Two hundred and seventy-eighth Shuanggui Lianfang (1)
It was bright outside, with scattered snowflakes falling, and smoke from the distance slowly rose, and it was another morning.
Shen Rui was wearing thin cotton short-form clothes and practicing boxing in the yard. He felt hot all over, but he didn't feel cold at all.
Chunyan yawned and picked out the curtain of the wing room.
The main hall had already lit the lamp, and willow buds were in the upper room, and two maids were boiling water in the kitchen.
Seeing Chunyan, Shen Rui closed his fist: "Go to the main room and ask the wife, I want to take my third brother over to the master, is it cheaper for the wife to use the food in the morning?"
Chunyan responded with a good voice and left Jiurujuju.
The two rough maids brought out hot water and Shen Rui went back to the main room to wash.
Liu Ya had already prepared a stack of clothes to come out. Shen Rui looked at the bedroom, and there was no movement inside.
Shen Rui stood at the bedroom door and greeted him in a muffled manner.
However, until Shen Rui finished washing and changed his clothes, there was still no movement inside.
Yesterday, Chen Jue insisted on hiding his feet and pulled Shen Rui to chat until the middle of the night, but he hadn't gotten up yet.
Chunyan has already returned from the main room: "Second brother, my wife said it's cheap. She has already ordered someone to go to the kitchen to send the dish directly, and asked someone to add osmanthus candy rice cake and chicken and seaweed porridge."
If you want to hurry up to the front of the master, you can't ask the elders to wait. Shen Rui threw a towel wet and went straight to the bedroom.
Chen Jue lay on his side, snoring, sleeping soundly.
Although Shen Rui felt a little reluctant, he still thought of doing it and covered Shen Jue's face with a wet towel.
Chen Jue screamed strangely, broke away his eyes, and glared at Shen Rui with his cheeks.
"Get up quickly, let's go to the room to eat."
"The second brother is too bad, can you just call me slowly?" Chen Jue complained while wearing clothes.
Shen Rui rolled his eyes, it would be strange if he could scream.
This kind of wet towel is called Dafa, but I encountered it in my previous life.
Shen Rui suddenly realized that he came to the Ming Dynasty in the winter five years ago. In just five years, it seemed like a long time had passed, and things in his previous life became a little blurred.
The two of them were neatly packed up, and when they arrived at the room, it was already dawn.
Chen Cang was wearing winter official uniform and court boots, sitting on the couch talking to Xu. Seeing the two of them coming in, Xu ordered his maid to arrange food.
After Shen Rui and Chen Jue invited An, the maid also arranged the meal. Shen Rui was chicken, seaweed porridge, and Chen Jue saw osmanthus candy rice cake. These two were the ones they loved, and everyone said "I don't want to eat." "When I used the morning food
After removing the dishes and bowls, Chen Cang was not in a hurry to leave.
Although Shen Rui occasionally comes to accompany Chen Cang and his wife to eat morning food, he often takes a break in Shen Cang. Today, he suddenly comes to see something to say.
Seeing that it was not early, Shen Rui did not delay Chen Cang going to the yamen, so Chen Yan and Brother Chen talked about the incident of Master Qiao San entering the capital.
Chen Cang could not see joy and anger on his face, but Xu was angry.
Chen Cang asked Chen Jue carefully. When Chen Yan heard that Chen Yan, a brother, a scholar, could not help but shake his head and said, "Since you have already achieved fame, just be down-to-earth, you may not be able to become a talent. Qi Dafa is not the same, and you may not be able to gain a talent through marriage. It's a blessing."
Xu's anger was not because he could not stand the Chen Yan brothers coming to the capital, but because he felt that Master Qiao San was inappropriate in handling it.
The Qiao family is really not close to each other. If the Chen Yan brothers lived their own life, they still thought about returning to their hometown since the time they had been circulating the message two years ago. The Qiao family brought them to the capital, but they might have said that they were just here. Seek trouble.
