In the middle hall of the sect's room, all the heads of the house gathered that night to wash the dust for Shen Zhou.

Like the Xu family that year ago, before the formal banquet, Shen Zhou first met the relatives. Among the brothers of the Jiufangtou lineage, only the eldest master of the sect, the eldest master of the second house and Shen Zhou, and the others are all clan brothers.

Shen Zhou and everyone are mostly new to each other, and they are not familiar with each other, but they greet each other and are very estranged.

However, there are three clan elders in the third, eight, and ninth rooms, and when Shen Zhou meets, he has to respectfully say hello.

The old lady in the third room is still empty-hearted, looking at the second master, only warm, not putting on a shelf at all; The old lady of the eighth room is grateful to the second room, and her attitude is also close; Although the ninth room prince was very annoyed because of the seven sons of the Shen family who entered Beijing, only his second grandson came back, and he did not complain about the second room, but he thought of the second room return gift brought back by the housekeeper, as well as Shen Lin's gift, and his annoyance turned into courtesy.

The three clan elders are so kind, and those old men of the water generation are only polite to Shen Zhou.

When they arrived at the nephews of the Jade Character clan, they became more and more respectful when they saw Shen Zhou.

Shen Zhou saw it room by room, with a smile on his face, but there was a faint pain in his heart.

Compared with the houses in Songjiang, the second room is too thin.

When he saw Shen Juren and Shen Jin's father and son in the fourth room, Shen Zhou couldn't help but take a few more looks.

Shen Juren has been addicted to ** in the past few years, and recently he has been busy with marriage, his eyes are dark, revealing a bit of qi and blood deficiency; Shen Jin is down-to-earth and generous, and his talent is also very good among the nephews of the jade clan.

Shen Zhou suppressed his disgust for Shen Juren, exchanged a few words with him, looked at Shen Jin, and said, "I heard that you are now a student of Fuxue, so this year's scientific examination is not a problem, how many grades have you taken?" ”

Shen Jin bowed down and said, "My nephew was lucky, and he took the first class." ”

Shen Zhou said with a smile: "Songjiang's literary style has flourished in recent years, you can take the first class in a place, and this year's township test may be permitted." What did the professor say? ”

Shen Jin said: "The professor said that the nephew is young, don't worry too much about the gains and losses, and when the game is over, just play according to the routine." Even if you don't get it, you can accumulate experience for the next course. ”

He is neither humble nor arrogant, and he is dignified, and his appearance is no less handsome than Shen Rui, even if Shen Zhou is a little responsive to his background, he can't have a bad feeling for him. But I also know that the more Shen Jin can't find fault like this, the more powerful the threat to Shen Rui will be before.

Sun left half of the dowry to the eldest son, and easily named him, most of which was helpless.

Thinking of this, the smile on Shen Zhou's face faded, and he lost the interest in talking to Shen Jin.

When Shen Zhou and several other lords in the room had met, everyone went to the table.

On the main seat, in addition to the patriarch and the three clan elders, there are also Shen Zhou, a distant guest, the eldest master of the sect, Shen Juren, the eldest master of Hong, the second master of the seventh room, and Shen Qi of the sixth room. The other Shen Hu, Shen Liu, Shen Lu and others sat in the second seat with the second master of the sect, the third master of the third room, the fourth master of the third room and others, and the elderly and young people of the jade generation also sat in the second seat.

Shen Ju was a little anxious in his heart, but Shen Zhou was a common gossip with the old clans, and did not mention the matter of the heir.

The eldest master of the sect sat next to Shen Juren, thinking that tomorrow would be the day when Shen Juren remarried, and asked in a low voice: "You are happy tomorrow, can you invite the second master of Zhou to have wine tomorrow?" ”

When Shen Juren heard this, he remembered this, shook his head and said, "I haven't had time to mention this for a while, I will personally invite the second room clan brother ......."

Thinking of the news he got from Hao's mother, Shen Juren only felt a little more confident.

It is said that the relationship between the sect room and the second room is the most intimate, so what? After the second room, when the family comes from the fourth room, can they still be far away from the fourth room and get close to other rooms?

It is Shen Jue of the sect, who has always been spoiled by the patriarch's lawlessness, and now it is not for Shen Rui to take a step.

Among the seven sons of the Shen family who went to Beijing a year ago, the others were the second and third sons, and Shen Rui was different.

Shen Rui is the son of the fourth room, the only true son-in-law, the second room wants to open his mouth and pass it away, but he can't, there must be a justifiable statement...... And then there's the nod of his biological father......

Otherwise, as long as you grit your teeth and refuse, even the patriarchal rules have no reason to force people to have a stepson.

