By the time Sanfang's letter calling Shen Yong and Shen Zhu's uncle and nephew back to Songjiang was delivered to the capital, it was already mid-June.

At about the same time, Shen Zhai also got the news here that Shen Zhou, the second room, was about to return to Beijing in Songjiang, and there was a five-room family with him.

The five-room old man and his wife couldn't help the central grinding of their second son Shen Qi, and finally agreed to enter Beijing. They were a family of four and happened to go north with Shen Zhou.

Because they used the official ship of the household department to enter Beijing, and the time on the road was fixed, Xu estimated the day and sent Shen Rui and Shen Jue to wait at the Tongzhou wharf.

Wufang also got the news there, and Shen Ying and the others were naturally excited. However, because Shen Ying was not easy to leave, he arranged for Shen Quan to ask for leave from the academy and go to Tongzhou Wharf with the two brothers to pick up people.

The three brothers went out of the city early in the morning, but they had different thoughts.

Shen Jue's mood is quite complicated, with the return of Shen Zhou, he and Shen Rui will also move to the name of the eldest lord and the second lord in the capital, and officially become the heirs of the second house. Although this is expected, it still brings a bit of melancholy.

Shen Rui was only happy, not because of the righteousness of the name of the heir, but because the family of the five-room lord entered Beijing.

Guo's kindness, Sister Fu's coquettishness, and the elegance and gentleness of the five-room lord once brought Shen Rui a lot of warmth, which he missed.

Shen Quan was a little melancholy with joy, it was a good thing for his parents and sister to enter Beijing, and the family could be reunited. But for him, it can be regarded as a mixed blessing. Because his parents have entered Beijing, when he returns to his hometown to take the test, he will have to be alone.

The weather in the capital in June is very hot.

After a few people arrived at the Tongzhou wharf, they found an inn in Yujing and booked a few rooms so that Shen Zhou and the others could take a break after getting off the ship, and then sent people to the wharf to watch, and then the three brothers went to the teahouse opposite, asked for a pot of tea, ate tea and talked.

"Will the third brother participate in next year's college examination or the year after?" Shen Jue asked.

If he participates in next year's college examination, Shen Quan will go south after the New Year; In the year after tomorrow, there is no need to worry

Shen Quan pondered for a moment and said, "The ...... of the year after tomorrow Rather than being able to go up and down again and again, and have no bottom in your heart, it is better to study for two years in a down-to-earth manner......"

Because of next year's hospital examination, it is inevitable to mention this year's township examination.

"It's mid-June, and it's time for Brother Jin to leave for Nanjing......" Shen Quandao said.

Shen Jue still didn't like Shen Jin as always, and took a sip of tea without speaking.

Shen Rui nodded and said, "It's time to leave on the day, he took the first class in last year's annual exam, and this year's scientific exam will not be bad...... As long as there are no big mistakes in the township test, it should be the same......"

Shen Jin passed the hospital examination at the age of fourteen, and won the "Little Sanyuan" again, and his grades were the best among his classmates in the school, and he was also a "scholar" in later generations.

Although Shen Rui didn't have much contact with him, he could also see that he liked to read in his heart, and he didn't need to be supervised by his elders at all, and all his thoughts were on reading.

With such dedication and good qualifications, Shen Jin's achievements are naturally eye-catching.

If Sun had not died of illness that year, Shen Jin would have participated in the township examination in the eleventh year of Hongzhi, and there would have been no possibility of a fight; After a subject, the hope of being on the list naturally increased greatly.

Earlier, Shen Quan was quite subtle about Shen Jin's excellence. As playmates and clan brothers who were young, there was too much difference between the two in their careers in the imperial examination.

Now that he has entered Beijing, entered the famous Hanlin Academy Academy, and seen all kinds of classmates with excellent coursework, Shen Quan calmed down: "I hope that Brother Jin will go smoothly, so that Uncle Liu and them can enter Beijing at the end of the year......

