After sending Shen Yan away, Shen Rui sent someone to invite the third master, and walked quickly to Xu's upper room.

In the upper room, the He family was not there, but left his son Xiao Nan on the Xu side. Xu spread a thick cushion on the Luohan bed, and teased Xiao Nan with a cloth tiger with a bell.

Brother Xiao Nan had already walked steadily, pounced on him in two steps, grabbed the cloth tiger, and giggled. Xu Shi was very happy, hugged Brother Xiao Nan, and kissed him twice on his fat little face.

Brother Xiao Nan was also very close to Xu, smiled and hugged Xu's neck, and made her saliva on her face.

Xu was afraid of hurting the child, and the hairpin ring had already been removed from his head, and he was hugged by Brother Xiao Nan so lightly and heavily, his hair was immediately scattered, and the earrings hurt his ears, and the eldest girl Hongxia saw that Xu squinted her eyes in pain, and hurriedly went over to help, but Xu smiled and waved her hand and said: "Don't tight, don't tight......" Still holding Brother Xiao Nan and not letting go.

As soon as Shen Rui entered the door, he saw this warm picture, and the anger on his face dissipated most of it, he was happy and sad, and he really felt that the Xu family recognized the He family as the adopted daughter.

Then I remembered that the reason why the Xu family failed to have their own children was because of the vicious calculations of Mrs. Qiao, thinking about Qiao's family, thinking about Shen Jue, and contacting Shen Yan's words, Shen Rui was already extremely disgusted with the Qiao family in his heart.

Xu Shi saw Shen Rui standing at the door in a daze, his face changed, he was calm for a while, gloomy for a while, and he didn't know what was going on. She gave Hongxia next to her a look, and Hongxia immediately smiled and coaxed Brother Xiao Nan to eat the fruit and hugged the child down. The room full of maids and servants also retreated.

Xu simply pulled his hair together, nodded and asked Shen Rui to come and sit down beside him, and said, "What's wrong?" But Shen Yan mentioned the Qiao family? ”

Qiao's family also sent a post before, and Mrs. Qiao also waited for the door in person, saying that she wanted to do something for Mrs. Qiao, not only to invite Xu's family, but also to ask Mrs. Qiao's if she could go.

Qiao's now, if it's ugly, it's just more breathless than a dead person, where can I go to participate in any rituals, the Qiao family doesn't know this, but they still come to this one, and the Xu family doesn't like it very much.

The Xu family also knew that now Master Qiao San was facing a recovery, and he came to the Shen Mansion to invite her, but he still wanted the Shen Mansion to help run an official vacancy.

Naturally, the Xu family would not go, and took Mrs. Qiao to see Qiao's appearance, politely refused, and hinted that there would still be a funeral ceremony at that time.

The Qiao family is no longer than at the beginning, Mrs. Qiao regards the silver more and more, whether the Xu family goes or not, it has no impact on the Qiao family's big house, as long as the Shen family's gift money arrives, there is the name of the Shen family to show that the Shen Qiao family has not been far away, and there are benefits that fall into her pocket, Mrs. Qiao is already satisfied, and she does not persuade much at the moment, and she will leave with a few polite words.

Shen Yan came to the door today, and the Xu family also got the letter, Shen Yan is the son-in-law of Qiao San, and the Xu family only thought that he was here to be a lobbyist, so when he saw Shen Rui's face was not worried, he only thought that something was wrong with the Qiao family.

Shen Rui said with a solemn face: "Speaking of the Qiao family, but the root is still in the He family, mother wait a minute, the son has already called someone to invite the third uncle." ”

When the third master arrived, he asked when he entered the door, "But what did Shen Yan mention?" ”

The third master also knows about the Qiao family, and he also has the same general opinion as the Xu family.

Shen Rui asked the third master to sit down and repeated what Shen Yan said. He also said: "He Dongsheng inquired about the old things in our second room, and asked the Qiao family to inquire about Aunt Yuan, it can be seen that the reason why the emperor knows about Mrs. Sun must be that he bought the East Factory to buy the slander of the internal officials. ”

Although he had seen the emperor that day, after Shen Rui returned home, he also analyzed with the Xu family and the third master who was going to deal with the Shen family, and the He family was also at the top of the list of suspicions, and the three of them were also mentally prepared. But after confirming that this matter was the so-called of the He family, they were still angry.