Thinking like this, Shen Juren was a little dissatisfied with Shen Zhousheng, feeling that he was too cold to him and not close enough.

In the final analysis, it's just a desire that is difficult to fill, and the heart has expectations. With the return gift prepared by the second room for each room, you can know that the second room is prosperous, no less than the rooms in Songjiang, and Shen Juren naturally has a plan in his heart.

I also think that the second room is a big fat meat, and after eating a bite, people still want to eat it, and there is also the ninth room master.

Everyone else can calm down, even if they care about the heir, no one takes the initiative to inquire in detail.

The second room chooses Shen Rui and Shen Jue, whether it is from the distance of blood, or from the proximity of several rooms, they can't say that they can't go, and it is not the turn of others to disagree. The result is decided, and there is no difference between raising the matter early and raising it late.

The ninth room master doesn't think so, in his opinion, the second room can't let each room toss in vain, and the head of the house that is not selected should be compensated. The teenagers traveled thousands of miles to Beijing, and it was not easy to delay their studies for half a year.

Therefore, the ninth room master couldn't wait to mention the matter of the heir, and said: "How to choose the heir in the second room?" Brother Lin also said vaguely when he came back, saying that he chose Brother Zongfang Jue and Brother Rui in the fourth room, and left Brother Qin in the seventh room and Brother Bao in the eighth room, what does this mean? Is it that the grandsons of the three clans haven't made up their minds yet, or do you think that your room is withered and wants to leave both of them......"

The ninth room master asked a lot in one breath, and the room was quiet all of a sudden.

Now that those who are well-informed know that the second room has chosen two heirs to come out, and for Shen Qin and Shen Bao's stay in Beijing, except for the seventh and eighth rooms, the other rooms don't know much.

Shen Zhou smiled and said: "Let the old lady bother, choosing Brother Rui and Brother Jue as heirs is the meaning of the brothers, in addition to choosing the heirs from the second and fourth rooms, Brother Rui and Brother Jue have good character, and the brothers and grandchildren like them very much, so I want to choose these two as the heirs of the eldest brother and me." As for Brother Qin and Brother Bao, they are in the eyes of the third child of my family, Brother Qin has become a disciple of the third child of my family, and Brother Bao is now studying with the third child of my family. As for the third child of my family, unlike my brother and grandson, he is already half a hundred years old; He's in the prime of life, and my siblings are young, but it's not time to mention the heirs......"

These situations, there is no need for Shen Zhou to say, the ninth room master also heard from Shen Lin.

The reason why he asked in public was just for the next sentence, the ninth room master frowned and said: "Whether it is choosing a family in the second room or choosing love, it is all your second room's business, but a few children enter Beijing with the eldest wife of the second room, and it is really hard...... It's not too biased to wait for a few children......"

When Shen Zhou heard this, he was stunned.

How do you say that?

Even if he didn't care much about family affairs, he still knew about Xu's preparation of gifts. Shen Lin returned to his hometown, not empty-handed, the four treasures of the study, clothes and fabrics, gold and silver bills prepared by the Xu family for him, plus a few boxes to fill.

Could it be that these things can't settle Shen Lin's entry into Beijing?

If he remembered correctly, it was true that the Xu family took the initiative to invite the nephews of the various clans to Beijing, but except for Shen Rui and Shen Jue, who were named by her, the other teenagers were self-recommended by each room.

The patriarch saw that the eyes of the nine-room master were shaking, and he didn't know that this old man was greedy again, and he twisted his eyebrows and just wanted to speak, but the nine-room master had already said to the third-room old lady: "Uncle Ji, do you say that is the truth?" A total of seven people have entered Beijing, these are all clan nephews, do they have to divide the distance and the near? Now that there are four left in the second room, didn't those three run for nothing? My brother Lin is stupid, and the delay for half a year is just two more years of grinding in the family science, Brother Zhu is a seed of reading, and now he doesn't even care about the subject exam, and the township test is delayed for one subject, and the next time it will be three years later......

The nine-room old lady and the three-room old lady have always smelled like each other, and now they are also thinking about pulling the three-room old lady as an "ally".

But this time, the ninth room master is destined to be disappointed.

The old lady of the third room was in trouble because of Shen Zhu, and was about to find an opportunity to compensate the sect room and the second room on behalf of his grandson, where would he take advantage of the second room with the words of the ninth room master?

He is in his eighties, and he knows the importance of it, and no matter how good the silver is, it can't compare to the power, otherwise he wouldn't forget to let his children and grandchildren study.

If the sect and the second room refuse to forgive Shen Zhu, even if Shen Zhu is lucky enough to be promoted and promoted in the future, and no one in the officialdom will mention him, he will not have a great future.

