Chapter 494: Open and Honest (4)
After Mrs. He finished speaking, Shen Rui hadn't spoken, He Beisheng had already touched his nose and complained uncomfortably: "Mother, okay, what are you doing with these things?" ”
It's not that I'm worried that Shen Rui will be angry, but I feel that Shen Rui's identity is embarrassing, young and tender, and I'm afraid that he won't be able to come to the stage for a while. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info Although He Beisheng felt that Shen Rui was as uninteresting as a little old man, he had no bad feelings. After all, according to common sense, a stepson like Shen Rui is forced to give birth, most of them because they are unwilling to mention the birth and maintenance home again.
In fact, Shen Rui is not taboo about mentioning Sun. If there was no Sun legacy, the Xu family would not have chosen him as an heir. Although when he arrived in the Ming Dynasty, the Sun family had died of illness and had not lived together, but because of the memory of the original owner, he was no stranger to the Sun family.
Speaking of which, the Sun family is worthy of being taught by the Xu family, with a hearty and atmospheric personality, and she is not a little woman who cares about the back house, otherwise she would not take good care of her concubine and teach Shen Jin. If you change to other people's families, you will respect such a generous and kind housewife, and the days will only get better and better, but when you meet the four-room old lady Zhang and Shen Yuan, the "white-eyed wolf" mother and son, you can only secretly cast a pearl.
Thinking of this, Shen Rui couldn't help but "chuckle" in his heart, was Sun really sick and dead? is a hearty and atmospheric character, how can he be depressed because of his husband's "spoiled concubine and killed his wife"? I can't even take care of my young son, so I died of an illness and died? When Sun died, he was only in his forties, even if the ancients did not live long, they had to divide the rich and the poor, and the Sun family was rich in his hands, and he was raised by a small and petty child, and he would not treat himself badly in his health after marriage, and there was no possibility of physical damage.
Zhang Lao'an and Shen Yuan's mother and son claimed to the public that Sun's advanced age gave birth to a child, so his body was damaged, but in the memory of Xiao Shen Rui, Sun only started to lie in bed half a year before his death, and he was fine before.
However, if Zhang Lao'an and Shen Yuan's mother and son really calculated the Sun family, the Sun family would definitely not be completely unaware, otherwise there would not have been a series of arrangements and sending letters to the capital.
For a while, Shen Rui's heart was in turmoil, and his face was a little stunned.
The old lady of the He family really thought that Shen Rui was shy by what she said, and her expression was a little shy, and she didn't care about the young son who was not big or small, and motioned for him to pull Shen Rui to sit down.
Shen Li glanced at Shen Rui several times, and saw that Shen Rui's expression had returned to normal, before continuing to talk to the old lady of the He family. It's just that both Shen Li and He Xisheng tacitly concealed King Ning's affairs, first, they didn't want to startle the old lady, and second, there were two young people, Shen Rui and He Beisheng.
In the small hall, it was happy for a while, just like ordinary in-laws, and it seemed that there was no mustard.
After He finished grooming, when he came over with Mrs. He's second wife, this was the scene that came into view. Before the change, the He family was very complacent, thinking that it was because of themselves that the Shen He family was so close; But after this experience, the He family can also see that the married daughter is the water that is spilled, and the He family will not pay attention to themselves when they really encounter a crisis. Now even the old lady who has lived in the Buddhist hall for a long time has come out to entertain guests, naturally not because of her own niece, but because of the face of Shen Li, the champion prince.
Thinking of this, He Shi only felt more and more cold, and his expression was also faint.
The old lady of the He family watched her niece grow up, and knew that she was a left-hearted person, so she must have wanted to be crooked, and it was difficult to explain it for a while, but she was just kind as usual, and she had to leave the three of them at home for lunch.
He didn't want to stay, but seeing the white-haired aunt looking at him, he couldn't say anything if he refused. Shen Li and He Xisheng had other things to say, so naturally they were not in a hurry to leave, so they pushed the boat down the river and stayed.
It's just that there are seats in the front yard, and He Xisheng didn't ask He Beisheng and Shen Rui to sit together, but set up a separate seat for their own use.
He Xisheng and Shen Li didn't know what to talk about, but He Beisheng was full of reluctance, until he came up from the table, and still complained to Shen Rui: "My second brother is really, am I a child?" If there's anything I can't hear, I'm going to send me down to spend time with the child! ”
Shen Rui gave him a blank look and did not respond.
"Don't think that if you are a few years older, you are not a child, when I saw you, you were only a little bit taller!" He Beisheng compared to the stroke.
Shen Rui saw that he was a second-class goods, lazily ignored him, took chopsticks and began to taste the food. Mrs. He Er is a careful housewife, this table, except for He Beisheng who put two meat dishes in front of him, the others are vegetarian dishes, mostly mushrooms and vegetables, which are fine and delicious.
Because of this seat, Shen Rui thought of the river fresh from the sect. Zongfang prepares casually, and he has no burden on what he eats, just because he is not a real ancient, and he doesn't care about these forms of filial piety, but if he really wants to talk about etiquette, he is not his own.
Although He Beisheng was a talker, Shen Rui didn't answer, and he didn't have any interest, so he picked up the roasted pork ribs in front of him and deliberately ate them sweetly.
Seeing that Shen Rui had another piece of tofu and was unmoved, He Beisheng also felt bored, put down his chopsticks and said, "Shen Jin is not coming back, isn't Shen Quan coming back?" Why didn't he come today? ”
Since the two families want to cooperate, in addition to the important relationship, there is nothing else to hide, so Shen Rui said that Shen Quan went to Jinling to ask for academic politics.
