On the fourth day of the first lunar month, Jinling City.

The new emperor ascended the throne. Changed the name of the country to Tianwu.

Late at night on the fifth day of the first lunar month, Shen Wei's body returned to Jinling.

In the early morning of the second day, the new emperor issued an edict posthumously crowning Shen Wei as the general of the patriotic state, and gave him the title of Zhongwu.

At the same time, Shen Muping was given the title of Dingping.

The whole city of Jinling is hung white, fasting for seven days, and the temples in the city ring the bell nine times a day from the day of fasting, in order to express mourning.

The edict has not yet arrived in the Shen Mansion, and in the Shen Mansion, bad news has been spread.

The second lady was overly sad, hanged herself in the room, and when the maidservant found it in the morning, everyone was already hard.

And the eldest lady and the second lady have always been like sisters, when Shen Wei's body came back last night, she fainted several times, and finally stabilized her mood, this morning after hearing the bad news of the second lady's hanging, vomited blood and fainted, and her condition was critical.

Fortunately, Imperial Doctor Lin, who was invited to the mansion last night, has not yet left the house, and the treatment is timely, and he barely saves a life.

After the new emperor learned of this, he was moved by the deep friendship between the second lady and Shen Wei, and sent someone to Shen Mansion to ask Shen Muping's opinion, and posthumously named the second lady as the second lady.

Mourning is also an honor, a concubine, posthumously awarded the title of Mrs. of the Second Grade, which has never happened in the history of the Jin Kingdom.

For a while, the matter spread all over the city.

There are praisers and there are ridiculers.

However, for the Shen Mansion, no matter how great the mourning is, it is still mourning after all.

Outside the gate of the Shen Mansion, the mourning flags were hung high.

Inside the door, large and small coffins stopped in front of the hall. In the hall, the mourning hall is set up.

Shen Muye took people to kneel in front of the spirit in filial piety clothes.

There is an endless stream of people who come to mourn.

The new emperor was worried that the Shen family would not be able to keep up, so he specially sent someone over to help arrange the matters. The eldest lady's father, Mr. Wang, also came here to help with the cooking.

Everything seems to be in order.

The sorrow at the beginning gradually faded under the passage of time, and the faces of those busy subordinates gradually left only fatigue, and even the faces of those relatives and friends were only numb.

Soon, a few days passed, and the day of the funeral was just around the corner.

Mr. Wang took Uncle Lian and several cousins of the Shen family to discuss the matters on the day of the funeral, and when it came to the matter of the execution, one of them was Shen Wei's cousin, Shen Kaihe. He suddenly looked at Mr. Wang and asked, "I heard that Shen Muzhi is still alive and in the capital, have you heard of this?"

When Mr. Wang heard this, there was a slight surprise in his eyes, and he immediately replied: "I did meet in the palace on Chinese New Year's Eve, but now whether the person is still in the capital, the old man does not know. ”

After Shen Kaihe heard this, he snorted angrily and said, "Earlier, it was rumored that he killed his eldest brother, but I still don't believe it." Now it seems that those rumors are not necessarily groundless. This bastard thing, he didn't even show up at his own father's funeral, it's just ......"

"The third young master is sick. Uncle Lian suddenly interrupted Shen Kaihe.

Shen Kaihe was stunned for a moment, and after reacting, his face suddenly sneered, looked at Uncle Lian, was a little angry, and said, "Why didn't you say it just now." ”

Uncle Lian didn't answer him, but said, "On the day of the funeral, he will come." ”

Uncle Lian's cold attitude made Shen Kaihe's face a little unbearable, and he wanted to have a seizure, but when he glanced at Mr. Wang, who was sitting on the main seat next to him, he had to hold back.

"Let's continue to discuss this matter, how about the old man think it's better to let a few of your cousins do it?" Mr. Wang opened his mouth to bring the topic back to the original topic, looked at Shen Kaihe and asked.

Shen Kaihe looked at the other people and nodded hurriedly: "We have no problem." ”

"Okay, so be it. Is there anything else to discuss?" Mr. Wang asked again.

Shen Kaihe shook his head one after another, and then they all got up and left the study.

