"What? See Shen Yan, Shen? Shen Jue changed his clothes and asked for herbal tea to quench his thirst, and almost choked when he heard Shen Rui's words.

He hurriedly put down the teacup and swallowed the tea in his mouth: "Why do you want to see the two of them?" ”

Shen Jue is not an outsider, so Shen Rui told him about meeting with Shen Yan's brothers a few days ago.

When Shen Jue went north last winter, he met with Shen Yan and Shen Brothers, but it was not uncommon for these two people to be uncommon, but they were a little angry: "What is this called?" Obviously, there is something wrong on the other side, but when it comes to the critical time, this side must be in the same stream, otherwise it will be as if we have become bad people. It can't be light, it's not heavy, it's really depressing"

Shen Rui said: "Who made the Shen family a scholarly family, and things involving fame and fame are more important than lives in the eyes of scholars." Scholars despise the rich and noble, but our family is better off than over there, and in the eyes of those people, there is a trade-off between right and wrong."

Wenqing is a disease, and "hatred of the rich" is just one of many symptoms. Throughout the ages, this has been the case, but because the literati of the Ming Dynasty were in power, the status of scholars was high, and public opinion in Shilin could not be ignored.

Shen Jue's eyes rolled a few times, and he said with a little excitement: "Uncle Zhen handed over this matter to the second brother to deal with."

Shen Rui nodded and said, "The master is impatient with this, so he told me to dispose of it at will." ”

Although Shen Yan handed over the "letter of nomination", if Shen Cang took care of him, it would be too much to promote him, and Shen Cang would push it all to Shen Rui.

Naturally, this "casual" is also measured, and it really wants the second room to show some "strict" meaning, others don't know the reason, and it is inevitable that they will feel that they are bullying the villagers with snobbery here, and it is not certain who the head clan of Songjiang will be towards.

Shen Jue rubbed his hands and said, "Then can't they just cheapen their brothers for nothing?" Where is such a beautiful thing? How many generations of impostors, not to mention a little punishment, and we are here to protect him? Why? ”

Shen Rui said: "Brother Jue has a way to not cheap their brothers?" ”

Shen Jue was dumbfounded.

After a while, he came to his senses, looked at Shen Rui and said, "I don't believe that the second brother has made a date to return the invitation, and he has not yet made up his mind?" ”

Shen Rui smiled and said nothing, but he didn't tell Shen Jue his plans. There are some things that can only be understood, not spoken, and that's what is said.

The next day, which is the first day of the Dragon Boat Festival, you must not enter the sacrificial room first to worship your ancestors.

The fourth brother is one and a half years old, and he doesn't need to be helped, and he can already walk steadily. Shen Rui is a "pseudo-teenager", even if he regards Shen Jue as a junior in his heart, let alone the fourth brother?

Such a three-headed little doll is often seen in the main room, and she calls "second brother" in a milky voice, and Shen Rui likes it very much. The fourth brother seemed to be aware of it, and became closer and closer to Shen Rui, and when he saw Shen Rui, he asked for a hug, but Shen Jue was very hot-eyed.

Shen Jue was quite taboo about the fourth brother at first, but he also saw that the fourth brother was weak when he landed, and he was afraid that Shen Rui would be suspicious in case he was suspicious, so he secretly admonished Shen Rui; Now that the fourth brother is older, and he is a laughing and likable character, Shen Jue is naturally willing to get close.

The three cousins are more than ten years apart, but Shen Rui and Shen Jue can treat the fourth brother like this, and they are also brothers and musicians.

Seeing this, the third master couldn't help but be very relieved, and said: "I think of when I was a child, I was also happy to chase after the eldest brother and the second brother...... It's really blessed to see the fourth brother, just like him, he also has two elder brothers to rely on......"

Shen Cang smiled and did not answer. But looking at his face, he is also quite satisfied with the younger generation

Shen Rui is divided into eldest brothers, although Shen Jue is only one day younger than Shen Rui and has a little temper, but he really respects Shen Rui and does not compete with him; The fourth brother is still young, and he can't see anything. However, it is said that three years old looks old, and the fourth brother is also three years old this year, but it can be seen that he is a well-behaved child with a cheerful personality.

Shen Cang brought his brothers and nephews into the sacrificial room to worship, in addition to the late relatives in the second room of the Shen family, there was also the tablet of Mrs. Sun.

