At the entrance of the barracks, the six guards waiting outside the fence saw Niu Youdao and Yuan Gang coming out. They wanted to approach the gate to welcome them but were stopped by the guards.
When the two of them came out, Niu Youdao waved his hand. "Carriage!"
The guards immediately brought the carriage over. Yuan Gang placed the heavy box on the carriage and turned to ask Niu Youdao, "Will you be in any danger if you stay here?"
Niu Youdao said, "As long as your side is clean, I will be fine."
One of the guards asked curiously, "Daoye, aren't you leaving?"
Yuan Gang turned around and shouted, "Don't talk nonsense, let's go!" He also jumped onto the horse.
Niu Youdao reminded him, "Make a big commotion!"
Yuan Gang nodded, indicating that he understood. He turned around and called the others to leave quickly.
Chrysanthemum, who came to the fence, stared at the scene in front of her. She realized that even the carriage was ready. They were sure that they could borrow money from the general!
Niu Youdao turned around and saw her. He smiled and nodded, brushed past her, and returned to the barracks.
Chrysanthemum turned to look at him, then quickly left the barracks to chase after Yuan Gang.
Yuan Gang did not go far. Once he reached the corner of the street, he immediately called for six guards to come forward. Some entered the carriage, and some stood outside the carriage to watch.
Yuan Gang, who was in the carriage, opened the box. The box was filled with dazzling gold coins. Everyone couldn't help but gasp and looked at each other. He actually managed to get so much money in the blink of an eye. It was obvious that he got it from the barracks. That Daoye was really capable!
Yuan Gang began to divide the money. He gave four of them a bag each and ordered them to go buy things in pairs. He had already prepared the location and price of the things for them to buy. He told them to go directly to the designated location to buy the things. After they bought the things, they would bring the things to the designated location to meet up. There was only one request. Not only did they have to do it well, they had to do it quickly.
The two groups of people left with the money. They didn't know what Yuan Gang meant by this, but they just followed his instructions.
Yuan Gang took the remaining two people and more than half of the money and left.
Chrysanthemum, who was following behind, was split into three groups. She didn't know which one to follow. In the end, she decided to follow Yuan Gang. After all, Yuan Gang was obviously the leader of the group. However, she did not let the other two groups of people go. She pulled a few workers out of a nearby shop. As soon as she revealed her identity, the assistants naturally did not dare to disobey. They followed her orders and ran to keep an eye on the movements of the other two groups of people.
Yuan Gang's first stop was a silk and satin shop. After entering, he purchased a batch of the best silk and satin, paid a deposit, and asked the shop owner to deliver it to the designated place within the specified time. The shop owner was overjoyed. He had met a generous customer, and he repeatedly guaranteed that there would be no mistakes, which made Yuan Gang feel absolutely at ease.
After leaving the silk shop, their second stop was the best jewelry shop in the city. Just like before, they paid a large sum of money for a pile of high-quality jewelry.
He really spent money like water on this trip.
Chrysanthemum followed behind and was a little confused about what Yuan Gang was going to do. In the end, she saw Yuan Gang go to an opera troupe and bring out a group of people who were playing and singing. She didn't know where they were going.
After arriving at the center of the city, Chrysanthemum found that the place was extremely lively. There were carts and horses pulling carts of things, and there were also herds of cattle and sheep, as well as chickens, ducks, geese, and geese. The three groups of people had already met up with Yuan Gang here. The people from the jewelry shop arrived with drawers of jewelry, and the manager of the silk and satin shop arrived with the things sent by his workers. According to the requirements set in advance, he was very attentive and helped to load the carts. He also helped to tie festive red silk on the other items in the carts.
Yuan Gang instructed the others to wear red silk, and the group of people were extremely busy.
People gathered on both sides of the street to watch the show. Many people were extremely envious and were discussing, "Who is getting married? What a big deal!"
Chrysanthemum, who was watching from the side, also felt strange. It did look like a wedding. Was this a wedding or a wedding?
The personal guards who came along were also a little confused. What was Master Yuan doing?
Seeing that everyone was dressed in red silk, Yuan Gang gestured for the six people to guard the front, back, left, and right. He then led his horse to the front and shouted to the opera troupe behind, "Let's get lively, follow me!"
The sound of gongs and drums instantly became noisy and lively, causing many people on both sides of the street to cheer.
Yuan Gang waved his hand and rode at the front, leading the majestic procession. Along the way, many people followed along, wanting to see which family was holding the wedding. Chrysanthemum was also puzzled.
When the majestic procession finally arrived at their destination, Chrysanthemum was a little dumbfounded. The prefecture governor's mansion!
The prefecture governor's mansion was heavily guarded, and there was an empty space in front of it. There was a group of soldiers guarding it, and when they saw a group of people crowding over, it caused the guards to be on high alert. In an instant, they raised their weapons. However, when the guards saw this joyous and lively wedding procession, they were also stunned, not knowing what was going on.
A group of soldiers walked out from behind the barricades, blocking the approaching wedding procession. The leader shouted, "Who are you?"
Yuan Gang, who was sitting upright on his horse, shouted, "Shang Chaozong, the Duke of Yongping, is here to marry the daughter of the Governor of Guang Guang Prefecture, Feng Ruonan!"
'Yongping' was Shang Chaozong's title. Ever since Shang Chaozong was imprisoned in the capital, his hereditary Prince title of 'Ning' had been taken away. He was demoted to a Duke, and was given the title of 'Yongping'. From this, one could imagine the attitude of the imperial court towards Shang Chaozong.
