When Chen Xi and Xie Hengnu came out of the room together, it was half past noon.

Zhou brought his children here very early in the morning and was talking to Xie Yuner. At this time, several girls in Chenxi's room were there. Yin Wen and Lu Xier were not interested in the conversation between Zhou and Xie Yuner, and were gathering together to whisper. As for Lin Dai, she was dozing off like a chicken pecking at rice. Only Xie Yuner was very concerned about Zhou and continued a few words from time to time, making Zhou laugh.

"The master is out."

Xiaoyu, who was standing beside him, said something, and the women noticed that Chen Xi walked in from the door of the hall, followed by a gentle and well-behaved Xie Hengnu.

Zhou immediately stood up and looked at Chen Xi with a smile.

Chen Xi had already visited his parents yesterday. Zhou's arrival was not as sad and happy as when he first met yesterday. He was more of a dignified demeanor, smiling lightly, putting his hands on his right thigh, as if trying to be a noble lady in a family.

Dong Shi imitates Pin!

Chen Xi stepped forward to see the salute, and a group of girls saluted Chen Xi. Chen Xi looked around and greeted, "Sit down and talk."

In order to show filial piety, Chen Xi helped Zhou sit down, and a shadow suddenly popped out from the side, shouting in a loud voice: "Brother!"

The sound was too sudden, which scared many people present. Fortunately, Chen Xi had noticed that he didn't think so, and the one who came out to call him was his sister Chen Yier.

At this time, Chen Yi'er was almost thirteen years old, nearly five feet tall, or about one meter six. In this era, she was already a big girl. Although she had not yet grown up completely, she was already tall and graceful and had the charm of a woman. Chen Yun followed her behind, half a head shorter than her twin sister. At this moment, she looked at her elder brother expressionlessly, and didn't know what he was thinking.

Girls develop earlier than boys. Now the Shen family has better living conditions and can drink soy milk and eat eggs almost every day. In order to ensure nutrition, tofu is made in various ways during the three meals. In addition, eating meat from time to time, both the siblings look good, especially Chen Yier looks five or sixty-sixth-sized like Chen Xi. Her skin is white, her nose is well-behaved, and her eyes are big and round under her willow eyebrows, and she is lively and energetic. You can tell that she is a naughty spirit at a glance.

Relatively speaking, Chen Yun is more like his father Shen Mingjun, who looks honest and honest, while Chen Yier is like Zhou, who is smart and likes to jump up and down, and seems to be better than his younger brother everywhere.

Fortunately, although Shen Yun looked dull, he was much better than before, with a little more agility in his eyes. He came forward to salute and called "Big Brother" respectfully.

Seeing Chen Yi'er's jumping look, Zhou scolded: "Little bastard, have you bullied your brother again? Look at your brother's face that is dead!"

Hearing this, Chen Yier didn't take it seriously at all and was still smiling, but Chen Yun's face became gloomy.

Chen Xi could only understand this way. The reason why Chen Yun became like this was mainly related to his daily living environment. He had such a strong mother and sister, and a cowardly father. It would be strange if he could straighten his back and behave. In addition, Chen Xi's brother's achievements and status were too high, so Chen Yun could only look up to him. However, Zhou hoped that his son would become a success, hoping that Chen Yun would have the success of his brother. The result of strict requirements was that he would be unsatisfied everywhere, so naturally he became even more depressed.

"Mom, isn't it appropriate to speak like this?"

Chen Xi comforted, "Yi'er is just a child's character. It's completely understandable that he is naughty at this age. There is also Juro who is much taller than before, and he looks a little smart... Haven't his knowledge fallen behind?"

When Chen Yun heard about studying, he had a little more glorious look on his face. Unfortunately, before he could say anything, Zhou snatched him and said, "I will be prepared to let him participate in the county examination next year."

"ah!?"

Chen Xi was a little surprised by the news. He looked at Zhou and didn't understand why the arrangement was so urgent.

Chen Yier smiled with a thief beside him and said, "Brother, I said you used to be the imperial examination at the age of ten and passed the test all the way. In the end, the top scorer in high school, so naturally I can't fall too far behind as my younger brother... My younger brother will be fourteen next year, so it would be too late if I don't participate in the imperial examination again, so I'm going to let my younger brother come to a try...Juror, don't you?"

Chen Yun was a little aggrieved again, with a heavy breath in his nose, but he could only accept it with a "hmm".

Chen Xi thought to himself: "Juro has grown up and started to be tempted. He was suppressed by my mother and sister before, and he had no temper at all. Now he finally knows that he gets angry, but most of the time he just dares to be angry but dares not speak out... This is not a good phenomenon. It is not good to hold anger in his heart for a long time, so he must let him vent it."

Chen Xidao: "Whether Juro wants to participate in the imperial examination depends on the academic progress... Have you ever asked the teacher about the situation?"

