Chapter 140 Meng Xiaojiu, I am here to marry you
A group of people went out to bomb the streets in a mighty manner.

Before leaving, Qingshuang brought Baoshu over.

Zhang Feihu was almost blinded by the little guy.

Baby Pig's hair was too sparse, and even if a god came, he couldn't put her hair into a bun. So the makeup artist found some gold embroidery thread and made her hair into many small buns that sparkled with gold.

These little tufts of hair really make it difficult for makeup girls.

Zhang Feihu rubbed his eyes quickly to avoid being blinded by the light. Then he felt that there was something wrong with the little guy. He seemed to be half asleep, with an intoxicated look on his face, as if he was drunk.

"What's wrong with her?"

Zhang Feihu asked puzzledly.

Qingshuang said: "I was stunned by my own beauty."

Zhang Feihu: “…”

Baoshu had her own carriage, which was also magnificent. In addition, it was filled with large and expensive flowers according to her preferences, including peonies that cost hundreds of gold coins each, rare varieties of golden camellia, sleeping lotus that only bloomed for seven days a year, and even the ghost orchid, which was known as the king of flowers and could not be bought even with money.

Many flowers were not in season, and I didn't know what tricks the gardeners of the Governor's Mansion used to make them all bloom brilliantly on this day.

"I never thought that I would be able to see such precious species in my lifetime. Sleeping Fire Lotus, Ghost Orchid, this old man's life is worth it."

The speaker was an old man with a white beard who lived on the second floor of a street shop.

His wife nodded repeatedly: "Yes, it's worth dying for."

"Don't you like flowers?"

He looked at his wife strangely and saw that she was staring at the groom in the wedding procession.

The groom was in high spirits, riding a tall and handsome horse, and was incredibly handsome.

"lady!"

"What's wrong with looking? You can look at flowers, but I can't look at beauties?"

Zhang Feihu and his companions were beating drums and gongs with all their might, which woke up the common people. They started cursing and wanted to see which lunatic had woken up the whole city so early in the morning.

However, the moment they saw the groom, everyone was speechless.

They couldn't help but think of the parade of the top scholar last month, when the Jinshi candidates also rode past on horseback in the same way. At that time, half of the capital was deeply amazed by the top and third place winners.

But today, they seemed to have seen a real number one scholar parade, and for a moment they could not tell whether the person sitting on the horse was the number one scholar or the groom.

They had an inexplicable illusion that this was the glory that should have belonged to him, the success in the imperial examination, and the wedding night.

The group set out at dawn, hammering and banging along the way, and traveled around half of the capital by noon.

Shangguan Ling was also convinced: "No wonder you got up so early."

If we really set off now, it will be dark before we reach the bride's house!
Zhang Feihu was very excited and never stopped beating the gong in his hand. But as he kept beating it, something started to go wrong.

There seems to be a Feng Shui alley ahead. How did I get here?

Zhang Feihu looked at the groom on horseback and said, "General, Xiaojiu's family is ahead."

Lu Yuan said: "I know."

Zhang Feihu pondered for a moment: "Grand Commander...are you going to pick up Xiaojiu?"

Lu Yuan: “Yeah.”

Shangguan Ling: Good guy, you finally reacted.

Zhang Feihu suddenly realized: "Yes! How can we miss her on such an important day? Ask her to go pick up my sister-in-law together!"

Shangguan Ling's mouth twitched violently, Zhang Feihu, ah Zhang Feihu, has you used all your brain to fight?
Zhang Feihu ran forward happily, but when he reached the entrance of the alley, he found that the place was blocked.

He asked a young man: "Little brother, what are you doing?"

Fengshui Hutong is an unlucky street. Ordinarily, people would stay away from it when passing by, let alone block the door and refuse to leave.

The young man said, "Someone is getting married inside, and everyone is here to watch the fun."

Zhang Feihu was surprised: "What a coincidence!"