Next year is the year of the examination, and the old and new local people will gather in the capital after the New Year. The masters of the Shen clan who will enter Beijing are not one or two.

Shen Rui thought of Shen Yan and said, "I don't know what Mr. Shen will do......"

Shen Quandao: "Anyway, it's not as good as Brother Jin, there are three or four people in the clan who can take the exam this year, and Brother Jin's schoolwork is still at the top." If there is one person who raises a career, it is also Brother Jin, and then it will be the turn of others......"

Shen Rui shook his head and said: "That's not the case, the examination room is unpredictable, and the ranking is not good......

Shen Quan thought for a while and said, "Yes." Tang Xie Yuan was admitted to Nanzhili Xie Yuan, but in the Ministry of Rites examination, he did not even rank in the top three in the 14th of Jiang Bachelor for Xie Yuan, and he took the Ministry of Rites examination three times, and he also fell twice before......

Shen Jue said curiously: "Didn't Tang Xie Yuan get involved in the fraud case before he was dismissed?" ”

Shen Quan shook his head and said, "I thought so, but when I entered the academy and heard my classmates mention it, I realized that this was not the case. Before the fraud case came out, Tang Xie Yuan was the first to come out of the imperial list, and his name fell to Sun Shan. ”

Shen Jue said: "That's really unlucky...... They all fell off the list, and they could still be bitten into a fraud case, and they didn't even keep their reputation."

Shen Rui sat by the window, listening to Shen Quan and Shen Jue talking, while looking casually into the street.

I saw a few familiar people on the street coming over, and entered the inn opposite the teahouse, it was Shen Yong, Shen Zhu's uncle and nephew, a few small servants, and a long follower, followed by a carriage with some luggage and items, parked in front of the inn.

Shen Rui turned his head and said, "The second master of the second room and Shen Zhu are here, and they have entered the inn opposite......"

Shen Quan leaned over, and Shen Yong's uncle and nephew had already entered the inn, and only a few familiar long-term followers and servants were unloading things from the carriage.

Shen Jue didn't lean in to look, and snorted lightly: "It's really a narrow road."

During the Dragon Boat Festival, Shen Yong took Shen Zhu to Shen's house, and Shen Zhu also served tea to Shen Jue to make amends, but Shen Jue didn't think that Shen Zhu was truly repentant, but because Shen Yong had to bow his head.

Therefore, even if he knew that Shen Yong and Shen Zhu had arrived, he didn't want to go over to see each other.

Shen Quan was a little embarrassed, not because of Shen Zhu, but because of the presence of the second master Yong.

When I was in Songjiang before, we didn't get along much with the second master of Yong, but we were in the capital together for half a year, but we saw a lot of times.

Although the second master Yong acted a little tactfully, he was quite kind to the nephews of the clan, and when Shen Qi's eldest son was full moon and 100 years old, the second master Yong prepared generous gifts; Even when Shen Quan entered the school, Master Yong Er did not forget to prepare a set of good study four treasures to send over.

Shen Ji is the grandson of the sect, and he is the backer of Sanfang in the capital, so he can be true to Shen Yong; There are several Shen Ying brothers in the fifth room, and they still have a lot of respect for Shen Yong.

It's not because of his short-handedness, but because Shen Yong is worthy of respect.

From top to bottom in the three rooms, many people are not likable, but they do not include this uncle.

There are four masters in the three rooms, except for the third master who is a concubine, the other three masters are all concubines.

Shen Yong is not up or down, but he is a three-room roof pillar.

Shen Hu and Mrs. Huda are really flattering, but the third room has been thriving over the years, and Shen Yong's credit accounts for most of it.

"Brother Rui......" Shen Quan looked at Shen Rui, a little embarrassed.

Shen Rui thought for a while and said, "Since they also went to this inn, they don't look up and look down, I'm afraid they can't avoid it, or they should go over and see ......."

