Four hundred and twentieth eight chapters do not wait for me (four)
When Chen Zhou walked to the gate of the southwest courtyard, he felt particularly complicated. The current situation of Qiao's family, Chen Cang and his wife would not hide it from him. They had already explained it in their letter to Nanchang.
Before coming back, Chen Zhou thought of his wife, and was only bored with her; but now he was about to meet her, but she felt a different feeling in his heart.
Every scene of his youth is in front of us. When Qiao got close to him, he was indeed ordered by Mrs. Qiao and had ulterior motives. But her dignified young juren is not an ignorant child. Can she be really deceived by beauty? Thirteenth The 2018-year-old Qiao is not strong enough, she is just a little girl, and her appearance is just a middle-aged and superior, but she just loves to act coquettishly.
Although Chen Zhou was a young man who admired Ai, he admired a graceful girl like his eldest sister-in-law, not a bean sprout like his cousin? He was just dissatisfied with the marriage with the Sun family and gave up half of it. Later, the fake drama was really done. He also deceived himself, saying that he was "unable to resist his feelings", not "betrayal" in premeditated manner.
Now that his son is dead, his heir is also dead, and the couple is tired of each other. This is the retribution for his mistake.
The yard is still the same yard, but there is no popularity inside. Even if a maid shows up, he will still be with a face, and no familiar faces have been seen.
The Shen family can have a second wife who is "responsible" but not a "crazy" second wife. So the old people were placed in the village with the second wife after the second wife fell ill last year.
A madman? Can he force his heir to kneel down in the snow and not forget the grudges he had thirty years ago and want to strangle Shen Rui to death? Is there such a madman?
However, he was not crazy when he was fake. Qiao had made trouble in Nanchang Mansion. She probably didn't expect that she would avoid punishment even if she pretended to be crazy and foolish, but the old saying "harm others and harm oneself" is true.
If she stayed in the village peacefully, even if everyone blamed her, she would let her grow old for the sake of Shen Luo; if she had to make trouble for herself, she would make herself into trouble and make herself live and die appearance.
Chen Zhou laughed at himself, opened the curtain and entered the room.
Today, it happened to be the first day of October, and the earth dragon had already ignited. The room was not only filled with heat, but also had a strange smell.
Chenzhou couldn't help but cover his nose and heard a "whimper" sound from the northern kang.
Mrs. Qiao leaned against the kang and sat opposite the door. A woman sat on the little mattress next to her, holding a bowl in her hand, feeding Mrs. Qiao.
When Qiao saw her husband appearing at the door, her face was so excited that she didn't know whether it was surprise or joy, she said "whimper".
The woman also heard the movement behind her. When she turned around, she saw that it was Chenzhou and hurriedly stood up: "Master..."
This woman is not someone else, she is Mama Mao.
Chen Zhouben felt that the smell in the house was bad, so he wanted to scold him. Seeing Mao’s current situation, his tone was also eased: “You have served your wife these days? Thank you for your hard work…”
"It's all what the old slave should do. It's the old slave who failed to serve the master's instructions and did not serve the good wife..." Mother Mao was trembling with fear when she heard this, and her eyes turned red.
Although she is a servant, Mao’s mother and her husband are an old man around Chenzhou. The next year before yesterday, she was ordered to return to Beijing to "serve" the Qiao family. Her children are both successful and decent in the Shen family. They were originally broad-minded and fat, but now they have only been back to Beijing for two years. Not only did the kung fu lose half of his weight, but he also looked old.
Qiao became more and more excited. Although her lower body could not move, her arms could be raised, but she was not clear about her mouth: "Hard...work..."
It was not the only one who changed, but also Mama Mao’s changes were amazing. Her hair was almost all white and her face was full of wrinkles. She looked older than the haggard Xu, like an old woman.
With such a face, the little girl's grievance and attachment were revealed, and she looked so hard that she stood tall.
Chen Zhou immediately looked away and said to Mao’s mother: “The eldest wife said she had cleaned up the house and took me over to wash…”
The main house is not a place to be settled. Chen Zhouben felt that he would complain a lot when he saw his first wife; at the moment, he was too lazy to talk nonsense.
Mama Mao said: "I cleaned up the front yard and the ground dragons were also lit..."
Chen Zhou nodded and stepped out, behind him was Qiao's desperate scream...
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In the front hall, Shen Rui and the third master were still there, and both uncle and nephew had heavy faces. The butler sat on the round stool halfway, and his back was bent even more because he was old.
"Zhao Zhiren brought his brothers to work day and night. Yesterday, he finally made the blessing materials and started brushing tung oil today..." The butler reported: "The people have the priority of "welfare" in "willing joy" for the people. After two days, the oil will be dried. Do you want to transport it back to your home?"
When the third master heard this, he couldn't help but hesitate: "Is there such a saying? This is too unlucky, it seems like a curse of a person..."
Shen Rui nodded and said, "There is indeed this statement. A few days ago, Brother Quan San came and asked this. Uncle Hong and Aunt Hong asked... Uncle Hong was in poor health and had prepared a fortune at home in his early years. …”
"Master Hong is so good now, maybe the master will get better..." The butler's eyes lit up when he heard this, and his face became bright.
The third master thought about it and said to the butler: "This matter is a big deal. Brother Rui and I are not easy to make decisions. I should ask the eldest lady what she means..."
The butler couldn't sit still, so he stood up and said, "I'll go to the main courtyard to ask my wife..."
The third master waved his hand and sent the butler down, his face filled with gloom.