In the study, Mr. Wang and Uncle Lian were soon left.

Mr. Wang suddenly looked at Uncle Lian: "You just said that on the day of the funeral, the pastor will come?"

Uncle Lian nodded.

"Where is he now?" asked Mr. Wang again.

Uncle Lian was a little embarrassed: "The eldest young master has ordered this matter not to be passed on." ”

Mr. Wang pursed his lips helplessly and said, "The old man is also an outsider?"

Uncle Lian smirked: "Don't embarrass the old slave, old gentleman." ”

After staring at him for a while, Mr. Wang suddenly waved his hand and sighed, "It's okay." Since that kid is coming the day after tomorrow, let him come and break the pot when the time comes. ”

At this time, Uncle Lian was shocked, looked at Mr. Wang, looked incredulous, and asked, "Let the third young master fall into the basin?" I'm afraid, it's a bit out of line, isn't it?, and ......" He said, he hesitated, "The eldest lady's side...... I'm afraid I won't agree. ”

Mr. Wang said, "You don't have to worry about her, I'll talk about it." As for the rudeness, it is just a scene for the living. Since it is made for the living, then this pot really has to be dropped by the third young master of your family!"

Uncle Lian's face was puzzled, and he bowed his hand: "Please also ask the old gentleman to solve his doubts." Why does this pot have to be dropped by the third young master?"

Mr. Wang smiled but did not answer, but said: "If you bring this to Mu Ping, you will know the answer." ”

Uncle Lian saw that Mr. Wang refused to say, so it was not good for him to ask again, so he had to go to Shen Muping with doubts.

After Shen Muping heard Uncle Lian say what Mr. Wang meant, it didn't mean anything, only said that his grandfather arranged it very well. Uncle Lian was puzzled in his heart, and secretly looked at Shen Muping's expression, and saw that although he was tired, his spirit was still okay, so he said tentatively: "This thing has been done by the eldest son since ancient times. Now that the old gentleman has arranged for the third young master to do this, will it not be good to spread it?"

Shen Muping shook his head: "Grandfather's plan is to think about the Shen family. The current situation at home, even you know it, uncle. With the character of animal husbandry, even if I can not blame the past, I will not be able to shoulder the big responsibility after all. Moreover, those things, although no one has discovered them for the time being. But if he wants to enter the office, this is a hidden danger after all, and if he is not careful, it is easy to take the entire Shen family into a place of no return. And I'm ......" said, the corners of his mouth hooked, full of bitterness: "What else can I do in my situation?" The Shen family has to have someone to stand by, even if Mu Zhi is unwilling to stay, but as long as he still recognizes this family, it will be a good thing for the Shen family. ”

After hearing this, Uncle Lian pondered for a while, and probably still felt that it was inappropriate for Shen Muzhi to come and break the pot, so he persuaded again: "However, with the character of the third young master, as long as you are here, it is impossible for him to ignore the Shen family." ”

Shen Muping looked at him: "Then what if I am not there one day?"

Uncle Lian's face changed greatly when he heard this, and he suddenly became anxious: "Young Master, what are you talking about? How can you not be here? What do you want to do?"

Seeing him like this, Shen Muping smiled helplessly and said, "Don't worry, I won't do anything stupid." However, my body was too losing money before, and it is estimated that I will not be able to last for a few years. Speaking of this, seeing that Uncle Lian was in a hurry to speak, he raised his hand and signaled Uncle Lian not to speak first, and then said to himself: "Actually, if I can, I don't want to tie the Shen family to Mu Zhi in this way." The Shen family is not a helper, but a drag. It's just that the Shen family is home after all, and it was bought by my father who worked hard all his life, and I can't bear to watch it decline like this. After speaking, he sighed, raised his eyes to look at Uncle Lian's complicated and sad expression, and smiled bitterly: "Okay, you go to Jinming Pavilion, according to the time that Daoist Xuancheng said before, the third brother should also wake up at this time." You don't have to tell him about the pot for the time being. If he wakes up, come and tell me, and I'll take the herd over to see him. ”

Uncle Lian was quite surprised when he heard that Shen Muping was going to take Shen Muye over. However, after thinking about it, he quickly understood the intention of Shen Muping's move.

