After hearing the news that the housekeeper had found out, Chen Juren was stunned.
The wife Xu who came to Songjiang to see her marriage with Mr. Sun back then was Xu, the eldest wife of the second wife? How could this merchant marry a daughter? Why did she get involved with the second wife? And if Mr. Sun is a close friend with the third wife and the third wife, Where to start?
A high-ranking official from a Jinshi in the capital was so far away from a merchant in southern Zhejiang, and his identities were very different. How could he make friends?
The heart of the juren is in chaos.
Then Juren Chen remembered something. His marriage with Sun was a matchmaker for the Grand Master of Zongfang. After the second and third princes moved to the capital, he seemed to have only some connections with the same clan family. The two grand masters had been classmates in the past.
My father-in-law is really a friend of the second wife and third wife?
Juren Chen didn't know much about his father-in-law Sun Mengsheng. Sun was an old daughter. When he got married, Sun Mengsheng was over 60 years old. Even if he came to Songjiang to marry his daughter, the corresponding dishes were all made by Mrs. Xu, who came with him. Sun Mengsheng didn't show up much.
When Juren Chen was due to marry, he only thought that the Grand Master of Zongfang and Sun Mengsheng had an old age, and then he saw that the Grand Master of Zongfang had much protection for Sun, which seemed to confirm this. He never expected that the Grand Master of Sun and the second house in the capital had an old age, and It seems to be of a deep origin.
Juren Chen sat on the chair, feeling cold sweat on his forehead, and asked, "Does the second wife know what happened three years ago?"
The housekeeper whispered: "I'm afraid I know. I heard that the eldest wife of the second wife met Mrs. Hong and her daughter in the teahouse the day before yesterday, and gave her a very generous gift to the young lady next door. Yesterday, she went to the magistrate's back office to visit, and the eldest wife of the second wife took the initiative to go. .”
When Juren Chen heard this, he was a little stunned. Both the prefect and the Guo family had a relationship with the fourth room?
The eldest wife of the second wife, Sun, was the old man who passed away? But time has changed, and three years have passed. Will it be too late?
There seemed to be something wrong with me back then, but now the daughter of the He family who occupied the Sun's weaving factory was renewed. Chen Juren's eyes flashed slightly, and she felt a little guilty: "Why did the eldest wife of the second wife come to Songjiang? Did you find out? ”
The housekeeper said: "According to the news that the second wife's entourage was there, the second wife had brought her nephew, and her niece returned to Suzhou to visit relatives. She came to Songjiang to visit relatives for a while." At this point, she paused and said: "And there is also the There is a news that it was said by the second wife who was the eldest wife of the second wife who passed away in September for this. Now every family guesses that the second wife comes to Songjiang this time, and he is choosing a heir for the second wife."
Just as Chen Juren was thinking about whether he would pretend to be sick and avoid this banquet tomorrow, he was immediately startled when he heard the butler's words.
The eldest brother of the second wife is gone? Choose an heir for the second wife?
The originally tense heart of Juren immediately relaxed and became a little curious about the Tomorrow's grand banquet.
He waved his hand and sent the housekeeper down, sat down and thought about it again. If the eldest wife of the second wife was interested in asking about the fourth wife, how could he avoid it in one go? What should be come, it seems that this matter is still there. He had to come forward. Although he neglected the matter back then, but as a son, what can he do?
Thinking of this, Chen Juren got up and went to the backyard.
Zhang Lao'an was shocked by Zheng, and was pushed by Chen Juren for a few words and fainted. Even when he woke up later, he was not energetic. Such a thing not only could not be heard, but also had to cover up the matter for Zheng. Stay, I really knocked my teeth down and swallowed it into my stomach.
Although Zheng's methods were ruthless, Zhang Lao'an didn't think it was too much. What was hateful was that the two little bitches in the Zhang family were so shameless that they just seduced their cousin by their seniority, which was unethical. If the matter was leaked, There is no need to be a human being in the four rooms. However, the Zhang sisters' surname is Zhang, and Zheng did not discuss it with her. Chen Jin kept saying that the Zhang family's tutoring was not good, which also made Zhang Lao'an disgusted.
