CHAPTER -9

　　"It's not that I don't have any requests. I have one thing. Here, take the thing you lost yesterday." Ruan Zhi said, motioning to Lian Rui, who took out a purse and handed it to Gu Qingci.

　　Gu Qingci was stunned for a moment when she saw the purse, and then sweat oozed from the tip of her nose.

　　She remembered that Mrs. Zhang gave her a purse yesterday, which was this one.

　　"Mrs. Zhang gave it to me. I took it because I was afraid of alerting the enemy, but then I forgot about it." Gu Qingci hurriedly explained.

　　"I don't care what the situation is. You can't take a concubine within a year, and after a year, it's up to the wife's wishes. Do you dare to write a document as evidence? If the wife doesn't take a concubine within a year, I will give her a farm and 100 acres of good land. If the wife offends someone, the land deed will still be given to the wife, but please sign a letter of release and divorce me." Ruan Zhi looked at Gu Qingci and said.

Pushing the matter to Mrs. Zhang, there is no evidence.

　　Ruan Zhi didn't want to go into the details of the truth.

　　At most half a year, Ruan Zhi will leave.

　　By then, Gu Qingci will naturally have nothing to do with her.

　　Whether Gu Qingci will take a concubine or pass the examination for a scholar in the future has nothing to do with her.

　　It's just that when she is under her nose, she still needs Gu Qingci to temporarily mark it, and she doesn't want to smell the smell of others.

　　"Of course you can write a document! I have a wife who is enough, how can I take a concubine? Madam, don't worry, I will never take a concubine!" Gu Qingci's eyes widened when he heard it.

　　There is such a good thing!

　　Ruan Zhi has an official match, and Gu Qingci has no intention of maintaining a marriage with Ruan Zhi.

　　However, only the boss can fire the employee, how dare the employee show any ulterior motives, she also wants to be promoted and get a raise, even if she divorces, she can still get monthly wages and dividends.

　　Now writing a document can actually give you a farm and land, the rich sister is too good!

　　Ruan Zhi has already written the document, took the ink pad, and Gu Qingci pressed his handprint on it.

　　Ruan Zhi saw Gu Qingci pressing his handprint without hesitation, and was slightly stunned.

　　This is Ruan Zhi's test of Gu Qingci's bottom line again.

　　Although the document has no legal effect, the gentry attaches great importance to reputation, and the character of keeping promises and doing what they say is very important.

　　If Gu Qingci breaks his promise and releases the receipt, his reputation will be ruined, and the most important thing is that his career will not be smooth.

　　Conditions are set by people and are also used to destroy.

　　Ruan Zhi still has doubts about Gu Qingci's character.

　　However, Ruan Zhi has no shortage of farms and fertile land. This receipt allows her to have certain constraints on Gu Qingci, and she also has some initiative.

　　It is also a good thing for Ruan Zhi that Gu Qingci breaks the agreement.

　　Now the two are like two businessmen with a cooperative relationship.

　　"I'll send someone to return the purse." Ruan Zhi put away the receipt and said to Gu Qingci.

　　"Give it back, I don't want it." Gu Qingci said with a look of disgust.

　　"Lianrui, comb the master's hair." Ruan Zhi looked away and called Lianrui to comb Gu Qingci's hair.

　　Chiwu's dress is generally simple.

　　The hair is tied on the top of the head in a bun, and an exquisite gold-inlaid jade hairpin is worn.

　　Compared with yesterday's hairstyle, it is less elegant, and the facial features are fully exposed, which makes her more bright and beautiful, and there is also a bit of elegant scholarly air.

　　"Madam, I don't want to wear such a gold hairpin. When we go out, it won't look good when I compare myself with you. It's better for me to be the same as you." Gu Qingci looked at himself in the bronze mirror, then turned to Ruan Zhi and said.

　　Ruan Zhi was wearing a wooden hairpin, how could she wear a gold hairpin?

　　Moreover, if this thing falls off when worn on the head, the loss will be great. It's too expensive, and she can't afford to pay for it!

　　It's made of gold!

　　"..." Ruan Zhi looked at Gu Qingci, and seeing that she was serious, she waved to Lian Rui.

　　"Change to a simpler and more elegant one, the wooden hairpin in the box." Ruan Zhi said.

　　Lian Rui was stunned for a moment, and replaced Gu Qingci with a wooden hairpin of a similar style to Ruan Zhi's.

　　After changing the wooden hairpin, Gu Qingci felt much more comfortable. After

　　dressing up, the two went to have breakfast together.

　　The breakfast was still rich, and Gu Qingci ate it very happily.

　　Ruan Zhi didn't have a big appetite, but with someone who ate delicious food around her, she ate a few more bites unconsciously.