Compared to Shen Zhu's future, what is a few pieces of silver?

He is even willing to give up this old face, let alone that cheapness?

Therefore, the old lady of the third room glared and said, "What are you talking about?" Who begged you to send your grandson to Beijing? What is the point of talking about delay or not delay now? It is better than anything to be able to enter Beijing with the eldest lady of the second room and let the children see the world. Brother Zhu and Brother Quan should have come back with Brother Lin, but both of them have elder brothers at home, and there are many gatherings between brothers, so it is not a big deal to delay their return to their hometown. Whose children are not released when they grow up, what is it to be confined at home? ”

The words of the old lady in the third room did not make any big sense, but many people looked at each other when they heard it.

It's really that the old lady of the third room has been messing around too much, and now this speech can be made clear, which is completely different from the ordinary stupid and confused.

The old lady of the eighth room thought of Shen Bao's family letter, and couldn't help but curse the "old fox" in his heart.

The old lady in the third room is usually a fool, even if everyone doesn't like him in their hearts, it's not good to worry about him. came and went, the old lady in the third room relied on his seniority and temper, but he didn't take advantage of it.

Now that he knows that what Shen Zhu did violated the bottom line of the sect, it is not that he can fool him if he wants to pretend to be confused, so he begins to "understand"

Many others watched the nine-room master talking to the third-room old lady, but Shen Jin was a little stunned.

The heirs are Shen Rui and Shen Jue?

How so?

The heirs in the second room are broken, and the heirs are needed, but the people in the fourth room are not prosperous.

The second room is good and there is a side branch house, and the fourth room is several generations of single ding, and there are no other cousins. It was only in their brother's generation that the two brothers stood up, and they were no longer alone.

Shen Qi sat on top of Shen Jin, and when he saw that he was pale and in a trance, he asked in a low voice, "What's wrong with Brother Jin?" ”

The two families live next to each other, Shen Jin is similar in age to Shen Quan, and they often play together when they are young, and they are also familiar with Shen Jin with Shen Qi.

Shen Jin frowned and said, "Second Brother Qi, how could the elders of the second room choose Brother Rui as their heir?" The bloodline of the four rooms is not complicated, and Brother Rui is the main heir, how can he be an heir with others? ”

Shen Qi was stunned for a moment, and said: "On the second room of the order, the heir should be selected from the sect room and the fourth room, and Brother Rui is one of the candidates. In addition, his grandfather's family and the second room have an old relationship, isn't it reasonable for the elders in the second room to choose Brother Rui? ”

Shen Jin shook his head and said: "But Brother Rui is the fourth wife, although I am fortunate to be remembered in my mother's name, Brother Rui is the mother and son."

Shen Qi listened with a smile, disapproving.

If Shen Rui's sister-in-law was really indispensable to the fourth room, he would not have been almost killed by Zhang Lao'an and Shen Juren back then.

Shen Jin said this, but he was suspected of being cheap and obedient.

If he really thinks that he doesn't count as a fake concubine, then how can he have nothing to say when dividing the Sun family's dowry?

Seeing that Shen Rui had a better future ahead, he began to emphasize Shen Rui's identity as the fourth wife?

Shen Qi glanced at Shen Jin, whether Shen Jin was intentional or unintentional, this person was unkind.

There is a kind of person like this, who takes advantage of the advantage and is righteous.

Shen Qi sneered lightly in his heart, it seems that his third child is not estranged from Shen Jin for no reason, and these two people are not all the way at all.

Shen Quan treats people really well, if he really likes which, he is very concerned, and he can take care of as much as he can, just like he did to Shen Rui a few years ago. Shen Quan himself is a young son and younger brother, but in front of Shen Rui, he has done enough to be an elder brother, he has helped everyone he can, and he has accompanied everyone he can. Shen Jin is also full of sincerity when he looks at it, but he is more likely to move his mouth, looking at his words and deeds, there are often things that are wrong.

Shen Jin was worried about Shen Rui's heir, and he didn't know that he had won Shen Qi's suspicion and disgust because of these two sentences.

Everyone in the world knows that it is difficult to be an heir, let alone an heir.

It's not that the four rooms can't go on, Shen Rui, the son of the righteous son, why should he have to be the heir of the other room to be the heir who is not embarrassed or embarrassed? As for things like future assistance, eighteen-year-old Shen Jin doesn't know much about it......

On the front side, the nine-room master didn't get a response from the third-room old lady, but got a roll of his eyes, and couldn't help but be a little dumbfounded.

In the final analysis, Shen Lin is too kind, even if he told his grandfather about Jingzhong, but he didn't say anything about Shen Zhu scalding Shen Jue.

