That night, the Shen family held a family banquet to wash the dust for Qiao's and Shen Jue. The family banquet was placed in the main room a little bit, and the screen was divided into two tables, Xu took Qiao's, the third wife, and Sister Yu on the kang table, and outside the screen were two masters with two nephews.

Qiao's journey was tired, and the pain of losing his mother was not high, so he came out and showed his face, so he confessed and went back to rest.

She was so unappreciative of her face, and the atmosphere of flesh and blood reunion immediately cooled down. However, Xu Shi was not annoyed, and asked someone to go to the screen, and two tables were made together, so that the atmosphere slowly turned back.

After dinner, Shen Rui and Shen Jue went to the study with the two masters. The third master couldn't wait, and asked Shen Jue again what he had seen and heard for more than a year.

Several masters of the Shen family have deep feelings, and although the second master has occasionally come back from his family after going out of Beijing for more than a year, he mostly reports good news but not bad news. The two masters were quite concerned about the second master's appointment in Nanchang Mansion.

Shen Jue carefully talked about the year when the second master went south.

The second master is a second-class jinshi, and his qualifications in the Hanlin Academy, this time he is from the fourth grade of the senator, and there is a brother of the criminal department in the capital, even if the left and right political envoys treat the second master politely.

However, among the senators at the same level and the auxiliary officials from the third grade, there are two lonely ones, and there is occasional friction with the second master.

The third master listened and said disapprovingly: "It's just a bully, although the second brother is good-natured, he can't suffer a loss, and there are friends picked by the eldest brother, so he will definitely be able to cope with the past." ”

The eldest lord and Shen Rui heard what was happening.

The people in the officialdom are all human sperm, if the political envoys on the left and right are really polite to the second master, how dare the people below sing "white face"?

Whether these are "temptations" or "dismounting", the real masters are not the ones who jump out

However, the eldest master is not worried, as long as he is a stable scholar of the criminal department, the second master is also stable outside. The second master is just an auxiliary officer, and there is a master carefully selected by the eldest master around him, and it is difficult to make a big mistake.

As for Shen Rui, it is not strange. Where there are people, there are disputes, and if there is really harmony, then it is not officialdom.

As for the second lord bringing two nephews to office, and hiring a young lady from the county magistrate family as a niece for Shen Ling, and entrusting the affairs to Shen Ling and his wife, the eldest lord and the third lord have different views from the Xu family.

On the contrary, they feel that the second master's decision is very good, and he is alone in a foreign office, if the family is against the house, it is easy for the villain to take advantage of it. If the second master can handle the family affairs clearly, he does not have to worry about the fire in the backyard and can concentrate on the outside.

Although the second wife was born in an official family, the two brothers are really not optimistic about her housekeeping ability.

There are good wives and men in the family who are not punished, but the second wife obviously can't be called "virtuous".

Just like this time, Mrs. Qiao died, and the second wife traveled thousands of miles home to mourn, leaving her husband alone is not "the way to be a woman".

If the distance is close, it is good, in order to mourn the elderly, you should go back to Beijing once, and it is also filial piety, but you can't catch up with the funeral after such a long way back, you are poor and tossed......

When I returned to Jiuruju, it was already eight o'clock in the evening.

When Shen Jue entered the house, he asked for tea, and after eating two bowls in a row, he felt comfortable in his throat.

He cleared his throat and said, "I knew that I shouldn't talk so much to my uncle during the day, and when my uncle and third uncle come back and talk about it together, I can save my saliva again." ”

Shen Rui was curious about Shen Ling and Shen Lin: "Second Brother Ling looks shrewd and capable, and he is a good hand at managing the economy, isn't it useless to be by the side of the second uncle?" ”

Shen Ling is less than 20 years old and can independently manage the cloth village in the capital, which shows that she is talented in business, like a good seedling of a senior manager.

Shen Jue said with a smile: "He wasn't picked by the second uncle, he leaned on himself." You can't guess what Second Brother Ling is going to do."

