Chapter 745: Priority
Watching Yuanyang turn around and walk away, Sun Shaozong couldn't help but smack his lips. Why did this little girl seem to become even more different after he expressed his love?
However, now is not the time to look into the matter in detail. If Xing Zhong's life is really in danger, it will be a real trouble - he drank the last half gourd of liquor on his own initiative.
If I had known this would happen, I should have thought of a different solution yesterday.
But it’s too late to regret now. Let’s take a look at Xing Zhong’s situation first and then make plans.
No conversation along the way.
When they arrived at the East Cross Courtyard, they heard a cry of "Aiyoyo" coming from the guest room. Sun Shaozong winked at the servant who had come over temporarily, and the servant immediately came forward and shouted through the curtain: "Uncle Xing, our Second Master is here to visit you."
This is to let the women inside know that an adult man is about to enter the house, so that if it causes any inconvenience, they can avoid it first.
However, a long time after the voice fell, the person who came out to greet them through the curtain was Xing Xiuyan, who should have stayed away.
She bowed gracefully and said, "Please forgive me, second brother Sun, but my father is not in a position to stand up and greet you."
As he spoke, he moved aside to make way for Sun Shaozong, indicating that he could do as he pleased.
Sun Shaozong nodded slightly as a return gesture, then quickly walked through the living room and into the inner room.
Although it is a guest room, it is neatly decorated because it once housed Yu Qian, Sun Chengye and others.
As soon as you enter the door, you will see a horizontal screen of brocade and splendor. After walking around it, you will see six palace lanterns with big red tassels hanging high above a round table.
At this time, green smoke was curling up from the palace lanterns, but what was burning was not candles or oil, but fine spices. It was freezing cold, and there was a "patient" living in the house, so it was not suitable to leave the doors and windows open, and spices could only be used to cover up the sour smell of vomit.
However, mixing these two flavors together may not necessarily be good.
Fortunately, Sun Shaozong is used to being on the scene, so this little scene is nothing.
He just shrugged his nose slightly, then walked to Babu's bed nonchalantly to check on Xing Zhong's condition.
But all he saw was Xing Zhong lying on his side on the bed, his face was sallow and he seemed to be slightly excited.
this……
Could it really be a last gasp?
Sun Shaozong was startled and was about to ask for details, but Xing Zhong spoke first: "My dear... my dear nephew..."
Just two short words, but they let out a lot of energy. If Sun Shaozong hadn't been right in front of him, he would not have been able to hear the last word at all and would not know what it meant.
Is this guy really going to be in trouble? !
Sun Shaozong was speechless. Who could have thought that just half a gourd of old wine could cost a life?
Of course, this was mainly because he drank too much before!
While subconsciously trying to shirk responsibility, Sun Shaozong hurriedly asked, "Uncle Xing, how do you feel now? Do you need me to ask a familiar doctor to come and treat you?!"
In fact, the reason why Xing Zhong felt short of breath just now was because he was so arrogant for the first time and called Sun Shaozong "nephew" - especially since Sun Shaozong had not changed out of his official uniform at that time, he felt even more guilty for calling him that.
Who would have thought that Sun Shaozong didn't care about this title at all, but was very concerned about himself and even wanted to invite an imperial physician to treat him.
Xing Zhong felt relieved at the moment, thinking that the second son of the Sun family was indeed a kind-hearted man. If he could entrust his daughter to him, he would enjoy her for the rest of his life.
As for climbing high...
His family is related to the Rongguo Mansion, and my family is also related to the Rongguo Mansion, so how can it be considered marrying above my station? !
Besides, even if his own daughter is not as outstanding as the two or three most outstanding ones around Baoyu, she is still a lovely person among a hundred.
This encouraged himself and Xing Zhong couldn't wait to start the performance.
“Cough cough cough…”
He coughed violently a few times and shook his head, saying, "You know your own business. I'm afraid I can't do it now. Sigh, everything else is fine, but my knees..."
"father."
Before Sun Shaozong could finish, Xing Xiuyan's voice suddenly came from behind him: "Your knees are just scratched, it's nothing serious."
Xing Zhong was stunned at first, then he glared and said: "What nonsense are you talking about, I..."
"You're just hungover from drinking too much."
Xing Xiuyan took over the conversation again, walked to the bed, helped her father pull up the quilt, turned around and said apologetically: "My father was drunk and behaved in a disorderly manner, and disturbed the second brother of the Sun family. I am here to apologize for him, please don't be offended."
"Well……"
Sun Shaozong looked at Xing Zhong, whose mouth was covered by the quilt and whose face was flushed, and then looked at Xing Xiuyan, who was calm and composed in front of him. He suddenly laughed and said with a smile, "If that's the case, then I'm relieved - please have a good rest, Uncle Xing. If you need anything, just tell the servants to do it."
