Although it is not a good time to travel in the cold winter, Shen can't take care of these things because his father is in front of him. He also held back the fire in his heart, and when he came out of the upper room, he sent the housekeeper to start preparing the luggage, and he walked to the guest house and said that he would go to Beijing tomorrow.

Hearing that Shen was going to Beijing at this time, Li Shi was surprised, but he didn't say anything. He was originally ordered to report the funeral and apologize, but now the sect wants to arrange for someone to go to Beijing, and it must be for Shen Jue's posthumous affairs to discuss the explanation. Although he didn't take the initiative to resign, Zongfang arranged for him to leave with Shen, which was suspected of being rude and rude, but Li Shi knew that now was not the time to care about this.

Shen hurriedly returned to the small second room and lived across the courtyard.

The second grandmother had already received the news, and although she had already instructed her maid to prepare her husband's clothes, she didn't want her husband to leave home at this time, and she was waiting for her heart to be anxious.

Seeing her husband coming back, she hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Xianggong, why did you go to Beijing at this time?" My lord and wife are sick now, where can I leave people......"

"It was ordered by the master, and the master asked me to pick up Brother Jue'er back......," Shen Dao said.

When the second grandmother heard this, her eyes widened a little: "'Pick up,? How to pick up? Sir, this is what you want? ”

Shen nodded and said, "That's what it means, the master wants to let Brother Jue'er return to the sect." ”

"How could the second room agree?" The second grandmother worried: "At that time, it will be the husband who will be embarrassed." ”

Within half a day, the matter of the old man sending Shen Shangjing was known from top to bottom.

Grandma Mechanic also got the news, and when she saw her husband, she asked: "Seeing that the New Year is about to end, is it too hasty for the master to send the second uncle to Beijing...... It's cold now, and it will be warmer after the year......"

Shen Ji frowned and said, "Since the master wants to mess around, let them go......"

Having said that, he was not at ease, so he sent someone to invite Shen over.

Shen had already arranged the entourage, and also sent people to the yamen to open the way. The carriage and everything are ready, just waiting for tomorrow's departure.

Hearing that Shen Ji sent someone to invite, he was impatient, but it was still in the past.

Shen Ji got straight to the point and said: "Since the master let you go, you can just go there, they are all clan relatives, and they should go back and forth on a blind date, but don't mention anything else...... The old man is sad now, and he can't think clearly, and in a few days he will know the severity......"

Shen frowned and said, "Big brother, is this asking me to disobey the master's orders?" ”

Shen Ji said with a dark face: "Are you looking forward to the break between the sect room and the second room?" ”

Shen Zhengse said: "If the elders in the second room know the truth, they can sympathize with the master's beloved son; If the elders of the second room are unsympathetic and become enemies with the clan because of this matter, then it is okay if such relatives do not get along."

"You?" Shen Machinery was just exposed by his father, and he was already annoyed and angry, but now when he saw that his younger brother was disobedient, the evil fire in his heart was soaring, and he scolded: "Put away your little unsightly abacus, you jump up and down, and pry the master to do foolish things, where does the so-called come from?" For the sake of money, do you still want to be faced? In the summer, for a few silver coins, even my brother's luggage was turned over; Now for the sake of the industry, you want to make Jue Ge'er live in peace after death, are you still human? If you want to pull Jue Ge'er out and share an extra piece of family property, you are dreaming"

This scolding made Shen Du ashamed and angry, ashamed that although he didn't know about the events in the summer, he did have unsightly thoughts; He was angry that he was sad about his siblings, but he was all attributed to selfishness by Shen Ji.

Shen "Teng" stood up suddenly, glared at Shen Ji angrily, and said, "Big brother looks at me like this?" ”

Shen Ji snorted coldly: "I've done everything, I'm still afraid that people can't say it?" ”

Seeing that his brother had contempt in his eyes, without any trace of closeness and respect, Shen only felt cold in his heart. As the second son, he served his parents and took care of the family business for more than ten years, and he didn't expect his brother to appreciate it, but he didn't expect to end up like this.

Shen's face also darkened, and the corners of his mouth were more sarcastic: "It seems that the eldest brother's brotherly affection for Brother Jue is like this, and he took the initiative to mention the matter of the heir incense before, but now he is worried that Brother Jue will return to the sect and start another room...... It turned out that the eldest brother was willing to give up his son, not to be the heir of Brother Jue, but to be the heir and grandson of Shangshufu...... It's a pity that my father won't allow it......"

Shen Ji is a grandson of the sect when he is young, not to mention the brothers of the same generation, even the older generation of uncles are more polite; After winning the Jinshi, the family also respected a little more. At the moment, he was ridiculed by Shen, and Shen Ji was furious: "Don't think that if you fool your father, you can do whatever you want, as long as I am here, you don't have to fiddle with those little tricks again"

Shen sneered: "Then I'll wait and see"

Shen Ji trembled with anger, Shen glanced at him, and turned around to leave.

Shen was angry, but he still remembered the stakes, and shouted: "Second brother, do you want to delay Brother Xiaotong'er's future?" ”

Shen turned around slowly, Shen Ji only felt settled, and snorted lightly: "You have no intention of going out, naturally you can mess around, but Brother Xiaotong will take the road of imperial examination in the future......"

Shen picked the corners of his mouth and said, "Let's not talk about the longevity of the second room, how old is Brother Xiaotong?" When Brother Xiaotong can get off the field, he should also retreat over there; only said that there is a big brother, a cousin and an uncle, and Brother Xiaotong is still afraid that no one will mention it? ”

"......" Shen Ji was blocked and couldn't speak, and Shen had already picked up the curtain and went out.

