The next day, Shen Jue took Shen Huan to Tongzhou to pick up Shen Yu. Two days ago, Shen Cang sent someone to ask at the household department, and the white grain in Songjiang Mansion was in the warehouse on these two days, and Shen Yu's errand should also be handed over, so Xu ordered Shen Jue to take Shen Huan to pick up Shen Yu into Beijing.

As for Shen Rui, because he had already made an appointment with his classmates, he didn't go with Shen Jue and them, and went to the main room in the afternoon to report to the Xu family, and also left the house.

Today's host, Qin Yao, had already greeted everyone, saying that after the banquet, he would "talk with candles and nights", so that everyone would stay there directly at night.

This time, the classmates made an appointment in a house outside the school, which was rented by the Qin family for Qin Yao in winter last year, in order to make him run less to school in winter, and he did not vacate until the beginning of spring this year, when the wind and rain were not good, Qin Yao stayed here for the night. Shen Rui was dragged over twice, not far from Fuxue Hutong, diagonally opposite Renshou Fang, but not too far.

Two into the small courtyard, because the surrounding people live mostly scholars, the environment is quiet.

This time it is for Zheng Gao, who was also born in Nancheng Academy, he failed this year's annual exam, and he can't end the township exam next year.

Zheng Gao is 20 years old this year, and he is also a child of a squire, who passed the college examination last year, and his family has an old relationship with the Qin family, and he also studied at Nancheng Academy in his early years. Because of Qin Yao, he is also close to Shen Rui.

Shen Rui thought that it was not only "practicing wine", in addition to preparing a "ritual" for Zheng Gao, he also instructed Changshou to bring two jars of pear blossom white from home, and two boxes of fresh fruits to help everyone.

As a result, when I arrived at the Qin family's outer house, I saw that only Qin Yao was there, and he was quietly not like a banquet guest.

Qin Yao greeted him with a smile, his white teeth dazzling.

"Guangyuan, I'm early?" Shen Rui instructed Changshou to hand the wine jar to the Qin family's servant, and there was no one else around, and he hesitated a little.

His house is the closest to here, even if he comes out of the house in advance, he won't be able to go anywhere early, why is there no one who is far away from this side?

"Now there is only one Hengyun, Chongtang sent someone over, saying that he will be there later......" Qin Yao said with a smile as he greeted Shen Rui inside.

"Guangyuan" is Qin Yao's word, "Chongtang" is Zheng Gao's word, although several classmates are a few years apart, Shen Rui and Qin Yao are both weak crown years, but they have fame, and friends call each other words.

Seeing Qin Yao's smiling and smiling appearance, Shen Rui felt that something was wrong, and looked at him suspiciously and said, "What about others?" ”

Qin Yao squeezed his eyebrows and said, "Where are there others?" I invited Chongtang and Hengyun two."

Shen Rui felt more and more that something was wrong: "Didn't Guangyuan say that it was going to be lively? He also said that he wanted a banquet and practiced it for Chongtang? ”

The hilarity of three people?

Qin Yao smiled sullenly: "It's really good, practice it for Chongtang." ”

As he spoke, Shen Rui followed Qin Yao into the house.

Three main rooms facing north and south, with a hall in the middle, and two people entering the west house.

Outside, it was already the middle of winter, the north wind was gusting, but the house was burning with a dragon on the ground, and the warm wind was coming.

Changshou had already been brought to the wing, accompanied by a steward of the Qin family, and only two teenage servants were left in the house to serve.

Under the south window of the West House is the Luohan couch, and there is a round table on the north side, on which the cold dishes are already placed, looking exquisite, but it does not look like a home-cooked meal.

"At the top of Qingfu Building, the hot dishes are hot on the smoker." Qin Yao beckoned Shen Rui to sit on the Luohan couch, and said with a little smugness.

Shen Rui glanced him up and down and said, "Why do I think Guangyuan has another mystery?" ”

Qin Yao said mysteriously: "The secret of heaven must not be revealed, and when Chongtang comes, Hengyun will know."

