The most important New Year's Festival of the people, into the wax moon, whether it is a gentry or a common people, most of them began to rejoice and prepare for the New Year.

In the Songjiang Shen clan's sect room, it was gloomy and bleak.

Not only because of the loss of the patriarch's grandfather in June, but also because someone from the capital came, what was brought was not a gift before the Spring Festival, but a bad news, Shen Jue, who had passed into the second room, died.

Shen Hai, the eldest master of the sect and the current patriarch of the Shen clan, heard the news and immediately vomited a mouthful of blood. When the patriarch's wife got the news, she was also devastated and overwhelmed. The husband and wife were both sick in bed, and the son of the sect, Shen Ji, was sad that his younger brother died early, and he couldn't help but feel anxious.

If my father and mother have a ...... That's another three years......

Above the officialdom, it is changing rapidly.

For Shen Ji, who is quite self-motivated, leaving Beijing for a year makes him fearful, let alone another three years. When he was worried about his parents, Shen Ji's complaint about the second room deepened.

It's Shen, because he didn't come out, he didn't think about future interests, and he had a few more human touches than Shen Ji. In addition to serving the sick, Shen thought of the events in the summer and regretted it. It's not that he doesn't love his brother, it's just that he was blinded by jealousy before, and now he has already sobered up.

"Why did Brother Jue leave..."Shen regretted it, but also had doubts in his heart, and said to the second grandmother: "What's going on over there in the second room?" Brother Jue is not a young child, there must be a reason for this, otherwise how could a good person pass with a cold wind......"

The second grandmother was surprised: "The second master thinks too much, right?" The heir who passed by with a thin bloodline over there has been three years now, and seeing that Brother Jue is about to become a child, when he reaches the age of being able to marry a wife and have children, there is only love, where will there be anything else? ”

Shen Zhilu said that what his wife said made sense, but he couldn't let go of it in his heart, so he got up and went to the guest house.

Li Shi, the housekeeper of Shangshu Mansion who came from the capital to report the funeral, was placed in the guest house.

It is said that the prime minister is a seven-rank official in front of the prime minister, although Shen Cang is not the prime minister, but the two generations of the Shen family's father and son are Beijing officials, and the Shen family's housekeeper is not an ordinary person.

However, it not only represents the eldest couple going south, but also to make amends, and Steward Li's attitude is naturally humble.

Others don't know the identity of Steward Li, but Shen Ji has been in Beijing for many years, but he knows it, and he politely placed it in the guest house.

Shen came over to ask Steward Li what was going on.

It has been three days since Steward Li arrived in Songjiang, although it is a well-received house, but Steward Li is a few years older than Shen Cang, and he is tired from the journey, and he is not tolerant of the wet and cold in Jiangnan, so his spirit is a little sluggish.

Hearing the little guy next to him say, "The second young master is here", Steward Li cheered up.

The rhetoric in his stomach had already been prepared, and halfway through his words three days ago, because the eldest lord and the eldest lady of the sect room both fell, the sect was busy, but no one remembered to continue to ask about it.

Shen was waiting in the small hall, and when he saw Steward Li coming out, he forcibly suppressed the anger in his heart and said a few polite words.

Li Shi was used to socializing with Shen Cang in the capital, and he couldn't see Shen's emotions, sighed, and said: "Since the third young master left, the third master of my family has been sick, and my master is an official, so he can't easily withdraw, so he sent the old servant over......."

Hearing this, thinking that the Shangshu Mansion in the capital was indeed thin, Shen Jue's expression eased slightly, and said, "What about Brother Rui?" ”

Li Shidao: "Don't hide it from the young master, now that Shangshu Mansion is old, young, and sick, only the second young master is good......

Thinking of going to the capital together, Shen Rui is now doing well, but Shen Jue is in the capital, and Shen's face is difficult to look at: "Isn't he the best with Brother Jue?" Why can't you even come and report a message? ”

Li Shi sighed and said: "Young master, don't blame the second young master, the second young master is not in good spirits because the third young master is gone, and our wife doesn't dare to let him ......come out."

Shen Rui is just a clan brother, Shen has only met a few times, what kind of affection can he have. After listening to the words of care from the elders, I was even more angry.

He snorted coldly: "Shen Rui has nothing to do, and he can still get such care from his elders; Jue Ge'er is sick, why did he let him go? Although he is far away, Brother Jue has succeeded in his name, but he is also the flesh and blood of the sect, and he will not let people bully him."

Before Li Shi went south, Shen Cang and his wife had an explanation. There is no need to hide the reason for Shen Jue's death.

It's just that Li Shi, as a big housekeeper, has always been tactful, so he naturally knows what kind of rhetoric can reduce the anger of the sect: "The third young master forgot to sleep and eat because he had to prepare for this year's children's exam...... For this reason, our wife and the second young master have been in charge, so we have restraint...... I don't want to be unhappy, the third young master stopped the hospital test, and his spirit was a little bad, and then he caught up with the white joy of the master of your mansion...... When I first returned to Beijing in October, I was depressed and fell seriously ill for a ......"

Regarding Qiao's discipline of Shen Jue last year, it is not a secret in the capital.

Steward Li didn't hide it, and said, "There is one more thing that Young Master Wu also knew when he was in Beijing...... Last year, the third young master suffered from a cold and was sick, and he was raised for more than half a month......"