Having said that, he hurriedly retreated.
As soon as I walked to the door, I heard an angry shout from inside: "You damn girl, do you want to suffocate your father to death?!"
Sun Shaozong paused for a moment, then strode out of the east courtyard in big strides.
But in the inner room, Xing Zhong threw the quilt onto the ground, jumped onto it, and rushed to the gate in a few steps. However, there was no sign of Sun Shaozong outside.
"father."
When she looked back, Xing Xiuyan was already kneeling in front of her, and said expressionlessly: "My daughter is not in trouble at the moment , and I am willing to let Daddy deal with me."
Xing Zhong raised his hand to signal, but he hesitated to put it down. Finally, he slapped himself on the face and stamped his feet, saying, "What sin have I committed to favor such a money-loser? This is a great marriage that others would beg for, but why don't you understand?!"
The slap was so heavy that he felt a burning pain on half of his face. He subconsciously covered his face with his hand, grimacing, and all his momentum was naturally lost.
Seeing her own father like this, Xing Xiuyan felt pity and sadness. She stood up and took his arm, shaking it gently, saying, "Dad, this forced melon is not sweet. Besides, with our status, how can we dare to marry someone of such status..."
"Bullshit!"
Xing Zhong was immediately annoyed again, stamping his feet and saying, "Your aunt was able to marry into the Rongguo Mansion. You are ten times better than she was in terms of character and appearance. How can marrying a fourth-rank official be considered marrying up?"
When Xing Xiuyan heard him use her aunt as an example again, she could only respond with a helpless smile - when they were in Yangzhou, her father did not have such a high "vision". He would not dare to say a word in front of any official of the seventh or eighth rank.
But ever since he followed Wang Yanei and Sun Shaozong to the capital, his ambition has become higher and higher. Nowadays, he doesn't even bother with ordinary families and is only interested in choosing a rich son-in-law.
But it was also a coincidence that Mrs. Xing was able to marry into the Rongguo Mansion, and it was also the custom of marrying a lower-class wife as a second wife.
Sun Shaozong was only in his early twenties, but he was already ranked as the fourth-rank official in the Dali Temple. It could be said that he had a promising future. How could his ambition and vision be compared to those of mediocre people who were protected by their fathers and grandfathers?
Besides, he is a man with his own ideas. If he really has some feelings for me as my father thinks, he can just ask someone to propose marriage. Why would it be the girl's turn to take the initiative?
It's a pity that Xing Zhong not only didn't understand this truth, but also didn't want to believe it...
Alas~
Xing Xiuyan sighed dejectedly - does one have to wait until one has brought shame upon oneself before facing reality?
…
However, when Sun Shaozong left the East Courtyard, he couldn't help but sigh.
This is really the case of "family members stay in the same family". Before, Jia She came to sell his daughter, and now here comes someone who wants to entrust his orphan to the care of his family before his death.
The only difference is that Xing Xiuyan is not as submissive as Jia Yingchun, and she would never agree to Xing Zhong's random matchmaking.
Before, when he was with Xia Jingui, he mentioned that his elder brother wanted to marry a lady from a noble family for him. Although it was just an excuse, it was not entirely a lie.
Nowadays, it still depends on whether the couple’s social status is equal.
Of course, if there really is a woman who can make Sun Shaozong fall in love with her at first sight, this prejudice would not be a big deal.
But until now, there has not been a woman who can make his heart so moved - Ruan Rong can only be said to be a love that has grown over time, not love at first sight.
Since love is not enough motivation, there are naturally more other factors to consider.
If not for this, Sun Shaozong would not have been tempted after hearing about the benefits of marrying Lin Daiyu.
In short, unless Xing Xiuyan was willing to be a concubine or a mistress or something, there would be no chance for him to be with her - seeing that she had just gone to the extent of covering her own father's mouth to stop Xing Zhong from talking nonsense, he knew that this was almost certain.
Since there was no chance for them to meet, Sun Shaozong would not worry about it too much. After sighing for a while, he put it out of his mind and rushed home to change out of his official uniform.
But when he returned to the stage in the front yard, he saw the singing started again, but this time the actors were Liu Xianglian and Sun Zhaolin.
Seeing that Sun Zhaolin immediately looked at him for help upon seeing him, Sun Shaozong couldn't help but curl his lips secretly - has the Crown Princess's younger brother been overly tamed by his family?
With his status, once he makes up his mind, who dares to force him?
As one of the most distinguished nobles in the Great Zhou Dynasty, he doesn't even understand the principle of 'putting myself first'. This is really...
etc!
