Chapter 742: Wind, Flowers, and Snow
As expected.
As soon as Sun Shaozong left the Dali Temple, Baochan, the pretty maid from the Xia family, appeared from the side.
As there were other people in front of the door, Baochan did not dare to get close and just kept winking.
Sun Shaozong nodded calmly, then gestured quietly, asking her to lead the way while he followed from a distance.
Baochan was quite smart. After a little thought, she understood what Sun Shaozong meant. So she turned back every five steps and reached the street corner. She saw Sun Shaozong walking leisurely towards her from behind, so she knew she was right, so she quickened her pace.
Sun Shaozong followed behind and walked about half a street in the snow. Finally, he arrived near the flower shop, but he found the door closed and the plum blossoms under the eaves were nowhere to be seen.
Baochan hurried to the door, raised her hand and knocked gently a few times, then the door opened to the left and right, revealing Xia Jingui's exquisitely carved eyebrows and eyes.
"My dear husband is finally here!"
She pretended to go out to greet him, but she just moved her body forward without moving her feet, obviously afraid of being discovered.
It was Sun Shaozong who stepped forward and took her porcelain-white wrist, and then they walked into the flower shop hand in hand.
As soon as I entered the room, I saw a red candle lit on the kang table in the middle of the Arhat bed, and there were several stacks of side dishes, a copper kettle, and two silver cups.
Looking further, the area surrounding the bed was filled with snow-white wintersweets, which surrounded the ebony bed like a group of stars surrounding the moon.
Bang!
The door behind him closed in two, completely blocking out the sunlight outside. The originally dim candlelight suddenly became brighter, and the white plum blossoms around him were coated with a layer of light cherry pink.
At this time, Xia Jingui was graceful and graceful, blending into the candlelight and flowers, and bowed gracefully: "My dear, please take a seat."
The curvy silhouette in the dim light, coupled with the shy smile, is truly enchanting!
Tsk~
Apart from other things, Xia Jingui is really good at creating an atmosphere.
With Sun Shaozong's intelligence and knowledge, he couldn't help being a little lustful. He sat on the Arhat bed in a daze and let Xia Jingui fill a glass with aged wine. Only then did he suddenly remember the business.
So he looked around hurriedly, and then looked at Baochan who was standing beside him with his head lowered.
Xia Jingui saw that he had something to say, but didn't want Baochan to hear it, so she sent Baochan to the backyard to freeze in the cold and locked the back door.
Sun Shaozong then asked, "Where is the Wei family's servant? I was in the carriage just now and I clearly saw him looking around on the street."
After hearing this, Xia Jingui pursed her red lips and said tearfully, "My husband has such a cruel heart. Last time he came, he only asked about my cousin, but now he is even more concerned about a servant than me."
She was pretending to be cute and naive, but the anger in her heart was real - the little hands hidden in her sleeves were tightly clenched in her palms to prevent her coquettish anger from turning into rage.
Sun Shaozong just smiled dumbly when he heard her complain, and then he put his hands around her slender waist, gently pulled her into his arms, and teased her, "Madam, why are you so distant? You and I are one now, is there anything that cannot be explained in detail? On the contrary, we should sort out the irrelevant things as soon as possible, so as not to ruin our good deeds."
Xia Jingui listened to his sophistry, but she didn't believe a word of it. However, her body softened and she fell into Sun Shaozong's arms, reluctantly.
"Hearing what you said, it's my fault."
Xia Jingui buried all her jealousy in Sun Shaozong's chest, and said in a tender voice: "Forget it, since I have wronged Sun Lang, I will compensate you with a huge benefit!"
As he said this, he raised his head and twisted his hot body.
Although there were a lot of clothes between them, how could Sun Shaozong's vigorous body withstand such a stimulation?
At that moment, he couldn't help but grow branches and lower his head to touch her tender red lips.
Who would have thought that Xia Jingui would turn her head away!
Just when Sun Shaozong was puzzled, he saw her put her little mouth close to his ear and whispered softly: "My cousin still doesn't trust you, so she asked me to bring a message to you to go to the Dragon King Temple tomorrow to make things clear."
Going to Dragon King Temple again?
Sun Shaozong's heart moved, and the branch grew stronger unconsciously.
I thought to myself: It’s a good thing that I didn’t bring the prepared terms with me last time, otherwise how could I have this good thing of having the goods delivered to my door?
Xia Jingui immediately noticed his restlessness and gave him a charming look: "I knew you were still thinking about her! But this is not a benefit I want to compensate you for!"
