Chapter 380 Gap
Financial speculation, tulip bubble, passing the parcel...
Sun Shaozong had these words turning over in his mind as he leaned on the railing of the third-floor balcony, looking conflicted.
Even if this matter was manipulated by humans, it should fall under the category of "economic investigation", which is completely different from the criminal cases he is good at - and the laws of the Great Zhou Dynasty do not seem to classify this kind of financial speculation as an illegal activity.
The only thing to be thankful for is that we are still at a stage where rule by man and rule by law are combined. If the court believes that something is detrimental to the country, even if it is something that is not prohibited by law, it can be handled specially.
But what Sun Shaozong was most worried about was that there was no mastermind behind this matter, and it was purely a spontaneous speculative behavior carried out by the masses. If this was true, those who had lost their original capital and went bankrupt would not know who to ask for compensation for their losses.
Fortunately, this thing has just emerged, and it should not be as serious as the Dutch "Tulip Incident" in the 17th century, which caused thousands of people to go bankrupt and the entire country fell into crisis.
"Second brother."
While I was on the balcony worrying about the Forbidden City, I saw Feng Ziying approaching me with a wine glass in hand, saying, "Since it's just a misunderstanding, and you've personally gone to Rongguo Mansion to explain it, what else do you have to worry about?"
After a pause, he said seriously, "Besides, if Second Brother Lian insists on doing this, the brothers will never stand idly by!"
Seeing Sun Shaozong 's "melancholy" look, Feng Ziying thought that he was worried about the conflict with the Ning and Rong families just now, so he spoke to comfort him.
"Jia Lian doesn't represent the entire Rongguo Mansion, why should I worry about him?" Sun Shaozong rolled his eyes speechlessly: "I'm actually thinking about a public case. The 'Tao Zhu Jin Bei' that is popular recently is really... Forget it, what's the point of telling you this? Why did you come here alone when you weren't drinking downstairs?"
When Feng Ziying heard what the case was, he was too lazy to ask. He just raised his wine glass and said, "Jiang Yuhan just finished singing halfway and came to the house to toast the brothers. He just asked about my brother, so I came all the way here to find him."
After hearing this, Sun Shaozong realized that he had been in such a hurry that he almost forgot that he came to listen to Jiang Yuhan's opera.
So he hurried downstairs with Feng Ziying and looked for Jiang Yuhan to apologize.
Jiang Yuhan was also a very smart person, so she naturally wouldn't blame him for anything. She just tried her best to keep him and told him not to miss the climax of the afternoon.
The entire script of "Sun Gong'an" only includes three cases solved by Sun Shaozong.
The plot of the first half begins with the "Autumn Examination Falling Case" and ends with the "Carpenter Dismemberment Case".
The second half tells the story of how Sun Shaozong cleverly solved the "Tengu Case" and was summoned by Emperor Guangde and awarded a bullfighting suit.
The drama, conflict and suspense of the entire script are all arranged very well, and the final plot of the emperor bestowing a bullfighting costume is the most popular happy ending nowadays.
Sun Shaozong's only worry was that Jiang Yuhan would play him like a woman. After all, Kunqu Opera was known for its "gorgeous and graceful performances, delicate performances", and Jiang Yuhan's voice was even more feminine than a woman's...
However, after reading the second half of the story, Sun Shaozong realized that he was worrying too much. Jiang Yuhan's fame in the Beijing opera world was truly not to be underestimated!
He was originally a fan of the orchid finger technique, but on the stage he was heroic, dignified and steady, with a clear and loud voice. Except for his slightly thin figure, he looked even more heroic than Sun Shaozong himself.
Because the effect was completely beyond Sun Shaozong's imagination, when the music ended and everyone left, Sun Shaozong even pulled Jiang Yuhan to drink a few glasses, as a way of thanking him for not "ruin" him.
After drinking, people dispersed.
Sun Shaozong left Wangjiang Tower and, still a little drunk, returned home in the afterglow of the setting sun.
As soon as he entered the door, he saw Zhao Zhongji approaching and bowing to report: "Second Master, the mother and daughter of the You family have been settled in the other courtyard outside the city as you requested; as for Zhang Hua, someone from Ningguo Mansion really came to the door and wanted to buy him to falsely accuse Second Master of abusing his power to seize someone else's wife!"
"The silver and the servants of Ningguo Mansion have been detained in our mansion. What do you think we should do with them?"
It turned out that as early as after the conflict in the morning, Sun Shaozong knew that Jia Zhen and others would never give up, so he immediately sent someone home to pass a message, asking Zhao Zhongji to gather people, transfer the mother and daughter of the You family to a safe place, and set up an ambush at Zhang Hua's house.
Now that he heard that the Ningguo Mansion's men had indeed found Zhang Hua's home, Sun Shaozong said disdainfully: "It turns out that an old dog can't come up with new tricks - let the Ningguo Mansion's man leave a confession, then strip him naked and send him back."
"What about Zhang Hua?"
Zhao Zhongji looked around to see that there was no one around, and made a killing chicken-wiping-the-neck gesture, saying grimly: "If this guy stays, he will be a disaster sooner or later, so why not..."
"Not as good as shit!"
Sun Shaozong glared at him and said unhappily, "Second Master, I am now in charge of the criminal law of the whole prefecture, and you want me to break the law knowingly?!"
