The current Longfu Temple Fair is different from the major temple fairs in Beijing during the Spring Festival that Shen Rui saw in later generations. The temple fairs in later generations were mainly about "eating, drinking, playing and shopping", while the current temple fairs have a greater significance in worshiping Buddha.

However, because it was during the New Year period, many people burned incense and worshiped Buddha, and various businesses gathered outside the temple. It was similar to the Buddha's birthday temple fair that Shen Rui had seen in Songjiang before, except that the scale was much larger.

Shen Jue begged Shen Ji, saying that he would come to the temple to see more.

Thinking that the official date of the heir was not far away and Longfu Temple was in the main house, Shen Hui became a little more indulgent towards his younger brother and agreed to his request.

However, Shen Jue's suggestion that he should bring Shen Rui and Shen Dong out was rejected by Shen Ji.

There are three and a half grown children, his own son is not smooth, and his two younger brothers are new to the capital, how can Shen Zhi let them out with peace of mind.

After breakfast on the second day of junior high school, Shen Ji brought out Shen Jue, Shen Rui and Shen Dong.

There are dozens of popular temples in Beijing on the first day of the new year. Although Longfu Temple is famous and has a lot of people gathered, it is not as chaotic as imagined.

Renshoufang is considered to be close to the imperial city. Most of the people living here are officials and wealthy families. Ordinary people mostly live in the outer city surrounded by Nancheng.

When coming to a temple fair, it is rare to burn incense and worship Buddha. Even though Shen Xiu is a disciple of Confucianism, today he "does as the Romans do."

Thousands of pilgrims gathered outside Longfu Temple. The monk Zhike brought novice monks to guide them and lined up to burn incense inside.

Shen Rui and others also went over to queue up. It took more than an hour and half of their bodies to burn incense before they finished burning the incense and squeezed out from the crowd.

The half street in front of Longfu Temple is full of various food stalls. Shen Zhu also came here as a teenager, so naturally he would not rigidly prohibit a few young people from eating outside. However, it was cold and windy outside, so how could they dare to let them be as direct as others? While standing at Fengkou to eat, I had to go from stall to stall and packed up a lot of snacks and snacks that I had never seen in the south to take back.

The group of people returned to Shen Zhi's house early.

In ordinary people, uncles and sisters-in-law need to avoid taboos, but Grandma Zhi's eldest son is half a year older than Shen Jue and Shen Rui. There is a big age difference. Shen Jue and Shen Rui are young, so there is no need to avoid too many taboos.

Grandma Zhi directly asked people to heat up the snacks. She set up a table in the upper room and called her two brothers-in-law and several children.

Dairy nuts, fried noodles with butter, beef noodles, rye steamed buns... These are foods that may have been introduced from the Mongols, but are not found in the south, and even Brother Shen Dong has seen them for the first time.

Grandma Ji had said before that everyone should only taste it in small quantities so as not to eat anything at dinner. However, as soon as Grandma Ji left, everyone had a few chopsticks each and ate about ten or so portions of various foods.

After all, whether it is cakes or fried fruits, the taste is not novel, but sugar is added to make it soft and delicious. Children love to eat it. People like Shen Jue who have a sweet tooth are even more like a mouse falling into it. In the rice vat.

Shen Rui didn't like sweets, so he chewed half a beef stick and then slowly finished the half bowl of butter fried noodles.

Shen Jue couldn't hold it anymore, Hu Chihai took a deep breath, and finally managed to hold it up, leaning to one side and rubbing his stomach.

The two little girls of Shen Zhuo's family looked at the rules and ate politely. Even though they didn't eat much, they still couldn't take their eyes away. However, they saw that their uncle Shen Jue had finished eating, and their uncle Shen Rui was also eating spoon after spoon. After eating noodles and tea, Shen Dong put down his chopsticks, and the two little sisters also put down their chopsticks.

Shen Zhi's second daughter, Sister Hui, is only six years old, but she is more lively than her elder sister, Sister Ning.

Seeing the uncomfortable look on Shen Jue's face, Sister Hui came over and patted his belly gently: "Uncle Wu, it hurts to fly, it hurts to fly."

Shen Jue was stunned for a moment, then lowered his head and touched his belly, looking a little startled.

Shen Dong was standing by and scolded his sister: "How can you get involved with your fifth uncle?"

Sister Hui was startled, and tears began to well up in her eyes.

Shen Jue laughed "haha" repeatedly, stretched out his hand to pick up his little niece, put it on his lap and said: "It really doesn't hurt anymore, dear Sister Hui, please give Uncle Wu a pat again."

Sister Hui's eyes lit up when she heard this, she stretched out her chubby hand and patted Shen Jue's belly twice more: "It hurts to fly, it hurts to fly, Uncle Wu doesn't feel any pain anymore."

The room was filled with tender children's voices and Shen Jue's cheerful laughter.

When Grandma Zhu came in, she saw her little daughter sitting on Shen Jue's lap, and she said in a playful voice: "Mom is touching me like this...it really doesn't hurt anymore, isn't it?"

Grandma Zhu shook her head and said: "This child is really crazy... Come down quickly and don't make trouble with your fifth uncle." The last sentence was said to Sister Hui with a straight face.

Sister Hui got off Shen Jue's knees, stuck out her tongue, and whispered: "I didn't bother Uncle Wu... I love Uncle Wu, just like my mother loves me...

This little girl's words of "not being ashamed" made everyone laugh out loud.

Grandma Zhi pointed at her little daughter's forehead: "You are talking nonsense again. You are a niece, and you should respect your fifth uncle. Your fifth uncle has your grandfather, and your grandmother loves you."

