Splendid Book

Chapter 29
After Ji Yu left, Shen Changle's heart was still heavy. Once he got used to the excitement, the loneliness seemed even more unbearable.Shen Changle opened the brocade box, only to find that there was a galloping galloping horse inside.This horse is carved from wood, but it is alive from the mane to the hooves, and the horse's ass is painted with a layer of brown-red paint, and the surface is flat and smooth. It is really an exquisite gadget.

After she took the pony in her hands and looked around, she discovered that there was a line of small characters under the horse's belly.But in the end, she squinted and looked at it for a while before she could see the line of small characters clearly.

But at this time, a little maid suddenly came in from outside, she said anxiously: "Girl, you can go and have a look, the master is about to beat the second young master to death."

Shen Changle's eyes widened when she heard it, she hurriedly put the pony back into the brocade box, got off the kang, put on her shoes and went out.Only now did she know what short legs are. She ran all the way, and even the maid next to her had to trot to keep up.She knew that if her father hadn't been really angry, he wouldn't have beaten Shen Rufan in front of the old lady's yard.

So she ran so fast that when she was about to reach the yard, she fell and flew out.This fall really flew out, she was on the ground in pain and didn't stand up for a long time.It was Chunliu who stepped forward and hugged her up, his voice changed in fright: "Girl, I fell."

"It's okay," Shen Changle wiped his face, the left cheek hurt badly, the skin on the palm of his hand was torn, bloodshot mixed with dust, she touched it, it was already painful and numb.

When Chunliu saw the wound on her palm, she was more frightened than she was, and immediately begged: "Miss, let's go back and apply medicine, this wound hurts so much?"

"I said it's all right," she ruthlessly ran towards the old lady's yard holding her skirt again.

At this time, at the gate of the old lady's yard, there was unprecedented excitement, even mixed with shouts, Shen Changle heard the voice of his second elder brother.Many maids hid in the distance and secretly watched the excitement here, and at this time, there were also maids at the gate of the old lady's yard.

She came from behind, pushed aside the crowd, and saw Shen Ruan kneeling on the ground, and Shen Lingcheng was holding a cane-shaped thing in his hand, and it hit him on the back one after another.The old lady behind was supported by someone, her face was a little pale, her lips were trembling unceasingly, as if she wanted to dissuade, but she was afraid of angering the old lady even more.

"I thought you were some kind of green forest hero, but you hooked up a group of students to make trouble in the academy. Do you know how the head of the academy evaluated you?" Shen Lingcheng seemed to be tired from beating the ground, pointing at him and cursing: "The black sheep."

After saying these four words, Shen Lingcheng became even more angry.He was proud all his life. He was born in a noble family since he was a child, and he was diligent and studious.Since the founding of the dynasty, it is rare for the sons of honorable nobles to obtain the title of Jinshi, and I am afraid that they can be counted on ten fingers.So although he is gentle and generous on the surface, he is very proud in his heart.

Because of his sons, he has always been strict, working hard and studying day and night, only hoping that his two sons can be like him, not relying on the shadow of their ancestors, but relying on their own ability to achieve fame.But who knew that Shen Ru was acquainted with the sidelines and the yin, and acted mischievously in the academy, which caused the teachers in the academy to bear it no longer, and came home to complain.

Hearing Mr.'s words just now, his face was red and white, and he wished he could find a crack in the ground and get in right away.

So when he personally sent the husband back, he came to look for his son non-stop. Unexpectedly, this little villain was actually cunning, and when he learned that he was coming, he ran into the old lady's yard.

On weekdays, Shen Lingcheng might choose another place, but today he will let this scoundrel know that if he makes a mistake, even if he hides with the Emperor, no one can save him.

At this time, Mrs. Lin, who was standing by the side, saw Shen Lingcheng's whip stopped, pulled the handkerchief, and immediately persuaded softly: "Master, Brother Fang is still young, so he needs to be taught well, so continue beating like this." , there is no need to break the child."

