returning to Beijing, according to Sun Shaozong's own analysis, the job of the Northern Pacification Commissioner will probably not fall on him.
As for the reason, it is naturally because Emperor Guangde has not been able to give birth to a son to this day, and the prince has united many nobles in the court according to Sun Shaozong's original instructions.
It is also for this reason that although they had not seen each other for two years, the prince never forgot Sun Shaozong's contributions.
Every now and then , she would send a few letters from the capital, either to complain or to ask for solutions, as if she treated Sun Shaozong as her number one confidant - of course, the one who sent the most letters to Sun Shaozong was the 'mysterious woman' who used the name Ping'er.
Others may not know the truth about the connection between the crown prince and Sun Shaozong, but how can they hide it from the emperor?
Based on this point alone, the position of Pacification Commissioner would definitely not fall to Sun Shaozong - even if he was the only biological son, the emperor would never allow the prince to interfere in the secret service agency.
Of course, Sun Shaozong would never reveal these palace secrets to Wang Ren and the gentry in Jinling City, and he pretended to be ignorant even though he knew the truth.
Stop talking nonsense.
However, because they were afraid that the sailors would bump into the women, the families waited at the dock while the luggage was being loaded.
As a result, Wang Ren inevitably came up to him and started a conversation.
In terms of appearance, Wang Ren can be considered handsome, but unfortunately his mind is filled with only trivial things and very few serious things.
But he always thinks that he is the son of a general and his talent is no less than that of his father, so he insists on talking big and making a lot of nonsense, which is either out of touch with reality or just repeating what others have said.
And I heard all these words the last time I drank!
So, let alone Sun Shaozong, even Xue Ke couldn't help but feel annoyed.
At this time, Uncle Xing's strengths were revealed. He stretched his neck eagerly, as if he was hearing all these big talks for the first time.
No wonder Wang Ren, even though he looked down on him from the bottom of his heart, liked to keep him by his side.
"That's right."
Just as he was perfunctorily dealing with the matter, Wang Ren suddenly changed the subject: "Brother, I heard that although those barbarian women are not as pretty, they are very wild and can be used. You have conquered many villages in Wuxi, so you must know what it's like, right?"
Seeing his handsome face suddenly exuding the word "vulgar" from the inside out, Sun Shaozong couldn't help but be speechless.
We were just talking about national affairs, how did we stray into this topic in the blink of an eye?
Originally, he wanted to evade the question, but Xing Zhong and Xue Ke were extremely curious about it. They kept talking to each other and were determined to get to the bottom of it.
Alas~
Only the eternal topic of "women" can make two men who are talking at cross purposes suddenly speak in unison.
"It's not as simple as you think."
Spreading his hands, Sun Shaozong said helplessly: "At the beginning, I was cautious and naturally didn't want to provoke any barbarian women. Later, when the situation stabilized, those barbarian women were either terrified or obedient to me. How could they use their wildness to control me?"
When the three heard this, they were all disappointed.
Wang Ren pointed at Sun Shaozong and shook his head repeatedly: "You are boring! You are boring! We want to hear some romantic stories, but you are talking nonsense. Who are you trying to fool?"
It is natural that Sun Shaozong had slept with several wild women in the past two years, and there were many memorable moments among them, but how could he be willing to reveal these private affairs between the bed curtains to outsiders?
Just as he was about to continue perfunctorily, he saw the accompanying steward Ba Ke - uh, now he should be called Zhao Nan - trotting over and said with a smile: "Master, gentlemen, the luggage that needs to be loaded on the ship should be put in order. I don't know whether we should board the ship now or wait until after lunch..."
"What time is it now? Just have a simple lunch on the boat!"
Sun Shaozong gave the order without question, and then respectfully asked Uncle Xing to go first.
Xing Zhong kept declining until Wang Ren and others became impatient and started to urge him, then he walked in first with a rosy face.
When the four of them reached the bow of the boat, they saw a few maids and old women getting off the carriage at the back, followed by two young girls and a middle-aged woman.
