Chapter 297: Conveyance to Yuqing Temple
"So, Yuan Ruo, the rumors in Bianjing City that you are going to marry Princess Jiacheng of the Yongwang family are true?"

Pingyang Houfu.

When Yang Wenyuan was taking a break at home, he unexpectedly received a visit from Qi Heng.

Also delivered to the mansion with him was an invitation, which stated the auspicious date for Qi Heng and Princess Jiacheng.

Qi Heng felt ashamed when he heard Yang Wenyuan's question. He turned his head to cover his face and said in a low voice:

"The post is already here, Brother Wenyuan, please don't bother me anymore. Also..."

Qi Heng silently took out a wooden box, handed it to Yang Wenyuan, and said in a muffled voice:
"I have no face to step into the Sheng family's door again. It is convenient for my brother to come to the Sheng family. Yuan Ruo still hopes that my brother can do me a favor and return it to my sixth sister."

Yang Wenyuan tilted his head to take a look and realized that the wooden box must contain a male clay doll.

"That's fine, I'll find a chance to return it privately."

Yang Wenyuan nodded slightly, and immediately held the clay doll in front of him with one hand, and then saw Qi Heng about to get up and leave.

Yang Wenyuan watched them quietly.

"Yuan Ruo, do you regret it?"

At this moment, a person suddenly walked out from behind the screen.

It was Gu Tingye who had just gotten married.

Yang Wenyuan was on a day off today, so Gu Tingye came to the mansion naturally after smelling the scent, and brought Yu Yanran along to visit as well.

The age difference between Yu Yanran and Hua Lan is not too big, and there is no gap in generation or ideas, so the two get along very well.

Hualan felt bored staying alone at home, and was a little bored facing Yang Wenyuan every day, so she was naturally happy to have someone come to her house to chat.

At this moment, the two of them were having a pleasant conversation in the backyard.

One seeks knowledge, the other relieves boredom, they complement each other.

Yang Wenyuan was chatting with Gu Tingye just now. Qi Heng came just in time, so he asked Gu Tingye to leave first.

Who knew that Gu Tingye was a person who didn't follow the rules. When he heard that the person coming was Qi Heng, he didn't plan to leave the house, but sneaked behind the screen quickly.

When Qi Heng was about to go out, Gu Tingye couldn't help but question him.

He had liked the pair of Qi Heng and Minglan from the beginning.

One is that I think Minglan is a good girl and deserves a good marriage.

Secondly, he felt that it was rare for Qi Heng to have feelings of his own and not follow his parents' lead, so he tried his best to bring them together, never leaking the news to anyone, and instead helped to conceal it.

Who would have thought that Qi Heng and Minglan had already become famous in Bian Jing, so Qi Heng turned around and went to find Princess Jiacheng.

Gu Tingye could be said to have watched this matter from beginning to end. He only saw Qi Heng retreating elsewhere while Minglan advanced here. As a result, Qi Heng became the turtle and Minglan was forced into a corner.

Gu Tingye couldn't help but speak out.

It also seems like he is very disappointed with his own children and nephews for not living up to his expectations.

He immediately walked out and looked directly at Qi Heng and asked:
"Or are you satisfied with this marriage? I heard that Prince Yong has already offered sacrifices to Chengtian on behalf of the emperor. I guess it will be soon when he goes to the clan house to exchange for a jade disc?"

Qi Heng understood that Gu Tingye had known about his situation for a long time. When he heard what Gu Tingye said, although he felt ashamed, he could not help but protest when he thought that he was also threatened by the Yongwang family:
"Second Uncle, I know I'm sorry for Minglan, but Prince Yong and the others are threatening me with Minglan's life, what can I do?"

"What if it were you?"

"I?"

Gu Tingye muttered a sentence, and then said without thinking:
"If it were me, I would definitely make this matter as big as possible, go straight into the palace, find the emperor, and then make a scene in the Wende Hall. If this still doesn't work, then I can also learn from his family's methods."

Gu Tingye became more and more excited as he spoke, his eyebrows dancing with joy:
"If his family can kidnap other girls, why can't I kidnap his? If we kidnap the county lady, how can we get married? Besides, we can also delay this matter. I think based on the temperament of Prince Yong and Princess Yong, they don't want to see their daughter betrothed to a reckless and tyrannical man."

"Donghuan, what do you think?" Gu Tingye said with lingering feelings, and turned to Yang Wenyuan for a sign of approval.

Yang Wenyuan glanced at Gu Tingye silently and nodded:
"It's something you, Zhong Huai, can do."

"Really? Really!"

Gu Tingye clapped his hands, turned to Qi Heng and said:
"Look, isn't this the end of the matter? Why has it come to this?"

Gu Tingye immediately said with regret:

"Even now that your name has been signed on the marriage certificate, it's not a good idea to tear it up. Otherwise, it will really cause an endless feud between the two families."

