While the guard chief Ying was mediating with Duanmu Xinmiao and Deng Zongqi, Shen Zanghui entered the inner room where Shen Zangfeng was recuperating. After chatting for a while, he dismissed all the people serving him on the pretext that he had military matters to talk about.
Because the medical skills of the lineage of miracle doctors are indeed well-deserved, and Shen Zangfeng's foundation is also very good. It has only been more than half a month, but his complexion has basically recovered and his energy has improved greatly.
Just to prevent the wound from bursting, Shen Zangfeng stayed in bed most of the time. At this moment, he leaned on the two pockets, put the book he was reading before on his pillow, and asked his cousin gently: "But what's happening over there in Di?"
Shen Zanghui looked at the door a little worriedly and whispered: "No."
Shen Zangfeng saw his worry and said: "Don't worry, the people serving me now are all your third sister-in-law's confidants, and they all know the rules. Besides, the door of this room is very thick. If you don't speak loudly, you will be lying down." Can’t hear clearly at the door.”
"Does the third brother trust the third sister-in-law so much?" Shen Zanghui said with a complicated expression after hearing this, "Does the third brother know what the third sister-in-law has been doing these days?"
Shen Zangfeng frowned slightly, and then asked calmly: "What?"
"On the day Third Sister-in-law arrived, she imprisoned the uncle and aunt of the clan who were in charge of the ancestral hall on charges of colluding with the Di people, and also removed the manager who asked about it." Shen Zanghui whispered, "The clan After all, my uncle and aunt were allowed to take care of the ancestral hall only after their father and mother agreed. She was still our elder, but the third sister-in-law didn't even say hello to her father and mother, and directly asked her to marry the guards and started taking action! The dismissed steward, Shen Tingshu, is a son of our family. He was given the surname Shen a few generations ago and has served our family for most of his life... What the third sister-in-law did really chilled the hearts of many servants."
Seeing that Shen Zangfeng signaled him to continue speaking, Shen Zanghui continued, "That's all. Two days ago, an elder in the clan couldn't stand how much power the third sister-in-law had and he said something to her, but he didn't say it to her face. As a result, The third sister-in-law invited the elderly man and other elderly people to sit together, and the elder sister-in-law was so embarrassed that she couldn't stand down. After returning home, she fell ill that night. Give me something to show your appreciation. Third brother, I’m not the brother-in-law talking about my sister-in-law. I also know that third sister-in-law is doing this to share your worries, but what third sister-in-law did...isn’t it appropriate? "
Shen Zanghui and Shen Zangfeng are about the same age. They were both raised by Mrs. Su. Out of gratitude to Shen Zhou, Mrs. Su has always treated Shen Zanghui better than Shen Zangfeng. Although the two are cousins, they are actually no different from full brothers. Because they are close in age and grew up together, they have a closer relationship than the elders Shen Zangli, Shen Lianshi and Shen Zangfeng.
Back when Shen Zanghui wanted to go outside, he chose Shen Zangfeng for negotiation. Although he was scolded by Shen Zangfeng at the time, he did not hold a grudge. Now he had an idea and came to speak out again.
Of course, Shen Zangfeng was well aware of his temperament. At this moment, he smiled lightly and asked, "What did your third sister-in-law do? Are there any more?"
"These are the only things I heard that were excessive." Shen Zanghui also knew that this cousin loved his wife very much, so he quickly and cautiously added, "It's not that I don't like the third sister-in-law, but I am worried about the third sister-in-law. What's more, this My uncle and aunt sent me to send my third sister-in-law to visit you, third brother, because of the situation. The Lord is now trying hard to find fault with our Shen family, but she started to accuse the Shen Chu couple of colluding with the Di people! Once the Holy One finds out, there might be another turmoil.”
Shen Zangfeng said slowly: "I will explain this to you in detail later... Tell me first, who told you these things? And who encouraged you to come to me while your third sister-in-law was away? To say?”
Just as Shen Zanghui was about to speak, Shen Zangfeng raised his hand slightly and said with a smile, "Don't lie, otherwise I will punish you so that you will never dare to lie to me in your life, do you understand?"
"..." Shen Zangfeng's smile remained gentle, and even his eyes did not change. He was still gentle and generous in front of his family. However, Shen Zanghui hesitated for a long time, but still lowered his head and said honestly, "The former one Uncle Liutang asked me to go to the banquet. He told me at the banquet that he was afraid that my third sister-in-law might cause trouble to our family, so he reminded me. After thinking about it, I felt that Uncle Liutang didn’t mean anything. That makes sense. Originally, Third Brother, you were sick, and I wanted to tell Third Sister-in-law directly, but I was afraid that Third Sister-in-law might misunderstand you... After thinking about it, I decided to tell you and let you tell Third Sister-in-law."