Shen Muzhi would most likely not stay in the Shen family.

After Shen Muping leaves, the Shen family will still be handed over to Shen Muye after all.

If you want Shen Muzhi to reach out to help in the future if something happens to the Shen family, then the matter between him and Shen Muye still has to be made clear after all.

Now that Shen Muping is here, with him in the middle, it is naturally the best time to make it clear.

Uncle Lian looked at Shen Muping, and felt a burst of emotion and sorrow in his heart.

In the Jinming Pavilion, Shen Muzhi had indeed woken up.

And it's been two days since I woke up.

Xuan Cheng was worried that he would do something stupid when he woke up, and after he came back from there, he stayed by the bedside and never left a single step. After seeing him wake up, he immediately opened his mouth to persuade Shen Muzhi not to do stupid things, to persuade him to think about it, and to persuade him to live to do more things, such as revenge.

Shen Muyi didn't speak at first, and he didn't hear Xuan Cheng's 'chatter' on the side. Until the next day, Xuan Cheng was still repeating those words, he was probably really annoyed, and his stunned gaze finally moved, falling on Xuan Cheng's surprised face, and said lightly: "Don't worry, I won't seek death again." ”

After Xuan Cheng was stunned for a moment, he looked at him suspiciously, and asked in a low voice, "Are you sure?"

Shen Muzhi nodded: "Sure." Then, his eyes flickered slightly, and he muttered: "There is no point in dying again, so why should you die?"

Seeing this, Xuan Cheng breathed a sigh of relief. After being in a tense mood for a few days, he suddenly became relaxed and happy, the corners of his mouth grinned, and he reached out on his shoulder with a smile, and said: "It's good to be able to open it!"

Shen Muzhi didn't make a sound, and when he looked at him again, his eyes began to become empty again.

Xuan Cheng sighed helplessly, but he also understood in his heart that such a thing could not come out so quickly.

In fact, not to mention Shen Muzhi, even him, as long as he thinks of that little girl in the past few days, he has a burst of depression in his heart.

After that, Xuan Cheng stopped chattering, and occasionally left the room, leaving the space to Shen Mu alone.

When Uncle Lian came, he brought Shen Muzhi's favorite Linglongxuan beef noodles, as well as a few new snacks recently.

Xuan Cheng met him on the first floor, and after saying hello, Uncle Lian asked, "Is the third young master awake?"

Xuan Cheng nodded: "Wake up, I'm awake, but I don't like to talk much." ”

"Can the old slave go up and take a look?" asked Uncle Lian with some caution.

"Yes, you can go up. Xuan Cheng replied.

Uncle Lian got Xuancheng's approval, and after thanking Xuancheng, he immediately went upstairs. When I arrived at the door, I stood for a while, adjusted my mood and the look on my face, and then knocked lightly on the door and shouted, "Young master, it's me." ”

The room was as silent as if no one existed.

Uncle Lian was carrying a food box and standing at the door, thinking about what Shen Muping said before, and his mood was a little complicated.

After a while, there was still no sound coming from the room, Uncle Lian raised his hand and knocked again, and after saying 'the old slave came in', he was about to go straight in, and just raised his hand, the door suddenly creaked open.

Uncle Lian was taken aback.

He is not an ordinary person who is not diligent, although he has been getting older in the past few years, his old injuries have become more and more serious, and he has not exercised much, but in the end, it is still difficult for ordinary people to get close quietly. But he really didn't hear any movement in the room just now.

However, it was none other than Shen Muzhi behind the door.

After Uncle Lian quickly calmed down, he raised the food box in his hand, tried to squeeze out a smile on the corner of his mouth, and said, "The old slave brought you noodles, do you want to eat some?"

Shen Muzhi's expression was blank, he looked at the food box in his hand, the expression in his eyes moved slightly, and after a little hesitation, the corners of his mouth hooked a little hard, and said, "Okay." ”

As he spoke, he sideways let Uncle Lian into the room.

Not far away, Xuan Cheng watched this scene with a smile on his face.