Chapter 976: The Kirin Subdues the Whitehead
In a blink of an eye, it was the 26th day of the twelfth lunar month, and there was only one day left until the ban in the capital was lifted.
No matter how reluctant he was, Sun Shaozong had to make every possible preparation to prevent his identity from being discovered by the old ministers when he showed off his prowess in public.
Just at this moment, a sudden piece of news disrupted his original arrangements - Wang Ziteng, the Inspector General of Nine Provinces, died of illness in Tongzhou yesterday.
As a benchmark figure among the old nobles, the shock caused by this news of his death was undoubtedly greater than the confiscation of the historian's family and the imprisonment of Jia She's father-in-law and his daughter-in-law.
Of course, for Sun Shaozong, the biggest impact of this news was that he had to put down what he was doing and go to the Prison Temple to comfort Feng Jieer.
Because she had been informed of the news of General Wang's critical illness when she came back last time, Wang Xifeng's emotions were relatively restrained. However, having lost her greatest supporter, she became more and more obsessed with Sun Erlang.
If he was not in mourning, he would have leaned against the prison door and beaten him to death.
He finally managed to 'break free' from the cell, hunched over. Just as he was about to find a quiet place to straighten out the knot on his waist, he suddenly received a message from the jailer saying that the eldest lady of the Shi family wanted to see him.
He was used to seeing the eldest lady of the Rong and Ning mansions, but he had never met the eldest lady of the Shi family. Why did she suddenly look for him?
He was suspicious, but in this Prison Temple, he was not afraid of what the other party might do.
So after calming down a little, he asked the female jailer to lead the way to the double room in the northwest corner.
As soon as I entered the room, I smelled the strong smell of alcohol, mixed with the smell of powder.
At first, Sun Shaozong thought it was just the Shi family's eldest lady hosting a banquet to thank her.
When he looked up, he found that although there was wine and food on the table, they were only leftovers. A tin wine pot was tilted on the corner of the table, and all the wine had spilled.
And Grandma Shi, who was supposed to be waiting here, was nowhere to be seen.
Sun Shaozong was feeling surprised when he suddenly heard a rustling sound under the south wall. He looked in the direction of the sound and saw a drunken girl sleeping soundly on the narrow wooden bed.
She must have carefully done her makeup, and her light pink pomegranate skirt was indescribably playful and festive, but now it was half rolled up and hung diagonally on the messy hairpins. The tassels decorated with gold threads swayed back and forth on her chest and body with her breathing, making her head and face full of red fragrance.
Sun Shaozong stared for a while, then suddenly looked back, only to see that the female jailer was no longer outside the door, and the corridor was empty without a single person in sight.
He was also used to hanging around in the world, so when he saw this scene, he suddenly understood everything - it turned out that the eldest lady of the Shi family took the initiative to ask for a meeting with this intention.
I don't know whether Shi Xiangyun, who was lying drunk on the bed, was willing to offer herself voluntarily, or was being manipulated by her sister-in-law.
While he was thinking, his pair of thieving eyes were fixed on the bed, and he swung back and forth who knows how many times.
But even though he looked, he didn't take a single step forward. He even took a single step back, with one foot inside the door and the other outside, and most of his body retracted into the corridor.
As for the purpose of such action...
"Lord Sun."
About half a cup of tea later, as expected, a woman's voice came from behind.
Looking back , I saw a pretty young woman in plain clothes approaching me nervously.
She was standing half a meter away, bowing slightly and forcing a smile, saying, "Why...why don't you go in?"
"But is the Shi family's great grandmother in person?"
Sun Shaozong returned the greeting with a fist, and took back the leg in the house, saying righteously: "We are a single man and a single woman, please do not enter without proper etiquette."
"this……"
Upon hearing this, the eldest lady of the Shi family was suddenly at a loss as to what to do.
She had always heard that the second son of the Sun family was ill, and that he never forgot to bring back a foreign woman when he was on a diplomatic mission to a small southern barbarian country. He had taken five or six concubines before marrying a wife. Recently, she had even heard that he and Wang Xifeng were having an affair...
I originally thought that with my young daughter's beauty and figure, it would be easy to capture such a lustful man.
Who would have thought that the other party not only refused to join the game, but also said such words.
What should I do?
Thinking of the tragic ending that the entire mansion would face if Sun Er refused to help, the eldest lady of the Shi family felt so frightened that her hands and feet turned cold.
