She absolutely could not give the two siblings a chance to cause trouble.
Madam Gu held the tablet tightly, as if it was her life, and refused to let go for a moment.
Gu Yanfei's quiet gaze lingered on the word "Gu Xuan" on the tablet for a moment, then he withdrew his gaze, and his right hand hidden in his sleeve curled up slightly.
From the moment the lady lost her composure and tried to take the tablet, Gu Yanfei guessed that the "substitute talisman" of "where the Tao is, the life is" was inside the tablet.
Gu Yanfei once thought of taking away the tablet, but just for a moment, she felt a faint breath of soul in this tablet.
The breath was very faint, but because of years of offerings of incense, it already had a glimmer of hope.
At that moment, Gu Yanfei figured out who the soul in the tablet was.
That was her and her eldest brother's grandmother.
The "stand-in" who doesn't even have a name.
There was a slight sourness in the corners of Gu Yanfei's eyes, and her pink lips pursed.
Whenever it comes to "body substitution", it is never a happy story.
She didn't know why the "substitute" whose soul should have been annihilated still had a breath of soul left.
However, this talisman must not be destroyed! After experiencing two rebirths and practicing in the Yaoling Realm for two hundred years, Gu Yanfei knew better than anyone else in this world that the scattering of the soul meant completely disappearing between heaven and earth, and there would be no reincarnation.
Once the soul disappeared, her grandmother would be gone forever! The talisman in the tablet must not be destroyed, but must remain in the ancestral hall to be worshipped by descendants.
Only in this way can the "substitute" get a chance to re-enter reincarnation.
A dazzling cold light flashed in Gu Yanfei's eyes and disappeared in a flash.
When she turned around and looked at Nanny Li who was a few steps away, her emotions had returned to calm, and she said in a light voice: "Did you hear that? Go and tell them that the Gu family will not marry their daughter off today."
The golden candlelight splashed on her black, lush hair and skin, giving her a warm halo, but making her eyes seem even clearer and colder.
Nanny Li couldn't help but shudder, almost not daring to look Gu Yanfei in the eye, and responded subconsciously.
Gu Yanfei didn't say anything more. He took Gu Yunzhen's hand and led her out. "Big sister, let's go."
Faced with this unexpected development, Gu Yunzhen still felt as if he was in a dream, and his mind was confused for a moment: Did his grandfather really appear in person?
When she was in the ancestral hall yesterday, she told her grandfather about the marriage with the Murong family and said that she didn't want to get married, so her grandfather appeared to help her? Before Gu Yunzhen could figure it out, Gu Yanfei pulled her towards the front hall with steady steps. Gu Yunzhen was still confused and followed her obediently, feeling a little floating.
Gu Yuan followed closely, as if he was Gu Yanfei's little follower.
When he turned around, his cold eyes once again swept across the tablet in Madam Gu's arms.
In fact, there were still many things he didn't understand, so he planned to ask his sister about it later.
Yan also did not stay and left quickly.
After Gu Yanfei and the other three left, the sacrificial hall fell silent for a while.
Everyone else stood there in a daze, their emotions and expressions were so complicated that it was hard to describe, and they didn't know whether to leave or stay.
Fourth Master Gu and Fifth Master Gu and their wives exchanged glances with each other.
Gu Yun is really a person involved in the situation. People involved are confused, while they are bystanders, so they can see things more clearly.
No one was stupid. Except for the younger children, almost everyone else could see that there was something strange about the old marquis's tablet.
But no one knows what the weirdness is...
Gu Yun'er stood there blankly, looking at the distraught Madam Gu in front of her.
She felt a little sorry for the lady, but she had just been scolded by her in public, and she couldn't bring herself to go back.
Moreover, anyone could see that the old lady was still angry. If she was taken out on again... then she would probably have trouble taking a single step in this mansion.
Thinking of this, Gu Yunyan was stunned for a moment, a bitter smile appeared on her bright face, and her eyelashes drooped slightly, hiding the slight fluctuation in her eyes.
Since when did she have to rely on the lady's dowager's favor to survive in the mansion?
Gu Yunmeng was immersed in his own thoughts, in a trance.
"Mom." Gu Jian called out cautiously and took a step closer to Madam Gu.
This movement of his affected the wound on his right shoulder, causing a grimace on his face.
Madam Gu, who had lowered her eyes, suddenly raised her head. A fierce shadow flashed across her cloudy and old eyes, as if there was a ferocious beast that wanted to open its mouth to eat people, fierce and gloomy.
The look at that moment scared Gu Jian.
Gu Jian couldn't say any more words. He closed his mouth awkwardly and felt his shoulder hurting even more.
Madam Gu glanced at him and said calmly, "Go ahead."
These two words were spoken to Nanny Li.
"Yes, Madam." Nanny Li responded hesitantly, knelt down and bowed, then hurried out.
Outside the ancestral hall, the maid who came to deliver the message was waiting there expectantly. When she saw Madam Li coming, she greeted her with a big smile and said, "Madam Li, the eldest brother-in-law has arrived at the outer ceremonial gate."
She had originally hoped to stop the Murong family's wedding procession before it entered the gate of the Marquis' Mansion, but now that they were already inside, it would be troublesome.
Nanny Li suppressed the uneasiness in her heart and just said "I'll go and take a look", then walked straight towards the outer ceremonial gate against the cold wind.