Even if Shen Lin is stupid, he knows that it is never a good thing, and saying it will not ruin Shen Zhu's future. Even if Shen Zhu is wrong, he can't be killed with a rod, everyone is a brother after all.

The ninth room master didn't know about Shen Zhu, so he was shocked by the reaction of the third room old lady, and then couldn't help but wonder if the second room secretly gave the third room any benefits.

You must know that except for Shen Zhu in the third room, Shen Yong, who came over to give gifts with the stewards, did not come back.

Thinking of this, the nine-room master couldn't help but itch in his heart, and he couldn't wait to immediately pull the three-room old lady to ask privately if he could let the nine-room get a piece of the pie, but everyone could only laugh and say: "I'm just Brother Dai Zhu and Brother Quan's grievances, Fang complained twice, and there was no side meaning."

Shen Zhou smiled lightly, could it be that the second room was too good at talking? Why does this old man think that he can take advantage of the cheapness of the second room if he wants to?

Is this a clan?

It's kind of interesting.

His own father's temperament is the most unbearable for these small calculations, and it seems that it is not unreasonable for the grandfather to alienate the Songjiang clan relatives during his lifetime.

The ninth room master was bored, he was uncomfortable, and his heart was also on fire, so he bowed his head and ate stuffy wine.

Shen Zhou was told by the ninth master about opening an heir, so he couldn't look at Shen Judao: "I heard that tomorrow is the right day for Chaoyuan to remarry and fill the house, it seems that Chaoyuan has no time to spare these days, wait for a few days when you are free over there, our brothers have a good talk." My brother has already instructed that the heirs of the four houses are not numerous, and you can't take one of your sons for nothing......"

Shen Juren waited for a long time with his heart and heart, in order to see the attitude of the second room towards the fourth room.

Seeing that Shen Zhou had given the right words, he forced his heart to be full of joy, and frowned: "Shen Rui has always been stubborn, and I am afraid that he will not be able to take on a big responsibility...... Even if the sister-in-law of the big clan cares about the love of the Sun family, she should not take the selection of the son of the second room small sect as a child's play......"

When he said this in front of the people, he did not want to condemn the Xu family for "nepotism", but to tell everyone that he did not take the initiative to offer his son, but the second room took the initiative to choose Shen Rui.

Others didn't care, and when they heard the words, they had different expressions, but Shen Qi was at the next table, but he lowered his head and couldn't help but sneer.

Seeing that Shen Juren and Shen Jin are father and son, Shen Jin acted like he didn't want his younger brother to be an heir; Now Shen Juren is here, and it is much the same.

The sentence in front of Shen Juren is nothing, Shen Rui has not officially produced an heir, he is still his son, it is common for Lao Tzu to scold his son, if he praises his son in public, it will seem frivolous, but the latter sentence is extremely inappropriate.

The Xu family is the elder, and she is the sister-in-law of the next room, so it is not Shen Juren's turn to comment on how to act.

Shen Zhou immediately lowered his face and said, "Chaoyuan said that he laughed, Xiao Changfang's selection of heirs is crucial to the second room, how can it be child's play?" Brother Rui is steady, generous, diligent in reading, and is an excellent child, and is even liked by his eldest brother and sister-in-law......"

Shen Juren was pushed back, ashamed and indignant, his face was flushed, and he immediately wanted to get up and throw his sleeves away, but he didn't dare.

When the Sun family was there, the four rooms came and went to the gate of the official eunuch, and Shen Juren did not feel that there was much difference between his family and the official eunuchs; When the Sun family passed away and the interpersonal relationship between the four rooms was also cold, he realized that the scenery of the family was nothing compared to the ordinary small family, but in the eyes of the eunuchs.

If Shen Zhou is gentle and amiable, Shen Juren can still be a little bolder; But Shen Zhou's momentum was there, and he was only faint to the relatives, and Shen Juren really didn't dare to test Shen Zhou's temper.

Seeing that everyone was stiff, the eldest master of the sect hurriedly said: "Chaoyuan, you have to prepare wine tomorrow, and we all have to go to your house to beg for wine and food."

Shen Juren squeezed out a little smile and said: "There are a few jars of osmanthus white in the wine cellar at home, and they will come out tomorrow to entertain everyone......"

The people of the Shen family gathered here, and the He family also got the news that day, and knew that the second master of the second room returned to his hometown to worship his ancestors, but the second master of He didn't care about how the second room of the Shen family was, but took his brother's letter, and was extremely depressed.

He was really afraid of something, he had thought about whether Shen Rui would succeed in the second room of the Shen family a few years ago, but he didn't expect it to become a prophecy......