Today is the first day of the Lunar New Year, aren’t you supposed to pay New Year’s greetings everywhere? Since Chen Jin has been here in the morning, why did he have time to come and have the second time?

Shen Rui walked to the front living room with questions.

When he saw Shen Rui, Chen Jin was excited and rushed over.

Shen Rui's eyes turned on Shen Jin's new clothes. In addition to being excited, Chen Jin also had deep fear on his face.

"Second brother..." Chen Jin had already jumped up from the seat, stepped forward and grabbed Shen Rui's arm, and said with a tremolo.

Shen Rui was puzzled and said, "What's wrong?"

Chen Jin's face was full of horror, and his body couldn't help but tremble, with a helpless look in his eyes.

Seeing Chen Jin's expression strange, Shen Rui waved his hand to send the servant who was serving tea at the door to retreat, leaving, and only two brothers were left in the living room.

Chen Jin took a few deep breaths before taking out a strip of cloth from his purse, which were dotted with stars, as if there were traces of ink.

"Second brother, second brother, look..." Chen Jin stretched out his trembling hands and spread out the cloth strip.

Shen Rui looked closely and found that it was not black, but brown-red. Those words were even more shocking. No wonder Chen Jin was scared like this, because it was written on it with the eight characters "Dong wants to harm me and beg for my life."

Shen Rui took the cloth strip and looked carefully. The white cloth looked ordinary and was not a luxury, but it was expensive in Beijing, just because it was the famous Songjiang cotton cloth. However, it was expensive in Beijing, and it was not because the material was expensive. It was because the journey was long, and it was only considered middle and upper-middle in Songjiang. Because of its soft and soft sweat absorption, people often used it to sew middle clothes.

"Brother Jin went to the He family to pay New Year's greetings in the afternoon?" Shen Rui asked. The handwriting on it was in a hurry, but the blood stains on it looked neither new nor old, and it didn't look like it was written temporarily today.

Chen Jin lives in the capital, and there are only a few relatives and clansmen who can go to pay New Year's greetings. The word "dong" refers to it clearly.

With Shen Rui here, Chen Jin seemed to have a backbone, his face was much more relaxed, and he was swallowing tea in big mouthfuls. He heard Shen Rui speak, he put down the tea cup and nodded, "After going out from here, I went to Uncle Hong's house and the sixth clan brothers first, and went to Mr. He's residence in the afternoon. Unexpectedly, the seventeenth master of the He family was sick... Although he was not a few years old, he was an elder. Since he knew that he was sick, why didn't he go to see him in person? He never thought of this thing

"Is this what He Shiqi personally handed to the eldest brother?" Shen Rui frowned.

"Well, I stuffed it into my hand when my maid turned around and poured tea..." Chen Jin had a bit of solemn expression on his face: "The seventeenth master of the He family has been in Beijing for half a month. He has never heard of the news that he is sick, why did he suddenly become sick? It is indeed strange that this "Dong wants to harm me. Is the four words "I am a fantasy of the disease or something is true? It's hard to guess for a while..."

Shen Rui put down the cloth strip and his mind was spinning very quickly.

Imagination in illness? What if Imagination in illness can scare Chen Jin into this?

Chen Jin's words sounded unconfident, and he obviously believed it by eight or nine points. If He's trip to He's house had no clues to prove He Pingsheng's words, he could scare Chen Jin to this way.

For Shen Rui, He Pingsheng had only seen strangers on one and two sides. However, in the end, he was born in a peaceful era, and Shen Rui could not be indifferent in the face of human life.

However, this year is the first day of the Lunar New Year. Even if He Dongsheng asked his clan brother to be "ill", he might not be able to let his clan brother "death" in his house on the first day of the Lunar New Year, and there is still room for buffering.

"What's going on? Does He Shiqi have other signs?" Shen Rui asked.

Although there are servants and maids in the He family in the He house, even if you want to send the message, you will not be the only one piece of cloth without a head or tail.

Chen Jin thought about it carefully, as if he was thinking of something, suddenly widened his eyes and said in surprise: "He mentioned "New Interpretation of the Analects of Confucius", saying that he had lent it to me before he came out of Nanjing... I have never borrowed this book with him, and even thought that he had missed it while he was sick and did not argue in front of him. I just thought that when he got better, I would know that I had remembered it wrong..." At the end, his expression changed drastically and ended abruptly.

"New Interpretation of the Analects of Confucius" is a common book on the desk of Juren, just like "The Collection of Notes on the Four Books". It is an ordinary thing to mention this book between two Juren who are preparing for the Spring Examination. However, if someone is interested, it is inevitable that there will be other guesses.

Shen Rui also had anger on his face, and the key point was not difficult to guess.

Chen Jin also reacted and felt bitter in his mouth. Although he could not regard He Pingsheng as his closest elder, he had been together in recent years. The relationship between the two nephews and uncles and classmates in the family have also gotten closer and closer in recent years. If he had no friendship, he would not be anxious when he saw the help strip, so he rushed to Shen Rui for help. However, when He Pingsheng saw him, in addition to secretly stuffing the strip, he also brought a knife in his mouth and dragged him into the water. Although he didn't know what a secret matter was, He Dongsheng could not even tolerate his clan brothers, let alone Chen Jin's cheap in-laws.

Chen Jin is also in danger at this moment.

Chen Jin felt so excited that he said with some regret: "I shouldn't have come to find my second brother Rui..."

If the He family members were wary of their guard and sent people to follow him, they would know that he had entered the Shangshu Mansion at this moment.

