Chapter 162: Fan Xian's Grand Wedding

Soon, the time arrived for Fan Xian's wedding day.

Xiang Yunye, Su Su Haoming, and Li Li Shimin gathered together at Lin Yu's dojo and traveled to the Yu Nian World through a portal.

He He Jingfeng and Lin Lie were not so fortunate; they could only be invited by the groom Fan Xian, who spent points to bring them over.

The Qing Kingdom has now entered autumn; the cool autumn wind weaves through the streets and alleys of the capital, brushing past the bustling pedestrians, as if trying to blow away all the heat and gloom of the entire year.

Today is the first day of the month, and according to Qing Kingdom rules, it is exactly the day for officials to take their scheduled rest.

However, due to the wedding of the Fan family's eldest young master, the officials who had finally secured their rest day still could not relax.

The reason was very simple: this wedding was simply too sensational in the capital.

Although the bride, Lin Wan'er, only returned to the Lin clan at the beginning of the year, she is after all the daughter of the Prime Minister, her background is entangled with the imperial family, and she was even specially ennobled as a Princess by the Qing Emperor.

Such an ennoblement shows her worth in the eyes of the Qing Emperor and the imperial family.

As for the groom, Fan Xian, there is no need to say more!

Regarding appearance, the handsomeness of Young Master Fan has long been renowned far and wide.

Regarding talent, half a month ago, after drinking in the hall, he splashed ink and spoke in verses, truly producing poetry on the spot.

Regarding martial arts, he instantly counter-killed the eighth-rank expert Cheng Cheng Jushu on Nianlan Street, which was truly shocking to the world.

Regarding background, the Fan family in the capital is already a great clan; his father, Duke of Sinan Fan Jian, enjoys the Emperor's supreme favor, and although his title is Vice Minister of Revenue, he actually performs all the duties of the Minister of Revenue.

Moreover, since the current Minister has long been on sick leave at home, everyone in the capital knows that Lord Fan will sooner or later take that position.

It can be said that, aside from his status as an illegitimate son, Fan Xian is simply the most outstanding young man in the capital today, and there is no one else!

With an extraordinary background, mastery of both civil and military arts, and an unlimited future, such a rising star in the court naturally has many people rushing to offer wedding gifts.

Such a conspicuous wedding indeed made things hard for the groom, Young Master Fan.

He was dragged up by Lady Liu before dawn; after washing, he was stuffed into the dressing room, surrounded by five old women who dressed him up, applying rouge and putting on clothes, making Fan Xian suffer terribly.

But there was no way; this was the custom of the Qing Kingdom.

Even if Fan Xian was impatient, he had to endure it with patience for the sake of his wife.

In comparison, his sister Fan Fan Ruoruo and his brother Fan Fan Sizhe were even more joyful than he was.

Especially Fan Ruoruo, who changed into a pink dress; her face, which usually seemed a bit cold, was now full of smiles.

"My brother is still changing clothes; if you two young masters wish, you may follow me to the residence to sit!"

Looking at these two elder brothers' friends she had never seen before, Fan Fan Ruoruo said with a smiling, pretty face.

Without a doubt, these two were Lin Lie and He He Jingfeng, invited by Fan Xian!

Fan Xian had previously instructed his sister to treat these two distinguished guests on his behalf.

Fan Fan Ruoruo had seen Lin Yu before and knew her brother had some extremely mysterious friends, so she dared not be negligent and personally brought her brother Fan Fan Sizhe to entertain them.

However, she obviously did not know He He Jingfeng and Lin Lie well enough.

Compared to any treatment as distinguished guests, they wanted more to see Fan Xian in a predicament.

The two exchanged a glance and said with a smile, "It is fine; Young Sister, just go attend to your own matters; we two will wait here!"

Hearing this, Fan Fan Ruoruo was momentarily stunned, then smiled and said, "Very well; if you two young masters have business, just send someone to inform me!"

