Two hundred and seventy-eight chapters are very kind and resentful (5)
That night, the Shen family held a family banquet to welcome Qiao and Chen Jue. The family banquet was placed in the main room, with two tables separated by the screen. Xu took Qiao, the third wife, and Sister Yu on the kang table. , outside the screen are two masters and two nephews.
Qiao's journey was exhausted and the pain of losing his mother was not in high spirits. He came out and showed up and sued him and went back to rest.
She was so dissatisfied with her face, and the atmosphere of reunion of flesh and blood immediately became cold. However, Xu was not angry and asked someone to go to the screen, make the two tables together, so that the atmosphere slowly turned back.
After dinner, Shen Rui and Chen Jue went to the study with the two masters. The third master couldn't wait and asked Chen Jue about his experiences over the past year again.
Several masters of the Shen family have a deep relationship. Although the second master occasionally comes back from Beijing for more than a year, he often reports good news but not bad news. The two masters are very concerned about the second master's appointment in Nanchang Mansion.
Chen Jue carefully explained the incident of the second master going south this year.
The second master was born in the second grade Jinshi and had a qualification in the Hanlin Academy. This time he went on to be a fourth-rank senator. There was a brother of the Minister of Justice in the capital. Even the left and right governors were always polite.
However, there were two senators from the same level who participated in politics from the third rank of auxiliary officials, and they had occasional friction with the second master.
The third master listened and said disapprovingly: "It's just a bully. Although the second brother is a good-natured, he can't suffer any loss. With the friend who the eldest brother is picking, he must be able to deal with it."
The master and Shen Rui heard what was coming from each other.
Everyone in the officialdom is full of human sperm. If the left and right governors are really polite to the second master, how dare the people below sing "Brother-faced"?
Whether these are "tests" or "predictions", those who really make decisions are not the ones who jump out
However, the master was not worried. As long as he, the Minister of Justice, was steady, the second master was also stable outside. The second master was just an auxiliary official, and there was a master carefully selected by the master to treat him, so it was difficult to make a big mistake.
As for Shen Rui, it is not surprising. There are disputes in places where there are people. If you really want to be harmonious, it will not be the officialdom.
As for the second master, he brought two nephews in office and hired Shen Ling as his nephew's wife, and entrusted the common affairs to Shen Ling and his wife, the views of the eldest master and the third master were different from those of Xu.
Instead, they felt that the second master had a good decision. He was alone outside. If his family was in trouble, it would be easy for villains to take advantage of the situation. The second master could handle the family matters clearly, so he didn't have to worry about a fire in the backyard and could concentrate on the outside.
Although the second wife was from an official family, she was really not optimistic about her ability to fuck her housekeeper.
If a good wife and a man in the family do not suffer any misfortune, the second wife is obviously not called "媳".
Just like this time, when Mrs. Qiao passed away, the second wife traveled thousands of miles home to attend the funeral and left her husband alone outside, it was not a "way for a wife".
It would be fine if the distance was close. In order to cause the funeral, the elderly should go back to Beijing once and be filial. However, after returning so far, I can't catch up with the funeral. I'm just a poor person...
When I returned to Jiuruju, it was already Xu (8 o'clock in the evening).
Chen Jue entered the room and asked for tea. After eating two bowls, he felt his throat felt relieved.
He cleared his throat and said, "If I had known that I wouldn't have said so much to my uncle during the day. When my uncle and my third uncle come back, I can save my saliva."
Shen Rui was curious about Shen Ling and Chen Lin: "Second Brother Ling looks smart and capable, and is a good economic expert. Isn't it useless to be by his side?"
Shen Ling was able to manage the Beijing cloth shop independently at the age of 20. It can be seen that she has talent in business and is a good seedling for senior managers. She went to Chenzhou to manage common affairs and manage housework and human relations.
Chen Jue smiled and said, "He was not chosen by Uncle Second, he was leaning on him. You can't guess what Brother Ling's plan is."
"Is it... planning to be an official? Is it a miscellaneous official?" Shen Rui thought for a while and said.
Following Chenzhou, he married a lady from the county magistrate. Although he had no fame, he was from the Shen family, a scholarly family. Even if he did not follow the path of imperial examinations, he would be a way out as a minor official.
Chen Jue shook his head and said, "Uncle Second thought it was like this at the beginning, and he wanted to make up for him as an official in the yamen, but Brother Ling politely declined. He followed the master to study with him..."
Scholars, farmers, industry and commerce give up business methods and want to be a scholar, which is also aspiring intention.
"What is the second brother Ling's academic qualifications? What does the second uncle say?" Shen Rui said.
Shen Ling is over 2019 and is just enlightened in her early years. It is not easy to pick it up after leaving books for more than ten years. But if he is a fool, he will not manage his business so well.
Chen Jue said: "Uncle Second said that he is not afraid of studying late. If he studies seriously, he will not be afraid of a child in four or five years. However, in the south of Zhili, the imperial examination road is difficult. If you want fame and fortune, in addition to learning, you must also look at it. Luck, nothing else can be said.”
Speaking of this, he smiled: "Others are kind mothers and children, and now our Shen family has a good wife and husband. Ling's second sister-in-law not only comes from a scholarly family, but also reads the classics and history. Ling's second brother has a poor foundation. I often can't keep up with my husband's teachings, and in private, my second sister-in-law gave him some small training and reviewed his homework. The master said that this is a perfect match. Even if Brother Ling's generation is not proud of his fame and fortune, she married such a virtuous wife and taught her well. Children and grandchildren always have a time to change their families.”
Shen Rui has a good impression of Shen Ling. When he heard this, he really hoped that everything he wanted would come true as soon as possible.
