Outside, scattered snowflakes were falling, and smoke was slowly rising in the distance, and it was another morning.

Shen Rui was wearing thin cotton short clothes and practicing boxing in the yard, only feeling hot all over, but he didn't feel cold at all.

Chunyan yawned and picked the curtain of the side room.

The hall has been lit, the willow buds are in the upper room, and the two rough maids are boiling water in the small kitchen.

Seeing Chunyan, Shen Rui put away his fist: "Go to the main room and ask my wife, do I want to take the third brother over to have a morning meal with the lord and wife?" ”

Chun Yanfu responded and left Jiuruju.

The two rough maids came out with hot water, and Shen Rui went back to the main room to wash.

Liu Ya had already prepared a stack of clothes to come out, and Shen Rui glanced at the bedroom, but there was no movement inside.

Shen Rui stood at the door of the bedroom and said hello, and answered sullenly.

However, until Shen Rui finished grooming and changing his clothes, there was still no movement inside.

Yesterday, Shen Jue had to fall asleep and dragged Shen Rui to chat until the second half of the night, and he hadn't gotten up yet.

Chunyan has already returned from the main room: "Second brother, my wife said that it was cheap, and she had already ordered someone to go to the kitchen to spread the word, and asked her to send the regular dishes directly, and specially asked someone to add osmanthus sugar rice cake and chicken seaweed porridge." ”

If you want to rush over before the eldest lord goes to the palace, you can't tell the elders to wait, so Shen Rui threw a wet towel and went directly to the bedroom.

Shen Jue was lying on his side, snoring, and sleeping soundly.

Although Shen Rui couldn't bear it a little, he still thought of doing it and put a wet towel on Shen Jue's face.

Shen Jue screamed, broke open his eyes, and glared at Shen Rui with his cheeks.

"Hurry up, let's go to the room for morning food."

"The second brother is too bad, can't he slowly call people can't do it?" Shen Jue complained while getting dressed.

Shen Rui rolled his eyes, it was strange that he could scream.

This kind of wet towel is called Dafa, and it is something I have encountered in my previous life.

Shen Rui was a little surprised, he came to the Ming Dynasty in the winter five years ago, but in five years, it seemed like a long time had passed, and the things in his previous life were a little blurred.

The two of them cleaned up, and when they arrived at the upper room, it was already dark.

Shen Cang was wearing a winter official uniform and court boots, sitting on the couch for a while and talking to Xu. Seeing the two of them coming in, Xu instructed the maid to set the meal.

After Shen Rui and Shen Jue invited An, the maid also set the meal. In front of Shen Rui was chicken seaweed porridge, and in front of Shen Jue was osmanthus sugar rice cake, both of which the two of them loved to eat, and everyone used the morning food "without saying a word".

After removing the dishes, Shen Cang did not leave in a hurry.

Although Shen Rui usually came over to accompany Shen Cang and his wife to have morning food, most of them were in Shen Cang's rest day, and he suddenly came over today because he had something to say.

Shen Rui saw that the time was not early, and he did not delay Shen Cang's office, so he talked about Shen Yan and Brother Shen entering Beijing with Master Qiao San.

Shen Cang couldn't see joy or anger on his face, but Xu Shi was annoyed.

Shen Cang asked Shen Jue carefully, and when he heard that Shen Yan and Shen Brothers were one of them and one of them were talented, they couldn't help but shake their heads and said: "Now that you have gained fame, you should be down-to-earth, and you may not be able to become a talent." Qi Da is not a coincidence, and it may not be a blessing to cling to the Qiao family through marriage. ”

The Xu family's annoyance was not that they couldn't see Shen Yan's brothers go to Beijing, but that they felt that Master Qiao San had mishandled it.

It's not inferior, and the Qiao family is really not close. If the Shen Yan brothers lived their own lives, judging from the news the year before last, they would still not forget to return to their sect. The Qiao family brought them to Beijing, but they couldn't say that they were just making trouble here.

