Chapter 21: The Wen Family
Shen Qingyu wondered in her heart, Shen Zhongwen was a secretary of the Ministry of Industry, and he was in charge of Tuntian, water conservancy, civil engineering, engineering, transportation, government-run industry, etc., but every time the entourage had something to report, it gave her the illusion that he was a military attachΓ©.
Her father must have secretly had a second career, which was not a good sign, and her mind was endlessly thinking about what she didn't have.
Next to him, Zhong saw that Wen's face was not very good, and persuaded: "My brother-in-law is now the head of the department, and he is naturally entangled in affairs, and he will only be busier in the future, don't think about it." β
Wen smiled reluctantly, "Sister-in-law doesn't know me yet, I'm not such a stingy person." β
Shen Qingyu didn't want the Wen family to have trouble with Shen Zhongwen because of this kind of thing, so he said in a tone of worship next to him: "Daddy is so powerful, no wonder Your Majesty reuses it." β
Wen said angrily: "How can anyone boast of his father like this? β
"It's true!" Shen Qingyu raised her head and was proud of her father.
Wen and Zhong both laughed when they heard her words, and after laughing, the two said something else.
I thought that the Shen family and the Wen family were all in Shengjing, and they should arrive soon by carriage, but where did they think that the carriage was swaying, and it was more than an hour for a while, and Shen Qingyu was drowsy.
Shen Qingyu leaned in front of Wen in a daze, and listened to Wen and Zhong talk about the recent situation of the Wen family.
Wen Xiu's father, Wen Qinshun, was born in the imperial examination, and was the second place in the township examination, and was appointed as the editor of the Hanlin Academy, ten years later, he was promoted to the secretary of the Guozijian industry, it is said that this Hanlin background should be promoted smoothly, but Wen Qinshun has no such ambition and no ability, so he has been sitting in the position of the Guozijian secretary until now.
He has a son and a daughter, a daughter is gentle, and a son is gentle.
He was born in the imperial examination, so he naturally hoped that his son would be the same, and he had always disciplined his son strictly and taught him carefully, but Wen Liang was not talented in this regard, and he was still only a talent, which disappointed Wen Qinshun.
Wen Liang not only did not make any progress in his studies, but also accepted a three-room concubine after his wife Zhong, and he was not a reasonable person, making a mess of the family.
Before they met, Shen Qingyu's impression of this uncle fell to the bottom.
Zhong's tone was light: "My father is old, and he will be Zhishi in two years, thinking that he can be gracious after Zhishi, your eldest brother may not be able to count on it, and I will be satisfied if I can give your two nephews a future." β
Wen has a deep understanding of her eldest brother's unreliability, and her sister-in-law treated her well when she was not married, so she felt more sorry for Zhong, so she said: "Zijie, Zicheng are all good seedlings of reading, and they are all sensible, so they will definitely not let you down." β
For his two sons, Zhong was much warmer, nodded and said, "Yes, I will count on them." β
This Zijie and Zicheng should be the sons of the Zhong family, Shen Qingyu tried to keep his eyes open, wanting to know carefully who the members of the Wen family were, but he was really sleepy, and he fell asleep after holding on for a while.
When he woke up, it was already dark, and Shen Qingyu couldn't even tell whether he was still in Kyoto.
The carriage turned into an alley, and because the road was narrow enough for two carriages to pass through, the attendants had to march in a column.
The Zhong family brought a team of servants by himself, and Shen Zhongwen was worried about his wife and daughter, so he sent another team, so the team was large.
Moreover, Shen Zhongwen's team was extremely disciplined and obviously well-trained, which made Shen Qingyu's guess even more complicated.
Just as she was thinking about it, Zhong Shi breathed a sigh of relief and sighed, "It's here." β
The carriage stopped in front of a house, and in the gray sky there were more than enough shadows to see the figures at the door, and it was not one or two.
Shen Qingyu got out of the carriage and saw the crowd waiting at the door clearly, the old woman led by her had silver hair, she was already very old, and her spirit was good, and after seeing Wen, she had a smile on her face.
There were more than a dozen female dependents around, and no matter what they thought in their hearts, they were all surprised.
Wen was surprised and delighted when she saw her mother waiting for her at the door, and shouted "Mother", and she was a little choked up.
The old lady hugged Wen in her arms, and her emotions were also a little excited, and the people around her persuaded her one after another, and the old lady was better.
Shen Qingyu stood aside speechless, and said in his heart: This is all living in the same place, and the two families are not far apart, so it won't be like this!
Just when she couldn't understand, Wen had already taken her hand and asked her to greet Old Lady Wen.
"Qingyu greets her grandmother!" As soon as Shen Qingyu's words fell, he was pulled into the arms of Old Madam Wen.
Mrs. Wen sighed with emotion: "The last time I saw me, it was still a little bit!" I've grown up a lot now. β
Shen Qingyu remembered that Ji Yunshang was going to live in the Shen family for a while every other day, but how could she come to her as if she had only seen her for a few years.
Although she wondered in her heart, the situation of each family was different, and she was relieved when she thought about it.
When they entered the house, they saw Wen's father and brother, and unlike Mrs. Wen, who was not necessary but still had to wait outside, the attitude of these two was quite cold.
After learning that Shen Zhongwen did not follow the door, Wen Qinshun left with a perfunctory word to his daughter, and even did not say anything in the face of Shen Qingyu's greetings, just bowed slightly.
Shen Qingyu looked at this attitude, and had a guess about why the Wen family had not had much contact with her mother's family, thinking that it was just because this Lord Wen was deeply convinced of the statement that the married daughter spilled the water, and he refused to take his daughter back.
It's not wrong for Zhong to say that he misses his daughter and just refers to Mrs. Wen, I'm afraid that this time he brought Wen back, more because he wanted to see his son-in-law, rather than his daughter.
This conjecture was confirmed in Shen Qingyu's act of asking Wen about Shen Zhongwen's whereabouts, both inside and outside the gentle words he left.
Wen Liang repeatedly confirmed that Shen Zhongwen was entangled in official business, and it was temporarily inconvenient to come, so he left disappointed.
As soon as the two left, the atmosphere was much better, and Mrs. Wen said that Shen Qingyu was still young when she came last time, and the sisters in the family might not remember it, so she pulled her to sit beside her and introduced her one by one.
Because of her gentle wife and three concubines, there are many girls of the same generation as Shen Qingyu, and there are as many as six of them except those who are already married.
The Shen family is now outside because Shen Bo'an's family is outside, and Shen Shuli's family does not live with Shen Zhongwen's family, so although the Liu family calls Shen Qingyu the seventh girl, in fact, the current girl of the Shen family is Shen Qingyu, and there are no playmates of the same age.
Therefore, when she first came into contact with these young girls in their youth, she only felt refreshed and felt that she had to eat a few more bowls for dinner.