Chapter 307: Harvest the Cause and Seed the Fruit (2)
"It's not yet the Dragon Boat Festival, it's so hot." Master Qiao got up and came out of the sedan chair, took a veil, tried the sweat on his forehead, and looked up at the sky.
The sky is blue, and there is no trace of clouds, but the smell in the air is not good. The capital city originally "draws ditches" every March. This year, due to the continuous spring rain in early March, the construction period will be delayed.
Although it has been half a month now, the silt and rotten garbage dug out of the river are still bad.
Although Mr. Qiao has been vaguely excited since he received a post from Chen Cang a few days ago.
He was originally a playboy, and even though he was short of official positions, he had been living for more than 20 years. What he loved was just "eating, drinking, and having fun".
Nowadays, while adhering to filial piety and teaching children and grandchildren, Master Qiao also feels that the day is boring and difficult.
The play can't be heard anymore, the courtesan lady can't see it, and the previous friends have long disappeared. He is left alone, and he stays at home for several months, and his heart feels like grass is growing.
Now that I am not an official, I am free and should go out of the capital to relax. It is just because I am filial, I have to find a proper reason.
As for the place to go, it is naturally a prosperous place in Jiangnan.
On the day Shen Cang sent the post, Master Qiao heard that Mrs. Qiao invited a sandalwood Buddha to her home, and she had an idea and had an excuse for Beijing. However, this operation was so effective, Master Qiao had not yet figured it out.
He is such a person, no matter how mediocre he is, he dare not be out of line.
Everyone values filial piety, and they value their parents' funerals the most. Not one or two people who spend all their money to send the elderly, but they feel that it is nonsense in their hearts. Those who become famous by their parents' filial piety after their death but do not see filial piety before their parents' death. They are just hypocrites who talk about war on paper.
I have been a filial son for more than fifty years. Is it because I am not at home and closed now that I am not filial?
However, no matter how much he complains, he cannot show clues on his face.
After reading Chen Cang’s post, Mr. Qiao had plans.
He only drank water for three days and did not eat, forcing himself to not close his eyes for three days and three nights.
Half of the fat body he raised at home was still not able to see any changes for a while, but Mr. Qiao's face turned pale and his eyes were covered, and he looked really haggard.
The concierge at the door of the Shen family looked at the cousin and immediately stepped forward attentively and asked for help.
Mr. Qiao "haha", took out a silver sedan chair from his purse, and gave it a reward.
The concierge hurriedly thanked the reward and bent over to invite Mr. Qiao into the door. The butler had already received the news and came over to lead Mr. Qiao to the living room.
The concierge turned around and placed the Qiao family's sedan chair, the sedan chair, the entourage and others.
When the Ming Dynasty was founded, food, clothing, housing and transportation were customized, and the treatment of nobles and common people was different.
There are also regulations on who can ride in a sedan chair, that is, "civil officials sit in a sedan chair, military officials ride horses." Among civil officials, there are certain rank restrictions, and only Beijing officials above the third rank can ride in a sedan chair, and the rest are not qualified.
However, since the Chenghua year, the law has been relaxed and the extravagant style has spread from Beijing to the local government, and all restrictions on early years have been relaxed. Not to mention low-level officials, even if the landlords are rich and rich, they will also be able to do so. Prepare a sedan chair for transportation.
Master Qiao came here in a sedan chair today, which was not eye-catching.
Chen Cang got the news and knew that Master Qiao had arrived. When he came to the living room, he was startled by Master Qiao's appearance: "What's this? Are you sick?"
Master Qiao smiled bitterly and said, "I can't tell you if you are sick."
Chen Cang shook his head and said, "If you are uneasy, please hire a doctor as soon as possible. What should I do like this?"
Master Qiao sighed quietly and said, "In the past month, I have often dreamed of the old lady. She was annoyed when she saw me. I was an unfilial son, which disappointed the old lady..."
Chen Cang is a student of the Confucian scholar. He doesn’t believe these ghosts and gods. He frowned and said, “If you think about something on the day and dream about something on the night, you must have thought of your aunt, so you will fall in dreams every night.”
