Shen family, study, east wing.

Hearing the news that the housekeeper inquired about, Shen Juren was dumbfounded.

The who came to Songjiang with Master Sun to marry back then was the second wife, Xu? How can this merchant marry a daughter and have anything to do with the second room? And if Master Sun and the second room and the third master are close friends, where do you start?

The high-ranking officials and eunuchs from the capital Jinshi are separated from the businessmen of southern Zhejiang, and their identities are very different, how can they become friends?

Shen lifted people's hearts and made a mess.

Immediately, Shen Juren remembered one thing, he and the Sun family were the matchmaker of the Zongfang master. After the second room and the third master moved to the capital, it seems that they only have some connection with the same lineage as the sect, and the two masters were classmates in the past.

Is his father-in-law really a friend of the second room and the third grandfather?

Shen Juren doesn't know much about his father-in-law Sun Mengsheng, Sun is an old girl, when he got married, Sun Mengsheng was already over the age of six, even if he came to Songjiang to marry a daughter, he could cook accordingly, they were all cooked by the same, and Sun Mengsheng didn't show up much.

When Shen Juren was supposed to be a family affair back then, he only thought that the master of Zongfang and Sun Mengsheng had an old relationship, and then saw that the grandfather of Zongfang had more protection for the Sun family, which seemed to confirm this. I never thought that the Sun family had an old relationship with the second room in the capital, and it seemed that it had a deep relationship.

Shen Juren sat on the chair, only to feel cold sweat on his forehead, and asked, "Can the eldest lady of the second room know about what happened three years ago?" ”

The housekeeper whispered: "I'm afraid I know, I heard that the eldest lady of the second room met Mrs. Hongda's mother and daughter in the teahouse the day before yesterday, and gave a very heavy gift to the little lady next door; Yesterday, I went to the prefect's house to pay a visit, and it was also the eldest lady of the second room who took the initiative to go. ”

Shen Juren was a little dumbfounded when he heard this. The prefect's wife and Guo's family, both of them are related to the fourth room?

The eldest lady of the second room, this is the late Sun Zhangmu? But time has passed, three years have passed, will it be too late?

There seemed to be something wrong with him back then, and now it is the daughter of the He family who invaded the Sun family's weaving factory, Shen Juren's eyes flashed slightly, and he felt a little empty: "Why did the eldest lady of the second room come to Songjiang?" Can you hear that? ”

The housekeeper said: "According to the news from the entourage of the eldest lady of the second room, the eldest lady of the second room originally brought her nephew and niece back to Suzhou Province to visit her relatives, and it was a temporary intention to visit her relatives in Songjiang. Speaking of this, he paused and said: "There is another news, I heard that it was said by the eldest lady of the second room herself, the eldest brother of the second room died in September for this and now all the rooms are guessing, and the eldest lady of the second room came back to Songjiang to choose an heir for the second room."

Shen Juren was thinking about whether he would pretend to be sick tomorrow to avoid this banquet, when he heard the butler's words, he was immediately startled.

The second big brother is gone? Choosing an heir for a second room?

Shen Juren's originally tense heart was immediately relieved, and he was a little curious about tomorrow's feast in the sect.

He waved his hand and sent the butler down, and sat down to think again. If the eldest lady of the second room had the heart to ask about the matter of the fourth room, how could he avoid it by avoiding it once. The one who should come must come, and it seems that Lao An has to come forward in this matter. Of course, he was negligent in what happened back then; But as a son of man, what can he do?

Thinking like this, Shen Juren got up and went to the backyard.

Zhang Lao'an was shocked by Zheng's actions, and was pushed by Shen Juren for a few words, fainted, and even if he woke up later, his spirit was insufficient. Such a thing, not only can not be silenced, but also to cover up the matter for the Zheng family, it is really knocked out of the teeth and swallowed in the stomach.

Although Zheng's methods were ruthless, Zhang Laoan did not think it was excessive. What is hateful is that the two little sluts of the Zhang family are shameless, and they are not even too senior to seduce their cousin, and they have lost their ethics. If the matter is leaked, there will be no need to be a person in the four rooms. However, the Zhang family's sister is surnamed Zhang, and the Zheng family does not discuss with her to deal with it privately; Shen Jin kept saying that the Zhang family's tutoring was not good, which also made Zhang Laoan annoyed and discouraged.

