Mid-Autumn Festival just passed, and the drizzle was drizzling.
Sun Shaozong climbed up the stairs and absent-mindedly crossed the threshold of the prince’s mansion.
Although the “Crown Prince Case” is now in a deadlock and no clue can be found that the real murderer can be identified, the task force has not been revoked. Therefore, after returning to Beijing, Sun Shaozong should have come over and make sense.
Not to mention, the situation in the front yard of the Prince’s Mansion has improved a lot – the fallen leaves and weeds that had originally accumulated were cleaned up, and it had just rained, and the bluestone slab was washed by the rain, which looked very neat.
“Dare you ask, Lord Sun?”
Sun Shaozong was standing in the doorway, looking at the situation in the yard, suddenly a short and fat man flashed out of the doorman, jogging near, and flatteringly reported to his house with his shoulders: “Wang Dexiu, the chief clerk of the Secretary of the Warrior, was transferred here a few days ago to serve His Highness the Crown Prince and all the masters.”
The chief clerk of the Secretary of the Secretary of the Chamber is only a seventh rank, but those who can be stuffed into the Prince’s Mansion at the forefront of this storm may not be an ordinary person.
Therefore, Sun Shaozong did not dare to be too negligent, and gave a slight salute and smiled, “The King’s Bookkeeper was waiting at the door early in the morning. Could it be that he was waiting for me?”
This was just a casual joke, but Wang Dexiu nodded and said seriously, “Your Highness the Prince has heard that the Lord has returned to the capital and is here to welcome him. He said that you will summon you whenever you arrive in the mansion.”
Tsk~
I hid for more than half a month, but I didn’t expect that the prince was still so enthusiastic.
This is not in line with Sun Shaozong’s intention to avoid suspicion.
Fortunately, when I went to the government office two days ago, I had already negotiated and made a letter to the court after the festival, and officially recalled Sun Shaozong back to the government office on the grounds that Shuntian Prefecture was insufficient.
This is not entirely an excuse, but a fact that Shuntian Mansion is embarrassed.
Now the position of the prefect is vacant. Sun Shaozong seconded the task force, and Wei Ruolan was detained in Dali Temple again. Even if he could be released from prison in the future, it would be unlikely that he would continue to serve as the General Judge of the Criminal Name]. It is really difficult to support the overall situation of Shuntian Prefecture by just one prefecture minister and two prefecture judges.
Anyway, this task force is also in a state of stagnation. I believe that it will be possible to withdraw naturally in a few days. Now, let’s try to persuad the prince for a few more days.
Thinking of this, Sun Shaozong raised his chin slightly, and was about to ask Wang Dexiu to lead the way, but a servant ran down the slope, and walked towards him with a hurried look. He said in anger: “Master, Princess Beijing, Princess Beijing comes to the door to ask for His Royal Highness the Prince. Now he is waiting at the west gate. Look…”
“Princess Beijing?!”
Wang Dexiu’s pupils opened, and he was anxious when he heard this.stomped his feet and said, “Are you stupid?! How can you let the princess wait outside the door? This…”
“Cough.”
Sun Shaozong interrupted his words with a dry cough and said seriously, “It’s not ordinary now. The mansion cannot allow outsiders to enter and exit privately – even if the Princess of Beijing comes, it should be reported to your highness first and wait for your highness to make a decision.”
Wang Dexiu was initially frightened by the name of Princess Beijing. He heard Sun Shaozong’s statement, and immediately woke up. He slapped twice in the face and said, “Look at Beizhi’s memory. In a hurry, he forgot the rules in the mansion – Beizhi will report to your highness!”
As he said that, he hurriedly took a few steps forward, suddenly remembered something, turned around and smiled, “I’d like to go with Bei Zhi.”
He probably didn’t deliberately disguise this panic-like look.
It seems that the judgment just now was a mistake. This guy was stuffed into the prince’s mansion, probably because he might not have any background skills, but just to drive the duck to the shelves.
Since he came to such a conclusion, Sun Shaozong was naturally too lazy to talk to a little chief clerk, so he raised his head and signaled Wang Dexiu to lead the way, and then followed him silently to the back house.
As he walked, he was naturally not idle. He thought about the long-legged concubine, and suddenly came to the door to ask for the prince to see what she wanted.
It is basically certain that her visit this time must be related to Wei Ruolan’s case – but this case seems to have little to do with the prince, right?
Besides, even if it really matters, the prince wishes that the Niu family and Shui Rong can have a dog bite. It is too late to watch the fun next to him. How could he come forward to mediate or simply favor one side? ..
Or…
What bargaining chip did the Wei family bring? Are you confident that you can persuade the prince to take action to protect Wei Ruolan?
Since I was guessing out of thin air, it was naturally difficult to figure out what the result was. Therefore, when I arrived at the prince’s residence, Sun Shaozong could not come up with a reason.
When he arrived at the door, Wang Dexiu was about to come forward to ask for information, but several eunuchs regarded him as if nothing had happened, and surrounded Sun Shaozong in flattery, saying joy without hesitation:
“Congratulations to Lord Sun for being promoted to the fourth rank of Senator.”
“You have seen Senator Sun!”
“You are the youngest and most promising minister in the court!”
The leader kept asking for help, saying that His Highness the Crown Prince had been depressed for more than half a month, and was hoping that Sun Shaozong would come over and could say a few words of self-content.
This is what he said…
Where did he place the Crown Princess?
Seeing Wang Dexiu being on the side, Sun Shaozong was embarrassed and at a loss. He had no time to wink and saidHe would help him report about Princess Beijing, but he was surrounded by the main hall like stars.
When he arrived at the bedroom door, Sun Shaozong bowed slightly at the closed door and was about to report to the door, but the prince inside said anxiously, “But Sun Aiqing has arrived?! Come in and talk!”
Hearing this happy tone, it seemed like he had something to worry about and was about to speak to himself.
Sun Shaozong pushed the door and saw the prince sitting on the head of the bed with his legs tilted away, his complexion obviously improved a lot than before.
In fact, the newly eunuch in the palace can go to the field to work in less than two months.
The prince is far better than the young eunuchs in terms of food, clothing, housing and transportation. The imperial physician is also serving him personally all day long. Logically speaking, the recovery speed of his injuries should be much faster than that of the young eunuchs.
It’s just that the prince is spoiled after all. If he has any pain, he would rather lie on the bed and hold his body up. So until now, he can only sit firmly on the bed.
“Sun Aiqing doesn’t need to be polite!”
After Sun Shaozong came forward to see him, he heard the prince ask anxiously: “You have been back to Beijing for two or three days now, but I don’t know if you have any decent thoughts about the case of the Niu family’s eldest son being shot to death? Was Wei Ruolan framed by someone, or did she really accidentally hurt her life?”
It turned out that he wanted to see him because of this case.
That’s right. Although the case seems to have nothing to do with the prince, the prince has actually decided that it must be the Niu family who took action to harm him. Now that the eldest son of the Niu family suddenly died suddenly, he can feel a little angry.