In the afternoon of the same day, Shangshu Mansion got the news that Shen Ji personally came to report the funeral.

The patriarch's grandfather was sick in early June, and his family only thought it was a minor illness, and the doctor only called him to recuperate, but he didn't think that in mid-June, not only did he not get better, but it became more and more serious, and the rice and water did not enter, and he passed away in two days.

Shen Jijiang, a forty-year-old man, was still quite moved and teary-eyed when he mentioned his grandfather.

When Shen Cang and Xu heard the bad news, they felt uncomfortable. The older generation had already withered away, and now another one is gone.

Thinking of Shen Jue's longing and attachment to the patriarch's wife, the husband and wife glanced at each other and felt that it was tricky.

But this is not news that can be hidden.

Shen Ji is the eldest grandson, and Songjiang quickly whipped and sent people to Beijing to report the news, just so that he could go back before the patriarch's funeral.

Although Shen Jue is out of the second room, after all, he is the grandson of the patriarch who was raised by the patriarch himself, and he should go back to see the old man off at this time.

The Xu family sent someone to invite Shen Jue over and slowly told him the news.

When Shen Jue heard the news, he was already stupid.

"My grandfather is only eighty-three this year, isn't my grandfather only eighty-three?" Shen Jue was stunned for a while, and Fang glared at Shen Ji and said loudly.

Although Shen Ji is also sad, he will not be confused in the end of the year, and he knows the severity.

Seeing Shen Jue's gaffe, he noticed that something was wrong, and hurriedly frowned: "In front of the elders, what are you yelling about?" ”

Shen Jue's eyes were red, and he still muttered in his mouth: "I remembered wrong...... Am I misremembering? Isn't this the sixteenth year of Hongji, but the seventeenth year of Hongji? As he spoke, he pointed his fingers and counted the time.

"Don't blame Brother Jue, even if we can't stand it for a while, not to mention that Brother Jue is raised by the side of the grandfather......" Shen Cang sighed and said.

In the Shen family clan, the second room is still within the five suits, but it is the clan room, the third room, and the fourth room. Among them, several rooms have the most intimate relationship with the second room.

Shen Jue quieted down, didn't cry or make trouble, but the appearance of losing his soul made people really unbearable.

Seeing this, Xu Shi hurriedly and quietly instructed Hongyun: "Go and see if the second brother has come back?" ”

Although Shen Ji and Shen Jue are siblings, the age difference is too big, and Shen Ji left Songjiang early, so the two brothers are not as close as Shen Jue and Shen Rui.

Hongyun responded and went to Jiuruju to inquire about it.

Just as Chunyan was about to go to the upper room, the two bumped into each other.

It turned out that Shen Rui was invited by his classmates today to return after dinner, and sent Changshou back to pass the word, and Chunyan was about to go to the upper room to tell the Xu family.

Hongyun led Chunyan to the upper room.

Shen Ji still had to go to the fifth room and Shen Li's place to report the funeral, but he didn't stay long, and he had already said goodbye and left.

Shen Jue's expression was blank, Xu pulled him to sit beside him, and comforted him softly: "Good boy, cry out if you feel uncomfortable, don't hold back." In two days, you have to go south with your big brother and send the old man on the last ride, can you break your body? ”

Shen Jue heard Xu's voice, turned his head, and said in a hoarse voice: "Uncle, my nephew had a nightmare, a bad nightmare......" Before the words fell, as soon as his eyes were closed, the person fell backwards.

Xu and Shen Cang have lived for most of their lives, and they are used to seeing life and death separated, but they are not panicked when they see Shen Jue like this

For teenagers who don't know life and death, the pain of bereavement is enough to hurt the heart.

Xu immediately ordered someone to help Shen Cang to the couch for a while, and sent someone to ask for a doctor.

Waiting for Hongyun to bring Chunyan over, he told Shen Rui about his late return.

Glancing at Shen Rui, who was fainting, Xu said: "There is something at home, send someone to ask the second brother to come back......"

Chunyan Road had already heard Hongyun talk about the changes in the upper room, but he knew the priorities, and after answering, he retreated to find longevity.

Fang Cai is the message that comes back from longevity.

After Changshou and Dongxi got married, they lived in a row house on the back street of Shangshufu. They were divided into two rooms, but there was a separate courtyard, which was quite quiet.

Hearing the sound of Chunyan calling the door, Dongxi came out to open the door.

She had changed into a woman's dress, and now she was pregnant, and she had begun to show her pregnancy in four or five months, and she was wearing a loose gown, and her face was very round.

Shen Rui often sends longevity back these days, because Dongxi is pregnant, and wants to let Changshou, the father-to-be, accompany Dongxi more, and Dongxi of the province is bored at home alone.

"Sister Chunyan......" Dongxi has always been careful, and when she saw the guest, she didn't feel happy, but said worriedly: "Why did you come here at this time?" But what's the matter with the second brother? ”

Chunyan looked around and said, "Sister, why don't you see Brother Changshou?" There is something at home, and my wife has to send someone to call my second brother back...... Others don't know which teahouse the second brother is in, so they need to find it for Brother Changshou......"

"He went to the shop in Fangkou to buy melons, and he will be back later." Dongxi greeted people inside, and said, "What's wrong with the house?" ”

The funeral of the clan relatives is Shen Jue's family, and there is no need to hide it, Chunyan told Shen Ji about the funeral

When Dong Xi heard this, he frowned and said: "In the end, it is the patriarch's grandfather, it is not a matter of one family, except for the five-room master, our second brother has to go south to mourn ......."

