marriage contract

Mrs. Chu tossed and tossed for most of the night before she settled the matter properly.

The next day was the first day of the first lunar month, and everyone in the Chu family came out to pay New Year's greetings, except for Mrs. Chu who said she was ill.

The old master Chu had a cold face, and he didn't have a good look at his son and grandson, but looked at the fourth master Chu with a worried expression.

After being baptized by Aunt Bai's real situation, Fourth Master Chu had a fever last night. Although he was better this morning, he still lacked energy, his face was bleak, and his expression was sluggish.

Fifth Master Chu's complexion is also extremely bad, obviously he didn't sleep well last night, his beautiful face was a bit tired, but there was a cold and hostile look in his eyes, even for the old master Chu who loved him the most. There was no relief.

Mrs. Chu had already beaten the servants repeatedly, and there was no information about what happened at the family banquet.

After that, in the first month, I started to visit relatives and pay New Year's greetings everywhere.

Gu Chengzhi took Chu Junyi to pay New Year's greetings to Mr. Nie, and then left for a few close ones.

As for the Gu's family, they just sent a regular annual gift, and the topic of going back was not even mentioned.

Chu Junyi ran around, and then took Gu Chengzhi to Wei Xibo's mansion.

The old lady Zhu was very happy when she saw Chu Junyi, and gave the two lucky money back, and asked them to find Zhu Ning.

After leaving the old lady Zhu's yard, Gu Chengzhi raised his eyebrows and looked at Chu Junyi.

Chu Junyi pursed his lips and chuckled, and said in a low voice, "Zhu Ning told the old lady."

Gu Chengzhi took Chu Junyi's hand, squeezed it lightly, and then let go.

After entering Zhu Ning's courtyard, the girl quickly welcomed the two of them to the main room, then closed the door and left.

Zhu Ning was lying listlessly on the table, his eyes lit up when he saw Chu Junyi, and when he saw Gu Chengzhi following behind, the corners of his mouth drooped again.

"What's wrong with you?!" Chu Junyi said in surprise.

"I'm annoying..." Zhu Ning didn't even get up, but lay down on the table and made a long voice.

Chu Junyi blinked his eyes, exchanged a glance with Gu Chengzhi, and then they sat down at the table together.

"What happened?" Chu Junyi asked.

Zhu Ning sighed, "My marriage..."

"It's settled?" Chu Junyi asked cautiously.

"En..." Zhu Ning replied in a muffled voice.

Chu Junyi also sighed, and said nothing at the moment.

Gu Chengzhi looked at this, then at that, and touched Chu Junyi's arm in confusion.

Chu Junyi glanced at Zhu Ning, a little hesitant to say it.

"Let's talk, it's all settled anyway." Zhu Ning snorted coldly, "Since you take him as your wife, then I won't treat him as an outsider."

"..." Chu Junyi's head was full of black lines, "I didn't take him as my wife..."

"That's even better!" Zhu Ning came alive, "If you don't treat him as an insider, then you treat him as an outsider!"

"He is my lover." Chu Junyi interrupted him calmly.

Zhu Ning curled her lips and leaned back on the table.

Gu Chengzhi looked on coldly, thinking in his heart whether he should find an opportunity to clean up Zhu Ning, so that he would not pop out and make trouble when he had nothing to do.

"Madam Zhu wants Zhu Ning to have sex with her." Chu Junyi leaned against Gu Chengzhi and said in a low voice.

Gu Chengzhi was surprised for a moment at first, and then he thought of the situation of Zhu's family, so he was not surprised by the old lady's thoughts.

"Whose girl did you choose?" Chu Junyi asked after thinking about it.

"Qi family." Zhu Ning muttered with downcast eyes.

"..." Chu Junyi rubbed his eyebrows, "Can you be more specific?"

"The daughter of Lord Qi, the magistrate of Baoding Prefecture." Zhu Ning said with a frown.

"Master Qi..." Chu Junyi thought for a while, and found that he really couldn't think of anything.

"Master Qi was born as a Jinshi in the two rankings. He used to be a scholar in the Imperial Academy. He has been released in recent years, but he should be returning to Beijing soon." Gu Chengzhi thought for a while and said: "The Qi family has a good family tradition, and the children in the family Most of them are progressive people."

"How do you know?" Chu Junyi's eyes were strange.

"Why do you know so clearly?" Zhu Ning was confused.

"Master Qi and my father are in the same department." Gu Chengzhi glanced at the two of them, "If you have nothing to do, read the residence newspaper."

Subtext: Don't be so illiterate!

Chu Junyi: "..." Gu Chengzhi is despising them, is this his illusion or his illusion or his illusion? !

Zhu Ning: "..." He doesn't know as much about the situation of his future father-in-law as Gu Cheng... Enough is enough!

