marriage contract

Although Zhu Ning stopped staying in the inner courtyard after the two wives became pregnant with the fourth and fifth children and Ke Ke, he still respects his wife very much, and everyone discusses the affairs of Zhu's family.

He understood some of Mrs. Zhu's thoughts in his heart, but knowing it didn't mean he could accept it. Why should his precious daughter be wronged.

After Zhu Ning sat down, she waited for Mrs. Zhu to speak. The girl served tea, and then stepped aside.

Mrs. Zhu took a sip from the teacup, thought for a while and said, "According to what the master thinks, what standard should Ke Ke's husband be?"

"The family background doesn't need to be too high, but it can't be too low either. The family style is decent, the parents-in-law are kind, the sister-in-law is friendly, the sister-in-law is easy to get along with, and the husband needs to be reliable, and he must treat Keke well." This is Zhu Ning's standard for Keke's future husband's family.

Mrs. Zhu smiled, put down the teacup and said, "If there is such a family, I would definitely be willing to let Keke marry. But has the master ever thought about which family in the capital meets these standards?"

Zhu Ning was speechless for a moment, the standard is the standard, because Ke Ke is still young, so he hasn't thought about examining the son-in-law candidates yet.

"Since the master asked about this, I will tell you about it." Mrs. Zhu said: "First of all, I am against Ke Ke entering the palace or marrying into the clan."

Zhu Ning nodded, he never thought of sending his daughter to fight for wealth and honor, it is more than enough to marry the prince of the palace as Ke Ke, but the prince still has the place of side concubine, how could he be willing to let Ke Ke suffer this grievance, even if he looks at the scenery It doesn't work either.

Mrs. Zhu's expression eased a little, and she said again: "Ke is the only girl in our house, her marriage must not be too low, as long as she doesn't enter the palace or marry into the palace, then there is no such thing as a high marriage. Since In this way, Ke Ke's husband's family will have to choose between honorable military generals and Qingliu civil officials."

Zhu Ning then nodded.

"Many of Xungui's sons are ineffective, and there are also quite a few successful ones, but to sum it up, who do you think meets the standards you just mentioned?" Mrs. Zhu said again: "The Zhang family and the Xiang family have very good family traditions. , and is still a relative of our family, but are you willing to let your daughter marry in?"

Zhu Ning frowned and pursed her lips, but said nothing.

"In a family like ours, when the men reach the age of 15, they have to put two houses next to them. When they marry a wife, the daughter-in-law decides whether to raise the aunt, right?" Mrs. Zhu glanced at him, "The capital city This is true of all noble families in China, except our Weixibo Mansion, and you know why."

Zhu Ning was silent.

The Zhu family is sparsely populated, and there are also human-made reasons for it.

Zhu Ning's great-great-grandfather preferred concubines, and the concubine's heart became big after she became pregnant, thinking that her son would be able to succeed if her direct line was exterminated, but as a result, the two brothers of Zhu Ning's great-grandfather were poisoned to death as soon as the medicine was taken. Even the great-grandfather's body collapsed in half, leaving only one son and leaving.

Because of the death of her son, the great-grandmother beat the poisoned concubine to death in a desperate attempt to break up the husband and wife. Even the child in the concubine's belly could not be kept. If it wasn't for the title of the Zhu family, the great-grandfather would have simply divorced his wife .

A concubine's room is a disaster. Since then, the Zhu family will not mention the matter of taking concubines.

When it came to Zhu Ning's generation, he was the only male left within the five servings. Fortunately, he was in good health and his children were also healthy.

"The family has great business and great rules. No matter if it's relatives, can Keke be more important than their children?" Mrs. Zhu sighed, "I know you want to choose a husband who will be devoted to Keke and not to mess with women. But among the nobles, who doesn’t have a concubine around him? The third master Chu counted as one, and master Chu counted as one, and you can also count as one. You know what day it is."

Chu Junyi has been upgraded from Sixth Master Chu to Master Chu, and Fourth Master Zhang has also been upgraded to Fourth Master Zhang.

"Then choose from the civil servant's family." Zhu Ning's heart was filled to the brim, there were a lot of bad things in Xungui's family, even the Zhang family and Xiang family had a lot of secrets.

"Civilian..." Mrs. Zhu frowned slightly, and said, "I'm afraid that if you fall in love with someone, they will look down on you."

Zhu Ning raised her eyebrows upside down, his family is so good, how could anyone look down on her? !

"I watched Keke grow up, so I naturally think she is wonderful in every way, but in the future, Keke will marry and be a daughter-in-law, not an ancestor." Mrs. Zhu paused and said: "And the first choice for civil servants to get married The object is naturally a civil servant, compared to helping the son-in-law, our family is still worse."

Zhu Ning felt his breath stuck in his throat and almost choked him to death.