When he heard that Juren Chen came over, Mr. Zhang originally planned to disappear, but before he could send someone to pass the message, Juren Chen went straight into the hall.
Old Anren Zhang snorted coldly and was about to scold him when he saw his son raising an invitation and said, "Anren, the eldest wife of the second wife will visit her relatives and will be in the clan's house tomorrow."
Zhang Laoan was stunned at first, and then said, "Is it possible that the second wife's eldest son wants to choose a heir?"
Chen Juren was very surprised and sat on the chair and looked at Zhang Lao Anren: "Have Anren heard that the eldest brother of the second wife died?"
Could it be that there were still restless people in the servants? Otherwise, why did the news that he had only learned about came to the backyard?
It was Zhang Lao'an's turn to be surprised: "The eldest brother of the second house is dead? Is that the second house single?"
"It should be true news. The eldest wife of the second wife came here. If it weren't for the fact that something happened, who would have made this rumor for nothing to offend her?" Chen Juren nodded.
After being shocked, Zhang Lao'an showed some joy: "It's so great that I can send my second brother to his second wife as his heir."
Juren Chen said with a "live" identity, frowned and looked at Zhang Lao'an and said, "Are An Ren so confused? My second brother is the only son of Sun's family, how can he adopt someone else?"
"What's confused is that you are not just a second brother under your name, but also an older brother. Since the second brother is the second son, how can you not adopt him? The second wife chooses a heir. Judging from the distance and relatives, the first choice is the clan and fourth wife, which is the attendant's family. First, the second brother really wants to be his heir. In the future, he will be a guard and helper with his elder brother." Zhang Laoan's face turned red, he sat upright, and looked at Chen Juren solemnly: "This is something he can't look forward to, but he can't wait for it. Good thing, don't just focus on your face, just stop it."
Seeing that Zhang Lao Anren reacted like this, Chen Juren was suspicious and sat down and said, "Didn't you usually think Anren loves his second brother so much? If you adopt him as a son, it would be the best thing, Yi Anren will treat his eldest brother. I love you, don’t you think of your elder brother first?”
Zhang Laoan was speechless for a moment, but said with his neck straight: "If you choose a descendant to inherit the bloodline, you must choose the family's legitimate blood. If you have a illegitimate bloodline, you can choose the second house just by looking for the second house next to the common house. Where is the other house leader? Although the eldest brother is named, he is not Sun's biological child."
Seeing her making sense, Chen Juren remembered an old thing and said, "The second brother was kept in Anren's house since he was knocked down. He also saw Anren loved him back then, but later he didn't like him?"
Zhang Lao'an frowned and silent for a while. Fang Youyou said: "The second brother's horoscope is not good, and he will punish his relatives. Look, Sun's body was good, but he was weak after giving birth, and later he died of illness."
Chen Ju Rencai didn't believe this inexplicable reason. If a young man loses his mother, he will have a strong horoscope, so the young man loses his father, and the young man's widow's horoscope is almost too soft.
Zhang Lao'an was unwilling to talk about this topic and said in a different way: "I'll take my second brother over tomorrow. My second brother is just in age and has already settled down. Is there a marriage contract?
Seeing her excited appearance, Chen Juren thought that Zhang Lao'an would come forward tomorrow. He was afraid that she would make a joke without any thoughts, so he told him the identity of the eldest wife of the second wife and mentioned Sun Mengsheng's life before Therefore, the second and third princesses have old things.
Zhang Laoan was obviously shocked and murmured to himself: "How could this be? Why are there any involvement with him?"
That night, Shen Rui was the only one in the fourth room of the Shen family, and the others tossed and turned for various reasons.
When he got up early in the morning, Shen Rui played Xingyiquan in the yard. His body was so warm that he felt much more comfortable and used two more bowls of porridge for breakfast.
Dongxi was "ill" for two days and finally recovered today. Knowing that Shen Rui was going to the zong room for a banquet at noon, she took out a plain cloak without her body and asked, "Second brother, I will change it directly in the morning. , or wait until you come back at noon before changing it?”
Chen Luo died at the age of 18. Because he was not in his prime, he was considered a sorrow. Because he was already engaged, he was not considered a sorrow. After the news of the Songjiang clan, he should be mourned as a uniform.
