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Chapter 655 A small episode of a happy event [Thank you! Goodbye! 37K more to be updated]

On the second day,
Xingguofang,
At the gate of Ningyuan Marquis Mansion,
With the arrival of the Huang family's wedding procession, the atmosphere became more and more lively.

The stone lions on both sides of the Gu family’s gate were tied with festive red silk, and were surrounded by people who came to watch the fun.

On the steps in front of the Gu family's gate, between two stone lions, Gu Tingye, dressed in bright clothes, stood there with his arms folded across his chest.

Those standing beside Gu Tingye and blocking the door were Gu Tingxuan, Bing, Yang, Di and other members of the Gu family, as well as the children of Gu Tingye's aunt, and Yang Chenmin was among them.

There were enough children and relatives in the Gu family, so Xu Zaijing naturally didn't need to stand inside to make up the numbers. He just stood at the door and watched the fun.

Liang Han, Qi Heng and others were also standing not far from Xu Zaijing.

The bridesmaids who came with Huang Qingyue included two younger members of the Zhang family, Duke of England, as well as several strong and sturdy young men who looked like Huang Qingyue's comrades in the army.

Xu Zaijing knew the two younger members of the Zhang family. They were the two sons of Zhang Fangyan, the eldest son of the Duke of Yingguo: Zhang Shengshou and Zhang Shengxun.

Xu Zaijing had attended a banquet at the Duke of Ying's mansion in the previous winter and had a drink with these two at the banquet.

The groom and his best men dismounted from their horses.

When Huang Qingyue walked towards his uncle Gu Tingye, he saw Xu Zaijing standing beside him. He smiled and bowed, as if to thank Xu Zaijing for not participating in blocking the door.

Several strong young men following Huang Qingyue followed Huang Qingyue's gaze, and when they saw Xu Zaijing nodding in greeting, they began to whisper to each other or look at him inquiringly.

After the young men exchanged a few words, they learned of Xu Zaijing's identity and looked at him differently.

There was a lot more curiosity, admiration and surprise in his eyes.

After these tough young men were happy, they glanced at the Gu family members around Gu Tingye.

There was not much communication, just a few glances between the few of them, and then the walking formation changed. A few strong young men took a few quick steps and came to the front.

Xu Zaijing stood at the door and shook his head, saying, "It's bad, we may not be able to stop them."

Qi Heng, who was standing aside and watching the fun, smiled and tilted his head and said, "Brother Jing, why do you say that?"

Xu Zaijing looked at the situation in front of the door and said, "Yuan Ruo, the Gu family members around Er Lang have been seen through. The young men around Yue Ge'er are powerful figures on the battlefield. Gu Tingbing and his men can't stand up to them."

"Ah? Is that true?" Qi Heng continued to look at the door in confusion.

"Let's move forward, otherwise they will go straight into the Gu family's door." Xu Zaijing said.

The voice just fell,

The young men who walked not far in front of Gu Tingye and others just smiled at Gu Tingbing and others, which made the smiles of the Gu family members stiffen and they took two steps back in silence.

The sturdy young men continued to walk forward with a smile, while the two brothers of the Zhang family smiled and bowed: "Hello, second uncle."

Seeing that the young man of the Gu family was about to "surrender without a fight" and was directly entered into the gate of the Gu family by Huang Qingyue and others, Qiu Niang, who was watching the excitement at the door, hurriedly turned around and ran into the yard.

He walked quickly into the inner courtyard.

in the yard,
It was also very lively at this time. Many officials' wives and noble ladies were walking in the courtyard corridors, while the ladies of the imperial family were mostly sitting in the house talking.

"Ma'am, ma'am."

Qiu Niang's slightly anxious voice came from outside the house.

Inside the house, Mrs. Bai, who was talking to her relatives with a smile, turned around and looked over.

"What's going on?" Nanny Chang, who was standing nearby, frowned and asked Qiu Niang when she came in.

Qiu Niang hurriedly bowed to everyone in the room and said in a hurry: "Madam, the young men brought by the son-in-law at the door are quite strong and powerful. Our brothers couldn't resist and are about to enter the yard."

"What?" Mrs. Bai immediately looked towards the door.

Inside the house, the elders from the fourth and fifth rooms of the Gu family also had unhappy expressions on their faces.

outside the house,

The other female guests who were some distance away from the main house where Bai was staying, looked at the situation in the main house with the door wide open, and curiously sent their maids over to inquire.

