Hearing this, the second wife looked up at Old Mrs. Qiao with a bit of displeasure: "Why do you ask me about this? Not to mention that the master has not come back and the adoption has not yet been officially adopted; even if it is adopted, it will not be less than this year." Half a year."
Old Mrs. Qiao said: "They are over fifty, how can they not be in a hurry?"
The second wife's face suddenly dropped and she did not answer Mrs. Qiao's words.
Mrs. Qiao was nearby. Seeing that the atmosphere was not right, she hurriedly said: "Mom, even if my cousin wants to choose someone, it will have to be after the Double Ninth Festival..."
After the Double Ninth Festival, it is Shen Luo's anniversary.
The Xu family has always been polite and polite, so why did they mention Shen Rui's marriage before the Double Ninth Festival?
When Mrs. Qiao thought of this, she couldn't help but laugh.
When the second wife saw Mrs. Qiao like this, she was disheartened and shed tears: "Brother Luo has only been away for half a year, and even my mother has forgotten Brother Luo..."
Old Mrs. Qiao beat her chest and said: "You are tearing out my heart... How could I forget Brother Luo? I don't dare to think about it."
The mother and daughter were weeping at each other again. Mrs. Qiao was by the side and was too lazy to persuade her. She could only wipe her tears with her, her heart full of disdain.
The second wife was able to decide on Shen Luo's marriage in the first place because she was Shen Luo's biological mother, and the chosen candidate was the He family, who was the counterpart of the Shen family; now Mrs. Qiao also wants to use her daughter to intervene in the Shen family's heirs What is a wedding if not a daydream?
When Old Mrs. Qiao was able to succeed in her scheme, it was because the Third Old Mrs. was still alive; now that the Xu family is in charge, she is not a fool like the Third Old Mrs....
In the third room, the third wife was smiling and having tea with her two sisters-in-law.
However, after listening to the two sisters-in-law secretly asking about Shen Jue, the third wife also sensed the unfinished meaning.
Although the third wife's father did not serve as an official, he was a famous Confucian of the Gyeonggi generation, and his two sons were both successful. Uncle Tian was born as a Jinshi, and is now the sixth-rank Imperial College Supervisor; Uncle Tian is a Juren, and now he inherits the throne. He inherited his ancestral business and assisted his father in running his own academy.
Uncle Tian's eldest daughter is about the same age as Shen Rui and Shen Jue, and now is the time to start choosing someone.
It’s not that Mrs. Tian wants to cling to the Shen family because they are a high-ranking family, but she really feels sorry for her daughter.
The family style of the Shen family is here. The eldest wife is a very tolerant person. The third wife has been married for many years. Except for having trouble with the children, she is always pampered.
Besides, it is not a marriage with the Shen family's first wife, but only the second wife of the Shen family.
The second master of the Shen family is from the fifth rank, and the eldest uncle of the Tian family is from the sixth rank. This marriage is not unreasonable.
It can only be said that the third wife is too virtuous. She never talks about her husband's sisters-in-law in front of her parents' family. She only mentions the good things. And Mrs. Xu's impression on people is too good. Even the second wife looks more innocent and innocent, but to outsiders she doesn't. With their amiable temperament, the Tian family's sisters-in-law had a very good impression of the Shen family's inner house.
If it were any other family, after the death of the old parents, the brothers would have to divide the property and live separately; the Shen family's three bedrooms were not separated, but only in one place, and they could live such a peaceful life. It can only be said that these gentlemen and ladies are rare and loyal. people
The third wife was sweating on her forehead, not because she felt bad about Shen Jue, but because she had seen the second wife's paranoia and meanness in the past six months, how could she dare to trap her niece in this?
The little lady of the He family is the niece of the eldest wife. The second wife could come to the house and force the little girl to die. If the daughter of the Tian family really wants to enter the house, if there is something wrong, it is impossible for the second wife to force the girl to go to the Tian family.
If you don't even care about your eldest sister-in-law's face, how can you care about her little aunt?
