Although an engagement is not as grand as a wedding, it is not a trivial matter. Even if it is not as grand as a wedding, a banquet must be held, and close relatives and friends must still be notified.
Mrs. Guo was pleased, Mrs. Xie was unhappy, but when she arrived at Mrs. Qiao's place, she became angry from embarrassment.
It just so happens that Mrs. Shen Er has left Beijing now. The Xu family's nephew-in-law has never been close to the Qiao family. Mrs. Qiao has no choice but to hold her breath.
Sooner or later, the day after receiving the invitation from the Shen family, Mr. Qiao San's family letter arrived in Beijing, in which he mentioned the engagement of the concubine's eldest daughter.
Old Mrs. Qiao knew it and felt depressed again.
In the past, it was not easy to act like an elder and directly discuss the marriage with Shen Cang and the Xu family because there was also a concubine sister who had not been married to the granddaughter of the third wife. Looking at the candidates in the letter, it was just a new candidate, not an official family. , Mrs. Qiao and Mr. Qiao lost interest in this marriage.
Mr. Qiao was still dissatisfied with his younger brother: "The third child is really sloppy in his studies. Even if my niece is a concubine, she shouldn't be so sloppy... I really don't understand good people. The two families I found before are so different."
Mrs. Qiao rolled her eyes at her son and did not answer the question.
Mr. Qiao himself is not of high rank, so what kind of marriage can he find for his concubine's niece? Apart from the re-engagement of a widower, it is difficult to arrange a marriage with someone who is physically disabled.
He doesn't love his niece, but Mr. Qiao San loves his daughter.
Mr. Qiao San left his son in Beijing and took the daughter who should be married to him to take office, which was to show that he did not want his brother to interfere in the marriage of his children.
When Mrs. Qiao thought of this, she felt bitter in her heart and sighed quietly.
Her family was in a state of decline, and she had only two sons who could not work together. Even if Shen Cang and his wife did not give her aunt face, for the sake of the future of her children and grandchildren, she could not go far away...
Shen Zhou's family letters arrived in Beijing at about the same time as the Qiao family letters.
Although Shen Cang is not the kind of person who waits for someone with a weak stomach, he still couldn't help frowning after reading the second master's letter.
Shen Yan, the son of Shen Qing, the grandson of the Shao family, and the great-grandson of the Shao family, passed the Jinke Provincial Examination and was chosen by Mr. Qiao San as the son-in-law of his concubine's eldest daughter.
When Mrs. Xu came back from Songjiang last year, she mentioned the brothers Shen Yan to her husband. Although Mrs. Xu did not meet the brothers Shen Yan in person, it is possible that the clan leader took notice and interceded. The two brothers also have merits.
Although the Shao family did evil things back then, the Shen Yan brothers retained the blood of the Shen family. It is not surprising that the clan elder wanted to make peace.
It's just that the old man of the second house was here when he died, and the second house didn't nod to let Shen Yan's family return to the clan, so the other heads of the house didn't have the right to say anything.
If Shen Luoyi is still here and the character of the Shen Yan brothers is flawless, there will be no hindrance to the direct descendants if they return to the clan as concubines. Now, the direct descendants are of the younger generation, two of them are heirs from other families, and one is an infant and weak. , it is not appropriate to cause more trouble. Otherwise, when the older generation passes, there will be no doubt that disputes will arise again.
Even if he had no intention of letting the Shen Yan brothers return to their clan, Shen Cang couldn't do anything to suppress them. It was just a matter of mutual disagreement.
But it happened that Shen Yan passed the provincial examination and became the son-in-law of the Qiao family. Even if he did not go to Beijing this year, he would always go to Beijing to take the examination.
Shen Cang couldn't help but feel a little annoyed, but not with the Qiao family. Even though the two families were relatives, they were still two families. There was no reason for the Qiao family to ask for the Shen family's nod when choosing a son-in-law. He was annoyed with the second master. Since this marriage was about the third master Qiao, After asking the second master, if he wanted to take the Shen family into consideration, the second master should not have nodded.