Shen Cang put on the incense and looked at a few juniors.

Shen Rui and Shen Jue, the two brothers, saw that they would be able to spread out in a few years and pass on the bloodline. He looked down at the fourth brother again, and vaguely saw Brother Luo back then, but Shen Cang only felt that the circles under his eyes were astringent

After worshipping the ancestors, the family had a family banquet in the upper room. This family does not include the second wife who is "recuperating".

The rest of the fourth brother, not counting the young ones, had a total of seven people, so they set up a round table and sat down, but they had a lively family banquet.

In the west courtyard, Qiao Shi looked at a few meat dishes and a plate of zongzi on the kang table, and then realized that it was a festival today.

It is said that the mountain dwelling does not know how long the years are, although she is not in the mountain dwelling, but in the courtyard of the house, but she still forgets the years

Since seeing a few brothers and knowing that her husband was the main thing to send him away, it has only been half a month, and Qiao's hair has turned half gray. She couldn't sleep all night, trying to recall the tender and sweet words that had been between husband and wife, but her mind became more and more muddy, and there were things that she couldn't think of clearly.

Shen has been in Beijing for many years, but the New Year is still from the south of the custom, the Dragon Boat Festival is also a meat dumpling, very small and exquisite, but an inch and a half long.

Qiao Shi didn't know what to think, his face slowly showed a little tenderness, picked up a zongzi, peeled it, put it on the blank porcelain plate opposite, and whispered in his mouth: "Cousin, eat zongzi......"

Seeing this, the two servants serving next to them glanced at each other, their faces were horrified, but they didn't dare to make a noise.

These days, Joe often falls into deep thought, and if she is interrupted, she will get angry, so that those who serve can only follow her.

A plate of meat dumplings, there are more than a dozen.

Qiao's sat like this for a while and peeled one, then sat for a while and peeled another one, and in less than two quarters of an hour, he peeled a plate of meat dumplings to Yu Jingjing.

In the porcelain plate opposite Qiao's, there were several layers of white zongzi.

When Qiao Shi put the last zongzi, his wrist stopped.

Her eyes stared straight at the plate of meat dumplings, her face full of pain and despair, and a line of tears slowly flowed.

The faces of the two servants next to him became more and more pale.

There was no sound, so I cried silently, from the dawn of the day until the lamp was in the house.

The food was already cold, and the legs of the two maidservants were sore and their backs hurt, so Qiao Shi seemed to wake up and ordered the table to be withdrawn.

After the two maidservants came out, they both exhaled and came out.

The younger one pointed to his head and said in a low voice, "Sister, won't the second wife be?" Are you going to tell Mao's mother? ”

The older one thought for a while and said, "Mother Mao went home for the holidays, and if you want to say it, it's Ming'er." ”

The two of them have not been serving Qiao's for a long time, and they can also see that Qiao's temper is usually about to shed tears when nothing happens, but I didn't expect that she is not only crying now, but also has some abnormal brains......

When the family banquet was over, the Xu family got the news that the second wife was behaving differently.

Shen Cang drank a few cups at night, and when he was drunk, he had already gone to the bedroom to rest. Xu had the heart to go to the West Courtyard to have a look, but he was afraid of alarming her husband, so he worried for one night and passed the next morning.

When he saw Qiao, Xu was startled.

This old woman with gray hair and a pale and puffy face turned out to be Qiao's? She was very young and in her early forties, as if she were in her twenties; has been out of Beijing for more than a year, although she has aged a lot, she is still a Lisuo woman who loves to clean up and dress up; Now it is old, and some people believe that they are older than Xu.

Qiao sat on the couch by the window, holding a half-embroidered purse in his hand, sewing stitch by stitch. Seeing Xu come in, she didn't get up.

has been a concubine for half her life, seeing Qiao's current appearance, Xu couldn't tell what it was like, and sighed faintly and said, "Second aunt, why are you suffering?" ”

Qiao Shi raised his head at this time, but his face was full of joy, and his eyes were gentle: "Sister-in-law, this is the purse I embroidered for my cousin." My cousin loves cuizhu the most, so I embroidered cuizhu for him......"

Between speaking, Qiao's cheeks flew out, revealing a little girlish shyness.

Xu's heart sank, and he looked at Qiao steadily.

Qiao Shi still lowered his head and pushed hard into the green bamboo purse.

