The Mid-Autumn Festival has just passed, and the drizzle is overwhelming.
Sun Shaozong went up the stairs and absently crossed the threshold of the Prince's Mansion.
Although the 'Prince's case' has reached a deadlock at the moment, and there is absolutely no clues that can pinpoint the real culprit, the establishment of the task force has not been cancelled. Therefore, after returning to Beijing, Sun Shaozong should come over for a while.
Not to mention, the situation in the front yard of the Prince’s Mansion has been improved a bit in this different seven or eight days. The fallen leaves and weeds that were originally accumulated have been cleaned up, and when it just rained, the bluestone slab was covered The rain washed brightly, and it looked extremely clean.
"Dare to ask, but Master Sun face to face?"
Sun Shaozong was standing in the doorway, looking at the situation in the yard, suddenly a short fat man flashed from the doorman, trotted to the front, slanted shoulders and flattered himself: "Wang Dexiu, the head of Zhan Shifu, a few days ago. Ri has just been transferred over to serve His Royal Highness the Prince and all the adults."
The head of the Zhan Shifu is only a seventh-rank official, but those who can be put into the Prince's Palace at the cusp of this storm may not necessarily be an ordinary person.
Therefore, Sun Shaozong did not dare to be too negligent. He paid a small salute and said with a smile, "Master Wang was waiting at the door early in the morning. Could it be that he made a special trip to wait for this official?"
This is just a casual joke, but Wang Dexiu nodded his head and said sternly: "His Royal Highness heard that the lord has returned to the capital, and he is here to greet you, saying that when you arrive in the mansion, you will be summoned whenever you want. ."
tsk~
After hiding back and forth for more than half a month, I didn't expect the prince to be so enthusiastic.
This is not in line with Sun Shaozong's desire to avoid suspicion.
Fortunately, when I went to the government office two days ago, it was already negotiated properly. After the festival, Jia Yucun will send a letter to the court to formally recall Sun Shaozong to the government office on the grounds that Shuntian government lacks manpower.
This is not all excuses, but the fact that Shuntian Prefecture is in embarrassment.
Now that the position of the governor has been vacant, Sun Shaozong has been seconded to the task force, and Wei Ruolan has been detained in Dali Temple [even if he can be released in the future, it is unlikely that he will continue to serve as a criminal under the name of the general sentence]. The verdict supports the overall situation of Shuntian Prefecture, and it is really stretched.
Anyway, this task force is also in a stagnant state. It probably won't take a few days, and it should be able to withdraw naturally. Now let's try to perfunctory the prince for a few more days.
Thinking like this, Sun Shaozong raised his chin slightly, just as he was about to ask Wang Dexiu to lead the way, but a little servant hurried down the road, stepping on the water all the way to the front, out of breath, said: "Master Your Excellency, Princess Beijing came to the door to ask to see His Royal Highness, and is now waiting at the west gate, look..."
"Princess Beijing?!"
When Wang Dexiu heard the words, his pupils opened, and he stomped his feet anxiously: "Are you stupid?! How can you let the concubine wait outside the door? This..."
"cough."
Sun Shaozong interrupted him with a dry cough, and said sternly: "It's unusual now, this mansion does not allow outsiders to enter or leave privately - even if the princess of Beijing is here, she should first report to His Highness to know, and then wait for His Highness to make a decision. "
At first, Wang Dexiu was frightened by the name of Princess Beijing, but after hearing what Sun Shaozong said, he suddenly came to his senses, slapped himself twice in the face, and said with a smirk, "Look at the memory of low duty. , in a moment of urgency, I forgot the rules of the mansion - I will report to Your Highness!"
As he said that, he took a few steps forward in a hurry, suddenly remembered something, turned around and smiled and said, "I also invite you to come with me."
This panicked appearance, he should not have deliberately disguised it.
It seems that Cai's judgment was wrong. This guy was stuffed into the Prince's Mansion. I'm afraid he may not have any background ability, but just rush the ducks to the shelves.
Since he came to such a conclusion, Sun Shaozong was naturally too lazy to talk to a little master, so he raised his head and signaled Wang Dexiu to lead the way, and then silently followed him back to the house.
As he walked, he was naturally not idle in his heart, secretly thinking about the long-legged concubine, who suddenly came to the door to ask what the prince wanted to do.
What is basically certain is that her visit this time must have something to do with Wei Ruolan's case - but this case doesn't seem to have much to do with the prince, right
Besides, even if it could really be involved, the Crown Prince would have liked the Niu family and Shui Rong to have a dog to bite the dog, and it was too late to watch the fun.
