Today is the day when Shen Heng and Shen Zichang get married. As the elder brother, Shen Yi got up early in the cold winter and was busy at home in person.
In the morning, Shen Heng greeted guests at the door of Shen's house. When Shen Heng set off to pick up the bride, Shen Yi took his brother's place and stood at the door of the house to greet the guests.
Finally, after a busy day, at dusk, when the yin and yang came together, Shen Heng and Chen Youniang worshiped heaven and earth in the lobby of Shen's house and became husband and wife.
It is worth mentioning that the officiant of this wedding was Zhao Changping, the then Minister of Household Affairs.
Zhao Shangshu was known as "isolated" in the court.
It's not that he has a withdrawn personality, but that he was a bit withdrawn as an official. When he was in the yamen, he was strict and even harsh with his subordinates, and he was usually unsmiling.
After leaving the Yamen, he went home alone and rarely went out to socialize with his colleagues.
Of course, Zhao Shangshu gradually developed this character after becoming a minister. Before becoming a minister, Zhao Shangshu also had to get close to his colleagues.
Only when your status is high can you be qualified to do what you want, otherwise you can only follow the crowd.
And now, this somewhat "unsociable" Da Jiuqing can actually come to the Shen family to be the officiant, which makes the guests of the Shen family stunned.
In addition, many of Shen Yi's colleagues also came.
The colleagues here naturally refer to his colleagues in the Ministry of War and the Diping Department. The gentlemen from the Ministry of War come the most. There are three ministers, four doctors and the lower division officers in the Ministry of War. As long as they are in Jiankang, almost all of them are here.
It's a great honor for Mr. Shen to come together.
Of course, the main purpose is to write a letter to Jiang Shang.
After all, Old Man Jiang came early, so it was natural for his subordinates not to come.
After the lively wedding, the bride was sent to Shen's new house, while Shen Heng, the groom, was drinking with some distinguished guests outside.
When the groom was drunk, Shen Yi smiled and asked someone to help Shen Heng into the new house. Then he raised his wine glass and toasted the unfinished table for Shen Heng. Waiting until Master Shen returned to his house
On the table, his face was already a little red.
Zhao Shangshu and Jiang Shangshu, as well as the two ministers from the Ministry of War and the two ministers from the Ministry of Households, all sat at the same table with Shen Yi. Zhao Shangshu looked at Shen Yi, who had a red face, and said with a smile: "Zi Heng and Zichang have such a great relationship.
good."
Shen Yi smiled and toasted Zhao Shangshu with a drink. After drinking it, he exhaled a breath of wine: "We have been dependent on each other since we were young, and I have watched Zi Chang grow up."
"Now that he has passed the Jinshi examination and has a family, as the elder brother, I feel very complicated."
"Not surprisingly."
Jiang Shangshu on the side smiled and said: "My children and grandchildren have grown up, and I feel the same in my heart."
Zhao Shangshu put down his wine glass and looked at Shen Yi with a smile: "Now Zi Chang is getting married. A dozen years later, Zi Heng's Sangsang will get married. Zi Heng is afraid that he will feel even more uncomfortable."
Shen Yi squinted his eyes and took a sip of wine without answering.
Old Man Jiang on the side pointed at Shen Yi, laughed at Zhao Shangshu, and said: "What Chang Ping said made our Minister Shen feel bad!"
Zhao Shangshu and Jiang Shangshu also drank a glass of wine and said with a smile: "Don't talk nonsense. Qi Lang traveled across the battlefield and killed countless Qi people without changing his expression."
Old Man Jiang said "tsk".
"Changping, you are still young. You can probably see the day when Shen Qi burst into tears. I'm afraid I won't be able to see him."
Zhao Shangshu laughed dumbly: "Brother Jiang is only more than ten years older than me, how can he be so old-fashioned?"
"How can I not grow old?"
Jiang Shangshu looked at Shen Yi, then at the two ministers of the Ministry of War at the same table, and said with a smile: "You are not old, these young people, why don't you eat me?"
He looked at Zhao Changping and said with a smile: "Isn't it true that Mr. Liu Jizhang from your household department was forced back to his hometown by a young man named Changping?"
"Liu Gong has been an official all his life. It is the lifelong wish of us officials to be able to retire from the first rank and return home safely. How could I be forced to go home?"
If there are no other titles for the six ministers, they are the second rank, but when they retire and return to their hometown, half of them will be promoted to the first level. For example, when the six ministers retire, they will usually be granted the title of prince or tutor, which is considered an honorary title.
Jiang Jian Jiang Shangshu looked at Zhao Changping with a smile, and said with a smile: "Isn't it true that Changping wants more than just Liu Shangshu?"
Zhao Shangshu smiled slightly, lowered his head and took a sip of water, but said nothing.
The two Dajiu Qing chatted, and the several ministers at the same table just listened quietly and occasionally chimed in. Only Shen Yi sat beside the two of them and could chat and laugh with the two elders from time to time.
Several ministers, all over forty years old, occasionally looked at Shen Yi with complicated expressions.
Such a young man is so dazzling.
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After a busy day, Shen Yi saw off most of the guests until very late, and then he was able to return to his bedroom to rest.
