Chapter 538 Worshipping the Spirit Tablet
Indeed, his sister's stay at the manor was too short, so he was reluctant to part with her. But when he thought that Yun Yichen would treat her sincerely and would not let her suffer any grievances, he was immediately happy for her.
"Shu'er, if anyone dares to bully you in the future, come back and tell your big brother. Your big brother will definitely stand up for you."
This was Gu Renjie's advice to Gu Shuyan before her marriage. Upon hearing this, Gu Shuyan's nose tingled and she almost burst into tears again.
"Okay!" Gu Shuyan replied sullenly, then leaned against Gu Renjie's back and remained silent.
A moment later, the group arrived at the front hall. Gu Jin and Madam Ji sat in the main seats. After the singer finished reciting a series of blessings, the bride was instructed to kowtow to Gu Jin and his wife to say goodbye.
However, just as Gu Shuyan knelt down, no one expected that Yun Yichen would actually kowtow to the two elders along with Gu Shuyan.
"Thank you, Father-in-law and Mother-in-law, for entrusting Shushu to my care. Rest assured, I will never let Shushu suffer any injustice."
As Yun Yichen spoke, he helped Gu Shuyan to her feet. Gu Shuyan never expected that Yun Yichen would go to such lengths for her. Her heart warmed instantly, and tears involuntarily streamed down her face.
"Good son-in-law, I'm entrusting Shu'er to you from now on."
Gu Jin and Madam Ji were also surprised. Looking at the sincerity in Yun Yichen's eyes, Gu Jin was extremely glad that he had made this decision.
After the bride got into the sedan chair, the wedding procession left the Marquis's residence, circled around the east side of the city, and then returned to the Yun residence.
The bridal sedan chair stopped in front of the Yun family mansion. Before the matchmaker could even have the groom kick the sedan chair door, Yun Yichen had already lifted the curtain and reached out to help Gu Shuyan up.
"Wife, be careful on the steps." Yun Yichen carefully protected her, leaving the onlookers dumbfounded!
Is this still the same Ghost-Faced Yama? Wasn't he the most heartless one? How come he's so considerate?
The Grand Secretary is so handsome! He didn't even kick the sedan chair door. I should have married him!
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Everyone had all sorts of thoughts in their minds. By the time they came to their senses, Yun Yichen had already led Gu Shuyan into the mansion.
"Wasn't it said that someone might cause trouble on the road today?"
Gu Shuyan couldn't help but ask in a low voice, "Yun Yichen told me before that I should be careful, saying that there might be unexpected situations today. But so far, apart from the wedding dress, everything has gone smoothly."
"Maybe I was just too nervous," Yun Yichen replied with a smile, greeting the people around him as he spoke.
As the Grand Secretary of the court, Yun Yichen held a high position and great power. When he got married, almost all the ministers of the court attended. Although there were many people who usually spoke ill of him and reported him, they did not hesitate to show their support at this time.
Gu Shuyan took a deep breath as she listened to the congratulations from beside her.
To be honest, although Yun Yichen was just a subject, his wedding was in no way inferior to that of a prince. In fact, even the prince's wedding didn't have such a grand scale.
As expected, this man was arrogant, and he had the right to be arrogant.
"The auspicious time has arrived!" Gu Shuyan felt herself being led into the front hall. Upon hearing the singer's shout, Gu Shuyan had just stood still when she heard a chorus of sighs.
"I've seen people bow to their ancestors and uncles before, but this is the first time I've ever seen someone bow to a spirit tablet."
A lady's voice reached their ears, followed by another person echoing, "That's right, I heard that not a single relative is present today. Is Lord Yun perhaps an orphan?"
"I think it's normal for him to be an orphan. Before Miss Gu came back, did you ever see our King of Hell smile?"
"Isn't that right? It's all thanks to Miss Gu that our Grand Secretary has gained some popularity. But since this is a memorial tablet, why cover it with two pieces of cloth?"
Everyone was talking at once, saying all sorts of things, but Yun Yichen, the person in question, didn't care at all. He simply lit two sticks of incense, walked over, and handed one to Gu Shuyan.
"Shushu, let's offer incense to our parents and then hold the wedding ceremony."
As Yun Yichen spoke, he personally led Gu Shuyan to the main seat. The two bowed together, placed incense sticks in the incense burner, and then performed the wedding ceremony according to the rules.
Seeing this unique wedding ceremony, the people who had been gossiping earlier fell silent. After the ceremony, Gu Shuyan was led to the bridal chamber, and everyone then looked curiously at the two memorial tablets covered with cloth.
"Could Lord Yun be the son of some disgraced official? Otherwise, why wouldn't he dare to display his memorial tablet in public?"
"Perhaps they just don't want people to see their parents' memorial tablets?"
The discussion about the memorial tablet continued, but Gu Shuyan, who had been sent to the bridal chamber, remained completely unaware.
After everyone had left, Gu Shuyan asked Pearl, "Where did Yufei go?"
Yufei was here when she went to pick up her bride, but in no time she had disappeared.
"I didn't see her in the wedding procession just now. Is she still at the Marquis's residence?" Pearl asked uncertainly.
She had been called out to inquire about the wedding attire, and upon returning to the Marquis's residence, she happened to encounter Gu Shuyan being carried out of the residence. As a result, she didn't have time to return to the North Garden before following the wedding procession to the Yun residence.
"Alright, go out and see where all of us who came here have been arranged, and call them all over while you're at it."
Gu Shuyan had always known that there were no maids in the Yun household.
Therefore, when Gu Shuyan came from the Marquis's residence, she brought almost all the young maids from her courtyard with her.
"Yes, this servant will go right away."
Gu Shuyan needed someone to serve her and couldn't be separated from her, so Pearl left the bridal chamber immediately after receiving the order.
But no sooner had Pearl left than a figure sneaked into the bridal chamber.
"Why are you back again?"
Hearing the door open, Gu Shuyan thought it was Pearl returning, but as soon as she finished speaking, she realized something was wrong, because the person's footsteps were very light, completely different from Pearl's heavy footsteps.
"Who? Who are you?"
Gu Shuyan sensed something was wrong and raised her hand to lift the veil, but before she could completely lift it off, she was knocked unconscious by a chop to the neck.
Seeing that he had succeeded, the man stepped forward to pick up Gu Shuyan, but at that moment, Wuxin suddenly appeared from nowhere and blocked his way.
"Put down the lady, and I'll spare your life."
He clasped his hands in a fist salute, without saying a word.
The newcomer was surprised that Yun Yichen had arranged for bodyguards around Gu Shuyan. A mocking smile appeared on his lips. "I didn't expect that Yun Yichen, who is so ruthless, would value this girl so much. It seems that I really made the right decision to come here today."
After saying that, the newcomer moved and attacked Wuxin directly.
Wuxin was prepared, and as the sword approached, he turned to the side and successfully dodged the attack.
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