"The second wife's great-grandfather is a wife's grandson", the third wife is obviously confused.

The third master turned around in his mind and understood which one it was. It turned out that he was the great-grandson of Shaw, the wife of the second wife, more than 60 years ago.

The third master immediately faded and said, "How can Brother Qin call him 'second brother? Where can I start with this? If I remember it well, our old master once left a message and would not allow that one to be included in the genealogy."

Although Chen Qin felt a little sympathetic to the situation of brother Chen, she didn't have the courage to tell him what he wanted, and said anxiously: "In the tribe, everyone was a classmate."

The third master looked at the scroll in his hand: "He looks similar to this brother Bao?"

Chen Qin shook her head and said, "I can't see that she looks like Brother Bao, but she looks more like this portrait. She has a pair of phoenix eyes and looks bright. She usually likes red clothes and is full of energy."

The third master looked straight at the scroll for a while, glanced at Chen Bao again, but said to Chen Qin lightly: "That one involves the past of the second house in the early years. Brother Qin still remembers not to mention it in the future, so you can save your uncle and uncle's heart. sad."

Chen Qin responded honestly, and he felt regretful. He didn't want to defend Chen, but he couldn't help blurting out when he saw that the portrait was very similar to Chen.

As Xu returned to Songjiang to visit relatives, the past of Brother Chen was naturally revealed.

Although the three bedrooms and nine bedrooms were particularly close to their brothers because of Shen Yan's success, they died. However, with Chen Luo's death, Xu came to choose his heirs. The three bedrooms and nine bedrooms were the most afraid of the Chen Yan brothers.

More than 60 years ago, Shaw's viciousness was revealed and was exaggerated more than ten times more. According to word of mouth, Shaw's is the most vicious stepmother in the world.

Not to mention killing the two older sons of the original wife, the young third grandfather was also deliberately treated harshly by her, which ruined her body. The culprit for the lack of childbirth in the second family was Shaw Brothers, and there was no one else.

Earlier, some people from the sideline clan thought that the second family branch was too domineering. After all, the Chen Yan brothers are also descendants of the Shen family, and they sympathized with their brothers. There were even many people who thought that they were the relatives of the old man and the relatives of the second family branch, and the relatives of the Beijing legitimate branch. , the most qualified to inherit the second house.

When Shaw's actions spread in his early years, the relatives who had sympathized with Chen Yan's brothers shut up. There were fewer criticisms about the fact that Chen Yan's father and grandfather's branch did not allow Chen Yan's father and grandfather to return to the clan.

How can one repay kindness with kindness? Repay grudges with straightness and repay kindness with kindness.

Shaw Brothers was so vicious that he killed the two legitimate sons in front of him, and he was also sick. If her descendants were allowed to adopt the second family, it would be unreasonable. With the third grandfather's strong temper during his lifetime, he would be very angry even if he was underground. .

Because of the mention of Shen, it was a bit disappointing, and the atmosphere was a little depressed.

Seeing that the third master was also exhausted, after using dinner, Chen Qin and Chen Bao left and returned to the living yard.

Chen Qin was a little uneasy. After returning to the living yard, she said to Chen Bao: "Brother Bao, did I mention my second brother, which made Uncle Run San unhappy?

Chen Bao comforted: "Uncle Run San is not so stingy, but he is tired, so Brother Qin doesn't need to worry. However, Shaw's descendants are involved in the early years of the second house. We hear it is just an old news that is irrelevant to the elders of the second house. It’s really a biting pain. It’s not something you and my juniors should mention. Brother Qin remembers not to mention it again in the future.”

Chen Qin spitted out her tongue and said, "I really didn't mean it, I will definitely remember it in the future."

Chen Bao smiled and said something different.

What he didn't say to Chen Qin was that when the third master finished the small portrait in the study in the afternoon, his expression was similar when the third wife looked at the small portrait.

The third master once said: "Brother Bao has good eyebrows and eyes, but he looks better than Brother Rui, Brother Jue and others."

