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Chapter 633: It's Not Easy to Learn [Thank you! Goodbye! I owe you 36k more]

in the afternoon,

No wind,

Sunny weather,

The makeup gift was delivered this morning.

"Dong Dong Qiang"

"buzzing"

The musicians walked at the front of the Gu family's wedding procession in Ningyuan Marquis Mansion. The drums beat with a cheerful rhythm, and the sheng, xiao and other instruments coordinated well. A festive atmosphere emanated from the music.

Xu Zaijing, who was riding a horse in the team, nodded repeatedly as he listened.

Listening to Xile's look behind him, Liang Han, who was speaking, smiled at Xu Zaijing.

In Xu Zaijing's sight, there were not many cousins ​​of the Gu family among the people behind him, only Gu Tingdi, the youngest and unmarried from the fifth room.

Xu Zaijing knew this very well.

Although Ningyuan Hou Gu Yankai was the eldest son of the Gu family and had several younger brothers and sisters, he joined the army and made great contributions when he was young, which delayed his marriage, and he returned to Beijing when he was quite old.

After returning to Beijing, the lady he fell in love with was Qin Yanyun, the eldest daughter of the Qin family of Dongchang Marquis Mansion.

Rumor has it in the capital that this Madam Qin had been weak and sickly since childhood, and had a frail physique and difficulty in giving birth, so Gu Yankai's parents had originally been very unfriendly to her.

But Gu Yankai liked her very much and insisted on having his own way, even threatening his own life to get his parents to agree to the marriage.

From this incident, we can see that Gu Tingye's stubborn character is very similar to that of his father Gu Yankai.

After marriage, Madam Qin was indeed weak. One day, when she was serving the old marquis' wife a meal, she fainted.

Therefore, out of consideration for Madam Qin's health condition, the old marquis' wife no longer asked her to serve her meals.

With Qin Yanyun's physique, it was naturally very difficult for her to have children. She was unable to conceive for many years after marriage. As a result, when Gu Tingyu was born, he was not much older than his other cousins.

As the second son, Gu Tingye is much younger than his other cousins.

As a result, most of Gu Tingye's cousins ​​have gotten married.

of course,

Bai Shi did not let the cousins ​​from the Gu family's younger branch accompany the bridesmaids, not only because they had already become the cause,
Another reason is that those people have never had a good reputation in Beijing: some of them have committed crimes, and they are frequent visitors to brothels and VIPs of gambling houses. They are not good people.

Gu Tingye is now protected by his mother, taught and reported by his brothers and friends. He has never been a playboy in Beijing since he was a child! He does not have a bad reputation.

The biological mothers and fathers of those cousins ​​have not changed, so no matter what dirty things Gu Tingyang, Gu Tingbing and others have done, they naturally cannot be blamed on Gu Tingye.

And there was Gu Tingyang. After hearing that Xu Zaijing was going to be Gu Tingye's best man today, he hurriedly claimed that he had caught a cold and didn't even dare to show his face.

In this way, Bai Shi took advantage of the situation and directly asked Xu Zaijing, Chang Bai Qiheng and other classmates in the school to be bridesmaids.

Xu Zaijing, Qi Heng and others are all sons of dukes and marquises, and Changbai and Changfeng are also juren. Naturally, they are more stylish and respectable than those from the Gu family.

Thinking about these,

Xu Zaijing continued to look at Gu Tingye, who was riding a tall horse in front of him and was dressed in wedding clothes.

In order not to steal the limelight from the groom today, Xu Zaijing rode a horse that had been with him for more than ten years. It was a good horse chosen by his master Yin Bo. The horse was much thinner than its offspring, the little black horse.

It was the warmest afternoon of the day.
On the way from Gu's house in Xingguofang to Yu's house in Bianyangfang, they mostly walked in the inner city.

Amid the joyful sounds of music and drums,
After hearing the noise, many people in Bian Jing stood at the doorsteps of the streets to watch the excitement.

From time to time, someone would shout a few auspicious words to the team, and Gu Tingye, Xu Zaijing and others would smile and bow in return.

