Chapter 614 Daily Life in the Sun Residence (Part 7)
When the first ray of sunlight in the morning spread into the house through the window sills, the uncle and sister-in-law in the quilt finally switched from mobile interconnection to Unicom.
Sun Shaozong originally wanted to change the series connection to parallel connection to prevent Jia Yingchun from being overwhelmed.
Unexpectedly, Jia Yingchun clung to him like an octopus, reluctantly telling him how much she missed him, and it was obvious that she was reluctant to let him go.
This is no wonder. Sun Shaozong has been back in Beijing for seven or eight days, but it was not until last night that he found an opportunity to come and comfort me.
Seeing that his sister-in-law, who was always cautious in her words and deeds, had a rare temper, Sun Shaozong propped his elbows on the bed and said with a chuckle, "Hasn't the secret passage been repaired? It will be convenient for me to come and go in the future, and I won't neglect my sister-in-law."
Jia Yingchun spat when she heard that. She could no longer continue to cling to him and reluctantly let him go. She propped up half of her snow-white arms , quietly called Xiu Ju in, and ordered her to help Sun Shaozong change clothes and wash up.
"That's right."
Seeing that Sun Shaozong had packed everything and was about to say goodbye and leave, Jia Yingchun hurriedly said, "I almost forgot something important. When I went home to see my uncle two days ago, my second sister-in-law specifically told me to check the accounts before the New Year."
Thanks to General Wang, the Sun family and Wang Xifeng made a fortune from the timber business, with their principal and interest increasing six or seven times.
Even after deducting various expenses, the net profit was still as much as 500,000 taels.
However, the shipbuilding plan has now come to an end. In order to avoid any involvement later, it is best to stop it early and settle the payment in full.
Now that we are disbanding, it is only natural to take stock of the accounts.
However, Sun Shaozong had just returned after all, so he had to discuss this matter with his eldest brother first to see if there were any conflicts, and then decide how to deal with it.
Therefore, he asked Jia Yingchun to keep it vague for now, and it would not be too late to discuss the matter with Wang Xifeng after she had made up her mind.
After this, it is inevitable that they will be in close contact again.
After finally letting go, Sun Shaozong followed Xiu Ju to the outer hall.
Xiu Ju fumbled around in the multi-treasure window for a while, and saw the floor tiles in the corner move to the left and right, revealing a hole about one meter square.
Sun Shaozong climbed down the ladder and walked forward in the dark for about thirty feet until he reached the end of the secret passage.
He carefully lifted the lid weighing hundreds of pounds, and seeing that there was no movement around, he quickly climbed out, and then quietly pressed the big rock down again.
The secret passage that my eldest brother just built a few days ago was really tailor-made for Sun Shaozong. If it weren't for his unparalleled strength, even if others knew where the entrance to the secret passage was, it would be impossible to shake this ballast stone at all.
Because the entrance is in the study courtyard.
Sun Shaozong first walked around the house, then pretended nothing had happened and walked out the door towards his own courtyard.
When passing by the small orchard, Sun Shaozong could not help but stop and look inside. While recalling the madness he and Ping'er had experienced under the grape trellis, he was wondering who had been impersonating Ping'er to write letters to him in the past few years.
Who would have thought that when he looked up, he would unexpectedly discover something - there seemed to be two shadowy figures in front of the grape trellis.
Could it be that...
Are they also a pair of wild mandarin ducks?
How can this be possible?!
If a master steals women at home, it is definitely a romantic and elegant thing; but if it were someone else, it would definitely be considered adultery or theft!
Sun Shaozong's face darkened immediately, and in line with the principle of "only the officials are allowed to set fires, and the common people are not allowed to light lamps", he quietly entered the orchard, intending to see what was going on first, and then decide whether to catch the adulterer on the spot.
But when he got a little closer, he realized that he was overthinking - there were indeed two people standing in front of the grape trellis, but they were not wild mandarin ducks, but two young women.
Uh~
It seems that they really are mandarin ducks - one of them is the housekeeper's maid Jin Yuanyang, and the other is Qingwen who is assigned to Xiangling's room.
"Good sister, please help me this time!"
Qingwen clasped her hands together and begged, "You know, I only have this one cousin. Even though he's not very capable, I can't let him go."
Yuanyang's face was a mixture of reluctance and embarrassment, but she still shook her head and said, "Although we are now in the Sun Mansion, the eldest wife is also surnamed Jia. Rongguo Mansion just kicked them out , and in the blink of an eye, they were taken in by our mansion. This is really..."
Qingwen has always been a strong-willed person and would not easily ask for help from others. Now that Yuanyang has repeatedly refused, she is unwilling to continue to be unreasonable.
She just smiled bitterly and said, "I thought it was too simple - well, sister, just pretend it didn't happen."
Having said that, he was about to say goodbye and leave.
"Wait a minute!"