Master Qiao's face was gray and his expression was reluctant. He talked to Chen Cang and talked to Chen Jue: "Although Brother Jue is not as outstanding as Brother Rui, it is not easy to pass the palace examination smoothly. Now he is a child, so it is not really possible. Being a kid
Shen Rui touched his beard and felt at ease, saying, "Yes, now Brother Jue is only devoted to studying, but he looks like Brother Rui two years ago. He just studied too hard and told his elders to be unable to bear it. My cousin's wife often complains, but she would rather the children be naughty occasionally."
Master Qiao looked embarrassed when he heard this.
His children and grandchildren are strictly guarded by themselves, staring at them day and night, and they can still find opportunities to be lazy and play tricks. Here, Chen Cang and his wife are the managers of the Shen family, but they can't resist the adopted heir being sensible and obedient.
The identity of the heir is really sensitive.
With a family like the Shangshu Mansion, how can the heirs from the countryside be nice to be with? The servants called the young master openly and said behind their backs that they could not let down their faces.
In the final analysis, they are just here to inherit the soul. When the heirs land, they will be successful. It is not a bad thing that they want to gain a foothold in the Shen family and have fame as soon as possible.
"I lost my official position and now I am only a civilian, but no one in my family can support my family. If they have Brother Rui and Brother Jue is half successful, I won't worry..." Master Qiao sighed and said, "
At this moment, the housekeeper came over to report that Mr. Qiao Er and Mr. Qiao San have arrived.
Chen Cang immediately asked for a request, but Master Qiao was a little surprised. Why did the second and third brother come together? When he met outside, he had already been so close to him?
One of these two is his younger brother and the other is his trusted half-brother. He cares more about the second master and the other.
Looking at Master Qiao Er, Master Qiao San came in with the butler, Chen Cang looked solemn.
Not only Master Qiao Er, but Master Qiao San held his breath and concentrated, but Master Qiao, who was already here, also moved his butt and twitched the corners of his mouth.
Have seen the guests and hosts,
With Chen Cang's solemnity, the atmosphere in the living room became even more solid.
Master Qiao Er's heart skipped a beat and said to himself: "How come this is like talking about a happy event? Looking at this, you are planning to completely break up with the Qiao family, right?"
The third master also felt something was wrong and felt uneasy.
He glanced at Master Qiao and wondered if Master Qiao's lawsuit was not over last year, and something was wrong now.
After everyone was here, Chen Cang did not sell the lawsuit. He directly told Qiao's actions in the twelfth lunar month last year, and also took out all the confessions and reply letters from Yang Niang's family and Qiu Xiang, as well as Chen Zhou.
When the three masters of the Qiao family heard this, they couldn't help looking at each other, their faces looking ugly.
The Qiao family has been brothers or sisters for most of their lives. What kind of young character is Qiao's? They know the best. The Qiao family has only this daughter. She grew up like an old lady as a child. She grew up like an eyeball when she was young. Brothers She was also very humble, but she had a gentle appearance and a righteous temper inside.
It was also because Qiao was blessed in this life that she married a husband like Chen Zhou. If she married someone else, her superiors would not be filial to her parents-in-law, her subordinates would not be able to take care of her subordinates, and her subordinates would not teach their children to manage their subordinates, and she would not know what would happen.
How could this be the one who married a wife and entered the door? This is to invite a living Bodhisattva.
Even when their brothers talked about Chen Zhou privately, they lamented the long-lasting love and difficulty of Chen Zhou. Their brothers believed that even if Qiao was ignorant for the rest of his life, Chen Zhou would be able to tolerate her for the rest of his life.
Without looking at the certificates given by Chen Cang, the ones next to Master Qiao put aside, holding only the last glimmer of hope, and looked at Chen Zhou's reply.
After watching, Master Qiao was really crying and looked at Chen Cang and begged a little, "Big Cousin, although Brother Luo is confused, he thought that she was just a premeditation and did not cause any major mistakes. Go, can you spare her this?"
Where can I keep secrets in the capital? No matter what reason the Qiao family was sent to the village by the Shen family, as long as there are clues exposed, there will be something to leak. If the Qiao family comes out, such an unkind stupid woman will come out in the future. The Qiao family's daughter's marriage will be affected.
