Zongfang, inner house, west side courtyard.

Looking at her pale husband lying on the bed, the second grandmother sat on the edge of the bed, and tears couldn't help but fall one after another: "The master is too ruthless...... Even if the subordinate makes a mistake, it is the housekeeper who is not, how can he blame the second master? ”

Shen was hot, upset, and frowned when he heard the words: "What are you talking about?" Can you also talk about the old man's behavior? ”

The second grandmother choked up and said, "The concubine is not wronged for the second master. After all these years of busy work, no benefit has fallen, and he is not covered in anything, and the uncle comes back and stares at the second master like a black corn......"

Shen became more and more upset, and said, "Okay, okay, hurry down, your ears are going to be calloused......"

The second grandmother wiped away her tears, and at the same time wanted to say more, she heard a maid whisper: "Grandma, the wife is here"

When Shen heard this, he hurriedly got up and looked at the door, and saw the eldest lady of the sect standing there.

The second grandmother was frightened, hurriedly stood up, and said in a trembling voice: "Mrs. ......"

"There's nothing going on at home, it's all the good men who have been provoked by you, a long-tongued woman, and they've all instigated you," the eldest lady of the sect stared at the second grandmother with an unkind face.

The second grandmother trembled, knelt down, and begged for mercy: "Madam, it's not that the daughter-in-law has nothing to do, but I really saw that the second master was beaten too hard......"

Shen struggled to get out of bed, but he pulled the wound on his thigh, and couldn't help moaning, his face showed a look of pain, and cold sweat immediately oozed from his forehead.

Seeing this, the eldest lady of the sect hurriedly stepped forward without caring about teaching HL, and said with concern: "Second brother, why did you make the master angry?" Don't tell me that you don't discipline your subordinates or anything, so that the master will not be angry with you because of your subordinates."

Shen is also a person in his thirties, and he has been doing his filial piety by his parents' side, and today the eldest master of the sect directly asked someone to beat him on the board, and he didn't save any face, which must not be a trivial matter.

Although the second grandmother was still kneeling, she couldn't help but lift her ears.

She also asked her husband for details, but he kept silent. She also thought that it was the uncle who blew the crooked wind in front of her father-in-law, which made her husband lose face and suffer this beating.

Shen's face turned red, and he was speechless.

The more this is the case, the more Mrs. Zongfang feels that something is wrong.

She glanced back at the kneeling second grandmother and said, "What are you doing with the pestle?" Why don't you go to the kitchen and ask for some tonic soup for the second brother? ”

Although the second grandmother was reluctant, she didn't dare to disobey her mother-in-law, so she bowed her head and went out.

The eldest lady of the sect waved her hand again, and sent the maid at the door out, and Fang asked in a low voice, "But is it because of your eldest brother?" ”

It has been more than half a month since Shen Ji returned to his hometown, he is the son of the sect, and the eldest grandmother is the wife of the sect, and the two of them are idle. It is the Shen couple who are the housekeepers now, and there is friction between the brothers and sisters-in-law.

The eldest lady of the sect saw it in her eyes, but she complained in her heart that the two daughters-in-law were troublesome, but she did not reveal the matter. After all, Shen Ji is an official body, and he won't stay in Songjiang for long, and he will be reinstated after the old lady's anniversary.

Shen listened to the question of the eldest lady of the sect, his face was full of shame, and he hurriedly shook his head and said: "It's not the eldest brother's business, it's the son who acted inappropriately and suffered by himself, and he should be punished." ”

The more Mrs. Zongfang listened, the more confused she became, and said, "What did the second brother do?" ”

Shen looked at the window and said in a low voice: "My son was too tired a few days ago, and he has been using ginseng wine, and his wife knows ......."

The eldest lady of the sect also knows that the red and white wedding is the most tiring, not to mention that the grandfather is the head of the family, and he is grieved after his death, and the funeral is extremely beautiful. The eldest master of the sect was sad for his father's funeral, and this funeral was basically done by Shen. By the time the funeral was over, Shen had lost weight for a whole circle, not to mention, and there were some signs of shortness of breath and chills, obviously tired.

Ginseng wine replenishes qi and drives away cold, which is an old recipe in the family. Even if alcohol is forbidden during the filial piety period, it is medicinal wine, naturally it is another matter, and the eldest wife of the sect also knows it.

Mrs. Zongfang frowned: "But you're addicted to alcohol?" Or did you do what it did? ”

If he really committed the drunken thing, then he couldn't complain that the old man was so angry. After all, it has only been a few days since the funeral of the grandfather, and now it is still a hundred days of filial piety.

Shen hurriedly said, "Where did Mrs. go?" Is the son such a ridiculous person? It's just that the past few days have been cloudy, the humidity is terrible, and my son is also lacking, so I went back after the family dinner last night and ate a few more cups of ginseng wine......"

Speaking of this, he drooped his head and whispered: "At that time, my brain was muddy, and I somehow thought of my wife...... The wife is uncomfortable for the fifth brother these days, and the son can't bear it...... I don't know what the grandfather thinks, he packed all the small things of the fifth brother to the fifth brother, and the family didn't even have a thought, so the son casually told Mother Yang to let her go to the guest yard today to quietly pick up some of the fifth brother's belongings and leave them...... Fifth brother Ming'er is about to leave for the north, and I don't know when I can return to Songjiang in what year and month......"

The eldest lady of the sect was sitting there, already stunned by the hearing, and her face showed a look of pain.

Shen has been extremely remorseful in his heart for the past half a day.

