Chapter 518: A Sensation
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
Gu Qingluan asked him if he wasn’t worried about causing trouble. With such a prominent figure like him appearing in a small place like Tianjing and planning to get married there, it could potentially create a huge commotion.
She was concerned that it might turn the entire Tianjing upside down.
Feng Tianlan replied, “When 1 take a wife, 1’11 do it openly and confidently. Why should 1 act timidly? You don’t need to worry; I’ll have everything arranged properly. You should just relax, eat, sleep, and prepare to shine when the time comes for your grand wedding.”
Unable to resist a smile, Gu Qingluan said, “Since you put it that way, I might just indulge in a bit of laziness.”
When she said she was going to be lazy, she truly was. She didn’t bother herself with the preparations for the wedding anymore.
With that decision, she left the wedding preparations and procedures entirely to Feng Tianlan.
The date was chosen by the court astrologer of Chengyuan Kingdom, and the nearest auspicious day would fall in seven days.
Seven days was an unusually short period for wedding preparations.
Typically, planning a wedding ceremony would take several months.
If it were up to Gu Qingluan, she might have suggested postponing the wedding or simplifying it.
However, she had already decided to trust Feng Tianlan and not interfere.
Since Feng Tianlan decided to hold the wedding in seven days, it would indeed take place in seven days.
Nevertheless, it didn’t mean she had nothing to do.
Trying on the wedding attire required her personal involvement, so it wouldn’t be accurate to say she was completely idle.
News of their impending wedding in seven days caused a stir and ignited discussions.
Many believed that the date was too rushed.
However, some speculated that they had been secretly preparing for the wedding all along and only announced it as the date drew near.
Many people held a favorable att.i.tude and offered their blessings, but there were also some who believed that the two weren’t a perfect match, specifically feeling that Feng Tianlan wasn’t worthy of Gu Qingluan.
They still had no knowledge of Feng Tianlan’s true background, only aware that he seemed to have a significant background, and his true appearance was exceptionally handsome.
But just how significant was his background? Why did no one know about it?
And why would someone with such a handsome face hide it? What secrets could he be concealing?
These two questions were like thorns in everyone’s hearts.
As a result, the voices claiming that Feng Tianlan was unworthy of Gu Qingluan grew louder and louder.
However, the Jun Family did not respond to these rumors.
Some wanted to confront Feng Tianlan and persuade him to step down, but they couldn’t even find him.
During this period, something of moderate significance occurred.
On the day w.a.n.g Shi was executed, someone attempted to stage a rescue at the execution grounds but was intercepted by individuals arranged in advance by Gu Qingluan.
The ones attempting the rescue were two students from the Qiankun Academy who had clashed with Gu Qingluan on the street that day.
Out of consideration for their status as Qiankun Academy students, Gu Qingluan ordered her subordinates to release them. w.a.n.g Shi, however, was unsuccessful in her escape and ultimately lost her head.
On the day of the execution, Gu Qingluan stood on a balcony not far from the execution grounds, watching as w.a.n.g Shi’s head fell. A heavy burden that had been weighing on her heart for so long finally lifted.
w.a.n.g Shi, the person responsible for the downfall of the Jun Family, had finally paid with her life.
Gu’s family, on the other hand, completely ignored w.a.n.g Shi.
No one from their side came to witness the execution, and naturally, no one claimed the body. It was w.a.n.g Shi’s maternal family who came to collect her remains.
This indifference from the Gu family revealed their cold-hearted nature.
Fortunately, Gu Qingluan had limited contact with them now. She didn’t want to be around such callous people for long, as they might unexpectedly stab her in the back.
While she had no desire for further involvement with the Gu family, they were not willing to sever ties with her.
Upon learning of her impending marriage, Old Master Gu sent a highly respected member of the clan to the Jun Residence to offer a.s.sistance.
However, Gu Qingluan declined the offer.
Now that the Gu family members no longer dared to be disrespectful or presumptuous in her presence, they left dejectedly after being turned down..