He squeezed through the crowded crowd holding a gong. The ground was covered with red felt and red lanterns were hung in the corridor, making the whole place look festive.

The Feng Shui alley full of haunted houses suddenly gave me a feeling of returning from the underworld to the world of the living.

"Xiaojiu! I, Old Zhang, am here!"

Zhang Feihu swaggered to the door of Meng Qianqian's house. He glanced at the Chinese character "囍" (happiness) on the door and frowned, "I've come to the wrong place."

He took two steps forward and said, "No, I didn't go wrong!"

He turned back, looked at the gate, and then looked across, "This is Xiaojiu's house! What, what's going on?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Tan'er opened the gate and came out.

She looked Zhang Feihu up and down, and seeing the gong in his hand, she asked, "Are you here to welcome the bride?"

Welcoming the bride? Could it be——

Zhang Feihu's eyes widened: "The bride lives here?"

Tan Er asked, "If not here, where should I live? You haven't answered yet. Were you sent by the Governor's Office to welcome the bride?"

Zhang Feihu was stunned and said, "Yes!"

Tan Er folded her arms and said, "It's not that easy to marry my sister!"

Zhang Feihu was stunned: "Your sister? Which sister?"

Tan Er put her left hand on her waist, raised her right index finger, and said seriously: "I'm in the capital, just come and see my sister!"

"Meng Xiaojiu?" Zhang Feihu finally realized what was happening. He was shocked. "The person the Grand Commander wants to marry is Meng Xiaojiu?"

Tan Er folded her arms again: "Yes."

Zhang Feihu made his final struggle: "The Meng Xiaojiu from the military camp? Yinhu Meng Xiaojiu?"

Tan Er asked, "Is there another Meng Xiaojiu in the capital?"

Zhang Feihu was struck by lightning, and the mallet and gong in his hands fell to the ground with a clang.

The sister-in-law he had come to greet with drums and gongs was actually his life-and-death companion...

This is not true…

Do not!
He doesn't accept it!

Grand Commander!
I treat you as my brother, but you took away my little cabbage!

He opened his arms and shouted to the sky: "Oh my God! Please strike me with thunder... Ugh——"

Bang!
He was knocked away by Tan'er's punch.

Tan Er blew on her little fist: "There is no thunder, but I have plenty of fists."

After she finished speaking, she looked at Nie Hanshan and the others who were also dumbfounded, "If you want to marry my sister, you have to pass this test first. Which one of you will get first?"

Nie Hanshan stepped forward and said, "Little girl, let me meet you!"

Two punches.

Nie Hanshan was hanging on the opposite branch, facing Zhang Feihu.

The two brothers stared at each other.

Zhao Qingyun comes on stage.

"Three punches."

Tan'er blew on her little fist again.

They were good at fighting, but they were no match for Tan'er in one-on-one close combat. Besides, they underestimated the enemy.

Han Ci and Tan'er fought many moves, but still lost.

In the end, it was Shangguan Ling who grabbed Tan'er.

Tan Er's hands and feet fluttered, and she said angrily: "Playing with knives! Let go!"

Yu Zichuan entered the yard.

Qingshuang dodged and landed in front of him: "Your opponent is me."

Yu Zichuan: "Where are you from?"

Qingshuang said: "Today, it's Miss Meng's side."

Yu Zichuan decisively rebelled: "Me too."

He walked to Qingshuang and together with Qingshuang blocked Shangguan Ling from entering the door.

Tan Er was free, and with her hands behind her back, she said to Lu Yuan at the door: "Grand Commander, this level is not going to be easy!"

Lu Yuan made a gesture.

A Jinyiwei presented a string of candied haws that was longer than Baoshu's.

Tan Er's eyes immediately lit up: "What a big candied haws!"

General Lu passed the test easily.

In the front yard, Yu Zichuan wanted to stop Lu Yuan to avenge the incident that happened when his bow was scratched, but was entangled by Shangguan Ling in a one-on-two situation.

But although we entered the yard, the door to the main room was closed.

