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Chapter 1 - Locked palanquins

The sky was clear and bright, and a joyous event was at the forefront.

Dozens of miles of red makeup, following behind a bridal sedan chair as it moved through the city, the people on the way saw the grand wedding and sighed in their hearts. They couldn't help but laugh out loud.

At the front of the bridal procession was a man dressed in a bright, rich robe on a brown steed. He was over forty years old, and there were already wrinkles at the corners of his eyes. He looked kind and amiable.

"This isn't the Minister of the Left."

"I heard that he's only the steward of the House of Zuo. If it wasn't for the emperor giving him the marriage, who would marry the evil woman of the Yun Family?"

"For a treacherous official to marry a wicked daughter, this is truly a disaster to an entire family." The speaker burst into laughter.

The sound of laughter and discussion rose one after another. The servants that followed along the two sides of the bridal sedan stomped their feet in anger, but there was nothing they could do.

"Miss is at least a cloud phase, Gu Xiang is going too far by doing this." The round faced servant Qiu Yue rebuked angrily.

On the right side, the oval faced servant, Chun Hua, looked worriedly at the bridal sedan and comforted her, "Miss, don't be sad."

With the sound of the drum, the carriage swayed, it was so loud that it made people feel sleepy, but the noise made them unable to rest, causing Yun Qianliang to be in an extremely bad mood.

Yun Qianliang took off his red hair that was in the way, wiped the safety fruit in her hand with a handkerchief, and fiercely bit into it.

Her mouth was smeared with an even amount of fat, imprinting it onto the Peace Fruit. She wiped it off carelessly and continued to bite on it, completely ignoring the fact that there was no peace fruit to be had after she had landed on the palanquin.

On the day of the wedding, the groom's residence's butler received the bride. From the Yun Xiang Mansion in the north of the city to the Gu Xiangfu in the south of the city, they had long since lost all face.

Why would they care about a mere safety fruit?

Along the way, the shops were filled with people who were watching the show. They were mocking the wedding with their harsh words.

The shaking carriage suddenly stopped, and Yun Qianliang wanted to lift up the curtains to take a look, when she heard servant Chun Hua's voice from the right.

"Miss, Princess Anping's palanquin are blocking our way."

Xiang Siyu was riding a bay horse. Its fur was glossy and smooth, and its eyes were sharp. With one look, one could tell that it was a good horse.

She whipped her horse and galloped over, swinging it in the air as if she was slapping it on Yun Qianliang's body. She said joyfully, "This county's principal is going to the palace to meet the empress dowager. All of you should quickly get out of the way."

"Princess Anping, you can't retreat from this bridal sedan." The Gu Residence's steward had already dismounted, replying respectfully.

Xiang Siyu did not want to make things difficult for the Gu household, so he rode past the group that was in front to escort the bride.

Xiang Siyu approached the bridal sedan and arrogantly threatened the person inside, "Miss Yun, this princess has entered the palace to meet the empress dowager. If I delay it, you won't be able to take it.

Yun Qianliang chewed carefully and swallowed the fruit down. After wiping her hands with a handkerchief, she started to speak at a steady pace.

"Princess Anping is right." There was a hint of a smile on her face, "However, from Yun Xiang Mansion to Gu Xiangfu, this is definitely the path that you have to take, and today is the day that I and Gu Xiang will get married today, this is the emperor's arranged date. This Princess Anping will definitely be aware of this. "In this way, the anxious princess should be the fastest on Jing'an Street. Why should we be on the distant Qing Xiang Street? I think you're looking down on the empress dowager too much."

Bring out the Empress Dowager to oppress her?

Normally, Yun Qianliang would not care, but with today's wedding, it would already be a joke. If she delayed the auspicious event, who knows how much trouble the traitor Minister Zuo would give her.

The people outside could not help but be shocked, Yun Qianliang was the famous evil woman in the capital, he did not learn anything, did not understand anything, and did not understand logic.

