Chapter 910 Reunion of Husband and Wife (Second Update)
She said, "Why hasn't he made me angry lately?"
He thought that having a daughter would truly transform him into a loving and devoted father!
But look at what he's done!
—Xiao Ji is being quiet, he must be up to no good!
Shangguan Qing stared at the broken calligraphy brush, his eyes widening: "No way, is Princess Mother really this fierce?"
Marquis Xuanping coughed lightly and said calmly, "Why do you want to call me?"
Princess Xinyang trembled with rage: "Look what you've done! When did you go behind my back to propose marriage to the young master of the Duke's mansion? Young master? What do you take Aheng for!"
Marquis Xuanping had a toothache.
The young master of the Duke's mansion is Gu Jiao. It's not wrong for him to ask Gu Jiao for his son's hand in marriage. He was just being cheeky. Most people wouldn't take his joke seriously and would marry Gu Jiao off as a daughter of a wealthy family.
Hey Jing, are you really going to go this far?
Princess Xinyang's anger continued: "Now look what's happened! The whole world knows that Aheng is going to marry a man!"
She glanced at the inkstone on the table.
Shangguan Qing's eyelids twitched, and he quickly reached out and pressed down on the inkstone.
Princess Xinyang gritted her teeth and tried to grab the stone on the table, but Shangguan Qing quickly pressed it down.
Princess Xinyang reached for the whip on the stone bench.
Shangguan Qing lunged forward and pinned down the whip.
Princess Xinyang was furious: "Xiao Qing, get out of my way! Do you want to get beaten up too?!"
Shangguan Qing glanced at his father, hesitated for a moment, and then silently got up and stepped aside.
Marquis Xuanping: "..."
Princess Xinyang grabbed her whip: "Yujin, take Yiyi back to her room."
Yu Jin shook her head secretly and walked towards the father and daughter.
Marquis Xuanping would not sit idly by and wait for his death. He leaped away using his lightness skill!
Princess Xinyang was even angrier, her fists clenched so tightly they cracked.
"Waaah!" Little Yiyi on the bamboo bed rolled over, lay flat, and stretched out her fair and tender little arms toward Princess Xinyang.
“Princess.” Yu Jin turned to look at her.
Princess Xinyang sighed helplessly, handed the whip to Shangguan Qing, and then went over to pick up the little one from the bamboo bed.
Little Yiyi grabbed her clothes, buried her head, and started looking for milk.
Princess Xinyang looked at the little guy she had just taken action with, feeling both amused and annoyed. Her anger subsided considerably: "You little rascal."
...
The Yan envoys left the post station and arrived at the west gate at dusk. Outside the gate, the ministers of the Zhao Kingdom had been waiting for a long time.
The leader was a young man dressed in a red official robe.
In the Zhao Kingdom, the official robes of a ninth-rank official are blue, those of seventh-rank and above are green, those of fifth-rank and above are red, and only those of third-rank can wear purple robes.
This young man, who looked no more than twenty years old, had already achieved the rank of fifth grade.
He wore an official hat, had a complexion as fair as jade, and a delicate appearance.
He possessed an innate, elegant and noble air, and stood out even next to a high-ranking official.
As the team drew near.
Chief Minister Yuan raised his hand to him, indicating that he should go and greet him.
He nodded, stepped forward to the front of the Great Yan envoys' procession, and first bowed to Xuan Yuanqi, who was leading the way: "Grand Marshal."
He then cupped his hands in a gesture of respect to Xuanyuan Zheng, who was standing to the side, and said, "Young Master Xuanyuan."
Liao Chen was wearing armor and a helmet, so no one could see his bald head as a monk; otherwise, his title of "Prince" would have frightened many people.
The father and son glanced at the young man in front of them, a hint of amazement flashing in their eyes.
Whether it was because he had come of age or because he had changed into official robes, he seemed to have become much more composed.
"Who goes there? What brings you here?" Xuan Yuanqi asked in a pretentious tone.
He glanced at the first carriage at the front of the line and said with a deep look in his eyes, "Xiao Heng of the Marquis of Xuanping has come to welcome my fiancée."
The atmosphere immediately changed after those words were spoken.
The Black Wind Riders, unaware that Gu Jiao was a woman, scoffed and muttered, "What? Your fiancée? Our little commander is a man!"
"Hey, Wenren Chong, don't you think this Xiao Heng looks a little familiar? Haven't you seen him somewhere before?"
Wenren Chong: "The eldest grandson of the emperor..."
"What?" Zhao Dengfeng asked.
“He looks like the eldest grandson of the emperor,” Wenren Chong said, “except… he doesn’t have that beauty mark on his face.”
Zhao Dengfeng's jaw nearly dropped in shock: "No way... our eldest grandson of the emperor... no... now a prince... has come to Zhao Kingdom to be a young marquis? What's going on?"
Wenren Chong said calmly, "You're asking me? Who should I ask?"
They and Li Shen were among the few who weren't surprised that the young commander-in-chief wanted to marry a man, after all, they had seen the young commander-in-chief and the eldest grandson of the emperor exchanging glances back in the military camp.
Sigh, what a fine young commander! He could have any woman he wanted, yet he chose to be attracted to men.
The carriage curtains were tightly closed, and only the young man's clear, youthful voice could be heard from inside: "Who is your fiancée?"
Xiao Heng stared intently at the carriage curtain, as if looking through it at the woman inside: "The person sitting inside the carriage."