Zhou didn't understand what academic progress was, and Chen Yi'er didn't know much. She was only responsible for making trouble and didn't ask about anything else. Chen Xi couldn't help but look at Xie Yun'er.

Xie Yuner explained on behalf of the people: "I have asked Mr. Zhao, who is the one who teaches Juro Yoshio now. He said that with Juro's current knowledge, it is OK to take the county exam, but it is more of a training in the nature of military training. Even if you can pass the county exam by chance, it will be difficult for the government exam and the college exam.... It would be better to study for two more years."

Zhou said, "What does that Mr. Zhao know? I don't think about what kind of portal of our Shen family is? Shiro's brother is the youngest top scholar in the Ming Dynasty, and he is still a three-yuan pass! How can our Shen family's son be worse?"

Seeing Chen Yun's appearance, Chen Xi knew that his younger brother was very disgusted with these words and hurriedly said, "It's better to listen to Juro's opinion... Juro, are you going to participate in the county examination?"

Chen Yun looked up at everyone present, staring at everyone, and was a little timid for a moment, lowered his head again, and said, "Listen to my dad."

Zhou immediately started to curse: "Why don't you listen to me? You have to listen to your father? What does your father know?"

Chen Xi heard that this younger brother spoke very well.

If you don’t listen to me, but only listen to my father, this means that Chen Yun has begun to develop a rebellious mentality. If he wants to, he will directly say that he will follow my mother’s arrangements and go directly to the imperial examination. Now he has to say that he listens to Shen Mingjun, which means that Chen Yun does not want to participate in the county examination next year.

Xie Yuner said: "Mom, don't blame Juro, you might as well ask him if he is willing to refer to it."

At this time, Xie Yuner was still willing to speak for Chen Yun. After all, this was her brother-in-law. With her age, she could even be Chen Yun's mother. Xie Yuner herself also had a son, and she still had her own insights in the education of her children.

Zhou scolded: "This little guy is ungrateful. When asked if he is willing, he will definitely say he doesn't want it. But your elder brother was the top scorer in high school at the age of twelve. That is, you are at this age. See what you are doing? Are you playing with mud?"

Chen Xidao: "Mom, I will consider the matter of Juro participating in the imperial examination in detail. I will first examine his knowledge. If the conditions are met, I will let him take the exam. If he is really unable to do so, he will rashly participate in the imperial examination and lose his reputation. Wouldn't I be more face-saving at that time?"

"Um!?"

Zhou looked at Chen Xi and first showed a puzzled look, then she thought clearly about what Chen Xi said.

It may be embarrassing for his son not to participate in the imperial examination, but if he fails to participate in the imperial examination, it will be even more embarrassing. Whenever he meets anyone in the future, he will be embarrassed to talk about his son, especially those from the Shen family who moved to the capital.

Chen Xi was very good at grasping Zhou's mentality and knew that just persuasion was useless. It would be better to think about Zhou's physical experience, so that Zhou realized that many things would have good results if they were not forced.

Zhou asked hesitantly: "Silly, why do you think your younger brother is not good at learning? Even if it doesn't work, you have to let him do it!"

At this time, Zhou began to put pressure on Chen Xi, as if his brother had to be responsible for his younger brother's studies, but Chen Xi had no time to take care of his younger brother's studies. The affairs in the court were enough to make him feel anxious. He said immediately: "Everything in the court was busy. Yesterday was just his Majesty's physical thoughts. I gave me a day off and I would go to the court to work this afternoon. I can only take some time to care about Shiro's academic progress. As for teaching, I should leave it to the teacher."

Zhou was very unwilling to accept it: "If you win the top scorer yourself, you will forget your younger brother. If your younger brother can win the top scorer, you can even let your mother die. At that time, the Shen family will be glorious of the ancestors."

Obviously, Zhou is just a fool. Not to mention the fate of Shen Yuan, even Liulang Shen Yuan, is still studying hard now. There are many scholars in the Shen family, mainly four and five.

Chen Xidao: "You can't force everything, you really don't need to be demanding. Juro is able to achieve success at such a young age. Even if you become a scholar again in the twentieth crown, you will have a lot of opportunities to get the Jinshi exam."

Zhou frowned and said, "Mom, I can't wait. Could it be that you want Wei Mom to wait for another ten years? Ten years later, I don't know if your mother has been buried in the soil. You should hurry up and examine your brother's knowledge. These days he will not go back with Wei Mom and live here."

Originally, with the age of Shenyun, it was no longer suitable to live in Shenxi's inner house. However, Zhou's orders made Chen Xi say no to send me away in order to get this mother early.

"Okay, let my brother stay here. I have free time to teach him some knowledge. Other times I will read and do knowledge in my study."

Then Chen Xi turned to Chen Yun and asked, "Jurora, are you willing?"

Chen Yun looked up at Chen Xi, and his voice was deep: "I'll listen to my brother."

This time I stopped listening to my father and instead listened to my brother, Chen Xi couldn't help but feel that this younger brother had a high speaking level and learned to beat around the bush. It should be a way to deal with it that I had been bullied by my mother and sister for a long time.