"Yes...... Intending to be a clerk? Miscellaneous Travel? Shen Rui thought for a while and said.

followed Shen Zhou to the south, and married a young lady from the county family, although there is no fame, but in the end it is from the Shen family of the scholarly family, even if you don't take the road of the imperial examination, starting from a small official is also a way out.

Shen Jue shook his head and said: "Second Uncle also thought that this was the case, and he had the intention to make up a clerk for him in the yamen, but Second Brother Ling politely refused. He followed the master because he wanted to study with him......"

Shinong industry and commerce, give up business methods, want to be a soldier, this is also the heart of progress.

"What is the second brother's reading qualifications? What did the second uncle say? Shen Rui said.

Shen Ling is already over the age of weak crown, her early years were just enlightenment, and she has been dropping books for more than ten years, and it is not easy to pick them up. But if he was stupid, he wouldn't be able to take care of the business so well.

Shen Jue said: "The second uncle said that he is not afraid of being late in reading, if he learns seriously, he will not be afraid of a child in four or five years." However, on the side of Nanzhili, the imperial examination is difficult, and if you want to be famous, in addition to learning, you also have to look at luck, and the rest is not easy to say. ”

Speaking of this, he had a smile on his face: "The others are loving mothers and godsons, and our Shen family now has a 'good wife and husband,'." Ling's second sister-in-law is not only from a scholarly family, but also reads through the scriptures and history. Ling's second brother has a poor background, and he often can't keep up with his husband's teaching, and in private, his second sister-in-law opens a small stove for him and reviews his homework. The old man said, this is a match made in heaven, even if the second brother Ling's generation is unhappy in terms of fame, marrying such a good wife, and teaching his children and grandchildren, there will always be a time to change the court. ”

Shen Rui had a good impression of Shen Ling, and when he heard this, he really hoped that his wish would come true as soon as possible.

Shen Jue mentioned "sister-in-law", remembered Shen Rui's engagement, and jokingly said: "I forgot to congratulate the second brother on getting married, thinking that my aunt might tell you about my daughter-in-law earlier, but I didn't expect that I would get married so soon, and I found a little daughter-in-law." Is the aunt anxious for her daughter-in-law to enter the door, or is she not in a hurry? This year, the second brother will try three yuan, and the in-laws must be very proud, right? ”

Shen Rui smiled bitterly: "Bachelor Yang started his career at the age of twelve, and his eldest brother inherited his father's business and passed the hospital examination at the age of twelve. Both father and son were child prodigies, and every time I went there, I was ashamed to be asked about my homework. What does the boy try? In the eyes of Confucianism, the township examination is a serious examination. With two years to go, I'm not sure.

Although he is now nominally Weng's son-in-law with Yang Tinghe, when Shen Rui mentions this famous minister, he still feels that the mountains are looking up.

Shen Jue snorted lightly: "What's wrong with the prodigy?" It's not necessarily good when it's too late, but our Shen family's inheritance can't compare to the Yang family? The second brother has a short time of studying, if he hadn't been delayed for a few years in his early years, he had been studying seriously since he was five years old, and why was it difficult to take the boy's exam at the age of twelve? ”

Shen Rui shook his head and said: "If you change someone else, you may hurt Zhongyong, but the Yang family's poems and books are heirlooms, and they are very important." Needless to say, Mr. Yang, the eldest brother of the Yang family is the top talent. ”

Unlike Shen Rui, a "pseudo-prodigy" who came out of cramming, Yang Shen is a real prodigy.

Shen Jue was not happy to listen to Shen Rui's admiration for others, so he diverted and said: "Don't mention this, there is one thing I am embarrassed about, and the second brother will help me get an idea." ”

"What's wrong?"

"Second brother, do you remember Shen Yan and Brother Shen?"

