In October of the seventeenth year of Hongzhi, Shen Cang, the secretary of the Criminal Department, died.

Shen Cang, the word Runmin, a native of Daxing County, Shuntian Prefecture, his ancestral hometown is Huating County, Songjiang Prefecture, the great-great-grandson of Shen Du, the great-great-grandson of Shen Du, the son of Shen Bang, the eleventh year of Chenghua, the first secretary of the Yunnan Qing Officials Division, Ding's father was worried about Ding's mother, and he was reinstated.

Died at the age of fifty-five, obituary, dropped out of the day to give sacrifices, sent the official to discuss the sacrifice, there is a division to treat the funeral, give the Guanglu doctor, Zhen Wenping, the official and his brother run for the middle scholar.

Although it is said that the Ming Dynasty stipulates that the three products have to be used, but this text is not used by everyone, and it is customary to use the words of the minister. Only ministers of the third rank or above from the Hanlin Academy are qualified to write letters, and the auxiliary ministers of the cabinet are basically scholars. However, the text does not focus on the ministers, or with diligence, or with righteousness, or with permanence, and makes exceptions to praise and exhort.

Although Shen Cang is a second-class jinshi, he is not from Hanlin, and his writing is already the greatest beauty, as for the word "Ping", the deacon has a system called Ping, and the Bu Gang Zhi Ji is said to be Ping, which is in line with the identity of Shen Cang's criminal department.

Inside and outside the Shangshu Mansion, the eyes are full of vegetarianism.

In the officialdom, "people go to tea and cool down", but Shen Cang settled in the capital in his father's generation, and both father and son have achieved high positions in Jiuqing, and several generations of in-laws are in Beijing, and most of them are official eunuchs. In addition, although he had written twice before to ask for his resignation from Shangshu, he stayed in the middle until he died, and he was still the chief official of Shangshu, the chief official of the Jiuqing Yamen of the Six Ministries, no matter whether he had a relationship with the Shen family before, what the friendship was, and whether he was willing or not, he had to come over for a personal favor. In this way, the Shen family is also like a cloud of hangers these days.

When the angel descended, he brought posthumous gifts and nicknames, and the worship among relatives increased. Like the Qiao family, several masters are all sad and sad, and they no longer only send juniors over, but also come to pay tribute in person.

It's just that whether it is Shen Zhou or Shen Rui, the uncle and nephew treat the Qiao family more than politely in front of people, but not enough closeness.

The guests who came to pay tribute saw this, why didn't they know that the two families had a disagreement? Thinking that before the holy decree came down, the Qiao family only sent juniors over, and everyone also felt that the Qiao family was too snobbish.

The in-laws close to the Shen family are the Yang, He, and Qiao families, and now that the He family is gone, the Qiao family is like this, but the Yang family is revealed.

Not only did Yang Zhen come to the festival every time, but Mrs. Yang and the two young masters of the Yang family were also here to help. Although Shen Cang died, Yang Zhen was still on the throne of Dali Temple, and the younger generations of officialdom colleagues who came to pay tribute became more and more respectful.

As for the other Yang family, after all, it is not like the Yang Zhen family and the Shen family are not only in-laws but also have been good friends for many years, but every time they sacrifice, the Yang family also has people in person.

When Shen Cang passed away, the third master and the Xu family didn't look good, and everyone followed the suspense, but seeing that the Xu family had more tenacity, they survived day by day; The third master was not very good, and after holding on for a long time, he was bedridden.

Fortunately, Shen Zhou and Shen Rui were there, and Shen Li and Shen Ying brothers and other brothers came to the door, plus the blessings and the like were all prepared, but they handled the aftermath in an orderly manner.

But the angel descended, and the court graced, it turned out to be a cute brother but not a cute child, relatives and friends inside and outside, all looked sideways.

High-ranking officials have always been eunuchs, either cute sons or cute grandchildren, and it is rare to have siblings after death like this.