He He Jingfeng nodded with a smile and said, "That is natural."

After Fan Fan Ruoruo left, the two immediately shifted their attention to the chat group.

【He He Jingfeng: What a pity, why doesn't the chat group have a screenshot function?】

【He He Jingfeng: I really want to show you Old Fan's awkward look right now!】

【Lin Lie: Yes, yes!】

【Lin Lie: Brother Fan is practically a flower-wrapped zongzi now; his face is painted like a ghost, and his clothes are layered three inside and three outside; I don't know whose tradition this is.】

【Fan Xian:...】

【Fan Xian: I remember you two!】

【Fan Xian: You two had better not get married in the future!】

【Xiang Yunye: What does getting married matter? They are both modern people, unlike you!】

【He He Jingfeng: Haha!】

【Lin Lie: @Xiang Yunye, where are you people? When will you arrive?】

【Xiang Yunye: We have already arrived; we seem to be on Tianhe Avenue now.】

Oh?

He He Jingfeng and Lin Lie exchanged a glance and immediately said, "Wait, we will go pick them up right away!"

【Lin Yu: No need, I know the way.】

Although he said so, the two still left the backyard, preparing to go to the Fan residence gate to welcome Lin Yu and the others.

Along the way, servants of the Fan residence and high-ranking officials came and went; from time to time, someone cast a glance at them, seemingly puzzled by these two completely unfamiliar faces.

But out of respect for the Fan residence, they did not say much, assuming these two were also Fan Young Master's own retainers.

Speaking of retainers, one must mention that after the wedding, Fan Xian would move out of the Fan residence and live in his own estate.

Taking the opening of the estate as a pretext, he began to expand his staff; openly recruiting servants for the estate, but in reality, with Nie Kang, Fu Hao, Shi Shi Hanwu, Teng Teng Zijing, and Wang Qinian as the core, he expanded the outer forces of Bai Bai Yujing.

Now, there are about thirty or forty people in the Fan residence, all of whom are Fan Xian's retainers.

Regardless of their strength before, after submitting to Fan Xian, they all suddenly increased to at least the ninth rank.

As for the earliest ones like Fu Hao and Wang Qinian, under Fan Xian's vigorous cultivation, they surpassed the previous ninth-rank peak and were now hardly different from true Grand Masters!

Such terrifying speed of strengthening naturally required a reasonable explanation.

Fan Xian then instilled the Bai Bai Yujing system into them.

It can be said that in the entire Fan residence, except for Fan Xian and Fan Fan Ruoruo, only they knew the name Bai Bai Yujing, and only they could vaguely realize the identities of Lin Yu and the others.

Arriving at the Fan residence gate, Lin Yu and the other four were unsurprisingly stopped by the gatekeepers.

Fortunately, Fan Xian had prepared in advance; Shi Shi Hanwu and Wang Qinian, who were waiting at the door, hurried forward, scolded the gatekeepers, and then respectfully invited Lin Yu and the others into the Fan residence.

As soon as they entered, He He Jingfeng and Lin Lie rushed over.

Lin Yu smiled and greeted them, then turned his head, looked at Wang Qinian beside him, and said with a smile, "Go attend to your duties; you are not needed here."

"Yes, my lord Lin!"

Wang Qinian bowed respectfully, and together with Shi Shi Hanwu, watched the six of them depart.

Once the six disappeared into the front courtyard, both of them could not help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Seeing this scene, the members of the Qinian Group and the Shi Hanwu Group nearby were somewhat surprised and could not help but say, "My lords, what exactly is the background of these distinguished guests? When the Minister of Personnel visited the door earlier, we did not see you two so nervous!"

"... How can that be the same?!"

Wang Qinian glared at him, then spoke in a low, displeased voice, "We are all working for the Young Master; can't you distinguish between what is urgent and what is important!"

"What Minister of Personnel? To speak plainly, he is just a mortal. How does he compare to a Grandmaster like Wu Ge?"