Hearing that Shen Juren was coming, Zhang Lao'an planned to disappear, but before he could send a message, Shen Juren went directly into the room.

Zhang Lao'an snorted coldly, and was about to scold, when he saw his son hold up an invitation and said: "An Ren, the eldest lady of the second room is provincial, and she will have a banquet in the sect room tomorrow." ”

Zhang Lao'an was stunned at first, and then said: "Could it be that the eldest master of the second room wants to choose an heir?" ”

Shen Juren was very surprised, sat down on the chair, and looked at Zhang Lao Anren twice: "Anren heard that the eldest brother in the second room died?" ”

Could it be that there are still restless people among the subordinates, otherwise how could the news spread to the backyard that he only knew?

This time it was Zhang Laoan's turn to be surprised: "The eldest brother in the second room died?" Is that a two-room single? ”

"It should be true news. The eldest lady of the second room is here, if it weren't for the fact that it was true, who would make this rumor to offend her? Shen Juren nodded.

After Zhang Lao'an was stunned, he showed a little joy: "It's so good that the second brother can be sent to the second room as an heir."

Shen Juren "vacated" his identity, frowned and looked at Zhang Lao'an: "Isn't Anren confused?" The second brother is the only son of the Sun family, how can he succeed others? ”

"The confusion is that there is not only the second brother under your Sun name, but also the eldest brother. Since the second brother is the second son, how can he not succeed him? The second room chooses the heir, from the distance and near relatives, the first choice is the sect room and the fourth room, which is the squire family, the second brother is really going to be the heir, and the two eldest brothers are also guarding the arms in the future" Zhang Laoanren's face was flushed, his waist sat up straight, and he looked at Shen Juren solemnly: "This is a good thing that you can't look forward to, you don't have to just care about your face, you have to stop it"

Shen Juren saw Zhang Lao'anren's reaction like this, and he was hesitant, so he sat down and said, "Pingsu didn't look at Anren's second brother so much?" If it is a good thing to succeed as a son of man, is it a good thing for the people of Yi'an to love the eldest brother, don't they think of the eldest brother first? ”

Zhang Lao'an was choked speechless for a while, but he straightened his neck and said: "Then choose the heir to inherit the bloodline, and you must choose the blood of the family." If you can pick the bloodline, then the second room only needs to find the branch next to the second room, where can you get other rooms? Although the eldest brother is named, he is not Sun's biological child in the end. ”

Seeing her strong words, Shen Juren remembered an old thing and said: "The second brother has been kept in Anren's house since he landed, and he also saw Anren love him back then, so why didn't he like it later?" ”

Zhang Lao'an frowned, was silent for a while, and said quietly: "The second brother is not good, and he will punish his relatives." You see, Sun's body was good and good earlier, but after giving birth, he was sick and weak, and later he died of illness. ”

Shen Jucai didn't believe this inexplicable reason, if he really wanted a young man to lose his mother, it would be hard, then he, a young man, who lost his father, and Lao Anren, a young widow, would not be soft.

Zhang Lao'an was reluctant to talk about this topic, and diverted from the conversation: "I can bring the second brother over tomorrow, the second brother is just the right age, he has already lived, and he has no marriage contract."

Seeing her enthusiastic appearance, Shen Juren thought that Zhang Lao'an would have to come forward tomorrow, and was afraid that she would make a joke without a head, so he told the identity of the eldest wife of the second room, and mentioned that Sun Mengsheng had an old affair with the late third master of the second room during his lifetime.

Zhang Lao'an was obviously also shocked, and muttered to himself: "How can this be? Why is it still related to that side?"

This night, in the four rooms of the Shen family, only Shen Rui slept well, and the others tossed and turned for various reasons.

When he got up early in the morning, Shen Rui played Xingyi Quan in the courtyard, his body was much warmer and more comfortable, and he used two more bowls of porridge for breakfast.

Dongxi was "sick" for two days, and today she finally got better, knowing that Shen Rui was going to the sect room for a banquet at noon, she took out a plain coat with no upper body, and asked, "Second brother, do you change it directly in the morning, or wait until you come back at noon to change it again?" ”

Shen Luo died at the age of eighteen, because he was less than the age of the crown, he was considered a martyr, because he was engaged, so it was not a martyrdom, and the Songjiang clan got the news here, and he should also mourn according to the uniform.