She was pampered and pampered, and she was not good at being a female red, one of the three needles was her fingers, and Xu's eyelids jumped straight when she saw it, but Qiao's was suddenly unaware, but there were dots on the purse, and there were a lot of blood stains

After half a cup of tea, Xu really couldn't stand it, and just as he was about to get up and grab his purse, Qiao raised his head, but his expression was blank and his eyes were cold. She threw away the purse in her hand, looked at Xu and said, "Is my sister-in-law going to send me to recuperate?" Don't you have to pack your bags in advance? ”

It's like a different person.

Xu has lived most of his life and has seen a lot, but he is not afraid, but he is more and more troubled.

The Shen family can have a second wife who "recuperates", but they can't have a second wife who "behaves abnormally".

Regardless of whether Qiao's is really different, or pretending to be so, he can't continue to stay in Beijing.

However, before taking care of the reputation of the Shen family, the Xu family was not worried about Qiao's body. The doctor who often comes to the family is the most tight-mouthed, and since his father's generation has often visited the Shen family, the Xu family has nothing to worry about, and directly sent someone to invite the doctor over.

Qiao Shi didn't resist looking at the doctor, but he didn't cooperate, he kept his mouth shut and didn't say a word.

When he got outside, Xu whispered Qiao's abnormal reaction.

The doctor's expression was heavy, and his brows were furrowed: "Anger hurts the liver, sorrow hurts the lungs, thoughts hurt the spleen, sad lungs, fear hurts the kidneys...... The second wife of the Zunfu is now a sign of chaotic vitality and loss of all internal organs, and I can only prescribe a prescription here to make up for it. Although I don't know the origin, it is best to be a doctor for heart disease, and it is better to do it as soon as possible. ”

Xu's mouth was bitter, and he asked someone to wrap a silver seal and send the doctor away.

When he turned back to the inner room, Qiao Shi had already turned over and sat up.

"I'm not sick, you are hoping that I am sick, hoping that I will die early, but I want to be good" Qiao's voice was faint.

Xu Shi covered his sourness, nodded and said, "Okay, remember your own words, and live well."

Qiao Shi raised his chin and sneered: "That's nature"

It wasn't until he returned to the upper room that Xu rubbed his forehead, showing a little pain on his face.

After a quarter of an hour, her face softened, and she sent someone Hongyun to call Mao's mother over.

"Third brother, you don't have to worry about it for the time being, let's serve the second wife first. The second wife is good, you follow well; The second wife is not good, and the second master can't protect you. Although you are the descendants of the second room, and you live in Shangshu Mansion, I should also take care of you," Xu said.

Mao's mother was busy and cautiously responded.

Since she is often in the West Courtyard, how can she not know about the changes in Qiao's family? It's just that I can't see it accurately, I don't know if Qiao's really lost his mind, or if he deliberately pretended to escape from being sent away, so he didn't report to Xu's side.

Now that Xu has an order, she just has to accept it.

In the evening, when Shen Cangluoya came back, Xu told her husband about Qiao's.

After hearing this, Shen Cang immediately made a decision, and said: "Tomorrow, I will ask someone to send her to Zhuangzi, and I can't delay it any longer."

Xu Shi thought about Qiao's current miserable situation, and couldn't help but be silent.

Shen Cang frowned and said, "In addition to the second child, her heart medicine is the fourth brother." Can the second brother be turned into the capital, or can the fourth brother be taken away from her? After knowing each other for half a lifetime, will she change her personality? Today's lady passes, but if she shows the slightest soft-hearted appearance, she will only 'have a sick heart, and it will get worse and worse, until you let her ask for it.'

When Brother Luo was gone, wasn't she also sick, and she had a good time? Her life is her own, and since she is willing to toss, let her do what I say, when it really comes to Zhuangzi, and when there is no hope, she will be willing to share it."

Xu also knew that he shouldn't be soft-hearted, but thinking about Shen Zhou's side, he said in a muffled voice: "It's really not light, it's not serious, now that the second uncle is not in Beijing, I really want to make Qiao's have a bad one, and I can't say that you and I will have to complain after that." At that time, the second uncle will be a loving husband again, and you and I will become ruthless brothers and sisters-in-law."

Shen Cang sighed and said: "The second guy, who has lived for more than forty years in vain, is still unreassuring. I owed him in my previous life, so I became a brother with him, but I asked my wife to worry about me, but I couldn't live with my wife......