Please, marry a white snake wife. It’s super cool.

Lu Yuan turned over, mounted his big horse, tied a big red flower on his chest, and started off.

As soon as the professional wedding procession that was hired started, Lu Yuan stopped it as soon as the suona sounded.

Lu Yuan looked back and said, "Don't brag yet. We are still far from the imperial capital. Save some energy."

This is because we are worried about disturbing others during the fourth watch!

Lu Yuan and others arrived at the gate of the imperial capital smoothly along the way.

At this moment, it was almost dawn.

Along the way, Lu Yuan could feel that many of the passers-by were highly skilled guys, probably the imperial court's Eagle Claw Jinyiwei.

The gates of the imperial capital opened much earlier than usual, and the guards at the gate did not stop Lu Yuan's wedding procession.

Before Lu Yuan entered the room, it was time to play some music and dance, so he said, "Play some music!"

The welcoming team followed Lu Yuan's big foreign horse and entered the gate of the imperial capital with music and drums.

The guard at the gate of the imperial capital watched the wedding procession enter and whispered to his colleagues, "Is it so competitive now? Are all the monks and celestial masters doing the wedding procession?"

The guard was referring to Lu Yuan's confidant who was mixed in the wedding procession.

Another guard sighed and said, "Hey, the empire is just established and the economy is bad. We should not complain about standing guard here every day. At least we still have a stable job. We are all walkers and heavenly masters, but we are much better than them."

"That's right!"

The guards at the gate of the imperial capital felt very sympathetic towards the monks and heavenly masters who were mixed in with the wedding procession.

The annual salary of Lu Yuan's cronies was more than ten times that of the imperial guards. Even so, in the eyes of the common people, if they did not eat the emperor's food, they were not doing their job properly!

This kind of idea of ​​eating the emperor's food has existed in the past, exists now, and will exist in the future.

The reason why Lu Yuan's wedding procession was allowed to pass without being checked by the guards was not because the court trusted Lu Yuan.

On the contrary, the number of guards in the imperial capital today is three times more than before.

There was a guard of the imperial capital standing every two meters, and the city walls were filled with guards wearing armor, carrying swords, and holding guns.

Jinyiwei patrolled the imperial capital in teams of six.

The elite troops of the Southern Pacification Division and the Northern Pacification Division were all gathered in the imperial capital.

Lu Yuan only knew a few members of the Jinyiwei management. Jiang Huai, a captain of the Central Guard of the Southern Pacification Division, and Wang Xiaojie, a captain of the Eastern Guard of the Northern Pacification Division, both led patrols in the imperial capital.

From this, it can be seen that no one dares to create momentum in the imperial capital. There is no need to check the twenty or thirty people brought by Lu Yuan.

Today, all the civil and military officials in the imperial capital, princes and sons of various vassal states, and Taoist priests from the Tianchao Palace and Leshen Temple will come to attend Princess Yuening's wedding.

Unnecessary formalities should be saved, but popularity should not be saved at all.

Before Lu Yuan arrived, more than half of the civil and military officials had already arrived.

Not long after Lu Yuan and his companions entered the imperial capital, they met a group of ceremonial eunuchs, who were from the Imperial Household Department.

The eunuch in charge of the Imperial Household Department was the emperor's personal eunuch and was very close to Lu Yuan.

This old eunuch is very discerning. He knows that the emperor appreciates Lu Yuan, and treats Lu Yuan very well.

Lu Yuan was not opposed to the emperor's personal eunuch. After all, he might need him in the future.

The group of ceremonial eunuchs who came over was not led by the eunuch in charge of the Imperial Household Department. It was probably because this old eunuch was accompanying the emperor.

The leading ceremonial eunuch took the reins of the horse that Lu Yuan was riding and said respectfully, "Sir-in-law, beating gongs and drums is not popular in the imperial capital."

Yesterday, Lu Yuan came to Fengtian Hall for rehearsal. He had already known all the procedures by heart, except for the wedding procession.

Lu Yuan learned about the royal marriage from the eunuch, focusing on the various ceremonies that were rehearsed yesterday.

The wedding procession, with its suona, gongs and drums, was a form of entertainment only used by wealthy families, and it was not presentable in front of the royal family.

The wedding procession hired for this wedding is not up to par?

Only wealthy families in the common people hire wedding processions, right?

If this poor family can scrape together enough money to buy a bicycle, they can bring the bride home.

Lu Yuan waved his hand to ask the wedding procession to stop playing and asked everyone to follow Lu Yuan.

When Lu Yuan saw the Fengtian Hall, the leading eunuch said again: "Prince consort, please dismount. It would be disrespectful to ride in front of you."

The groom is not allowed to ride a horse to pick up the bride, which is really different from the folk custom.

Lu Yuan turned over and got off the horse, and the eunuch reached out to pick the big red flower on Lu Yuan's chest.

Lu Yuan took a step back and said, "What does this mean?"