But at this moment, she suddenly discovered that Sun Er's words were full of meaning, but his pair of thief eyes could not stop looking into the door. Upon closer inspection, she found that it was where Shi Xiangyun was sleeping drunk.
Phew!
It turns out that he is both responsible and independent!
The eldest lady of the Shi family spat secretly, lowered her eyebrows and said in a sad voice: "My family has fallen into such a situation, there is no need to talk about etiquette anymore."
As he said this, he stepped into the cell first, raised his hand and pointed at Xiangyun and said, "You are already rude, so I won't hide it anymore. My sister is in her prime, and her talent, appearance and character are all first-class. Although she has been implicated by her family, I really can't bear to let her precious pearl be buried in the dust."
At this point, she bowed again: "After much thought, I am afraid that I can only entrust her to you. I hope that you will not refuse for the sake of our old friendship."
"How can this be done?"
Sun Shaozong raised his eyebrows when he heard this, and waved his hands repeatedly: "Sun is already engaged and will be married after the New Year. How dare I mess with Miss Xiangyun?"
Having said this, his pair of thieving eyes scanned the girl who was in a deep sleep from head to toe.
The eldest lady of the Shi family was not a stupid person. She could see that he was pretending to be so sincere in order to finalize their relationship on a "mutually agreed" basis, so as to prevent Xiangyun from making trouble in the future.
Although he secretly hated Sun Er for being cunning, how could he dare to miss this only life-saving straw?
He could only force a smile and said, "How dare I ask for any status now? As long as I can protect her for the rest of her life, being her slave or maid is not a bad idea."
"This is even more unacceptable!"
Sun Shaozong waved his hand and pointed at Xiangyun, saying, "Besides, although an elder sister-in-law is like a mother, I'm afraid Xiangyun may not be willing in her heart. If she is wronged..."
"You worry too much, sir. You are such a hero, which girl wouldn't be secretly attracted to you? If you don't believe me, let's ask her and we'll know the truth."
As the eldest lady of the Shi family spoke, she stepped forward and half supported and half embraced Xiangyun to her feet, shaking and calling her, and finally woke her up with great difficulty.
But after waking up, Xiangyun only glanced at Sun Shaozong and buried her head in her eldest sister-in-law's arms. No matter what the eldest lady of the Shi family said, she didn't respond at all.
"Girl, didn't we say before... Tsk, you better give me a definite answer!"
The eldest lady of the Shi family became anxious and pushed Xiangyun hard on the shoulder. Xiangyun was pushed back and looked into Sun Shaozong's eyes. Her tightly pursed lips trembled a few times, but she didn't utter a word. Instead, tears came out of her eyes.
"You girl!"
The eldest lady of the Shi family became more and more anxious, and was afraid that she would anger Sun Shaozong, so she quickly raised her hand and wiped away the tears on Xiangyun's face with her sleeve, while covering it up and saying, "I'm happy, why are you crying?"
As he spoke, he secretly pinched Xiangyun's waist, with a look of half threat and half pleading on his face.
After her coaxing and clamoring, Xiangyun finally spoke in a stammering voice, but she did not say whether she agreed or not. Instead, she squeezed out two trembling words: "Qilin..."
"What? What did you say?"
The eldest lady of the Shi family didn't understand and kept asking questions, but Sun Shaozong, who was standing next to her, figured out what was going on.
When he was holding a ceremony at Qingxu Temple, he once obtained a golden unicorn, which happened to be a pair with the one Shi Xiangyun had worn since childhood.
At that time, someone mentioned something like "fate", but I didn't expect that she would keep it in her heart.
He didn't care about acting anymore and sighed, "It was just a few jokes back then, but I didn't expect it to come true. Anyway, since it's fate made by heaven, I won't refuse it."
He then promised to rescue the women and children of the Shi family. As for the adult men in the Shi family, Sun Shaozong could only say that he could do nothing to help .
Although the eldest lady of the Shi family was still confused, she didn't bother to ask questions after hearing Sun Shaozong's promise. She was overjoyed and said, "Since it's a match made in heaven , there's no need to choose an auspicious date. Why not just get married today!"
She had originally planned to let the two of them get married first. Even though some unexpected events had occurred, she was still worried that things might get more serious.
Shi Xiangyun bowed her head in silence again.
Sun Shaozong pretended to refuse a few times, but was rejected by the grandmother of the Shi family, so he agreed without hesitation.
He ordered the jailer to buy red candles, wedding wine and a new quilt. That night, under the auspices of the eldest lady of the Shi family, he married Shi Xiangyun.