In addition, Shen Rui is not Shen Cang's parent, but just an heir, and there have been various speculations between them. Not to mention others, even Guo Shi was worried when he learned about it.

When the "first seven" was burned, Guo brought his daughters-in-law over and quietly asked Shen Rui about it.

"Brother Rui, what's wrong with you, falling into the eyes of Master Cangda, making him dislike you?" Guo sent everyone down and asked.

In Guo's heart, in addition to worrying about Shen Rui, he was also dissatisfied with the second room. Even if Shen Rui really doesn't agree with Shen Cang's wishes, just looking at his young age, he has to set up a household, and he should be benevolent. It is too unfair to only let Shen Rui fulfill his responsibilities as an heir and take care of the family, and the benefits are all others.

Shen Rui hurriedly said: "Auntie, don't worry, let the third uncle Meng Guan is master discuss with me...... I need to keep filial piety, the second uncle has decided to release again, and the third uncle is just lifting people, and it is inconvenient to go in and out of communication......"

When Guo Shi heard this, his expression eased slightly, but he was still a little angry: "But since you have become the heir of the old man and inherited this house of incense, this grace should have been yours...... I asked your eldest brother Ying, the people of the middle school, the people of the two halls are selected by the Jinshi department, and the people of the two houses do not have to be selected by the ministry, and the first department, the supervisors, the Confucians, and even the cloth clothes can be written. Even if you want to gain a foothold in the capital after the second room, you can also be cute, isn't it right to change your name? ”

The tree is divided, the older generation has passed away, and most siblings have to be separated, and there are not many who continue to live together. Like the three brothers of the Shen family, after the death of their parents, it is not easy to live together without separating their families.

But there are several brothers who live together, but there is no reason for uncles and nephews to live together, and the Shangshu Mansion will have to split up sooner or later.

The grace fell on the head of the third master, and it seemed that it was convenient for someone to support the stall in the capital after Shen Zhou's foreign appointment, and in the long run, it was still a cheap small three rooms. Shen Rui's small long house still needs Shen Rui to study hard to earn a future.

The road to the imperial examination is long and difficult, who can guarantee that Shen Rui will definitely be able to be promoted and promoted?

If Shen Cang is stuck in the township test or will take the test, what will he do in the future?

Although Guo Shi couldn't say that the deceased was not, he looked at Shen Rui's gaze more and more lovingly.

The heir is embarrassed, there are siblings over there, and there is no bloodline heir here, no matter what the reason, if you want to say that Shen Cang's move is not selfish, the Guo family doesn't believe it at all.

Seeing Shen Rui's funeral due to labor, Guo Shi felt sad.

The poor boy has become a high-ranking heir in the eyes of outsiders, but who can see the difficulties inside and outside here?

Guo was sad about this matter, and the Xie family was shocked in front of them, but he said to Shen Li in private: "Look, master, this matter must be the idea of Second Uncle Rui." Otherwise, as a big uncle, he would never act like this. I have long told my master that Second Uncle Rui is a good one...... Even if this grace falls on Second Uncle Rui now, it will start to worry, but the three uncles are different...... Others may be rare for a two-room person, but the second uncle of Kerui is determined to take the imperial examination, but how can he be willing to abandon the right path......"

Shen Li said disapprerovingly: "Isn't this a cheap hatchback? Uncle Sanzu is sick and weak, and he can't bear it, he will try hard, otherwise he won't stop for more than ten years, and he won't end up once......"

The test is in February, and February in the capital is the warm and cold season, every time you try, the people who lift out are not one or two, and it is common for them to die on this, but it is really a life. A good person has to lose half his life when he comes out, not to mention the body and bones of the third master, if he really wants to end, it is like gambling his life between life and death.

Xie Shi knew that her husband couldn't listen to Shen Rui, so he only sighed: "Although it is a good thing for the uncle of the three clans, but the uncle of the three clans is elegant and elegant, and he has inherited such a big favor from his nephew, and it is not easy to think about it...... In the future, in front of Second Uncle Rui, I'm afraid I won't be able to get up......"

