Among the various philosophers in Beijing, Chen Li and the second house were the earliest, followed by the eldest brother Chen Ji, the eldest brother Chen Ying, the second brother Chen Qi, and the second brother Chen Qi.
Both Shenli and Shenji are over the age of age. Chen Ying is twenty-seven years old and Chen Qi is twenty-four, and is much older than the Shen family sons who came to Beijing this time. Between the seven Shen family sons who came to Beijing this time, Many of them are the first time they meet.
It was Shen Rui. Even though he was familiar with Chen Li, Chen Ying and Chen Qi, he still had the first meeting with the eldest brother Shen Jie.
The sinking machine is slightly older than the sinking tool. At the age of 35 or 6, he was a second-class Jinshi in the sixth year of Hongzhi. He was not admitted to the Shuchangyuan and was admitted to the six ministries to rule the government. He is now a doctor in the fifth-ranked Ministry of Justice. Chen Ying is Hongzhi He was a second-class Jinshi in the twelfth year and was admitted to the Shuchangyuan. Now he is studying in the Hanlin Academy. Chen Qi was a juren in the 11th year of Hongzhi. After failing the twelfth year of the commemorative examination, he stayed in the capital and prepared for his next subject.
These three wives, concubines and families are all in the capital.
The old house of Zongfang is located in Chongjiaofang, close to the Imperial College. The second house of Shen family was separated by a house, not far away. Later, the brothers from the five houses went to Beijing to buy property, and then asked someone to help them in the same house. .
Only Chen Li, because he was the top scholar, had a house, and was close to the imperial city, but he was in Anfufang, Xicheng. He was a distance from Renshoufang where the second house was located. He needed to bypass the imperial city before he could come.
Chen Li and others were not in a hurry to chat with the little ones. After seeing the master, they went to see the eldest wife again, went to the second wife and asked the third wife for their care, and then turned around again.
The third master also followed him. His age was already more than sinking machinery and was not a few years older than sinking materials. He was familiar with these two nephews.
On the desk of the study room, Shen Rui and Chen Bao had not yet closed the two words they had just written.
Just as the third master saw it, the third master knew that one of the characters was written by Shen Rui. He was very concerned and had a little joy in his eyes; those who liked Chen Bao were amazed.
Not only the third master was amazed, but also Chen Li, Chen Ji and others praised Chen Bao, the little clan brother.
Chen Bao was so uncomfortable that he wanted to avoid it but had nowhere to avoid it. He showed a little shyness on his round face.
The eldest master touched his beard and smiled, "Don't praise him anymore, Brother Bao has fucked..." He said to the third master again, "Brother Rui and Brother Bao have some talent in calligraphy and painting, so let these two little ones in the future I went to find my third brother, and I would like to give more advice to my nephews…”
The third master smiled and said, "That's great... I feel itchy when I see two good seedlings..."
Chen Zhu was beside him, and when Shen Rui was in full sight, Chen Bao couldn't regret it.
I had known that I shouldn't have been looking at it just now, and I should have shown my strengths. But think about it, in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, I know everything. I once claimed to be proficient, but I was just a misty and great-grandfather who was not aware of my parents and great-grandfather. I can't get the countertop yet. In this way, I was quiet and I was not embarrassed.
Although he was arrogant, he did not dare to show anything in front of his clan uncle, uncle and several clan brothers.
Now the master and Xu seem to be paying attention to Shen Rui here. The master seems to be interested in pushing Chen Bao to the third master, but no one has mentioned the second master.
Although the second wife is not in good spirits and looks a little abnormal, the second master has a very good demeanor.
Chen Zhu thought this way, and her jealousy was much less, and her originally impatient mood calmed down a lot.
It is rare for the nephews to be so complete that the master and the wife naturally prepared the table and kept them for lunch.
The eleventh son of the Yu generation, plus the eldest master and the second master, divided them into two seats.
Looking at the sons in front of you, the master was both sad and relieved. What was gratifying was that the Shen family's calligraphy and calligraphy family was prosperous from generation to generation; what was sad was that the outstanding children were from other houses, if they were Shen Luo It's better if it's still there.
After lunch, Chen Ji and Chen Ying mentioned that they wanted to take their younger brothers home for New Year's Eve.
Tomorrow is New Year's Eve, and Chen Jue and Chen Quan have brothers and sisters-in-law in Beijing, so they naturally want to reunite. As for the second house, they have to come to pay New Year's greetings on the first day of the day.
The master responded to Chen Ji and Chen Ying's request. Chen Jue and Chen Quan looked at Shen Rui next to him, and were both anxious.
Chen Jue whispered to Chen Ji: "Brother, Brother Rui lives with me, please take him too, so I can save him a strangely lonely person."
"With Uncle Cang and Aunt Cang are here, I will take good care of Brother Rui, so don't worry too much," Shen Ji whispered.
It wasn't that he left him behind because he first met Shen Rui and was not familiar with him. It was because he took the letter from his grandfather half a month ago and mentioned the matter of choosing a heir to the second house. The eldest wife chose the heir to be Shen Rui, and told him In the future, I will take care of you in the capital.
Shen Ji kept the words of his grandfather's explanation in his heart. Today's impression of Shen Rui is good, but now the second house is deserted and the selected heir has entered Beijing, and it is time to get along with each other and add popularity. At this time, I can just pick him up. Too uninterested.
Chen Quan was anxious here, but when he saw Chen Li was in a hurry, he felt relieved again.
