Chapter 288 contains a reply.
The 21st day of the 11th lunar month is an auspicious day for marriage, moving to a new place.
Great fortune.
Red silk was hung on the door of the Lu family.
Almost everyone in the village came.
Chaolu and Chaoxia accompanied Lin Ye home the day before and stayed there overnight.
The Lin family relatives were waiting for Lin Zhuang to invite a few grandmothers to perform the facial makeup ceremony, but the Lu family had already sent Grandma Sixi, Chen Cuihua, Aunt Ding, and a few others to the ceremony early in the morning.
When they finally arrived, Lin Ye was already dressed and ready to be carried out by Lin Zhuang.
"Lin Zhuang, you're so inconsiderate. What kind of person are you without your family? If you just call us, do you think we won't come?" Uncle Lin put on his elder's airs again.
Lin Zhuang: "The Lu family has already made all the arrangements, so I don't need to worry about it at all."
Uncle Lin couldn't say a word.
He dared not speak carelessly, as the Lu family still relied on the bookshop for their livelihood!
A group of people looked embarrassed and uncomfortable.
This was originally a perfect opportunity to mend the relationship with Lin Ye and his sister, but it was wasted because of these stubborn old guys.
Bao Shuan's mother didn't care about anything else. She gave Lin Zhuang the dowry money and said, "I'm going to be a bridesmaid."
Then they followed the bridal sedan chair.
The same applies to the other two aunts from the same clan.
The elders, led by Uncle Lin, were at their wits' end; if they continued to act tough, they would be kicked out.
They all gave gifts and entered the courtyard.
Since they had come to offer their congratulations, Lin Zhuang entertained them. Besides, the Lin family had indeed helped find Lin Ye back then.
But Uncle Lin was really infuriating, saying that the betrothal gifts from the Lu family were too little, and Lin Zhuang almost kicked them out again.
The bride's sedan chair circled the village once before entering the Lu family's house.
The ceremony begins with the announcement of the wedding vows, followed by the traditional wedding ceremony, the escort to the bridal chamber, and the commencement of the banquet.
The Lu family now has one more member.
Unfortunately, Lu Feng isn't here today.
Although the Lu family is sincerely hosting us today, the scale of the event is not very grand.
There is only one meat dish per table.
Feng Xiaowan had originally ordered three meat dishes, which were quite a generous spread.
However, Lu Qingqing and her father changed it all, saying that the world was not in good shape and it was not advisable to be extravagant.
Actually, that's only one reason. Another reason is that when Lu Feng and Feng Xiaowan got married, there was only one meat dish per table. Now that the second son is getting married, even if the family is better off, they can't surpass the eldest son.
Old Man Lu also said that if Lu Qingqing got married, he wouldn't care anymore; he would cover as much ground as he could!
Although they didn't prepare any lavish dishes, the Lu family made a lot of layered wedding cakes.
After the villagers have eaten their fill, each of them can take three bills home, which is more practical than anything else!
Grandma Liu, a very elderly woman in the village, was also invited and sat at the first table.
She had never received such treatment in her life, and she happily chewed on her toothless mouth, one batch after another.
"Qing'er got married, that's wonderful, without even leaving the village."
The village head corrected her: "Auntie, it's not Qingqing getting married, it's Xiaoyezi and Luyun. You're right, good girls don't leave the village, we'll keep them for ourselves!"
"Donkey Egg, your mother is calling you home for dinner!" Granny Liu suddenly said.
"Oh, Auntie, you're really confused."
Grandma Liu ate very happily, and after a while she said, "Qing'er's young husband is a bit thin, let him eat more."
"She's already gained weight."
"What? You've gained weight? Are you pregnant?"
What are you talking about?!
The village head stopped talking to her.
I went to have a drink with Old Man Lu.
"Qing'er is married," Granny Liu said to herself. "It's Qing'er."
Others wouldn't invite this old man to their wedding banquet..."
