I became the God Brother of the Regent King after Transmigration!-Chapter 219 - 150: Victory

For the first time becoming a prospective groom, Gu Lan was still a bit shy.

She sat in the corner, hesitated for two seconds after hearing Old Madam Gu’s words, but still did not tell her what Xie Yun had said.

The Lu Family actually didn’t care anymore whether Lu Feifei could marry in; they preferred for Lu Feifei to die and then blame her death on the Marquis Mansion, causing Marquis Gu’s military achievements to be in vain, and even surrendering military power.

And she had already prepared that if Lu Feifei died, she would also "die", of course not truly die, but in front of all the common people in the city, exchange half the life of the Young Master for the life of County Princess Changping.

This matter couldn’t be told to the Old Madam and Madam Zhou; if they found out, they would hold her and cry for three days and nights, absolutely not letting her take the risk.

Just as the sedan chair was about to reach the street in front of the Marquis Mansion, an exhausted war horse stepped through the gates of Yan Capital!

On the war horse was a border soldier in tattered clothes, but behind him flew a flag.

Countless common people involuntarily stepped back, making way for this soldier.

The soldier raised the battle report in his hand high and dashed forward, hoarsely shouting:

"A great victory! A great victory in the Northern Territory, the Dingyuan Marquis won a huge victory! Dingyuan Marquis has overrun the Royal Court!"

The surrounding people burst into an uproar, each one shouting:

"What did you say! Dingyuan Marquis won a great victory? Didn’t the Dingyuan Army lose in Weizhou?"

The soldier’s horse did not stop, gasping, it said:

"Qiangrong fell into the trap, the Qiangrong Chanyu has been besieged in Weizhou and captured, Yan Country has won a great victory!"

In an instant, the entire street erupted in frenzied shouts.

Regardless of whether they were common people or high officials and nobles, all excitedly began to celebrate, with many elderly veterans shedding tears and kneeling toward the North.

The soldier with the flag on his back gasped for breath and shouted with all his remaining strength:

"The Marquis orders that the Princely Heir’s marriage, wait until he returns to the Capital for further decisions!"

Princely Heir!

Everyone who heard this news showed varying expressions.

Marquis Gu had finally recognized Gu Lan as the Heir of Duke Dingyuan!

Having said this, the war horse collapsed with a "thud", its front legs buckling to the ground, foaming at the mouth.

He had changed horses four times on the way to deliver the message, and as the war horse collapsed to the ground, the soldier also fainted from exhaustion.

But his words were passed on from mouth to mouth by countless common people, all the way to the Imperial Palace, all the way to the Dingyuan Marquis Mansion.

The Lu Mansion’s wedding sedan had already stopped at the gate of Dingyuan Marquis Mansion.

The outermost layer was encircled by a ring of Lu Family household soldiers.

Lu Rufeng stepped forward and loudly shouted:

"Today is the auspicious day for the County Princess and Gu Lan, son of Dingyuan Marquis. Is this how the Dingyuan Marquis Mansion welcomes the new bride?"

There was no response from the Marquis Mansion.

A subordinate ran to Lu Bingxin’s side from the outer circle, with an anxious face, and whispered the news of Dingyuan Marquis’s victory to him.

Lu Bingxin’s face instantly turned as black as the bottom of a pot, not expecting that Gu Chengzhao was really crazy, that the victorious news would be three days early and truly make it in time for the auspicious day!

He gritted his teeth and waved, saying: "Block the news, at least, block it for half a two-hour."

"Why have you stopped? Play the suona again."

With his words, the suona that had just stopped playing started to blow once more, waves of joyous music surged forth again.

Finally, the gates of the Marquis Mansion opened.

Coming out was not the Young Master that the common people anticipated, but squads of household soldiers dressed in black armor from the Marquis Mansion!

Lu Bingxin saw these soldiers and already had weak knees, but he still held the imperial decree and stepped forward, shouting: "What is the meaning of this, Dingyuan Marquis Mansion? The Empress Dowager’s decree is here, are you defying the decree?"

The response he received was the uninterrupted steps of the household soldiers.

They came out, with no other actions, imposing aura soaring, the road at the gate of the Marquis Mansion was split into two.

Then, the onlooking common people realized that although they were surrounding the Dingyuan Marquis Mansion, they had been surrounded in advance by Lu Family household soldiers, causing them to know nothing of the news outside.

As the household soldiers cleared the way, the cheers for Dingyuan Marquis’s victory passed through.

Along came the order from Marquis Gu:

"The Princely Heir’s marriage, wait until he returns to the Capital for further decisions!"

Lu Bingxin’s face was extremely unsightly, wanting to block the news for half a two-hour, not expecting that in the time for a cup of tea, the entire Capital City learned of Dingyuan Marquis’s great victory!

Looking again at these black-armored soldiers at Dingyuan Marquis Mansion, how could they be mere household soldiers? They were simply fierce soldiers of the army! From this, it was clear that the Marquis Mansion indeed had the heart of a wolf.

Lu Bingxin’s resolve to make the Gu Family relinquish military power deepened.

Behind the household soldiers, the Old Madam Gu emerged slowly, supported by her cane and clad in a black long coat.