Yuanyang hurriedly called her to stop, swiftly pulled the purse from her waist, poured out some loose change, and stuffed it into Qingwen's hand: "I can't help you with anything else, take this money, and help your brother rent another house first, and then see if there is any good business to do - if it's not enough, I have more than ten taels saved in my room."
Although she refused to accept Qingwen's request, she was a kind-hearted person after all.
Qingwen felt warm in her heart, but she was not willing to accept the money, so she quickly stretched out her hand to refuse.
After a few pushes and pulls, a piece of silver accidentally flew out, rolled on the ground a few times, and finally landed in a flower bed not far away.
Qingwen hurriedly chased after it, pushed aside two clumps of pomegranates, and saw the shiny little thing lying at the roots of a tree. She stretched out her arm to grab it, but unexpectedly she grabbed a big, rough hand.
"ah!"
Qingwen screamed in fright and took a few steps back, but suddenly she saw a majestic figure standing in the bushes. Who else could it be but Sun Shaozong?
“Second Master…Second Master?!”
Qingwen was more and more stunned, but soon she came to her senses, turned her head and glanced at Yuanyang, and said with a flat mouth: "I was wondering why my sister insisted on coming here to talk. It turns out she made an appointment with the Second Master again."
The word "again" immediately evoked that embarrassing memory.
Yuanyang couldn't help but said in embarrassment: "Don't be ridiculous..."
"Sister, why are you so flustered? I've never been a meddlesome person and I haven't said anything in the past two years." Qingwen said, and bowed to Sun Shaozong again: "I dare not disturb the second master's leisure. I will go back to serve you first."
Having said this, he left without caring what Yuanyang wanted to say and left like a willow swaying in the wind.
After she left, Yuanyang became even more flustered. She tucked her head into her chest and stammered, "Second Master...Second Master, don't listen to her nonsense. I...I..."
Just as he was stuttering "I, I, I", suddenly a small hand was grasped in Sun Shaozong's palm.
Yuanyang was startled, and her jade-like hand shrank back, but got stuck on the scar at the base of her thumb.
Feeling the hideousness and roughness of the scar, Yuanyang forgot to struggle for a moment and blurted out, "What happened to Second Master's hand?"
"What?"
Sun Shaozong was stunned at first, then he realized that she was talking about the scar on his palm. He smiled and said, "When I killed the first warrior of the barbarians, my palm was cracked. Later, some scars were left. It's not a big deal."
As he said this, he placed the scattered silver coins on Yuanyang's palm and praised her, "It's rare for you to be able to distinguish between public and private affairs and to be able to do both. It's really a waste of your talent to be a housekeeper in my house."
Her little hand was held in Sun Shaozong's palm, and hearing him praising her, Yuanyang felt her heart was in a mess. She wanted to struggle free again, but she couldn't muster up much strength.
She was rude to Jia She and even risked her life to resist him. It was because she looked down on such a good-for-nothing like him from the bottom of her heart.
However, when facing Sun Shaozong, a man recognized by both the government and the public as a pillar of talent, her unyielding pride softened a little.
Especially a few days ago, the heroic image of Sun Shaozong and the crown prince riding on the dragon chariot and going to the Imperial Ancestral Temple to offer sacrifices to the heavens was still lingering in Yuanyang's mind...
At this moment, Yuanyang suddenly felt her hand loosen. It was Sun Shaozong who took the initiative to let go of her wrist.
Yuanyang felt a sense of loss in her heart, and suddenly she heard Sun Shaozong ask again: "Have you seen Ping'er recently?"
It would have been fine if Ping'er hadn't been mentioned, but when Ping'er was mentioned, Yuanyang subconsciously glanced at the swing in the grape arbor, and her oval face immediately turned red.
He subconsciously took two steps back, but accidentally tripped and fell on his back.
Sun Shaozong was a little dazed by her sudden surprise. After he came to his senses, he hurried forward and helped her up.
Who would have thought that as soon as the mandarin duck's left foot touched the ground, its body tilted to one side again?
"What's wrong? Did you sprain your ankle?"
Sun Shaozong hurriedly supported her and said, "Find a place to sit down first, and see if you can move after a while."
Yuanyang was shy and embarrassed, and was forced to sit on the wooden board by Sun Shaozong without knowing what was going on. It was not until she felt her buttocks swaying that she suddenly realized that she was sitting on a swing!
She suddenly pulled the rope and stood up, saying anxiously: "I suddenly remembered that I haven't finished what Madam asked me to do yesterday - please forgive me, Master, I will take my leave first!"
Having said that, he hurried out without paying any attention to the severe pain in his ankle.
Seeing that her facial features were dislocated due to pain, Sun Shaozong was speechless. He rushed over and said, "Alright, alright, the Second Master is not going to eat you, why are you hiding? You stay here for a while, I'll go back first."
Having said that, he walked out of the orchard on his own.
The mandarin duck stared blankly as he went away, then stood on one leg for a long while, then turned around silently and sat back on the empty swing.
