When the Xu family sent the maid over to invite him, Shen Rui was slightly surprised. Zhou's mother had only left Jiuruju for a while, and he thought that he would have to wait for three or two days.

But thinking about Xu's usual behavior, it seems to be reasonable. No matter what the unspeakable entanglement between Sun and Shen is, there is always a day to inform Shen Rui, what is the difference between one day earlier and one day later?

In the main room, Xu took out a letter from a makeup box under the dresser, the letter paper was already yellow and brittle, and the handwriting on it was not clear, it was the handwritten letter that Mrs. Sun would give her all the properties in Beijing back then.

After all, it has been more than 30 years since the Sun family was married, and Mrs. Sun, the third master and others have not been married for more than 20 years.

Even if he thinks about it now, Xu still has a heavy heart. For two consecutive years, the two of them were in one funeral after another, and then the eldest and second masters kept filial piety for six years, and the difficulties at that time were extraordinary.

When Shen Rui came over, Xu beckoned him to come forward and sit down, and ordered the maid to serve the tea fruit.

This is a long story, and it is not something that can be explained in one or two sentences. And because it involved the second master and the second wife, Xu thought about it, and waved his hand to send the other maids away, leaving Zhou's mother, who knew about it, to serve by his side.

It's just that there are some things that can be said to Shen Rui, but some things are not easy to say.

Xu's heart turned around, starting with the friendship between the two masters of Shen and Sun.

Since the third master regards Mrs. Sun as a relative, the kindness is not small, and it is indeed the same.

At that time, the third master broke with his family and went north alone, and fell ill a few days after setting off.

The boats sailed on the canal, and the boatmen were naturally afraid of bad luck, so they drove their masters and servants off the boat. Just in time for the Jiang bandits to make a rebellion, they went ashore to loot, and the third master almost gave his life. happened to be passing by and saved the third master's life.

This was the beginning of the friendship between the two families.

Later, the third prince stayed away from the clansmen, based on the capital, was embarrassed several times, and was squeezed out of Beijing by officialdom opponents.

The third grandfather and Mrs. Sun have been friends for more than 40 years, compared with flesh and blood, and later saw that Mrs. Sun was over the age of old, there was no successor, and there was only a young daughter under his knees, so he persuaded him to go to Beijing to retire.

Only then did Mrs. Sun end his business in the south one after another and took his daughter Sun Min into Beijing.

Because the Sun family is an old father and a weak daughter, the third grandfather took the initiative to mention the children's family affairs, asked for the second son to marry Sun Min, and took Sun Min into the Shen family to raise him.

As for the second master's repentance of marriage, Xu did not hide it: "When your mother will be married, the two families plan to formally discuss marriage." The second master is sixteen years old, and he has been lifted, and the second wife is his aunt and cousin of your uncle, and the cousin and cousin have feelings for each other. The first aunt doted on the second son, so she was privately engaged to the Qiao family......"

Then the third master wanted to divorce his wife, and the second master went to the grandfather to "bear the guilt", until the Sun family married far away, and the second master would try to get married and split up, the Xu family did not hide it, and said it one by one.

In the end, he talked about the violent death of Mrs. Sun and the regret of the third master......

Because Shen Rui had already thought of the possibility of the marriage contract between the Sun family and the second master, it was not surprising that the marriage contract was part, but what surprised him was the deep relationship between Mrs. Sun and the third master, how could there be a meaning beyond the love of flesh and blood?

At that time, the third grandfather was already ranked in Jiuqing, and the eldest daughter-in-law was the daughter of the prime minister's house, and the second daughter-in-law was not too bad, but regardless of the difference in the family, she directly set the Sun family for the second son.

The second master's repentance and the third old lady's connivance at the second son are more in line with human nature.

The two families have reached this point, even if they have been friends for decades, they should gradually drift apart.

However, Mrs. Sun still trusted the Shen family and entrusted the marriage of his only daughter to the third master; Even if it is not the family of the sons and daughters, the capital industry will be given to the Shen family in the name of thanking the Xu family.

The third master directly gave up the second master's son here, and then mourned too much because of the death of Mrs. Sun, and died in less than half a year; He didn't forgive the three old ladies until he died, and the husband and wife were buried separately.

These two old men are "affectionate and righteous", but they put this "righteousness" above the affection of flesh and blood

Everyone has selfish intentions, but when these two old men face their old friends, they seem to think more about each other

When Shen Rui heard this, he felt strange inexplicably, and couldn't help but speak: "Auntie, do these two old men have any other friendships?" ”

When Xu heard this, he glanced at Shen Rui with a smile and said, "What kind of friendship?" ”

Shen Rui said: "For example, the ...... of the Qi brothers and the like"

Mrs. Sun is from Wenzhou Mansion, and the land of Fujian and Zhejiang has always been prevalent in men, and it is not uncommon for men to marry brothers in private.

When the third master went north, he was a weak-crowned boy; Mrs. Sun is more than ten years older, is this......

Xu wanted to reprimand Shen Rui for his frivolous words, but seeing his serious appearance, it was obviously not a joke, but he was really thinking about this possibility, and he couldn't help but laugh and said: "Don't think about it, there is no such thing."

The two of them were originally people with foreign surnames, even if they had the grace to save their lives, they were more affectionate than flesh and blood, and they also aroused people's reverie, and the three old ladies were one of them.