"There are many families with good family traditions. I am more optimistic about the Yu family and the Yao family. The family traditions of these two families are decent, and the wives and grandmas have good temperaments, but the rules are a bit rough. The daughter-in-law has to go to the mother-in-law to set the rules, but Every daughter-in-law of any family comes here like this, so it’s okay to bear it. Besides, their family has the rule of "forty no children can take concubines". The child can be sent away when the child is finished." Mrs. Zhu sighed again after finishing speaking, "I am optimistic about their family, and I think other families who love their daughter will also be watching. The marriage must only be done if the man is willing."

"Raising a child to be a hundred years old, worrying about 99 years. I have been thinking about these things since Ke Ke was born. A daughter is no better than a son. I have to choose a good family for her." Mrs. Zhu continued: "So I thought, if you can't get married with the Yu family and the Yao family, then take a step back and choose a mother-in-law who is easy to get along with, a husband who is motivated enough, and concubines and concubines. OK."

Zhu Ning...he didn't want to talk anymore, but what Mrs. Zhu said was also reasonable, and he couldn't refute it yet.

"It would be great if Brother Qi could be a few years younger." Mrs. Zhu said regretfully: "We watched this kid grow up, and he knows everything. , That's..." He sighed at this point.

Zhu Ning waved his hand, and said helplessly: "He can't, he has two wives, and the heir's task is heavy, how can he be guarded by Ke Ke."

Gu Yanqi is indeed a good candidate for a son-in-law, but his age is not suitable. He has the burden of the children of the two families on his shoulders. If he is engaged to Ke Ke, it will take at least six years before he sees the shadow of the child, and it may not be a son.

Zhu Ning and Chu Junyi have a good relationship, and they also grew up watching Gu Yanqi, so how could they be willing to trick him like this.

"Anyway, Ke Ke is still young, so it's fine to bring up the matter of discussing marriage after two years. We'll take a look." Zhu Ning also sighed.

Mrs. Zhu nodded in response.

"I'll go out for a walk." Zhu Ning got up and left with a headache, he needed to be quiet.

Talking about his daughter's marriage with Mrs. Zhu, Zhu Ning only felt that the daughter he had cherished for so many years would be a slave to others when she married into someone else's family.

But what Mrs. Zhu said was right, even if Keke married into the Zhang family or the Xiang family, to say the least is to take care of one or two. Compared with her own children, Keke must be behind.

Children are debts.

Chu Junyi was not surprised by Zhu Ning's arrival, Gu Yanqi told him everything about today, thinking that Zhu Ning came here because of Keke.

After sitting down, Zhu Ning didn't talk nonsense, and said straight to the point: "Brother Yi, you also watched Ke Ke grow up. In the future, you have to come and help Ke Ke when he chooses a husband."

Chu Junyi was speechless for a moment, and said helplessly: "You are Ke Ke's father, of course you have the final say on her marriage, how can I help?"

"Help me choose a son-in-law." Zhu Ning sighed, roughly recounted the conversation between him and Mrs. Zhu, and said: "If you know people, you don't know their faces, and then you can help me find out who is not good. Just eliminate it directly, we are not as good as you in this regard."

Chu Junyi thought for a while and nodded in agreement. He knew a lot about the secrets of each family. It would be fine if he was just helping Keke pick a husband. Anyway, he was just helping to eliminate unqualified candidates. The final decision was made by Zhu Junyi. rather.

Gu Yanqi couldn't hold back any longer, and when they finished talking about the business, he interrupted and asked, "Ke Ke's marriage is difficult?"

"It's hard to say." Zhu Ning replied very depressed, "The eldest wife said that Xungui's family is busy and complicated, and she is afraid that Ke Ke will be wronged by marrying him, and it is not easy for civil servants to get married."

Chu Junyi nodded and said: "If it's just a marriage, it's easy to choose a candidate, but it's a little difficult to choose someone who is good at everything. You can look at those who have a simple population and a good temper. Maybe they are not as good as your family. High, but there are still advantages to marrying low."

It's a bit whimsical for a big family to want everyone to be friendly. It's easy to choose a person, and it's not bad to have a similar or lower family background.

"How about letting Keke marry me?" Gu Yanqi asked suddenly.

The room fell silent instantly, Chu Junyi and Zhu Ning paused for two seconds, then turned their heads to look at him together.

Gu Yanqi pursed his lips and asked, "Can't you?"

"Don't you think of Keke as your younger sister?" Chu Junyi asked in surprise.

Zhu Ning patted him on the shoulder and said with emotion: "My good boy, I am very happy that you have this kind of heart."

"I can be nice to her, I won't bully her, and I won't take concubines..." At the end of the speech, Gu Yanqi didn't know what to say anymore. Marrying Keke as his wife was just a fleeting thought, and he said it when he thought of it .

"I know, you have always been very kind to Keke." Zhu Ning comforted him with a gentle expression, "Keke is not your responsibility, and you don't have to wrong yourself like this."

"I don't feel wronged." Gu Yanqi's ears blushed slightly, and he muttered in a low voice.

Zhu Ning's eyelids twitched, he glanced at Gu Yanqi's ear, and then at Chu Junyi.

Chu Junyi stared at his son for a while, then gave Zhu Ning a wink: let's not mention this matter for now, he will ask later.