As she grumbled coquettishly, the little hand that had been clinging to Sun Shaozong's shoulder slid down his chest, and her cheeks, which had already been dyed red by the candlelight, also quietly gained a little color.
Even that delicate voice became less crisp and more lingering.
Isn't it for the benefit of yourself?
Sun Shaozong was stunned. Could it be that he had misunderstood just now?
But looking at Xia Jingui's ambiguous expression, I'm afraid anyone would have other thoughts, right?
"So what are you...uh..."
Sun Shaozong was halfway through his words when he suddenly took a breath of cold air, and then hurriedly held Xia Jingui's wrist, saying awkwardly: "Let it rest in the mezzanine for a while, it can't stand this cold."
“Chuckle, chuckle…”
Xia Jingui laughed so hard that her body shook. It took her a long while before she picked up the topic again. She stared at Sun Shaozong with burning eyes and said, "When I came out of the Dragon King Temple, my cousin was so distraught that she forgot to take the medicine for the aftermath."
Forgot to take the medicine after the event?
Could it be that the long-legged princess has already...
wrong!
It has only been a few days, and even if Wei is really pregnant, it would be impossible to detect it.
But just such a piece of news without any beginning or end can't be considered an apology, right?
Just as he was suspicious, he heard Xia Jingui say again: "I had already thought of a way to set a trap for her yesterday. Tomorrow, my dear, you should put in more effort. When we go back, I will make sure she has no way to remedy the situation."
Having said this, she became a little excited, and her tender hands, which had just been warmed on Sun Shaozong's belly, could not help but explore again.
"Whether this Beijing Prince's Mansion will be a monkey's den or a water curtain cave in the future depends on whether you can use your body well."
That’s exactly what I meant!
Sun Shaozong frowned unconsciously. This matter was originally handled in a somewhat dirty way, but after all, it was the long-legged princess who set up the honey trap first, and he was just giving her a taste of her own medicine.
But this Li Dai Tao Jiang...
Feeling conflicted, Sun Shaozong couldn't help but ask, "You...hiss~!"
Xia Jingui is undoubtedly a charming lady, and she will surely become a fierce tiger in bed in the future.
But now she is just a beginner, so this technique can only be described as 'painful and pleasurable', and it's possible that the 'pain' is even greater than the pleasure.
He had no choice but to gesture and demonstrate some movements to guide her onto the right track, and then he continued to ask: "What good will this do for you?"
"benefit?"
Xia Jingui's eyes seemed to be dripping with honey, and she said in a sweet voice: "What benefit can I get? I just want to help my husband and vent his anger."
This is just to fool fools!
No matter what her purpose is, it is certain that she is smiling but hiding a dagger.
It's not appropriate for a woman like this to hold your hand for a long time - although it seems that she is a person who cherishes her life and may not dare to fight to the death.
But who can guarantee that there won’t be any accidents?
No way!
We have to find some way to put checks and balances in place.
Although Sun Shaozong was calculating in his heart, he looked touched on the surface. He put his arms around Xia Jingui's shoulders, rubbed her into his arms, and said tenderly: "My wife always considers me, but I..."
"Alas! My brother is now obsessed with finding a noble lady to help him, but I can't get a word in front of him. Otherwise, if I don't use the eight-man sedan chair to carry my wife into the mansion, I will be struck by lightning..."
Xia Jingui quickly reached out to cover Sun Shaozong's mouth, and said with the same emotion: "As long as you have me in your heart, that's enough!"
Sun Shaozong had just sworn an oath using an assumption. Not to mention that there might not be divine punishment in this world, even if there really was, it would not be able to do anything to him.
And was Xia Jingui's affectionate look really sincere?
But when their eyes met, they could not erase the deep love!
etc!
Sun Shaozong was suddenly startled and hurriedly looked down to check, confirming that the hand covering his mouth was not just pulled out from somewhere. He then breathed a sigh of relief and continued to look at Xia Jingui tenderly.
Bang~
Somehow, the kang table on the Arhat bed was pushed into the corner, and even the red candles on the table rolled away. The entire flower shop was suddenly plunged into darkness.
Soon the uncontrollable chirping of the orioles and the unstoppable panting filled the entire hall.
Then, two bare feet, as white as jade, suddenly stretched out into the plum blossom bushes and danced wildly, knocking down countless petals.
There is a poem saying:
[Uh, I couldn't find a suitable one right now, and it's too late, I'll make it up tomorrow.]