"Raising a daughter is a debt, so how can you be willing to give it to someone else? In today's world, you know what you know but don't know what you know. If the two families made good arrangements before getting married, there are many people who fall out afterward. That is my sister-in-law. After more than ten years, Our family can see clearly what kind of life we are having." Mrs. Tian's face was full of sincerity, and she looked at the third wife with a bit of pleading.
The third wife couldn't tell the second wife's fault, so she could only bite the bullet and said: "The Qiao family also has a sister who is about the same age as Brother Jue. I have been thinking about getting in touch with each other before, but I don't know what will happen..."
Mrs. Tian felt a little sad when she heard this: "I forgot about their family..."
Having said this, she looked at the third wife's belly and swallowed the words on her lips.
If the third wife had not found out about this pregnancy, she would definitely have adopted an heir this time, otherwise there would not be four Shen family teenagers left in the capital. But now the third wife has flesh and blood, whether it is a boy or a girl, for a while The talks can't go on...
Front yard, side hall.
In addition to Shen Rui and Shen Jue, Shen Qin and Shen Bao were also invited to accompany the guests. Among the cousins from the Qiao, He, Tian, and Yang families who came today, the elders were only fifteen or sixteen, and the younger ones were He is also eleven or two years old.
The older ones are either on errands or going to school and will not come over to socialize with the children; the younger ones are not sensible yet and will only cause trouble when they come.
Needless to say, it was He Taizhi who came from the He family.
It's not that he skipped classes, but that he had to take the government examination in April this year. He was preparing for the examination at home these days and did not go to Chunshan Academy. Today he came with Mrs. He.
Yang Zhongyan, the second son of Yang Zhen's stepmother, is coming to the Yang family. He is fourteen years old this year. In the first month of the first month, he came with Yang Zhen and his wife to pay New Year's greetings. This is not the first time he has met the younger members of the Shen family.
On the contrary, today is the first time we meet the young men from the Tian family and the Qiao family.
The two young masters of the Tian family are uncles and brothers, one is fifteen and the other is thirteen. After all, they come from a scholarly family. They already have a somewhat refined air, and they are also polite in their responses.
There are also hundreds of brothers coming from the Qiao family. They are the youngest son of Mr. Qiao and the eldest son of Mr. Qiao. They are both fifteen years old.
Although Mr. Qiao San was working abroad, he was afraid of delaying his son's studies, so he left his eldest son in Jingcheng.
There were six guests, including four young men from the Shen family, exactly ten people, and they occupied half of the room in the side hall.
Needless to say, He Taizhi has been acquainted with Shen Rui and Shen Jue for a long time.
Yang Zhongyan's temperament is very similar to that of his biological mother. He always smiles when he sees everyone, and he has a bit of tact and sophistication at a young age.
Generally speaking, the relationship between the Yang family and the Shen family is worse than that of the three families, but Yang Zhongyan seems to be familiar with them, referring to them as "cousin Rui" and "cousin Jue", telling them to just entertain others; he himself celebrates the New Year with the same family. Shen Qin, who had met before, and Shen Bao spoke, did not look out of place at all.
This kind of familiarity is not annoying, and it also means helping Shen Rui and Shen Jue.
Shen Rui and Shen Jue naturally agreed with him and sounded a bit close to each other.
He Tai later realized Yang Zhongyan's intentions.
The nephews and grandmothers of the Shen family did not bring their children to the house today. They were probably worried that they would bring their children on a special day and on a special day and cause trouble here. However, the young men from the in-laws came here for Shen Rui and Shen Jue. .
It was the first time for Shen Jue and Shen Jue to entertain guests. When they entertained four families at once, it was inevitable that there would be some omissions. Yang Zhongyan's move was more than just acknowledging interests. It also divided the distance between near and far, and classified himself among the regular guests who did not need to be polite.
He Taizhi also became more lively and talked to the two Tian brothers.
Although he is only eleven years old, he has passed the county examination and has never regarded him as a child. The Tian brothers are polite and courteous to others, but they do not despise He Taizhi just because he is young. Several people mentioned the upcoming government examination and talked about it. Enjoyed it with gusto.
In this way, brothers Shen Rui and Shen Jue only need to accompany the Qiao brothers who met for the first time.