The third old man slapped his palm on the table and said angrily: "What does the He family want to do?!" Calculated the Shen family once or twice, and now He Er has calculated himself in prison, He Er still dares to hit my second room with his idea?! Brother Qiao, Brother Shen Yan, which one is not with me in the second room and which one is not with him, what does this mean? ! ”

He should not be angry, Shen Rui hurriedly brought tea to the third master, Xu's face was also pale, but he still persuaded the third master: "Don't be angry, your body is important, and you can't be angry with that villain." ”

The third master relieved his breath at this time, took Shen Rui's tea and drank it, Shen Rui held the third master with one hand, so as not to get excited again, and then said slowly: "The villain of the He family, there is nothing that cannot be done." Mother and third uncle don't be angry. ”

Because they had not confirmed that it was the He family that day, the mother and son did not carefully study the countermeasures, and only ordered their henchmen to keep an eye on everywhere in order to determine where the cold arrow came from. Now that it's confirmed, it's time to think about it.

The third old man's eyebrows twisted into a pimple, and he put aside the teacup and said: "As I said before, Songjiang trial He Nansheng personally admitted to calculating the Shen family, this crime is conclusive, He Dongsheng is playing such a hand again, what handle did he catch my second room, and what does he He Nansheng have to do?" Will He Nansheng get away with it because of this? ”

"I'm afraid that he will really snar some kind of crime and plant it on the head of the Shen family," Shen Rui's face was gloomy and terrifying, and his eyes were shining, "If the Shen family is a sinner, I am afraid that no one will investigate He Nansheng's crimes." ”

The third old man laughed angrily, "The Shen family is separated, he calculates the five-room property, even if the second room becomes a sinner, what does it have to do with the five-room?" ”

"I can't exonerate He Nansheng, and I don't want the Shen family to have a better time." Xu frowned and said slightly: "The sister of the Sun family has repeatedly done good deeds, and the clansmen have benefited a lot, if the Sun family is knocked into the dust, my second, fourth, fifth, and ninth rooms, who are closest to her, will be more or less implicated, and Brother Li, Brother Jin, and even Brother Ying of the fifth room will be attacked." ”

Based on the court, reputation is the most important, that is, innocent, tarnished reputation, it is difficult to make a difference in the career in the future, and at any time you may be turned over by political enemies and attacked by the imperial history.

The third master was stunned for a moment, and gasped, "What a vicious heart." ”

Shen Rui's teeth grinded loudly, indeed, it is difficult for the Shen family after the separation to be implicated by a single clansman, but the Sun family is different, there is almost no room in the Shen family that has not been taken care of by her.

What kind of crime can be dealt with by planting a false accusation against Sun? Or many years after the death of Mrs. Sun and the Sun family? If it is a plausible charge, it is indefensible.

Shen Rui also secretly speculated about the identity of Mrs. Sun, and the emperor clearly asked if it was a maritime businessman. It can be seen that the He family was blowing the wind on the side of the maritime merchants and bandits at that time.

Maritime merchants or pirates, in the Ming Dynasty, the boundaries were not so clear, and the sea merchants often did pirates to buy and sell small fleets around them, and pirates often pretended to be merchant ships to sell stolen goods.

Therefore, the two articles of gangsterism and banditry are also the most likely crimes to be framed.

But in the end, it was many years ago, and it was not a major sin of the Nine Clans, and the impact on the Shen family was very limited to such an extent.

If it is really a great sin to punish the nine clans...... is also plotting treason and the like, but this rebellion is too child's play, where did the rebellion come from in the peaceful years?

…… White Lotus Sect?!

Yesterday, he didn't confirm that it was the He family, so he didn't think deeply, at this time Shen Rui's mind was chaotic, thinking of the rebellion, the word "cult" jumped out of his mind first, he had the impression that the Ming Dynasty had been encircling and suppressing the White Lotus Sect, but it had never been able to exterminate it, and the White Lotus Sect had been active and trying to subvert the Ming Dynasty.

