In the midsummer, the capital city has less noise and more solemn due to the national mourning.
On this day, in the Shangshu Mansion, all the servants and servants were cautious when walking, with worry on their faces, not for loyalty to the emperor and patriotism, but because the third master was sick.
After all, the third master has a congenital deficiency. Even after years of conditioning, he looks no different from ordinary people, but his foundation is much weaker and he is not usually visible. After a national destruction, he can't stand it. Brother Lu is still young and comes forward to ask for a doctor.
All the medicine workers depend on Shen Rui. Shen Rui didn't care about what the little emperor would do, and how the "Eight Tigers" would be rampant, so he could only care about the Shen family's stump.
In front of the third master, the third wife did not show off, but in front of her sister-in-law, she couldn't help crying: "Sister-in-law, I regret it... I really shouldn't be greedy, I shouldn't have hoped that the master would become an official..."
Xu held the Buddhist beads in her hand and sighed. The third master was named as his uncle, but Xu raised him. Even if she never thought about letting the third master become an official, compared with fame and fortune, it was naturally a body and life.
More precious, but the second master cannot afford it. The second wife is polite and distant from the clan, and is not close to you. The younger generation is young, so when the third master wants to become an official, the couple did not have the same brothers and sisters-in-law as brothers and sisters-in-law.
Dissuasion. Now a national mourning has revealed hidden dangers.
Looking at the haggard third wife, Xu said softly: "Maybe it's all my fault. If you have such a character, you will only have a prosperous life if you go to someone else's house..."
The third wife was startled and raised her head.
Xu's face was full of guilt, but he was telling the truth. His parents-in-law died early, and her brother-in-law was taken care of by her brother-in-law, and she also gave him a look at the marriage. Although the Tian family is not a high-ranking family, they are old people in the capital, and they own Nancheng Academy.
The family is passed down from the fragrance of books, and the legitimate daughter in the family has no worries about marrying. Even if there is no Shen family asking for marriage, there are gentry families with equal status waiting. However, although it is considered a high-level supporter for the Shen family, the third wife has been working hard for the past ten years.
In Xu's eyes, if it were an ordinary woman, her husband was weak and had no children, and she could not be the master of her brother and sister-in-law. Life was difficult. Only a third wife had a tutor, and such a calm and unconfrontational temperament could survive year by year.
In his early years, he felt sorry for his brother-in-law. Even if he felt that the third wife was working hard, he would only treat the third wife more preferentially and did not feel much guilt. Now that he has lost his husband, he thinks that the third master's health is obviously not like a long life, so he can't help but feel guilty towards the third wife.
The third wife stood up quickly and panicked: "What did the sister-in-law say? I was just worried about the master, so I said a few words, and I had no other meaning?"
Xu pulled the third wife down and sat down: "I was not very careful, I just thought about the hard work you have worked for over ten years, which is really not easy."
The third wife breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Look at what my sister-in-law said, if my life is hard, how can I live an ordinary wife? I don't have to serve my parents-in-law, and I don't have to worry about the trivial matters of making a living. Life is more comfortable than being in the boudoir.
No matter how unsatisfied God cannot see it... Although our master is weaker, he has sisters-in-law and silver to supplement the mountains and silver, and servants to do their best. What I can do is just to talk to the master and relieve boredom.
If this is the case, I dare to say thank you, even if everyone is looking forward to it…”
Xu's face was still ashamed. The two had been sisters-in-law for more than ten years. The third wife was not a stupid person. Looking at Xu's blue clothes and frosty hair on her temples, thinking about Shen Cang's death, the third wife knew this.
Why did the guilt arise? When I think of that possibility, I feel a little nervous and can't breathe, but I still smile and whisper: "Sister-in-law, I am content. No matter what happens in the future, I will only be grateful to my sister-in-law.
Within one meter of husband, ordinary men have three wives and four concubines. How many years can a real couple accompany each other? But how did our master treat me over the past ten years? I was frightened in my early years, not because I was angry that our master was in poor health.