But as she spoke, she didn't even lift her foot.

Shen Changle looked at her with hatred, if others didn't know, wouldn't Mrs. Lin know about her father's temper?If she said this, she would only irritate daddy more and make daddy beat up the second brother even more severely.

Sure enough, when Shen Lingcheng heard this, he became even more angry, his chest heaved, and he said bitterly: "Is he still young? I think I was too lenient to him in the past, so that this scoundrel took my words as a deaf ear." .Today I will let you know what is meant by Heaven, Earth, Monarch, Parent, and Teacher."

So he raised the whip in his hand again, and the old lady also saw his anger, maybe Shen Ru knew the pain of flesh and blood, maybe it would not be easy to avoid it.So she was about to speak, but unexpectedly, a villain suddenly jumped out from the side, hugged Shen Ruan, and shouted: "Don't hit my second brother."

Shen Lingcheng's whip was about to fall, but such a little fellow jumped out of nowhere, he was so frightened that he immediately withdrew the whip, but the end still scratched Shen Changle's hair.The flower buds she was combing were ripped apart at once, and she felt her scalp tingle, and she was so painful that she forgot to cry.

By the time she regained her senses, tears were already falling silently from her eyes.

Shen Ruan had been kneeling on the ground, but when she turned around, she saw tears on Shen Changle's face, and her hair was scattered on one side, looking embarrassed and pitiful.

"Changle," the old lady exclaimed, coming this way.

Shen Lingcheng was also stunned, holding the whip in his hand, with a bewildered expression on his face.

Shen Changle reached out to wipe the tears from Shen Ruwen's face, and said softly: "Second brother, don't be afraid."

"You idiot," Shen Ruwan gritted his teeth and almost squeezed out the words.

Shen Changle saw that the clothes on his back were all torn and blood was protruding, and she burst into tears in distress.This is great, the brother and sister looked at each other speechlessly, they just kept crying, it was unspeakably desolate and sorrowful.

"What are you still doing?" The old lady wished she could whip a few times on her son herself.

"Rufa, Changle," Shen Ruhui, who had just rushed over, saw the two brothers and sister crying in each other's arms on the ground, and was choked up for a moment, as if no words could come out of his throat.

He took two steps forward and squatted beside them. Shen Changle raised his head and saw him, as if seeing a lifesaver, and burst into tears, "Big brother, big brother..."

She just called out to Shen Ruhui, but the eyes of the people around her were already wet.Shen Ruhui stretched out his hand to pull her up, and then turned his head and ordered the servant next to him to carry Shen Ruwen back, but he glanced back at Shen Lingcheng, and said in a cold voice: "If father thinks that he hasn't beaten enough, the rest The whip, so let me receive the punishment, because I, the big brother, didn't discipline him well."

When Shen Changle heard this, he hugged Shen Ruhui's leg and cried louder, shouting all the time: "Don't hit, Daddy don't hit."

Shen Lingcheng regained his composure at this time, and looked at Shen Rufan who was still trembling while being held up by two young men, but he couldn't swing the whip in his hand anyway.

"Okay, stop crying," Shen Ruhui saw that Shen Lingcheng was not talking, so he hugged Shen Changle.

This farce finally ended in tears and blood.

In the end, Shen Lingcheng went back to the front yard alone, and the old lady ordered someone to call for the doctor quickly, and asked the maid to find the ointment from the storeroom.Mrs. Lin also came in, with a distressed expression on her face, and after helping the old lady to sit down on the couch, she persuaded: "Don't be too sad, the old lady, the master only hopes that his son will become a dragon, and he has higher expectations for the second young master. It was just a moment of anger and punished him."

"It's only natural for me to teach my son a lesson, but do you see anyone who teaches his son like this?" The old lady felt a burst of angina when she thought about it.

Lin's face was also full of pity at this moment, she sighed and said: "Master just hates iron and steel, I see that after he gets angry, I won't punish the second young master again."