The maidservant walked back and forth quickly in the yard, and soon, the news spread that 'the Gu family's children could not stop them at the gate, and the Huang family's wedding procession from Shoushanbo would go directly into the yard.'

The guests had different expressions and moods.

It is impossible to say that no one was jealous of Bai, the legitimate daughter of a merchant family, for becoming the wife of a marquis.

Now that this happened to the Gu family, those women who boasted of their strong family background and noble origins were now mostly laughing and shaking their heads, waiting to see the joke with hopeful looks on their faces.

If the Huang family's son, Shoushanbo, married so soon, they would have one more thing to laugh at in their daily lives, which would be perfect for ridiculing the Bai family behind their backs in the future.

If the third daughter of the Gu family had a hard time in the house of the Shoushan Earl, it would be the best thing for these people.

In our spare time, we can get together and continue chatting about what we have seen and heard today.

In the main hall,

Madams like Mrs. Sun, Mrs. Wu, Mrs. Pan, and others who were on good terms with her were naturally a little anxious.

Mrs. Wu stood up anxiously, poked her head out and said, "Tsk! What's going on? Although our family blocked the door for fun, it also feels like a rivalry between the two families."

"The wedding procession just arrived, and before they had even had a few dozen breaths, they were being marched straight through the gate. Doesn't this just mean that all of our children are idiots?"

After these words were spoken, the expression of the lady from the fourth or fifth room of the Gu family became even uglier.

The fourth wife of the Gu family was blunt and straightforward. She glared at him and waved her handkerchief, saying, "This Huang family kid is really so rude. He came to our house to marry a daughter-in-law, but he didn't even give me any face! He's not a good kid!"

Hearing this,

Many officials and their families in the room covered their mouths with handkerchiefs or round fans, and whispered to each other.

Mrs. Wu rolled her eyes at him.

Sun, who was standing by, glared, took a few deep breaths, and finally did not scold him. Instead, she smiled and said, "Sister, you don't know that Huang's brother is under the command of the Duke of England, and he is a vanguard general."

"During the previous battle of Keyi Gate, it was this Huang family kid who first broke into the gate of the Keyi Gate Fortress and prevented the defenders from closing the gate! This kid was a pioneer and was able to achieve such a feat, how could he not be amazing!"

As soon as this word comes out,
The voices of the ladies and their wives in the room talking among themselves suddenly disappeared.

They only knew that the prince of Shoushan had made great contributions, but they had never heard much about what Sun said.

The fifth wife of the Gu family was a shrewd and scheming person. She smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, look at our son-in-law. He is really a very capable man. He will definitely have a bright future!"

The guests in the room all laughed and echoed a few words.

Pingmei, who was standing next to Bai, exchanged glances with her mother Sun, who was not far away, and said to her mother-in-law Bai in self-blame: "Mother-in-law, this is my fault. If I had known this would happen, I should have let Xiaowu and Erlang block the door together."

Bai patted the back of Pingmei's hand, smiled and nodded to the sister-in-law of the fifth room of the Gu family, and continued to look at the maids and servants of the Gu family outside the house, and said with a smile: "We have talked so much, and it is normal that the son-in-law should bring people into the yard. Why is there no movement, and no one has come to report."

Hearing this,

Everyone in the room looked outside.

Mrs. Wu turned her head and looked at the housekeeper behind her and said, "Mother Jin, go ahead."

Before she finished her words, Mrs. Wu noticed Mother Jin's suggestive look, and immediately turned around and looked outside in the direction Mother Jin was looking.

In the field of vision, a little maid beside Yu Yanran, the second lady of the Gu family, was walking quickly towards the hall from outside.

The figure of this little maid also attracted the attention of many people outside the house.

Enter the house,

The eldest lady of the fourth room of the Gu family hurriedly shouted, "Is it someone from the Shoushan family who entered the yard?"

Madam Chai, who was sitting in a quiet place in the house, fanned herself with a round fan, shook her head and said to Princess Pingning beside her, "Look at this person, isn't she looking forward to something good?"

Princess Pingning covered her eyes with a round fan and whispered, "Sister-in-law, from my father's point of view, the fourth room is also an elder, I really can't say much." "But my family is close, and I can't help but hear people gossiping that the fourth room of the Gu family is having a hard time after the separation."

