Ch. 89 - The Ruyi Cake Contains Hidden Feelings
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E/N: OMG, Liwan already made a move!
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E/N: OMG, Liwan already made a move!
Rumble~
The deafening thunder made the heavy rain pour even harder.
Zhou Da stepped on the water that was more than half a foot deep and hurried into the small courtyard of the east wing of the Criminal Division. He saw that Zhao Wuwei was commanding a group of Yamen servants to repair the roof of the west wing.
There were more than ten sandbags under the eaves of the house. They were probably preparing to use sandbags to temporarily block the water once it overflowed the threshold of the auxiliary room.
For the time being, there was no place to take shelter. The clerks in the west wing, including Lin Delu had to wrap up their official documents and seal letters to take shelter from the rain in the corridor of the main room. Looking at the mess, they looked like a group of refugees.
At the thought of refugees, Zhou Da remembered that he had something important to do. Ignoring Lin Delu's embarrassment, he hurried to the front door of the main room, took off the coir raincoat and bamboo hat, threw them on the ground, and rushed in.
"Spit! A small man intoxicated by success!"
Lin Delu looked at his back and spat maliciously, but his face was full of envy.
After all, the main house was relatively high, and people were often asked to repair and maintain it, so it was still dry inside. When Zhou Da entered, Sun Shaozong was sitting behind his official table, looking at the case and sipping tea. It was very different from Lin Delu, who was outside.
"Your Excellency."
Zhou Da arched his hands and carefully took out a document from his arms. He handed it to him and said, "This is the reply from the left town Governor of the Dragon Guards. The two Imperial guards were indeed acting under orders at that time."
Sun Shaozong glanced through the reply and found that in addition to confirming that Shen Lian and Jin Yichuan were performing official duties, they also clearly pointed out that they were ordered to investigate and confiscate the Imperial merchant He family by the Internal Affairs Office.
Sun Shaozong had heard about this He family before. Originally, they only took an inconspicuous seat among the Imperial merchants. In recent years, while the situation of the Xue family was much worse than before, they suddenly emerged, and there was a faint sign of monopolizing the business.
However, they were involved in the case of Prince Yizhong, and their family was ruined.
This was a good opportunity for the Xue family. If they could fill in the blanks left by the He family, they would have a chance to regain the throne of the Imperial merchant again.
However, with Xue Pan's brain capacity, it was not easy for a vulture to eat rotten meat. Maybe before he could eat the fat meat of the He family, he was already pecked blindly by other birds.
"Your Excellency."
Sun Shaozong was thinking about the He family's affairs, and Zhou Da reported, "The government has just got the news that Minister Han and Prefectural Magistrate Jia have been recruited to the Ministry of Work. They are likely discussing the Yongding River flood this year. Please make preparations."
Wang Yan, the Minister of the Ministry of Work, was also the Governor of the river course, so he asked Minister Han and Jia Yucun to go to the Ministry of Work to discuss the flood prevention of Yongding River.
As for the possibility of flooding in the Yongding River, Sun Shaozong already heard about it at the wedding banquet yesterday.
It was just that…
"What does this have to do with me?"
Sun Shaozong said incomprehensibly, "I'm in charge of the criminal department, not a river worker. You should find Zhao Rongheng, Judge Zhao, for this matter, right?"
"Your Excellency, that's not what I meant!"
Zhou Da explained, "Once there is a flood, our Central Judicial Office and the River Yamen will be the first to bear the brunt. At that time, you will have to take turns watching on the embankment! Even if it is your turn to stay in the Government Yamen at that time, I'm afraid that the task of suppressing the victims will not be much easier than that on the embankment!"
Tch!
When he was a public servant in modern times, Sun Shaozong had never participated in flood fighting and rescue. He never thought that when he crossed into ancient times, he would engage in the battle line personally!
He had nothing to worry about. He was afraid that Ruan Rong would worry all day at home. Would it not be a tragedy if he hurt the child in her belly because of her emotional instability?
Or he could just take Lin Daiyu home and accompany her?
After all, apart from himself, she was the only one who knew her well.
But…
After all, Ruan Rong was only Lin Daiyu's God-sister and was also a concubine. If he took Lin Daiyu to the house, that didn’t mean it was right. Even if Lin Daiyu was willing, the elders in Jia Mansion might not agree.
Sigh~
He blamed the Sun family for not having a decent hostess. Otherwise, he wouldn't have to worry about such things!
After thinking about it, Sun Shaozong finally decided to go to Jia Lian and Jia Baoyu to find out what their opinions were. If this matter was not easy to handle, he could think of another idea. If it could be successfully handled, that would be the best.
—Dividing Line—
Sun Shaozong has always been swift and resolute in his actions. Seeing that the rain was not pouring much today, he asked for a half day off and hurried to the Rongguo Mansion. On the excuse of the progress of studying martial arts practice, he gathered the young heads of the Jia Mansion in one place.
Everyone else was there, but Jia Baoyu was missing.
He called Jia Huan to ask about it, and it turned out that it was because Jia Baoyu was caught in the rain on the eighth day of July. Jia Baoyu accidentally caught a cold. So far, he has not been able to get through. Naturally, he couldn’t learn martial arts.
Wasn't this bullshit?!
It was because Jia Baoyu was favored by Old Lady Jia that Sun Shaozong wanted to ask him for help first. If he had known that Jia Baoyu was ill, would Sun Shaozong be so patient to face these playful children? He would go have a drink with Jia Lian!
But since he had gathered them, he couldn’t just announce the dissolution without doing anything.
If that were the case, wouldn't the elders of the families who brought the children in the rain eat Sun Shaozong alive?
He had no choice but to be patient, let the boys come forward to practice the routine, and then give praise and criticism one by one.
As he was teaching, he saw a boy coming in and calling Jia Lan out.
Sun Shaozong would have vented his anger if he were someone else. But when he saw Jia Lan, who was always clever and sensible, he closed one eye. It was as if he had not seen him.
Jia Lan went out for a moment, then folded back a small and exquisite food box and respectfully sent it to Sun Shaozong. He claimed it was a snack made by his mother, especially for Sun Shaozong.
Since it was not the first time that Li Wan had brought food, Sun Shaozong didn’t refuse. He immediately opened it and found that there were several glutinous rice steamed Ruyi cakes inside.
The snack seemed simple this time. Maybe it was because it was raining hard and it was hard to prepare the ingredients.
Sun Shaozong didn't think much, either. He first twisted one and fed it to Jia Lan. He then put the food box on the tea table beside him and ate a few.
When Sun Shaozong reached out to twist the small plate of Ruyi cake, he felt a piece of paper.
Why is there a note on the dessert plate?
Sun Shaozong subconsciously wanted to have a look, but he suddenly remembered Li Wan's widowhood. He quickly and carefully folded the note in his palm, covered it with his sleeve, and quietly opened it for a look.
”Everlasting longing for each other, the night is cold, and the lonely figure is sad. It's hard to see and think, and the night is long.”
This…
Looks like a love poem?!
Li Wan even wrote a love poem for him?!
Sun Shaozong only felt that his heart was thumping. He glanced around and saw that the teenagers were not paying attention to his side. He then unfolded the note and read it carefully several times.
Yes, this was indeed a love poem full of deep sorrow!
He thought about the few times they saw each other, it seemed that she often stealthily looked at him. As long as their eyes met, she would be flustered and hurriedly look away…
Was this pretty widow secretly in love with him?!