"The first eldest prince since the founding of the country, the two emperors Ren and Xuan could not match him."
There was silence in the Imperial City at midnight.
Brother Shou was lying on the bed, but he stared at the top of the tent and muttered that sentence. This is his identity and his glory. The reason why he was canonized as a prince when he was only six months old and recognized by the world is because
He has the status of "Yuanzi". He is both the direct descendant and the eldest son, so the direct descendant is obviously placed behind the eldest son.
Otherwise, if he were the eldest son of a concubine, how could his father establish him as a prince so early when he loved his first wife so much?
If he is not the legitimate son, then the second prince, the legitimate son, is the rightful candidate for the crown prince. Even if he is older, he has to stay away. This is the inheritance system of the royal family's eldest son established by Emperor Taizu.
After attending a lecture in the twelfth lunar month, Yang Tinghe took the opportunity to have a few words with him privately.
Brother Shou thought that Yang Tinghe would admonish him. After all, several teachers had a headache because he didn't like to study. Several teachers also noticed the subtle relationship between him and the queen. However, he himself was in a confused mood and was really restless.
If I don't bother reading, I can only vent my frustration by playing.
Although his father dotes on him, there are some things that even father and son cannot ask.
As for the rumors in the palace, how could several teachers not hear about them when they came in and out of the imperial city? Li Dongyang used filial piety to remind him both inside and outside of his words, but Brother Shou couldn't listen to a word of it.
Yang Tinghe didn't say much about the rumors in the palace, but he praised Brother Shou's status.
For homework in the next few days, Yang Tinghe asked Brother Shou to read "Historical Records: The Family of Confucius".
The world respected ethics and respected Confucius as a saint, but Brother Shou only found it ridiculous when he saw the origin of this saint.
However, an ancient landowner raped the illegitimate son born of a village girl in the wild, and when he grew up, he talked about etiquette with others. If you really want to talk about it, he was not a man of etiquette from the very beginning.
Scholars all over the world respect Confucius as their teacher, what can they learn?
When he arrived at Yang Tinghe's class the next time, Brother Shou talked about this issue. However, he was slanderous and spoke with caution. The Ming Dynasty was a country governed by civilian officials. Even if Brother Shou didn't like Confucius in his heart, he would not
He spoke frankly and spoke contemptuously of saints and teachers.
There are no secrets in this palace, he has known this since he was six years old.
Yang Tinghe didn't seem to hear the disrespect for the saint in Brother Shou's tone, but instead started with another dream legend about the origin of the saint Kong.
The lives of ancient emperors and saints were often revealed in dreams.
Some are to enhance their status, and some are to show that in ancient times, the ancestors only knew their mothers but not their fathers. Even in the history books, they only knew their mothers, and the identity of their fathers was mostly a myth.
After hearing this, the ministers who were accompanying him all felt that the clouds were shrouding the clouds. Scholar Yang was really a well-educated man. Even if there were some knowledgeable people among them who had reported to the emperor and paid attention to some of the conversations between the prince and his husband, they did not feel that Yang Tinghe
What's wrong with this statement?
Only Brother Shou, who was sensitive about whether he was the queen or not, and felt that Yang Tinghe's eyes on him were very meaningful, loved to think too much, and finally broke into a cold sweat behind his back.
Like an enlightenment, he finally stopped worrying about whether the rumor was true or false, and he no longer thought about whether someone else spread the rumor to drive a wedge between him and the queen, or whether the queen had other thoughts after giving birth to the second prince.
Nanchang Mansion, the residence of the Chief Envoy's Yamen, Shen Zhai.
Sitting under the lamp, looking at his brother's handwriting, Shen Zhou had no expression on his face and sat blankly for a while.
In the past, letters from Beijing often came down with the official documents from the imperial court through inns. This time, Shen Cang wanted to say that it was the Qiao family's fault and the Shen family's personal secrets, so Shen Cang sent the second housekeeper to take the letter south.
In winter, the North Canal was impassable, so Guanjia set out at the beginning of the twelfth lunar month and did not arrive at Nanchang Mansion until the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.