Housekeeper Gu followed behind Xiang Siyu, but upon hearing these words, he immediately suspected that the person in the bridal sedan was actually the Eldest Miss of the Right Prime Minister's Residence, Yun Qianliang.

Xiang Siyu became even more suspicious, raising the whip in his hand, he threw it towards the carriage, but before he could even touch the curtain, he was blocked by the sword that appeared, followed by the citizens who were watching the show becoming quiet.

He saw a man riding over from the direction of the Gu Xiangfu, a young man dressed in dark blue silk clothing riding on a black horse, the man had straight eyebrows and phoenix lips, but at the moment when he looked at the corner of the carriage, they were slightly raised, his lips were gently pursed, and a smile yet not a smile could be seen, those black eyes under his thick eyebrows were like a puddle of ink, which carried a charming, handsome and mysterious appearance, causing all the girls on the street to blush, some of them even daring, staring straight at his extraordinary heroic figure, unable to retract their gazes for a moment.

"Princess Anping wants to kill my wife, who has yet to pass through my door, in public?" Gu Wuchen rode up, and looked coldly at the girl who was trying to cause trouble, without a trace of emotion in her eyes, and the voice that came out was so cold that it made one's heart shiver.

Xiang Siyu retracted his horse whip bitterly, and looked at Gu Wuchen with deep emotions in his eyes. However, she did not express it too clearly, as the princess she had his own pride.

"I want to enter the palace to see the empress dowager. I would like to trouble Gu Xiang to let the procession to escort the bride pass." Xiang Siyu calmly explained the reason, indirectly explaining that her actions were not causing trouble.

The reason why Xiang Siyu dared to stop the bridal sedan on the streets was because he knew that the emperor forced the marriage to happen. Gu Wuchen did not show his attitude towards the bride, which was why she dared to stop the bridal sedan, and wanted to delay the auspicious time.

Gu Wuchen acted as if he did not hear anything and explained to the guards who tried to stop him.

"Gu San, escort the Miss Yun safely to her mansion." With that, he left as she had arrived. She had no intention of welcoming the bride.

Xiang Siyu's face turned green, the four words "safe escort" seemed to be the truth of his words.

The person she married was an unkind person, she did not know if her personality would cause any trouble so when she entered the Gu Xiangfu, she had to be careful not to provoke that man. She did not want to provoke him.

With just a few words from Gu Wuchen, the matter of the floral sedan chair was resolved. Joy sounded once again as they hurriedly left Qing Xiang Street and arrived at Gu Xiangfu before the auspicious time.

In front of the Gu Xiangfu's doors, there were many citizens who had gathered to watch a show.

The servants and servants had already lined up in front of the door to welcome him, but the bridegroom was nowhere to be seen.

The big red bridal sedan landed in front of the Gu Xiangfu's gates. The wedding maiden did not see the groom's figure, but went up to ask the Gu Residence's butler.

"Steward Gu, logically speaking, a groom would have to kick the sedan chair's door before the bride could get off. If Gu Xiang was not here, who would kick the sedan?" There was a hint of a smile on the Xi Niang's anxious face as if she was watching a good show.

She was a wedding lady invited by the Yun Xiang Mansion's Madam Qin, she wanted to let others see Yun Qianliang as a joke, but she might not do her best.

"Gu San, you come." Steward Gu said to his imperial bodyguard.

The wedding lady stood awkwardly by the bridal sedan, but did not say much.

Hearing that, Yun Qianliang who was in the bridal sedan quickly covered his red hair and sat properly.

Yun Qianliang had just finished tidying up the red veil when someone kicked the palanquin curtain. Her legs were nimble as the wind from her feet brushed the red veil in front of him.

"The groom kicks at the door of the sedan, and the bride disappears from the sedan." With a shout, the Empress leapt over the palanquin and lifted the palanquin curtain, helping the bride out.

After exiting the bridal sedan chair, the wedding nanny realised that the safety fruit in Yun Qianliang's hands had disappeared. She turned around to look for it, only to see a core that had been chewed clean inside the sedan chair.

