"Sister-in-law, I was negligent for a while, but what should I do now?" Shen Zhou raised his head with a bit of pleading on his face.

Xu Shi thought for a while and said, "A big girl, even if she has to take refuge in a difficult place, why didn't she think of others, but remembered you who had never met?" Whether it is really a loyal housekeeper to spread the word, or someone else is fueling the trouble, the second uncle is in the bureau, and he thinks about it himself. The handle is already outside, just know it in your heart. If the other party wants something, he will always speak. ”

It doesn't matter if it's the Liang family who holds the handle, or if there are other people behind the scenes. Now, the more you do it, the more wrong you become, and if you have precautions, you will never be counted again.

So far, Shen Zhou's future, the Xu family doesn't dare to count on it anymore. With Shen Zhou's grinding and chirping and undetermined temperament, the more prominent he is, the more dangerous it is. If you really get dismissed for personal morality and misconduct, maybe it's still a good thing, even if you damage your reputation, it doesn't affect your life, it's better than making a big mistake in your errand and violating the laws and regulations of the country and being sent down.

Shen Zhou said with a little frustration: "I just wanted to solve the danger of the Liang clan at that time, and I didn't think about it so much, and I lost everything in the end. ”

Xu said: "Good intentions may not be rewarded in this matter. Even if the Liang family was born in an official eunuch and the little brother of the Liang family is a descendant of scholars, but our family rules do not have a reason to treat concubines and relatives as serious relatives...... That little brother, you yourself ordered someone to settle it, and you don't need to bring it to me...... When we get to the south, it's better to separate and resettle separately...... It should be taken care of, don't be stingy with silver, whether he thinks it or not, when things are turned over in the future, it is not wrong to be lenient......"

Shen Zhou frowned and said, "I think so too." Speaking of this, he hesitated for a moment and said, "Sister-in-law, I know that I am not doing things properly, but the eldest brother can't stand it now, so there is no need to mention this matter to the eldest brother......

Xu Shi nodded and said, "That's natural, if the second uncle doesn't tell me, I won't tell the master...... No matter what the Liang family is, now that you are your concubine, you discipline yourself, don't let her be naughty. ”

Shen Zhou hurriedly said: "That's natural, I originally planned to let Brother Ling go to Nanjing first, today they came back, and they didn't even let their luggage be opened, and they will rest for a day tomorrow, and then let them leave for Nanjing again......"

Although Xu felt that it was a little unkind for those talents to travel thousands of miles to Beijing in the winter now, they really didn't want to intervene in Shen Zhou's affairs, so they said, "Second Uncle looks at the arrangement......

Shen Zhou went down, Xu rubbed his temples, and asked Hongyun to go to Jiuru Courtyard and call Shen Rui over.

Shen Zhou's affairs need to be hidden from Shen Cang, but he can't hide from Shen Rui. Shen Rui is the future head of the Shen family, so he must know about this matter first and be prepared for future variables.

Shen Rui listened to this bloody plot, and only felt a little familiar, and after thinking about it carefully, isn't this a copy of Shen Juren and Aunt Zheng?

The difference is that Shen Juren is a student of Aunt Zheng's talented father, and he is a brother and sister of Aunt Zheng, and they are not bad in seniority; There is also the fact that when the Zheng family entered the door, although she was a concubine, she was the main mother and had no children, and she was carried into the house in the name of "second room".

The Shen family is rich in four rooms, but the Zheng family is really poor, the poor daughter has no dowry, the son has no study, and there is only one family of women and children, and there is no family. Although Shen Juren accepted the Zheng family as a concubine, in the eyes of others, not only was he not reprimanded, but also had the name of helping the needy. After all, Shen Juren was in his twenties at the time, young and promising in the eyes of the world, and the Shen family was not an ordinary family.

But it is Shen Zhou's turn and Liang's turn, this Xiucai's daughter is not the same thing as Jinshi's daughter, and Shen Zhou is an equal friend of Liang's father. Concubines, daughters, and concubines with their nieces as concubines, even if they do not violate the law of the country, they are also guilty of adulterous wives and daughters.

If someone really catches this matter and doesn't let it go, Shen Zhou can't throw away the "standing upright" article.

"These two years should be fine, but three years will be a difficult ......" Shen Rui thought for a while and said.

Now the Shang is benevolent, and the Shen family now has several dignitaries and in-laws in the court, even if someone wants to snatch Shen Zhou's Guozi priest wine now, they may not be able to do so; Three years later, the next time the "Jingcha" six departments and Jiuqing are reshuffled, they will not be sure.

Xu Shi smiled bitterly: "People are not as good as heaven, the master originally planned to do a good job, and the second master returned to Beijing after six years in Nanjing...... At that time, even if you can't be a regular seal official, getting a six-part squire will be enough to protect the whole family, and take care of you in the officialdom......"

Who would have thought that Shen Zhou would be so stupid, and it would be good not to implicate everyone, but he really couldn't count on it.

As for the idea of "killing people and destroying mouths", Xu and Shen Rui never thought about it. Shen Zhou's current mistake is a fault of personal morality, if he is trying to cover up the mistakes in front of him, he will be wrong again and again, but it will be a fatal lawsuit.

Although with the arrival of the Liang family, the Xu family and Shen Rui have added their hearts, but this matter is still over, and they did not talk to others, even the third master and the third wife did not know. Even if they tell them, it won't help, just let them and his wife worry about it.

Although the third wife heard that there was an extra concubine in the second room, the concubine was a concubine, not a serious concubine, and there was no need to socialize. What's more, the luggage entourage in the second room rested for two days when they arrived in Beijing, and then they set off for the south, and they didn't take care of each other in the two times.