"My dear Prince Consort, you may not know that you will be accompanying Princess Yuening to worship our ancestors later, and you cannot wear the flower knot on your chest."

Hearing this, Lu Yuan exclaimed in his heart, "Hey, what did I do wrong? Can you please tell me everything in one breath?

Asking us to ride horses and lead the wedding procession, isn't that like 'pulling a mill with bare buttocks - going around in circles and embarrassing ourselves'?"

Lu Yuan took off the big red flower on his chest and walked alone with the eunuchs to a place not far from the gate of Fengtian Palace.

Lu Yuan's wedding procession was taken away by other eunuchs.

At this moment, Gu Ziyue was waiting for Lu Yuan in front of the Fengtian Palace.

Both sides of the Fengtian Hall were filled with people in red, blue, and dark blue robes.
At first glance, there were heads everywhere, but the scene was surprisingly quiet.

Everyone was like a quail, shrinking its neck and head and being obedient, not making any noise.

Lu Yuan felt like a monkey in clothes, and these civil and military officials were standing on both sides watching a monkey that could stand and walk.

This kind of grand scene made Lu Yuan a little uncomfortable.

"Brother Lu, Brother Lu."

A familiar voice came from the crowd.

The sudden sound broke the silence and even seemed a bit harsh.

The crowd began to surge, and everyone leaned forward, looking at the person who was raising his hand and shouting.

Everyone was curious about who had the guts to make such a loud noise during such a solemn event.

Following the direction everyone was looking, it was very easy to find the source of the sound.

When Lu Yuan took a look, he saw that it was the second son of Prince of Yan, Gu Gaoxu, who was shouting, and standing next to him was the eldest son of Prince of Yan, Gu Gaochi.

Gu Gaoxu was still the same, his appearance hadn't changed at all.

Gu Gaochi looked thinner, his face looked rosy, his blood energy improved, and his body was much stronger than before. This was due to the effect of the healing pill Lu Yuan gave him.

Lu Yuan was still quite surprised at the arrival of Gu Gaoxu, the second son of Prince Yan.

Moreover, this kid knows everything about Lu Yuan and Gu Ziyue. Will it be a little awkward when they meet after the ceremony?

Lu Yuan held his forehead with one hand and shook his head, thinking: "Why did this kid come here? He is still like this, his words and actions are frivolous, and he doesn't pay attention to the occasion at all. Isn't he afraid that the emperor will spank him again?"

People were calling his name, Lu Yuan couldn't just pretend not to hear or see it.

Lu Yuan waved to him. On the other side of Gu Gaoxu stood a prince's son, clenching his back teeth. This man was Gu Zhaolian, the sixth son of Prince Lu.

This time, the emperor asked the princes of each vassal king to attend Princess Yuening's wedding. Logically speaking, Gu Gaoxu and Gu Zhaolian were not princes' princes and were not among the invited guests.

Gu Gaoxu had a personal relationship with Lu Yuan, so Prince of Yan Gu Di turned a blind eye and allowed Gu Gaoxu to come with his elder brother Gu Gaochi.

Gu Zhaolian also shamelessly asked his father, Prince Lu, for it.

The Prince of Lu was an honest man, and could not bear the Sixth Son's nagging, so he allowed the Sixth Son, Gu Zhaolian, to come with the Prince of Lu's Crown Prince.

The sixth son of Prince Lu was born out of wedlock and had a personal grudge against Lu Yuan.

A year ago, when Lu Yuan and Su Liyan and her mother were passing through the fiefdom of King Lu, a group of spirit-binding masters insulted Su Liyan and her mother. With the tacit approval of his nephew, Lu Yuan's confidants shot and killed them.

The deceased was Gu Zhaolian's brother-in-law. Later, because of this incident, Gu Zhaolian's new wife made a big fuss and asked bandits along the way to kill Lu Yuan, but it ended in failure.

Later, Gu Zhaolian's wife was depressed all day long because she could not avenge her brother, and she died of illness not long ago.

This made Gu Zhaolian, who had originally wanted to keep the peace, blame everything on Lu Yuan and hated Lu Yuan to the core.

At this moment, Lu Yuan was only concerned with greeting Gu Gaoxu and had no idea that Gu Zhaolian, the sixth son of Prince Lu, who was standing next to him. The two had never met before.

Lu Yuan might have offended more than one person. In comparison, Gu Zhaolian, the sixth son of Prince Lu, is much inferior to other forces.

On the other side of the Fengtian Hall are the adopted sons led by Marquis Yongchang.

This time, Marquis Yongchang brought with him dozens of adopted sons, all of whom were heroic and domineering.

Yongchang Marquis Lan Yu also held a grudge against Lu Yuan because Lu Yuan disrupted his plans.

Not only that, the old Taoist priests in the Tianchao Palace also knew that Lu Yuan had the palace's sword, and they felt mixed emotions.

The young man in front of him was appreciated by Emperor Gu Yuanzhang, so it would be difficult for the Tianchao Palace to snatch him back openly.

