My eunuch godfather

Chapter 121 Auspicious Day

Chapter 121 Auspicious Day

The wedding date for Sun Shouqian and Gao Yueji was set, and the three large houses on Guyi Street began to be decorated with lanterns and colorful streamers.

Zhang Kun rarely returned home, and aside from handling official documents, he discussed with Bi Ziyan, the governor of Tianjin, the matter of luring and killing the Wenxiang Sect.

He would occasionally discuss the business of the large ship Shengzhou with Gao Ping, Sun Jing, Matsuura Yasunobu, and Lu Ruohan.

The rest of the time is spent at the Wang family mansion, accompanying my maternal grandparents, which I consider a vacation.

Only Wang Chenglin and a group of servants were left to guard the Zhang family mansion.

The remaining servants and soldiers were handed over to Cui Ziting, who stationed them at the Great Training Ground outside the city, occasionally going over to check on them.

The specific task of luring the Fragrance Sect away from the Salt Transport Office in Hejian was also assigned to Qin Jisheng's reconnaissance department and Long Tiandao.

Ning Xuan'er and Sun Shuyun were very enthusiastic about the wedding, running around doing all the work and causing quite a bit of trouble.

News came from the Gao family that they planned to hold the wedding banquet at the Sun family mansion.

The following day, another homecoming banquet was held at the Gao family mansion.

Considering that the marriage was proposed hastily by the groom's family and they requested it be done as soon as possible, the Sun family quickly agreed.

Auspicious day.

Zhang Kun accompanied the elderly man, along with Ning Xuan'er and Sun Shuyun, sitting in a corner of the banquet, keeping a low profile.

After all, this wedding was arranged so hastily at Zhang Kun's behest, and it would be too much for the newlyweds to overstep their bounds.

Sun Jing and Gao Ping came over to persuade Zhang Kun, but Zhang Kun politely declined.

Because the Sun family were outsiders who had only moved to Tianjin a little over a year ago, they maintained a low profile, so they rarely had guests.

The following day, the homecoming banquet at the Gao family's residence was exceptionally lively, with every seat filled.

Zhang Kun sat in a corner with the old man and the two women, while Wang Chenglin sat at a table next to them with several servants.

"Sigh, such a good girl from our Gao family, she really shouldn't have married such a good-for-nothing!"

Not far away, a member of the Gao family, after drinking too much, forgot Gao Ping's wife's instructions and began to complain loudly.

Another member of the Gao family sitting next to them slurred, "What do you know? This is the son-in-law that Second Sister chose to marry into the family!"

"A son-in-law who lives with his wife's family?"

Upon hearing this, the guests at the same table looked surprised and said with dissatisfaction, "Why didn't you say so before?"

Compared to a normal wedding, this kind of wedding makes many people feel unlucky and unwilling to participate.

"If I had told you beforehand, how would I have accepted your and my gift money?"

Another guest at the table, also with a gloomy expression, shook his head and said, "The Gao family is truly despicable. I originally thought Gao Ping was a reasonable person, but I forgot that he's also a son-in-law who married into the family!"

"Why?"

The Gao family members, who were quite drunk, saw Ning Xuan'er and Sun Shuyun sitting in the corner. Their eyes lit up, and they walked over to chat, saying, "You two young ladies look unfamiliar. May I ask which family you belong to?"

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"You've had too much to drink."

Wang Chenglin immediately stood up with several servants to block them, grabbing the Gao family members by the collar and sternly saying, "If you've had too much to drink, go sober up! Don't cause trouble on this joyous occasion!"

"Hey, my cousin just asked how I was doing, what's all this fuss about?!"

Another member of the Gao family, emboldened by alcohol, walked over and shouted in a slurred voice, "You're drinking in my Gao family's mansion, do you even think you're worthy of your status? You've gone too far, let go!"

Seeing that trouble was about to break out, the Gao family's servants hurriedly ran to find someone.

Gao Ping's wife, surnamed Gao, was entertaining guests nearby when she learned of the situation and rushed over to put out the fire.

He first berated the two Gao family members who were clearly drunk, saying, "Are you two uncles trying to cause trouble on my daughter's wedding day?!"

The Gao family held a high position of prestige within the clan and were the de facto heads of the family. Even when two members of the Gao family were reprimanded, they dared not talk back.