The old lady was still angry with Shen Lingcheng, but who would have heard Lin's words, what does it mean to hate iron but not steel?The old lady squinted her eyes, but Mrs. Lin still didn't know it, and she talked softly with her.It's just that on the surface, although he speaks for Shen Ruwen everywhere, but when he thinks about it carefully, it is not right at all.What do you mean, the second young master is afraid that he failed to learn from others in the academy?
She watched her grandson improve in his studies, be filial to his grandmother, and often come to make her happy, so why did he fail?
"I think about it, the second young master's temperament is naturally not bad, I'm afraid he was spoiled by the people around him, his little servants wander around every day, and love to gossip, why don't you take advantage of this opportunity , Master, please choose some good ones for the second young master?" Lin-shi lowered her head and said softly below.

The old lady also gradually calmed down now, she looked at Lin carefully, and Lin who was opposite saw that the old lady hadn't spoken for a long time, and was looking up, but suddenly bumped into the old lady's knife-like eyes.

Lin's heart skipped a beat, and she hurriedly said: "The daughter-in-law is only related to the second young master, and the master beat him very hard this moment. If there is any rift between father and son, it will be really bad."

She was quick-witted, and said: "My aunt often writes letters, asking me to take care of the three brothers and sisters. Now that the second young master has been beaten like this, I don't know how to explain to my aunt and her elders. It's useless to be a daughter-in-law. I can't persuade my master."

At this moment, Mrs. Lin thought of her aunt, and she mentioned Mrs. Zhang with sincerity on her face, which eased the old lady's expression a lot.

"The daughter-in-law also said these words for the sake of the second young master. I grew up watching Wen'er, and now the master hit him, and it hurts in my heart, so the daughter-in-law thought, If we can find a few prudent and reliable servants for him, who will always persuade him by his side, maybe we can save Wen'er from being punished by the master in the future."

At this moment, Lin only felt two gazes like knives, staring at her all the time. While she was talking, she didn't dare to show a panicked expression on her face.

After a long while, I heard the old lady say lightly: "Your words really make sense."

At this time, the chiming clock in the house suddenly rang, indicating that it was Haishi.

But because of the sudden voice, Lin's body suddenly trembled, and the old lady at the top seemed not to notice, and said in a gentle voice: "You should go back earlier, sister Jin can't do without you now, just Let Ruan stay in my yard to recover from his injuries."

After Lin got the order, he left.

It was only when she was outside the yard that the cool autumn wind blew, and she realized that her back was completely chilled.When she was outside the courtyard, her legs and feet suddenly went limp, but He Xiang next to her helped her up, which saved her from falling into embarrassment.

"Ma'am, are you tired?" He Xiang asked with concern when she saw that Mrs. Lin was slightly pale and there was still a little sweat on the tip of her nose.

"It's okay, let's go back," Lin shook his head, supported He Xiang's hand, and left slowly.

And Shen Ruwen in the yard was beaten on the back, and now his clothes were stained with wounds, and he couldn't take them off at all.In the end, Shen Ru ordered the servant girl to come over with scissors and cut off his clothes.

Shen Changle was still watching straight from the side, Shen Ruhui immediately blocked her eyes with his hands when he saw this.

Her eyes were covered, but she still didn't forget to care about her poor second brother: "Second brother, do you still hurt?"

The little girl cried so much just now that her speaking voice was hoarse.Shen Ruwen lying on the bed, with his head resting on the pillow, looked at his brother and sister standing beside the bed.Shen Ruhui stood behind Shen Changle, stretched out a hand to cover her eyes, and the little guy just kept his eyes covered and asked questions.

"It's okay, I can't die," Shen Rufan said with a grin.

Shen Ruhui frowned immediately when he heard his unscrupulous words. He has always acted calmly, and he has always acted like a big brother in front of his younger siblings.Hearing what he said at this time, he was immediately displeased and said: "If Chang Le is not blocking you today, I see you lying on the bed, I'm afraid you won't even think about getting out of bed for a month."

