After hearing the fourth brother's words, Yu Jie'er also sniffed and said, "My mother's body smells of sandalwood..."

The third wife said, "It must be for Brother Rui to end up. I have been in the Buddhist temple for more effort..."

Before he finished speaking, he heard something outside the door, and a maid said, "Second brother is here..."

Shen Rui went to the straw raincoat outside and arrived a little while.

Sister Yu had already stood up, and the fourth brother also came down from Xu's arms and stood up in a regular manner. Although the third master and the third wife loved the fourth brother very much, the rules they should teach were quite a bit, which was also everyone.

Children should have it

Shen Rui met four relatives, and then Yu Jie'er took the fourth brother to meet his brother.

The third wife had already stood up and said to Xu: "Sister-in-law, I have it long ago in the kitchen. I will tell someone to pass on the meal."

Xu nodded, looked around everyone and said, "I haven't had a family for a long time, so I just set up a table."

The third wife agreed and went out to arrange someone without mentioning it.

Shen Rui sat down at the third master's head and heard the third master say, "The countryside test is different from the boy's test. I will send you the third uncle to the next day."

When Shen Rui heard this, he hurriedly said, "Don't bother Uncle Third, just ask the second housekeeper to send me there."

"How can that work? I'm idle anyway, I'll just get up early." said the third master.

Shen Rui said: "I will get up in the middle of the night. At that time, the Gongyuan will queue up and wait. The rain outside may not stop. Why bother with Uncle San?"

The third master wanted to say something else, and Shen Cang said, "If you want to go, go to pick up Rui Ge'er on the 11th... The left and right tribute courts are not far from home..."

"That's right. Uncle San should go and pick up his nephew, so that his nephew can't worry." Shen Ruiying said.

The third master was a little worried and said, "Can Brother Rui go by himself?"

Shen Rui said: "Don't worry, the third uncle, before the tribute court was sealed last month, my nephew and classmates went to see it, and I am quite familiar with it..."

The Beijing Gongyuan is located in Huanghuafang, southeast of the inner city of the capital, not far from the Shen family’s Renshoufang. It is the venue for the examination and the Shuntian Prefecture Provincial Examination.

Seeing this, the third master had to say, "Then I will pick up Brother Rui at that time..."

Shen Rui was talking to the third master, but his eyes were always paying attention to Shen Cang.

Shen Cang was thin, but now he was even more skinny and looked a little scary when he didn't smile. His cheeks were covered with abnormal flush, which looked healthy, but he was a little bit different. The white hair on his temples,

There are a lot more; the homely clothes that are half-new and not old are loose and fat.

After a cup of tea, the kitchen brought food.

With Xu's previous instructions, it was not divided into two tables, but only a round table was placed.

Shen Cang and Xu sat on the upper head, the third master and Shen Rui were on the left hand of Shen Cang, the third wife and sister Yu sat on the right hand of Xu, and the fourth brother sat between his cousin and cousin.

It is taken care of by Yu Jie'er.

Before the meal, Shen Cang said to Shen Rui: "Don't stretch Xian'er too close, be more relaxed tomorrow. At your age, you can get off the game and experience, and the rest are second..."

Shen Rui stood up and listened, saying, "Son is obeying his father's teachings."

Shen Cang nodded with relief.

Xu's eyes at Shen Rui were a little complicated.

Although he treats Shen Rui as his biological flesh and blood, Shen Cang is the husband she has been with for most of her life.

The doctor has already said clearly that Shen Cang had problems with the liver, lungs, spleens and kidneys, and was unable to make up for the rest of the world. Even if he was in bed, he would have only been in bed for three or five months, but there was still a glimmer of hope in Xu's heart.

However, after listening to the doctor's conclusion, Chen Cang did not choose to take leave immediately to recuperate, but insisted on sitting in the yamen.

Needless to say, the purpose is naturally for Shen Rui. As soon as Chen Cang heard of illness, as a son, Shen Rui would only serve the disease. If he put aside his sick father's fate, he would be unfilial.

Xu respects her husband's decision, but emotionally speaking, it is still very uncomfortable. Even if she doesn't take her anger on Shen Rui, it is difficult to be as close as she has been to her yearning.

Shen Rui saw Xu's strangeness, lowered his head and said to listen respectfully.

"You are a sensible and steady child, and I have nothing to say about it. I just told you to take good care of yourself... Don't think about your grades. As long as you can take good care of yourself and be healthy, it will be the biggest thing for the master and me. Filial piety.” Xu said.

The family is too sick and weak, and the bloodline is so thin that it is shockingly thin. For the current second wife of the Shen family, a healthy heir is more important than a weak Jinshi.

Xu's mouth felt a little bitter. It was not that he regretted that Shen Rui, who had inherited a large and large child, did not choose an older heir; it was because he regretted that he had decided to settle the marriage between the Yang family.

Yang Tian is four years younger than Shen Rui, only twelve years old this year, and it will only take three years to get married. If it were a girl from another family, she would find someone who was about the same age as Shen Rui, or a little older. One or two years older, it is said that the descendants have been born.

"Don't worry, ma'am, I dare not cause any damage to my body..." Shen Rui said.

