"Stop! Stop!"

The soldiers guarding the city suddenly received a mission in the morning to close the city gates and were given a portrait of an incredibly handsome young man. If they found him, they were to detain him immediately.

Upon seeing a group of people approaching, the officers and soldiers immediately stopped them.

A man dressed in wedding attire was seen sitting on a horse. The soldiers glanced at him and passed him over. The boy in the painting was not nearly as ugly as he appeared.

Looking at the bridal sedan chair behind, one can guess what it is: this must be the groom who is welcoming the bride back to her parents' home!

But the routine still needs to be done.

"what for?"

The groom, not daring to be looked up at by the soldiers, hurriedly jumped off his horse and said with a smile, "Reporting to your Excellency, I am preparing to leave the city to return to my parents' home!"

"Is that so?"

The officers nodded casually, "We're looking for someone here, so we'll have to check the sedan chair too!"

As they spoke, the soldiers had already circled around to the back of the sedan chair and found a woman with her head down on the side of the chair. Judging from her clothes, she should be the bride's maid in the sedan chair.

The sedan chair was surrounded by sedan bearers, except that the last one was really too fat, while the others were not too unusual.

"Sir, we need to get back on time, we can't afford to be late. Please take this money and use it to have some tea, consider it a token of our good fortune!"

As he spoke, the groom took out several silver ingots from his clothes and handed them over. The soldiers accepted them without making a sound, beaming with joy.

"Excellent, excellent!"

As the officer said this, he casually pulled open a corner of the sedan curtain and glanced inside. He saw a pair of women's bound feet, then lowered the curtain and looked no further.

"As expected, it's a homecoming visit!"

Upon hearing this, the groom wiped the cold sweat from his brow and said with a forced smile, "Yes, yes!"

In his heart, he was thinking that it was fortunate that the handsome young man had given him the silver in advance and told him to hand it over to the soldiers, otherwise, he might have been in trouble if they really checked it!

"Alright, let's go!"

Holding the silver they had received, the officers and soldiers were already planning where to have fun that night, and naturally they wouldn't make things difficult for them anymore.

"Thank you, sir!"

The groom quickly bowed, then mounted his horse and called to the sedan chair bearers behind him, "Lift the sedan chair, leave the city, and go to Caobao in the west of the city for the bride's return visit!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the sedan chair bearers lifted the sedan chair up, but the sedan chair was obviously not light, and it swayed and rocked when it was lifted.

This bride... she's quite heavy!

Watching the sedan bearers trudging along with heavy steps, and then looking at the groom, who, though not handsome, was of a fairly well-proportioned build.

The constable rubbed his aching back and couldn't help but feel sorry for him: This frail body is going to suffer in the future!

...

Hearing the soldiers' voices signaling them to let him pass, Chen Mo, inside the sedan chair, finally breathed a sigh of relief.

It turned out that Jing Zhe's idea was to hide in the sedan chair. The soldiers wanted to capture him, and if they couldn't find him, they would let him go.

But the sedan chair wasn't very big to begin with, so if two people sat in it at the same time...

Chen Mo initially refused.

Although Jing Zhe had already seen her body, there hadn't been any actual contact. If she were sitting in such a small place…

Chen Mo blushed when he thought about this situation.

He then refused on the grounds that men and women should not touch each other.

But Jing Zhe ignored all of that and whispered things like, "The situation is urgent, you have to put the greater good before your own interests," "I'm an innocent young man and I'm not afraid, what are you afraid of?" and "Don't worry, even if you take advantage of me, I won't make you take responsibility."

Chen Mo was so angry she wanted to bite him to death, but time was indeed tight and the groom was right next to her, so she couldn't argue loudly and agreed to Jing Zhe's suggestion.

And then, and then…

That's how things are, that's the situation. I was forced into this situation; I had no other choice!

Chen Mo comforted himself in this way, and his guilt and shyness lessened a little.

(...)

The two had already left the city while they were talking inside the sedan chair.

After traveling a short distance, the sedan chair bearers, unable to bear the weight on their shoulders any longer, lowered the sedan chair, panting heavily.

"Young master and young lady, you're safe now, please come out!"

The groom jumped off his horse, looked around, and called out to the sedan chair.

Next, Guizhi helped lift the sedan curtain, and Chen Mo, with a flushed face, walked out awkwardly, his head hanging low, his neck red, looking very uncomfortable.

Jing Zhe followed him down, but he was hunched over, looking somewhat pained.

The groom looked at the couple curiously and asked, "Young master, what's wrong with you?"

"Um... I've been sitting for too long, my legs are numb!"

"Oh, my legs are numb, that's easy to fix, I'll be fine after a rest! We need to hurry, or we'll be late for the wedding!"

The grass fortress in the west was still six or seven miles from the city gate. The groom dared not delay and took his leave.

"Thank you so much for your generosity today, young master! I wish you and your wife a long and happy marriage!"

Congratulations to you! Congratulations to you!

The groom glanced at Chen Mo one last time, then cupped his hands in a respectful gesture and smiled.

"Our green hills will remain, and our clear waters will flow forever! Farewell!"

"Farewell!"

After saying this, the groom mounted his horse again and headed west.

Fatty also came up, staring at Jing Zhe with a mocking expression, and said with a smile, "Young Chieftain, are your legs still numb?"

"numb!"

"Young Master is mighty! This leg is numb... amazing!"

Fatty gave Jing Zhe a thumbs up and said sincerely.

Jing Zhe's words might fool naive people like Gui Zhi and the groom, but how could an experienced person like him be fooled?

Judging from their appearance, something must have happened in the sedan chair just now!

Truly admirable!

Jing Zhe glared at him fiercely and said angrily, "You're such a troublemaker, why don't you get out of here?"

Alright!

Fat Ball agreed and walked forward.

Chen Mo didn't want to pay any more attention to Jing Zhe and immediately followed.

Only Jing Zhe lagged behind, grumbling as he walked.

"stop!"

Suddenly, a loud shout and the frantic sound of horses' hooves came from behind.

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