Shen Jue hesitated for a moment and said: "My nephew looked at Master Qiao San and seemed to value Shen Yan very much, and the implication was that he brought him back to Beijing to find a famous teacher for him to teach, but I didn't hear Master Qiao San say that he had the intention of letting their brothers come to find relatives."

Shen Yan is only a weak crown year, he has a fame, even if he is not knowledgeable, he buries himself in studying for a few years, and it is not too late to go to the Ministry of Rites to take the exam.

The younger generation of the Qiao family has not even had a show so far, and it is not surprising that the third master Qiao wants to mention his aunt.

Jin Juren, Yin Jinshi.

Those who are selected for the examination need to take the annual examination to obtain the qualification for the examination, and then according to the probability of taking one out of thirty and one out of thirty-five to be selected. When the candidates take the examination, the proportion is increased to 1 to 10 out of 15

Even if you can't pass the Jinshi exam, you can spend money to make up for the vacancy.

When Shen Cang heard this, his brows stretched slightly, and he said, "But the two are not like juniors, so they don't need to be like big enemies." As long as they don't come to provoke the Shen family, let them go. Speaking of this, he looked at Shen Rui and Shen Jue and said: "Regardless of whether the two brothers have a grudge against the second room in their hearts, with your two brothers here, I don't believe that you will be so unproductive and bullied by them."

Shen Rui was not afraid in his heart, and his face was determined; Shen Jue listened to this, and he also looked quite scrappy.

The time was about the same, Shen Cang did not delay any longer, put on his official hat, and went to the yamen.

Shen Rui and Shen Jue were left by the Xu family to speak.

After sending the maid and the adoptive mother away, what Xu said was not Shen Yan's brother, but said to Shen Jue: "The third brother is the son of the second room, and the Qiao family is your serious foreign family, that is your third uncle, how can you have one bite of the third master Qiao,?" It's not like it sounds."

Shen Jue got up and listened, and said with a pale face: "It's the nephew who is not good, but I can't get close to that side in my heart."

Xu frowned and said: "The third brother is not a child, no matter what he thinks in his heart, he must also take into account the etiquette he should have, otherwise it will be your fault in the eyes of outsiders." No one will care about whether the Qiao family is amiable and respectable, they will only think that you are lonely and not close to outsiders. The second wife is also on the side, and the filial piety that should be fulfilled must be fulfilled. The world values filial piety, reputation is very important, and it should be cautious"

Xu said solemnly, Shen Jue also listened to it, and said with gratitude: "Nephew remember the teachings of his uncle, and he will never be willful in the future......"

Because the Qiao family is going back to his parents' house today, Shen Jue wants to go with him, and Shen Rui is going to say hello to the third master Qiao on behalf of the Shen family.

Although Qiao's is the sister of Qiao San's old man, it is cheap for his brother to bring a married sister to accompany his nephew, but after all, Qiao's is the wife of the Shen family, and Shen Jue is the son of the Shen family, and the Shen family also needs someone to come forward to receive this favor.

If the eldest master and the third master come forward, it will be too grand, and Shen Rui, the junior, will come forward just right.

Yesterday, before Qiao entered the city, he told Master Qiao San about returning to his parents' house today, and the Shen family only needs to prepare a carriage.

Qiao's was dressed in plain clothes, with only two white jade hairpins pinned to his bun, and his face was pale.

She originally looked tender and cherished her appearance, she originally looked like no more than thirty people, I don't know if it was the fatigue of the journey or the pain of losing her mother, or worrying about things in the past year, she looked several years older, and the corners of her eyes were fine crow's feet. However, he still spoke slowly and softly, and his actions were like willows swinging in the wind.

Compared with the charm of going out of Beijing last year, Qiao's looks undignified now, even if he is dressed like a young woman, his age cannot deceive people.

Shen Rui and Shen Jue both got on the horse, rode the horse slowly, and followed the carriage to Qiao's house.

Here in Qiao's house, there is no joy of reunion.

In the study room in the front yard, several masters of the Qiao family are there, and between Master Qiao and Master Qiao San are pulling arrows and crossbows, and they are about to do it.

