The table of the female dependents, needless to say, is just three wives and a little lady. At the table outside the screen, the three masters plus the five sons of the Shen family filled a round table.

The eldest lord is in the right position, and on the left hand are the second master, Shen Zhu, Shen Qin, and Shen Rui, and on the right hand are the third master, Shen Lin, and Shen Bao. Although eating is a "food without words", because this is a Chinese New Year's Eve meal, it is different. A few old men were also kind, and sometimes chatted with their nephews for a word or two.

Shen Zhu entered Beijing for three days, and finally got on the side of the second master, how could he not be excited.

When the second master talked to him, he couldn't help but flatter, and his eyes looking at the second master were full of reverence. However, when the second master asked about his homework and knowledge, he couldn't help but bring about it, and when he mentioned the clan brothers, his words were full of arrogance.

Looking at Shen Zhu, who was so proud, the second master picked the corners of his mouth. When he prided himself as a young man and a talented man in the world, was he so shallow and ridiculous in the eyes of others?

He didn't dislike Shen Zhu, but paid more attention to it, and only felt that he could see himself thirty years ago from this young man. The second wife was worried that the eldest couple would choose Shen Zhu, but the second master never worried about this.

For this kind of embroidered pillow-like teenager, only the second wife will only see the surface, and think that he is excellent and others, and it is strange that the eldest lord and eldest wife can take a fancy to him.

Thinking of this, the second master couldn't help but look at Shen Rui.

Because the seat was taken according to the dignity and humility, Shen Rui's position was the farthest away from the three masters, so he didn't have to talk with him, but concentrated on the table

When I was in Songjiang, the four-room meals were also good, there was no shortage of chicken, duck and fish, and there was also pork in the big meat dishes. But after all, the capital is a different place, and here it pays attention to not getting tired of eating, and many ingredients are not seen in Songjiang, such as yellow finches, yellow squirrels, pheasants, roe deer and other game. There are also a few cold side dishes, which look ordinary, but they are made of wild vegetables stored in spring and summer, which is a special taste for this season.

In addition to the color and aroma of the dishes, the utensils are also exquisite, using a complete set of lacquer fragrant dishes. Five hundred years later, they are all antique treasures.

It's just that pay attention to it, in the end, there is a good upbringing, but Shen Rui didn't show anything inappropriate. For a table full of delicacies, even if you occasionally feel that your appetite is right, you don't have too many chopsticks and stop.

Compared with his calmness, several other Shen family disciples also performed remarkably.

Although the family backgrounds of each house are different, they have a basic upbringing, and they have all been studying for many years, so they will not be ugly and cowardly for a few bites of food. It's just that in front of a few elders, in the end, even if you move your chopsticks, you just take care of one or two dishes in front of you.

The three masters all paid attention to Shen Rui invariably, and they felt more and more that this son was good at cultivating qi and kung fu, and he was very good.

A Chinese New Year's Eve meal, even if it is used a little coldly, can be regarded as safe and sound.

The banquet was withdrawn, because of the New Year's Celebration, the eldest master did not let everyone go back, and ordered everyone to keep the New Year here, so he took the eldest master and the second master to the study in the east chamber.

Xu arranged for the maid to go to Yu Guo Xianguo, asked the maid to take Go, backgammon, tooth cards, etc. for their brothers to play, and instructed Zhou's mother to bring two maids to serve, and took the second wife and the third wife to the west to talk.

Outside, the wind was cold, and the snow was sprinkled on the ground before dinner, but inside the house was warm as spring.

Everyone was not interested in playing cards and chess, Shen Qin was homesick, and pulled Shen Bao to chatter; Shen Zhu spoke to Shen Lin sentence by sentence; Shen Rui sat next to him, thinking of Shen Jue and Shen Quan, he couldn't help but be a little distracted.

Every Chinese New Year's Eve, the most flavorful thing in addition to ancestor worship and Chinese New Year's Eve dinner is to set off firecrackers.

Since before and after dinner, the sound of firecrackers faintly heard in the distance has not stopped. In contrast, he took advantage of the desertion of the Shen Mansion more and more. Although the old men all looked gentle, it was difficult to hide their gloom.

It is estimated that the gloomy atmosphere in the second room will not be able to ease until Shen Luo has an anniversary.

Shen Rui was not a child, so he naturally noticed that the eyes of several masters at dinner were all indifferent, and he couldn't help but feel strange in his heart. He looked at the window, the second master and the second wife came out, is it time for the second master to mention the matter of inheritance?

Among the three masters, Shen Rui felt that the third master was close, not because he knew that he would succeed in the third room, but because the third master's undefiled literati character was very similar to his father in the previous life, which made Shen Rui involuntarily give birth to a closeness heart.

In the study room of the East Wing, several masters, just as Shen Rui thought, for the first time, the three brothers got together and mentioned the matter of the heir.