Shen Rufan grinned, it would be from the bottom of his heart, he said: "After all, it belongs to my younger sister, and I can stand in front of my elder brother at such critical moments. Don't worry, Changle, as long as you have something to do in the future, even if the second elder brother goes up the knife mountain The sea of ​​fire will not hesitate."

When Shen Ruhui heard this, she was almost overwhelmed with anger.He said: "No wonder Daddy is so angry, you look like a green forest hero."

Not long after the doctor came over, Shen Ruhui took Shen Changle outside to the Dongji room, asked her to sit on the Arhat bed, and said softly, "Brother, ask a maid to come over and comb your hair, okay?"

"Not good," Shen Changle's feet were dangling in the air, she pulled Shen Ruhui's sleeves, and said coquettishly, "Brother, comb my hair."

Shen Ruhui was very embarrassed on the spot. If he was asked to write and draw with a pen, it would be no difficulty at all.But if he was asked to comb his sister's hair with a comb, it would be really difficult.So he sighed, and said in a deliberative way: "Changle, brother really doesn't know how to comb his hair. Let the servant girl come, if you let brother comb your hair, you will definitely be laughed at when you go out later."

"No, brother is so powerful, he will definitely comb his hair beautifully," Shen Changle looked at him brightly.

Shen Ruhui smiled bitterly, stretched out his hand to touch her soft hair, and said with a smile: "If you let my brother comb it, I'm afraid your hair will not be beautiful."

However, Shen Ruhui still asked the servant girl to come over with a toothbrush and a bronze mirror. Shen Changle's hair is usually combed by Chunliu.So now she is holding up the bronze mirror and pointing at the side.But although Shen Ruhui was smart, it was not so easy for him to comb his hair.

But he was afraid of combing too fast, so he would pull Shen Changle's hair, so he carefully pinched her long hair, and praised: "Changle's hair is so beautiful, black and shiny."

Shen Changle blinked, looking at herself in the bronze mirror, the child's hair was already soft, but now her hair is thick, but it's really not black and shiny.I didn't expect my big brother to say good things to deceive people.

After Shen Ruhui managed to comb her hair and tied it up again, she hurriedly asked Chunliu to do the finishing touches.

After combing her hair, Shen Ruhui let Chunliu back down.He sat opposite, touched her face, and asked softly: "Does Chang Le hate Daddy now?"

Shen Changle didn't understand why he asked such a question, but looked at her curiously.And Shen Ruhui looked at her younger sister's innocent expression, and said softly, "Chang Le can't hate Daddy, Daddy beats your second brother because he has no choice but to."

She lowered her head and didn't speak. To be honest, she always joked that her second brother was often beaten by his father.But only now did she realize that it was so serious.So it was inevitable that she would feel a little bit resentful towards her father in her heart, and she said angrily, "If mother was here, father would definitely not be able to beat the second elder brother like this."

As soon as she finished speaking, even Shen Ruhui, who was opposite her, fell silent.

Although he is already a half-grown boy, when he mentions his mother, he still feels sad in his heart.Besides, what Shen Changle said was not wrong.If they had their own mothers, Shen Ru knew how they would be beaten like this.The old lady is the mother of the father. Although she loves her grandson, she still has to worry about the relationship between mother and child, so she doesn't dare to dissuade her too much.As for the wife, she was just talking about it, and she had never really stopped her.

Shen Changle would mention her mother now, and she felt very uncomfortable. She has passed two lifetimes, but she has never seen her mother.If God is really fair, why can't she keep her mother? Although Shen Yue is a concubine, she is protected by Aunt An.Not to mention Shen Jin, Lin wished to tear herself apart because of her.

"Does Changle miss her mother?" Shen Ruhui asked her softly.

Needless to say this question, if she didn't want to, her eyes wouldn't be red right now.But she didn't want to admit it, she turned her face away.