Hearing this, Madam Chai shook her head, looked at the little maid who entered the room, and said earnestly: "I hope that the Huang family's brother will not be reckless. This carelessness has planted a thorn in the heart of the Yue family, which will not be good for the future."

Princess Pingning also nodded, glanced at Chai Zhengzheng who was sitting next to Madam Chai with a smile, and then leaned over to look.

"What's going on in front of the gate?" Yu Yanran asked anxiously, standing not far from Pingmei.

"Have you and the uncles stopped the man?" Yanran asked again.

The maid bowed to everyone in the room, looked at their concerned eyes, and said in a clear voice, "Madam, the two young masters of the Xu family, the young master, the sixth young master of Liang, the second young master of the Yu family, and others have stopped the man together."

"When I arrived, the fifth son of the Xu family was giving questions to the bridesmaids."

After the maid finished speaking in a crisp voice, the atmosphere in the room seemed to become relaxed all of a sudden.

Nanny Chang, who was standing next to Bai, nodded continuously with satisfaction.

A genuine smile appeared on Bai's face. She glanced at Sun and said, "Oh? What did Jing'er ask me to do?"

The maid said in a crisp voice: "Madam, I vaguely heard something like tiger pottery, leopard pottery, and dog pottery."

With this remark,
All the ladies showed some doubtful expressions on their faces, and the room suddenly became quiet.

Xiaodie followed her elder sister-in-law Ni Qiqiu and stood beside the ladies of the Yongyi Marquis's residence. When she heard this, her eyes turned and she said, "But what about the 'Tiger Strategy, Leopard Strategy, and Dog Strategy' in the military manual?"

When everyone in the room heard this, they all looked at Xiaodie who spoke, and Xiaodie seemed a little at a loss.

Madam Wu laughed out loud and said, "Ye'er's children are all juren. Before, Huang's child got drunk at Zhu's house, and it was Jing'er who subdued him! In this case, isn't this embarrassing?" These words attracted a lot of attention and made Xiaodie feel relieved.

After Mrs. Wu finished speaking, good-natured laughter broke out in the room.

Bai waved her hands hastily, turned around and called to Nanny Chang, "Mammy, go and tell them not to make too much noise and delay Yue Ge'er and the other children from coming home."

"Yes, ma'am."

Nanny Chang hurriedly took two maids and walked quickly towards the gate.

Sun, who was standing next to her, smiled and shook her head. Mrs. Wu asked, "Sister, what does it mean that you keep shaking your head?"

Hualan and her sister-in-law Xie looked at each other and said with a smile, "Madam, when mother-in-law shook her head, she meant that if she had known that Aunt Bai was so anxious, she should have told Wu Lang to let the person in directly."

Mrs. Pan, Anmei's mother-in-law, smiled and looked at the ladies around her, and said, "Sister Bai, we think Hualan's words make sense."

Bai quickly smiled and waved her hands: "It's not as urgent as Hualan said."

When everyone in the room heard this, there was another round of good-natured laughter.

In a quiet place in the house, Madam Chai smiled and said to Princess Pingning: "When I came here, I knew that the brother of the Xu family would not block the door, so I thought he would have nothing to do today. I didn't expect that."

Princess Pingning smiled and nodded, whispering, "I just thought about it, the young man who can serve as the best man of the Huang family today is most likely a capable new lieutenant under the command of the Duke of Ying's Zhang family. He must have fought on the battlefield and made contributions."

Princess Pingning's words about having made great contributions can be expressed in another way: having killed enemies and seen blood.

Chai Zhengzheng, who was standing by, listened to Princess Pingning's words and nodded continuously: "Your Highness is right."

Princess Pingning smiled and continued, "Only Jing'er, who has been to the battlefield and seen big scenes, can calm them down! If someone else were to come, I really don't know how they would fare."

Madam Chai said with a smile: "The eldest son of the Gu family is a Jinshi. Can't he control those guys when he comes?"

Princess Pingning shook her head: "My elder brother? He looks quite bad." According to seniority, Princess Pingning should address Gu Tingyu like this.

Madam Chai looked outside the house and said, "In the past, when I saw Jing'er, he was always gentle, polite and considerate. Today, I don't know what kind of expression he will show in order to subdue those young men."