When Zhu Ning left, Chu Junyi did not ask.

Gu Yanqi waited and waited, until the teacup in his hand was about to be crushed by him, Chu Junyi didn't ask him.

"Daddy?" Gu Yanqi called out.

"Ah? What's the matter?" Chu Junyi looked up at him as if he had just recovered.

Gu Yanqi twitched the corner of his mouth and asked, "What do you think of what happened just now?"

"What happened just now?" Chu Junyi asked suspiciously, "What happened just now?"

Gu Yanqi: "..." I know you are pretending to be stupid!

Chu Junyi smiled and said: "Tell me, what happened just now?"

Gu Yanqi was heartbroken and said, "It's about letting Keke marry me."

Chu Junyi just stared at him, neither saying yes nor no, when Gu Yanqi started sweating on his forehead, he restrained his smile and asked, "Do you really want to marry her, or do you simply not want her to suffer?" Wronged?"

Gu Yanqi pursed his lips, not knowing how to answer.

"Did you think about it?" Chu Junyi asked again.

Gu Yanqi lowered his head.

"Then go back and think about it, and come back to me when you understand it." Chu Junyi patted his son on the shoulder, "You are not too young, you can decide your own affairs. If you really want to marry Ke Ke , I’ll go to Zhujia to help you propose a marriage; if you just treat Keke as your younger sister, don’t say such things in the future.”

Gu Yanqi nodded, his mind was a little messed up and he needed to think it over.

In the evening, Gu Chengzhi learned about the day's events from Chu Junyi, and his face showed a look of astonishment.

"Ke Ke is only 12 years old?" Gu Chengzhi asked.

Chu Junyi replied: "Ten years old, after October will be eleven years old."

Gu Chengzhi's expression was a little tangled, and he asked, "Brother Qi likes children?"

"I don't know, he didn't even think about it himself." Chu Junyi looked at the sky.

Gu Chengzhi moved his shoulders, and began to think about whether his son was a pedophile. This is a matter of morality, and it is impossible to really have this habit.

Chu Junyi pressed his shoulder for him and asked, "Still so busy?"

"Almost." Gu Chengzhi stretched his neck again.

Gu Chengzhi returned to the rank of official after his filial piety, and was transferred to the Sixth Ministry a year later, and now he has the qualification to be an auditor in the cabinet.

You must know that not everyone can enter the cabinet. Gu Chengzhi is not yet 40 years old. As long as the elders above him retire, or the cabinet decides to add people, it is a sure thing to join the cabinet as a prime minister.

It cannot be said that there are no 40-year-old elders, but they are rare, especially now that it is still a prosperous age, and there are a lot of talents. It is definitely lucky to be able to enter the cabinet at the age of 40.

"Actually, it's not bad for Brother Qi to marry Keke." Gu Chengzhi held his hand, lay on the couch with Chu Junyi's leg on his head, pondered for a while, and said, "Keke's family background and temperament are not to be picky. We watched her grow up again, and Brother Qi has liked her since he was a child. Besides, she will not have any resistance to our family, so she doesn't have to worry about the restlessness of the house. I think this marriage is very good."

Gu Yanqi's personal conditions are very good, but his family discourages many people.

First of all, Gu Yanqi is an heir, and there are two fathers in the family. The relationship between Gu Chengzhi and Chu Junyi alone can make many people who value reputation exclude him from the marriage list.

Furthermore, thanks to Mrs. Dong, everyone in the capital knew that his biological father had abandoned his wife and son, and that his biological mother was an idiot.Although it is said that after adopting, the relationship with the biological parents should be severed, but which girl wants such an in-law.

Before Gu Yanqi got Xie Yuan, Chu Junyi was looking for a wife for him, but he found that many families were very repulsed to marry their daughters over, so he stopped thinking about it. Marrying is a good thing for two surnames, and the woman is not willing. forget about it.

After Gu Yanqi got Xie Yuan, some people expressed their intention to get married, but this time Chu Junyi didn't like it. It's really that the girl is not good, or there are other problems, so he and Gu Cheng The capital wanted to wait until his son was elected or a Jinshi before discussing relatives.

With the gradual promotion of Gu Chengzhi's official position, more and more families want to get married, but they still want to wait. Marriage is Gu Yanqi's business, and his wife must be liked by him.

"Let's talk about it after Brother Qi has figured it out." Chu Junyi shrugged.

Gu Chengzhi put his hand on Chu Junyi's face, rubbed it lightly, his eyes gradually deepened, and said in a low voice: "I'll talk about my son's affairs later, let's talk about our affairs now."

Chu Junyi's ears were flushed, and his eyes were staring out of the window, but he refused to look at him.

The next day, Gu Yanqi waited until the sun was high before waking up Chu Junyi.

Chu Junyi coughed unnaturally, and explained: "I'm getting old, and I'm a little lethargic."

"I understand, I understand, I'm used to it." Gu Yanqi nodded repeatedly.

Chu Junyi: "..." What are you talking about, brat? !

Gu Yanqi: "..." Oops, it's easy to say...