"Even if you think about it, it's not a shameful thing." Shen Ruhui slightly raised the corners of his mouth, and he said, "Big brother often thinks of mother."

"What kind of person is mother?" Shen Changle turned his head away and looked at another place, but his eyes were full of crystal clear tears.

Shen Ruhui patted her head, "He is the best person in the world."

"But I'll never see her again," Shen Changle said sadly, and the clear and sweet birdsong sounded outside the window, and her tears finally fell.

In the end it was Ji Yu who brought the ointment, Shen Changle smelled the ointment, it was a refreshing smell.After showing the ointment to the doctor, he praised it again and again, saying that the ointment was hundreds of times better than the wound medicine he prescribed.

Shen Ruhui went over to thank him personally, but Ji Yu naturally refused to say anything.

Shen Ruwen's trip lasted for half a month, and he couldn't even go to the academy.But Shen Lingcheng actually invited his husband to come to his yard every day and lead him to study, so this naturally made Shen Ruan complain.

When Shen Ruyan took care of his body, most of the servants around him were replaced. It was only later that Shen Changle found out that it was Mrs. Lin who said this in front of the old lady.It's just that the old lady thought about it, and she talked to Shen Lingcheng. In the end, Shen Lingcheng made the decision, so she found a more secure servant.

Although it was Shen Lingcheng's replacement, Shen Changle still felt extremely uncomfortable.She felt that Lin's hand was stretched too far, and she also felt that Lin's hand was not only extended to Shen Rufan's side.

It's just that she was young and didn't make any noise.

It doesn't matter, now that she does it all over again, she has plenty of opportunities to slowly see and see through the people around her.

Mingde was 25 years old, and Shen Changle was six years old.In April, Shen Ruhui passed the college examination and became a small scholar.He also officially entered the single-plank bridge of the imperial examination. Obviously, compared to Shen Ruhui who had already obtained the qualification, Shen Rufan, who was only two years younger than him, had a difficult life.

Since the beating two years ago, even if Shen Lingcheng taught his son a lesson, he seldom used family law.

After all, Shen Changle had been at odds with him for a long time because Shen Ru knew about being beaten.So in order to allow his daughter to get back to normal with him as soon as possible, Shen Lingcheng made a cruel promise that he would not beat her second brother like this again in the future.

So the father and daughter are reconciled as before.

After May, because the old lady of the Lin family in the capital was not in good health, Mrs. Lin took Shen Jin back to the capital to visit her relatives.Speaking of which, Shen Jin was born in Guangping Mansion, but he has never met his relatives and friends in the capital.So the old lady also agreed to take Shen Jin back, and the journey lasted for more than a month.

So not to mention that Shen Changle felt that the house was much quieter, even the maids in her yard started laughing and talking.

For some reason in this life, Shen Jin seemed to be a different person, clinging to Shen Changle everywhere, coming to play in her yard whenever she had nothing to do.At first, Lin thought that Shen Changle had tricked her daughter, so she almost cried.

But Shen Changle didn't move Shen Jin's finger, and didn't scold her. Even if she had resentment, could it be that she blamed the two sisters for being too close?
Although Shen Changle is lukewarm towards Shen Jin, it is not easy to prevent her from coming every day.On the other hand, Shen Yue, standing between the two older sisters who were born on the same day, seemed a little less conspicuous.She wanted to act special, but Shen Lingcheng was just ordinary to her, and the old lady didn't need their granddaughters to make fun of her all the time, so she just felt that there was nowhere to display all her abilities.

But after Shen Jin came back from the capital, she immediately noticed the difference.

When Lin brought her back from the capital, there were only two carriages, but when she came back, there were a total of five carriages. I heard that except for one carriage, which was a gift from the Marquis of Ji'an, the rest were all It was a gift brought back from the Lin family.

This took Shen Changle by surprise, others didn't know, how could she not know.None of Lin's brothers in the previous life had the same abilities as his father, and even Lin Ying was rehabilitated later, but he was a bit older after all, and his health became ill within two years.So compared to the Duke of Wei's mansion, the Lin family has always been a poor relative of the Shen family.

