After Chen Yanzhi returned home, there was nothing at home, but the emperor sent someone to reward some things. Chen Yanzhi's father, Chen Feng, sent someone to call him back from Chu Lan's house, and the eunuch who delivered the things had already left.

Chen Yanzhi looked at the rewarded things, and only said: "These things are easy to keep, and my father doesn't need to ask me back." ”

Chen Feng complained: "This is a performance that Your Majesty values you, but unfortunately you came back too late, I can't keep Gonggong Cai, I originally wanted you to toast Gonggong Cai with a cup of tea." ”

Chen Yanzhi didn't pay much attention to it, but echoed his father. Chen Feng said: "You went to Chu Zhong's scholar's house, did you see Chu Li?" ”

Chen Yanzhi replied: "I see." ”

Chen Feng asked, "Did she say anything?" ”

Speaking of this, Chen Yanzhi felt a trace of guilt in his heart: "She didn't say anything. ”

Chen Feng said with a smile: "Chu Zhi doesn't know the current affairs and runs to do business, her daughter is not bad, don't talk nonsense everywhere." ”

Chen Yanzhi was a little upset and said, "Father, if it's okay, I'll go back to the room to read first." ”

Chen Feng said: "Go, when Chu Zhi comes back, I will cancel your marriage contract with Chu Li, but I can't affect your future because of the Chu family." ”

Chen Yanzhi stopped slightly when he heard this. He pushed open the door, walked to his bookshelf, took a copy of Mencius, and read it.

Chen Yanzhi is a person with a very heavy career, he studied hard for ten years before he was admitted to the top three, and was reused by the emperor. Chen Yanzhi never thought of climbing the dragon and attaching the phoenix to the sky in one step. However, gradually some people began to come to the door to talk about matchmaking, and some people gave gifts to Chen Feng, and Chen Yanzhi was appeased through Chen Feng.

Chen Yanzhi refused some people's requests, and the angry Chen Feng scolded him behind his back for not knowing how to be flexible.

When Chu Zhi was still serving as a county magistrate in Lanxi, he and Chen Feng often exchanged poems and wines, Chen Feng was good at observing words and feelings, and he had also read books. Chu Zhi and Chen Feng chatted very well.

During a drink, someone suggested that Chu Zhi and Chen Feng could talk like this, and the two parties had a son and a daughter, so it was better to get married. Chu Zhi thought about it and readily agreed, so this family affair was settled.

Chu Liang knew a little about personnel, so he played with Chen Yan, Chen Yanzhi took care of Chu Liang very much at that time, and the two often played until it was dark and were reluctant to go home.

Chu Zhi's wife died of dystocia when she gave birth to Chu Li, Chu Zhi and Mrs. have always had a good relationship, after Mrs. died, Chu Zhi grieved and had to take care of Mrs.'s funeral.

Chu Zhi served as a county magistrate in Lanxi County for several years, and gradually became disgusted with the deceit of officialdom, and had the idea of resigning and returning to his hometown Changshan. After hesitating for a while, he finally returned to his hometown with his young daughter, Mrs. Lady's coffin.

Chu Zhi has always admired Tao Zhugong, and after returning to his hometown, he planned to do business to make a living. Although some people say that Chu is pedantic behind their backs, they can't think about it.

Chu Zhi didn't take it to heart.

On the one hand, Chu Li's business outside had just started, and on the other hand, Chu Liang was young, and Chu Zhi was not worried about the servants at home taking care of him, and he was afraid that he would suffer if he was not at home, so he pretended to be a boy and took Chu Liang with him.

When Chu Li was in Changshan, he got along well with Jiang Yingyue next door, but once he got up and went to other places, he was reluctant.

As Chu Li grew older, he was very delicate. Outsiders can tell at a glance that it is a girl. Chu Zhi thought about it carefully, Chu Liang followed him around, one was not safe, and the other was easy to attract attention, and after thinking twice, he let Chu Liang take the mountain smoke, as well as Old Man Zhang, a young servant, and the four of them settled down in Linjiang Chengxian.