Shen Rui smiled, took a sip of tea with the tea bowl, and had a rough idea in his heart. Although he felt that something was wrong, he saw that Qin Yao was in high spirits, so he didn't disappoint his interest. Qin Yao himself is also a student, and after reading "Da Ming Law", he also knows what is forbidden and what is not forbidden.

Faintly, Shen Rui was also a little curious. The deepest impression of later generations on the Ming Dynasty, in addition to Jinyiwei, Dongchang, and party disputes, the rest is the rumors and anecdotes of various famous prostitutes.

At this moment, I heard movement outside, and a little guy came in and said, "Young master, Zheng Xianggong is here."

Qin Yao got up and said, "Thinking that he should also come, let's go and greet ......"

Shen Rui also got up and followed Qin Yao out.

As soon as I left the house, I heard someone in the yard shouting: "Guangyuan, come and help"

As he spoke, the two of them turned behind the shadow wall. One was a Confucian in his twenties, sweating on his forehead, holding a drunkard whose body was soft like noodles.

The drunkard was so drunk that his clothes were full of vomit, yellow, yellow and white.

"This is Chen Ding? Why did you bring him? Qin Yao was already dumbfounded and surprised.

Shen Rui stood behind Qin Yao and had already stopped. is really Aijie, and this Chen Ding is also one of the people he rarely dislikes, so he is impatient to step forward and help.

The Confucian student was Zheng Gao, and said helplessly: "I went to the school to see the professor, and when I came out, I saw him drunk on the road. ”

In the end, it was a classmate, even if he didn't like it anymore, there was also incense, Qin Yao said helplessly: "Since Chongtang brought it, can you still throw him out?" Today, the sun is really coming out of the west, and it is really rare for Chen Ding, who is a saint and gentleman, to become a drunkard."

Saying this, Qin Yao also disliked Chen Ding's dirtiness and refused to step forward to help.

It just so happened that the steward of the Qin family and Changshou in the wing room heard the movement and came out, so they picked up someone from Zheng Gao's hand, sent Chen Ding to the chair in the hall with half a drag and half a support, and took Chen Ding's coat as instructed.

Rao is like this, Qin Yao also had disgust on his face, pinched his nose and said, "How much wine is this?" It stinks......"

Zheng Gao greeted Shen Rui first, and Fang wiped a handful of sweat and said: "If it weren't for the trouble, I wouldn't be so embarrassed, I just helped him up, you didn't see it, tears came out, and he muttered 'Everyone is rich and noble, and he slapped himself, saying that he was incompetent and wasteful, so he couldn't get it', and lost his family ......"

Qin Yao listened, his expression was slightly stunned, and then he glanced at Shen Rui and said, "This Chen Ding has targeted Hengyun several times in his studies, just for the sake of Hengyun to get the first place?" ”

Shen Rui also felt inexplicable.

Zheng Gaocai remembered that the head of the case was standing in front of him last year, and said busily: "Xu is he thinking wrong, since he has gained fame, where is the head of the case and not the head of the case?" It sounds like a family affair was rejected, and the 'case head, no' case head, it can't be just the other party's prevarication. Otherwise, it wouldn't have dragged on until now, and it's been a year and a half since last year's hospital exam......"

Qin Yao glared at Chen Ding fiercely, as if he remembered something, and said angrily: "If you don't give him your daughter, you will have rich eyes?" How old is he? Don't say it from a poor family, just say that this is a tall and lonely child, who is blind and will give him his daughter? ”

He was so angry that Zheng Gao was startled.

Zheng Gao glanced at Qin Yao, then at Chen Ding and said, "Guangyuan is so annoyed, he won't ...... Is it because of Tayama? Chen Ding: This is ...... I asked for a kiss from the Tayama family."