After a pause, he ordered, "Take my invitation tomorrow and send Zhang Hua to the matchmaking conference to register. Tell him that he must arrange the marriage within three days, otherwise he will bear the consequences!"
When Zhao Zhongji heard this, he thought to himself that the Second Master was indeed very skilled!
The blind date conference had been held for several days. The girls with decent looks and good personalities had already been picked up, and the rest were basically ugly - plus they had to get engaged within three days, so Zhang Hua was probably left with only those who were disabled and ugly.
Once the new marriage was arranged, Zhang Hua would have no way to settle the matter later.
After explaining this, Sun Shaozong was about to return to the backyard when he suddenly remembered the matter of "Tao Zhu Jin Bei". He hurriedly ordered Zhao Zhongji to conduct an investigation in the mansion. If any servants had been fooled, he should liquidate their positions and stop the loss before the bubble was burst.
After Zhao Zhongji agreed, Sun Shaozong leisurely returned to the backyard.
This time he did not bother his son first, but went straight to the inner room of the hall, sat down at the head of Ruan Rong's bed, and asked with concern: "How is it, is the cold better?"
It was originally agreed that he would take her and Xiangling to watch a play at Wangjiang Tower. However, Ruan Rong suddenly developed a fever last night. They had to consult a doctor and boil some medicine. It was not until the second half of the night that her temperature came down. Naturally, the plan to watch the play was canceled.
Ruan Rong was leaning against the bed, comparing the new shoe pattern that the seamstress had made. When she saw Sun Shaozong coming over to ask about it, she threw the shoe pattern into the dustpan and shook her head, saying, "I just caught a cold. I've taken a few doses of medicine and I'm almost back to normal."
Then he smiled and said, "Just now I was talking to Shi Liu about going to Wang Jiang Tower to watch a play tomorrow."
Sun Shaozong said without question, "Forget about tomorrow. Let's talk about it in two days. Anyway, it will be performed for five days in total. Jiang Yuhan's performance is really good. I heard that it is very different from the ordinary Kunqu Opera. It can be regarded as a new style."
"Since the master doesn't allow me to go, why do you still talk about it so temptingly!"
Ruan Rong rolled her eyes at Sun Shaozong, then suddenly changed the subject and said with a smile, "I heard that the young masters of the Ning and Rong mansions had a conflict with the master today over Sister You. I wonder what kind of beauty she is that has so many people obsessed with her - the master didn't even bother to bring her back so that I can broaden my horizons."
Tsk~
A few days ago he kept saying that he didn't care, but when he heard that You Erjie was being pursued by someone, his words began to sound sour.
Sun Shaozong silently complained in his heart, but said in a carefree manner: "This is not difficult, I will bring her here some other day and let you take a good look at her teeth!"
"Look at your teeth" refers to cattle, horses and other livestock.
Although she knew that Sun Shaozong was deliberately trying to amuse her, Ruan Rong couldn't help but burst out laughing, covering her mouth and saying, "Such a beautiful woman, how could she be like an animal in the master's mouth?"
Sun Shaozong said without hesitation: "Whether to use her as a human or as an animal depends entirely on your words."
Seeing Ruan Rong laughing more happily, the half-covered thin shirt loosened a little, revealing a dazzling white complexion.
Sun Shaozong couldn't help but become interested. He stretched out his hands to hold her two white wrists, and said with a chuckle, "It may not be a good thing to take medicine all the time. How about I use some other means to help you sweat?"
As soon as Ruan Rong saw Sun Shaozong's face, she knew that he had the idea of "using a little bird to heal people".
Her face immediately flushed, and she pushed Sun Shaozong's two paws away, saying coquettishly: "Master, please don't do anything reckless. If I cause you to catch a cold, how can you go to welcome that beauty back home in two days?"
The two pushed and shoved for a while, but Sun Shaozong failed to succeed in the end. Ruan Rong then ordered Shi Liu to deliver the food to the study, so he had to go there with his tail between his legs.
But Sun Shaozong arrived at the study and filled his stomach first. Seeing that it was getting late, he locked the courtyard door and the door of his room, and went through the windows and walls like he was familiar with the way, and finally found his way to the main courtyard.
He lay on the wall and called "cuckoo, cuckoo" twice. Xiu Ju heard it and hurried out to greet him.
After confirming that there were no outsiders inside, Sun Shaozong climbed over the wall and swaggered into the main hall, but he saw Jia Yingchun coming forward with a heavy heart and bowing, and said timidly: "I heard that my brother was naughty and offended the Second Master today?"
He had guessed that she would be uneasy after hearing the news, so Sun Shaozong came at night to comfort her.
"He is him and you are you. Even if he bumps into me, you don't have to be so nervous."
Sun Shaozong said , grabbing her chest and laughing, "Besides, you know my body very well. Is it him who can move it by 'collision'?"
Although this "collision" was not the same as that "collision", Jia Yingchun still secretly breathed a sigh of relief after hearing what Sun Shaozong said. She wanted to talk to the two families and let Sun Shaozong not hate her brother.
But when the words came to her lips, she was afraid that it would anger Sun Shaozong, so she only said one sentence: "Second Master, do you want to... do you want to stay here tonight?"
Sun Shaozong did not answer, but just stretched out his arms.
Jia Yingchun hurried forward happily, took off his coat for him, and went into the inner room hand in hand, lit a red candle, closed the phoenix curtains, and gave him all her innocent and naive appearance.