Chen Jue mentioned "sister-in-law", remembered Shen Rui's engagement, and joked: "I forgot to congratulate my second brother on getting engaged. I thought that my aunt might tell you about her wife earlier, but I didn't expect that she would get engaged so soon. It's also true. I found a young wife. Is the aunt anxious to enter the house or not? This year, the second brother will be very proud of her in-laws, right?”
Shen Rui smiled bitterly and said, "Mr. Yang was in charge of his career at the age of twelve. His eldest brother inherited his father's business and passed the college entrance examination at the age of twelve. Both father and son were born prodigy. Every time I went there, I was ashamed when I was asked about my homework. .What is a boy's test? In the eyes of Confucian scholars, the provincial examination is a serious examination. Seeing that there are still two years left, I have no confidence at all.
Although he is nominally a father-in-law and son-in-law with Yang Tinghe, when Shen Rui mentioned this famous prime minister of the Ming Dynasty, he still felt that he was highly respected.
Chen Jue snorted: "What's wrong with the prodigy? It's not necessarily good to be old. Our Shen family's inheritance is not as good as the Yang family? My second brother has a short time to study. If he hadn't been delayed in those years in his early years, he would have started from the age of five. Just study seriously, what's the difficulty of taking the boy's test at the age of twelve?"
Shen Rui shook his head and said, "If someone else changes me, it may hurt Zhongyong, but the Yang family's poetry and books are passed down from generation to generation, and they are very important to the career. Needless to say, Mr. Yang, the eldest brother of the Yang family is the top scholar."
Unlike Shen Rui, the "pseudo-prodigy" who was cramming, Yang Shen is a real prodigy.
Chen Jue was not happy to listen to Shen Rui's praise of others and said in a different way: "If you don't mention this, I'm in a dilemma for one thing. My second brother will help me make an idea."
"What's wrong?"
"Does the second brother still remember Chen Yan and Brother Chen?"
Shen Rui nodded: "Why don't you remember that you have only been away from Songjiang for two years? Didn't it mean that Chen Yan passed the examination? Did Chen pass the hospital this year?"
Chen Jue looked a little strange: "After Chen passed the hospital examination, the three of them and the third master of the Qiao family went to Beijing all the way."
It turned out that Mr. Qiao San was going to marry his daughter at the end of the year, but as a result, Ding You was going to postpone the marriage. Not only did he come back from his own family, but he also brought his son-in-law and his family back to the capital.
When Shen Rui heard this, he couldn't help but frown.
If Master Qiao did not mess with Guan Fei, the Qiao family would not need protection from the Shen family. The Qiao family would be willing to praise the son-in-law and rely on their own connections and money, and would not be related to the Shen family.
However, one of the two masters of the Qiao family was dismissed from office and the other was Ding You. When the Shen family needed to take care of relatives, they brought the Chen Yan brothers to Beijing. What did they want to do? They would never want to let Shangshu. Is it true that the mansion recognizes relatives and brings blood to their relatives?
If Master Qiao San really had this idea, he would be looking for death.
Even though the past few decades have passed, the impact on the second house has been extended to this day.
The words of Xu in Songjiang the winter of the previous year have already demonstrated the second wife's attitude towards the descendants of Shaw.
"I can't hide it, nor can I hide it. I will tell my elders to prepare early and save myself from the moment I ran into the air. I didn't forget to return to the country back then, but who knew what their brothers planned now?" Shen Rui thought for a while, road.
Chen Jue said: "Chen Yan is fine, it's reasonable to go to Beijing to prepare for the exam with the reputation of a juren. Where can Chen be good at studying in the county, isn't it better to prepare for the exam for the year? It seems that he is not sure about the provincial examination two years later. Come out at this time.”
Shen Rui has a bad impression of Chen Yan and Brother Chen. Both of these brothers are not good at studying and are now both famous and famous. If they are far away, Shen Rui will only admire him.
Now that he is in a relationship with the Qiao family, Shen Rui feels upset.
Qiao's house, guest room.
Bai's family is lying on the kang, and it is inevitable that she will go around. She is an authentic southerner. She is very uncomfortable with the climate here for the first time when she arrived in the capital. Although the house is warm, there is no charcoal pot of fireworks, but she only feels dry. No, my voice is loud.
The maid on the night heard the movement and stood up and asked, "Madam, do you want to have tea?"
Bai said "hmm" and turned over and sat up.
The maid lit the lamp and poured warm tea for Bai.
Bai's throat felt relieved after taking half a cup of mouthfuls.
After this trouble, she lost her sleepiness.
She sat up and looked at the curtain, feeling her heart was so shattered.
Before the wife entered the house, where was there any reason to take her family to live with her in-laws? The servants of the Qiao family called "in-laws" in their mouths, but how could they feel a little respectful?
Compared with the Qiao family, a wealthy family, it is true that their family is poor and poor, but in terms of origin, they may not be inferior to the Qiao family.
My eldest son is so outstanding, he passed the imperial examination at the age of nineteen. How many families take the initiative to propose marriage? Isn’t it that the daughter of the Qiao family? Even if the family may not be as good as the Qiao family, the serious legitimate lady, the Qiao family is just Concubine daughter.
It was obvious that the Qiao family took the initiative to marry a daughter, but they also acted like looking down on others. They treated their own brother Yan as a family member and were in charge of their family. Not only in Nanjing, but also in Beijing along the way. What is it not to bully people?
The Qiao family has no children and nephews? Why don’t you bother with your own children and nephews?
If you have a good son, you will be regarded as a son-in-law?
Bai was heartbroken and tears fell.
In the final analysis, it is because of the lack of foundation that one is regarded as a poor family, so he is so arrogant.
The second wife of the Shen family in the capital, and the Shangshu Mansion. Bai was holding a handkerchief and couldn't help but become obsessed with it...