If the Sun family is slandered, it is the White Lotus Sect......

Shen Rui hesitated and said his thoughts.

The third old man was stunned when he heard this, and scolded the He family for being despicable, and said that he would find the imperial history to impeach the He family for colluding with the eunuchs, because he scolded: "Even if you become a sword, you will definitely let He Dongsheng, a despicable villain, no longer have the face to stand in the court!" ”

Xu Shi lowered his face and shouted: "Third brother!"

The third old man was stunned for a moment, he had always regarded his eldest sister-in-law as a mother, and it was rare to see his sister-in-law speak so violently, and he was speechless at the moment, like a child who had made a mistake, he bowed his head in mockery.

Shen Rui hurriedly came over to appease the Xu family again, and the Xu family waved his hand to show that it was okay, calmed his breathing, and first reprimanded the third master: "This is a method of injuring the enemy by one thousand and self-inflicting eight hundred, how can it be used lightly?" What is a sword, once it is classified into which faction, there is no matter of Mrs. Sun, and the current Shen family may be able to withstand a blow from a political enemy? You're already contaminated with the habit of those royal histories going on a rampage! ”

This was already quite serious, and he faintly swept the Tian family in, and the third old man was quite uncomfortable on his face, and said in a low voice: "Sister-in-law, don't worry, I'm angry for a while." Now...... In fact, I don't have much to do with the Tian family's Hanlin imperial history. ”

Xu's face eased, she also had the intention to remind the third master, the literati on the Tian family's side couldn't point to anyone's power behind it, and the current Shen family was really not suitable to get involved with any party.

She glanced at Shen Rui and said, "What Brother Rui said is not unreasonable, if the people next to him slander the Sun family on that demon, we have to ask, if they have nothing to do with the demon, how do they know." But He Dongsheng has been in the Criminal Department for many years, and the Jiangyang thief has not been tried, so it is really easy to be troubled. ”

Shen Rui also pinched a handful of sweat, he just subconsciously thought that he didn't think about it carefully, Xu said this, there was really a bit of a shadow.

Xu Shi said: "It's all in the past, and it's hard to guard against it." If we deliberately do something, it will be easy to be self-defeating, and we will not be able to argue at that time. ”

The third old man hurriedly said: "What does my sister-in-law mean that now we will not do anything and wait for him to make a move from the He family?" ”

Shen Rui saw that it was early winter, but the corners of the third master's forehead were already oozing sweat, obviously very emotional, and he couldn't help but worry about his body, so he hurriedly served tea again to appease the third master and said: "Third uncle, don't worry, how can the Shen family allow the He family to be like this." ”

Xu Shi looked at Shen Rui and nodded, his eyes were full of relief, but his face did not show it, and he only asked in a deep voice, "What is Brother Rui's idea?" ”

Although Shen Rui was not sure what the He family's move meant, he already had a way to deal with the He family, and immediately said: "I agree with my mother's opinion, as my father-in-law said, the current Shen family is easy to make mistakes if they do it." On the surface, we just have to wait and see what happens, and do nothing. To show that the clear self-purifying. In fact, we don't have to care about what the He family wants to do, we just need to continue to catch the evidence of the He family's crimes, crucify the He family, and let him bite anyone again. ”

With him coming a few ways, I will go all the way.

Offense is the best defense!

There was a faint smile on Xu's face, and the third master also nodded, and said with a solemn face: "But is it still He Pingsheng's matter?" He Beisheng was tightly detained by He Dongsheng, and he couldn't get in touch with clichés at all. ”

Shen Rui shook his head and said: "I was thinking before, although Ning Fan attacked the Shen family, but he tied up Brother Xiaodong, the grandson of the long house, undoubtedly wanted to use it to blackmail, and he didn't have the intention of wooing and using it. And the driving Zhang family is already ironclad. There are only a few families in the Songjiang family, how can the Ning clan not touch the He family at all? He Nansheng confessed so happily, not only because the evidence at the time was conclusive, but he could not deny it, but how could he know that he was not trying to cover up the heavier culpability? ”

The third master nodded and said: "This case has dragged on for a long time and has not been concluded, I think the bigwigs also want to dig out some people from this case, didn't the important people in the Zhang family be escorted to Beijing a few days ago." ”

Maybe it was the Zhang family, and the prison stimulated the He family, who had ghosts in their hearts.

