He Shen

For Fukang'an's birthday on November [-]th, his family didn't have much to do, because the old concubine in the palace was not very good, so he didn't even serve wine.

Shanbao went instead, and paid homage to Fu Kang'an first, "Fortune is like the East China Sea, and longevity is longer than Nanshan."

"Vulgar, really vulgar." Fu Kangan put his arms around Shanbao's shoulders with a smile, "It's a pity that this year didn't catch up with your birthday."

Shanbao walked in with Fukang'an, and joked, "I'm waiting for you to say something new when you pay my birthday next year. Didn't you invite someone else?"

Fukang'an said the reason in a low voice, "Forget it, it's just a birthday. I used to meet the imperial concubine when I was young, and she is about to turn [-]. Although she can't go in to pay her respects now, she shouldn't." It's hot right now."

"That's true." Shanbao's voice was not too loud, "Why bother to make fun of the excitement at this moment. There are many people who are polite, and the old saying can't be wrong."

On the day of his birthday, how can he bring up this inauspicious topic.

Fukangan glanced at the box in Shanbao's hand, and asked with a smile, "What birthday gift did you prepare for my father? Don't be a box of rouge."

Shanbao glanced at him, "It's getting more and more frivolous. Since you are anxious to read it, hold it by yourself, I still think it's heavy." He handed it to Fukan'an, and smiled with his hands behind his back, "It's not something valuable, But I did it with my own hands.”

"Hearing what you said, my heart is itchy. I wish I could open it now." Fukang An smiled, "Go to my mother-in-law to say hello first."

Mrs. Fucha had a good impression of Shanbao.Dai Shanbao invited Ann and asked him to come and talk.

"Today is a good day for the third child. There is no wine, but the whole family is lively." Mrs. Fucha smiled, "He said, if others don't call you, you must call Shanbao. Even the fourth child often talks about you .”

Because of Fukang'an's birthday, Princess Hejia and Princess Ningduan also served Mrs. Fucha, as well as Fuling'an's twins, Fulong'an's youngest son.

Shanbao smiled, "Looking at Fu Chang'an before, I felt that there are such cute children like Yuxue in the world, which opened my eyes. When I saw these little guys today, I realized that it was a family heirloom. With spirit."

Mrs. Fucha was used to hearing good things, so Shanbao coaxed her into a smile, and said to the two daughters-in-law, "Look at this mouth, it's hard not to like it."

The two naturally echoed and praised Shanbao.

"Brother Persimmon, did you draw this for the third brother?" Fu Chang'an had already opened Shanbao's gift, and was looking at the frame with both hands, looking up at Shanbao.

"It's like the third uncle." A four or five-year-old boy said slowly.

"Stupid, this is Third Uncle." Another girl about his age said cleverly.

There was also Douding, who stood on tiptoe and stretched his neck, leaned forward, sucked his fingers, and expressed his opinion in a childish voice, "Third Uncle."

Fukangan showed it to his mother, and said to Shanbao, "I don't know you still have this skill."

Shanbao drew a portrait of Fukang'an with a pencil, framed it with glass, and then used a good piece of huanghuali to make a flower-carved mirror frame. There is a small stand that can be put away at the back. Although the thing is small, it is extremely delicate.

Mrs. Fucha also said repeatedly, Shanbao smiled and said nothing.

"What kind of painting is this made of? It doesn't look like using ink." Fukang'an asked.

"It's the painting method of Westerners." Shanbao prevaricated, and he pointed to making pencils for money, so naturally he refused to go into details, "I found it strange, so I only learned it for a few days. This is the first time. Give it away and get acquainted with Fukang An, so you won’t be afraid to show cowardice, but you don’t dare to show your eyes in front of experts. It’s just a rarity.”

"I look pretty good, even better than the painters in the palace." Fu Kang'an is not exaggerating, in his opinion, it is indeed lifelike.Court painters always took pride in painting people beyond recognition.

