Chapter 89: Love Hidden in Ruyi Cake
Boom!
With the deafening thunder, the rain became heavier.
Zhou Da stepped on the more than half-foot deep water and hurried into the small courtyard on the east wing of the Criminal Law Department, where he saw Zhao Wuwei directing a group of yamen runners to repair the roof of the auxiliary room on the west side.
There were more than a dozen sandbags placed under the eaves , probably in preparation for temporarily blocking the water when it overflowed the threshold of the auxiliary room.
As they had nowhere to stay temporarily, the clerk in the west wing and the governor Lin Delu had to wrap up the official documents and seals and take shelter from the rain under the corridor of the main hall. Looking at their miserable appearance, they looked just like a group of disaster victims fleeing.
correct!
When Zhou Da thought of the fleeing disaster victims, he remembered that he had important things to do. Without bothering to look at Lin Delu's embarrassing situation, he quickened his pace to the door of the main hall, took off his raincoat and bamboo hat, threw them on the ground, and rushed in hurriedly.
"Bah! A villain is getting ahead!"
Lin Delu looked at his back and spat viciously, but his face was full of envy and jealousy.
After all, the main hall is located on a higher ground and is often repaired and maintained, so it is relatively dry inside. When Zhou Da went in, Sun Shaozong was sitting behind the desk, reading case files and sipping tea. He was completely different from Lin Delu outside.
"grown ups."
Zhou Da cupped his hands, then carefully took out a document from his bosom, and presented it with both hands, saying, "This is the reply from the Left Pacification Division of the Dragon Guards. The two general flags were indeed acting on orders at the time."
Sun Shaozong took a few glances at the reply and found that in addition to confirming that Shen Lian and Jin Yichuan were performing official duties, it also clearly pointed out that they were ordered to search the He family, an imperial merchant in the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
I have heard a little about Sun Shaozong of the He family. Originally, he was just at the bottom of the list among the imperial merchants. However, in recent years, he has taken advantage of the declining situation of the Xue family to emerge as a rising star, and is showing signs of becoming the leader.
But he didn't expect to be involved in Prince Yizhong's case, and his family would be destroyed.
This is a good opportunity for the Xue family. If they can fill the gap left by the He family, they may have a chance to regain the throne of the top imperial merchant.
However, with Xue Pan's limited brain capacity, it is not easy to defeat the scavenger vultures. He might be pecked out by other birds before he can even eat the fat meat of the He family.
"grown ups."
Sun Shaozong was thinking about the He family's affairs when Zhou Da reported again: "I just got the news that Han Fuyin and Jia Fucheng have been recruited to the Ministry of Works. They are probably discussing the Yongding River flood this year. Please make preparations early."
The Minister of Works Wang Yan also served as the Governor-General of the River, so he asked Han Anbang and Jia Yucun to go to the Ministry of Works to discuss flood control matters in the Yongding River.
As for the possibility of flooding in the Yongding River, Sun Shaozong had already heard about it at the wedding banquet yesterday.
only……
"What does this have to do with me?"
Sun Shaozong said puzzledly: "I am in charge of criminal cases, not river engineering. This matter should be handled by Zhao Liben, the judge, right?"
"My Lord, that's not what you say!"
Zhou Da explained, "Once a flood occurs , our Shuntian Prefecture and the River Office will be the first to bear the brunt. At that time, all of you will have to take turns to guard the dike! Even if it is your turn to stay at the government office, the task of suppressing the victims will probably not be much easier than on the dike!"
Tsk~
When he was a public servant in modern times, Sun Shaozong had never participated in flood relief and rescue operations. Unexpectedly, after traveling through time to ancient times, he would have to go to the front line himself!
He himself was fine, but he was afraid that Ruan Rong would worry all day at home. What if she hurt the baby in her belly because of her unstable emotions? Wouldn't that be a tragedy?
How about taking Lin Daiyu home and keeping her company?
After all, apart from herself, only this godsister is familiar with her.
but……
After all, Ruan Rong is only Lin Daiyu's godsister, and officially her status is a concubine. It always seems a bit improper for her to take Lin Daiyu into the house - even if Lin Daiyu herself is willing, the elders in the Jia family may not agree.
Alas~
It’s all because the Sun Mansion doesn’t have a proper mistress, otherwise we wouldn’t have to worry about such things!
After thinking it over, Sun Shaozong finally decided to find Jia Lian and Jia Baoyu to sound out the issue first. If this matter was not easy to handle, he would think of other ideas - if it could be done smoothly, that would naturally be great.
--Dividing line--
Sun Shaozong has always been decisive in his actions. The next day, when he saw that the rain had subsided a lot, he took half a day off and hurried to Rongguo Mansion. He gathered all the little rascals in the Jia Mansion together on the pretext of testing their progress in martial arts.
Who knew that everyone was there except Jia Baoyu?
After calling Jia Huan to inquire, it turned out that Jia Baoyu had accidentally caught a cold due to being caught in the rain on the eighth day of July and has not yet fully recovered from it, so naturally he cannot learn martial arts.
Isn't this ridiculous?!
It was because Jia Baoyu was favored by Lady Jia that Sun Shaozong wanted to ask him for help first. If he had known that Jia Baoyu was ill, would Sun Shaozong have had the patience to waste time with these naughty kids? He would have gone to have a drink with Jia Lian long ago!
But now that we’re here, we can’t just announce the disbandment without doing anything, right?
If that , won’t the elders who sent their children here in the rain eat them alive?
Sun Shaozong had no choice but to be patient and let the boys come forward to practice the routines, and then he gave them praise or criticism and instructions one by one.
While they were rehearsing, a servant came in and called Jia Lan out.
If it were someone else, Sun Shaozong would have been furious, but seeing that it was Jia Lan, who was always well-behaved and sensible, he turned a blind eye and pretended not to see it.
Jia Lan went out for a while and came back with a small and exquisite food box. He respectfully presented it to Sun Shaozong and said that it was the snacks his mother prepared for him.
Since it was not the first time that Li Wan brought food to him, Sun Shaozong did not refuse. He opened the box and saw that there were some steamed glutinous rice Ruyi cakes inside.
The snacks this time seemed a bit simpler, perhaps because it was raining heavily and it was difficult to prepare the ingredients.
Sun Shaozong didn't think much about it. He picked one up and fed it to Jia Lan first. Then he put the food box on the coffee table beside him and ate a few of them at random.
Seeing that the small dish of Ruyi cake was almost empty, Sun Shaozong reached out to pick it up, but unexpectedly touched a piece of paper.
Why is there a note on the snack plate?
Sun Shaozong subconsciously wanted to grab it and find out what it was, but suddenly he remembered Li Wan's widowed status. He carefully crumpled the note in his palm, covered it with his sleeve, and quietly unfolded it to take a look.
Longing for you, the cold morning moon, looking at my own shadow, all alone and sad. It is hard to see you, it is hard to think of you, and I sleep with regret in the long night.
this……
Looks like a love poem, right?!
Li Wan actually wrote a love poem for herself? !
Sun Shaozong felt his heart pounding. He looked around and saw that the young men were not paying attention to him, so he unfolded the note and read it carefully several times.
Yes, this is indeed a love poem full of resentment!
Thinking about the few times they had spent time together, it seemed that she often stole glances at him. Whenever their eyes met, she would get flustered...
Could it be that this pretty widow is really secretly in love with me? !
