The Famous Detective of the Red Mansion

Chapter 138: There is a Lady Called Miaoyu

Chapter 138: There is a Lady Called Miaoyu

In the Central Judicial Office of the Criminal Department, East Chamber Courtyard, Sun Shaozong drew a picture of a small man digging a hole in the paper and then drew a big package beside him.

After a moment's hesitation, he drew a headless corpse holding a letter in the lower left corner, took the cinnabar ink pad, dyed the broken neck red, then folded it in half with satisfaction and put it in his sleeve pocket temporarily.

Ding Xiu was a man who would sacrifice his life, but not money.

The content of his second graffiti was not much different from the first one but there was a massive package on his shoulder.

Obviously, it's not impossible to get out of the city. It's just impossible to take the stolen goods from Qian Ning's Mansion out of the city, so he turned to Sun Shaozong for help.

However, Sun Shaozong did not feel that he had an obligation to take risks to help him.

Therefore, he resolutely urged Ding Xiu to bury the stolen goods and then thought about going out of the city. As for the dead body he was holding, it was a warning to him that if he dared to come and harass him, he would turn his face over and kill him.

After finishing the reply to Ding Xiu, Sun Shaozong asked Cheng Rixing to find the local newspaper from the past six months and collect information about the Southwest Provinces.

At the same time, without looking up, he asked, "How is it? Are there still rumors these days?"

Cheng Rixing bowed and said, "Since Master has returned to the Yamen office, the rumors that falsely accused you of killing Qian Ning have naturally died down, but..."

"But what?"

"I'm worried that Zhao Liben and others might not be willing to stop." Cheng Rixing suggested, "In my opinion, Master might as well give yourself away these two days. Let Zhao Liben and others think that you have something to do with the case of Qian Ning. Let them be happy for a few days, and let them be disappointed and sad after the Big Feast!"

This plot…

It should be a typical act of "Masterkiller,” right?

Unexpectedly, Cheng Rixing still has the talent to write online novels.

But…

"There's no need to bother."

Sun Shaozong did not hesitate to shake his head and commented, "A few clowns are not worth such a great enemy. Besides, if I still tangled with them when I was sure to win, it would make me narrow-minded."

"You indeed have the tolerance of a Prime Minister!"

Although Cheng Rixing failed, he did not feel embarrassed.

After flattering him, he said, "Oh right, Master, Minster Liu is not in the city now. I'm afraid that you will have to go to the Imperial Examination Hall in person on the day of the announcement. Would you like to make arrangements in advance?"

"There should be a precedent for this, right? You should ask Lin Delu to check how he did it before, and let him arrange it as usual."

Cheng Rixing agreed and prepared to find Lin Delu to deliver the message.

"Wait."

But Sun Shaozong stopped him again and asked, "Is there a famous lady in the Capital? It's better to be good at poetry."

“Good at poetry?”

"You don't have to look for someone else. Don't I..."

After hearing this, Cheng Rixing thought that Sun Shaozong wanted to increase his cultural knowledge so that he would not be unable to speak to those officials after becoming more and more powerful in the future.

He was about to offer himself, but after a while, he said in surprise, "Lady?!"

"My Concubine is very interested in poetry, so I want to ask a female teacher to teach her."

"I see."

Cheng Rixing suddenly realized that it was much harder to find a female teacher than a male one.

After all, ordinary women don't have the opportunity to become rich. How could a daughter of a rich family come out to be a teacher?

Generally, only those famous prostitutes who were old and single, and had not saved any money would make a living by being a teacher.

But it was a common practice for famous prostitutes to be talented. How many could be unmarried?

Where would he go to invite a female teacher for Sun Shaozong’s concubine?

After pondering for a long time, Cheng Rixing suddenly remembered a person and said happily, "I have a suitable person here. This Lady is called Zuo Miaoyu, a nun with very long hair. She was originally from a rich family. She is very literate, familiar with classics, and has a good look!"

He said three ”extremely good” words in a row, which aroused Sun Shaozong's interest. He put down the local newspaper and asked, "Where is this Lady now? Is she willing to come to teach?"

"Well..."

Cheng Rixing hesitated for a moment and then said firmly, "Although Miaoyu is a bit aloof, she has been living in the Mouni Hall for many years but has never made much progress. Now she is already short of money. As long as Master gives her high wages, she will probably agree to teach."

Hearing what he said, Sun Shaozong was quite confident, so he simply said, "In that case, I shall bother you to ask her. As long as the person is suitable, it will be three or five times more than others. It’s not a big deal."

"Don't worry, Master. After I finish my work, I will ask my wife to consult with her."

After Cheng Rixing finished speaking, he saw that Sun Shaozong had no other orders, so he went down to find Lin Delu to assign the task.

After Cheng Rixing left, Sun Shaozong went through the local newspaper for half a day and finally concluded that the defense in the Southwest of the Zhou Dynasty was now loose on the surface and tight on the inside.

On the surface, it seems that the Zhou Dynasty had no intention of guarding against the country of the Qian Xiang Kingdom, but there were two elites in Sichuan. If the border between Yunnan and Guizhou changed, he would rush to the battlefield immediately.

Tch!

It seemed that it was uncertain who was scheming!

In this case, the ”family letter” need not be handed over to the Imperial Court in a hurry, so as not to leak the news, instead, his father-in-law would be punished.

He might as well write another letter now to explore how deep his father-in-law being the ”Qian traitor” was.

If it reaches the level of, "Cheering troops with food and drinks, and looking for an army adviser in the North,” it goes without saying that he must help him establish contact with the senior management of Zhou.

However, if his father-in-law disclosed this information and only hoped that the Zhou Dynasty could make a gesture to scare off the main battle group of Qian Xiang, then it was unnecessary to make a connection.

"Your Excellency, your Excellency!"

When he was thinking about the situation in the southwest, he heard a loud shouting outside.

Zhou Da's pockmarked face then appeared in front of Sun Shaozong. After being stung by wasps, he had many pimples on his face, and no medicine could reduce them.

"Your Excellency!"

After entering the door, Zhou Da roared, "An Imperial Envoy came just now. He was here due to the matter of the intended framing of colleagues and scolding the Governor!"

"Scolding?"

Sun Shaozong raised his eyebrows and asked, "Other than that, is there no punishment?"

Zhou Da said, "Another thing is a deduction in this year's salary! Then, nothing else."

Hehe~

It seemed that there was no need to play the role of the Masterkiller anymore. Zhao Liben was going to be unlucky. Since Governor Han had not collapsed, he naturally wanted to take the traitors to show his power, and Minister Liu would be released soon. Who else could be the only candidate to punish someone as a warning to others other than Zhao Liben?