Sheng Leyu's death put a layer of gloom on the Sheng family.

Mrs. Sheng has been sick, Dong Ying and Sheng Leyun are with her bedside, and the second grandmother Ge Shi and cousin Qin Yi come to greet her every day and politely ask if they need to be served.

Dongyu asked them to go back, but they didn't insist.

Later, Dong Yu vaguely listened to the discussion of the subordinates in the family, saying that the second grandmother was afraid that Mrs. Sheng would also be dyed in the sky, so she didn't dare to come forward.

And the cousin Qin Yi was probably afraid of meeting the third master and ruining her rare marriage.

Sheng Leyu stopped for a few days, and his family invited someone to recite the scriptures and was buried in the cemetery in the west of the city.

The elders in the family are not easy to send.

Sheng Leyu's little maid made an heir and helped Sheng Leyu's soul to mourn.

Aunt Tao cried so much that her eyes were swollen and she couldn't open them, but she no longer messed around. Shao Zitan accompanies her every day, and Dongyu also exempts her aunts from morning and dusk.

On June 28, a day after Sheng Leyun's funeral, Lai An came in and told Dong Ying and Mrs. Sheng about Sheng Xiuyi's situation: "The prince has been burning for two days, but there is no pox. And then it got better. I heard from the barefoot doctor outside that it would definitely come out within half a month after dyeing the sky. The master said that it was about fine, and he would return home on the second day of the seventh month. ”

Hearing this, Mrs. Sheng had a few rays of light on her face.

Dong Yu felt that the breath in his heart fell.

Lai An said again: "Mother Su survived, but her face was broken, and she didn't dare to enter the house to serve again." The master said to send her back to her hometown and give her a sum of silver. ”

Mrs. Sheng bowed her head slightly and did not speak.

Dong Yu paused, had to go past Mrs. Sheng, and said to Lai An: "When the second young master was sick, only Mother Su served him every step of the way. Su's mother is a loyal servant in our house. Give her an extra sum of silver, and if there is something in her family to do things in the house, she will be promoted. Who's in charge of this now? ”

Let the other people in the mansion take a look, the Sheng family will definitely not treat everyone who is loyal.

Lai An said: "In the past, it was the prince who was in charge, but now the master is not in the house, so please ask the Hou Ye for the little one." If you say a little more to the general manager of the forest, you can do it. ”

Dongyu Road is good.

Mrs. Sheng glanced at Dongyu, her gaze softened a little, and then slowly closed her eyes to rest.

After coming out of Ann. Wanxi consulted the Marquis of Sheng Chang about this matter.

Sheng Xiuyi went out for ten days, and Sheng Changhou also wanted to send someone to inquire, but he was afraid that it would be bad news, so he would rather leave some hope for himself. It wasn't until today that he knew that Sheng Xiuyi was fine.

"You go to the account and withdraw two hundred taels of silver to Su's mother. Tell Lin Jiufu to send two capable stewards to personally send Su's mother back to her hometown, settle her down and come back. What difficulties will she have in the future. Just come to the house and tell her, the Sheng family will not treat her badly. Sheng Changhou said.

Come to Antao yes.

After Lai'an left, Sheng Changhou sat on the Taishi's chair and fell into deep contemplation.

The home remedies that Sheng Xiuyi got worked very well.

But Sheng Leyu is still dead.

His illness was delayed by Imperial Physician Wu.

When Imperial Physician Wu heard that the second young master of the Marquis of Shengchang Mansion had died of illness, he fled with his family that night, leaving only a few old servants to watch the house in Shengjing.

Wu Taiyi ancestor is a practitioner of medicine, he served as a four-grade imperial doctor in Tai Hospital, and there are two time-honored pharmacies in the capital. Before he fled. He also took away the cash from the two pharmacies.

Where can you do so much in one day? It is clear that you are prepared in advance.

Sheng Changhou sent someone to see the Wu family's house, and he did move away. Nothing of value was left behind; And the matter of the pharmacy was told to him by the old Marquis Xue of Zhenxian Hou when he went down to the court on the third day after Sheng Leyu's death.

