Shen Ye hurried back to his courtyard, and as soon as he entered the courtyard gate, he saw his second brother Shen Ji sitting on a stone bench in the courtyard waiting for him.

"Big brother is back, what is your father looking for you?" Shen Ji saw the figure come in, and quickly stood up and asked.

Shen Ye walked over, lifted his robe and sat down, glanced at Shen Ji with an inexplicable expression, and asked rhetorically, "Second brother doesn't know?" ”

Shen Ji also sat down, poured a cup of tea for the eldest brother, handed it over, and replied with a smile: "How can the younger brother know what the father is looking for the eldest brother." It's just that I heard my mother say a few words a few days ago, and it seems that it is for the eldest brother's family affairs. ”

Shen Ye held the teacup and asked in a deep voice, "What did your mother say?" ”

"Mother said that the second lady of the Liu family is very compatible with the eldest brother." Shen Ji said, "But I don't think the eldest brother will necessarily like the second miss of the Liu family." ”

Shen Ye looked over curiously when he heard this, "What does the second brother mean by this?" ”

Shen Ji smiled slightly and explained, "The eldest brother doesn't know, the second lady of the Liu family is only thirteen years old, and she is ten years old from the eldest brother. The younger brother thought that the eldest brother must not like the yellow-haired girl. ”

Shen Ye was slightly surprised, he was so young?

Shen Ji added a few more words, "If this family business is completed, the eldest brother will have to wait until Miss Liu Er has passed the age of Ji Lu before he can come to the door to marry." ”

Shen Ye was silent for a moment, and said with a chuckle: "Second brother, don't worry, this family business can't fall on me." ”

"Why?" Shen Ji was taken aback, "Could it be that Big Brother rejected this matter?" ”

Shen Ye nodded.

"Big brother, shouldn't you provoke your father's thunder and anger again?" Shen Ji asked uneasily.

Shen Ye smiled slightly, "It is estimated that the anger is in full swing, so you should try to avoid it these days." ”

Shen Ji smiled bitterly and complained, "Every time the eldest brother angers his father, he slips away." Let the little brother be scared all day long, trembling, and walking on thin ice. ”

Shen Ye teased him: "You didn't make a mistake, what are you afraid of?" ”

"Doesn't the eldest brother know about anger?" Shen Ji sighed, "I'm not as bold as my eldest brother. I never dared to disobey my father. ”

"If your father asks you to marry the second miss of the Liu family, are you willing?" Shen Ye asked tentatively when he heard this.

Shen Ji laughed, "How is it possible?" ”

Shen Ye looked at him, smiling without saying a word.

Shen Ji smiled and asked in a panic, "Big brother, shouldn't you really push this family matter on me?" ”

Shen Ye replied sincerely: "I'm sorry. ”

Shen Ji wailed, "Big brother, how can you do this? It's too much! ”

"If you don't want to, refuse it." Shen Ye said disappreciatively.

Shen Ji smiled helplessly, "The eldest brother is not afraid of his father's authority, but the younger brother does not dare to disobey his father's orders." ”

Shen Ye stood up and looked at him with a smile, "Then the big brother can't help it." With that, he walked to the study.

Shen Yun appeared out of nowhere and followed behind the county magistrate.

Shen Ji looked at the figure of his eldest brother who walked away in a dashing manner, worried about what to do if the family affair came true, and suddenly stood up and ran towards the inner courtyard, thinking about going to ventilate with his mother first just in case.

Shen Ye walked into the study, put a few books on the table into the bookcase, and saw Shen Yun standing silently aside, so he said softly: "Go and pack up your things, we will rush back to Meizhou after lunch." ”

Shen Yun was puzzled: "Won't you only go back tomorrow?" ”

"I just angered my father, and it's not safe to stay in this mansion." Shen Ye said nonchalantly.

Shen Yun had no choice but to go down and pack his luggage.

In the inner courtyard of the Shen Mansion, Zhou was taking a nap on the couch, and the eldest girl Chunlan was half-squatting next to her and gently beating her legs.

