Two and a half years doesn't sound like a long time, but whether it is for Shen Rui or the teenager opposite, life has changed dramatically.

"Shen Rui" The young man saw that Shen Rui was silent, so he shouted again and stepped forward.

The classmate who came out with Shen Rui saw that the handsome young man in front of him was actually looking for Shen Rui, so he touched his arm and said in a low voice: "Hengyun, which one is this?" ”

Shen Rui replied softly: "Young classmates." ”

The questioner glanced at him, what is a "young classmate", what is the tone of these seventy or eighty years, is it not a "teenager" now?

"Perhaps, you don't know me anymore?" Seeing Shen Rui's expression, the young man didn't react much, and said worriedly.

In the autumn of the thirteenth year of Hongzhi, a few days after Shen Rui entered the clan school, the teenager went home to recuperate due to an injury in a fight; When the young man was a little better, the Xu family was provincial, and Shen Rui left Songjiang with the Xu family.

If you really want to talk about it, Shen Rui has only seen the boy a handful of times.

"Shen," Shen Rui opened his mouth and spit out the young man's name.

The person who came was Shen, who was still very good-looking, but he was no longer wearing red clothes, and he was not as arrogant as he was back then

For others, time may be a knife to kill pigs; For Shen, time is an artifact. The once radiant young man in red faded away from his youth and arrogance, and became warm.

Shen Rui had long known that Shen Yan's brothers had entered Beijing, and he had thought that he might meet him sometime, but he never thought that Shen would come directly to find him.

"Shen Rui, I'm coming with my brother. My brother is waiting in the teahouse in front of me, and I want to invite you over to talk, I wonder if I can enjoy my face? Shen pleaded a little.

For these two brothers, Shen Rui has no ill feelings, but in order not to make things complicated and troublesome, he has no intention of getting close. It's just that only Shen is coming, and he can still shake his head and leave directly, with Shen Yan here, it's different.

The two brothers came together, there must be something, Shen Rui nodded, and followed Shen to a teahouse at the intersection of Fuxue.

It's quiet, and it's the place to talk.

Although Shen Yan is only a few years older than Shen Rui, he taught in clan studies in his early years, and he and Shen Rui are also teachers and students. The reason why Shen Ruifang didn't leave directly was also because of this reason.

Among the scholars, the friendship between teachers and students is the most important. If someone disrespects the teacher, then he will be spurned by all people.

There is also the old saying of "a teacher for one day, a father for life", even if Shen Yan and Shen Rui do not have the name of teachers and students, they don't need to be like guests, but it is better to be thoughtful in terms of etiquette.

Shen Rui took the disciple ceremony first, and Shen Yan returned the salute and invited Shen Rui to sit down.

Shen sat under Shen Yan, looked at Shen Rui's Confucian clothes, and then looked at himself. 、

is also a showman, Shen Rui is sitting there, but he has his own bearing. If it weren't for his immature face, he really wouldn't have seen that he was two years younger than himself. I passed the boys' exam at the age of sixteen, but my ranking is still not up or down; Shen Rui passed the children's test at the age of fourteen, and he was still a "little three-yuan".

He couldn't help but feel a little sudden, the scene when he met Shen Rui for the first time in two and a half years came to mind.

At that time, Shen Rui was not a son of Shangshu, but he was the fourth son of the Shen family. Among the rumors of the Shen family, he has a stubborn temperament, he is overwhelmed by the excellent elder brother, his biological mother is deceased, and the elders do not want to see him, he is a pitiful and hateful person.

Unexpectedly, Shen Rui, who showed his face, was calm and comfortable, which was completely different from the stubborn and gloomy teenager in Shen's imagination

In addition, Shen Rui became Lu Shuang's tablemate, which stabbed Shen's eyes even more, making Shen extremely disgusted.

Since he really knew the origin of his own family and the Shen family, Shen had no confidence. If he could choose, he would rather stay away from the Shen family and never see each other again in this life.

But by mistake, his eldest brother was favored by Master Qiao, and the sister-in-law who was going to marry in the future was Qiao's daughter, and the Qiao family was a double relative of the Shen family.

There is no need to pay attention, as long as the Shen family wants to know the Dao, they can know the news of their brother at any time.

Earlier, Shen also felt that although he had the same surname as Shen, as long as his family didn't worry about returning to his sect anymore, and he didn't get in the way of Shangshufu's eyes, the two would not be alike; When they entered Beijing and Chunshan Academy, there were not one or two of the senior brothers and others who were aiming for officialdom, and they often talked about their fame and career, and Shen knew that the situation of his two brothers was so precarious.