This is the second New Year that Shen Zhou has celebrated outside Beijing. Compared with last year's New Year, this year's New Year is a bit deserted. However, although Shen Ling's wife He is a bride, she handles housework in an orderly manner, even though there are only four uncles and nephews in the Shen family. , the Chinese New Year was also celebrated in a decent manner. Shen Ling and his wife also handled the farewell ceremony between the female relatives of their colleagues and superiors properly. Compared with last year, when the hostess of the Shen family stayed behind closed doors, she was already too strong this year. many.
Although Shen Zhou is nearly fifty years old, he is from a good background and his rank is not low. Now that his wife has returned to Beijing to recuperate, he doesn't even have a well-known concubine around him, so many people are acting as matchmakers, trying to find him a concubine. They all went to Shenzhou to serve the daily life and declined.
Shen Zhou is quite satisfied with the current situation of the nephew-in-law's housekeeper. If there is any shortcoming, it is that the relationship between the nephew and the nephew is still far away after all, and the nephew-in-law's housekeeper is somewhat unfair. But it has only been done in the past two years. , when Shen Jue gets married and his daughter-in-law comes in, someone will take charge of the family.
As for his first wife Qiao, Shen Zhou had long since given up hope and only hoped that she would live a peaceful life after returning to Beijing as she wished.
Unexpectedly, it has only been a few months.
When he heard that someone was coming from the capital, Shen Zhou thought of Mrs. Qiao. After reading this letter, he didn't know whether he felt at ease or became more and more confused.
What on earth is Mr. Qiao thinking?
She never forgets her fourth brother and regards him as the reincarnation of Brother Luo. She cries when she thinks of him. By returning to Beijing for the funeral, why not stay at home? She can also see her fourth brother and relieve the pain of missing her son.
In the final analysis, Mrs. Qiao was just greedy. She was not satisfied with seeing her fourth brother, so she insisted on snatching him away completely.
Shen Zhou stroked his forehead and laughed at himself.
You are really despicable. By labeling Mr. Qiao as "greedy", can you blame Mr. Qiao for the mistakes made thirty years ago?
Although his brother's family letter now asks him how to deal with Mr. Qiao, he knows the temper of his brother and sister-in-law. Mr. Qiao ignored the health of the third master and fourth brother and plotted against the family in this way, which his brother and sister-in-law can no longer tolerate.
There is also the training of Shen Jue, which may have laid hidden dangers for the inheritance of the Shen family. You must know that the great-grandfather was weak at the time. He suffered from frostbite when he was young and injured his kidneys.
Shen Zhou took out a pen and paper, and quickly replied a letter to his eldest brother. The letter contained disappointment in Mr. Qiao, guilt in the third master and his wife, and concern for Shen Jue, the heir apparent, and the other two nephews. In the end, he was ashamed of his brother and sister-in-law. As for Qiao's placement, he proposed to send her to Changping Zhuangzi to "recuperate".
That Zhuangzi was the dowry of the third old lady. After Shen Zhou was separated by the Third Taiye and lived alone, the third old lady gave the Zhuangzi to Shen Zhou because she was afraid that her son would live in poverty. Now the person in charge of Zhuangzi is Shen Zhou’s wet nurse. A person whom Zhou can trust.
When Shen Zhou put down his pen, he could still hear the girl's beautiful oriole-like voice in his ears: "Second cousin, go talk with me..."
Across the courtyard, north room.
There are three small rooms in the north room, with the living room in the middle, the bedroom on the east and the study on the west.
The sound of banging could be heard in the distance. It was already the middle of the night, but the lights in the east and west rooms were both on.
In the west study room, Shen Ling finished her homework, stood up, rubbed her wrists, and breathed a sigh of relief. For him, studying and learning was more difficult than imagined. However, when doing business with him, he encountered
Compared with the various difficulties faced by me, reading seemed like a blessing.
Shen Ling originally thought that she was not in a hurry, thinking that even if she was just a child in this life, she would still be able to teach her son to take the scholar examination, and that when her grandchildren were born, they might be able to provide a scholar in their family.
