Ji said to Chen: "You tell me the specific situation." He said to Shen Yi and the two of them: "You two girls' house, let's go down first." ”

It is the marriage of the elders, if it is done, this woman will be their third aunt in the future, and they are not respectful when they listen to these discussions. Shen Yi nodded, pulled Shen Yan to stand up, and retreated.

went out and turned a corner, but Shen Yan stopped at the bottom of the porch, squeezed her eyes at Shen Yi, and pulled her down the back window.

Shen Yi was standing and didn't move, but she was dragged like this, and then she half-pushed and half-followed on the spot.

As soon as he walked under the back window, Chen's voice came out of the room word for word:

"This girl's surname is Zeng, twenty-two years old, originally from Nanhai, the daughter of my mother's cousin, there is no one in the family, only a niece and nephew with her, her brother's only blood and bones, and only eleven years old. She died at the age of fifteen until her father died, and the mourning period came to her mother and then her brother.

"Alas, speaking of which, the family doesn't know why they are carrying it like this, and the sister-in-law has been taken back by the mother's family, leaving the aunt and nephew to guard the family business. But their Zeng family should have heard of the sister-in-law, that is, the family of Zeng Jian, the imperial historian who had participated in the eldest princess of Yong'an and attached the horse in three ways.

"This Zeng family has a big business, although the family background is not as good as our family, but it is also famous in Lingnan, and now there are people in the third generation who are officials in the court, but they are not in Beijing. This great-grandfather of the Zeng family did not have a prosperous heir, and he only had one son, and later accepted a concubine, so he gave birth to Zeng's grandfather, and he was also raised under the knees of his great-grandmother as a concubine.

Later, the Zeng family passed to the current family, and the side was separated, Zeng's grandfather was also very competitive, and he actually achieved the third grade of the waiter with his ability, and Zeng's father also had talent, but he was born at the wrong time, and after so many years of war, he finally died early.

"Up to now, Zeng's generation is the fourth generation, although the blood is still close, the Zeng family also takes care of them, in the end, the family has been separated for a long time, it is not as close as their own family, in short, the big things must be managed, the small things are difficult to manage, the girl's family has reached this age, and they hold the family business in their hands, and they dare not take it lightly to receive the house, no, she still remembers that there is an aunt in Beijing, and she went to Beijing at the beginning of the year to join my mother."

When Chen's words landed, there was a gentle sound of cups and plates clashing.

Shen Yi stood silent for a moment, and suddenly pointed to a small door in front of him. Shen Yan understood, and tiptoed into the door with her. The layout of the long room is similar to that of Xiyue Hall, except that there are two more small side courtyards, and the small door is a side hall, separated by a screen, and they can't be seen outside.

This is much cooler, Shen Yan squeezed her eyes at her, sat down on the chair, and sounded in a formal manner.

After listening to Chen's narration, Ji said: "As soon as you talk about the Lingnan Zeng family, I have an impression, when I was in my mother's house, my father often mentioned that this Zeng family also produced many talents.

"Although I haven't dealt with their families, I admire them. I don't want to be like this, and there are people who have worked so hard as Miss Zeng - the family of a girl who has studied always has to act with some decency, and with such an experience, it is even more blessed. I don't know what his temperament is? ”

When Chen heard this, his voice became louder again.

"Needless to say, southerners, the physique is similar to that of the second sister-in-law. It is said that the skin color in Lingnan is darker, but this Zeng girl is very fair, perhaps because of my cousin. Temperament, I saw her do needlework in the room all day, and the hand needlework was also done evenly and finely, no worse than most of the ladies in Beijing. ”

Ji Shi smiled: "Listening to you say this, this girl is not bad. ”

Chen sighed lightly and said: "There are two bad things, one is that she is in this situation now, although there is still the Zeng family behind her, and her identity will not be lost, but after all, the family has been separated for a long time, and the family has all passed away, and she has been separated from the Zeng family for a long time." Second, if she marries, she will have to take her niece and daughter with her, and the Zeng family may not be able to take her in.

"It's these two places, and I don't know if the master and the third uncle will mind."

When Chen heard this, he also hummed slightly and fell silent.

Shen Eun didn't have much intention of fame and fortune, although the Liu family who originally married him couldn't help him, but the Liu family was able to thank Liu's father, who was martyred, and he also had a good reputation. Shen Eun is now old but has not achieved anything, at this time, it is natural to find a powerful woman from her mother's family to fill the house.

This woman's maiden family surnamed Zeng is quite prominent, but it is separated from the Zeng family by two layers, no matter how strong her character is, I am afraid it will be difficult for Shen Guanyu to respond immediately.

She said: "Although it is said that the family has been separated, but in the past four generations, has the Zeng family not arranged a marriage for her?" ”

"Speaking of this, sister-in-law probably didn't think about it." Chen said: "Now Zeng's property has all fallen into the hands of Zeng's family, although it is not a rich man, it is not thin in the end, and the Zeng family is also a face-saving person, the more face-saving, the more difficult it is to meddle in this situation." Otherwise, if they are the masters of letting people match family affairs, won't they make people with intentions suspect that they are plotting this family property?

