Rebirth of a wishful life

Chapter 24

There were people in the court, and Shen Zhengxin did not stop him, and even made a gesture to push him secretly, so the commendation from the court came down very quickly.Lord Shen Hou came down on the third day after he arrived at Zhuangzi. Not only was there an imperial decree to commend him, but there was also a memorial archway for filial piety.

Lord Shen took the imperial decree received by Mrs. Shen and Shen Ruyi, and after receiving the imperial decree, he smiled and led the officials from the Ministry of Rites into the Zhuangzi: "Why did Mr. Zhao come here in person? For such a small matter, send the people below Can't you just do it?"

Mr. Zhao, who was in his twenties, looked very tactful. He smiled and cupped his fists to salute Lord Shen: "Didn't I hear that Lord Hou was at the Zhuangzi, and wanted to see him, so I snatched him away?" Is this an errand?"

Lord Shen raised his eyebrows slightly: "So that's the case, then you are blessed. Just two days ago, I hunted some small things in the back mountain. The taste is very delicious. It's just that you stay for these two days to taste."

"I'm very lucky. It's not in vain that I broke my head in the Ministry of Rites and snatched this job." Mr. Zhao laughed, and turned to talk to Mrs. Shen: "During this time, Mrs. Shen will be there."

After the imperial court's edict comes down, it's not just an imperial decree and it's over.Although Marquis Shen is not a good husband, nor is he a good father, but he cannot deny his intelligence. Ever since he inherited Marquis, Marquis Shen has been very attentive in management. He is very important in the court and is highly valued by the emperor. .

Therefore, in order to save face for Lord Shen, in addition to this decree, there is also a filial piety archway to be built.In other words, Mr. Zhao's duty is not only to read the imperial decree, but also to greet the local government and build this filial piety memorial archway.

This matter cannot be completed in a short while, so Mr. Zhao must stay in Qingshan Town for at least three or five days.He can only return to Beijing to renew the decree when it is confirmed that the construction of the archway has started.

Mrs. Shen probably got used to Lord Shen during this period of time, and gradually became more courageous, and now she is no longer shy, and her smile is gentle and gentle: "No trouble, Mr. Zhao brought us good news. I thank Mr. Zhao It's too late. If Mr. Zhao doesn't dislike it, he can stay in Zhuangzi."

Lord Shen Hou knew that someone from the Ministry of Rites would come, so he told Shen Ruyi early in the morning.The front yard was vacated half a month ago, and the servants who used to live here either borrowed from tenants, or Shen Ruyi rented houses from farmers around the village with money.

Mr. Zhao turned his head to look at Lord Shen, who smiled and said, "Master Zhao, don't dislike it. Although the place is simple, my wife has been tidied up carefully. All the bedding is new. Wait a moment Mr. Zhao can go and have a look, if there is something missing, just tell me."

"Since it was arranged by Madam, it must be very considerate. Thank you, Madam." Mrs. Zhao hurriedly saluted Madam Shen, Madam Shen was a little at a loss. Speaking of which, this was the first time an official from the court ordered her to salute her. Glancing at Marquis Shen on one side, he looked at ease, with the same smile on his face as before, Madam Shen also felt relieved, and slightly raised her hand to give her a hand: "Master Zhao, don't be too polite, Master Zhao has worked so hard to bring good things. News, I should do these things, Mr. Zhao, don't be polite to me."

While talking, the three of them entered Zhuangzi.Lord Shen pointed out: "The rooms here have already been tidied up, Mr. Zhao will take someone there to have a look." Then he turned to look at Madam Shen: "Madam, it's getting late , it’s time to prepare lunch. Mr. Zhao and others must have worked very hard all the way here, so we should eat earlier and rest earlier. By the way, isn’t there a few jars of good wine in the village? send over."

Mrs. Shen responded, and then smiled and asked Mr. Zhao if he had any taboos, then turned around and entered the second courtyard.

Master Zhao stretched out his hand to touch his chin, then turned his head to look at Lord Shen, feeling a little puzzled in his heart, didn't it mean that Mrs. Shen was sent to Zhuangzi by Lord Shen and was not allowed to return to Beijing for ten years? ?Why do you look at the couple's appearance, it doesn't look like they haven't seen each other for ten years.

Moreover, Mrs. Shen hasn't seen her husband-in-law for ten years, and she doesn't even have the slightest bit of resentment, she is very at ease.As for Lord Shen, if he could send his wife and daughter out of Beijing ten years ago, he must have hated the mother and daughter very much, but looking at it now, how could he be so gentle to Mrs. Shen?This couple is really weird.

Although he was puzzled in his heart, he didn't show his face at all. After Shen Houye entered the main room, Mr. Zhao followed Shen Houye's words and talked about the affairs of the capital: "A few people in the Imperial Academy have been promoted , but no one has been named a doctor."

Civil officials of the fifth rank and above are eligible to be named doctors.From the fifth rank is a doctor who is trained, and from the fifth rank is a doctor who is advised.From the fourth rank is the doctor of Chaolie, and from the fourth rank is the doctor of Zhongshun.Go all the way up to Dr. Rong Lu who is a first-class doctor.

Moreover, doctors of the same level also have initial conferment and advanced conferment.This canonization is similar to a kind of honor. Although it has little to do with official rank, it is a symbol of glory for civil servants.

