The prince said regretfully: "Love will last forever, and wisdom will be damaged. Brother Luo was selected as a candidate at the age of sixteen. Who among this clan can compare to him? If Shen Cang hadn't been afraid of being too popular, and asked him to suppress one subject, If I didn't take part in the examination last year, my Shen family would be able to produce one more young scholar."

The eldest son of the clan said: "The direct descendants of the second brother-in-law are too few. The three brothers only guard this one seedling. Now the white-haired person is giving away the black-haired person. I don't know what will happen?" At this point, he said with some hesitation. "In the first few years, when the common people in the second house heard that Shen Cang had no children, someone spread the idea of ​​choosing an heir, but later they ignored it. It was Shen Qing's family who brought their two sons back to Songjiang, maybe in the name of recognition. The ancestor returns to the clan, which means adopting the eldest son’s wife.”

After hearing this, the patriarch frowned and said: "Those bastards, daydreaming is not a good thing! After all, it was the evil done by the Shaw family back then. Your third uncle Chang was locked in the wine cellar for three days when he was a child, and the weather was damp and cold. The source of the kidney. I was still young at that time and it was not obvious. When I grew up, I went to the capital to marry and take concubines. However, I did not give birth to a son and a half for more than ten years. Later, I found a folk miracle doctor and took bitter medicine soup for several years to make my wives and concubines happy. After giving birth to three sons and three daughters, all three sons stood still, but only one of the three daughters grew up. Shen Cang and Shen Zhou were fine, but the third son, Shen Run, was a sick person. Due to health reasons, he was not able to take part in the examination. Otherwise, he will be another Jinshi with two rankings."

Thinking of the second brother, three brothers, two Jinshi, and one Jinshi, the clan leader was filled with admiration.

There are only three ways to be unfilial, and there is no greatness without heirs. Since these three brothers all have problems with heirs, and their only flesh and blood is gone, then even if they don't want to, the matter of choosing an heir is not far away.

The eldest son of the clan thought for a while and said: "Though those concubines are not worth mentioning, the children are not good enough. There is not even a single candidate in these two generations. However, the two sons Shen Qing left behind, Shen Yan and Shen Xiu, have good academic qualifications. It’s the blood of the late second wife again.”

He is the eldest son and the future patriarch, and he has always paid attention to the underachievers in the clan. Although the two brothers Shen Yan and Shen Xiu are not included in the family tree, they are of the Shen family's blood, and they are two scholars.

The clan leader snorted coldly: "So what? They are not only the blood of the second wife, but also the blood of the Shaw family. For the branch in the capital, they are no different from enemies. How can they still be related to each other? Not to mention that they are not even included in the family tree. , in theory, it is nothing more than an ‘outer room’.”

After hearing this, the eldest master of the clan house couldn't help but feel something in his heart: "The common people are ineffective, and neither Shen Yan nor Shen Xiu can do it. Then shouldn't the second house have to choose an heir from another house?"

The patriarch nodded and said: "That's probably the case. The grandchildren of the inner four houses are from the same ancestor. I am the fourth generation, the Shui generation is the fifth generation, and the Yu generation is the sixth generation. By the time the outer five houses are passed, except for Outside of the fifth family, most of them have no relatives and have long-standing bloodline. However, there are "establishing marriage", "establishing love" and "establishing marriage" to establish an heir. Needless to say, starting from the distance of bloodline, the first is the descendant of the enemy, and the second is the descendant of the year. Shen Cang and his brothers would not choose the secondary concubines who were the direct descendants of the second house. Although the inner four houses are closer, it is not necessarily impossible to choose from the outer five houses."

The eldest master of the clan showed some expectation and said: "The ancestors of the clan, the second clan, and the fourth clan are all from the same mother, so they are the closest to each other. The four generations of the clan are all descended from the same blood. Now, although the younger generation is two brothers, they are really There is only one direct bloodline, Brother Rui, so there is no reason to adopt another brother. Isn’t that right?”