This mistake has been wrong since Grandfather Shen.

In the imperial examination, you need to add the resumes of three generations of ancestors, and the people in the government will verify it. However, in the place where Jiangnan literary style is at its peak, it is impossible for the examiner to really verify the identity of the candidates one by one.

However, if there are really places that violate the law such as "impersonation" and "concealment", as long as someone reports it, the consequences will be very serious.

Even if you are admitted to the Jinshi and enter the officialdom, it is no exception.

Although Shen Yan and Shen are not "impostors", the names of the deceased old lady in the column of their great-grandfather are all in the second room. Earlier, Shen didn't think there was anything wrong, even if their branch was not on the family tree, it was also the blood of his great-grandfather; Nowadays, the more I know about the career of fame and fame, the more I find that it is inappropriate.

As long as the second room of the Shen family is willing, they can come out at any time and report the two brothers for fraud. After a while, the method verified by the academic officials was to go to the Shen family to check the Shen family tree, and their brothers were not fake but also fake.

When their brother is fortunate enough to be admitted to the Jinshi and enter the officialdom, it is not only the Shen family who can use this to control their brothers. Even if it is someone else, if they know about this relationship and have the intention to harm others, they will be able to pull their brothers off the horse and fall into official wrongdoing.

Shen can know the drawbacks of this matter, let alone Shen Yan?

Shen Yan has always been a person who understands current affairs, and he spontaneously realized that something was wrong, thinking about how to eliminate the root cause.

Come to think of it, there is no safe way.

If he were the only one, he might have resigned himself to his fate. He knows his weight best, and it is already a fluke to be promoted, and if he wants to be a jinshi, he doesn't have to count on it within ten years.

To put it mildly, Shen Shangshu and his wife have had a spring and autumn period for two years, and whether they can live for another ten years is two words.

The rest of the Shen family is too far away from that period of the past, and it is difficult to have skin pain, but the relationship is easy to bridge. Just like the clan on the side of the clan, the clansmen who have good intentions towards their brothers are not one or two.

But he still has a younger brother, and Shen is talented in reading, and he will go further than his brother in the imperial examination. The more this is the case, the sooner their brother should get rid of the trouble. The best way is to return to the sect, but this can't pass the Shangshu Mansion.

How dare Shen Yan gamble for ten years?

What should be faced, must always be faced.

After noticing that Shen Ye was beginning to feel uneasy about this matter, Shen Yan made a decision.

"I haven't seen Brother Rui for three years, I'm taller than me, and I'm no longer a child, but do I have any words, which are those two words?" Shen Yan asked.

Shen Rui nodded and said, "Jiayue gave the word last year, which is the word Hengyun. ”

"Then I'll hold it up and call Hengyun directly. Today, I brought my brother over to ask Hengyun to help me return one thing in front of the big priest. Shen Yan said.

Although Shen Rui had long felt that Shen Yan's brothers were troublesome, he didn't expect Shen Yan to be so bold and directly point to Shen Cang.

He glanced at Shen Yan in surprise and said, "What is the matter?" ”

The Shen family's elders did not allow their brothers to return to the sect, and they had already expressed their stance three years ago, and if their brothers brought up the old things again, it would be boring for themselves.

Shen Yan directly said that the examination information was inappropriate.

Shen Rui listened and glanced at Shen Yan.

Such a thing is revealed, what does Shen Yan want to do? Is he sure that the elders in the second room are gentlemen and will not bother with their brothers, so he wants to "deceive them"?

I heard Shen Yan say: "This matter, although the late father and ancestor are not careful, but our brother is also at fault, and he should not be wrong, and now he wants to go to the big priest to apologize for this matter." ”

Don't say that Shen Rui listened, he couldn't guess Shen Yan's intentions, even Shen was confused in his heart.

After leaving the teahouse and seeing Shen Rui riding a horse, Shen said worriedly: "Big brother, if you didn't pay attention to this matter over there, what if you pay attention now?" ”

Shen Yan chuckled and said, "If it weren't for this, why would we come to find Shen Rui?" ”

Shen frowned and said, "Big brother really wants to go to Shangshu Mansion to ask for guilt?" I think the elders over there may not be happy to see us. ”

Shen Yan didn't care, and said, "See it or not, let it be......"

Shen muttered in his heart, since he went with the flow, why did he reveal this matter?

Shen Yan glanced at his younger brother twice, and said, "The second brother is also seventeen, it is time to consider the marriage matter, and when your sister-in-law enters the door, let her help you see what kind of girl you want to be your daughter-in-law." ”

Shen listened, his eyes drifted, and his face was uncomfortable: "How can the eldest brother talk about this......