　　Qin Pozi, who had been paying attention to Ruan Zhi, smiled with her lips covered. That's right.

　　After Ruan Zhi had eaten her fill, she watched Gu Qingci finish the rest of the meal like a whirlwind.

　　After dinner, Ruan Zhi still had to arrange some things, so she called a few people over.

　　Gu Qingci watched from the side.

　　The Gu family fired a lot of people yesterday, and except for Dongxue, all the people who were not fired were still locked up waiting for the results of the investigation .

　　The operation was paralyzed.

　　Ruan Zhi arranged some people yesterday afternoon when Gu Qingci went to the government office, and today the arrangement was more detailed.

　　Re-divided the work to ensure the purchase and supply, and timely disposal of domestic waste.

　　Xue Sanniang was also taken care of, and was in charge of Dongxue and a rough maid.

　　Yesterday, Gu Qingci talked about making summer clothes, and Ruan Zhi arranged it today, including which store to choose to buy the material and how to arrange the embroiderer.

　　Gu Qingci listened for a while and felt a little complicated.

　　Sure enough, leadership is not something that ordinary people do.

　　Fortunately, he is not a leader anymore.

　　After Ruan Zhi gave instructions, she left Qin Pozi to take charge, and she called Gu Qingci out.

　　The two went to the outer courtyard together, and the hired carriage was already parked outside.

　　The Gu family used to have a carriage, but later they pawned it.

　　So they had to rent one from a carriage shop when they went out.

　　If Ruan Zhi went out alone, she couldn't take a carriage, but she could if she was accompanied by Gu Qingci.

　　Ruan Zhi's maid got on the carriage first, went in and laid the cushions in the carriage, and then came down to let Ruan Zhi and Gu Qingci get on.

　　The carriage was not big, and it was a bit cramped for two people to sit in it, and the hems of their clothes were stuck together.

　　Gu Qingci could even smell Ruan Zhi's scent.

　　It was slightly bitter, and then sweet when it lingered on the tip of the tongue.

　　Gu Qingci couldn't help swallowing his saliva.

　　He wanted to drink tea.

　　Gu Qingci quickly shook his head and put aside the idea.

　　As the carriage arrived at the door, a noise came, and Gu Qingci pulled open the curtain of the carriage to take a look.

　　"Yesterday, your family's Madam Zhang took people away, saying that they would come to collect the money today. Why don't you admit it? This is the dignified Jian'an Marquis Mansion, and you can refuse to pay if you say you want to!" There was a woman talking at the door.

　　"Who bought the maid from your family? Whose family are you going to ask for money? It's clearly written on your receipt that Xue Linhuan is not from the Gu family. The Gu family will not allow anyone to bully you. If you continue to make trouble, I will report you to the county government office to argue!" The man guarding the Gu family's gate was a man who came with Nanny Qin yesterday. His voice was rough, but he spoke with reason and evidence. He was tall and strong. He stood there and drove the old woman out. The old woman was speechless for a moment when she held the receipt.

　　The carriage left the door. Gu Qingci felt the sight and lowered the curtain to look at Ruan Zhi.

　　"It has nothing to do with me. It's all that old woman Zhang's own decision." Gu Qingci said to Ruan Zhi.

　　Ruan Zhi glanced at Gu Qingci and said nothing. She sat still, like a still life portrait.

　　Gu Qingci pursed his lips.

　　If there was an Internet connection, Gu Qingci would like to send a message to ask "How can I gain the trust of my boss and get a promotion and a raise?"

　　The shockproofness of the carriage was not very good, and it was a little shaky, but Ruan Zhi was very stable.

　　Gu Qingci looked at Ruan Zhi and was a little aggrieved at first, wanting to express his emotions to Ruan Zhi, but soon he turned into a fangirl. If

　　a person is good-looking, he will look good even if he is in a daze.

　　In ancient times, cosmetics had no foundation, no concealer, and no such powder, but the skin was still so smooth and flawless, as white as snow, and a thin layer of rouge was smudged on the cheeks, adding a bit of complexion, and looking even better.

　　Gu Qingci was fangirling, and when Ruan Zhi looked at him, the love brain that might have just sprouted was strangled at once.

　　Woo woo woo, so fierce!

　　Gu Qingci coughed lightly and lifted the curtain a little to look outside.

　　Last time I went to the government office, I didn't look around carefully. Now I can enjoy it slowly in the carriage.

　　The Gu family used to live in Yanjing City. As they became more and more decadent, they could no longer stay in the capital, so they came to this small county town.

　　After leaving the alley and entering the street, there were shops on both sides and more pedestrians.

　　Most of the pedestrians on the street were cloth-clothed and did not look very rich.

　　However, it is also possible that they were merchants like Ruan Zhi, who could only wear cloth clothes.