It's just that Shen Juren and several masters in the second room are the third cousins of the same ancestor, and they are still in the five suits; By the time Shen Rui was born, he and Shen Luo had already served, and they were only clan brothers, and they didn't need to serve filial piety. But it's not good to dress too brightly, and it's always right to change into plain clothes.

"I wore it directly, and I changed it at noon in the province." Shen Ruidao.

Although he has already come out of the clothes, he doesn't like bright colors, Guo cut new clothes for him, and according to his preferences, except for the two red clothes worn on festivals, the plain clothes are mainly elegant and light.

Therefore, even if Shen Rui changes into a plain clothes, he doesn't look much different from his usual dress.

However, when it came to the clan study, the eyes of the classmates who had already arrived fell on Shen Rui.

Shen Rui looked around, and knew that for the sake of it, it turned out that several classmates from his own family in today's clan study had all changed into plain clothes.

He Taizhi had already come, and was sitting on Shen Jue's seat, muttering with Shen Jue. Seeing Shen Rui arrive, He Taizhi got up and came over with Shen Jue.

"Cousin Rui can thank me and Cousin Jue" He Taizhi was triumphant, holding up the scroll in his hand, and said to Shen Rui.

Shen Rui's eyes lit up, and he immediately took it: "This is a handwritten letter from my cousin?" ”

He Taizhi sneered and said, "How did Cousin Shen recognize Cousin Zhu?" This is Matsuyu's character."

Matsuyu? Shen Rui felt a little familiar, and said, "This is the handwriting of the old lady of the eighth room?" ”

He Taizhi nodded and said: "Even my cousin praised, Cousin Bao only brought two pairs, one was to wish my cousin to stay, and the other was for me to grab it with Cousin Jue for Cousin Rui, and even Cousin Wei didn't get it." ”

Shen Rui carefully opened the scroll, and saw a pair of wild grass with dragons flying and phoenixes dancing, not Tang poems and Song poems, but a small order.

This wild grass is extremely majestic, but this small order is extremely gentle and lingering. Between the movements, people are inexplicably a little sour.

Shen Rui looked stunned, unconsciously fell into a trance, and felt that between heaven and earth, it seemed that he was the only one left, and the loneliness and loneliness that could not be concealed made people's hearts empty. suddenly went back to the scene of the previous life, the great-grandfather in his old age, the gentle and elegant father, the mother who was soft and strong inside, and the sister who was full of pedantic but retained her sincere heart

Unconsciously, Shen Rui was already in tears.

Seeing Shen Rui's reaction like this, not only He Taizhi and Shen Jue were dumbfounded, but even Shen Bao, who was paying attention to He Taizhi, was shocked.

"Brother Rui understands the old lady's words" Shen Bao was a little frustrated, grabbed his hair, and said in a low voice: "Maybe Brother Rui is much more talented than me, and it is Brother Rui who should worship under the teacher." ”

Shen Qin didn't know calligraphy, so he only felt inexplicably strange and said, "As for it?" Look at the word, can you still see crying? ”

Shen Bao sighed and said, "The teacher also cried when he saw this last night. ”

Hearing him say this, Shen Qin was a little curious: "What is it written?" I'll take a look. ”

When Shen Qin came to Shen Rui, Shen Rui also woke up, felt that his face was cold, touched it with his hand, got wet, and hurriedly wiped it with his sleeve.

Shen Jue gritted his teeth and said, "What did Brother Rui see?" It's so sad, I feel sour when I see it? ”

Shen Rui took a long breath and said, "I think of my mother."

"Huh?" When He Taizhi heard this, he was surprised and said: "I wish my cousin said such a sentence after reading this painting last night."

Shen Rui's gaze fell on this character, and he couldn't take his eyes off it.

Shen Bao followed behind Shen Qin and also came over.

When Shen Rui saw it, he couldn't help but ask curiously: "Did the old lady encounter something extremely sad back then?" ”

Shen Bao glanced at Shen Rui twice, and Fang lowered his eyes and said: "When the ancestor and grandmother went to the temple to pray for blessings, the old lady was supposed to escort them, but because of the visit of friends, they did not go with them, so when the great-grandmother took the grandfather to return with his relatives, he met the Japanese who went ashore, if it wasn't for the grandmother who was pregnant at the time, and then gave birth to a father, the four-room grandson branch would have to be cut off."