marriage contract

Chu Junyi's smile faded a little, he kissed Gu Chengzhi's lips, turned over and fell to the ground, and pulled Gu Chengzhi up by the way, "I want to see."

Gu Chengzhi accompanied him to the table and sat down, quietly watching Chu Junyi pick up the cosmetic powder boxes and look at them one by one.

There were six small boxes of makeup powder in the wooden box, two of which were rouge. After Chu Junyi opened it, he looked at it and put it down.

Put side by side with the two boxes of rouge is gouache, a white powdery solid. Chu Junyi dipped a little bit with his finger, put it under his nose and smelled it, and shook his head to wipe off the powder on his finger.

The remaining three boxes are face powder, one box is white, the other box is white with a little bit of yellow, and the last box is brown.

Chu Junyi smelled them one by one, finally picked out the box of yellow and brown powder in white, put the other four boxes back into the wooden box, and then said: "The powder used by mother and the two The taste of the box is very similar, and I remember my mother once said that the powder she used was made by my father."

The white powder is used for covering the face, and the brown powder can be worn on the body or placed in an incense burner.

Gu Chengzhi listened quietly, and when Chu Junyi approached, he hugged him.

"The words on the plaque of that store were not written by my father, so I haven't noticed them all these years, and suddenly several stores popped up..." Chu Junyi bumped his head on Gu Chengzhi's shoulder, "I just want to see See what connection that store has with father."

Lu Qin didn't say anything, and he didn't find any key points about the incense powder store. The only thing he could look up seemed to be the items sold in the store.

"Maybe after a while you will understand what father wants to do." Gu Chengzhi patted his head.

"En." Chu Junyi responded sullenly, raised his head and asked, "To the next one?"

"Okay." Gu Chengzhi kissed his forehead.

The streets where the Xiangfen Store and Huibin Restaurant are located are relatively close to the residences of officials and eunuchs, and most of the people who come and go with them are mostly such people. Both stores can be regarded as stores for middle-to-high-end people, and the income is naturally good.

The candied fruit shop is located in the largest busy city in central Beijing, surrounded by teahouses and pavements, full of people and extremely lively.

The carriage stopped around the busy city, Chu Junyi and Gu Cheng got out of the carriage, and decided to walk there.

Even in winter, this bustling city is still crowded with people, and there is no leisure.

Chu Junyi looked all the way, there were relatively more people in the teahouse, some were storytellers, some were chatting, and some were talking about the mountains, and there were no few people in front of the stalls beside them, either busy or in a hurry.

"There are so many people." Chu Junyi said with emotion.

"There are a lot of people." Gu Chengzhi added, "There are also a lot of news."

The two looked at each other and smiled, and walked side by side to the preserved fruit shop.

The name of this preserved fruit shop is very simple and rude: Guoguodian.

Standing in front of the door and looking up at the plaque, Chu Junyi was speechless. Who chose this name? !

Gu Chengzhi thought it was funny, stood with Chu Junyi for a while, and then pulled him into the shop.

"You two, what do you want to see? We have a full range of varieties in our store!" The store clerk hurried over to say hello.

There are indeed many varieties sold in the fruit shop, all kinds of candied fruits, peanuts and melon seeds, and some simple snacks.

Chu Junyi looked around, ordered a few common ones, and selected a few that looked good. When the shop assistant packed the things, he asked casually: "Who named this shop?" ?”

"The boss took it." The store clerk answered with a smile while moving his hands quickly. Obviously, Chu Junyi was not the first to ask this question, nor would he be the last.

"..." Chu Junyi twitched the corner of his mouth. The boss is Guan Qing, that is, the third master Chu took it? ! "Very... distinctive."

"My lord is really polite." The store clerk handed over the packaged things, with a bright smile on his face, "Many people say the name of the store is so stupid."

Chu Junyi: "..." In fact, he also wanted to say the same.

Gu Chengzhi hooked the corners of his lips, took the package handed over by the shop assistant, opened a corner, picked up a candied fruit, and stuffed it into Chu Junyi's mouth.

