Shi Hou Ye is gone? Old Madam Zeng's eyebrows furrowed slightly, and then she said to the Zhao family: "I remember that he is only forty-five, why is he gone?" ”

"For our uncle, didn't my uncle get lifted? Shi Hou Ye was very happy, and went to the banquet again, someone at the banquet said, Shi Hou laughed three times, saying that this is my family's thousands of miles of horses, after laughing, his mouth is crooked, and when he is carried back, it will not be good! Zhao said carefully, and Mrs. Zeng couldn't help sighing: "Clean up and go to condole." Sister Xian, don't take it to heart, after laughing like this, there will be no more situations, I have heard a lot! ”

"Mother-in-law!" Zhao hurriedly stopped Mrs. Zeng: "Shihou has no son, and he has another one to raise our uncle, isn't it just to succeed?" "This is something that everyone in Beijing knows, there are many concubines in Shihou's room, but they are all like Ishida, not to mention sons, not even daughters. After Shi Hou passed forty, he was disheartened, and no longer thought about concubines having children, but selected two smart and clever ones from his nephews, raised them by his side, and thought about becoming children.

Shi An was selected because of this, he is the son of Shihou's third brother, his father has passed away, and the eldest brother in the family is over twenty years old, and he has already married a wife and had children. Shi Hou saw that he was smart and willing to study, although he had a brother, he was not born by a mother, and his stepmother would not love him more, so he took Shi An with him, thinking that if he could cultivate it, it would be good to become a son at that time.

Shi An's eldest brother and stepmother are of course willing to be raised by Shi Hou's side, and their own family can also help a lot when the time comes. Otherwise, how could Shi An's marriage be handled by Shi Hou and his wife?

This sentence reminded Mrs. Zeng that if Shi Aneng was officially succeeded as a son, it would be of great benefit to her own family, and she hurriedly instructed the Zhao family: "You let the boss go with you!" ”

"Master Hou has already rushed away!" This is to go over to support the scene for Shi An, Mrs. Zeng nodded, and told Zeng Zhixian to stay at home, and she and the Zhao family cleaned up.

"Miss!" Yan Ran and Zeng Zhixian returned to the room, saw Zeng Zhixian's brows furrowed, and called her softly, Zeng Zhixian woke up from his contemplation and smiled faintly at Yan Ran: "I'm fine, just thinking about ......"

"Miss, what do you want to do so much? These things are arranged by the old lady, and besides, even if you don't be a Hou Ye, your uncle's talent and learning, it will be a matter of time before you become a Jinshi. I've heard that this non-commissioned officer and the shadow officer are completely different! ”

Yanran's words made Zeng Zhixian smile lightly, and then sighed, Yanran still didn't know the inside story, if Shi An was not succeeded, the future situation would be worrying, the Hou Mansion would not be able to survive, return to his own home, brother and sister-in-law are in charge, I heard that Shi An's brother and sister-in-law are not such considerate people, if they dislike Shi An, and even drive Shi An out in the name of separation, where will Shi An live?

Zeng Zhixian didn't want to talk about these things in detail with Yanran, but he was thinking in his heart, and he didn't know if Mrs. Zeng personally went over to support the field, would it be too much for the Shi family to decide to inherit the heir with Shi'an?

At this time, in the Shihou Mansion, although it had been wrapped, it was not in the coffin, and the reason was for the heir. Mrs. Shi and Mrs. Zeng are handkerchiefs, sisters who grew up together since childhood, Shi Hou has said many times before his death, Shi An is more virtuous, Mrs. Shi can't bear to brush her son's meaning, and prefers to take Shi An as her heir, anyway, whoever is the heir does not lack her support.

Mrs. Shi has some different plans, and the other nephew who was raised in the Shi Mansion was born to Mrs. Shi's cousin, so Mrs. Shi naturally preferred to take this person as her heir. And there's a ready-made reason. Shi An's biological father is a concubine, this heir, of course, must be selected from the bloodline of the branch first, which is why Shi Hou did not set Shi An's succession for a long time, but waited for Shi Anzhong Jinshi to officially succeed, so as to block the mouths of the world.

Although it is best to choose from the bloodline of the branches, but if the Shi family wants to prosper, it cannot only be confined to the heirs, Brother An is smart and clever, and he has been promoted, and it is a matter of time before he becomes a jinshi. Hou Ye also liked him very much during his lifetime, and his virtuous love was accounted for, couldn't he still obey the wishes of the dead? Mrs. Shi's words made Mrs. Shi sneer in her heart before saying: "What my mother-in-law said is reasonable, but my mother-in-law, the aunt of the third brother, passed away the year before last!" ”

"They are all the grandsons of the old marquis, don't I even have this measure? Daughter-in-law, what you said is a bit excessive! Mrs. Shi's face sank, and Mrs. Shi hurriedly apologized: "It's the daughter-in-law who is speechless." It's just that this heir is not our family's business, he will still be the future marquis, and he will have the court nod! ”

"Everyone knows that the Hou Ye has no children, and it is common for him to choose an heir and report to the court to inherit the title, do you think that the court will oppose Brother An'er's succession?" This kind of thing, as long as a unified opinion is formed within the Shi family, and a chapter is written and reported, the court will not investigate whether Shi An's father is a concubine or a concubine, and the quasi-concert is!

