The two talked for a while, comparing the results of the cross-examinations of Mo Binwei and Lai Qinniang to see if there was anything suspicious.
Perhaps Wei Xinyong knew that since he was being targeted by the Shen family, he was so far away from the neighboring state, and Shen Zangfeng was free to do so. It was impossible to get rid of the Shen family and go it alone. If he delayed it, it would be easy for him to form a grudge or change. Just tell Mo Binwei and Lai Qinniang, and tell the truth if you can't deal with it.
So the two of them checked and found that, except for the death of Wei Ji and Wei Xintai, Mo Binwei's story was almost the same as what Lai Qinniang said. I think we only need to send people to the mountains near Taohuaxian Town to check it out.
Wei Changying said with emotion: "I said before that Lai Qinniang was interested in Mo Binwei. I didn't expect her eyesight to be higher than I thought. It turned out that it was my sixth uncle who made her fall in love. At the beginning of last year, I Uncle Liu resigned from the post of Chaoyun County Magistrate, but was adopted to Ruiyu Hall and Shangjing. His whereabouts were unknown for several months, and he may have quietly rushed to Taohua County to tame Lai Qinniang."
"It's not necessarily that Mr. Lai has taken a fancy to Uncle Wei Liu." Shen Zangfeng sighed and said, "Everyone in the Mengshan Gang is a bandit, regardless of talent or appearance. Mr. Lai was raised and taught by Ji Gu. Growing up, Ji Gu was originally a son of a wealthy family in the imperial capital. He was born in an official position. Although he had a working status, due to his special status as an imperial physician, his status was actually not lower than that of some aristocratic sons. How could Lai be a gangster? Mo Binwei has good looks and talent, but he is from a commoner family. How can he be tempted by Uncle Wei Liu who is not only talented and handsome, but also a serious prince? But it’s a world of difference compared to Lai’s!”
What was a lovely story about a well-known young man and a charming female bandit was told by Shen Zangfeng, but it turned into a story about the young man chatting and making fun of the beautiful bandit trying to get high... Wei Changying couldn't laugh or cry and thought to himself: "It must be my father-in-law. My mother-in-law was worried that her husband was both noble and talented, and she was worried that some beauty would seduce him and teach him bad things. She told him many stories about greed for wealth and influence, otherwise the maid and I would tell Lai Qinniang. Uncle Liu thought it was natural to seduce Lai Qinniang because of his talent and appearance, but he thought that the reason why Uncle Liu was able to seduce Lai Qinniang was all because of his identity? Well, my husband has never met Liu. Uncle... Frankly speaking, there are not many women in the world that Uncle Six can't seduce with his talent and beauty."
She was muttering in her heart, but Shen Zangfeng showed a look of longing and said softly: "Thankfully our Guang'er is still young, otherwise, he is no longer with us, and our mother is old, so don't ask others to teach him bad things." "As expected, he suspected that Lai Qinniang liked Wei Xinyong because of Wei Xinyong's identity, and it was entirely because he was taught by Shen Xuan and Mrs. Su when he was a child... He even believed it and planned to continue to instill this idea in his mind. His own heirs…
"...Guang'er wants to learn to be bad. There are still several years left. We will have gone back by then." Wei Changying sighed, with a little sadness between his brows, but he laughed dumbly and said, "But mother is so shrewd, who can How about teaching Guang'er bad things under her mother's nose?"
But Wei Changying didn't know that as she was saying this, someone was really instigating Shen Shuguang to do evil in the imperial capital thousands of miles away.
Shen Shuming took a piece of osmanthus candy in one hand and hugged his cousin Shen Shuguang in the other. He lowered his voice and made terms with his younger brother: "When your grandfather comes back later, the eldest brother will take you to your grandfather. You can use your right hand to pull up his clothes." Ask your grandfather to hold you. Then, when your grandfather changes his robe and comes out, you go up and pull your grandfather's robe... If grandma or the servants want to wash your hands, you hold your grandfather's legs and cry, and no one is allowed to pull you away. OK?"
Two-year-old Shen Shuguang, with pink makeup, a fair face, big eyes, and bright black eyes, called "big brother" in a milky voice, but did not agree, and just stretched out her hand to get the candy.
Shen Shuming hurriedly took his hand away and coaxed: "Do you understand what big brother just said?"
Shen Shuguang didn't know whether he didn't understand or didn't want to hear. He still stretched out his chubby little arms and tried hard to grab the osmanthus candies.
"Haha!" Shen Shuyan, who was holding a small round fan with a handle that was only four inches wide and five inches long, pretending to be a gentle and quiet little lady, laughed out loud without giving her brother any face, and gloated, "I'll tell you, big brother This idea won't work. Even if the palm of the second brother's right hand is brushed with ink, and the second brother is not enlightened yet, how can the ink be stained on his hand? Even if the grandfather is so troubled that he doesn't have time to take the test for you today, your grandfather and grandmother will still be accurate. We need to find out about you, brother! Now the second brother is still unwilling to comply. Brother, I think you should do as I said and run to the uncle first before my grandfather comes back!"
"You said I don't want to go to my father's place?" After a few words of coaxing, Shen Shuming saw that his cousin only had eyes for his favorite osmanthus candy at the moment, and had no intention of listening to what he said. If he continued to seduce him, he was afraid that this little ancestor would She cried, so she had to give him the sweet-scented osmanthus candy, and said angrily, "But my mother got angry this time and stared at my father personally, saying that if I failed the exam this time, no matter how much my father protected me, I would not be beaten." I can’t!”