Store clerk: "..." Hiss!Why do you look so awkward? !

Chu Junyi glared at Gu Cheng, chewed the candied fruit twice, then his movements gradually slowed down, and his brows frowned slightly.

"Not delicious?" Seeing that his expression was not right, Gu Chengzhi quickly asked.

"No." Chu Junyi said in a low voice: "It's delicious... Mother likes this taste very much."

Gu Cheng was taken aback, looked at the candied fruit in his hand, picked one up and threw it into his mouth.

"It tastes good." Gu Chengzhi said softly.

Chu Junyi nodded, picked up another one and put it in his mouth. After swallowing, he said: "Mother likes to eat these, and father often brings some back."

"It seems that the son's father is still a regular customer in our store. The candied fruit in our store is different from other people's. You can eat it as soon as you eat it." The store clerk said with a smile.

"It is indeed a regular visitor." Chu Junyi raised the corners of his lips, "The third master of the Chu family, do you know him?"

The store clerk's face changed slightly, and his eyes turned around Chu Junyi twice, "Of course I know, Mr. Chu San is really a regular customer of our store." He gestured to the companion next to him, and then Chu Junyi and Gu Chengzhi invites you to the back room.

The store clerk left, but soon another man in his 40s, short and fat, with a big belly walked in.

"My servant, Qian Jin, has met Sixth Master Chu." Qian Jin bowed with a smile on his face.

"Shopkeeper Qian is so polite." Chu Junyi nodded, and then introduced Gu Chengzhi to him, "This is Gu Sanye."

Qian Jin paused for a moment, glanced at Gu Cheng, then at Chu Junyi, and then said, "I've met Gu Sanye."

Seeing that there was no one else around, Chu Junyi directly took out the "love" token.

When Qian Jin saw the token, his attitude became more respectful, "I don't know what the Sixth Lord wants?"

"I don't know what shopkeeper Qian can do?" Chu Junyi asked.

Qian Jin blinked his small eyes, looked up at Chu Junyi, and lowered his head again.

Chu Junyi laughed helplessly, one or two were like this.

"Treasurer Qian can hear a lot of news, right?" Gu Chengzhi interrupted suddenly.

Hearing this, Qian Jin glanced at him, and then turned his gaze to Chu Junyi. Seeing that he had no intention of obstructing him, he could only sigh, "Yes, I can hear a lot of news here, but it's not clear whether it's true or not." His imagination is richer than the world thinks.

"That's enough." Chu Junyi said.

"Yes, Qian understands." Qian Jin bowed his head and looked down.

Chu Junyi asked Qian Jin to send news to Huibin Restaurant, and then he said a few more words before leaving with Gu Chengzhi.

Qian Jin watched the two of them leave, stretched out his hand and rubbed the space between his brows, talked to the shop clerk, and went out through the back door.

Still holding candied fruit in his hand, Gu Chengzhi got into the carriage with Chu Junyi, and drove to the third store.

The location of the piano hall is a bit subtle. The two streets in front are mostly Xiangge tea houses where literati often gather, and the two streets behind the back door are the more famous Rouge Lane in Beijing, but this is in the eyes of Chu Junyi But it's more like a brothel street...

Chu Junyi really doesn't understand why Master Chu opened the piano hall here. Although the piano hall is only open for business and there are quite a lot of literati nearby, the business of this piano hall should be mostly for the girls in the brothel. .

The carriage drove to the door of the piano hall and stopped. Hearing the voice of a woman teasing from time to time outside the car, Chu Junyi dawdled for a long time without saying that he wanted to go down.

"Aren't you going to take a look?" Gu Chengzhi asked.

"Go..." Chu Junyi's face was full of irritability.

He knows how involuntary it is for a woman in a brothel to fall into the world, but he really doesn't like this kind of woman who almost has the word "Little Saner" written on her forehead...

Gu Chengzhi also heard the voice outside the car. Seeing Chu Junyi's appearance, he understood what he was bothering with as soon as he turned his head. He hugged him and asked softly, "Do you want to go back?"

