Upon hearing that Xue Pan had visited early in the morning, Sun Shaozong knew that it must have been something related to Xiong Guang, so he hurriedly left the backyard and rushed to the front living room.

Unexpectedly, as he approached the living room, Xue Pan was shouting inside, "It was just that dog-hating and disdainful guy, Third Master Huan. If it weren’t for my uncle’s sake, I would have been willing to deal with him at all costs! Why, by you speaking nonsense here, I am actually guilty?"

Why did he mention Jia Huan for no reason?

Sun Shaozong hurried a few steps to the door and looked inside with suspicion. However, he saw that in the living room, besides Xue Pan, who had a fierce face, there was also a rough servant girl dressed in green clothes kneeling. If she wasn’t Caixia, who else could she be?

At this moment, Caixia snatched his words and said, "I don't mean that, it's just that the Third Master is still young..."

"Shut up!"

Sun Shaozong scolded and walked into the living room, ordering without hesitation, "You ignorant servant, go to Steward Zhao's place to receive the family law!"

Caixia's body trembled, and she looked up, intending to distinguish a few words, but when she met Sun Shaozong's indifferent eyes, she didn’t dare to speak anymore.

After a moment of hesitation, she finally got up from the ground and obediently exited the living room.

After Caixia left, Sun Shaozong was also lazy about scoring priorities. He sat directly in the chair next to Xue Pan and raised his chin at him, "Sit down, there's nothing to argue about with a maid."

"This little hoof is simply inexplicable!"

Xue Pan slammed heavily into the chair and said angrily, "When she was by my Aunt's side, I never saw her so arrogant before. How could she suddenly change at your house?"

If this came from someone else's mouth, Sun Shaozong might suspect that the other party was pointing fingers and cursing locusts, but Xue Pan has always been outspoken, so he might not have had any other thoughts.

So Sun Shaozong just rolled his eyes at him and couldn't help but say, "One by one, she and the other, Qingwen. They were both fascinated by your Aunt's two sons. I just heard you talk about Jia Huan. What do you mean? He's getting close to you now?"

"Get close to me, damn it!"

Xue Pan pursed his lips and sneered, "I don't know who took this kid to Yunfang Pavilion. He carried six taels of silver with him, so he called for a first-class banquet and two top girls!"

This Yunfang Pavilion was a brothel named after the Baihua Building, mainly known for cultivating talent. Due to its leading position there and the convoluted way of going to bed, it has never been favored by Xue Pan.

But a few days ago, Xue Pan had an embarrassing situation in the Baihua Building. He didn't want to go to the Baihua Building again for a while, so he had to switch to the Yunfang Pavilion.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he reached the Yunfang Pavilion, he caught up with Jia Huan's *"domineering prostitution"* and was blocked by a few turtle slaves, shouting and groaning everywhere.

Although he didn't appreciate his shameful virtue, he was still a nominal relative. Besides, this matter caused a big uproar and also brought shame to the Rongguo Mansion. Therefore, Xue Pan came forward to help Jia Huan settle the accounts.

Unexpectedly, the third person in the ring saw that Xue Pan was generous in his actions and climbed onto him. He shamelessly indulged in prostitution and gambling every day, hoping that Xue Pan would turn his back on him. However, he couldn't resist Jia Huan's sweet words, crying and making trouble.

"He was just a useless bastard, how dare he blame me!"

Seeing Xue Pan's panting expression, Sun Shaozong couldn't help but smile and shook his head, saying, "Let's not talk about him for now. Has Xiong Guang's job been settled?"

"Of course!"

As soon as he got to the point, Xue Pan immediately regained his energy and patted his chest, saying, "Brother, with me being responsible for this matter, how would it fail? My father-in-law has said that as long as there is a vacancy in the Zhili Inspector's Office, he will immediately make up for it!"

After he finished speaking, he remembered something again and quickly said, "By the way, my father-in-law even specifically instructed you to pay more attention to the news in Hubei and Guangzhou recently."

*Pay more attention to the news from Huguang?*

Upon hearing this, Sun Shaozong's heart moved. Currently, the only news worth paying attention to in Hubei and Guangxi was probably the rebellion of the Wuxi barbarian tribe.

*You mean…*

*Does the court intend to let themselves go to Huguang to suppress rebellion?*

Although he came from the military, he has no experience in leading troops in a fight. In theory, leading troops to suppress rebellion should not be his responsibility.

He spoke to Xue Pan about his doubts in his heart, but the servant shook his head and said, "I only heard my father-in-law say this. What exactly is it for? I don't know."

***Tch!***

Was it interesting for this old man to cover up and refuse to give away a complete set of favors?