Shen Zangfeng said calmly: "Uncle Liu Tang is now the governor of Xiliang. This is why his father dared to stand up and teach your third sister-in-law a lesson before. But have you ever thought about it? His father, our uncle just taught you a lesson three times." Sister-in-law, Uncle Sixth will come out to remind you - it’s neither sooner nor later, what else is it to instigate dissension?”
"I've thought about it too." Shen Zanghui didn't want to be treated as a brainless person by his cousin, so he hurriedly defended, "It's just that I think that although Uncle Sixth has such intentions, what he said makes sense. I don't want to As he wished, he was resentful and suspicious of the third sister-in-law. I just wanted to remind the third sister-in-law, but I was afraid that she would be unhappy if I told the third sister-in-law directly. I thought it might be better if you went to tell the third sister-in-law. ?”
"How can you make sense?" Shen Zangfeng narrowed his eyes, looked at him deeply, and said in a nonchalant tone, "Although the Holy One does not like our Shen family, there is news that my father-in-law and your third sister-in-law's father is about to recover. After that, the Holy One only dared to operate on his own son first, but did he dare to directly touch someone from the Shen family?"
Shen Zanghui said: "The uncles and aunts of the Dan clan colluded with the Di people. I'm afraid the Liu family also..."
"Why is this crown princess still the Liu family?" Shen Zangfeng sighed and said, "Fourth brother, I know you have no ill intentions, and you really have no intention of targeting your third sister-in-law. It's just that your third sister-in-law can see clearly. , How could you be used by Uncle Liutang? Your Majesty hopes to eradicate us, but you are really afraid of us! Your attitude towards us has never been direct since you came to the throne! This time, the second brother-in-law was demoted to a commoner, don’t you understand?”
Seeing that Shen Zanghui was still a little confused, Shen Zangfeng had to clarify his words for him, "The fear in His Majesty's heart towards us and others slightly exceeds his wish to eradicate us! So as long as we don't push His Majesty to the extreme, we can Your Majesty has been in a state of relaxation after years of indulging in wine and sex, and it is difficult for him to make up his mind to fall out with us directly! What your Majesty hopes most is for us to fight among ourselves, or fight with each other until we die naturally - so you, my third sister-in-law, will be detained as soon as you come. The Shen Chu couple were accused of colluding with the Di people. When the Holy Spirit heard this news, not only would he not take this opportunity to embarrass me, Shen, he would actually let go of me, Shen, so that our family could fight! "
He sneered and said, "The Holy One had great ambitions when he came to the throne. However, the country was in turmoil at that time, and the news reported everywhere was mostly bad news. The Holy One felt depressed after hearing too much, and simply didn't want to hear it anymore... This Then he assigned the government affairs to the Wenyue family and retired to the harem to feast all day long. In fact, he wanted to drink away his sorrows. Did you notice that every time there is good news, the holy king will be happy? The holy king loves to hear good news and hates bad news. It can be seen that Your Majesty…”
He lowered his voice and said, "The will is not strong! So when I first came to the throne, even though I had great ambitions, I couldn't bear the news about bandits and unrest on the border. Before I could achieve the reputation of a wise king, I ran away to become a faint king." Way! Do you think that such a holy emperor would have the courage to fight to the death with our family members? If the emperor really had such courage, he would not have taken the initiative to retreat to the harem and only maintain checks and balances within the family family to ensure the imperial power. Stable!”
Shen Zangfeng made no secret of his disapproval of the Holy One, "This is also the reason why my father, mother and uncle all agreed with you to send your third sister-in-law here. Firstly, it is to rectify Mingpeitang on behalf of our direct branch; secondly, , just to provoke a certain degree of conflict, so that the Holy Spirit can be lucky and temporarily stop plotting against our family! "
Shen Zanghui was stunned for a moment, and then said: "But Third Sister-in-law now doesn't let go of old servants from elders to old servants for many years. Isn't it too late?"
"What's this?" Shen Zangfeng sighed inwardly. Although Shen Zanghui was Shen Zhou's eldest son, because Shen Zhou had paid a lot for his eldest son, his brothers and sisters of the same generation were willing to give in to him, intentionally or unintentionally. To protect him, and because Shen Zhou did not remarry after losing his wife, he was raised by Mrs. Su. Mrs. Su doted on him so much - it can be said that it was smooth sailing, and he actually developed a rare innocence among the disciples of the family, and even brought him a child. Point out the kindness of women.
Shen Zangfeng knew Shen Zanghui's character very well: this cousin was actually a soft-spoken person. He was so protective of Pei before. Firstly, he was newly married, and Pei was beautiful; secondly, it was because of Pei. He had been muttering in front of him... and he believed it.