Madam Zhou supported her on the right, while Gu Changting led the household soldiers forward, unable to suppress the joy in his eyes, and declared loudly:

"Did you all hear? A great victory in the Northern Territory! The Royal Court has been breached, and our Marquis has achieved unprecedented military success!"

Beside the old madam, Gu Lan stood in a black robe, his features distinguished and aloof, a long sword strapped to his back, his posture as rigid as a pine tree.

The entire Dingyuan Marquis Mansion was shrouded in a deep, somber hue.

It appeared solemn and serious, with no sign of a wedding celebration.

Gu Lan’s eyes paused slightly, settling on the wedding sedan behind Lu Bingxin.

Why does the sedan keep shaking?

Without a trace, she shifted her position, and a household soldier took her place, creating the illusion that Young Master Gu was still standing there, while in fact, she had moved next to the wedding sedan.

The old madam tapped the ground with her cane, her voice full of vigor: "Did Lord Lu hear the Marquis’s order? Please leave."

Lu Bingxin’s features twisted momentarily, then he spoke with heart-wrenching emotion:

"As the saying goes, ’A scholar may be killed, but not humiliated.’ What of the Marquis’s victory? Is it not expected? Does victory allow him to defy an imperial decree? Where is the justice, where is the heavenly principle? Are you trying to force my daughter to her death?"

The surrounding common people were somewhat restless, as there was nothing inherently wrong with Lu Bingxin’s words. The Empress Dowager’s decree held immense honor, and yet the Dingyuan Marquis Mansion openly defied it. Even if Marquis Gu was victorious, it was no reason to humiliate the Lu Family.

Suddenly, the surroundings went quiet.

Lu Bingxin was about to secretly order the nanny inside the wedding sedan to force Lu Feifei to hang herself, when he sensed something strange.

He raised his head in bewilderment to find all eyes were focused behind him.

It turned out that, at some point, Young Master Gu had jumped next to the wedding sedan.

She was, after all, the groom, and no one dared to say anything when she flipped open the sedan curtain like a gust of wind.

However, the moment she lifted the curtain, a woman, tightly bound, rolled out of the sedan.

The inside of the sedan was spacious, and Gu Lan noticed an unconscious old nanny.

She leapt to her feet, raising her voice in accusation:

"Lord Lu, did you switch my bride? Where is the justice, where is the heavenly principle? Are you trying to force me to death?"

Lu Bingxin’s earlier words were now returned in full measure by Gu Lan without hesitation.

The woman was dressed in a light blue dress, with magnolias embroidered on the hem, without a veil, without a wedding outfit, clearly not dressed as a bride, and definitely not Lu Feifei.

Lu Bingxin was completely stunned, gazing at the scene in shock, and exclaimed: "Congyun, why is it you?"

Lu Congyun was still struggling.

The servants quickly removed the cloth from her mouth, and Lu Congyun’s tearful eyes overflowed: "Father, someone kidnapped me and took my sister away."

Half a two-hour period ago, as soon as the wedding sedan left the Lu Mansion, Lu Congyun was knocked unconscious and stuffed into the sedan, while Lu Feifei, who was already unwilling to marry Gu Lan, was naturally joyful to be saved and remained hidden at home.

Having just woken, Lu Congyun heard the voices of Gu Changting and others, and struggled continuously, causing the wedding sedan to keep shaking.

Gu Lan suddenly realized:

"So you are Lu Congyun, I heard you like Xie Yun, so you certainly wouldn’t want to marry me willingly.

Lord Lu, I know my preference for men is difficult for you to accept, and the lack of preparation at the Marquis Mansion displeases you, but since it was an imperial decree from the Empress Dowager, how could you let your elder daughter replace your younger one in marriage?"

"I......"

Fixing her eyes on Lu Bingxin’s, Gu Lan said word by word: "So the one defying the decree is you."

She glanced at the sobbing Lu Congyun, and her gaze swept over the crowd of onlookers.

Xie Yun was not present.

Remarkably, Miss Lu was willing to go this far for Xie Yun, content to tarnish Lu Bingxin’s name by replacing her sister in marriage... It’s remarkable how Brother Xie sacrifices himself, she thought. Someday, she’ll make sure to treat him to a hotpot.

After Gu Lan’s words, the townsfolk also realized what had happened, and along with the news of Marquis Gu’s great victory in the Northern Territory, everyone quickly shifted their support to the Dingyuan Marquis Mansion.

"The Marquis has just won a victory, and the Lu Family dared to let a concubine-born daughter replace the legitimate daughter in marrying the Young Master; isn’t that an insult?"

"Indeed, it seems Lu Bingxin never intended for his daughter to marry the Young Master, yet here he is pretending innocence; he’s the one defying the decree."

"Such ruthlessness, not sparing even his own daughter. Minister Lu is truly cruel and unscrupulous."

"He used to be the Capital City Governor, solving many cases; who would’ve thought... Human hearts are truly unpredictable..."

Amidst countless accusations and whispers, a servant hurried over to whisper in Lu Bingxin’s ear that Lu Feifei was still at home.

Lu Bingxin lifted his head, gently waved his hand, and gazed deeply at the young man before him: "Young Master Gu, well played."