Chapter 227, Choice

In the living room of Yixiangtang, Mr. and Mrs. Shi Da, Mr. and Mrs. Shi Wu, and Mr. and Mrs. Shi Qi were all there. This time, Mr. and Mrs. Shi Dingrong and Mr. and Mrs. Shi Dinghong, who were about to get married, also called over.

Mr. Shi and Mrs. Shi were in the inner room and did not come out.

The fact that Shi Zhengkun brought the Li family to Beijing really caught the Shi family off guard.

Originally, Zhengkun's family and Zhenghe's family were at odds with each other. Now that the Li family is here, the relationship between the two families may become even more tense.

They were caught in the middle and were in a dilemma.

Shi Dinghong looked at his worried parents, as well as his silent fifth and seventh uncles, and said puzzledly: "Uncle Zhengkun brought the Li family to Beijing and we don't need to worry about it. We don't need to make such a fuss."

Mrs. Shi glanced at her second son: "If you don't understand, don't talk."

When Shi Dinghong saw his mother staring at him, he curled his lips and swallowed his words.

When Mrs. Shi saw that Mr. Shi and Mrs. Shi had not come out for a long time, she couldn't help but sigh: "Zhengkun is too ignorant this time. He only came to tell his family after people have gone to Beijing. It's no wonder that his father and mother are angry." ”

Mr. Shi and Mrs. Shi were indeed angry, no, to be precise, they were sad.

In the inner room, Mrs. Shi looked at Mr. Shi, who was frowning, and sighed: "Actually, that's fine." Seeing her husband look over, "It's hard to have both ends of the world. It's gratifying to have both an adopted son and a parent and son happy, but facts have proven that This is impossible, and now it’s time for us to make a choice.”

Mr. Shi was a little reluctant: "It's more than thirty years of hard work."

Mrs. Shi was also a little sad. For Shi Zhengkun, the Shi family paid more than just money: "Zhengkun has separated from us, but as long as he still regards us as his parents in his heart, he will not take the Li family to Beijing." Will you discuss it with us?”

"In this case, we can't hurt Zhenghe's heart anymore because of him."

Mr. Shi was silent for a long time and nodded: "In the future, you should have less contact with him in the house."

At this time, Grandma An's voice sounded outside.

Seeing that Nanny An was back, Mr. Shi and Mrs. Shi stood up and left the inner room. When they arrived at the living room, they saw that Shi Zhenghe and Jin had not come. They looked at each other and were both a little silent.

Mr. Shi asked aloud: "Why are the fourth brother and the fourth sister not here?"

Aunt An replied: "I haven't seen the fourth master and the fourth wife." Then she said exactly what Shi Dingxuan said.

After hearing this, Mr. Shi had a headache: "Why is this? We are all a family!"

Mrs. Shi glanced at her husband, her eyes flashing slightly.

They were just a family they liked to see; the fourth brother's family had never accepted Zhengkun's family.

However, she also understood her husband's mood and even had the same thoughts as her husband.

The fourth brother's family, Wulang and Jiulang have a bright future and can bring a lot of help to the family. Even Sister Xin's beautiful smile can also help the girls in the family. If the girls in the family marry well, they will also be members of the Shi family in the future. Help.

As for Zhengkun, it is not without any merit.

Ever since the Zeng family's daughter became pregnant with the dragon seed, the Zeng family has been on the rise, and Zhengkun has also benefited from it. He has been promoted from a sixth-grade Hanlin editor to a fifth-grade Hanlin bachelor, and his future is not much different.

For them, of course, both families must maintain it well, which is more conducive to the development of the uncle's house.

However, this is simply impossible.

In the past, for the sake of his father and mother, the fourth brother's family and Zhengkun's family could still live in peace. But now that the Li family has come, the two families are completely at odds.

After being silent for a while, Old Master Shi said, "In the future, our family should have less contact with Zhengkun."

Upon hearing this, Mr. Shi and others immediately looked at each other.

