The Famous Detective of the Red Mansion

After an agreement was made with Liu Xianglian to visit Xue Pan again the next day, Sun Shaozong led Hong Jiu to the Northern Detective Department and infiltrated the Capital with the White Lotus Sect's rebellion, intending to find the news of the White Lotus Saint. He reported it to the Pacifier, Lu Hui.

Due to the involvement of the famous White Lotus Sect Rebellion, Lu Hui naturally attached great importance to it and immediately decided to personally launch the control measures to capture the White Lotus Sect Rebellion, internal correspondence, and the reincarnated Virgin Mary. Sun Shaozong was also temporarily asked to assist, and he helped to participate in the action plan for most of the day before he was able to escape.

By the time they returned from the Northern Detective Department, the street was already dark.

When reaching outside the door of Sun Mansion, Coachman Zhang Cheng pulled the reins. The horse puller kicked and stomped to a stop, and two young servants rushed out of the doorway, spreading several coarse cloth blankets from the steps to the front of the carriage.

Sun Shaozong lifted the curtain and got out of the car. He twitched his nostrils against the misty rain and mist and suddenly sneezed heavily.

Was there someone talking about him?

Sun Shaozong rubbed his nose and stepped on a blanket as he entered the mansion. As soon as he crossed the threshold, he saw Zhao Zhongji greeting him again. He couldn't help but stop and said, "Speak up, what's the matter?”

It was a busy day; even in the evening, he didn't stop a bit.

“Answer to the Second Master.”

Zhao Zhongji quickly bowed and said, "Second Master Bao sent a post this afternoon, inviting you to visit Rongguo Mansion in three days.”

Jia Baoyu wants to treat him again?

Was there any reason for this?

After all, he was about to set up a full moon banquet on the 27th, and he would definitely invite Jia Baoyu to the banquet. If there was no reason, Jia Baoyu didn’t need to choose to host a banquet at this juncture.

But…

It seemed that invitations given to oneself were usually collected by Ruan Rong. Why did Zhao Zhongji notify him today?

Upon hearing Sun Shaozong's question, Zhao Zhongji quickly explained, "The Elder Madam of Rongguo Mansion has arrived at our house, and the Elder Madam has specially invited Concubine Ruan to accompany her. Therefore, I haven’t got the chance to forward this invitation to Concubine Ruan.”

It turned out that Yu Qian was resting today and specifically called for Jia Lan to come to learn. As this was the first time her son had ”gone out to study,” Li Wan couldn’t feel at ease and simply followed him in the name of a close relative.

Later, due to the continuous drizzle that never stopped, Jia Yingchun tried her best to keep guests, and both mother and son lived in the Sun family.

However, Jia Yingchun was now pregnant, and it was inconvenient to entertain guests, so she specifically called for Ruan Rong to accompany her.

Tch!

Just thinking about it, it was really lively. His old lover was leading his cheap son here, his sister-in-law was trying to keep guests with his child, and the one responsible for entertaining her was also his son's biological mother.

However, they were not clear about each other and the tricks involved.

Thinking about that scene, Sun Shaozong felt that it was enough to shoot an eight o'clock bloody drama.

Shaking his head and dispelling the image in his mind, Sun Shaozong casually reminded Zhao Zhongji to take out some precious medicinal herbs that nourish the body from the treasury so that he could take them to the Xue family tomorrow. Since it was under the guise of ”visiting,” at least there should be the action.

When Zhao Zhongji answered this matter, Sun Shaozong followed the corridor to his courtyard.

As expected, the east room of the main room was dark, and it was obvious that Ruan Rong was still stuck in Jia Yingchun's courtyard and had not returned. She seemed to have some opinions about Li Wan, and he didn't know what they were chatting about at the moment. The conversation didn't end at such a time.

Since Ruan Rong was not there, Sun Shaozong simply turned into the west chamber and quietly crawled to the south end, hoping to see if his daughter was asleep before going to talk to Xiangling.

Who knew that after entering the door, he saw a small person holding onto his daughter's cradle, but who else could it be if it weren't his son, Sun Chengyi?

If saying that the genes of the Sun family were not built, just seven months old, this stinky guy was able to stand up on his own, and he could even walk a few steps unsteadily now.

However, if he wanted to walk from the main room to the east wing, he was still in a state of weakness. Obviously, he was carried over by Qingwen next to him.

“Second Master.”

