After Shen Cang's funeral, Chen Zhou also prepared to leave Beijing.
The emperor be kind-hearted and criticized Chenzhou's fals before and allowed him to stay in Beijing for funerals. Now the funeral has been over, and there is no reason to delay it. As for celebrating the New Year on the road, for the vast Ming Dynasty, this experience is for foreign officials. Not surprising either.
Before Shen Zhou left Beijing, he had a plea with his eldest sister-in-law Xu.
The incident of Liang has happened, and it is impossible to erase the traces now. In fact, the best way to remedy is to "death of illness" by Liang and Liang's legitimate. In this way, even if there was Liang's concubine before, there was Qiao. The first step is to "care for illness" and can also be regarded as a temporary measure.
However, Qiao's stroke was a stroke, and the only thing that was confused was the spirit, but the body was unobstructed.
If it were someone else, this was not a difficult choice, but for Xu and Chen Zhou, they could not take the initiative to harm Qiao. Xu was due to his nature and acted neatly, not so cruel and ruthless. Chen Zhou is indecisive, but he is a cousin and sister who grew up childhood sweethearts. Even if the relationship between husband and wife has been broken, and the relationship between family and brother and sister is still there, he cannot take her life.
It has to be said that it was really a blessing for Qiao to marry into the Shen family. But she was determined to drag on her life like this, and it was hard to say whether it was "lucky" or "unfortunate".
At the end of the conversation, Xu said: "Since this matter is being reported, there is no need to hide it, but it seems like there is a ghost... Since my second aunt returned to Beijing for funeral two years ago, she has been recuperating from the illness, and she knows it outside. .You are in a foreign office and no one will preside over the gift, so it is not uncommon to take a concubine to serve you in your daily life. Although you are not qualified, it is just a small matter... It's just that you have a preparation in your heart that you will be revealed. Even if you don’t dismissal from office, it’s difficult to continue the position of priesthood. You must have a clear idea of where to go next, so you can save it. You have no clue at that time.”
Chen Zhou nodded with a wry smile, feeling that he was obsessed with the ghost at that time. Why did he think Liang was stubborn and cute, and he had the shadow of Sun on his body?
Sun is the daughter of Grandpa Sun, and it was raised by Xu himself. She is soft on the outside and arrogant on the inside. Liang is full of arrogance. She is really a girl who respects and loves herself. How could she run to the man at night?
Chen Zhou had planned to completely alienate the Liang family in his heart, and even if he didn't deal with the Liang family, he would still keep it from afar. However, after listening to the eldest sister-in-law's words, he knew that it would seem sneaky.
Now, not only will the elder brother fail to sit steadily and sacrificially, but he will also make a fuss and ruin his reputation and implicate his brothers and nephews. Because of this concern, Chen Zhou has to deal with it carefully.
After Shen Cang passed away, as the leader of the male dynasty, Chen Zhou knew that he was a supportive portal to protect his brothers and nephews, but now he is standing up, but he is in danger. How can he not feel guilty?
As a brother and uncle, before leaving, Chen Zhou must also teach the third master and Shen Rui a few words, but it is a cliché. The third master is a good job, cherish his own life, and do not worry the eldest sister-in-law; here, Shen Rui, This is to make him filial to Xu and study hard to prepare for the next provincial examination.
These are all scenes in front of family members. Chen Zhou said to Shen Rui privately: "No matter what the grudges of elders are, your relationship with Chen Jin cannot be broken in front of others, so there is no need to avoid contact with each other... Just be polite, don't be too close. After all, he For the elders, for the young, if you are too close, you may be bound by the elders and the inferiors of the elders and the actions will be in the way..."
This statement was rare and consistent with Shen Rui's plan.
Shen Rui was surprised at the rare Qingming Festival in Chenzhou, but he also received this kindness and said, "I know, I thank you for my second uncle..." Speaking of this, he hesitated and said, "It's not the turn of the elders to do things. The younger generation talks too much, but Liang's relationship with the second uncle's future, and his nephew is really worried..."
Chen Zhou said with a little shame: "It's all my behavior that I'm not doing properly, but Brother Rui is so tired that he is uneasy... I'll be careful in the future, so Brother Rui is relieved..."
With Chen Zhou's departure, the third master also began to join the company.
Because there are many people in the two houses, the third master is very leisurely in his daily work. Even if he has errands occasionally, it is a documentary work. The third master adapted without much effort.
Others from the Shen family began to stay in filial piety behind closed doors.
Because by the end of the year, the relationship between each household cannot be eliminated. However, because Shen Rui is filial, he asked Chen Quan to help this matter. Compared with previous years, it is different. The favors in the officialdom are given. The New Year gifts that come cannot be said to be broken all at once, but they have also been reduced a lot. However, the relatives are mostly from last year. For example, the New Year gifts sent by Wu Fang and Chen Li are even thicker than in previous years. .
I knew outside that the Shen family was filial and did not come easily, but Zhu Zhishan and Wei Jiao have been working hard these days, in order to be afraid that Xu would be lonely and come to accompany him.
Xu was still in a bad spirit, but she was filial to her nephews. However, there were only two months left before the spring examination next year. At the most important time, she really didn't want to delay the future of her two nephews because of her own reasons, so she called out two. When people go back, they are not allowed to come again before the New Year.
Zhu Zhishan and Wei School had no choice but to go back honestly to prepare for the exam.