...
The distant northern city.
The cold wind was biting and piercing.
Here, it has been snowing heavily for three days in a row.
A desolate and cold landscape, covered in snow and ice.
Gu Family Military Camp.
In the largest tent, the medic finished bandaging the wounded and carried out a basin of bloody water.
Several soldiers anxiously surrounded them.
"Your Highness, how is it?"
"It's nothing serious, just a minor injury."
The man sitting steadily in the chair had strips of cloth wrapped around his arm, so Gu Chengye quickly pulled his coat up for him.
Even with a stove burning inside the tent, it's still quite cold; be careful not to catch a cold.
He was furious: "I never expected Ji Canglin to be so despicable as to send out such a person... Your Highness, in the future, please don't be so kind-hearted, and don't do things yourself."
Right there in the Northern City, right at the porridge distribution site, His Highness merely helped up a child who had been trampled, when unexpectedly, the child's elderly grandmother stabbed him with a knife.
The seven or eight-year-old child also attacked at the same time, and His Highness could only stop one of them.
Both of them were actually assassins sent by Ji Canglin.
The knife was poisoned, and the poisoned blood had just been cleaned off. Ji Ruyan's lips were still a little bluish. He shook his head and asked, "How many days' worth of food is left in the city?"
"Your Highness, please stop serving the porridge..." Gu Chengye looked very distressed.
There is no food left.
There is no more grain to be distributed to the people.
“Yuanhua, although the Grand Tutor betrayed me, he did teach me some principles.”
Protecting the country, protecting the home, and protecting the people's peace and happiness.
If one day you abandon your people, that will be the beginning of the downfall of your nation.
So, we need to think of another way.
The soldiers around him were moved.
Their eyes held both shame and pride for such a kind master.
“Your Highness is right! Then this humble general... will send someone to explore the territory of the Northern Barbarians again?”
I'm just afraid this will cause another conflict, and we'll be caught in a pincer movement.
Gu Chengye then denied it, "But I can't bear to kill the horse..."
"We must not kill the horse."
Ji Ruyan can use the sound of her flute to lure out wild animals from the mountains.
However, during winter hibernation, wild animals are difficult to lure. Besides, they are not as easy to attract as birds. Attracting one or two is fine, but attracting more would consume a lot of energy, and he probably wouldn't be able to last long.
But if there's really no other way, we have to do it.
Ji Ruyan stared blankly at the red string on her hand.
Everyone saw him looking at the red rope again, and their eyes showed even more shame.
She couldn't help but raise her hand to look at her wrist.
Each person wore a string of medicinal beads on their wrist.
There's really no way around it; Miss Lu's bracelets are beautiful, and the fragrance is so soothing, so...
They still broke up!
I'm sorry, Your Highness, but we can't waste such good things, can we?
Ji Ruyan looked up and caught a glimpse of the group's actions, and her already unpleasant expression turned even more so.
"Get out, all of you!"
"Your Highness, please don't get angry and be careful of your wound."
Sigh, it seems His Highness has caught the irritability of these rough men; he's been getting increasingly short-tempered lately.
I told him to wear a medicated bracelet to calm his nerves, but he wouldn't.
Report—
"Your Highness, General, the troops that went to Ming'an County have returned!"
"Let them in quickly!"
Ji Ruyan stood up and strode out of the tent.
"Oh, Your Highness, please don't go out, wait in the tent!"
Gu Chengye hurriedly grabbed the cloak from the bed.
The looted cotton-padded jackets were distributed to the soldiers below, and His Highness kept only two to alternate wearing. Fortunately, he still had this fox fur cloak.
"Has there been a reply?" Ji Ruyan asked the person who rushed over.
"Yes! Your Highness, Miss Lu wrote you a letter!"
"Oh, and also, Miss Lu gave us so much delicious meat, it smelled so good! We shared one piece and couldn't bear to eat any more, so we brought it all back for Your Highness!"
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