Today's first day of the Lunar New Year, isn't it time to go around to pay New Year's greetings? Shen Jin has been here in the morning, how can he come back for the second time?

Shen Rui asked questions and walked to the front living room.

The moment he saw Shen Rui, Shen Jin was full of excitement and rushed over.

Shen Rui's gaze turned around Shen Jin's new clothes, and in addition to excitement, Shen Jin also had deep fear on his face.

"Second brother......" Shen Jin had already jumped up from his seat, stepped forward and grabbed Shen Rui's arm, and said in a trembling voice.

Shen Rui wondered in his heart and said, "What's the matter?" ”

Shen Jin's face was full of horror, and his body involuntarily trembled, and his eyes showed helplessness.

Shen Rui saw Shen Jin's strange expression, waved his hand and sent the little servant who served tea at the door to retreat, and only the two brothers were left in the living room.

Shen Jin took a few deep breaths, and Fang took out a slap-length strip of cloth from his purse, which was dotted with dots and seemed to have ink.

"Second brother, second brother, look ......" Shen Jin stretched out his trembling hand and unfolded the strip of cloth.

Shen Rui took a closer look, only to find that it was not black, but maroon, and those words were even more shocking, no wonder Shen Jin was scared like this, just because it was written "Dong wants to kill me and beg for help".

Shen Rui took the strip of cloth and looked at it carefully. This white cloth looks ordinary and is not a luxury thing, but it is expensive in Beijing, just because it is the famous Songjiang cotton cloth. However, the high price in Beijing is not because it is expensive, but because of the long distance, it is only considered to be in the middle and upper part of Songjiang. Because of its sweat-absorbing softness, people often use it to sew underwear.

"Brother Jin went to the He family in the afternoon to pay New Year's greetings?" Shen Rui asked. Looking at the handwriting on it, it was hasty, but the blood stains on it didn't look new or old, not like today's temporary writing.

Shen Jin lives in the capital, and there are only a few relatives who can go to pay New Year's greetings, and the word "east" refers to it clearly.

With Shen Rui here, Shen Jin seemed to have a backbone, his face was much soothed, and he was swallowing tea in a big gulp. Hearing Shen Rui speak, he put down the teacup, nodded and said, "After going out of the house from here, I first went to Uncle Hong's house and the brothers of the six clans, and then went to the mansion of Lord He in the afternoon, but I didn't expect the seventeenth master of the He family to be sick...... Although he is not a few years older, he is an elder in the end, and since he knows that he is sick, why don't he go to visit him in person? I never thought of it! ”

"This is what He Seventeen personally handed over to the eldest brother?" Shen Rui frowned.

"Well, when the maid turned around to pour tea, I stuffed the ...... in my hand" Shen Jin had a bit of solemnity on his face: "The seventeenth master of the He family came to Beijing for half a month, and he hadn't heard the news of 'illness' before, why did he suddenly fall ill?" Quirky indeed! It's just that whether the words 'east wants to harm me' are conjecture or true in illness, it's hard to guess for a while......"

Shen Rui put down the strip of cloth, and his mind spun quickly.

Ill fantasy? What if he imagined that he could scare Shen Jin like this?

Shen Jin's words sounded like he was not confident enough, and he obviously believed eight or nine points. If there were no clues to confirm He Pingsheng's trip to He Zhai, Shen Jin would be able to scare Shen Jin into this way.

For Shen Rui, He Pingsheng is just a stranger who has seen one or two sides. However, in the end, he was born in an era of peace, and in the face of human life, Shen Rui could not be indifferent.

However, this year is the first day of the Lunar New Year, even if He Dongsheng makes his clan brother "sick", he may not be able to let his clan brother "die" in his house on the first day of the Lunar New Year, and there is still room for buffer.

"What the hell is going on? Can He 17 have any other indications? Shen Rui asked.

Although there are servants and maids of the He family staring at the He house, there is no end to the news when the news comes out, and there will not be only this piece of cloth without a head or tail.

Shen Jin thought about it carefully, as if he had thought of something, his eyes suddenly widened, and he said in surprise: "He mentioned the "New Interpretation of the Analects", saying that he lent it to me before he came out of Nanjing...... I did not borrow it from him, and I did not argue with him when he was ill. I just thought that when he got better, he would know that he had misremembered......" After talking about the most, his expression changed greatly and came to an abrupt end.

The New Interpretation of the Analects, like the Commentary on the Four Books, is a common book on the desk, and it is very common for two candidates preparing for the spring festival to mention this book. But if someone really wants to listen to it, it will inevitably have other conjectures.

Shen Rui also had an angry look on his face, and the key to this is not difficult to guess.

Shen Jin also reacted, only feeling bitter in his mouth, although he couldn't treat He Pingsheng as a close elder, but after getting along in the past few years, there was no shortage of various courtesies. The relationship between the two nephews and their classmates has been getting closer and closer in recent years. If there was no friendship at all, he would not be anxious when he saw this request for help, and hurriedly went to Shen Rui for help. But when He Pingsheng saw him, in addition to stealing the strip of cloth, he also brought a knife and dragged him into the water. Although I don't know what kind of selfish thing it is, it makes He Dongsheng unable to even tolerate his brothers, let alone Shen Jin, a cheap in-law.

Shen Jin is also in danger at this moment.

Shen Jin only felt that he was happy, and said with a little remorse: "I shouldn't have come to find the second brother of Rui......"

If the people of the He family were wary and sent someone to follow, then Kung Fu should also know that he had entered the Shangshu Mansion at this time.

