marriage contract

The courtyard was brightly lit, but it was dark outside. Chu Junyi walked on the road with a face of indifference, and the surroundings were quiet, only the sound of footsteps echoing in the lane could be heard.

Turning into the courtyard, he walked directly to the main room. The lights in the main room were already on. Chu Junyi pushed the door and entered the room, but was immediately stunned.

Gu Chengzhi was sitting in the living room with a sullen face. When he returned to his room in the afternoon, he found that Chu Junyi was not there. At first he thought he had gone to the front yard, but he didn't see anyone until night.After asking the servants, he said that he went out just after noon. He knew that Chu Junyi had not left the mansion, and if he did, he would definitely tell him.

But until it was completely dark, this person didn't come back, Gu Chengzhi couldn't sit still, he could have lost him in the Chu family, so he was detained by someone, right?

Just when he was thinking about whether to go out to find someone, footsteps sounded outside.

In fact, the sound of Chu Junyi walking was not too loud, but the courtyard was too quiet, so it was particularly obvious.

Hearing footsteps approaching, Gu Chengzhi kept staring at the door, Chu Junyi was stunned when he opened the door and saw him, while Gu Chengzhi frowned and stood up.

As usual, Gu Chengzhi still looked into his eyes habitually, but this time Chu Junyi's eyes were not distracted, but rather dark and gloomy, and the whole person seemed to be in a depression .

Seeing him standing blankly at the door with a pale face, Gu Chengzhi took a few steps to drag him in, and slapped the door shut with his palm.

Standing aside, one could feel the coolness emanating from Chu Junyi's body, and the hand holding his arm could also feel the coldness under the palm, Gu Chengzhi's face turned a little colder.

He brought Chu Junyi into the living room, pushed him onto the couch, Gu Chengzhi stood there and looked at him for a few moments, then went to pour him a glass of water.

Chu Junyi had been taking medicine before, and the first few prescriptions required more attention, and the requirements for food were more complicated, so at that time, he was almost eating porridge with clear soup, and waited until those few prescriptions were finished. Only then did he slowly remove the forbidden food.

But there are also a few items that cannot be touched from beginning to end, such as herbal tea and strong tea, and raw and cold food.

Seeing the list about food, Gu Chengzhi crossed off the tea, no matter if it was strong tea, weak tea, cold tea or hot tea, Chu Junyi was not allowed to touch them, and he also put a small stove in the room, Hot water is boiled on it for them to take at any time.

While waiting for Chu Junyi just now, Gu Chengzhi had already dried a pot of water, and now the water was slightly hot, so he stuffed the cup into his hand, and Gu Chengzhi also sat on the chair next to him.

In fact, Chu Junyi has been in a daze since he entered the house, especially when he saw Gu Chengzhi. He stayed in the ancestral hall for an afternoon and most of the night, almost making him forget that he was married. thing.

Looking up at this familiar room, he was looking at Gu Chengzhi who was sitting next to him. He lowered his head to look at the cup in his hand, picked it up and took a sip. The slightly hot water flowed down the esophagus and into the stomach. Like a warm current injected into the body.

The body that had already been numb from the cold began to warm up slowly, and the feeling of numbness and itchiness emerged little by little. Chu Junyi's brows gradually frowned, he tightened the cup in his hand, and took another gulp to drink up the rest of the water , Then he gritted his teeth and endured the gradual discomfort in his body.

Originally, Gu Chengzhi wanted to ask him where he went and he came back so late, but when he got close to Chu Junyi, he could smell the sandalwood smell on his body. He was familiar with this smell, so he could generally Guess where Chu Junyi went.

He may be able to ask about other things, but there are still some things he can't ask, and he feels that even if he asks, Chu Junyi won't answer.

It's like a tacit understanding between the two of them. They usually get along normally, but Chu Junyi never asks his parents, and he doesn't get too curious.

The warm room, the bright lights, all of these seemed to be able to dispel the haze in my heart. Chu Junyi was stunned for a while, then turned to look at Gu Chengzhi, neither asked nor said much, just like this quietly Be by his side.

"That's great..." The tense nerves gradually relaxed, and Chu Junyi unconsciously said the words.

"What?" Gu Chengzhi seemed to hear him talking, but the voice was so low that he couldn't hear clearly even with his hearing.

Chu Junyi shook his head, and the corner of his mouth curved slightly, "It's nothing, I just wanted to say, thank you."

Looking at his eyes that gradually regained their spirits, Gu Chengzhi understood that he was fine, and judging from his appearance, he probably didn't want to mention today's events.

Gu Chengzhi didn't intend to ask him anymore, but he still said when he got up: "Next time you go out, wear more clothes. You know what your body looks like. If Imperial Physician He finds out, he will definitely scold you."

"En..." Chu Junyi rubbed his nose and didn't think so much when he went out, but he really didn't think about it.

"Go and wash up." After Gu Chengzhi finished speaking, he went into the bedroom and began to make the bed.

In the middle of the night, Gu Chengzhi suddenly opened his eyes, he stretched out his body and stroked Chu Junyi's forehead, his palms were hot.He put on a coat, got up and lit the candle, Chu Junyi's cheeks were red, and he was panting with frowns.

The small stove in the room has not been extinguished, and the water in the kettle has always been hot. After filling Chu Junyi with two cups of water, Gu Chengzhi patted his cheek and said, "Wake up, get up and drink the medicine later." .”

Chu Junyi was still in a half-dream and half-awake state of confusion. After listening to Gu Chengzhi's words and reacting for a while, he understood what he was talking about. Going to grab it again, he asked weakly, "I'll drink it tomorrow, okay?"