At this moment, he also smelled of alcohol.
But I was really exhausted and didn't have the energy to take a shower anymore, so I took off my clothes and lay on the bed and fell asleep.
Early the next morning, before Mr. Shen woke up, he was called by Lu Ruoxi. Shen Yi rubbed his eyes, looked at the sky, yawned and said, "Aren't all the things done? I won't go to court so early.
What are you calling me for?"
"Zichang and his wife are here, and they want to serve you tea."
Lu Ruoxi took Shen Yi's arm and said with a smile: "If you don't get up yet, they should laugh at you."
Mr. Shen scratched his head and was a little confused: "Aren't you serving tea to your parents and aunts? What kind of tea are you serving to us?"
"Zichang is coming. He said that this marriage can't happen without you, so he has to offer us a cup of tea."
Shen Yi then rubbed his eyes, got up and got dressed. After washing his face, he asked Lu Ruoxi to tie up his hair and went out to meet the new couple.
The two of them had already taken off their yesterday's bride and groom's clothes. After meeting Shen Yi, they both came up to salute Shen Yi and called him eldest brother.
Then she paid homage to Lu Ruoxi and called her sister-in-law.
After Shen Yi and his wife drank the couple's tea, Lu Ruoxi smiled and took the second daughter-in-law of the Shen family down to talk. Shen Yi took Shen Heng to sit down and warned: "From today on, you are an adult. In the future,
Whether you are an official or a human being, you must always think about your family and your young mother."
"It will be even more like this when you have children."
Shen Heng lowered his head and said with a smile: "The elder brother has said this many times, and the younger brother has already memorized it."
Shen Yi was startled when he heard this.
He has never been a long-winded person. Even when he was leading troops to fight outside, he would only give instructions once for many things and would not repeat them again and again.
But when he told Shen Heng that he had said it before, he suddenly didn't realize it.
After being lost in thought for a moment, Mr. Shen exhaled a breath of white air: "I always feel that you are still a child..."
"Unconsciously, I started to be verbose."
Mr. Shen shook his head and laughed at himself: "This problem must be corrected, otherwise it will annoy people in the future."
Shen Heng lowered his head slightly, cupped his hands and said, "Brother, what are you talking about..."
"Okay, okay, there is no need to be so polite between brothers."
Shen Yi stood up, yawned, stretched and said, "I was planning to go into the palace again this afternoon, but now that I'm awake, I won't delay."
He patted Shen Heng on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Work hard early and give me a nephew and niece, and also expand the branches and leaves of our Shen family."
He smiled and said: "I have been thinking for the past two years that someone called me uncle."
Shen Heng's face turned red and he lowered his head and said nothing.
Master Shen said a few words to his brothers, then took a few bites of rice, then changed into his official uniform and rode a carriage into the palace.
After all, on New Year's Eve, the emperor had ordered him to enter the palace. This was an oral order. If he didn't follow it, things could be big or small.
At this time, the imperial court was still on vacation, and all the government offices in the imperial city were on standby. It was much deserted than before. Shen Yi arrived at the gate of the palace all the way. After being informed, it didn't take long for him to be led by two young eunuchs.
All the way into the Manna Hall.
In the Manna Palace, His Majesty the Emperor was playing around with the eldest prince Li Wang, occasionally putting him down and teaching him to write. At this time, the eldest son of the emperor was already two and almost three years old, and he could basically speak,
And there is intelligence in his eyes, making him look very smart.
After Shen Yi walked up to the emperor, he pretended to kneel down. The emperor waved his hand and said, "No need to be polite, come here."
Shen Yi followed the words and walked over and stood behind the emperor. The emperor handed a large letter to Shen Yi and said with a smile: "Look, how does my prince's writing sound?"
Shen Yi only glanced at it, then lowered his head and said, "Although the strokes are immature, they have the appearance of two kings."
The emperor laughed, looked back at Shen Yi, and said, "You should be able to speak."
He picked up the eldest son of the emperor who was sitting on the throne and was writing. Then he pointed at Shen Yi and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, this is your Uncle Shen. I call you uncle."
The eldest son of the emperor, Li Wang, looked at Shen Yi curiously, then looked back at his father and asked, "Father, is this also the emperor's uncle?"
During the Chinese New Year, the eldest son of the emperor, who can already speak, followed the palace officials and paid New Year greetings to too many people, including the Queen Mother, the Empress, and some elders of the clan, especially the emperors in the Jin Palace.
Uncles.
Emperor Hongde shook his head and corrected: "This is uncle."
Shen Yi lowered his head slightly and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, there is a difference between the monarch and his subjects. I must never dare to..."
From the perspective of etiquette, there is no seniority between the prince and the ministers. Even if the age difference is too large, there is no seniority.
Unless the minister is a founding hero or a relative or friend of the emperor, there will be such a thing as seniority.
This is naturally done to maintain the sanctity of the royal family.
The emperor interrupted Shen Yi's words, put the prince aside, and said with a smile: "My other princes cannot call Shen Qing uncle, but he alone must be called like this."
Emperor Hongde said righteously.
"After all, without you, Shen Qing, there would be no him."