"No, get out of the car." Chu Junyi frowned, pushed Gu Cheng, took a deep breath, and quickly jumped out of the car.

Gu Chengzhi "tsk tsk" twice, it was a pity that no one was comforted, but seeing Chu Junyi waiting for him under the car, he didn't delay any longer, and got out of the car in a flash.

There are only two words on the plaque of the Qinguan: Qinguan.

Chu Junyi took a look at it, and felt that the name probably wasn't chosen by the third master Chu. Just looking at the names of the powder shop and the preserved fruit shop, he knew that the third master Chu had no talent for naming.

It is said that his name was written by Master Chu San with more than 100 characters, and finally decided by Mrs. Chu San.

The front door of the Qin Pavilion was wide open, and two girls were holding hands and preparing to walk in. When they saw two men getting off the carriage, they stopped still.

Chu Junyi raised his foot and walked inside with a blank face, and Gu Chengzhi followed behind with a cold expression.

When the two girls saw Chu Junyi and Gu Chengzhi enter the piano hall, they also walked in with smiles.

The hall of the Qin Pavilion is very quiet and elegant. If there were no extra women, Chu Junyi would be very happy to look around in it.

There are landscape paintings on the walls of the hall, and there are many guqin and other musical instruments near the wall. There are many piano tables and chairs on one side of the hall, which should be used for piano testing.

In the hall, there are five or six young women with bright clothes and good looks, but with a slightly frivolous expression. The two women who came in at the end were all types.

Chu Junyi's face became even more numb. He hated the smell of powder in the hall, not to say he couldn't smell it, but the rouge and powder used by these seven or eight people were different, and the smell mixed together was simply unbearable.

Even Gu Chengzhi's brows were frowned. He looked at Qintong beside him and asked directly, "What's the matter?"

Qin Tong was taken aback for a moment, and then asked, "Why is the young master looking for the steward?"

"Xiuqin." Chu Junyi gritted his teeth, and squeezed out two words from between his teeth.

Qin Tong looked at them suspiciously, but still invited them to a room on the second floor.

Without the woman, without the smell of makeup, Chu Junyi felt alive.

Gu Chengzhi came to his side, hugged him, patted Chu Junyi's back lightly, and asked in a low voice, "Do you feel better?"

"Well, it's much better." Chu Junyi leaned on Gu Chengzhi's shoulder and said with his eyes closed.

"I kept you two waiting for a long time." A hoarse and old voice came from outside the door, followed by the sound of pushing the door.

When Chu Junyi heard someone talking, he subconsciously wanted to straighten up, but the voice made him a little dazed.

The person who pushed the door froze at the door, while Chu Junyi was still leaning on Gu Chengzhi, staring at the person with wide eyes.

"Master Six! What are you doing?!" the man exclaimed.

"Mother Bai, why is it you?!" Chu Junyi was also taken aback.

When he realized what Nanny Bai was saying, Chu Junyi hurriedly pushed Gu Chengzhi away, and stood up blushing.

Gu Chengzhi was not annoyed by being pushed away by Chu Junyi, he just raised his eyes to look at the white nanny, who looked five or sixty years old, with many wrinkles on his face, but his eyes were very soft, especially when he saw Chu Junyi Even the eyes that fell on him did not feel malicious.

Bai Momo glared at Gu Chengzhi, and when she looked at Chu Junyi again, her eyes were filled with tears, "Brother Yi, you have suffered a lot!"

"Grandma, didn't you go back to your hometown? Why are you here?" Chu Junyi hurried over to support her when he heard what Grandma Bai said.

"The girl is gone, but you are still here, how could I be willing to leave!" Bai Nao said with teary eyes.

"Please sit down, Mammy." Gu Chengzhi also walked over and supported Nanny Bai's arm.

Bai Momo stared at Gu Chengzhi, she still didn't forget what she saw when she entered the door.

"Mommy, sit down first." Chu Junyi blushed a little, and together with Gu Chengzhi pushed Nanny Bai onto the chair, he said, "Mommy, this is Gu Sanye."