"The old lady of the Qi family is still alive, so the family hasn't been separated yet. Master Qi is at home for the second time, and grandma has chosen Master Qi's eldest daughter..." Zhu Ning wiped his face and struggled: "Afterwards, grandma will be married again." Selected the second daughter of the fourth wife of the Qi family..."

"The second daughter of the fourth house?" Chu Junyi was taken aback, and quickly asked: "Is there no concubine daughter in the second house?"

Families with both sexes are seldom harmonious and peaceful, not only for the man, but also for the family property.

Two daughters-in-law and one natal family, at least there is no need to worry about the natal families of the two daughters-in-law pinching each other.

In a situation like Zhu Ning's, if the two daughters-in-laws are from the second wife, the eldest daughter-in-law is from the concubine, and the second daughter-in-law is from the concubine, there will be less fighting.

But why did the old lady choose the fourth wife's first daughter?

"Yes, I heard that she was also a concubine who wanted to choose the second wife at first... But for some reason, grandma changed her mind again." Zhu Ning was also very puzzled.

Chu Junyi couldn't figure it out after thinking for a while, so he asked: "Then what's the situation with the fourth room of the Qi family?"

"Master Qi Si has a reputation for raising people, but he has no official position. He is now teaching in an academy." Zhu Ning said.

"Then what do you think?" Chu Junyi asked.

"How else can I think about it? The marriage is almost settled, and they are going to get married anyway." Zhu Ning sighed.

Chu Junyi nodded, "Then don't sigh. After getting married, get along well with the girls of the Qi family. People are full of flesh. If you treat them sincerely, they will not be ungrateful. The old lady has loved you for so many years , it is impossible to deceive you in the marriage, the girl she chose must be the best."

"Grandmother also said that the girl from the Qi family is very nice, I know...but I am..." Zhu Ning pursed his lips, he couldn't help it.

"When will I be hired?" Chu Junyi knew that Zhu Ning just couldn't turn the corner, so he didn't intend to say more about it.

"We'll have to wait for the first month, but the marriage is probably next year." Zhu Ning leaned on his chin with his hand and said in a muffled voice.

"Marry in together?" Chu Junyi asked.

"No, next year is the girl who will marry the second wife. After getting married, wait another year and then marry the one who has the fourth wife." Zhu Ning thought for a while and said, "It is said that the age difference between the two girls is one year."

Chu Junyi nodded, thinking it was reasonable.

Marry the eldest daughter-in-law first, and it is best to give birth to the eldest son within one year, so that there will be no hindrance to marrying the second daughter-in-law.

Zhu Ning's temper came and went quickly, and he regained his energy after chatting for a while, and complained immediately: "You came to see me, so don't mention those unhappy things anymore, okay?!"

"..." Chu Junyi glared at him, "Who do you think I am for?! When did I ask about other people?!"

When Zhu Ning heard him say this, he also laughed, moved closer to Chu Junyi, and flattered him: "Brother Yi, don't be angry, that's what I said."

Gu Chengzhi coughed twice, and looked at their arms that were about to stick together.

Chu Junyi glanced at him suspiciously, then followed Gu Chengzhi's line of sight to Zhu Ning's arm against him.

Chu Junyi: "..." I almost forgot, this one is still jealous...

"What's the matter?" Zhu Ning saw Chu Junyi leaning towards Gu Chengzhi, and asked without knowing why.

"It's okay..." Chu Junyi was a little uncomfortable.

Gu Chengzhi's expression also returned to normal, he took the teapot on the table and poured three cups.

"Drink tea." Chu Junyi took a cup and handed it to Zhu Ning.

"..." Zhu Ning took the cup, looked at Chu Junyi, and then at the teacup, his face full of doubts, "Brother Yi, what's wrong with you?" Why did he feel that something was wrong? !

Chu Junyi could feel how hot Gu Chengzhi's eyes were on him, and Zhu Ning's eyes were full of closeness, Chu Junyi hesitated for a moment, but decided to tell the truth: "If you stick to me, he will Not happy." While talking, pointing at Gu Chengzhi.

Gu Chengzhi: "..."

Zhu Ning: "..."

The atmosphere in the room was extremely awkward for a while.

After being embarrassed for a while, Zhu Ning said with a dry smile: "Mr. Gu is really..."

Gu Chengzhi didn't wait for Zhu Ning to finish speaking, and embraced Chu Junyi with his long arms, "Junyi is my lover, and I will naturally be unhappy if others stick to him."

Zhu Ning was extremely speechless, but when he was speechless, he suddenly thought of the day when the two of them embraced and kissed passionately, and his face turned red before he could say anything.

Chu Junyi: "..." He wasn't blushing yet, but Zhu Ning was blushing!

After saying a few words without embarrassment, Chu Junyi couldn't sit still, mainly because Zhu Ning's eyes were too weird, which made him feel uncomfortable.

