Two hundred and seventieth chapters powerless (five)
When the imperial doctor came in from the main room of the Shen family, he asked about the sour and rotten smell that hit his nostrils.
The elder's face became paler due to vomiting just now, but he smiled and nodded to the imperial doctor: "Excuse me."
Mrs. Xu did not avoid it, Shen Rui stood beside Mrs. Xu.
The imperial doctor stepped forward and felt his pulse before retreating outside.
"Imperial physician, who is our master?" Mrs. Xu asked, suppressing the anxiety in her heart.
The imperial doctor frowned and said, "I said last year that Shen Sikou should not be tired and should take good care of himself. But now it is fatigue that hurts his body and causes the old disease to relapse."
Although the imperial doctor wrote down a prescription, his brows still did not relax and he said to Mrs. Xu: "Madam, you should be a good doctor and advise Shen Sikou..."
Mrs. Xu nodded in agreement, but felt extremely helpless in her heart.
It's already the end of June now, and it's almost July, which is a busy time for the Ministry of Punishment's official duties.
Just because of the common practice of the country and the dynasty, the death penalty prisoners must be executed in the autumn, and now is the time to review the local files.
After sending the imperial doctor away, Mrs. Xu hesitated for a moment, then asked someone to take the eldest master's post and go to the Yamen to apply for a three-day leave.
Seeing Mrs. Xu's worried look, Shen Rui felt heavy in his heart.
Although the elder's health was said to be poor, it was not obvious before he was promoted to Minister of Punishment; after he was promoted to Minister of Punishment, his health seemed to be consuming his life, and he appeared to be weak.
In the words of an imperial physician, it would be a waste of energy and harm to the body. But Shen Rui felt that the old man had a weakened immune system caused by overwork, so he suffered from many diseases. If it were a healthy person, he might be able to regain his strength through some physical conditioning, but The eldest man was born with deficiencies and was already over 10 years old, so his sub-healthy state was fatal.
Qiao's house, Mrs. Qiao's room.
"Is Shen Cang really sick?" Old Mrs. Qiao looked embarrassed as she listened to the servant's reply.
Mrs. Qiao and Mrs. Qiao's sister-in-law looked at each other, but they couldn't help but think too much.
The Shen family was serving wine and there were many guests, but the Qiao family's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were left behind. Mrs. Qiao didn't hide it from others when she wanted to see Shen Cang. If someone didn't know about it, they would never connect Mr. Shen's illness with the Qiao family.
Mrs. Qiao was very happy. Fortunately, her mother-in-law did not mention the marriage of the fifth brother. Even if the Shen family did not like the old lady, they would not take it out on the younger generation.
Otherwise, if Mr. Shen falls ill again after the old lady proposes marriage, the Qiao family will not be able to explain it.
Mrs. Qiao, on the other hand, was angry and felt a little guilty for no reason.
Shen Cang was entertaining guests that day. Although he looked a little gloomy, he was not bedridden, so why did he collapse? Was it because he heard himself mentioning his late mother that he lost his mind and couldn't hold on anymore?
Mrs. Qiao thought about Xu's last rudeness, and became less and less confident about her previous plans; but thinking that Shen Cang might have fallen ill because of thinking about her late mother, she felt more hopeful.
The more Shen Cang misses his deceased mother, the more filial he should be to his biological aunt.
Mrs. Qiao was very excited and said: "Prepare some good ginseng, I will go visit the doctor tomorrow."
Mrs. Qiao was confused: "Old lady, there is only half a box of ginseng whiskers left at home..."
Mrs. Qiao frowned and said, "Then send someone to buy it."
Mrs. Qiao hesitated for a moment and said: "There are only two hundred and forty taels of silver left in the account, which is only enough for these two months. If it is misappropriated, the rent in the field has not come over yet, so..."
Mrs. Qiao considers herself an old feudal lord and has been neglecting housework for many years.
After hearing what his daughter-in-law said, the old man sighed: "I never expected that our family's financial difficulties would reach this point..."
Mrs. Qiao was silent, while the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were relatively speechless.
Mrs. Qiao Er had never cared about the family, and looking at the appearance of her mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, she just felt ridiculously tight. The Qiao family's family was in a difficult situation, but why were these two people in trouble? It was the father-in-law who had no money, not these two people.
Mrs. Qiao was originally a daughter of an official, and even if her dowry was not ten miles of red dress, she would have all the money in a Zhuangzi shop. Needless to say, Mrs. Qiao here, when Mrs. Qiao was still alive, she was in the Imperial Academy's wine table. She was not of high grade but was extremely noble, so she grew up.
My daughter-in-law is also from the right family.
If only the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law held the dowry less tightly, the life of the Qiao family would be much easier. However, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law are from the same generation, and they are both owners who love to save their own houses. Apart from their own dowry, they will find ways to change it.
There are also public and private matters.
Mrs. Qiao Er has long been dissatisfied with it, but she was lectured twice by her husband.
Mr. Qiao Er has long said that the Qiao family has very little money left, so let the first and third bedrooms fight over it.
As for the second house, since the second master has been taking care of the general affairs for decades, it is not for nothing. He has already bought another property outside, and is just waiting for the division of the family.
Shen Cang was ill and did not publicize it widely. However, since he was the ninth minister of the capital, any news about it would spread in the official circles of the capital.
Not to mention, he fell ill twice before the year, and became a little less energetic after the year. Others would not pay attention to him, but he fell in the eyes of the two ministers of the Ministry of Punishment.
The right servant, He Dongsheng, and the master were moved.
Because of what his younger brother did in Songjiang in the past, he had some feelings for the second wife of the Shen family. Unexpectedly, by chance, Mr. Shen became his boss.
He Dongsheng paid special attention to the developments of the Shen family.