He has often gone out to socialize on behalf of the clan over the years, and he is not a person who has no amount of alcohol. It was really because the atmosphere of the Mid-Autumn Festival family banquet last night was too sullen, and his brother's identity as no one in his eyes also stabbed him uncomfortable, and all the love of his parents fell on Shen Jue, so he would indulge himself in eating a few more glasses of wine after returning to the study. Because Mother Yang came to ask him about the etiquette of Shen Rui and Shen Jue, he thought of Shen Jue's boxes in a ghostly way, and casually ordered Mother Yang.

When he got up this morning, he had already forgotten about last night's incident, and it wasn't until the eldest master of the sect called the housekeeper to call him to ask him to interrogate that he knew that Mother Yang really obeyed his orders and went to the guest house, and was arrested by the people serving around Shen Jue.

Such a stupid behavior is really a drag on the dead, but Yang's mother is his nurse and respects his orders, so he can't ignore it.

Shen was ashamed, so he could only say this set of words in front of the eldest master of the sect.

But this set of rhetoric can fool the eldest lady of the sect, but it can't fool the eldest master of the sect.

The eldest master of the sect sneered: "If you want to keep the fifth brother's old things as a memory, how can you turn it into Brother Rui's luggage?" If you dare to do it, I still admire you; It's shameless to use the guise of filial piety to my wife, it's really disgusting to me that this family lacks you to eat, or is there less for you to wear, staring at the unwarranted silver and even doing it?

Shen was exposed by his father, and he didn't dare to argue anymore, so he suffered thirty boards.

Even if he pushes the matter to drunkenness, it will not be too much of a sin of drunkenness during the filial piety period, and it will be useless.

Mrs. Zongfang finally couldn't help it, tears welled up in her eyes, and said: "It's all my life, it's me who can't live with Brother Jue, why did I respond so ruthlessly to others back then?" That's my son, but now he only calls me aunt...... This time it's for the funeral of the master, so that we can see each other again, and the next time we meet, we will have to wait until the big event between me and the master ......"

"Don't cry, wife, where is life and death? The eldest brother will return to the capital to be an official in the future, when will the wife miss the fifth brother, she will go to the capital to live......" Seeing this, Shen hurriedly comforted.

Mrs. Zongfang choked up and said: "The master is resentful of me, so he didn't leave me any thoughts, but it caused my son to worry about me......"

Shen Jue has lived in the sect for twelve years, how can there be only a few boxes of used old things? It's just that the others have been scattered in the early years of the master, and all that is left is these, and now they are all packed up and bequeathed to Shen Jue, and there is really no one left for the sect.

Shen has been thinking about it for the past few days, and he has also tasted the intention of his grandfather's arrangement. Most of them were afraid that Shen Jue would be embarrassed by his identity as an heir in his family and his parents' family, so he wanted to cut off the thoughts of this side and there.

The grandfather loves Shen Jue's grandson the most, and this arrangement is also very painstaking, but it is too ruthless for the eldest couple of the sect.

"Today's matter is the son's own doing, and the fifth brother is also sensible, even if he talks to him directly, can he refuse? I shouldn't have done such a sneaky act, not to mention what the fifth brother thought, I'm afraid Brother Rui would be annoyed......" Shen smiled bitterly.

Although the capital and Songjiang are thousands of miles apart, he does not go out to guard the ancestral business, and he does not need to tie up the second room, but it is not his wish to offend a clan brother with a good future.

But he can't complain about others, who let himself never forget the master's private room these days, and the ghost is confused, so he caused such an unbearable disaster.

"My son is wronged, I'll go and explain to Brother Rui, I won't let him misunderstand you......" When the eldest lady of the sect heard this, she couldn't sit still and said busily.

Although she is sad that her flesh and blood are about to be born, she also loves her eldest son and second son in general.

Shen hurriedly grabbed the arm of the eldest lady of the sect and prayed: "Madam, the master has already punished his son, this matter is over, so don't mention it again...... Anyway, it's the son who is not right in front of him, and he really wants to tell the story of eating a few more glasses of wine last night, and the son has one more serious sin, not to mention, and he has to bear the name of unfilial piety...... The eldest brother is the most square person, but he doesn't need the master's orders, the eldest brother is going to teach the son another lesson."

Mrs. Zongfang was in a dilemma and said, "Then can't Rui Gebai misunderstand my son?" He is not the son of the fourth room now, what if he holds a grudge against you in his heart? ”

Shen hurriedly shook his head and said, "I look at Brother Rui's wide and generous atmosphere, not such a small-bellied person...... Mrs. said solemnly, but it seems that we don't admit our mistakes and deliberately quibble, it is better for our son to apologize in private...... Anyway, it's Brother Rui's luggage that moves, and there must be an explanation......"

Mrs. Zongfang thought about it, and this is also the truth, so she nodded and said, "That's fine, then I won't have much to do."

In the guest room, Shen Jue said with a face full of shame: "It's because I have tired the second brother that I have been so scorned......

Although he and Shen Rui are in the same flesh and blood and have a deep relationship, they are also his siblings, and he feels both angry and embarrassed.

Shen Rui was indignant in his heart, and he was noncommittal about Shen's character. Even if he is greedy, he shouldn't be so stupid, but if he values Shen Rui and Shen Jue a little bit, he doesn't dare to be so presumptuous.

In the final analysis, it was just because he was Shen Jue's brother that he felt that Shen Jue didn't care, so he dared to act like this.

The eldest master of the sect room is interesting, and he slapped Shen Thirty boards early, making people speechless, otherwise such an act of turning over boxes and cabinets will definitely give the second room an explanation.

However, Shen Rui also understood that this matter was really going to make trouble, it was a joke of the sect, but Shen Jue was rarely talked about.

"I'll leave tomorrow, Brother Jue, don't think too much, just spend more time with Uncle Hai......" Shen Jue said.

He had already seen that Shen Jue didn't have much sense of belonging to the sect, and he was reluctant to be the only one with the eldest master of the sect, and even the eldest lady of the sect was faint......