"I think the Zeng family would rather take care of them for the rest of their lives, but I am afraid that they will not interfere in her marriage."

When Ji heard this, he couldn't help but nod his head.

This is a special case, but it really can't be left to chance.

She pondered for a moment and said: "The second one is okay, we don't lack these mouthfuls of food, and at most it will be a dowry in the coming day, not to mention that you said that the Zeng family still has a family business in their hands." It's just this one---I'll go back and find out the master's tone first. Ji pondered for a long time, like this.

Chen said: "Of course, I also have no bottom in my heart, so I came to find my sister-in-law." ”

Here they discussed the details, and Shen Yan also looked at Shen Yi and walked out of the ear room.

When he arrived at the corridor to Shen Yi's courtyard, Shen Yi suddenly stopped and said slowly: "The third room should also have a housewife, since the incident of the Liu family, although the house is suppressed, but in the end, when I see the empty third room, I can't help but think of these, and the third uncle has rarely been at home this year, if it goes on like this, what should Brother Xin do?" ”

Shen Yi is now sharing family affairs for the Ji family, and he seems to be more and more worried.

Shen Yan smiled, but didn't say anything.

Shen Xin has been very calm, very well-behaved, and very motivated this year, but Liu is his mother after all, judging from the fact that when she knocked out on the street, Shen Ming left him and left, and he still stayed with her, he should still have a little affection, even if Liu's reputation is bad, he still has feelings for his biological mother in his heart.

So the more calm he is, the more suppressed emotions he has. And if Shen Eun continues to renew the strings, the more his grief and anger will be transformed into resistance to his stepmother, and the marriage of the third room is not easy to manage.

"I remember that there was still ice in the morning and there was watermelon that I didn't eat, so I went back first."

She laughed twice at Shen Yihehe, and then turned around.

Shen Yi stared at her back and pulled the corners of his mouth, and also covered his head with a fan and went back to the room.

Shen Yan arrived in Fahrenheit's room, woke her up who was sleeping soundly, avoided a big pillow she threw over, climbed up from the end of the couch and said, "There is news!" ”

Fahrenheit twisted her ears: "If you can't say something decent, I'll skin you!" ”

"Absolutely!" Shen Yan lay on top of her and said, "Just now I heard the fourth aunt say that she wanted to say goodbye to the third uncle. ”

With that, she told her what she had overheard.

Fahrenheit paused, not surprised, but finally woke up from a drowsiness. She sat up on the couch and said, "I have discussed it twice before, and your third uncle doesn't look interested." Are you sure he'll be able to see it this time? ”

"I think it's possible." Shen Yan sat up, raised his lips and said, "Have you forgotten what kind of official the fourth aunt's father was in the court?" ”

Chen's maiden father, Chen Yude, was also a relict of the previous dynasty, but he was a foreign minister in Guangxi during the previous dynasty, and he was not an important minister of Beijing like Shen Guanyu, and when the Zhao family attacked Jingshi, the Chen family cooperated with it, so like some other relict ministers, they naturally integrated into the new court, and did not attract attention like Shen Guanyu.

After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Chen Yude and his two younger brothers still let go of foreign posts for a few years, and six years ago, they were transferred back to Beijing to serve as Taifu Siqing, responsible for the Ma Zheng of Beijing, Jibei Zhili, and Henan and Shandong.

Hua Shi thought for a while and said: "Lord Chen is now the Taifu Siqing, and the imperial court attaches great importance to Ma Zheng, this is an important position, and the Chen family is now in power, but what does this have to do with your third uncle's marriage?" ”

"I knew you wouldn't be able to guess."

Shen Yan proudly crossed his legs on the cool and said: "Now that the Eastern Liao is in full swing, the northwest is preparing for war, even if the horses needed are not in short supply, they must be filled in large quantities, since the founding of the People's Republic of China, the horse markets in Liaodong, Shanxi have all been closed, and now the horses under the Taifu Temple in Shanxi are still the early Mongolian horse mating breeds, even if the quantity can keep up, the quality will inevitably not keep up."

On the contrary, over the years, the number of horses in the four regions of Gyeonggi has multiplied very well, as can be seen from the fact that the emperor would change to a new horse every year when he went hunting. If I guess correctly, the military department should have already made a document with the Taifu Temple at this time, but Chen Yude can't hand over so many horses at the moment.

"If you can't hand over the horse, how strict will it be? At present, only by asking our lord to be accommodating in front of the emperor can it be possible to avoid this disaster. But the relationship between the fourth aunt and the fourth uncle is so stiff, and their contradictions have been going on for a long time, the fourth aunt cheated Qiu Yuxiang at the beginning, and the wife refused to forgive her, and the lord must have had a secret complaint about the Chen family. R1152