Chapter 662: Apologizing
On the fifth day of October in the thirteenth year of Guangde, I took a day off.
Sun Shaozong went to the stable early in the morning, carefully selected a docile gelding, ordered someone to put a cotton mattress on the horse's back, then personally held the reins and rode all the way back home.
"Big horse, ride a big horse!"
As soon as I entered the courtyard, I saw my son jumping up and down in the corridor and shouting. If it weren't for the wet nurse who tried her best to protect him, I'm afraid he would have come towards me on his short legs.
As for her daughter, although her eyes were wide open, her body kept shrinking into Qingwen's arms.
Sun Shaozong jumped on his horse, galloped to his son, signaled the wet nurse to lift him up, and then he fished for the moon in the bottom of the sea and placed the naughty monkey safely in front of him.
"Gee, gee! Ride a big horse, ride a big horse!"
But the boy himself refused to be still. He danced and ripped the horse's mane, which made Ruan Rong frightened and she kept shouting at him to get off.
"With his father here, what is there to be afraid of?"
Sun Shaozong didn't take it seriously. He gave his son a piece of the reins to hold so that he wouldn't pull the horse's mane when he got old. Then he tapped the horse's belly lightly, turned the bit, and started walking the horse in the yard with a clattering sound.
In this way, the father and son rode around the yard twice. Seeing that his daughter was so teased that she forgot her fear, he urged the horse forward and asked Qingwen to put her daughter on the horse as well.
The little girl was placed in the middle. At first, she clung to her brother tightly. Later, because Sun Chengyi was dancing and swaying left and right, she quickly let go of her brother and tried hard to get into her father's arms.
The two children turned around for more than ten times. Seeing that her son was still very excited and had sweat all over his forehead, Ruan Rong was afraid that he would catch a cold, so she urged him to get down quickly.
Sun Shaozong rode his horse to her side and said jokingly, "How about you take me for a ride? It's been a while since I last saw you riding a horse."
"Bah~ I won't go crazy with you guys!"
Ruan Rong spat in annoyance and moved closer to pick up her son.
But how could Sun Chengyi give in?
He lay on the horse's neck and grabbed the horse's mane, refusing to let go.
Ruan Rong was about to use some brute force, but the girl behind her was frightened and started crying, leaving her in a state of neither advance nor retreat.
Pah~
Sun Shaozong slapped his son on the buttocks and scolded him with a smile: "Little bastard, why are you throwing tantrums at your mother? Come, follow daddy down and let your mother ride a few laps for us to see."
It took some coaxing and some intimidation to finally get both kids off the horse.
Ruan Rong wanted to fool him, but her son still remembered Sun Shaozong's promise and urged her with his sister: "Mom, ride a big horse, Mom, ride a big horse!"
Ruan Rong had no choice but to let Sun Shaozong lift her onto the horse - she was wearing a skirt and it was inconvenient for her to cross her legs - and tried to walk a few steps, then urged the horse to trot.
Ruan Rong looked heroic on horseback. Compared with Princess Wei of Prince Beijing, she just lacked a pair of tight breeches.
Speaking of which...
How about waiting until the weather gets warmer and then going out into the wild to try horse sex?
But after thinking about it carefully, Sun Shaozong regretfully rejected this idea - the area around the capital is densely populated, and it would be very embarrassing if he were to run into someone.
Especially since he is no longer the same as before, he is now a senior official at the level of Xiao Jiuqing. If this gets out, he will be impeached several times, right ?
That's right.
Speaking of Princess Beijing, Wei, Sun Shaozong couldn't help but think of the secret conversation at the Prince's Mansion yesterday.
Although the prince was complaining about family affairs at the beginning, he finally got back to the point - he hoped that Sun Shaozong would give the Niu family a great deal of "justice" when trying Wei Ruolan's case!
The word "fair" here is undoubtedly an antonym.
Considering the prince's hatred for the Niu family, this exhortation is perfectly normal.
Then the prince vowed that the emperor also had the same idea, otherwise he would not have given the power to judge the case to Sun Shaozong alone.
This may not be 100% true, but it's at least 60% to 70% true.
