marquis of jingan

Chapter 938 Uncle Shen
The fifth day of the new year.

Today is the day when Shen Heng and Shen Zichang got married. As the elder brother, Shen Yi also got up early in the cold winter months, busying himself at the house.

In the morning, Shen Heng greeted the guests at the gate of the Shen residence. When Shen Heng set off to pick up the bride, Shen Yi took his younger brother's place and stood at the door to welcome the guests.

Finally, after a busy day, at dusk, when yin and yang were handing over, Shen Heng and Chen Youniang worshiped heaven and earth in the lobby of Shen's house and became husband and wife.

It is worth mentioning that the officiant of this wedding was Zhao Changping, Minister of the Household Department of the dynasty.

Zhao Shangshu was famous for being "reclusive" in the imperial court.

It's not that he has a withdrawn personality, but that he is a bit withdrawn as an official. When he was in the Yamen, he treated his subordinates strictly or even harshly, and he was usually serious.

After leaving the yamen, he also went home alone, and rarely went out to socialize with his colleagues.

Of course, Zhao Shangshu gradually developed this character after becoming a servant. Before becoming a servant, this Zhao Shangshu also wanted to get close to his colleagues.

Only when you have a high status can you be qualified to be the person you want to be, otherwise you can only follow the trend.

But now, this somewhat "reclusive" Da Jiuqing was able to come to the Shen family to be the officiant, which made the Shen family's guests speechless.

In addition, many of Shen Yi's colleagues also came.

The colleagues here naturally refer to his colleagues in the Ministry of War and the Bureau of Mansion and News.Almost all of them are here, which is very good for Mr. Shen.

Of course, it was mainly for Jiang Shangshu.

After all, the old man Jiang came early in the morning, so it was natural for the subordinates below to come.

After the bustling wedding ceremony, the bride was sent to the new house in Shen's residence, while Tanhualang Shen Heng was drinking with some distinguished guests outside.

When the bridegroom was drunk, Shen Yi smiled and asked someone to help Shen Heng into the new room. Then he raised his wine glass and toasted the unfinished table for Shen Heng. When Master Shen returned to his table On the face, his face was already a little reddish.

Zhao Shangshu and Jiang Shangshu, as well as the two servants of the military department, and the two servants of the household department were all at the same table with Shen Yi. Zhao Shangshu looked at Shen Yi, who was blushing, and said with a smile: "The relationship between Ziheng and Zichang is really serious." good."

Shen Yi smiled and respected Zhao Shangshu a cup, raised his head and drank it all, then let out a mouthful of alcohol: "I have depended on each other for life since I was a child, and I have always watched them grow up."

"Now that he has passed the Jinshi examination and has married, as an elder brother, I feel very complicated."

"Not surprisingly."

Jiang Shangshu on the side smiled and said: "The children and grandchildren in my family have grown up, and I feel the same in my heart."

Zhao Shangshu put down his wine glass and looked at Shen Yi with a smile: "Zichang is still married now, and after more than ten years, Sangsang in Ziheng's family will get married, and Ziheng will feel even more uncomfortable."

Shen Yi squinted his eyes and took a sip of his wine, but didn't answer.

Jiang old man on the side pointed at Shen Yi, laughed at Zhao Shangshu, and said, "What Changping said made our servant Shen feel uncomfortable!"

Zhao Shangshu and Jiang Shangshu also drank a glass of wine, and said with a smile: "Don't talk nonsense, Qilang roamed the battlefield and killed an unknown number of Qi people without changing his face."

Old man Jiang gave a "tsk".

"Changping, you are still young, you can probably see the day when Shen Qi wept bitterly, the old man probably won't see him."

Zhao Shangshu couldn't help laughing: "Brother Jiang is only ten years older than me, why is he so old-fashioned?"

"How about not getting old?"

Jiang Shangshu looked at Shen Yi, then at the two military servants at the same table, and said with a smile: "Not old, these young people, don't they eat me up?"

He looked at Zhao Changping, smiled and said, "Liu Jizhang, old man Liu from your household department, was not pushed back to his hometown by this young man like Changping?"

"Mr. Liu has been an official all his life, and it is the lifelong wish of us officials to be able to retire from the first rank in peace and stability. How could I be forced to go home?"

If the six ministers do not have other titles, they are the second rank, but when they retire and return home, half of them will advance to the first grade. For example, if the six ministers retire, they will usually be granted the crown prince and grand tutor, which is an honorary title.

Jiang Jian and Jiang Shangshu looked at Zhao Changping with a smile, and said with a smile: "Changping is not only asking for Liu Shangshu, isn't it?"

Zhao Shangshu smiled slightly, lowered his head and took a sip of water, but did not speak.

The two Dajiuqings chatted, and the servants at the same table just listened quietly, occasionally echoing a few words. Only Shen Yi sat beside the two of them, and could chat and laugh happily with these two big brothers from time to time.

Several servants who were all over forty years old occasionally fell on Shen Yi with complicated expressions.

Such a young man is too dazzling.

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After a busy day, Shen Yi was able to return to his bedroom to rest until very late when most of the guests were sent away.

At this moment, he also smelled of alcohol.