Chai Zhengzheng, who was listening to the conversation, suddenly flashed back to his mind the scene of his first meeting with Xu Zaijing a few years ago.

The scene in Chai Zhengzheng's memory is still quite clear. Compared with Xu Zaijing's appearance today, Xu Zaijing's face at that time was much greener and more immature.

At the front door of Gu's house,
One of the sturdy young men following Huang Qingyue smiled and bowed, "Young Master, Brother Zhang, I admit defeat, I admit defeat! Please show some mercy."

Then he smiled at Gu Tingye again.

Qi Heng smiled and glanced at Zai Zhang, then nodded and bowed: "Thank you."

Gu Tingye looked at Huang Qingyue with a smug look on his face and said with a smile: "Da Lang, since this brother has spoken, then you have passed the literary test. Next, let's compete in the martial arts test!"

While Gu Tingye was speaking, Nanny Chang came to the door with a smile on her face, walked up to Xu Zaijing and whispered a few words.

Xu Zaijing nodded after hearing this and whispered, "Mammy, Erlang will only make a scene for a quarter of an hour. It won't delay the auspicious time."

Nanny Chang smiled and said, "Okay, Wulang, I feel relieved that you know what's going on."

Subsequently,

There was another commotion at the gate.
Everyone was there for the fun, they didn’t really want to prevent the bride’s party from entering.

So, when the Huang family's best man and Xu Zaijing and others were in a mess, Huang Qingyue, who had sensed the "opportunity", quickly slipped past Xu Zaijing and rushed into the Gu family's gate.

Seeing this, Zai Zhang and others stopped trying to stop people and walked towards the door with the Huang family's bridesmaids, smiling.

At the gate, the Huang family's servants and maids hurriedly threw various copper coins and dried fruits, making the Gu family's gate even more lively.

Gu's main hall,

Bai and Gu Yankai sat at the top, with Gu Tingye, Pingmei, Yanran and the younger children standing on both sides.

On both sides are the elders of the Gu family's small branch.

Gu Tingyi and Huang Qingyue held the red silk together and offered tea to Ningyuan Hou Gu Yankai and Bai.

Gu Yankai and his wife were naturally full of emotion, after all, Gu Tingyi was their youngest child.

After some instructions and blessings, and at the call of Madam Quanfu, the two of them walked out of the hall together and headed towards the door.

On the way back to Shoushanbo Mansion,

The Gu family's wedding procession was very long.
Some attentive people counted and found that the dowry of the third daughter of the Gu family was as much as 108 loads.

Xu Zaijing did not see the bustle at the Shoushan Marquis's Mansion because only Gu Tingye went to see the bride off.

the next day,
When he came to Sheng's house to go to school, Gu Tingye looked very ugly.

During the break, Xu Zaijing asked a few questions indirectly and found out that the former Earl of Zhongqin, Lord Yuan, had brought the second son of the Yuan family to the wedding banquet.

"I heard from Liang Han that Yuan Erlang has a concubine, and her surname seems to be Zhu. Did you see her yesterday?" Xu Zaijing asked.

Gu Tingye looked at Xu Zaijing curiously: "Wu Lang, didn't we meet the concubine surnamed Zhu in Yangzhou before? Why are you asking this?"

Xu Zaijing rolled his eyes and said with a smile, "Just asking."

Gu Tingye: "Oh! I saw her twice at the wedding banquet yesterday. The young lady brought a girl with her. She seemed to be Yuan Dalang's daughter. I took a look at her and it seemed like they were doing well."

Xu Zaijing nodded, stared at Gu Tingye and said, "That's all, nothing else?"

"Well! She is a female member of the family. How can I stare at her? Wu Lang, you are a little weird today!" Gu Tingye looked at Xu Zaijing and said.

Xu Zaijing smiled and said nothing more.

the other side,
Minglan, who was looking sideways outside the house but listening attentively to the conversation between Xu Zaijing and Gu Tingye, shook her head in confusion.

This made Qi Heng, who turned around to talk to Chang Feng but was looking at Ming Lan, stop talking and said with a smile: "Sixth sister, is there anything you don't understand?"

Minglan turned around with a confused look on her face, looked at Qi Heng and said, "Ah? Young Master, what are you talking about?"

(End of this chapter)