The engagement banquet of the second young master of the Gu family was naturally grand and luxurious. Famous families in the capital sent people, and they were not those playboy young masters, but mostly young masters and powerful figures of the families.
The scene was so grand, a stage for fame and fortune for so many people.
But for the two main characters, it was merely their engagement party.
Since Mo Yulu had no maternal family, Sheng Hualan simply invited her elder brother and sister-in-law to give her a congratulatory gift.
The fact that the mother-in-law's eldest brother and sister-in-law offered gifts to the new bride was truly unprecedented in the capital.
Sure enough, most people were talking about this.
"I wonder how something from such a humble family could win the favor of Young Master Gu." Lu Zhi stood to the side, dressed in a crimson brocade palace dress embroidered with peonies and gold, with a sapphire blue brocade palace dress embroidered with peonies and gold on her head, and a Song Dynasty emerald square bracelet on her wrist, looking incredibly elegant and noble.
Such attire might be acceptable on a married woman, but on a young, unmarried woman, it made her look less innocent and pure, and more old-fashioned.
“Who says otherwise?” The girl standing next to her wore a simple satin dress embroidered with gold butterflies and flowers, and her decorations were also very simple. Standing next to Lu Zhi, she looked even more petite and lovely.
"But I heard he's from Qingchuan City. Didn't they produce a Mr. Hua from there?" The girl casually mentioned the name of a city, holding a teacup in her hand, her eyes slightly lowered.
Mentioning this city, Lu Zhi paused, her eyes filled with undisguised disgust. "A small border town, does it even deserve to be called one?"
The girl lowered her head, took a sip of tea, her eyes flickered slightly, and she didn't say anything more.
"What's wrong, An'an?" Gu Nanyan gently massaged Shen Bei'an's shoulders. No matter what, Shen Bei'an was the new head of the Gu family. With the engagement of the younger brother of the Gu family's leader, the Second Young Master Gu, Shen Bei'an was naturally busy.
Gu Nanyan originally meant that with Meng Zhaojun and Feng You around, Shen Bei'an could simply wait on the sidelines without having to do anything.
But Shen Bei'an himself was unwilling, and insisted on helping.
Shen Bei'an sat on the soft chair. "I'm not playing anymore, I'm too tired. Next time, let Zhaojun and Feng You play with me." He tilted his head back slightly, enjoying the calming massage from the head of the Gu family.
Sure enough, he's better suited to being a lazy bum and a drama queen; this kind of virtuous husband and father role is simply not for him.
Yan Yan wasn't tired at all on her birthday before, so why is she so tired this time!
“Okay.” Gu Nanyan smiled and didn’t say much. Sheng Hualan, who was standing next to him, also said, “We don’t need to get too involved in these things. We have Zhaojun and Feng You. I learned it at home, and since I came here, it’s all been Ahuang’s people who are doing it.”
Seeing that her son-in-law was interested, Sheng Hualan personally taught him. She had watched Shen Bei'an grow up and knew that no one had taught him these things.
Originally, Sheng Hualan shared the same idea as Gu Nanyan: these trivial matters could be handled by stewards Meng Zhaojun and Feng You, so there was no need for Shen Bei'an to take care of them.
But who could resist Shen Bei'an's persistent pleading? With such a beautiful woman constantly begging her, even Sheng Hualan, who had seen countless beautiful women and handsome men, couldn't help but give in.
"Okay, Mom, I won't do it again next time." Shen Bei'an said with a bitter face, tilting his head back and letting Gu Nan'an do his thing.
Never again!
After the engagement banquet, the two main characters went to their room to rest early, and Shen Bei'an and Gu Nan'an also planned to rest.
A holographic phone call came in.
Gu Nanyan didn't avoid Shen Bei'an and accepted the answer directly.
It was Fu Muqian. The holographic image of him was dressed in a silver-white military uniform with a serious expression. Just a second ago, he was wearing a dark blue cross-collar robe in Yuxuan Pavilion, but now he was wearing a military uniform.
"What's wrong?" Gu Nanyan took off Shen Bei'an's and his own coats and took out slippers for Shen Bei'an to change into.
"Something's happened to the Lu family." Fu Muqian's voice was cold and serious. "The Qin family's people took Lu Er away directly."
Gu Nanyan raised his eyes, while Shen Beian stared wide-eyed.
Lu Er has been taken away!
People from the Qin family?
What's going on here?
"An'an, you should get some rest. I'll go check on her." Gu Nanyan put his coat back on and patted Chen Bei'an's shoulder gently. "Aunt Wang, don't forget to prepare a bedtime drink for An'an."
Shen Bei'an's daily life and diet were all arranged by a specialist according to his physical condition. What he ate for breakfast, lunch and dinner, what he drank before and after sleeping, what time he drank, and what he ate were all taken care of.
It's not about controlling him, it's just for his health.
Aunt Wang lowered her head and replied, "Yes."
Shen Bei'an tugged at Gu Nan'an's sleeve, "Be careful." His brows furrowed with worry. Although he didn't know what had happened, Lu Ming had been taken away, and Xiao Yezi must be feeling terrible right now.
"Don't worry, I'll be fine." Gu Nanyan's tone was very confident, his eyes slightly curved.
"Uh-huh!"
After watching Gu Nanyan leave, Shen Beian went to the dressing room to change into his pajamas. He didn't rush to wash up, but first made a voice call to Fu Mutian.
"Hmm~" Fu Mutian answered almost instantly, but her voice sounded strangely low.
Shen Bei'an didn't think much about it at the moment, and asked without hesitation, "Sister Tian, do you know what happened to Lu Er?"
“Hmm…what…Lu Er…what’s wrong? Be good, lower it a little more…” The last sentence was very soft, and Shen Bei’an didn’t hear it.
“Just now your older brother was looking for Ayan in his military uniform and said that Lu Er had been taken away. Then Ayan left. I don’t know if Xiaoye knows about this. I haven’t dared to tell Xiaoye yet, so I came to ask you first.”
Shen Beian continued.
Upon hearing this, Fu Mutian suddenly stopped. "Wait," she said, patting the head of the boy kneeling in front of her. The boy was kneeling on the ground, his hands supporting him, his body bent, and his eyes were bloodshot.
Fu Mutian sat up abruptly, straightening her clothes. "You mean the second young master of the Lu family was taken away? By whom?" Her voice suddenly became serious and earnest.
"I've been staying at Luoxia Garden all night and haven't been paying attention to what's happening outside." While on a voice call with Shen Bei'an, he quickly contacted others nearby.
Shen Beian frowned, lay down on the massage chair, and enjoyed the massage. Aunt Wang had already placed some prepared items on the table.
"I don't know much either. I just overheard your older brother mention it, and I thought you knew." Shen Bei'an said calmly, confident that the wife of the hidden super BOSS in the book wouldn't be unable to handle the situation.
"I just wanted to ask you what to do about Xiaoyezi." They had nothing to worry about, but Xiaoyezi might be concerned.
Fu Mutian quickly received the message, "It's alright, Beibei, you must be tired after a long day. Rest well, I'll go find Xiaoyezi."
He comforted Shen Bei'an.
"Okay." Shen Bei'an was indeed very tired and only responded softly.
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Happy Qixi Festival!
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