The clan leader glared and said, "What are you talking about? Do you think I'm going to adopt Jiu Jin? Don't even think about it. You can't let go of your son, but I can't let go of my grandson!"

There are two brothers, the eldest son of the clan, and five uncles and brothers of the younger generation. Three of them, row 1, 2, and 5, are the legitimate sons of the clan clan lord. Among them, the eldest son and the second son have both married and had children. The eldest son is married. The family is in the capital, and the second son's family is raising his parents in Songjiang. Only the youngest son Shen Jue has not yet grown up. Although the second master of the clan also has two sons, one is a legitimate son and the other is a concubine, so there is no suitable candidate. There is no reason to drag the family with this adoption. In this way, if the heir was to be chosen from the clan, Shen Jue would be the only candidate.

The "nine pounds" mentioned by the clan leader is Shen Jue's nickname. He looks the same as his peers now, but back then he weighed nine pounds when he landed, making him a fat boy.

The elder of the clan clan hurriedly said: "My son just thinks this way, don't be angry. My good son, I will never let anyone go. Although the clan clan's fortune is not as good as that of the second clan in the officialdom, it is not so difficult to live in." The situation. It is just a little selfishness of the son, thinking that the relationship between the second cousin and the clan has always been estranged. Even though he has adopted other cousins, he is probably still lukewarm with the clan. Brother Jue is from the clan blood, Even though he is nominally a son to his second wife, he still has a close relationship with his clan brother..." At this point, he cried and laughed, "You also know that back then, because of the dystocia when she gave birth to Jiu Jin, the He family didn't treat him as well as before. Two careful..."

The patriarch sighed and said: "My eldest daughter-in-law has always been virtuous, but she has been persuading and scolding me for more than ten years. I just can't think about this matter. There is nothing I can do. Five fingers are still long or short, so it doesn't necessarily mean she is not good. It hurts Jiu Jin, I’m afraid that because I was so alienated in my early years, now I can’t get close even if I want to.”

When the eldest wife of the clan was pregnant with Shen Jue, she was already over forty years old and was considered a "pearl from the old clam". It was originally a happy event, but due to too much supplementation, the baby was too big. Even if she managed to give birth to the child, she would almost die from severe postpartum hemorrhage. The eldest wife died and she was already counting the days. The doctor did not give any advice, but only asked her to prepare for the funeral. The eldest wife herself knew what was going on, and began to choose a successor from among the clan sisters. In order to take care of the three children left behind, He had a son who controlled the people who came after him, and he also took his two cousins ​​​​as concubines.

Because the eldest son of the clan is the eldest son of the Shen family, his wife is the wife of the Shen family, and even a stepmother cannot be careless. The Shen family tacitly allows the eldest wife to choose a stepmother from the He family for the sake of their three legitimate grandchildren, but they still have to see each other before finalizing the decision. 12. At that time, the wife of the wife was deceased, and the second wife was the aunt, and there was no reason to look after the uncle. She had no choice but to follow the power, and after the two families discussed it, they arranged the candidates for the successor. Xiao He, who was born in a branch of the He family, came over to give birth to the wife. The clan sister attends the illness.

When the eldest master meets the candidate for his successor and has no objections, the matter will be settled.

The eldest wife had arranged everything after her death, and she had already accepted her fate, but looking at the delicate and beautiful clan girl, she began to feel unwilling to accept it, and after holding it in for a while, she actually turned the corner.

Now that the eldest wife is getting better, the previous matter of choosing a stepmother has become a farce. The little He later quietly married out of town. This matter should have passed without a trace, but the eldest wife was because her husband had met her before. Little He also had a knot in his heart, and could no longer love his youngest son, who almost cost him his life. The eldest man felt sorry for his youngest son and persuaded his wife several times, but the eldest wife could never get close to the child, and even his adoptive mother and maidservant They all started to become neglectful. The elder couldn't stand it, and when Shen Jue turned one year old, he sent her to the patriarch. Shen Jue grew up with the patriarch.

