marriage contract

Gu Chengzhi glanced at him, thought for a moment before saying: "It's hard to say the exact location, but it should be one of Anqing Mansion, Jiujiang Mansion, Guangxin Mansion, and Huangzhou Mansion."

Hearing him report the name of the place, a look of surprise flashed across Chu Junyi's face, and then he became clear again, nodded and said: "I see, I will send someone to go over there to find out the situation first, don't worry " After speaking, he reached out and patted Gu Chengzhi's shoulder.

Gu Chengzhi chuckled, took Chu Junyi's hand, and said, "I've been waiting for so many years, not a few months."

After getting the letter from Gu Chengzhi, Chu Junyi went to Lu Qin again and asked him to go to the four places in a group to do things cheaply and find out the situation first.

Knowing that this is the place where Gu Chengzhi might be released, Lu Qin didn't ask any further questions. After returning, he asked people to pack their luggage and prepare to leave.

The place where Gu Chengzhi is going to be released is not bad, but it's a bit unclear inside. The officials there have a backer, and this backer is a bit subtle, anyway, not all of them are the emperor's people.

By the way, Second Master Gu left Jiujiang Mansion, passed through Huangzhou Mansion, and was finally killed in Anqing Mansion.

At that time the emperor was furious and sent people to investigate, but in the end they didn't find even a hair. Those killers seemed to have evaporated from the world, leaving no trace.

However, the officials of the surrounding prefectures said that the second master Gu committed suicide, and the emperor was so angry that he kicked those people down.

If it was said that Gu Chengzhi had no intention of investigating the death of the second master Gu, Chu Junyi would not believe it even if he was beaten to death, but he really did not expect that Gu Chengzhi would choose that place for the release.

Back then when the incident happened, the emperor sent people to investigate but they couldn't find out why. After so many years, what clues can we still find?

Chu Junyi didn't think it was a useless effort. The emperor's willingness to let it go showed that it was feasible. Maybe they had already found the clue, and they needed someone to carry it out.

Gu Chengzhi came into contact with many and complicated things, and the emperor often ordered him around. Chu Junyi would not interfere with too many government affairs. One was because he was not interested, and the other was because he was afraid of embarrassing Gu Chengzhi.

The people below have already left the capital, and they will step on the other side in advance, so that their eyes will not be blackened by then. After Chu Junyi gave his instructions, he took Brother Qi to the Tang family.

Old Madam Tang was very happy to see Chu Junyi and Brother Qi, and after talking with them for a while, she left Brother Qi and asked Chu Junyi to go to Mrs. Tang.

Uncle Tang's son is a few years older than Brother Qi, standing in front of Mrs. Tang like a little adult, when he saw Chu Junyi obediently called someone, Mrs. Tang patted Mrs. Tang on the shoulder and told him to go ahead go down.

Chu Junyi saluted Mrs. Tang, sat down and waited for Mrs. Tang to speak.

Old Mrs. Tang looked at him for a long time, and finally sighed, talking about the issue of heirs.

It’s really not that he thinks too much, there is no kind person at the other end of the Chu family, the third master Chu left a lot of things, plus the property he got from the family, if Chu Junyi had a son, what would he say, but he didn’t have a son , and want a son with a different surname to inherit these things, the possibility that the Chu family will agree is really unlikely.

Hearing what Gu Chengzhi said that day, Mrs. Tang was very relieved. At least they had thought about it, but after a few days, the uneasiness struck again, especially knowing that the Chu family hadn't stopped for a while.

The Chu family had few children, and they had never had any children in the past few years. They probably hated Chu Junyi to the bone, and they wished that he would end his children and grandchildren. Those things in it can't be kept anymore.

Chu Junyi didn't worry much. He didn't have to think about the child's problem for at least ten years. After ten years, it was hard to say whether Brother Qi would get married or not. He was not in a hurry about the child.

If it was in the previous dynasty, he would have to worry about it, but it is not a big deal in this dynasty.

Many decrees of the Great Jin Dynasty were revised based on the laws of the previous dynasty, and they are generally similar, but many of them have been changed beyond recognition.

Adopting a child with a different surname was illegal in the previous dynasty. The law expressly forbids adopting or adopting an adopted child with a different surname. It doesn’t matter if you adopt a daughter. A girl’s family is a dowry when she reaches age, but an adopted child is absolutely not allowed.

At the beginning of the founding of the country, the laws of the previous dynasty were almost copied, but things always had accidents, and the laws about adopted children with different surnames were also revised at that time.

The founding emperor conquered the country and changed the name of the country to Jin. At that time, he was over 40 years old, had five or six sons, and his grandson would be married in a few years.

But in the third year after the founding emperor ascended the throne, many grandchildren died one after another. For ten years, not one of the grandchildren died, and even newborns could not survive three days.

The founding emperor was really going crazy. He conquered the country, but in the end he had no descendants to inherit it.

At this moment, the Taoist priest of Nanxing Mountain, who had saved the founding emperor when he was young, appeared. The Taoist priest made a fortune, saying that he wanted to adopt a child. Only by adopting the child under his name can he preserve the blood of the Jin family. .

That night, the Taoist priest became immortal.

The founding emperor treated a dead horse as a living horse doctor, searched according to the almost harsh requirements left by the Taoist priest, and finally found a child who met the requirements.

