In the mansion of Lu Yijian, the prime minister of Bianliang, Tokyo, in the backyard, the third young lady of the Lu family walked into the study with a box of some weight, and the fourth young master of the Lu family, Lu Gongru, was sitting lazily behind the bookcase, holding a skewer in his hand, teasing the snow-white birds in the cage. When he saw his wife come in, he raised his eyelids and said leisurely, "What's the matter?" ”

The fourth young lady put the rosewood box in front of him and opened it, and Lu Gongru raised his eyebrows, "What do you mean?" "Lu Gongru likes to enjoy, and it naturally costs money to enjoy. However, as the fourth son of the Lu family, although he is not short of money to spend, he is not much surplus, and his wife has always regarded his private money closely, and he doesn't look like someone who will generously take so much money to give to him. The fourth young lady said: "It was sent by the Shen family in Luoyang." ”

"The Shen family?" Lu Gongru asked.

"It's my uncle's family who left." The fourth young lady said. The fourth young lady is the third daughter of Zhang Shixun, a famous minister, and she is also a beautiful lady after a famous family. I had never mentioned these things before, but this time it was the fourth son, Lu Gongru, who felt strange.

Lu Gongru raised his eyebrows and smiled: "This Shen family is also strange, her son had a dirty affair with Ye Sheng after the imperial examination, and offended a large number of officials on the spot. The uncle of his family's branch wanted to rob the Ye family's property some time ago. He didn't want to think about how old he was, and he dared to plot against Fan Zhongyan's students. ”

The fourth young lady snorted lightly and said, "Isn't it that Mrs. Ye family doesn't get in, she is looking for us because she wants us to not deal with Fan Xianggong." ”

Lu Gongru raised his hand and clasped the rosewood box in front of him, and said, "Anyway, what's the matter with him?" ”

The sixth young lady said: "It's for the eldest son of his family, named Shen Pengyuan." Can the fourth master remember? ”

Lu Gongru snorted lightly and sat up, "Can you remember?" will try the sixth, and if you don't accept Ye Sheng, you will make a big fuss in the field. ”

The fourth young lady smiled: "Things are not difficult, Shen means that he doesn't want this Shen Pengyuan to participate in the palace examination." ”

"Isn't it difficult?" Lu Gongru looked at the fourth young lady with a smile and said, "Ye Sheng is the most famous young talent in the capital now, and the emperor is staring at it." You see, even though he is a student of Fan Zhongyan, even our father still wants to win him over. Such a person wants to quietly help his enemies to participate in the examination, do you still say that it is not difficult? Not to mention anything else, if Fan Zhongyan caught this handle by the same party in the capital, what do you think? ”

"This..."The fourth young lady said with some concern: "Shouldn't I accept it?" Or... Shall I go back? ”

Lu Gongru disagreed, "I have collected everything, what is the return?" Well... You pick a few items from it that look good, and let people send them to Ye Gongzi. Let's just say... Young Master Ben wished him success in his attempt. ”

The fourth young lady looked at her husband with a puzzled expression, "As far as our relationship with Fan Zhongyan is concerned, is it useful to give gifts now?" ”

Lu Gongru said calmly: "What's wrong with offending?" If you offend, you can't give gifts? Oh, just say... This was sent by the Shen family in Luoyang, and you looked good, so you chose a few pieces to give to Ye Gongzi's newly collected singer. ”

Although she didn't quite understand what kind of trouble her husband was making, the fourth young lady still had to nod and respond, "Okay, I'll tell someone to prepare when I turn around." However, how should the Shen family explain? Lu Gongru sneered and said, "Explain what? Does he dare to come to the door? Is this son really an idiot who sees money? What's in it for me to trouble Ye Sheng now?

Here's where you get up in the morning and finish your workout. After breakfast, when he was training Huan'er to play, Ye Sheng brought a box of jeweled jewelry and put it on Siniang's top coat, and Siniang looked at Ye Sheng differently. Ye Sheng replied with a slight smile: "The fourth young master of the Lu family sent it." ”

Looking at the dazzling ornaments in front of her, Lu Siniang looked at Ye Sheng puzzled, "What does the fourth elder of the Lu family mean by this?" ”

Ye Sheng played with the teacup and said lightly: "It's nothing, just accept it." He just wanted to tell me that he didn't mean to go against me. There is also the fact that the Shen family plans to want peace talks. ”

Lu Siniang propped her chin, "Why did he do this?" ”

"Probably because I talked to someone in the Imperial City about learning before, and he thought I was someone who could be a fellow friend." Ye Shenghun said nonchalantly: "I really can't offend all the people of the Lu family, can I?" The song is still on the scene, and it is easy to walk with friends, right? ”

Lu Siniang said: "In this way, don't you think that compared to Lu Yijian, Fan Zhongyan is a good person."

Ye Sheng's lips hooked slightly, "I know if my master is a true gentleman, but Lu Yijian is a real villain." I'd rather deal with a real villain than a true gentleman. Lu Siniang shrugged and said, "Okay, what you said also makes sense." Having said that, I think the Shen family has a problem with their brains, and he will actually ask Lu Sigongzi for help. ”

Ye Sheng shook his head and said, "She can only ask Lu Sigongzi for help, Lu Yijian will not help him do this kind of thing." In the capital, there are too many people staring at the Lu family; As the son of the Lu family, the fourth prince of Lu is not short of money, and he will not do such a controversial thing for that little benefit. What's more, I am my master and my master has not yet reached the point of the Zhulian Nine Clans.

Lu Siniang looked down at the jewel-studded jewelry in front of her and sighed, feeling a little sympathetic for the Shen family in her heart. When you meet such a master who only takes money and doesn't do anything, what can you do if you don't think you're unlucky?

