Twenty-seventh of the twelfth lunar month.
When the sky was bright, snowflakes began to float. When Sun Shaozong and Ruan Rong were ready to go to the Rongguo Mansion for an appointment, a layer of half an inch thick had already accumulated on the ground.
But the pedestrians on the road did not lose a few because of the snow.
Carrying a basket, carrying a burden, driving a car...
The hustle and bustle of buying or selling has made the last big show a year ago.
When I arrived at the Rongguo Mansion, I saw nearly a hundred red lanterns lined up around the splendid main entrance, and all of them were actually lit with candles as thin as an arm—it's not much in the daytime, but if it's night, they will definitely be able to. Most of Ying's streets are booming!
The daily consumption of this string of lanterns is probably enough for ordinary people to spend a year.
It really is 'The wine and meat of Zhumen stink, and the road has frozen bones' ah!
Sun Shaozong sighed in his heart. He first watched Ruan Rong's carriage enter through the West Corner Gate, and then went straight to Lin Daiyu's house under the guidance of his wife, and then urged the horse to go towards the black oil gate at the easternmost point.
It is also anecdotal to say that Jia Lian's father, Jia She, is the eldest son and a first-class general who has attacked Jue, but because the old lady Jia is not welcome, he has to be wronged in the small cross courtyard on the east side.
On the contrary, the second master, Jia Zheng, lived in the main room of the main room, as if he was in charge of the house.
Less gossip.
However, he said that when Sun Shaozong arrived at the black oil gate, Jia Lian's confidant, Long'er, was already waiting on the steps.
Without waiting for Sun Shaozong to get off his horse, he hurriedly approached and greeted with a smile on his face: "Second Master Sun, you are here! People will carry you with a large sedan chair!"
"I'm not your second grandmother. Where can I sit in a big sedan chair?"
Sun Shaozong neatly jumped off his horse, and poked the red lantern hanging on the wall with his finger: "In the past years, you only ordered a dozen or so lanterns to suit the occasion. How can you be so ostentatious this year?"
"Yo~"
Na Long'er made a strange cry and exaggeratedly said: "You don't know your feelings! Our second master's eldest young lady was selected as the minister of Fengzao Palace, and the concubine Xiande was sealed. This is a great happy event. , how can we not celebrate with excitement?"
As he said that, he pointed to the main entrance on the west side again, showing a little bit of sourness in his show: "You didn't see it before, there were countless firecrackers in front of the main entrance, and then two large carts of shredded paper were swept out. piece!"
tsk~
There is a concubine of virtuous virtue inside and a prince Teng outside.
With these two capable arms, the tyrants of Jia's house, I'm afraid they will be more arrogant, right
Thinking about whether there are some or not, Sun Shaozong handed over the horse to Menzi to take care of him, and followed Na Long'er across the threshold.
All the way through the house and the courtyard, I saw a lot of young servants and old women, pointing and poking at him in the dark. I think it was Jia Lian and others who had returned to the house and talked about the original Yan Xiao thing, which led to this question. Many curious people.
Sun Shaozong thought that Long Er would lead him to the living room, or the yard where Jia Lian lived, but he turned left and right, but entered a delicate and compact garden.
Seeing Long'er pointing at the rockery in the middle, he smiled and said, "Our grandfather saw that it was snowing, so he had people pick up the pavilion, saying that he wanted to talk to you about 'the hero of cooking wine with green plums'. "
Sun Shaozong didn't know if he was a hero, but Jia Lian's designation didn't count!
The two walked up the spiral stone steps to the top of the mountain, and saw that there were four or five pots of silver frost charcoal placed in the red lacquer pavilion. Jia Lian also held a hand stove in her arms, where he laughed and said: "It turns out that Erlang arrived. I looked up at the black mass from a distance and thought it was an old bear."
Sun Shaozong wore a black cloak, so he said this.
Sun Shaozong also laughed and pointed to the dark purple robe on Jia Lian's body and said, "Not to mention that it's not an old bear, but a few really jumped out. Seeing your uncle, you are so purple, I'm afraid I'd be scared to retreat."
"What kind of country uncle am I? Baoyu is called a serious country uncle." Jia Lian proudly and modestly welcomed Sun Shaozong into the pavilion.
I saw a silver basin on the stone table in the middle. The silver basin was filled with a shallow layer of hot water, and there were a few beautifully carved small gold boats in the middle. .
Seeing Sun Shaozong looking at the golden boats with silver basins, Jia Lian stretched out his hand to lift off the roof of one of the golden boats. The rich aroma of wine immediately wafted out of his nostrils—but it turned out that the golden boats were used for cooking wine. cup.
It really is a first-class luxury family!
Sun Shaozong clicked his tongue a few times, and as soon as he and Jia Lian were seated, he heard the sound of hurried footsteps from far to near.
The two of them looked around, but they saw that it was the doorman who had just brought the horse to Sun Shaozong.
Seeing that he was panting like an ox, without a trace of the dignity of a big family, Jia Lian felt a little unhappy, slapped the stove on the table, and yelled loudly from a distance: "Good dog talent, you blind brow staring blankly. Rushing, is it rushing to reincarnate?!"
The doorman took his scolding, hurriedly rushed forward a few steps, and said anxiously: "Second Master, it's not a small intrusion, it's really a few policemen from Shuntianfu who came from outside the door, saying it was from Yunshui Lane. If there is a murder case, please pass the sentence to the master to investigate the case!"
Murder
Sun Shaozong frowned when he heard the words. According to the transfer order, he would officially go to Shuntian Mansion to take office after the year. And Baba found the Rongguo Mansion!
Just wondering what was wrong with this, Jia Lian scolded again, "Could it be that your dog has hysteria? We have a Shuntian manor in our mansion, but where did he come from to pass the judgment?!"
The disciples didn't dare to tell the difference, so they could only stare at Sun Shaozong.
"Ah~"
Sun Shaozong sighed, got up and said, "Second brother Lian, I'm afraid we can't be a 'hero' today! I just received the order at noon yesterday, and I'll go to Shuntian Prefecture to do the sentence and sentence after the New Year - who would think just now? After a day, this trouble came to you."
He deliberately emphasized the three words 'after the Chinese New Year'. Originally, he wanted to make Jia Lian suspicious. Relying on the name of Xinke Guo's uncle, he could help himself to find out.
Who knows that Jia Lian didn't notice his true meaning at all. As soon as he heard that Sun Shaozong had been sentenced to Shuntian Prefecture and was about to go to investigate the murder case, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he said happily, "Since human life is at stake. It's a big case, so what are we waiting for? I've grown up so much, and I've never seen anyone investigate a case!"
Saying that, he raised his voice and commanded: "Xing'er, go and report back to your second grandmother, and say that I want to accompany the second grandfather of the Sun family to solve the mysterious case of human life, and Xiangwu will not eat at home!"
Sun Shaozong was speechless, but he was not good at expressing his concerns, so he had to ask someone to send a message to Ruan Rong, so that she could stay in Rongguo Mansion and talk to Lin Daiyu with peace of mind. After she went to the crime scene, she would come back by herself It's not too late to pick her up.