The uncle and nephew glanced at each other and thought of a place.

"Should I stare at He Beisheng or star, and let people see where the stewards who followed He Nansheng in Songjiang are now." Shen Rui said, "Go back to Songjiang to look for it carefully, and ask who the He family has come into contact with." ”

He paused and said: "The Zhang family's imprisonment this time is not shocking that the He family doesn't know, but it must have shocked the Lu family." I think the Lu family will be happy to cooperate with us. ”

Xu Shi bowed his head in agreement, and said: "It's just that now, our family will go back again, it's too conspicuous." Do you have a candidate to go south? ”

Shen Rui responded: "Sixth Brother Li, Brother Jin, and I can't move anymore." I'd like to send longevity to the south. There are three brothers in the south who are in the fifth room, and I see that the fourth uncle in the third room is also very talented. ”

With Shen Ying in the south, the Xu family is also much more relieved, mentioning the third room, she can't help but think of Shen Ling's matter, she is still a little disliked, but she can't overturn a boatload of people with a rod, if there are people who can use it, they should still use it.

Xu sighed: "The Shen family can't just want to study and enter the office without knowing the general affairs. It's also time to take a look at those people who can't study but can take care of their chores. The Shen family wants to be stable, and such people must not be missing. ”

*

Shilang's Mansion, the upper room of the east courtyard.

As soon as the door opened, there was a rush of alcohol.

He Beisheng leaned crookedly on the couch, his clothes were sloppy, he held a pot in his hand, and he didn't use a cup, so he poured a big sip into his mouth with the mouth of the pot, and said something in his mouth, and then took another big sip of wine.

Most of the two shoes on the ground have been wet with wine, and there is a small wine jar poured on the side, and the wine is still dripping, and the rich and mellow fragrance wafts out.

He Dongsheng blushed, walked over in two steps, picked up the cold tea on the table and poured it on He Beisheng's face.

He Beisheng was excited, opened his drunken eyes, and saw that it was the eldest brother, his face twitched, as if he wanted to squeeze out a smile, but the muscles were no longer controlled by consciousness, this smile was very distorted, and his mouth made a hehe sound, like laughing and crying, "Big brother, hehe, big brother, I hurt the second brother......"

He Dongsheng's blood surged, and he couldn't help it anymore, and raising his hand was a slap.

With a crisp sound, half of He Beisheng's face quickly became red and swollen.

But with such strength, He Dongsheng not only failed to relieve the hatred, but the hatred was provoked, so the backhand was another slap.

He Beisheng was beaten but didn't hide at all, he still seemed to be laughing, but the crying in his voice was obvious, "Hehe, hehe, it's good, it's good, it's good, I should fight, I should fight, big brother, I'm sorry for the second brother......"

He Dongsheng was even more annoyed, and slapped his round hand to greet him, but was hugged by the henchman behind him.

The housekeeper was already sweating profusely, and he couldn't stop persuading: "Master, master! The fifth master was drunk, and the old man was angry. The old lady, the old lady, is in the backyard...... Eh, sir......"

Thinking of the old mother, He Dongsheng finally controlled the strength in his hand, and still punched He Beisheng in the shoulder with hatred, and coldly ordered: "Wake him up, drag him to the front, everything in the future, he must open his eyes to show me!" ”

The housekeeper responded repeatedly, wiped the sweat on his forehead with his sleeve, and while sending He Dongsheng out, he scolded the little guy who was stretching his neck in the courtyard but didn't dare to enter the door, "It's all dead?!" How do you serve the fifth master? Why don't you go and sober up the soup! Whoever dares to bring wine to the fifth master will break his leg and sell the salt farm! ”

The little guys all chattered, hurriedly helping He Beisheng up, inducing vomiting and pouring sobering soup.

It took more than half an hour to let He Beisheng appear in He Dongsheng's study dressed neatly.

