0p0 Chapter 421 Obligation
Chapter 421 Obligation
Gu Feiyan looked listless, with dark stubble on his chin. The moment he saw Li Xiaoxiao, there was a flash of surprise in his eyes, and then he looked at Zhou Lingfei beside him.
With a look of surprise on his face, he didn't expect Zhou Lingfei to be here too. The atmosphere suddenly became a little awkward.
"Fei Yan, why are you here?" Li Xiaoxiao spoke first to break the awkwardness.
"Well, I came to see you. Miss Zhou is here too." Gu Feiyan nodded and looked at Zhou Lingfei again.
However, he found that Zhou Lingfei, who he hadn't seen for many days, looked tired after recovering from a serious illness. He was no longer as free and easy as before and looked depressed, which made people feel distressed.
Realizing her thoughts, Gu Feiyan immediately lowered his head, not daring to look her in the eye. At the same time, he was shocked by his own thoughts.
"Well, I'm here to see the young lady, and I'll leave right away." Zhou Lingfei's mood was also turbulent, and there was even a hint of tears in her voice. She felt like a superfluous person, and perhaps she shouldn't have come today.
Li Xiaoxiao is beautiful and charming, Gu Feiyan is tall and handsome, and the two of them standing together seem like a match made in heaven. She shouldn't be here.
At this point, perhaps Gu Feiyan had something to say to Xiaoxiao, so she should leave first to avoid annoying others by staying any longer.
"You are not allowed to leave." Without waiting for Gu Feiyan to speak, Li Xiaoxiao grabbed her arm and forced her to stay.
"Miss, the wedding procession is coming soon. I can't stay here all the time. When I'm free, I'll go to the Prime Minister's Mansion to see you, okay?" Zhou Lingfei really wanted to leave, and she wanted to leave right away.
She was afraid that she would not be able to control her tears if it was too late. She knew that it was wrong to do so, but some things were beyond her control.
"No, you've come here with great difficulty, and I still want to have a good talk with you. How can I let you leave so easily?" Li Xiaoxiao naturally saw the undercurrent between them.
If possible, she wanted to ease the relationship between the two. Even if they couldn't be a couple, they could just be good friends.
"But I really have something to do!" Zhou Lingfei still wanted to go back, but she didn't dare to look at Gu Feiyan.
"Today is my wedding day. If you have something to do, just postpone it. You must stay with me." Li Xiaoxiao grabbed her arm in a somewhat rude manner, refusing to let her go.
"Okay then, I'll stay with you for a while." Zhou Lingfei had no choice but to compromise.
"Xiaoxiao, I heard a piece of news about Cheng Kun, so I came to tell you." Gu Feiyan was no longer hesitant. He had originally planned not to come today because he didn't want to see Li Xiaoxiao wearing a phoenix crown and a bridal gown and marrying someone else.
But after hearing the news, he still couldn't wait to come: "Cheng Kun is not a good man. He visited a brothel yesterday and is still unconscious in bed. He even let someone else marry him."
"What? How could he do this? Isn't this a slap in Xiaoxiao's face?" Zhou Lingfei lost her composure when she heard this, and her temper flared up. Even though she felt uncomfortable, she still sided with Li Xiaoxiao deep down in her heart.
Li Xiaoxiao knew about this a long time ago, but she didn't react too much. When she saw Zhou Lingfei's look, she was very happy inside although she didn't show it on her face.
"Are you serious?" Li Xiaoxiao pretended to be surprised and pretended not to know.
"Of course it's true!" Gu Feiyan said affirmatively. When he learned the news, he rushed here immediately.
"If that's the case, then I won't get on the bridal sedan." Li Xiaoxiao glanced at Gu Feiyan, then looked at Zhou Lingfei beside her.
"You really shouldn't marry this kind of person. Cheng Kun is so bold and presumptuous. You are getting married by imperial decree!" Zhou Lingfei also felt sorry for Li Xiaoxiao.
But if she doesn't marry, she's afraid that the Prime Minister's Mansion will not give in. This matter is difficult to handle from both sides. If she really can't handle it, the young lady will have to marry whether she wants to or not.
Gu Feiyan naturally knew the pros and cons of this, but there was no good solution. It was already this time and the bride-welcoming party was probably about to arrive.
Sure enough, before they could come up with a plan, they heard the sounds of suona and drums coming from afar.
Sun and Li Dahai rushed over. Sun looked relatively normal, but Li Dahai didn't know the truth and was so anxious that sweat covered his forehead.
"Xiaoxiao, the bridegroom's receptionist has arrived and is outside the door, but the groom is not Cheng Kun but someone else."
"Dad, Fei Yan just told me everything. Don't worry, I won't get into the bridal sedan if the Prime Minister's Mansion bullies people like this!" Li Xiaoxiao stretched out her hand and took off the phoenix coronet on her head and placed it casually on the table. She had wanted to take off this broken thing for a long time. It was pressing on her neck so hard that it almost bent her neck.
"Will this work?" Li Dahai knew that the other party had a wealthy family and a high position of power, so he couldn't help but ask worriedly.
"It's possible. They were the ones who bullied us first. We were just responding. What's wrong with that? If they force me, I will file a complaint with the emperor. No matter how high his position as prime minister is, can he be higher than the emperor?"
Li Xiaoxiao's words were sonorous, her eyes were firm, and there was a faint smile on her face. Things were developing in the direction she expected. How could she not be happy?
"I also support Xiaoxiao's approach. Although we are just civilians, we cannot let them bully us so easily." As long as it was said by Li Xiaoxiao, Sun would support it. Her daughter was a person with her own ideas, and what she believed in would definitely not be wrong.
"Miss, wait until they arrive and I will follow you out. We are under the feet of the emperor, how can they try to snatch people away?" Zhou Lingfei volunteered to step forward. She would definitely support Li Xiaoxiao at the critical moment.
"I'll go out with you too!" Gu Feiyan also felt obliged to do so. Li Xiaoxiao was a girl and her parents were commoners. They could not suppress those people in the Prime Minister's Mansion at all.
"Thank you. I am so lucky to meet you in this life. If there is anything I can help you with in the future, I will go through fire and water for you." Li Xiaoxiao expressed her sincere gratitude.
It is said that a friend in need is a friend indeed. Now that she is in trouble, they are able to stand up and fight against the Prime Minister's Mansion with her. She will remember this kindness in her heart.
"We are all good friends. We will naturally help each other when friends are in trouble. Why are you being polite?" Zhou Lingfei was in a much better mood than when she first came. The most urgent thing was to help Xiaoxiao overcome the difficulties, and the rest of the mess could be dealt with later.
It is said that fate is predestined. If it is hers, it will always be hers. If it is not hers, she cannot force it.
So several people went out together. The people from the Prime Minister's Mansion had been waiting outside the door for a long time. When they saw that the door was not opened, they kept knocking on it, as if they wanted to smash a hole in it.
The sounds of gongs, drums and suonas all stopped. What was going on? They came to pick up the bride, but they didn't even open the door for her.
Just as the door was about to be broken down, it was suddenly opened from the inside.
Led by Li Xiaoxiao, followed by Sun, Li Dahai, Zhou Lingfei, and Gu Feiyan.