The patriarch and the eldest man felt sorry for Shen Jue because his biological mother didn't like her, so they couldn't help but feel a little partial. Now that the second wife has lost the heir, the eldest man has selfish intentions, and it's because he sincerely plans for his youngest son.

Thinking about the grievances his little grandson has suffered over the years, the patriarch is also a little undecided. Leaving the little grandson in the eldest house is of course a matter of keeping the same flesh and blood, but there are two brothers above him, and the nephews and nieces below him are gradually growing up. Even if he himself He looked around twice, but he was already in his seventies.

If you can go to the capital to inherit, you will certainly have the trouble of not being able to deal with it, but you will have the father of the minister, the uncle of Hanlin, and a distinguished status... Thinking of this, the patriarch shook his head, he is really stupid. When he learned that his second wife was unfortunate, he did not feel sad for his second wife. On the contrary, he has his own little calculation.

At that time, Shen Chang was a very thoughtful man. He treated the Songjiang people without any room, which was probably because he despised his relatives and was greedy. How could his son be a scheming person? Regardless of whether or not, or how to adopt, the other side would have made their own decision. It was no one else's turn to intervene. By the time the second class of Ethnic Studies ended, it was already noon, and Shen Jue couldn't wait to come over and greet Shen Rui out: "Let's go have lunch, I've already sent someone to make a reservation!"

Shen Rui did not leave in a hurry, but took a look at Dong Shuang's food box. It was a half-new, black lacquered double-layered food box. It looked empty inside, with only a plate of rice cakes and a kettle.

Because it was decided to go out with Shen Jue in the morning, Changshou didn't get any news, so he sent a food box over at noon. Although Shen Rui didn't open it, since it was prepared by Dong Xi, the order couldn't be wrong.

Judging from Dong Shuang's clothing and food, he did not come from a wealthy family.

Seeing the young man swallowing the lukewarm rice cake with his warm tea, Shen Rui placed the food box in front of Dong Shuang and said, "Please do me a favor, little brother Dong. Please help me solve this problem so that I can save the money back home." At home, let the elders know about my eating out."

Hearing this, Dong Shuang looked up at Shen Rui and saw him looking at him with a smile. His heart trembled and he hurriedly moved his eyes away: "I brought tea, Brother Shen and others can eat."

"Everyone has brought lunch boxes... Just do me a favor. Since we are at the same table, we will often have lunch together in the future." Shen Rui said.

Shen Jue was waiting nearby and was already impatient. He directly picked up Shen Rui's food box and put it on Dong Shuang's table: "What a big deal. Once Brother Rui opened his mouth, you just answered, and he said no. readily!"

Dong Shuangben wanted to speak, but he held back because of Shen Jue's words. He looked at Shen Rui and said helplessly: "Then I'd rather be respectful than obey."

"Thank you, then." Shen Rui cupped his hands, said hello to Shen Quan, and then went to school with Shen Jue. Liu Cheng and Shen Jue's school boy Qixing followed closely behind.

The clan's carriage is outside, and Shen Rui should have ordered it in advance.

Shen Rui and Shen Jue got on the carriage and said, "Aren't you afraid that your elders will know if you come out like this?"

Shen Jue straightened her chest, glanced at Shen Rui, and said, "I'm not a little lady, why can't I go out on the street? But Brother Rui is such a kid, he's so happy even going out on the street." This was because he was being teased. Despised?

Shen Rui touched his nose and said in confusion: "I'm obviously older than Brother Jue, why doesn't Brother Jue call me brother?"

Shen Jue rolled his eyes and said: "I was born a few hours too early, and I want to be my brother? I heard that Aunt Yuan gave birth to you prematurely, and I was full term. If you really want to talk about it, I can't be compared to you. You are two months older."

Speaking of which, it was fate that the two brothers were born in the same year and month, but one was born the night before and the other was born in the early morning of the next day, with a difference of less than one day.
Chapter completed!