Shen Jingting originally felt a little depressed and upset, but when he heard what Xu Yanqing said, he couldn't help laughing, this "grandson" is much older than his second master.
After being immersed in the officialdom for a long time, it is inevitable for individuals to be somewhat sophisticated, but Xu Yanqing is famous for his iron teeth and copper teeth. Whether he is adjudicating a case in the Ministry of Criminal Justice or advising the court, his nature is wild and unruly. It stands to reason that such a temper would surely offend many people, but Xu Erye himself is very transparent. He once said to his disciples: "The most indispensable people around today are smooth and shrewd people. Then One, what is missing is a good knife."
Xu Erye's life can be regarded as a life of ups and downs. At the beginning, Jinshang didn't use Xie's matter to abolish him, so he still wanted to use him. He carried it over and endured all these hardships, and he was reborn, and the emperor got the sharp blade he wanted as he wished. Even so, the pride in Xu Yanqing's bones remained unchanged, but she was more calm and calm than before.
Shen Jingting thought, Mr. Shangshu is resting today, he will not see his disciples, he will not go out to socialize, he still has leisure time to paint here, he has stolen half a day of leisure, so he should not talk about those troubles, and sweep away the second master When he was happy, he said, "it's not a big deal, the second master is busy."
Xu Yanqing is proficient in poetry, calligraphy and painting, especially in ink painting and painting. He also has a pseudonym named "Xuan Yi", and he painted several paintings under this name, which later became popular in the market. The price of a spring moon peony painting alone is over a thousand taels .
Shen Jingting then sat down under the window on one side, and his servants brought some account books of the shop to wait for the pen and ink. One of the two paints and the other reads the accounts. It can be regarded as a quiet time.
"Since Xiaojun refuses to say, then I have to guess for myself. Since Xiaojun still has the mind to read the account, it must have nothing to do with the general affairs outside the house, and I have never heard of it at home, so it has nothing to do with the house. If it is ruled out like this, it should have something to do with Jun'er's marriage."
Shen Jingting did not refute, and listened to him quietly.
"I've been bothered by this matter for a while, but I've never looked as worried as I do today." Xu Yanqing thought she had a good guess, "It must be that someone who shouldn't come has come and mentioned There are not many things that should not be mentioned, but that can make Xiaojun angry and silent, so there are not many in Shangjing, so I assert for my husband, but Mr. Shen came to the door?"
Hearing this, Shen Jingting couldn't help shaking his head and laughing, "It's true that you can't hide anything from Second Master."
Xu Erye was praised by his wife, although his face was not very good, but Liu Mei raised his eyebrows quietly, he was afraid that even today's appreciation would not be as good as Xijun's praise, but he still pretended to be modest: "Little Jun Praise." Then he said leisurely, "For a while now, I am planning to promote someone to fill the vacancy in politics. Mr. Liu from the Ministry of Officials was still discussing this matter with me yesterday. Mr. Shen is too often a minister. It's been more than ten years. After more than ten years, even a daughter-in-law should become a mother-in-law."
Shen Jingting was thinking about what his second master was going to do, when he saw the man licking his pen, he said indifferently, "Then let's get on with it."
Shen Jingting heard this, and said with a wry smile: "Second Master, this is using the public to seek personal gain."
"Young gentleman, don't give your husband a big label. What do you mean by using the public for personal gain?" He looked over and corrected seriously: "This is called public revenge."
Shen Jingting was stunned for quite a while, then laughed out loud.
Xu Erye made his wife laugh, and seeing him show off his face, he was not happy. Xu Yanqing was born with a one-in-a-million romantic appearance. Although she was once absurd when she was young, she has completely changed her personality since she got married. Even though she still has many admirers, the second master has never incurred any romantic debts again. Everyone in the family knows that among the three-bedroom masters, only the second master and the same courtyard are noisy at the head of the bed and close at the end of the bed. In a large family, only the second house is the most lively.
Not to mention how the second master will avenge his personal revenge in the future, after Shen Jingting smiled, the haze that suppressed his heart completely dissipated, and he chatted with Xu Yanqing about family affairs, and after all, it was naturally inseparable from Xu Yingluo's marriage.
Xu Yanqing knew early on that she intended to accept a daughter from the Xu family as the crown prince's side concubine. Hearing Shen Jingting's concerns, she said: "The crown prince is not as cheerful as other princes because of his childhood experience, but he is young and calm, and he behaves with ease. , quite like a king. If Jun'er can marry him, it would be a good thing."