Chen Yi'er smiled and said, "I want to stay with my elder brother and study with my younger brother."

"Get out!"

Zhou started cursing, "I don't know how to be more careful when my daughter's family goes back with her mother. I forgot how much trouble you caused before? I will stay at home to do embroidery work in the future. If I can't finish it, I will not go out."

"Mom...Brother! Tell me quickly, I want to stay for a few days."

Chen Yier looked at Chen Xi pitifully, because it was really meaningless to stay at home all day to face Shen Mingjun and his wife. Chen Yier really wanted to stay at Shen Xi's home. At least there were many people here, and there were many fun things. In addition to being able to play cards, he could also sneak out to play.

Chen Xidao: "Since that's the case, let Yi'er stay for a few days... With her sister-in-law watching, there is no problem."

Zhou shook his hand: "Let's go, let's go. Mom raises you to make your wings hard and fly away. They don't know how hard it is for Mom to raise you, you are a piece of meat that fell off your mother..."

Before he knew it, Zhou started to talk again. Someone might hear such words once or twice. If he said too much, others would just think that she was chanting scriptures and no one would care.

Chen Xidao: "Mom, I have prepared some things here. When you go back, you will bring them all with you. They are all good satin and gold and silver jewelry."

Zhou was still complaining there, but when he heard this, his eyes widened and asked happily: "Where is it? Who gave it to you? Is the emperor?"

"Mom, be careful when speaking." Chen Xi reminded.

Zhou said with a smile: "I know, I know, but the boss is still capable. If you know how to give your mother good things, then I'm not polite... Xiaoyu, hurry up and accompany me to pack up the things. I won't have dinner here at noon today. You brother and brother will stay at your elder brother's house. Don't cause trouble, especially you, a dead girl, stay in the backyard and are not allowed to go anywhere... Good daughter-in-law, you have to take good care of her!"

After saying that, Zhou excitedly rushed to the yard in front, Xiaoyu followed closely and asked the servant to help get the things. Originally, Xie Yun'er wanted to go over and take a look, but was rejected by Zhou. Zhou said:

"You have just met your husband. Wei Mom is not a person who is unkind. You can reunite with your family first. If you have time, come to see you!"

After saying that, Zhou left in a hurry. After Zhou left, Chen Xi obviously felt everyone in the hall breathing a sigh of relief.

Perhaps every woman around Chen Xi is glad that she has not lived with her mother-in-law all year round. If she is in a big house and is controlled by Zhou, it would be a terrible torture. Some people have had personal experiences, such as Lin Dai, who now has a look of "You have never seen a big scene".

"Brother, am I going to study?" Chen Yun asked at Chen Xi.

Chen Xi waved his hand: "Go to my study room. There are my reading notes on the bookshelf in the east. Take them to read them. I will take them to take them to take the exam for you in the afternoon or tomorrow."

"knew."

Chen Yun was a little depressed, but he lowered his head and led the maid to Chenxi's study.

Xie Yuner looked at her brother-in-law's back and walked to Chen Xi and asked, "Master, do you really have time to teach my uncle's studies these days? If you don't have time, please ask a few gentlemen to come back to teach."

"No."

Chen Xidao, "I can just take the exam casually. I know that Juro doesn't want to take the county exam, so I will help him hold on. It's not too late to wait for him to get older in a year or two before going to take the exam."

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Then the family reunion for dinner, but Chen Yun did not come. Xie Yun'er asked the maid to send food to Chen Yun and let him eat in Shen Xi's study.

Chen Yier said a lot at the dinner table. She asked what Yin Wen and others wanted to know but dared not mention it. It mainly involved Shen Xi's experience on the battlefield. These were also what Chen Xi had not told during the family dinner yesterday.

Chen Xidao: "If you want to listen to the story, you will finish your meal first, and don't talk about food or sleep. This is also a principle that aristocratic family must adhere to. You must gradually learn how to be a lady!"

Chen Yi'er stuck out her tongue and was obviously a little unhappy, but she knew Chen Xi's authority very well. She knew that if her elder brother insisted on driving her away, she would have to go back and face the nagging Zhou again, so she could only swallow her anger.

Before the meal was finished, a maid came in outside: "Master, madam, there are people from the government outside who came, saying that they were delivering things to the master."

Chen Xi put down the bowls and chopsticks, stood up and asked, "Who is it?"

“This is a letter.”

The maid sent the greeting letter to Chen Xi. Chen Xi opened it and saw that it was not a greeting letter, but a gift list. It turned out to be a list of things Zhu Houzhao rewarded him, including fields, silver, silk, satin and other items.

Chen Xidao: "You guys continue to have a meal first, I'll go out and see... it's someone from the palace."

Chen Xi did not say that it was from the leopard room, but directly said that it was the inner garden of the palace, and wanted to highlight the importance of this matter.
To be continued...