green bamboo dream

There was a sudden silence in the room. 【】

Shi Shi wearily waved her hand to signal Xiao Cui to go out, the little maid kowtowed again as if she had received an amnesty, and ran out at a trot, "Oops" accidentally bumped into someone at the door, Xiao Cui is used to rough work The lower plate was very stable, and he stood still with only a slight tilt, but the other person was miserable. He sat on the ground with his buttocks, and his head hit the pillar, and he screamed in pain.Xiaocui took a closer look, but it was a second-class maid named Xiangping, she was so frightened that she hurried forward to help her, and stammered, "Yes... I'm sorry, sister Xiangping, are you okay?"

Xiangping only felt that her eyes were full of gold stars, and she wanted to pinch the culprit severely in pain, but thinking that the movement was not small, the old lady might have known it, so she couldn't leave an impression of being arrogant and domineering to her old lady. The big maid in the village is not too young, and she will be released soon, so she can't take advantage of the opportunity to climb up.So he didn't dare to yell at Xiao Cui, but gave Xiao Cui a hard look, but said in a gentle and tolerant way: "It's okay." Then he vigorously waved Xiao Cui's hand that was reaching out to support him, and a gentle smile appeared on his face. Smiling, he opened the curtain and went in.

"What happened again?" Shi Shi has been in the Hou's Mansion for so many years, and he has never seen what kind of maid. This kind of girl who is good at pretending and acting can be recognized at a glance, and she is a little tired right now.

Xiangping twisted Nini's blessing and turned around, and said in a soft voice: "Go back to the old lady, the commander of the capital guards, Cheng Erye, sent a personal servant to come to the door in person, saying that there is a letter to deliver."

"Please come in quickly." Shi Shi forced himself to wipe his temples, and rubbed his eye sockets, trying to refresh himself.

Not long after, a young servant with a handsome face came in with light steps, his head was lowered in a very polite manner, which made Shi Shi couldn't help feeling a little more fond of the second master of the Cheng family.

Accepting the gift with a smile, Shi smiled very gracefully: "I have to thank your second master for what happened last time, and I will thank you in person someday, but I don't know what happened to deliver the letter?"

The servant replied neither humble nor overbearing: "The old lady is polite, but there are some words that are inconvenient for the maid to pass on, so the second master wrote a letter to tell you, and here is the letter." As he spoke, he took out a letter from his bosom and held it with both hands. present.

With slightly red cheeks, Xiangping gently took the letter from the hand of the handsome boy with small steps. She didn't know if she touched her hand or what, her face was so bright that Shi Shi frowned and regretted Why did I forget to drive away such an embarrassing thing just now?

After seeing off the servant, Shi unceremoniously pushed the helpless Xiangping down, simply out of sight and out of mind.

Slowly opening the envelope, the letter was not long, but the short three lines made Shi's face pale with shock, and the knuckles of the fingers holding the letter turned white. "Go and call them all and tell me that I have something to say, so don't bring the children with you, so as not to be ashamed." A mocking smile appeared on Shi's face, but the corners of his mouth were firmly pursed, as if he had made an important decision. decision.

Xia Chu didn't dare to say much, so he went down to invite someone in person, and after a while, the four brothers came in with their first wives.

"Let's break up."

Just standing still, the old lady threw out such a sentence.

"This... How is this possible? My mother is still alive, so our brothers will separate and go out to live alone. Doesn't it seem that the elder brother is intolerant." Lin Jinzhi is in a hurry now, as long as he is still the second master of the Houfu, that is a golden signboard No matter where you go, someone will call you "Master". If you leave the asylum of the Marquis Mansion, who else will buy it for a fifth-rank official donated by yourself in the capital, a place full of high-ranking officials?Quickly mustered up the tongue to dispel the idea of ​​the aunt.

"There is also the one with the long tongue, who even said that the three of us didn't want to serve our mother, so we moved out lazily. How will the sons behave in the future?" Lin Jinzhi urged the two younger brothers with his eyes, telling them to speak too. To put it bluntly, in his heart, they are the same as himself, and they are definitely not willing to leave the big tree of the Hou Mansion.

Not to mention this title, even the distribution of property is not satisfactory. You must know that most of the property of the Ningyuan Hou Mansion is closely related to the ancestral property. This part of the property will never participate in the distribution. The eldest son inherits.The law also stipulates that when the family is divided, all the land allocated by the eldest son is counted as sacrificial land and ancestral property, and it is not allowed to be sold or divided. No matter how cheap it is, what you can get is that after throwing away the ancestral property and the sacrificial land, the remaining half will be divided in half, and the eldest son will inherit another share, and then the remaining half will be shared equally among the sons.

The only advantage the third brother has is that the old lady still has a dowry and a private house after a hundred years. For the sake of face, the big house will always give some to the third house. Of course, it depends on the big house if there is any tricks conscience.

Although the female relatives were called over, they could only listen in on this important matter about the separation of the family, and had no right to comment at all.Unlike Fan's unconcealable joy, Liang's and Zhao's complexions are not very good-looking. After the family is separated, all expenses are no longer sent to work. It is difficult to maintain a decent life like now up.And Fan's thought of getting rid of the burden of such a big family, he just felt comfortable physically and mentally, and wished to drive them out as soon as possible. He glanced triumphantly at Cui who was silent and silent, and his mood improved even more.