The two brothers parted unhappily.

The next day, Shen got up early and went to the room to say goodbye to his parents.

The eldest lady knew her husband's decision, and didn't say anything, but just told Shen to take care of herself when she went out, and not to let her parents worry about her.

As for the eldest master of the sect, he wrote a handwritten letter to the second son, and also instructed: "No matter what you say over there, you must bring your brother back...... Let's just say that I said it, I want to be reunited before I die......"

He was already in his sixtieth year, but now he is suffering from the pain of losing his son, and he is even more aging, and at first glance he looks like he is already in his twilight years.

Shen felt sad in his heart, and hurriedly said: "Dad, don't worry, when did you tell your son not to do his best?" It's just that when the little brother comes home, all kinds of things are still complicated, just want to say goodbye to the little brother, and start asking people, right? The eldest brother is not familiar with these chores, so he has to worry more about you so that everything can be done properly......"

When the eldest master of the sect heard this, he was really able to talk about it, and nodded: "Yes, you are not at home, Brother Jue'er's family affairs, I don't Zhang Luo, who Zhang Luo......

The family matter mentioned here is naturally "secret marriage". In order for the children to not be lonely after their deaths, there is incense to serve, and the people see that there are many "ghost marriages".

After saying goodbye to his parents, Shen was relatively speechless when he faced his brother Shen Ji again.

It was overcast, covered with dark clouds, and the north wind was bleak.

Li Shi sat in the carriage, and his ears were full of the sound of wheels, but he sighed. Now that Zongfang is in such a hurry to go to Beijing, Shen has brought a lot of stewards and servants, is this to "rejuvenate the teacher and ask for guilt"?

Nanchang, Shen House.

With the arrival of the funeral letter in the capital, the originally relaxed and pleasant atmosphere in Shen's house came to an abrupt end.

Shen Zhou didn't vomit blood like the eldest master of the sect, but after losing his son, his spirit was also sluggish. He didn't act recklessly, sent Shen Ling to take a few days off, and locked himself in the study.

Although Shen Jue is not as good as Shen Luo, he is his biological son, but the status of father and son has been decided, and they have been with each other for two years, it is false to say that there is no affection.

decided to let Shen Jue stay in Beijing, Shen Zhou was also thinking about his future, and he didn't want to say goodbye to father and son.

In addition to the deep pain, Shen Zhou was also a little confused.

In the past few years, there has been no brother to appease him, and Shen Zhou has also experienced a lot. Although he is smart, after all, he has been in the Hanlin Academy for more than 20 years, and he has not come to the place, although he is only an auxiliary officer now, but he is also quite difficult. Fortunately, Shen Cang thought carefully before, and invited him to follow him with a few useful staff and documents, so he did not show his timidity.

Shen Zhou was secretly ashamed, but he also put all his heart on his errands and learned a lot of truths.

In the dead of night, when he remembered the past, he also laughed at himself for "knowing his son and being a father", but in the end, he was a little unwilling, and he still hoped that he could make some political achievements, and not really become a mediocre person in his father's mouth.

I didn't expect to be familiar with the errand, and something like this happened at home.

The blood is cut off and there is no child to die, which is a great punishment for a man.

Shen Zhou was in a trance, and remembered the words "karma".

What Shen Zhou couldn't understand when he was angry thirty years ago can be understood as the years go by.

If there was no Sun Taiye to save him, his own grandfather would have died at the hands of the bandits on the way to Beijing, and he would not have a wife and children in the future, let alone children and descendants. is such a life-saving grace, and it is really nothing to be willing to give up a son to be a son-in-law.

If you are the current Shen Zhou, you can also do this.

Mrs. Sun did not tremble, and accepted it calmly, and there was nothing surprising. Not to mention the kindness of the two families before, let's just say that Mrs. Sun only has an only daughter, and Wanguan family wealth is used as a dowry, and it is not difficult to find a decent son-in-law. The officials all look down on businessmen, but they really want to be happy in the officialdom, and how many of them don't have the help of wealthy businessmen?

Mrs. Sun has to leave all the family wealth to his daughter and son-in-law, and if you really want to talk about it, the Shen family still takes advantage.

Shen Zhou, who was born in a biased way, was self-reliant and learned, young and arrogant, only found fault with Mrs. Sun's humble background, and threw his kindness aside.

Negative, breaking the contract, retreating as advance, aggressive.

Although he was honest and obedient in front of his father, he did not hide his impatience and contempt when he pleaded guilty in front of Mrs. Sun.

Mrs. Sun's expression at that time was so shocked and helpless. Shen Zhou remembered it clearly, and he was faintly happy at that time. As for the warm scenes of being carried on the shoulders and hugged in the arms of Mrs. Sun when I was a child, I have long been left behind, and only the spring breeze and ambition of the teenager are left.

When Mrs. Sun quietly left Beijing, Shen Zhou was also relieved, until the bad news came.

"Is this retribution?" Shen Zhou muttered to himself: "In the past, I was ungrateful, I was sorry for Mrs. Sun, but now I have ended up with the same fate as Mrs. Sun......"

He already had a knot in his heart, because Shen Luo fell from his horse and died, Shen Jue died of cold, thinking of Mrs. Sun's death, he felt more and more that he had created a sin.

A few days later, the second letter from the capital came over, mentioning the news that Qiao's had caused Shen Rui to become paralyzed by a stroke, Shen Zhou was not surprised, chatted about the family letter, and whispered to himself: "God is watching, no one can escape ......"