Chapter 905 Daily Life
Although it was a formal greeting, the meeting at the dock was actually more like a formality.
After all, according to the court laws, the first task for the soldiers who had gone on the southern expedition after returning to Beijing was to hand over the inspection certificates, official documents, orders, seals and other items to the Ministry of War, and to verify whether their merits were correct.
At the same time, they had to report to the designated camp, put away their weapons, organize their luggage, etc., and they might not be able to finish everything even if they worked until midnight.
Today was just a brief meeting, as the main event would take place tomorrow night, so when the people from the Ministry of War showed up, Sun Shaozong said goodbye and left at the appropriate time.
"Brother, you can't abandon me again at the wine party at Wangjiang Tower tomorrow!"
As soon as the carriage entered the east gate, Xue Pan's loud voice was heard again nearby.
Even in this cold winter, he didn't feel cold at all and continued to ride his horse as fast as the wind - of course, his body was wrapped up like a bear.
Sun Shaozong lifted the curtain and glanced at him, and what flashed through his mind was the burning look in Shen Lian's eyes when he saw Xue Pan at the dock just now.
This guy is a loyal person.
"Do you really want to go?"
"Of course! Brother, you know that what I, Old Xue, admire most in my life are heroes who can achieve great things on the battlefield!"
"Then promise me one thing first."
"Not to mention one, even ten will do..."
The two chatted along the way, the car dared not go faster and the horse could not move forward, so the speed naturally could not be increased.
Therefore, by the time we reached the inner city, it was already past noon.
Sun Shaozong originally wanted to invite Xue Pan home to have a simple meal together.
But this guy had already agreed to it. Today he was going to pick up his mother and sister and pay homage to Jia Huan.
This delayed him the entire morning. He was afraid that his mother and sister would get impatient waiting, so how could he dare to go to the Sun family and have fun?
So they said goodbye at the gate of the inner city, and then hurriedly rode away on their horses.
There is nothing else to say.
However, when Sun Shaozong returned home, he learned that Sun Chengye had come to visit him in the morning. However, when he heard that Sun Shaozong was not at home, he left without staying long.
However, before leaving, Sun Chengye said that he would go to the yamen to find him tomorrow morning.
This made Sun Shaozong quite puzzled. The autumn examination would be held in two or three months. Sun Chengye was determined to pass this subject. He had been studying hard at home since early autumn. In the more than two months since he returned to Beijing, he had only seen him three or five times.
Today, my nephew suddenly came to visit me, and he also said that he would go to the government office to look for someone tomorrow. Could it be that he encountered some difficulties?
He wanted to send someone to find out the truth, but he was afraid that he would lose face and couldn't speak in front of his servants.
Forget it. He has to go to the government office tomorrow anyway, so I might as well wait until then and ask him in person to make things clear.
Thinking of this, Sun Shaozong went to the backyard on his own.
As soon as she stepped over the threshold of her main hall, she saw a coffee table in the middle of the living room. Her son Sun Chengyi was sitting on a small stool, listening to Xiangling's lecture with a sad face.
This is of course not some profound knowledge, but simple basic literacy.
Originally, according to Sun Shaozong's intention, he was going to start his formal education after he turned three years old on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month next year.
However, Ruan Rong saw that the child was precocious, naughty and difficult to discipline, so she simply moved up the preschool education by more than two months.
"Second Master!"
"Second Master is back!"
"Hello, Master!"
Sun Shaozong was still looking at his son at the door, but the women in the house had already noticed his arrival and there was chaos everywhere.
Sun Chengyi even jumped up from the bench, rushed forward and hugged his father's thigh, shaking him like a dragonfly shaking a tree: "Daddy, daddy, I don't want to learn to read anymore, I don't want to learn to read anymore!"
Pah~
Although Xiangling was in charge of teaching, Ruan Rong was in charge of the ruler. When she saw her son was making a fuss about wanting to 'drop out of school', she slammed the ruler on the table, put her hands on her hips and glared, "What nonsense are you talking about? If you don't study hard and learn to read, do you still want to be a blind man?!"
How can a child who is less than three weeks old, no matter how precocious he is, understand what it means to be blind?
Relying on the fact that his mother had always spoiled him, he didn't care about her scolding at all and kept hugging Sun Shaozong's thighs and begging.