He Beisheng nodded hurriedly and said: "That's right, you should ask the academic master to come forward to make the decision, Shen Ling is okay, Shen Jun and Shen Qi have merit and fame, and they are detained for no reason, it was Zhao Xianzhong's fault." ”
Shen Rui said: "Second Brother Ling is not in vain, my uncle has taken the second brother Ling into prison in Jinling. ”
Not only is the supervisor a prisoner, that is, a prisoner, equal to a student, and it is also subject to the assessment and management of the school administration and yamen. Zhao Xianzhong wanted to use the Shen family as a scapegoat, but he committed a taboo. Only the academic and political yamen can be deprived of meritorious fame, and only those who are deprived of meritorious fame can be tortured and imprisoned. For this alone, Zhao Xianzhong offended the provincial academic and political yamen.
He Beisheng naturally thought of this, and immediately gloated: "I really don't know where the turtle came from, not to mention scraping the ground, and even disregarding the decency of the gentry, this time he will definitely fall on his heels." Speaking of this, he said with a little pride: "You don't know, since Zhao Xianzhong arrived, my second brother has asked people to keep an eye on it, and he remembers the evil deeds of blackmailing places and exploiting the people clearly." ”
This He Beisheng seems to be very arrogant, but naturally he is not a little white rabbit, these words are not only said to Shen Rui, but also passed on to Shen Li through Shen Rui. He had already seen that the two families were going to form an alliance to deal with the prefect's yamen together, but Shen Li was the champion and He Xisheng was just a prisoner, and he was afraid that his second brother would not have the right to speak, so he threw out his chips.
Shen Rui nodded, indicating that he had listened.
He Beisheng was satisfied, remembered a major event, and asked Shen Rui: "Is there any news of Enke in the capital before you go south?" ”
According to the precedent of the past, when the new emperor ascends the throne, he must add a coenko, which is the township test plus the meeting test, either in the year of his accession to the throne or the following year. Therefore, many provinces are remote, so the will of the imperial court Enke will be passed down as early as possible to prepare for the local township test. Now that the new emperor has been on the throne for three months, but there is still no news of Enke, He Beisheng is a little strange.
Shen Rui shook his head and said, "I haven't heard of it." ”
Now that the eunuchs and the cabinet are seizing power, both sides should not be able to take care of this. The eunuchs did not mention this matter, naturally because Enke would only allow more scholars to enter the ranks and increase the number of civil officials, which would not be beneficial to the eunuch camp; The cabinet did not mention the number of times, and it should also be seen that there was a shadow of the little emperor behind the eunuchs, and before "taming" the little emperor, he had no intention of increasing the prestige of the little emperor, so he skipped this matter and did not mention it.
Because of this incident, the third master of the capital also chatted with Shen Ruinian twice in private. Although the third master has already sprouted out of office, there is no need to make a spring, but many of his friends and in-laws are going to take the road of the imperial examination. The death of the first emperor is of course the same sorrow for the whole country, but for scholars, it is also an extra opportunity to take the exam.
Normally, the first thing the new emperor does when he ascends the throne is to give the first emperor a commendation, crown the empress dowager, and amnesty to the world, and the rest is Kaienke. How many people are grinding their fists and clapping their palms, but there is no news. Not to mention the place, the capital Shilin has already complained, and some privately complained that the emperor was young and thoughtless; Some people also think that the emperor is young, and several cabinet members are old and confused, and they have forgotten this important matter.
It is conceivable that after half a year, the local scholars will not be able to wait for hope, and they will not complain less than the scholars in the capital.
After listening to Shen Rui's answer, He Beisheng couldn't hide his disappointment, and said, "There is no news now, do you have to wait for next year?" I really envy your Shen family, I really want to go to the ancestral tomb of the Shen family to see if the ancestors have good feng shui, why are they so good in every test? One champion after another, Jinshi lifted a lot of people. ”
Shen Rui only felt speechless, and continued to eat the raw fried tofu in front of him, but it was sweet.
is the other champion Shen Jin that He Beisheng said in his mouth, and his current state is not very good.
In the cabin where Shen Hong was, it smelled of herbs, and Guo sat on the round stool in front of the bed, feeding her husband the medicine one by one. Shen Hong's face was like gold leaf, and his breathing was weak. He was already sick and weak, and all the way was for his son's support, but seeing that he was about to arrive in Songjiang, he couldn't stand it a little.
What a big thing it is that the Japanese invaders came ashore and killed and wounded hundreds of soldiers and civilians. Shen Hong remembered clearly that when he was still young, Songjiang Mansion suffered a Japanese rebellion, and dozens of people died in coastal villages. Now that the Japanese have all entered Songjiang City, the casualties of soldiers and civilians have increased tenfold, and the situation will only be worse than back then. Before he came back, Shen Hong was a little less worried because he believed in his son's character and Shen Li came back in person; But when he came to Songjiang and remembered the past in his childhood, Shen Hong didn't dare to take chances anymore.
The more I thought about it, the more worried I became, and Shen Hong fell ill one night.
Shen Jin wanted to stop the boat, but Guo was in charge and continued to return to Songjiang.
Now, Shen Jin was standing at the door, looking at the appearance of the two elders, and he was already extremely remorseful in his heart. At the beginning, Shen Li and Shen Quan entrusted the two elders to themselves, and they promised to do well, if they sent the two elders to the capital, there would be no today. Shen Jin had already asked the doctor who came with him in private, and Shen Hong's situation was not very good.
Shen Jin wanted to cry without tears.