Shanbao said with a smile, "That's great, next year you have your birthday gifts."

Fu Changan leaned aside and said, "Brother Persimmon, can you draw me a picture?"

"Uncle Persimmon, we want it too!" The twins and Fu Chang'an shouted in unison.

Shanbao just wanted to beat them into persimmons with one punch!Bad boy!

"No, ask Uncle Shanbao to draw for you." Shanbao smiled, persuasively.

"Do you have any fish fillets?" Xiao Douding somehow walked under Shanbao's legs, tugged at his robe, and blinked his big black and white eyes with long eyelashes, fluffy and cute.

"Yes," Shanbao raised his eyebrows, he was sitting on the couch under Fucha's bed, his eyes narrowed, "not only fish fillets, but also delicious candy."

Shan Baoping stretched out one hand in front of Xiao Douding, waved it casually, clenched it into a fist, and asked him warmly, "Guess what's inside?"

Little Douding shook his head.

Shanbao took a breath, and when he opened it, a red jelly bean suddenly appeared in his palm.Xiao Douding opened his mouth wide, leaned forward curiously, squeezed his chubby fingers, and asked, "Uncle Shanbao, is it candy?"

"You try it?"

"Second brother, I'll taste it for you!" The little boy rushed forward, reached out and stuffed it into his mouth, chewed it twice, and nodded, "It's delicious! Persimmon, no, Uncle Shanbao, I want to eat it too!"

Xiao Douding didn't eat the candy, his mouth shrunk, and he burst into tears.

"Fengshen Jide, your skin is itchy again!" Princess Duanning stepped forward and hugged Xiao Douding, coaxing him, "Hey, don't cry, let my aunt help you teach your elder brother a lesson."

"It's all right, baby, can uncle change another candy for you?" Shanbao pinched his little face.

Shanbao changed three candies in one go, and the result was that he couldn't leave his body until lunch, and had to play games with these little devils.

Mrs. Fucha laughed, "Shanbao just fell in love with our family, and the children all like him."

After dinner, Fukang'an asked Shanbao to go to his yard.Fu Chang'an also wanted to go after a bunch of them. Fu Kang'an put on a straight face, pointing at them like a brother or uncle, "Fu Chang'an, Fengshen Jide, Da Niuniu, Fengshen Jilun, all of you Give me a nap. Shanbao is going to take a nap too."

"Third Brother, I'll sleep with brother Shanbao." Fu Chang'an was a little afraid of Fu Kang'an, lowered his voice, and looked at Shanbao beggingly.

"You don't even listen to me!" Fu Kang'an stared, showing a bit of sternness.Fu Changan curled his lips, "Got it." He looked listlessly at Shanbao, "Brother Shanbao, I'll come back to you later."

After the little ones left with the nanny, Shanbao said, "Why are you talking so harshly to Fu Chang'an? He's still young, so don't scare him."

Fukang'an disagreed and said, "To be a brother, you have to show the majesty of a brother. Humph, he wasn't afraid of me at first, but he became afraid after beating him a few times." He took a look at Shanbao, "Like you treat Fubao and Jiabao , Where is the elder brother, it is the little mother, who just needs to feed them and wipe their buttocks."

"It's not such an exaggeration. They are also sensible and work hard in school. Don't grow crooked?"

Fukang'an didn't say any more, and smiled, "I wanted to talk to you alone a long time ago, a few little things have no eyesight at all, so they clung to you."

Fukang'an liked the portrait Shanbao gave him very much, and ordered someone to take it to his room and put it up, and now it is placed on the Duobao Pavilion.

Hold it in your hand and look closely, the more you look at it, the more it looks like, there are beds, chairs, and couch in Fukang's house, he likes to rest on the couch most, and Yela Shanbao is sitting beside him, praising, "I should have known you earlier With this ability, I asked you to paint for me a long time ago." I was a little curious, "Can I paint well without looking at me? I see that the painters in the palace are better than real people for a long time."

