[Red Mansion] Marrying a wife like jade

Gu Shangshu wished that Shen Yue, a subordinate who refused to obey him and was still tripping up the second prince, would leave the Ministry of Industry, lest someone in the Ministry of Industry would learn from Shen Yue.But the old minister who has been in office for many years has a lot of face and skill, and he is sincere in his reluctance: "The sage knows that Shen Yue has made outstanding achievements since he came to the Ministry of Industry. Such a talent, I am reluctant to part with it."

"Indeed, Shen Yue has contributed a lot in the past few years." Regardless of the reluctance in Gu Shangshu's words today, he only spread along the credit he said about Shen Yue: "It is not the way to employ people if you have meritorious service and not rewarded."

Lin Ruhai had no choice but to stand up at this time: "Saint, Shen Yue has been promoted many times, far surpassing others in the same discipline, so it is not easy to be promoted too quickly." But Shen Xueshi, who was also sitting in the front row, was very calm until Lin Ruhai said After finishing, he stood up: "The minister seconded the proposal."

Today he waved his hands indifferently: "I know what you two mean, but I am just afraid that Shen Yue will be in danger of being more beautiful than forest. Shen Yue's achievements are obvious to all ministers. If there are people who have made great contributions to the country like Shen Yue, I will Will also be appointed in this way. Could it be that you don't believe that I can accommodate meritorious officials?"

The last questioning question made Lin Ruhai and Xueshi Shen bend down together: "I dare not."

But now after all he has listened to Lin Ruhai's words, he has only been promoted to the first rank of Shen Yue, and he is serving as a bachelor of the fourth rank Hanlin, and still has to go to the palace every five days to give lectures to the princes.For such an order, the academician in charge of the Hanlin Academy smiled happily, but the calm face of the academician Shen did not change a bit until he returned home and sat in his study, which made him a little disappointed.

Not long after, brothers Shen Xin, Shen Chao, and Shen Yue all consciously came to Xueshi Shen's study room. Seeing that the old man hadn't spoken, no one dared to sit down, they all stood and waited for him to speak.

After a long time, Bachelor Shen let out a heavy breath, and looked straight at Shen Yue: "This time the saint suddenly asked you to return to the Imperial Academy, did you know beforehand?"

Shen Yue knew it, but he didn't expect to use so many people and use such a tactful method, so he could only express his incomprehension: "I didn't hear the news beforehand."

Xueshi Shen stared at Shen Yue for a while, and found that his eyes were neither dodging nor avoiding, so he looked at his second son again.It turned out that this person looked back with a puzzled face, and then remembered that the second son, as the prefect of Shuntian, although he was qualified enough to participate in palace banquets, he had to stay in the yamen on such a festival day, so as to maintain the law and order in Beijing .The second son didn't even attend the palace banquet, so naturally he didn't even know what he was thinking.

Shen Xin then smiled and said to Shen Renfen: "Yue'er was favored by the head of the Imperial Academy, and he is going back to the Imperial Academy. The sage's contribution to Yue'er for several years promoted him to a higher rank, and made him a fourth grader. Taste and study for a bachelor's degree."

"Ah?" Shen Ren's face was more surprised than joyful, and he asked Shen Xueshi anxiously: "Did Yueer get promoted too fast?"

Shen Xueshi waved his children and grandchildren to sit down, and said: "No problem, the saints say that the way to employ people is to reward those who have made meritorious deeds. When he went to the Imperial Academy, he only needs to do his job honestly and don't make any limelight. There will be a year or two." , and it’s over.”

Only joy remained on Shen Ren's face, and he said to Shen Yue with satisfaction: "You boy." No more words.

Shen Xueshi was still thinking, as if asking his children and grandchildren, and as if talking to himself: "Chaoer is still in the Imperial Academy, why did the saint let Yueer return to the Imperial Academy? Obviously he went to the Ministry of Households after only a few days in the Imperial Academy , and then went to the Ministry of Industry, I always thought that the sage didn’t want their brothers to be officials in the same ministry.”

When he was talking, he kept his head down. He didn't realize that Shen Ren had also lowered his head long ago. A trace of dissatisfaction flashed in his eyes: Since he was young, Shen Ren knew that he was the second son. The elder brother is the same as the second class, and he is also the elder who stays in Beijing after the school is over, and his second son, even if his wife has just given birth, he still has to be an official.