Shen Yan said: "It's up to you sooner or later, but the little lady of the Tian family can't do it." ”

Shen's face turned pale and he looked at Shen Yan fixedly.

The Tian family is a scholarly family, and the little lady has no reason to show up to meet outsiders, but because the Shen family brothers are now studying in the academy, they are familiar with several masters of the Tian family.

Shen didn't take the initiative to think about the little lady of the Tian family, but fell in love with the personality of Master Tian. When he lost his father, he was still young, but now when he saw the old man and gentleman of Tian, he had a heart of admiration.

The young man was hot-blooded and impulsive, and while Shen was willing to get close to Master Tian, he couldn't help but think about it carefully. Thinking that the father-in-law is also a father, the half-son is also a son, and Mrs. Tian Da is a generous and loving person, both husband and wife are amiable and respectable.

This thought can hide from others, but it can't hide from Shen Yan.

Shen Yan knew that there were some things that could not be done, otherwise in the eyes of the elders of the second room of the Shen family, they would have to be regarded as the two brothers deliberately plotting against the Shen family, so they would be entangled with the Shen family's in-laws again and again.

Even if the Shen family members have a generous temperament, they can't stand this, and at that time, maybe as long as they raise their arms, they will be able to beat their brothers into the abyss, except for "future troubles".

Shen is not a fool, seeing his brother's attitude, he naturally knows what the root cause of this matter is, slowly lowered his head, clenched his fists, and said in a low voice: "Big brother, why do we have the surname Shen......

Shen family, West Courtyard.

Seeing that the three brothers were all over, Qiao's surprise was brought to him, and he hurriedly stepped forward and said, "What kind of good day is it today?" Why did the two elder brothers and the third brother come over? ”

Since last year, Qiao's has been grounded for nearly half a year.

At the beginning, Qiao's was uneasy because he didn't know what Shen Jue's condition was, and he was relieved a lot; As for the calculations on the third side, I couldn't take care of it for a long time.

Later, when Shen Jue recovered and came to the gate of the West Courtyard to say goodbye, Qiao's heart was relieved.

As for the plan on the third side, being locked up in this courtyard was in vain, and she was left behind.

If you are a bystander, it is inevitable to be grounded in this way, but Qiao's here is a temperament that likes to be quiet and does not like to move, and he doesn't feel that there is any restraint in being locked in the yard. In addition, when she was in Nanchang before, she lived a similar life, but she quickly adapted to it.

As for the mother-in-law and maid-in-law who served beside her, Qiao didn't take it to heart, and the people who came and went around her in the past two years were all new faces. It's a pity that it's autumnal, smart and lively, and will flatter and sell well.

However, Qiao's family knew that Shen Jue's affairs had to be explained, and he had to be reluctant to give it up. Otherwise, she can't admit her mistakes to her heir for her own unintentional mistakes.

Several Qiao family masters looked at Qiao's family, but they were all surprised.

They thought that Qiao's had made a big disaster, and since she was grounded, she would definitely have to suffer a lot, but looking at her appearance, her face was ruddy and her complexion was quite good, but she was in better spirits than when she first entered Beijing last year.

"Big brother, sit down," Qiao hurriedly beckoned the brothers to sit down, and ordered the servant to go out and serve tea.

When the tea came up, even if the Qiao family was dissatisfied with Shen Cang and his wife, they had to praise the Shen family for their generosity and kindness.

It seems that "grounding" is "grounding", and the Shen family did not treat Qiao's harshly in terms of diet, and it is still the norm to eat, otherwise there would be no new tea that has just been listed.

Qiao's has always been delicate, but now when he looks at several brothers, he can see that something is wrong.

"Big brother, but what's going on at home? You guys are here to beg uncle? Qiao Shi said worriedly

Although she is not close to her sister-in-law and siblings, the eldest brother and the third brother are her siblings, and the relationship between the siblings is very strong

Master Qiao looked at Qiao's, sighed, and stopped talking.

Although Qiao's was at fault first, it did not cause irreparable consequences after all. If the Qiao family could be her backer, she would not be completely disliked by the Shen family.

The world is hot and cold, the world is hot and cold, and the Shen family is no exception.

Master Qiao's chest was blocked, and for the first time he understood that the Shen family was also disgusted with the Qiao family; Even Second Master Shen is not on the side of the Qiao family, and the Qiao family can no longer continue to gain a foothold in the Shen family.

