Shen Quan and Mao Chi walked for a while, and Gao Wenhu and Brother Shou should also leave.

Shen Rui is okay here, knowing Brother Shou's identity, he knows that it is easy to see. I saw it twice in three months, although I got married, but the blessings and misfortunes are uncertain, and I don't force what I can't see in the future.

He Taizhi here, it is rare to meet a playmate who has joined the deed, and he is reluctant to fall in love with Brother Shou: "Although you and I have only met once, since we have become friends, it is better to come and go in the future." When will we see you again? ”

Brother Shou has a new friend, and he is not without joy, but he is not free between actions. This time I came to the Shen family, and I still begged for a long time.

Seeing that he hesitated, He Taizhi only took the strict control of his family, and said: "Is it because of the preparation for the children's exam, your family ordered you to study behind closed doors?" Are you going to play next year? ”

Brother Shou had a bitter face and nodded.

The left and right are reading, although it is not for the imperial examination, it is enough to ⊥ Brother Shou's panic.

He Taizhi's eyes lit up, and he pointed at Shen Rui and said: "It is said that close to Zhu is red, close to ink is black, there is a county government twice tried the 'case', placed here, what are you worried about?" Just talk to the elders in the family, and say that you can't respect your relatives or wish we were studying together? I used to read boring, when I was upset, I couldn't read a word with a book in my hand for half a day, but after reading with my cousin, although the study time was longer than when I was there, I didn't feel tired, but I learned it. ”

Brother Shou blinked and said, "This is the Shangshu Mansion, you and the Shen family are cousins, and it is okay to come and go...... Ordinary outsiders, how could Shen Shangshu and Mrs. Shen allow him to disturb Brother Shen's study......"

Hearing him say this, He Taizhi couldn't talk to himself.

Shen Rui allowed him to come over to prepare for the exam together, and he also had a lot of mentions, he had already taken up his time, and Shen Rui might not be happy to have another Shen Rui.

He Taizhi couldn't help but hesitate and looked at Shen Rui next to him.

Shen Rui just didn't hear it, and was talking to Gao Wenhu about martial arts: "Martial arts also have to be examined, and it can't be avoided, but in the end, it's not more troublesome than liberal arts, just a few books in total, you chew one a year, and it's about the same if you have six or seven years of kung fu." ”

Gao Wenhu said with a bitter face: "Brother Shen, I really am not a reading material, and the military book is also a book, I know words but I can't understand them......"

Shen Rui said: "What did Brother Shou say? ”

Gao Wenhu drooped his head: "Brother Shou said let me do my best, but I can't read it......"

Shen Rui comforted: "You are only thirteen years old, don't be too anxious, study for two years first......"

Brother Shou saw that Shen Rui only paid attention to Gao Wenhu and didn't take care of himself, so he was not happy, thinking about He Taizhi's words, he smiled and said, "Brother Shen, can I come over to study with you in the future?" ”

He wanted to see how Shen Rui prevaricated, but he didn't want Shen Rui to nod and say, "Welcome."

Brother Shou was stunned for a moment, raised his eyebrows and said, "You don't ask me which family I belong to?" Dare to let me go in and out of the Shen Mansion at will?

"And where are you?" Shen Rui asked fluently.

Brother Shou is stuck, and he can't say it.

He Taizhi was not, and complained: "You are not really dressed up like this, and you hide your name incognito, where can you make friends like this?" ”

Brother Shou was accused and blushed and said, "I didn't mean to. It's the elders who manage the stern ......"

He Taizhi disagreed, put down his face and said: "Are we ruffians and hooligans on the streets, or are we ugly fox friends and dog friends?" Even if you are a little boy from the Prince's Mansion, is your identity more noble than everyone else? Are we people unworthy of being your friends? ”

Brother Shou happily and happily everyone was stubborn for a long time today, and when he was full of reluctance, he was repeatedly accused by He Taizhi like this, and he couldn't help but feel aggrieved, and his round glasses stared at Shen Rui, with a little pleading in it.

In his opinion, although Shen Rui is a little pretentious, he can act generously and freely. In February, when he was in the sheep soup shop, even if he knew that he had a retinue of guards secretly following, he didn't say a word after that.

He Taizhi's temperament is a bit aggressive.

It's not that he is not real, but he really wants to show his identity, don't be humble, and how can he be a friend?

Even Gao Wenhu is here, if he can regard Shangshu Gongzi as a new friend, he may not dare to treat himself as a friend.

Shen Rui saw He Taizhi's more annoyed appearance the more he talked, and frowned: "Brother Shou doesn't say it, he must have his own troubles, good friends should only be sympathetic to each other, and caring is not the way to be friends."

He Taizhi couldn't wipe his face away from what he said, and muttered: "It's not that I am so close to Cousin Rui's study for Cousin Rui's grievances, and I also took out a day to treat guests, and specially asked us to be a companion, so I look at it as a new friend." But Brother Shou didn't say anything about dressing up like this, and even his identity was hidden."

Shen Rui said: "The friendship between gentlemen is as light as water, why bother to get to the bottom of it?" Could it be that Brother Shou is a prince and son, so he has to be worshipped; Brother Shou is a poor beggar, so he avoids it? My cousin has never been such a picky snob, so what does it matter what Brother Shou is? ”

He Taizhi was ridiculed, and said to Brother Shou: "It's me who is mean, don't you compensate Brother Shou."

Brother Shou was a little uncomfortable, and whispered: "It's okay, I don't blame you for being unkind."