Later, Grand Master Shen retired bravely. In order to preserve the blood of the Shen family in the process of seizing the heirloom, he wanted to take his wife and children with him to work abroad under the governor who did not agree with the Shen family's political views, and to be a co-prefect without real power.At that time, the family only gave some monetary support, but no one asked him if he could bear it.

If it weren't for Lin Ruhai's continuous voice, Shen Ren didn't know if he would have survived those years.When he was finally able to return to Beijing, he was told that he might have to take another job. In the end, with the help of his son, he became the Governor of Shuntian.

But is this Shuntian governor easy to do?

There are as many dandies as there are rich and powerful in Beijing. Those people feel that it is useless not to cause trouble for a day. How much effort did he spend in dealing with it?But the elder brother left the Hanlin Academy and went directly to the Ministry of Officials to be the right servant.

When his grandfather was around, Shen Ren could still feel that his family supported him from time to time, but when his grandfather left, Shen Ren felt more and more that in his father's mind, the elder brother's family was too important.

Originally, Shen Ren himself thought it was nothing. He was already considered a leader among his subjects, and his family did not push him to be promoted because of his elder brother. For a while, his promotion speed was even faster than that of his elder brother.But when the same thing happened to his son, Shen Ren couldn't help feeling aggrieved: his son is also the eldest son of the second room!

Shen Ren was able to endure all his grievances, but he didn't want his son, who was still such an excellent son, to give way to Shen Chao everywhere just like himself.Sooner or later, the two families will be separated. If you get used to it, what should you do if you get used to it on the day of separation?And what about your own grandson?Do you want to let it go on like this from generation to generation?

Even though he didn't know what his younger brother was thinking, Shen Xin still reminded him: "Father, Yue'er is better than Chao'er in terms of talent and holy family."

Xueshi Shen suddenly raised his head and looked at the eldest son. Does he know what he is talking about?

Shen Xin was a little disturbed by his old father, but he still didn't back down: "Father." Shen Ren also raised his head, but quickly lowered it again.

Children are debts!Xueshi Shen sighed in his heart, at that time he had only his old father to support him, how he wished he had a brother who could help him.Unexpectedly, the sons have brothers, but the grandchildren are too good, but it is difficult to choose.Shen Xueshi lowered his head to think again, ignoring the longing eyes of the president.

"Grandfather," Shen Chao was no longer silent: "Yue'er sent Shen'er's bonus to his grandson's room, 2000 taels a month." Yue'er is really too generous, he is ashamed to keep such things. .Shen Chao asked himself that he couldn't do it to Shen Yue's level, if so, Yue'er would have to give in to himself, Shen Chao himself would have no face to see his brothers who grew up together since childhood.

"What?" Xueshi Shen really didn't care about a joke made by Shen Yue during the New Year. Hearing that Shen'er's monthly bonus is 2000 taels, even if the family is rich, Xueshi Shen has to be moved.

That's more than 2 taels of silver a year, Shen Yue, his second grandson, just gave it to a child less than five years old!When others thought he was just a joke, they sent it directly!

How much did Shen'er give Shen Yue in total at the beginning?At the top of the sky, there is only five or sixty taels, but only five or six hundred taels in silver.No wonder that day when Shen Yue said he could make a lot of money, he was clearly giving Shen'er a golden rooster that could lay eggs.

Shen Chao nodded to Xueshi Shen affirmatively: "If there is one or two hundred taels per month, the grandson can be a son to build a private house for his nephew, but 200 taels, Shen'er can't take this money."

After hearing this, Shen Yue quickly laughed and said, "When did the big brother have a birth share with me? If you say that, wouldn't it be that I have to take out my share too? This is my own daughter-in-law's private money, and it was also approved by the sage. Even the sage Shen'er knows about it."

There was a glimmer of light in Xueshi Shen's eyes. He seemed to have caught something, but he still waved his hand at Shen Yue: "You have a good heart for your nephew, but how can he use so much for such a small person? Your private room is your own. No one wants what they earn, and this share belongs to the public.”

Shen Yue wanted to argue again, but Xueshi Shen had already continued, not letting him continue: "Now you only have one nephew, and he is your uncle and nephew. In the future, all your brothers will have families. Child, do you still want to share from your share? If you don’t divide, isn’t it fair to treat one person more favorably than another? Even if you want to, you have to think about it for Yu’er.”