Then he looked at Wang Chenglin and the others, whose faces were unfamiliar. They must be guests from the Sun family. He said with a forced smile, "Please calm down and go back to your seats. Wait for the main dishes to be served and taste the cooking skills of my family's head chef."

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The tone lacked sufficient respect.

It wasn't that Gao lacked discernment, but rather that Zhang Kun and Wang Chenglin were too young and were sitting in the corner.

Even though they were dressed in fine clothes, they were just regarded as juniors from some family.

"The food is good."

The hot-blooded young Wang Chenglin sneered at Gao, "It's just a pity that this banquet was not a good one."

Madam Gao's face immediately turned cold. Just as she was about to say something, a guest at the next table questioned, "Madam Gao, we heard you've taken in a son-in-law who will live with you? Why are you hiding it? Are you afraid we won't give you a dowry?"

"No way!"

Upon hearing the guests' questions, Madam Gao quickly turned around, her face beaming with smiles, and said, "It's just that my Gao family is relatively well-off, and some people are spreading rumors!"

You Gao family members are the ones who spread rumors!

Since it was a joyous occasion, the guests did not press for details, but simply gave a heavy, cold snort.

Gao chuckled a few times, grabbed two members of the Gao family, and led them away to a side courtyard.

Finding Gao Ping, who was entertaining distinguished guests, Zhang Kun pointed in Zhang's direction and said irritably, "Who are those young people at that table? They're incredibly rude!"

Gao Ping's expression changed drastically when he saw the direction his wife was pointing, and he was about to rush over.

A servant rushed over, "Master, the Grand Commander and the Commander-in-Chief are here!"

Tianjin Governor Bi Ziyan and Tianjin Commander-in-Chief Wang Xueshu!?

"Cheng Lin!"

Back on the other side, Zhang Kun called Wang Chenglin over and said gently, "We came out in a simple entourage, there's no need to lower ourselves to their level. Let's go back to our seats."

Several guests at the next table noticed Zhang Kun, and one of them suddenly remembered something and his expression changed drastically.

"What's wrong, bro? Did you see a ghost?"

The guests who recognized Zhang Kun were so shocked they couldn't speak. Just then, a commotion arose in the distance: "The Grand Commander and the Grand General are coming!"

Almost everyone's attention was drawn to it.

Gao Ping, Gao Shi, and Sun Jing rushed out to greet them. Just as they were about to kneel and kowtow, Bi Ziyan quickly had someone stop them and said with a smile, "Master Gao, Master Sun, today is a joyous occasion for both of your families. There's no need for such formalities."

"This official and Commander Wang are merely here to share a drink at a wedding—where is Commander Zhang?"

"This humble official greets the Grand Commander and the Commander of the Great Garrison."

Zhang Kun strode over, bowed respectfully to Bi Ziyan and Wang Xueshu, and asked in a respectful voice, "Do the Grand Commandant and the Commander-in-Chief have something to discuss with me?"

"There's some news from the north, but that won't stop us from having a drink to celebrate."

Bi Ziyan smiled and explained to Zhang Kun, then looked at Gao Ping and Sun Jing beside him and said with a smile, "You two don't need to make any arrangements. Commander Wang and Commander Zhang can sit at the same table."

As they entered the courtyard, the banquet guests rose to pay their respects, but Bi Ziyan quickly and loudly stopped them, saying, "Please, no need for such formalities! Please, no need for such formalities on this joyous occasion!"

During the Ming Dynasty, brides could wear phoenix coronet and embroidered robes, while grooms could wear the robes of a ninth-rank official, hence the saying "groom official".

If officials attend the wedding, ordinary guests are not required to perform elaborate ceremonies.

Zhang Kun did not take Bi Ziyan and Wang Xueshu to the previous secluded location, but instead instructed Gao Ping: "Quickly clear out a side courtyard for the Grand Commander and the Grand Garrison Commander."

"Yes, I will take care of it immediately!"

Gao Ping pulled his shocked wife, Gao Shi, aside and led the servants to clear out the side courtyard.

Following them to the side courtyard, Madam Gao, having recovered from her shock, urgently asked Gao Ping, "Who is that young official?"

"Zhang Kun, the guerrilla commander of the Tongwan River Affairs Bureau!"