Shen Li didn't answer, but only looked straight at his wife.

Xie Shi sensed that something was wrong, pursed the corners of his mouth, and whispered, "Master......"

Shen Li said solemnly: "Although I don't know why you don't like Brother Rui, but I received great favor from my aunt, and I swore in front of my aunt's spirit to treat Brother Rui as a brother...... There was Uncle Cang's protection before, and it wasn't my turn to do anything for Rui Ge'er, but now that Uncle Cang is gone, Rui Ge'er will do my best to protect it to the end! ”

Xie Shi sneered: "The concubine body is not dislike the second uncle...... Pitiful, she was originally a treasure in her aunt's hand, the flesh of her heart, and she was pampered and raised, but she went through hardships, her temperament changed greatly, and she became an heir who was not embarrassed or embarrassed......"

She said this in her mouth, but in her heart she could not hide her disgust.

Earlier, Xie disliked Shen Rui because he thinned her husband's love for her children; Later, he felt that Shen Rui had an eccentric temperament, had no youthful nature at all, and was forbearant and depressed.

However, a teenager, even if he experiences the pain of losing his mother, he can have relatives like Shen Li and Guo to be sheltered, where can he be pitiful?

This kind of behavior is just a deliberate attempt to attract the favor of relatives.

In the past few years that Shen Rui has been in Beijing, his relatives mentioned that they were "sensible and filial" and "old and serious", but Xie looked at him coldly, but he always felt that he was cunning and cunning.

It is said that "the prodigal son does not change his money when he looks back", but there is an old saying among the people that "three years old looks old". Judging from Shen Rui's reputation for being arrogant and arrogant when he was young, he is now honest.

There is no shortage of people in the officialdom who meet one set on the face and one in their hearts, and Xie is not worried that her husband will suffer. After all, Shen Li can be the champion, and he is much smarter than ordinary people. But Shen Rui is different, he is a completely defenseless person for his husband, how can Xie not be vigilant?

It's a pity that Xie is so attentive, Shen Li really can't pay attention to it.

Seeing that his wife was insincere, Shen Li shook his head and said, "You don't need to force yourself, I won't let Rui Ge'er come home again in the future......"

Xie Shi was stunned when he heard this, and his face couldn't help but come out with joy, and he heard Shen Li continue: "I will often go over to see Brother Rui in the future, and I won't be able to see Uncle Cang leave, so I think about bullying orphans and widows......

This is to protect the Shangshu Mansion, not just Shen Rui? Isn't this more laborious than brushing Shen Rui alone?

Xie Shi stared at it with a smile and said busily: "The master really wronged me, the master has no siblings, he only treats the second uncle Rui as a brother, and I naturally take the second uncle Rui as a brother. I was a little careful, and I felt that the master had put too much effort into Second Uncle Rui, and even Brother Xiaolin and his three brothers and sisters were behind. But it's just this little trick in my heart, what did I do? Why didn't you call Second Uncle Rui to come to the door? ”

has been married for more than ten years, why doesn't Shen Li understand the boildown?

Shen Rui is the son of his kindness, if the Xie family is truly grateful to the Sun family, there is no need for others to say, and he will "love the house and Wu" and treat Shen Rui as flesh and blood; But now the Xie family has treated Shen Rui with face in the past seven years, not because of anything else, or because she and her husband have different views on the treatment of Sun's family.

In Xie's view, Sun's treatment of her husband is just a gesture of kindness, a few taels of silver and a few feet of cloth; For Shen Li, Sun and he do not live together, they can be fed, clothed and studied, from the beginning of landing to his Chunfu High School, not three or five months, not one year, two years, ten or twenty years before and after, this is not Yang En What is Yang En?

Over the years, Shen Li has been kind to his wife, but it is difficult to do both, and now he is too lazy to force it. He lowered his eyes, picked up his teacup, and ate it one bite at a time.

Xie Shi only felt that a fist fell on the cotton, and his heart couldn't help but feel empty......