He Dongsheng's face was darker than the bottom of the pot, and a pair of bloodshot eyes stared at his younger brother, which was a little terrifying.

The age difference between the two brothers is much closer, the eldest brother is like a father, He Dongsheng has always been quite strict, and He Beisheng has a ghost in his heart, so he shrank for a moment before he screamed "big brother".

The subordinates all retreated to guard outside the hospital, and He Dongsheng did not suppress his temper, and scolded angrily: "Look at what you look like!" I haven't grown up for so long, and I only know how to get drunk when I encounter something! Even if you are drunk, it will not help! If you are a man, you should take responsibility! Why did I tell you to listen to those things, don't you know?! ”

He Beisheng had tears rolling in his eyes, and he didn't dare to cry out loud, but the tone had changed: "I know, big brother, I know everything, but I ...... in my heart As soon as I thought that I had harmed my second brother......"

"Shut up!" He Dongsheng threw an inkstone in a rage, and smashed it on He Beisheng's thigh, hitting him obliquely, and staining his clothes with thick ink.

The huge stone smashed his life painfully, He Beisheng subconsciously exhaled in pain, and couldn't help bending down and rubbing it.

He Dongsheng also knew that his hands were heavy, he glanced at it, and when he saw that his younger brother raised his eyes to look at him again, he scolded with a straight face: "I said, that incident will rot in my heart!" At such a time, do you still dare to say this, do you want to die together with your family? ”

He Beisheng looked frightened, and he couldn't care about the pain, so he ran to the table in two steps, and said in fear: "Could it be that the second brother ...... Second brother...... Yes...... Will be sentenced to death?! ”

He Dongsheng couldn't wait to round his arm and slap him again, and shouted angrily: "What are you talking about!" ”

He Beisheng's eyes widened, staring straight at his eldest brother, wanting an answer.

Facing such a young brother, He Dongsheng finally deflated, closed his eyes and calmed his breath slightly, and said slowly: "You also heard yesterday, the person who sold the second child is not simple, if this matter is well concealed, with the crime that the second brother now admits is only a few years in prison, at most it is an exile." But if this matter is poked out," He Dongsheng suddenly opened his eyes and stared at He Beisheng, "Then whether this family has their lives or not will have to be said." ”

He Beisheng subconsciously took a step back, muttering speechless. Exile, in fact, is not something he can accept.

At the beginning, he knew that the second brother was calculating the Shen family, and he also disdained the second brother's behavior, but he thought about paying some silver, and at most the second brother would be in prison for a few years, and that's it.

When he went north, he was still in high spirits, thinking that with the official position of his eldest brother, he would also help to fight and protect the second brother was a trivial matter.

Unexpectedly, this matter will eventually come around him.

In the end, it will be him who harms the second brother and even the He family......

He Beisheng's still swollen face had a look of despair.

He Dongsheng couldn't help frowning, and his heart became disgusted, if the third brother was still there, it would not hurt for this young brother to be stupid and stupid for the rest of his life. It's a pity that the third child went early, and the second child is now useless, so he must let the fifth child stand up and support the He family.

The helplessness of the He family's successors is not only He Nansheng, He Dongsheng's feeling is even stronger, whenever he sees the rising stars of the "relative" Shen family, he secretly hates.

The younger brother is not the material for reading, He Dongsheng wants to train him in the direction of the second brother, so he will take He Beisheng with him when he recently discussed with the staff and even interrogated the housekeeper of his hometown, but he didn't want to, but scared the cowardly younger brother out of his guts. He Dongsheng was extremely disappointed.

The next generation is still too young, and they are all studying and not yet useful. Among the clansmen, in addition to the fifth child, that is, the seventeenth He Pingsheng. And He Pingsheng, He Dongsheng only regretted it, he shouldn't have been soft-hearted for a while, he didn't let his younger brother let He Pingsheng go, if he killed He Pingsheng at that time, he would be much more stable now.

He Dongsheng's men recently arrested He Xiang, a henchman who disappeared after He Nansheng was imprisoned, and sent him to Beijing yesterday......

(End of chapter)