amaotonovel Chapter 1476 The Situation is Obscure
Chapter 1476 The Situation is Obscure
Chapter 1476 The Situation is Obscure
"Father."
"Teacher."
At the south gate of Yanjing, the two world-famous Shen brothers bowed to the same carriage.
In the carriage, Shen Zhang and Master Lu got out together. The two brothers, one each, stepped forward to support the two old men.
Time is not forgiving.
At this time, the old father Shen Zhang was already sixty years old.
And Master Lu is nearly seventy years old.
The two of them came together from Jiangdu. After getting off the carriage, they both felt a little uncomfortable due to the bumpy journey.
When the Shen Yi brothers supported them, the third generation of the Shen family, headed by Shen Yuan, knelt on the ground and kowtowed respectfully.
"Greetings, Great Father."
"Meet the Master."
Shen Yuan bowed his head and saluted: "Grandpa."
The two old men raised their hands quickly and said with a smile, "Get up quickly, get up quickly."
After the kids got up, Master Lu looked at Shen Yi and shook his head, saying, "It's getting cold, why are you mobilizing so many people? The kids will be frozen."
Master Shen lowered his head slightly and said with a smile: "No matter how cold it is, we should come out to greet the elders. Besides, they have not suffered much since they were young, so it is reasonable for them to suffer a little."
Shen Zhang took out a handful of loose gold from his arms, called his grandchildren over, stuffed a piece of gold in each of their hands, and smiled from ear to ear.
After the Shen family split up, Shen Zhang's branch lived a very miserable life, especially after his wife passed away. The three of them, father and son, could be said to have depended on each other for survival. Now, more than 20 years have passed, his branch has flourished and become the strongest branch of the Shen family. Naturally, he is very happy.
However, now Shen Zhang is the only one who thinks that his two sons are still growing up in the main branch of the Shen family.
In fact, both Shen Yi and Shen Heng were far beyond the scope of the Shen family. Not to mention Shen Yi, who had been the "King of Yan" for more than ten years, even Shen Heng, one of the Nine Ministers, was a god-like existence in Jiangdu.
After the master and disciple chatted for a while, Master Lu looked at Shen Heng and asked, "Is Zichang now also one of the Nine Ministers?"
Shen Heng bowed his head slightly and said, "Teacher, I am lucky enough to be in charge of the Ministry of Rites."
"Good, good."
Master Lu was very pleased. He looked at Shen Yi and said with a smile, "I have been mediocre all my life. I served as an official in the court for more than ten years, and I was only a fifth-rank official. Now I have trained a first-rank official and a second-rank official."
He patted Shen Yi on the shoulder and said with a smile: "I have no regrets in death."
Mr. Shen said sternly, "Father-in-law, please don't say such unlucky words. Qingque is already at home preparing the meal. Let's not delay here. If you have anything to say, let's talk about it at home."
As he said this, he turned his head to look at his old father, whose face was glowing red, and said with a smile, "Dad, you get in the car too. We'll talk when we get home."
Shen Zhang nodded continuously and said with a smile: "Okay, okay, let's talk about it when we get home."
The two old men got on the carriage, and Shen Heng directed the younger generations to get on their carriages or horses. Only Shen Yi walked to a carriage at the back of the team and found a middle-aged man who was driving the carriage.
Although he is called a middle-aged man, he is actually not really middle-aged. After all, he is already in his forties, almost fifty.
"Third brother."
Master Shen called out, and seeing the latter's evasive look, he shook his head and said with a smile, "Why are you so distant? Why don't you come to the front and talk?"
This person was none other than Shen Yi's third cousin Shen Ling.
Shen Ling was a man of limited ability and no ambition. After following Shen Yi in Jiankang for a year or two in his early years, he gave up and returned to his hometown in Jiangdu.
Although he did not have much ability, he had managed the Jiangdu Shen family well over the years, at least he did not cause any trouble to Shen Yi. But at this moment, the gap in status between the two brothers was so huge that Shen Ling, who had taken care of Shen Yi and his brother since childhood, did not even have the courage to go up and talk to them.
Shen Ling shook his head and smiled: "I saw you guys were talking to Fourth Uncle, so I didn't go over to join in the fun."
"Third brother."
Shen Heng also walked over and bowed slightly to Shen Ling.
Upon hearing this, the former Shen Sanlang, now the third master of the Shen family, could not help but feel his eyes turn red. He looked at Shen Heng and forced a smile on his face: "Zi Chang..."
Shen Heng smiled and asked, "Why didn't the third sister-in-law come with us?"
