"Uncle, eat cakes" The fourth brother sat in the arms of the third wife, stretched out his short little arms, held a corner of moon cakes in his hands, and stretched out to Xu.

"Xie Lu, Fourth Brother Xie......" Xu took it with a smile and nodded lovingly to Fourth Brother.

The fourth brother smiled "hee-hee", took the moon cake and handed it to Sister Yu: "Big sister......

Sister Yu also took it and gently touched the fourth brother's big light brain.

It's the Mid-Autumn Festival again, and every family has to have a reunion banquet, but Shangshu Mansion really can't say that people are reunited, but there are more than a dozen people, and they have divided many places. The second master is in Nanchang Mansion, Shen Rui and Shen Jue are in Songjiang, and the second wife is in Changping Zhuangzi, and there are only six people in the family.

are all close relatives, and there is no separation between men and women at the family banquet, and a round table is directly made.

The third old man said with emotion: "Without Brother Rui and Brother Jue, the family will be deserted all of a sudden." ”

The eldest man said: "They have been out of Beijing for some days, and the big things on my cousin's side should be over, and the two brothers should return to Beijing after the Mid-Autumn Festival......"

The third master hesitated and said, "Don't you really ask Brother Jue to go to Nanchang?" What does the second brother think? has the mind to mention the nephew of the clan, isn't it good to teach Shen Jue? Entrust all the affairs of Brother Jue to the eldest brother and sister-in-law, is Brother Jue the heir of the second house or the heir of the long house? ”

When the eldest lord heard this, he couldn't help frowning and glanced at the third master.

When the third master saw Sister Yu and the fourth brother there, he couldn't help but regret it, and hurriedly took a slice of watermelon, took a bite, and said, "The rain is too big this year, and the watermelon is not sweet......

The eldest man sighed: "Gyeonggi has been dry for ten years, and I finally look forward to a year of abundant rain, and it has passed, but Zhili is okay, and Shandong and Henan are already ......flooded."

Before the eldest lord took charge of the Criminal Department, he had been a waiter in the household department for many years, and he paid more attention to the people's livelihood, money and food.

The third old man put down the watermelon and said, "If the heavens are not beautiful, what can be done...... In the final analysis, it is already a rare benevolent son of heaven today, and he is famous for cherishing people's livelihood, if only he could restrain his relatives again......

Before the Mid-Autumn Festival this year, the hottest topic in the capital was the generous gift of the Zhang family. The eldest brother of the queen's mother, Zhang Heling, was promoted from Hou to Gong, and the second brother Jianchang Bo Zhang Yanling was promoted from Bo to Hou. The Zhang family has two princes, not to mention, and Zhang Heling has to give Baoding Mansion more than 800 hectares of fertile land, Zhang Yanling did not get fertile land, but Lu rice has risen by hundreds of stones, and now the brothers are 1,600 stones.

Not only the brothers of the Zhang family, but even the in-laws of the brothers of the Zhang family also ascended to heaven, and the people who joined the Jinyi Wei joined the Jinyi Wei, and the people who joined the middle school were the people.

For this reward, several pavilion elders competed with the emperor. Although it is common practice to add the title of foreign relatives, there is no heavy reason, now the queen mother and the queen mother are alive, those two are just marquises, earls, and the brothers of the Zhang family have all won the title, which is already too much stronger than other relatives, and it should not be gracious.

However, the emperor loves the empress, and everyone knows it. The persuasion of several pavilion elders could not affect the emperor's determination to re-grant the Zhang family. Then there were uneven excerpts in the imperial history, and they were all thunderous and rainy, and no one really pinched the Zhang family.

In the final analysis, the Zhang family is not only a descendant, but also a foreign family of the prince. If anyone doesn't look at the Zhang family, they must have the determination to offend two generations of emperors. The imperial history is all ten years of hard work to read, and step by step up, some injustices can be spoken, but you can't make a mistake, otherwise you can't get along with your own black gauze hat.

The eldest lord shook his head and said: "Don't let everyone follow the clouds, the association over there in Nancheng Academy, there are too many ignorant and sour Confucians, you will go less twice in the future."

The third old man was stunned when he heard this, and couldn't help but look at the third wife.

The third lady was a little sneering on her face, but she didn't dare to interject.

The eldest master said: "If you have a career in the world, you should focus on your studies, and it is not your turn to focus on current affairs." People talk about it in vain, except for wasting saliva. Even if you want to broaden your horizons and increase your knowledge, you should pay attention to the people's livelihood and economy, rather than paying attention to those noble disputes and secret affairs of the inner court. ”

Even if the third master will try to succeed, it will only start from a low-grade level, and there are still many things to learn, and the disputes and games between the high-level will not affect him.

The eldest master was taught seriously, and the third master got up and listened.

In this way, the third wife and Sister Yu could no longer sit and get up.

The fourth brother slipped out of the third wife's lap and slipped to the ground, sensing the solemnity of the atmosphere, pulling the third wife's sleeve, standing obediently, and looking at the eldest master with flickering eyes.

After listening to the eldest master, the third master said with shame: "It's me who has been frivolous these days...... Never again......"

The third lady's face was hot, and her chin was already on her chest. In the past year, seeing that her husband often went to Nancheng Academy, the third wife was happy in her heart. The husband was willing to be close to his mother's house, and he followed him and went back to his parents' house twice.

But even if she is a little selfish, she is also a lady who has been taught from the three virtues and four virtues, and naturally knows which is more important

Her husband is her dependence, and her husband's future is naturally more important than being close to her mother's family. Although Nancheng Academy is famous and has gathered many great Confucians, those people are also very scholarly.