Madam Du, Madam Wan and Madam Hu are the three great warriors guarding the country!
Madam Du said, "We are not as easy to coax as little girls! We have our own backbone! We will never be bribed by you! Even if you are the Grand Commander, it won't work!"

"Sir, please come in! Please watch out for the door! Please walk slowly!"

Madam Du, holding the gold ingots, and Madam Wan and Madam Hu, who were also holding gold ingots, nodded and bowed to let Lu Yuan pass.

Pass through the main hall and arrive at the second courtyard.

The person who stopped him this time was Yu Li.

The Imperial College is not on ten-day holiday today, so he asked for leave to come here.

Yu Li is a man who cannot be corrupted by wealth and power, and cannot be bent by force. He is the only person in the mansion who can absolutely not be bribed.

He has prepared 108 test questions. To pass this level, you must answer them!

Unexpectedly, before he could show the test paper, he was carried away by his third uncle and seventh uncle on his left and right.

"Third uncle! Seventh uncle! You——"

He spent the whole night furiously writing the test questions.

Lu Yuan came to the steps, looked at the boudoir with the door closed, and said slowly: "Meng Xiaojiu, I am here to marry you."

The door was opened, and the bride in her wedding dress walked out lightly with the support of Banxia.

The radiance of the sunset glowed like the luster of thousands of colored glazes flowing quietly. Behind him, the gongs and drums were roaring, but the world suddenly became quiet beside him. "Groom, it's time to lead the bride to the sedan chair."

The matchmaker on the side whispered a reminder.

Lu Yuan's eyes moved slightly, and he stretched out his slender jade-like hand towards Meng Qianqian.

Meng Qianqian hesitated for a moment and gently placed her hand in his palm.

In the alley, the sedan chair had already been prepared.

According to custom, only a first marriage can be carried in a sedan chair carried by eight people, while a second marriage can only be carried in an ordinary sedan chair, and at most a few big red flowers can be tied on the head as a decoration.

Meng Qianqian was so focused on the fake marriage that she didn't even think about the bridal sedan, and Nanny Li didn't dare to break the rules.

Therefore, when she saw the eight-man sedan chair carried over from the Governor's Office, she was completely stunned.

The matchmaker smiled and sang: "The bride is getting on the sedan chair——"

Meng Qianqian whispered under her veil: "Grand Commander."

Lu Yuan said calmly: "What?"

Meng Qianqian said: "I'm going to get on the sedan chair."

Lu Yuan hummed: "I know."

Meng Qianqian looked at the hand he held in his palm and said, "You, let go of my hand so I can get into the sedan chair."

Lu Yuan: “…”

Lu Yuan let go of her hand in aloof manner, and Meng Qianqian got into the sedan chair carried by eight people.

She was wearing a veil and could not see anything except what was under her feet. She didn't even know who the sedan bearer was.

But the moment the sedan chair was lifted up, she clearly felt something strange.

She drew aside the curtain of the sedan chair.

The matchmaker following the sedan chair asked, "Bride, is there anything wrong?"

Meng Qianqian wanted to say something but stopped herself.

Zhang Feihu said sternly: "Sit back!"

Meng Qianqian's heart was shocked: "General Zhang..."

Zhang Feihu's expression was more serious than ever before: "Remember, you, Meng Xiaojiu, were brought into the Governor's Office by a meritorious official at the border. Anyone who dares to bully you in the capital will be an enemy of all the soldiers at the border!"

The eight soldiers used their shoulders and their merits to steadily carry the sedan chair towards Suzaku Street.

The crowd spontaneously made way for them.

Zhang Feihu said loudly: "Zhang Feihu from the Tiger Guard Camp, I am here to send Meng Xiaojiu off to marry!"

Nie Hanshan shouted, "Nie Hanshan from the Cavalry Battalion, send Meng Xiaojiu off to marry!"

"Zhao Qingyun from the Scouting Camp, send Meng Xiaojiu off to get married!"

