第八章灵前孝子（一）
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加上他的出身，即便是庶子，可生母郑氏并不卑贱。
郑家亦是书香门第，沈锦外祖是沈举人早年的萌师，有秀才功名，两家有世谊。世道无常，郑父早丧，家中寡母弱弟无依，郑氏身为秀才家的小姐，没有嫁妆，难以有门当户对的亲事。为了多谋聘资，照看母弟，她只能为人妾室。郑氏的弟弟倒是争气，与沈理同榜进士，有了官身，只是位列三甲，如今在山西知县任上。
沈举人虽不曾“宠妾灭妻”，可对郑氏与庶长子的爱重，也是众所周知。因孙氏为人良善，族中女眷与之交好者多，多有不平之语。可这毕竟是四房家务事，孙氏贤惠，待妾室甚为宽和，并不苛待打压；郑氏性情软糯，平素也恪守本分，只安心教子，并不调三窝四，旁人即便心有不平，也不好多说什么。
如今沈瑞不在，在灵堂之上，沈瑾占了孝子位。大家同沈理一样，都猜到沈举人接下来就要坐实沈瑾嫡长子的身份。毕竟在世人眼中嫡庶有别，不管是做亲，还是以后出仕，嫡子身份要多得几分便利。沈瑾学问再好，妾生孽出，条条框框，到底失了尊贵。更有那一等老儒生，死念着礼教规矩的，更是尊嫡抑庶，哪里管你人品学问如何。
尽管沈举人此番安排是“慈父之心”，可对于尸骨未寒的孙氏则太薄情。就算他想要给沈瑾嫡子身份，也并非定要如此迫在眉睫。毕竟人人都晓得，不管孙氏生前如何贤良，逝者已逝，郑氏扶正的日子不远。
到了那个时候，沈瑾身为郑氏之子，由庶转嫡也说得过去。只是论起贵重，到底比不过原配嫡出的沈瑞。
若是沈瑞为长，沈瑾为幼，还能糊弄外头是继室嫡出。可沈瑾年纪在这里摆着，继室子比原配嫡子长五岁，等到做亲的时候哪里瞒得住，到时候这“妾室扶正”又是一个说辞。大明律上，可是禁止“以妾为妻”，民间有扶正的，不过是“民不举，官不纠”。
只要有人较真，探究起沈瑾身份，嫡不嫡、庶不庶，更是尴尬，哪里有直接记在孙氏名下圆满。
提前安排这一出，当然不是为了对孙氏的敬重，除了沈瑾嫡子名分，还涉及其他。孙氏的嫁妆，除了寻常的金银箱笼，还有棉田、房舍、铺面，最重要的是名下两大织厂，有织机千台。除去雇工抛费，织厂每年带来的收益就是数千两银子。
沈家诸房头，除了四房，只有宗房与五房的织机数超过千张，可那两个房头，子孙众多，一直没有分家，织厂才没有分薄。可四房这一千多张织机连同其他的铺面田舍，是孙氏的嫁妆，当初孙氏没嫁到松江前，孙父过来提前给置办的。不管是按照律法，还是世情，这都当完完整整地留给孙氏的亲生子沈瑞，同四房其他人没干系。
如此一来，在族中晚辈中，沈瑞名下的资产，是族兄弟中谁也比不上的。就算他不成材，守着这一份产业，一辈子亦是吃喝不愁。
谁也不是傻子，该看出来的都看出来几分，沈举人此举偏袒庶长子，是奔着孙氏嫁妆去的。大家心中难免有不平之处，可宗房大老爷都没开口，旁人自然也没有质疑的余地。
莫欺少年穷。
沈瑾也是沈家子孙，孙氏的嫁妆即便分了沈瑾一半，也没有便宜了别家去。沈瑾是少年秀才，举业有望，前程大好。对比着不爱读书的沈瑞，谁都晓得他才是四房未来的当家人，谁也不愿平白得罪了他，只能眼睁睁看他占据孝子位，先得嫡子之名，再得嫡母嫁妆。
灵堂之上，除了沈理，竟无人为孙氏与沈瑞说一句公道话。
沈理想着孙氏生前良善，在座受过其恩惠的不是一家两家，尤其是沈举人，祖上曾有长辈沉迷赌博，曾经败落过，只剩下一个空壳子，自打娶了孙氏日子才兴旺起来，置下良田美舍。如今沈举人这般做态，宗子若是心怀公正，早当出声，如此默默，不知是否与沈举人早有默契。
沈理牙龈紧咬，憋得满脸涨红，忍着怒意道：“就算是瑞哥儿病重，这样的日子也当在长辈们跟前露个面，要不然长辈们如何能安心。婶娘就这点骨血，要是真照看不到之处，有了闪失，怕是老天都看不过去。善无善报，谁人还会再行善？族中晚辈，多顾念婶娘慈恩，又怎忍心瑞哥儿就这样病着？诸位祖父叔伯们看看，是不是当接瑞哥儿过来，若真病的重了，也好广邀良医，莫的耽搁了病情。”说罢，望着沈举人。
听了这话，原本沈家各房本旁观的老太爷与老爷们不由侧目，满室寂静。
将已经有功名的沈瑾记在孙氏名下，分孙氏一半嫁妆是一回事；图谋沈瑞性命，谋害了孙氏亲子则是另外一回事。虽说大家心里想着“虎毒不食子”，沈举人未必如此心狠，可想着孙氏故去七日，孙瑞都没露面。虽早放出沈瑞卧病的话，可又不见请医延药，早先还不觉得什么，如今对景起来，不免都有些狐疑。
就是宗房大老爷，也有些坐不住，看着沈举人道：“瑞哥儿病了几日，到底如何哩？不可讳病忌医，要是真有不妥当，早当看诊为上……”
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