Master Qiao thought this way, so he said so, and sometimes he looked at the second and third masters, both of whom had unmarried daughters in their families.
Of course, these are all open reasons. I originally planned to be a free and idle person with my back on the Shen family, but my descendants were willing to ask the Shen family for care in education. Master Qiao just needs to know it.
After experiencing prison and the coldness and heat of Mrs. Qiao when she stopped her spirits, Master Qiao already knew the importance of being a backer and had long regarded the Shen family as his solid backing.
Mr. Qiao Er looked at his nose and his nose, and his originally nervous heart was at ease. Since the death of Mrs. Qiao, the contact between the Qiao family and the Shen family was Qiao family. When Qiao was sent away, could the two families still be normal? contacts
He couldn't get to the Shen family by himself, so he was unhappy to look at his brothers proudly.
Mr. Qiao San was not interested in considering what his daughter said to invite him. His mind was in a mess and he kept scolding Qiao in his heart.
No such thing as dying.
Even though Chen Jue is the heir and Qiao is the heir mother, he has the right to discipline him, but this cold winter month is directly allowed to kneel in the snow. Is this discipline or "death"?
Besides, the heir of the Shen family's second wife is different from Shen Rui, who is the eldest wife. Shen Rui's father is just a juren, while Chen Jue is a descendant of the Shen family's clan. Not to mention the distance, there is a brother in the capital city who is an official in Beijing. There is a minister and uncle.
If you hurt your heir, you can still say that Qiao was an unintentional mistake, but you can only say that it was a five-point mistake. But if you want to take action against the Shen family, it is very wrong. Chen Zhou, as Qiao's husband, knew about this, There was no excuse for her.
The third room of the Shen family is just this true bloodline, and love is evident.
Master Qiao wanted to keep Qiao's family as the link between Qiao Chen's two families, so he was unhappy that she was sent to the village; Master Qiao San was thinking about the pros and cons of this matter.
Looking at Chen Cang's appearance, he has already decided on Qiao's way of dealing with him. If the Qiao family stopped him, would it anger Chen Cang?
Master Qiao has no future, and his descendants are not successful, so he will not use the Shen family for ten or eight years; Master Qiao Er is engaged in business affairs, and because he has no blood relatives with the Chen Cang brothers, he is not as handsome as talking to Chen Cang; But it’s different for me. Whether it’s my filial piety and my sixth brother will go to school in the future, I can’t say that I’ll ask Chen Cang for it.
"Brother, don't make things difficult for my cousin and sister to do it every time. If you stay in the mansion, you can't guarantee that any trouble will happen next time. Sending it out for rest is not a bad thing for my sister." Mr. Qiao San thought about it and said lightly. Said .
Master Qiao turned his head when he heard this, looking at Master Qiao San with shock on his face.
Master Qiao San said with a righteous face: "My sister is over 100 years old and is not a teenager. Right and wrong must be understood in her heart. She has just been filial to her husband and aunt, and she belongs to the three no-goes. ,, otherwise if you think so, you will not be innocent even if you are retired.”
When saying this, Master Qiao San looked quite majestic and sarcastic, but he stared at Chen Cang from time to time.
Chen Cang's expression remained unchanged, but he disagreed. He was not because of Master Qiao San's comments on Qiao, but because of his statement to Mr. Qiao San's elder.
Master Qiao has always been thick-skinned. If he really wants to send the Shen family to the housework, he will stop the Shen family from giving away the people. Then Qiao Chen and his family will break up directly, and even the relatives on their faces are too great.
However, Master Qiao San had a strong character before leaving Beijing in his early years. Now, he has become an authentic official in the officialdom of Nanzhili for many years. No matter what happens, he must first think about the pros and cons, and whether the human feelings are left. More
At the entrance of the school, the bell sounded. When the students were over, the students came out of the school in groups of three or three.
Not far from the Fuxue School, there was a young man in Confucian uniform. Although he was dressed in ordinary Confucian uniforms, he was particularly eye-catching because of his handsome appearance.
Shen Rui and his classmates came out together, thinking about the lessons left by the Master today, and heard someone say: "Shen Rui