The living room of the Su family is the same, and the layout is very simple.
Of course, if you want to say it better, you can also use the word 'simple and elegant' to describe it.
But these are not important. Sun Shaozong is not a Feng Shui master who looks at the house. The purpose of his visit this time is mainly to 'look at people'!
Therefore, after the guests and the host were seated, Sun Shaozong's eyes did not stay on Su Xingfang's face.
And Su Xingfang was also calm, and greeted an old servant to take a cup of tea, and then said calmly: "Sir Shaoqing came to the poor house, Su should have swept the couch to greet him, but unfortunately, the elder just encountered an accident, it is really inconvenient to wait. Guest - If Lord Shaoqing has any orders, it's okay to speak bluntly."
Although he already knew that Su Xingfang was a capable official and his bearing was not as high as ordinary people, but seeing that he was under suspicion and still so calm, Sun Shaozong couldn't help sighing inwardly.
Why did such young and promising officials kill Daoyan's master and apprentice
Could it be out of righteous indignation
But if he was out of righteous indignation, he first sent the corpse to Dali Temple, and then set up a mechanism to kill his mother-in-law, but what kind of operation
It doesn't make sense, it doesn't make sense!
Sun Shaozong was puzzled, but his face was full of confidence. He reached out and touched the tea cup in front of him, making a tinkling sound.
After a while, he suddenly said: "Su Zhixian, I mentioned something on the way, but how did I hear Jiang Laoqi say that you are in good health and haven't been on sick leave for two years?"
"cough cough..."
Su Xingfang coughed a few times in a timely manner, then shook his head and said, "Who can be free from three disasters and five calamities in life? Su Mou is just clenching his teeth and supporting himself. ."
What a good Su Xingfang, he was able to shirk without leaking!
"Suzhi County, are you from Huai'an, Jiangsu?"
Seeing that his answers were fluent, and there was no flaw at all, Sun Shaozong asked more and more blatantly: "I heard that you are near Hongze Lake, but I don't know what is the difference between the water in Hongze Lake and the water in Shichahai in this capital?"
"Is this."
Su Xingfang really thought about it carefully, and then gave the answer: "Although both places are living water, this Shichahai is enclosed in the city after all, and it is less lively than Hongze Lake."
"Not only?"
Sun Shaozong leaned forward slightly, stared at Su Xingfang's eyes, and said word by word: "Although this Shichahai is not fresh, it is much cooler than Hongze Lake - otherwise, how could Master Su catch the wind chill in the water? "
This is basically a pain in the ass!
And Su Xingfang was not sloppy this time, his face gradually turned cold, facing Sun Shaozong's eyes and asked: "What does Master Sun mean by this? Are you doubting Su?"
"Ha ha!"
Sun Shaozong laughed, leaned back on the back of the chair again, and flicked his finger on the teacup. Before the crisp sound of 'ding' subsided, he asked again, "This official just thought that the magistrate of Su Zhixian was in high spirits recently, and ran away. Shichahai swims in winter, so I got caught in the wind and cold, but how can I become suspicious of you?"
"Or… "
He raised his head again and looked at Su Xingfang slightly mockingly: "In addition to swimming in winter, what else did Master Su do? For example, punting the corpses of two monks to my Dali Temple, and then escaping into the water? !"
"Lord Shaoqing's lesson."
Su Xing's expression turned completely gloomy, he stood up and waved his sleeves and said: "This matter has been rumored for a long time, how could this county know about it? You blame me for this, I'm afraid it will make you laugh!"
"It's been rumored?"
Sun Shaozong sneered, and also got up and stared at Su Xingfang: "I only heard that the two monks floated to Dali Temple along the water, but apart from the official and the murderer, I am afraid that few people know who the murderer is. Dive away!"
"And I only mentioned the word winter swimming, Master Su reacted like this, I'm afraid it's not..."
"Sun Shaoqing!"
Su Xingfang suddenly raised the volume and said angrily: "Although Su is only a mere sixth-rank, he is also an official of the imperial court! If you have real evidence, even if you show it, Su is willing to accept the guilt!"
"But if it's just a sloppy accusation, forgive me, I really can't accompany you to the end!"
Having said that, he didn't bother to care about serving tea to the guests, so he directly said: "Come on, send Lord Shaoqing out for me!"
When the old servant outside responded, he turned around and cupped his hands and said, "With Su's filial piety in his body, he will not be far away to see the adults!"
It seems that without the most important motivation and evidence, it is not so easy to win this Su Xingfang just by words.
But Sun Shaozong came here not just to see the living!
Seeing the old servant entering the hall, and waiting for the gift to send him out, Sun Shaozong suddenly said, "Wait a minute, this official has something to ask for, please ask Su Magistrate to grant him."
Su Xingfang didn't say anything, just looked at him neither humble nor arrogant.
Sun Shaozong said to himself again: "Uncle Ling was attacked and died, and it must be related to the case of the corpse in the Wu Peng boat. Therefore, after thinking about it, this official still thinks that he should take his corpse back to the yamen for an inspection."
"you dare!"
Before he finished speaking, there was a sudden shout from outside the door, and then an old lady broke in and pointed at Sun Shaozong's nose and said, "If you dare to touch my brother with a finger, my old lady will follow him. You fought!"
Looking at this posture, it must be Su Xingfang's mother.
Apparently, she was actually eavesdropping on the door just now, and when Sun Shaozong mentioned that he would bring the corpse for an inquest, she couldn't help but jump out.
It seems that such an old woman with status, if it is unreasonable, it will be the most difficult to deal with.
Sun Shaozong naturally did not want to discuss anything with her, so he took two steps to the side and said to Su Xingfang: "Su Magistrate, this official is also for official business, you should be able to understand if you think about it - Mr. Sun is a step ahead, I am the yamen of Dali Temple. Just waiting outside."
After he finished speaking, he gave the old lady a hand, and walked around her and walked out of the living room.
"You bastard! Never touch my brother's corpse!"
"Mother, mother, calm down first..."
"Get out of the way, I'll see that dog officer..."
tsk~
This Su Xingfang's mother is really a hot temper.
Sun Shaozong shook his head subconsciously, but out of the corner of his eye he caught a glimpse of a woman holding a child. Seeing that she was dressed, it was undoubtedly Su Xingfang's wife and child.
The two sides are not good friends, and there is a long distance away. Sun Shaozong will naturally not rashly come forward to greet him, but just act as if he didn't see it, and follow the old servant out of the Su Mansion.
When he was outside the door, he ordered the accompanying yamen to stay and wait for the body to be transported back to the yamen. Sun Shaozong got on the carriage again.
In fact, when he was rushing to the county office, he hadn't thought about transporting the corpse back.
But when he heard that Su Xingfang brought the corpse home, he made up his mind to bring the corpse back to the yamen for investigation.
the reason...
Although it is common practice to bring corpses home, three yamen in Wanping County died!
According to Sun Shaozong's understanding of Su Xingfang, he should endure the grief and take care of the other three's affairs before going home to report the funeral.
Now that he has come back with the corpse in a hurry, there is obviously something strange!
Especially since there is no motive or evidence at the moment, Su Xingfang's servant is a difficult master, so he can only hope to find some new clues from the corpse.
"Drive~!"
At this time, Zhang Cheng shook his whip and shouted, and the carriage slowly started, and then began to accelerate.
At the same time, a wild dog from nowhere barked wildly in front of the carriage.
and many more!
Just after these few barks, a thought suddenly popped into Sun Shaozong's head: There seems to be something wrong with that scene just now!