Privately, everyone has their own agenda.
But at the dinner table, there was a loving father and a filial son, and they were having a great time!
Halfway through the meal, a servant suddenly came over, leaned over and whispered something in Wang Shen's ear.
After the servant left, Shen Han said calmly: "What's the matter? Are you still talking behind my back?"
When Wang Shen saw this, he had a troubled look on his face.
Shen Han put down his chopsticks and said, "What's going on? What happened next?"
Prince Shen then whispered: "Master, I'm not the eldest sister yet..."
The eldest sister is the youngest child of Shen Han and Shen Wang. Because the three above are all brothers, Shen Han is very attached to her as the only daughter.
Hearing that something was wrong with his daughter, Shen Han frowned and said, "What's going on?"
Prince Shen sighed and said, "It's my fault, because last time I celebrated my birthday, I asked my eldest sister to look at Mr. Shi's nephew Xu He!"
Speaking of Xu He, Shen Han's frown deepened, and he turned around and choked: "What? Others don't like our family, is your daughter still shameless and shameless?"
Mrs. Shen hurriedly said: "Master, how can you say that about your daughter? How do you men understand the thoughts of your daughter's family? I thought it was a sure thing, so I asked the eldest sister to take a look at the other party's appearance. Wait for the girl in the pavilion. , now that I have been rejected, how can I ask my eldest sister to get married if word spreads out?"
Shen Han's face was as dark as water and he remained silent.
Seeing this, Prince Shen persuaded in a low voice: "Why don't I ask someone to talk to Xiao Gong about this? Otherwise..."
"You want to go ahead and tell me? I can't afford to lose this person. If word spreads, people think that I, the Shen family, are clinging to the pavilion elder!" Shen Han's words were sour and bitter, and he was obviously disappointed that Xu Song pressured him into joining the pavilion. I am still brooding over the matter.
Shen Xuan felt that it was impossible not to speak at this time, so she said: "Father, mother, I know Xu He fairly well. He is a sensible person and categorically rejects his thoughts. Moreover, I am afraid that Xiao Shigong also There’s no way to control him!”
It was okay that Shen Xuan didn't speak, but when he spoke, Shen Wang and her son were immediately furious. Shen Wan choked and said: "Second brother, after all, the eldest sister and you are not born from the same mother. People are riding on our heads to shit. Are you still speaking for outsiders?"
"Asshole, why have I ever helped outsiders?" Shen Xuan said angrily!
"You are!"
"That's enough..." Shen Han slapped his palm heavily on the table, causing the dishes and spoons to make a crisp clanging sound.
Shen Han was angry and his two sons were silent.
At this time, only Mrs. Shen Wang dared to speak. She first stroked her husband's back to help him calm down, and then deliberately accused Shen Xuan and said: "Brother Xuan, I am not talking about you for my mother. Although your sister was born to me, , but after all, they are all members of the Shen family. Our Shen family is both prosperous and devastated. If the eldest sister cannot get married, she can at most serve her parents at home. But if outsiders know about this, what will they think of our Shen family? "
"The Shen family has lost power, and the Xu family is overpowering our Shen family!"
"The master is in such good health, but he can't compete with Xu Song, who almost died of illness!"
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Wang Shen chattered endlessly, and although his words were rough, the meaning of provocation was very obvious.
But every sentence poked at the reality that Shen Han was unwilling to face, and his embarrassment was exposed to the air time and time again.
The tenderness of the earlier family dinner had long since disappeared. Although Shen Han's Qi-nurturing skills prevented him from having an attack on the spot, he had already harbored malicious assumptions about the Xu family and Xu He in his heart.
Yes, after so many years of working as an official, what is the only capital that can make the family prosperous?
Is it really that he carefully maintained his previous official relationships?
Wrong, no one knows this better than Shen Han, the head of the Shen family.
He relies on connections, wealth, and the honor of two generations of pavilion elders.
If this kind of honor is tarnished and dusted by others, many young people will soon be jealous of the Shen family's family business.
In the beginning, it was the provocation of an inconspicuous character like Xu He, and then they gathered together to form a tower. If they really didn't care, it wouldn't be long before the Shen family building collapsed.
Thinking of this, he stood up, turned around and left.
When Wang Shen saw this, she didn't know for a moment what her master was planning after hearing what she just said, so she stood up and said, "Sir, don't be angry, finish your meal first!"
Without looking back, Shen Han flicked his sleeves, said "hum" and went out towards the study.
When Shen Xuan saw this, he looked at the mother and son on the table with complicated eyes. He stood up and said, "Mom, I'm full!"
After that, he left.
After Shen Xuan left, Shen Wan pouted and said, "Mom, look at him, he just doesn't take you seriously. Once dad leaves, he won't act anymore!"
Wang Shen sneered and clapped his hands.
At this time, a maid came out from behind, and Mrs. Shen said: "Go, bring some tea to the master!"
When the maid heard this, she raised her head and glanced at the mistress, then bowed and said, "Yes!"
In a blink of an eye, he followed towards Shen Han's study.
After a while, the maid came back and said to Shen Wang, "When I was making tea for the master, I saw that he was writing a letter to Deng Qing, the censor of Henan Province!"
Shen Wan frowned when he heard this and said: "Mom, why is my father writing a letter at this time? Shouldn't he call his uncle back to discuss Xu He's annual exam?"
After Wang Shen pondered for a moment, he suddenly smiled and said: "It has to be the master, how wonderful!"
Shen Wan didn't know why and asked curiously: "Mom, what are you talking about? What's so wonderful about my father? Why can't I understand?"
Shen Wangshi scolded with a fierce face: "You are a loser, you can't even get around this corner! What do you think, the supervisory censor of Henan Province does?"
Shen Wan knew nothing except eating, drinking, whoring, gambling, cockfighting and playing with insects, so it was useless to ask him.
Mrs. Shen Wang was so angry that her son couldn't hold him up the wall, but after all, it was her old son, and she felt so distressed that she had no choice but to teach him slowly.
"Thirteen Supervisory Censors are in charge of inspecting the official corruption of hundreds of officials inside and outside, writing papers in the two capitals, inspecting the capital camps, supervising the provincial examinations, general examinations and martial arts examinations..." After all, Wang Shen was born into a family of officials. The yamen officials of the Wei Dynasty were well known.
But Shen Wan, a idiot, was still puzzled: "Then our Nanzhi matter, what does it have to do with the supervisory censor of Henan Province?"
Prince Shen was about to collapse, but she managed to explain patiently: "Henan Province is in charge of the Ministry of Rites, the Imperial Procuratorate, the Hanlin Academy, the Imperial College..., and the most important thing, he is also in charge of the Lianghuai Salt Transportation Department, Directly under the jurisdiction of Yangzhou and Daming Prefectures!"
Speaking of this, Shen Wan suddenly realized: "What do you mean, mother, let the Henan Province Supervisory Censor come and cure Xu He?"
Prince Shen said proudly: "Of course, your uncle is a noble minister after all, and he is also a bit pedantic. He can't do this kind of thing. Besides, when he returns to the court in the future, your eldest brother will have to rely on him for protection. How can you ask your uncle to do such dirty hands?"
When Shen Wan heard this, she smiled happily and said, "Mom is still awesome!"
Mrs. Shen also laughed: "How is mother so good? The most powerful one is your father!"
