This New Year, the Shen family became extremely busy because of Liu's light heart to get married by the royal family.

The Shen family has three sons, Shen Wenlei and his wife Duan, because of their daughter's "lost and regained" and "bright future", and the Shen family has straightened their waists again.

Some "old antiques" who had tried to persuade Shen Wenlei to divorce his wife and remarry many times in the past few years came to apologize one after another, and sent makeup for Liu Qingxin, the future princess.

Shen Wenlei's wife, Duan, was born in a scholarly family, stayed with Shen Wenlei, and over the years of being squeezed by others, she has accumulated a lot of skills and patience in dealing with these "old antiques".

She generously dealt with everyone, and vaguely said that as long as they no longer embarrassed themselves in the future, they will not blame the past.

Liu Qingxin can't be her daughter.

She knows this better than anyone else.

Even in the future, she treats Liu Qingxin as her own, and the moved Liu Qingxin regards herself as her mother, and there will be a Shen Lingxi between them.

As the saying goes, be a man and leave a line, and see each other in the future.

Today, she is not embarrassed by these "old antiques", in the future, Liu Qingxin is not close to her, which has aroused the suspicion of some people, and those "old antiques" will also be remembered, she is "more suitable" to be Liu Qingxin's mother, and put down the "rumors" for her.

"It's hard work."

Sending away the fifth batch of "makeup" teams on this day, Shen Wenlei felt a little guilty, supported Duan's family, lowered his head, and gave her a light kiss to the corner of her forehead.

As a woman who is nearly forty years old, Duan's face has hardly left many traces of time.

There was a short scar on her forehead, which was very light in color, and if she did not face the sun, it could hardly be seen, and it was different from her complexion.

This was left behind many years ago when she and Shen Wenlei were trapped in a bandit's den and knocked on an old tree to save him.

She never hides the whitewash, as if, it's, not something ugly, but, something she is proud of, some kind of glory.

"It's just this kind of response, what kind of hard work is it!"

Duan's family was born in a scholarly family, although she has been married to Shen Wenlei for many years and has been pregnant with two children for him, but she is used to being bound by etiquette and rules, and when she faces his sudden intimacy, she still can't help it, and her cheeks are red.

This is what Shen Wenlei likes about her the most.

It's as if she's still the same, and she has just been picked up by him, and it's a stunning surprise when she catches her eye.

"Compared to the many hardships you have endured over the years to defend me......"

Speaking of this, Duan paused slightly, and his eyes turned slightly red.

Bewilders.

yes, it's difficult.

Over the years, because she was unable to give birth to an heir, and Shen Wenlei refused to divorce his wife, they have suffered a lot of difficulties.

It's just that what Shen Wenlei experienced was the coercion and temptation on the surface, but she was taking on it with all her might, those sharp-toothed vicious fish that were hidden under the surface of the water, would jump up at some point, bite a piece of her flesh and leave.

Fortunately, all of this is coming to an end.

It's not like she guessed, there are still decades to go, and you need to slow down.

"Don't mention it."

"Don't mention it."

"I see that a good day is coming, and I will do what I want to do!"

Raise your hand and rub the back of your hand against the corner of your eye.

Duan slowly lowered his head, pretending to be the same, and tidied up his clothes.

This is a half-worn tribute satin jacket, concubine-colored, a little whitened because it has been washed too many times, the neckline and cuffs are embroidered with plum blossoms, and the placket is a tangle of branches.

Shen Wenlei treats her well, and every year, he makes more than a dozen new clothes for her.

But this half-worn tribute satin jacket is what she must wear on her body every New Year.

Plum blossom.

Didn't spend.

All those who live in the old house of the Shen family and have not given birth to children for their husbands, or whose children have died early, must wear such a dress during the New Year.

It is counted from the year following the marriage into the family or the death of the child.

And only this one, no matter how old and worn, it also needs to be worn on the body, and if at the time of death, no heir has been born, this garment is the woman's shroud.

Shen Wenlei's gaze fell on the half-worn jacket with the Duan family.

He is the sister-in-law of the Shen family, so he naturally knows the meaning of this little jacket.

"We've got a daughter, lady."

"You don't have to wear this outfit anymore."

Shen Wenlei said as he reached out to unbutton Duan's collar and help her take off her jacket.

He's fed up with this kind of discrimination, Duan, why not?

"In broad daylight, you, you ......"

Shen Wenlei's actions made Duan's forehead red to his neck in an instant.

She instinctively raised her hand and grabbed her collar to stop Shen Wenlei.

