When they spoke, the brothers sat separately, but when the banquet began, everyone sat at a large round table.

The eleven brothers are from the seven heads of the Shen family, except for the second and sixth rooms, there are children in the other rooms. The oldest is Shen Li, and the youngest Shen Jue has a difference of 20 years.

Except for Shen Ling, who is not very familiar with everyone, the children of the Shen family have gathered twice before and after this year, and they are all acquainted.

It's Shen Ling's place, and several older clan brothers treat him warmly.

After asking him, he only studied for two years and entered the shop, starting as an apprentice, and later entered Beijing to become the shopkeeper of Nancheng Buzhuang, Shen Li, Shen Machinery and others didn't say anything on their faces, and they couldn't help but slander the old lady in the third room in their hearts. Even if you don't forget to change your court, why don't you let your children and grandchildren study and go to school, and also divide your grandchildren?

Between Shen Ling's answers, she was a little restrained and stumbling at first, but after getting acquainted with each other, she was a very colorful person. Thinking about his age, he can enter Beijing as a big shopkeeper when he is weak, and he must be a smart person who treats people and things. This ingenuity is used in reading, and it is a seed of reading, but it is delayed, and it can only be used as a businessman.

The guests and hosts were happy, and when the brothers said goodbye and left, Shen Li left Shen Rui.

Shen Rui had already heard Shen Ji talk the night before, and he knew where Shen Liliu came from.

"Brother Rui, after the Lantern Festival, the second uncle will return to Songjiang and finalize the succession of the heir...... You are the heir of the little long house, Brother Jue is the heir of the little second house, and the latter is the heir, although it is not easy, but your situation is different. Since you have the heart to do business, there are only benefits to entering the second room. Shen Li was a little worried that Shen Rui couldn't figure it out, so he persuaded: "Don't think too much, my aunt can entrust you to Uncle Cang, and she will be willing to let Uncle Cang and Uncle Cang take care of you." ”

After all, in the eyes of the ancients, flesh and blood are the most important, and if Shen Rui is happy to succeed, he will be suspected of unfilial piety.

Because of this, even if Shen Rui was happy in his heart, he could admit it in front of Shen Jue, but he didn't say much in front of Shen Li, so he only said, "I know." ”

Shen Li sighed and said, "You are still young now, you don't know the world, and having the identity of this squire's son is only good for you." ”

Shen Rui was silent for a moment, looked at the clothes on his body, and asked the doubts in his heart: "Sixth brother, who is the heir chosen by the third uncle of Erfang Run?" ”

Shen Rui wanted to ask when Shen Ji said the day before yesterday, but Shen Jue was not in a good state at that time and didn't care about this stubble.

Perhaps in the eyes of others, the heir of the two-room small long house is the son of the small sect, and he will support the portal in the future, the eldest lord has the highest grade, and the in-laws of the eldest lady's mother's family are also powerful, but the more benefits, the heavier the responsibility; On the contrary, it is not as good as the small third room, which seems to be a good family, but because the third master is not out of illness, he can still get the care of his uncle and aunt.

Shen Li said: "On the first day of Uncle Cang's new year, in front of our older brothers, he didn't mention the matter of Uncle Run's heir, but he told me privately that I want you to have two rooms, but that is after you succeed to the second room, there is no need to make a noise now, as long as you know it in your heart......

Shen Rui was very surprised, raised his head and said, "Didn't the elders in the second room still lament that it was difficult to raise a single child? Why did you go around to Kaneji again? ”

Looking at the appearance of Shen Run and his wife, he is also looking forward to the appearance of his heir.

"I was also puzzled, but later Uncle Cang said that the small long room and the small third room were not separated, most likely because of this." Shen Li said: "There was not much contact between the second room and the clan earlier, and I also heard from Uncle Cang to know that before the third master of the second room was alive, Uncle Cang and the second uncle of Zhou had already separated their families, and now they are divided into property and do not separate. ”

Although according to the world, most of the brothers split the family after the death of their parents, but in order to prevent the uneven division of the family from hurting the brotherhood, it is common for the parents to preside over the separation in advance. Regarding the fact that the second brother has divided the property, Shen Rui and Shen Li didn't think much about it.

However, because of the mention of the past, Shen Rui remembered the relationship between the Sun family and the second room: "Sixth brother, you have been in the capital for a long time, and your sister-in-law has been there for a longer time, can you help me inquire, what is the relationship between my grandfather and the second room back then?" Listening to the meaning of Uncle Cang, my mother also grew up in the capital back then, and the relationship between the eldest aunt and my mother is still very close, but why haven't I heard my mother mention it before? ”

Concerning the late Sun's family, Shen Li had a bit of solemnity on his face: "The elders of the second room only said that the grandson had a deep friendship with the third grandfather during his lifetime, and the others were vague, so they were good students to inquire." It's just that it was thirty or forty years ago, and it is estimated that it will take some time. ”

Shen Rui said: "Don't be in a hurry, just let the sixth brother and sixth sister-in-law help pay attention...... I just want to know if there is anything else between the Sun family and the second room except for the friendship between the grandfather and the third grandfather. I always feel that there is a very obscure place between the Sun family and the second room, and it is not easy to say it to people, otherwise my mother would not hide this relationship......"

With the fortune of the second room in the capital over the years, as long as the Sun family puts this backer out early, how dare Zhang Lao'an and Shen Juren in the fourth room calculate her? Even the other heads of the Shen family, afraid of the power of the second room, will not worry about encroaching on the Sun family's property.

