Four hundred and ninetieth chapters open and honest (four)
After Mrs. He finished speaking, Shen Rui hadn't spoken yet. He Beisheng was already rubbing his nose and complaining uncomfortably: "Mom, okay, why are you nagging about all this?"
It was not that he was worried that Shen Rui would be angry, but that he felt that Shen Rui's identity was awkward, he was young and tender, and he was afraid that he would not be able to come to Taiwan for a while. Although He Beisheng felt that Shen Rui was taciturn and boring like a little old man, he didn't have any bad feelings. After all, according to common sense, like Shen Rui For a stepson like Rui who was forced to step down, most likely he would not want to be mentioned again in the family home where he was raised.
In fact, Shen Rui is not taboo about people mentioning the Sun family. Without the legacy of the Sun family, the Xu family would not have chosen him as his heir. Although when he arrived in the Ming Dynasty, the Sun family had died of illness and they had not lived together, but because they had The memory of the original owner is no stranger to Sun.
Speaking of which, Mrs. Sun was worthy of being taught by Mrs. Xu. She has a cheerful personality and is not a carefree young lady. Otherwise, she would not have taken good care of her concubine and taught Shen Jin. If it were any other family, they would encounter such a tolerant person. They will respect each other from top to bottom, and life will only get better as time goes by. But when they encounter the "white-eyed wolf" mother and son, Mrs. Zhang and Shen Yuan in the fourth room, they can only seduce each other secretly.
Thinking of this, Shen Rui couldn't help but "thump" in his heart. Did Mr. Sun really die of illness? With such a cheerful and cheerful temperament, how could he become depressed because his husband "petted his concubines and destroyed his wives"? He couldn't even take care of his young son. Just like this, the disease will disappear? When Sun died, he was only in his forties. Even if the ancients did not live long, they still had to divide the poor into the rich. Sun's wealth was in his hands, and he spoiled the young and raised the older ones. After getting married, he could not maintain his health. If you treat yourself badly, there is no possibility of physical harm.
Zhang Lao'an and Shen Yuan's mother and son claimed to the public that Sun's body was damaged due to her advanced age when she gave birth to a child. However, in Xiao Shen Rui's memory, Sun only became bedridden six months before her death. He went out, but he usually settled accounts, planted flowers, entertained himself, and did not show any signs of chronic illness.
But if Zhang Lao'an and Shen Yuan's mother and son really plotted against the Sun family, the Sun family must not have been completely unaware of it, otherwise there would not have been a series of arrangements and messages sent to the capital.
For a moment, Shen Rui was in a state of confusion, with a look of confusion on his face.
The old lady of the He family really thought that Shen Rui was embarrassed by what she said, and looked a little embarrassed. She didn't care about blaming the young son for being young, and motioned for him to pull Shen Rui to sit down.
Shen Li glanced at Shen Rui several times, and when he saw that Shen Rui's expression returned to normal, he continued to talk to the old lady of the He family. However, both Shen Li and He Xisheng tacitly hid the matter from Prince Ning. First, they did not want to be surprised. There was an old lady, and secondly there were two young men, Shen Rui and He Beisheng.
In the small hall, there was a happy atmosphere for a while, just like ordinary in-laws, and there seemed to be no grudges.
After Mr. He finished washing up, when Mrs. He came over, this was the scene that caught his eye. Before, Mr. He was very proud, thinking that it was because of himself that the Shen and He families were so close; but after this experience, Mr. He It can be seen that a married daughter is just thrown water. When the He family encounters a real crisis, the He family will not pay attention to him. Now even the old lady who has lived in the Buddhist temple for a long time comes out to entertain guests. Naturally, she will not care about him because of his biological niece. But it was for the sake of Shen Li, the champion.
Thinking of this, Mr. He felt even more chilled and his expression became dull.
The old lady of the He family watched her niece grow up and knew that she was a left-minded person. She must have thought wrongly. She couldn't explain it at the moment, but she was just as loving as ever and insisted on letting the three of them have lunch at home.
He didn't want to stay, but when he saw the white-haired aunt looking at him, he couldn't say any words of rejection. Shen Li and He Xisheng had other things to say, so naturally they were not in a hurry to leave, so they followed the trend and stayed.
There was just a table in the front yard. He Xisheng did not ask He Beisheng and Shen Rui to sit together. Instead, a separate table was set up for them to use for themselves.
He Xisheng and Shen Li didn't know what to talk about, but He Beisheng was unwilling to do so. Until they came to the table, he still complained to Shen Rui: "My second brother is really, am I a child? Is there anything I can't listen to? I want to do it." Send me down to stay with the child!"
Shen Rui rolled his eyes at him and did not respond.
"Don't think that no matter how old you are, you are no longer a child. When I saw you back then, you were only a little bit taller!" He Beisheng gestured.
Shen Rui saw that he was a slut, so he ignored him lazily, and started to taste the food with his chopsticks. Mrs. He Er was a careful mistress. On this table, except for the two dishes placed in front of He Beisheng, there were no other dishes. They are all vegetarian dishes, mostly mushrooms and seasonal vegetables. They are carefully prepared and taste delicious.
Because of this banquet, Shen Rui thought of the clan's fresh food. The clan's preparations were casual, and he had no burden to eat. Just because he was not a real ancient, he would not care about these formal filial piety, but he really wanted to talk about it. Lilly, it's his fault.
Although He Beisheng was a talkative person, Shen Rui didn't answer and didn't show any interest. He picked up the roasted pork ribs in front of him and deliberately ate them sweetly.
Seeing that Shen Rui was unmoved after picking up another piece of tofu, He Beisheng also felt bored and put down his chopsticks and said, "If Shen Jin doesn't come back, doesn't Shen Quan come back? Why didn't he come today?"
