Qi Junhuai casually bowed to the madam as a greeting, then led the wedding procession out the door, with Zhao Chengmo following at the end.
Gu Xiuyi asked Xu Ge to personally send the matchmaker home and asked him to give some good instructions on the way.
The madam was sitting in the main hall feeling uneasy when she saw Gu Xiuyi coming over and she quickly stood up.
"This is the money I promised to give you, take it." After saying that, he handed over a silver note, and the madam took it with trembling hands.
"You have been doing the business of welcoming and seeing off guests in Yunbin Building for these years, so you should not be stupid." Gu Xiuyi raised his cold eyes and glanced at the other party, "You naturally understand that only by keeping your mouth shut can you save your life."
"If anything about tonight is leaked, no matter who tells it, you will be the first to die."
The madam had just been frightened by his intimidating gaze, but now she became even more obedient after hearing these words. She thought it was good enough that the other party didn't kill her to silence her, so how could she really seek death?
"To-tomorrow I will go back to my hometown and will never set foot in the capital again. Please rest assured."
"Let's go."
After being busy for half the night, everyone was a little tired. After returning home, they ate something and went back to their rooms to rest.
Gu Lingze estimated the time and went to the kitchen to make a bowl of noodles.
As soon as I walked back to the room with the noodles, Zhao Chengmo was already sitting there.
Gu Lingze put the bowl on the table and pushed it in front of Zhao Chengmo. "I thought you would be hungry after coming back, so I went to the kitchen to make you a bowl of oil-splashed noodles. Eat it while it's hot." After saying that, he handed the chopsticks over.
Zhao Chengmo took the chopsticks but did not move, just looked at him intently.
Gu Lingze couldn't help but laugh and said, "Why are you looking at me? If you don't eat it now, the noodles will become clumpy and won't taste good anymore."
Zhao Chengmo retracted his gaze, lowered his head and ate the noodles obediently. After taking a bite, he found that Gu Lingze had given him another surprise.
The noodles are chewy and smooth, and the flavor of fresh onions mixed with chili oil is very enjoyable to eat. Add in the balsamic vinegar as the base, and it is fresh, spicy, fragrant and salty, making you addicted after eating it once.
Gu Lingze saw that he was eating without even raising his head, and he knew that the food must taste good.
After Zhao Chengmo finished eating, Gu Lingze asked about what happened afterwards.
After the wedding procession reached the city gate, Qi Junhuai let everyone else go, leaving only him and Zhao Chengmo.
Zhao Chengmo put Hongying's spirit tablet and two straw men in a bag and carried it on his back. The two of them walked towards the city gate together.
It was already night by that time and the city gates were closed, but with Qi Junhuai there, nothing was a problem.
After entering the city, the two said goodbye. Qi Junhuai returned to his residence outside the palace, while Zhao Chengmo carried his things and walked quickly until he arrived in front of Qi Yixuan's mansion.
After he sneaked in, he went straight to Qi Yixuan's bedroom and placed all the things in the bag on the table as Gu Lingze had said, and then returned along the same route without disturbing anyone.
After hearing this, Gu Lingze was in a good mood and smiled, "This is enough to make Qi Yixuan and Cheng Jiao drink a pot of wine."
After saying that, he and Zhao Chengmo looked at each other and smiled.
Qi Yixuan has been feeling a little restless these past two days. Someone broke into Cheng Jiao's place in the middle of the night, and not only was the person not caught, but the palace maid who served him closely was also knocked unconscious in the corridor.
Although nothing has happened yet, there is always a feeling that something bad is about to happen.
Recently, there are two major events that have made him extremely anxious, one is the palace examination, and the other is the tribute.
The palace examination has always been held by the emperor himself. In the past, there were cases where the emperor was seriously ill and the crown prince took the exam on his behalf.
But Qi Yixuan is not the crown prince yet, and even if the emperor issues the decree "personally", he will be criticized.
Why do the usurpers of the throne recorded in history books try their best to find a suitable reason to clear their identities?
It is because all scholars in the world value legitimacy. Even if some people become officials and engage in despicable deeds, they still pretend to be upright on the surface.
Even if he wants to preside over the palace examination on behalf of his father, it should be Qi Junhuai who does it. After all, he is both the eldest son and the legitimate son.
He was clearly only one step away from becoming the crown prince, and thought that by marrying Gu Yangjia, he would be able to tie the General's Mansion to his own boat. However, he did not expect that Gu Lingze would appear and repeatedly ruin his plans.
Then, something happened to Cheng Jiao, which was probably related to Gu Lingze.
Qi Yixuan became furious when he thought of Gu Yangjia. He had tried so hard to coax her for so long and had made things a done deal, but in the end, she was just a bastard who was used to take the blame.
These things made Qi Yixuan upset all day long, and cracks began to appear on his gentle, elegant and polite appearance.
Wen Wangshu knew that he had tried hard to stabilize the situation these days, so she added some tranquilizers to the ginseng and Poria porridge, hoping that her husband could sleep better at night.
Sure enough, after drinking the porridge, Qi Yixuan felt sleepy soon and went to bed early.
Qi Yixuan had a dreamless night and felt much lighter after waking up. However, he opened his eyes and found it was still dark. Just as he was about to get up, he suddenly heard bursts of blowing sounds coming from far away.
The sound was getting closer and closer, and the sound of the suona was piercing. Qi Yixuan was immediately furious, turned over and sat up and shouted: "Someone, go see who is making a noise outside!"
After Qi Yixuan shouted, no servant came in. Not only did this order not get a response from any palace servant, even Wen Wangshu who was sleeping next to him did not respond.
Under normal circumstances, Qi Yixuan would have noticed that something was wrong, but at this moment, he was in a state of rage and did not think about it at all. He just rushed out.
"Where are the dead people? Where have they gone?"
The sound of the blowing came closer and closer, and finally stopped at the door of the bedroom.
"Groom, open the door. The bride is here, why don't you come out to greet her?" This was the voice of an elderly woman, and there was a hint of joy in her voice.
Qi Yixuan's breathing became much heavier. This was definitely someone deliberately teasing him. He wanted to see who was so bold as to do this.
Qi Yixuan opened the door suddenly, but the scene in front of him suddenly changed. He was standing at the door of a wedding hall. He looked down and found himself still wearing a bright red wedding dress. He was surrounded by people and walked inside, but he didn't have the strength to resist.
My mind was in a daze, and I always felt like something was wrong, but I couldn't put my finger on it.
Looking at the surrounding arrangements and the bride with her veil covering her head standing in the center of the wedding hall, Qi Yixuan suddenly felt happy, as if he was really going to get married.
"Look how happy our groom is! He finally married a beautiful bride." The matchmaker's voice sounded in his ears, and Qi Yixuan became really happy.
He walked to the bride and handed her the other end of the red silk, but suddenly a sneer came from under the veil.
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