Chapter 513: Yin Marriage (2)
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
“I heard that a young man from a certain family was about to die of illness. His family wanted to find an unmarried girl who had died young to marry him. In the end, they really found her. After the young man died, the two families held a Yin marriage.”
“I wanted to go and watch the show to broaden my horizons, but my grandmother wouldn’t let me.”
Gu Yanfei:”…”
If it was a dead person marrying a dead person, it would be fine.
But now, the Hua family clearly wanted to turn Lu Qin into a dead person and let a living person be buried with a dead person!
Second Madam Lu scoffed at this in her heart. She stroked her sleeve and said seriously, “I’ve seen the future son-in-law before. He’s full of energy and very healthy. He doesn’t look like he’s about to die.”
“Besides, even if the Hua family really wants to get married, with the family background of the son-in-law, they can completely find a girl who died young at the age of 15 or 16. Why marry a living person at the risk of offending our Duke Chang’an Mansion?”
There was no need for the Hua family to harm her daughter at all. Wouldn’t that ruin the relationship between the two families?!
Impossible.
After Second Madam Lu composed herself, she said, “Jiaoniang, don’t think too much.”
She felt that her daughter and Wei Jiaoniang were almost led astray by Gu Yanfei. Hence, she looked at Gu Yanfei with an unfriendly gaze.
“…” Wei Jiaoniang could naturally feel Second Madam Lu’s hostility towards Gu Yanfei. She felt that it would be a waste of time to continue talking to her.
“Yanfei, let’s go.” Wei Jiaoniang immediately pulled Gu Yanfei away.
Second Madam Lu’s indifferent voice came from behind. “Granny Yang, send the two girls off for me.”
It wasn’t until the two of them left Duke Chang’an’s Mansion that Wei Jiaoniang looked at the closed corner door behind her. Then, she turned around and whispered into Gu Yanfei’s ear, “Let’s go. I know where the Hua family is.”
“I have a wide range of skills.” Wei Jiaoniang patted her chest and said confidently, “Second Madam Lu’s maiden family name is Wu. Eldest Madam Wu should be from the Hua family in Anci County.”
With that, a hint of hesitation appeared on her face as she looked at the setting sun in the western sky.
Anci County was about 50 to 60 miles away from the capital. If they went out at this time, they wouldn’t be able to return to the capital tonight. It was obvious that their family wouldn’t let them go out.
“Yanfei…” Wei Jiaoniang asked Gu Yanfei with her eyes.
Without further words, Gu Yanfei understood what Wei Jiaoniang meant and said decisively, “Let’s go.”
Gu Yanfei didn’t like to meddle in other people’s business. Usually, if she had already warned the other party and the other party still didn’t listen, ignore, or believe her, she wouldn’t care anymore.
However, Lu Qin was her friend.
Moreover, Lu Qin was willing to believe her, so she would do what she could for Lu Qin.
“Alright!” Wei Jiaoniang gritted her teeth and decided to act first before reporting.
The two of them sent their respective maidservants back to the residence to inform their family before riding towards the west gate.
However, they were still a step too late. By the time they arrived at the city gate, the west gate had already closed.
The sun had completely set. The sky was dark, and a faint silver moon could be vaguely seen in the grayish-blue night sky.
The streets were empty and lonely, with only three or four pa.s.sersby left.
Wei Jiaoniang looked at the tall city wall and frowned. She was anxious.
The capital was under the Emperor’s rule. There were strict rules regarding when to open and close the city gate every day. Since the city gate was closed, even her grandfather, Imperial Duke Wei, couldn’t casually get someone to reopen the city gate.
Wei Jiaoniang had just opened her mouth when she heard a light male voice coming from behind them. “Jiaoniang, why are you here?”
Amidst the sounds of horses galloping, they gradually approached.
“Fourth Brother Lu!” Wei Jiaoniang immediately recognized the person’s voice. She pulled the reins and made the black horse turn its head.
Hundreds of feet away, a person in a sapphire blue brocade robe seemed to be riding a horse towards them. He was waving a horsewhip leisurely with a smile on his face. Behind him were seven or eight people from the Five City’s Military Department.
Lu Shi was working in the Five City’s Military Department. When he was patrolling nearby, he saw Wei Jiaoniang and Gu Yanfei from afar and came over to greet them.
“Don’t tell me the two of you want to leave the city at this time?” Lu Shi sized them up.
When Wei Jiaoniang saw the person surnamed Lu, she was angry. Anger surged in her heart as she said angrily, “To save Ah Qin.”
“Lu Shi, are you still Ah Qin’s brother? Ah Qin is about to die, but you’re still in the mood to patrol the streets!”