"Yu'er has more money than me now, so she doesn't care about it." Shen Yue said without blushing at all.

Shen Xueshi glanced at him helplessly: "Tell me about your plan to go to the Imperial Academy."

The topic was thrown to himself at once, and Shen Yue said what he had thought up earlier: "As the grandfather said, I went to the Imperial Academy to be humble." It's just a fool to live a leisurely life.

But Shen Xin disagreed: "You are just right now as a holy family, wouldn't it be a pity to be humble?" Shen Ren nodded in agreement.Even Shen Chao persuaded him: "Our brothers who are in the early stage are the ones who are the head of the Shen family. Don't think about who is strong and who is weak. Have you forgotten the eight words that the old man left us?"

Wheel is good to me, hand in hand!Those are two banners written by Grand Master Shen to Brother Shen Chao respectively.

The most distracted in the study was Bachelor Shen. After a long time, he looked at Shen Yue again and asked in a low voice: "Your marriage, I let the family leave it alone, can you blame me?"

Shen Yue smiled frankly and shook his head: "Even if the father-in-law and grandfather had discussed it, how could I blame my grandfather? If I really blamed my grandfather, I wouldn't share the shares with Shen'er - if the grandson didn't tell me, the grandfather wouldn't know either. The sage will share [-]% of the proceeds with his grandson, right? It’s just that the grandson has something to say, so please forgive me if it’s not pleasant to you.” Having said this, his expression turned serious.

As if he already knew what Shen Yue was going to say, Xueshi Shen's face was still so calm: "You just say it." This second grandson has always thought about the family, even willing to share half of the huge income with the big house, Xueshi Shen is not worried about what Shen Yue said. What hurt the Shen family.

"Grandpa thinks how powerful the current Shen family is compared to the Shen family before my father's nephew?" Shen Yue asked, without waiting for Xueshi Shen to give an answer, Gu Zi continued: "Compared to the Shen family before my father took office?" More than that."

"Or my grandfather would say that now the princes are not showing any signs of seizing the heir, and the Shen family has no worries about standing in line. The situation is much better than it was back then. But grandfather counts the strength of the Shen family's in-laws and old feelings, and does not say The students of the old man from other places and the family still communicate with each other from time to time, that is, the high positions in the court, how much of the Shen family and the old relatives of the Shen family take up?"

"There are only so many high-ranking families in Beijing. After several generations of marriage, each family is related to relatives, not only the Shen family." The calm look on Shen Xueshi's face is no longer there, but he still can't accept Shen Yue's words.

But Shen Yue directly shook his head and denied: "That's not the case. Each family has been married for several generations, but they are far inferior to my Shen family's in-laws who hold high positions." The Shen family does not take part in the team, and the in-laws they choose act similarly to them, and the imperial power changes. There was occasional silence, but it didn't hurt the muscles and bones, and gradually everyone had the power to recover.

Xueshi Shen understood after thinking about it: "You mean?"

Shen Yue nodded this time instead: "The power of the minister is too heavy, so heavy that it can restrict the power of the monarch, it is not a blessing for the minister."

These words are cruel, but they are true for the Shen family.If Shen Yue hadn't been forced to return to the Hanlin Academy today, Bachelor Shen could still think that Shen Yue was alarmist, but now he dare not think so.

"Parents are here, we don't separate families." Xueshi Shen said this heavily.It's not that he didn't think about retiring bravely like his father did back then, but now he can't afford it.Not to mention that his age is not as old as begging for bones, even if a sage is willing to allow him to be an official, Shen Xin has just been the right servant of the Ministry of Officials, he will not be able to retire.

Unless the two families are separated now, and it is necessary to create the illusion of disharmony between the two families to outsiders, otherwise this family will be in vain.However, since he and his old wife were still alive, they separated the family for their two sons, and the Shen family was tantamount to a big scandal.Xueshi Shen couldn't say this no matter what.

Shen Chaoteng stood up: "Grandfather, why don't I ask for a transfer."

Shen Xin shook his head lightly, the eldest son could think that he was responsible, but he was the eldest son, even if he was asked to be transferred, he would still stay with the reason of caring for the veteran, it would only make the Shen family more afraid of the Shen family.