The third master noticed the heavy atmosphere and hurriedly said, "Brother, sister-in-law, what's wrong with Brother Rui'er's grades? I have invited several people to read Brother Rui'er's articles, and they all said that the temperature is similar, why do you become fathers? Mom is not sure..." Speaking of this, she turned to Shen Rui and said, "Brother Rui doesn't have to worry about tomorrow, just like when he was solving the problem at home. His daily level is out and he is on the list, but he is still a good idea?

Shen Rui said: "Uncle San praised it, but my nephew is not worried..."

Seeing that everyone was not moving their chopsticks, the fourth brother was a little anxious when he looked at the plate of pearl balls placed in front of him, and looked at Sister Yu around him from time to time.

Chen Cang happened to see it and picked up the chopsticks.

For a moment, no one made a sound, and everyone used it for supper.

After dinner, the fourth brother had already started dozing off. The third master pulled Shen Rui and gave a few more instructions, and took his wife and children back to the East Courtyard.

Because Shen Rui was about to get up in the early morning, Chen Cang and Xu did not keep him.

Xu said: "Rui Ge'er had said before that the second housekeeper would take the exam. I have already ordered the carriage and prepared... The chariot sent by Taizhi has been made into meat in the afternoon, plus glutinous rice balls. They are all things that are hungry and full."

"I'll ask my mother to worry." Shen Rui said.

He stood in front of Xu and naturally smelled the sandalwood smell from Xu's body.

It is common for the female family in the inner house to believe in Buddhism and Taoism, but Xu did not believe it in the early years. He only started to worship Bodhisattvas in the past two years, and a small Buddhist temple was also built in the main courtyard. If he hadn't stayed in the Buddhist temple for too long every day, Xu would have It won't be stained with such a strong sandalwood smell.

Shen Rui's already heavy heart became more and more uneasy.

When he returned to Jiuruju, only Liu Ya brought two little maids with him, and Chunyan was not there.

Liu Ya said: "Chunyan's family sent someone to call Chunyan's house. Because of the haste, he didn't bother to ask for instructions from his second brother first, so he asked me to report to her in front of her. After leaving for a while, it was almost the same before and after entering the update. It's time to come back..."

Shen Rui nodded, knowing this.

Shen Rui still went to the study room, sat behind the desk, holding the "Doctor of the Mean" in his hand, but his mind was in a mess.

Chen Cang's physical condition is really hard to think about. Just look at Xu, who has always been calm, is worried and asks God and Buddha to know that Chen Cang's situation is not optimistic. With Chen Cang's condition, he should have taken leave to recuperate. Now, I can't even get serious.

On one hand, there is a three-year provincial examination, and on the other hand, there is Chen Cang's body. Chen Cang did not make things difficult for Shen Rui, so he made a choice himself.

Shen Rui didn't know, but he just knew how to watch with peace of mind.

After thinking about it for a while, when he saw the sound of a buzzer coming from outside, Liu Ya came in and urged him: "Do you think the second brother is placed? You will get up early tomorrow morning..."

Shen Rui said: "Go and prepare the water first, I'll read the book later."

Liu Ya responded and happened to meet Chunyan who was hurrying in.

Seeing Chunyan's anxious face, Liu Ya couldn't help but worry and said, "But what's wrong with the family?"

Liu Ya is not an outsider. When Chunyan spoke, tears fell down.

Liu Ya was startled and hurriedly pulled Chunyan to the west wing, but she didn't pull it.

Chunyan wiped her tears and shook her head and said, "It's okay at home. Sister Liuya, I'll reply to my second brother first...

Liu Ya was worried, so she followed Chunyan to the study room in the east wing.

Seeing Chunyan's face pale and the sky and the earth were sunken, Shen Rui understood in his heart.

"Second brother..." As soon as Chunyan spoke, Shen Rui waved his hand and said, "I know everything, needless to say... Since he is the master and the wife's order is hidden, you can do it first and don't know..."

"No." Chunyan responded with a crying voice, but the willow art is still covered with clouds and mountains.

Shen Rui put down the book and said, "I'm going to place it."

The hot water had been prepared long ago. After Shen Rui washed up, he sent Liuya and Chunyan down.

Although he was lying on the kang, Shen Rui's Shentai was clear and had no sleepiness.

In the east wing, Liu Ya was already anxious and asked, "What's wrong? Since there is nothing wrong with your family, why are you so sad? What did the second brother say just now? What did you hide without hiding it? ?”

In the eyes of Shen family servants, the master is the sky, and the sky is about to collapse. How can we not be afraid and sad?

Chunyan knew about this news and kept it a secret in the past few days. When the young master finished the exam, the whole mansion would know it, so she choked up and said, "Sister Liu Ya, the master is sick and not very healthy..."

The main courtyard, go to the room.

I don’t know if the medicine I took in the afternoon was over, but Chen Cang started coughing again.

After a while, he coughed continuously, which was shocking. Xu personally brought a bowl of rock candy water chestnuts and served Chen Cang.

"Better than pear, but still too sweet..." Chen Cang finished eating sweet soup, rinsed his mouth with clean water, and said to his wife: "Good lady, let's discuss it. Although white food moistens the lungs, it's not true for her husband to have a husband's mouth. I love to eat sweet food, can I change the salty food?"

Xu said: "The doctor has given special instructions. Now that the master has a cough, it is better to avoid oil and salt..."

"Ah" Chen Cang sighed heavily.
Chapter completed!