The maids brought fragrant tea.Shanbao picked up a smile, "It's not like you've known each other for a day or two, so you can't remember what you look like?"

"Okay, from now on, you can draw a picture for me every year. When I get old, I can take it out and look at it, and I can still think of my youth." Fukang'an glanced at Shanbao, "You also draw a picture for yourself. what?"

"I've never heard of myself painting myself." Shanbao said.

"I'd like to ask a painter to draw a picture of you, but I can't see how many people can paint you." Fukangan put the portrait on the table by his hand, took Shanbao's hand and sighed, "I I also learned calligraphy and painting appreciation before, and I can still say a few words about the scenery, but the characters are not enlightened, and I can't see any beauty in Tang Bohu's "Ten Beauties". You still draw better."

Shanbao laughed twice, is this a compliment?

Chilled by Fukang'an's praise, Shanbao turned to ask him, "Didn't I hear that you were going to get married? Did the emperor give you a marriage proposal?"

"This depends on the holy will." Fu Kang'an was a little guilty. In order to push away the daughter of the Suo Chuo Luo family, he told the private affairs of the Shan Bao family.

Shanbao didn't notice, but comforted him very understandingly and said, "Actually, you are not very old. It's too early to get married now, and the year after the next year is the year of the draft. It would be the most appropriate time for you to get married at that time."

"Shanbao, the Suochaoluo family didn't bother your family anymore, did they?" Shanbao thought about him wholeheartedly, which made Fukang'an feel a little bit more self-blame.

Shanbao smiled lightly, "I've signed the closing papers, so what's the trouble?"

"Why..." In today's world, emperors use "filial piety" to rule the world, especially like the Suo Chuo Luo family, although they are domineering and unkind, they are not heretics, but she avoids her natal family like this, and the brothers Shanbao are not their own children. It is also possible for villains to spread rumors that brother Shanbao disrespected his stepmother.What's more, now that the concluding letter has been written, it would be fine if Suo Chuoluo remarried in the future, otherwise wouldn't it be provocative.

Shanbao waved his hands indifferently, "Don't worry, I have a clue in my hand. If their boss wants to make trouble with this, he will seek death himself."

Fukang An Zhiqu no longer asked, but said solemnly, "If they bully you again, you can tell me."

Seeing Fukang'an's serious promise, Shanbao smiled and said, "What's wrong with you. Don't worry, this is a private and scandalous matter. It's too late for his family to hide it. Who would make trouble because of it. Even though I I hate her so much, and my life is so easy, and the hatred fades away. After all, she is my Ama's stepmother, and for Ama's sake, I will make peace with the matter. Both parties don't want to make trouble, so how could it be?"

The corner of Fukan'an's mouth twitched, but he didn't say much after all.

At this time, the Suo Chuo Luo family was crying.

Sochoro Ruiyang's wife, Borzigit, watched over her daughter's body and cried like tears, "My son, why can't you think about it. You are only sixteen!"

Suo Chuoluo Ruiyang also had red and swollen eyes, and whispered comfort to his wife.Borzigit described the dry manuscript, cried for a while, and suddenly remembered something, straightened up suddenly, looked at her husband with tears in her eyes, and asked sharply, "Our family is also a generation of hairpins. She is a married daughter who covets her husband's family. Ye...the family has a son and a younger brother, why is it her turn to fill in the house with her stepmother and become the king! Relying on her natal family to make such shameless things! My daughter will be punished!"

Suo Chuoluo Ruiyang rebuked in a cold voice, but under the grief of Borzigit, he was not afraid of anything, raised his face and shouted, "Who doesn't know! Who in the capital doesn't know now! Is it useful to cover one's ears and steal one's bell?" Why don't you ask the old lady why she doesn't go out now, I tell you, I'm afraid of embarrassment!"

"Shut up!" Rui Yang growled.