In this way, it seems that the Shen family has approved what Mr. Qiao San has done, and will not be upset by seeing him in the future.
The eldest master felt upset, so he went back to the backyard and gave the second master's family letter to Mrs. Xu.
Mrs. Xu read the family letter and shook her head: "Second uncle has always been soft-hearted, I'm afraid he has a heart that can't bear it."
Since Mr. Qiao San has found out about the feud between the two families and taken the initiative to ask the second master, he has given the choice of this marriage to the Shen family. If the second master objects, Mr. Qiao San will never accept this marriage, otherwise he will be with the Shen family. There was a rift between the second room mates of the Shen family.
If the second master understood people, he shouldn't nod and cause trouble for his family.
After all, the Qiao family is the aunt's family of several gentlemen. This is the only family with elders from the mother's family in Beijing, and it is inevitable to avoid it in daily life.
When the second master nodded, he also accepted Brother Shen Yan in disguise.
If the Shen Yan brothers take advantage of this family relationship to climb the ladder in the future, they will still be on the same side.
However, these are all trivial matters. Unless Shen Yan is extremely talented, let alone being selected as a candidate for the imperial examination. Even if he is able to pass the Jinshi examination, he is still not worthy of being feared by the eldest master and the Xu family.
Knowing the subtleties, what the eldest master and Mrs. Xu were worried about was not Brother Shen Yan at all, but the temperament of the second master.
"Hey, I don't know whether it's right or wrong to nod him to let him go... I thought he was sensible if he took the initiative to ask to leave the capital, but I didn't expect him to be so indecisive about everything. He can't handle such a small thing..." The elder sighed. road.
Even though the elder brother and the second elder brother are only five years apart in age, they are like father to each other. Even though the elder brother is dissatisfied with his younger brother, he still cares about him in the end.
Knowing that her husband was worried, Mrs. Xu comforted her: "My second uncle is an auxiliary officer, and I have the master in Beijing, so nothing can be done about it. If it really is an official matter, wouldn't it be that there are two masters who are looking for me..."
The elder said: "Now that everyone has passed away, it's too late to regret. Let's see. If he still doesn't live up to expectations, we will try to bring him back in three years... Even if he spends his time in Beijing, as long as he lives in peace, he will be able to Don’t make people worry…”
The elder had so many expectations for his younger brother before, but now the elder is disappointed.
Thinking about the ages of Shen Rui and Shen Jue, and then thinking about the infant fourth brother, the elder sighed: "It's my extravagant hope. The second brother is already forty-five years old. I still hope that he will change his temper. No." what is daydreaming
A few days passed by in a hurry, and it was November 30th in a blink of an eye, and the next day was the wedding day for the Shen and Yang families.
Members of the Shen clan, Qiao, and several other in-laws have all received the post and given replies. They will come over for a drink tomorrow.
Yang Shen finally returned to normal after the marriage between the two families was settled. He no longer acted strangely towards Shen Rui, but he was a little closer to Shen Rui than before.
If Mao Chi was not angry about the close relationship between the two people before, he has nothing to say now. After all, the two have become brother-in-law and brother-in-law. He can only lament that he does not have a sister, otherwise Shen Rui's character would indeed be It's reassuring.
Shen Rui remembered what Liu Ya had mentioned before, but had never mentioned it before. After returning from the academy, he went directly to the main room.
The third wife is also there, discussing with Mrs. Xu about serving wine the next day.
Seeing Shen Rui coming over, the third wife smiled and said, "Second brother is getting engaged tomorrow. Are you happy or not?"
Mrs. Xu was standing by, looking at Shen Rui with a smile, as if waiting for his answer.
Shen Rui looked at the dull look on Xu's face, nodded and said, "Happy."
It's just that the eldest sister of the Yang family is too young. It would be great if she was fifteen or six, and she could help with housework as soon as she entered the house. Shen Rui is not afraid of "early marriage".
He responded seriously, but the third wife couldn't tease him anymore, so she just covered her mouth and smiled.
Seeing that he came over without even changing his clothes, it was obvious that he had something to do, so the third wife stood up and left.