"Father don't need to worry, it's better for me to be this villain." Shen Xin suppressed the eldest son, but stood up by himself: "I don't know how to teach my son, but I'm jealous that my nephew overpowers my son."

"Uncle," Shen Yue directly knelt down to Shen Xin. Since he returned to Beijing, Shen Xin and Liu Shi treated him and Shen Chao as one. Until Shen Ren returned to Beijing, because Shen Ren didn't want to be a strict father. , Shen Xin also kept putting on a bad face at home, even Brother Xun and Brother Wen were more afraid of their uncle than their father.

Now that Shen Xin wanted to smear himself again, Shen Yue could not agree no matter what: "Uncle's love and care, Shen Yue knows, but uncle is the next head of the Shen family, so his reputation cannot be flawed."

Shen Xueshi had already heard it with a smile on his face: "Well said. I will do this matter. People are always paranoid when they are old, and there are examples to follow."

From the moment Shen Yue knelt down to Shen Xin, Shen Ren had already prepared himself to stand out: anyway, no matter how much he was promoted in his life, he would not be able to get anywhere, and after a few more years as an official, he would give the rest If the two sons marry their wives, they can become officials.By then, Shen Yue's son will be born, and he can live a happy life with his grandchildren, without worrying about his reputation.

Unexpectedly, Xueshi Shen chose to pour sewage on himself, which made Shen Ren's original grievances dissipate, and he also knelt down to his father: "Father can't do it. It's just like this, it's better to leave it to me." To bear this stigma, I feel that my son is a perfect weapon, and it is just disobedience to my elder brother."

Shen Yue knelt down to Shen Ren, but he still felt a little guilty: he plotted against his father again.

In the past two years, it's not that Shen Yue has not noticed that Shen Ren has occasional resentment towards Bachelor Shen, but it's his consistent upbringing that keeps him from expressing it.If you don't use this method to separate the two families early, Shen Yue will be in a dilemma if internal strife really breaks out in the future:

Regardless of the fact that Shen Ren and Shen Xin are biological brothers, due to their different personalities, Shen Xin has always followed the serious line of education according to the eldest son, the relationship between the two brothers is actually not as deep as the relationship between Shen Yue and Shen Chao.So Shen Yue is sure that when the day of internal strife comes, it may be the time when Shen Ren breaks out.

At that time, no matter how much Xueshi Shen said that he felt distressed and couldn't bear to see Shen Ren being wronged all the time, it would not be as good as this time to dispel Shen Ren's long-standing grievances, and there would be no kneeling to bear the stigma for the government.At that time, there will be a dear father on the one hand, and a cousin who has a deep relationship with him since he was a child, and accepts Grand Master Shen's yin and yin wishes with him. Shen Yue, who is in a dilemma, probably can only show his ambition with death.

It's all right now, after everyone scrambling to sacrifice this time, the relationship between Shen Ren and Shen Xin will be better, Shen Ren's resentment and estrangement towards Bachelor Shen will be eliminated, and Shen Yue himself doesn't have to make any choices.

"Stupid boy." Xueshi Shen scolded the second son softly like the two sons did when they were young: "It's not that you didn't notice your grievances as a father these years, but a family always has masters and mistakes. This is a last resort." But you can’t be the only one to be wronged, right.” After speaking, he drove the children and grandchildren out of the study room, and sat heavily behind the desk, with a few turbid old tears falling on the desk one after another.

This night was a sleepless night for the people in charge of the Shen family, so that during the court meeting on the second day, Bachelor Shen actually faced the saint with red and swollen eyes, which made the courtiers speculate endlessly.

It is estimated that the sage did not expect that he was promoted to the official position of the grandson of the grandson of Shen Xueshi, so that the veteran was so excited.I don't know what Xueshi Shen told the sage. Outsiders only know that before he left the government this afternoon, another grandson of Xueshi Shen also got the promotion, but he was directly transferred to the Ministry of Rites.

Being able to be promoted at such a time, although he has only been promoted to the fifth rank, the courtiers would not believe it if he said that he did not have the power of a scholar Shen.It was only then that everyone remembered that Shen Chao, who was promoted to an official position, was the eldest son and grandson of the Shen family, while Shen Yue, who was willingly rewarded by the saint, was only the second son and grandson.