After leaving the second room, Chen Quan followed the eldest brother. The second brother got into the carriage and asked. Sure enough, Chen Ying did not mention the matter of picking up Shen Rui because Chen Li had already revealed the words of picking up people before. Although the two brothers in the fifth room were I also want to get close to Shen Rui, but it’s not bad for me in these few days, so there is no need to rush to pick up someone with my clan brother.
Chen Quan thought about the matter about his heir and hesitated: "I'm afraid that brothers from the six clans can't come out..."
Chen Ying pondered for a moment and said, "The third brother thinks, Uncle Cang, the heir chosen by Uncle Cang is Brother Rui?"
Chen Quan nodded and said, "It's probably true. If it's just to ask Brother Rui to pay homage to the Grand Master of the Sun family, what's wrong with Brother Rui getting older after a few years? Moreover, since the elders of the second house have a connection with the Sun family, they will not be able to bear to look at Rui. My life will be hard in the future..."
Chen Qi nodded and said, "It's just Brother Rui... He is both steady in his behavior, studying hard, and having a second family like this, choosing an heir depends on his qualifications... If the qualifications are not good, he can't even pass the provincial examination in the future. Do you still have to be kind to you? Can you succeed in entering the officialdom? Although Chen Zhu is a seed of study, his little plot is hanging on his face, and he is full of petty spirit. It would be strange if Uncle Cang and Uncle value him. The others don’t look like... …”
Although Chen Quan had vaguely guessed before, he felt a little uncomfortable when he heard the two brothers say this.
For Shen Rui, it is a good thing to be able to jump out of the fourth room by taking advantage of the opportunity of his successor; but for Sun, who left, Shen Rui was the only one who was close to his family and could not enjoy incense and worship in the future.
Chen Quan's heart, although Shen Rui was a bit a little bit old, he also remembered Sun's name: "Aunt Yuan's incense..."
Chen Qi said: "Aunt Yuan's kind mother's heart must be happy to adopt Brother Rui... With Brother Rui's qualifications and diligence, if he really enters the second wife, he will have a bright future, and there will be no problem."
Chen Ying shook her head and said, "Brother Rui is the heir, and the bright future cannot be escaped... But if Aunt Yuan is happy, it may not be necessary. It is not a matter of thin family inheritance in the second house. If Aunt Yuan really wants to succeed you Brother Rui, I have already started to make arrangements... Uncle Yiyuan and Lao An from the fourth house. If you want to stop Aunt Yuan from planning, you are afraid that you can't..."
Damp house, study room.
After the Zongfang and the fifth house children left, the master also ordered someone to send Shen Rui and others back to the living yard, leaving only the silence to speak.
Chen Li was puzzled. He just asked about taking Shen Rui home for New Year's Eve, but the master did not comment. Why did he leave himself alone?
The master did not sue Chen Li, but directly handed a letter to Chen Li, which was the letter Sun left to Xu before he died of illness.
Chen Li took it in confusion, and as he looked, his heart was filled with storm.
It turned out that there were two suicide letters left by Sun. One was entrusted to the prefect's wife Zhuang to deal with the dowry and to register the eldest son of the general; the other was secretly left to the second wife, and Shen Rui He entrusted the banknote with 100,000 taels of silver to Xu.
"I received a letter from Sun three years ago, and your aunt and I sent Wang Shou to Songjiang to attend the funeral. I originally wanted to pick up Brother Rui directly, but the reputation was not right, so I thought about arranging Brother Rui to adopt him for your third uncle. , Under the name of the third aunt, he took him to Beijing for upbringing. Because you were in Songjiang and Brother Rui was staying for his mother's mourning, he was not in a hurry to ask someone to pick him up. He thought that after he had given up, he would formally discuss the matter... Later, he rushed to the scene. Brother Luo had an accident and was delayed. Although he was brought here, he was not good to mention this for a while." Except for Sun's engagement with the second master and the second master, the matter of raising the Shen family, the other things, the master I didn't hide it, and I told you all about it.
Chen Li put down the letter and said for a while: "Uncle Cang, are you still planning to adopt Brother Rui to Uncle Third?"
The master shook his head and said, "I have discussed with your aunt and want Brother Rui to live in my name."
Second house young man
After hearing this, I couldn't help but feel moved.
Everything is inferior, but if you have a good reading, no matter how good you read, you may not necessarily have a future if you pass the imperial examination. Even if you are the top scorer, if you don’t have the Yue family, you will not be able to survive at such a young age. On location.
The eldest master is now in the position of Minister of the Ministry of Justice, and the Beijing Inspection will be further ahead next year. Although the eldest wife's family, Xu's family has been silent, there are several capable relatives. Such parents will bring Shen Rui a smooth road.
"There is the fourth uncle in the house..." Chen Li hesitated a little: "Brother Rui is the only legitimate son of Uncle Yuan..."
As for Chen Jin, a registered name means a registered name, and being a legitimate son is also a "fake legitimate".
The master frowned and said, "He has married a family room with the He family. The young lady of the He family will come in next year. She will not be short of a legitimate son in the future. Even if there is no legitimate son in the future, will there still be a useful eldest son in the future?"
"He family?" Chen Li couldn't help but feel angry when he heard this, and gritted his teeth and said, "The He family really thinks there is no one in the Shen family? Is this trying to use marriage to erase the past? I occupied Aunt Yuan's marriage and gave birth to her. Even their family dares to be a scholarly family and do such unjust things."
The master frowned and said, "The master of their family has made a decision on Li Xiang's path. If there is no difference next year, I'm afraid I will be promoted..."