However, Juren Chen and the second wife were the third cousins of Emperor Gaozu, and they were still in the fifth ward. By the time Shen Rui's generation, Chen Luo had already been out of the way, and they were only brothers of the clan and did not need to be filial. However, it was also true that It’s not easy to dress too beautifully, so it’s always right to put on plain clothes.
"I just wear it and save it to change it at noon." Shen Rui said.
Although he had already given out clothes, he did not like bright colors. Guo made new clothes for him. According to his preferences, except for the two red clothes worn on festival occasions, the plain clothes were mainly elegant and plain.
Therefore, even if Shen Rui put on a plain cloak, he looked not very different from his usual outfit.
However, when it comes to the clan school, the boys who have already arrived all their eyes fell on Shen Rui.
Shen Rui looked around and knew why, it turned out that several classmates from the clan school today changed into plain clothes.
He Taizhi had already arrived and was sitting in Shen Jue's seat, muttering with Chen Jue. Seeing that Shen Rui had arrived, He Taizhi got up and came with Chen Jue.
"Cousin Rui has to thank me and Cousin Jue for his good life." He Taizhi was proud and raised the scroll in his hand and said to Shen Rui.
Shen Rui's eyes lit up and he immediately took it: "Is this a cousin's handwritten book?"
He Taizhi sneered: "Why did Cousin Chen recognize Cousin Zhu? This is Song Sheng's word"
Song Sheng? Shen Rui felt familiar and said, "Is this the handwritten book of the old master of the eighth room?"
He Taizhi nodded and said, "Even my cousin praises me, Cousin Bao only brought two pairs, one pair of cousin Zhu kept, and the other pair of cousin asked me and cousin Jue to snatch it to Cousin Rui, but Cousin Wei didn't even Get it.”
Shen Rui carefully opened the scroll and saw a cursive painting of dragons and phoenixes dancing. It was not a Tang poem or Song lyrics, but a small poem.
The wild grass is extremely majestic, but the little order is extremely gentle and lingering. The movements and stillness make people feel a little sad.
Shen Rui was stunned and unconsciously immersed in his mind. He felt that there was only him in the world. The unconcealed loneliness and loneliness made people feel empty. He suddenly turned back to the scene of his previous life. Great-grandfather in his 80s, gentle and elegant father, soft and strong mother, and a pedantic sister who retains a sincere heart
Before he knew it, Shen Rui was already in tears.
Seeing Shen Rui reacting like this, not only He Taizhi and Chen Jue were stunned, but even Chen Bao, who was paying attention to He Taizhi, was shocked.
"Brother Rui understood the old man's words." Chen Bao was a little depressed, grabbed his hair, and whispered: "Maybe Rui is much more talented than me, so it is Brother Rui who should be under the teacher."
Chen Qin didn't understand calligraphy, so she felt inexplicably strange and said, "As for it? Can you still cry after reading a word?"
Chen Bao sighed: "The teacher also cried when he saw this calligraphy last night."
After hearing what he said, Chen Qin became curious: "What is it written? I'll take a look."
When Chen Qin approached Shen Rui, Shen Rui also woke up and felt cold on his face. He touched it with his hands and wet it, and quickly wiped it with his sleeve.
Chen Jue gritted his teeth and said, "What did Brother Rui see? I feel so sad that I feel so sad?"
Shen Rui let out a long sigh and said, "I think of my mother."
"Ah?" He Taizhi said in surprise when he heard this: "My cousin said this after reading this calligraphy last night."
Shen Rui's eyes fell on this character, unable to take his eyes open.
Chen Bao followed Shen Qin and came over.
When Shen Rui saw this, he couldn't help but ask curiously: "Did the old man encounter something extremely sad back then?"
Chen Bao looked at Shen Rui and lowered his eyes and said, "At that time, Emperor Gaozu and Grandma Gao went to the temple to pray for blessings. The old man was going to escort him, but because his friend was visiting, he did not go with him, so his great-grandmother took his grandfather to accompany him to his parents. When I came back, I met the Japanese pirate who came ashore. If my grandmother had not been pregnant at that time and gave birth to a father, the fourth family would have been cut off."