Chapter 396 Peach Blossom Evil
Let me explain this on two sides.
But when Sun Shaozong saw that Jia Baoyu was carried away somewhere else, he hurried back to Ouxiangxie.
After entering the room, he saw that Yu Qian and Jia Lan were still asking and answering questions, and the atmosphere seemed very harmonious. He finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Tingyi."
He stepped forward and rubbed Jia Lan's little head, smiling complacently, "Well, is this kid worthy of your attention?"
Yu Qian also smiled, but avoided answering: "Uncle Thirteen, it's getting late now, shouldn't you and I also..."
Is this a polite refusal?
Or is there still something else to test?
Sun Shaozong pondered over it in his heart, but did not force anything, so he hurriedly called the head maid Suyun from next door, handed Jia Lan over to her care, and then walked out of the pavilion side by side with Yu Qian.
After walking about a mile, Sun Shaozong suddenly stopped and said seriously, "Tingyi, there are no outsiders here now. What are you thinking? Can you tell me the truth?"
Yu Qian also said solemnly: "Uncle, to be honest, this child is smart and well-behaved. I really like him very much, but..."
"It's unfair, it's unfair!"
Before he could finish saying "just", he suddenly heard someone in the nearby peach forest howling like a ghost: "This is such a huge injustice! Lai Dadu lost his life because of this, how dare I withhold the money for repairing the garden?!"
Following the sound, they saw Zhou Rui leading a few strong servants, driving a tied-up boy to the front yard - and this boy was no one else but Xing'er, the most favored boy around Jia Lian.
Zhou Rui angrily scolded, "What are you yelling about? Second Madam only said that she would take you in for questioning, but she didn't say that she would investigate the matter of withholding money. You are yelling like this, are you hiding something?!"
Seeing this group of people pushing and shoving and gradually walking away, Yu Qian pointed at their backs and sighed, "Although the child is a good child, with the family tradition of Rongguo Mansion, I'm afraid he may not be able to learn anything good when he grows up a few years later!"
It turns out he was worried about this.
However, this worry does have some truth to it. After all, Jia Lan is still young. Although he is smart and well-behaved, it is hard to predict what he will become in the future. And Yu Qian does not run a private school. Taking in an apprentice is a lifelong thing, so he naturally has to consider the long term.
But Sun Shaozong had also made a promise in front of Li Wan, so how could he just sit back and watch this matter fall through?
So he explained: "Brother Bao was called away just now, and he was actually beaten by Duke Cun Zhou [Jia Zheng] - I think Duke Cun Zhou is determined to rectify the atmosphere in the mansion. He is famous for his uprightness. If he makes up his mind..."
Before Sun Shaozong finished speaking, Yu Qian shook his head and said, "This Duke Zhou has the reputation of being 'upright', but in reality he is indecisive and unclear about rewards and punishments. Apart from other things, his favorite concubine almost poisoned his legitimate son and his nephew's wife, but he only knew how to protect them, causing complaints from everyone in the family!"
At this point, he threw his sleeves in disdain: "How can we talk about self-cultivation and family management if we are like this?"
Unexpectedly, although he had little contact with the people in Rongguo Mansion, he had already seen through Jia Zheng's true nature.
Since he had already commented on Jia Zheng, Yu Qian was not going to hide it and simply talked about Jia Baoyu and Jia Lian: "As for Jia Baoyu, although he has some talent, he is a lazy young man. Even if he is motivated to make progress, I am afraid it will be difficult for him to persevere."
"Not to mention Jia Lian, who indulges himself in wine, sex, money and power all day long, and even his wives and concubines cannot control him. If he were not relying on the influence of his ancestors, such a person is really not worth mentioning!"
He commented on three of the four male masters in Rongguo Mansion in one breath, but did not mention Jia She.
Firstly, Jia She is Sun Shaozu's father-in-law after all, and it is customary to avoid mentioning the name of a respected person; secondly, there is really nothing much to comment on since Jia She is a notorious old bastard.
After hearing what he said, Sun Shaozong laughed and said, "From what you said, it seems that the Rongguo Mansion has no merits at all?"
"Not at all."
Yu Qian shook his head and said, "The Rongguo Mansion's several in-laws are all top choices - Consort Xian De, General Wang, and the Zhen family of Yangzhou. As long as one of these three in-laws remains standing, it will be enough to help the Rongguo Mansion."
After saying this, he spread his hands and said, "But these are distant waters. No matter how turbulent they are, I'm afraid they can't wash away the filth in Rongguo Mansion. There are indeed some people who are 'untainted by mud and not stained by clear water', but they are indeed rare exceptions."
After all, Yu Qian was still afraid that Jia Lan, this young sapling, would have his nature polluted by the big dye vat of the Rongguo Mansion.
And Sun Shaozong really couldn't go against his conscience and whitewash the family style of the Rongguo Mansion - of course, compared with the Ningguo Mansion next door, the Rongguo Mansion was as clean as a blank sheet of paper.
After a long awkward silence, he could only bring up Li Wan to make up for it: "The morals of Rongguo Mansion are a little poor, but his mother, Li, comes from a scholarly family. She is the daughter of the former Imperial College chief academician. She can be said to have a family of learning. With her always by his side, I believe that Lang Ge'er will not make mistakes."
Yu Qian just shook his head and said, "If you can learn from Meng's mother's three moves and abandon the wealth and dregs of the Rongguo Mansion, it would be..."
Halfway through his words, he suddenly froze for some reason, staring at Sun Shaozong without saying a word for a long time.