No matter what shameful secrets the He family had, Shen Rui was not mentally conscious. Even if his life was at stake, Chen Pingsheng, who designed Chen Jin, was not a good thing, but now he could not ignore it if he wanted to ignore it. Since Chen Jin walked into the gate of Shangshu Mansion, he had already brought the troubles.

Chen Jin struggled a little, his eyes were confused. He was not a saint and could not "repay kindness with grievances", but He Pingsheng caught him as a "temporary straw" for his life. If he really left his hands alone, He Pingsheng might have died of illness in Beijing because of "not adapting to the local environment".

He Pingsheng has a 60-year-old father at home and a baby in his cradle. If he really wants to leave, the family can live a peaceful life.

Compared with Chen Jin, Shen Rui was much calmer.

The initial anger dissipated, and Shen Rui could understand what Chen Pingsheng did. Who can maintain integrity when his life is at stake?

This choice is not made between being a moral gentleman and living. Chen Pingsheng is just an ordinary person, and he makes a decision that ordinary people make. If Chen Jin is He Pingsheng's nephew, He Pingsheng might hesitate if he cares about his flesh and blood; but Chen Jin is just a nominal cheap nephew. Even if he knows a few words and fails to say it, he will still say it.

What Shen Rui was curious about was He Dongsheng's ruthlessness.

People in the world value the blood of relatives, and they prosper together and become ashamed, which leads to the four words "Kissing and hiding each other". He Pingsheng is not only a newly released young juren, but based on his status as a student and his grades in the provincial examination, he can know that he is well-educated. He may not be a new Jinshi next year. Although he is a commoner, having such a clan brother into the officialdom is also a good thing for He Dongsheng.

If it weren't for the big event like this that concerns the family and future, He Dongsheng wouldn't have attacked such a clan brother with a bright future.

At this moment, Chen Jin sighed heavily in his heart, with determination on his face, and his eyes had returned to clearness. He stood up and bowed to Shen Rui and said, "Second Brother Rui, I'll go back first..."

Shen Rui looked at him steadily and said, "Where will Brother Jin go after leaving here?"

Chen Jin was a little uncomfortable and said, "I want to go to the guild hall to meet the villagers..."

Songjiang is rich, the people live in peace, and there are many people who study in Beijing. In addition to visiting relatives and friends, most of them settle in the Songjiang Association outside the Qianmen. Even if these people are not as good as the Shen family and the He family, their teachers have a close network of love in the same year.

The Shen family has three bedrooms in Beijing. Chen Quan and Chen Jin grew up with each other, but Mrs. Hong has never liked him; Chen Li, the six bedroom, was also indifferent to Chen Jin, and was no different from ordinary people. The only thing Chen Jin could go to was Songjiang Guild Hall.

Chen Jin was not thinking about harming people, but thinking about the four words "The law does not blame the masses". Besides, He Dongsheng was just showing off his power. Under the towering imperial capital, he could not cover the sky with one hand. Instead of worrying about him "killing people to silence the mouth", it would be better to see more people, so that he could not feel confident and be jealous. Such an arrangement was also worried that He Dongsheng would set his sights on Shen Rui.

The big tree in the Shangshu Mansion has fallen, and only women and children are left with sick and weak families, which may not be able to stop the villain's plan.

Although Chen Jin's thoughts were not written all of them, they were almost the same on his face.

Shen Rui felt a little warm and said, "How do Brother Jin want to deal with He Pingsheng?"

Chen Jin clenched his fists and said, "I want to join forces with a few of the same year and pick him up..."

Shen Rui glanced at him and said, "That's to meet the master of the He family, and it may not be able to do it as he wishes...

After all, no matter who says that the relatives of the clan are closer than classmates in the same year. He Pingsheng was "ill" and it was a good idea to take care of his brother's family.

Chen Jin obviously thought about this possibility, and grabbed the cloth tip and said, "If so, then there is only one who can report to the official.

But Chen Jin is not stupid. Knowing that if he really wants to cause this matter, He Pingsheng's life will probably not be able to be saved. Without any chance, he did not want to go through this difficult solution.

Shen Rui was quite surprised by Chen Jin's choice.

Chen Jin turned his head and looked at Shen Rui: "No matter how much grudge or resentment is, it is nothing in front of human life... In this life, I have been watching for a while, and I have been uneasy for many years... I don't feel like I'm carrying the second time... Second brother, I'm sorry..." The last sentence was inaudible.

I couldn't resist Shen Rui's five senses, but I heard them real.

Thinking about Chen Jin's situation in recent years, Shen Rui couldn't help but sigh.

If it were other people, such a young juren with great potential had long been regarded as hope and as a phoenix-egg treasure. However, Chen Jin had never been treated like this in the family. Even though Sun passed away for many years, Shen Rui had been in Beijing for many years, but the criticism of Chen Jin in the family has not yet disappeared.

"If you want to do it, do it without worrying much." Shen Rui said lightly.

Chen Jin's back was straight, nodded vigorously, arched his fist at Shen Rui, and stepped out with great strides.

Shen Rui looked at Chen Jin's back and did not follow him. He just waved to the servant and whispered a few instructions.

Chen Jin's loyalty was a bit naive, but his general idea was not wrong. He Dongsheng suspected that Chen Jin was an insider, so it would be bad for Chen Jin to stay away at this time. Going out to see people more often is not a bad thing. It is just that it involves a matter of interest, but also has to beware that He Dongsheng is anxious to jump over the wall.

The servant stepped down and heard someone say behind him: "Brother Rui, this He Dongsheng is stupid."
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