NovelEnglishThe Famous Detective of the Red Mansion
Chapter 14: It was the Dream of Red Mansions Scene 1Chapter 14: It was the Dream of Red Mansions Scene 1
Salt patrolling was a unique official position of the two Huaihe rivers. Although it was only an official title of the three grades, it was a top-ranking position in the world.
It not only controls the salt tax of the two Huaihe rivers but also has the right to picket hundreds of officials. In terms of status, it was not under the governor of one province, but only inferior to the governor of the two rivers. Therefore, it has always been forbidden to be a close Minister of the Emperor.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtLin Ruhai, Jia Lian's uncle, was once such an extravagant figure.
However, these are old records. After Lin Ruhai died after being appointed to office, his former wealth and glory vanished.
At present, the salt patrolling official office was bleak. Even the servants have been dismissed, leaving only a few servants brought by Jia Lian from the capital.
But that evening. In the small hall of the back hall of the official office, rare lights are lit up again, and the two copper furnaces were filled with silver frost and charcoal, which was as warm as early summer.
Under the candlelight, Jia Lian drank the alcohol one after another, his eyes had already turned straight and his body trembled, but he shouted with his tongue wide, "Come, this... This cup of wine, your second brother, I want to toast it to your soulmate! If she wasn't here, how could you and I drink so freely?”
He has been busy with funeral arrangements these days, and he also has to take into account his young cousin. He has not been able to drink freely for more than half a year and has already saved up a bellyful of wine bugs.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmSo he was overjoyed when he heard that Sun Shaozong had brought his wife!
According to the custom at this time, if there were only two men, Jia Lian and Sun Shaozong, it would be inconvenient for them to drink in the official office for the sake of their cousin's reputation. But with the company of the Sun family members, there would be a need to worry about anything.
So Jia Lian happily ordered someone to take Ruan Rong to the backyard and arrange for her to rest with his cousin. He immediately put down a banquet and dragged Sun Shaozong for a drink from noon to evening.
Seeing that Jia Lian was drunk, Sun Shaozong accompanied him for another cup, and while he was not paying attention, he changed the contents of their cups into tea.
Who knows, just after putting the teapot back on the table, Jia Lian sat down at his desk and cried bitterly. His mouth was full of confusion, "My pitiful cousin, who was supposed to be like a fairy coming down to earth, but it happened that she was so unlucky. She first lost her mother, and now it was her father. These days, even her words are a lot less and have become even thinner!"
After hearing this, Sun Shaozong was speechless. He was hesitating whether he should just call the servant and send him back to his bedroom to rest. However, he thumped on the table and shouted, "Daiyu… Daiyu, don't blame your Second Brother Lian for being heartless. It's... it's just…"
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