Later, he used the marriage relationship to bring the Shen family clan into the Li Party, which was also his intention. First, he did not want all the Shen family clans to work together, and second, he wanted to see how Mr. Shen would respond and whether he would make mistakes in his haste.
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If all the heads of the Shen family work together, then the Shen family will outshine the He family after Songjiang.
Unexpectedly, the relationship between the Shen family's houses has really faded away, not only between the clan house and the Shangshu Mansion, but also between Shen Li and the Shangshu Mansion.
Now the upper echelons of the capital know that although the Songjiang Shen clan has many descendants, they are not monolithic. The brothers in the capital are divided into several groups. Some are close to Xie Dang, some are close to Li Dang, and some are neutral.
In the eyes of everyone, Shen Cang has become a "gentleman without party" figure.
He Dongsheng was extremely depressed. Everyone else thought that Shen Cang was neutral and not party-minded. Didn't anyone think that he was a faggot?
Shen Cang's brother-in-law is Liu Dang, and the two nephews are Xie Dang and Li Dang. Looking into the details, the third master of the Shen family and the younger brother of Xie Ge are friends of the same age; the second son of the Shen family and Yang Shen, a disciple of Li Ge
It's the relationship between sister-in-law and uncle.
Under such influence, the Shen family can advance and attack, retreat and defend, and have established an invincible position.
He Dongsheng went to Li Ge's hometown to deliver the post.
When Mr. Li Ge met He Dongsheng, he only said that he was too impatient.
The Secretary of the Ministry of Justice is one of the nine ministers. Even if it is really vacant, it is not Li Ge who can decide it with one word. Moreover, He Dongsheng's qualifications are too junior. Even if Shen Cang really becomes an official due to illness and there is Zuo Shilang in front of him, he will not be able to make the decision.
The rationale for promoting He Dongsheng, the right servant.
He Dongsheng came out of Li's house in frustration, but he knew that he was too junior, not in terms of holding a position in the Ministry of Justice, but among Li's party members.
In the eyes of Mr. Li Ge, the position of a minister was enough to dismiss him.
He looked in the direction of Shen's house, not gloating as before, but looking forward to Mr. Shen getting well soon.
If Mr. Shen persists for a few more years, He Dongsheng becomes familiar with the affairs of the Ministry of Justice, and then tries to find a way to become Zuo Shilang, he may not really be able to run the Ministry of Justice; otherwise, he will have nothing to do.
The next day, Mrs. Qiao came to Shen Mansion again.
But this time, she even saw Master Shen's face.
Mrs. Xu made it clear that there have been too many visiting guests in the past two days. Mr. Shen is recovering from illness and is unable to entertain the guests. Please forgive me.
Even though Old Mrs. Qiao is her biological aunt, her aunt is an aunt, not a mother. In the final analysis, she is still a guest.
No matter what others thought, Mr. Shen showed up again after three days of sick leave.
Only the day before, Mrs. Xu had a serious talk with her husband.
"It's not that I caused the master to abandon his official position for personal reasons. I'm really worried. If the master continues like this, it's hard to say whether he can serve a full term... When my father-in-law went to the west, the master and his second uncle had already entered the official position, and they had in-laws. It’s still so difficult to help; now Brother Rui has just passed the college examination, Brother Jue has not even passed the child examination, and the fourth brother is even an infant. Listening to what the third uncle said, even if Brother Rui has a chance of getting away with the provincial examination , it is absolutely impossible to pass the examination. I just ask you to cherish your body. There are doctors under the Ministry of Justice, chief ministers, and ministers above. Wherever I need you to work hard? I think I am a selfish woman who only cares about the family. Please be considerate and considerate of me. Well..." Xu said.
Seeing his old wife with gray hair on her temples and choking with tears, Mr. Shen also had more thoughts in his mind.
As Mrs. Xu said, Shen Rui has grown up, but this family cannot do without him.
Shen Cang is not a paranoid person, otherwise he would not have been able to support the Shen family and climb to the position of minister after losing his father.
After returning to the Penal Department Yamen again, the Criminal Department Chief found that the wind direction in the Yamen had changed.
No one is talking about whether Shen Shangshu will recover from his illness. Instead, everyone speculates whether he values the Zuo Shilang or the Right Shilang. This is because Shen Shangshu has attached great importance to the Zuo Shilang recently and has left most of his official affairs to the Zuo Shilang.
Only Zuo Shilang himself was depressed.
Even He Dongsheng, the right minister who had just arrived at the Ministry of Punishment less than a year ago, "went on the news" and was thinking about Shen Cang's position as minister, let alone Zuo Shilang, an old man in the Ministry of Punishment?
You know, he is a veteran of the Ministry of Punishment, and he has been promoted from the head of the Ministry of Punishment for decades. If Shen Cang really fails due to illness, then he is the most likely person to take over as Minister.
Now he was involved in Shen Cang's life and shared Shen Cang's worries.
Shen Cang is over fifty years old, but he is considered young among the Nine Qings. If he is well adjusted, Zuo Shilang will still have a long way to go if he wants to take over.
Unfortunately, the left servant couldn't retreat because there was a right servant watching from behind.
When Shen Cang handed over most of the court affairs to the left minister, he also handed over a small part to the right minister.
If Minister Zuo was unaware of current affairs, it goes without saying that He Dongsheng would definitely be reused.
How could He Dongsheng not see the use and checks and balances of Mr. Shen? But in the officialdom, political achievements can only be achieved when you have something to do. Shen Cang was willing to let go of all government affairs, which was also a disguised way to help the two ministers.
Nowadays, everyone in the Criminal Department is enjoying themselves, at least on the surface.
Mr. Shen secretly breathed a sigh of relief and began to take care of his body carefully. Shen Rui also started his official career...