marriage contract

"The old lady feels a bit of a headache, and she hasn't gotten up yet, but the old lady also said that it is good to let Liu Ye and Gu Sanye go out directly." The big girl next to the old lady Chu stopped the two of them with a smile on her face. Outside the courtyard gate.

Chu Junyi nodded, not surprised at all, "Understood, then let grandma rest well." After speaking, he took Gu Chengzhi and left.

And the big girl waited until their backs disappeared before she restrained her smile and entered the yard.

After leaving the gate of Yi, there were several carriages waiting outside the gate, and there were two tall horses beside them. This was the convoy returning to the gate today.

The two horses were waiting for their masters, but Chu Junyi glanced at them and walked decisively to the carriage beside them.

When he arrived in front of the carriage, Chu Junyi turned around and saw Gu Chengzhi looking at him with raised eyebrows, and said helplessly, "I'm not very good at riding a horse. If you want to ride, you can go on a horse. Anyway, I want to take a carriage." He got into the carriage on the footstool.

Gu Chengzhi looked at the carriage, then at the two horses, weighed it up and got into the carriage.

Chu Junyi was sitting on one side of the carriage, while the other side was reserved for Gu Chengzhi. Now riding a horse out of the house would definitely attract crowds of spectators. Although they would be watched while sitting in the carriage, at least they didn't have to show their faces.

The team started to march, followed by several carriages, which contained a homecoming gift for the Gu family.

There was a moment of silence in the car, and Chu Junyi felt a little embarrassed, so he found a topic and said, "In the future, it should be like today. When I go to pay my respects, my grandmother usually doesn't see her. Just show up in front of the courtyard."

Gu Chengzhi nodded. It was indeed a lot of peace of mind not to see Mrs. Chu, and most of the other female relatives would not be able to meet either.As for the men of the Chu family, it's fine if they can communicate normally. If you have to find trouble with him, he is not a soft persimmon that can be manipulated by others.

The topic was over, but the atmosphere was pretty good, so we went all the way to Gu's house.

The gift list was given to the steward, and Chu Junyi followed Gu Chengzhi to Mrs. Gu's yard, met with the three elders of the Gu family, and then greeted them as peers.

The eldest son of the Gu family has three sons. Uncle Gu looks mature and stable. When he saw Gu Cheng, he was like seeing his younger brother who had returned home. He looked normal, but he seemed not so normal among a room full of weird-looking people. up.

Gu Erye is tall and thin, and he feels very transparent. Chu Junyi looked at him, then at Gu Chengzhi, thinking that Miss Dong would regret it if she saw these two people.

Fourth Master Gu was young and looked a little ignorant. When he saw Gu Cheng, his face was a little happy, but he was more frustrated. He probably knew that this brother would not be able to see him often in the future.

After the ceremony, the atmosphere was so stiff that it was unbearable. Anyway, Chu Junyi really wanted to leave, but the three elders of the Gu family didn't speak, and Gu Chengzhi even stood there with a cold face, so he could only stand by. .

Mrs. Gu probably also felt that such a stalemate was not a problem, she coughed a few times and said, "Well, honestly, grandma has something to tell you."

Gu Chengzhi raised his eyelids to show that he was listening.

Old Madam Gu gritted her teeth, then took a deep breath and said, "Grandmother wants to adopt your fourth brother under your father's name, you see..."

The temperature in the room dropped by more than ten degrees in an instant, and Chu Junyi only felt a gust of cool wind blowing in. He took a cautious look at Gu Chengzhi, and immediately lowered his head after reading it.

Gu Chengzhi's expression at this time was really indescribably terrifying, what the old lady wanted to say next was blocked back, and she didn't say a word in a daze.

Uncle Gu on the side frowned and looked at Mrs. Gu, then at Mr. Gu again, and then said with a smile: "The third brother will go to see the second uncle when he comes back, and he will also take Sixth Master Chu to have a look."

Gu Chengzhi glanced at him, then glanced at the others, and turned away without saying a word.

Seeing that Gu Chengzhi was striding out, Chu Junyi naturally wouldn't stay behind, and after saluting, he quickly chased after him.

The fourth master Gu was confused by the words of the old lady Gu, he pulled the sleeve of the old master Gu and asked: "Father, what did grandma mean just now? What does it mean to adopt me to the second uncle? You don't want me anymore." ?"

"Fourth brother thinks too much. Grandmother is just joking." Uncle Gu reached out and touched Fourth Master Gu's head, but looked at Mrs. Gu with a smile on his face, but his eyes were cold, "Grandmother is Just kidding, right?"

The old lady Gu hesitated a few times before saying: "Don't think too much, Xiaosi, grandma was just joking, why would grandma not want you?"

Fourth Master Gu pursed his lips and nodded, but felt a little chilly in his heart.

After leaving the courtyard, Gu Chengzhi wanted to go back to his room immediately, but then he realized that there was no room for him in Gu's mansion, and his mind, dazed by anger, gradually calmed down.

When Chu Junyi chased him out, he saw Gu Chengzhi leaning against the courtyard wall, his expression was still ugly, when he saw him coming out, he straightened up and said, "This way." After speaking, he strode forward.

Chu Junyi followed quickly, but he was thinking about what happened just now. As soon as the Gu family sent Gu Chengzhi out of the house, they wanted to adopt a son, and they brought it up on the day they returned. To completely sever ties?