The prince has always had a good reputation, his appearance has been inherited from the Xie family, and he is extremely upright and handsome. Now the prince has been in and out of the main hall to listen to the government, assisting the present, if he is safe and stable, he will be able to inherit the throne smoothly in the future. However, although Xu Yanqing didn't feel it, she was a bit biased in her heart. Compared with the fourth prince born to Xu Xiurong, he always pitied the prince more. After all, after the Xie family ransacked the family, the prince had no one else in the court except his cousin. rely on.
In addition, since ancient times, a man has three wives and four concubines. Even if he marries an ordinary prince as his wife, it is inevitable that the husband will take concubines and take over the house in the future. Between husband and wife, kindness and righteousness have always been the most important thing. Besides, there are so many scandals about favoring concubines and destroying wives, so it's better to choose a reliable one.
Shen Jingting thinks what the second master said is not unreasonable, but it is one thing to marry ordinary princes and nobles, and another thing to marry a crown prince. No matter which aspect, there are pros and cons. Xu Yanqing said: "It's best to let this kind of thing take its course. You think about it every day, and you can't figure out what will happen in the future."
Shen Jingting sighed lightly: "What the second master said is true." He then thought of something and said, "These people who come to the door these days are not just for the young lady. Mr. Xie proposes marriage to Yuan Yuan."
As soon as these words came out, Xu Yanqing shook her hand, and a puddle of ink was scattered on the paper, ruining a good painting for nothing.
In this day and age, there are fewer and fewer scorpions, and there are only a handful of families with scorpions. Usually, whichever family has a scorpion, the marriage is arranged at a young age. Six years old. Back then, when Shen Jingting gave birth to his son and found out that he was a scorpion, he felt very tormented in his heart. Fortunately, he was born in such a big family as the Xu family, so he will definitely not become a joint wife like him in the future.
Shen Jingting just mentioned it casually, but unexpectedly, Xu Yanqing threw down the pen and stared: "Just because of that yellow-haired boy from the Prime Minister's family, you still want to marry my Bao'er?"
Yuanyuan is a nickname, and the only son of the Xu family is named Xu Baozhang. "Zhang" means precious jade, and a "bao" is prefixed to it. As the name suggests, it means precious jade. Obviously, Yuanyuan is the treasure of Xu's family.
The second master's reaction was so strong, Shen Jingting himself did not expect it, Xu Yanqing hurriedly walked two steps, turned around and asked: "Can you return this gift? If not, the master will send someone back to his prime minister's residence." go."
Shen Jingting then said: "Of course I won't accept this gift, Yuan Huan is still young and not in a hurry to get married."
Xu Yanqing breathed a sigh of relief, nodded and said: "It's still you who thinks thoroughly, young gentleman."
Seeing his appearance, Shen Jingting secretly thought it was funny, thinking of what he said just now, he deliberately said: "In my opinion, the son of the prime minister's family is modest, dignified and polite, and looks handsome, let's not talk about it now Let’s observe first, if it’s really a good one, it might be a good thing to be a couple with Yuanyuan in the future.”
When Xu Yanqing heard it, she knew that Shen Jingting was teasing him. After all, Xu Yingluo was not his own daughter. He just looked like he was standing and talking without pain in his back.
"You..." Xu Yanqing was speechless, the dignified Master Shangshu was sharp-tongued, but in front of his own Zhengjun, he was so blocked that he could not speak.
With a flick of his sleeves, he said, "It's unreasonable, I'll find Yuanyuan to play with!"
"Then please go slowly, Second Master." A soft voice came from behind. Xu Yanqing originally just pretended to leave, but now she had to leave.
Hearing the sound of footsteps fading away, Shen Jingting shook his head helplessly with a smile, and didn't get up to chase after him. He thought to himself, he should come back to coax him tonight, so he lowered his head and concentrated on looking at the account.
The flowers were falling lightly. Under the window, the man rested his jaw with one hand and turned the page with the other. If there was anything wrong, he just picked up a pen and stroked it.
Only then was it quiet for only a cup of tea, and a hand opened the bead curtain. Just look at the slender hands with well-defined knuckles holding a small cluster of jade-white apricot flowers, walking around behind the man silently.
Shen Jingting was concentrating on reading the account, he didn't realize that the enemy had gone and returned, until the apricot blossom was stuck in his ear, and then he was embraced by the man from the side.
"Hey, Second, Second Lord—" Shen Jingting was startled. The man who came hugged him and chanted: "It is true that the peach blossoms are rotten and the apricot flowers are rare, and the spring scenery is too sultry." Xu Yanqing forced her to come over, kissed the man's face several times, and said, "Then Xiaojun said , this kind of spring scenery, is it negative for the husband or not...?"