"It's not the Dragon Boat Festival yet, it's so hot." Master Qiao got up and got out of the sedan chair, took a handkerchief and tested the sweat on his forehead, and looked up at the sky.

The sky was blue, there was not a trace of clouds, but the smell in the air was not good. The capital was originally "ditched" in March every year, but this year due to the continuous spring rain in early March, the construction period was delayed, and it will not be cleaned up until mid-April

Although half a month has passed, the smell of the silt and rotten garbage dug out of the ditch is still not good

Although he received Shen Cang's post a few days ago, Master Qiao was faintly excited.

He was originally a gentleman, even if he was in the face of official vacancies, he had been living a mess for more than 20 years, and all he loved was "eating, drinking, and having fun".

Now that he is teaching his children and grandchildren, Master Qiao also feels that the days are boring and unbearable.

I can't listen to the play, I can't see the Oiran lady, and the previous fox friends and dog friends have long since disappeared. He was left alone, and after a few months at home, his heart was like grass.

Now that he is not an official, he is free, and he should go out of Beijing to relax. It's just that because of filial piety, I have to find a proper reason.

As for the place to go, it is natural to be a prosperous place in the south of the Yangtze River.

On the day that Shen Cang sent the post, Master Qiao heard that Mrs. Qiao had invited a sandalwood Buddha to his house, so he had an excuse for Jing. It's just that it works like this, and Master Qiao hasn't figured it out for a while.

He is such a person, mediocre and mediocre, but he does not dare to go out of line.

Everyone in the world values filial piety, and the most important thing is the white affairs of his parents, and it is not one or two who send the old man to bankruptcy, but he feels that it is all nonsense in his heart. Those who became famous through filial piety after the death of their parents, but did not see filial piety during their parents' lifetime, are just hypocrites who talk on paper.

I have been filial to my son for more than 50 years, is it not filial if I don't close my door at home now?

However, slander is slander, and he can't show clues on his face.

After reading Shen Cang's post, Master Qiao has a plan.

He only drank water and did not eat for three days, forcing himself to not close his eyes for three days and three nights.

The half-body fat that was raised by filial piety at home couldn't see the change for a while, but Master Qiao's face was sallow, his eyes were in his sockets, and he looked really haggard.

The porter at the door of Shen's house looked at this cousin, and immediately stepped forward courteously, asking for a good message.

Master Qiao "Ha Luha", took out a silver sedan chair from his purse, and rewarded him casually.

The porter hurriedly thanked the reward, and bowed down to invite Master Qiao to enter the door. The housekeeper had already gotten the news and came over to guide Master Qiao to the living room.

The concierge is to turn back to the front and place the sedan chair of the Qiao family, the sedan chair driver, the entourage and others.

When the Ming Dynasty was founded, clothing, food, housing and transportation were customized, and the treatment of nobles and small people was different.

There are also regulations on who can ride in a sedan chair, that is, "civil officials sit in sedan chairs, and military attaches ride horses". Among the civil officials, there is a set grade limit, and only Beijing officials above the third rank can take a sedan chair, and the rest are not qualified.

However, since the beginning of the Chenghua period, the law has been relaxed, and the style of extravagance has spread from Beijing to the localities, and all kinds of restrictions on the early years have been relaxed. Not to mention low-grade officials, even the private landlords have a lot of money, and they will prepare a sedan chair to travel.

Master Qiao came over in a sedan chair today, which is not eye-catching.

Shen Cang got the news and knew that Master Qiao had arrived, and when he came to the living room, he was startled by Master Qiao's appearance: "What's going on?" Sick? ”

Master Qiao smiled bitterly: "I can't tell if it's a disease or not."

Shen Cang shook his head and said, "If you are not feeling well, ask a doctor as soon as possible, why do you stay up like this?" ”

Master Qiao sighed faintly and said, "In the past month or so, I have often dreamed of the old lady. As soon as she saw me, she was annoyed, I was unfilial and disappointed the old lady......"

Shen Cang is a disciple of Confucianism, and he doesn't believe in these ghosts and gods, so he frowned and said: "You think about it day and night and dream at night, you must think of your aunt, so you will dream every night." ”

Master Qiao's face was discouraged, his expression was reluctant, and he chatted with Shen Cang about Shen Jue: "Although Brother Jue is not as good as Brother Rui, it is not easy to pass the government examination smoothly, and now he is a child, not a child."

