Shen Juren said sarcastically: "There is an important matter for the Sun family at home. There are so many people coming and going in Lao'an's place, it is not suitable for cultivation, so I moved Brother Rui out."
He said this with a guilty conscience. After all, Shen Rui was only nine years old and had lost his mother. He needed the care and love of his elders. But he couldn't tell the truth. Otherwise, if everyone heard that Shen Rui was punished and grounded for disrespecting his concubine and elder brother, He would not feel that he has "deep love and deep responsibility". He might be misunderstood that he spoiled his concubine and destroyed his direct descendants, and that Zheng and Zheng Jin would also be misunderstood by the outside world.
It's just that this courtyard is too shabby. Lao'an people have arranged it poorly and how to place people here. It's secluded, but it's so simple. If the clan members don't know what's going on, it's inevitable that there will be misunderstandings.
Looking at the scene in front of him, even the head of the clan looked a little ugly. Not to mention how Shen Jin's status was determined, Shen Rui was the legitimate son of his original wife. Even if he moved away from his grandmother to "recuperate", he was not considered to be in the family. This narrow and simple little courtyard.
The people in the wing heard the commotion outside, opened the curtain and came out. When they saw Shen Juren, they hurriedly knelt down and said, "Master."
Everyone stopped and looked around, and saw that she was a woman in her fifties, with a long and thin face, and deep lines between her eyebrows. Her face looked a little sad, and her words were a little trembling.
Shen Juren frowned and shouted: "You are here, who will serve Brother Rui?"
The woman was none other than Mother Wang. She was so frightened that she knelt down and said in a trembling voice: "Second brother has been quiet for the past two days and refused to leave anyone to serve him." In this way, a thin and small maidservant was revealed behind him. , but he was still in his teens, and he fell to his knees after the old lady, trembling and frightened.
These were none other than Mama Wang and Liu Ya. Madam Wang had just returned to the courtyard first, but Shen Rui and Liu Ya were kicked out to the side room. Although she didn't know what Shen Rui had planned, but as soon as everyone arrived, Mama Wang saw I glanced at Shen Rui a few times and took Liu Ya to go there in the afternoon. It was not only my own master who didn't want to come, but also so many other clan masters and masters.
Looking at the still silent Beiwu, as well as the old and young children in front of them, everyone's expressions were a little ugly. Although the fourth house is currently just a residence for the emperor, because the family is rich, it also has servants and maids, but now It seems that a nine-year-old sick child is only cared for by this old man and a young child, which is really unreasonable.
It is said that the fourth-fang Lao An treats his grandson as an eyeball and dotes on him. Looking at Shen Rui's current situation, it is so unbecoming that everyone can't help but think of another rumor: The fourth-fang Lao'an detains his direct grandson. The purpose of raising him by his side is just to control his capable daughter-in-law. What he really loves is the eldest grandson Shen Jin. You must know that before Shen Rui was born, Shen Jin was also raised by the fourth-fang Lao An. There is an old saying among the people, "Lao An" "Son, eldest grandson, the lifeblood of the old couple", it is not surprising that the four-bedroom Lao An prefers his eldest grandson.
Shen Juren felt a little uncomfortable, glared at the old woman, and moved into the north room. However, Shen Li's eyes turned twice on Mama Wang and Liu Ya before following everyone into the house.
The small two-room room is not as spacious as other large rooms. It is less than nine feet deep. It is separated by a hollow treasure grid in the middle, dividing the inner and outer rooms. There is a round table, a few square stools, and no other furnishings in the outer room. There was only one stone ornament with a corner missing, and it was dusty. Not only did it look shabby and deserted, but the room didn't even have a charcoal basin, so it was very cold.
Shen Juren has also asked whether he is the legitimate son in the past few days. However, he is very busy with funeral preparations and Lao An has arranged for people to take care of him. This is the first time for him to enter this courtyard.
Looking at it now, he himself felt a little guilty and couldn't help but blame Lao An. These days, the fourth house has lost its mistress, so Lao An and Mrs. Zheng have taken over all the housework, and everything is in order inside and outside. Why did Shen Rui make a mistake here? Could it be that Mrs. Zheng had bad intentions and deceived Lao An? When I thought about it again, I felt that I had wronged people. Mrs. Zheng has a weak temperament and does not like to cause trouble. The people of Lao'an doted on their grandson and never took matters into his own hands, even if Zheng's bad intentions could not help him.
Shen Li looked at the deserted room and couldn't help but shudder. Although after what happened yesterday, he had long thought about Shen Rui's difficult situation. He used words to bully Shen Juren before, but he was just afraid that Shen Juren would block him and prevent him from seeing Shen Rui. Rui, wanting to see is believing, had no real doubt that Shen Juren would cruelly harm his legitimate son, but now he was not sure.
There was finally movement in the back room. Shen Juren was afraid that something would be wrong inside, so he didn't dare to bring anyone in anymore. He frowned and shouted: "Little beast, the elders are here to see you, so why don't you get out!"
Shen Rui, who was in the back room, touched the goosebumps on his arms and came out of the quilt. He was naked. He had just driven Mama Wang and Liu Ya out forcefully just to take off their clothes. If Mama Wang had been kept, If you stop me, you won't have time to pull it off.
