"Isn't my brother safe, why didn't he come to us yet?" Guo Yu asked after finishing writing a small letter and coming to his father.

"Your brother is going to marry a wife, and he can't come here yet. Guo Zhong looked at his daughter and sighed.

Besides, the father felt very uncomfortable, a pair of children fled with him since childhood, and finally made the world separate, he fled to this barbarian land with his daughter, but his son was left alone on the mainland, what kind of evil is this?

The people around him called him an old man, regarded him as the master, and let him and his daughter live in a luxurious palace, but he was not happy at all, but felt as if he was imprisoned, so he often missed the happy years of the family in Suzhou.

"My brother is so bad, just thinking about begging for a wife, he forgot about us. Guo Yu hated it.

"Yu'er, you blame your brother, he wants to leave us a way out in the mainland, your brother is ambitious, and he wants to find an opportunity to completely solve the family's affairs, and then our family will be able to reunite in the mainland. ”

"Can we really go home, then?" asked Ku Yu, his eyes wide and round, his eyes full of eagerness.

"Trust your brother, he will do it, and if he can't, he will come here to reunite with us. Guo Zhong stroked his daughter's head and said.

"Well, I miss my brother. Two lines of clear tears flowed from Guo Yu's eyes.

Guo Zhong didn't speak, but turned his head, and his face was already full of tears.

The suffering father and daughter were thinking about their relatives on the mainland, but they didn't know that the city of Nanjing, thousands of miles away, was rumoring at the moment, and a storm was coming.

Besides, the day of the wedding with the pomegranate was approaching, and when there were still five days left, the Zheng family suddenly attacked with a trick that no one expected.

The preparations for the wedding have been completed, and the Chen family is full of festive atmosphere inside and outside, and guests from all walks of life have come one after another, all of whom have arrived in advance to see if there is anything they can help.

On this morning, a pair of knights and several carriages came to the gate of Chen's mansion and handed over a prayer post, asking to see Chen Musa.

Chen Musa's heart sank when he saw the prayer post, knowing that the most feared thing had finally happened.

He first told the housekeeper that he was not a guest, but the Zheng family in front of the door insisted on refusing to leave, saying that it was a lifelong event for Miss Chen and that he had to meet with Master Chen.

Chen Musa pondered for a long time, knowing that he couldn't hide, so he had to go to the living room of the outer house to receive guests.

The Zheng family is very strong, led by an old man in his seventies, who is the current patriarch of the Zheng family and Zheng Boyong's own grandfather, followed by a middle-aged man, Zheng Boyong's father Zheng Haoguang. The leaders of the five branches of the Zheng family in Nanjing also followed, and finally the smelt-faced Zheng Boyong.

"In-laws, we haven't seen each other for many years, more than ten years. Zheng Haoguang opened his mouth and called Chen Musa's in-laws, and he was very affectionate.

"Brother Zheng, please pay attention to your identity, this title can't be messed with. Chen Musa's face sank, and he didn't greet these people.

Zheng Long, the patriarch of the Zheng family, said with a smile: "Brother Chen, don't be angry first, our title is not random, we came all the way from Fuzhou, but with a dowry, this is enough to show our sincerity." ”

"Dowry, why are you bringing the dowry, even if you come to ask for marriage, you have to ask me if I agree, and then you can talk about the dowry, not to mention that the little girl has already been engaged to someone, don't you know?"

Chen Musa looked at Zheng Haonan and the others, among these people he knew Zheng Haonan and Zheng Haomin, at least these two should know about the engagement with Pomegranate.

"This matter, also blame us, it is a misunderstanding. It doesn't matter who Miss Chen is engaged to, it can't be established anyway. Zheng Long said with a smile, not caring at all about Chen Musa's cold attitude.

"Can't it be established? Are you here on behalf of the imperial court? How can you decide the marriage of the little girl?" Chen Musa was furious.

"Haoguang, you are really confused, you almost messed things up, fortunately, there is still a possibility of remedy, otherwise you will really make a big mistake. Zheng Long turned back to teach his son.

"Yes, I'm confused. Brother Chen, it's all my fault for this, you can punish me as much as you want, you can take the blame, you can kneel down and apologize, this is a lifelong event related to our juniors. Zheng Haoguang completely put down his posture and spoke humbly.

"Which one of you sing, just say it directly, otherwise don't blame me for chasing away guests. Chen Musa really can't stand it, although he has worked hard to nourish his heart and control his qi, he definitely can't accept the Zheng family's marital trouble with pomegranates.

"Brother Chen, don't be angry, the old man has said that the mistake in this matter is completely on our side, and the responsibility is all on us, but we still have to talk about it, how things should be done, and how to do it. ”

Zheng Long's attitude is extremely sincere, although he is an elder, he is humble to Chen Musa, and he can't see that this is a bloodthirsty and cruel family patriarch.

He took out a bag from his arms, took out a piece of paper from it, and handed it to Chen Musa.

Chen Musha took the paper suspiciously, and after reading it, he shouted in a gaffe: "Impossible, this must be fake, you forged it." ”

His eyes were a little black, as if he had been beaten into the abyss all of a sudden.