He Taizhi made up for it, and said with a little pity: "Your family elder must have detained you tightly, so that you don't dare to make friends in the bright light...... But it's okay, let's make friends in private... When I'm a few years old, adults won't be so restrained......"

Brother Shou nodded hurriedly and said, "Okay, good, if you get kung fu in the future, you have to be ......stubborn together."

These two children changed their faces between words, and they got better when they spoke.

Shen Rui looked at Zhile from the side, he was not a real teenager after all. If he was allowed to get together with Brother Shou like He Taizhi, who was naturally natural, he really couldn't do it.

However, although Brother Shou regards He Taizhi as a small partner, he also has more closeness and trust in himself, which is Shen Rui's harvest.

Out of Renshoufang, I watched Gao Wenhu and Brother Shou go, and Shen Rui and He Tai turned back to Shen's house.

"Cousin Rui, where is Brother Shou?" He Taizhi couldn't help but ask.

Shen Rui shook his head and said, "I don't know, looking at his bearing, the door level will not be too low." I haven't been in the capital for a long time, how much does my cousin know about the prince's mansion in the capital? ”

"The nobles and civil officials have always been well water and do not interfere with river water, except for a few famous families who often spread some news, other people outside the family do not know much......" He Tai said.

He Taizhi is just a moment of curiosity, even if Xungui and civil officials are not all the way, but everyone is still young at the moment, and they have not entered the court, and there is nothing to avoid being friends.

"I was reckless, but fortunately he didn't agree to come to Shen's house to study. In this half-day effort, where did you hear him mention reading? It seems that he doesn't like to study, the nobles have grace, and they need to take the road of the imperial examination, just stubborn in one place, and if they study together, they may not be able to learn together. He Tai then realized it.

Shen Rui didn't care, if Brother Shou could treat the Shen family as a "school" and often come over to study, he would be optimistic. However, "the son of a daughter can't sit down", it is possible for Brother Shou to go out of the palace occasionally, but it is impossible to come out often. As the only prince and prince of the Ming Empire, he is related to the country, how can he be light between actions?

He Taizhi went home directly, and Shen Rui went to the upper room.

The third wife had already taken the fourth brother back, and Xu was talking to a mother-in-law with a smile.

Seeing Shen Rui coming in, the mother-in-law hurriedly got up from the pestle and said, "I've seen the young master ...... cousin."

Shen Rui listened to this title, looked kind, and said, "Is it my aunt who called my mother to pick up my cousin?" Cousin He's house went to ......"

The mother-in-law smiled and said, "Our wife sent an old slave to report the good news to my aunt's wife, and our uncle sent someone to Beijing to report the good news......

Shen Rui didn't react for a while, and Xu Shi had already asked, "Can your wife say when you will send someone south?" ”

The mother-in-law said happily: "I received the letter this morning, and my wife began to make arrangements, and the manpower has been arranged, just waiting for the news from the master of the in-laws, and the two stewards will go out of Beijing together......"

Xu nodded and said, "I know, Ming'er went over to congratulate your wife...... You go first, I won't leave you ...... in vain" and asked the servant to reward the purse.

The woman happily took her leave.

Shen Ruicai came back to his senses: "Mother, is Cousin He pregnant?" ”

Xu Shi smiled and nodded: "I heard that I started to be happy when I came out of Beijing, and it happened to be a child in the month, which is a rare blessing." Fortunately, she was in good health, and she took the waterway, and finally returned to her hometown peacefully, and now it has been five months......"

For this niece, Xu has always been concerned. I am afraid that she will not be able to serve her husband wholeheartedly because of her previous relationship, and there will be a rift between the husband and wife. Now that he has a child, Xu's heart is finally steady.

Shen Rui was also overjoyed, but he stood in Wang Shouren's position.

Wang Shouren stood up after the end of the year, but he had no heirs, and there was already gossip outside. When he sent his wife, some people said that he was afraid of guilt, so he did not accept the side to continue the bloodline; When his wife dies, it will be difficult to sound gossip, and there is no shortage of people who question Wang Shouren's inadequacy.

Now that He is pregnant, whether it is a man or a woman, the previous gossip is self-defeating.

Forbidden City, Qianqing Palace.

Brother Shou had already changed out of his coat and shoes, changed into his vermilion clothes, and told about what he had seen and heard in the past half a day.

Emperor Hongji listened with a smile.

Among the emperors of the founding dynasties, he had the least heirs, except for a son and a daughter who died young, only the lone seedling in front of him remained.

From the time he was an infant, the prince was placed by him and raised by himself.

The son is talented and intelligent, and he is also honored to be Lao Tzu. No matter how much he spoiled this child, he was willing. If he could, he would like to let him grow up carefree, but nine times out of ten things in this world are unsatisfactory.

He knew that in the past six months, his son had been restrained so badly that he became more and more disgusted with reading.

Therefore, he also turned a blind eye to his son's sneaking out of the palace.

Brother Shou gushed and said: "The Shen family is really a family of scholars, the three Shen brothers all took the imperial examination, the eldest only dispersed from the Hanlin Academy in March, and now he is in the James Mansion, the children didn't pay attention to it before, the second is a lifter, and he himself will go back to his hometown next year to take the Xiucai exam; Mao Chi is the son of the champion, and he has a headache when he mentions the imperial examination, for fear that he will not do well in the exam, and will be laughed at by others. He Taizhi and the child are in the same geng, they have already passed the government exam, and now they are with Shen Rui, preparing for the college exam in June......"