Old Marquis Xue said: "Taifu, people don't have to fight with the sky, mourn!" ”

Don't fight with the sky, this seems to be telling Sheng Changhou that Sheng Leyu's death is a natural disaster, and persuade him not to be sad. Think deeper......

Is Sheng Leyu's death a warning?

If the Heavenly Family wants the Sheng family to be ruined, it only takes a small means. The Sheng family is powerless to return to the sky. No matter how hard the Marquis of Shengchang is, he also has the dislike of the master of high merit and the old minister bullying the young master in front of the new emperor. Xiao Taifu back then was the nightmare of Emperor Yuanchang.

Emperor Yuanchang has been poisoned by an arrow since his body collapsed day by day.

How long will he survive?

A few days ago, Marquis Sheng Chang vaguely heard that His Majesty vomited blood in the middle of the night. If you vomit blood when you are young, you will not have a long life. Isn't he afraid that he will leave suddenly, and the eight-year-old prince will be bullied by the Marquis of Sheng Chang?

He was scared.

That's how his father left suddenly. He left him a high-ranking minister, Xiao Yanfei, and made him suffer.

If Emperor Yuanchang had been in good health and young and promising, he might not have hit the Sheng family's idea so early.

But his health was getting worse and worse, and the residual poison in his body tortured him more and more emaciated. As the third prince and the Marquis of Shengchang's mansion, there is a Sheng Taifu who holds the power of the army, how can he rest assured?

Marquis Sheng Chang sat quietly, and the words of Old Marquis Xue echoed in his mind, and he could actually listen to them. If the time had gone back a few months ago, he might have felt that Old Marquis Xue was tricking him into taking the initiative to quit.

And now, he feels that the old man who has gone through three dynasties has given him a golden and jade good word: Don't fight with the sky!

The death of a grandson made the people in the inner and outer courtyards of the Sheng family feel suffocated.

But it's just a small disaster.

If it continues, what kind of disaster will the Sheng family suffer?

After experiencing this small disaster, Sheng Changhou felt that he was not as open-minded as before when it came to the life and death of his family.

Especially Sheng Xiuyi went out for a few days, which made it difficult for him to sleep night after night. He even felt that as long as God left his son to him, he was willing to pay any price.

Now, it's really time for him to pay the price.

He got up slowly, walked to the bookcase, spread out the brocade silk and wrote the fold: "...... In the year of the old rebellion, he was in the ranks of the civil and military, and all the political achievements were made in the past, and he never Kuang Jun was in peace, and the minister was ashamed...... The minister is old, unable to serve the Holy Lord loyally, pray for the grace of the Holy Lord, and the quasi-minister retires to the countryside, teasing his grandson, this minister is still willing! ”

A long piece of memorization, with sincere words, no complaints, and sincere words.

After writing, he sat down slowly, and somewhere in his heart was empty.

Looking at the twists and turns full of handwriting, the bitterness of unpaid ambition came up.

In the end, the fold was sealed and handed over.

And he himself said that he was sick.

After the song was sent, on the morning of the second day, His Majesty refuted it and let people pass it on. Instruct. Please let Mrs. Sheng recuperate with peace of mind, and the DPRK Sheji will also look up to Mrs. Sheng's support.

This is a temptation to see if the Marquis of Sheng Chang really wants to go into hiding.

What is the meaning of keeping him?

Sheng Changhou made another twist, and his words were more earnest. But it was rejected the next day.

Sheng Changhou knew. His Majesty is really taboo about him. It was even more taboo than Sheng Changhou imagined, if he didn't retreat, he was afraid that the Sheng family would go to the Xiao family's footsteps sooner or later.

So the heart of resignation became more and more vigorous.

After the third piece was folded, His Majesty approved it and rewarded him with 4,000 acres of fertile land and 800 taels of gold.

After the decree came down, Dong Ying was serving Mrs. Sheng to drink medicine. Taken aback.