As he was muttering inwardly, Xue Pan stubbornly extended his head and whispered, "Second Brother, I heard that your Central Judicial Office is going to clean up illegal prostitution in the city again?"

It was about the wind and moon, but this guy was very well-informed.

Knowing that he was in a brothel that was quite familiar with the Big Mama, he only thought that he was informed in advance and didn't pay much attention to it. He casually told him the details of this matter.

Unexpectedly, after hearing this, Xue Pan found it difficult to sit or stand. After a few words of hesitation, he hastily bid farewell and left the Sun Mansion.

This scumbag…

What kind of devilish idea did he have?

After watching him leave, Sun Shaozong pondered for a while before sending someone to deliver a message to the beggar's bodyguard, Hong Jiu. Ordering Hong Jiu to arrange for several shrewd and capable beggars to closely monitor Xue Pan, to prevent him from being confused and causing trouble again.

After instructing this matter, Sun Shaozong pondered whether to go to the Crown Prince's Residence and inquire about the rebellion in Huguang or to go to the Rongguo Mansion to follow the path of Xiande Imperial Concubine, when he suddenly saw Zhao Zhongji reluctantly approaching.

"Second Master."

He rubbed his hands and said with a smile, "What do you want me to do with that troublemaker, Caixia?"

"What's going on?"

Sun Shaozong impatiently said, "You can't remember the rules in our mansion anymore? Do I have to remind you?!"

"No, no, no!"

Zhao Zhongji quickly explained, "According to the rules of our mansion, someone who makes serious mistakes twice like this should be sold to the brothels. But after all, she is a senior maid from Rongguo Mansion and has only been with us for a few days..."

Although Sun Shaozong was very annoyed by this stubborn maid, it seemed too cruel to sell her to the brothel.

"Forget it."

After a moment of hesitation, Sun Shaozong said, "First, beat her up..."

As he was speaking, he suddenly saw the doorman rushing over again, saying that the young man surnamed Li, who had come to the mansion for a banquet, had come to visit the door.

Has the prodigy Li Xian arrived?

Sun Shaozong quickly ordered the people to be brought in. In no time, he saw Li Xian's childish figure and ran through the doorway. As soon as he stepped down from the stairs, he knelt with a thud and trembled, saying, "How can I? How dare I make you come to welcome him!"

In fact, the reason why Sun Shaozong was in the yard was that he had just seen Xue Pan off.

However, seeing Li Xian's grateful expression, he was overjoyed and made the right move. He reached out and pulled Li Xian up from the ground, smiling, "I welcome you for nothing else, only because you have the courage to defend your father at a young age."

As he spoke, he asked with concern, "How is your father's injury?"

"Thanks to the Lord's blessings, my father's wound has started to scab. The doctor said that although he may not be able to exert great strength in the future, walking, sitting, and lying will be fine."

During his speech, Sun Shaozong led him into the living room and was about to instruct him to take his seat. However, Li Xian noticed that there was no one in private, and suddenly lowered his voice and said, "Besides coming out today to express gratitude for your kindness, there is something else I need to report to you."

Listening to what he said was quite mysterious. Sun Shaozong couldn't help but feel a bit interested. He pointed to the Grand Tutor's chair and said, "Don't worry, just sit down and talk. Someone, serve tea!"

Li Xian solemnly declined his seat and acted calmly. It wasn't until the maid who was delivering tea left the door that he arched his hand and said, "Speaking of which, this happened to be my accidental encounter. That day, I went to fetch medicine for my father, and coincidentally..."

It turned out that two days ago, Li Xian went to the pharmacy to dispense medicine for his father, only to find that the main medicine for nourishing blood and energy was sold out from the pharmacy.

Li Xian was planning to go elsewhere, but the shopkeeper of the pharmacy was annoyed first. He shouted at the store staff angrily, then instructed them to quickly go to the shop to replenish the medicine.

The shop assistant was scolded and his face turned pale. After receiving the medicine money, he quickly ran out.

After listening to their conversation, Li Xian guessed that the medicinal herbs in the shop would be cheaper, so he followed behind the shop assistant all the way.

At first, the shop assistant was only focused on rushing forward, but didn't notice that Li Xian was following behind. Along the way, he kept muttering and complaining about the ruthlessness of the pharmacy owner, who would sooner or later be harmed by his wife, who had an affair.

Li Xian, hearing what he said was interesting, unconsciously got closer and was caught by the shop assistant.

That guy was afraid that he would tell the boss what he said, and seeing that he was just a half-grown child, he calmly looked at him and threatened him.