Then he complained to his cousin, "It's all your fault, Fourth Sister. If you hadn't already memorized "Shang Shu", why would my grandfather ask me to memorize it too?"
""Shang Shu" is not difficult. Brother, if you weren't playful, you would have memorized it long ago." Shen Shuyan curled her lips and said unconvinced, "Besides, brother, you didn't tell me that you couldn't memorize "Shang Shu" yet. "Shang Shu", I know that you have been studying for so many years, and you can already memorize the Four Books and Five Classics!"
... Shen Shuming silently vomited a mouthful of blood and glared at his cousin: "Do you think I am you? You can point to objects and chant poems at the age of three. When I was three years old, I was still pestering the boy to dig out bird's nests in the garden for me. How’s that for you?”
Shen Shuyan curled her lips again: "But brother, you are no longer three years old!"
Shen Shuming vomited another mouthful of blood and said angrily: "It's all your fault after all! If you continue to be so naughty, next time you go out, I won't bring you any food or toys from outside!"
"If you don't bring it to me, I will go to my grandfather tomorrow to memorize "Mencius", my later son to memorize "The Analects of Confucius", the day after tomorrow to memorize "The Doctrine of the Mean", and the day after tomorrow..." Shen Shuyan raised her delicate little face, proudly He said, "How dare you not bring it to me!"
Shen Shuming was about to cry but had no tears, and said angrily: "You are a girl. Learning needlework and needlework is the most serious thing. What classics and history books do you study all day long? It is simply not doing your job properly! Can't you learn something good?"
"It's not like I haven't learned female red needlework!" Shen Shuyan handed the round fan to him and hummed, "Look, I made this fan myself, and I also embroidered the two butterflies and peonies on it. What's wrong with my sewing?"
Shen Shuming took a look at the fan. Not only were the colorful butterflies and the peonies flying out of the window, they were also lifelike. She was determined not to regard the colorful butterflies as caterpillars and the peonies as firewood... Shen Shuyan was already very young for her age. Outstanding. Even some embroiderers who are dedicated to learning embroidery would find it difficult to come up with such embroidery products at her age.
What else did he have to say
Shen Shuming gritted his teeth and said, "You are so proficient in everything and don't give others a chance to survive. Aren't you afraid that your second and third brothers will hate you to death in the future?" As the eldest grandson, Shen Shuming's homework is compared to that of any of his peers in the family. It was quite a slap in the face, not to mention that he was still being compared with a cousin!
Moreover, this cousin not only eclipsed him in literary talent, but also failed to learn anything that a girl should learn... Shen Shuming instantly felt that his life was miserable. Among his playmates with similar backgrounds, there were several who were worse than him in academics. There is one! But who told her not to have an amazingly talented cousin to compare with
Now, except for his father, Shen Zangli, who still dotes on his son as always and is reluctant to beat and scold him, everyone from his grandfather, Shen Xuan, to his mother, Liu, to her eldest sister, Shen Shujing, who has always been praised by her elders for her gentleness and generosity, all think that Shen Shuming is being pampered. It has been so long that the parents and grandchildren of Shen, who have teachers who painstakingly teach them, and whose grandparents, father and mother are always ready to answer questions, are not as talented as his little cousin who is only half his age and has to be taught casually by his second aunt Duanmu in her spare time...
No, yesterday Shen Shuyan memorized the full text of "Shang Shu" in front of her grandfather. Early this morning, Shen Shuming received an order from her grandfather, asking him to come to the room in the evening and wait. She was going to take the exam of Principal Sun's recitation of "Shang Shu".
Thinking of having such a cousin and having a miserable life since childhood, Shen Shuming persuaded Shen Shuyan earnestly: "Fourth sister, you can't do this. If you do this, you will learn whatever you see and become proficient in whatever you learn. If things continue like this, let us be your brothers." But how can we survive? When the second brother, fourth brother, and all the younger brothers in the future are overshadowed by you, how can the men in our family have the nerve to go out?"
So, "Can't you study for one day, play for ten days, oh no, play for a year and a half? Girls, with noble birth, good looks, and no fear of no one asking for marriage, you said you have to learn so many things What are you doing? Your reputation is too high. Don’t scare other men so much that no one dares to marry you..."
Before he finished speaking, Shen Shuyan's originally smug little face suddenly turned pale, she stamped her feet vigorously, and said angrily: "You think I want to learn so many things? If no one cares about me, I have nothing to do, why am I spending my time learning this! Why are you talking about me! Many people like your grandparents, uncles, and aunts are staring at you, but you still have the nerve to talk about me!”
This sudden attack left Shen Shuming stunned and unable to recover. Even Shen Shuguang, who was enjoying the sweet-scented osmanthus candy in his mouth, was frightened and looked at his cousin with wide eyes. Shen Shuyan finished speaking angrily. , waved his hand, slammed the fan into the flowers nearby, wiped his tears, and left without looking back.
... Shen Shuguang looked at his cousin's back, then at his confused cousin, and consciously lowered his head to wipe the saliva from his cousin's clothes.
Shen Shuming looked down at him, speechless for a moment, and sighed: "Why is the fourth sister suddenly so fierce?" (To be continued)