"The son has no objection, but it's up to the mother to make the decision." Lin Shenzhi thought to himself that after the separation of the family, he would be the head of the family. Would Aunt Fang's life be easier, saving him from watching Zhao's face all day long, and not having to do it himself? I worry about my aunt all day long.Lin Yuan subconsciously glanced at Lin Hengzhi, and saw that the elder brother who had always been generous in his memory was just standing there frowning, without saying a word, his heart sank, he was in a daze for a moment, something happened after all It just happened, and what has changed is changed, and it can no longer be undone.He turned his head sideways and bumped into Cui's worried eyes, and suddenly he was relieved. There is nothing perfect in this world, so he calmed down and said with a gentle smile: "I have no objection. Since ancient times, family separation has always been A long-standing habit. A few days ago, the Qian family of the Ministry of Rites and the earlier Xu family of Yang Ningbo were all separated. As for the reputation of the eldest brother, we still have to come over every few days to say hello to our mother anyway. Yes, no one dares to talk too much. There is no need to worry about the reputation of my second brother and fourth brother, anyway, my mother will not say that we are not filial outside, as long as my mother doesn’t say it, who dares to slander the court officials after eating ambitions?"

Shi looked at Qi Yuxuan's second son with complicated eyes, then at the eldest son who had no opinion at all, sighed long, and said slowly: "Also, our family is a family of four princes and mothers, and it is even more difficult than usual. The Zanying family is much more sensitive, the emperor's body is getting more and more... easy to sleep, the third child is valued by the emperor, and has reached the third rank, the Hou's mansion is very popular, too prominent but it will be cooked in fire, but it is most appropriate to separate the family , I have already sent someone to invite the elders of the clan, anyway, the eldest is the head of the clan, so things are easier, wait for the clan elders, scribes, and Zhongjian to come over, let’s divide it up today.”

With Shi's final decision, it is imperative to separate the family.

The news that the Ningyuan Hou Mansion was going to split spread across the whole mansion in an instant, causing an uproar in the circle of servants almost immediately. All the servants belong to the Hou Mansion. Although the division of the family does not include the division of servants according to the law, in a situation like the Hou Mansion, it is impossible for the second, third and fourth rooms not to take away even a maid.

Backed by a big tree to enjoy the shade, can slaves who follow different masters have the same worth? How do you say that, the concierge of the prime minister is still an official, and slaves who follow good masters can live well. This principle can be used by everyone I understand that it is of course best to stay in the Hou's mansion, if you really can't stay, it depends on which house you go with.

The three masters are two concubines and one concubine, both concubines are fifth-rank officials, the concubine is in the third rank and the holy family is upright, the second wife and the fourth wife are from a noble scholarly family, and any knowledgeable servant knows That's another way of saying poor, one is a concubine, and she doesn't have a very good fortune, but the third wife is a decent daughter of the Hou family. When she married in, she was a sensational red makeup in the whole city.Isn't it clear at a glance who to choose? Although Sanfang originally had many servants, who didn't know that Sanfang was going to move to the imperial residence, so how could there be enough people, so everyone was sharpened for a while. The head is close to Sanfang's respectable mother in charge, so that Sanfang will take her with her when she leaves.

There is really nothing to argue about the division of property, unlike those brothers in small households who have to argue for a few days over a cow and a pig for the division of property, the property list of the Xungui family is clearly listed, and the division is done according to the division. Even the elders of the clan, the scribes, and the mediators are just here to go through the motions.

Seeing that the scribes and Zhongjian people signed their names at the end of the book, Shi stopped the hand that was turning the prayer beads, looked up at the second son who obviously let out a sigh of relief, and felt some comfort in his heart Over the years, I have been intentionally or unintentionally making him accommodate the eldest son, and finally I finally put him in the forefront of consideration. At this time, the family is separated. At any rate, the bad rumors will have less impact on the reputation of the three-bedroom children. Without the name of the Ningyuan Hou Mansion, the third child's official career will only be smoother, and he will not be affected by the fourth child who spoiled his concubine and killed his wife in the future.

Thinking of this, Shi Shi's eyes gradually turned sharp again, and when the outsiders had gone away, he lowered his face, slapped the table, and said angrily: "Fourth brother, kneel down for me!"

The fourth master Lin Shenyi heard this voice, before his brain had time to react, his legs softened naturally, he knelt straight,

"Now that the family is separated, do you still listen to what my aunt has to say?" Anyway, she told her mother to save him after so many years.

"Don't dare to be a mother. A son is a son, but he obeys his mother's orders." The fourth master only felt that he was shot if he stood still and didn't speak. Didn't he follow the wishes of the aunt just now, why did he only reprimand him.

"What if I ask you to send Aunt Fang to Zhuangzi?" Shi's old eyes flickered, staring at Lin Shenzhi with hairs in his heart.

After glaring fiercely at Mrs. Zhao who was standing next to her, Lin Shenzhi hurriedly said, "Mother, Aunt Fang has always kept herself safe. She has never dared to slack off in taking care of her son and raising her youngest son. Mother, don't believe the instigation of the villain. You should be wronged." ...."

I am afraid that as a first wife, every man who spoils his concubine and destroys his wife has a good impression, Shi Shi is no exception, interrupted forcefully: "What have you done wrong? Are you a good man? Have you ever seen a man who sent his own son to a kidnapper?" nice guy?"

It's shocking--

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