They have never had contact with the Li family, and they have not experienced the harsh treatment Shi Zhenghe suffered. Therefore, when it comes to the Li family's visit to Beijing, they actually have more of a spectator mentality.

People are selfish and want more and more.

The Zeng family was in great glory, and to be honest, no one wanted to lose this relative, and deep down they felt that there was no need for things to go to this level.

Master Shi Wu immediately said: "Father, isn't this a bit too much? It's okay if the fourth brother's family and Zhengkun brother's family don't interact with each other. We don't need to do this?"

Mrs. Shi glanced at the concubine and was too lazy to speak.

The concubine is a little clever, but he will never make a choice.

When the Li family comes to Beijing, they have to interact with Zhengkun's family. With Sister Xin's temperament, Hongyanxiao Branch will probably take it back directly.

The old man Shi was also aware of the shortcomings of the concubine, and his face darkened: "Why, you won't listen to what I say?"

Hearing this, Mr. Shi Wu did not dare to say anything more.

He was a concubine, and most of everything he had now was provided by his uncle's house. He didn't want to annoy his father because of Shi Zhengkun.

When the others saw Master Shi Wu hitting a wall, they naturally did not dare to say anything.

Next, when it comes to making a living in the capital, everyone is realistic, weighing interests more than feelings.

Nowadays, the fourth brother's family brings greater benefits to the family, so they naturally prefer their family.

Shi Dinghong, who had not experienced much, loved to recite poems and compose poems. He had been close to Shi Zhengkun since he was a child. He quickly said: "Grandpa, why are you doing this?"

"It is only right for children to be filial to their parents. What is wrong with Uncle Zhengkun bringing his biological father and mother to the capital?"

"Is it because our fourth uncle and his family are unhappy that we have to sever ties with Uncle Zhengkun and the others?"

"Why?"

"Fourth uncle and his people are so unreasonable and overbearing. Why do people in the Bo's Mansion have to look at their faces now?"

"Speaking of which, the Li family also raised Fourth uncle. What he did is simply unfilial and unrighteous."

"Shut up!" Madam Shi scolded directly, glaring at Shi Dinghong: "You have read so much that you are a junior. How can you say this about your fourth uncle?"

Shi Dinghong muttered: "When Sixth Sister contradicted Second Aunt, her words were much more unpleasant than mine. I didn't see you scold her, mother. I just expressed my opinion. Is it necessary to get so angry?"

"You"

Madam Shi was so angry: "You are not allowed to run to Baishun Street in the future. Stay at home and study."

Shi Dinghong wanted to refute, but was stopped by Shi Dingrong: "Second brother, look at how angry you made mother?" While saying this, he winked at his brother.

Shi Dinghong didn't continue to talk back.

Old Master Shi looked at his second grandson, frowned slightly, waved his hand, and asked everyone to disperse.

After everyone left, Old Lady Shi comforted them: "The grandchildren have grown up and have their own ideas. Children and grandchildren have their own blessings. Let them go."

Old Master Shi sighed: "Fortunately Dingrong is sensible."

At the west corner gate of the Bo Mansion, Shi Fuyin and Shi Fuxin watched Shi Zhenghe get on his horse and go to work. After everyone left, they turned and walked towards the backyard.

Shi Fuyin was a little worried: "I see that Dad is worried."

Shi Fuxin: "Dad is scared by the Li family. He is worried that they will come and harm us."

Shi Fuyin said fiercely: "If the Li family dares to bully Dad again, I will make them look bad."

Shi Fuxin smiled contemptuously: "If they want to bully us, they must have the ability to do so." After a pause, "When I knew that Zeng's daughter was pregnant, I had a premonition that Li's son would make trouble, and it turned out to be just as I expected."

Shi Fuyin frowned: "I guess he feels confident."

Shi Fuxin said, "There are so many adult princes. Do you really think you are pregnant with a gold nugget?"

As soon as the voice fell, the two sisters heard footsteps. Looking back, they saw Shi Yuhua returning to the mansion with the maids and old women.