But he was so exhausted that he didn't have the energy to take a bath again, so he took off his clothes and lay down on the bed and fell asleep.

Early the next morning, before Master Shen woke up, he was called up by Lu Ruoxi. Shen Yi rubbed his eyes, looked at the sky, yawned and said: "Isn't everything done? It's not going to court, it's so early What are you calling me for?"

"Zichang and the young lady are here, and I want to serve you tea."

Lu Ruoxi pulled Shen Yi's arm, said with a smile: "If you don't get up yet, they should laugh at you."

Master Shen scratched his head, a little puzzled: "Didn't you serve tea to your parents and uncles? What kind of tea are you going to serve us?"

"My son is coming here often. He said that this marriage would not be possible without you, so he must offer us a cup of tea."

Only then did Shen Yi rub his eyes, get up and get dressed, and after washing his face, he asked Lu Ruoxi to tie his hair, and went out to meet the newcomer.

The two of them had already taken off the bride and groom's clothes from yesterday. After meeting Shen Yi, both of them came up to salute Shen Yi and called them big brothers.

Then he worshiped Lu Ruoxi and called her sister-in-law.

After Shen Yi and his wife drank the couple's tea, Lu Ruoxi smiled and pulled Shen's second daughter-in-law down to talk, while Shen Yi pulled Shen Heng to sit down, and said: "From today onwards, you are an adult. In the future, you will be an adult." Whether you are an official or a person, you must think about your family and your young mother."

"It's even more so when you have children in the future."

Shen Heng lowered his head and said with a smile: "Brother has said this many times, and younger brother has already written it down."

Shen Yi was startled when he heard this.

He has never been a long-winded person, even if he is leading troops to fight outside, he will only give instructions for many things once, and will not repeat them in a long-winded manner.

But when he explained to Shen Heng that he had said it before, he didn't realize it.

After being in a daze for a while, Master Shen let out a breath of white air: "I always feel that you are still a child..."

"Before I knew it, I started talking."

Master Shen shook his head and laughed at himself: "This problem needs to be corrected, otherwise it will be annoying in the future."

Shen Heng lowered his head slightly, cupped his hands and said, "Brother, what are you talking about..."

"Okay, okay, you don't have to be so polite between brothers."

Shen Yi stood up, yawned, stretched his waist and said: "I was going to enter the palace again this afternoon, but now that I'm awake, I won't procrastinate."

He patted Shen Heng on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "Work hard early, give me a nephew and niece, and also give birth to our Shen family."

He smiled and said, "I was thinking two years ago that someone called me uncle."

Shen Heng blushed, lowered his head and did not speak.

After saying a few words to his brother, Master Shen ate a few bites of food, then changed into his official uniform, and entered the palace in a carriage.

After all, on New Year's Eve, the emperor once ordered him to enter the palace. This was an oral order, and if he didn't obey, the matter could be big or small.

At this moment, the imperial court is still on holiday, and all the yamen in the imperial city are in a state of suspension. Compared with before, it is much deserted. Shen Yi went all the way to the gate of the imperial palace. After being notified, he was led by two eunuchs not long after. All the way into the Manna Hall.

In the Palace of Ganlu, His Majesty the Emperor is playing with the eldest prince Li Wang in his arms, and occasionally puts him down to teach him to write. At this moment, the eldest son of the emperor is two years old and almost three years old, and he can basically speak. And there is a cleverness in his eyes, and he looks very smart.

After Shen Yi walked in front of the emperor, he was about to kneel down. The emperor waved his hand and said, "There's no need to be polite, come here."

Shen Yi walked over as he said, and stood behind the emperor. The emperor handed a large sheet of characters to Shen Yi, and said with a smile, "Look, how does my emperor write?"

Shen Yi only glanced at it, then bowed his head and said: "Although the strokes are immature, there are hidden appearances of two kings."

The emperor laughed, looked back at Shen Yi, and said, "You still know how to speak."

He picked up the eldest son of the emperor who was sitting on the emperor's throne and wrote, then pointed to Shen Yi, smiled and said: "Imperial son, this is your Uncle Shen, called Uncle."

The eldest son of the emperor, Li Wang, looked at Shen Yi curiously, then looked back at his father, and asked, "Father, is this also the emperor's uncle?"

The eldest son of the emperor, who can already speak, followed the officials in the palace and paid New Year's greetings to too many people, including the queen mother, empress, and some elders of the clan, especially those emperors in Jinwang's mansion. Uncles.

Emperor Hongde shook his head and corrected: "This is uncle."

Shen Yi lowered his head slightly, and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, there is a difference between a monarch and a minister, and the minister must never dare..."

In terms of etiquette, there is no seniority between the prince and the ministers. Even if the age difference is too large, seniority cannot be discussed.

Unless the minister is a founding hero, or a relative or friend of the emperor, there will be no such thing as seniority.

This is naturally done to maintain the sanctity of the royal family.

The emperor interrupted Shen Yi's words, put the prince aside, and said with a smile: "My other princes can't call Shen Qing uncle, but he must be called like this."

Emperor Hongde said seriously.

"After all, without you, Shen Qing, there would be no him."

(End of this chapter)