…
This fierce battle was just like visiting Li Gui and running into Li Kui - last time Sun Shaozong asked her to do something, so he only used 30% of his full strength.
Xia Jingui thought it was the same this time.
Who would have thought that after only three blows of the axe, he could not bear it anymore, and struggled like a madman, and I don't know how many vases he knocked over.
But this was only the last counterattack. After that, she was as soft as mud and had to rely on Sun Shaozong for everything.
I dare not say more in the book.
However, Sun Shaozong came out of the flower shop with a feeling of being unsatisfied. In a blink of an eye, he was thinking about the joy of boating on the lake tomorrow.
That's right
Perhaps we can unite with the long-legged princess to fight back against Xia Jingui...
Forget it. Although Xia Jingui is vicious, she at least has some self-control. Once Wei gets impulsive, she will not care about anyone.
Now, under Xia Jingui's scheme, she had no choice but to compromise with him reluctantly, and she was already feeling angry.
If I really exposed Xia Jingui's behavior of selling her sister for fame and fortune, the two sides would probably start a quarrel immediately.
What will happen then is no longer something you can control.
Forget it. There is no need to rush. It will not be too late to take action against Xia Jingui when I come up with a suitable idea.
Thinking about these things, Sun Shaozong returned to the Zuosi office.
After calming himself down in the inner room and recalling the ecstasy he had just experienced, Sun Shaozong called the clerk on duty and ordered him to go to the Sky Prison to fetch the file of Wang Biao, the warden, to look through it.
The result left him a little disappointed.
Wang Biao was born as a student of the Imperial Academy. Later, he became a prison clerk through connections and worked there for about six years. During this period, he was never transferred to other positions, nor did he participate in investigating cases. He did torture and extract confessions, but not very often.
In the final analysis, life in the Dali Temple is too leisurely!
The prison is already overstaffed, so why do we need to draw more people from the prison ?
Of course, identity and experience may not represent everything. Moreover, since he is in the Dali Temple and is responsible for supervising the Tianlao, he should know some essentials of investigating cases.
But whether it is more or less, there is no way to guarantee.
In short, call them over and ask before making a decision. If it really doesn't work, we can only continue to transfer people from other places.
Thinking of this, Sun Shaozong ordered the clerk to call Wang Biao to talk.
Who would have thought that the clerk would not return for half an hour.
Sun Shaozong was confused and was hesitating whether to ask Liu Xianglian to ask again, when he saw the clerk running in with sweat on his forehead, bowing and saying, "Sir, Wang Dianli is here!"
Before he finished speaking, two servants in green clothes and small hats came in one after another, carrying a stretcher in their hands.
And Wang Biao was lying on the stretcher at this time.
After the stretcher was placed on the ground, Wang Biao tried desperately to get up from the stretcher, but he failed in the end. He could only raise his head and said in a trembling voice: "Your humble servant... Your humble servant greets Lord Shaoqing!"
When he raised his head, his face turned red and his voice was so weak, as if he was about to die at any time.
Sun Shaozong asked in surprise: "How did you get this? Is it because it snowed these days and you accidentally caught a cold?"
"Reply to your Excellency's words."
Wang Biao replied with a bitter face: "Because I failed to guard properly, Yang Hancai died in prison for no reason, so I was punished by the warden."
Tsk~
This is really an unexpected disaster.
but……
The prison warden should be able to guess that this matter was the work of the Northern Pacification Office. Even if we don't consider this, Yang Hancai was also an external aid hired by himself to guard the prison. How could he blame Wang Biao and hold him so responsible?
Thinking of this, Sun Shaozong frowned and pressed, "Is it really about that Yang Hancai matter?"
"this……"
Wang Biao subconsciously looked around, and Sun Shaozong immediately waved his hand, signaling everyone else to step back for the time being.
Wang Biao then continued, "I dare not deceive you, sir. This matter... this fact is related to the young lady from the Northern Pacification Office."
It turned out that in just two or three days, Xu not only seduced the clerk Wang Biao, but also bewitched Wang Biao's immediate superior.
Later, for some reason, the other party became jealous of Wang Biao and refused to listen no matter how Wang Biao explained. He insisted on finding a reason to beat Wang Biao severely.
Tsk~
What on earth did this Xu learn in the Northern Pacification Office?
How come he caused discord in the prison just a few days after arriving?
Speaking of which...
In this case, Wang Biao can definitely not be relied upon. Do we really have to ask for external assistance to help investigate the case?