No matter what unsightly selfishness the He family has, Shen Rui has no psychological understanding, even if his life is at stake, Shen Pingsheng, who can design Shen Jin, is not a good thing, but at the moment, it is not something he wants to ignore and ignore. From the moment Shen Jin walked into the gate of Shangshu Mansion, he had already brought trouble.

Shen Jin struggled a little on his face, and there was confusion in his eyes. He is not a saint, and he can't "repay virtue with grievances", but He Pingsheng grabbed him this "temporary straw" in order to survive, if he really didn't care about it, He Pingsheng couldn't really die of illness in Beijing due to "water and soil adaptation".

He Pingsheng has a sixty-year-old father in his family and a baby in swaddling clothes.

Compared with Shen Jin, Shen Rui is much calmer.

The initial anger dissipated, and Shen Rui could understand a thing or two about what Shen Pingsheng had done, when his life was at stake, who could keep the festival?

Between being a moral gentleman and living, this choice is not made. Shen Pingsheng is just an ordinary person, and he has made decisions that ordinary people do. If Shen Jin was He Pingsheng's nephew, He Pingsheng might hesitate to care about his flesh and blood; But Shen Jin is just a cheap nephew in name, even if he knows that he can't say a few words and wants Shen Jin's life, He Pingsheng still said it.

Shen Rui was curious about He Dongsheng's ruthlessness.

The world attaches great importance to the bloodline of relatives, one is prosperous, and one is ashamed, so there are the four words "relatives and relatives". He Pingsheng is not only a newly released young man, but according to his identity as a student and the results of the township examination, you can know that he is knowledgeable, and he will be a new jinshi next year. Although it is a side branch house, it is also a good thing for He Dongsheng to have such a clan brother enter the officialdom.

If it weren't for such a major event as the family and the future, He Dongsheng would not have attacked such a brother with a bright future.

At this moment, Shen Jin sighed heavily in his heart, with a resolute look on his face, and his eyes had returned to clarity. He got up and bowed to Shen Rui and said, "Second brother Rui, I'll go back first......"

Shen Rui looked at him fixedly and said, "Out of here, where is Brother Jin going?" ”

Shen Jin looked a little uncomfortable, and said, "I want to go to the guild hall to meet the villagers......

Songjiang is rich, the people live in peace, there are many families who cultivate and study, and there are many people who enter Beijing, in addition to relatives and friends, most of them settle down in the Songjiang Hall outside the front door. Even if these people are not as good as the children of the Shen family and the He family, the teacher and the same year also have a dense network.

The Shen family has three rooms in Beijing, and Shen Quan and Shen Jin also grew up together in the fifth room, but Mrs. Hongda has never liked him; Shen Li in the sixth room is also indifferent to Shen Jin, no different from ordinary clansmen. The only thing Shen Jin can go to is the Songjiang Guild Hall.

Shen Jin didn't have harmful thoughts, he just thought about the words "the law does not blame the public". Besides, what He Dongsheng is doing is nothing more than power, and under the majestic imperial capital, he can't do it to the point of covering the sky with one hand. Instead of worrying about him "killing people and killing people", it is better to see more people, so that he has no bottom in his heart and knows his scruples. Such an arrangement is also worried that He Dongsheng will be eyeing Shen Rui here.

The big tree in Shangshufu has fallen, and only the women and children are left sick and weak, and they may not be able to stop the villain's calculations.

Shen Jin's thoughts, although he didn't write them all, were almost the same.

Shen Rui's heart warmed up a little, and said, "He Pingsheng's side, how does Brother Jin want to deal with it?" ”

Shen Jin clenched his fists and said, "I want to unite a few years of the same year and take him out......"

Shen Rui glanced at him and said, "That's to confront the eldest master of the He family, and it may not be able to do so......"

After all, no matter who you say, the relatives are closer than their classmates and the same year. He Pingsheng is "sick", and it is also a proper meaning to recuperate at his brother's house.

Shen Jin obviously also thought about this possibility, and clutched the cloth and said, "If that's the case, then there is only a report to the official!" ”

It's just that Shen Jin is not stupid, and he knows that if he really wants to make a fuss about this matter, He Pingsheng's life will probably not be saved. As a last resort, he didn't want to take this step.

For Shen Jin's choice, Shen Rui was quite surprised.

Shen Jin turned his head and looked at Shen Rui: "No matter what grievances and grievances, it is nothing in front of human life...... In this life, I have watched from the sidelines, and I have been uneasy for many years...... I don't feel like I'm going to be saddled a second time...... Second brother, I'm sorry ......" is the last sentence, but it is low and inaudible.

couldn't stand Shen Rui's five senses, but he heard it really.

Thinking about Shen Jin's situation in the past few years, Shen Rui couldn't help but sigh.

In other people's families, such a young man with great potential has long been regarded as hope by the clansmen and as a phoenix-like baby, but Shen Jin has never been treated like this in the family. Even after the death of the Sun family, Shen Rui has been in Beijing for many years, but the criticism of Shen Jin in the family has not disappeared.

"If you want to do it, you can do it, and you don't have to worry about it." Shen Rui said lightly.

Shen Jin's back straightened, nodded vigorously, arched his fist at Shen Rui, and strode out.

Shen Rui looked at Shen Jin's back, and did not follow him, but just beckoned a small servant and whispered a few words.

Shen Jin's righteousness was a little naïve, but his general idea was not wrong. He Dongsheng immediately suspected that Shen Jin was the insider, so it was not good for Shen Jin to stay closed at this time, and it was not a bad thing to go out to meet people more, but it was a matter of stakes, and it was also necessary to prevent He Dongsheng's dog from jumping off the wall in a hurry.

The little guy retreated, and he heard someone behind him: "Brother Rui, this He Dongsheng is stupid!" ”