in the sound of swallows

Chapter 18 So what, not so what?

The emperor came to watch the ceremony, and before he left, he left a piece of writing, "Hundred Years of Love" and sent it to Gu Chaobei and Shen Guiyan.

Prime Minister Gu knelt down to thank you, and ordered someone to take it and make a plaque with the words, which will be hung in the North Courtyard in the future.Neither the emperor nor the imperial concubine stayed for long, and they left together after finishing writing.

The people in Gu's residence were all in a complicated mood. Although Gu Chaodong's marriage was a grand one, the emperor did not come to him in person.Gu Chaobei, an ignorant dude who was scolded by others, even got the emperor's inscription, how could it make people feel better?
"Fourth brother, it's time to go to the front for a drink." The only one who can keep smiling is Gu Chaonan, the second son of the Gu family, who affectionately pulls Gu Chaobei to go to the front, and at the end turns around to look at Gu Chaodong and says, "What is it?" Fourth brother's big day, what is eldest brother doing with a stern face? After drinking the wine, we have to go to the bridal chamber."

Gu Chaodong reluctantly raised the corners of his mouth, and walked out.Gu Chaobei looked back at Prime Minister Gu.

The old man was still sitting quietly on the main seat with his eyes closed, not knowing what he was thinking.Mrs. Gu next to her kept her face gloomy, and she didn't even give a fake smile.

It seems that after the emperor and the noble concubine came, the atmosphere in Gu's mansion became very strange.

Shrugging his shoulders, Gu Chaobei turned his head and went to drink with his second brother, smiling like a ruffian, as if he didn't take anything to heart.

"Is Fourth Madam hungry?" The maid next to her looked at the apple in Shen Guiyan's hand and asked softly.

Shen Guiyan replied calmly: "It's okay, I can still bear it."

After speaking, continue to pick up the apple in his hand and take a bite.

Bao Shan didn't know whether to laugh or cry, went to the table and took a whole one and said, "If Miss is hungry, finish this one first, and this servant will give you another one."

"Can you finish eating?" Shen Guiyan asked in a muffled voice.

"En." Baofan nodded.

Shen Guiyan heaved a sigh of relief, covered her hijab with one hand, and stuffed the apple into her mouth with the other and gnawed it clean.She was starving to death. She hadn't eaten anything since she woke up in the morning.Now even if you give her a cow, she can swallow it alive without spitting out the bones!
The maid next to her laughed a few times, Shen Guiyan finished eating an apple, took another good one and continued to hold it, sitting upright as if nothing had happened.

It's almost time to drink outside, and it's time for the bridal chamber troublemaker to come.Gu Chaobei was fed alcohol by several brothers in turn, and his road was already unstable.Gu Chaodong personally supported him, and said without expression on his face: "Fourth brother, can you lift the hijab later?"

Gu Chaobei raised his head, showing a very seductive smile: "Why not? Even if you want to die drunk, you have to lift Yan'er's hijab first, so that she can be mine."

Gu Chaodong snorted coldly: "You are not suitable for her at all."

One is as dandy as mud, and the other is as beautiful as lotus, they are not in the same way.This is Gu Chaodong's opinion.

"Brother and sister-in-law are quite compatible." Gu Chaobei said with a smile, "They both look the same."

"What does it look like?" Gu Chaodong asked with a sullen face.

"It looks good on the outside, but the inside is as dark as a mouse hole." Gu Chaobei hiccupped and smiled innocently.

The veins on Gu Chaodong's forehead were all up, but Gu Chaonan helped Gu Chaobei over and said with a smile: "The fourth brother is drunk, so why bother. There is a new house ahead, let's help him in first."

The maids and mothers in the back also came, Shen Guiya reasoned that she didn't come because she was not feeling well, and Gu Chaodong didn't force her.Anyway, he wanted to see Yan'er, it would be better if no one was in the way.

The bridal chamber is to eliminate the embarrassment between the couple, but the two have known each other for a long time, so they just put on a show.After lifting the hijab and booing for a while, Mrs. Xu, who was in charge of the rules, came with a wine glass and said with a smile: "The bride and groom come to drink the wine, and the bride takes this glass."

Shen Guiyan looked at Gu Chaobei who was quite drunk, and was a little worried about the wound on his shoulder.He took the glass from Mrs. Xu without looking at it too much, and supported Gu Chaobei with one hand to hand over the glass.

Gu Chaobei half-closed his eyes and glanced at the wine glass in her hand: "What is this?"

Shen Guiyan blushed slightly: "Wine."

"Wine?" Gu Chaobei grabbed her wine glass and said, "I don't know anything else. What I know best is wine and women. Whoever brought this up can dare to call it wine?"

Only a fool like Shen Guiyan couldn't smell this pungent smell.

Mrs. Xu was taken aback, and quickly snatched the wine glass back from Gu Chaobei's hand: "Which maid took it by mistake? Don't worry, I'll let them change it right away."

Shen Guiyan was at a loss, if it wasn't wine, what else could it be?Seeing that Gu Chaobei's face was a bit ugly, she asked in a low voice, "Are you too drunk?"

There were other people in the room, so Gu Chaobei couldn't even stand still, leaning on her and said, "Well, it's quite uncomfortable. Go and rest after drinking."