When these words came out, Chrysanthemum, who was watching from the side, was a little confused. Marrying a general? After all this time, they were here to marry a general?
The six personal guards were also dumbfounded. The Prince was marrying a general?
Some of the surrounding commoners were stunned, while others cheered. To some people, the Duke of Yongping, Shang Chaozong, was very famous, but to the commoners far from the capital, many of them didn't even know who Shang Chaozong was. Just by hearing the two words' Duke ', they knew that he was someone of high status. Which Prince was going to marry General Feng?!
The people who came to stop them were also dumbfounded. The people behind the barricades looked at each other. There was such a thing? Why didn't they hear anything about it? Why didn't the prefecture governor's mansion do anything about such a big event?
The young general who asked the question was dumbfounded. Yuan Gang jumped off his horse and presented a red list with both hands. "This is the list of wedding gifts. Please present it to the prefecture governor!"
"…" The young general wanted to say something but stopped. He really couldn't make a decision on such a big matter. He could only ask Yuan Gang to wait for a moment, and jogged into the prefecture governor's mansion to report.
Yuan Gang calmly cupped his hands towards the surrounding people who were cheering, looking like he was thanking them for attending the ceremony.
They had no choice but to carry out this surprise attack. Shang Chaozong's reputation was too bad because of King Ning's influence. If they directly came to visit, they probably wouldn't even be able to see Feng Lingbo. Feng Lingbo most likely wouldn't want to cause trouble.
As soon as the commotion reached the Governor's Mansion, it immediately caused a huge commotion. Some people ran to the door to see what was going on, while others climbed up the wall to look outside. Sure enough, there was a long string of wedding gifts, and it was impossible to count how many carriages they had filled.
After a while, the young general ran back and invited Yuan Gang to the prefecture governor's mansion. As for the others, they weren't allowed to enter.
Chrysanthemum also walked out from the crowd. Others couldn't enter, but she naturally had no problem entering the prefecture governor's mansion. She was still a little confused. She had to go in and figure out what was going on so she could report to Feng Ruonan.
Outside the main hall of the prefecture governor's mansion, there were many people whispering. There were both men and women.
In the main hall, there were only a few people. A skinny and tall man with a short beard and embroidered robe paced back and forth with his hands behind his back. He had an extraordinary bearing and was rather dignified. However, his expression was a little ugly. It was the prefecture governor of Guangyi, Feng Lingbo. There was also a tall and well-dressed woman sitting on the chair. In her hands was a list of gifts. It was Feng Lingbo's official wife, Peng Yulan.
"The things on this list are probably no less than ten thousand gold. As expected of the prefecture king, spending ten thousand gold to play with!" Peng Yulan let out a cold laugh.
And the moment Yuan Gang entered the prefecture governor's mansion, he was immediately tied up by the executioners from both sides. He even suffered a few kicks and punches. However, Yuan Gang didn't resist and allowed himself to be tied up.
Yuan Gang, who was tied up, was pushed into the main hall. He stood there stiffly, not worried or fearless, looking as if he was unfazed.
With one look, it was obvious that he wasn't acting. Feng Lingbo's eyes flashed as he secretly praised, what a good man! However, he snorted coldly, "Who are you? How dare you impersonate Prefecture King Yongping to escort the bride?"
Yuan Gang said calmly, "I am a pawn under the Prince. I am indeed here to escort the bride under the orders of the Prince. I am not an impersonator!"
Yuan Gang? Feng Lingbo looked at him from head to toe. According to the news, Shang Chaozong did have someone named Yuan Gang under him. "Even if you are Shang Chaozong's man, when did I agree to marry my daughter to him? As a member of the royal family, don't you even know this bit of etiquette? "
Yuan Gang said, "It's inevitable that there are some flaws in the haste. However, the wedding gift that the Prince offered is full of sincerity!"
"What a joke!" Peng Yulan slammed the table and stood up. She casually threw the gift list at Yuan Gang's face and said angrily, "You want to marry my daughter with this?"
Yuan Gang said, "The gift list that Madam saw just now was only used to decorate the appearance of others. The truly valuable gift has not been displayed yet. The other gift list is in my bosom. It's definitely a valuable gift, and I guarantee that Governor and Madam will like it!"
The husband and wife looked at each other. Feng Lingbo nodded his head in acknowledgment. Immediately, someone came forward and reached into Yuan Gang's bosom to search. In the end, he really did pull out the other gift list and handed it to Feng Lingbo.
Feng Lingbo opened the gift list. With just a glance, his eyelids immediately twitched. With a snap, he quickly closed the gift list. His gaze towards Yuan Gang was full of bewilderment.
Peng Yulan was astonished. What kind of gift could make her husband lose his composure like this? She reached out to take the gift list from Feng Lingbo's hands and opened it with some curiosity. Who knew that with just one glance, her pupils would suddenly shrink. With a snap, she also quickly closed the gift list, as if she was afraid that others would see it.
Suppressing the bewilderment in her heart, Feng Lingbo pointed at the people outside the door and shouted, "What are you looking at? Scram!"
The men and women outside the door immediately scattered and hurriedly ran away, returning the peace and quiet of the courtyard.
Feng Lingbo scrutinized Yuan Gang and said in a low voice, "Are the things on the gift list real?"
Yuan Gang said, "I'm not the head of the wedding procession, nor have I seen the gift list. I don't know what's going on. I'm just following orders. The head of the wedding procession is someone else. He should know. "
Feng Lingbo narrowed his eyes and said, "Since you're here to escort the bride, why don't you see the head of the wedding procession? Isn't that disrespectful? Is there such a way to escort the bride?"
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