Chapter 366: Awareness before seeing
Since it has been decided to let Liu Xianglian decide on his own, there is no time to lose - after all, no one can guarantee how long the You sisters can maintain their "chastity" under the surveillance of Jia Zhen and his son .
So at noon the next day, Sun Shaozong found the vicinity of the Prison God Temple.
Although the performance of "Sun Gong'an" was to start on the 15th, the stage for the performance had been built two days in advance. Liu Xianglian loved the hustle and bustle, so he had been busy here in recent days.
In fact, these prison temples are usually small temples built in prisons, which are difficult for ordinary people to approach.
This prison temple located in the west of the city was once the same. During the period when the Mongols ruled the Central Plains, it was an exclusive temple inside the Ministry of Justice prison.
However, after , the Ministry of Justice Prison chose another site. After several changes here and there, the original prison had been demolished long ago, leaving only this prison temple standing on the street.
Precisely because of its uniqueness, when the people of the capital mention the 'Prison God Temple', the first thing that comes to mind is this one.
In recent years, quite a few lawyers have gathered here, specializing in handling various lawsuits. Sun Shaozong has encountered quite a few difficult ones when he was adjudicating cases.
Let’s get back to the book.
Sun Shaozong rode his horse to the vicinity of the Prison God Temple and headed straight for the largest restaurant on the street, "Wanghai Pavilion" .
Although it was a public performance, what was Jiang Yuhan's status?
How could one set up a stage on the street and allow those peasants to comment on it?
Therefore, this stage was actually built in the backyard of "Wanghai Pavilion".
He dismounted from his horse in front of the hitching post, and before he could tie his mount up, Jiang Yuhan, Liu Xianglian, Feng Ziying, Xue Pan, Jia Qiang and others inside had all received the news and came out to greet him.
"Brother Sun."
Jiang Yuhan smiled triumphantly and said, "I was just about to invite Brother Sun to come over and take a look, but I was afraid that it would delay your official duties. Fortunately, you came here uninvited today."
Sun Shaozong also bowed and smiled, "To be honest, I am here today, but it is also for official business. Brother Liu, someone came to me yesterday to complain that you stole her things, but I don't know if it is true?"
Liu Xianglian was stunned when he heard this, then he burst into laughter: "Brother, don't lie to me. Not to mention that I don't lack money now, even if I really lack money, I will never do such a shameless thing!"
"really?"
Sun Shaozong pretended to be suspicious and said, "But the woman clearly said that you stole her heart and liver on the street that day. I heard her say it with details, and it doesn't sound like nonsense."
When everyone heard this, they all burst into laughter.
Xue Pan grinned and said, "If it's anything else, it's fine. But if the girl has lost her heart, then it must be Brother Liu who stole it!"
Everyone chatted and laughed, and then surrounded Sun Shaozong and entered the "Wanghai Pavilion".
Sun Shaozong first looked at the stage whose foundation had just been laid, and then selected a spacious private room on the second floor so that he could bring Ruan Rong and Xiangling to watch the show.
After looking around inside and out , Sun Shaozong bowed and apologized, saying, "Brothers, please wait here for a while. I will discuss the case with Brother Liu in detail, and then I will come back and have a few drinks with you brothers."
Everyone was stunned again. They thought that the first few sentences were just a joke, but now they see that it is true!
However, Sun Shaozong led the confused Liu Xianglian to the private room on the second floor, where they sat down and then explained the matter of You Sanjie in detail.
After Liu Xianglian heard this, he opened his mouth for a long time before asking, "Is Third Sister You really the most beautiful woman in the world?"
"Of course I take it seriously."
"She is really upright now, and is willing to stay with me forever?"
"That's true!"
Pah~
After asking two serious questions in a row, Liu Xianglian suddenly slammed his fist on the table and said without hesitation: "What else is there to say? Brother, take me to see it. It won't hurt me if I don't like it!"
This guy is really open-minded...
But think about it, he is an old hand in the world of women, what's the big deal about going to see a girl? It's not like he has to marry Sister You San as long as he sees her!
but……
Sun Shaozong reminded him again: "Don't you think that her behavior of encouraging my sister to write a 'complaint' to me in an attempt to win me over is a bit too utilitarian?"
Originally, according to Ruan Rong's idea, she should say something good about You Sanjie, but Sun Shaozong looked down on You Sanjie from the bottom of his heart for her act of selling out her relatives for her own happiness.
"Second brother."
Liu Xianglian said indifferently: "Aren't you being too modest? It's not surprising that a woman is fascinated by your heroism. If I were a woman, I would definitely like a good man like you!"
"That's not right. Why is Second Sister You willing to be my concubine, while Third Sister You insists on spending the rest of her life with me?"
Uh~
This statement seems to make some sense. Why is it that only a pretty boy like Liu Xianglian can make women fall in love at first sight? Can't a pure man like me charm a few innocent girls? !
Of course, the difference between being a concubine and being a wife mainly depends on the status difference between the man and the woman. Liu Xianglian was just a dissolute scholar, and marrying a commoner girl from a middle-class family was not considered a concession.
However, Sun Shaozong, a fifth-rank official who achieved success at a young age, would never marry You Erjie as his principal wife - if she was his second wife, that would be another matter.
Seeing that Liu Xianglian had made up his mind, Sun Shaozong said, "Since you said so, I will send someone to the You family to ask and see when it is convenient for me to visit you."
Logically speaking, the matchmaking should have been reviewed by the female elders of the Liu family, and there was no reason for the man to go directly - but Liu Xianglian's parents died early, and You Sanjie took the initiative to say that she wanted to marry him, so wouldn't it be asking for trouble if he continued to be pretentious about these conventional rituals?
But when Sun Shaozong made the decision, Liu Xianglian hesitated again and said hesitantly: "Brother, other things are fine, but this is a great honor that cannot be lost. I can do other things, but I can never be that bastard!"
Virgin complex is a very normal thing these days, so Third Sister You would repeatedly state her "chastity" in front of Sun Shaozong.
Therefore, when Sun Shaozong heard Liu Xianglian say this, he said casually: "They are the ones who are eager to get the deal. Tomorrow I will quietly send an official matchmaker to check whether it is intact. It won't be too late for us to go and see it later."
"That's the case."
Liu Xianglian stood up and bowed to Sun Shaozong: "Then I'll have to trouble you to take care of this matter, brother."
The two of them immediately went downstairs and had a drink with everyone.
It is said that when Sun Shaozong returned to the government office, he quietly called Zhao Wuwei and ordered him to bring two official matchmakers to the You family to check her chastity.
When they arrived at the government office the next day, they received a private report from Zhao Wuwei, saying that the two sisters were indeed still virgins and had not been touched by Jia Zhen and Jia Rong, father and son.
Sun Shaozong then made an appointment with Liu Xianglian to go to You's house together at noon the next day to visit both You Third Sister and You Second Sister.
Ruan Rong didn't care about anything anyway. If You Erjie was really a good candidate for a concubine, she would have to take her in. It would also be like saving her from suffering.