Seeing Qingwen protecting the child with one hand, she bowed to Sun Shaozong with a greeting and explained, "The young master is making a fuss about playing with his sister, but the wet nurse has been coaxing him for a long time and refuses to sleep, so I have to bring him over.”

At this moment, Sun Chengyi also saw his father and raised his head in a milky voice, shouting, "Hello… Hello.”

“It's sister, not hello.”

Sun Shaozong corrected his mistake and reached out to pick him up. He rubbed his chin against his face until his son spat in disgust before coaxing him again, "It's time for your sister to go to bed. You should also go back and sleep with the wet nurse, okay?”

Although children develop earlier than others, how could one understand such a complex matter?

So when he saw his father handing him over to Qingwen and Qingwen preparing to carry him out, he made a big fuss and kept shouting, "Hello, hello…”

Upon seeing those two small chubby hands, Qingwen subconsciously raised the child to dodge, but to her surprise, the small shoes happened to step on her lapel. With a forceful push, it immediately revealed some whiteness.

Coincidentally, Sun Shaozong was about to help her coax the child, and as soon as he arrived, he looked at her with a full smile.

Even though Qingwen's shy neck turned red, she didn’t dare to let go of the child in her hand. She had to turn her back with tears in her eyes and say in a muffled voice, "Don't worry, Second Master. I'll take the Young Master back to the hall.”

As she spoke, she coaxed the child and hurried out.

“Wait a minute.”

Seeing her at the door, Sun Shaozong quickly stopped her and said, "I'm going to visit Rongguo Mansion in two days. You can also come with me then.”

Seeing Qingwen's body stiffen, she turned around and was about to refuse. Sun Shaozong added, "There are many beautiful maids in that mansion. Although Brother Bao may not be a heartless person, hiding from him these times is not a solution.”

After a moment of silence, Qingwen finally bowed her head and said, "Thank you for helping.”

Helping?

In fact, Sun Shaozong was afraid that if such a ”coincidence” continued, he might not be able to control himself. Once he had a confused mind and slept with Qingwen, wouldn't he be ashamed of his friend?

Therefore, according to Ruan Rong's suggestion, let Jia Baoyu buy an outer house and first determine Qingwen's status before proceeding.

After Qingwen left, Sun Shaozong teased his daughter for a while and talked with Xiangling for a while. As she had just given birth, Sun Shaozong didn't want to stay overnight in the West Wing.

So about two-quarters of an hour later, he crawled into the room of Second Sister You again, picked out plain white clothes, and changed them for her. He playfully played with ”Amitabha Buddha” and relieved the regret of letting Miaoyu go.

While Second Master Sun was ”delving” into Buddhism in bed, Second Master Lian in Rongguo Mansion had no intention of sleeping for a long night.

He sat alone in the study, glancing at the objects on the table, sipping half a pot of aged wine in his mouth. His face was momentarily lingering and uneasy, but he didn't know what he was thinking of. Suddenly, he touched the powdered cheek with his hand and blushed endlessly.

Knock knock~

At this moment, there suddenly came a leisurely knocking on the door outside the study.

Jia Lian was first startled, then quickly raised his voice and asked, "Who? Who’s outside?”

“Second Uncle, it's me.”

Upon hearing a familiar sound coming from outside the door, Jia Lian immediately put the things on the table in the cabinet, then walked up and took off the latch, pulled the door open left and right, made way, and said, "Come in.”

A handsome young man crossed the threshold. He was neatly packed, except for an empty sleeve hanging by his side, with a knot tied to his belt at the cuff.

Needless to say, this person was naturally Jia Baoyu's godson, Jia Yun.

Since confiding in Jia Lian a few months ago, the relationship between the two of them has been heated, so Jia Yun was no longer as reserved as before.

After entering the room, he didn't show any courtesy to Jia Lian either. He went to the table, grabbed the wine jug, and put it under his nose, sniffing it. He firmly said, "This must be a flower carving from over thirty years! Why didn't you call me to come and enjoy it together, Second Uncle?”

“Do I still need to call you?”

Jia Lian raised his orchid finger and poked Jia Yun's temple, half true and half false, angrily saying, "You monkey with a nose that's even more agile than a dog. What good thing is there in my house that I can hide from you? Besides, you are now in charge of both the inside and outside kitchens, and no good wine or food has ever been ”washed away” from you.”

“Second Uncle, your words are really unfair to me. Aunt sends people to audit accounts every day. Even if I want to drift away, I don't have the right opportunity.”

