Jun Jiuling

4: If You Can't Give the Person, then Give the Money

“She has a marriage contract?”

When Third Madam Ning and Fourth Madam Ning returned to bring the news, the originally warm and relaxed Eldest Madam Ning’s sitting room turned nervous.

That girl, who was always seen as a troublemaker, actually brought out a marriage contract.

With a marriage contract, the girl could no longer be said to be an annoying troublemaker.

The three girls in the room were obviously very startled.

“It’s definitely forged,” said Ning Yunyan.

The marriage contract had the names of three generations of the male side, and moreover, it had Ning Yunzhao’s eight birth characters[1]. These things were something that the Fang Family, which was also located in Yangcheng, could not ask around about, let alone the Jun Family, who were from Runan.

Although, it was not worth mentioning now, but under the principle of ‘know thine enemy’, half a year ago Ning Family had concluded an investigation on Jun Family. It was only natural when a person from the Fang Family, with which they had had no dealings previously, came claiming that their son-in-law’s daughter had a marriage contract with their Ning Family.

The Jun Family was native to Henan Province, Cai Prefecture, Runan County, Pingzhang Town. From generation to generation, they had operated a medicine hall and have practiced medicine benevolently and charitably. They were quite well-known in Ping Zhang Town.

Because they were so kind and charitable, the Jun Family was historically poor, and the males of their family weak-bodied. Miss Jun’s father, Jun Yingwen, was the only one in three generations to not study medicine. Because he had been bright and academically successful since he was small, he went into imperial examinations for his career.

Jung Yingwen was an upright official who loved the common people. He continued the practice of charity and benevolence of the Jun Family. Yet, when he was trying to produce heirs for the Jun Family, he could only obtain a daughter. Even when his wife of the Fang Family let him take in two concubines, he could not get any more children.

Jun Yingwen’s wife from the Fang Family died of an illness when Miss Jun was ten years old. Jun Yingwen did not remarry, but traveled away to take a new post with Miss Jun and his two concubines. He did not imagine that when Miss Jun was just thirteen years old, he would become exhausted from overwork, catch an illness, and die, leaving Miss Jun as the only child of the Jun Family.

Since Old Master Jun had died, Miss Jun could only seek shelter with her maternal Fang Family in Yangcheng.

How would this kind of poor family with broken incense sticks[2] have the skill to snoop into the Ning Family’s affairs, and dare to bring out a cheap trick like a forged marriage contract?

Even the rich and imposing Fang Family could not.

The three madams in the room did not pay attention to Ning Yunyan’s words.

The marriage contract was definitely real.

“Then, since it is like that, we can only do this,” sighed Eldest Madam Ning lightly. “I will go speak to Mother.”

“Even if the marriage contract is genuine, we definitely do not need to recognize the marriage,” said Ning Yunyan anxiously. “Who said that if you wrote a marriage contract you have to get married? There are plenty of people who have sent betrothal gifts and then backed out of the marriage. Why do we have to be afraid of her?”

Mother’s personality was very gentle and was always afraid of offending someone. However, Third Madam Ning and Fourth Madam Ning were not like this. Ning Yunyan’s words were naturally directed to them.