In other words, now that Gu Tingye is married, he has become a bit conservative. Otherwise, according to his original temperament, he would definitely instigate Qi Heng to take an adventure like a real man.

Yang Wenyuan turned his head and glanced at Gu Tingye, who was speaking so arrogantly, with a look of disbelief in his eyes.

How can you have the nerve to say it's a pity?

If we act as you say, then the two families will become enemies for life, okay?

Whose daughter-slave family, especially one male and one female, can endure this?
Qi Heng's face was expressionless:

"Prince Yong is going to take over the Eastern Palace. This may be a disaster that will destroy our family and clan."

"Throw yourself to death and live again!"

Gu Tingye continued to talk about the truth:
"Since you want to live as you please, you must be brave enough to take risks, to fight and to rob. I think you are used to having everything handed to you."

"Uncle, what you mean is that it's all my fault that things have turned out like this?"

"Of course!"

Gu Tingye said in a loud voice:

"If you had put aside your dignity and the imperial examinations and directly put a knife to your neck and threatened to die in front of the Duke and the Princess, wouldn't this have been accomplished long ago? Why would you still be forced to drink water by someone holding your head down?"

Qi Heng immediately glanced at Gu Tingye and smiled bitterly:
"Then according to Second Uncle, I will become a person who, for love, disregards the kindness of my parents in raising me and forces them to drink water? How is that different from the current situation?"

"This..." Gu Tingye's tone paused.

At this moment, he thought, if his mother, Bai, was not dead, and he fell in love with a girl who was not pleasing to his mother, he would have to threaten her with death. In that case, would he do so?
"Forget it. This matter has come to this point. There is no right or wrong anymore."

Putting yourself in someone else's shoes is the hardest thing in the world, and it is also impossible.

It is common for the husband to have his own reasons and the wife to have her own reasons. Yang Wenyuan immediately stopped the argument between the two, forced Gu Tingye to sit down, and then escorted Qi Heng out the door.

"its not right!"

When Yang Wenyuan came back from seeing Qi Heng off, Gu Tingye suddenly screamed, attracting Yang Wenyuan's attention:

"What are you going to do again?"

Gu Tingye suddenly realized and said:

"This matter is not just about the Qi family, but also about Minglan."

"Qi Yuanruo has withdrawn now, but his affair with Minglan has already spread like wildfire in Bianjing City and is known to everyone. Minglan's reputation of failing to marry into the Duke's Mansion will never be stopped. So how should she discuss marriage in the future?"

As he spoke, Gu Tingye looked at Yang Wenyuan with disdain:
"As my brother-in-law, why didn't you help scold me just now? Instead, you let me, an outsider, be the bad guy."

"Could it be that you have already thought of a foolproof plan for Minglan?"

Yang Wenyuan looked at the clay doll on the table, feeling a sense of emptiness in his heart, but he immediately came to his senses and said helplessly:
"What should I do? Can I still attack the Qi family or the Prince Yong's Mansion?" As he spoke, Yang Wenyuan picked up the invitation in front of him and whispered a few words:
"My family is already somewhat at odds with the Prince Yong's Mansion, and it is even more inappropriate for us to attend Qi Heng's wedding banquet, lest we be laughed at. It would be better for us to send someone to deliver a gift on the same day."

After lunch.

Gu Tingye and Yu Yanran left together.

Zi Ze Ju.

Hua Lan looked at the wooden box that Yang Wenyuan handed to her, and couldn't help but stretch out a pair of soft hands to take it, and asked with puzzled eyes:

"This is?"

Yang Wenyuan did not open the wooden box to look at it. He then handed over Qi Heng's wedding invitation and explained:
"Yuan Ruo sent it to me, asking me to return it to Minglan. His marriage has also been decided, with the Princess Jiacheng of Prince Yong's Mansion."

Hearing this, Hua Lan took the wooden box in silence, looked at it for a while, and then sighed and said:

"It's hard for Xiaoliu."

"Why not?"

Read the error-free version at 69shuba! 6=9+shu_ba is the first to publish this novel.

Yang Wenyuan responded, and then continued:

"Didn't Madam Wu ask you to pass on a message a few days ago, saying that she wanted to invite Minglan and the others to visit the Earl of Yongchang's mansion? You can take this opportunity to return this thing to Minglan, so that I can't show up."

Hua Lan nodded slightly, agreed, and then said:
"It's a good opportunity to discuss with my mother and set a date to go outside the city to fulfill the vow."

Yang Wenyuan suddenly had an idea and said:
"Why not just that day?"

Yang Wenyuan pointed to the post and continued:
"It's not a good day for us to go anyway, so we can just use this reason to refuse, and it won't hurt the relationship between the two families."