It’s not because the master cannot be a vocational official, but because he is not able to spread his branches and inherit his bloodline, and feels guilty that he is sorry for his uncle and sister-in-law’s favor, and for our master’s love. Even without Brother Lu, I will have been content with it.
, What's more, now there is Brother Lu..."
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In the main courtyard, my sister-in-law had a heart-to-heart relationship. In the third master's room, Shen Rui looked at the pale third master and frowned and said, "The doctor said that the third uncle was tired and thoughtful, so he could not support it. Although loyalty to the emperor and patriotism are the ones that gentlemen should have.
The meaning of this is, but the third uncle is too honest. Even if it is a national mourning, it will not be like this..." He paused and looked suspicious: "Or what is wrong with the yamen?"
The third master waved his hand and said, "Where have you thought of? We are just idle yamen, what can we do if we are not going to do it?"
Qiu Rui didn't believe it: "Is that just for the national demise?"
The third master frowned and said, "I am not the only one who is worried now? Although there are three cabinet masters who come to the court, there is no need for the empress dowager to hide the curtain, but the emperor is young... When the emperor was there, the Zhang family was arrogant, and now it is probably more powerful...
…” Speaking of this, he was already worried.
When Shen Rui saw this, he became more suspicious.
The Zhang brothers lived a free life in the entire Hongzhi Dynasty. Now that the new emperor ascended the throne, they have gone from the emperor's brother-in-law to the emperor's uncle, which is of course a step further. According to later historical records, the glory of these two brothers continued throughout the Zhengde Dynasty.
It was not until the Jiajing Dynasty ended, but even if it was, what was the relationship with the Shen family? According to Shen Rui's knowledge, the Shen family and the Zhang family had no contact. Even though Shen Zhu collided with the Marquis of Jianchang a few years ago, Shen Cang was the only one.
The Secretary of State came forward in person and apologized, giving him enough face, and he had already concluded the matter.
The third master looked at Shen Rui and wanted to speak but stopped.
Shen Rui's heart sank: "Uncle San, is it possible that the Zhang family and the Shen family have other rifts?"
The third master looked at Shen Rui for a while and frowned and said, "Maybe I am worried about it, but you will be the head of the family in the future, and I don't want to hide it from you... I suspect that Brother Luo'er's death is with the Zhang family.
Relationship…”
Shen Rui was surprised: "How is it possible? Isn't it an accident?"
Although Shen Luo, the young master of Hanlin officials, was not a big deal in the capital, but the eldest master was already a minister back then, and the second and third brothers of the Shen family were the only ones, Shen Luo, so it would not be a trivial matter if something happened to Shen Luo.
With the ability of the master, if there is something wrong with it, you won’t be unaware of it.
Thinking of Shen Luo's legitimate nephew, the third master couldn't help looking at Shen Rui. Shen Luo was five years older than Shen Rui. If he had not fallen off a horse and died, he would have reached the top. There were two spring exams in the middle. It would be said that a young Jinshi would also get it.
Yes. In addition, Shen Luo was there before, even if there was friction between the eldest and second houses, there was room for harmony. Now we can't say that we became enemies, but we no longer had the same kindness as before.
Seeing that the third master looked inexplicable and a little uncomfortable, Shen Rui looked away and showed a little self-deprecating on his face. Adoption means adoption, and his bloodline is far away, so naturally he is not as good as his nephew. It was just that he did not come to the second wife,
There will be no idea of "occupying the magpie's nest".
The third master had already woken up and coughed twice, saying, "Although the eldest brother carefully investigated Brother Luo'er's affairs back then, he did come to the conclusion that it was an accident, but it was not a natural disaster, but also a man-made disaster."