"Second Auntie came back early. Is she here to lobby for Shi Zhengkun?"

"Second Auntie has always been very concerned about Shi Zhengkun's family. Sister, Second Auntie probably doesn't want to see us. Let's avoid her."

After saying that, Shi Fuxin directly pulled Shi Fuyin away.

Shi Yuhua was furious when she saw the two people ignoring her elders: "A wild girl is a wild girl, a thing without rules!"

Shi Fuyin followed Shi Fuxin to Lanyue Tower: "What do you think grandpa and grandma will do this time?"

Shi Fuxin smiled: "Our grandpa and grandma are very powerful. They know very well who is good for the Bofu and know how to choose."

Shi Fuyin was not very reassured: "But before, grandpa and grandma wanted our family to be on good terms with the Li family."

Shi Fuxin: "That's because our family and Shi Zhengkun's family didn't have any actual hostility, but it was different after the Li family came to Beijing."

"The Li family's oppression and harsh treatment of Dad is a permanent grudge for our family. Grandpa and grandma know that this is irreconcilable."

Sure enough, Shi Yuhua returned to the mansion and left angrily after staying for less than an hour.

That evening, Shi Zhengkun brought Zeng Yuwei to the Bofu again.

When the two arrived, they knelt immediately.

Old Madam Shi asked Madam Shi to take Zeng Yuwei away and left Shi Zhengkun alone to talk for a while.

"Mother, I was wrong. I didn't think carefully about bringing the Li family to Beijing. Please forgive me this time."

Looking at Shi Zhengkun, who was kneeling in front of her in panic and anxiously admitting his mistake, Mrs. Shi's eyes were very complicated. Thinking of the little things she taught him to read and write when he was a child, she couldn't help but reach out and touch his head.

"Zhengkun, mother understands your actions and doesn't blame you."

Shi Zhengkun looked at Mrs. Shi, a little stunned, and a little happy.

Mrs. Shi sighed and continued: "Harsh words hurt people. Mother knows that since the news of you and Zhenghe's mistaken embrace spread, you have been criticized a lot and under great pressure."

Hearing this, Shi Zhengkun's eyes were misty. It turned out that his mother knew everything he had suffered.

Old Madam Shi: "As a son, you have no worries about food and clothing in the capital, and you can call servants, but your biological parents are far away at the border and can't get enough food. You must be very tormented."

"Besides, you are in the Hanlin Academy, and most people in the Hanlin Academy boast of benevolence, filial piety and etiquette, and they all call themselves gentlemen."

"The gap between the Li family and the Bo's Mansion, there must be someone who will use this to hurt you seriously. Mother can imagine how they will talk about you."

"The Bo's Mansion is rich and the Li family is poor. If you choose the Bo's Mansion, it means you despise the poor and love the rich."

"If you don't recognize your biological parents because of poverty, how can you be a human being and an official?"

"Whether it is to make yourself feel better or to avoid being misunderstood by outsiders, you need to bring your biological parents to your side."

"These, mother understands."

Shi Zhengkun's tears fell: "Mother."

Old Madam Shi patted his hand: "Child, you also have to understand your mother."

Shi Zhengkun stared at Old Madam Shi in a daze.

Old Madam Shi: "You feel sorry for your biological parents, and mother also feels sorry for her son. Can you understand mother's feelings?"

The Li family's harsh treatment of Zhenghe is also a thorn in her heart.

Shi Zhengkun looked panicked: "Mother, I..."

Old Madam Shi sighed: "When the Zhenghe family left the border, they severed ties with your biological parents. Severing ties is such a heartless and unrighteous thing that no one would do unless they were forced into a desperate situation."

"Mother knows that the grudge between them has nothing to do with you, but now that you have brought the Li family to Beijing, they have become your responsibility."

Shi Zhengkun lowered his head in pain, crying silently.