But...he looked at the north room.
As if they had a telepathic connection, Shen Ling's wife He happened to come out of the east room, and the couple looked at each other.
He smiled, raised the clothes in her hands, and said: "I have made the spring shirt. Second brother, try it on when you have time. If there is anything that doesn't fit, I will change it."
Shen Ling got up and went over, and the couple went to the bedroom.
Shen Ling shook her head in disapproval and said: "Even if you want to make clothes, don't do it at night. It will hurt your eyes and you will suffer in the future."
After all, they were newlyweds. While talking, Shen Ling grabbed He's hand and looked at the red and swollen fingers. She frowned and said, "Even if my wife loves me, she is not making clothes. It's ruined to light a lamp and boil oil like this."
How come your eyes are so good?" When he said this, he said with melancholy: "You married me, I am really wronged..."
As a young lady from a distinguished family in the county, it is not difficult for Mr. He to find a decent marriage. For the sons of other official families or local gentry and wealthy households, whether they are the former or the latter, Mr. He's life will be easier than it is now.
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A nephew of a fourth-rank auxiliary officer from the Baishen clan married into the official family business. Before Shen Ling got married, Shen Ling had a vague conscience and was worried that the He family would discriminate against her because of her status as the official daughter-in-law.
Shen Ling was not respectful to the county's respected father-in-law who generously married off his daughter, but she had objections in her heart. Even if she wanted to find a way to marry her daughter, it was too cruel to marry her daughter like this. This is what is called having a stepmother.
As for the stepfather, if He's biological mother was still alive, a legitimate daughter would not get married in such a mess. Although Shen Ling was the one getting married, Shen Ling didn't think it was a good marriage.
When Mr. He came in, she was full of scholarly scent, elegant and gentle, and she spoke in a gentle manner. Shen Ling was so unexpectedly happy that she cherished her with love. Both husband and wife had endured hard times, and now that the wife was ordinary, it was a good life.
, it’s like honey mixed with oil.
The more gentle and considerate He is, the more Shen Ling doesn't want to wrong her. The only thing he can do is to study hard and give his wife a decent life, as he has long since left his white body.
He said in a charming tone: "Second brother only talks about concubine and doesn't look at himself? A few days ago, he said that he would take a break before the third watch. These days, he has arranged for the fourth watch genius. Reading is not something that happens overnight. If the second brother
If this continues, I will have no choice but to risk my life to accompany my husband."
Hearing what she said, Shen Ling couldn't help but feel uneasy, and said hesitantly: "I started out better than others, and I'm not very smart. Now I just think that hard work can make up for my shortcomings... But the imperial examination career is unclear. If I...
…If I can’t succeed, I’ll really be sorry for you, my wife, you are such a good wife…”
He was stunned when he heard this, then glanced at him and said, "Is it possible that instead of marrying my second brother as my wife, I will come here to be my husband? If my second brother studies, he will be my husband..."
Shen Ling stretched out her hand to hug her wife and whispered: "I don't want to be white forever, I'm afraid that I'm not worthy of my wife..."
He said softly: "Why do you think so, second brother? If you really want to talk about family status, the Shen family is a prominent family in Songjiang. My family only started from my father's generation, and my grandfather was still farming in the countryside. My young lady is named I have a nice head, and I don’t know how to do anything except work. If my second brother hadn’t taught me step by step, I would have shown my timidity in front of others...
I forgot to mention that the reason why County Magistrate He happily engaged in marriage was because he wanted to lean on the big tree of the Shen family, not just to hug Shen Zhou's lap. He was also from Songjiang Prefecture, but he was not from Huating County, but from Shanghai County. .However, Magistrate He is also familiar with the Shen family, the head of a prominent family in Songjiang Prefecture.
Even though Shen Ling is just a white woman, a concubine, and her father is just a prison student, to County Magistrate He, whose parents are farmers, he is still a son of a wealthy family, and is much better than those who came from a poor family. Starting from my own son-in-law...