At that time, Chen Bao only felt that Xiao Si was a little novel. He thought that he would be so handsome after losing weight, but the other person didn't think much about it.

After listening to Chen Qin's words, Chen Baofang remembered Chen, which was indeed similar to the person in the painting.

This is not surprising. Chen and Chen Luo are cousins ​​of the same great-grandfather after all.

However, looking at the third master's meaning, he obviously wanted to hide the matter of Shen Xiao like Chen Luo. No matter what the reason was, Chen Bao was not willing to do anything.

In the third room, the third master leaned on the kang pillow, feeling a little overwhelmed.

The third wife waved her hand, sent her maids down, served tea in person, sat by the kang, and said, "The master is still thinking about the great-grandson of Shaw Brothers?"

The third wife also knows a little about Shaw Brothers. After all, the second wife is not close to her original family, so there must be an explanation. It is a statement to outsiders, and the third wife, the Shen family wife whom she married, will not hide it from it.

The third master took the teacup, took a sip on his mouth, nodded and said, "The news of Chen Xiaosi, I must not let the second sister-in-law know. Brother Luo has been gone for the past few months, and she is already crazy. If it is If you know this, who knows what will happen?”

"With the eldest brother and sister-in-law are here, why should the master worry? Besides, the second sister-in-law is confused. The second brother is wise and will not cause trouble." The third wife comforted.

The third master said, "Not to mention the grudges back then, I just saw that my sister-in-law brought seven nephews back this time, but she didn't mention that one, so I knew what she and her brother meant. My sister-in-law went to the He family to make trouble. My sister-in-law was unhappy, but she was just looking at Brother Luo, and no one was concerned about her. If she had a fight again, I was afraid that my brother would not be able to tolerate her."

After hearing what the third master said, the third wife calmed down.

When the third master saw that his wife had not moved for a while, he looked up and saw that she looked stunned.

"What do you think?" asked the third master, "But I will bring Brother Bao back in the afternoon, which will disturb your quietness?"

The third wife shook her head and said, "What's there to bother me here? I'm not happy if someone can talk to the master..." She said this, she was a little hesitant: "Why did the master suddenly become enthusiastic about Brother Bao? If the child misunderstood It's always bad."

After hearing this, the third master was silent for a while and reached out to hold his wife's hand in his hand: "Among the nephews of all the tribes who came to Beijing this time, Rui Ge is not only qualified, but also steady, and has a relationship with Bensheng and is alienated. He is actually an heir. No two candidates.”

The third wife looked at her husband and her face turned pale little by little: "Master..."

The third master said in a deep voice: "When Sister Sun left our house, I already remembered that our family was first given the kindness of Grandpa Sun, but I was sorry for Sister Sun. The eldest brother and sister-in-law were ordered by the Grandpa to worship the grandpa. The great master is so incest that he is unavoidable for taking care of Grandpa Sun. He wanted to arrange it in our name earlier, that Brother Luo and the eldest son of the family, and that he was concerned about Brother Luo. Now Brother Luo is dead and has no heirs in the eldest son of the family. In the past two days, I also saw that Brother Rui was tenacious, focused on his career, and became a famous teacher. He must take the imperial examination career in the future. Instead of letting him be in our house, it is better to inherit the eldest family. I can think of this principle. , Brother and Sister-in-law can think of it. But I am afraid that it will ruin our interest, so I can't tell us."

The third wife couldn't help feeling sad when she heard this, but when she looked at her husband looking at her worriedly, she immediately felt shocked and said with a forced smile: "I'm fine, Master, don't worry about me... If Master likes Brother Bao, then choose Brother Bao, just right.

In the future, I can also accompany the master with multiple people."

The third master shook his head and said, "Apart from Brother Rui, among the nephews left by all the clans, Brother Bao is the most transparent and smart, and he is also a person who is not afraid of honor and disgrace. If he can be selected by Brother Second, he will teach him for a few years, even if he can't compare with him.

Brother Luo, it should be fine to do business. He looks three-point similar to Brother Luo, so it is also fate."