Zhu Ning sent the two of them to the gate of the courtyard, but was persuaded by Chu Junyi.

Looking at the road in front of him, Chu Junyi couldn't help but said to Zhu Ning: "Don't be angry with the old lady, it's not easy for her these years, if you feel uncomfortable, just think about agreeing to yourself." The original intention of this marriage. Everyone likes all four corners, but there are so many perfect things in the world, you are already living a much better life than most people, contentment is blessing."

"Oh..." Zhu Ning lowered his head and answered in a muffled voice.

"Go back, don't stand outside in the cold weather." Chu Junyi sighed, and didn't intend to say more, said goodbye to Zhu Ning and went to the old lady's yard with Gu Chengzhi.

Seeing them coming back, the old lady Zhu seemed very happy, took Chu Junyi's hand and said with emotion: "Thank you for persuading Zhu Ning."

"I didn't say anything." Chu Junyi replied with a smile.

The old lady Zhu patted his hand, then looked at Gu Chengzhi, "I heard that Zhu Ning said about you, now that you have made a decision, you must learn to tolerate each other, Jun Yi is a good boy, I hope you can Treat him well."

Gu Chengzhi was taken aback for a moment, then said seriously: "I will definitely treat him well."

The old lady Zhu smiled gratifiedly, touched Chu Junyi's head, and said softly: "You too, treat people well, don't keep everything in your heart, and being happy is better than anything else."

"Yes." Chu Junyi also corrected his attitude.

"Okay, let's go back." The old lady Zhu said with a smile: "I know that Gu Sanye is going to participate in this year's Chunwei, and I wish you the title of the gold list in advance."

"Thank you for your kind words." Gu Chengzhi and Chu Junyi bowed together, and then left.

On the way back, Gu Chengzhi hugged him, put his chin on Chu Junyi's shoulder, and said in a low voice, "I never expected to hear such words from old lady Zhu."

No one from the Chu family or the Gu family said such words with the unique blessings of the elders, even Mr. Nie just said to let him figure it out.

"The old lady has been very kind to me all these years." Chu Junyi sighed, "Actually, the old lady has a very open-minded temperament. If it weren't for the Zhu family..."

"The old lady Zhu has done a good job. She has guarded the Zhu family for so many years, and it's time to hand it over to Zhu Ning." Gu Chengzhi patted him on the back, "This is the responsibility that Zhu Ning must bear. Will figure it out."

"En." Chu Junyi paused for a moment and said again: "The spring is coming in February, so don't be distracted by other things, the fifteenth day is coming soon, let's go back to the academy then."

"Okay." Gu Chengzhi replied.

During the Lantern Festival Lantern Festival on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, Gu Chengzhi dragged Chu Junyi out for a walk, and finally carried him back.

After fifteen, the two packed up their things and returned to Hoi An Academy.

There are also three exams in the general exam. After the three exams, when Chu Junyi saw Gu Cheng again, he felt... the painting style is a bit strange...

The surrounding examinees either came out with pale faces supporting the wall, or those with gray faces were helped away by others, and two were carried out of the examination room... But Gu Chengzhi's complexion was as usual, his clothes were neat, Just like when I first entered the examination room...

Not only Chu Junyi found out that Gu Chengzhi's painting style was not right, but also the people around him, mainly because it was too abrupt.

The other candidates wanted to lie down and take a rest, so he walked out of the examination room and went straight to his carriage.

The corner of Chu Junyi's mouth twitched, and seeing Gu Chengzhi walking towards him, he felt that it was better not to continue spreading hatred here.

When Gu Chengzhi arrived in front of the carriage, Chu Junyi pulled him past and directly onto the carriage.

Gu Chengzhi raised his eyebrows, but he didn't resist, and obediently followed Chu Junyi into the car.

When both of them got into the carriage, the attendant stepped forward and closed the door, jumped into the carriage and drove away.

"How was the exam?" Chu Junyi pulled Gu Chengzhi to do it well, and then asked.

"It's okay." Gu Chengzhi smiled.

Chu Junyi glanced at him, but didn't delve into it, "It's fine if you think it's okay, let's go back to the academy directly."

"Okay." Gu Chengzhi was not polite, and leaned directly on him.

Chu Junyi: "..."

"I've been working very hard these past few days." Gu Chengzhi complained first, and then said with a smile, "You love me too."

The attendant who was driving the carriage trembled, and almost dropped the whip in his hand.

Chu Junyi rolled his eyes at him, took out a snack from the box next to him and handed it to him.

Gu Chengzhi didn't use his hands to pick it up, but took a bite of Chu Junyi's hand.

"Is it delicious?" Chu Junyi asked.

"Delicious." Gu Chengzhi swallowed the snack, looked at Chu Junyi and chuckled, "But I want to eat you more."

Chu Junyi: "..."