He couldn't help but feel resentful, and said with anger: "Little sister, you should return."

The daughters of Qiao's family have all been out of the cabinet, and the granddaughters are still young, and Qiao's family has returned, and the biggest impact is the second and third rooms.

In order not to offend the Shen family, didn't the second and third rooms acquiesce in sending their sisters to Zhuangzi? If you don't think about such a thing of flesh and blood, why should you think about them anymore.

When the Qiao family came out of the cabinet, it was when the Qiao family was prosperous, and Mrs. Qiao had the heart to suppress the Sun family and make a face for her daughter, and the dowry was very rich, in addition to most of Mrs. Qiao's private dowry, the Qiao family's ancestral property also accompanied a lot. The eldest wife and second wife of the Qiao family don't like their sister-in-law, and there is also this reason.

With this dowry, Qiao's family can live a good life anywhere, why should he be disgusted in the Shen family and go to Zhuangzi to endure hardship?

The more Master Qiao thought about it, the more he slapped the table and said: "Even if the Shen family doesn't allow you, then it's not a thing to go to Shen Zhou at home. He must be disgusted that his sister is old, and he wants to ask for a good son, you go with my family, let's live our own lives......"

Second Master Qiao and Third Master Qiao were shocked when they heard this, and said in unison: "Big brother"

Master Qiao glared and said: "Don't worry, I will take my sister back to my house, don't take advantage of you, you can live your own good life, anyway, you don't care about the lives of others."

Master Qiao San frowned and said, "Big brother, don't make up your mind, what's wrong with your sister taking care of the Shen family, do you want to be famous?" The eldest brother said this, but it was just a mouth-to-mouth, what do the sisters-in-law, nephews, and nieces and daughters-in-law in the family think of their sisters? When the family is uneasy, how will the eldest brother let the elder sister deal with herself? ”

With the third master Qiao standing in front of him, the second master Qiao echoed: "Yes, yes, that's the truth." ”

Master Qiao was energetic, and snorted coldly: "Don't worry about you, since I am the head of the family, I can get this idea, who the fuck is not happy, just give Lao Tzu a fuck off, I'm not dead, it's not the turn of the little cubs to be in charge."

He really couldn't stand his third child's sanctimonious preaching, and he felt that the second master had "betrayed" his third brother who had become an official, and he hated it in his heart.

To say that Fang Cai was just a whim, at this time, in order to respond to the two brothers, he had already made up his mind to promote this matter.

Qiao's family was stunned by the whim of Master Qiao, and when he woke up, he found that several siblings had become cross-eyed.

"Big brother, what are you talking about? Why doesn't the Shen family allow me? What is the big return, this can also be on the lips? Qiao's face was full of doubts, and he said with a little complaint in his mouth.

Master Qiao sighed and said: "Your plan to raise the fourth brother failed, the eldest cousin sent a letter to Shen Zhou to ask him to dispose of you, Shen Zhou's guy changed his mind and bluntly said that he would send you to Changping Zhuangzi to raise,"

As for Shen Jue's cheap nephew, Master Qiao didn't want to mention it. The second room of the Shen family was about to fall apart, and the parents turned against each other, but Shen Jue ignored it, and still went to the end of the test as if nothing happened, and it could be seen that it was an unfamiliar thing.

Thinking about it this way, Qiao's return has one more benefit, that is, Shen Jue will not have to be cheap in the future. Otherwise, although Shen Jue is the heir, he is recorded in Qiao's name and has the right to inherit Qiao's dowry.

Instead of cheapening outsiders, it is better to cheapen his brother; After all, many of those dowries are the ancestral property of the Qiao family.

Qiao's face faded with blood, and he muttered, "Because of the fourth brother......"

Thinking of the little child who looked like Shen Luo, Qiao's heart was like a knife, and he screamed: "What if I just calculated?" That is also for the fourth brother Shen Runfubo, who was born and lost his mother, and his mother's biological father...... Back then, if he hadn't said that Brother Luo should marry the third wife, he would not have left Brother Luo without the fourth brother in the third room, and sooner or later he would have to be killed by him" Speaking of the most remarkable, he was already screaming, like crazy.

Master Qiao was taken aback by his sister's reaction.

He thought that his sister would quibble, cry, and be delicate and innocent. has been a brother and sister for most of her life, Qiao's little means have long been in Master Qiao's heart, but he didn't expect her to be so crazy, and her heart is crooked, not only is she not repentant at all, but she is also so straightforward.

Such a Qiao family, the mother's family was scared when they saw it, how could Shen Cang and his wife rest assured that they would leave her in the Shen family? Even if there was no letter from Shen Zhou, they would find a reason to send her out.