Madam Shi's eyes were red, and she choked up and said, "Child, since your biological parents are here with you, you should come to the Bo's Mansion less often in the future, so as not to make them feel bothered."

Shi Zhengkun quickly raised his head and said in disbelief, "Mother, don't you want me?"

Madam Shi looked at him and said, "You have a family now and a bright future. There is nothing to teach you in the mansion. Since you have made a decision, you must bear the consequences."

"Your father and I don't blame you. No matter what you want to do in the future, you don't have to come to inform the mansion."

Shi Zhengkun was really panicked: "Mother, I can't live without you and my eldest brother."

Madam Shi patted his hands and said, "Since you entered the Hanlin Academy, there is nothing in the Bo's Mansion that can help you. You have to walk your own way. You have to believe in yourself."

Shi Zhengkun looked at Madam Shi who had made up her mind, knowing that no matter what he said, there was no room for maneuver. He kowtowed to Madam Shi three times in grief, and then rushed out of the room without looking back.

Watching him walk away, tears also fell from the corners of Mrs. Shi's eyes.

It has finally come to this!

Shi Zhengkun left the mansion with red and swollen eyes, and soon spread to all the courtyards of the Bo Mansion.

"I didn't expect that grandpa and grandma really told the mansion not to associate with Shi Zhengkun's family." Shi Fuyin looked a little sighing.

Shi Fuxin's mouth curled slightly: "Grandpa and grandma are still very decisive in major matters." As she said, she laughed.

Shi Fuyin looked over: "What are you laughing at?"

Shi Fuxin: "I'm laughing at Shi Zhengkun. The Li family is a group of greedy and lazy vampires. He recruited them to Beijing, and he will have a good life in the future."

Shi Fuyin thought of the virtues of the Li family and shook her head.

In the outer city, Fenglefang, in a three-entry courtyard, the Li family was still immersed in the joy and excitement of entering Beijing.

Father Li and Mother Li imitated the biggest official they had ever seen, the post station chief, and sat steadily in the main seat of the upper room, looking satisfied and proud.

"Without me, how could our family have such a good life today."

Mother Li raised her eyebrows and glanced at Father Li, looking like she was asking for credit.

Father Li held the exquisite tea bowl he had never seen before, cherishing it, and did not answer, but just said: "The Changsen family is also in the capital, will we cause trouble for our son?"

Mother Li snorted immediately: "How can that ungrateful Li Changsen be compared with our son? Our son can crush him to death with one finger, and he still wants to cause trouble, does he have the ability to do so?"

Father Li thought about it and it was true. His eldest son was carefully raised by the Bofu, while Li Changsen could not read a single word of the military household, and there was a huge gap between the two.

Looking at the three sons who were choosing rooms with their wives in the yard, and the grandchildren who were playing and fighting in the yard, Father Li no longer thought about Li Changsen's family, and concentrated on enjoying the comfortable life at the moment.

"Dad, Mom, it's worth it to live in such a good house in this life."

"What nonsense are you talking about? What's the matter with death? Our good days have just begun."

"That's right, the capital is so prosperous, there are so many delicious, beautiful and fun things, I want to live a hundred years."

"Things in the capital are good, but a little expensive."

"What's the big deal? We have our eldest brother. He is a senior official in the Hanlin Academy. With him, how can we starve? We just have to enjoy our lives."

As soon as Shi Zhengkun stepped into the yard, he heard this and frowned instinctively.

"Son, you're here!"

Father and mother Li looked at Shi Zhengkun with joy on their faces. Although the other members of the Li family were a little restrained, they all looked at him eagerly.

Facing the eager eyes of his relatives, Shi Zhengkun was a little stunned.

Such a scene should be warm and happy, but why is he not happy at all? Not only unhappy, but also feeling a little uncomfortable?

After interacting with the Li family for a period of time, Shi Zhengkun solved this confusion.

Why didn't he feel the warmth of his relatives from the Li family?

The reason is nothing else, because of pressure, the Li family placed all their expectations on him, all relying on him, such pressure is too great.