Shen Rui said: "When the blessing materials are transported back, the master's illness will not be hidden..."
Although Chen Cang's condition was not deliberately concealed, only the specific situation was known by the few close friends. Others knew that Chen Cang was a chronic disease caused by seasonal changes, because he had to make trouble every year when changing seasons every year, and others did not take this. It is considered a big deal. Several cabinet masters who can dig up the exact news from the Imperial Hospital are aware of Chen Cang's illness.
Although no one is now "taking advantage of the situation" and mediates the lack of Minister of Justice, all the cabinet masters have similar candidates in their hearts. Just wait for Chen Cang to officially retire, and then they can submit the candidates for the new Secretary of the Shangshu. After all, "Beijing "Just just ended, there were not only one or two people waiting for the wait.
Now Chen Cang has submitted a second letter to report his illness, which is exactly the same as the wishes of several cabinet masters. Several cabinet masters have not tried to keep Chen Cang again this time, and the votes given are intended to be upgraded to allow the illness to be retired.
However, the memorial was handed over to the imperial court and was kept. Then another Imperial Doctor from the Imperial Medical Office was ordered to come to the Shen family, which happened not long after he came back in Shenzhou.
The inner official who brought the imperial physician to the Shen family this time was not someone else, but Liu Zhong, who was familiar with Shen Rui. Just look at his clothes, which are similar to those in the past, but are different. Seeing Shen Rui's eyes showing surprise, Liu Zhong said: "This is Shen." Young Master? I haven't seen each other for a few years, but it's much higher than that... "
Seeing this, Shen Rui continued, "Mr. Zhongguan is more majestic..."
Although the third master and Chen Zhou who rushed over were puzzled by how they met, it was not the time to ask about this now.
Although he was ordered by the emperor, Liu Zhong was more kind and passed the emperor's oral order to prevent him from disturbing Lord Shen's sick body.
The imperial physician who accompanied him this time was not an ordinary imperial physician, but an old man wearing fifth-grade white squid refill clothes. Seeing this, the uncle and nephew of the Shen family were all in awe, and at the same time, they also had some hope in their hearts.
The person who came was actually an envoy of the Imperial Hospital and a master of Xinglin who was known as the "miracle doctor" in Beijing.
Even Shen Rui, who had no desire to surrender to the imperial power, was grateful to the emperor, let alone Chenzhou and the third master?
"Your Majesty is kind!" Chen Zhou was full of excitement and looked respectfully in the direction of the Forbidden City.
The third master looked at the Imperial Hospital with his eyes twinkle, the legendary miracle doctor. Even the emperor and empress asked him to take the pulse, and he could know the brushes in the old man's hand in front of him.
The Shen family had thought about this old miracle doctor before, but he was an official and knew the importance of the taboos. Since the old miracle doctor took office as an imperial hospital, he has stopped visiting the outside world and posted the word "monarchy" and others have Even if you think about it, it is a transcendence.
But it was time and fate. The arrival of the old miracle doctor did not bring a turning point to Chen Cang's condition, but instead gave an ultimatum.
The old miracle doctor did not take the airs and wrote a prescription for him, but what he said when he was instructing him was shocking: "Mr. Shen is now losing his life. If I had expected it, even if the prescription was used to work, If you don’t have to take it anymore, Lord Shen will definitely feel unbearable when he is sick. This is the prescription for adding two medicines, which can make Lord Shen less suffering... It’s just that this big thing is time to prepare..."
Xu's face was pale and his body was shaking.
The last time the imperial physician said that "the New Year is sad", but isn't there still three months before the New Year?
Chen Zhou and the third master were also shocked, and Chen Zhou whispered: "How long does this... my brother still have..."
The old genius doctor sighed and said, "Has Mr. Shen been sleeping recently? He was sleepy during the day and couldn't sleep for a long time at night... He could not digest the food, so he could only use soup to nourish him... If he had been someone else, he might have more. After some support, Lord Shen has damaged his stomach and intestines. Even if he drinks the soup, he will not be able to replenish his body. He will only lose weight for a day... Good people cannot withstand such troubles, let alone Lord Shen. It's the end of the light crossbow... I'm afraid it's just between ten months..."
After receiving such news, the Shen family could not hide their grief.
The old genius doctor followed Liu Zhong back to the palace and returned to his life. Shen Rui followed the two uncles out of the gate. Although he was a little curious about why Liu Zhong did not go to the Eastern Palace and went to the imperial front, Shen Rui didn't care about this at the moment and only followed the two. Behind my uncle, I went to the room again.
Nowadays, a grand funeral has become a trend, and funerals are more complicated than red ones. "My grief after death" is a major event. Ordinary people will destroy their families and cause their parents to die, let alone the etiquette and temperament of officials are all watched by others.
If you don’t prepare and take action temporarily, it will really be caught off guard.
Although Xu did not believe in the sayings of ghosts and gods, she did not want any mistakes in her husband's affairs. She looked at the two brothers-in-law and heir in front of her, and finally fell on the second master, and stood up and continued to bless him: "I'll trouble you about the master's affairs." Uncle has troubled much..."
Chen Zhou had already gotten up and avoided it, and hurriedly said, "Sister-in-law has ruined me, I think it's my duty..."
The third master also started to rise, but lowered his head and did not respond. He wanted to share his worries for his brother and sister-in-law, but he really couldn't stand it and prepared for his brother's funeral. When he thought of that scene, he felt as if he was so heartbroken that he couldn't breathe...