Shen Rui nodded: "Why don't you remember that you have only been away from Songjiang for two years?" Didn't you say that Shen Yanzhong raised it? Did Shen also pass the hospital test this year? ”

Shen Jue's expression was a little strange: "Shen passed the hospital exam, and the three of them and the three masters of the Qiao family went to Beijing all the way." ”

It turned out that Master Qiao San was originally going to marry his daughter at the end of the year, but he caught up with Ding Wei, and the family affairs had to be postponed, not only did he come back, but he also brought his son-in-law's family back to the capital.

Shen Rui couldn't help frowning when he heard this.

If Master Qiao didn't get into trouble, the Qiao family didn't need the protection of the Shen family, then the Qiao family was willing to raise up his son-in-law, relying on his own connections and money, and he would not get along with the Shen family.

But the two masters of the Qiao family, one dismissed and the other was worried, just when the Shen family needed to take care of their relatives, they also brought the Shen Yan brothers into Beijing, what did they want to do? It doesn't mean that you want Shangshufu to recognize your relatives and raise your blood relatives, right?

If Master Qiao San really had this idea, he would really be looking for death by himself.

The grievances of the past, even in the past few decades, have an impact on the second room to this day.

The words of the Xu family in Songjiang the winter before last had already indicated the attitude of the second room towards the descendants of the Shao family.

"You can't hide it, and you can't hide it. Tomorrow, I will directly tell the elders to prepare early, and I will save a moment of luck. Back then, Shen Nian never forgot to return to the sect, who knew what their brother's plans were now. Shen Rui thought for a while and said.

Shen Jue said: "Shen Yan is okay, it is reasonable to go to Beijing to prepare for the exam with fame; Shen there, wouldn't it be better for good students to study in the county and prepare for the annual exam? It seems that he is not sure about the township test in two years, so he came out at this time. ”

Shen Rui's impression of Shen Yan and Shen brothers is not bad, these two brothers are both reading materials, and now they have fame, if they are far away, Shen Rui can only admire.

Now that he is in one place with the Qiao family, Shen Rui feels upset.

Qiao's house, guest room.

Bai Shi lay on the kang, tossing and turning. She is an authentic southerner, and the first time she went to the capital, she was very unaccustomed to the climate here. Although the room was warm, there was no smoke from the charcoal basin, but she only felt that it was dry, and her voice was loud.

When the maid on night heard the movement, she got up and asked, "Mrs. wants tea?" ”

Bai Shi let out an "um" and turned over and sat up.

The maid lit the lamp, poured warm tea for Bai's and brought it over.

Bai Shi ate half of it one bite at a time, and then he felt that his throat was relaxed.

This toss, but she lost her sleep.

She sat up, looked at the curtain, and felt her heart clogged.

The daughter-in-law has not yet entered the door, where is the reason to drag the family to live in the in-laws' house? The servants of the Qiao family called "Mrs. In-laws" in their mouths, but where was there a trace of respect in their demeanor?

Compared with the Qiao family, which is a wealthy family, it is true that his family background is poor, but when it comes to his background, he may not be lower than the Qiao family.

Since his parents are so good, he was lifted at the age of nineteen, how many people have taken the initiative to propose marriage, is it not the daughter of the Qiao family? Even if the family of others may not be as good as the Qiao family, but the serious lady is a concubine, and the Qiao family is just a concubine.

Obviously, the Qiao family took the initiative to marry a daughter, but they put on such a posture of looking down on people, and treated their brother Yan as a steward of the family, not only in Nanjing, but also in Beijing along the way, what is it that is not bullying?

The Qiao family has no children and nephews? Why don't you toss your own children and nephews?

If you have a good son, you have to be regarded as a son-in-law?

Bai's heart was unbearable, and tears fell.

In the final analysis, it is because of the lack of foundation in his own family that he is regarded as a small family, so he will be so contemptuous

Beijing, the second room of the Shen family, Shangshu Mansion. Bai Shi held the handkerchief and couldn't help but be stupid......