Chapter 205: Chapter 205: Grand Finale Part 4

“I can go too?” Aunt Cheng was both surprised and delighted.

“Thanks to your prudence before, everyone in the capital knows you are decent now. Today is Mingzhu’s wedding, even if you join us, no one will think ill of it,” Madam Fu said with a smile.

“If Madam believes there is no issue, then there surely isn’t!” Aunt Cheng nodded heavily, took another look in the mirror, and tidied herself.

Then she followed Madam Fu to greet the guests.

The marriage between Fu Mingzhu and Gu Yunze was extremely lively.

The procession was bustling with drums and gongs, Gu Yunze rode a tall horse at the front, with one sedan after another filled with wedding gifts trailing behind, looking quite impressive.

Today, Qingqing was granted permission to descend the mountain for the first time.

At Jingyue Temple, she was truly suffocated, so even without much Silver Coin, it’s good to come out and see the excitement.

Qingren and Qing Huai stood beside her, keeping her in the middle to prevent her from running away.

At this moment, the three of them squeezed into the crowd, watching the lively procession on the road.

Seeing Gu Yunze at the front, Qingqing remembered that today was the wedding of Gu Yunze and Fu Mingzhu.

Looking at the lively streets, the impressive procession, and the wedding gifts, Qingqing couldn’t help but think of her own wedding, which was so disgraceful.

Qingqing, as if possessed, followed the crowd with the procession.

Qingren and Qing Huai were afraid of losing her and having bad luck, so they had no choice but to follow.

Qingren wanted to pull Qingqing back, “Where are you going?”

But Qingqing wouldn’t listen at all, she broke free from Qingyun and continued walking.

Because the crowd was too dense, Qing Huai and Qingyun couldn’t directly pull Qingqing away and had to follow along.

They arrived at the Gu Mansion’s entrance, where the sedan stopped.

Gu Yunze dismounted and personally lifted the sedan curtain, helping Fu Mingzhu down from the carriage.

“Ha!” Qingqing sneered self-mockingly.

In the end, she was still inferior to Fu Mingzhu.

“Go back quickly!” Qing Huai and Qingren, seeing the crowd had thinned a bit, quickly grabbed Qingqing’s shoulders, “Allowing you to descend the mountain today is already a special grace; don’t cause us trouble. You’ll harm us and yourself. If you cause trouble this time, don’t expect to step out of the mountain gate for the rest of your life!”

“I advise you to think positively,” Qingren said. “Being in Jingyue Temple is already a favorable outcome. Your husband was exiled and isn’t faring well. I heard he’s still farming in the northwest, unable to straighten his back.”

Qingren had just finished speaking when Qingqing heard the people around discussing, “Finally, the Fu family’s eldest daughter has a good marriage. The Little General Gu is far better than that Xiao Fengxing.”

“Yes, even without Xiao Fengxing’s troubles, he can’t compare to the Little General Gu.”

“Speaking of Xiao Fengxing, how’s he doing now?”

“I have relatives near Xiao Fengxing in the northwest; they sent me a letter along with some local specialties,” someone said. “I heard Xiao Fengxing is farming every day, unable to straighten his back. You know, long-term farming bends the back. Xiao Fengxing’s walking posture is no longer upright.”

“There’s more. His skin has been sunburned and windblown to the point it’s unrecognizable, all wrinkled. My relative says it’s hard to believe Xiao Fengxing is from the capital.”

“Oh, if only he knew then what he knows now,” someone sighed.

“To be honest, I’d like to see what he looks like now.”

“My relative used to visit the capital,” that person said, “and glimpsed Xiao Fengxing from afar. They said he now looks like a completely different person from before. If today’s Xiao Fengxing were in the capital, he’d be indistinguishable from the beggars on the streets.”

Qingqing was pulled away by Qingren and Qing Huai, so the voices of the passersby grew distant.

But upon hearing Xiao Fengxing leading such a miserable life, Qingqing felt much better.

With Fu Mingzhu marrying Gu Yunze, Xiao Chengyu saw Gu Yunze again, and Yunze truly seemed much more spirited than before.

The whole person was refreshed as if bursting with youthful vigor.

It made Xiao Chengyu envious.

Helplessly, the wedding date was set and could not be changed.

Moreover, the new year was only a few months away.

Requesting the Fu family to advance the wedding date would indeed be quite troublesome.

Xiao Chengyu could only count the days until the New Year, then think about how after three more months, he could finally marry.

They barely finished celebrating the New Year when a fair amount of snow fell in the capital.

When the snow melted and spring arrived, it meant the wedding date was drawing near.

As the wedding date got closer, Fu Shinian was also confined at home, not allowed to run around.

Even Xiao Chengyu was reminded by the old lady Xiao not to visit the Fu family.

However, Fu Mingzhu visited her family a few times under the pretext of Fu Shinian’s wedding.

Though after marrying, the Gu family did not restrict her, and Mrs. Gu said she could visit whenever she missed her family or wanted to talk to Fu Shinian.

But frequently returning to her parents’ home after marriage would always invite gossip that she was unhappy at her husband’s house.

Fu Mingzhu couldn’t let the Gu family shoulder such blame, so even if she missed her family, she refrained from visiting them.

However, for her sister’s wedding, she ran to her family often over these few days, and others couldn’t say anything about it.

Gu Yunze also sent her daily.

Near the day of Fu Shinian’s wedding, Gu Yunze told Fu Mingzhu to live at her family house for a few days until Fu Shinian got married.

“I reckon Shinian might be nervous about the marriage; some things she can’t say to her mother but can say to you,” Gu Yunze said.

“I can really stay for a few days?” Fu Mingzhu asked in delight.

“Naturally, I’ve already discussed it with Mother, and I’m also accompanying you to stay at your family home,” Gu Yunze said with a smile, “This way, no one will suspect our relationship is strained or that you were mistreated at your husband’s home.”

“Or…” Gu Yunze hesitated, “Maybe you’re tired of being with me every day and want to go home alone?”

“Of course not!” Fu Mingzhu quickly said. “How could I be tired?”

“Besides, you’re not home during the day, only in the mornings and evenings,” Fu Mingzhu muttered, “We haven’t been together long.”

Gu Yunze was reassured and sighed in relief. “As long as you don’t mind, that’s good. Then pack up a bit, and we’ll go to your family home tomorrow? I’ll have someone send a message there first.”

“Alright.” Fu Mingzhu actually had little to pack, she had everything at home.

However, it’s not appropriate to suddenly return, so she still had to notify her family first.

Otherwise, she wanted to go immediately.

Madam Fu received Gu Yunze’s message and smiled while talking to Aunt Cheng: “Mingzhu indeed married a good husband, Yunze truly considers her in every way.”

Aunt Cheng nodded happily, “Although I initially found it hard to let go, I am at ease. Now I’ve gotten used to Mingzhu being married, and with Yunze’s real efforts, there’s nothing left to worry about.”

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