"You said that the eldest young master came out of the study, and the master dropped the teacup?" Zhou asked.

Chunlan nodded, her subordinates kept moving, and replied softly, "Yes, madam." The old man also scolded the eldest young master for being a rebel......"

Zhou opened his eyes, looked at the emerald tea cup on the coffee table in the distance, sighed, and said, "This is a bit heavy." Although the eldest young master is unruly, he still has filial piety. ”

At this time, the little maid said respectfully outside the bead curtain: "Madam, the second young master asks to see me." ”

Zhou immediately smiled and bent his eyes, "Quickly let the second young master in." This kid came directly to me when he came, and did something to observe some common etiquette. ”

When the little maid heard this, she hurriedly went out to invite someone.

Chunlan helped Zhou sit up, and said with a smile: "The second young master knows books and etiquette, and Mrs. should be pleased." ”

Zhou smiled and sighed: "I'm pleased, but it's just ......"

"Mother has lunch? The son came to his mother's place today. Shen Ji picked up the bead curtain and walked in, and said to Zhou with a smile.

"In the past, I didn't like to invite you to have lunch with me, so why didn't you come today?" Zhou asked with a smile.

Shen Ji sat down at the table, and Chunlan hurriedly stepped forward to pour tea.

"Before, there was a father who accompanied his mother to eat together, how dare the son come and disturb him. Today, when he knew that his father was not coming, he immediately ran over to accompany his mother. Shen Ji replied with a grin.

Zhou got up, came to the table and sat down next to his son, "How do you know that your father is not here today?" ”

Shen Ji said: "Didn't my mother hear about it? The eldest brother angered his father again. I guess my father was so angry that he couldn't eat at this time, so he went to find a place to drink. ”

"Your eldest brother's temper is too strong, and every time he goes home, he has to make an unpleasant scene." Zhou sighed.

Shen Ji took a sip of tea and said, "Mother, I really don't blame the eldest brother this time. The family affair set by his father for the eldest brother is too outrageous, and the second lady of the Liu family is only thirteen years old, and she is too different from the eldest brother. ”

Zhou was slightly dissatisfied when he heard this, "It's just ten years old, what's outrageous?" I personally saw Miss Liu Er, her character and appearance are not bad, and she is also worthy of your eldest brother. ”

Shen Ji smiled, "Mother, when you looked at each other at the time, the young lady was probably only ten years old, right?" What can a ten-year-old doll see? You don't know how to push this family business......"

Zhou looked at his son strangely, "In addition to her young age, where is Miss Liu not worthy of Shen Ye?" If it weren't for the fact that the master had designated your eldest brother to become this family, I would have wanted you to marry Miss Liu. ”

Shen Ji's face changed dramatically, "Mother, what do you mean?" Why do you want me to get married? ”

"Think about it with your brain! What is the status of the Liu family in Xingyuan Mansion! You married Miss Liu Er, and you have a helper, why do you have to worry about your career in the future? Zhou said helplessly, how can his son not see through such a simple relationship?

Shen Ji smiled bitterly, "How can Mother think like this!" Marriage is not a transaction. My career naturally depends on real talent and real learning, how can I rely on relationships? ”

"Son, are you a person in this officialdom who is really talented and learned?" Zhou smiled, "Isn't it that after reading the sage books for a few years, I don't understand the world at all?" ”

Shen Ji was silent, how could he not understand? As the second young master of the Shen Mansion, he knows most of the officials in the Xingyuan Mansion, and he has also seen all kinds of faces that come to visit him every day......

But there is always a glimmer of hope in my heart, and there will always be a pure land in this officialdom......

Zhou's thought flashed, and he suddenly asked, "Could it be that your eldest brother didn't agree to this family affair and angered the master?" ”

Shen Ji nodded, worried, "The eldest brother just hinted to me that my father might let me marry Miss Liu Er." Mother, what should I do? "He can't go against his father like his eldest brother.

Zhou Shi suddenly smiled, "Silly boy, this is a good thing!" I'm afraid that the master won't let you go. ”