Qin Yao jumped to his feet and said: "It's just that the toad wants to eat swan meat, and the cousin of the cousin's family is still young, and it is still early to get to the table, when did you promise anything 'case first, no' case head, words?" I really didn't expect that he would make a mistake in subsidizing his studies, talking to himself like this, completely ignoring his daughter's reputation, he was really a white-eyed wolf, 'Grace will take revenge, nothing more than that"

Shen Rui listened and couldn't help pricking up his ears. It's not that he has a heart of gossip, but the Tian family has two daughters who have not been promised, and they were also one of the candidates for Shen Jue's fiancée.

Shen Rui had heard Xu and Shen Cang mention it once at the beginning of the year, and Shen Cang was quite optimistic about the eldest daughter of the old man's family in Tianda.

The grade of the old man Tian is not high, but he has a bonus from the Tian family. In addition, the third wife's conduct is here, although the Tian family's tutor is strict, the Tian family's women can be called "talented and beautiful".

Because the second master had already entrusted Shen Jue's family affairs to the eldest lord and his wife in a letter to his family, the eldest master felt that the Tian family's tutoring character was the most reassuring. If you find another in-law like the Qiao family, you will drag Shen Jue to death

Behind this, there are more or less reasons for taking care of the third master and the third wife.

Shen Cang watched it for a few years, and also saw the temperament of Shen Rui and Shen Jue brothers. Shen Rui is usually silent, but he has a good idea, even if the Yang family enters the door, he can't be Shen Rui's home; Shen Jue didn't have much opinion, he was happy and angry, he married an unvirtuous woman and entered the door, if he was fooled, he would be restrained and alienated from the third room. If you marry the daughter of the Tian family, you don't have to worry about this.

Xu was afraid of wronging Shen Jue, so he always hesitated. The second master is now a fourth-grade official, and Shen Jue also has a Shangshu uncle, so he can find a better Yue family. Although the Tian family is famous, although there are many protégés, but the master of the Tian family is a one-man official, and the grade is low, and the other officials have lower grades, or cousins.

In addition, Shen Jue and the third old man's uncle and nephew have different temperaments, the third old man likes to be quiet and does not like to move, but Shen Jue can't sit still, although the temper of the Tian family girl is docile and docile, and the third wife is in the same vein, she may be on the same level as the third old man, but she may not be able to match Shen Jue's temperament.

The second master and the second wife are unreliable, Shen Jue is already pitiful, and the Xu family naturally wants to make him happy in the wife's room, and the husband and wife can also support each other in the future and support the small second room. Otherwise, if the heir's parents are not close, and his wife will not be happy when he enters the door, then Shen Jue's life will be too wronged.

The husband and wife looked for Shen Rui and asked about it privately.

Shen Rui thought about it, and also stood on Xu's side, disagreeing with this matter.

If Shen Jue doesn't follow the official career and only becomes a gentleman of the peace, it is a good thing that the Tian family does not cause trouble for the Qinggui Yue family; If you are a good person, it will do more harm than good.

Under the fame of the Tian family, the reason why the wife has always been peaceful is also withered from the early years of the Tian family, and when the younger generation grows up and comes back, it has been twenty or thirty years since the difficulty of the year.

The academy has only gradually become a scale in the past twenty or thirty years, and many of the scholars who have come out of the academy have gained fame, but they are not in high positions.

If you really want to get to a high position, you will come out with an old scholar, and if you can't say it, it will affect the academy. When the time comes, Shen Jue, who is the son-in-law of the Tian family, will only be dragged down.

Although the Tian family is famous, it has no power to protect itself.

Shen Rui said a bunch of things, but they were all excuses. In the final analysis, the Tian family only has a false name and no power, so Shen Jue can't borrow it. can be the status quo of the Shen family's lack of success, and a competent in-law is too important.

As for Shen Cang's selfishness in planning for the third master and the third wife, he didn't say it on the surface, and Shen Rui only didn't know it.

Xu and Shen Jue both objected, so Shen Cang sighed, and left the matter alone, and the matter was over......