The cold wind was biting and Nanny Li's fingertips were numb from the cold, but Murong Yong was not afraid of the cold at all.
Murong Yong was at the outer ceremonial gate at this moment. He was wearing a bright red groom's robe and a hydrangea with a bright red silk ribbon tied on his chest.
The white horse under his crotch also had a big red hydrangea tied to it, and next to it was a big red sedan chair. Beside him were two young men from the Murong family who came to welcome the bride, as well as several servants who were responsible for playing music and carrying the sedan chair. This wedding procession of no more than ten people looked a bit shabby.
When the general's mansion was welcoming the bride, the groom was supposed to ask his relatives, friends and classmates to help with the reception. There should have been music and dancing along the way, and he hoped that the whole capital would know about the marriage between the two families.
When a marquis's family marries off their daughter, the brother-in-law should first stop at the door, and the groom can only enter after going through a "test".
But because it was a wedding to bring good luck and time was tight, the Murong family and Madam Gu had already agreed that the wedding ceremony should be kept simple.
Murong Yong pulled at his tight collar and waited patiently, his brows slightly furrowed, his handsome face beaming with joy without a trace of it.
He was informed by his parents half an hour ago that his grandmother was dying and that the wedding had to be brought forward. Then he was dressed in groom's wedding clothes and followed the wedding procession to the music and dance.
Until this moment, he was still a little confused as he stood in the Marquis' Mansion.
The air was filled with the smell of gunpowder from exploding firecrackers and a few wisps of hazy smoke.
The cold wind was blowing, and the tiny pieces of red firecracker paper were scattered all over the ground, being blown away by the wind and mixed with the fallen leaves from the branches.
Murong Yong, riding on the white horse, pulled the reins to make the horse turn half a circle on the spot. He raised his well-defined chin slightly and looked up at the blue sky with a slightly sharp gaze.
In fact, he was 70% skeptical about the so-called wedding for good fortune.
The point is, he didn't want his grandmother to die at this time.
Therefore, even if there is only a three-point hope, he doesn't want to give up.
Murong Yong slowly lowered his gaze to the vermilion lacquered gate of the Marquis' Mansion. On the door, there were thirty golden door nails, seven vertically and five horizontally.
This is the symbol of the marquis's mansion.
During the Dajing Dynasty, the door nails on the doors of ordinary officials’ houses were no more than 5525.
The Murong family is among them.
Compared with the Dingyuan Marquis Mansion, the Murong family has a much weaker foundation. Since his grandfather joined the army, until his father Murong Hao's generation, more than ten years ago, he followed the Duke of Weiguo to repel the Western Rong people in the northwest and made countless contributions. Only then was he rewarded by the previous emperor and promoted to the fourth rank, and his family moved to the capital.
The Murong family's status was further expanded, but it also stopped there.
Ever since he was old enough to understand, he has always wanted to make the Murong family further progress, and he has been working hard for this.
If the grandmother passed away at this time, the Murong family would have to observe a three-year mourning period. After three years, who would recognize the Murong family? There are many men in the army who are passionate and eager for fame and fortune.
He believed that he was no worse than others, and was willing to shed blood and sweat for the court, but he needed opportunities and time. The next three years were too precious! Murong Yong's eyes burst into burning heat, and the sharpness in his eyes made people dare not look directly at him.
He drove the white horse to turn slightly, and looked towards the inner courtyard again. A gentle and dignified figure emerged in his mind, like a lotus in the wind, delicate and elegant.
Originally, he thought he was just marrying a "lady from a wealthy family", but Gu Yunzhen really surprised him yesterday.
Murong Yong's gaze became even hotter. It was so bright, so intense, and it was filled with a bit of interest.
The doorman of the Marquis's Mansion was standing by and politely said to Murong Yong, "Sister-in-law, the Marquis' Mansion is offering sacrifices to the ancestors this morning. I'm afraid you will have to wait a while."
Obviously, Murong Yong was the protagonist today, but the doorman couldn't help but glance at Shangqing Zhenren who was wearing yellow robes not far away.
The Taoist Master Shangqing holds a silver-white whisk in his hand, standing in the wind, his eyes shining like morning stars, standing like a pine or cypress facing the wind, with an extraordinary demeanor.
The concierge looked in awe.
Shangqing Zhenren suddenly moved, looked up at the sun in the sky, counted with his fingers, and said calmly: "Second Master Murong, it's getting late."
“It would be bad if we missed the auspicious time.”
His voice was neither hurried nor slow, and was detached from the mundane world.
Murong Yong frowned and glanced at the gatekeeper with a stern look.
"Brother-in-law..." The doorman apologized with a smile and was about to say that he would send someone to check the ancestral hall when he caught a glimpse of a familiar voice coming from the northwest.
"It's Madam Li." The concierge's face lit up with joy, and he quickly introduced her to Murong Yong, "That's Madam Li who works beside the Madam."
On the other side of the outer ceremonial gate, Nanny Li and a few maids walked over here.
She didn't walk fast, and her usually smiling face now looked a little solemn, which surprised the doorman.
Nanny Li stopped about seven or eight steps away from Murong Yong, bowed politely, and said:
"Second Master Murong, our Madam said that this marriage is not going to happen."
(End of this chapter)
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