It is indeed unacceptable that this branch overwhelms the direct branch. No wonder Shen Xueshi turned up with red and swollen eyes, and even more desperately wanted to ask for a promotion for his eldest grandson.It's a pity that even if this official is promoted, he is still three levels behind from the fourth rank.Some of them couldn't see the good of other people's family, and they were already secretly waiting to watch the show, to see how Xueshi Shen suppressed his second grandson.

Some people even wanted to help Xueshi Shen and pull Shen Yue off his horse for him - anyway, the saint already knew that Xueshi Shen couldn't see his second grandson overshadowing his eldest grandson, but the saint wanted to use Shen Yue's. Doesn't the saint have a problem with Shen Xueshi?

At that time, Shen Xueshi, the chief assistant, should be given up, right?

Sure enough, those people were not disappointed. When Shen Yue was in charge of the imperial court on the first day, he was strictly demanded by the chief assistant, Xueshi Shen, in front of the saint.Although the sage came forward to smooth things over for Shen Yue, everyone present believed that there would be more verbal violence after Shen Yue returned home.

On the second day, Shen Yue went to the Hanlin Academy in a carriage to work as an errand, which proved everyone's guess was correct.I heard that the Minister of the Household Department and Lin Ruhai, the Marquis of Zhongan, directly begged to see Bachelor Shen, but returned to the Household Department with an angry look on his face, and then at the court meeting the next day, he was reprimanded by Bachelor Shen for being procrastinating.

Even when Daiyu entered the palace to pay her respects, the queen only covered her words when she asked. Although she refused to say the old man's fault, the laughter of the past was gone.The queen was worried for Shen Yue: "The children of this family sound like a good name, but there are so many intrigues inside."

Listening to the queen's complaints today, she just smiled: "I heard that Shen Yue and Shen Chao get along very well, but it's just that Xueshi Shen is old and stubborn, and he can't see his second grandson being stronger than his eldest grandson."

"The sage should praise Shen Yue less?" The empress could only think of such a way, but she was criticized by the present for being confused: "I promoted him to an official, and then coldly treated him, do I have to tell the people of the world that I want Backfired?"

As the emperor, it is natural that which minister is easy to use. Do you have to ask before employing a person, is this person the eldest son of the family?Fortunately, Shen Xueshi is still impartial to official affairs, only when meeting Shen Yue or Lin Ruhai, he has to show some enthusiasm.

Just when the people in the court thought that Bachelor Shen was paranoid enough, he set off another firecracker in Beijing: the two families of the Shen family are going to separate!

It is obvious that Bachelor Shen himself is still full of anger when he talks to the court every day, and he wants to separate his two sons, so Mrs. Shen's natal family has to persuade him first.But if a person becomes paranoid, it is usually the more persuasion by others, even brothers Shen Xin and Shen Ren begging on their knees cannot make Bachelor Shen change his mind.

Their family is a self-supporting family since Taishi Shen, and there is no clan elder who can relieve Xueshi Shen, and it is not easy to meddle in the family affairs of the courtiers nowadays, everyone is watching Xueshi Shen "drive" the promising second wife out of the scholar's mansion.

On the day when Erfang moved, although he brought a lot of things, it still made people feel a little bleak: the faces of the people who moved to and fro were as frosty, and they sent their things to the two streets away from the scholar's mansion silently. In a five-entry house far away, no one had a hint of joy on their faces.

Waiting for Shen Ren and his son to kowtow towards the gate of the house amidst the embers of the firecrackers, suppressed cries came from the two sedan chairs behind them. The bachelor didn't even take a photo of his face.

"Second brother, this is still your home. I will persuade the grandfather and the old lady. You should come more to pay respects to the grandfather." Shen Xin said to Shen Ren, and what he got in return was just another sigh from Shen Ren.

Shen Chao just shook hands with Shen Yue heavily and then turned his eyes away. Outsiders only thought he was guilty, because he was not as good as his cousin, but he got the favor of the old man and didn't know what to say, but they didn't know that Shen Chao was in this handshake. In the meantime, Shen Yue was handed a piece of paper, with only four words on it: Huier, hello me.

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In the end, Xueshi Shen chose to sacrifice himself, because he understood that the person who feels the greatest threat today is himself.The so-called parent's beloved son has far-reaching plans for it, and Xueshi Shen, who has always been eccentric, still made his best choice.

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