Shen Rui touched his beard, faintly complacent, and said: "Yes, now Brother Jue is only dedicated to studying, but he looks the same as Brother Rui two years ago." It's just that he studied too hard, so that the elders couldn't bear it. Your eldest cousin complains a lot, but I'd rather the children be naughty once in a while. ”

When Master Qiao heard this, his expression was shocked.

their own children and grandchildren, who are strictly guarded by themselves, staring at them day and night, and can also find opportunities to be lazy and slippery; Here in the Shen family, Shen Cang and his wife are hands-off shopkeepers, but they can't stand the future heirs who are sensible and obedient.

The identity of the heir is really sensitive.

With such a family as Shangshufu, how can the heirs from the countryside be treated? The subordinates called out the young master clearly, and they couldn't tell how to break their faces behind their backs.

In the final analysis, they are just here to inherit the heirs, and when the heirs and grandchildren land, it will be considered a success. They want to gain a foothold in the Shen family, and it is not a bad thing to have a reputation as soon as possible.

"I lost my official position and now I am only a citizen, but none of my children and grandchildren can support the door. As long as they have half of Brother Rui and Brother Jue, I won't be worried......" Master Qiao sighed

At this time, I saw the housekeeper come over to tell me that the second master Qiao and the third master Qiao had arrived.

Shen Cang immediately called for invitation, but Master Qiao was a little surprised, how did the second and third come together? When they met outside, or did they have been so close for a long time?

One of these two is his younger brother, and the other is his trusted half-brother, and he cares more about the second master

Seeing Second Master Qiao and Third Master Qiao come in with the housekeeper, Shen Cang's expression became solemn.

Not only did Second Master Qiao and Third Master Qiao hold their breath, but even Master Qiao, who was already present, also moved his buttocks, and the corners of his mouth twitched.

The guest and the host have seen,

With Shen Cang's solemnity, the atmosphere in the living room seemed to be even more solidified.

Second Master Qiao "chuckled" in his heart, and said secretly: "Where does this look like he wants to say a happy event?" Looking at this appearance, it can't be that he plans to completely break off with the Qiao family, right? ”

The third master also felt that something was wrong, and he was faintly uneasy.

He glanced at Master Qiao, thinking if Master Qiao's lawsuit was not closed last year, and now there is something wrong.

When everyone arrived, Shen Cang didn't sell the lawsuit, and directly told what Qiao's did in Layue last year, and also took out the confessions of the adoptive mother's family and Qiu Xiang, as well as Shen Zhou's reply.

When the three masters of the Qiao family heard this, they couldn't help but look at each other, and their faces were ugly.

has been a brother and sister or sister and brother for most of his life, what kind of little character Qiao is, they are the most clear when they are brothers. There is only one daughter in the Qiao family, who grew up as an eyeball by the old lady when she was a child, and her brother is also very humble, but it makes her a temper with a supple appearance and a good idea inside.

It is also Qiao's blessing in this life to marry a husband like Shen Zhou; If you marry into someone else's family, you can't be filial to your in-laws, you can't take care of your middle feed, and you can't teach your children to manage your subordinates, and you don't know what will happen to you.

Where is this to marry a wife and enter the door? This is to invite a living bodhisattva.

It was their brothers who talked about Shen Zhou in private, and they all sighed at Shen Zhou's long-term affection and difficulty. Their brothers all believed that even if Qiao's family was ignorant all his life, Shen Zhou loved his wife so much, and he would definitely be able to tolerate her for the rest of his life.

There was no need to look at the voucher given by Shen Cang, everyone next to Master Qiao put it aside, only holding on to the last glimmer of hope, and looked at Shen Zhou's reply.

After reading it, Master Qiao really wanted to cry without tears, and looked at Shen Cang with a little pleading: "Big cousin, although Brother Luo and his mother are confused, but she is only premeditated and did not cause a big mistake, can you spare her this time?" ”

The boundaries of the capital, where can there be secrets. No matter what reason Qiao's family used to send to Zhuangzi by the Shen family, as long as there are clues exposed, it is impossible to say that there will be a day when something will be leaked. The Qiao family came out with such an unkind stupid woman, and the relatives of the daughter of the Qiao family will be affected in the future.