No matter how much the emperor attaches importance to his relatives, it is a royal matter, and it should not be discussed casually. Misfortune comes from the mouth, and this principle is the same in ancient and modern times.

My lord was obsessed with calligraphy and painting in his early years, and he didn't like to talk about politics, but he has changed a lot in the past two years. Now that I think about it, most of it is the influence of Nancheng Academy, and not all of them are good influences.

The third lady was so ashamed that she almost couldn't stand on her feet.

Xu Shi looked wrong, and said to the eldest master with a smile: "If your brothers want to talk, go to the small study, and our mothers will also worship the moon." ”

There are only a few people in front of him, and the embarrassment of the third wife is in the eyes of the eldest master, but the eldest master has only not seen it. It's not that he likes to worry about taking care of his younger brother and brother-in-law's family affairs, it's just that the third master has been too close to the Tian family in the past two years.

In the eyes of the third wife, the Tian family is a close relative, but in the eyes of the Shen family, the Tian family is just an in-law, and the eldest master doesn't want his younger brother to be too close to the Tian family. Where there is a cause of today, there is a fruit of tomorrow. If the third old man and his wife are close to the Tian family, it will affect the fourth brother.

Although the fourth brother and the two cousins are more than ten years apart, the eldest brother still hopes that the three cousins can be like siblings in the future.

Shen Rui and Shen Jue have no foreign family that they can rely on, and the fourth brother is also far away, otherwise when the older generation of the Shen family passes over, the Tian family is standing behind the fourth brother, should the fourth brother get close to that side? On the one hand, there is an uncle, and on the other hand, there is a cousin who is not related by blood, and it seems that it is not difficult to choose.

That kind of result is what the old man doesn't want to see.

The eldest lord hopes that the three brothers of the younger generation can support each other and pass on the second room.

The third master was the most obedient, and when he saw that the eldest brother's face was not good, he joked: "Big brother, why don't we also worship the moon with my sister-in-law?" ”

"Nonsense" The old man glanced at him and said, "If you don't go to the study with me, I'm going to take the school exam to test how your learning is...... Look, you're going to go out to socialize once every three or five days, and you really don't look like you're reading. You're still an uncle, and think about Reggo's perseverance......"

The third master said with a smile: "I also admire Brother Rui, either I praise my nephew, or those poor students of Nancheng Academy, and they may not have the hard work of our Brother Rui...... Obviously only a teenager, but he can't wait to look, he refuses to leave his books for a day, God rewards hard work, and his hard work is not in vain. Even if Brother Jue's qualifications are not allowed to Brother Rui, he will be defeated by Brother Rui's diligence......"

When the eldest man and the Xu family heard the words "can't wait", the old couple looked at each other, and they both felt a little heavy

When the eldest master and the third master went to the small study, Xu instructed Hongyun to take people to the garden to set up the sacrificial table.

Women do not sacrifice to the stove, and men do not worship the moon.

On the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, the female dependents all want to worship the moon.

The third lady was in a state of confusion, and there was no leisure, and after Xu worshiped the moon god in the garden, she said: "Sister-in-law, it's all my fault, it's all my playfulness and thinking about my mother's family, so I instigated the third master to go to the academy often......"

The fourth brother was already tired, and he was taken down by his grandmother, but Sister Yu was there.

Seeing that the atmosphere was not right, Sister Yu had always been obedient, and hurriedly got up and said, "Mother, third aunt, Yu'er is a little tired, go back to the room first......"

Xu nodded, and asked someone to carry the lantern to send Sister Yu back, and the two of them talked in the pavilion in the garden.

"Brother and sister, don't be careful, how can a man complain about the woman in the house when he is outside? The master is just worried about the third brother, afraid that the third brother will lose his temperament. Since the third brother has a career, he should be cautious in his words and deeds, and these four words need to be remembered. The madman can be trusted to joke about royal affairs, and others will not care about it; If the court officials are like this, it will be a disaster for the family. Xu said to the third wife.

The third lady listened carefully, nodded and said: "What the sister-in-law said is exact, I also felt inappropriate when I heard the third master mention the royal secrets before, and this is exactly the truth." In the future, I will definitely advise the third master to go out less to socialize. ”

Xu shook his head and said, "How can you give up eating because of choking?" It's not that you should be deaf or blind and ignore the outside world, but no matter what you hear, just know what you know, and don't talk about it. ”

The third lady hesitated for a moment and said, "Uncle Fangcai...... Don't you like the third master to go to Nancheng Academy often? ”

Xu frowned and said, "My brother and sister are not outsiders, so I will just say a few words of truth." If you really want to be good for the third brother, let's go a few less trips over there......"

The third lady turned pale, trembling her lips and unable to speak.

Although she is a woman who regards her husband as the sky, she is also the daughter of the Tian family in the end.

Xu sighed and said: "Brother and sister, don't get me wrong, the reason why I say this is not because of questioning the character of the in-laws and uncles, but because of the masters of the academy." Although there are many Confucians in Beijing there, most of them are unsatisfactory in the imperial examination or have suffered setbacks in their careers...... They are too scholarly, and they have a lot of grievances against the court, and if the third brother is influenced by them, the gains outweigh the losses......"

Since the third wife is from a scholarly family, how can she not know the sentence "those who are close to Zhu are red, and those who are close to ink are black"? is that among the virtuous women of the past dynasties, there is also the allusion of "Meng's mother three moves".

The third wife nodded and said, "I know, in the future, I will set rules to persuade the third master, and I will not let the eldest brother and sister-in-law again."