Chapter 838 Heavenly Master's Mansion (I)
From a distance, Sun Shaozong saw three contrasting figures standing in the corridor.
The one in the middle is petite and exquisite, the one on the left is tall and plump, and the one on the right is slender and delicate.
In a trance, Sun Shaozong seemed to have returned to the scene when he first visited the house and ran into the three sisters of the You family in the corridor.
However, the slender figure on the right was not You Sanjie, but Jia Rong's second wife, Hu.
To say that Mrs. Hu and her mother-in-law, Mrs. You, do have some similarities. Both are second wives, both have a submissive nature, and both married incompetent husbands.
However, although Jia Zhen is the most shameless, he is more possessive than his son and is far from having the "broad mind" of Jia Rong.
Stop talking nonsense.
However, when they got closer, it was Hu who first discovered Sun Shaozong - this was not surprising, because among the three, she was the only one standing.
After Mrs. Hu gave a respectful reminder, the sisters of Mrs. You hurriedly stood up to greet them.
Sun Shaozong was too lazy to exchange pleasantries with them and simply spread out his hands: "Have you copied down the contents of the imperial edict? Bring it to me now!"
You Erjie immediately took out a silk handkerchief from her purse, on which were more than two hundred words densely written.
Sun Shaozong took it and read it line by line, and he heaved a sigh of relief: "Your Majesty is kind and benevolent. This disaster is over."
After a pause, he asked again: "Where is the brochure? Has it been posted outside the gate according to your majesty's order?"
Youshi hurriedly said, "It has just been written and someone has been sent to post it!"
"In addition to posting, it is best to arrange for someone to read in front of the door so that those who come to pay their respects can hear it clearly."
Youshi nodded in agreement and looked at Hushi who was standing beside her. Hushi immediately bowed and said, "Don't worry, Madam. I'll tell them right away."
As he spoke, he bowed timidly to Sun Shaozong and then walked along the corridor to the front yard.
The three people in the corridor watched her go away. As soon as she disappeared around the corner, Youshi, who was dressed in mourning clothes, immediately threw herself into Sun Shaozong's arms and said in a sweet voice, "My lord, you scared me to death just now!"
You Erjie, who was standing next to them, was very familiar with the situation. She stood up and leaned against a pillar, hiding her body for the two of them while looking around vigilantly.
However, in broad daylight, Sun Shaozong did not dare to go too far. He only smoothed the loose mourning clothes inch by inch until they became tight, but did not go deeper.
But how can this teasing through clothes quench the hunger in Youshi's heart?
She kept pestering him and made confused promises, saying that she and Sun Shaozong would spend the night together in the mourning hall, giving Jia Jing a big surprise.
Although this kind of plot is common in small movies in the island country, Sun Shaozong still has a bottom line - although it has been getting lower and lower in recent years, it still exists.
He told her to concentrate and get over the current hurdle, as there would be plenty of opportunities to comfort her in the future.
After trying every possible means to appease Youshi, Hu came back shortly afterwards to report that the civil officials who had come to pay their respects, after seeing the contents of the proclamation and hearing that Jia Jing had been posthumously honored, had all fled in all directions.
And because they dispersed so abruptly, many people who came simply to pay their respects also left suspiciously.
So the Ningguo Mansion funeral, which had been so lively just a moment ago, turned into a mess in the blink of an eye.
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After lunch at Ningguo Mansion, Sun Shaozong and You Erjie went to the guest room to rest - the guest room of Rongguo Mansion.
Although he and Jia Zhen could be considered brothers-in-law, there were only female members in Ningguo Mansion at the moment, so it was not as convenient as living in Rongguo Mansion.
In fact, according to the original plan, everyone in the Sun family should have returned home at this time.
However, the old rogue Jia She had his ear bitten off by someone unknown, and as a daughter of Jia Yingchun, it was naturally difficult for her to leave immediately .
As a result, Sun Shaozong had no choice but to stay here in the afternoon, and might not be able to leave at night.
You Erjie supported this wholeheartedly. Because Ruan Rong had been emotionally unstable recently, she had not been close to Sun Shaozong for some time.
Also, these few days are a good time to conceive.
As soon as she heard that she was going to stay, she secretly borrowed equipment from Youshi and planned to perform a "happy funeral" in the guest room of Rongguo Mansion.
Who would have thought that man proposes, God disposes. The two of them locked the gate to the courtyard and just as they were rolling around together shamelessly, someone outside slammed the gate loudly.
Sun Shaozong pulled up his trousers and asked through the courtyard wall, and found out that the Dali Temple had received an imperial commission to investigate a unsolved murder case.
Wei Yi felt that this matter was of great importance, so he specially sent someone to invite him to the yamen to discuss the matter.
After going around in circles, I finally found Rongguo Mansion.
Since it was an imperial mission, there was naturally no room for shirking. Sun Shaozong could only put on his clothes in disappointment and order You Erjie to return the borrowed "battle robe" quickly - to prevent her from getting crazy and taking this unlucky thing home.
After a flurry of activity, Sun Shaozong came out of Rongguo Mansion in an elegant suit, and saw Chen Jingde waiting outside.
"Master Shaoqing, you finally came out! Quick, quick, quick, bring your carriage over here!"
When Chen Jingde saw Sun Shaozong, he was like a weaned child seeing his mother. He took a few steps forward impatiently, then took the initiative to call Zhang Cheng and hurried forward to greet him.
Sun Shaozong was greatly surprised by his anxious look. He thought to himself, could it be that among the victims involved in the case, there were some of his relatives and friends?
So he asked casually, "What kind of case is it that has alarmed His Majesty?"
There are still about a dozen cases arranged in the name of the court every year, but the number of cases that can alarm the emperor and be classified as a major case ordered by the emperor may not occur once every two or three years.
Of course, this only refers to the Dali Temple. Many of the cases handled by the Inspectorate can be directly heard by the emperor; as for the cases supervised by the Northern Pacification Office, every one of them can be labeled as an imperial decree.
Chen Jingde leaned sideways, accompanied Sun Shaozong to the carriage, and asked, "Sir, have you heard of the Tianshi Mansion?"
"The one at Longhu Mountain in Jiangxi?"
"No! It's the new Tianshi Temple that's being built in the capital. I heard that the inner treasury allocated a full 1.2 million taels of silver. It's near the Confucius Temple and is more than twice as big as the Confucius Temple!"
Tsk~
No wonder the literati today are so heartbroken, as if their ancestors’ graves have been dug up.
"Is this case related to the newly built Tianshi Mansion?"
"Of course! This morning... Ouch~!"
Chen Jingde was gesticulating with his hands and feet when suddenly his back leaned against something soft but hard. He turned around subconsciously and met the eyes of the black horse pulling the cart.
He was frightened and stepped back repeatedly. When he regained his composure, Sun Shaozong had already got on the carriage and was looking over here through the curtain.
Chen Jingde was deeply moved. He hurried to the front of the car and climbed up using his hands and feet.
"Who asked you to come up here?"
Sun Shaozong glared at him and said, "I asked you to explain yourself clearly!"
Chen Jingde got out of the car awkwardly and said, "Early this morning, someone found a headless body outside the main hall of the Tianshi Mansion. The body was hung on the place where the plaque was hung, and it was nailed with iron nails to form a big word '天'!"