Qiao Yongshan, the eldest son of Mr. Qiao San, was quite kind in his responses, but Qiao Yongde, the youngest son of Mr. Qiao, could not hide his arrogance.
Qiao Yongde looked at Shen Rui, Shen Jue's plain fine silk robe and the trousers underneath, and curled his lips, showing a bit of frivolity: "Don't you mean that Jiangnan is rich? Ponytail skirts have been popular in the capital for decades, but they have not yet become popular in Songjiang. What?
Among the six in-laws boys who came today, Yang Zhongyan and the Qiao brothers all wore skirts.
When Shen Rui and Shen Jue first arrived in the capital, they looked at them twice, but now they are no longer surprised.
Wearing skirts during the Ming Dynasty was not just for women. Some men also wore robes, which were also one-piece robes, but the lower part was made into a skirt shape.
Shen Rui knew something about this "horsetail skirt", which was passed down from North Korea. The horsetail was woven into an umbrella shape and tied inside the shirt to open the coat.
Although it has been popular in the Gyeonggi area for decades, in the Chenghua period, a senior official liked to wear it, and it became popular among officials. In the early years of Hongzhi, some people made a special trip to make excuses for it.
However, although it was popular, it was always despised by the scholar-bureaucrats and considered it to be "monster clothing". It is not that it is not uncommon in the Jiangnan area, but it is not as popular as here in the capital. There are also young men and women who dress up like this.
Seeing Qiao Yongde's tone, Shen Jue was already annoyed.
Shen Rui shook his head and said: "Shilin in the south of the Yangtze River mostly follows the rules in terms of clothing, food, housing and transportation, but it is not as comfortable as here in the capital."
After hearing this, Qiao Yongde felt proud at first, but then he heard something was wrong and said angrily: "What kind of nonsense is this? Who doesn't follow the rules? Is it because he has no knowledge and is making such a fuss? Nowadays, many court officials wear this, and only those bumpkin from other places wear it." Will not know the goods”
Shen Rui said in surprise: "What's wrong with cousin Qiao? What did the little brother say?"
Qiao Yongde spoke so rudely, Shen Jue immediately responded: "It's just, what's the point of showing off? When you come to your home as a guest, you must observe the etiquette of a guest. This is a truth that all children know. Spend the whole day focusing on fancy clothes, It’s better to learn what etiquette is.”
Among the four in-laws, only the Qiao family was so bad, and Shen Jue felt very embarrassed.
No matter how uncomfortable he felt, the adoption was difficult to change, and the Qiao family became his new maternal family.
The way Mrs. Qiao and Mrs. Qiao looked at each other as if they were weighing the portions of pork had already made Shen Jue very disgusted. This Qiao Yongde also spoke contemptuously, which made people intolerable.
Qiao Yongde always claimed to be from the capital and looked down upon outsiders.
In his opinion, except for people born and raised in the capital, everyone else is a bumpkin from other places.
Qiao Yongde also disdained the social scene between his cousins today.
The Shen family, which is now prosperous, was able to gain a foothold in the capital back then because of the Qiao family. As for the He family, although they were also from the capital, their ancestors were just foragers in the fields; the Tian family, outside the city, were just rural landlords; Although Yang Zhen, the master of the Yang family, is now serving as Zuo Shaoqing of Dali Temple, fourth grade, and is a son of an official, his family is in decline, so he can only fawn over the Shen family.
Qiao Yongde even looked down on the Shen family, and he was naturally even more contemptuous of people like the heirs and nephews of the Shen family.
Before Xiangsheng left home, both his grandmother and mother told him to get along well with Shen Rui and Shen Jue.
Shen Jue's unceremonious words naturally ignited Qiao Yongde's heart.
He stood up suddenly and glared at Shen Jue: "Who is this rude person? We are guests, but you are not? You haven't changed your ancestry yet, so you treat yourself as the master. It's really ridiculous. Who doesn't know?" There are no cousins in this room of the Shen family, and a clan member eight poles away comes to greet the autumn breeze, do you really think that you are a minister?"