Zhongshan Wolf Rambles On About His Wives and Concubines

Sun Shaozong's 'willful and reckless behavior' in front of the Sun Mansion naturally attracted many servants and maids, but not to mention speaking out, not even half of them dared to stay and watch the commotion.

This was because Sun Shaozu's way of managing the household was vastly different from that of Rongguo Mansion, his methods even more stringent than in the military. Not to mention ordinary servants, even the several concubines in his backyard would be lightly beaten and scolded if they displeased him, and severely sold to brothels as prostitutes.

Therefore, everyone in the mansion was cautious and careful, and no one dared to violate Sun Shaozu's taboos.

It is said that Sun Shaozong led Ruan Rong into the Sun Mansion, found the guest room in the east wing according to his memory, and ordered people to find a few old women and maids from the backyard to help Ruan Rong arrange the room.

While they were busy, the door was suddenly kicked open with a bang, and a burly man with a face full of whiskers barged in. His copper bell-like bull's eyes swept left and right, and without saying a word, he raised his fist, as big as a vinegar pot, and aimed it straight at Ruan Rong's face.

This punch was as powerful as a thunderbolt, with a force of at least several hundred pounds. If it had hit her squarely, Ruan Rong would have died on the spot!

Fortunately, Sun Shaozong was not far away. Seeing this, he quickly stepped in front of Ruan Rong and raised his fist to meet the blow.

Bang!

The two fists collided, sounding like a muffled thunder in the flat ground!

Sun Shaozong only swayed slightly, but the man with the leopard head and ringed eyes staggered back five or six steps, rubbing his shoulder with a grimace, obviously suffering a great loss.

"Good Second Brother, not seeing you for a year, your strength has really grown!"

The man shook his shoulder and praised, then sternly rebuked, "Get out of the way! Let me kill this vixen, so I can put an end to your muddled thoughts!"

"Brother!"

The word 'Brother' blurted out from Sun Shaozong's mouth. It turned out that this man with the leopard head and ringed eyes was none other than his cheap elder brother, Sun Shaozu. When he was chatting with the old women, they all said that he was on duty at the Patrol Camp Yamen, but who would have thought that he would return so quickly!

"Since you still know I'm your brother, then get the hell out of the way!"

Sun Shaozu roared, waving his fist, "Is being a civil official that easy?! Of the nine who transferred in your cohort, in just over a year, three of them have been framed and dismissed from their posts, and one of them was sentenced to death for embezzling disaster relief grain!"

Speaking of this, he softened his tone slightly, "Listen to your brother, kill this vixen and be done with it. Let whoever wants that damn civil service job go! Isn't it just a pretty woman? What kind do you want? Your brother will find you a new one!"

Sun Shaozong was speechless and quickly explained, "Brother, how can this be the same, I..."

"What the hell is not the same?!"

Sun Shaozu didn't give him a chance to interrupt, glaring with his bull's eyes, "I think you've just never seen a woman before, that's why you're so infatuated with this vixen! How about this, after we kill this vixen, those sluts in my house, if you see one that pleases you, take her back and have some fun, consider it my compensation to you!"

Although Sun Shaozu was also a lustful man, he always regarded women as playthings and never took them to heart, hence his words.

He seemed to think this was a good idea and casually recommended, "Those sluts may not be as beautiful as this vixen, but they are all good at it in bed!"

Seeing that this guy, without agreeing, revealed all the private matters in bed, Sun Shaozong was extremely speechless, wondering how he had ended up with such an extreme elder brother!

But speechless as he was, he couldn't just let him rant on like this.

So Sun Shaozong raised his eyebrows and coldly interjected, "Brother, if you continue to talk nonsense, I'll move out with Rong'er and live elsewhere, and come back to the mansion when you've thought it through."

Sun Shaozu was stunned when he heard this, and then jumped up and cursed, "Rebellious, rebellious! Since you were five years old, I've been the one who raised you with my own hands, and now you want to..."

Before he could finish speaking, Sun Shaozong pulled Ruan Rong and walked out, scaring Sun Shaozu to rush over and block the door with his body, his bull's eyes glaring roundly, but he dared not say another word.

It is said that Sun Shaozu had four major hobbies in his life: first, greed for power; second, lust for women; third, addiction to alcohol; and fourth, brother-control.

The first three were fine, but this younger brother was truly the apple of his eye. He usually held him in his mouth for fear of melting, and held him in his palm for fear of falling. When he sent his younger brother to Qian Xiang Country to avoid disaster, Sun Shaozu, a man like an iron tower, burst into tears at the pier, almost fainting.

Now that the brothers had finally reunited, how could he bear to let his younger brother move out?

And it was from the fragments of memory that Sun Shaozong understood his brother-complex nature, which was why he used 'running away from home' to scare him.

Seeing that this trick had achieved the desired effect, Sun Shaozong was about to reason with him and appeal to his emotions, to persuade his cheap elder brother.

Who would have thought that Ruan Rong would suddenly stammer and say, "Brother Sun, don't hurt your brotherly feelings because of me. Actually... actually, as long as I can be with you, I don't really care about status or anything."

This was the first time she had revealed in front of Sun Shaozong that she didn't care about status, which left Sun Shaozong stunned.

You have to know that in this day and age, the difference between a wife and a concubine is like the difference between heaven and earth!

Ruan Rong was also the daughter of a high-ranking official of the third rank—although the gold content of an official from Qian Xiang Country was a bit lower, there was absolutely no reason for her to take the initiative to be someone else's concubine!

"I didn't expect this girl to be so sensible."

Sun Shaozu was overjoyed and laughed loudly, "What status or no status, a woman's status at home depends on whether the man dotes on her or not! Take my previous wife, for example, she annoyed me because of the matter of taking a concubine, and I didn't even bother to look at her until she died!"

Such a thing, such words, could probably only be done and said by someone as unscrupulous as him!

"Brother, what nonsense are you talking about again!"

While Sun Shaozong reprimanded him, he turned back to look at Ruan Rong, and said solemnly, "I brought you home from thousands of miles away, not for..."

"Master, Master!"

Before he could finish his words, a gatekeeper rushed in, stammering excitedly, "There's... there's a eunuch outside, saying that he's here on the Emperor's oral decree, summoning the Second Master to enter the palace immediately to meet the Emperor!"

Everyone in the room was stunned upon hearing this. According to the court's rules, even if a minor official like Sun Shaozong was summoned to an audience, he would have to report to the competent department, the Ministry of War, first.

After the Ministry of War verified that everything was correct, he would have to go to the Ministry of Rites to practice etiquette.

Only after graduating from the Ministry of Rites' temporary 'training class' could he submit his name card at the foot of the imperial city, waiting for the Emperor to flip his card and bestow his favor.

Now, he had suddenly received an oral decree, exempting him from all these procedures, which was certainly a great favor to speak of—but as the old saying goes: something abnormal must be a demon!

The Emperor was in such a hurry to summon Sun Shaozong, there must be a reason, right?

Besides, it had only been an hour since Sun Shaozong got off the boat, and he hadn't even had time to report to the Ministry of War. How did the Emperor know he was back?

Thanks to book friend 'Maple Flying' for the reward.