Shen Li didn't think it was weird, but when he heard Shen Rui say this, he also noticed something unusual, and he couldn't help but hesitate.

What if you really find out what you can't hear? Do you need to postpone the matter of the heir of the second room?

If the title of heir is decided, it will be too late to know that there is something wrong.

But for the second room, the succession is a big deal, and several elders have already made up their minds, is it okay to have so many things to do?

Immediately, Shen Li felt that he wanted too much.

With the character of the eldest man and the eldest wife in the second room, how can it be like doing evil things. If the second room is really sorry for the Sun family, the Sun family will not be lonely to the eldest wife. Sun did not reveal this relationship before, most likely because he was unwilling to take advantage of it.

Shen Li left Shen Rui, in addition to mentioning this matter to him, the main thing is to remind him to read: "If you want to enter the world, family strength is the confidence and icing on the cake, but your own knowledge is indispensable." For the children of official eunuchs, it is cheaper to enter the imperial examination, and not everyone can be promoted to become a jinshi, and there is no shortage of people who become gentlemen. Even if you study hard, you must have a heart of self-improvement, and you should not feel tired even walking because of shortcuts. In that case, it will hurt you to make you an heir."

Shen Rui listened carefully, bowed down and said, "Sixth brother, rest assured, before the palace test, he will not slack off for a day." ”

If you don't get into the jinshi, everything is a floating cloud.

When he got into the Jinshi, in this era, he was a carp jumping over the dragon gate, and he was a senior civil servant in the later generations, and he had an iron rice bowl.

Shen Li saw Shen Rui's appearance without hesitation, and his confident appearance, and said with a smile: "This is not right, I can go to the palace to test, yes, I can also rest." But after the palace exam, you don't need to study? You need to know that there is no end to learning. ”

Shen Rui was taught by him, and Shen Li was not worried that Shen Rui's imperial examination would not be able to pass the examination, but the juvenile lifting was different from the middle-aged middle lifting.

When he was young, he was delayed for the first few times, but he only honed his mind; In middle age, the Jinshi Department must not be delayed, otherwise it will be a Jinshi when the children and grandchildren are full, and don't expect to be beneficial in the career.

Thinking that Shen Rui entered Beijing this time and delayed the county and government examinations, Shen Li said: "I thought that you should take the boy's test in two years, and you have a greater grasp and sufficient preparation, but now it seems that you will end next year... In addition to the current text, poetry is also regarded as doing, although your poetry has some aura, in the end it is plain, and when you meet an older examiner, you still like a gorgeous and heavy style. Be prepared, prepare first, and wait until next year to inquire carefully. ”

has also studied for more than ten years, why the children of the official eunuchs are easier to get on the list than the children of the poor family, in addition to the examination experience passed down by the father, there is also because the official eunuchs are more well-informed.

The county exam is still a dead question, and there is no need to guess the examiner's preferences; When it comes to the government examination and the hospital examination, you must consider the examiner's liking and style. When it comes to the township test and the hospital test, there are also various tricks, not cheating, but shortcuts to the test.

Thinking of his apprehension and hardships when he took the exam back then, compared to Shen Rui's current ease, Shen Li couldn't help but be an eyesore, and snorted lightly: "Next year, I will call Brother Lin to take the boy's exam, you are an uncle, if you are overtaken by your nephew, what face do you have to meet people?" ”

Shen Lin is ten years old this year, eleven next year, and the next county exam is not small.

Thinking of Shen Dong, the son of Shen Ji, most of the next year will also end, Shen Rui is indeed a little urgent.

He is in a juvenile shell, and he is not a real juvenile, he is not as good as Shen Li and the others, if he can't even compare to a few teenagers, it will be two lives in vain......

The next day, when breakfast came, Shen Quan brought Shen Ling to pick up Shen Rui, and the three of them went to Shilang's Mansion together.

Shen Rui came back after going out, and Shen Ling came to the door for the first time, and when the three of them arrived at the Shilang Mansion, they naturally went to see the elders first.

The eldest man was not at home, so he went out to get together with his colleagues, and the three of them went directly to the upper room to see Xu.

When the Xu family saw Shen Ling for the first time, they had to give a gift, and they were quite surprised that there were still nephews in Beijing.

The attitude was just polite, but it was enough to ⊥ Shen Ling to be flattered.

Because Shen Quan and Shen Ling came over to visit the patient, after a few words of greeting, Xu ordered the maid to take the two of them to the guest house, leaving Shen Rui alone to speak.

"Brother Zhu in your yard is recuperating, don't go back to live, I asked someone to clean up the residence for you, Dongxi and Liu Ya are both over there now." Xu Shi Dao.

Shen Rui had already heard Shen Qin whisper about this yesterday, but he was not surprised, but said: "It's bothering to worry about the uncle." ”

Xu waved his hand, beckoned him to him, and said, "Good boy...... I think that Shen Ji and Shen Li have already told you about the heir, and I didn't ask you if you were willing or not, and your uncle and I planned to keep you in the capital for a long time......"

Shen Rui can't say yes, and it's not easy to say no, only silently.

Xu said, "Although I have never dealt with your grandmother, I have met your father...... In the fourth room, it is estimated that the property under your name will be mentioned. If according to the law, if you have an heir, that inheritance should remain in the fourth room, but the law is nothing more than human affection...... Even Uncle Niang and I, I don't want to cheapen them so much, what are your plans, or Uncle Niang will fight for you......"

Shen Rui raised his head and said, "Uncle, my nephew doesn't want to fight, my mother helped the poor and helped the poor during her lifetime, she was a very kind person, can you also donate those properties to do good deeds......