Crossing the brazier, stepping on the tiles.

He stepped on the red carpet and didn't touch the ground.

As he stepped into the main hall, he saw that the upper seats were empty. The bridegroom was still nowhere to be seen.

After the wedding lady supported Yun Qianliang to her original position, she retreated to the side. At the center, only Yun Qianliang was left.

The guests outside the main hall who were watching the ceremony whispered amongst themselves. Without the sound of the joyous music, those with keen ears could easily hear what was being said.

Just then, a servant from the Residence of Ye walked into the main hall with a rooster full of fighting spirit. He placed the rooster beside Yun Qianliang's legs and quickly left.

The rooster's feet were tied up by a red rope, making it unable to stand up. However, the rooster's "wow wow" sound was filled with vigor.

He heard the voice of the person presiding over the wedding.

"I bow to the heavens and the earth."

The officials watching the ceremony roared with laughter, and the female staff also covered their mouths as they snickered.

This was simply the most ridiculous marriage.

Yun Qianliang stood straight, her head lowered, staring at the rooster who was about to escape, his state of mind a little broken.

Chun Hua and Qiu Yue who had been serving Yun Qianliang since childhood were furious. Seeing Yun Qianliang standing there motionlessly, they became so anxious that their eyes turned red.

However, the wedding ceremony that everyone was waiting for and the temporary breaking off of the engagement didn't happen.

Although Yun Qianliang did not kowtow to Rooster Hall, after the ritual officer announced that they were going to enter the bridal room, she obediently took the red silk from him and left steadily amidst the crowd's laughter.

The red silk hung high up, and the Happy Fruit sprinkled onto the big red flag.

Yun Qianliang sat on the edge of the bed, no one said a word, only hearing the sound of the people who led her in, and the sound of the door closing.

Yun Qianliang exhaled a long breath, raised her hand to remove the red veil on her head, and then casually threw it on the ground.

"Miss, the groom has to do it himself." Qiu Yue hurriedly went forward to pick up the red veil, and prepared to cover Yun Qianliang's face again.

Yun Qianliang waved her hand, "I can only count on the teacher to come back. I'll probably be hiding under the cover my whole life."

"Miss, the Gu Xiang has gone too far, she actually made you feel embarrassed in front of the officials. "But you …" As she spoke, tears rolled down Chun Hua's red eyes. She turned to the side wanting to wipe them away, but to no avail.

"Don't cry!" Yun Qianliang said in a heavy voice.

At this time, the people outside wished that she would burst into tears inside her bridal chamber. Just like the last time when she was rejected by the Jin Wang, she pulled a piece of white silk and threw it onto a beam.

If she did do so, it would be because of the pain of her loved ones and the speed of her enemies.

"Miss, if you want to cry, then cry." Qiu Yue also cried.

Who wouldn't know that after Yun Qianliang's birth mother passed away, her father helped the Qin family to gain his position? She thought that the Qin family would treat her harshly, but who knew that the Qin family would be so spoiled?

With Yun Qianliang's arrogant and despotic personality, most of the time, this direct mother would show up.

"What the hell are you crying for? If you have the ability, then ask the manservant to help him get married. Let's see who is shameless." Yun Qianliang thought otherwise as he rolled his eyes, he smirked and said: "Qiu Yue, get the butler to send my master here."

"Miss, when I went to pay my respects, I inquired with a servant boy from the Prime Minister's Palace. Gu Xiang is not in the palace at all." Qiu Yue frowned.

"I'm talking about the chicken." Yun Qianliang casually picked up the wineball with the big red hue and used some strength on his fingers to shatter the thin shell. She took out the fruit flesh inside and threw it into his mouth, urging his: "Hurry."

Qiu Yue turned around and walked towards the door, hoping that his master would go back on her word and call her back.

In the end, she walked out of the bridal chamber. Master was eating her buns happily, so she could only ask Steward Gu for the kowtow rooster.