When the third wife heard this, she couldn't help but frown: "The eldest brother and sister-in-law don't interfere in the affairs of the second wife, and the master is also relieved. I will just go with my second brother and sister-in-law."

She said this not because she thought her husband was troublesome, but because she was worried that she was tired of thinking more.

The third master said, "We have only three brothers in total. No matter how much my second sister-in-law makes trouble, she doesn't want to leave the old house because she looks like her. In the future, younger brothers will come over and live together. If the second wife chooses a naughty person, she will say

Maybe there will be trouble again. As for our room..."

Looking at his wife's face, the third master couldn't say anything else.

The third wife has been a couple with him for more than ten years, but she can’t tell her husband is embarrassed. She held her husband’s hand in the back and said softly: “Let Brother Rui have a family together…”

The third master was moved to see his wife mentioning this matter so calmly.

The third wife smiled and said, "Even the master and I are not in charge of my elder brother. My elder sister-in-law takes care of me. If I have more heirs, it is just to make more trouble for my elder brother and sister-in-law..."

"I'm sorry to you..." The third master lowered his head and said, "If you had married someone else, you would have said that you would have been..."

Before he could finish speaking, the third wife had already reached out to stop her.

The third wife smiled calmly: "Would you also have to blame me for not taking concubines for me in my early years? I can't enjoy the blessings of this world alone... I don't have a son, but I have a good husband;

The master has no daughter, but he has a wife... Now he doesn't want a heir, but he has a heir in a few years. What's wrong with it..."

Shen Rui only thought that he might inherit the third wife, but he didn't know that the eldest and the third wife made decisions, and his identity gradually became clear.

After dinner at the Zhuangyuan Mansion, Shen Rui said goodbye to Wang Hua and his wife, and was sent back to the Shen family by Wang Shouren.

Baotou and Renshoufang were already next to each other. After walking for only a quarter of an hour, Wang Shouren did not ask anyone to prepare a carriage. The teachers and students walked side by side and walked back.

Wang Shouren remembered that Shen Rui was solving the problem so quickly and asked, "Do you often do time writing in the past six months?"

Shen Rui nodded and said, "It's a bit unpleasant to do one the next day."

Wang Shouren said: "It's okay to solve the problem and make the idea, the allusions are poor, and the words are monotonous and stiff. I will list a book for you another day. In the future, besides the Four Books and Five Classics, you can read more historical books and classics."

Shen Rui agreed honestly.

Wang Shouren said again: "After your master won the top scorer, I followed him to Beijing. He grew up in the capital. He also had three or five friends and had a good time in the same year. After the fifth day of the lunar month, you can take two days to me.

Take you out to visit friends.”

This is to formally introduce Shen Rui, a student.

Shen Rui responded again, and couldn't help but be excited.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Wang Shouren, a friend recognized by a thousand-year-old scholar, is not a common man.

As time goes by, teachers and students have already walked outside the gate of the house.

Wang Shouren stopped and said to Shen Rui: "You are your teacher and Minister Chen. Xu Shuren told him that it was getting late, so I will not take the liberty to disturb you. I will come to pay New Year's greetings to you in a few days."

Shen Rui responded, and under Wang Shouren's gaze, he brought Changshou into the gate of Shen's house.

He sent Changshou to rest, but he did not go back to the living yard, but went to the study.

Since he is a guest, he always says hello to his elders when he comes back from home.

The master was not in the study room, so Shen Rui went to the second door again.

The old woman in the second sect was respectful and did not mention anything that needed to be reported to Fang for permission. It seemed that she had already given orders.

When he arrived at the upper room, Wu's mother was talking to her maid in the corridor. Seeing this, she hurriedly came over and said with a smile: "Mrs. She had just asked about Master Rui, because she was worried that Master Rui would blow the night wind at night when he came back, and was about to ask someone to go to the car to pick him up."

Seeing that it was dark, Shen Rui felt a little embarrassed: "It was me who talked to the teacher, forgot the time for a while, and it was too late to come back."
Chapter completed!