But Xu watched coldly, and didn't think that these two old men were good men.

The third grandfather has a wife and a concubine, and the concubines and maids around Mrs. Sun have never been broken, and the two are close to each other, but it is not that kind of relationship.

Shen Rui listened to Xu's words and crossed out this possibility.

Although it is said that it is a secret for His Holiness, the Xu family even said that the Shen family regretted marriage, and naturally they would not deliberately hide anything else.

Thinking about the ages of Mrs. Sun and the third master, Shen Rui couldn't help but think of the second master's clothes and mound that he saw in the Shen family cemetery in Changping yesterday.

The second grandfather of the second room is nine years older than the third grandfather, and when he met the Japanese outside Songjiang City, he only knew that he was cut and killed, but he never found the corpse.

The difference between the second and third grandfathers is nine years old, and the difference between the grandson and the third grandfather is more than ten years old, which seems to be close to the edge. In addition, the third grandfather ordered the eldest son and eldest daughter-in-law to serve as filial piety for the grandson, and wear linen and filial piety.

"Uncle, are the two old men really not their own flesh and blood?" Shen Rui thought of this and asked.

Later, he could have left it unasked, and then accepted the care of the eldest couple with peace of mind; But in that case, it's the old couple who can't think much about it. If he is slightly wrong, he will be seen as willful "with the kindness of his ancestors".

Xu sighed and said: "Your uncle and I have asked Xianweng like this, but Xianweng is noncommittal, except for the ancestors who went, no one knows what the answer is......"

If Mrs. Sun is the second master back then, why don't you return to the Shen family? How could Sun Min marry back to the Shen family?

If Mrs. Sun is not the second master, then in addition to the well-known "life-saving grace", what other relationship does everyone not know?

Shen Rui felt that he hadn't figured it out, but became more and more confused.

However, the deceased is gone, no matter what the identity of Mrs. Sun is or what the relationship with the third master is, it doesn't matter now, what matters is how Shen Rui should face the second master and the second wife.

"If the second wife knew that my mother's surname was Sun, would she oppose my succession?" Shen Rui hesitated for a moment, but still asked.

Xu shook his head and said, "You are the heir of our house, and it is not her turn to intervene in the matter between me and your uncle."

"That aunt is hiding it from her,......" Shen Rui was a little puzzled.

Xu said: "It was the second master who pleaded in private...... The second wife will not make trouble with others, but she will make trouble with the second master

In the end, the second master and the second wife are Shen Rui's elders, and the Xu family was afraid that Shen Rui would feel uncomfortable, so he said: "When the ancestor was here, he gave your uncle and his brothers a few families, and now although they live together, they don't have to worry about that much...... If one day, everyone doesn't get along well, they will be the ones who move away......"

Xu's position is sufficient, and there is already a trade-off.

The paranoia of the second wife was seen by Shen Rui on the first day he entered Beijing.

Thinking of this intricate relationship, although Shen Rui was moved by Xu's choice, he couldn't help but have a headache: "Auntie, in the future, I will definitely see my nephew's unpleasant ......"

Xu snorted lightly and said, "Then you're afraid?" You must know that in the future, you will not only be the heir of me and your uncle, but also the son of the second small sect, and it is not only the second wife who needs to deal with it, and the trouble you will encounter will not be the only one."

Xu's tone was agitated, and Shen Rui sighed in his heart.

Compared with the two "closest elders" in the fourth room, the second wife really has no weight here.

One of the four-room Zhang Lao'an and Shen Juren is his own grandmother and the other is his biological father, as long as he thinks about it, he can kill him with a meal at any time; If he doesn't come out, they can also completely interfere in the future marriage and the future of the imperial examination.

The second wife is an aunt in the next room, but she is a relative, and she is cold-spoken.

"It's not that the nephew is worried about the second wife, but that the second master really doesn't want to embarrass the uncle and aunt......" Shen Rui said.

If the second master sees that he is uncomfortable, he will come and go, and the embarrassment will only be the eldest master and the eldest wife.

The eldest lord is not fake to the second wife, the younger brother and daughter-in-law, but the brotherly affection between the second and third masters is heavy.

When Xu heard this, he was stunned.

Shen Rui is young, and when he just knows such a big thing as Lu Dao, he can still think of the position and difficulties of his elders, which is commendable.

She said with a smile on her face: "You don't have to worry about the second master, the second master was at fault back then, I looked at it coldly, he regretted it a long time ago...... If I hadn't made a deal with your uncle first, I'm afraid he would have thought about asking you to be your heir......"

Speaking of this, she paused and said: "Right and wrong back then, after all, it was back then." It is not clear whether the grievances and grievances of the Sun and Shen families are resolved, as long as you know about this matter, there is no need to care. You must know that you are not only the grandson of the Sun family, but also the son of the Shen family. Your uncle and I chose you as our heir, because of the Sun family's antecedents, and because you are a child of the Shen family, but the most important thing is who else is you? You are a good boy who is diligent and studious, and can support the door, and you are the best ...... among the brothers."

After a stingy compliment, Shen Rui was a little embarrassed, and his face was a little hot.

However, when he left the main courtyard, Shen Rui returned to normal.

Jiuru was in the center, and Shen Jue was already waiting.

Seeing Shen Rui come back, he immediately couldn't wait to ask, "Brother Rui, did you ask the eldest aunt?"