"Change clothes, I, I'll do it myself."

"It's just, it's just, I think, well, I think...... You should tell the West Courtyard first, and when they agree, then ......."

Because of the panic, Duan's voice brought out a tremor that made Shen Wenlei feel distressed.

The West Courtyard of the Shen Family is the place where the rules are in charge and the punishment is drawn up for people.

Living in the west courtyard is a group of old women who are more terrible than the "old antiques".

They are all wives and wives who married into the Shen family, their husbands died, and their children either died prematurely or died early.

Among them, the older ones are over the age of the old ones, and the younger ones are about the same age as the Duan family.

In other words, before Liu Qingxin's daughter appeared, if Shen Wenlei died earlier than the Duan family, the Western Courtyard would be the final destination of the Duan family, a person who had no descendants.

If those "old antiques" are willing to abide by the permission of Old Man Shen, after her death, she can still be buried in the ancestral tomb of the Shen family, and buried in a hole with Shen Wenlei.

"I'll go talk to them!"

"I want to see if they dare to provoke the wrath of the Shen family!"

Speaking of the group of old women, Shen Wenlei was also angry.

Before, they "acted according to the rules", punished the Duan family for copying the family rules, knelt down on the ancestral spiritual position, reduced her supplies, and refused to let him go even if he pleaded in every way.

Now, he can finally take advantage of Liu's "momentum" to raise his head and hold his chest high, how can he spare them?

"Father said that in a few days, the light-hearted girl will return to the Shen family to learn court etiquette and understand the situation in Yanjing."

"If at that time, you were still wearing this robe, a symbol of nothingness, what would she think?"

"From now on, she will be our daughter."

"Don't you want her to be less close to us because of other people's faults?"

Shen Wenlei is a scholar.

In terms of eloquence, it is impossible to lose to the woman Duan.

He said earnestly and stepped forward slowly.

Suddenly, he couldn't hold back his face, and then, with lightning speed, he encircled Duan's family into his arms.

"We've survived the winter, lady."

"Good days, they will be long, long."

"Until we get old, goosebumps, and we die without a disease."

Shen Wenlei's words made Duan's body stiffen unconsciously.

Immediately afterward, tears flowed down like water bursting the embankment.

……

The main hall of the old mansion of the Shen family.

Old Man Shen sat on the main seat and drank tea with a calm expression.

Downstairs, a group of caravan directors stood in a row in a row, reporting their achievements this year and their plans for the coming year.

The Shen family had seventeen caravans.

The trade route reaches the Mohe River in the north, Miao Yi in the south, the coast in the east, and Ningxia in the west.

Before, a steward suggested that another caravan be opened, negotiate with Ling Jun, and conspire to do business in the northwest, but was nipped to death by Old Man Shen in a few words.

Old man Shen said, money, not a family earns, if you cut off someone else's way of life, you have to be prepared, others cut off your way of life.

The root of the Shen family is in Jiangnan.

If it is only for a small profit, it will be abandoned, and the death period should not be far away.

Don't bully young people into poverty.

The three princes are not good, and they are also royal families, and they can be bullied by civilians such as us.

At that time, some people who didn't dare to speak out on the bright side had privately discussed, saying that Old Man Shen was old and had lost the domineering spirit of "opening up territory and expanding territory" when he was young, and the Shen family was time to consider changing to a new patriarch.

It's only been three years, and the sound is still in my ears.

Ling Jun, who has always been unfavorable, soared into the sky and became a popular candidate for the crown prince.

And the descendants of the Shen family, but at this time, a third princess suddenly appeared who was given marriage by the emperor.

Many people are confused.

Those who had privately discussed and wanted to oust Old Man Shen from the position of patriarch were even more stunned, not knowing what to do.

They don't know if this is a game of chess that Old Man Shen has planned a long time ago, and they don't know if these self-righteous people who jump up and down are the chess pieces that Old Man Shen put on the chessboard, or even, abandon the child.

"Young Master Hongxue is back, old man."

A small servant trotted, entered the main hall through the side door, went to Old Man Shen's side, lowered his voice, and reported to him.

"Let him wait for me in the back hall."

Old Man Shen wrinkled his eyebrows slightly.

He remembered that he specially told Shen Hongxue to accompany Liu Qingxin to spend the New Year and then return to the Shen family's old mansion.

Shen Hongxue is not a fool, and, with his current thoughts, he should be hate to stay by Liu Qingxin's side all the time, how could he come back early?

What's wrong?