Sun Shaozong raised his toes, hooked his buttocks and lifted them up, then took the opportunity to hold him in his arms and asked seriously: "If you don't want to learn to read and write, then what do you want to do?"
"Learn Kung Fu and become a great general!"
The little guy pouted, put his hands on his hips, and puffed out his chest.
There was a burst of laughter all around, but Sun Shaozong nodded, put him back on the ground, pointed to the door and said, "Then go do horse stance first. After holding on for an hour, Dad will teach you a skill that will make you invincible!"
"Really? Then Daddy, make a pinky promise with me!"
Seeing that the father and son had made an agreement in a formal manner, the son rushed out happily. Ruan Rong gave Sun Shaozong a helpless look and hurriedly ordered Shi Liu to chase after him and buy a woolen coat for the child.
“Have you eaten out before?”
Then, with her belly that hadn't bulged yet, she asked with concern, "Can we have some ready-made food sent over from the kitchen first?"
Xiangling, who was standing next to him, also hurried forward to help Sun Shaozong take off his coat and change into regular indoor shoes.
Sun Shaozong was lying on the bed, with one leg pressed against Xiangling's chest. He then pulled Ruan Rong closer with his arm and said lazily, "When that little bastard can't stand it anymore, you can call him in to learn how to read. I don't plan to go to the government office this afternoon. Ask the kitchen to prepare everything. Don't worry."
There was a little maidservant nearby who went down to pass on the message.
Not long after, You Erjie also rushed over eagerly.
As they had little free time in recent days, the three women surrounded Sun Shaozong in a V-shape, massaging his legs and shoulders while chatting about trivial family matters.
Since the children were not in the room, Sun Shaozong would not be shy about his actions. While he was talking about the pros and cons, his hands and feet had already measured the thickness and depth of the body.
After several rounds of fighting, Ruan Rong was the first to be defeated. Her eyes were filled with tears and she kept complaining, "You know I can't afford to offend you, but you still want to do this!"
As she spoke, she put on her embroidered shoes and stepped on Sun Shaozong's bear waist with her snow-white satin feet.
Sun Shaozong grabbed her ankle with his backhand, and used his fingers to tease her soles, causing Ruan Rong to tremble all over. She held her stomach and begged for mercy, "No, really no! If you want to tease me, go to the west wing and play as you please. Don't tease me anymore!"
She was only three months pregnant, and Sun Shaozong was afraid that something bad might happen, so he carefully held her in his arms and expressed his regret that "it's not that I don't want to, but I really can't."
Then he prepared to go to the West Chamber with Xiangling and You Erjie to have fun.
You Erjie came close to her like a rice cake, but Xiangling kept pushing her away. It was obvious that she couldn't accept the "third party" besides Qingwen and Ruan Rong for the time being.
Just as the noise was getting out of control, Shi Liu suddenly came in with a strange look and reported, "Second Master, Qingwen, Caixia, and Sister Yuanyang who is beside the first wife, have something to report to you."
Qingwen and Caixia are okay.
Since they decided to spend their lives together, mandarin ducks have become more risk-averse.
Now the three of them suddenly got together...
"But is it because of Qiu Wen?"
Sun Shaozong frowned and said, "Go and ask them. If they want me to save people, tell them to go back and reflect on themselves!"
Shi Liu turned around and went outside again. After a while, she came back to report: "They also know that Qiu Wen cannot be saved, but they miss their friendship for many years and hope that you can show mercy and let them go to the prison to see her off."
It's no big deal.
After all, the prison warden of Shuntian Prefecture was Zhou Da, a close confidant of Sun Shaozong who was promoted back then. It would not be difficult for him to go to the prison to see a female prisoner, or even sleep with a few of them.
"Let them go back and prepare first. I'll ask Zhang Cheng to take them to Shuntian Prefecture this afternoon."
Pomegranate agreed and went back to pass on the message.
Xiangling took the opportunity to shirk her responsibility and said, "Master, I still have to teach Yi-ge to read later. Why don't I let Qingwen do it for me? It can be regarded as her way of repaying you for your help."
"this……"
Sun Shaozong smacked his lips and said, "Then their visit to the prison will have to be rescheduled, right?"
Others were still confused by what he heard, so Ruan Rong came up and pushed him, saying angrily: "Why don't you just keep an eye on Youshi? Just let her have a taste of the soup!"