"Mother-in-law knows that her daughter-in-law doesn't mean this, but the Ministry of Rites is Brother Qi's father-in-law!" Shi Hou also took a lot of thought for the marriage of his two nephews, Shi An married the Marquis of Dingyuan, and Shi Qi decided on the daughter of Sun Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites. Judging from the choices of these two daughters-in-law, Shi Hou actually can't decide who to choose as his heir!

"Could it be that the Ministry of Rites will send the recital back?" Old Madam Shi's voice began to get cold, and Mrs. Shi hurriedly said: "Mother-in-law, if the Ministry of Rites really wants to investigate it, it must be investigated from Brother An'er's father!" ”

Choosing an heir is a matter of choosing an heir from the nearest branch first, Shi An and Shi Qi are both sons of Shi Hou's younger brother, the difference is only that Shi An's father is a concubine, and Shi Qi's father is Mrs. Shi's own son!

"Mother-in-law, although they all call you grandmother, Brother Qi is your bloodline. No matter how good Brother An'er is, he is not your bloodline. Can you bear to have your title taken by someone who is not of your blood? Seeing that Mrs. Shi was moved, Mrs. Shi hurriedly added another fire.

"When the boss was alive, he wanted to take Brother An as his heir!" Mrs. Shi spit out such a sentence for a long time, which made Mrs. Shi's heart relax, Mrs. Shi said this, which proved that it began to loosen, and she hurriedly said: "But the Hou Ye did not officially play to take An Ge'er as the heir, for what, isn't it because the third brother is a concubine?" Mother-in-law, although Brother An is extremely virtuous, this concubine can't be messed up. Besides, Brother An is so virtuous, it is only a matter of time before he becomes a Jinshi, and if he becomes a Jinshi in the future, he will be Qi Ge'er's arm, don't you say? ”

Old Madam Shi loosened up again, and also thought carefully about what to do about this, the maid came in quietly, and saw that the masters had not finished talking, so she only dared to say softly: "There are many relatives and friends waiting outside to mourn, and there are also a lot of elders in the clan, please go out there!" ”

This is to announce the heir, relatives and friends are waiting there, and they are also waiting for the filial son to come out to pay respects, Mrs. Shi turned the Buddha beads on her wrist, Mrs. Shi's back was sweating, and she blamed her deceased husband in her heart, what did Shi An do, and his father didn't run out of the same stomach as you!

"What you said is also reasonable, first ask the relatives and friends who are mourning to go back, and I will talk to the people in the clan about this!" Old Madam Shi finally spoke, and Mrs. Shi was immediately overjoyed, thinking that the matter of coming to Shi Qi to be the heir was almost done, otherwise her mother-in-law would not be so silent. Mrs. Shi hurriedly asked the maid to go out to pass on Mrs. Shi's words.

There were a lot of people who came to mourn, but only the subordinates were serving, and the master of Shifu didn't see any of them, after all, the heir was undecided, whether it was Shi An or Shi Qi, it was not easy to come forward to greet him. Among the relatives and friends, there were also those who wanted to come to see this matter, and when they heard that the housekeeper came to pass on the words of Mrs. Shi, they knew about the Shi family, and they couldn't settle down for a while. They also beckoned each of them to go home, and when the old lady Zeng heard this, her brows furrowed, and she said to the housekeeper: "I don't know if I can see the old lady of your house?" ”

Among the people who came to mourn today, Mrs. Zeng had the highest status, and the housekeeper hurriedly said: "This matter, the little one doesn't count, Mrs. Zeng, you are here for a while, and the little one goes in and asks someone!" Mrs. Zeng sat down again, and Zhao was by her side, and her forehead was sweaty, and she couldn't help but say to Mrs. Zeng: "Mother-in-law, if you ......."

Old Madam Zeng glanced at her, Zhao hurriedly stopped, the housekeeper had already returned: "Old lady, our old lady is too sad, lying on the bed at this time, I'm really embarrassed!" "What else is there not to understand about this? Mrs. Zeng is a lifelong housewife, and she sighed in her heart before saying: "This is also a common thing, so let's invite our aunt out, and we will comfort and comfort him!" ”

This is feasible, the housekeeper lady hurriedly went inside to please, and then Shi An walked out, because he had not yet decided whether he was the heir, Shi An only wore a plain clothes, and saw that Mrs. Zeng was busy kneeling and saluting, Mrs. Zeng helped him up, and comforted him a few words before saying: "Some people in this house must be very flustered now, don't be afraid of anything happens, you are the son-in-law of the Zeng family!" ”

Shi An should be, these words were quickly spread to the ears of Mrs. Shi, Mrs. Shi heard this, her brows couldn't help frowning, and some of the people who were invited to participate in the discussion of the heir selection had already spoken: "The Zeng family is also our old relative, and Brother An'er is famous, if you don't choose Brother An, it will go against the will of the eldest nephew, and second, if you come to the Zeng family, it will hurt some harmony!" ”

"It's funny to say, this is the Shi family's choice of heirs, what is the matter with the Guan Zeng family? If you are afraid of hurt and anger, who doesn't have a few good relatives? Besides, the selection of heirs should be selected from the branches, Brother Qi'er is decent, people are generous, and it will not be difficult for others to be an heir. In the future, if Brother An is admitted to the Jinshi, wouldn't it be better for us to have a Hou Ye and a Jinshi in our house, why bother to give all the good things to one person? "There are people who are in favor, of course, there are people who are against, and the reasons for the opposition are still so open, everyone discussed it, and according to Mrs. Shi's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, choose Shi Qi as the heir!