"What exactly do you want?"
Gao Changhong asked with a gloomy face, showing no intention of inviting them in.
At this moment, Madam Gao and the others heard the noise and came over.
When they saw the man, their faces darkened, just like Gao Changhong's.
The Li and Du families have been at odds with the Gao family for a long time. The fact that they dared to come here today shows they're looking for trouble!
"Don't be so upset. It's your wedding, and we've come to give you gifts. We heard you like young married women, so my husband and I specially found a few with children for you. Come on, bring them up!"
The young man in red laughed loudly and ordered his servant to bring over three or four women from the side.
As everyone looked over, they saw that these women were either holding a child's hand or had big bellies. Gao Changhong's face was almost twisted with anger.
"roll!"
He couldn't help but shout it out.
"Hey, what kind of attitude is this? Don't you usually like young women who have given birth? I heard your bride also had a child before marrying you!"
We selected these concubines specifically for you based on your preferences! In fact, these women are of higher status than the women you marry!
"Look at this one, she's the seventeenth concubine of the late Prefect Liu. Her husband only passed away a few months ago, and I'm sending her to you! And this one, she's the concubine the city gate guard just divorced last month..."
The man in red, with a mocking smile on his face, continued his incessant introduction.
The guests present were all silent, not daring to utter a sound. Gao Changhong and the Gao family were furious, and even Lan Xing under the bridal veil could not hold back any longer.
Just as Lanxing was about to lift the veil to scold the man, she suddenly heard chaos erupt at the scene.
It was Gao Changhong. He lost control and went straight up to fight with the young man in red.
The wedding banquet, which should have been a joyous occasion, turned into a farce, with guests scrambling to avoid it.
Outside the door, Gao Changhong beat the young man in red until his head was bleeding profusely, until the soldiers arrived and separated the two.
"Gao Changhong, you're so ungrateful! I, Li Lian'an, will not let you get away with this! You just wait, don't think you're so great just because you've passed the martial arts championship!"
As the man in red was helped away, he didn't forget to utter some harsh words.
"That's outrageous, absolutely outrageous!"
Old Madam Gao, leaning on a cane, was so angry when she saw her grandson, whose wedding clothes were now filthy and disheveled, that she could barely stand.
The guests around them were also looking at them with strange expressions. Old Madam Gao felt as if her old face was being rubbed on the ground.
Finally, her eyes rolled back and she fainted.
"Mother!"
Mr. Gao shouted and rushed to help Mrs. Gao in a panic.
The wedding banquet ended unpleasantly.
Three days later, Madam Gao passed away despite all efforts to save her.
The Gao family held a wedding banquet, and then they were about to hold a funeral.
In an instant, the entire Gao family mansion was shrouded in a dark cloud.
Holding her son, who was only a few months old, Lan Xing looked at the conspicuous coffin in the ancestral hall, as well as Gao Changhong and his parents kneeling there. Her feelings were extremely complicated.
She had someone bring some tea to Gao Changhong and the others.
"Father, Mother, please accept my condolences. Have some tea. Don't kneel for so long. It's getting chilly, or you'll easily get rheumatism."
"Get out! It's all your fault, you jinx!"
With a bang, Madam Gao smashed the teacup that Lan Xing had handed her, and then cursed angrily.
"Mother!"
Upon hearing this, Gao Changhong glanced at Madam Gao with displeasure.
"Why are you glaring at Mother? Did I say something wrong? If it weren't for the fact that you married this woman of low status, would Li Lian'an and the others dare to cause such a scene?"
"If they hadn't made a scene, would your grandmother have died of anger? You haven't even avenged your grandfather, and now they've killed your grandmother too. Let's see how you ever get your revenge!"
Madam Gao said indignantly.
In her opinion, if Gao Changhong had married a princess, Li Lian'an and the others would certainly not have dared to humiliate the Gao family at the wedding banquet.
Moreover, the insults he hurled made it impossible for them to seek justice from the Emperor. This was because Gao Changhong's rejection of the princess had already displeased the Emperor. Li Lian'an was not entirely wrong; her son had indeed married a woman who had given birth, and even if the child belonged to the Gao family, it was still a joke to outsiders.
"Mother, I'm sorry."
Lan Xing bit her lip, her body trembling slightly. Even though she knew that what Gao's mother said was harsh, she still felt a little guilty when she thought that Old Madam Gao had indeed died because Li Lian'an had humiliated the Gao family by talking about her.
"Ruan Ruan, this is none of your business."
Gao Changhong looked at Lan Xing tenderly, offering words of comfort.
"How can it not be her business? Now that you've married her, your grandmother has died, and you and your father will have to observe three years of mourning. During these three years, you won't be able to do anything. Do you know what that means?"
Gao's mother glared angrily at Gao Changhong again. Gao's father, who was standing to the side, did not speak, but his serious expression at this moment undoubtedly indicated that he shared the same thoughts as Gao's mother.
Upon hearing the news of the three-year mourning period, Gao Changhong's eyes suddenly widened.
yes!
How could he forget this? When an elder in the family passes away, the younger generation must observe a three-year mourning period. If he does nothing during these three years, then the Gao family will be completely controlled by the Li and Du families!
Thinking of this, a hint of hostility flashed across his face.
He fell silent.
In the days that followed, he and his father lost many opportunities in the court due to the mourning period for their father, and were also suppressed by the Li and Du families.
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