He wanted to record it under his name, but all the courtiers stopped him one after another, from the law to the human relationship.

The founding emperor was already on the verge of breaking out, and seeing this scene, his eyeballs were almost burning red. The most violent thing was either beheading or betrothing him. In the end, he forced the courtiers to change a few clauses in the law about adopted sons with different surnames.

However, the child was recorded in the name of the prince at that time, and it was a coincidence that since then, no emperor's grandson who was born has ever died.

Judging from the royal family tree, that child is the eldest grandson of the emperor, but he has a clear mind. As early as when he knew his life experience, he expressed that he had no interest in the throne and just wanted to be an idle prince.

Seeing that child is so knowledgeable, none of the princes and grandchildren would think of embarrassing him, and finally made him Prince An, satisfying his request.

Prince An has always been a single lineage, no matter how many wives and concubines there are, there will only be one son. From the founding of the country to the present, Prince An's family has never participated in political affairs, and they live as if they are not members of the royal family. .

But no one really dares to say that they are not members of the royal family. No matter how fierce the battle for the throne is, no one wants them to die. Influence, but the royal family will still worry about what happens.

The law on adopted children with different surnames has been revised many times, and it has become very harsh. At this time, Chu Junyi did not meet the requirements, but when Brother Qi had a child, he almost met those requirements.

He would definitely not mention it when Mrs. Chu and Mrs. Chu were alive, but after ten years, everyone who deserved to die would be dead. In his situation, he could be adopted. It was passed by the law, and the reasons why the Chu family objected It will be much weaker. No matter how old Master Chu is his uncle, he is not his real father. If he wants to object, he must also consider the issue of reputation.

Back then, the founding emperor adopted his grandson, so there was no clear regulation on this paragraph in the law. Chu Junyi was just taking advantage of the loophole, but the Chu family could only hold their noses and admit it.

When the Chu family incident happens, the direct line of the Chu family will definitely not be able to keep their current status, and the position of the patriarch will be changed. Maybe the direct line will become a side branch. If so, the issue of adoption will be solved better.

It's not good for Chu Junyi to talk to Mrs. Tang about these things, but to mention a few things, it's for the old man's heart.

Hearing this, Mrs. Tang frowned slightly, and then frowned again.

Chu Junyi had no choice but to think that it would be a few years later, and it was too early to worry about it, as it was too late for a man to have an heir at fifty.

Mrs. Tang saw that there was no worry on his face, and he thought it was reasonable. Chu Junyi was still young, and it would be too late to wait a few years.

Chu Junyi heaved a sigh of relief after getting old Mrs. Tang settled, but when he saw Mrs. Tang goodbye, he heard her ask about the unmarried young son in Beijing.

At this time, Chu Junyi remembered that his cousin will marry Ji next year.

Chu Junyi promised to help pay attention, and then took his son home.

This New Year's Eve is so lively, relatives and friends are all in Beijing, on New Year's Eve, Yu Ji comes over to join in the fun again, after a while they will go their separate ways, and I don't know when we will meet again.

After the fifteenth day, those who should be on errands, those who should study, Chu Junyi also handed over the things sorted out these days to Mrs. Tang, and by the way, wrote an extra copy to Mrs. Xiao.

There are not only unengaged sons and unengaged girls from the officials and eunuchs in central Beijing, but in a few years even Tang Sanye will have to choose a wife, so he brought a copy out when he sorted it out.

Mrs. Tang and Mrs. Tang were very pleasantly surprised. Even Mrs. Xiao put her arms around Chu Junyi and shouted "heart", which made Chu Junyi blush and ran away as if fleeing for his life.

Because Chu Junyi is going to follow Gu Cheng, the affairs in Beijing also need to be properly arranged. Qin An has already greeted him, and the affairs in his hand are gradually handed over to Lu Qin. During his departure, he will have to rely on Lu Qin is gone.

Qin An was also very interesting, he helped a lot before and after, and finally pulled Chu Junyi and smiled very strangely.

Chu Junyi twitched the corner of his mouth, letting Qin An speak directly.

Qin An was also not polite, and bluntly said that Chu Junyi also reported the outside situation to Beijing when he left Beijing.

Chu Junyi stared at him for a while, asked why, and then reluctantly agreed.

After returning to the mansion, Gu Chengzhi also mentioned this matter, it was the emperor's tone, and he looked quite helpless when he spoke.

Chu Junyi rolled his eyes a few times in a row, he could only say that the emperor really knows how to oppress people.

Things were going on in an orderly manner, and those people who were sent out of Beijing gradually responded. The officials on the other end had changed several times, and they looked good on the surface, but their time in the past was too short, and their foundation was still shallow, so they couldn't find out. Something too deep.

Chu Junyi never thought that he would be able to find out some important news that would shock the world and weeping ghosts and gods by sending someone casually, but he just asked them to explore the way and understand the situation.

Until the beginning of the spring, there was no movement at the other end, probably because the emperor hadn't started to do anything yet.

Uncle Tang and Uncle Du left the stage together, and they supported each other when they came out. This scene inevitably reminded Chu Junyi of Gu Cheng's appearance when he left the stage.

Before the day when the list was released, Chu Junyi received another letter from Lu Qin. He kept people staring at the Gu family, wanting to know what there is to gain from Mr. Gu.

Master Gu didn't find any useful news, but other spies sent back news.