Master Qiao thought so, so he said the same, and sometimes looked at the second master and the third master, both of whom had unmarried daughters in the family.

Of course, these are all just-in-class reasons, he was going to rely on the Shen family to be a comfortable idler, that is, his children and grandchildren have the heart to ask the Shen family to take care of it, and Master Qiao himself can know the way.

After experiencing the imprisonment and the cold and heat when Mrs. Qiao stopped her spirit, Master Qiao already knew the importance of backing, and had long regarded the Shen family as his solid backing.

Second Master Qiao looked at his nose and nose, and his originally apprehensive heart was also steady. Since the death of Mrs. Qiao, the connection between the Qiao family and the Shen family is Qiao's; When Qiao's family is sent away, will the two families still be able to communicate normally

He couldn't climb the Shen family himself, so he didn't want to watch his brother proud.

Master Qiao San didn't have the heart to think about what his daughter said to invite him at the moment, his mind was in a mess, and he scolded Qiao Shi in his heart.

Neither did he do so in death.

Even if Shen Jue is the heir, Qiao's mother, as the heir, has the right to discipline, but this cold winter wax moon directly let him kneel in the snow, is this discipline or "fatal"?

Moreover, the heir of the Shen family's small second room is different from Shen Rui of the small long house, Shen Rui's father is just a lifter, but Shen Jue is a descendant of the Shen family's clan.

hurt the heir, and it can be said that the Qiao family is unintentional, it can only be said that it is five points wrong, but it is very wrong to want to do something to the only real bloodline of the Shen family. Even Shen Zhou, as Qiao's husband, did not defend her after knowing about the matter.

The third room of the Shen family is a drop of real blood, and the love can be seen.

Master Qiao wanted to keep Qiao's family as the link between the Qiao and Shen families, so he was not happy that she was sent to Zhuangzi; Master Qiao San was thinking about the pros and cons of this matter.

Looking at Shen Cang's appearance, he had already made up his mind about Qiao's disposition; If the Qiao family stopped it, would it annoy Shen Cang?

Master Qiao has no future, and his children and grandchildren are not competitive, and he will not need the Shen family for ten or eight years; Second Master Qiao is engaged in business, and because he is not related to Shen Cang's brothers, he has not yet spoken in front of Shen Cang with such a big face; On his side, it is different, whether it is his filial piety and recovery, or the sixth brother who will study in the future, he can't say that he will ask Shen Cang.

"Big brother, don't be embarrassed, big cousin and sister want to do it one by one, if you stay in the house, it will be difficult to protect what kind of mess will come out next. Sending out Lu to recuperate is not a bad thing for my sister. Master Qiao San thought about it and said lightly.

Master Qiao turned his head when he heard this, and looked at Master Qiao San with a shocked face.

Master Qiao San said with a righteous face: "My sister is already over the age and is not confused, and she is not a teenager. Right and wrong, always let her know in her heart. She just kept filial piety for Aunt Weng, and she belonged to the 'three don't go, otherwise if she had such a thought, she would not be innocent even if she was divorced"

When he said this, Master Qiao San's expression was quite majestic, and he was full of words, but he stared at Shen Cang from time to time.

Shen Cang's expression remained unchanged, but he didn't think so in his heart, not for Qiao San's comments on Qiao's family, but for Qiao San's statement.

Master Qiao has always been thick-skinned, and if he really wants to be involved in the housework of the Shen family, and prevent the Shen family from giving it away, then the Qiao and Shen families will directly tear their faces, and they can't even do the kinship on their faces.

It is Master Qiao San, who had some style before leaving Beijing in his early years, but now he has been training in the officialdom of Nanzhili for many years, and he has become an authentic official. No matter what happens, you must think about the pros and cons first, and there is not much human touch left

At the door of the school, the bell remembered that when the students got out of class, the students came out of the school

Not far from Fuxue, there is a young man in Confucian clothes, although he is just dressed in ordinary Confucian clothes, but because of his very handsome appearance, standing there is particularly eye-catching.

Shen Rui came out with his classmates, and was thinking about the homework left by his master today, when he heard someone say: "Shen Rui."