The hangover had left him in terrible shape, so the Third Watch would be moved to tomorrow.
That evening, as soon as Sun Shaozong returned to the manor, he received three pieces of news.
First, Jia Zheng had relented and allowed Shuntian Prefecture to handle Qiu Wen impartially—being willing to say as much was practically the same as sparing Qiu Wen's life.
Of course, even if she escaped the death penalty, she still could not avoid being conscripted and exiled thousands of miles away.
And the war in the southern frontier was currently in full swing...
If she were truly escorted to serve at the Yun-Gui front, that might well be worse than dying quickly.
Still, this was already the greatest concession Jia Zheng could make. As an unrelated outsider, Sun Shaozong had even less reason to continue interfering.
The second piece of news was that the more than one hundred thousand taels of silver sent north with the army had officially arrived at Sun Mansion and was currently being inventoried in the treasury.
At the same time, quite a few local gifts from officials and gentry of Huguang had been delivered as well. A list of the rare treasures had already been compiled, awaiting Sun Shaozong's inspection when he had the time.
The final piece of news was that Princess of Beijing had finally been confirmed to be pregnant. Shui Rong, now nearing middle age, was overjoyed by this and had decided to hold a banquet three days later to entertain friends and relatives from all sides. Sun Shaozong was among those invited.
Well...
He really ought to go and have a look.
When Sun Shaozong entered his own small courtyard, he found it strangely quiet. After making a round both inside and out, he found, as expected,