Shen Yunhui was worried for a long time, and then she felt relieved when she saw that Mrs. Shen didn't have an attack.
She made up her mind to speak less in the future to avoid making too many mistakes.
Or maybe it’s not wrong, just scare yourself to death first.
At dinner time in the evening, Shen Zhonglei was a little surprised to see Shen Yunhui coming with Old Mrs. Shen.
Shen Yunyao glared at Shen Yunhui out of habit.
Shen Yunhui was so frightened that she hid behind Mrs. Shen.
Old Mrs. Shen frowned and said, "Who are you looking at with squinting eyes? Have you forgotten all the rules I taught you so quickly?"
Shen Yunyao quickly lowered her head and said, "Grandma, I just don't feel comfortable with my eyes."
Mrs. Shen just arrived at her son's house today and saw that the house was already full of dishes. She really didn't want to pay attention to Shen Yunyao's poor excuse.
After she sat down on the main seat, she patted her side and said, "Yunhui, please sit next to me!"
Shen Yunyao paused, then looked up at Shen Yunhui, wondering when did this damn girl finally get the idea to please the old lady?
Shen Zhonglei smiled when he saw this and said, "Does the old lady like Yunhui girl so much?"
"As long as they obey the rules and are sensible, I like them all." Mrs. Shen said meaningfully.
Shen Yunhui rarely suppressed Shen Yunyao, and she felt so beautiful. Only now did she believe that her aunt would not harm her.
It seemed that before the eldest sister came back, she had to hug the old lady's thigh tightly.
Mrs. Xu set the rules and served Mrs. Shen herself.
Old Mrs. Shen didn't make things difficult for her. She asked her to sit down and eat when she was almost done eating.
But Mrs. Xu hasn’t set rules in front of others for several years. After being the prefect’s wife for a long time, she is really not used to this kind of situation where others sit and stand while others eat and she watches, and she is not so comfortable doing it. , and subconsciously supported his waist when he sat down.
Mrs. Shen's face, which was not very happy at first, suddenly became darker.
Shen Zhonglei did not expect Mrs. Xu to be like this. He felt that he had lost face in front of his mother. He felt more and more that Mr. Xu was not on the stage now, and he didn't know why he had not noticed it before.
After dinner, Mrs. Shen left Shen Zhonglei alone again.
Chunlan served tea to the two of them, and then withdrew wisely.
Mrs. Shen picked up the tea cup and gently fiddled with the tea in the bowl with the lid, but did not drink it.
Shen Zhonglei knew that this was the old lady's habitual action when thinking about things, so he did not ask questions out loud and waited quietly for her to think about it before speaking.
After waiting for a long time, until the tea was cold, Mrs. Shen finally put down the tea cup and asked: "I heard that Tianshu has been visiting Prince Rui's mansion recently?"
"Exactly, that child somehow fell in love with the Dowager Empress. From the beginning of the year to now, he has been taken to stay in the palace twice, and he is also rewarded from time to time."
"Then what do you think about this matter?" Old Mrs. Shen asked in a deep voice.
Shen Zhonglei was startled and said: "It's her fate that the concubine likes her. It's not a bad thing. Besides, my son can't stop her, right?"
"Then do you still want to become an official in Beijing in the future? Or will you be content staying here in Huguang?"
"Why did my mother say this?" Shen Zhonglei was shocked when he heard the words, "My mother wrote in a letter before and said that my family has been helping me to establish relationships and asked me to be careful and diligent in government affairs this year. As long as my grades are excellent, I should be able to return to Beijing. It’s time to report on your duties…Have things changed?”
"Of course nothing has changed here at home. I just assume that you don't want to go to the capital anymore!" Old Mrs. Shen said sarcastically, "If you really want to become an official in the capital, the best way is to keep your distance from Prince Rui's Palace. You'd better do that, All I have to do is send my daughter to marry Prince Rui at the palace!"
"However, Prince Rui's palace posted a message, so my son couldn't turn a blind eye. Later, the concubine directly sent a car to pick him up at home, so my son had to let him go..."
"You just said Tianshu was sick and couldn't go out. Would they still ask a doctor to check it out?" Mrs. Shen said angrily, "I would rather offend Prince Rui's palace than get too close.
"I had a lot of disagreements with Prince Rui when I was young. Do you think that when you grow up, you will suddenly become brothers?
Even though Prince Rui is unconscious now, if you are too closely associated with Prince Rui's palace, how will the emperor dare to reuse you in the future? "
Shen Zhonglei has been an official since the beginning. He has been in Yongzhou Mansion since he took office and has always been under the jurisdiction of Prince Rui's Mansion. Therefore, he had never thought about this issue before. Now that Mrs. Shen pointed it out, he suddenly realized it.
But he still did not realize the seriousness of the problem and said without taking it seriously: "My son is an official in Huguang and has to deal with the palace. Since the emperor was able to comply with the late emperor's will and grant Huguang as a fief to Prince Rui, he also Let him take Concubine Fengrong out of the palace to raise her, which proves that there is no big conflict between the two of them!"
"I think you've just made your brain stupid by studying!" Mrs. Shen heard this and said, "If your eldest brother hadn't been weak since he was a child and didn't dare to let him work too hard, I wouldn't have to worry so much!"
When Shen Zhonglei heard his mother mention his eldest brother, he immediately lowered his head.
Growing up, he had heard too many such words.
The boss is smarter than you, the boss is more powerful than you. If it weren't for the boss's poor health, he would have been the leader of the Shen family by now, so I wouldn't have to worry about you.
Seeing him lowering his head, Mrs. Shen thought he hadn't figured it out yet, so she had to break it into pieces and tell him: "What was it like here before Prince Rui came to Huguang? It was not much better than the place in Juzhou, but what about now?" They have all become the granary of Daqi!
"The reason why the emperor readily granted the fiefdom and sent Concubine Fengrong out of the palace was because the late emperor left a legacy.
Although he is an emperor, he still needs a good reputation. How can he be accused of disrespecting the imperial edict and disrespecting his parents?
"But in just a few years, Prince Rui has taken care of the once desolate Huguang, making it prosperous and healthy. Do you think the emperor can stop beating his heart?
"And you don't know something. In this year of weak crown, all the old ministers have asked me to establish a prince several times.
"At that time, the emperor's eldest son was weak and incompetent, and now he is the legitimate son. He is smart and diligent. Originally, there was no need to consider the situation. However, the late emperor shied away from it several times, and it took more than a year before he officially made me the crown prince.
"For this reason, there were many rumors outside at that time, saying that the late emperor's favorite person was actually the third son of the emperor, who is now Prince Rui."
"Real or false?" Shen Zhonglei had never heard of this before and was very surprised.
"Of course it's false. This statement is pure nonsense." Mrs. Shen shook her head and said, "Since the founding emperor of Da Qi, there have always been direct descendants and no direct descendants. There has never been an exception.
"This is a rule set by our ancestors. What we are afraid of is that brothers will fight against each other and try to cause trouble.
“Although I don’t know why the late emperor hesitated for a year, in the end he still followed the rules of his ancestors and made his legitimate son the prince.
“It’s just that if such words spread too much, the Emperor will inevitably feel alienated from Prince Rui.
"So if you still have the heart to continue climbing up, it's best to stay away from Prince Rui's Mansion!"