"No." Gu Chengzhi said in a deep voice, lifted the quilt up for him, then turned and went to the small kitchen.

In the high gate, whether it is a large kitchen or a small kitchen, there should be one or two stoves that are kept on fire all night, so that the master can ask for water or want to do something at night.

He asked the mother-in-law to bring the medicine as soon as it was fried, and he went back to the bedroom.

I stood by the bed and looked at it for a while, then went to the clean room to bring out a basin of water. It is now winter, and although the water in the room has not frozen, it is almost the same.

He took a sweat towel, soaked it in water, wrung it dry, folded it and placed it on Chu Junyi's forehead.

After finishing all this, Gu Chengzhi sat on the edge of the bed and looked at the person lying on the bed with half-down eyes.

Some time ago, Chu Junyi's health was not very good, the mother-in-law who decocted the medicine became a skilled worker, and after a while the medicine was decocted, she was brought over by the mother-in-law.

Watching Chu Junyi drink the medicine, lay back on the bed and fell asleep, Gu Chengzhi changed the sweat towel on his forehead for him, then took a book and sat down by the bed again.

After that, Chu Junyi lay on the bed for another two days, but when Gu Chengzhi planned to go to Wanfa Temple alone, Chu Junyi got up.

"Can your body do it?" Gu Chengzhi was very skeptical.

"Okay." Chu Junyi nodded.

"You should stay and recuperate."

"But I want to go."

"Why?" Gu Chengzhi asked doubtfully.

"..."

"to be frank."

"..." Chu Junyi looked away, "I don't want to be alone."

Gu Chengzhi was silent for a moment, and then packed up Chu Junyi's clothes.

This time I went to Wanfa Temple to live in another courtyard. Although it was a bit strenuous, Chu Junyi still climbed up the mountain.

The anniversary of Master Gu's death was at the end of the month, and they had gone many days earlier, but this time it was replaced by Chu Jun Yiku sitting in front of the Buddha.

"Are you planning to become a monk?" Gu Chengzhi stood behind him, frowning and asked.

Chu Junyi turned his head and saw him walking over and sitting on the futon, he smiled lightly and said, "How do you know that I haven't thought about it?"

"You really want to become a monk?" Gu Chengzhi was a little surprised.

"I thought about it before." Chu Junyi shrugged.

"what about now?"

"Now... I don't know..."

Gu Chengzhi cast his eyes on the Buddha statue in front of him, and asked, "Are you planning to convert to Buddhism and ignore worldly affairs?"

"No, I didn't intend to become a monk." Chu Junyi also looked at the Buddha statue in front of him. The Buddha was merciful, but he never planned to serve him.

"Why?" Gu Chengzhi turned to look at him.

"Because I can't save all sentient beings." He can't even save himself, so why should sentient beings talk about it? It's better not to harm others...

Chu Junyi sighed and asked, "Why did you study before?"

Gu Cheng was taken aback, he didn't know why he turned the topic to reading, but he still thought about it and said: "Because I like it."

"like?"

"Yes, I like it very much." Gu Chengzhi said affirmatively. He started reading because he liked it, but now this feeling has faded a lot, and it seems that he can no longer find the feeling he had back then.

Chu Junyi bowed his head and thought for a while, he didn't seem to have anything he liked.

"You don't want to be a monk and you want to become a monk?" Gu Chengzhi asked.

"Whoever said that becoming a monk is becoming a monk." Chu Junyi glanced at him, and said: "You can also be a Taoist priest."

Gu Chengzhi suddenly thought of Taoist Hegui and what he had said at that time.

"Speaking of Taoist priests..." Chu Junyi touched his chin, "I don't know if Nanxing Mountain still accepts people."

"Accept people, but not you."

"Why?!" Chu Junyi's eyes widened, did he discriminate against him? !

After thinking about it, Gu Chengzhi still told him what Taoist He Gui had said.

"..." Chu Junyi's expression became a little inexplicable, and he wanted to speak but didn't know what to say.

"Since you don't intend to become a monk, what are you doing sitting here?" Gu Chengzhi came here to ask him about it.

"I'm just thinking about what I can do." By the way, I also thought about how to live in the future, staying in Chu's house is too troublesome, and I can relax when I come out.

"Sit in front of the Buddha and think what you can do?" Gu Chengzhi glanced at him, not afraid to shave his head off in a moment of excitement.

Chu Junyi laughed dryly, well, he also knew that this was a bit ridiculous.

"I remember you got selected as a scholar." Seeing him nodding, Gu Chengzhi said again: "Then next year, you will try it out in Qiuwei. Anyway, you haven't thought about what you want to do."

Chu Junyi lowered his head and thought about it. It would be nice to have a goal in the confusion ahead, so he just took it as a way to pass the time, so he nodded and said, "The end is fine, but I haven't read a book for a long time."

"I've read what you wrote, and if you work hard from now on, you should be able to pass the exam without any problems." Gu Chengzhi would say this, and he knew it in his heart.

Chu Junyi's foundation is good. It should be that the third master Chu taught him well, but he went astray due to lack of guidance in the later stage, but the problem is not too big.If he is let off now, he will probably fail the ranking, but there are still eight or nine months before Qiu Wei, with the correct guidance, there is still no problem in the middle school.

"...Thank you." It was the first time someone said such words to him, and Chu Junyi felt a little moved.

"You're welcome, as long as you can be normal and stop acting like you're about to die." Gu Chengzhi said it naturally, and he has been displeased with this for a long time.

"..." What a shock!Chu Junyi gritted his teeth thinking.