Chapter 848: Playing the Pitiable
Ningguo Mansion.
In the corridor at the northwest corner of the mourning hall, Sun Shaozong sat astride a high-backed chair made of sour pear wood, with his hands wrapped around the back of the chair, most of his face buried in his sleeves, leaving only two eagle-like eyes exposed, looking at the thatched hut where sutras were being chanted diagonally opposite.
To be precise, he was looking at Master Hongyuan who was sitting at the top.
Master Hongyuan at this moment was different from last night.
A pair of phoenix eyes full of melancholy, two frowning eyebrows tightly locked with sorrow, coupled with the pale face and dark eye bags...
The more he acts as if nothing has happened, the more people can't help but explore the truth behind it !
Therefore, before the sutra was read a few sentences, the news that Master Hongyuan had become a cuckold had already spread like wings and flew out of the gate of Ningguo Mansion.
It's really a bad sale!
It would probably not be long before the news that Master Hongyuan had been cheated on while refining the elixir but still obeyed the emperor's decree and came to Ningguo Mansion to perform a ritual would spread throughout the capital.
And then...
It should be a tragic drama about the deep love between a master and his disciple, right?
"My Lord, my Lord!"
As if to echo Sun Shaozong's guess, Chen Jingde ran over shouting, attracting countless surprised looks along the way.
Seeing him holding up his robe and looking excited, Sun Shaozong secretly said, "As expected." Without waiting for Chen Jingde to speak, he asked, "Which city gate did you catch them? How many people did you catch?"
Chen Jingde was about to report, but he was choked back. He stared at Sun Shaozong in amazement, even forgetting to put down his official robe, and stood there like .
After a long while, he finally reacted and gave a thumbs up, praising him: "Your Excellency is indeed a brilliant plan! As soon as the city gate was opened today, Ma Yizhen and Liu Yiwei tried to sneak out of the city through the East Gate, but they were caught on the spot by our soldiers who were lying in ambush!"
Hearing that this was what he was going to say, Sun Shaozong nodded calmly, and then ordered indifferently: "Since you have caught him, take him back to the government office and let Yang Sicheng have a thorough trial."
"Let Yang Sicheng interrogate?!"
Chen Jingde was startled, then hesitantly moved forward and reminded in a low voice: "Sir, this is an important case ordered by the emperor, and Yang Sicheng didn't put in any effort yesterday, so why should you give the credit to..."
"What are you talking about?"
Sun Shaozong raised his hand impatiently: "At the moment, I don't know if there are any remnants of the thieves. I have to stay here to prevent the people of Tianshi Mansion from making any more mistakes."
Chen Jingde was stunned again when he heard this, and then felt a little puzzled.
Didn't we recognize yesterday that the corpse was Zhao Yixiong, the third disciple of Hong Yuan Zhenren? Now that Ma Yizhen and Liu Yiwei have been arrested, where are the remaining gang members?
But seeing that Sun Shaozong turned his head away, it was obvious that he had no intention of explaining further, Chen Jingde had no choice but to obey his orders in confusion.
After he left, Sun Shaozong once again turned his gaze to Master Hong Yuan who was acting miserable.
Zhenren Mansion is in the north of the city, but Ma Yizhen and Liu Yiwei chose to leave the city through the East Gate, apparently intending to take a boat directly south from the pier.
If Sun Shaozong had not already identified the two of them as suspects last night, they might have been allowed to escape successfully.
In this way, Master Hongyuan's original plan was not necessarily to play the victim - no matter how he killed two birds with one stone, the title of cuckold was already on his head and could not be taken off.
However, his behavior yesterday did not seem to be a spur-of-the-moment decision.
This was probably a backup plan that had been prepared long ago. If Ma Yizhen and Liu Yiwei managed to escape successfully, these two cases would be regarded as the work of hostile forces.
If there are any variables, I will give up the "false reputation" for the sake of safety.
Tsk~
This guy really has a good plan!
According to the current situation, he doesn't even have to worry about Ma Yizhen and Liu Yiwei daring to betray and sell out him.
After all, this world is not a society ruled by law, but a society ruled by man.
From a legal perspective, there is a difference between "cleaning up the family" out of righteous indignation and killing the master's wife at the behest of the master.
According to the law, the former's sin should be more serious.
But as the old saying goes, "Law is nothing more than human feelings." From a moral perspective, the former is obviously superior to the latter.
Furthermore, the root cause of the incident seemed to be that Master Hongyuan was so absorbed in refining elixirs for the emperor that he neglected his wife.
Even if the emperor did not think it was his responsibility, he should at least comfort him.
As long as Ma Yizhen and Liu Yiwei are willing to take all responsibility, they will have established a firm foothold on the moral high ground.
By then, if Master Hongyuan goes before the emperor to plead his sympathy and say something like "the disciples are undisciplined and the teachers are lazy", will the court still be able to impose heavy sentences on these two people?
On the contrary, if they dare to expose Master Hongyuan, the moral high ground will instantly become a low ground.
Even if the emperor showed mercy outside the law, he would only show mercy to Master Hong Yuan - what awaits the two of them would only be an even greater crime and eternal damnation!
In view of this, it would be extremely difficult to get the truth out of Ma Yizhen and Liu Yiwei.
This is exactly the reason why Sun Shaozong was too lazy to preside over the trial of these two people - instead of listening to their made-up stories, it is better to wait and see their confessions directly.
only……
Without the testimony of Ma Yizhen and Liu Yiwei, I can't expose the true identity of Master Hongyuan with just a small piece of paper, right?
Are we just going to let him get away with it?
To be honest, considering that Master Hongyuan was the cuckolded scapegoat, it would not be impossible to let him go.
But Sun Shaozong could not tolerate this guy showing off his acting skills in front of him and fooling him like a monkey.
"Second Master."
Just as he was staring at Master Hong Yuan's luck, he suddenly heard a soft voice from behind. It was You Erjie who came over and said softly, "You didn't sleep last night. Now you should go to the back and rest. Otherwise, if you get exhausted, I won't be able to explain to Sister Ruan."
"My muscles are so strong, what's the use of staying up all night? Go and do your own thing. I don't need you to wait on me here."
Sun Shaozong responded without turning his head, and then half of his plump body came up. The pectoralis major and biceps rubbed against each other, which made the urinary system ready to move.
"Master~"
You Erjie said in a coquettish voice, and pressed her thick lips against Sun Shaozong's earlobe: "If you are really not tired, why don't you go and help my sister to relieve her stress? She was sighing for a long time last night, and she almost engraved you in her heart."
this……
Sun Shaozong's gaze subconsciously moved to the entrance of the mourning hall, and a pretty figure in mourning came into his sight.
Seeing the big word "甸" on her head, Sun Shaozong felt a chill in his heart and recalled many stories from the East.
"cough!"
But he finally coughed dryly, hardened his heart and pushed You Erjie away from his shoulder, scolding: "It's already this time, and you're still thinking about nonsense? Go back and tell her to calm down and deal with this funeral first before talking about other things!"