Mrs. Sheng was also surprised and asked Dongyu, "But something happened?" ”

Dongyu shook his head and said he didn't know.

In the evening, Dongyu returned to the Jingshi Courtyard, and the Marquis of Sheng Chang said to Mrs. Sheng: "Now I can see through, nothing is as healthy as the children, and the family is harmonious." If you don't have to worry about eating and drinking, why do you have to stand on the cusp? When we were in Huizhou, we were more comfortable than now! ”

Mrs. Sheng didn't understand these things originally, but she listened to Sheng Changhou's tone. As if it was a good thing to resign, she put her mind at ease.

On the second day of the seventh month, the weather was unbearably hot.

There was no wind in the morning. The scorching sun made people panic. Dong Ying took a few aunts and Sheng Leyun to wait for Sheng Xiuyi to return home in front of the hanging huā gate, and Rose stood aside to hold an umbrella for Dong Ying.

It wasn't until Sizheng that Sheng Xiuyi entered the inner courtyard, and the third master and Sheng Lehao accompanied him.

It's only been half a month, and he has lost so much weight that his eye sockets are sunken, and his face is thin and fleshless. The former garments were worn and looked wide.

Dongyu's eyes were wet.

Aunt Tao was already sobbing and crying.

Sheng Xiuyi saw them with a light expression.

Dongyu and several people saluted him one after another.

When Aunt Tao saw Sheng Xiuyi, tears fell. Wetted the whole face. And Sheng Xiuyi's gaze did not fall on her, but at Dongyi.

"The sun is very poisonous, you can go back." Sheng Xiuyi said softly, "I still have to go to say goodbye to my mother." ”

With that, he entered the door of the hanging huā.

Dong Ying turned around and told a few aunts to go back to the courtyard, while she herself and Sheng Leyun did. followed Sheng Xiuyi to Yuanyang Pavilion.

Sheng Changhou sat on the kang in the east room and drank tea, as if he was indifferent, but the tea in his hand did not move for a long time; Mrs. Sheng sat beside Sheng Changhou and looked towards the door from time to time.

The second master and the second grandmother sat on the Taishi chair on the side, and they didn't dare to come out. The second master is very afraid of Sheng Changhou.

The maid told him that the prince had returned, and Mrs. Sheng was supported by Kang's mother and the citron and got up to meet him. Seeing that her son was emaciated and out of shape, Mrs. Sheng cried: "Brother Yi, my poor son......"

Sheng Xiuyi knelt down and kowtowed to his mother: "Mother." ”

"Hurry up." Mrs. Sheng cried.

Sheng Xiumu was busy helping Sheng Xiuyi up.

After entering the east room, Sheng Xiuyi saluted Sheng Changhou, and Sheng Changhou just said a word back without saltiness, so he didn't say anything more.

The second master and the second grandmother got up to salute Sheng Xiuyi, Sheng Xiuyi returned the salute, and the family sat down.

After that, I stayed at the Jingshi Courtyard for lunch.

The family didn't talk much.

Mrs. Sheng cheered up and kept asking the maid to pick up vegetables for Sheng Xiuyi: "Brother Yi, you eat more." ”

Sheng Xiuyi didn't have much appetite, and he was a little embarrassed when he looked at the dishes in the bowl.

Sheng Changhou said: "Eat more, what does it look like to lose weight!" The tone was very strong, like a lecture on a daily basis, but everyone could hear his concern.

Sheng Xiuyi's heart was sour, so he picked up the bowl and ate it.

After eating, I sat with him until mid-afternoon, and then returned to the Jingshi Courtyard when the sun was westward.

The dust on the ground is hot.

When he arrived at Zhenyuan, Sheng Xiuyi said, "Brother Cheng'er is okay?" Without waiting for Dongyu to answer, he stepped into the Zhenyuan.

He didn't talk to Dongyu all the way, just buried his head in walking, which was the first sentence he asked. Dong Yu didn't answer, he had already gone in, and he had to follow him into the Zhenyuan.

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