Chapter 116 Counterattack
Gu Huan walked out of the gate of Wenchang Marquis Mansion holding a big red round fan, with her head lowered, and behaved very well, not daring to look around.
But one could also vaguely see big red lanterns leading the way all around, joyful music playing, and a festive atmosphere.
There was a lot of bustle in front of the door, the wedding procession was huge, and the young man riding on the tall horse in the lead had extraordinary charm.
Once there was an emperor who fled to Mingzhou and was rescued by a woman. Later, when he could not find his daughter, he announced that women from Mingzhou who got married could enjoy half of the imperial carriage, wear phoenix coronet and robe, and ride in a sedan chair carried by eight people.
Since ancient times, riding in a sedan chair carried by eight people has meant marrying someone in a formal ceremony or as the original wife.
Wang was somewhat relieved.
Regardless of whether Gu Huan is her daughter or not, she has ignored and owed this child for more than ten years. Seeing that she can marry well, she feels a little comforted.
Wang looked at the back of the girl getting married and suddenly felt sad.
She didn't feel this sad even when Gu Wanru got married.
Aunt Pei couldn't suppress her strange cry behind Gu Huan.
"A sedan chair carried by eight people? What right do you, a concubine's daughter, have?"
"Pei!" Wang shouted at her.
Gu Yuan, who was standing side by side with Wang, frowned and glared at Aunt Pei.
He doesn't care about the occasion and just talks nonsense.
Gu Wanru was already very unwilling, and felt embarrassed to hear Aunt Pei yelling, so she walked away quietly, not wanting to get too close to Aunt Pei.
Aunt Pei was unwilling but did not dare to say anything. She quickly glanced to the left and saw several men standing in the alley. One of them saw her looking at him and lazily raised his hand and waved it.
Before the bride gets into the sedan chair, the mother should cry and see her off. Aunt Pei was naturally too lazy to pretend to do so, and she had no right to go forward.
Wang took two steps forward, grabbed Gu Huan's sleeve, and said loudly with tears in her eyes: "Huan'er, when you enter the Duke's Mansion, you must respect your mother-in-law and the Duke."
Gu Huan originally thought that her so-called mother would not help her perform these empty formalities, but she did not expect that her own mother would seriously follow the rules and procedures to perform the formalities, and her words were full of sincerity.
She couldn't hold back her tears and nodded in response with sobs.
Aunt Pei stared at the mother and daughter as they reluctantly said goodbye to each other, and a trace of hatred flashed in her eyes.
Gu Huan had no brother to lead her into the sedan chair, so Wang ordered the brothers Gu Ruiwen and Gu Jinwen to help Gu Huan get into the sedan chair, one on each side.
Gu Jinwen's eyes were red as she looked up at her beloved sister: "Sister..."
Gu Huan couldn't help but shed tears: "Study hard."
"Yeah." Gu Jinwen nodded vigorously.
There were people surrounding him in three layers.
The news of this unconventional concubine-taking ceremony spread throughout the city of Bianjing overnight, and early in the morning, groups of people rushed to watch the fun.
"Oh my god, this is the rule for marrying a wife."
"I am the concubine granted by His Majesty. Although I am still a concubine, Duke Yong is willing to give her face."
"Yes, although time is tight, look at her dowry, it is no less than the eldest daughter of the Gu family when she got married."
"This concubine is so lucky. She was ordered to marry the Duke of Yong as a concubine. Whoever wants to marry the Duke of Yong as his successor in the future will probably not dare to touch her."
"Didn't Duke Yong say he would never marry again?"
"Tsk tsk, then this concubine is the only mistress of the Duke's Mansion."
Gu Huan turned a deaf ear and sat in the carriage.
Mu Feng asked in a low voice through the curtains.
"Aunt, are you seated?"
The young man's voice was low and hoarse, revealing endless attachment.
Gu Huan said calmly, "Sit down, thank you Liu Lang."
Mu Feng stared at the motionless curtains with red eyes, took a deep breath, stood up straight, and was about to wave his hand to signal for someone to clear the way.
Suddenly, a sudden voice was heard.
"Hey, wasn't the bride the one that was kidnapped by the robbers?"
Another person said sarcastically, "What nonsense! Wasn't the woman who was abducted the young lady of the Duke's Mansion? Have you ever seen the woman who was abducted?"
"Yes, I happened to have seen her. When the patrol inspectors and the Black Armor Guards searched the Xinghua Theater that day, I was watching a play in the front yard. It was she who was secretly taken away by the bandits."