Chunyan was surprised: "The third brother is okay, and he has to be mourned when he is demoted...... The second brother is here without clothes, why do you have to go? It's dog weather now, and it's on fire in the sky......"

"The second brother has no clothes, but the lord and wife are in service, the patriarch is gone, and someone in the second room must go south to mourn on behalf of the master. The third brother went south alone, looking thin and not looking like it. The master is an official body, and he can't easily move the place, and the only candidates left are the third master and the second brother, and the second brother doesn't go, so why don't you let the third master go? Dong Xi said.

Chunyan tried the sweat on her forehead, and said with a smile on her face: "It's still my sister's thoughtfulness, I only think that my wife is anxious to call the second brother back, in order to comfort the third brother......"

While the two were talking, the courtyard door was pushed open, and Changshou returned.

After hearing Chunyan's intentions, Changshou didn't dare to delay, and immediately went to find Shen Rui.

Chunyan thought about Shen Rui's going out, so she didn't want to stay longer, so she followed her back home.

Shen Rui got the news and came back in a hurry, Shen Jue had already woken up and was sent back to Songbaiju.

Shen Cang was talking to Xu in the upper room, and when he saw Shen Rui coming back, he ordered: "Send someone to the school tomorrow to take two or three months off, and the day after tomorrow you will bring your third brother to the south with Shen ......."

Shen Rui nodded in response, knowing in his heart that this was also the proper meaning of the second room.

Not only because the patriarch is the patriarch, but also because he has an old relationship with the late third grandfather, a few years ago, he gave up a grandson to be the heir of the second room.

It will take more than a month to get to Songjiang from Songjiang by water, and if you want to arrive before the funeral of the patriarch, you have to take the land route, and you can only ride a horse, and the sooner you leave, the better.

Shen Wei is the Langzhong of the Criminal Department, and it happens that the chief official is Shen Cang, and Ding Wei will hand over the errand, but what Shen Cang casually ordered, there is no need to delay time, so it is scheduled to leave Beijing the day after tomorrow.

If you go to the funeral here in the second room, there will be a day left to prepare tomorrow.

For the patriarch's wife, Shen Rui's original impression was not good.

He originally thought that since it was in the Ming Dynasty, where the concept of clan was important, this patriarch was a role in charge of the family, and he had the meaning of restraint and teaching to the clansmen; But the housework in the fourth room was messy, and Shen Juren "spoiled his concubine and killed his wife", "abused his sister-in-law", "plotted his wife's dowry, and did not take the initiative to stop it.

If it weren't for Shen Li, the "young" Shen Rui would have been difficult to preserve.

Later, when he knew more about the affairs of the Shen family, Shen Rui knew about the embarrassment of the patriarch. The Shen family is called a family, but the bloodline is drifting apart, and each house has become a small sect of its own. Even if the patriarch is the patriarch, it is not good to interfere too much in the housework of other houses.

"Brother Jue is afraid that he will be sad, the child will go over and take a look." Seeing that Shen Cang finished his order, Shen Rui said.

Shen Cang waved his hand and sent him away.

Shen Rui went directly to Songbaiju, and when he entered the courtyard, he saw Spring Parrot and Spring Crane standing under the porch and wandering left and right, with worried faces on their faces.

Seeing Shen Rui, the two maids hurriedly greeted Shen Rui as if they had seen a savior.

"Second brother, third brother looks wrong, and the servants are not allowed to enter the house, which makes people feel uneasy......" Spring Parrot said with a worried face, and lowered his voice.

Shen Rui frowned and listened, and said, "If he wants to be quiet, you should avoid it." The third brother will go south for the funeral the day after tomorrow, and you have to prepare your things. ”

The spring parrot and the spring crane responded in unison, and Shen Rui picked up the bamboo curtain himself and entered the house.

Although it was on fire outside, there were icebergs in the house, and it was a little cool to face it, and I didn't feel the heat at all.

Shen Jue was lying on the bed with his clothes closed, his eyes staring at the curtain above. The tears in the corners of his eyes were like a stream, flowing non-stop, and the pillow was already wet.

Shen Rui saw his silent crying appearance, and remembered that he had excitedly decided to go south to visit his relatives a few days ago, so he could only accompany him quietly, and sighed in his heart that the world was impermanent.

Shen Machine's house, upper room.

reported a round of mourning, and Shen Ji returned home after dark.

The house was hung white, and the children changed their filial clothes.

In addition to the pain on Shen Ji's face, there was also a fire in his heart. It's just that he has always had a serious look, and his emotions are not high, but he doesn't show it in front of outsiders.

When the children went down, and the maid also went out, and only the husband and wife were left in the house, Shen Ji said with a depressed face: "This is luck? It cost a few thousand taels of silver, and finally got through Li Gelao's door through his cousin, and even waited for the shortage, and he was about to level the household department, but he caught up with the death of the grandfather......"

Although the six Lang are all of the same grade, their rights and rankings are also different due to the different yamen. Compared with the criminal department, the household department is naturally fat. If it weren't for the way to the ministers, even if there was a vacancy there, it would not be Shen Ji's turn.

Although the elders of the sect have long been separated, the younger brothers of the eldest house have not yet separated, and Shen Ji's money for running for the official this time is barely scraped up. Among them, some of them are still the private silver of the grandmother.

Shen Ji felt sorry for the money, not to mention the grandmother?

Grandma hesitated: "If it doesn't work, can't the silver be refunded?" It's not a small amount, cousin ......."

Shen Ji frowned and said, "The silver money has already been dotted up and down. Things will also fall to the dust, who would have thought that it would be such a coincidence, this is my fate......"