When Xu sent his maid to invite him, Shen Rui was slightly surprised. Zhou's mother left Jiuruju for a while. He thought he would have to wait for three or two days.
But thinking about Xu's usual behavior seems to be reasonable. No matter what the indescribable entanglement between Sun Chen and his family is, there is always a day to tell Shen Rui, what's the difference between the day earlier and the day later?
In the main room, Xu took out a letter from a makeup box under the dressing table. The letter paper was already yellow and crisp, and the handwriting on it was a bit unclear. It was the handwritten book that Grandpa Sun gave to her in Beijing.
After all, Sun has been married for more than 30 years, but Grandpa Sun, Third Grandpa and others have been gone for more than 20 years.
Even now, Xu still felt heavy in his heart. For two consecutive years, the couple was in funerals one after another. Then the eldest and second masters were filial for six years, and the difficulties at that time were extraordinary. .
When Shen Rui came over, Xu called him to sit up and ordered his maid to serve tea fruit.
This matter is a long story, and it cannot be explained in just one or two sentences. Because it involves the second master and the second wife, Xu thought about it and waved his hand to send all the other maids down, leaving only the knowledgeable one. Mother Zhou was serving by her side.
It’s just that some things can be said to Shen Rui, but some things are hard to say.
Xu's heart started with the friendship between the great masters of Chen and Sun's family.
Since the third master regarded Grandpa Sun as a kind relative, the kindness was very destined, and the same was true.
The third master broke up with his family and went north alone. He fell ill a few days after departure.
When the boat was on the canal, the boatmen were naturally afraid of bad luck, so they drove their master and servant off the boat. Just as the bandits in the river were causing trouble and went ashore to rob, the third master almost lost his life. Just as the Grand Master Sun passed by, he saved the third master's life.
This is the beginning of the friendship between the two families.
Later, the third master stayed away from his tribe and stood in the capital. He was embarrassed several times and was squeezed out of the capital by his official opponents. It was Sun Master who helped him repeatedly and paid money and worked hard to plan for the third master, which allowed the third master to return to the capital and be promoted. He later became the Minister of the Communist Party of China and was ranked as the Minister of the Great Nine.
The third uncle and Sun had been friends for more than 40 years. Compared with their flesh and blood, they later saw that Sun was over 70 years old and had no successors. They only had a young daughter, so they advised him to go to Beijing to take care of his old age.
Only then did Grandpa Sun end the business in the south one after another and brought his daughter Sun Min to Beijing.
Because the Sun family is an old father and a weak daughter, the third grandfather took the initiative to mention the marriage between children and asked Sun Min for the second son, and then took Sun Min into the Shen family for upbringing.
As for the second master's remorse of marriage, Xu did not hide it: "When your mother is about to go to the palace, the two families plan to formally discuss marriage. The second master is already sixteen years old and has won the imperial examination. The second wife is his aunt and your uncle's aunt. My brother and cousin developed feelings for each other. My aunt first spoiled her second son, so she had a private engagement with the Qiao family..."
Then the third grandfather wanted to divorce his wife, and the second grandfather went to the grandfather's house to "carry the thorns and apologize". Until Sun's marriage was far away, the second grandfather fell into the exam and got married and separated. Xu did not hide it, and said one by one.
Finally, it talks about Grandpa Sun's sudden death and Grandpa's regretful death...
Because Shen Rui had thought about the possibility of a engagement with the second master before, the engagement was not surprising. What surprised him was how deep the relationship between the Grand Master Sun and the Third Master was, how could it mean to surpass the flesh and blood?
At that time, the third great-grandson was already the ninth minister, and the eldest daughter-in-law was also the daughter of the prime minister's family. The second daughter-in-law's background was not too bad, but regardless of the family background, she directly decided to form a merchant Sun family for her second son.
The second master's remorse and the third old lady's indulgence on her second son are more in line with human nature.
When the two families have reached this point, even after decades of friendship, they should gradually drift away.
However, Grand Master Sun still trusted the Shen family and entrusted the marriage of his only daughter to the third Grand Master. Even if he was not a relative of his children, he would give the capital industry to the Shen family in the name of thanking Xu.
The third grandfather gave up the son of the second grandfather, and later died in less than half a year because of the death of Grandpa Sun. He did not forgive the third old lady until his death, and the couple were buried separately.
These two old men are "feeling and righteous", but they put this "righteousness" in their flesh and blood.
Everyone has selfish intentions, but when these two old men face their old friends, they seem to think more about each other.
When Shen Rui heard this, he felt strange for no reason and couldn't help but speak, "Uncle, do these two old men have other friendships?"
When Xu heard this, he looked at Shen Rui with a smile and said, "What kind of friendship?"
Shen Rui said: "For example, Brother Qi and others..."
Grandpa Sun is from Wenzhou Prefecture, and men's style has always been popular in Fujian and Zhejiang. It is not uncommon for men to form brothers in private.
When the Third Grand Master went north, he was a young man; Grand Master Sun was more than ten years older, so...
Xu originally wanted to scold Shen Rui for his frivolous words, but seeing him with serious appearance, it was obviously not a joke, but was really thinking about this possibility, and he said laughing and crying: "Don't think about it, there is no such thing."
