Chapter 173 You can't do this to me!
Song Junyan has been busy with the previous dismemberment case these days.
He knew that the Gu family was having a happy event today, and several of his brothers had discussed early in the morning about joining in the fun.
In his opinion, the identity of the Gu family is very sensitive. They are a family that became rich by following the Zhang family in the war, and have a complicated relationship with the Zhang family.
He was not afraid that getting close to the Zhang family would arouse the emperor's suspicion or displeasure; he just thought it was troublesome.
He is not like Song Junhua and the others. He has never had any desire for the throne.
He just wanted to concentrate on doing the job at hand, especially since this job was likely to offend the powerful people in Beijing.
"Master, someone from the Sun family has come again. Do you want to meet him?"
"No, go tell them that this case will be handled impartially. If they have any objections to the case, they can go to the palace to see the emperor."
As long as the emperor said that Sun Qihang could not be punished according to the law, he would obey the emperor's order.
Ding San took the order and went out. He flipped through the case in his hand, and when he thought of Sun Linyuan's attitude in the court, he just snorted coldly with an expressionless face.
If there really is no law in this world, then it is not the turn of his Sun family to make the decision.
Sun Linyuan's repeated attacks were like mosquitoes and fleas to him. If they were too noisy, he would just find a way to kill them.
Just as he was looking over the case and thinking about how to deal with it, Ding San, who had left, hurried in again.
"Master, no, it's bad. There's a commotion at the Gu family. They say they are dissatisfied with the bride's family again and want to break off the engagement and demand that the An family compensate them for their losses."
Song Junyan put down the file, frowned and looked at his subordinates. What a mess.
The wedding day is in turmoil?
He was about to ask more carefully, but then Lu Xinran's name flashed through his mind and he felt that the truth was not important at this moment.
With that guy around, anything is possible.
Seeing his master looking over and asking silently, Ding San hurriedly spoke again.
"General Gu sent someone to invite you over. Originally, they were going to come to the government office, but there are too many guests at the Gu family today. As the host, it would be inappropriate for them to leave like this, so they wanted to invite you over instead."
In front of all the guests, the beginning of this marriage was carefully recounted.
Even if they have to grit their teeth and accept this marriage, An Qingyu will not have an easy life in the Gu family.
Fu was holding a grudge in her heart, and this is what she said when she asked someone to pass on the message.
Ding San was stunned when he heard the noise outside and had no idea what was going on.
Song Junyan had already stood up. "The Gu family is reporting a crime. Do you want me to go and administer justice?"
"Yes, that's what I mean when I listen to the words of the servants of the Gu family."
Song Junyan hummed calmly, "Let's go and take a look."
At this time, the Gu family was in chaos, and the veil on An Qingyu's head had been torn off.
She looked at Gu Zixian with tears in her eyes, as if accusing him of his cruelty and the humiliation the Gu family had inflicted on her.
"Cousin, ask yourself, how have I wronged you, why do you treat me like this!"
They grew up together and had already had a verbal engagement.
Marriage is a serious matter, which is decided by parents and matchmaker.
Her aunt is her mother, so how can the marriage arranged by her aunt be invalid?
She accused him with tears in her eyes, but Gu Zixian just turned his back and refused to even look at her.
Because of her, he completely lost the chance to marry his sweetheart, which was his lifelong regret.
Why did she accuse him from the perspective of a victim? Obviously, he was the one whose life was ruined by them.
After the wedding procession left, An had lunch at the An family and then returned to the Qiu family.
Her niece's marriage to her precious son resolved a big matter in her heart. When she returned home, she was in high spirits and so happy that everyone could feel her good mood.
I had just washed and changed my clothes and was about to lie down on the bed to rest when I heard hurried footsteps coming from outside the yard.
"Madam, something bad has happened. Something has happened at the Gu family. Before the wedding, the Gu family is trying to cancel the engagement and has even asked the Fourth Prince of Shuntian Mansion to come and seek justice."
"What!"
The nanny's words shocked An and made her break out in a cold sweat. What did these words mean?
How come something went wrong when everything was going well and they were about to get married?
"Madam, the An family's eldest master and his wife have already gone there, what do you think?"
"Hurry, change my clothes."
How could she sleep well after such a big thing happened?
Why did her son refuse to obey in everything after returning to the Gu family?
She didn't want him to marry her grandfather's cousin and help her grandfather's family more in the future, but it was just a small wish that he was unwilling to do.
Thinking that her son was no longer as close to her as before after returning to the Gu family, her heart felt as if it was burned by a branding iron and she couldn't breathe.
In the Gu family courtyard, Lu Xinran looked at Fu's sudden outburst, Gu Zixian who was determined to file a complaint with the authorities, and An Qingyu who was full of accusations, and he felt that the drama before his eyes was becoming more and more exciting.
She has now habitually ignored whether all this happened suddenly or irrationally. As long as there is melon to eat and sequel to watch, she is very satisfied.
"Sister, do you think it will be useful for the Gu family to sue the officials?"
Lu Xinlan shook his head subconsciously, "It's difficult. If Gu Zixian wants to sue the An family for deliberately framing them, they have to provide effective evidence to prove that the things they want to sue really happened."
Otherwise, Lu Xinran's inner thoughts alone cannot serve as evidence.
"You want evidence?"
[Let me look through it and see who knew about this when An Qingyu was preparing.]
"Ah, shut up!"
An Qingyu suddenly lost his temper and took two steps towards Lu Xinran, but was stopped by Gu Zixian and the people next to him.
"Cousin! You can't do this to me!"
"Why can't I? When you and mother were plotting to frame me, did you ever think that you couldn't do this to me?"
Why should he let them do whatever they want while he can only watch himself being manipulated without any resistance?
"An Qingyu, I have always had only brotherly and sisterly feelings for you, and my willingness to help the An family is just a favor, and my unwillingness to help is also my duty. You have no right to demand anything from me or to dictate to me."
Especially using such a dirty way to force him to accept the marriage.
He had no choice but to admit it before because he had just returned to the Gu family and was not yet close to his family. He did not want to bring trouble to the family because of his own affairs.
But his grandparents had already stood up and they were unwilling, so he couldn't just choose to keep quiet.
An Qingyu's face turned pale as he stepped back again and again. In his panic, he almost stepped on the maid's foot and fell out.
"No, I didn't. You can't slander me like this, cousin. We didn't ask you to do that. We, we are cousins who grew up together. How can you deny and erase the love we have as childhood sweethearts?"
[What childhood sweetheart? You were the one who approached her first. She has been distancing herself from you from the beginning to the end.]
[You shamelessly live in Qiu's house, and you always try to throw yourself into their arms when you have nothing to do. Gu Zi is jealous of An Shi and has mentioned this to him several times, but An Shi is so foolish that he wants to bring you two together that he just pretends not to understand the meaning of his words and lets him get closer to you.]
[He has no choice but to live in the academy. He won't go home unless you leave.]
[You've forced me to 'run away from home', yet you still have the nerve to say that you're childhood sweethearts. Having a childhood sweetheart like you and a mother like An, you must be filled with envy for eight lifetimes.]