Chapter 749 A Good Show (Part 1)
Lin Daiyu lifted the curtain and entered the inner room, and suddenly she felt a warmth mixed with the scent of cosmetics filling her heart.
She had always been afraid of the cold, so she didn't feel anything inside. However, Aunt Xue, who was sitting at the head of the card table, could not stand it any longer. When her daughter went out, she took off her brocade hat and sable fur coat, revealing her mallow-colored palace dress underneath.
The elegant purple color makes his chest skin look even whiter than snow and look even more majestic and imposing.
Even though she was a woman, Lin Daiyu couldn't help but cast an envious look at Ruan Rong when she stood next to her.
In recent years, the trend of worshipping the Tang Dynasty has become increasingly popular, and the idea that plump and fair skin are beautiful has naturally become popular.
More importantly, the Rongguo Mansion has few direct descendants, so they have always preferred plump and fertile women, such as Lady Wang, Li Wan, and Wang Xifeng.
The only exception was Mrs. Xing, who was a second wife. In order to avoid causing internal strife among the eldest branch of the family, she was not expected to have many children.
Although I and Brother Bao love each other, in this regard, I am really...
Looking down, Lin Daiyu couldn't help but sighing and feeling sad.
Suddenly, there was a burst of laughter around the card table. Lin Daiyu looked up in surprise, only to see Ruan Rong, with a smile on her face, putting a dozen silver coins and gold grains into her pocket.
Aunt Xue on the other side sighed, and then unexpectedly directed her anger at Lin Daiyu: "It's all your fault, you girl, for sighing in the back. I thought she had a bad hand, but now she has lost everything."
There was another round of laughter from everyone around, and it turned out that Aunt Xue had been dealt a pair of cards that were neither good nor bad. She had boldly followed the bets and was about to fold like everyone else.
Unexpectedly, he saw Lin Daiyu looking worried, and thought she was worried about her sister. He immediately cheered up and increased his bets, but he did not expect that he suffered a heavy loss in the end.
Ruan Rong picked up the three largest golden grains and stuffed them into Lin Daiyu's palm. She smiled and said, "No wonder the concubine always beats us. It turns out that she has the ability of a piercing eye."
Li Wan also joked, "You are wrong. Just look at our concubine's good flesh. She must be the reincarnation of Jin Chanzi!"
Ruan Rong said "very good" several times, and all the girls in the room burst into laughter again. Shi Xiangyun took the opportunity to snuggle into Aunt Xue's arms, and asked to taste the flesh of Tang Monk.
Just as they were laughing and joking, they suddenly heard the sound of the door curtain outside, and then Yuanyang came in from outside, saying with a smile: "Madam, you must bring the girls to visit often in the future. I have been in this house for more than two years, and I have never seen such a lively atmosphere."
Aunt Xue nodded repeatedly and lovingly combed the loose hair on Shi Xiangyun's forehead.
Qingwen, who was standing by, was very sharp-eyed. She stepped forward and patted a few snowflakes that had not yet melted from Yuanyang's shoulders. She asked in surprise, "Why, it's snowing outside again?"
"That's right. It was sunny this morning , but who would have thought it would start snowing again."
Yuanyang said, and then reported to Jia Yingchun: "Madam , my uncle sent a message saying that there will be a rehearsal soon, and a separate seat has been reserved. He asked if we would like to join in the fun."
"Go! Go! Go!"
Without waiting for Jia Yingchun to respond, Shi Xiangyun jumped up from Aunt Xue's arms and said, "I've heard that Jiang Yuhan is the most famous actress in the capital. Now I finally have a chance to listen to him speak. Wouldn't it be a pity if I missed it?"
The reason why everyone came here was to get a glimpse of Jiang Yuhan's elegance and grace, so they all agreed at this moment.
Aunt Xue also hurriedly told Baochai to bring her own coat.
By the time she was dressed, Jia Tanchun and Xue Baoqin had heard the news and rushed over. So everyone ordered the maids and old women to clear the way and rushed to the front yard in a bustling manner.
Two flowers bloom
While the girls were playing cards and having fun, Sun Shaozong was handling official business in his study.
It was said that he was suspended from office pending impeachment, but Wei Yi was anxious to get rid of the financial crisis, so how could he dare to let Sun Shaozong just take on the responsibility and avoid doing nothing?
Therefore, he directly ordered Chen Jingde and others to report the latest developments of the case to Sun Shaozong every day.
However, there has not been much progress in the past two days, and it was only today that there were finally some breakthroughs.
The first person to report was Huang Bin, the chief constable who had just been promoted by Sun Shaozong.
According to Sun Shaozong's order, he secretly protected Wang Erhu's wife Liu and tried to find the thief who was following him.
At the beginning, they searched the area around Liu's parents' home for several times, but did not find any suspicious people.
After a more in-depth investigation, they finally identified a suspect - Ge Xiucai, a lawyer who set up a stall at the street corner to write lawsuits.
This scholar Ge has been setting up a stall at the street corner for more than a year or two. It is said that before Liu got married for the second time, she had some unclear relationship with him.
Therefore, it was understandable that he asked others about Liu's situation after her husband died.
But he asked too frequently, and the things he asked were repetitive. Even if he cared about Liu, there was no need for him to ask so many times.
So after repeated investigations, he was listed as a key suspect.
Then, the police found out that ever since Liu returned to her parents' home, Mr. Ge had to go to a wonton shop every evening.
Before that, Ge Xiucai would only go there occasionally to have a bite to eat.
So last night, Huang Bin disguised himself and went there undercover. As expected, he found that Mr. Ge was secretly meeting with a burly man.
Based on the comparison of their images, this person is very likely one of the real murderers of Wang Erhu.
But Huang Bin did not alert the enemy. Instead, he secretly followed the strong man to his destination and spent another half a day to find out what happened.
"According to my humble investigation, there were three people in the yard, but the man with the scar on his arm was not among them, and it didn't look like anyone was imprisoned there."
Sun Shaozong frowned when he heard this: "So, the hostages should be held somewhere else?"
In fact, there is another possibility, but Sun Shaozong did not want to leave any excuses for Wei Yi, Chen Jingde and others.
But even so, Chen Jingde couldn't help but blurt out: "Sir, the night is long and dreams are many. In my humble opinion..."
"Wait a little longer."
Sun Shaozong raised his hand to stop him from talking, and said without question: "If the scarred man still doesn't show up tonight, we will close the net immediately tomorrow morning!"
After a pause, he solemnly warned: "You must not slack off because of this. If the mastermind behind the scenes finds out the flaw, I will definitely not let you off easily!"
Upon hearing this, Chen Jingde could only obey orders obediently.
The three of them discussed for a few more words in the house, and then they heard someone outside the courtyard gate shouting, "Second brother, the rehearsal will start soon, and we are all waiting for you!"
Sun Shaozong then waved the two men away, went outside to lock the courtyard door, and rushed to the front yard with Xue Pan.
As luck would have it, as soon as the two of them walked to the second gate, they bumped into the girls head-on.
When Xue Pan saw that it was his mother in person, he naturally came over to pay his respects.
Because of this, Sun Shaozong naturally had no choice but to move forward with him.