Jia Yun casually explained and put the wine pot on the table, lowering his voice and secretly saying, "Seoncd Uncle, I heard that you invited my Godfather to come and have a drink at our house today. Is that true?”

Jia Lian let out an exaggerated cry and said, "I underestimated you. It turns out that not only do you have a sharp nose, but you also have long enough ears.”

Although this statement didn’t respond positively to Jia Yun's question, the answer was obvious.

Jia Yun felt a chill in his heart as he hurriedly pretended to be haughty and lowered his voice to ask, "Second Uncle, have you already thought of something to show him?”

Jia Lian shook his head and said, "When has it been? Not to mention the fact that the two families are still in-laws? I really want to make peace with Sun Erlang now. There really isn’t…”

At this point, he suddenly became vigilant and lowered his face, which was covered in powder. He scolded, "What's the matter? Are you still wanting to find trouble with Sun Erlang?! I advise you to quickly let go of this thought; otherwise, even if Sun Erlang can tolerate it, I will definitely not spare you.”

As he spoke, he flashed two rows of teeth, as if as long as Jia Yun agreed, he would pounce and bite.

This attitude really confused Jia Yun.

At first, he deliberately approached Jia Lian for the convenience of taking advantage to avenge his love. Secondly, it was also to investigate Jia Lian's movements and promptly alert Sun Shaozong.

Who knew that Jia Lian not only had no intention of retaliation but also deliberately defended Sun Shaozong?

This…

What the hell was going on here?

Was it possible that this guy sensed something and was deliberately testing himself?

Jia Yun thought about it this way and then cautiously smiled and said, "Uncle, here are only you and me. Do you need to deliberately speak ironically? Everyone in this mansion knows that you have a bad relationship with that Sun, and you can’t wait to...”

“What about it?”

Jia Lian slapped heavily on his chest and angrily scolded, "Is my mind that small? Besides, I was also jealous at the time, and Sun Erlang had been merciful. I'm not unknowable. After coming back to my senses, how could I still have any grudges?”

Jia Yun was even dumbfounded when he heard it, especially when Jia Lian spoke of ”Sun Erlang,” which was incredibly affectionate. It didn't seem like he was the enemy before, but rather...

Love affair fever?!

Jia Yun thought of these words and was immediately crushed by him fiercely. He secretly spat at what kind of person he was and continued talking with Jia Lian, which was considered insulting, let alone thinking so dirty.

But…

The coquettish expression around Jia Lian's eyes and eyebrows was indeed like those nostalgic women in the mansion. When talking about Jia Baoyu, it was no different!

However, Jia Yun's uncertain appearance caused him to misunderstand again. He couldn't help but tug at Jia Yun's empty sleeve and said urgently, "You must not act recklessly! In fact, Sun Erlang didn't harm you, but instead saved your life and begged for a fat job on your behalf. If you were to repay the kindness, you wouldn't do such a thing.”

After hearing these words, Jia Yun couldn't help but shiver and exclaimed in his heart that he couldn't be wrong. This “semi-eunuch” really has a crush on Lord Sun!

Upon careful consideration, there were actually signs of this.

He remembered before that he had a hot fight with those delicate young men and even intended to be his subordinate. However, since Lord Sun visited the mansion, he suddenly changed his appearance and had no interest in those delicate young men anymore!

But this matter...

Should he remind Lord Sun?

He should hold on longer before telling, so that he wouldn’t make a mistake and make Lord Sun feel disgusted.

Just thinking of this, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his waist. However, Jia Lian couldn't wait for his response, so he simply grabbed the soft flesh on his waist and gave it a hard squeeze.

“Don’t you respond to me when I talk to you?”

Jia Lian was angry and said casually, "As long as you don't have any illusions and retaliate against Lord Sun recklessly, I won’t treat you unfairly! If you have anything you want, just mention it to me.”

I want Xiaohong!

Jia Yun almost blurted out the truth, but fortunately, he was not such a reckless and hasty person. He patiently perfunctorily said, "What are you talking about, Second Uncle? Since you are so generous, how dare I still refuse to let go?”

“That's good, that's good.”

Jia Lian breathed a sigh of relief and anxiously instructed a few words before sending Jia Yun out of the door.

When the latch was re-inserted, Jia Lian couldn't wait to take out a spacious casual coat from the cabinet and gently rubbed it in his hand. His face turned red, and he muttered to himself, "Erlang, do you know that I just saved you from a disaster?”