Every time the Marquis of Ji'an Mansion sent someone to bring something over, Shen Jin would try hard to find out what she had got, and if she got a little more than her, she would cry and feel that the Marquis of Ji'an's family had treated her poorly. her.So after a few times, even if my grandmother and aunt wanted to give her something, it was all done secretly.

However, Lin still felt that she was right to be such a goddaughter, which made Shen Changle's grandmother sigh and sigh, and felt that she had misjudged her at the beginning.

But this time, as soon as Mrs. Lin came back, she took out all the gifts and sent someone to deliver them to everyone's yard.

Without Shen Changle's orders, Luwu had already found out the news.At this time, Mrs. Lin took many people to the capital, so there were many people talking about it. I really wanted to ask about this news, and it was really accurate.

"I heard that the second master of the Lin family got into the shipping business and made a fortune. You haven't seen how proud the maids in the wife's yard are now," Lu Wu said, a little bit contemptuous of their energy. : "Didn't you say that the Lin family is a scholar's family, so why did they go into business so well?"

Hearing Luwu's disdain, Shen Changle almost laughed out loud.

Everyone knows that scholars, farmers, businessmen, and scholars are the highest, while merchants are the most inferior.But the Lin family doesn't want to be an official, but wants to plunge into the merchants, which is really a big difference.

If Dad knew about it, I'm afraid his face is also very good-looking.

"Why didn't you tell me about this earlier?" Shen Lingcheng stood in Lin's room, his face full of annoyance, he walked back and forth in the room for several steps, and then said angrily: "Why didn't my father-in-law stop me?" Come on, this isn't..."

In the end it was his uncle, it was hard for Shen Lingcheng to say too much.But Lin Zhengtang is so self-willed to be humble and associates with merchants, it's no wonder he gets angry.The Shen family naturally also has a lot of business, but they are all left to the people below to take care of it. He has never seen Shen Lingcheng go to business in person, even at the end of each year, he only looks at it occasionally.

He was born in a noble family, but he has always admired Qingliu, so the people who come and go with him are all scholars.But his eldest brother-in-law has become a merchant, competing for profit with the people, how can this make him not angry.

Lin didn't expect that she brought so many things, but she annoyed Shen Lingcheng.She couldn't help being aggrieved and said: "Master is not ignorant of the situation in my family. There is a large population and my father's salary is so meager. How can I afford to support such a big family."

Shen Lingcheng turned around abruptly, and said sharply: "So you send money to the Lin family every year, and I never mentioned it once."

Lin's body trembled, she didn't expect that Shen Lingcheng would have known about what she thought she was hiding.

"Master, if you say that, you are wronging me. Those are all my own money..." But Lin's voice became softer as she spoke.

When she married into the Shen family, there were 96 dowries in total, many of which were in vain.The family gave a total of 3000 taels of silver, but this was obtained by the mother selling her last shop.Shen Lingcheng is naturally clear about the situation of the Lin family.

"If your elder brother really wants to degenerate like this in the future, then you won't take Miss Jin back with you," Shen Lingcheng said sternly.

He also regained his composure. It was not because Mrs. Lin was ill that Mrs. Lin went back this time.

He flicked his sleeves and was about to leave when he saw Shen Jin rushing in with something in his arms. When she saw Shen Lingcheng there, she held the things in her hand to Shen Lingcheng with a smile.Although Shen Lingcheng was furious at this time, he didn't want to show his daughter's face, but when Shen Jin opened his mouth, he said, "Daddy, look, this is something my uncle bought for me. It's very precious."

This sentence was precious, and Shen Lingcheng was furious again, and the depression in his chest surged up.

He turned his head to look at Lin, and said fiercely: "Is this what you taught the child?"

Shen Jin didn't understand why her father was so angry, but hers was really expensive, that's what her mother said.

(End of this chapter)