Since the two families wanted to cooperate, apart from the important relationship, there was nothing else to hide, so Shen Rui told Shen Quan about going to Jinling to study politics.
He Beisheng nodded hurriedly and said: "As this is the case, we should ask Master Xuezheng to come forward and make the decision. Shen Ling should pay it back. Shen Jun and Shen Qi are both famous. It is Zhao Xianzhong's fault to detain them without reason."
Shen Rui said: "Brother Ling is not in vain. My uncle imprisoned Brother Ling in Jinling."
Being a prisoner means supervising students, equal to students, and is also under the assessment and management of the Academic Affairs Yamen. Zhao Xianzhong wanted to use the Shen family as a scapegoat, but he committed a taboo among scholars. Only the Academic Affairs Yamen can deprive him of his merit, and only when he is deprived of his merit can he be tortured. Imprisoned. Only for this reason, Zhao Xianzhong offended the academic and political yamen of the province.
He Beisheng naturally thought of this, and immediately gloated: "I don't know where this country bumpkin came from. Not only did he scrape the land, but he didn't even care about the dignity of the gentry. This time he will definitely fall down hard." At this point, he brought a few with him. Fen proudly said: "You don't know, since Zhao Xianzhong took office, my second brother has been watched carefully. He extorts places and exploits people's evil deeds. I remember him clearly."
This He Beisheng seemed carefree, but he was certainly not a white rabbit. He was not only speaking to Shen Rui, but also sending a message to Shen Li through Shen Rui. He had already seen that the two families were going to form an alliance to jointly deal with the prefect's Yamen, but Shen Li was the number one scholar, and He Xisheng was just a supervisor. He was afraid that his second brother would not have the right to speak, so he threw out the chips.
Shen Rui nodded, indicating that he had listened.
He Beisheng was satisfied, remembered an important event, and asked Shen Rui: "Is there any news about Enke in the capital before you go south?"
According to past precedents, when a new emperor ascends the throne, he must add an enke, which is a provincial examination plus a general examination, either in the year he ascends the throne or in the following year. Therefore, many provinces are remote, so the imperial enke's decree will be passed down early and given to local rural examinations.
Make preparations. It has been three months since the new emperor ascended the throne, but there is still no news about Enke. He Beisheng is a little surprised.
Shen Rui shook his head and said: "I have never heard of it."
Nowadays, the eunuchs and the cabinet are busy fighting for power, and neither side should be able to take this into consideration. The eunuchs did not mention this matter, naturally because Enke will only allow more scholars to join the officialdom and increase the number of civil servants, which is not good for the eunuch camp; the cabinet does not
From the number of mentions, it should be obvious that there is the shadow of the little emperor behind the eunuch. Before "taming" the little emperor, he had no intention of increasing the little emperor's prestige, so he ignored this matter.
Because of this matter, the third master in the capital even talked about it with Shen Rui twice in private. Although the third master had already retired from official service and no longer had to go to school, many of his friends and in-laws wanted to take the imperial examination. The late emperor
Although the whole country is saddened by his death, for scholars, it is also an opportunity to take exams.
Normally, the first thing a new emperor does when he ascends the throne is to give the previous emperor a title, grant him the title of Empress Dowager, and grant amnesty to the world, and the rest is to open the door to Enke. Many people are waiting with their hands and hands, but there is no news. No.
Talking about the place, the scholars in the capital were already complaining. Some privately complained that the emperor was young and did not think carefully. Others felt that the emperor was young and the senior ministers were old and confused and had forgotten this important matter.
It is conceivable that in another half year, the local scholars will have no hope and will complain less than the scholars in the capital.
After hearing Shen Rui's answer, He Beisheng couldn't hide his disappointment and said: "There is no news yet, do we have to wait until next year? I really envy your Shen family. I really want to go to the Shen family's ancestral graves to see if their feng shui is good.
, how come everyone’s exam luck is so good? One champion follows another, and there are a lot of Jinshi candidates.”
Shen Rui felt speechless and continued to eat the fried tofu in front of him, which was actually delicious.
On the other hand, Shen Jin, the other number one scholar that He Beisheng mentioned, is not in good condition right now.
The cabin where Shen Hong was was filled with the smell of herbal medicine. Mrs. Guo was sitting on the stool in front of the bed, feeding her husband medicine one mouthful at a time. Shen Hong's face was like gold foil, and his breathing became weak. He was already weak, and he was always sick all the way.
I was holding on for the sake of my son, but as we were about to arrive in Songjiang, I couldn't bear it any longer.
The Japanese pirates came ashore, killing and injuring hundreds of soldiers and civilians. What a big deal it was. Shen Hong remembered clearly that when he was still young, Songjiang Prefecture encountered Japanese rebellion, and dozens of people died in coastal villages. Many local officials were imprisoned at that time.
On top of that, some military attachés from the guard station beheaded them in public to punish them for dereliction of duty and loss of land.
Now that the Japanese pirates have entered Songjiang City, the number of casualties among soldiers and civilians has increased tenfold, and the situation will only be more serious than before. Before returning, Shen Hong believed in his son's character and had Shen Li come back in person, so he was less worried; but when it came
In Songjiang, thinking about his childhood memories, Shen Hong felt a little afraid to take any chances again.
The more I thought about it, the more worried I became, and one night Shen Hong fell ill.
Shen Jin wanted to stop the ship, but Guo made the decision and continued back to Songjiang.
Now, Shen Jin stood at the door, looking at the appearance of the two elders, and she felt extremely regretful in her heart. When Shen Li and Shen Quan entrusted the two elders to themselves, she had promised well. If they sent the two elders to the capital,
, there would be no today. Shen Jin had privately asked the doctor who came with him that Shen Hong's condition was not good.