Needless to say, the woman was naturally Xing Zhong's wife.
As for the two girls, they both served Xing's wife diligently, and it was difficult to tell which one was Xue Ke's sister and which one was Xing Zhong's daughter.
That's right.
I seemed to have heard Xing Zhong mention at the banquet that day that his daughter and Miaoyu had a close relationship.
When he thought of Miaoyu, Sun Shaozong's thoughts flew involuntarily to the city of Yanjing - he left in too haste at the beginning, and as a result, he could not figure out how to solve the hidden worries about Miaoyu until before leaving.
However, in the past two years, there has been no mention of Miaoyu or the White Lotus Saint in the letters from the capital or the official bulletins. It seems that this time bomb has not yet been officially detonated.
"Haha, come back to your senses, brother!"
Just as I was thinking about the right and wrong in the capital, a white slap suddenly appeared in front of me.
It turned out that Wang Ren saw him staring at the women and thought he was attracted by women, so he stretched out his hand to block Sun Shaozong's sight and said mischievously: "Although she is a beauty, she is still a relative of ours. It is not right to offend my aunt and two sisters."
This guy is really a crow standing on a pig...
Bah! Bah! Bah!
We should judge others by our own standards!
Sun Shaozong rolled his eyes at him speechlessly and wanted to make some explanation, but seeing that Xing Zhong and Xue Ke didn't react at all, he seemed to be covering up if he tried to explain in a hurry.
So I just pretended I didn't hear it and changed the subject.
Two flowers bloom, each showing its own beauty.
But after Sun Shaozong looked away, someone on the dock felt relieved.
This person was naturally Xing Zhong’s daughter Xing Xiuyan.
Because I don't know whether Xing Zhong, who was drunk that day, showed any sign of wanting to marry someone higher than him in front of Sun Shaozong.
So after being 'locked' by Sun Shaozong's gaze, she felt like a thorn in her back, and her palms were hot with embarrassment - it was only because of her strong psychological quality that she did not show any inappropriate behavior under such heavy pressure.
After finally getting rid of the pressure and reaching the deck from the stern, Xing Xiuyan just breathed a sigh of relief and was about to hide in the cabin with her mother and the new girl from the Xue family whom she had just met.
Unexpectedly, Xue Baoqin suddenly apologized to Aunt Xing, then walked gracefully to the bow of the boat and bowed in front of Sun Shaozong.
I only heard her say, "There is a difference between inside and outside, I should have avoided it, but I heard that Brother Sun once saved my aunt, and I was fostered by my aunt for two years. As the saying goes, the grace of raising is as great as the grace of giving birth, so I must thank you in person, brother, to show my filial piety."
She said these words in a graceful and elegant manner, which was consistent with that of Xue Baochai - well, her figure was also tall and plump, as was the usual style of the Xue family.
The difference is that Xue Baoqin's eyes and eyebrows are unusually lively. Compared with Baochai, she is three points less calm and three points more lively.
In terms of appearance alone, she should be similar to Chai and Dai.
But the lively atmosphere that came to her face was more pleasing than the two of them - if I had to describe it, it was like combining Baochai's temperament and broad-mindedness with Shi Xiangyun's cuteness and naivety.
After all, she was an unmarried girl. Sun Shaozong took a quick look at her, and while he was full of admiration in his heart, he also bowed and said, "Sister Xue, there is no need to be so polite. I am familiar with your cousin, and it was just a small favor that day. How can it be worth making such a big deal?"
Xue Baoqin pursed her lips and smiled: "Second brother is a hero, he will not take this matter to heart, but we in the Xue family will never forget this kindness."
Having said this, he bowed solemnly , then said goodbye to everyone and went to the cabin with Xing Xiuyan and her daughter.
Looking at her graceful figure disappearing at the intersection of the cabin door, Sun Shaozong couldn't help but sigh in his heart, these two siblings are really not comparable to ordinary people, and they are even more different from that big-headed Xue.
Hmm~
If we say that they are Xue Baochai's cousin, it won't seem so inappropriate.