According to the rules of the Shen family, the children of the clan, in the first lunar month, are not allowed to travel far.

But for the sake of Liu's lightheart, Old Man Shen broke this rule and sent Shen Hongxue out.

There are many "old antiques" in the clan, and there are quite a few who complain about this, and a few even go to Old Man Shen's study to reason with Old Man Shen.

Old Man Shen knew that he didn't pay attention to it, so he avoided them under the pretext of illness, and when the marriage decree arrived, he knew that the main branch of the Shen family's descendants was no longer something that they could instruct, so he completely gave up on this matter.

"Hongxue is back?"

"This is a good thing, patriarch!"

"Why don't you let him go directly to the main hall?"

"There's no outsider here!"

In every family, there are always some people who don't know whether they are alive or dead.

Before, the arrival of the marriage decree choked Shen Silent Mountain's throat, making him dare not make a mistake.

At this time, hearing that Shen Hongxue suddenly returned home, his almost pathological thirst for power made him instinctively give birth to the idea of "taking chestnuts from the fire".

He was born in a separate family, and the Shen family's blood is thin, and even the generations are all self-proposed, and he is not qualified, and he has the same as the main branch of the Shen family.

Moreover, in recent years, his branch, a child with a talent for business, has not appeared.

If he can't choke Old Man Shen's throat and delay the process of Shen Hongxue becoming the head of the caravan, he will lose the dominant position of the last of the seventeen caravans of the Shen family.

Old Man Shen glanced at Shen Silent Mountain.

He had heard of what this mouse was doing, but he didn't expect that he would pop out of the "bad soup" at this time.

"I was afraid that Hongxue would be dusty all the way and disturb the joy of the New Year, so I said, let him go to the back hall to wait for me."

"Since Shan Shanshan said that he doesn't mind this, then let him go straight to the main hall."

For Shen Hongxue, Old Man Shen is very relieved.

No matter why he came back this time, he must have a sense of what to say and what not to say in this main hall.

Shen Silent Mountain's little bit of caution is not difficult to understand.

Originally, he was thinking about the blood relationship, and he adopted a tolerant attitude towards him, a person who had not produced a "good seedling" for a long time, and pretended not to see the income of the seventeenth caravan, which was declining year by year.

But since he has the courage to bump into him today, look for him to be unlucky......

Then, don't blame him for being ruthless!

"Yes, old man."

Turning his head, he glanced at Shen Silent Mountain with a smug face, and the little guy pursed his lips and came out in response.

He grew up in the Shen family, worked by the side of Old Man Shen, and worked for five years.

He was used to seeing people like Shen Silent Mountain, who didn't know whether they were alive or dead, and their miserable endings.

Old man Shen has been the patriarch for decades.

seems to be amiable, but no one can force him to bow his head.

How is it possible, there is no means?

If there is no accident, this branch of the Shen family should be sent out of the Shen family land after the first month and fend for itself.

At that time, these subordinates could "take advantage of the fire to rob" and go to rob the clothes of the subordinates who served that family of people and collect them.

Tsk, just thinking about it makes me feel happy!

Soon, the little guy led Shen Hongxue into the main hall.

On the way, he simply explained to Shen Hongxue what had happened in the Shen family since Shen Hongxue left and the difficulties that the people in the hall were planning.

Shen Hongxue was born in the main family, and he is the most talented person in business in their generation.

If there is no accident, the position of the patriarch must be in his pocket.

Be good and friendly with him, and there will be a hundred benefits, and there will be no harm.

"I see."

Shen Hongxue wrinkled her eyebrows slightly.

Silent Mountain.

In his impression, this person has always been a wise guy who protects himself, doing things but seeking no fault, not hoping for merit, today, how can he ......

It seems that in the past half a year, he has been too immersed in the joy of finding Liu Qingxin, and he has lost the vigor and resoluteness of the past, so that some people regard him as a sick cat!

Since you don't like my benevolence and generosity, then try to make an example of the chickens!

Thinking like this, the corners of Shen Hongxue's lips raised slightly, revealing a creepy smile.

He is worried, there is nowhere to vent his "anger" on Liu Qingxin's side, and in the long run, he is afraid of accidentally hurting others.

At this time, there are people who are not afraid of death, who come to "filial piety" and serve him as a live target for anger!

Good!

Very good!

The cold air that erupted from Shen Hongxue's body made the little guy who walked in front instinctively shiver.

Young Master Hongxue, he is really more and more like Old Man Shen.

It seems that the Shen family will prosper for a few more decades, three or five generations, and it will not be a problem!