Among the three brothers of the Shen family, Shen Cang and Shen Zhou have aunts, and only the third master did not have a concubine due to physical reasons.

It's just that the Shen family is a scholarly family, and the concubine is not for selfish desires, but for the sake of heirs.

Now Shen Cang's concubines have either died of illness or returned by grace, Shen Zhou's concubines In addition to the death of Sister Yu'er's biological mother, there are two more concubines, one is a good concubine, who entered the door for the heir in the early years, and the other is promoted by the maid next to Shen Zhou, who was only raised after leaving Beijing.

Since they returned to Beijing, it should have been Qiao's seeing them and giving them some rewards to comfort them for their hard work in serving Shen Zhou outside in the past few years. are all old men who have followed Shen Zhou for more than ten years, and this bit of decency still has to be given. It's just that now Qiao's is sick and can't be a director, so Xu's will work on his behalf.

It was only at this time that Shen Zhou came to the room with a little sneer, and said to Xu: "Sister-in-law, I have another concubine......

Xu Shi was quite surprised, and said, "When did it happen, I haven't heard the second uncle mention it before?" ”

Shen Zhou said: "I brought it in after the Dragon Boat Festival." ”

Xu Shi glanced at Shen Zhou twice, thoughtful.

After the Dragon Boat Festival, Shen Cang's letter against Shen Rui's "contemporary" should have arrived in Nanchang, Shen Zhou moved the idea of taking a concubine and having a child, so he accepted a new concubine?

If you are the master of other people's families, let alone less than fifty, there are many people who still have concubines after the age of sixties. Shen Zhou didn't pay attention to women, even if he gave birth to this idea of taking a concubine and having children, it was understandable, which man didn't pay attention to blood inheritance? It's just that there's nothing to hide, and who would object to it?

It has been half a year since the Dragon Boat Festival, and Shen Zhou has also sent letters to the capital during this period, but he has never mentioned this matter. It seems that if he hadn't returned to Beijing, most of the matter would have to continue to be hidden.

When Xu thought of this, he felt bored, so he only instructed Hongyun to say: "Since the new aunt is the first time she comes to the house, go and pre-backup the ceremony......"

Shen Zhou was still speechless, and he stopped talking.

These days, the family is preparing for happy events, and they have to take care of Shen Cang, the Xu family is already physically and mentally exhausted, but he really has no energy but guesses the little uncle's thoughts, so he waved his hand and asked someone to come in to greet him.

When the maid opened the curtain, she saw several women coming in, two of whom were familiar, the older was Shen Zhou's concubine in his early years, who was already in her early thirties; There is also a twenty-two or thirty-year-old servant who is a servant by Shen Zhou's side, with low eyebrows and pleasing eyes, a son born to the Shen family, who only opened his face two years ago; There was also a man of eighteen or nineteen years old, whose appearance was not very delicate, and his clothes were plain.

The three of them came in and bowed respectfully to Xu.

Xu Shi spun around the young woman, and knew in his heart that this was the new aunt that Shen Zhou had just mentioned. She glanced at Shen Zhou before she opened her mouth and asked someone to help her up.

"The second wife is recuperating in Beijing, you have served the second master hard in the past few years, and I thank you on behalf of the second wife......" Xu said.

The two older concubines hurriedly said: "It's all a slave's work, and it's really not hard......"

The young man was a rule, and he didn't pinch the tip and sell well, but just stood honestly next to the two of them. Although they are both concubines, this woman's temperament is neither humble nor arrogant, which is very different from the two concubines next to her.

Xu has lived for more than 50 years and is used to seeing the world, where can he not see that although this woman is thoughtful, she is implicitly arrogant, and she seems to have a dustless temperament. With such an identity, such a character is really ridiculous. It's not an innocent little girl in her teens, but don't eighteen or nineteen-year-old women still know how to be noble and lowly?

No matter why Shen Zhou took a concubine, this is really not a good choice.

Xu's heart sank, and he was impatient to greet a few aunts, so he asked Hongyun to send a gift, and said: "You have been traveling for days, and you are also working hard, go down and settle down......

The two elder concubines hurriedly leaned over to answer, but the young woman frowned slightly and looked at Shen Zhou.

Shen Zhou waved his hand and said, "Since you have seen the eldest lady, you can go down first......

The young woman bowed her head and retreated with the two older concubines.

"What the hell is going on?" Xu's face drooped, with a bit of anger on his face: "What is the identity of this Liang family?" Ordinary small families can't raise such a young lady! ”

Seeing that the Xu family was annoyed, where could Shen Zhou still sit still, he hurriedly stood up and said, "Sister-in-law, the Liang family is indeed not from a common family...... Her deceased father was a third-class jinshi in the eleventh year of Chenghua, and it was the same year as her younger brother......"

Xu Shi was shocked, sat up suddenly, pointed at Shen Zhou and scolded: "Confused! It should be taboo for the daughter of the Nashi people to be a concubine, but you actually accepted the daughter of the same year as a concubine, and you don't want your reputation? ”

She was already old, and under the anger, she only felt faint in front of her for a while, but fortunately, Hongyun was clever by her side, and immediately stepped forward to help, so she didn't fall.

Shen Zhou's face turned red and said, "It's really wrong, it's not what the younger brother wants......"

Xu Shi laughed angrily and said, "If the cow doesn't drink water, who can force the head to be pressed?" You're not just an official, so you don't know what you can and can't do. Even if you want to take a concubine, what kind of person can't find it, but you want to find an official girl? ”

Shen Zhou's face was full of shame, and said: "The Liang family is also a poor person, and there is a younger brother studying below, his parents are deceased, and his brother and sister-in-law are not allowed, and the situation is really difficult......