Or…
What bargaining chip did Wei Shi bring, and he was confident that he could persuade the prince to protect Wei Ruolan
Since it was a random guess, it was naturally difficult to figure out what the result would be, so when he arrived at the Prince's residence, Sun Shaozong couldn't come up with a reason.
When he was in front of the door, Wang Dexiu went up to ask someone to report to him, but several of the servants regarded him as if he was nothing.
"Congratulations to Mr. Sun's promotion to the fourth-rank councilor."
"The villain has seen Senator Sun!"
"I'm afraid you are the youngest and most promising of the important officials of Zhu Zi in the court!"
The leader was even more reluctant to let him in, saying that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had been suffocating for more than half a month, and he was looking forward to Sun Shaozong coming over and saying a few words of his own.
This is what it says...
Where did you put the princess
Seeing Wang Dexiu on the side, embarrassed and at a loss, Sun Shaozong only had time to wink, saying that he would help him report the matter of Princess Beijing, and he was surrounded by a few servants like the moon holding the moon.
When he reached the door of the bedroom, Sun Shaozong bowed slightly towards the closed door, and was about to report his home when he heard the prince inside hurriedly say: "But Sun Aiqing is here?! Hurry up, hurry up, come in and talk! "
Hearing this joyful tone, it really seemed like he was holding back something and wanted to spit it out to himself.
Sun Shaozong pushed open the door and entered, and saw that the prince was sitting on the head of the bed with his legs folded, his complexion was obviously much better than before.
In fact, the newly castrated little eunuch in the palace will be able to work in the field in less than two months.
And the prince is far better than the little eunuchs in terms of clothing, food, housing and transportation, and there is an imperial doctor who is there to serve him all day. It stands to reason that the recovery speed of the injury should be much faster than that of the little eunuchs.
It's just that the prince is spoiled after all, and whenever there is a little pain, he would rather lie on the bed and stand upright, so until now, he has only been able to sit firmly on the bed.
"Sun Aiqing needn't be more polite!"
As soon as Sun Shaozong came forward to greet him, he heard the prince asked anxiously: "You have two or three days to go back to Beijing now, but I don't know if there is any decent scrutiny about the case of the bull's father's son being shot to death? Was Ruolan framed by someone, or did he really accidentally hurt someone's life?"
It turned out that he wanted to see himself, but also for this case.
That's right, although at first glance, although this case has nothing to do with the prince, the prince has long believed that it must have been the Niu family who killed him. Now that the Niu family's son suddenly died suddenly, he can be considered a little out. A mouthful of anger.
but…
Sun Shaozong hesitated for a while, and cautiously probed without answering the question: "This matter has been around for nearly ten days. His Highness has been sitting in the capital, and he should have already made a conclusion, right?"
The prince really didn't take Sun Shaozong as an outsider, he spread his hands, and said depressedly: "Originally, Gu was a little speculative, thinking that it might be the father and emperor to avenge the Gu, so... But Gu let the Crown Princess enter the palace to ask questions several times, but it was true. It's not like what the emperor did."
Speaking of this, his eyes flickered, and he opened his mouth several times but stopped talking.
Wasn't it the handwriting of Emperor Guangde? !
And looking at the prince like this, it seems that there is something else hidden in it.
Even doubting the emperor's words, the crown prince has already spoken out to himself, and Sun Shaozong naturally has no scruples, so he lowered his voice a little, and asked again: "Your Highness, what other discoveries?"
"This… "
The prince was still hesitant, and after a long while he said seriously: "I didn't find anything else, I was just a little worried about my father's body. I heard that my father sent people to collect a lot of tigers and wolves. Recently, I have been generous in the harem. , without caring about the body at all... Alas!"
Having said this, he sighed heavily: "Guzhen is afraid that the dragon body of the father emperor will not be able to bear such wear and tear."
hehe~
It is said that he is worried about Emperor Guangde's body, but looking at the restless appearance of the prince, I am afraid that what he is really worried about is that Emperor Guangde's health is too good, and he will make another son!
At that time, it is self-evident that Emperor Guangde will make a choice between the fake grandson and the real prince.
However, since it was about the imperial lineage, how could Sun Shaozong dare to mix it in randomly - the matter of the fake imperial grandson is not counted, it was a coping under the coercion, not Sun Shaozong's intentional act.
Therefore, Sun Shaozong just pretended that he didn't understand, and said respectfully: "Your Majesty is full of blessings in the sky, and there are many imperial physicians around you. I think the dragon body should be safe."