The third person was surprised: "Ah, I heard that she stayed with the gangsters for a whole night. Doesn't that mean they did everything? How could the Duke of Yong want such a woman?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the place exploded.
Wang and the others' expressions changed instantly, and they all looked towards the carriage.
"Look, I said she was lying and she was the one who was abducted!" Aunt Pei jumped up immediately and shouted, pointing at the sedan chair.
Wang was so anxious that she whispered, "Shut up! Do you want so many people to laugh at our Gu Mansion?"
Gu Yuan came back to his senses, "Go back, don't embarrass yourself here."
Nanny Zhou immediately had Aunt Pei carried back to the house.
Gu Wanru looked around in panic.
Two or three hooligans huddled together with their arms around each other, shouting at each other.
It should be arranged by my mother, right?
Some people couldn't stand it and asked back: "Did you see the bride's face? You are talking nonsense and insulting her innocence."
"That's right. The Yongguo Mansion has already rescued the young lady. Doesn't the Yongguo Duke recognize her?"
"Who dares to spread rumors in the street?"
Mu Feng was furious and raised his whip to point at the three people who were talking.
"We are not spreading rumors. Isn't the young lady here? Young lady, have something to say."
"Yes, Madam, if you don't prove your innocence quickly, you will have no chance in the future."
Gu Wanru gritted her teeth and was about to expose Gu Huan's true identity, but was interrupted by a clear voice coming from the sedan chair.
"Have you really seen my face?"
The big red door curtain moved, and the bride came out with a fan in her hand and stood at the front of the car.
The surroundings were quiet.
From the direction of the onlookers, all they could see was a round fan made of red gauze and embroidered with a phoenix and pearls; the person's face could not be seen at all.
Gu Huan held a fan and said in a steady tone, "The three people who spoke just now all said they had seen me before. So may I ask, what was the abducted woman wearing that day?"
The three of them quickly stood up and looked at each other nervously.
The leader stiffened his neck and said, "You are wearing a gorgeous skirt. Xinghua Theater is a place where poor people play. Although we are watching a play, everyone is wearing cloth clothes. Your dress is very conspicuous."
Gu Huan felt relieved.
These three are fake.
When she appeared in public, she was wearing a matchmaker's costume.
"So what play did you watch?"
The three of them were stunned. How would they know what play was being performed?
Someone just gave them money to talk nonsense.
One of them rolled his eyes and said, "Excerpts, it's excerpts, several acts are performed together."
"Yes, yes, an excerpt from the play."
Gu Huan's tone suddenly turned cold: "Dong Mo, take the three people to the government office and ask the officials to verify whether what they said is true. If the opera performed in Xinghua Theater that night was not an excerpt, please punish them severely according to the law!"
Dong Mo and his men had already been eyeing the three people, and surrounded them the moment they received the order.
The three men were surrounded by burly men who were half a head taller than them, and they were so scared that they quickly waved their hands.
"No, no, I didn't see it. I heard it from you."
"Yes, yes, I heard what he said."
The other two pointed at the first person who spoke.
Gu Huan slowly curled her lips in front of Tuanshan's face, then slightly turned her face to look at Gu Wanru.
"Father, someone is trying to get both daughters of the Gu family into trouble. You must investigate carefully to find out who is so sinister that he wants to ruin the reputation of the Gu family and bring discredit to the Duke of Yong."
Gu Yuan guessed that Aunt Pei was unwilling to accept this and was determined to destroy Gu Huan's reputation.
But, today, Duke Yong is ordered to take a concubine!
Who is more important, Mu An or Duke Yong? Is there any need to compare?
If this marriage is ruined at the hands of the Gu family, his future will be truly ruined.
He suddenly grabbed Gu Wanru's arm and pushed her in front of the crowd.
"She is my eldest daughter, Gu Wanru. It was she who was abducted, not my second daughter, Gu Huan."
"Father!" Gu Wanru screamed.
"My Lord!" Wang screamed.
Gu Wanru felt so wronged that she burst into tears.
Her father had always loved her and said that she was the pride of the Gu family's girls. How could he trample her into the mud in public?
Wang hugged her in pain. She did not dare to directly condemn her husband in public, as this would be like rubbing salt into her wounds.
Gu Huan was silent.
She knew that Gu Yuan was selfish and concerned about his reputation.
The heads of the Yongguo Mansion and the Gu Mansion publicly admitted that it was Gu Wanru who was abducted, and the matter was set in stone!
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