In the early morning of October 22, a few days after the Shen family finished the happy event, Shen Ling took the luggage of the second room out of Beijing the next day.

The sky was dark outside, and Shen Cang opened his eyes. These days, he has a horizontal bone in his mouth, as long as he wakes up, he coughs and wheezes non-stop, but now he feels that his throat and eyes are finally clear, and the symptoms of tinnitus and dizziness have disappeared, and he seems to be able to hear the barking of dogs in the distance.

Xu is old, and he is sleeping lightly, but he is too tired these days, and he has not woken up at this time.

Shen Cang turned his head sideways, and through the dim light, he looked at his wife beside him.

Xu turned sideways and lay down facing her husband.

Outside, the east is whitening, and the inside of the room is gradually becoming clearer.

I don't know if I just woke up or if I noticed it, Xu slowly opened his eyes.

Looking at her husband who looked at her with a gentle face, Xu Shi didn't react for a while, and then said, "The master is awake......

Shen Cang stretched out his arm, grabbed his wife's hand, and said, "Madam, I won't take medicine anymore today......

Xu was busy objecting, but he sensed that something was wrong and sat up suddenly.

"Sir!" Xu restrained his panic, but he still had a trill.

Shen Cang's appearance is really abnormal, not only does he not cough or wheeze, but his eyes are blazing, as if he is full of vitality all of a sudden. Obviously a person who was still sick for a long time before, how did he suddenly get up in spirit?

Back to light!?

Shen Cang also sat up, looked at his wife and said, "It's dawn, let the second and third children come over and have breakfast......"

Xu Shi didn't respond, and held her husband's hand back, but tears rolled in her eyes.

Shen Cang let go of his wife's hand, looked down at his body and said, "I also changed my clothes, my bones are rusty, and I want to walk a few steps on ......the ground."

For most of the month, he has been bedridden, sleeping more often and waking up less.

The maid who had been staying in the night outside had already woken up, heard the movement in the inner room, and cut off the hot water and came in.

Xu got off the kang and ordered people to go to each courtyard to call people, and then he simply freshened up, wiped Shen Cang's face, went to the cabinet to get a set of royal blue longevity pattern new jackets, and served Shen Cang to change in.

Shen Cang has been in bed for a long time, his body is weak, and he wants to walk a few steps, but he needs help. Xu Shi was not a person, and personally helped him to the outside room and sat on the Luohan couch under the south window.

"It hasn't snowed yet this year...... Shen Cang asked someone to open the window, looked out, and saw the blue sky, and couldn't help but feel worried: "It's going to be dry again next spring......

Beizhili has always been nine droughts in ten years, depending on the big drought and small drought, and Beijing has to pray for rain every year.

Although Shen Cang has been in the Criminal Department for the past three years, he has been in the Household Department for many years before, and what he is used to worrying about is that now, he still can't help but pay attention to Tianshi.

Xu Shi hugged Dayu over, put it on Shen Cang, and said, "Don't worry too much, master, didn't the second uncle say it?" When I went to Beijing, it was raining in Shandong, and there was enough rain in the river...... It's not winter yet, and the days of snow are still to come......"

Shen Cang listened, and his expression eased slightly.

*

Jiuru was in the center, Shen Rui had already gotten up, he was practicing boxing in the courtyard, and when he saw someone from the main room passing the word, he didn't even bother to change his clothes, so he grabbed a cloak and went to the main courtyard.

Liu Ya and Chunyan were both heavy and worried.

Shen Zhou also got the news, hurriedly went to the upper room, and met Shen Rui at the door, the two didn't care to speak, and went to the main courtyard together, for fear that they would be one step too late and leave a lifelong regret.

When I entered the courtyard, I saw that the window on one side of the main house was open, Shen Cang was sitting by the window, Xu was standing next to him, and the husband and wife were talking.

Such a scene is really inconsistent with the imaginary picture of being bedridden and confessing his last words.

Shen Rui and Shen Cang were not happy at all, but their hearts were heavy.

Seeing the two coming, Shen Cang was very happy, and said to Shen Zhou: "The second child doesn't love mutton wontons the most, just now your sister-in-law called the kitchen to prepare ......" and looked at Shen Rui and said: "Brother Rui loves to eat cabbage filling, and your mother asked the kitchen to make steamed cabbage dumplings......"

Although Shen Cang is "full of red light", who will be in the mood to eat and drink now?

Shen Zhou lowered his head and said, "The eldest brother loves fennel pies, can the sister-in-law be prepared?" ”

Shen Cang said "Ha Lu Ha" twice, and said: "I still need you to mention it, your sister-in-law has already made people prepare...... There are no other dishes at home, and fennel has to be cellared for a few baskets every year......"

Xu sat on the side, looking at her husband with a smile on her face, as if her husband and brother-in-law were really gossiping.

Shen Rui sat at the bottom of Shen Zhou, looking at Shen Cang's unintentional appearance, and his heart was extremely entangled.

Now that the explanation should be given, the arrangement that should be arranged, can drag the life span to today, even Shen Cang is also satisfied and relieved to let go, right? If he wasn't so relieved, would he have lasted longer?

There was a rush of footsteps outside, and the third master's family arrived.

The third old man's face was bloodless, his forehead was full of sweat, the third wife was also anxious, and the fourth brother was still yawning, held by his mother-in-law and followed behind.

Listening to the laughter in the room, the third old man was dumbfounded with red eyes......