After walking for a while,

The wedding procession arrived on the streets of Chunmingfang.
The people on the road all moved to the sides, looking at the wedding procession with curiosity. There were also horse-drawn and donkey-drawn carts parked on the side.

Xu Zaijing in the team looked around as usual.

As he glanced, his eyes suddenly fixed.
But he saw a carriage on the side of the road with its curtains opened, and a woman in the carriage was pointing at Gu Tingye and talking to the girl beside her.

Looking at the woman in the car, Xiang's mother beside the car, and the wooden sign with the word "Tan" hanging on the car, Xu Zaijing turned his head to look at Gu Tingye and smiled slightly.

There are some things that only he seems to know.

In a carriage on the roadside,
The little girl turned to look at her mother and said, "Mom, the brother behind the groom is looking over here!"

Qin Yanwen, the former Xiao Qinshi, now the fourth wife of the Tan family, smiled and touched her daughter's cheek.

The mother next to the car whispered, "Girl, it looks like they are following behind the fifth son of the Xu family."

"Yeah." Qin Yanwen nodded and continued to look at the wedding procession.

quickly,

Qingyun, who was chatting and laughing with Zhique, appeared in Qin Yanwen's sight.

After looking at it for a while,
The wedding procession is about to pass by.
"Let's go back home." Qin Yanwen said softly.

Bianyangfang,
There was a bustling crowd in front of the Yu family's gate.
Many neighbors and passers-by gathered on the roadside.
The Gu family's wedding procession slowly stopped, and Xu Zaijing and other bridesmaids accompanied Gu Tingye to get off the horse.

Looking at Yu Erlang who was standing in front of the door with a flattering smile, Gu Tingye led his men and walked over with a smile.

Before Yu Erlang could say anything, Liang Han smiled and walked up to him and hugged him. Yu Erlang knew the situation and started talking to Liang Han without struggling.

While Qingyun Hanniu and others were throwing money and dried fruits and causing a commotion, Gu Tingye went straight into Yu's house.

Yu's front yard,

Xu Zaijing followed Gu Tingye and walked along the corridor leading to the main hall. Many relatives and friends of the Yu family were standing in the yard.

suddenly,

A well-dressed young man in the crowd, who looked very familiar to Xu Zaijing, smiled and bowed to him.

Xu Zaijing blinked and thought for a moment, then recognized that this person was Shui Jinyu, a Jinshi who passed the imperial examination last year. He came to Beijing a few years ago with a poor family background and had eaten the food in the porridge stall set up to celebrate the birth of the little princess.

After passing the exam, he married a girl from the wealthy Maotiao family in Bian Jing.

And the Tian family’s house seems to be nearby.

"Brother Shui, nice to meet you."

"Congratulations, Jiro and Goro, nice to meet you!" Shui Jinyu replied with a smile.

After saying hello,

Everyone had already walked to the door of the main hall, but Xu Zaijing and other bridesmaids did not go in and just waited at the door.

Looking at Shui Jinyu standing beside him, Qi Heng asked in confusion: "Brother Jing, who is this?"

Xu Zaijing explained.

When Changbai and Changfeng around heard that this person was a Jinshi, they naturally bowed and spoke to him.

After a few words,
"The bride is here!"

There came the cry of Madam Quanfu,

Everyone stopped talking and looked in the direction of the sound.

quickly,

Yu Yanran, wearing a wedding dress and holding a round fan, appeared in everyone's sight.

Gu Tingye smiled like a fool.

The ceremony continued.

Yu Jia Erlang and his sister Yu Yanhong have already stood beside Madam Gu.

"Toast tea!"

As Madam Quanfu shouted, Xu Zaijing and others outside the door looked at Gu Tingye who was holding a teacup.

Liang Han stood beside Xu Zaijing and whispered, "Brother Jing, look at Master Xiao Yu, his facial features are almost squeezed together when he laughs."

Xu Zaijing nodded and whispered, "Looking at Madam Gu's smile, if you didn't know better you would think she was really happy for Miss Yu!"

