Ch. 184 - Returned to Jia's Mansion at Invitation

It was unexpected.

Originally, it was to teach Sun Hanlin a lesson. However, Yu Qian got into the eyes of the Minister!

On that day, after Yu Qian had passed the examination, Minister Wang sent a message through Xue Pan that, as long as Yu Qian was able to pass the Imperial Examination, he would accept him as a close disciple in person.

This was not something that could be compared with a real teacher, but it meant as a true descendant!

Looking at this, if Yu Qian had not been married long ago, maybe Minister Wang would have left Xue Pan and hired him to be his son-in-law!

Of course, this was a great pity for Minister Wang, but it was a great fluke for Yu Qian. Nobody could take advantage of Wang's daughter.

Now that they have made an appointment as Master and Apprentice, they should teach Sun Hanlin a lesson.

Thus, in just two days, Sun Hanlin went from being a literary authority who was revered by a large number of people to a predicament where everyone reprimanded and disparaged him.

Although he was still staying at the Imperial Academy, according to this trend, he was afraid that he could only seek to be released.

Two days passed in such a hurry.

But on the first day of November, Sun Shaozong went to Jia Mansion early as agreed to check the progress of the kids’ martial arts.

In addition, he took the task from his Big Brother. By the way, they should confirm whether Jia She was really ready to renege.

However, after arriving at Jia Mansion, Sun Shaozong first completed Ruan Rong's request to send Lin Daiyu a lot of body-nourishing supplements.

Of course, as a male outsider, he could not easily enter the girls' boudoir, so he had to deliver it to the gatekeeper near her gate.

Although Jia Lian had this time extended an invitation, when he arrived at Rongguo Mansion, he discovered that Jia Lian was not there. Even Jia Baoyu, who should have been waiting at the Martial Arts Hall, was missing.

After asking Zhou Rui, who was leading the way, he realized that the two brothers had gone to the mansion outside the city to check accounts with Jia Zheng.

It was just a routine audit, so there was no need to stir people up.

But two housekeepers died, and a lot of people were distributed in Rongguo Mansion just for the audit.

Now, after the implementation of the "new policy," it was the first time to conduct an account inventory, so naturally, it should be more serious, and it would also deter those greedy people.

Fortunately, Sun Shaozong asked for Jia She today, and he did not participate in it.

But when it came to the martial arts practice hall, Sun Shaozong was too lazy to deal with empty-headed kids. He didn’t take any tests on routines or duels. He just took out the military academy's practice and took the teenagers to the Grand View Garden to run circles.

They were grouped by age, and they would determine the winner with their physical strength!

These dandies ate and drank well all day, and after more than half a year of training, they should be much stronger than the children of poor families.

However, this statement has only been fulfilled among children under the age of 12.

As for those over 12 years old, there were a few children who couldn’t even match the children of poor families, even those who were a few years younger could steadily surpass them by half a circle.

This was an incredible thing for a teenager who was developing rapidly.

After thinking about it, he was afraid it could only be explained by that poem, ”The body of 28 is crisp, and he uses his sword to kill a fool. Although no one's head fell, I secretly taught you that your bone marrow was withered.”

These kids were too young to contact women!

However, in Jia's family, this kind of thing could be said to be a family tradition. If they wanted to order and ban it, they must start making rules, starting with Jia She and Jia Zheng. The lecherous Jia She—who could persuade him to change?

Therefore, Sun Shaozong also had to make a few evasive suggestions and then revealed the matter gently and tactfully.

There was a way to combine education with pleasure.

After sweating a lot of dandies, Sun Shaozong announced that they could disband on the spot, rest in the yard for half an hour, and then go back to the Martial Arts Hall to announce their achievements.

Jia Huan, Jia Cong, and Jia Lan were fine. After all, they have come here to play several times. The rest of their relatives were here for the first time, and everything seemed new to them.

So they soon forgot about their tiredness and ran like monkeys.

With more than a dozen servants staring at them, Sun Shaozong felt relieved. He looked at a pavilion nearby and went to sit on the stone bench, asking people to send a pot of good, hot tea so he could enjoy the scenery of the garden while drinking tea.

It was a pity that it didn't snow these past two days, otherwise, it would have been really different.

At this time, a group of young women came to the southwest. The big ones were only 15 or 16, and the small ones were only 12 or 13, but they were all snobbish and charming.

And their voices were like a pearl falling on a jade plate, like an oriole singing, laughing, and chanting. Some of them stared at them like silly little ”fools,” one by one like mud monkeys blocking the road, and even forgot to dodge!

"How dare you monkeys!"

With a sharp roar, he saw a man who was full of femininity spring up from the group of ladies. He raised his hips, twisted his eyebrows, and shouted, "Who told you to rebel in this garden? Don’t you know that this is a different courtyard and was built only for the Imperial Concubine?!"

A few half-aged children, who were cold and not ready for this scolding, were even more at a loss and cowered into a pile.

It was a few young people who were not convinced and angry.

Seeing this, Sun Shaozong got up and said, "Who is the brother in the East Mansion?"

The East Mansion refers to the Ningguo Mansion. This courtyard was expanded after the gardens of Rong-Ning Mansions were opened.

Sun Shaozong knew all the children in Rongguo Mansion. At present, he was a very handsome young child, but he was a stranger. He naturally belonged to Ningguo Mansion.

Sure enough, the man looked at Sun Shaozong in disapproval and was full of doubts. The servant beside him quickly introduced him, "Lord Sun, this is Young Brother Qiang in the East Mansion. Brother Qiang, this is Sun Shaozong."

After hearing this, Jia Qiang quickly saluted and said with a smile, "It was Uncle Sun. Forgive me for being so rude, but I didn't see you just now."

Sun Shaozong gave a salute and said simply that he had brought his martial arts children to the garden to practice. He then said, "I thought they were tired enough, so I let them rest for a while. Unexpectedly, they bumped into the girls around you."

"It's no rush."

Jia Qiang smiled and waved his hand. "I'm just going to the waterside pavilion to rehearse with the newly bought entertainers in the mansion."

It was a group of opera singers, no wonder.

Sun Shaozong was moved by this thought. Since the group of servant girls was bought by his Big Brother, they have been idle all day. It was better to learn how to set up a theatrical troupe or something. It was also good for Ruan Rong to relieve her boredom.

So he hurriedly asked for advice and said, "But I don't know where the people who teach drama are from. My mansion is also thinking about raising a drama team. I have the people ready, but I don't know how to teach them."

"Uncle Sun asked the right person!"

Jia Qiang smiled again and said, "I have always been in charge of the theatrical troupe in the mansion. I know everything. If you want to listen, I will tell you."

"That’s good..."

"Lord Sun!"

Sun Shaozong was waiting to answer, but he heard a shout from a distance.

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