"Jinwu Guard Han Ci, send Meng Xiaojiu off to get married!"

……

They went around half of the city on the way here to give face to Lu Yuan, and went around another half of the city on the way back because everyone wanted to let all the people in the capital see clearly that their Meng Xiaojiu was married in a grand manner.

Bao Zhuzhu got up too early and fell asleep soon after getting on the carriage. He slept all the way to the Governor's Mansion and missed the most sensational wedding reception in history.

In the afternoon, the guests arrived one after another. Since it was the Grand Commander's wedding, no one dared to be late.

From the Lu family, the old lady, the old lady, Lu Xingzhou, Lu's mother, Mr. Lu and his wife, Lu Linglong, Lu Lingxiao and Lin Wan'er also came.

Lu Lingxiao originally didn't want to come, but Lin Wan'er forced him to come.

The last time the Governor's Mansion held a birthday party, Lin Wan'er had no status and was ridiculed after the news of her coming to the Governor's Mansion spread.

This time, she wanted to appear beside him openly, show her affection to him, and get back the spot she had lost.

More importantly, she is now the principal wife, while Meng Qianqian, who once bullied her as the principal wife, has been reduced to a concubine who should not be seen in public. She wants Lu Lingxiao to see with his own eyes how Meng Qianqian is being hated by everyone.

She kept looking out.

The auspicious time is almost here, has the bride not been picked up yet?

The Grand Commander kept the matter of this daughter of Miao Jiang a secret, and people in the capital could not even find out her name. However, some people saw that the Grand Commander spent a huge sum of money to buy a big house for her in the capital, which was used to store the Grand Commander's betrothal gift.

This kind of treatment is really enviable.

Lin Wan'er comforted herself that Lu Lingxiao loved her too, but he was not as rich as the Grand Commander. If he had more, he would spend money on her.

On the other side, people from Anyuan Marquis's Mansion also arrived. They were Anyuan Marquis, Yu, and Xie Yan's brother and sister.

When he first received the marriage invitation from the Grand Commander, Marquis Anyuan was very excited. He had heard of this Grand Commander in Xicheng, a meritorious official who helped the emperor ascend to the throne. Now he was ruling the court from behind the curtain. It was really an honor for him to receive his marriage invitation.

However, when Marquis Anyuan arrived at the Governor's Mansion, he realized that it might not be the Grand Governor who wanted to win him over, but that the Governor's Mansion was simply sending marriage invitations to everyone.

Their seats were not at the front, but at the end of the main hall.

Marquis Anyuan looked at the empty seat at the main table, wondering who would be qualified to sit there.

Thinking of something, he asked Mrs. Yu, "By the way, Li'er didn't come?"

Yu smiled and said, "He, the Imperial College is not closed today, he wanted to take a leave, I told him to concentrate on his studies and leave a good impression on the chief priest."

The truth was not like that at all. This was a rare opportunity to make friends with the powerful. Marquis Anyuan wanted to keep Yu Li by her side, so she went to the Imperial College to find Yu Li in person, but Yu Li rejected her mercilessly.

This is a banquet held by the Governor's Mansion. Does Yu Li understand what kind of wealth and glory he is rejecting?
From Yu Li, Yu thought of Meng Qianqian again.

If that girl hadn't been so ungrateful, she would have called her here today and asked her to bring her husband out to see the world.

At this moment, someone shouted, "The bride is here!"

Everyone looked outside the hall.

This place is a bit far from the entrance, so the guests who couldn't wait went directly to the gate to take a first look.

Lu Linglong and Lin Wan'er also went.

The sedan chair stopped steadily at the door.

When they saw the people carrying the sedan chair, everyone was shocked.

Even General Han, who was dragged to watch the fun, almost stumbled and fell.

What are you doing?
His nephew... went to be a sedan bearer for the Grand Commander’s woman?
Lu Linglong stared at the groom intently: "So the Grand Commander... is so handsome..."

A rich girl nearby joked, "Do you want to get married?"

