Compared with the Shen family, who moved from the north and south, the Chen family should be regarded as an authentic Jiangnan person.

Compared with the long history of the Shen family and the thick inheritance genealogy, the Chen family's heritage is even more thin.

The Chen clan only developed after Chen Yuanqing, the ancestor of Mrs. Shen's fourth wife.

Chen Yuanqing's origin is difficult to trace, and he was alone when he came out, and he had no parents. Such a person, when Daxing Taizu founded the country and Kaienke recruited talents from all over the world, 20-year-old Chen Yuanqing stood out and ranked first in high school. And on the Taiji Palace, Kan Kan talked about the "Seven Essentials of Anmin", which was appreciated by Emperor Taizu, and he was entrusted with important tasks, and since then he has become a major minister of Daxing and has contributed a lot to the stability of Daxing. After experiencing Emperor Taizu and assisting Emperor Taizong for more than ten years, he went to the immortal without illness.

Taizong thanked him for his merits and posthumously named him the Duke of Wendeng, giving him great glory!

Under the light of Wen Denggong, his son Chen Ciqian did not look so dazzling. He has never been examined, but he has always received an idle position in the Ministry of Rites, and he really has no achievements in his career. This Chen Ciqian is obsessed with poetry and scripts. He never shy away from it, nor did he use a pen name, and left countless poetic works in his life.

Nowadays, if you go to that bookstore and take a look, even the most shabby shop in the countryside can find Chen Ciqian's works! The name Chen Ciqian, as long as it is literate, almost no one does not know it!

Even if these are denounced by many pedantic scholars as "idle books".

It's just that few people know that he is actually the son of the only concubine of Duke Wendeng!

The Chen family has reached the third generation, that is, the generation of Chen Zefu, the father of the fourth wife Chen, and finally it is not a single generation, and there are three brothers-in-law. Among them, Chen Zefu, who is the eldest of the concubines, did not fall into the name of Wen Denggong, and he got out of the examination room at the age of sixteen, and he took the lead in the field, and he turned out to be three yuan in a row!

Under the shadow of Wen Denggong, who had been the first assistant for many years, Chen Zefu's career was naturally open all the way, ordering Hanlin, letting go of foreign office, and returning to the court...... Six departments of experience, served as the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Works, and now has been sitting in the position of the Ministry of Officials for several years.

Everyone knew that he would inevitably join the cabinet, and it was just a matter of time.

In other words, Chen Zefu is one of the well-deserved ministers today.

“…… Your grandfather was a great man. Mrs. Shen briefly explained the situation of the Chen family to Shen Rouning, and seeing that Shen Rouning was shocked and puzzled, she immediately smiled helplessly: "Do you want to ask, with such a prominent in-law of the Chen family, why does everyone never talk about it?" ”

Shen Rouning nodded.

Her mother, Mrs. Shen Si, Chen, no matter how indifferent her personality is, from her body, from her ordinary demeanor and demeanor, anyone can see at a glance that she is from an unusual background, and she is definitely a well-bred lady since childhood.

She had guessed whether Chen was the queen of the criminals...... But then I found out that it wasn't like it.

If you are not a criminal, why do you hide it so easily and not tell people...... is so contradictory, Shen Rouning naturally wants to know the reason.

Mrs. Shen hesitated a little, and after a while, she sighed: "Actually, everyone doesn't know your mother's origin. I don't know how your father and mother got married. I just know that when your mother married in, she didn't have anything to marry except for a Fan Mama and some daily clothes and jewelry. ”

"No dowry?" Shen Rou Ning was stunned.

The importance of the dowry to a woman is self-evident.

And the Chen family is obviously not a family that can't afford a dowry. Chen is the only concubine.

How could there be no dowry.

"And, at that time, the scab of your mother's forehead wound had not receded."

I got married before the wound was healed, which shows how rushed I was to get married at that time.

Mrs. Shen recalled the appearance of Mrs. Shen's fourth wife Chen when she returned to Shenjia Village to serve tea and recognize her relatives, and she was a little emotional, and after a while, she smiled a little wryly and said, "Back then, some elders in the clan asked a few words...... Your mother didn't explain, she just said indifferently, if you don't like her, it doesn't matter if you leave or give up, you will follow the Shen family. ”

In this case, it is extremely serious and unpleasant.