If the second room has a son, then Gu Chengzhi is nothing, how will he deal with himself in the Chu family.Even the emperor only rewarded some things at most, to show that he still values ​​Gu Chengzhi, and let the Chu family restrain themselves.

But Gu Chengzhi's natal family is still the Gu family, and the Gu family did this... A chill rose from the bottom of Chu Junyi's heart.

When they arrived at the Gu family's ancestral hall, Gu Chengzhi burned incense without saying a word, then knelt down, and Chu Junyi also knelt beside him.

Looking at the memorial tablet in front of him, Chu Junyi suddenly felt very sad, not only because of the death of the second master Gu, but also the attitude of the Gu family.

"Uncle Gu, Aunt Gu, Junyi came to see you..." Chu Junyi didn't know how to start, so he could only use his previous address, since he couldn't call "father-in-law" or "mother-in-law" anyway.

Hearing Chu Junyi's address, Gu Chengzhi tilted his head and asked, "Do you know my parents?"

"I know...very familiar." Chu Junyi was silent for a moment before he said: "Father and Uncle Gu are on good terms, and mother and Aunt Gu are also on good terms. When my parents... died, they all came to comfort me. They also treated me later. I take good care of him, I was able to grow up in Chu's parents, thanks to my father's friends."

Chu Junyi looked up at Master Gu's memorial tablet and said: "After the Qin Tianjian incident, my grandfather wanted to send me back to my hometown, but when Uncle Gu heard the news, he went directly to talk to him. Uncle Gu told me not to worry, but Grandfather never said that he would send me away." So he was always grateful to Master Gu Er, but before he could repay him, he was gone.

Gu Chengzhi nodded and stopped talking, just staring at the tablet in front of him in a daze.

Chu Junyi knelt with him for a while, then thought of something, and asked, "You call them father and mother, right?"

Gu Chengzhi glanced at him and nodded.

"Then let me call them that too." Seeing Gu Chengzhi frowning, Chu Junyi added, "Or do you want me to call them 'father-in-law' or 'mother-in-law'?"

Gu Chengzhi frowned even tighter. He glanced at Chu Junyi, then at the tablet, and said, "Call your parents."

With Gu Chengzhi's consent, Chu Junyi corrected his attitude and called out respectfully: "Father, mother."

The two burned incense twice in the ancestral hall before preparing to leave. When Chu Junyi got up, he almost fell to the ground, but was picked up by Gu Chengzhi.

"Legs... a little numb..." Chu Junyi's face was full of embarrassment. After kneeling for such a long time, it is normal for his legs to be numb.It's not normal for Gu Chengzhi to stand up cleanly and leave after a few seconds.

When you return home, you can’t stay with your mother’s house for too long. You should leave after lunch at most, because the new house can’t be empty.

The Gu family didn't intend to keep them for lunch, and Gu Chengzhi didn't intend to stay longer at the Gu family either.

When I left the ancestral hall, I saw Uncle Gu waiting outside the courtyard. When I saw them coming out, I greeted them with a smile, "Grandma is feeling a little uncomfortable. I will accompany you to sit elsewhere."

"No need, we're planning to go back." Gu Chengzhi's tone was cold, and he didn't save Uncle Gu any face.

"I'm going back now?" Uncle Gu was a little surprised, then smiled and said, "That's fine, I'll see you off."

Chu Junyi saw Uncle Gu's performance in his eyes, and labeled him "able to bend and stretch" in his heart. When Gu Gu saw Gu Cheng, his expression was so complicated that he couldn't hide it. Uncle Gu can have such an attitude. personalities.

From the ancestral hall to the gate, Uncle Gu has been chatting about family affairs without anything to say.

When he saw the Chu family's carriage, Gu Chengzhi was probably annoyed, so he asked directly, "What exactly do you want to say?"

Hearing the "Big Brother", Uncle Gu felt relieved. He suppressed the smile on his face and said seriously, "Brother just wanted to tell you that the Gu family will not adopt, you...don't worry."

"Worry? I have nothing to do with your Gu family!" Gu Chengzhi sneered.

Uncle Gu was silent for a moment, then sighed: "I know you have resentment in your heart, but the Gu family... Forget it, come back and take a look when you want to come back, your room brother will keep it for you."

Gu Chengzhi ignored Uncle Gu, and got into the carriage aggressively.

Chu Junyi nodded to Uncle Gu, and got into the car as well.

Uncle Gu stood at the door and watched them go. After the carriage turned out of the alley, he turned and looked at the door plaque above his head. The words on it were mentioned by Gu Ge himself. He looked at it for a long time before looking back.

Mr. Gu is keeping his name with the emperor, but he can still go on. The imperial examination is not only a test of knowledge, but also of character and family style.The Gu family is in some danger now, the best way is to establish a good relationship with Gu Chengzhi, even if this is impossible, at least it must be acceptable on the surface.

If the Gu family really adopted the child, it would be tantamount to cutting off Gu Chengzhi's future.

After reconciling with the Chu family in the future, Gu Chengzhi can still marry a wife and have children to inherit the bloodline, but everything the Gu family does is a joke.

30 years in Hedong and 30 years in Hexi, who dares to say that Gu Chengzhi will never stand up again.

He always has to think about himself and the Gu family, and the issue of adoption can no longer be mentioned.