Shen Ben came to ask the guilt of the Xingshi, and after listening to half of it, his expression became in a trance.

When Shen Jue came back in July, he began to guard his filial piety in front of the grandfather's spirit. When the grandfather came out of the funeral, Shen Jue couldn't say that he was skinny, and he couldn't be reduced. As for what the "mood is depressed" for, others don't know the way, but Shen can't say that he doesn't know the way.

Shen Jue didn't continue to ask, and left the guest room in a daze.

He stood at the door of the small second room across the courtyard and didn't go in, turned around and went to the main courtyard.

Because the eldest man and the eldest lady were sick, there was medicine boiling in the small kitchen, and the yard was full of strong herbal smells

"Second uncle."

"Daddy."

Brother Xiaodong and Brother Xiaotong happened to come out of the upper room, and when they saw Shen, they both stepped forward.

Shen waved his hand and said, "You guys have also worked hard, go down and rest." ”

The two teenagers obeyed.

Shen stood at the door for a long time, and then Fang picked up the curtain and entered the house.

Because the eldest lady was recuperating in the east bedroom, the eldest lady was placed in the west room.

The couple is over half a hundred years old and has long lived in separate rooms.

Shen hesitated for a moment and went to Westinghouse first.

The eldest lady had her eyes closed, but when she heard the movement, she opened them.

Seeing that it was Shen coming, the eldest lady immediately burst into tears.

"Mother......" Shen stood by the kang, and his heart was sad.

The eldest lady stretched out her arm, grabbed Shen's hand, and choked up, "My son's retribution is coming......

"Mother, don't think nonsense...... Don't let Brother Jue go restless......" Shen said, also with red eyes.

The eldest lady's tears couldn't be stopped: "It's my mother who is not good to Brother Jue, so Brother Jue went without worry...... Now not only is the status of mother and son gone, but there is not even a single thought at home......"

Shen thought of the few boxes left by the patriarch, and only felt that he was free to dominate in the dark.

He bowed his head and repented so much that his bowels were cleared. Shen Jue's thousands of miles to the funeral were certainly affected, but the culprit of the "depressed mood" was his fellow brother......

Shen can think of this, and the eldest master of the sect can naturally think of it.

Just when the eldest lady was crying with her son, the eldest master of the sect was also awake in the east house.

Thinking of the once soft little son, thinking of the disadvantage of more than ten years, the eldest master of the sect was also red-eyed.

is also remorseful, while complaining about the second room, the eldest master of the sect house hates himself more.

When the young son is at home, he seems to be in pain, but he can indulge his wife's indifference, isn't it a harm?

The children of other families have parental care, but Shen Jue can only be raised by his grandfather when he is young. If he could be responsible, he would have taught his wife a lesson, how could he have wronged his young son for more than ten years?

If he had untied his wife's knot a long time ago, and the family would be happy, there would be no follow-up.

But of course, he is at fault, but what about his wife?

That's her own flesh and blood born in October, so she can't bear to ignore it?

To say that when Mrs. Zongfang was seriously ill after giving birth, it would be a lie that the master of Zongfang did not have the heart to continue the strings. After all, at that time, the eldest master of the sect was just in the prime of life, and he was the identity of the son of the sect, and many affairs in the clan also needed to be taken care of by the clan wife.

Compared with his wife who is not confused in her old age, for the daughter of the He clan who is in her prime age, the eldest master of the sect is indeed excited.

But that was the step-room candidate chosen by the eldest lady of the sect room herself, even if the eldest lady of the sect nods his head because of the relationship between his wife and the Yue family, he also accepted each other when he saw each other, and there was no violation of the rules.

When his wife recovered from her illness, he was jealous of this matter, and the eldest master of the sect was impatient, but also a little weak-hearted. After all, the eldest wife of Zongfang is also the original wife, and she has been married for more than 20 years, and she only encountered maternity in order to give birth to her own children.

For this idea, whether it was the eldest wife of the sect who married the clan sister, or who did not wait to see the young son, the eldest master of the sect did not say anything.

He thought that time would pass, but he forgot that there are still four words in this world: "it is difficult to complete a broken mirror". Mrs. Zongfang has changed her temperament since then, and she is still generous and generous in front of people, but when husband and wife get along, they are constantly suspicious and mean-spirited. But whenever the eldest lady of the sect takes a look at any woman, the eldest lady of the sect can think of "being negative".

Thinking about the past ten years, the eldest master of Zongfang felt that he regretted more than a star.

He looked at the Westinghouse, his face cold. The siblings who are good are disgusted because of their wife's partiality for the eldest son and her disregard for the younger son.

No matter how deep the love between husband and wife is, he can't help tossing, and he even has a little malice in his heart. If his wife had left fifteen years ago, wouldn't the clan have been able to get to where it is today......

Just as he was thinking about it, he heard someone say, "Daddy......"

Shen came over.

The eldest master of the sect sat up slowly, staring at his son in a daze.

Shen Xin trembled and knelt down suddenly.

With a "snap", the eldest master of the sect had already waved his arm and shook it down.

Shen only felt a "buzzing" sound in his head, but he still knelt there and didn't dare to move.

For Shen Jue, the eldest master of the sect is a loving father; But for Shen, playing small is also taught with sticks.

The eldest master of the sect said word by word: "I am still ashamed, my heart and liver are not black, go to the capital immediately, and take your brother home"