Hearing the children's words made Shen Rui feel much happier. However, when looking at Shen Jue, Shen Jue still noticed something strange about him.

At this time, I heard Grandma Zhi say: "Second Uncle Rui, Fifth Uncle, if you have finished using it, go to the study room in the front yard to find your elder brother. If he has anything to say to you, he will talk to you."

After the two of them had finished eating, a maid brought them water, rinsed their mouths, and then left the Nuan Pavilion and went to the study room in the front yard with them.

"But are you homesick again?" Shen Jue asked, seeing Shen Jue's gloomy expression.

Shen Jue shook his head and laughed at himself: "In the early years, I read in the history books that Yun Meisheng was not liked by his biological mother and hated her to death. I thought it was exaggerated... When I grew up in the past two years, I realized that the five fingers were long or short. What does it mean? I don’t know if my mother ever loved my eldest brother or my second brother when they were young. I have never seen it here..."

There was an air of depression in these words. Shen Rui said: "Even if you are a parent, you are still a human being. As long as you are a human being, you will have your likes and dislikes. Parents in this world are just ordinary people, not saints... Isn't it the same for my husband? He values ​​his eldest son. , disdainful of my second son.”

Shen Jue turned his head and looked at Shen Rui, feeling that compared with Shen Rui's hardships, the injustice in his heart was nothing.

He said "haha" twice, put his hand on Shen Rui's shoulder and said: "Listen to Brother Rui's words, we have a mother who hates us and a father who hates us, so we are inseparable brothers."

Shen Rui snorted softly: "It's Brother Rui in front of me, and no one has time to call me by name again? You are not afraid of showing your mouth in front of the elder brother, or you will be scolded again."

Shen Jue's face showed fear: "I haven't seen my eldest brother for several years, and he is becoming more and more rigid. I am really afraid of him."

When he came back last night, Shen Jue casually called Shen Rui "Brother Rui" and was lectured by Shen Jue, and then asked him to copy the four words "brother, friend, brother, respect" a hundred times.

In the study room, Shen Ji sealed the letter he had written home.

The second master's return to his hometown to pay homage to his ancestors is different from the eldest wife's return to her hometown to visit relatives. The eldest wife went back to Suzhou Prefecture to visit her relatives and return to Songjiang's family by the way. When the second master went back this time, in addition to paying homage to his ancestors, he also had to finalize the title of heir.

Naturally, the clan's clan got the news first, so it was better to make preparations early.

He rubbed his temples, feeling melancholy that his younger brother had become a clan brother, but also a little happy that Brother Jue was the link between the clan and the second clan, and they were even more involved.

Whether it is Shen Rui or Shen Jue, their years are there, but they are only thirteen years old. It will take at least ten years to wait for them to pass the exam and enter the official career step by step. The second wife is over fifty years old, just for the sake of an heir. The nephew's planning will also promote the work and ability of the nephew.

Among the senior members of the Shen family in Beijing, Shen Li has the support of the Prime Minister's Office and does not need to rely on the help of the second eldest brother. Shen Qi is still a candidate, but cannot be promoted even if he wants to. The remaining candidates are him and Shen Ying, the fifth eldest brother.

Shen Ying is still in the Changyuan, and there is still one and a half years left before the separation of the pavilion. There is no need to mention it for the time being. In this way, the only candidate who can be supported by the second room is herself. She is the grandson of the Shen family and the brother of Brother Jue. This is a good thing for Shen Rui and Shen Jue.

The second master will return to Songjiang after the new year. Logically speaking, Shen Jue and Shen Rui should also go back with him. However, the elder master means that the two younger brothers are young and cannot bear to travel long distances, so there is no need to go back.

But if this happens, someone will have to deal with it.

Just as I was thinking about my background, a young man came in and said, "Master, the Second Master Rui and the Fifth Master are here."

Shen Ji nodded and called in.

Seeing Shen Jue smiling, Shen Ji couldn't help but have a headache.

Although this younger brother is lazy, he has always had an idea. He had also tested Shen Jue before and knew that his younger brother had no interest in the second wife's heir.

Now Shen Rui is here, so Shen Jiu can only mention this matter to Shen Jue. Otherwise, there are only two brothers, and Shen Jiu would really have a hard time talking. Otherwise, if Shen Jue is unwilling, should he persuade him or not? ?

Although the two are brothers, they are not actually close due to the big age difference and Shen Xiu has been away from home for many years.

"Brother called us, but do you have any instructions?" Shen Jue saw that Shen Ji didn't speak for a while, and felt confused, so he asked.

Shen Ji came to his senses and pointed to the two chairs in front of the desk: "It's a long story, so you guys sit down first."

Shen Rui and Shen Jue sat down. Shen Jue was still confused, but Shen Rui had a vague idea in his heart.

Apart from Shen Jue's succession, what else could make it so difficult for Shen Ji to open his mouth?

It seems that the second eldest brother has made a decision and chosen Shen Jue as his heir.

Shen Jiying also knew about his identity as the heir of his mistress, otherwise he would not avoid hiding from him.

Seeing that Shen Zhi hesitated to speak, Shen Jue felt a little uneasy: "Brother, what trouble did you encounter? Is there anything you can't say?"

As he said this, his heart suddenly jumped up.

His face suddenly turned white, and he stood up with a puff: "Brother, there is a letter coming from Songjiang. It can't be... it can't be..."

Shen Zhi was startled by his reaction. When he realized what he was saying, he glared at him and said: "Young Yan Wu Ji, no one who celebrates the New Year wants to live well and feel at ease. Everything at home is fine."
Chapter completed!