"Who can afford this kind of daughter! You just say it's your sister!" Mrs. Borzigit pointed at the two sisters-in-law, patted her heart, and said in tears, "My daughter, you don't feel bad, I feel bad Who among the brothers and sisters has no daughter? For her alone, the girls of the Sochoro family don’t have to remarry..."

In fact, it is not as exaggerated as Borzigit said. Her daughter is outstanding, and she is also a high-minded person. She originally thought that her daughter would have great fortune, but she was unexpectedly defeated.While comforting her daughter, how could she not ask her husband to find out the reason.Ruiyang and his wife, Qinse, sang together, and when they found out the reason, they were very resentful towards their sister, so they mentioned it to his wife.It should be said that she was a guilty conscience. After her daughter lost the election, Borzigit was naturally anxious about her daughter's marriage and went out to socialize.Like a frightened bird, she complained more and more about her second aunt.

Because her heart was higher than the sky before, she was more picky about her daughter's marriage, and it was inevitable that someone would say something sour, but her daughter heard it, and she couldn't think about it for a while after she hadn't seen a happy face for so many days.

Borzigit's heart was broken, and he couldn't care about anything at the moment. He hated Suo Chuoluo so much that his teeth were itchy, and he tore his face and made a fuss.

Sochoro Yingliang and the old lady stood in the courtyard of the eldest girl. They hadn't taken a step for a long time. With a soft sigh, they took his wife's arm and went back to the room.

My granddaughter has always been by my side. After leaving, the old lady was really sad, choked with tears, "Blame me, blame me..."

Suo Chuoluo Yingliang kept his sad eyes on his face, sat down while beating his legs, and sighed, "Let's discuss Er Ni's matter."

"What can I do? Niu Hulu's family will never want her again. You gave up all her things before, so why don't you still send her to the street?" The old lady leaned on the soft pillow of the lock on the bed, full of heart Helpless, the palms and backs of the hands are full of flesh, that no matter how ignorant she is, she is also her own daughter.He cried, "Tell me, Niu Hulu's family is too vicious... What is the big girl doing to his family? If you have anger, hatred or hatred, just turn to my old woman..."

"It's not your business, I'll deal with it naturally! Erni, you can't stay in the mansion!" Suo Chuoluo Yingliang said decisively with determination in his eyes, "Let her go to the family temple to calm down. " Without waiting for the old lady to refute, she said, "You just heard from your daughter-in-law that there is not only a big girl and a granddaughter in the house, but Erni has no face about Niu Hulu's family. I also underestimated Shanbao at that time! Ni, I spoiled her because I thought she was an old woman... If the son does not teach, the father and the son live..."

Speaking of sadness, Sochoro Yingliang burst into tears, and the old lady stood up and held her husband's arm in shock, crying, "You can do whatever you want. The daughter is real, and the granddaughter is not fake. In the temple Lonely, how can she bear her temper? When I got married, my mother-in-law gave me a dowry, and there was a [-]-acre farm in addition to it. Now that she has no money, I gave the farm to her and let her Living in Zhuangzi... can be regarded as an explanation to the eldest daughter-in-law."

The granddaughter was already dressed, and Ruiyang was worried when he heard that his father hadn't touched his teeth for a day, so he came to persuade him.

"Well, don't wrong the child." Sochoro Yingliang turned his back to the window, the wind was chilly, Ruiyang looked up and saw his father's extra white hair on the sideburns overnight, feeling sore in his heart, he picked up the cloak in hand Putting the clothes on for his father, he said in a sad voice, "The big girl is unlucky. She has always been smooth all her life. She is still narrow-minded and can't blame anyone. It's a blessing for my sons to take care of my health."

"I'm fine. I've discussed with your mother-in-law and sent your sister to a village in the western suburbs to raise her health." Sochoro Yingliang said, "It's not as bad as your wife said. Is it that simple? At first I couldn't figure it out, but then I gradually understood. I still know a thing or two about the emperor's temperament, and the past is over." With a soft sigh, as if to express all the depression in his chest, "This Things, after all, it hurts my own face. Your daughter-in-law is angry, but now your sister is leaving the house, and no one is allowed to talk too much in the future. No matter how hard it is, you have to endure it. The swords and guns outside don’t count. Could it be that I still have to stab myself with a knife?"