Since Chu resigned and returned to his hometown, Chen Feng began to regret the family affair he had set back then. He has been looking for an opportunity to dissolve this marriage contract, but because Chu Zhi has been away all the year round, he put it on hold.

After Chen Yanzhi was reused by the emperor, a matchmaker came to the door to say goodbye, and Chen Feng was even more annoyed by the marriage contract back then.

Chen Yanzhi saw that the wives of the colleagues around him were either young ladies or daughters of the royal family, and Chen Feng had been emphasizing in his ears that the family was right, and slowly Chen Yanzhi felt that Chu Li, the daughter of a businessman, was not worthy of him.

Meeting Chu Liang in the garden of Chu Lan's house today, Chen Yanzhi didn't feel much surprised, anyway, they had to meet sooner or later. To Chen Yan's surprise, Chu Liang was very angry about his reaction. Chen Yanzhi didn't expect Chu Liang to care so much about him.

Chen Yanzhi didn't take it seriously, he thought in his heart: "After all, the marriage contract is going to be dissolved, and I haven't been sorry for her, isn't it natural for me to be right." ”

When all the visitors to the house were gone, Chu Lan walked to Mrs. Li's room depressedly, and Chu Yaozuo had something to go out at this time.

Mrs. Li was sitting on the bed, and when she saw Chu Lan's unhappy face, she couldn't help but ask, "Today is your birthday, why are you unhappy?" ”

Chu Lan sat next to her mother, and said with an unhappy face: "I just can't figure it out, Chu Liang has only been in Jiangcheng for a few days, and when Princess Ruyang saw her holding her hand and talking, she put me aside." ”

Mrs. Li smiled: "What's not happy about this, everyone has their own popularity, and there is more than one princess in Ruyang today." ”

Chu Lan pinched the handkerchief in his hand and did not speak. Seeing that she still couldn't let go, Mrs. Li smiled and said, "What a stupid girl." ”

Chu Lan didn't say a few words to his mother, Chu Yaozuo came in from outside, and Chu Lan saw his father's tired look, so he went out.

Mrs. Li hurriedly walked to the table and poured tea for Chu Yaozuo, who sat down and rubbed his forehead.

Mrs. Li gave Chu Yaozuo a slap on the back, and Chu Yaozuo asked, "Chu Liang came today, what did he bring, did he say anything?" ”

Mrs. Li replied: "She didn't say anything, but just brought a painting, called "Falling Rain and Returning to the Swallow", which is said to have been brought by Chu Zhi. With that, the servant handed over the painting.

Chu Yaozuo took it, opened it and saw that there was a rockery on the top of the painting, and there was a red begonia growing next to the rockery, the begonias were delicate, it seemed that there was still rain on the leaves, and a swallow flew over the begonia flower.

Chu Yaozuo rolled up the painting after reading it, put it on the table, and said, "If I'm not mistaken, this is painted by the people of Baishi Mountain, and my brother is really generous." ”

Mrs. Li didn't know the origin of the Baishishan people, so she asked, "Is this painting precious?" ”

Chu Yaozuo said: "Of course, the paintings of the people of Baishi Mountain can't be bought now." ”

Mrs. Li was puzzled and said, "Since it is so precious, how can I give it to you for no reason." ”

Chu Yaozuo said: "You don't know this, my brother has never taken these paintings seriously, and it is not a day or two to give them away at will." ”

Mrs. Li asked her subordinates to put away the painting and stop beating Chu Yaozuo's back.

Chu Yaozuo said: "I also guessed just now, the prince likes to collect calligraphy and paintings from Baishi Mountain, and I have been a little close to the four princes for a while, does he want to remind me that I can't get too close to the four princes." ”

Mrs. Li asked, "Then do you want to listen to my brother Chu Zhi's suggestion?" ”

Chu Yaozuo said: "For the time being, you can't go too far with the four princes, the four princes are suspicious. ”