　　The Ruan family lived in another corner of the county town, not very far away. It took about half an hour to walk for an incense stick.

　　The gate of the Ruan family was smaller than that of the Gu family. It was a red painted wooden door with no carvings and looked too simple.

　　Merchants also had restrictions on the construction of houses, so they could not build big houses even if they had money.

　　When they arrived, Gu Qingci jumped off the carriage first. Without waiting for Lian Rui, who came with her, to help Ruan Zhi, she took the footstool and put it under it, lifted the curtain beside the carriage, and reached out to Ruan Zhi to help.

　　Ruan Zhi held Gu Qingci's hand and got off the carriage.

　　Lian Rui went to knock on the door.

　　Soon a servant opened the door and saw Ruan Zhixian, who was surprised and shouted, "Master and Madam, the eldest lady is back!" When he saw Gu Qingci, he seemed to be frightened, and his smile faded and he saluted: "Greetings to the Marquis of Jian'an and the Marquis's wife!" The

　　last time the original owner came was when he got married, he was very arrogant and had little respect for Ruan Zhi's parents, not to mention these servants .

They were a little scared when they saw Gu Qingci.

　　"Are father and mother at home?" Ruan Zhi asked, and walked inside. The servant hurriedly led the way in.

　　"They are all here. The master and the lady miss the eldest lady very much." The servant said.

　　Gu Qingci followed in. Fearing that Ruan Zhi's legs were still hurting, he kept supporting Ruan Zhi, just like a personal maid.

　　Ruan Zhi did not move her arm.

　　Entering through the hanging flower gate is like entering another world. The elegant landscape garden is larger than Xiuyi Garden.

　　The artificial pond dug in the middle of the garden can be used for boating. At this time, it is covered with lotus leaves and looks spectacular.

　　The pavilions and waterside terraces are more beautiful than the scenic spots that Gu Qingci had bought tickets to enter in his previous life.

　　The interior is indeed very grand.

　　The two of them just crossed a small bridge, and a beautiful middle-aged woman surrounded by several servants came out from the side room.

　　A trace of excitement flashed in Ruan Zhi's eyes.

　　This beautiful woman is Ruan Zhi's biological mother, Qin Ruofang.

　　"Azhi, is Azhi back?" Qin Ruofang was supported by a maid and walked down the steps. She was excited when she saw Ruan Zhi, and her face turned ugly when she saw Gu Qingci.

　　Ruan Zhi has not been home since she got married. She

　　can't even get in the door when she wants to visit her even though the distance is so close.

　　Just now, she heard the servant shouting, and she was a little excited, and she didn't have time to change her clothes.

　　Merchants can't wear too luxurious clothes when going out, and it's okay to wear them at home so that no one can see them.

　　Now not only has she been seen, but also by her daughter, the wife who attaches great importance to rules and looks down on merchants.

　　Qin Ruofang's body trembled slightly, for fear of affecting Ruan Zhi.

　　"Greetings to my mother-in-law!" Qin Ruofang just took a step back, but she saw Gu Qingci step forward and bowed to her.

　　Qin Ruofang was stunned for a moment.

　　She had met Gu Qingci a few times, and they were all arrogant in these few meetings. How could they be so polite?

　　Qin Ruofang looked at Ruan Zhi, who walked towards Qin Ruofang and held her hand.

　　"Mother, I'm back." Ruan Zhi looked at Qin Ruofang and said.

　　"I'm back, it's good to be back. Come in and sit down and talk." Qin Ruofang said excitedly. She had a lot to say to her daughter.

　　The group entered the living room.

　　Gu Qingci took the initiative to sit next to Ruan Zhi.

　　Qin Ruofang suppressed her doubts and asked someone to serve tea and snacks.

　　After a while, a tall man came in with a child of about ten years old.

　　It was Ruan Zhi's father and brother.

　　"Sister!" Ruan Zhi's brother Ruan Jinyu saw Ruan Zhi excitedly wanted to run up, but was stopped by Ruan Zhi's father Ruan Maolin.

　　"Marquis Jian'an, Marquis's wife!" Ruan Maolin pulled Ruan Jinyu to salute.

　　Gu Qingci couldn't accept the courtesy and quickly stood up to support his father-in-law.

　　The original owner's title was not high, and the family background was a bit big.

　　"Why are you so polite, father-in-law? We are all family. I am the younger generation, and I should be the one to perform the courtesy." Gu Qingci said with a sweet smile.

　　Even though Ruan Maolin had seen the world, he was still shocked by the smiling Gu Qingci in front of him.

　　If they didn't look exactly the same, he would have suspected that his daughter had changed her wife.

　　Ruan Maolin glanced at Qin Ruofang, trying to see something from her eyes, and Qin Ruofang also looked confused