Alas~
Getting promoted is not always a good thing. When deciding a case, one has to think carefully and put one's position above justice.
Of course, it is likely that Wei Ruolan was really wronged.
But the people who wrongly accused him were not the Niu family, but most likely his half-brother and Prince Beijing Shui Rong, who was regarded as a pillar by the Wei family.
This complicated relationship cannot be easily analyzed.
“Ouch!”
A shout like a silver bell woke Sun Shaozong from his distraction, and he found that Ruan Rong had already pulled the reins nearby at some point.
Sun Shaozong raised his hand and patted his son on the head, stopping the naughty boy from trying to hug the horse's legs, and stepped forward to help Ruan Rong down from the horse.
But she complained, "What were you thinking about just now? You didn't even respond when the servants came to pass on the message."
Sun Shaozong took the opportunity to peck her on the cheek and said with a smile: "I am fascinated by you. Let's go horseback hunting outside the city in the spring of next year!"
Ruan Rong did not respond in a hurry. Instead, she pushed his neck and asked him to sweep towards the gate of the courtyard.
Only then did Sun Shaozong discover that there was an old woman waiting at the gate of the courtyard, as if she had something to report.
So he hurried forward to ask, and it turned out that it was Jia Baoyu who came with Jia Huan to apologize for his crime.
After hearing this, Sun Shaozong glanced into the corridor and saw that Qingwen and Caixia indeed looked a little absent-minded.
But this is normal. It is unrealistic to say that loyalty will immediately soar to Max after sleeping with him/her.
After turning around and telling Ruan Rong something, Sun Shaozong went straight to the front hall to greet the guests.
When I arrived at the door of the front hall, I saw a person kneeling upright in the middle with two brambles tied loosely behind his back.
Needless to say, this is undoubtedly Jia Huan.
As for Jia Baoyu, he was now sitting in the guest seat on the left. His little face, as white as porcelain, was tense, but he showed some of the dignity of an elder brother, which was rare.
Sun Shaozong couldn't help but smile and walked into the hall. Jia Baoyu hurriedly stood up to greet him and gave Jia Huan a fierce look.
Jia Huan reluctantly turned around and knelt down before Sun Shaozong, saying, "I am not a good person and I have offended Second Brother Sun. I beg Second Brother Sun to punish me severely!"
As he spoke, he pulled out a bramble from behind and held it high with both hands.
On the surface, this guy seemed to be in a very confident posture, but his eyes were darting around as he stared at Sun Shaozong vigilantly, and his body was leaning back quietly.
Obviously, if Sun Shaozong really reached out to take the whip, he would never accept the punishment obediently.
When Jia Baoyu saw this, he felt ashamed and angry. He was about to snatch the whip and beat Jia Huan a few times in front of Sun Shaozong.
Sun Shaozong, on the other hand, stretched out his hand to stop him, and said nonchalantly: "With his status, he can't offend your second brother - but he should be asked to apologize to your eldest sister-in-law."
When Jia Huan saw Baoyu's attitude, he was ready to rush out like a wolf and a pig, but when he heard what Sun Shaozong said, it was exactly what he wanted.
He nodded hurriedly and said, "Yes, yes, I'll go find my second sister and apologize!"
As he said this, he jumped up from the ground and flew around the two of them.
“You…you!”
Jia Baoyu chased after him and called out twice, but he had already lost sight of Jia Huan. He could not help but say in embarrassment, "This fellow has been spoiled beyond recognition by his family. I beg you, second brother, to consider the relationship between our two families and not to take issue with him."
Sun Shaozong smiled slightly, pointed at a chair and asked him to sit down again. He also took the main seat and said seriously, "Because of what happened back then, it is reasonable for your family to let Jia Huan go. But if he goes beyond the limit, he may not be the one who suffers in the end."
Jia Baoyu stood up and bowed solemnly: "I am grateful for your advice."
Then he added: "In fact, I have reflected on this. I was muddle-headed before and actually never took on any responsibility as an elder brother. From now on, I should do my best."
But at this point, Jia Baoyu couldn't help but smile bitterly: "I just don't know if it's too late to make up for it now."
