Chapter 738 Stone Daze
Ever since leaving Zhang An's house, Sun Shaozong has been a little absent-minded. Sometimes he was recalling the cases he had investigated before, wondering if there were any omissions; sometimes he thought of Zhang An's honest appearance, and wondered whether he knew the truth before he died.
Most likely you don’t know.
Otherwise, given Zhang An's personality, he would probably have killed Wu as well.
Alas~
I just hope that this is her first time having an affair, and not that she has had an affair several years ago.
Otherwise, it would be wrong for me to let her go because of the child.
Phew!
Thinking about all these things, he rushed all the way to the vicinity of the Dali Temple. Seeing the carriage turning at the crossroads and preparing to enter from the east corner gate, Zhang Cheng pulled the reins again.
He stretched his neck, looked to the left for a few times, then turned back to report: "Second Master, there seems to be some trouble at the main gate of the government office."
There wouldn't be any collapse at the main gate of the Dali Temple, right?
Sun Shaozong lifted the curtain in confusion and looked towards the main entrance of the Dali Temple. Sure enough, he saw a group of people gathered there, pointing and talking about something.
The first thought that came to my mind was that those businessmen were blocking the door again.
However, Sun Shaozong immediately rejected this inference. Those who dared to come to the Dali Temple to collect debts most likely had some background, and they would not cause a scene outside the door.
After a brief hesitation, he ordered, "Send me to the East Corner Gate to report first, and then you can go over quietly to find out what happened."
Zhang An then urged the carriage on, first rushing to the East Corner Gate to drop off Sun Shaozong, and then excitedly went to the Front Gate to gather intelligence.
Not to mention what strange things he saw at the main entrance.
However, when Sun Shaozong arrived at the check-in place, although it was already past the official time, he still declined the clerk's "kind intention" to help him cheat, and signed his name and arrival time truthfully.
After putting down the cinnabar pen for signing, Sun Shaozong did not leave in a hurry, but inquired: "Did the Minister of Justice have any new instructions this morning?"
"A new explanation?"
The clerk looked confused and said awkwardly, " I have never heard of this. You may as well go and ask the masters of the left temple."
Sun Shaozong originally thought that Wei Yi would at least ask about yesterday's case. After all, it involved the capture of the Wanping County Magistrate and involved the Northern Pacification Office. It was no small matter no matter how you looked at it.
Unexpectedly, he still chose to remain silent.
Is this an attempt to implement 'rule by doing nothing'?
Sun Shaozong sneered and rushed to the Zuosi government office.
As it happened, due to heavy snow, Liu Xianglian was unable to go to the Ministry of Justice to copy the files today, so Sun Shaozong called him to the inner room and asked him about the progress in the past few days.
Just as Liu Xianglian was complaining about the damp and cold room in the Treasury Department of the Ministry of Justice, Zhang Cheng, who had gone to inquire about the news, hurried back.
"Second Master, I have heard it clearly. What happened at the door was caused by the eldest master of Rongguo Mansion."
It turned out that Jia She did not intend to harm Xing Zhong yesterday, but he really encountered a trouble that was not big or small.
As mentioned earlier, Jia She liked to collect antiques, calligraphy and paintings, and he was particularly fond of collecting fans. Most of his fortune, which he had scraped together, was spent on these toys.
Two years ago, he heard that a man named Shi Daizi had hidden more than twenty fans in his home, each of which was a rare treasure. He immediately sent Jia Lian to verify their authenticity.
Later, when I heard that it was true, I couldn't help but want to buy them all and collect them.
Who knew that Shi Daizi was also a fool. Not only did he refuse to agree to sell the fan, he also said some cynical words and disparaged everyone in the Rongguo Mansion.
Later, Jia She was so angry that he simply found Jia Yucun and found a reason to put Shi Daizi in the Shuntian Prefecture prison. Naturally, the twenty or so fans fell into Jia She's hands.
This happened around the winter of the eleventh year of Guangde, which was after Sun Shaozong went south.
Two years had passed and Shi Daizi had been released from prison, but he still refused to give up and went around accusing Jia She and Jia Yucun of taking advantage of their power to bully others and rob people.
He made a fuss at the gate of the Censorate the entire afternoon yesterday, and this morning he came to block the gate of the Dali Temple again.
But Jia She and Jia Yucun have learned from their mistakes and have taken preventive measures.
Just now, Shi Daizi had just knelt in front of the door, holding up the complaint and shouting a few words, when he was dragged away by the officers of Shuntian Prefecture - these things were also told to Zhang Cheng by the officers of Shuntian Prefecture. After all, the two parties were old acquaintances.
After hearing these words, Sun Shaozong frowned .
What time is now?
The Wanshou Festival, which had been suspended for two years, was about to arrive as scheduled, but Jia She caused such a fuss, causing that Shi Daizi to make a fuss all over the city.
Isn't this obviously an attempt to flatter the emperor?
Although now because Jia Yuanchun is pregnant with the emperor's child, the Rongguo Mansion is almost like having obtained a golden medal of immunity from death.
But even the red seal and iron certificate can be disregarded sometimes, let alone a living being in an uncertain situation?
What if something happened to the baby in Jia Yuanchun's belly, or if she gave birth to a daughter, who knows if the emperor would be so disappointed that he would vent his anger on the Rongguo Mansion?
This will be a ready-made handle by then!
What's even more annoying is that Shi Daizi has now made a fuss in the Dali Temple. If I do nothing about it, it will somewhat damage my reputation.
But if he took on the case, it would mean turning against Jia Yingchun's father, and also offending the old fox Jia Yucun.
This is just for a few broken fans, it's not a serious case involving human lives...
"Second brother."
Liu Xianglian also frowned and said, "The eldest master of Rongguo Mansion has done a lot of ridiculous things recently. After all, he is your brother's father-in-law. If there is any connection..."
The son of a Zhongshan wolf will become arrogant when he succeeds!
Sun Shaozong subconsciously labeled Jia She as a Zhongshan Wolf, but he had no idea that this word was originally used to describe his own elder brother.
He pondered for a moment, then shook his head and said, "After all, there is a layer of separation, and he is an elder. I'm afraid this matter will have to fall on Brother Bao and the old lady in his family."
At this point, Sun Shaozong waved his hand and said, "Okay, let's not talk about his business for now - Xianglian, go find Chen Jingde, and let's go to the restaurant where Lu Mingsi was poisoned."
Lu Mingsi died on a busy street. The scene had already been destroyed at the time. Moreover, it has been seven or eight days now, so it is almost worthless to investigate.
Therefore, the first place Sun Shaozong chose was the restaurant that had been ordered to suspend business pending trial since the truth was revealed.
Of course, he also hired an assistant this time so that he could more accurately determine the involvement behind the case.
And this person was not just an individual, but Lu Mingsi's immediate superior and Sun Shaozong's nephew-in-law: Yu Qian and Yu Tingyi.