Shen Houye nodded, and leisurely picked up the tea leaves with the teacup: "Which ones are there?"

"Xu Liang, Cao Kun, Meng Xiang..." Mr. Zhao said with a smile, a little excited in his heart, he is now a fifth-rank Yuanwailang, and his official position is not low, but in the capital, fifth-rank officials are not ranked number one.He wasn't lying just now, after finding out that Marquis Shen was here, the Ministry of Rites wanted to come over to deliver the decree, there were not five or three, and it took him a lot of effort to get this errand.

Who is Lord Shen Hou?He is highly valued by the emperor, if he can catch the line of Lord Shen...

Thinking about it, Mr. Zhao said in more detail: "Something happened in the cabinet a few days ago. Someone went to Jingfu Yin to beat the big drum and sued the nephew of Master Liu for taking the daughter of the people. The emperor was furious. This is something to look into.”

Master Shen Hou said nothing on his face, but his mind turned quickly. Master Liu belongs to the faction of Xueshi Cao, and he is exactly the opposite of Xueshi He. The chief assistant, Bachelor Wan, is 60 years old this year, and his life is rare in sixty years. I had a serious illness and almost couldn't get up. I think I won't be able to do it in two or three years. Cao Xueshi and He Xueshi have worked in the cabinet for more than 20 years. If you say that the most promising candidates are the two. .

The matter of Master Liu may be the beginning.Speaking of the first-subsidiary dispute, Lord Shen couldn't help but twitched his lips. Mrs. Gao had stabbed Mrs. Gao before, and Mr. Gao belonged to Xueshi He's faction.

The cabinet and the nobles have always been two factions. The cabinet wants to be cleared, and the nobles want to be expensive. Basically, the two factions have little contact.As for Mrs. Shen's matter, it can be regarded as a favor of Xueshi He, even if he doesn't want this favor, he will have to pay it back in the future.

Looking at it right now, Xueshi Cao is more dominant, because Xueshi Cao was once the emperor's companion.

Mr. Zhao didn't know what Lord Shen was thinking, so he continued chattering: "The second son of Duke Song's family went hunting half a month ago, and then broke his leg. The imperial doctor said it was impossible for him to recover. I'm going to have a headache all of a sudden, the eldest son is sick, and the second son has a broken leg, this title will be troublesome in the future."

Mrs. Shen quickly sent someone to deliver the food, as well as a few jars of good wine, which Fang Qin carefully selected and brought over from her own house in order to thank Shen Ruyi.

After Shen Houye came to Zhuangzi, Shen Ruyi thought of the dirty things that the two handkerchiefs handed over to the family, thinking that Shen Houye had a rare kindness anyway, if he didn't take advantage of it, he would really be sorry for Shen Houye for the past ten years Cold-hearted.So, after greeting Master Shen Hou, he wrote posts to the Fang family and the Huang family.

Of course, Mrs. Huang and Mrs. Fang were not invited, but Huang Yuanwai and Fang Qin's father were invited for Master Shen.With Master Shen's temperament, he was originally unwilling to meet a member of staff and a businessman, but when Shen Ruyi looked at him expectantly, he agreed by accident.

Anyway, being idle is idle. During this period of time, he has never seen any outsiders except Mr. Lin, the magistrate of Qinghe County.Now that my daughter-in-law is asking for something, he can just help her out.The most important thing is that Ruyi also said that their mother and daughter have been taken care of by others all these years. If he doesn't see him, all the previous efforts will be in vain.

It was just a matter of one sentence for him. When he met Huang Yuanwai and Fang Qin's father, he casually chatted a few words, thanked Huang Ke'er and Fang Qin for taking care of Shen Ruyi over the years, and solemnly thanked Mrs. Huang and Fang Qin. Madam took care of Madam Shen, and then saw off the guests.

But for Huang Yuanwai and Fang Qin's father, that was really a big deal.They were received by Lord Shen, they drank tea with Lord Shen, and had a friendly conversation with Lord Shen. It was simply the blessings of eight generations of ancestors.

And listen to Lord Shen's words, that's thanks, thanks to my wife and girl for taking care of Lord Hou's wife, Lord Hou's girl.This Qinghe County, which one is thanked by Lord Hou?Except for Mr. Lin, the county magistrate, there were only the two of them.

The two of them went home happily and flushed, and then they almost confessed their wives and daughters.Huang Ke'er and Fang Qin were very happy when they came to see Shen Ruyi again. One was that they no longer had to worry about the aunts in their backyard making trouble, and the other was that they no longer had to worry about their mother being divorced.

Of course, this does not mean that Mrs. Huang and Mrs. Fang have let down their vigilance.What should be done still needs to be done, such as Mrs. Huang's balanced management, and Mrs. Fang began to intervene in her own business.But these, there is no need to go into too much detail with Shen Ruyi.

Linzhi County rushed to Qingshan Town soon. After discussing with Mr. Zhao, the auspicious day was confirmed, and they began to recruit craftsmen to prepare for the construction of the memorial archway.After the firecrackers were let off, Master Shen did not show up to avoid suspicion. Mr. Zhao dug the first handful of soil with his own hands. The filial piety memorial archway started construction under the watchful eyes of the people in Qingshan Town.

(End of this chapter)