Bai Momo's complexion was colorful and beautiful, "You...you..."

"I like him." Chu Junyi whispered.

Nanny Bai's complexion became even more beautiful.

"I like him too, I am sincere to him." Gu Chengzhi said.

Nanny Bai looked at Chu Junyi, then at Gu Chengzhi, and sighed after being embarrassed for a while.

Chu Junyi moved closer to Nanny Bai, and began to ask about these years.

It turned out that Nanny Bai was Mrs. Chu's wet nurse. After Mrs. Chu passed away, she proposed to return to her hometown, at least that's what Chu Junyi heard.

But the fact is that the old lady Chu didn't like Nanny Bai and wanted to send her away. Later, the third master Chu came forward and said that she sent her back to his hometown, but Nanny Bai was placed in Zhuangzi by him, until Chu San Before the master passed away, he sent someone to bring Nanny Bai to the piano hall.

Chu Junyi was a little silent. The third master Chu brought Nanny Bai to the piano hall to let him take over, but he delayed it for so many years.

"Those from the Chu family who suffered thousands of dollars! I can see how they treat you, but if there is a way to do it, you won't be wronged for so many years!" Bai Nanny pulled Chu Junyi and began to cry, Crying and cursing.

Chu Junyi's nose was a little sore from her crying, but he still comforted Nanny Bai.

When Nanny Bai had cried enough, Chu Junyi sent her back to the room and left without asking anything else.

"Don't ask?" Back in the car, Gu Chengzhi asked Chu Junyi in his arms.

"I'm going to cry again when I ask Mammy again." Chu Junyi muttered, "When she cries, it makes me want to cry."

"Why does the old lady want to send Nanny Bai away?" Gu Chengzhi felt very strange about this.

"Because Nanny Bai's surname is Bai..." Chu Junyi paused for a moment and then said: "Grandmother doesn't usually hate people with the surname Bai. In the mansion, all names with the word 'Bai' in their names have been changed, but Nanny Bai can't." Change your surname..."

Gu Chengzhi narrowed his eyes slightly, and said softly: "Then how about we vent our anger for Nanny Bai?"

"Out of anger?" Chu Junyi was taken aback.

"It just so happened that it was time to do that, and it took a few months to subtly affect it." Gu Chengzhi laughed softly.

Chu Junyi stared at him blankly, then smiled and said, "Okay."

Two days later, in the middle of the night, in the Chu family compound, Mrs. Chu and Mrs. Chu had already fallen asleep.

Suddenly, there was a slight sound reverberating in the room. The sound was faint, sometimes clear and sometimes indistinct. It seemed that someone was laughing or crying.

The two old men frowned slightly, obviously a little impatient by the voice.

"Be quiet..." Mrs. Chu slapped Mrs. Chu with a slap, and said vaguely.

The old lady Chu was awakened by the patting, and she pressed her forehead with some headaches, grabbed the old lady Chu's hand and threw it back, "You should be quiet!"

The old man Chu was still in a half-dream and half-awake state. He turned over and was about to continue sleeping. He was still murmuring subconsciously: "What does it look like to be crying and laughing..."

"You're crying and laughing..." Mrs. Chu also turned over, still muttering.

But before Mrs. Chu finished speaking, the voice that seemed to be crying and laughing appeared again, this time the voice was louder than before, and it could be clearly heard that it was a woman's voice.

The old lady Chu shuddered, and her drowsiness was thrown out of the sky. She quickly pushed the old lady Chu, "Listen! Listen!"

"Are you annoying?!" Old Master Chu was annoyed, waved her hand away, sat up and shouted.

"No, listen!" Mrs. Chu said with a trembling voice, her face pale.

Seeing her like this, Mrs. Chu couldn't say much. He just listened attentively, but he didn't hear anything. "There's nothing. What the hell are you..."

"Huan Lang—" A woman's scream pierced the night sky.

Old Master Chu and Mrs. Chu screamed together.