As he was complaining in his heart, Sun Shaozong's mind suddenly brightened up and he couldn't help but slap himself on the forehead.
What's more, I was and danced to Xia Jingui's rhythm for a little sweetness.
Indeed, having a princess under your crotch is indeed a refreshing thing for both body and mind.
But as time went by, Xia Jingui had more and more evidence against her.
Rather than getting sucked into this step by step, it would be better for me to take the initiative and make the two of them feel resentful of each other without causing Wei to continue to resent me...
"Brother, what are we eating today? You have to prepare more of that spicy food from last time. Ever since I ate that, I always feel that dogwood is not strong enough!"
Xue Pan's usual loud and straightforward voice disrupted Sun Shaozong's thoughts, but he had already made a decision, so he laughed and greeted him: "If you like it, I'll have someone pack a few pounds and send it to your house."
…
It's night.
Prince Beijing's Palace.
Princess Wei lay on her back on the bed, her pair of watery pupils seemed covered with a layer of mist, alternating between confusion, guilt and loss in the night.
In fact, not long ago, she was more worried and uneasy in her heart - because she always felt that her body was different from before, and she was even more afraid that this difference would be noticed by Beijing Wang Shui Rong.
At least it can't be discovered now!
It would be worth it even if I died when Lang Ge'er was successfully acquitted.
But perhaps it was because they had been separated for too long, and Shui Rong's health was not as good as before. After just a few rounds, he didn't notice anything wrong at all.
This originally made Wei feel relieved.
But when it was late at night and everyone was asleep, she couldn't help feeling a sense of loss when she heard her husband's familiar yet unfamiliar snoring.
He to himself...
After all, I'm not as attentive as I was when we first got married.
If I hadn't taken the initiative to bow my head this time, and said that he was uneasy and couldn't sleep day and night because the trial was approaching, he might not have been willing to appear here?
Think about the 'haste' and 'perfunctoriness' just now.
Wei couldn't help but feel sad, but she never expected that this was actually the result of the comparison.
In fact, Shui Rong's combat effectiveness has been declining slowly since the Jin Bei incident.
Of course, this does not mean that Wei misses the scene of that day.
In fact, every time she thought of what happened on the boat that day, she felt regret and shame.
Especially when she learned that Sun Shaozong was getting greedy and even wanted to meet her in secret, she felt so angry that her heart almost bled.
Thinking of some of the details, I even had the urge to retch.
Retching?!
The long-legged princess sat up straight at once, silently panicking in the night.
Wei had only heard that women would vomit after becoming pregnant, but she didn't know exactly when they would start vomiting - but it couldn't be because of the three or five 'perfunctory' strokes just now, right?
Could it be that...
She almost didn't sleep all night, and only felt slightly relieved after Xia Jingui confirmed that it couldn't be morning sickness.
As she was slumped on the couch, she heard Xia Jingui say enviously, "The prince looks thin, but surprisingly he is full of energy. Look at the dark circles under your eyes. I'm afraid they haven't gone away all night, have they?"
One night?
Wei subconsciously wanted to make a distinction, but she didn't want to discuss Shui Rong's shortcomings in front of outsiders, so she had to change the subject and asked, "When are we going to the Dragon King Temple?"
"Don't worry, sister."
Xia Jingui smiled mischievously and stretched out her hand to gesture at Wei's eyebrows and eyes: "At least clean it up, otherwise Lord Sun will be jealous when he knows the truth."
What right does he have to be jealous?!
Wei's eyebrows raised, and she was about to retort, but when she thought about the fact that she would inevitably be ravaged by Sun Shaozong today, she felt that life was hopeless and she no longer had the mood to argue with Xia Jingui. She suppressed the sadness in her heart and let Xia Jingui put some powder on her face.
But seeing that everything was tidy, Wei sat in front of the dressing table and was reluctant to get up for a long time.
"elder sister."
Xia Jingui tried to persuade her for a long time but to no avail. Finally, she could not help herself and stepped forward to hold her arm, pulling it half-forcefully: "It is a blessing, not a disaster. If it is a disaster, it cannot be avoided. Now there is no other way, we can only bear it..."
"My queen, my queen!"
As I was trying to persuade him, I heard someone outside running towards me, shouting loudly.
Wei and Xia Jingui were both stunned, because they had issued an order before that no one was allowed to disturb them without permission, so how could this happen...
Just as he was wondering, he heard the man shouting, "Madam! The trial has begun, the trial has begun, Madam!"
"What?!"
Wei rushed out in one swift step, grabbed the old woman who reported the news, and shouted, "What did you say the trial has begun?!"
"My uncle's case... the trial has begun!"
Hearing this, Wei couldn't help but look back at Xia Jingui, only to see that she also had a look of disbelief on her face.