"Okay." Shen Guiyan supported him, and took the maidservant's refill of wine.She doesn't touch this thing very much, and she doesn't know the difference from the cup just now.

Mrs. Xu is an old man in the house, holding the replaced glass of wine, she is very hesitant.

Her husband was addicted to gambling and owed a large amount of debt outside, and had already had one of his fingers chopped off.If you don't pay back the gambling house's money, you may die.The eldest young lady was willing to give her money, but she was given such a terrible job.

There is nothing else in this cup, but green vitriol oil.As long as the fourth young lady drinks it or splashes it on her face, the money will be in your hands.But her fate will definitely not be good, maybe she will lose her life.

But she was really desperate, she had borrowed all the money she should have borrowed, and sold a lot of things in the house.If he hadn't been forced to a dead end, this matter would never have been agreed.

Her hands were trembling a little, and she looked over at the fourth young lady who was drinking the wine, her face just turned up, it was a great opportunity.

Gritting her teeth, Mrs. Xu made up her mind, and poured the green vitriol oil in the cup with her eyes closed.

With such a move, how can the fourth young lady's face be stained, and she will get her money!
Shen Guiyan was drinking with her eyes closed, when someone hugged her waist and pulled her hard, all the wine in the glass spilled out, and she spun along with Gu Chaobei and stood on the other side.

"Bah -" The contents of Mrs. Xu's cup splashed onto the curtain at the back, and the curtain was quickly corroded and turned into scorched black.

"What are you doing!" Gu Chaodong was taken aback, and hurried forward to grab Mrs. Xu.As soon as Shen Guiyan opened her eyes, she saw that the new house was in a mess.

Gu Chaodong and the two servants pressed Mrs. Xu to the ground, the cup fell to the ground and broke, and the carpet was scorched black.

"What a vicious heart!" Gu Chaonan took a step forward to look at the things on the ground, and said twice, "Take green vitriol oil and splash it on the face of the fourth young lady. If the fourth brother and his sister-in-law hadn't been able to hide quickly, this face would be terrible." It's ruined."

Mrs. Xu turned pale with fright, and Gu Chaodong stepped on it even more angrily: "Who gave you such courage?!"

"Young master, please spare me!" Mrs. Xu called out again and again: "I can't force myself, I can't force myself!"

Shen Guiyan frowned, and touched her face with lingering fear: "This is too cruel."

The drunken Gu Chaobei glanced at the ground and the curtain, chuckled lightly and said, "I'll leave this woman to the eldest brother and the second brother. Yan'er and I need to rest first, and we can investigate tomorrow."

"Okay." Gu Chaonan smiled and said: "The good time is too short, so we shouldn't delay it, you guys rest first, my eldest brother and I will take this woman to find my mother."

After all, let the family guard escort Mrs. Xu and go out.

Gu Chaobei rested his chin on Shen Guiyan's shoulder, and waved towards the door.The bridesmaids who were left in the room also all retreated.Baoshan walked behind and closed the door, and looked at his young lady very worriedly.

How will you live after being poured with green oil just after you get married?
It took Shen Guiyan a while to recover, and she sat down at the dressing table to remove the corolla jewelry on her head.

"Are you afraid?" Gu Chaobei sat on the edge of the bed, his voice suddenly became more sober, and he asked her this question.

The hand holding the comb paused, Shen Guiyan looked at the face in the mirror, sighed and said: "How can I not be afraid, I have never thought that there is such a vicious method before. If this face is destroyed, probably my face will be destroyed." Life is ruined."

"You haven't seen a more ruthless method." Gu Chaobei chuckled, with some hatred in his voice.Shen Guiyan turned her head in surprise, but only saw Gu Chaobei's back.

He had already turned his back to prepare to take off his clothes.

With a flush on her face, Shen Guiyan was a little embarrassed, she put her hair down in a bun, changed into her pajamas, took a deep breath and lay down on the bed.

Seeing the blush on her face, Gu Chaobei let out a muffled laugh. The haze in his heart dissipated a little, he untied his clothes and lay down on the bed, closing his eyes quietly.

It was rumored that the fourth young master Gu liked women very much, but now it was the wedding night, and he was lying on the side obediently and motionless.

Shen Guiyan was very nervous at first, but then she looked at him suspiciously.

That's what, isn't that what?
Gu Chaobei turned over, hugged her into his arms and said, "Go to sleep, it's another day if you want a bridal chamber, I don't like being listened to by people around the corner."

On the wedding night in the bridal chamber, there are many people listening to the corner.

The corners of Shen Guiyan's mouth twitched slightly, thinking that he was not very familiar with this ruffian, so it might be a good thing not to give him a body hastily.So he didn't think much, nodded, and fell asleep peacefully by him.

Just closing her eyes, she would still think of Aunt Qin's tragic death, the sudden change in the marriage, and the green vitriol that was thrown at her.

It seems that someone has hated her, and there is a tendency to not give up until she is killed.Shen Guiyan couldn't think of anyone else, only Shen Guiya.

Does she seem to hate her even more than before?Why?
Shen Guiya was lying on the bed like her, listening to the news outside that Mrs. Xu was taken to the main courtyard, she snorted coldly.

"Useless things, really stupid."

Gu Chaodong was still leaning against the window drinking wine, looking at the red silk in the distance, his eyes blurred.

(End of this chapter)