This time, it was for this reason that they were persuaded by their sixth uncle. Liu Tangshu came to him first and after a few words, he believed Liu Tangshu's words and thought that Wei Changying had gone too far. If it were Wei Changying who had called this brother-in-law to cry and complain first, Shen Zanghui might have rolled up his sleeves and gone around seeking justice for his sister-in-law.
This time the Shen family sent Chief Wei Ying to visit their husband, and selected Shen Zanghui from among their children to escort their sister-in-law. In addition to the fact that Shen Zangli and Shen Lianshi are older and each has a young family, it is inconvenient to leave; Shen Cangji and the other three went to Fengzhou, and the youngest remaining Shen Lianheng is too young. The opportunity gave Shen Zanghui some training in Xiliang, at least to erase the innocence and womanly kindness in his temperament.
After all, although Shen Zanghui does not need to take over as the leader of the clan, he is the eldest son of Shen Zhou's branch, and cannot live without the responsibilities and abilities that an eldest son should have.
Of course, Shen Zangfeng was well aware of the elders' intentions. At this moment, he said in a deep voice: "A mere elder, a clan uncle, a clan aunt, and an old servant are not even a drop in the bucket to me, the Shen family. That’s it, do you think that rectifying Mingpeitang is child’s play?”
Shen Zanghui muttered: "After all, those three are our elders, and they have also served me, Mr. Shen, for many years."
"Elder?" Shen Zangfeng asked - if Mrs. Liu were here, she would definitely question Shen Zanghui when he disobeyed Mrs. Su because of Mrs. Pei. Why didn't Shen Zanghui not think that Mrs. Su was not only an elder, but also regarded him as her son? However, Shen Zangfeng had no intention of scolding his cousin again for what had happened in the past. Especially since these words came from him, Shen Zanghui might think that Shen Zangfeng, as Mrs. Su's biological son, has always been brooding about this matter, which will definitely make the cousins There was a rift between them, so he only said calmly, "They are the elders, but now Mingpeitang is in charge of our branch. According to the rules of our family, no matter how senior you are, you can't overpower the clan leader!"
You idiot! My cousin is already trying to instigate a relationship between our two families, but you still naively use the friendship between clan members to speak for them!
Don’t you know that maintaining the dominance of our branch in the clan is the most important thing! When the elders look at it, that is when they all submit to the clan leader's branch. Otherwise... It's not like there are only one or two elders in the Shen family who died suddenly!
After a pause, and seeing that Shen Zanghui didn't speak, Shen Zangfeng said calmly, "As for that servant, your third sister-in-law only removed him from his stewardship and sent him back to take care of himself. The man is already old. If your third sister-in-law didn't replace him, he wouldn't be able to work for a few more years. Secondly, he asked for it! At that time, when your third sister-in-law was about to establish her authority, anyone with eyes could see it. He stepped in and replaced you. I must remove him too!"
Shen Zanghui couldn't help but said: "At that time, the third sister-in-law had already asked her dowry guards to escort the clan uncle and clan aunt away. She had already established her authority!"
"But the steward casually came out to speak for the clan uncle and clan aunt!" Shen Zangfeng looked at him seriously and said coldly, "The steward was not the only one who was there at that time! The servants of Mingpeitang were crowding around the hall. , your third sister-in-law has just arrived, and she is a woman. As long as she shows a little weakness, the sons and daughters of those servant families will definitely flock to her! When that happens, think about what the scene will be like! My dear young lady, you are so stupid that you want to speak for that servant! How many banquets did it take for Uncle Liu to coax you to this point?"
Because he knew Shen Zanghui's temperament, he didn't intend to scold him. But seeing how naive his cousin was, he couldn't help but scold him.
Shen Zanghui was startled and said subconsciously: "This... the third sister-in-law did nothing wrong..."
"Don't worry about your third sister-in-law's affairs." Shen Zangfeng raised his hand and rubbed the center of his brow. After all, he had not recovered yet. After teaching his cousin for a long time, he was a little tired and too lazy to discuss with him what Wei Changying had been doing these days. Whether what he did was right or wrong, he said straightforwardly, "The elder's matter... Originally, your third sister-in-law sent a gift to save the dignity of both parties, but since Uncle Sixth Tang doesn't want it to end yet... you have to do something." "
"Third brother, please give me your instructions." I originally thought that what the third sister-in-law has done these days will endanger the interests of the Shen family, so I ran over to remind the third brother worriedly, but unexpectedly, the third brother said something to me, and according to the third brother's words, The third sister-in-law was absolutely right, and Shen Zanghui couldn't help but laugh at her.
At this moment, hearing that his third brother had something to do, Shen Zanghui hurriedly seized this opportunity to step down and said diligently. (To be continued)