But at a young age, Li Xian was able to remain calm and clear his father's name in court. How could he be intimidated by a pharmacy clerk?

He only smiled and said that he only wanted to buy cheap medicine, and wouldn’t care about the affairs of others if he could save money.

As soon as the guy heard this, he patted his chest and promised to help him buy some cheap and good medicinal herbs from the business.

The two of them walked together from here.

That guy probably held it back hard and felt that Li Xian had already listened to him. He didn't mind any more details, so on the way, he vividly described the strange anecdotes of the boss' wife having an affair with Li Xian.

Many of the shop assistants these days were apprentices who took care of their food, drink, and urination in the shop. This guy named Wang Ergou was no exception, and he usually lived in the firewood room behind the pharmacy.

But the landlady of the pharmacy, who was in her early thirties, was a tall, burly woman with a big chest and big buttocks. Although she has no children, she would still manage her husband obediently.

Wang Ergou has always been afraid of her, so when he got up in the middle of the night to go to the thatched cottage more than ten days ago, he caught a glimpse of the landlady strolling around the courtyard, so he held back and didn't dare to come out.

He originally wanted to wait for the landlady to return to the house before going to the thatched cottage for convenience.

Who could have imagined that at this moment, two cat barks suddenly came from outside, and then the landlady opened the back door and welcomed a strong man with a bamboo hat.

Watching the landlady and the man whispering a few times at the door, he quietly entered the pharmacy in front of him. It was so dark that there wasn't even a light on, and Wang Ergou widened his eyes.

An affair, this must be an affair!

At that time, Wang Ergou was still trying to take a look, but due to the landlady’s usual accumulation of power, he still didn't dare to move. He even held his urine for most of the night until dawn before daring to go to the thatched cottage for convenience.

Afterward, Wang Ergou took note and, in the middle of the night, whenever there was a gust of wind or grass, he would get up and quietly survey the courtyard.

The result was that he bumped into them twice again!

Once he vaguely heard what the adulterer had said, but he couldn't hear the specific content clearly, and it was an accent from another place.

Li Xian didn't take it too seriously after listening to all the peach news along the way.

When he arrived at the business, he pretended to be Wang Ergou's younger brother and went with him to buy medicine. However, he heard from a clerk in the business that at the beginning of the month, the pharmacy where Wang Ergou was located had already purchased this medicine, and the quantity was enough to sell it for half a year.

How could he come and buy it again in less than a month?

Wang Ergou was also at a loss. Although his business hasn't been doing well these days, the medicine has been going down quite quickly, and he didn’t know if it was stolen by that rat.

It was after listening to this conversation that Li Xian suddenly became suspicious.

"Lord Sun."

Li Xian said somewhat awkwardly, "When I went back, I specifically inquired with Wang Ergou. His pharmacy inexplicably reduced its medicinal herbs, which were not only limited to this flavor, but also several other herbs commonly used to treat wounds."

At this point, he looked up at Sun Shaozong's face and carefully pursed his lips, saying, "My home is right near the Qingxu Temple. A few days ago, someone was arrested and killed, and the blood flowed like a river. I also heard someone mention it a few times, so I thought to myself, is there any connection between this?"

This person was really different from others!

When Sun Shaozong was twelve years old, he was still addicted to arcade games. But how could Li Xian have such meticulous ability?

Upon hearing this, Sun Shaozong was already filled with admiration in his heart, but his face remained calm as he asked, "Why do you think so?"

Li Xian obviously had already prepared his plan. As soon as he heard Sun Shaozong's question, he immediately blurted out and replied, "That woman, who was in the middle of the night, led people into the front shop without lighting the lights, obviously trying to avoid people's attention."

"But according to Wang Ergou's words, it's a bit strange that the pharmacy owner was resting inside the house and didn't go out. When this woman came out of the house in the middle of the night, wasn't she afraid to disturb her husband?"

"This obviously doesn't make sense!"

"So I thought, *'Perhaps the woman who brought outsiders in was not being careless, but to take a look and give him some medicinal herbs!'*"

"But if ordinary people want to take medicinal herbs, why do they need to be so sneaky and cover up?"

"So I thought of those thieves who fought with government officials!"

After speaking, he looked blankly at Sun Shaozong, trying to infer from his expression whether his words could be recognized by him.

But Sun Shaozong was initially expressionless. When Li Xian began to feel uneasy, he suddenly smiled at him and asked, "Li Xian, are you willing to worship me as your teacher?"

Li Xian was taken aback for a moment, then quickly jumped up and knelt in front of Sun Shaozong, loudly saying, "Master, please accept my worship."

It was a bow, but it was kowtowing nine times.