"Yes, my son has remembered." Sochoro Ruiyang held his father's arm and advised, "Ama, go rest on the couch."

"That Shanbao, you send someone to keep an eye on it."

"Ama?"

Suo Chuo Luo Yingliang shook his head and said, "The matter of the big girl has nothing to do with him. You don't understand, this is a poisonous snake." The corners of his lips pursed sternly, Suo Chuo Luo Ying Liang said, "I let you Returning the things back is the meaning of calming things down, he will not give up if he doesn’t accept the thought and bite me to death!”

Ruiyang persuaded, "Ama, Niu Hulu's family is not as good as before. Besides, my son is worried that if they die together, we will tell this matter..."

"I won't give them this chance!" Sochoro Yingliang said coldly, "Think about it, before Niu Hulu Junbao returned to Beijing, Shanbao was as docile as a kitten when he came to our house Please be safe every ten days, no matter what your sister says, he can bear it! This kind of life lasts for two years! Sometimes I feel that your sister has done something wrong! But that is my daughter, and I always protect my shortcomings I just think that if their brothers become officials in the future, they will help if they can, which is also considered compensation. Now, Niu Hulu Junbao is just a servant, and he can unite with foreign forces and force us, "Screen a fist, He slammed it on the edge of the window, ignoring his son's screams, Suo Chuoluo Yingliang said in a dark voice, "Forcing us to return the things. The second time I shot, I forced the big girl to find something wrong!"

His father's voice carried the chill of winter, Ruiyang's heart was sour and unspeakable, a feeling of hatred rose up his spine, and he blurted out, "Son, please contact your colleagues..."

"No, don't move now." Sochoro Yingliang squinted his eyes, "In the way of officialdom, don't expect a second chance, one shot will hit the nail on the head! Hmph, what colleagues are you contacting? I'm talking about Shanbao, It's not Niu Hulu Junbao!"

"Ama, Shanbao is just a student now, and it will take seven or eight years before he becomes an official?"

"Wrong, he just passed the examination of scholar this year, and next year, I'm afraid he will be admitted to Juren. Niu Hulu Junbao is just a dog of the Fucha family. If you touch him, you will offend the Fucha family. But, with his I don't have the ability to try to impress me with my qualifications. If this Shanbao wins the imperial examination, he will win the Jinshi in the next year's competition, which will be the disaster of our family."

"Ama, let alone a Jinshi, even the number one scholar is only a sixth-rank editor of the Imperial Academy. What is the use? You are the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, and you are in charge of the evaluation and promotion of officials all over the world. Even if you do a little trick, he won't be able to climb up. "

"Stupid! Don't forget, Niu Hulu's family is also a serious Manchurian bannerman. Today, he loves talent the most. He loves talent and loves talent. He loves the talent of the bannerman! Think about it, if he has the opportunity to take the imperial examination, Young, smart, handsome, talented, and a man of the Eight Banners, the emperor would be delighted to see him! Also, he is not yet married. Who is blind in the court? If it weren't for the fact that our two families have formed a deadly feud, I have a daughter and a granddaughter I would also want to marry such a young man with a bright future." Sochoro Yingliang sighed, and said with emotion, "Some people work hard all their lives, but they still don't make it into the top class; A person like Shanbao has endured hardships and is even more eager for power. Now he can destroy the big girl through the Fucha family! Never give him another chance!"

The door panel was knocked lightly, and a servant said, "Grandfather, master, our eldest aunt, the eldest uncle is here."

"Understood." Ruiyang replied in a hoarse voice, "Ama, my son understands your painstaking efforts. Ama rest now, my son is going to see his eldest brother-in-law."

Sochoro Yingliang nodded.