That year, Shen Luo and several classmates from the academy went to the west mountain to climb a high place to see the distance. After going down the mountain, someone suggested going to the village to run a horse, and Shen Luo and several cousins of the Qiao family followed. The Shen family is a scholarly family, Shen Luo
However, because it was Dan Ding, he polished his body since childhood. He couldn't say that he was both civil and military, but he was also skilled in riding and shooting. He didn't want to be a small competition and fell off his horse and died. Shen Cang was already the minister of the six ministries at that time, and his nephew died.
We must investigate to the end, find clues, pointing to one of the playboys who had conflicts during the mountaineering, Zhou Mao, the concubine son of the Chongqing Grand Princess. Zhou Mao also admitted that in order to retaliate against Shen Luo and others, he fought for prostitutes in the Xishan Restaurant, and was under the grass.
The matter of hands and feet. The eldest princess died in the 12th year of Hongzhi. The son-in-law Zhou Jing died of illness as early as the eighth year of Hongzhi. The head of the Zhou family was Zhou Xian, the son of the princess of Chongqing. Zhou Xian was the cousin of Emperor Hongzhi, and he had always been
Xianming, when he learned about this, came up to apologize in person, and removed his gangster Zhou Mao as the name of "unfilial piety". Zhou Mao then fell into the water drunk and died. Whether it was a real accident or "being "accident", it was already a life.
After paying for his life, the Shen family would no longer pursue the matter, and the matter would be left unresolved. Because it involved royal relatives and the dispute over prostitutes was not glorious, the elders of the Shen family hid here
It is said to the outside world that Shen Luo fell off a horse and died accidentally. However, the Shen and Zhou families were separated by two lives. Even if they did not explicitly make enemies, both families were guarding against each other.
In the past few days, the capital officials were in tears, and in private, they could not help but pay attention to the Shouning Marquis Mansion and the Jianchang Marquis Mansion, and who would the new emperor queen fall into the family.
The new emperor is fifteen years old this year, and he is almost the age of choosing a concubine. The Zhang brothers were born in the capital and had already received several girls from their in-laws in Beijing to teach. One person was enlightened and the chickens and dogs were promoted to heaven, and the Zhang family was mentioned, not only Empress Dowager Zhang, but also two
Brothers were granted marquis, and even their relatives benefited from each other. As early as when the emperor was still alive, rumors came out that the Zhang brothers had been ordered by the queen and had already started to privately see the crown princess for the East Palace, so they received a lot of answers.
The girl from the in-laws family entered the capital; now the ancestor of the emperor has ascended the heavens, the prince ascended the throne, and respected his biological mother as the queen mother. The Zhang brothers have no choice but to do what they want.
Because of this, everyone has paid more attention to the Zhang family's in-laws and speculated which family will become the Emperor Yue family. The third master is not a gossiper, but when he heard Zhou Xian's name, he couldn't help but pay more attention to it, and then he realized it.
Zhang Yanling's nephew married Zhou Xian's concubine three years ago.
Zhang Yanling's nephew is just the son of a gentry in Cangzhou Prefecture. Even if Zhou Xian is a concubine daughter of the princess's mansion, Liang Cheng can't stand it. The Zhang family and the Zhou family have never heard of any close contacts before.
When everyone talks about this, they must not only sarcastically mock Zhou Xian in private, saying that his status is valuable, but in order to curry favor with the Zhang brothers, he married his girl to a country boy, and his posture was too ugly.
The third master remembered one thing. The so-called "competition for prostitutes" in Xishan Restaurant back then, and the one who came forward to argue with Shen Luo and others was Zhou Mao and other playboys, but the one who hosted a banquet was not someone else, but Zhang Yanling.
Shen Cang also suspected Zhang Yanling back then. However, thinking that Zhang Yanling was raised by Emperor Hongzhi and was arrogant, he might not take a minister's nephew seriously. If he really disliked Shen Luo and others, he would only have an attack on the spot.
I would not bother to conspire and plot, but Shen Cang dispelled his suspicion and determined that Zhou Mao was the real murderer... Mobile phone users should visit http://m.piaotian.net