The two were originally from other families. Even if they had the kindness of life-saving, their love was beyond their flesh and blood, and they had aroused imagination. The three old ladies were one of them.
But Xu watched coldly, not thinking that these two old men were very male-style.
The third uncle has a wife and a concubine, and the concubine and maids around Mr. Sun have never broken up. The two of them are close to each other, but they are not that kind of relationship.
After hearing Xu's words, Shen Rui cut off this possibility.
Although it is a taboo for the respected one, Xu even said that the Shen family regretted their marriage, so naturally they would not hide anything else.
Thinking about the age of Grandpa Sun and Third Masters, Shen Rui couldn't help but think of the second Grandpa's tomb that he saw in the Shen family cemetery in Changping yesterday.
The second wife, the second wife, is nine years older than the third wife. When he met Japanese pirates outside Songjiang City, he only knew that he was chopped and killed, but he never found his body.
The second and third masters are nine years apart, and the third masters are about ten years apart, so this seems to be able to be close to each other. In addition, the third master is the eldest son, and the eldest daughter-in-law serves as a filial son and a filial wife for the grandson, and wears mourning clothes.
"Um, are the two old men really not biological flesh and blood?" Shen Rui asked when he thought of this.
He could not ask about the words behind him, and then he accepted the care of the master and his wife with peace of mind; but in that case, he would not have to think too much about the master and his wife. If he is wrong, he will be regarded as "with the kindness of his ancestors."
capricious.
Xu sighed and said, "Your uncle and I have also asked Xianweng in this way, but Xianweng did not agree. Except for the ancestors who left, no one knows what the answer is..."
If Grand Master Sun was the second grandfather back then, why didn’t he return to the Shen family? How could Sun Min marry back to the Shen family?
If Grand Master Sun is not the second Grand Master, then besides the well-known "life-saving grace", what other relationships do you don't know?
Shen Rui felt that he hadn't figured it out, but instead became more and more confused.
But the deceased is gone. No matter what the identity of Grandpa Sun is or what the relationship with the Third Grandpa is, it doesn’t matter now. What matters is how Shen Rui should face the second Grandpa and the second wife.
"If the second wife knew that my mother's surname was Sun, would she object to my adoption?" Shen Rui hesitated for a moment and asked.
Xu shook his head and said, "You are the heir of our house, and it's not her turn to interfere with my uncle.
"That uncle hides it from her..." Shen Rui was a little puzzled.
Xu said: "It was the second master who begged privately... The second wife will not make trouble with others, but will make trouble with the second master.
After all, the second master and the second wife are elder Shen Rui. Xu was afraid that Shen Rui would feel uncomfortable and said, "When the old man was there, I divided the family for your uncle and his brothers. Although they live together, they don't have to worry about it.
Those many... If one day, if everyone doesn't get along well, they will be the ones who move out..."
Xu put his position in full and had already made a choice.
Shen Rui met his second wife's paranoid one day after he entered Beijing.
Thinking of this complicated relationship, although Shen Rui was moved by Xu's choice, he couldn't help but have a headache: "Oh my uncle, I will definitely not like my nephew in the future..."
Xu snorted and said, "Then are you afraid? You should know that in the future, you will not only be the heir of me and your uncle, but also the son of the second wife. What you need to deal with is not just the troubles you will encounter.
This is not the only thing that happens.”
Xu's tone was aroused, and Shen Rui sighed in his heart.
Compared with the two "relative elders" in the fourth room, the second wife is really worthless here.
The fourth wife Zhang Lao'an and Shen Juren are one of his grandmothers and the other is his biological father. As long as they think, they can beat him up at any time. If he only continues, they will be able to take his life in the future of marriage and imperial examination prospects.
You can completely intervene.
The second wife and an aunt next door were just relatives, and they were just cold words.
"What my nephew is not worried about is the second wife, but the second master really doesn't want to make the uncle and uncle embarrassed..." Shen Rui said.
If the second master is uncomfortable when he sees him, the only way to make things difficult is that the master and the eldest wife will be.
The eldest master is not a lie with his sister-in-law, but his brotherly feelings are strong between the second master and the third master.
When Xu heard this, he was stunned.
Shen Rui is young and when he just knew such a big event, he can still think of the positions and difficulties of his elders. This is commendable.
She smiled and said, "Don't worry about the second master. The second master was wrong before that time. I looked at him coldly and he would have regretted it long ago... If I hadn't ordered you with your uncle first,
I'm afraid he's going to think about you as his heir..."
Speaking of this, she paused and said, "It was right and wrong back then, after all, it was the past. The Sun and Shen families couldn't tell the grudges. Just know this, there is no need to worry about it.
Not only the grandson of the Sun family, but also the descendant of the Shen family. Your uncle and I chose you as the heir. The reason for this previous relationship between the Sun family is also because you are a descendant of the Shen family, but the most important thing is who else can you?
He is a diligent and studious child who can support his own business, and the best among the clan brothers..."
After giving him some unscrupulous praise, Shen Rui felt a little embarrassed and his face became a little hot.
However, when he left the main courtyard, Shen Rui returned to normal.
Jiuru is in the middle, and Shen Jue is already waiting.
When he saw Shen Rui coming back, he immediately asked impatiently: "Brother Rui, are you asking the uncle?