This is a marriage contract, which is the marriage contract signed by Pomegranate's father, that is, his brother and the Zheng family in Fuzhou for Pomegranate and Zheng Haoguang's son.

He recognized his brother's handwriting at first glance, but he could only grit his teeth and refuse to admit it.

"Brother, this thing is indeed too sudden, and it is normal for you to feel a little unacceptable all of a sudden, but this marriage contract can never be forged, we can find the handwriting for everyone to identify." We also have some handwriting of Brother Ling when he was an official in Fuzhou, which is enough for identification. ”

"Ancient calligraphy and painting can be faked, what is the difficulty of forging handwriting, I don't believe that my brother signed any marriage contract, when the little girl was only three years old, how could it be possible to talk about marriage, my brother is not so confused. Chen Musa's mouth is hard, but his heart is already dyed with ink.

He hated it in his heart, how could his brother be so confused, was he deceived by the Zheng family, or was he calculated by them?

When he went to Fuzhou, he only picked up the pomegranates, and some of the assets were later transported back by a trading firm. At that time, Zheng Haoguang was indeed a colleague with his brother, and he was also very enthusiastic to help him clean up his brother's relics and inheritance.

At that time, he didn't know that the Zheng family was a pirate family, and his impression of this family was not bad, but later he learned the details of the Zheng family, and his impression of this family was erased, and he never had any contact and interaction.

Unexpectedly, more than ten years later, the family actually came to the door with a marriage contract, how is this good?

He and Wei Guogong had analyzed and studied many times, guessing all kinds of tricks that the Zheng family might use, but they never expected them to have this hand.

He suddenly thought of what Sisi had reminded him of, saying that the Zheng family had a trump card to deal with the Chen family, but it turned out to be this.

This is indeed a trump card, and he has to admit that there is no heavier weapon than this.

The validity of the marriage contract in the Ming law is unquestionable, as irresistible as the holy decree. After receiving the holy decree, you can also disobey the yang and the yin, and slack off passively, but in the face of a marriage contract, you can't avoid it anyway.

Zheng Long and the others looked at Chen Musa, and they were not angry, they knew that this trump card was played, and no matter how great Chen Musa's ability was, he couldn't resist.

After the death of Pomegranate's father, the Zheng family also discussed whether to report the marriage contract to Chen Musa, because Chen Musa, as his biological uncle, has guardianship in the legal sense, and his identity is the same as Pomegranate's father.

This matter has actually undergone many changes, when the marriage contract was signed, the Zheng family thought that Pomegranate's father was talented and prosperous, so they wanted to use marriage to tie Pomegranate's father to their family's chariot. Pomegranate's father is an official, and naturally needs the help of local family forces, so when Pomegranate was three years old, the two families engaged the child to a baby and signed a marriage contract.

After Pomegranate's father died of illness, his mother also died soon after, and in the eyes of the Zheng family, Chen Musa, who was still a scholar at the beginning, had a slim future and was not worth the Zheng family's efforts to conclude a marriage, so they concealed this marriage contract.

Zheng Haoguang is very familiar with Pomegranate's father, knows where Pomegranate's father put the marriage contract, and steals the marriage contract from Pomegranate's father's house before Chen Musa arrives in Fuzhou.

Later, the Zheng family was enthusiastic to help Chen Musa, and also hoped that he would finish things as soon as possible and leave Fuzhou as soon as possible. After sending Chen Musa away, the Zheng family breathed a sigh of relief, feeling that this matter had finally been confused.

Unexpectedly, more than ten years later, Chen Musa became a well-known master of science in the government and the opposition, and he also had the identity of a king. The Zheng family once regretted concealing the marriage contract, but they thought that Chen Musa, as a master of science, was afraid that he would not have any interest in the affairs of the pirate family, so they did not mention this matter again.

There are not many people in the Zheng family who know the ins and outs of this matter, and later everyone heard that this matter was over, so they gradually forgot about it. This time, when the family decided to use this marriage contract to deal with Chen Musa, many people in the family felt that it was unreasonable. In the end, it was decided that things still had to be discussed, but after arriving in Suzhou, he lowered his posture and admitted his mistakes before talking about things. Therefore, Zheng Long, Zheng Haoguang, father and son saw Chen Musha looking willing to plead guilty, and first took the responsibility on themselves, expressing their willingness to fight and suffer, but the marriage contract must be recognized.

Of course, Chen Musa was in no mood to beat them and scold them, his idea was to resolutely refuse to recognize this marriage contract. However, he knew in his heart that this was difficult to do, and the handwriting examination was enough to prove that the marriage contract was the handwriting of Pomegranate's father, but as long as he refused to admit it, he could always delay it for a few days, and he had to delay it first and then think of other ways.

Chen Musa was anxious, knowing that no matter how this matter was resolved, the wedding with Pomegranate would definitely not be able to go ahead as scheduled.

"Brother, we have come from afar, and this old arm and leg is also lacking, can you borrow a treasure to sit down. Zheng Long bowed and smiled.

"Sit, sit by yourselves. Chen Musa was a little flustered and didn't know how to get rid of them.