The Prince of Yong's Mansion obviously knew that what they were doing was not right and would definitely arouse the resentment of the Qi family, especially Qi Heng, so they took measures to prevent any unexpected events from happening if the matter was delayed for too long.

In order to secure the deal as soon as possible, the procedure for marrying off the daughter was no longer as drawn out as the usual weddings of powerful families.

The process normally takes more than half a year, but these two companies completed it exceptionally quickly.

They quickly found a matchmaker, arranged the marriage, and even rushed for the wedding date.

The day of Qi Heng and Lady Jiacheng's wedding is not far away, which coincides with Hua Lan's plan to fulfill her vow outside the city at Ningyuan Marquis' Mansion and avoid attending the wedding banquet.

Kill two birds with one stone.

Hua Lan had no objection and nodded in agreement immediately.

Logically speaking, it was just a matter of giving instructions. Even if she had to make a few more trips, Hualan could have asked her trusted maid to pass the message back and forth. But now Hualan also had to return the things that Qi Heng had sent to Minglan to her privately, so she needed to go there on her own.

So, the next morning.

When Yang Wenyuan put on his official uniform to report for duty, Hualan also went to the Sheng family early.

It’s not that he was thinking about going early and coming back early, but going early and coming back late, waiting for Yang Wenyuan to finish his work and then go back home together.

Ever since the officials favored Prince Yong and Prince Yan, and their disturbances were suppressed several times by many elders and important ministers, the court has rarely experienced peace in recent years.

For a time, the years were peaceful.

The court officials were all busy.

Those who have the conditions are busy trying to form marriage alliances with the ministers of the Yong prince's clan.

Those who had no conditions worked hard and put on a diligent attitude in order to win the favor of King Yong.

Yang Wenyuan calmly responded to the call and went to work.

He entered the mansion almost at the same time as Hualan.

As soon as he entered the room and changed into casual clothes, Yang Wenyuan saw Hua Lan looking unhappy.

Of course, because her body became more plump after pregnancy, and her skin was hydrated and moisturized, even with her brows furrowed, Hualan still looked beautiful with an angry look.

"What's wrong? Who made you angry, ma'am?"

Yang Wenyuan immediately guessed that it was because of Minglan, but he still pretended not to know and just asked in a doubtful manner.

Hua Lan glanced at Yang Wenyuan lightly and said unhappily:

“It’s not a good thing!”

Yang Wenyuan understood immediately.
This sentence should be an elliptical sentence. The full sentence should be - You men are all bad.

Ever since Hualan's belly got bigger, her temper has also been getting worse.

But it doesn't mean that Hualan has become unreasonable, but she just likes to play AOE.

Obviously, Yang Wenyuan was affected at that moment.

There was no need for Yang Wenyuan to continue asking, Hua Lan just yelled:
"I deceived people with sweet words, and now I am at ease, with a bright future and wealth, but my sister is left to suffer the consequences alone, bearing all the consequences."

Well, now Yang Wenyuan is even more certain.

Hualan was far from being so angry yesterday. It was obvious that Minglan had touched a sensitive nerve during her pregnancy.

After Hualan conveyed her words and things, Minglan must have behaved unusually, most likely with a sad look on her face, which made Hualan feel unhappy.

It was difficult to lose his temper at Sheng's house, so he held it in for the whole day. He then returned home and, when he saw himself, the "emotional trash can", he began to give a proud speech.

"Yeah, you're right!"

Yang Wenyuan nodded and agreed repeatedly, following Hualan's meaning and began to accuse Qi Heng of being cold and ruthless.

After the accusation was completed, Yang Wenyuan heard Minglan's final words from Hualan's mouth.

"From now on, if he doesn't think about me, I won't think about him either."

Yang Wenyuan clapped his hands in admiration when he heard this.

Sixth sister is so courageous!

Some time passed.

Qi Heng and Princess Jiacheng's wedding is coming.

This should have been the most grand and lively wedding banquet in the city of Bianjing, but due to the hasty process and the concern for the emperor's serious illness, it had to be held in a low-key manner, and even the table was not set up too much, resulting in a somewhat anticlimactic taste.

At the same time as Qi Heng got married, Yang Wenyuan and Hua Lan also went to the Yuqing Temple outside the city with the Sheng family to fulfill their vows and pray for blessings.

This time, not only were all the female members of the Sheng family led out by Wang Ruofu, but even Old Madam Sheng, who had stayed in Shou'an Hall for a long time and had not gone out, followed out.

In front of Yuqing Temple.

The carriage carrying a group of people stopped at the steps in front of the door. However, before Yang Wenyuan carefully helped Hua Lan get off the carriage, he heard a sharp scolding coming from outside the carriage.

The voice sounds very familiar.

"The law? I am the law! Why don't you get out of the way!"

(End of this chapter)