The route the team took back was different from the route they came from. They couldn't go back, which meant they had to go through the Royal Street in front of the palace gate.
When he came to the intersection where the main road turned towards Yu Street, Wang Fugui saw someone standing on the wall of the palace in the distance, so he asked Han Yun,
"Please help me see if the person standing on the top of the city is the emperor?"
Han Yun looked up and nodded.
"It's him."
"Oh, he was waiting for me to go over and kowtow to him."
Wang Fugui sneered.
"When you get married, you kowtow to your father. Isn't that right?"
"He thought beautifully. Today I am getting married. I am the oldest and will not kowtow to anyone.
Besides, is he worthy to be my father? Does he look like a father? Which father would watch his son’s jokes on his wedding day? "
Wang Fugui sneered and directed the team,
"Stop turning around, go straight forward, bypass the palace, and go home!"
The team changed their route and continued to go straight, heading north.
On the top of the city, the emperor's eyes were always looking east, watching the team prepare to turn into the Royal Street, and then watching the team change direction and not enter the Royal Street.
Behind him, Eunuch Cao was so anxious that he was sweating profusely. How could he not know that the emperor had been standing here all morning, just waiting for the sixth prince to come over, say a few words of blessing, and watch his son kowtow to him? , watching his son get married and start a family.
Unexpectedly, the Sixth Prince turned a corner and stopped coming.
Isn't this a deliberate attempt to avoid His Majesty?
Eunuch Cao was trembling with fear, fearing that Emperor Long Yan would be furious.
He wanted to send someone to call the sixth prince back, but he couldn't figure out the emperor's thoughts and was afraid that the emperor would be angry.
Until the long team disappeared from sight, the emperor still didn't look back, just stared blankly.
Seeing this, Eunuch Cao stepped forward and called softly,
"Your Majesty, the weather is cold and you have been standing here for so long. Go back and rest."
The emperor seemed not to hear, and still stared into the distance.
"His Majesty?"
Eunuch Cao called softly.
The emperor then turned around and walked down the city wall towards the palace without saying a word.
Eunuch Cao quickly waved his hand and asked the guards to carry Long Chu and follow him.
The emperor didn't say a word, didn't move his sedan chair, and just walked silently.
Eunuch Cao looked at the emperor's back and guessed that the emperor was probably sad.
It was already evening when the team returned to Prince Hao's Mansion.
Outside the house, the whole city was carnivaling, but inside the house, it was deserted.
Still no official came to congratulate him, and no prince came to congratulate him.
Wang Fugui didn't care. With a wave of his hand, the merchants who had given him gifts and congratulations entered the mansion directly and started a banquet.
When he and Nian An got married, neither of their parents or elders were present. Even the person who presided over the wedding was Wang Fugui who invited Zong Cheng over from the clan mansion.
The Zongren Mansion is held by respected royal family members and old princes. Now this Zongcheng is still the emperor's uncle in terms of seniority.
The Zongren Mansion only cares about the royal family and does not care about political struggles. As long as there are royal ceremonies, they have to participate. Wang Fugui relied on this rule to invite Lao Zongcheng over.
After the worship service, Wang Fugui directly set up a table in his bedroom. It was very lively outside, and all the tables were full of people, but those people were all Wang Fugui's subordinates. There were not many elders or people present. The guests, in fact, were just the few people in front of him, so Wang Fugui simply set up a table in the bedroom.
The participants were just a group of six plus Xiao Yuxin and Xie Xing.
Xie Xing drank a glass of wine and said angrily,
“Look at this wedding, it’s a lively event, but those princes and ministers are too disrespectful.
After all, it's a prince getting married, but no one came to congratulate you. You two are newlyweds, one is a prince who has made contributions to the country, and the daughter of an old marshal, who is considered to be of high status, is treating you like this.
The old emperor suppressed people too hard and bullied people too much.
If the old marshal Jiuquanxia knew that his daughter was being bullied like this, he would still be angry. "
Wang Fugui smiled and comforted him and said,
"Why do you care about those? If you don't come to congratulate us, are you being bullied? No one can bully us. They don't care whether they come or not. Without those outsiders, we are just our own people, but we are quite comfortable. We don't have to deal with them.
Come on, Nian'an, eat some meat. I haven't eaten at all this day. "
Nian An nodded repeatedly and said while eating,
"Uncle Xie, there's no need to be angry. My father won't be angry because of this matter. As long as I live a good and happy life, it's fine. I don't live my life for outsiders to see."
"That's right. Anyway, there are so many gifts that I can't even keep them in the warehouse at home."
Outsiders were filled with indignation, but the young couple was very open-minded. They ate happily and looked very happy, especially as a married couple.
While he was talking, Wang Fugui suddenly thought of something, raised his head, looked at Han Yun, and asked,
"Hey, Han, where's your gift? Xie Xing and Chai Yuan both know how to bring some gifts, so why don't you come here with a mouth to eat?"
"It has been prepared for a long time, but this gift cannot be taken out outside."
Han Yun smiled.
Nian'an was startled when he heard this and said,
"Is it very expensive? Can't be seen by others?"
Han Yun took out a small box, put it on the table, pushed it over,
"open to take a look."
"What priceless things can be packed into such a small box?"
Wang Fugui took the box and opened it.
"A... pill?"
Seeing that it was an elixir, Nian An also looked over curiously and said,
"What kind of elixir is this? Is it expensive? Is it worth being so mysterious?"
Han Yun smiled and said,
"The value of this elixir is enough to replace it with a large formation that can protect the entire Luodu City and resist the attacks of second-grade experts and hundreds of thousands of troops."
As soon as these words came out, Wang Fugui, Nian An, Chai Yuan and Xie Xing were stunned and looked at Han Yun with wide eyes.
After a moment, Wang Fugui stood up suddenly,
"You prodigal son, I would rather have a large formation to protect Luodu City. That thing can be passed down forever. If there is an enemy country or rebels attacking the city in the future, it can also protect the capital city safely. You got such a pill Medicine? What a waste!"
"I built a big formation for Luodu City? What would the emperor think? I locked him up? Drawing the ground as a prison to trap the entire Luodu City? That's a rebellion."
Han Yun rolled his eyes,
"Come on, let's take a bold guess, what is this elixir used for?"
"Can you let me break through to the second level?"
Nian An asked curiously.
"Can you live forever if you eat it?"
Wang Fugui also guessed.
Han Yun's head is full of black lines,
"How can there be such a magical thing? This is called the Beauty Pill. After eating it, it won't help your practice, but it can keep you young forever."
"The elixir of eternal youth?"
Nian An suddenly snatched the elixir into his hand.
Some people died, but not completely...
