Chapter 49: Cancellation of Engagement
Gu Rongyu leaned back subconsciously. Is this really going to happen? It's not good to have sex here in broad daylight for the first time. He already had a plan in mind, thinking about the best position. A man and a woman staying in the same room for many days, it's inevitable to have some fantasies.
They are all full of vigor and vitality!
Chang Xixi is not a shrew. She is well-educated and can take good care of him. Gu Rongyu's throat tightened.
"Mother, what are you going to do?"
Chang Xixi said nothing. She pushed him directly onto the stool and climbed up to him. She searched all over Gu Rongyu's body for a long time, but she didn't find anything valuable. However, her cheeks were already red with shame. She felt that what she did was inappropriate. She slowly got off Gu Rongyu and stood on the ground. "Yes, I'm sorry, I was a little excited at the moment."
"What are you excited about? Madam, do you want to consummate your marriage with your husband? I think it's okay, but I'm afraid you don't agree."
Gu Rongyu had long wanted to make her his woman, it just depended on whether Chang Xixi was willing.
Chang Xixi was stunned again, and her rosy cheeks turned pale.
From the beginning to the end, she only wanted to have an identity, and also wanted to use him to pass the imperial examination to gain a good future, so that she could at least be protected, but she never thought about really becoming a couple with him.
Gu Rongyu saw his hesitation and felt very uncomfortable.
"Never mind, I was just joking."
Gu Rongyu spoke without hesitation, picked up the paper document, and went straight to the yamen gate. He picked up the mallet next to the yamen's big drum and started beating it. After only three beatings, the officer came out from the inner hall and asked, "Who is beating the drum again?"
"I am a scholar from Wanfu Village. My surname is Gu. I am here to sue the family of my original marriage for blackmail. Please, sir, make the decision! I already have a wife. The people of the Pang family want to force me to marry a second wife. I swear to die rather than obey them. But they are going too far." After speaking in one breath, Gu Rongyu finally breathed a sigh of relief, his face looking a little pale.
Qingnan knelt on the ground and said, "Master, please help us. If you keep pushing us like this, I'm afraid my young master will have another attack."
What a coincidence, isn't this official the same one as before?
The officer also recognized Qingnan and said, "Come in! I'll go tell the master right away, is the money ready? Do you know the rules?" He said as he walked.
The two men were taken to the lobby of the yamen. Above the crime scene, there was a plaque hanging prominently. There was also a couplet on the pillars on both sides that read "Serve the People", with similar meanings.
Not long after, the county lord, dressed neatly, sat in the main seat in the middle. The gavel rang, and he asked, "Who is here, and why are you here?"
"I am a scholar from Wanfu Village. I have come here today to sue the Pang family of Wanfu Village for forcing me to marry their daughter."
"Just marry me, why are you bothering me?"
The county magistrate was still thinking about the concubine in the backyard. Men are rough and like to have a group of beautiful women. But he doesn't want the one that is delivered to his door. He doesn't know what is good for him.
Gu Rongyu really didn't want to talk anymore, so Qingnan had to kneel on the ground and start talking, listing all the crimes of the Pang family one by one. He even added that if the young master got sick again, the whole family would be restless and someone would have to go to the government office to make trouble.
The county magistrate, who was completely bewildered by his concubine, obviously did not want this to happen. First, it would cause trouble, and second, it would make him unhappy and affect his official career.
So let's send someone to bring the people from the Pang family.
Looking at the person kneeling on the ground, the county magistrate went through all the procedures, then called Chang Xixi to the yamen to testify, and then called the village chief.
"Just say whatever you want to say! Once you've said it, the master will naturally have his say." The lawyer said to the people below.
“Yes, yes!”
Uncle Pang was used to confusing right and wrong. After he finished speaking, the people watching the excitement outside the yamen just felt that this Gu Rongyu was not a human being!
Chang Xixi was not someone to be trifled with. Once the document declaring their marriage came out, the village chief came forward to testify. He remembered that the document was drafted by another scholar, so the officers went to bring this person over.
"Adjourn."
The county magistrate went to the back court, took off his heavy official uniform, sat on a stool, and began to drink a cup of tea. The legal advisor stood by his side and said flatteringly, "Master, how do you decide on this matter? Chang Xixi is now a prominent figure in Panzhicheng. Many of the scholars in our county are her students."
"We can't offend them all at once. We have to find a way to satisfy both parties."
"I don't think Mr. Gu has any intention of marrying Miss Pang. Why not just do her a favor and let her go?"
"That's it."
After the county magistrate had rested enough, he went to court.
He beat Uncle Pang with 20 sticks and dragged him out to the street to show everyone, warning everyone not to dream of things that did not belong to them and to be law-abiding. He also asked the legal advisor to draw up a marriage contract, so that Gu Rongyu and the girl from the Pang family would no longer have any connection.
Uncle Pang limped along the street, touching his butt. People sneered at him and spitted at him. They said he had no good intentions and that no one would dare marry such a beautiful girl. Her family was like this and whoever married her would be a time bomb.
When Chang Xixi saw the document, she knew without even thinking or guessing that it must be Gu Rongyu who was behind it.
Doesn’t she know what kind of person the county magistrate is?
Some time ago, someone in the teahouse told a joke that the county magistrate redeemed a concubine from a brothel, and the magistrate was enjoying himself with her these days, so he had no time to meddle in other people's affairs.
Gu Rongyu didn't say anything, and Chang Xixi didn't ask.
At some point, the two of them had already known each other's boundaries, and they would not touch them or expose lies.
After returning from the yamen, Gu Rongyu went to the school next to the study, sat obediently in his seat, and read the book given by the old teacher.
The other students really wanted to talk to him, but he was always cold and expressionless, so they didn't dare to approach him.
Chang Xixi put the document away and walked into the classroom with a sullen expression. She tapped the table with a ruler in her hand and said, "Today, we will read 'Ge Tan'." As soon as she finished speaking, a student raised his hand and replied, "Teacher, hasn't this been taught before?"
"Yes, is it?"
She reacted and smiled awkwardly, "Sorry, I'm not in the right state today, you guys should review on your own first."
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On the ox cart back to Wanfu Village, Gu Rongyu noticed that she was uneasy and asked, "What happened?" Chang Xixi looked up at the mountain that was stained with dusk, with a hint of green in the dim yellow. The whole mountain was this color, with a faint breeze. She felt a little unreal for a moment, tears slid down her cheeks, and Gu Rongyu's voice rang in her ears.
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