There are precedents in the history of the Red Chamber

Shi Bosong sighed, and asked quietly: "Madam, do you think I'm smart?"

Xu didn't expect the topic to change here suddenly, and murmured: "Of course you are smart."

"Compared with the second brother?"

Xu was speechless.Shi Zhongzhu is a well-known young talent all over the world. As the heir of the Bowling Hou Mansion, Shi Bosong is of course smarter and better than ordinary people. Three generations.However, compared with Shi Zhongzhu, even if Xu is his wife, she can't open her eyes and tell nonsense that Shi Bosong is better.

"Bowlinghou's mansion will be invincible if there is a conservative heir and a pioneering enterprising person." Shi Bosong said in a calm tone, "Second brother believes in Taoism, and he has clearly expressed his respect for the world, especially for the world. It's because the title has no idea, it's good for him to get along with you at home, why do you think of him like this?"

Mrs. Xu dared not open her mouth. Noble people fought hard for the title. She almost formed such a stereotyped thinking, forgetting the particularity of historians. Both Shi Bosong and Shi Zhongzhu can do something. The vast world is outside. Be two fighting cocks in the three-acre land.

"My lord, I thought about it for a while, I..." Mrs. Xu regretted and felt ashamed. A few days ago, she just heard some gossip about the honorable family's death and life for the title, and she was sensitive, so she said some stupid words regardless. Now we can't let these silly words affect the relationship between husband and wife, Xu quickly explained.

"Shh, listen to me first, I'll only say these words once, and you will remember them firmly in the future." Shi Bosong said quietly, showing the prestige of being a family member.

"I am five years older than my second brother. When I was young, I was very happy to have such a tender and lovely brother. My second brother was enlightened at the age of four, much earlier than me. When I was enlightened, my father taught me "Zi Zhi Tong Jian". The younger brother was talking about "Xiaoyaoyou", so the second brother was very obsessed with Taoism for a while, and my father and I felt very guilty. You have to understand that my father felt very uncomfortable when he led his beloved child astray with his own hands. This is all my fault. I owe my second brother, when my father and I explained the purpose of doing this, I have sworn to love and take care of him for the rest of my life.” Shi Bosong recalled the past with sincere friendship, “Unfortunately, the second brother never needs my humility, he can break through by himself. Come out of the world."

"Shortly after you married, the second brother went out to study. I'm afraid you have only heard of his talent and name, but you don't know how he got his reputation. When the second brother practiced calligraphy, he tied sandbags around his wrists. Holding the eggs, you also need to staple the paper to the wall and write with your wrists hanging, so that you can practice your famous calligraphy. When he was learning how to ride, he would sit on the horse’s back for three hours a day, brushing the horse’s fur and brushing the horse himself. Feed, grind your thighs to a bloody mess, and squat as usual the next day. There are not many people who are so cruel to themselves. There are many talented people in the world. When you are young, your age may not be good. Most of them are hurt. Like Zhong Yong, the second younger brother is so talented and hardworking that he has the reputation he has today."

"He is not a bookworm either. You know that he traveled abroad for three years and gained a lot of knowledge. Then do you know what he brought to historians during his study tour?" Shi Bosong said here, stood up, and opened the door and window of the study room. Open it. When the study was built, we paid great attention to it. Open the doors and windows to see everything at a glance, and there is no place for hiding people behind, so you don’t have to worry about leaking when you speak.

"Now that the dust has settled, I will tell you the truth, the Shi family belongs to the sixth prince."

"Ah!" Xu screamed shortly, with a terrified face. The people who followed the crown prince, the third prince, the fourth prince, and the seventh prince all fell off in large numbers in the past few days. Xu always thought that historians were devoted to the saint, but unexpectedly...

"Shut up!" Shi Bosong shouted, "Why are you so surprised, you, the Duke of Xiangguo, are also standing on the sixth prince's boat."

"What?" Xu was surprised again that both her husband's family and her mother's family had taken sides politically, but she didn't know anything about it.Of course, when Mrs. Xu heard the news, apart from being shocked, she was also moved. She had no complaints about keeping such a big event from her. The woman spent her whole life in the inner courtyard and lacked knowledge. It is wrong to tell the female relatives about these things that are related to the life and death of the family. It's easy to do bad things.Seeing that her husband believed in her so much, Mrs. Xu was deeply moved.

"The second younger brother's study tour was when he passed through Guangyuan, Sichuan, and used an epidemic case to pull down the governor Zhang Lan and a group of several princes. More importantly, it aroused the suspicion of the saint, otherwise you thought several people Why did the prince rebel on the same day, and why did the sage anticipate the enemy's opportunity?" Shi Bosong threw out mines one by one, causing Xu's mind to go blank.

"So..." Mrs. Xu sighed, but didn't know how to express it.

"So, in a place you don't know, the second younger brother cheated and killed several princes." Shi Bosong was setting up his younger brother's image, so of course he wouldn't tell him the truth. It was a catalytic effect, the straw that finally broke the camel's back. He didn't have the qualifications and ability to participate in many things in the early stage. Shi Zhongzhu was not as powerful as he said.

Of course, Mrs. Xu didn't know the inside story, and she was extremely shocked when she heard what Shi Bosong said.

"So, don't think that you are the only smart person in the world. If the second brother has no ability, he can get the favor of a saint. Don't forget, he still has a title on him, and you don't know that he won't earn a job that is better than bowling. An eminent title." Shibosson said.

"Master, I didn't do it on purpose, it's just that a few days ago, the rank of Marquis Wenxiang's family was reduced to the size of a sesame seed. The first-class generals were still fighting. I was... I was stimulated, I It's not..." Xu said incoherently, but she and Shi Zhongzhu got along very happily, and she didn't seem like someone who would say such things.