Shi Shi Hanwu said helplessly, "Brother Wang!"

Wang Qinian chuckled softly, "What I say is all the truth. The worth of a Grandmaster is no less than an army of one hundred thousand. It is just that the Young Master has asked us to bide our time. If we were to truly compare, not to mention a mere Minister of Personnel, even the Emperor or the Prime Minister would have to treat you with courtesy."

Speaking to this point, Wang Qinian paused, glanced at the subordinates of the two groups, and said, "As for those just now?"

"..."

Everyone looked at each other and said cautiously, "Are you saying, the White..."

"Shh!"

Wang Qinian hurriedly stopped them and said in a low voice, "Just know it in your hearts!"

Everyone's expressions became solemn, and they all nodded in agreement.

These people had only recently been taken under Fan Xian's wing and had not yet changed their mindset.

Now, hearing Wang Qinian's words, they seemed to have undergone a baptism, instantly becoming clear-headed about the world.

When they looked again at those guests with such great reputations, they no longer felt the previous awe; instead, they felt these people were utterly vulgar and simply did not know who the true great figures were!

Lin Yu's spiritual sense covered the entire Fan residence; perceiving the change in these people's mindset, he could not help but find it amusing.

But their inner thoughts were merely a small interlude; what Lin Yu most wanted to see was Fan Xian's current appearance.

As expected, the handsome Young Master, after being dressed up by the old women, looked like a monkey wearing a hat; no matter how one looked at him, he was ridiculous.

Lin Yu's lips curled upward; his spiritual power connected with everyone, sharing the scene he saw with them.

Unsurprisingly, all the group members laughed heartily and began to tease Fan Xian in the group chat.

Some were watching for fun; others were looking in the mirror.

Li Li Shimin said he could not laugh; on the day of his own wedding back then, he was no better off than Fan Xian...

After a flurry of activity, Fan Xian finally successfully boarded the sedan chair and, leading the entire wedding procession, headed for the Prime Minister's residence.

Lin Yu moved his fingers slightly, bringing the group members into the mirror space, and followed the procession in a place where no one could notice them.

Soon, the wedding procession arrived at the Prime Minister's residence amidst the sound of firecrackers and the music of flutes and reed pipes.

The main gate of the Prime Minister's residence was already open; the one who came out was the Prime Minister's strategist—Yuan Hongdao.

Fan Xian finally stepped out of the sedan chair, forced himself to suppress his shame, stepped forward, and bitterly smiled as he called out, "Mr. Yuan."

In the mirror space, the six group members held back their laughter, admiring Fan Xian's current awkward appearance.

Lin Yu even specially cast a spell to make the figures of the group members visible only to Fan Xian.

This only deepened the sense of shame in his heart; he wished he could immediately climb into the sedan chair and run all the way back to Danzhou.

But the torment had only just begun; according to the rules of the Qing Kingdom, when the groom's family came to fetch the bride, they must have a quarrel in front of the bride's residence, saying that once this ritual was completed, all the future quarrels of the newlywed couple would be finished.

Regarding this inexplicable custom, Fan Xian hated it intensely.

But hatred changed nothing; the Fan and Lin families had long prepared for this.

Almost all the wedding experts in the capital had been swept up by the two families, waiting for this moment of verbal sparring.

Fan Xian stood there with a stiff neck, enduring double torment on both the physical and spiritual levels.

In comparison, Lin Yu and the others found it thoroughly entertaining.

The reason was nothing else; the old women hired by these two families were indeed experts. On the surface, they offered flattering congratulations, but in secret, they boasted of themselves and belittled the other side, actually quarreling for a long time without using a single dirty word, yet not repeating a single phrase!

Such capability made even Li Li Shimin somewhat amazed, thinking that when he launched the northern expedition next year, he would also need to find a few such loudmouths to shout curses before the enemy lines.

(End of this chapter)