Shen Rui personally sent the third wife to the door. Fang turned back and said to Mrs. Xu, "Mom will go there tomorrow. Can you take Dong Xi there and let her go with Sister Hongyun and the others..."
Mrs. Xu raised her eyebrows and said, "She told you that she wanted to follow you to Yang's house?"
Shen Rui shook his head and said: "Dong Xi was trained by Aunt Hong. The most important rules are, how can I mention this? I want her to come with me and have a look. Listening to it will make it clear. In addition to being in front of the guests, I also want to inquire.
People's reputation...if there is anything wrong with it, it will always be exposed..."
Mrs. Xu was stunned when she heard this, and then smiled bitterly and said: "Although it is not a bad thing for you to be so cautious, it is too late to think of this now... We will get engaged tomorrow. Even if you find something wrong, you can still regret it.
Shen Rui said sarcastically: "I have never thought about going back on my word, but I just want to know it well. If there are really deficiencies there, and there are still several years left, it would be good to find a way to make up for it, so as to save trouble in the future.
Mother will worry about it..."
Hearing what Shen Rui said, Mrs. Xu also became worried.
Yang Tian looked happy, but his biological mother was deceased and his stepmother was young, so there was a lack of discipline.
It's just that it's not good to say these words in front of Shen Rui, otherwise they will leave a mark in his heart and affect the couple's relationship in the future.
Mrs. Xu then said: "I have all these things, so why should my second brother worry about you? You haven't looked very good these past two days. Are you studying too hard? You can't eat hot tofu in a hurry. It's a good thing to make progress, and you should also take care of your body."
Shen Rui said: "My son was too lazy in studying before. Yang Shen and I have passed the college entrance examination...
Mrs. Xu saw that he was so strong, but she didn't stop him. She just said: "The road to the imperial examination is long. You must be sure of success. It is not a matter of one or two years..."
Because Shen Rui mentioned Dong Xi, Mrs. Xu said: "Dong Xi, that girl will be twenty next year. She has served you well, and she was given to you by your Aunt Hong. You should take good care of her..."
Shen Rui had already asked about Changshou, and looking at that appearance, he was also interested in Dong Xi.
Shen Rui had decided to make things happen for both of them. He originally planned to talk to Mrs. Xu after he was busy for a while, but when he got to this point, he said: "The longevity sixteen who is beside me has been with me for three or four years. I thought
After the New Year, I will marry Dongxi to him."
Mrs. Xu listened, with disapproval on her face: "You can think of their marriage as a good thing, but it shouldn't be such a random match... They are close people around you, and the managers are all watching. It would be more appropriate to point them out separately.
…
Just as marriage is needed in the officialdom, marriage is also needed in the family to have children.
Although Changshou and Liu Ya came from outside and lived alone in Shen's house without father or mother, they are now "new rich" in the eyes of the servants. One is Shen Rui's servant, and the other is Shen Rui.
The girl in charge of the yard.
The two of them have reached the age of marriage again, and many stewards inside and outside are keeping an eye on them, and someone has already come to Mrs. Xu.
Mrs. Xu knew that Shen Rui had his own ideas, so she didn't want to get involved in these matters. Now it seems that Shen Rui is smart, but at this age and being a man, he doesn't think things through.
Shen Rui could hear the unfinished meaning in Xu's words, but he didn't want to change his mind. He just felt a little regretful that he shouldn't have gone past Xu. Fortunately, Xu was a generous person, otherwise it would have been too shameless for him to make the decision directly.
happiness.
Shen Rui said: "I didn't think carefully. I just thought that Dongxi takes good care of people. Longevity is given by the teacher. He was the one who accompanied me when I was in the monastery a few years ago. Later, I got Dongxi as my daughter-in-law, and she was also his elder brother."
Blessing...
Still did not change her words, Mrs. Xu was a little surprised, glanced at Shen Rui, but also breathed a sigh of relief. She was not worried that Shen Rui would "conquer" the family manager, but worried that he would not be able to marry Dong Xi...