The Famous Detective of the Red Mansion

When he had collected the poem, Sun Shaozong put on an elder's face and earnestly said, "Although it is a good thing to exchange ideas with the local successful candidates of the Imperial Examination, you must not delay your own lessons."

The three of them bowed.

Sun Shaozong then took out another famous post and handed it to Sun Chengye, saying, "These Lords are likely to be the examiners next year. I have sent someone to buy the articles they wrote all their lives. You can read and ponder carefully when you are free."

Understanding the preferences of the examiner was an important part of the Imperial Examination. Knowing the preferences of the examiner a few months in advance was more certain than others.

So the three of them hurriedly thanked him respectfully.

Sun Shaozong turned his face and stared at Sun Chengtao again and asked, "Do you like the servant girl called Yuhe in my Eldest Brother's yard?"

"Well... I..."

Even though Sun Chengtao blushed, he saw that the servant girl was sensible and cute the day before, so he took the opportunity to tease her. Unexpectedly, it came to Sun Shaozong's ears!

This matter could either be big or small. If it were in his hometown, he would have to endure a meal of bamboo strips, and he would also have to kneel in the ancestral hall for half a day.

He was hesitating to kneel and admit his mistake, but Sun Shaozong laughed and said, "It's natural for young people to admire. What's wrong with that? But it’s best if you are not distracted at the moment. How about it, if you pass the Imperial Examination this time, I will give Yuhe to you!"

Sun Chengtao was overjoyed when he heard that Yuhe had been selected from the refugee camp. Except for her younger age, her figure and appearance were all top-notch. If she was left in Jinling, their Uncles for sure wouldn’t be able to bear to part with her!

So he hurriedly bowed to the end, saying, "Thank you, Thirteenth Uncle and Sixth Uncle!"

The implication was that they should be confident in successfully passing the Imperial Examination.

Sun Shaozong smiled again and talked with them about their family affairs, then left the courtyard.

The three people watched him leave, but Sun Chengtao couldn't help saying, "Thirteenth Uncle is so young, but he looks like a more serious elder than Sixth Uncle."

Sun Chengye immediately stared at him and said, "What do you mean by he looks like an Elder? Thirteenth Uncle is an elder! Shouldn’t you hurry back to the room to revise your studies? If you dare to pick up on the servant girls in the mansion again, I will punish you on behalf of Third Uncle!"

After leaving the three brothers' courtyard, Sun Shaozong did not go back to his residence directly but went to the main courtyard of his Elder Brother first.

Now that Sun Chengtao had been promised something, Yuhe would naturally be sent to the front. Otherwise, if his Elder Brother were to get excited and tried to pull her to bed in a muddle-headed way, it would not be a gift but deliberate congestion.

However, Sun Shaozu was not in the courtyard when he was asked.

The woman who heard the reply said, "The porter just sent a message saying that the Big Master of Rongguo Mansion was visiting, so he hurried to the front."

Jia She?

Why does the old satyr come here?

If talking about the most notorious Master in Rongguo Mansion, he’s afraid it was Master Jia She!

Greed for money, lechery, gambling, disinterested, cynical…

The only ”advantage” was that he was easy to fool. Therefore, when the Sun brothers went to Rongguo Mansion to play autumn games, they often fooled money from him. Of course, they must always play the fool and let him play like a pug.

So Jia She was the most helpful person to the Sun Family brothers in Rongguo Mansion, but also the most humiliating one!

Sun Shaozong even suspected that Jia She had influenced his lecherous and careless nature toward his Big Brother.

Although he was a little curious about the purpose of Jia She's visit, Sun Shaozong hesitated for a while and did not go to the lobby to inquire in the end.

He just asked the servant to call for the little servant girl, Yuhe, and tell her to go to the front stitcher for a while.

It was reasonable to say that even if it was his Elder Brother, the servant girls in his yard could not be arranged by him. But no one in the Sun Mansion would dare question Sun Shaozong's authority.

At the same time…

In the front hall, the atmosphere was quite tense.

Jia She sat at the top of the main seat with an air of dignity, but he was frowning and had a glaring look. "But it's only a thousand taels of silver. You are so pushy! When you brothers were down and out, when did I let you go home empty-handed?!"

They didn't return empty-handed, but it was all three or five silver coins. Sometimes it was just a few hundred copper coins. He was afraid that it didn't have three hundred silvers in total.

"When Uncle opened your mouth and asked before, I didn't refute you either, right?" Sun Shaozu smiled and said, "There are more than 3000 silvers in the past and the future..."

"Why?!"

Jia She jumped to his feet and glared at Sun Shaozu. "Now you want to settle the accounts with me?!"

"I dare not."

Sun Shaozu got up in a hurry, but he didn't see much fear on his face. He said, "I mean, if I have this money, how can I let Uncle leave empty-handed?"

Jia She glared at him and said, "You are in the patrol camp..."

"I indeed made some money these years."

Before Jia She got angry, Sun Shaozu said helplessly, "But a few days ago, to compete with Wei Rusong for the position of Commander, I almost emptied the whole savings. Now it's a loss of power and wealth, and I can't help you anymore."

Jia She was hated by his daughter-in-law at home at first. Recently, he suffered a lot of stimulation from the little widow, which made him very angry.

At this time, seeing Sun Shaozu like this, he dared to refuse him, who used to kowtow to him before. He was totally angry now!

Pointing at Sun Shaozu's nose, he said angrily, "It's all right to coax others down with your words, but I..."

"Uncle!"

Who would have thought that Sun Shaozu stopped his conversation again, and then rolled up his sleeves?!

This scared Jia She very much. The Sun family's strength was handed down from generation to generation. If he really moved wildly, his first-rank general might not even be able to compare with half of his family's arm.

So when he did, he shrank back and said in a trembling voice, "My dear nephew, how can you be angry with me after we have been together for many years?"

Useless!

Sun Shaozu was contemptuous, but his face was still rough. He gnashed his teeth and said, "Don't be afraid, Uncle. I'm not aiming at you. Prince Zhongshun’s residence took my silver, but I failed to become the Commander! I was angry with his family, but I was afraid of the power of Prince Zhongshun..."

With these words, he grabbed Jia She's arm and angrily said, "Today, I have my Uncle's help, and I have support. Let's go to Prince Zhongshun’s residence to get back the money! Don't say one thousand taels, I can get five thousand taels!"

Jia She was relieved when he heard that this was not about him.

But the more he listened, the more worried he was. When he heard that Sun Shaozu was going to take him to Prince Zhongshun’s residence to collect money, the more frightened he was!