Lu Linglong shook her head decisively: "I don't want it!"

Zaijun is also a big devil who kills people without a trace, and she is afraid of death.

Matchmaker and Banxia each pushed aside the curtains of the sedan chair from both sides, and Meng Qianqian, wearing a bright red wedding dress, walked down.

Everyone's breath froze.

How could there be such a beautiful wedding dress in the world?

In fact, wedding dresses have a fixed style, which is nothing more than a phoenix coronet and a bridal robe, and the styles are similar. However, the wedding dress that Yun Xiyao made for Meng Qianqian was more like a goddess's colorful feathered dress, with a festive red base, embroidered with a golden phoenix reborn from the ashes, a slender waist, and long sleeves.

Everyone felt as if they saw a phoenix reborn from the ashes, slowly walking towards them.

Every time she walked, it seemed as if lotus flowers were blooming under her feet.

The evening breeze blew gently, and the corners of her clothes were misty, like the clouds in the fairy palace.

Lin Wan'er knew that this wedding dress would be stunning, but she didn't expect it to be so stunning.

Compared to it, my wedding dress... no, there is no comparison at all.

"Bride, jump over the fire basin!"

The matchmaker said with a smile.

Meng Qianqian gently stepped over the brazier.

Tan'er followed her and jumped over.

Her quirky appearance made the guests who were watching the show laugh.

Lin Wan'er suddenly came back to her senses from the shock of the wedding dress and looked in disbelief at Tan'er and Banxia who appeared beside the bride.

Lu Linglong also recognized them: "Aren't those two people Tan'er and Banxia? What are they doing following the bride?"

An idea came to Lin Wan'er's mind, and soon she clenched her fingers and shook her head: No, it's impossible!
The bride is obviously a daughter of Miaojiang, and these two maids... these two maids... Meng Xiaojiu is the guard of the Grand Commander, and the Grand Commander must have sent her to protect the bride, it must be like this!

Inside the main hall, someone else shouted, "It's time to get married, it's time to get married!"

Now, no one could sit still any longer, and everyone rushed to the main hall to watch the newlyweds get married.

The wedding lady stood in the wedding hall and said with a smile, "Please take a seat, elders!"

"Have the Grand Commander's parents arrived?"

"I haven't heard of it."

Amid the whispers of the guests, Meng Tianlan sat down in the seat for elders with a high spirit.

Yu's face changed drastically. Why was it him?

"Who is this?"

one of the guests asked.

Another guest who had just heard the news said, "I heard that he is the bride's third uncle. The bride's parents are no longer around, so he will be the father-in-law."

It's not strange to use uncle as father, but how can one pay respect to the bride's parents? It's not like one is marrying into the bride's family.

I couldn't have come up with this idea without drinking two pounds of Shaodaozi, but who can blame Lu Yuan for being the person who doesn't follow the rules the most in the world?

Lu Yuan and Meng Qianqian each held one end of the red silk and walked slowly to the center of the wedding hall.

Meng Tianlan laughed so hard that his mouth couldn't close. If his ears weren't blocking his view, the corners of his mouth would almost reach the back of his head.

Lu Yuan bowed to him and said, "Uncle, please come and witness the marriage between me and Qianqian."

Meng Tianlan pressed his hands and said, "Okay, okay! Let's get married!"

Hearing this, Yu was completely stunned!

Qianqian...is that girl?
There will never be another Qianqian in the Meng family!

An Yuanhou said with emotion: "He is the bride's third uncle. It is really enviable to be the father of the Grand Commander."

Yu clenched her handkerchief tightly. She didn't understand what was going on. Why did Meng Qianqian, who had been married for a long time, become the bride of the Governor's Mansion?

There was only one thought left in her mind: if she hadn't broken up with that girl, she would be the one becoming the rich man now!
I wrote all the way to the wedding ceremony in one breath, a big chapter of more than 5000 words, congratulations to the governor and Xiaojiu on their wedding!