"I'm the only one in the carriage. I'm a man. Have you thought this through? Do you really want to marry me?"
Without hesitation, Xiao Heng said, "I will marry you! I will marry you even if the mountains collapse and the earth cracks! Whether you are a man or a woman, you will be my wife, Xiao Heng's wife!"
Beneath the carriage's canopy, openwork wind chimes swayed gently in the breeze, their melodies as sweet as a young girl's heavenly voice.
Chief Minister Yuan closed his eyes briefly, his hands tucked into the wide sleeves of his robe.
It's over, it's all over now.
His newly promoted cabinet pillar has been embroiled in the scandal of marrying a male wife. So many officials and ordinary people have heard about it, and there's no way to deny it.
Xiao Heng, Xiao Heng, are you so desperate to get married that you're willing to disregard your reputation in the officialdom?
"Sigh." Chief Minister Yuan couldn't bear to watch anymore.
Whoosh—
The carriage curtain was lifted.
A slender figure stepped out, bowing slightly.
She wore a long, fitted blue dress that accentuated her slender waist. Her long hair reached her waist, and her smooth, jet-black hair was as shiny as satin. She tied a single bun on top of her head with a blue ribbon that danced in the wind.
She had delicate and beautiful features, and a bright red birthmark on her left cheek.
Everyone was stunned.
The Black Wind Riders and the Shadow Division nearly popped their eyes out of their sockets.
No way?
Are they seeing things?
Why does the girl in front of me have the exact same face as their young commander?
This can't be real!
Wenren Chong was the most composed, but even he couldn't hold back now. He dismounted, went to the carriage, and lifted the curtain!
The carriage was empty!
There is no one else!
So...she's the young commander!
It's a woman!
The young commander who has fought against them for so long... is actually a woman?
The young commander is so young, yet she has endured so much hardship with them; it's already surprising and heartbreaking enough. Who would have thought she was actually a young girl...
"When crossing the frozen lake, she was the first to jump into the water, and I stepped on her shoulders to get across..."
"During the attack on Pucheng, she took a kick for me; the kick landed squarely on her stomach..."
"I...we're not going to talk to her yet..."
"I...I yelled at her...What about you?"
Everyone clutched their chests, damn it! This is so heartbreaking! My heart aches!
“I also asked her to go to the woods to pee together…” a Black Wind Cavalryman said weakly.
His companions all turned to look at him.
He shuddered: "No, I don't know who she is..."
What is it? I'll beat you up!
The poor little cavalryman was beaten up by the mob.
"Sigh, this girl." Liao Chen turned his face away; he couldn't bear to look at her either.
Spoiling her fiancé like this, isn't she afraid that she'll lose her authority as a wife after marriage?
Gu Jiao approached Xiao Heng, slightly raised her eyes, and looked into his deep-set eyes: "Long time no see, fiancé."
Xiao Heng tucked her wind-blown hair behind her ear and smiled gently: "Long time no see, my fiancée."
...
The officials from both sides went through a formal exchange of pleasantries. The old chief priest announced that His Majesty the Zhao Kingdom had prepared a welcoming banquet at the palace and invited all the envoys to come and join the gathering.
Duke Anguo and the old chief priest went first.
Gu Jiao and Xiao Heng then took Xuan Yuanqi and Liao Chen to Bishui Hutong to meet Xiao Jingkong.
The alley was filled with the warmth of countless lights. Aunt Liu was sitting on the doorstep feeding her little grandson when she turned her head and saw Xiao Heng and Gu Jiao. Her eyes lit up: "Liu Lang! Jiao Jiao!"
Xiao Heng greeted her, "Aunt Liu."
Gu Jiao smiled and said, "Aunt Liu."
"Oh my! Cui'er! Jiaojiao's back!" Aunt Liu called into the house, then said to Gu Jiao, "I heard you went to visit relatives, why did you take so long? Liu Lang and the others have all returned, but you haven't... Come in and sit for a while! Hmm? Who are they?"
She saw Liao Chen and Xuan Yuanqi in full armor under the twilight.
Xuanyuan Qi said politely, "I am Jiaojiao's maternal great-uncle, and he is my son, Zheng'er."
"Ah..." Aunt Liu stared at the two of them without blinking. They were good-looking, but one was a bit too old and the other was a bit too young.
She stopped looking at the two of them and took her grandson's wrist, saying, "Tiger, greet her, it's your sister Jiaojiao!"
Three-year-old Hu Zi no longer recognized Gu Jiao and shyly hid behind Aunt Liu.
At this moment, Aunt Liu's daughter, Cui'er, came over and invited them to come in and sit down, but Gu Jiao declined, saying that she would come another day.
Aunt Liu smiled kindly: "That's right, everyone at home is worried about you, you should go back quickly!"
"Is Jiaojiao back?"
The gate to Grandpa Zhao's house was opened, and Grandma Zhao came out.
Gu Jiao greeted her with a smile and asked how the salted eggs were pickling and if she had finished the pickles.
Xuan Yuanqi looked at Gu Jiao, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes.
She became able to get along with people.
This down-to-earth, human touch... is what my older brother has always wanted to see.
Finally, they arrived at their own doorstep, where the renovated gate was ajar.
At this time, all the men in the family should have come home from school.
Gu Jiao deliberately remained silent and raised her hand to knock on the door.
The sound of very young footsteps came from the courtyard.
Immediately afterwards, Gu Xiaobao, who had just learned to walk, peeked out from the crack in the door.
(End of this chapter)
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