Seeing that his wife was really scared, Shi Bosong comforted: "I know you didn't do it on purpose. The purpose of telling you this is to make you understand that I owe my second brother a deep debt. You are my sister-in-law. Compensate him."

"I will, Lord, I will." Xu promised again and again, after hearing the cause and effect of the matter, Xu would treat Shi Zhongzhu even better without Shi Bosong's special instructions.Shi Zhongzhu was young and promising, and he was a good son-in-law for all mothers-in-law. When Xu's mother got married to the Shi family, she also had a little bit of a younger brother, and the older brother must be good too.Influenced by her mother, Xu's impression of Shi Zhongzhu has always been very good.

"I'll talk to you more about government affairs in the future," Shi Bosong said, stroking Xu's back, and when she saw that she was about to speak, he blocked her mouth first and said, "Don't refuse, you see, you don't know the specific situation, it's easy Misjudgment. As long as you can hold on, is there anything I can’t tell you about the outside world? Just one thing, don’t discuss these with your confidantes. It’s a disaster all over the place.”

"Don't worry, Lord, I will keep my mouth shut. Why bother to whisper to the servants, I'll just tell the Lord directly." Mrs. Xu is not an idiot either, her husband handed over such a thick olive branch, there is no reason not to hold it tightly.

"The second brother is right. A good wife in a family will benefit the three generations. Ma'am, may we support each other until we grow old and stay together forever."

"Yes, yes, I will. Lord, I will be more sensible in the future. If I don't cause you trouble, we will grow old together." Xu turned around to keep Shi Bosong, and said emotionally.

Here, Shi Bosong and Mrs. Xu talked, and the husband and wife were deeply in love; over there, Shi Zhongzhu was also saying goodbye to Wei Zhenniang.

Said it was a gift, but Wei Zhenniang could only go to the second door. The two came out of Wei Yan's room all the way without talking. When it was time to part, Shi Zhongzhu couldn't bear it, and wanted to explain the "reason" to her just now. Two words, I'm afraid it will hurt Wei Zhenniang's heart.

"Don't talk about words, just ask your heart. I understand white lies." Wei Zhenniang blinked and said mischievously. Hearing such familiar words, Shi Zhongzhu knew that Wei Zhenniang had really collected all his articles and research. There are many viewpoints to read and post, all of which are written in their own articles.Knowing that his fiancée cared about him so much, Shi Zhongzhu felt very sweet in his heart.

But this kind of sweetness didn't last long. After bidding farewell to Wei Zhenniang and returning to Bowling Hou's mansion, after listening to the servant's report, when sending Wei Kang back, Wei Shishi yelled loudly, which made Shi Zhongzhu feel depressed.Originally, Wei Shi's words and deeds were very inappropriate today, but Shi Zhongzhu could comfort himself at that time. Hearing such indiscriminate responsibilities, Shi Zhongzhu felt chilled.

"Well, you have been wronged, go to the account to pay two months' money, and take three days off." Shi Zhongzhu ordered the servant like this.

"The slave is not wronged, the slave thanks the master for the reward."

Shi Zhongzhu knew that his words and deeds had given hints to his servants, never underestimate the little people, the attitude of these servants can sometimes affect the overall situation.From then on, when Shi Zhongzhu gave gifts to Wei Mansion alone, he addressed him as father-in-law and mother-in-law, and Shi Zhongzhu no longer regarded Wei Mansion as blood relatives.

The power of titles is huge, just like after Shi Zhongzhu became an official in the court, no one would call him "Shi Zhongzhu", and his relatives would not call him "Brother Zhu". "Yaoyun" became his most used nickname. call.Yaoyun is the honor bestowed by the sage, but also the responsibility.

Shi Zhongzhu didn't care about the little things about Wei Shishi, the most troublesome thing for him now was how to face the saint.

Today Shi Zhongzhu was not on duty, but he went to Dachaohui to gain a sense of presence. Tomorrow, Shi Zhongzhu will face the saint alone.What is the attitude of the saint, would he forgive Shi Zhongzhu for his recklessness?Do you think Shi Zhongzhu has ulterior motives?After a busy day, Shi Zhongzhu lay in bed at night but tossed and turned and couldn't fall asleep. He imagined countless possibilities, and when he finally fell asleep, it was almost time to wake up.

Shi Zhongzhu wore a seventh-rank official uniform, and walked quickly to the Hall of Mental Cultivation to wait. At this time, the saint had not returned from the court, and today he was on duty with Chen Jie, the nephew of Empress Chen. Almost, Shi Zhongzhu felt that Chen Jie was much easier to get along with than Jing Yuan.

The sage came back from court, and Eunuch Gao came to invite them. Eunuch Gao was not used for such things on weekdays. When Shi Zhongzhu saw Eunuch Gao, he treated him respectfully, but he was far away. understand.Eunuch Gao wanted to use such a subtle attitude to tell himself that the saint was alienating him.

Entering the Hall of Mental Cultivation, the sage arranged for Shi Zhongzhu to read the memorial to him and asked Chen Jie to copy it.Copying is a more popular job. The handwriting is written on the official's notebook, and the handwriting is familiar, which also means that the sage values ​​it. When he was partner with Jing Yuan, Shi Zhongzhu always did the copying.

After reading the memorial all morning, Shi Zhongzhu's mouth was dry. During the lunch break, the sage accidentally glanced at Shi Zhongzhu's guilt-ridden eyes.

"What is that look on your face?" The saint was not happy.After tossing all morning, in the sage's prediction, panic, grievance, and resentment are all due. If the method is better, it should look like a loyal minister without complaint or regret. What does it mean to put on a guilty and sorry expression now? .