“It’s too far.”
Shen Ling shook his head and said, "I am the only one who came from our family."
As they were talking, brothers Shen Yuan and Shen Zhou, as well as Shen Ying, also came forward and bowed to Shen Ling.
"Three uncles."
"Three uncles."
Shen Ying bowed her head deeply: "Dad."
Shen Ling quickly helped the three children up one by one. He first spoke a few words to the brothers Shen Yuan and Shen Zhou, and finally looked at his son Shen Ying. After a long silence, he asked, "Has he not caused any trouble for your seventh uncle in the past few years?"
"No no."
Master Shen pulled Shen Ling's sleeve and said with a smile: "He is very sensible. After the New Year, I will arrange a job for him, at least a thousand households."
Shen Ling nodded silently, thanked Shen Yi, then glanced at his son and sighed, "When you have time, go back to Jiangdu to see your mother."
"Yes."
Shen Ying responded, and the father and son looked at each other with complicated expressions.
Shen Ying was sent to Shen Yi when she was a teenager, and has been with Shen Yi for almost ten years. During these ten years, he has learned a lot from Shen Yi and has a bright future, but it is inevitable that he is separated from his family...
Mr. Shen also saw some of the emotions of the father and son. He pulled the sleeves of both of them and said with a smile: "Get in the car, get in the car, let's go home and talk about it."
As he said that, he looked at Shen Ling and smiled, "Third brother and I are in the same car, how about we catch up with each other?"
Shen Ling naturally agreed without hesitation. After the carriage started moving, Master Shen smiled and said, "Over the years, I have mentioned marriage to this child several times, but he always hung out with Shen Yuan and didn't agree. After Shen Yuan gets married, I will arrange a marriage for him next year. It must be to a wealthy family."
"This way, Third Brother and Third Sister-in-law can rest assured."
Shen Ling pulled Shen Yi's sleeve, his tone full of gratitude.
"I'm with your third sister-in-law."
"I have to thank you, Old Seven..."
"One family does not speak two languages."
Master Shen said softly, "These years have mainly been for him to gain more experience and practice his skills, otherwise he would have been appointed an official long ago. Shen Ying is a child with great potential and will achieve great things in the future."
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Shen Yuan was getting married, so naturally everyone in the Shen family who could come to Yanjing would come.
Even the two older brothers from my second uncle's family, who I hadn't been in contact with for many years, sent their sons to attend the wedding.
The Shenhou Mansion became more lively than ever before.
Even high-ranking officials of the imperial court like Shen Yi and Shen Heng did not go out for several days in a row to entertain these natives.
It was not until several days later that Mr. Shen was able to free himself from his household affairs and return to the Governor's Office to do his work.
After finishing most of the things in hand, he washed the ink off his hands, walked all the way from the Governor's Mansion to the meeting hall, and met Zhang Jian who was looking through documents.
After sitting down, Shen Yi looked at Zhang Jian and asked, "Master Uncle shouldn't come to the north, right?"
Zhang Jian nodded and sighed, "After all, my mentor is old and not suitable for long-distance travel. In addition, there are many things in the Nanjing court that require his presence, so I guess he can't come."
As he spoke, he looked at Shen Yi and said with a smile: "I heard that the Shen family has been very lively these days. Most of your family members are here, right?"
“Everyone who can come has come.”
Shen Yi smiled and said, "If Master Zhao doesn't come, then I'll have to ask you to officiate at my son's wedding."
"It's a small thing."
Zhang Jian stood up, rubbed his sore arm, and asked, "The young Marquis of Shen's Mansion is getting married. Will your old subordinates come?"
After that, without waiting for Shen Yi to answer, he said: "My opinion is that you'd better not come. It's too easy to cause criticism."
Shen Yi said "hmm" and smiled.
"They probably won't come, but it's enough to have an idea."
Zhang Xianggong walked up to Shen Yi, moved a chair and sat down, and said, "The fourth prince is in the south, and he has been making trouble. He brought a group of officials from the Ministry of Revenue and started making trouble in Nanjing. He has only been in Nanjing for half a month, and he has already led people to arrest several gentry and landlords."
Shen Yi groaned, then shook his head and said, "Young people are all like this. When Prince Jin went south, didn't he also confiscate property along the way?"
"I'll get used to it after copying it over and over again."
Zhang Jian grabbed Shen Yi's sleeve and lowered his voice.
"But your majesty, it's already..."
"I haven't been to court for almost a month."
(End of this chapter)