As he said that, he was afraid that the prince would continue to entangle this topic, so he hurriedly said: "As for the murder of Niu's father's son, there is no need to scrutinize it right now, please see your highness first, and then discuss this matter with Wei Chen. Not too late."
"Meet someone?"
The prince said in a puzzled way: "Is there someone in this world who is better at investigating cases than Sun Aiqing?"
"It's not the person investigating the case, it's actually..."
Sun Shaozong asked Princess Beijing to take the initiative to ask for a meeting, and she was waiting outside the west gate, and simply informed the prince.
The crown prince was confused and frowned, "What is this shrew doing here, instead of coercing Shui Rong to hunt for people at home?"
Immediately, he raised his head again and said, "It doesn't matter, since she came to the door on her own initiative, she still has to see her. Sun Aiqing, if you have trouble, go for a walk, keep all the people she brought out of the door, and then order someone else. Check her out."
It's okay to keep Princess Beijing's entourage out of the door, but it seems a bit excessive to order her to be searched.
Sun Shaozong was about to persuade one or two, but he heard the crown prince sneer again: "Uncle Wang has always been close to Gu, since this shrew has fallen in his face, Gu will naturally seek justice for him!"
It turned out that he wanted to fight for King Zhongshun.
Seeing the Prince's appearance, he knew that persuasion was useless. The little lady of the Wei family had long been hostile to the Sun family.
Therefore, Sun Shaozong did not insist too much. He bowed out of the room, conveyed the meaning of the prince, called two eunuchs and four palace maids, and walked towards the west gate.
Speechless all the way.
When they got to the west gate, they saw a luxurious carriage parked outside, with eight women's soldiers in leather armour standing beside them.
This stage...
Isn't King Beijing already heavily in debt
"By His Highness's word."
When Sun Shaozong got to the car, he raised his voice neither humble nor arrogant: "Except for the princess, no other person is allowed to enter the mansion—otherwise!"
Halfway through speaking, the Detachment of Women began to shout, so Sun Shaozong had to raise his voice and continued: "Because the assassination case has not yet been investigated, those who enter the palace are not allowed to carry inch iron, so if the princess wants to visit His Highness, I am afraid that It's to be slightly wronged."
Before he finished speaking, the curtain of the carriage suddenly opened, revealing a sullen and pretty face, and said coldly, "When did the watchdog of the Prince's Mansion change one!"
A shrew indeed!
Sun Shaozong and her have met twice in total. The first time she shot an arrow with a bow, but this time she was degraded by her as a watchdog.
Sun Shaozong's eyes narrowed, waiting for Pili Yangqiu's retort, when someone behind him suddenly said: "These two servants have just been transferred from the palace, and my sister has never seen it before, so it's normal."
Looking back, it was the prince concubine in a graceful long dress, who came along in the company of a few palace maids.
When they got close, the Crown Princess first said solemnly to Sun Shaozong, and said softly: "Sister Wei is an old acquaintance of this palace, please let the adults accommodate one or two, so that she will not be searched."
Her gesture, firstly, proves that Sun Shaozong is not spreading the imperial edict, but has a purpose; secondly, it shows her respect for Sun Shaozong. As for the watchdog, naturally it can only fall on the heads of the two little eunuchs.
"Don't dare."
Sun Shaozong hurriedly bowed and said, "Wei Chen will obey the mother's orders."
This one bowed his head, and the other half squatted, which was originally condescending, especially Sun Shaozong's altitude was unusual, and he immediately caught a glimpse of an attractive white greasy and sapphire blue apron from the neckline.
I don't know if this apron was placed in the closet that day...
Thinking like this, his eyes were naturally taken back half a beat later, and he was caught by the Crown Princess, causing the Crown Princess to blush and face Sun Shaozong with shame and anger, and then she tried her best to suppress it. Stopping the annoyance in his heart, he turned his head and greeted Mrs. Wei.
The two of them didn't know what they were whispering, so they joined hands with each other and entered the Prince's Mansion.
It is said that the Crown Princess and Wei Shi left hand in hand, it is true that Chunlan and Qiuju have their own victories, one is valiant, the other is graceful and dignified; one is slim, one is plump; one...
Well, now is not the time for YY.
Sun Shaozong shook his head, put all the inappropriate thoughts behind him, and then put it up from a distance, ready to wait for Princess Beijing to see the prince, and then ask the prince what her intentions and bargaining chips were.
Thanks to the book friends 'Elephant is not like, Summer Chiyan, Wilhelm Huang, where the green leaves are wandering, snap your fingers forever, don't take steamed buns as dry food, red calyx Caroline, Yiqing Xiaobai, foreign guests, Bai Xiaoyi' for the reward.