Shen Jue had a good impression of Shen Ling, and said, "Second Uncle Yong, are they going back to Songjiang?" I haven't heard the news that Second Brother Ling is back, why are they going back now......"

Shen Quan saw that his attitude softened, and said, "I heard that Second Uncle Yong also has a deal in Guangzhou, so he may have to take care of other places......

The three brothers ate half a pot of tea, then went downstairs and went back to the inn.

After inquiring with the shopkeeper, I asked Xiao Er to lead it, and everyone went to visit Shen Yong.

Shen Yong was very surprised when he saw a few nephews coming over, and after touching half a handful of copper to reward Xiao Er, he invited everyone into the guest room with a smile.

"Why are you three brothers here? This is...... Come and pick up the second master Cang......" Shen Yong beckoned everyone to sit down and asked with a smile.

Although he was smiling, his face was obscure, his eyes were blue and black, and he looked very haggard.

Shen Rui nodded and said, "Not only did the second uncle come back, but Uncle Hong and Aunt Hong also entered Beijing together."

When Shen Yong heard this, he looked at Shen Quan and said, "Congratulations to Brother Quan's wish for coming true, Brother Ying will obviously be very happy...... The family is in one place, and the other country is also the hometown......" between the words, he was also a little embarrassed.

Shen Rui and Shen Yong were not familiar with each other, so they didn't speak again after answering that sentence.

Shen Quan looked at Shen Yong's expression, and said with some worry: "Look at the second uncle's complexion, is this going back to the south?" Why did you leave at this time......

Shen Yong smiled a little reluctantly, and said, "There are some things at home, and the old lady asked me to go back with Brother Zhu, so I was in a hurry...... Ask the eldest brother of the sect to come forward to help find the official ship, and board the ship tomorrow morning......" After saying this, he diverted the conversation and brought up the side one.

After all, it was across the room, Shen Yong had no intention of talking about it, and Shen Quan didn't want to ask, so he only said: "I didn't know the news before, otherwise I should always practice it for Second Uncle Yong." The capital is thousands of miles away from Songjiang, and Second Uncle Yong doesn't know what year he will come over next time......"

Hearing this, Shen Yong's eyes looked at Shen Quan, Shen Rui, and Shen Jue in turn, with a little melancholy, and said, "It's really a haste to return, otherwise I should go and see your nephews...... Brother Quan, I always have to go back to Songjiang, when our uncle and nephew meet, Brother Rui and Brother Jue will not be able to see each other in the future......"

He is so enthusiastic, Shen Rui and Shen Jue are not cold.

Shen Rui said: "When will Second Brother Ling come back?" ”

Shen Jue also said: "Will Second Brother Ling still be in Beijing in the future?" ”

Shen Yong smiled bitterly: "I thought so, but I can't say for sure in the future...... Whether it is Brother Ling entering Beijing, or other brothers in the third room entering Beijing to take care of the shops in Nancheng, you brothers can take care of them...

Shen Jue said with a little reluctance: "If it is Second Brother Ling, we know each other, so it is naturally easy to say; If you are someone else, you don't know each other......"

He answered straightforwardly, but Shen Yong was not annoyed.

In the shopping mall, there are too many deceptions, and it is rare to have such an angry and freewheeling temperament as Shen Jue.

However, Shen Yong also knew that such a temper was easy to suffer, and after glancing at Shen Rui, he was glad that Shen Jue was lucky. Even if he succeeds as an heir, with Shen Rui, a close friend with a steady temperament, as a cousin, he can rely on him more.

Everyone was close in the room, and Shen Zhu stood there outside the door, his face getting darker and darker.

These three people saw Shen Yong, how could they not see him? But he went into the house and talked for a long time, but no one mentioned him. Even Shen Ling, who was far away in Songjiang, was mentioned, and Shen Zhu's name was not seen once.

Brothers of the same kind, why do they look down on people so much?