Although there were only four brothers and sisters in the house, there was the maid of the Shen family standing at the door, and there were other servants in the courtyard.

Master Qiao San felt embarrassed and embarrassed, Qiao's words reached the ears of Shen Cang and his wife, where could Qiao's good fruit be eaten?

When they were in the living room before, the two families had already discussed, although Qiao's was sent to Zhuangzi to live, it was also the same as being in Beijing, and Qiao's would not be wronged.

Qiao's death like this, is it really true that Shen Cang and Xu are good-tempered? If you really want to make a difference, I don't know what the consequences will be.

Master Qiao San's temples jumped, and he frowned: "It's wrong for my sister to snatch the son of man, but now that the matter is revealed, although it hasn't caused a big disaster, my sister should also change her mind and sincerely repent is the right thing, what is the reason for reversing black and white like this?" Shen Jue is there, since she is her sister's heir, her sister should be loving, if she can't get close, she should be polite to each other, and her sister should do less things that harm others and are not beneficial to herself."

"Ha Lu Ha" Qiao Shi laughed out of tears: "Xu's is this is a change of character, how to become a Bodhisattva?" This is really sympathetic to me, this is to find my brother to come and convict me......"

Master Qiao San said with a straight face: "Sister, wake up, now the Shen family is lenient, but I just sent my sister to Zhuangzi, as long as my sister knows what she is wrong, she will recuperate for a few years, and when her brother-in-law returns to Beijing, won't she take you back?" Such nonsense will offend everyone from top to bottom, and won't it be my sister who will suffer in the future? ”

The second master Qiao, who wanted to watch from the sidelines, said that although the third master Qiao had selfish intentions, this persuasion was really for the good of Qiao's, which could be regarded as bitter words, but it was strange that Qiao's temperament could appreciate it.

"Shut up" Qiao Shi raised his eyebrows and scolded loudly: "The third brother is stupid to be an official, and he has forgotten the truth of respect and inferiority of the elder and the young?" I'm my sister, if you're a younger brother, even if it's not good, I have a big brother, and it's not your brother's turn to teach me."

When Master Qiao heard this, he raised his eyebrows, sneered at the third master, and said: "What my sister said is the truth that some people open their mouths and close their mouths, but they are rude, and they are really funny."

Speaking of this, he looked at Qiao again: "Sister, don't think about it, just do what I say, let's go home." Since the Shen family already dislikes you, they will not be cheeky to withhold your private dowry, and go back to live freely, isn't it better than anything else? Don't listen to the third child's preaching, what is not famous, for the sake of a good reputation, it is difficult to let yourself live in a nest...... Besides, being sent out of the city like this, mentioning any reputation is just self-deception...... You haven't suffered a hard life since you were a child, why don't you go back to your mother's house and want to go to the wilderness to live a lonely life? ”

Master Qiao San listened to his brother's unscrupulous mouth, and the more he talked, the more outrageous it became, and he was really worried that Qiao's would be moved, and just as he was about to speak, he saw Qiao's shaking his head and said, "I'm not leaving"

Her face was full of tears, but she looked resolute.

"Sister," Master Qiao stomped his feet and said, "Why don't you leave?" Do you still expect Shen Zhou to fail? This man doesn't have a good thing, and if he still loves you, he won't send you back to the capital like this...... Don't count on it, it's an unreliable big brother is a man, and he knows the virtue of men best, and he doesn't like the new and hate the old Shen Zhou has guarded you for so many years, and you can't hold it anymore......"

Seeing that his brother was full of nonsense, Master Qiao couldn't bear it, gritted his teeth and said: "The eldest brother and brother-in-law sent my sister back to Beijing for the funeral, which is filial piety."

Master Qiao glanced at him and said, "Third child, you and I pretend to be a gentleman, I haven't heard of a married daughter who left her husband aside for the sake of her mother's white affairs, Shen Zhou, who has endured it for all these years, maybe he has long been tired of his wife, and this time it can be regarded as satisfactory." Otherwise, as long as he can take care of your sister's decency, send someone back to Beijing to pick up your sister, and separate your sister from this side, the eldest cousin and eldest cousin can still chase and dispose of your sister......"

When Qiao Shi heard this, his body was shaky as if he had been dung.

Master Qiao San happened to see it, and he didn't care about reasoning with his brother, so he hurriedly said, "Sister"

Qiao's eyes were hollow, his expression was blank, and his voice was ethereal: "It turns out that he is tired of me......