"Hmph!" Liang Han couldn't help laughing and whispered, "The women in this inner house are really good at acting! Brother Jing, look at Miss Yu San."

"Ah?" Xu Zaijing looked over quickly, and then pulled Qi Heng who was looking around beside him.

"Hmm?" Qi Heng, who was looking elsewhere, looked at Xu Zaijing in confusion: "Brother Jing, what's wrong?"

"Yuanruo, what are you looking at?" Xu Zaijing looked at the people outside the house and asked.

Qi Heng forced a smile and said, "I heard from Brother Changbai that Madam Sheng has also come to the Yu family. I wonder where Rulan and the other sisters are watching the ceremony."

Xu Zaijing nodded: "Oh! Look around Madam Gu."

"Ah?" Qi Heng looked as he was told.

Then, Qi Heng and Yu Yanhong looked at each other, and Yu Yanhong immediately turned her head away shyly.

Qi Heng glared at Xu Zaijing in annoyance: "Brother Jing, you!"

"Liu Lang's idea!" Xu Zaijing pointed at Liang Han and said with a smile.

Liang Han's eyes were full of innocence: "No, Jing'er, you and me."

At this time,

Gu Tingye and Yu Yanran have finished serving tea.

In the hall, Old Master Yu smiled and nodded at Yu Yanran.

Madam Yu's face was full of smiles, but there were crystal tears in her eyes.

Neither of the two old men stood up and watched Gu Tingye and Yu Yanran leave the hall.

Xingguofang,
Ningyuan Hou Mansion,

The wedding procession has returned.

At the gate of the Hou Mansion,
Near the stone lions tied with red silk,

The old women from the Yu and Gu families were still scattering grains, beans, money and fruits, and the passers-by were busy scrambling to grab them.

The main hall in the front yard of the Marquis's Mansion,

Ningyuan Hou Gu Yankai and Bai sat in the chairs at the top.

Standing next to Bai was her daughter-in-law Pingmei's daughter Tingyi, who was dressed in her best clothes. In front of Tingyi stood her nephew Gu Shixing and niece Yan Jie'er.

Sitting on the chairs on both sides of Gu Yankai's hand were the elders of the Gu family, his brothers and sisters-in-law from the fourth and fifth rooms, and Gu Tingye's aunt who married into the aristocratic Yang family.

Standing behind the masters of the fourth and fifth rooms were their respective sons and daughters-in-law.

On the side were classmates and friends like Xu Zaijing and Changbai, as well as noble ladies like Chai Zhengzheng and Rong Feiyan, as well as relatives like Xie, Hua Lan, An Mei, etc. There was almost no room for people in the hall.

My son got married.

Bai was naturally very happy. Ever since Gu Tingye and Yu Yanran walked into the hall, she nodded and smiled.

Gu Yankai, who is usually serious, couldn't help but raise the corner of his mouth at this moment. Looking at Yu Yanran, who came from a scholarly family, his eyes were full of satisfaction and he nodded slightly continuously.

"Worship heaven and earth!"

Following the call of the best man, Gu Tingye and Yu Yanran began to get married.

Mrs. Wu was also standing in the crowd at this time, looking at the newlyweds in front of her. Suddenly, she had an idea and looked in the direction of the noble ladies including Zhang Jiawu Niang, Rong Feiyan, etc. who were gathered together.

Looking at Chai Zhengzheng in the crowd, Mrs. Wu smiled and thought to herself: Oh, Miss Zhengzheng is not "concentrating on studying" today.

Thinking about this, Madam Wu followed the gaze of the noble ladies and turned to look at the people behind her.

Liang Han, who was standing beside Xu Zaijing, tiptoed and looked forward with a smile on his face, said, "Mother, what's wrong? What are you looking at us for?"

Mrs. Wu glanced at Xu Zaijing with a smile on her face, then glared at Liang Han with a stern face and whispered, "Stand properly!"

"Oh." Liang Han said embarrassedly.

Xu Zaijing looked at Liang Han and smiled.

