Chapter 63: Master Lian is having a fierce battle in his study, Wang Xifeng wants to see the wonders
If the wooden man Zhang was there, it would be fine. All he would have to do was ask Shen Dan to issue an "order" and take the police to arrest him.
But since she was hired by the Jia family, it was reasonable for Sun Shaozong to inform them first, so as not to be known as arrogant and ungrateful.
So he immediately ordered his troops to split into two groups. One group, led by Shen Dan and Zhou Da, would go to the home of "Wooden Man Zhang" to search for evidence; the other group, led by him personally, would go to Rongguo Mansion to capture "Wooden Man Zhang" and bring him to justice.
No conversation along the way.
When they arrived at the gate of Rongguo Mansion, before Sun Shaozong dismounted from his horse, two doormen came up to greet him enthusiastically, congratulating him endlessly, as if they had heard about the 'Imperial Bullfighting Costume'.
Although he was somewhat puzzled as to why the Jia family had received the news from the palace so quickly, Sun Shaozong had no time to inquire about this at this time.
So he fished out seven or eight taels of silver from his pocket, threw them to the two doormen, and asked, "Is Second Brother Lian in the mansion now? I have a case to discuss with him!"
If someone else had brought a few yamen runners with them, saying they wanted to discuss some "public case", the two gatekeepers would have had to act like slaves and conduct a thorough investigation.
But Sun Shaozong was now famous and had a close relationship with the second master and the second master in the mansion, so the two doormen did not dare to ask him anything. They just led him to the living room in the west wing and sent people to look for Jia Lian.
However, Wang Xifeng has been busy all day long recently because she is in charge of building a separate residence for her mother to visit, which has given Jia Lian some "freedom".
That day, he coaxed and tricked Bao Er's wife into the study, and in just a short while, he skinned her like a sheep. Although her appearance and figure were inferior to Wang Xifeng's, she had a unique kind of delicate charm, so he could no longer control the restlessness in his heart.
For a moment, he did not care about going to the inner room. He just placed Bao Er's wife horizontally on the desk, and pulled out a few copies of "The Analects of Confucius" and "The Book of Rites". He raised her buttocks, which were as white as powder and as smooth as pearls, high up, and was ready to follow the teachings of Confucius and have a fierce battle of "food, sex and human nature".
"Second Master, Second Master!"
At this moment, Xing'er, who was watching the news outside, suddenly shouted, which frightened Jia Lian so much that he trembled all over and the tip of the spear almost broke on the buttocks of Bao Er's wife.
He didn't even bother to cry out in pain, but just wrapped his clothes around himself and asked in panic, "What happened? Could it be that the Second Madam is here?!"
"That's not the case."
I only heard Xing'er answering from outside: "Someone just passed on a message saying that the second master of the Sun family came to see you."
Jia Lian felt relieved upon hearing this. He turned around to look at Bao Er's wife, whose skirt and jacket half covered her beauty, and suddenly he felt a surge of internal heat in his stomach.
So he snatched the skirt and jacket and threw it on the ground without caring about it, saying, "Erlang is not a stranger, just say I have something important to do and can't leave, and ask him to wait for a moment!"
As he spoke, he had already picked up his gun, mounted his horse, and pushed his hips together.
"Second Master."
Xing'er shouted again, "I'm afraid this won't work! I heard from the doorman that the second master of the Sun family brought a few yamen runners with him, and said that he had an important case to deal with. What do you think..."
Before he could finish, he heard Bao Er's wife moaning inside, shouting "my dear mother, my dear grandmother", which had already "driven" his words out of his mind.
Xing'er was stamping his feet anxiously outside, but he knew that Jia Lian was interested and might not be able to get away for a while, so he had to call Long'er to take his place to keep watch, and then went straight to the front hall to find Sun Shaozong to talk it out.
When they arrived at the front hall, they saw Sun Shaozong sitting there in a bright yellow suit, exuding a sense of majesty without even getting angry. Xing'er had no choice but to put aside his usual casualness and walked up to him respectfully, saying, "Second Master Sun, our master has some important matters to attend to and cannot leave for the moment, so he asked me to come over to give you a briefing. Please wait here for a moment. "
If there was nothing important to do, it would be fine for Sun Shaozong to wait for a while, but there were many gossipy people in the Jia Mansion. If that "Wooden Man Zhang" got wind of it and ran away, it would be a big trouble.
Therefore, Sun Shaozong said, "Please go and report again, saying that one of the carpenters hired by the mansion is suspected of murder and dismemberment. I am anxious to arrest him and there is really no time to delay. If Second Brother Lian is unable to get away, please ask him to let the stewards of the mansion cooperate."
When Xing'er heard the words "kill and dismember", he was so frightened that his hair stood on end. How could he dare to talk nonsense here?
He hurriedly broke into a run and ran towards Jia Lian's inner study.
Who knew that just as he entered the backyard through the alley, he heard someone yelling from the side: "Xing'er, are you blind? How dare you barge in like this in front of the Second Madam!"
Xing'er hurriedly stopped and looked in the direction of the voice, only to see Jia Lian's favorite concubine Ping'er, who was standing not far away, with her hands on her slender waist and glaring at him fiercely - and the person behind her, surrounded by a dozen maids and old women, who else could it be but the mistress Wang Xifeng?
It’s bitter!
Seeing Wang Xifeng's pretty face full of fear, Xing'er's legs suddenly went limp and he almost knelt down and confessed everything.
Fortunately, he had some quick wits and after a moment's hesitation, he thought of a way to cover it up.
So he quickly put on a happy face and bowed, saying, "Sister Ping'er, the second master of the Sun family just came to the mansion and said that among the carpenters we hired, there was a devil who killed people and dismembered bodies! I was just about to report to the second master, and happened to meet..."
"What?!"
Not to mention Ping Er, even Wang Xifeng's face turned pale. She didn't care about pretending to be a mistress anymore and hurried forward to ask, "Is this really the case?!"
Xing Er saw that her attention was completely drawn to this matter, and he heaved a sigh of relief, so he added fuel to the fire and said, "Replying to Second Madam, that Second Master Sun is wearing a bullfighting suit, and he has a few wolf-like and ferocious servants with him, so I think it can't be fake!"
Wang Xifeng just asked this casually. In fact, when she heard the words "Erlang of the Sun Family", she had already believed it 100%.
Thinking that such a murderous devil had sneaked into her home, she was both scared and angry. She couldn't help but stamp her feet and curse, "This damn Qin Lao Si, I gave him the job out of kindness, how could he bring such a disaster?!"
Then he gave another swift and decisive order: "Go find Butler Zhou and have him accompany Sun Erlang to the backyard to get the man - whatever Erlang tells you to do , just follow his instructions!"
Xing'er took the order and hurried away like a gust of wind.
However, Wang Xifeng complained to Ping'er for a few more words, but suddenly an idea popped up in her mind - in recent days, she had heard countless stories about Sun Shaozong's clever way of solving strange cases. Now this "legendary story" happened in her own yard. Wouldn't it be a pity if she didn't go and see it with her own eyes?
Thinking of this, Wang Xifeng ordered, "Go and invite the eldest grandmother over quickly, and tell her that I have something rare to share with her!"