Zhu Zhishan and Wei Jiao are both juren from Nanzhili. As early as this year's Luming Banquet, they had seen the new academic and legal scholars, Chen Jin. Now they are in Beijing, and they are in contact with each other in the same year. These people have also met. Passed.
Through Chen Jin, Zhu, Wei and Chen Qi also met.
When Shen Rui heard the news, these people were already in and out, and often shared papers together.
Thinking of Zhu Zhishan's fate of losing ten times, Shen Rui hesitated whether to talk to Zhu Zhishan for a few words, but finally chose to shut up. Zhu Zhishan has talent and a family background. He has ended up a few times before, and has had his own experience. In summary, if Shen Rui makes a point of making mistakes, he will be a joke.
As for Wei School, there is no need for Shen Rui to talk about it.
Wei School is not a new juren, but the scholar-in-law of the last Nanzhili provincial examination. He was not old at that time and was afraid that he would fall into the third grade. In order to ensure safety, he asked him to wait for a subject. He was twenty-two this year Sui was only one year older than Chen Jin. Both of them were full of poetry and books, and they were young talents. However, they became good friends at first sight.
After hearing that Chen Jin was still unmarried, Wei Jiao was surprised. Later, he said to Zhu Zhishan: "Tiyu is all about talent and talent, so why hasn't anyone robbed him of being a son-in-law? When did Jie Yuan be treated like this?"
It was the first time Zhu Zhishan heard about this, and he was quite surprised: "I didn't even book a marriage?"
Wei Jiao nodded and said, "It is because he did not live in the family home or in the guild hall, and lived in the yard of Nanchengdian. I thought he had brought his wife and children over, and after a few words, I realized that he was not only There is no marriage, and even the marriage has not been booked..."
Zhu Zhishan said: "Maybe Ziyu is so arrogant... he usually looks so kind..."
Wei Xue sighed and said, "It's a pity that the fourth sister is born in illegitimate, otherwise I would really want to propose marriage with a thick face.
Zhu Zhishan glanced at him and said, "Is Shen Ziyu that good?"
Wei nodded and said, "He is a good person, and his belly is full of knowledge. I used to be too proud and looked down on others. I was really a frog in the well..."
Zhu Zhishan shook his head and said, "Why do you want to belittle yourself? Even if Shen Ziyu is talented, he may not be better than you. Although you are not Jie Yuan, you are also Jing Kui, and you will end up three years earlier than Shen Ziyu..."
Wei shook his head and said, "You can't say that. Shen Ziyu is a child exam in Hongzhi for eight years. If it weren't for the delays in the previous two subjects, he would have passed the provincial exam. I'm still a little short of it..."
Next year is the year of a big competition. No matter how far or near the road is, most of the candidates in the exam will arrive in Beijing before the year.
Not only did the Shen family have relatives, but the He family also had clan members who took the exam to Beijing, including He Dongsheng's younger brother He Beisheng, the fifth master of the He family, and He Pingsheng, the seventh house of the He family.
Both of them are new juren this year and are the first time they are taking the Ministry of Rites exam.
He Dongsheng did not hide his personal experience. He not only taught his experience in taking the exam that year, but also found a great scholar in the Hanlin Academy to comment on articles for his two younger brothers.
Over the past decade, compared with the endless stream of children of the Shen family, the He family is much worse in the imperial examination. He Dongsheng's four younger brothers and three of them passed the imperial examination, and his achievements are incredible.
"Jin Juren, Yin Jinshi", four brothers in this family can't do anything even if the Shen family is not doing it, but it seems that all the good luck has been used up in the provincial examination. Mr. He San died of illness, and Mr. He Er took over the family affairs. Now
Only the fifth master He Beisheng is still studying.
He Dongsheng had great expectations for his younger brother, but the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment. He Dongsheng realized something was wrong when he taught his younger brother's homework.
He Beisheng's articles are dull and boring, obviously not enough, and they are still of a scholar. How did he pass the provincial examination?
On the other hand, He Pingsheng is just the norm, and his articles are above the level, but he can also correspond to the rankings in the national examination.
The more He Dongsheng thought about it, the more something was wrong. He felt so cold sweating on his back. He immediately called his younger brother over.
The two brothers went to the study room and sent the servant down. He Dongsheng said seriously: "Lao Wu, what's going on in this provincial examination?"
He Beisheng's eyes flashed, his expression was a little stiff, and hesitated for a while.
He Dongsheng frowned and said, "Do you think this is a fun thing? There are many talented men in Jiangnan, and the imperial examination is a big deal. Everyone in the world watches it. If there is really fraud, it will always be revealed."
He Beisheng said embarrassedly: "Don't worry, brother, I have never cheated..."
He Dongshengdao snorted: "I haven't cheated? If you want to be at the end of the provincial examination, you can rank 23rd? Are you a fool to be a big brother?"
Had he known that his younger brother was of ordinary qualifications, He Dongsheng had already brought hopes to find a Nanjing scholar and arranged for his younger brother to study in Nanjing. He thought that he could make up for his lack of talent. As long as he could make a successful juren, he would fail the exam.
You can also start to enter the government.
This time, He Dongsheng was very pleased to hear the news that his younger brother had won the imperial examination. He thought he had finally gotten enlightened when he met a famous teacher, but he didn't expect that there was something else...