Sure enough, after several days, I still didn't hear any news. Even if there is news about Ye Sheng, Ye Sheng has made friends with those young talents again, and Ye Sheng has visited which great Confucian in the world, etc., Shen Liang became more and more angry when he heard it. I don't know how many things I smashed at home, and I didn't say anything, and Lu Gongru, who only took money and didn't do anything, also scolded many times.

"Madame! Oh no! The girl hurriedly came and said.

Mrs. Lu's face was gloomy, and she said angrily: "What's good!" What's wrong? ”

The girl said, "The eldest young master... The eldest young master was drunk, and he also beat the eldest young lady! ”

"What?!" Mrs. Lu stood up suddenly, "Go and see!" ”

It's not that Mrs. Lu feels sorry for this daughter-in-law, but the young lady's maiden family is also the home of the eunuch, and this Pengyuan list, as well as the previous events, made the Zhang family a little dissatisfied with Shen Pengyuan. If it is rumored that Shen Pengyuan drunkenly beat his wife, it will not be good. The wife is not some other concubine, she can be beaten casually.

When I arrived at Cuizhuyuan, I just entered the door and asked a strong smell of wine. Mrs. Shen frowned and walked in, and the eldest young lady was kneeling on the ground, covering her face and whining in pain, with tears streaming down her face. Shen Pengyuan sat lazily on the soft couch on the side, full of wine and in a mess. Not to mention the messy clothes, his eyes are red and his eyes are blurred, and he is obviously still hungover. For so many years, Mrs. Shen had never seen her son look so embarrassed. didn't bother to ask the young lady, and hurriedly stepped forward and said with concern: "Hui'er, what's wrong with you?" ”

Shen Pengyuan opened his half-closed eyes and said with some unresponsiveness: "Yes... Mother? What are you doing here? ”

Mrs. Shen said distressedly: "Hui'er, why did you get like this?" ”

"I'm going to drink!" Shen Pengyuan said: "Come, third brother, let's drink!"

Shen Pengyun and the third young lady who hurriedly inquired were standing at the door, but after thinking about it, Shen Pengyun still walked in and said angrily: "Big brother, when is this time, why did you drink like this?" “

Shen Pengyuan smiled blankly: "Hehe, what can I do if I don't drink now?" "Sister-in-law, get up." The third young lady stepped forward and helped the eldest young lady up. The tears that had been stopped by the young lady flowed down again. In my heart, I whispered to my brother and sister.

The third young lady sighed helplessly, reached out and patted the eldest young lady's arm. The eldest young lady was really injured, the corners of her mouth and forehead were purple, and her arms looked a little inflexible, and she didn't know if it was on her shoulders or arms. The third young lady turned her head sideways and asked, "Have you gone to invite the eldest lady?" The little girl next to her hurriedly said, "Young lady Hui, I've already gone to invite." "That's good."

handed Shen Pengyuan over to Shen Pengyun, and Mrs. Shen walked up to the young lady to look at her, and said earnestly: "Yuan'er is in a bad mood these days, and you have to take care of it as a wife." “

The young lady lowered her eyes, nodded and said, "Mother, don't worry, I understand." “

The young lady is bitter in her heart, and if she doesn't take it, what can she do? Hengzhu is already her husband, the father of her son, and she has relied on her all her life.

Mrs. Shen nodded with satisfaction and said, "Third daughter-in-law, help your sister-in-law go down to rest." Don't pass this on to the master. "Yes, Mother." The third young lady responded and hurriedly helped the eldest young lady away.

After sending everyone away, Mrs. Shen looked back at Shen Pengyuan, who was lying on the soft couch with a scruffy beard, and burst into tears in distress, "What kind of sin have I created!" “

Shen Pengyun said in a deep voice: "Mother, it's been so many days, and my eldest brother is still drunk and dreaming like this every day, how many days can we hide from my father?" “

Mrs. Shen sighed and said, "This incident has hit your eldest brother too hard, give him a little more of the world." “

Shen Pengyun rolled his eyes and said, "He is not ranked high in the entire Mengjin, isn't it natural that he will be on the list?" What's there to hit? "How do you speak?!" Mrs. Shen said angrily, Shen Pengyun shrugged and said, "Okay, can't I say it if I don't say it?" This time, don't want me to go to Zhang's house to make amends for my eldest brother, if you keep running like this, my father-in-law will dare to have an opinion. "Running to my sister-in-law's house is more diligent than running to my daughter-in-law's house, who can have no opinion.

Mrs. Shen said hatefully: "It's all Ye Sheng's little who caused the trouble!" If it weren't for him... How did your eldest brother become like this! "......" Therefore, it is not that the failure of the imperial examination has been hit, but that everyone who has been compared to Ye Sheng has made Shen Pengyuan unable to accept it.

Shen Pengyuan's matter was finally known by Shen Teng, the head of the Shen family, and Shen Teng was not polite, and dragged Shen Pengyuan, who was still drunk, to the courtyard and beat him severely. According to the news that Ye Sheng's canal ticket number was placed in the Shen family's eyeliner, that fat beating was not at all light compared to the one that Shen Teng sent to beat Ye Sheng. Anyway, at least Shen Pengyuan was beaten up a little sober. Shen Pengyuan lay in bed to recuperate from his injuries, but he didn't drink anymore, and even picked up a book and began to continue his rereading.

These news were just a momentary gossip for Ye Sheng and Lu Siniang, and they were thrown away after speaking. They have many things that are much more important than these, such as... I'm ready to go to the capital.