Xu snorted coldly: "But the daughter who filled the house was not tolerated by the original brother, and in desperation, she learned about the relationship between the second uncle and the Liang family, and asked someone to ask for the ......second uncle's name."

When Shen Zhou heard this, he was stunned, looked at Xu and hesitated: "Sister-in-law already knows?" ”

Xu sneered: "What's so hard to guess about this? The eleventh year of Chenghua has been thirty years younger, and Master Liang is also the age of the sixtieth birthday when he is alive, the Liang family is not very old, and there are brothers below, it is really not like the age of the original grandson's children......"

Shen Zhou smiled bitterly: "I let my sister-in-law guess...... This Liang is indeed the daughter of Liang Yucheng's wife, Liang Yucheng was a third-class jinshi back then, and he was a magistrate in Shanxi...... He died young, leaving behind three sons, and later remarried and gave birth to a son and a daughter...... Died five years ago...... I've heard from him before, and because the deceased is gone, I'll put it aside after going to pay respects...... In April of this year, Liang Yucheng's former friend came to the door, and he also had a reputation for help, and I learned about the predicament of the Liang sisters...... The three eldest brothers, not only did they divide all the family property regardless of their ungrown half-brothers, but even the dowry prepared by Liang Yucheng for the Liang family before his death was also occupied, and Liang Yucheng's earlier family affairs for the Liang family were also mixed...... Liang's biological mother has passed away, and the six relatives have no support, and only when I heard the housekeeper mention me, did I remember me......"

Xu frowned and said: "This is a family matter of the Liang family, even if the second uncle is the same year as Master Liang, there is no room to speak, right?" Why don't the Liang sisters go to the clan to be the masters? ”

can provide for a Jinshi's family, even if it was a small family before, it has also made a fortune in decades.

Shen Zhou bowed his head and said: "The son of Liang Dalang chose the guest of honor, and his back was against the vassal king's mansion, so it was rampant...... The people of the clan knew that they were not grieved, and they did not dare to speak up......"

Xu Shi only felt speechless: "The Liang family doesn't dare to offend the vassal king, but the second uncle dares to offend?" It's really righteous! ”

Although the king of the Ming Dynasty was kept in captivity in a fief, he might have his tail between his legs when he left the fief, but he was the only one in the fiefdom. As long as it is not involved in the rebellion, the court has always turned a blind eye to the vassal king.

There was a martyrdom in front of him, and every generation of emperors after him seemed to be very generous and generous to the vassal kings.

Even if the vassal king did not have real power in his hands, it would be a piece of cake to deal with the officials in the feudal country.

Xu was still angry before, angry that Shen Zhou acted without using his brain, but now that he heard the cause and effect, he didn't even bother to be angry.

In April, before Shen Zhou's transfer was decided, he dared to confront the vassal king's mansion for the so-called bereaved family members of the same year. Fortunately, there is nothing to do, otherwise if the palace really targets Shen Zhou and frames it, let alone the official body, I am afraid that my life will be in danger.

Shen Zhou was obviously not confident enough, and said in a low voice: "I didn't expect it to be like this...... I saw that the Liang sisters were in a pitiful situation, and they would help if they could, but who would have thought that her brothers would be mad and learn that she had asked me for help, so they would sell her to Shangjia as their stepfamily...... When Liang got the news, he escaped overnight and went to my side, begging me for shelter, and I need to avoid it......"

Coming to vote in the middle of the night, it was impossible to say that it was impossible not to be contained, and the containment was afraid of being bitten by the Liang brothers, and there was a suspicion of abduction, Shen Zhou accepted Liang's commitment document half-pushed and half-accepted it on the spot under Liang's plea.

Xu's heart was sullen, pondered for a moment, and said, "Since the Liang family took the initiative to commit to being a concubine, the little brother who didn't grow up is now following you?" ”

Shen Zhou nodded helplessly.

"What did you promise her?" Xu Shi thought about Liang's previous expression and asked.

"Not really!" Shen Zhou shook his head and said.

Seeing that Shen Zhou only had troubles on his face, and nothing else, he obviously realized it after realizing it, and he didn't make him dizzy.

Xu Shi was too lazy to fight with his brother-in-law again, so he only said, "How do you plan to settle the Liang sisters?" Looking at Liang's temperament, it doesn't seem to be supple, I'm afraid that he has a plan in his heart. ”

Shen Zhou Zhengse said: "Since I promised to take care of their sisters and brothers, I will do my best to be worthy of it, and the Liang family wants to ask for others, but I can't ......."

Xu sighed and said, "It's good if you know it in your heart...... It's not easy to help people, I hope there will be a good result......"

said this, but Xu knew that the result might not be so, if Liang was a good stubble, how could he protect himself until now when his parents were deceased, and he would have been forcibly married long ago.

Shen Zhou was still gentle and elegant in his early years, but he has aged a lot in recent years, and he doesn't look young anymore, and the Liang family doesn't count his name and enters the door in the name of a concubine, which must be not small.

If Shen Cang is doing well now, the Xu family will definitely tell her husband that the husband and wife will scold the second master and dispose of the Liang family; Now Shen Cangdu is terminally ill, and he has been worried about the safety of his family for the past two years, but Shen Zhou can still act without heart and lungs and only rely on feelings.

There is one thing in front of accepting the daughter of the same year as a concubine, and there is a loss of personal morality, and Shen Zhou's future will stop. If someone pokes it out, even if he just gets the position of the country's priest and wine, he may not be able to sit firmly. After all, the Guozi priest is an education official, with a bad reputation and a loss of personal morality, so he can't be a teacher.

Shen Cang ignored the relationship between Shen He's two families and planned for Shen Zhou for so long, but it became a joke, and Xu's heart was cold......