Subsequently,

Xu Zaijing continued to look at the people in the hall.

He looked at the smiling Bai, then at Gu Tingye, and finally at Gu Yankai who was stroking his beard.

"Send to the bridal chamber!"

In the new house,
Naturally, Nanny Chang was in charge of the arrangements for the wedding bun and the wedding wine ceremony herself.

After the ceremony, today's bride, Yu Yanran's face blushed countless times.

The redder Yu Yanran's face became, the louder Xu Zaijing and the others laughed.

This made Gu Tingye glare at them from time to time.

When the sun sets in the west,
The sky darkens,

When Gu Tingye was supported by Zhique and was brought back to his bridal chamber, Xu Zaijing, Changbai and the others had almost boarded their carriages for home.

The first quarter of the evening (after 7 p.m.)
East of the palace,

Chai family,

There is no moon in the night sky tonight, only the stars twinkling in the sky from time to time.

This also made the sky darker.

On winter nights, the wind outside is biting cold, but inside the house with the heating on, it is very warm.

The candlelight was bright inside the house, and the light shone through the window to outside, illuminating a spot on the ground under the porch at the door.

inside the house,

The elegant and soothing fragrance wafted out from the incense burner and floated in the house.

suddenly,

The light inside and outside the house flickered for a while. It turned out that someone opened the door and lifted the cotton curtain at the door, causing the candle flame in the room to flicker a few times.

"Click."

The door was closed, keeping the cold out.

"Have all the things the young lady said been passed on?" Yunmu asked Zi Teng while helping Chai Zhengzheng untie his cloak.

Zi Teng glanced at Chai Zhengzheng and said, "Spread the word. Store managers in and outside the capital, as well as in the southeast, will all receive the news."

Talking
When Chai Zhengzheng brought the maid to the inner room, his clothes had already been changed.

Seeing his daughter sitting on a brocade-padded chair behind the table without saying much after returning home, Yunmu hesitated and said, "Girl, I heard that the Xu family has sent people to the southeast. What's the point of us doing this?"

Chai Zhengzheng propped his elbows on the table, cupped his cheeks with both hands, looked at the lantern on the table in front of him, and said, "If we contribute more, then Qingcao will have a better chance of finding her brother."

Yunmu nodded.

Turn around,

at noon,

It's still a sunny day.

A horse-drawn carriage with a wooden sign with the word "Kang" on it was traveling on the official road outside the western city of Bianjing.

The old driver, with wrinkles on his face and white hair and beard, wore earmuffs made of ordinary material on his head and a worn sheepskin coat on his body. He swung the whip in his hand.

"Snapped!"

The whip sheath exploded in the air, and the draft horse, which was walking a little off course, hurriedly moved a little to the side of the road.

When he cracked the whip, the driver looked around with some fear!

"Old man, we've come such a long way, you should take a rest! There is a small charcoal stove in the car, you can drink some hot water to warm your body." A woman said softly in the carriage.

"Thank you, young lady! Let's talk about it after we pass this area!" The old coachman said, looking back and around from time to time.

The woman who lifted the curtain of the carriage looked at the driver sitting in front and asked in confusion, "Old man, why do you look a little scared?"

"To be honest with you, I have also taken on a job at the Kang family's mansion before. On that day, it was near here that the people in the car were kidnapped by a group of strong men!"

"Kidnapped? Kidnapped. Mother Qi's family?"

"Yes! That's them."

Listening to the words outside the car, Kang Zhaoer looked at the woman beside him with fear in his eyes: "My dear, is there really a murderer?"

The woman who had just returned to Beijing from the Kang family's farm after attending a funeral did not answer. She just looked out of the car in panic and said in a trembling voice, "Uncle, let's hurry up!"

"drive!"

The carriage moved a little faster.

Kang Zhaoer, who was in the carriage, lifted the curtain and looked out with a vigilant look, ignoring the cold wind blowing in.

suddenly,

The girl's eyes fixed, and she said anxiously, "Girl, look! There's a person lying on the side of the road!"

(End of this chapter)