The Famous Detective of the Red Mansion

”One world, one dream.” This sentence was a perfect description of the street where the imperial examination was held on the ninth day of February. Whether they were commoners or high-ranking officials, everyone had only one dream at this moment, “to pass the imperial examination.”

As soon as Sun Shaozong got out of his carriage, he saw an old man with white hair who refused his son's help so as not to waste his energy. The old man trembled as he held a bamboo basket and ran to the entrance of the place where the imperial examination was being held.

Seeing the old man's exhausted and frail appearance, Sun Shaozong couldn't help but sigh. Indeed, parents' hearts are the most compassionate.

The son, who knew how to behave, was moved to tears. He caught up to his father, knelt in front of him, and kowtowed as if crushing garlic, crying out, "Father, you are already sixty-eight years old, and your health has not been good in the past two years. Let's not take the exam this time!"

"No way!" The old man shook his head resolutely. "Even if I have to take the exam until I'm eighty-six, I will pass the imperial examination. Even if I die, I will die inside the examination hall!"

Um~

The plot seemed to be different from what he imagined.

Sun Shaozong awkwardly withdrew his gaze and patted Sun Chengye's shoulder, reminding him, "Don't panic when you go in. First, organize your room carefully, and then read the questions carefully."

Sun Chengye tightly pursed his lips and nodded vigorously. Sun Shaozong was afraid that he would twist his neck with too much force.

Sigh~

With only this poor ability to regulate his emotions, Sun Chengye would have a hard time passing the exam this year.

"Thirteenth Uncle, don't worry!" Sun Chengtao still looked confident, patting his chest and saying, "Just wait and see! I can't guarantee I'll be the top scorer, but I will definitely pass the second-level examination!"

Oh~

With such impatience and anxiety, it was hard to say if he could pass the exam.

Yu Qian arched his hand and said, "Thank you for your concern, Uncle."

Indeed, it was still the same…

"May I ask if you are Governor Sun?" Pleased with Yu Qian's performance, a middle-aged man in the dress of a servant stepped forward and arched his hands. "My Master would like to invite Young Master Yu and Governor Sun for a conversation."

Sun Shaozong's eyes flickered, and he immediately lowered his voice. "Is your Master none other than Minister Wang, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel?"

Knowing his status as the Governor of the Central Judicial Office but still inviting Yu Qian to go first, it seemed that only the ”Celestial Official” would do such a thing.

It turned out that Minister Wang had personally come to send Yu Qian to the examination hall. It seemed that the importance he attached to this internal disciple was even higher than Sun Shaozong had imagined. Thank goodness Yu Qian had already married!

"Governor Sun is indeed worthy of the reputation." The middle-aged servant praised him as he made a gesture of invitation and headed towards a carriage parked under the south wall.

Sun Shaozong immediately ordered Sun Xi, Zhang Cheng, and others to take his two young nephews to queue up at the entrance of the Imperial Hall before leading Yu Qian to follow behind.

When they arrived at the carriage, they saw an energetic old man, Wang Zhe, the Minister of Personnel, revealing himself from behind the carriage curtains.

Although his eyes and eyebrows were wrinkled, his beard and hair remained as black as ink, and his deep eyes shone with brilliance.

Sun Shaozong was about to bow in respect when Wang Zhe waved his hand and said, "Governor Sun, there's no need for formalities. I've asked you to come here to inform you that Wei Lan of the Forbidden City Guards has been transferred to the position of the Assistant Magistrate of the Central Judicial Office. It was decided yesterday, and the official documents for his appointment should have already been sent to his family."

Although Sun Shaozong had expected this, hearing the confirmation from Wang Zhe still made him feel upset. He had already been pressured by someone else when he was serving as the Assistant Magistrate, and now Wei Lan was here to cause trouble again, making it hard for him to live a peaceful life.

After revealing the bad news, Wang Zhe turned to Yu Qian and said, "Tingyi, let's talk on the carriage."

Great~

It seemed that he only wanted to inform him about the takeover. He didn’t want to let him hear what he had to tell Yu Qian later.

Yu Qian was embarrassed and said to Sun Shaozong, "Uncle..."

"Go up."

Sun Shaozong, of course, wouldn’t stay there to become a light bulb. He waved his hand to stop Yu Qian's words, then greeted Wang Zhe and returned alone.

However, Wang Zhe and Yu Qian didn't talk for too long. In about a quarter of an hour, Yu Qian got out of the carriage and asked Sun Shaozong for instructions. Then they went to find Sun Chengye and Sun Chengtao.

Sun Shaozong watched the three people enter the ”Imperial Gate.” When he looked back, Wang Zhe's carriage was long gone.

Naturally, he had no reason to stay here any longer, so he told Zhang Cheng, Sun Xi, and others to drive out of Imperial Examination Street slowly.

When he arrived home, before the carriage stopped, he heard a man outside yelling loudly at his throat, "Brother Sun, Brother Sun, you are back!"

With this shout, Sun Shaozong hurriedly picked up the curtain and replied, "Brother Xu, is Xu Tai already here?"

"Xu Tai's boat should arrive at Datong Bridge Pier this afternoon!"

Xu Shouye shouted, went straight ahead, and pulled the reins. When the black horse stopped, he jumped off the horse, poked his head, and said, "But according to the information I just heard, Lao Xu was also accompanied by two Water Masters of Jiangsu and Zhejiang."

"They were called in the name of escorting, but they were actually sent as escorts. It was said that Ma Xingyi, who was on guard there when he passed the State of Xu, also wanted to meet Lao Xu on the dock for a while, but was blocked by the two Water Masters!"

Ma Xingyi was the No. 1 martial artist in Guangde for eight years and the only one of the top three who didn't give up martial arts and followed the law, so he was half a step ahead of others and was promoted to the post of fifth-grade Military Officer.

If it hadn't been for Sun Shaozong, he would have joined Xu Tai in calling that subject a civil and military duo.

But when he saw Xu Shouye in a state of anxiety, Sun Shaozong couldn't help laughing. "When they were in the State of Xu, they just passed by and naturally had a way to stop Lao Xu from getting on the boat. But when they arrived in the Capital, could they still imprison Xu Tai on the boat?"

"As long as they set foot on this land, do we still need to be afraid of what the two Water Masters can make?"

"Just relax and go to meet Xu Tai with me this afternoon."

After hearing this, Xu Shouye immediately calmed down and said with a beaming smile, "In that case, I will book a table outside the Dongbian Gate, and then the three of us will eat and talk!"

With that, he didn't go in with Sun Shaozong. He jumped on the horse and took it all the way.

This young brother was really in a hurry to reincarnate.

Seeing Xu Shouye hurrying away, Sun Shaozong sighed helplessly and said that the spring of the 11th year of Guangde was really troublesome.