The second master did not mention Shen Zhu as the second wife thought, but asked directly: "How many days have the nephews been here, does the eldest brother have a favorite heir?" ”

The eldest lord glanced at the third master and said: "Don't say it to others, Brother Rui is counted as one first, not to mention that this child's qualifications are extraordinary, that is, for the sake of the past relationship between Mrs. Sun and Sister Min, we should also take him to Beijing to take care of him." ”

When the second master heard this, he looked at the third master again: "Third master, I heard that you took Brother Bao back yesterday?" But did you fall in love with Brother Bao? ”

When the third master heard this, he hurriedly waved his hand and said: "The second brother misunderstood, I just think that Brother Bao is quite talented in calligraphy, and I am happy to see the hunting heart...... I have discussed with Rong Niang, even we are taken care of by the eldest brother and sister-in-law, where can we take care of a child? There is no need to choose another heir in the small third room, and when the eldest brother chooses an heir, the third room is also the third room. ”

The eldest lord frowned and said, "Why do you think of Jian Yu again?" The third brother and sister are there, but they are looking forward to raising a child, and it will not be you who make your own decisions

The third old man hurriedly said: "Big brother, don't you want to wronged people to raise a child, and not a kitten or a puppy, where is it so easy?" There are so many things to worry about, where did Rong Niang do this? ”

The eldest man shook his head and said, "It is difficult to raise a single seedling...... This is a matter of both mysteries, and we will discuss it later. ”

The third master frowned and said: "This time, it's not about having people and three rooms, the eldest brother and the second brother are their own heirs...... As for me, isn't my nephew flesh and blood? When the eldest brother and the second brother each have heirs, what's wrong with me, who is an uncle, waiting for filial piety? "When it comes to the worst, I am quite emotional.

Seeing this, the eldest man was worried, and hurriedly shouted: "What's the hurry? Good student to speak."

The third master stabilized his mind and said in a deep voice: "I have made up my mind, don't persuade the eldest brother again." My body is boneless, and I have dragged down my family since I hit the ground, and I have eaten countless ginseng and deer antler velvet...... After my father and mother went, I was the eldest brother and sister-in-law who raised me as if I were a son, if it weren't for the sister-in-law's dowry, the family would have made me toss in the net...... I shouldn't have been cheeky to live, but ants are still greedy for life, and I still want to live in the end, so I have a thick skin to stick to my eldest brother and sister-in-law...... Even if I have passed the heirs here, I have no time to raise with my body, so I still have to bother my eldest brother and sister-in-law, why bother to pull it? ”

The third master is a premature baby, in addition to heart disease, there is also congenital deficiency, and he is really raised with ginseng. Even now, ginseng and bird's nest are also nourished daily.

Hearing this, the eldest lord glanced at the second master and said with a wry smile: "If you really want to talk about it, the third brother needs to be grateful not for your sister-in-law, but for Mrs. Sun." Our Shen family owes Mrs. Sun another life."

There are some things that he didn't want to say too clearly when he took care of the second master's face, but Shen Rui's succession was imminent, and he couldn't let the second master have a pimple in his heart, so the eldest master still chose to tell the truth to the two younger brothers.

The second master's heart trembled, but the third master was puzzled: "How did it get to Mrs. Sun...... Isn't Mrs. Sun gone for more than 20 years? ”

The eldest man said: "Although your sister-in-law is the daughter of the Prime Minister's house, the Xu family has already left the capital when she gets married, and the dowry is also counted, and it took a lot of money when I recovered...... The big Zhuangzi and rent-collecting shops under her name were all purchased by Mrs. Sun when she entered Beijing, and she was originally going to make a dowry for Sister Min, but she didn't use it later, so she gave it to your sister-in-law to thank her for raising Sister Min. ”

It is not easy to live in the capital.

The third grandfather came to Beijing alone that year, and there were already a number of properties in the back, and later a part of it was given to the second master and his wife. Although the three old ladies also have a dowry left, they are also counted. After all, even if the third master entered the capital under the name of Bachelor Shen's great-grandson, he was just a new scholar, even if he was favored by Bachelor Shen's old man, his wife was a granddaughter, but he was just a scholarly family, not a prominent family.

The third master and the third old lady went early, even if the eldest master and the second master have already entered the office, but one is the head of the six departments, and the other is Hanlin, all of whom are minor officials.

The filial piety of parents and parents is kept in succession, which is five or six years of hard work.

People go to tea and cool, and the Shen family wants to continue to gain a foothold in the capital, where is it so easy, it is necessary to make dots everywhere.

Although the third master did not enter the office, and there was no officialdom spending, the silver for conditioning his body was like flowing water.

Mrs. Sun's industry, the eldest lord and his wife did not move in the early years, and later the third master needed more and more expenses to adjust his body, but he couldn't turn around, so he began to use that money.

The three-year-old man was a little stupid when he heard it: "Could it be that all these years, all the silver I spent was left by Mrs. Sun......"

The eldest lord nodded and said, "That's right, your sister-in-law is afraid that you will think too much, and she has long wanted to tell you the truth, but I didn't stop you...... When Mrs. Sun was alive, he regarded our brothers as his own nephews, so he would care about us a lot. ”

The third master said with a bitter face: "Even if those shops are left by Mrs. Sun, if they are given to the sister-in-law, they are naturally the private property of the sister-in-law." In the final analysis, it was I who dragged down the eldest brother and sister-in-law, otherwise with the temperament of the eldest brother and sister-in-law, I would not have touched the money, and I would have made up my mind to return it to Sister Min. ”

The eldest lord didn't want to make his younger brother think too much, and said, "You don't have to think too much. When I first received those properties, your sister-in-law really didn't want to accept them and wanted to give them to Sister Min, but the grandfather didn't allow it. Now that Brother Rui has lost his mother, the situation is not good, and we have to choose an heir here, your sister-in-law and I want to let Brother Rui pass the long house, and your sister-in-law's property can also be passed on to him in the name of the original owner. ”

The third master understood the reason, and put aside the reluctance that Shen Rui couldn't pass the third room, and nodded: "It should be so...