After all, the Tianchao Palace was governed by the imperial court, and the emperor could send troops to encircle and suppress this thousand-year-old Taoist temple if he was unhappy.

Of course, Lu Yuan can't just offend people when he's out there.

Some of the management of Jinyiwei, Prince Yan's family, Leshen Temple, Guyang Temple and other forces have very good relations with Lu Yuan.

Especially for Prince of Yan, Gu Di, Lu Yuan was one of his retainers, a distinguished guest invited by Prince of Yan with great courtesy.

Lu Yuan seemed to be in a huge whirlpool, and if he was not careful, he might be crushed to pieces.

Lu Yuan does not rely on any force, but trusts more in the people and guns under his command.

The most important point is that how Lu Yuan will deal with the various things in the future will definitely be inseparable from Yue'er's father, the current emperor Gu Yuanzhang.

As long as the emperor is willing, these forces will not seem so important in front of the royal family.

In full view of everyone, Lu Yuan and Gu Ziyue went through yesterday's process again.

From tonight, Gu Ziyue is Lu Yuan's woman.

If it is convenient, Gu Ziyue, a novice driver, can experience the feeling of "explosion" when facing the veteran driver Lu Yuan.

During the time Lu Yuan was in the imperial capital, a group of bandits suddenly attacked the inn where Su Liyan was staying in broad daylight.

This group of bandits did not approach the posthouse, but stood on a distant hillside, looking down from above.

The rockets fired into the sky caused the post house to catch fire.

When the trusted confidants and guards who stayed around the posthouse rushed over, the bandits were nowhere to be seen.

Today, the suburbs of the imperial capital were poorly guarded, so this group of bandits dared to attack the inn where Su Liyan was.

The bandits had no intention of robbing or killing people. Their purpose in doing so was purely to disgust people, or perhaps to intimidate someone.

The intention was obvious, it was aimed at Lu Yuan and others.

Su Liyan and Su Liyan's mother stood outside the inn, watching the fire burning the inn, and stopped their confidants and palace guards who were about to chase after them.

"Putting out the fire is important!" Su Liyan shouted.

The trusted men and palace guards had no choice but to stop chasing and join passers-by in putting out the fire.

The fire in the post house was huge, thick smoke billowed out, and the fire was fanned by the wind, making it impossible for people to open their eyes.

There was no running water or water pumps, and the few tanks of water were not enough to put out the fire in the post house.

The posthouse can no longer be saved.

The innkeeper rushed into the inn, rummaged around under the counter, picked up a large wooden box and ran out.

The beam of the house was burned off and was about to fall on the head of the innkeeper. If it fell down, even the gods could not save it.

Su Liyan, who was quick-eyed and quick-handed, slapped out with one hand, and the powerful airflow broke the beam of the house into two pieces.

Su Liyan, who was standing by, used the levitation technique to throw the innkeeper out.

The innkeeper was deeply moved when he found out that the person who saved him was a half-demon.

The shopkeeper knelt down in front of Su Liyan and her mother, kowtowed several times, and said, "Thank you for saving my life!"

Su Liyan helped him up and said, "Boss, you don't have to thank me. Go and put out the fire."

"Yes!" The innkeeper stood up and went to put out the fire.

Su Liyan asked her mother: "Mom, my brother is going to the imperial capital to marry Yue'er today. Will there be any problem?"

When Su Liyan encounters something, the first thing she thinks of is her man. Her own safety is never as important as her man.

Today, something like this happened in the inn, and Su Liyan was worried that someone would do something bad to her man.

Su Liyan's mother comforted him, "It'll be fine. What could possibly happen in the imperial capital?"

"That's right, as long as my brother is safe and sound."

The arsonist did not bother to continue, and fled after setting the fire. However, before he had gone far, he was stopped by a group of passers-by in plain clothes.
The bandit leader, riding on his horse, pointed at the passers-by and cursed: "Get out of my way, or I will chop you to pieces."

The passers-by were not at all timid. Instead of giving way, they gradually approached it.

The bandit leader realized that something was wrong and shouted, "Brothers, grab your weapons! It's the Jinyiwei!"

The Jinyiwei, disguised as passers-by, showed no courtesy at all. They drew their soft swords from their waists and rushed forward.

Many bandits were stabbed to the ground without even drawing their sabers.

In just a cup of tea, the Jinyiwei arrested all the bandits, and only a few of them died.

The Jinyiwei tied up the bandits.

A Jinyiwei wiped the soft sword in his hand and said, "My lord, you are really foresighted. Let us wait here. We really caught a big fish."

Another Jinyiwei said, "That's right. Lately, things have been uneasy in the suburbs of the imperial city. Last time, we heard that Lord Wang, the captain of the East Guard, was punished for dereliction of duty."

The gang leader, who was tied up, interrupted the two men and said, "I say, can you guys stop just chatting among yourselves?"

The Jinyiwei who was interrupted hit him on the head with a heavy hammer and said, "Shut up! You are such a troublemaker~" (End of this chapter)