Mingjiao is an era when etiquette is flourishing. How can Shen Rui let himself be known as "ignorant of etiquette"? Not only did his biological mother not wear filial piety clothes during her filial piety, but she also wore silk brocade. As long as he walked in front of his clansmen wearing that clothes, he would I couldn't explain it. No matter how I explained it later, the image of him wearing silk and satin clothes still left a grudge in the hearts of the people.
If in future generations, even if a nine-year-old child behaves wrongly, everyone will only think that it is because the adults did not teach him, and the child himself is not guilty. At present, nine-year-old is not too young, and there are precocious children who are ten years old. There are many people who take part in the boy examination.
So when he thought about showing up in front of his clan relatives, he didn't plan to wear this kind of clothes. Yesterday, he arranged for Liu Ya to chat, just to attract the clan relatives to ask. At this time, it would be good for the clan relatives to come over; if the clan relatives If they didn't come, he had already made plans to go to the funeral under a curtain.
There was a rustling sound in the inner room, and everyone outside looked at the door of the inner room and couldn't help but open their eyes.
Shen Rui appeared in front of all the family members like this. After all, he was not a real nine-year-old child, and he had already developed a sense of shame. Shen Rui lowered his arms forward, covering "little Shen Rui" tightly, and did not write about the relationship.
But even so, being naked is really degrading.
Veins popped up on Shen Juren's neck, and he shouted angrily: "What a shame, what a shame!"
Shen Rui trembled and walked out with great difficulty, holding on to Baobao. This was not a lie. He had been hungry for three days and stayed up all night last night. He just walked a few steps faster and his eyes started to blur.
After walking only two steps, his legs became weak and he knelt down facing Shen Juren. He lowered his head in shame and put his hands on the ground without making any excuse. Big tears fell down. The ground in front of my knees soon became wet.
This is really sad, but it's not because of this bullshit Shen Juren's indifference, but because of the thought of parting with my relatives in my previous life and never seeing each other again. Even though I'm a man at heart, I can't help but burst into tears.
Although there was no sound at all, looking at this naked child kneeling in front of everyone, everyone had no intention of making fun of him, but they couldn't help but feel sour in their hearts, and Shen Li's eyes even turned red.
Those who have seen Shen Rui before, thinking about the arrogant and arrogant appearance of that fair and tender young man, compared with the haggard and timid appearance now, look at Shen Juren with evil eyes. The scar on Shen Rui's butt is just healed, and it has not been seen by anyone yet. , but the bruises on his arms are particularly shocking. Anyone who is not blind can see that this child is so weak now, and it is definitely not something that can be explained by the word "disease".
What kind of evil did Si Fang do? Sun just died a few days ago, and she tortured her son like this?
The relatives who were not familiar with Shen Rui were thinking about the previous rumors that the fourth brother's legitimate son was naughty and willful, and that the Sun family knew how to behave but not how to teach children, and so on. Looking at the behavior of the child in front of him, it seemed a little strange, and he only seemed to be well-behaved and pitiful. , there is no sign of being willful and naughty, and I can't help but be suspicious of Sifang's behavior.
Shen Li couldn't stand it anymore and didn't care about being in front of the elders. He took off his robe and knelt down, wrapped it around the child, supported his small shoulders, and said bitterly: "Brother Rui, if you have any grievances, just say it. The elders in the clan are all here, and they will never let Brother Rui suffer any injustice!"
Shen Rui then raised his head, with a pale face, trembling eyelashes, and tears in his eyes, he scanned the faces of everyone in front of him one by one. Shen Rui was still young and rarely went out to socialize. Even during New Year's Day sacrifices, he saw many people. They are relatives from a young clan, but to the children, their impressions are almost the same. Except for Shen Li, only the old man of the fifth house and the eldest son of the clan are deeply impressed.
Shen Li sincerely loves this master and is very close to him every time he sees him. He also has the aura of being the number one scholar and is regarded as a literary star in the eyes of the world. Even though this master does not like reading, he still admires this clan brother very much. .
The fifth old man's house is adjacent to the fourth house. I have seen him the most often. Every time I see Shen Rui, he gives a stern lecture. He is of high seniority, which makes me feel frightened. Now think about it, this old man has a stern face. Although the loyal words may be offensive to the ears, he is really good for Shen Rui.
As for the clan elder, he has been in charge of clan affairs for many years and is a very important person to the little boss.
Several clan elders who originally wanted to watch the fourth house's housework could not help but straighten their waists under such respectful and trustful gazes. They thought that if the fourth house was unfair, of course they must take care of it. Otherwise, would there be any other people in this world? Fair enough. Even the eldest son of the clan secretly shook his head and looked at Shen Juren with a bit of disapproval.
And because of the child's handsome appearance, everyone thought of Mr. Sun's conduct and character during his lifetime, and couldn't help but have a good impression of the child.
Shen Juren's heart was on fire. The guilt he originally felt towards his son was replaced by shame and anger in the eyes of everyone's condemnation. He said with hatred, "You little beast, why don't you go and honor your mother? Do you do this?" Son? Who made your clothes short?"
Shen Rui stood up from Shen Li's arms, turned to Shen Juren tremblingly, and was about to kneel down again, saying: "My child... I don't have the shame to go to my mother's spirit..." However, his body staggered and he did not kneel down. It was tilted to the side, exposing one thigh and half-stretched buttocks. The green and red scars on it were clearly exposed in front of everyone.