"Tingyi? Tingyi!"
Sun Shaozong shouted twice and was about to reach out to shake his hand when Yu Qian suddenly grabbed his wrist and said excitedly: "Since Li is called Li, her father's surname must also be Li?!"
He has always been a logical person, but now he is talking nonsense like this. For a moment, Sun Shaozong really didn't know how to respond.
However, after Yu Qian finished speaking, he immediately realized that he had lost his composure, and quickly let go of Sun Shaozong's wrist, and said with a folded hand: "My son-in-law is rude, may I ask if the father of Madam Li is Mr. Li Shouzhong?!"
If you ask Sun Shaozong what characteristics Li Wan possesses, he will definitely be able to answer them immediately. But if you ask him what her father's name is, how would Sun Shaozong know?
After all, Li Jijiu has been dead for seven or eight years.
However, Yu Qian did not expect Sun Shaozong to be able to answer. After asking, he muttered to himself: "I heard that Lord Shouzhong only has one daughter. If so, wouldn't his out-of-print books and manuscripts over the years have been passed on to this Madam Li?"
As he spoke, his eyes shone like a wolf, and he said firmly: "If that's the case, then I will definitely accept this disciple as my disciple!"
too……
Isn't that too shameless?!
He was anxious and wanted to refuse just now, but when he heard that the other person had some rare books or manuscripts, he rushed to accept him as his disciple.
Facing Sun Shaozong's speechless gaze, Yu Qian also felt a little ashamed, and embarrassedly said: "Since he is the grandson of Lord Shouzhong, he is not an ordinary person. I think he will abide by it..."
"Alright, alright."
Sun Shaozong waved his hand and said, "You don't have to explain anything to me. This palace is in chaos right now. I'll send someone to discuss the matter of accepting a disciple in two days. I'll explain and ask you about the orphan book and manuscripts, etc., and make sure everything is clear for you."
Yu Qian was overjoyed and bowed deeply: "In that case, I will have to trouble Uncle Thirteen!"
After the two men had made their decision, they set off again.
Along the way, Yu Qian could not suppress his surprise and recounted Li Shouzhong's deeds in detail. It turned out that this Li Jijiu was the most famous Confucian scholar in Jinling City during his lifetime. People like Yu Qian, Sun Chengye, Sun Chengtao, etc., all grew up listening to his legend since childhood.
It is said that many people believed that Li Jijiu would be able to become a prime minister after he turned fifty - it was a pity that Li Jijiu died young, passing away before he was forty.
As they were talking, the two of them had already left the Grand View Garden and arrived at the front yard of the Rongguo Mansion.
Normally, someone should have come forward to lead the way and ask about their behavior, but the mansion was so chaotic today that no one paid any attention to the two of them as they walked along.
Just like that, they walked to a remote courtyard, and suddenly heard someone inside shouting loudly: "You silver woman! You stole the master's man, and you want to kill the master's wife! You silver women are so stubborn, you don't want me to die, right? Come on, come on, I'll let you kill them all!"
Judging from the noise, it is clear that Wang Xifeng is catching an adulterer!
Seeing that his previous speculation was indeed true, Sun Shaozong immediately stopped walking, and Yu Qian beside him also stopped, with a look of disgust on his face, shaking his head and saying: "The style of this Rongguo Mansion is really not good, if it for the face of Lord Shouzhong..."
Before he could finish his words, the gate of the courtyard was slammed open and a ragged woman, barefoot, rushed out like the wind.
"Stop that silver woman!"
"Chase him, chase him!"
Behind them, Zhou Rui led a few strong servants, holding sticks and ropes, shouting and killing, but did not chase seriously.
But the woman was so frightened by the shouting and screaming behind her that she accidentally slipped and fell. The dress, which had not yet been tied, fell off. She did not dare to pick it up, but just covered the front of her with her bellyband, and disappeared in a flash with her white butt sticking out like a millstone.
Yu Qian stared at it for a long time, then couldn't help shaking his head and said, "This is really... This is really..."
Before he could say anything, Jia Lian's angry roar could be heard from the courtyard again: "Get out of my way! I can't live like this anymore, so I'll just give her a quick death today - at worst, you can just kill her and I'll pay with my own life!"
"Second Master, don't do anything reckless!"
"Second Master, be careful..."
"Second Master..."
Then there was another commotion inside, with countless men and women shouting "Second Master". Then Wang Xifeng rushed out in panic, her face pale, but her cheeks as red as burning charcoal. Her steps were weak and she only took a few steps out of the door before she staggered and collapsed to the ground.
At this time, Jia Lian rushed out from the door, holding a precious sword in his hand, and shouted angrily: "You bitch, don't you want to die? Why are you running away now?!"
Seeing him stabbing and slashing with the sword, even though he might not really dare to hurt Wang Xifeng, how could Sun Shaozong just sit back and watch?
He quickly stepped forward, protected Wang Xifeng behind him, and said with a clasp, "What's the matter, second brother?"
Who knew that Jia Lian was just angry and drunk, but it was Sun Shaozong who came forward to protect Wang Xifeng, and all the new and old grudges came to his mind all at once!
Then he roared with bloodshot eyes: "You adulterous woman! No wonder you acted like that just now, it turns out you have someone to rely on outside! Fine, fine, if I don't chop you two adulterers into pieces today, I will no longer be called Jia from now on!"
As he said that, he raised the three-foot-three-inch huge sword and stabbed Sun Shaozong when he was distracted!
