[The state is really bad after the hangover, and the third update will be moved to tomorrow. 】
But he said that as soon as Sun Shaozong returned to the mansion that night, he got three news first.
One is that Jia Zheng has already let go, and the Shuntian government will deal with Qiu Wen impartially - he can say this, in fact, he has spared Qiu Wen's life.
Of course, even if it was a death penalty, it was unavoidable to be exiled for thousands of miles.
And now the war in the southern border is in full swing...
If he was sent to the Yungui Army to 'play', he might as well die.
However, this was already the biggest concession that Jia Zheng could make, and as an irrelevant outsider, Sun Shaozong had no reason to continue to intervene.
The second news is that the hundreds of thousands of taels of silver that had gone north with the army had been officially transported to the Sun Residence, and are now being counted and liquidated in Curry.
At the same time, there were also many soil ceremonies presented by Huguang officials and gentry. The treasures among them have been listed, and they are only waiting for Sun Shaozong to look at them in his spare time.
The last piece of news was that Princess Beijing was finally diagnosed with pregnancy. The middle-aged Shuo Rong was overjoyed for this, so she decided to hold a banquet three days later to entertain relatives and friends from all walks of life. Sun Shaozong was also invited.
this…
He really should have a look.
…
Entering his small courtyard, Sun Shaozong felt that it was a little strangely quiet. He turned around inside and out. Sure enough, except for a few left-behind little maids, no one with a name or a surname was at home.
Ruan Rong and Xiangling went to Jia Yingchun's house to discuss the days of marrying Xing Xiuyan; second sister You heard that there were hundreds of thousands of taels of silver and many rare antiques in the treasury, so they brought their two children over to see. Rare.
Being surrounded by Yingying Yanyan all these days, it was a little unaccustomed to calm down at first.
The left and right were idle, so Sun Shaozong took Frostmourne and randomly practiced some routines in the yard.
Just as the game was on the rise, I suddenly heard that the housekeeper Zhao Zhongji was outside asking to see him.
Sun Shaozong put the sword on the weapon rack in frustration, took the towel from the maid's hand, and went outside while wiping his sweat.
Just as he was about to ask Zhao Zhongji what was the urgent matter, he suddenly saw that he was holding something very familiar in his hand: a dark and shiny post.
Black post? !
Sun Shaozong hurriedly grabbed the general, looked at it several times, then turned around and went straight to the small kitchen, pulled out a few pieces of charcoal, and threw the post on it.
Sure enough, after the post was burning up, it left a big slap in the face of the word 'injustice'.
Really black post!
But this is not clear, why did a black post suddenly appear
"Go back to Second Master's words."
Seeing Sun Shaozong's gloomy face, Zhao Zhongji naturally did not dare to neglect, and explained quickly, "This post was found in a box with a seal when I was just counting the money, and I brought it here because I always felt something was wrong. Take a look."
Found it in the silver box
"Let's go and have a look in the treasury."
Sun Shaozong made a decisive decision and rushed to the storeroom of the Sun family with Zhao Zhongji.
This warehouse is located in the west of the backyard, and is usually guarded by eight people and nine dogs, in reverse shifts.
Right now, the guard and the dog are waiting outside the door, but inside are Yuanyang, Siqi, Shiliu, and they are taking people to take inventory.
It turned out that this group of Women's Army was in the lead, so it was no wonder that Second Sister You did not shy away and brought the children over to join in the fun.
Seeing Sun Shaozong coming in from outside, all the girls and several male servants hurriedly gathered around to greet him.
Sun Shaozong immediately asked straight to the point: "Where did you find that post just now? Who was the first to find it?"
After hearing this, the women looked at each other in dismay, and finally Pomegranate asked cautiously, "Second Master, could this be the black post?"
It turned out that they also guessed like this, so they asked someone to forward it to Sun Shaozong.
"I still can't tell."
Sun Shaozong did not directly admit it. After all, this time was different from the last time, and it was not directly related to the murder case, so it is still impossible to confirm 100% whether it is a black post.
After a pause, he repeated the question just now.
This time someone finally answered:
"If you go back to the second master, it's this box."
One of the male servants pointed to a large wooden box and said, "We tore the seal off. As soon as we opened the box, we saw a black post lying on the silver of the white flowers. Because it was strange, we took it to invite the couple. Girl look around."
"So, did you guys discover it together?"
Seeing several male servants nodded in unison, Sun Shaozong turned his attention to the box containing the silver.
At this time, the lid of the wooden box was wide open, and the stack of ingots was full of silver ingots. It seemed that the official count had not yet started.
I went up and looked carefully, and found that some of the top silver ingots were stained with some glossy ink, even the edges of the box were no exception.
Judging from this scale, the black posts have been stored in it for at least a while, and they have also experienced bumps in handling.
This basically ruled out the suspicion of his own servants.
After looking at it carefully for a while, Sun Shaozong closed the lid again and checked the seal.
And not only checked this one, he checked over a dozen boxes in total, whether they were opened or unopened.
"Master, did you see anything?"
At this time, Second Sister You couldn't help but came up curiously, probably because she was afraid of Sun Shaozong's scolding, she specially reported the girl with the braided horns too.
Sun Shaozong gently rubbed the top of his daughter's head and pondered: "Out of a dozen boxes, only three in total can open the cracks and stuff the black post without leaving any traces after the seals have been affixed. Go in, and this box is one of them."
Second Sister You first nodded, and then she wondered: "How do you know these are useful?"
"At least it has been proved that it has a high probability of being stuffed through the gap after the box is sealed."
Sun Shaozong said, suddenly ordered: "You continue to take inventory, I have something to go out."
Before he finished speaking, he strode out.
"Second Master, Second Master!"
Sister You took a few steps with the child in her arms, but Sun Shaozong turned a deaf ear. Seeing the majestic figure disappearing outside the warehouse door, she couldn't help but pouted and stomped her feet: "People also say that they will use the money to cheer up at night. Why don't you leave!"
…
A quarter of an hour later.
Zhang Cheng drove the carriage out of the corner gate, non-stop, and went straight to the east gate.
Needless to say, the destination was the camp where Lu Jianxing and others were temporarily stationed.
From the sealed box to the north, the hundreds of thousands of taels of silver have been heavily guarded, and most of the time they are still piled up in the cabin.
The easiest chance for someone to take advantage of it was last night. At that time, more than half of the troops were invited to Wangjiang Tower by Sun Shaozong, and there were only a few dozen people left in the camp of Nuoda.
Coupled with the black post incident, it has always only appeared in the capital.
If Sun Shaozong's speculation is correct, he might be able to find some clues in the camp.
but…
What he can't wait to know right now is the bloody case behind the black post, where exactly is he!