"After that, they didn't ask." Mrs. Shen said: "And your mother has been almost not socializing with the clansmen in the courtyard, and your father is unusually protecting her outside, everyone thinks of the scars on her forehead, and they all understand her, and don't ask her how she used to be." ”

The Shen clan had some opinions about Mrs. Shen at first.

After all, they are all relatives, and they live close to each other, and it is really annoying that they are so cold and hurtful as soon as they open their mouths. But Chen has not been out of the yard for so many years, and everyone thinks that she is ruined by a woman's beautiful appearance, and they gradually feel that she is very pitiful.

Master Shen Si is really good.

The two children born are also smart and lovable.

It's all a family, and there is no contradiction, and after being annoyed, I began to be able to understand and think about people for good.

"If only you knew what I told you." Mrs. Shen touched Shen Rouning's forehead and said, "No matter what happened to your mother back then, it has nothing to do with you juniors. You can rest assured. ”

Shen Rouning nodded, but she was thinking in her heart-

Not even a dowry......

Could it be that the Chen family made a big mistake back then, causing the Chen family to refuse to recognize Chen's daughter, so they hurriedly sent it to the infatuated outsider Shen Si Master? Because of this, the Chen family resented his mother's family?

In this case, the fourth wife has never corresponded with the capital all these years, which can also be explained.

The grievances between the elders, but those who have a good family style, will not affect the juniors. What's more, it is a scholarly family like the Chen family, a family of powerful ministers.

As the only grandchild of the Chen family, I want to come to the Chen family to repay the great kindness.

"Thank you for your teachings." Shen Rouning sincerely thanked Mrs. Shen and said, "Ning Er knows what to do, and she will not disappoint the eldest uncle." ”

"You kid." Mrs. Shen was relieved and emotional, her lips moved, and finally she sighed and talked about luggage and the like.

If it was really Chen's mistake back then...... Shen Duanrong is a boy, young and has limited influence; But Shen Rouning is already ten years old...... I just hope that Chen kept the matter very tightly back then, and he won't be picked up again in the future.

Shen Rouning didn't know the worries in Mrs. Shen's heart.

What she noticed was that when Mrs. Shen was talking to her, her right hand would inadvertently rest on an envelope on the table.

Shen Rouning looked at it a few times silently, and recognized that this was the handwriting of Master Shen San in the capital.

"The eldest brother is initiated".

Obviously, this is written for Master Shen.

There is also such a letter on the desk of Shen Si Master, on which is "My Brother Personally Qi", which was written by Shen San to Shen Si Ye, Shen Rouning has read the content of the letter, that is, to persuade Shen Si Ye to go to Beijing to participate in the Spring Festival, and invite the Sifang family to live in Beijing.

Words are naturally earnest.

Therefore, she will recognize the handwriting of Master Shen San.

The two letters should have been sent back at the same time......

"Auntie, it seems that the third uncle has been transferred back to Beijing for a few years, right?" Shen Rouning asked curiously, "Then is his current official position powerful?" I heard that there are a lot of people in the capital, so the place in the third uncle's house should be very large, right? ”

Mrs. Shen touched the envelope again, and there seemed to be something flashing between her expressions, before she smiled and said, "Your third uncle, it's been three years since I returned to Beijing...... Now he is a member of the Ministry of Officials, a member of the Ministry of Officials, an official of the Sixth Grade, and he is not a big official in the capital......"

Shen Rou froze.

The official of the sixth grade, placed in the capital, is indeed a very inconspicuous official. It's just that the Ministry of Officials is in charge of the promotion and performance appraisal of the officials of the world, and the power in the hands of the Officials is not small.

And Mrs. Shen's father is the official Shangshu.

No wonder Master Shen San must let all the people in the four rooms enter Beijing together.

With such an in-law relationship, it is a fool who does not know how to use it. Master Shen San only tried his best to arch Shen Si Ye to Chunqiu today, so that everyone in the four rooms entered Beijing, I am afraid that he will also get vague news, and I want the four rooms and the family to test the Chen family's attitude towards Shen Si's wife Chen, and then see if this in-law relationship can go through.

And obviously, Master Shen and Mrs. Shen were very clear about Master Shen's purpose.

In the meantime, the powerful analysis should be in this letter on the desktop.

Shen Rouning glanced at the brown paper envelope under Mrs. Shen's hand, withdrew her gaze, and smiled as Mrs. Shen began to introduce the situation of Master Shen's family.

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