Second Master Qiao stood beside him with a face full of shame, pulled the third master's arm and said: "Third brother, don't listen to the wind is rain, the eldest brother is the most filial to the old lady, but ......"

The third master pulled out his arm, glared at the second master Qiao and said, "Second brother dares to swear that I am lying?" ”

Second Master Qiao is stuck.

Master Qiao said irritably: "Third child, don't be yin and yang, there is a fire coming at me, I know that you are complaining that the old lady is not the right time to leave, delaying your future, what are you going to do?" My second brother and I are not your younger brothers, but your two older brothers, what do you want to do without going up or down? ”

The ugliness of the family should not be publicized, and the outside world does not know the cause of Mrs. Qiao's death.

Master Qiao San didn't know either, and only went because of the official non-official in the family and the dismissal of the eldest master, which made the old lady sad.

When the brothers met yesterday, whether it was Master Qiao or Second Master Qiao, they didn't mention this conversation.

Second Master Qiao acted kindly, but Second Mrs. Qiao was not angry.

The second sister-in-law died young, and only one year of young concubine was raised by her side, and she was not very close, and the second Mrs. Qiao was afraid that no one would support her, and the only thing she cared about was money.

Mrs. Qiao's dowry and private house, which is to be passed on to the son-in-law, are not related to the second room, and the second Mrs. Qiao is not worried; But the Qiao family's middle school property has a second room.

Now that Mrs. Qiao has passed away, and Master Qiao has returned to Beijing, the Qiao family has seen the time to separate.

Under normal circumstances, the long house must account for the majority, and the remaining small part is the second or third room; Now it is the eldest man who has made a mistake, monopolized Mrs. Qiao's private room, not to mention, and is angry with Mrs. Qiao, where does she have the face to take the lion's share of the family property?

Second Master Qiao didn't want to fight, but Second Mrs. Qiao was unwilling, so she arranged for someone to gossip in the third room.

The third master Qiao rested early last night, and Mrs. Qiao San didn't have time to say it, so she mentioned it to her husband during the meal, but the third master was immediately annoyed, and rushed to Master Qiao's side to ask for verification, and choked with Master Qiao.

The little maid in the study saw that the two masters were going to make a move, so they hurriedly invited Mrs. Qiao.

Mrs. Qiao came out to persuade her, but the two of them were still black-eyed, so she saw that someone asked the second master Qiao to put out the fire.

According to her meaning, the details of her mother-in-law's death could not be hidden, so she should inform the third master as soon as possible, explain it well, and make waves in the province.

At that time, the situation was urgent, and the fine had to be paid within ten days, although Master Qiao was at fault, it was also excusable. If the third master could send some silver to Beijing earlier, there would be no such thing.

Since the arrest of Jinyiwei in early July, Mrs. Qiao arranged for her servants to send a letter to Nanjing, but Master Qiao's reply was only in Beijing in early September, and he did not send the silver back.

Master Qiao had a weak heart and wanted to hide it from his brother, but the gap between the brothers became deeper.

Mrs. Qiao avoided the side room, listened to the movement of the main room, and sneered.

In the two months since Mr. Qiao was released from prison, he not only complained about Mrs. Qiao in his heart, but also complained about her, the wife of the knotted hair.

In the name of filial piety, Master Qiao moved to the study in the front yard, and the husband and wife did not see each other once in three or five days

Facing the second master Qiao, the eldest master Qiao was full of gratitude, as if he was a sibling, getting closer and closer

Because Shen Cang once advised him to attach importance to the reading of his children and grandchildren, and not to break the inheritance of the scholarly family, Master Qiao concentrated on paying attention to the homework of his nephew in the second room.

Mrs. Qiao came over to coax a few times in a low voice, but Master Qiao still did not change her mind.

Mrs. Qiao was also annoyed, she only felt that she had all her children and grandchildren, and it was time to enjoy the blessings of her children and grandchildren, so she didn't bother to take care of Master Qiao anymore, and only watched her husband being coaxed by the second master with cold eyes.

This morning, she doesn't have to track it down, she can also know that it is the two people in the second room who are making wind and rain in the middle...