Chen Jue hesitated and said, "My nephew looked at Master Qiao San who seemed to value Chen Yan very much. The implication was that he brought him back to Beijing to find a famous teacher to teach him, but he didn't hear Master Qiao San say that he asked their brothers to come. The meaning of seeking relatives.
Chen Yan was only young and had a reputation as a Juren. Even if he was not knowledgeable enough, he would be too late to study for a few years and go to the Ministry of Rites for the Entrance Examination.
The younger generation of the Qiao family has not even had a scholar so far, so it was expected that Master Qiao San wanted to take his aunt.
Jin Juren, Yin Jinshi.
A scholar must first take the annual examination and obtain the exam qualification, and then take one according to thirty and one for thirty to win the exam. When the scholar takes the exam, the proportion increases to 1 to 15 to 10 for thirty to win.
Even if you fail to pass the Jinshi exam, you can still spend money to make up for your vacancies.
Chen Cang heard this, his brows slightly relaxed and said, "But the two are not a junior, there is no need to be like facing a great enemy. As long as you don't come to provoke the Shen family, let them go." Speaking of this, he looked at Shen Rui and Chen Jue "No matter whether the two brothers have resentment towards the second wife or not, if you two brothers are there, I don't believe you will be bullied by them so insane."
Shen Rui was not afraid, and he was confident in his face; Chen Jue also looked quite fighting spirit when he listened to this.
The time was almost the same, and Chen Cang did not delay any longer. He put on his official hat and went to the yamen.
Shen Rui and Chen Jue were left behind by Xu to speak.
After sending out all the maids and mother-in-law, Xu said not to Chen Yan’s brother, but to Chen Jue seriously: “Since the third brother is the son of the second wife, the Qiao family is your serious foreign family, that is your third uncle. ,,How can you say one at a time? Master Qiao San,? It doesn’t sound like someone.”
Chen Jue got up and listened, and said with awkward expression: "It's not good for my nephew, but I can't get close to that side in my heart."
Xu frowned and said, "The third brother is not a child. No matter what he thinks, he should take into account the etiquette he should have. Otherwise, it will be your fault if he falls into the eyes of outsiders. No one will care about whether the elders of the Qiao family are friendly and respectable. You will only feel that you are lonely and do not get close to your family. The second wife is the same, and you must fulfill your filial piety. People in the world value filial piety, and reputation is of great importance. You should be cautious."
Xu said solemnly, and Chen Jue listened seriously and said with gratitude: "My nephew remembers my uncle's teachings and will never be willful again..."
Because Qiao is going back to her parents' home today, Chen Jue is going with her, and Shen Rui is on behalf of the Shen family to say hello to Mr. Qiao San.
Although Qiao is the sister of Grandpa Qiao San, it is a bargain for brother to bring the married girl and her nephew to accompany her, Qiao is the wife of the Shen family after all, and Chen Jue is the son of the Shen family. The Shen family also needs someone to come forward to receive this favor. .
If the eldest master and the third master come forward, it would be too grand. It would be just right for the younger man Shen Rui to come forward.
Yesterday, before entering the city, Qiao family told Master Qiao San about going back to his parents' home today. Just prepare a carriage here in the Shen family.
Qiao was dressed in plain clothes, with only two white jade hairpins left on her bun, and her face was pale.
She was originally tender and cared about her appearance. She looked like she was only about thirty years old. I don’t know if it was because of her fatigue or the pain of losing her mother, or because she was worried about this year, she looked a few years old. They are all fine crow's feet. However, they still speak slowly and whisper, and they are like wind swaying in their actions.
Compared with the charm of leaving Beijing last year, Qiao now looks unsanctified. Even if she dresses like a young woman, her age will not deceive people.
Shen Rui and Chen Jue both got on the horse, rode their horses slowly, and followed the carriage to Qiao's house.
There is no joy of reunion in Qiao's family.
In the study room of the front yard, several masters from the Qiao family were there. There was a crossbow between Master Qiao and Master Qiao San, and it was about to take action.
Master Qiao Er stood beside him with shame, pulled Master San's arm and said, "Third brother, don't listen to the wind and rain. Brother is the most filial to the old lady, but..."
The third master pulled out his arm and stared at Mr. Qiao Er and said, "Dare you dare to swear that I'm telling a lie?"
Master Qiao Er is stuck.
Master Qiao said irritably: "Three, don't be sarcastic. If there is fire, I know you complain that the old lady is not the time to leave, which delays your future. What do you want to do when you are shouting and killing? I and The second brother is not your younger brother, but your two older brothers. What do you want to do if you are so unhappy?”
Family scandals should not be made public, and the cause of old Mrs. Qiao's death is not known outside.
Master Qiao San didn't know that, and just thought that the old lady was sad because of the official crimes and the dismissal of the eldest master at home, so she left.
When the brothers met yesterday, neither Master Qiao nor Master Qiao Er mentioned this.
Master Qiao Er acts kindly, but Mrs. Qiao Er is resentful.
The second wife's legitimate son died young, and only one year old baby son was raised by her side, and she was not very close. Mrs. Qiao was afraid that no one would support her, so the only thing she cared about was money.
Old Mrs. Qiao's dowry and private house were to be passed down to the legitimate son, and it was not related to the second wife, and Mrs. Qiao did not care about it; but the Qiao family's official property had a second wife.
Now that Mrs. Qiao has passed away, Master Qiao San has returned to Beijing, and the Qiao family saw the separation.
Under normal circumstances, the long house must have the majority, and the remaining small part is the second and third houses; now the master has made a mistake and has not only taken over Mrs. Qiao's private house, but also has angered her to death. Where can I have the face to make up the majority of my property?
Master Qiao Er didn't want to argue, but Mrs. Qiao Er was unwilling to give up and arranged for someone to spread gossip to the third room.
Mr. Qiao San rested early last night. Mrs. Qiao San didn't have time to say that she mentioned it to her husband when she was in the morning. As a result, Mr. Three was immediately annoyed and rushed to Mr. Qiao to verify, and started to quarrel with Mr. Qiao.
The servant in the study saw that the two masters were about to take action, so he hurriedly went to invite Mrs. Qiao.
Mrs. Qiao came out to persuade her, but they were still as if they were black-eyed, so they asked Mr. Qiao Er to put out the fire.
According to her intention, the details of the mother-in-law's death could not be hidden. I should inform the third master as soon as possible and explain it carefully to save the flow of the plains.
The situation was urgent at that time, and the fine of the silver was required to be delivered in ten days. Although Master Qiao was wrong, it was understandable. If Master Third could have sent some silver to Beijing earlier, this would not have happened.
Since the Jinyiwei arrested people in early July, Mrs. Qiao has arranged for her servants to send a letter to Nanjing, but Master Qiao San’s reply was not in early September and he did not send back the money.
Master Qiao felt guilty and wanted to hide it from his younger brothers, but the rift between his brothers became deeper and deeper.
Mrs. Qiao avoided the wing room and sneered as she listened to the movements of the main room.
Mr. Qiao has been released from prison for two months. Not only has he blamed Mrs. Qiao in his heart, but he also blamed her, his wife.
In the name of filial piety, Mr. Qiao moved to the study room in the front yard. The couple met every three or five days.
When Mr. Qiao Er, Mr. Qiao was full of gratitude, and he treated him as a brother, getting closer and closer.
Because Chen Cang once advised him to pay attention to his descendants' study and not to break the inheritance of his scholarly family, Master Qiao focused on his second wife's nephew's homework. Because his relatives and eldest grandson looked a bit like Mrs. Qiao, he attracted Master Qiao. "Hate the house and the black man" can't get close to you.
Mrs. Qiao came over to coax her a few times in a low voice, but Mr. Qiao still remained unchanged.
Mrs. Qiao was also annoyed. She felt that she had all her children and grandchildren. She was too lazy to pay attention to Mr. Qiao again. She just watched her husband be coaxed by the second master.
There is no need to investigate this morning, and she can also know that the second couple is doing the wind and rain in the middle...