In early spring, the gates of the Taizi Mansion were **decorated with bamboo and filled with the sounds of drums and cymbals. The onlookers, all craning their necks, waited eagerly for a good show.**

Today is the day the Crown Prince marries, a day of national celebration. However, the whole city is buzzing with gossip about the Crown Princess's unusual choice.

Who doesn't know that Gu Qingci, the grandson of the illustrious General who protected the country, is a complete airhead? If not for his grandfather's military achievements, how could he have married into the Prince's Mansion?

With a loud thump, the palanquin landed. All eyes turned to the entrance of the Prince's mansion.

The auspicious time is almost up, but the door remains stubbornly closed.

As the people were abuzz with discussion, the door creaked open.

No one could have imagined that it would turn out to be a small servant carrying a dead dog.

"The Crown Prince has decreed that the auspicious time for welcoming his bride to the palace is now considered unlucky as a dog died at the residence. This is an ill omen and will harm the fortunes of the Northern Jin kingdom, so please return!"

Having finished, the servant girl threw the dead dog at the flower sedan's doorstep and then ran back to shut the door.

Immediately, laughter erupted at the gates of the Prince's Mansion.

"Haha, what a joke! I've never seen a bride who couldn't even get through the door. It was actually a dead dog coming out to greet the wedding procession!"

"I told you so! What a fool to even think of marrying the prince? It's like a toad wanting to eat a swan!"

"Psst... quiet!"

"What are you afraid of? It's just this fool overestimating himself. This marriage has been the talk of the town for ages!"

……

The procession for the bride's family suddenly left.

The maidservant, Yingxiang, standing beside the palanquin, eyed

She blinked a few times, then coughed and said, "The Crown Prince has ordered that this person be sent back!"

The sedan chair bearer hurriedly lifted the sedan, and had to immediately throw the hot potato back.

"Hold on!" a voice boomed, cutting through the din.

Níxiang and the palanquin bearer both froze, taking a moment to realize the sound was coming from inside the palanquin.

I thought the scent was just that silly Miss coming to cry again, a little coaxing would do. So I smiled and walked up to the sedan chair door.

"Miss, the prince is afraid that a death-inducing dog is bad luck for the wedding. He's concerned for you! Let's go home. At that time, Prince Charming will definitely come to pick you up himself!"

There was no response from inside the palanquin for a long time.

Ning Xiang inexplicably felt a chill run down her spine. Usually, this fool would just laugh and agree after being coaxed a few times, right?

His trembling hand reached out to lift the curtain of the flower palanquin, but before he could even get it open, his wrist was suddenly seized.

"Ouch..." Ningxiang only felt a sharp pain in her wrist, and then she uncontrollably collapsed before the flower palanquin.

At that moment, a crimson figure stepped out of the flower sedan chair, treading over the fallen fragrance.

Seeing the bride walk out of the palanquin by herself, the onlookers gasped in astonishment.

Although her face was concealed by a veil, the bride stood with perfect posture. She radiated an air of quiet dignity and confidence.

In the deathly silence, someone shouted: "Hey! Isn't it Gu Jia's big idiot who has gone crazy from being stimulated?!"

The onlookers

As soon as it dawned on them, they realized they had just been intimidated by a fool. He was still the same fool!

"That's right! Which bride would get out of the flower sedan herself? That's disgraceful!"

"The Generalissimo is truly unlucky to have such an embarrassing grandson like this!"

……

Under the crimson veil, Gu Qingci's face, though plain, couldn't hide her stunning beauty. A faint sneer played on her lips as she stood speechless.

Three days ago, during a drug-making accident, I opened my eyes to find myself as the granddaughter of Bei Jin's renowned Protector General and the betrothed princess-to-be.

I thought dressing up as a silly rich girl would be fun, but it turns out everyone around me is a wolf in sheep's clothing.

On the wedding day, someone wanted to prevent him from entering and humiliate him in public, and even wanted to label him as a disruptor of national fortune.

It's a pity, I'm not that naive fool who was bullied before. If you want to take advantage of me? Then let's see how capable these people really are!

At this time, Gu Qingci was still veiled, and could only vaguely see the dead dog beside the flower sedan. She had just smelled the stench wafting from that direction inside the flower sedan.

But it's just the most common poison. This Golden Badge Poison Master can tell it apart with just a sniff.

To poison a dog and then come here to insult me? In your dreams!

Soon, the sound of the door reaching outside reached inside the gate. Butler Fu An was afraid that Gu Qingci, this fool, would cause trouble, so he hurriedly opened the door and came out.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he opened the door, he saw Gu Qingci walking towards the dead dog. Fu An let out a sneer of disdain.

All onlookers held their breath.

Hold your breath, widen your eyes and get ready to watch Qing Ci make a fool of himself.

At this moment, Gu Qingci leisurely took out a silver hairpin from her sleeve and deftly thrust it into the dog's stomach.

Immediately, Gu Qingci raised her silver hairpin and said with a sly smile, "How interesting! This hairpin can even turn black!"

Suddenly, the crowd erupted.

"It's poisonous! So the dog was poisoned to death!"

"No way? Who did this?!"

……

Butler Fu's face changed, what was going on? How could that fool from the Gu family use a silver hairpin to test for poison?

He was terrified, but he reassured himself that it was just the fool who had blundered. He shouted loudly: "Miss Gu is not awake! Come here! Send Miss Gu back..."

Before he could finish his sentence, a sharp pain struck his throat, and he was unable to speak anymore!

Gu Qingci retracted his hand that was administering the medicine, then his voice changed, completely devoid of the previous silliness, replaced instead with a chilling coldness.

Today is a joyous day for the Prince's Mansion, yet you dare to poison the dogs in the mansion to curse the prince? This is an insult to the royal family!

I smelled the same medicine on Fuk'an too. This dog must have been poisoned by him.

At this moment, Fu An's face had turned as white as a sheet. He wanted to speak up and defend himself, but he couldn't utter a single word. So, he lifted his foot and ran back.

Gu Qingci frowned, struggling with whether to disregard her image and grab him. Unexpectedly, Fu An who ran to the door suddenly knelt down.

Gu Qingci's gaze keenly caught a small stone beside his knee.

My heart skipped a beat, so someone nearby must be tampering with things?

It doesn't matter who did it, whoever sent it, don't let it go to waste.

Then, with a flash of his eyes, Gu Qingci shouted: “The Prince's Mansion steward disrespected imperial authority, a grave crime! Now he has confessed. I am clearing the house for the prince. Come here, seize this insolent servant!”

The onlookers gasped in unison, frozen in place.

Even the guards who rushed over from the Prince's Mansion were dumbfounded. Who would have thought that an idiot would actually try to apprehend the prince's personal steward?

Gu Qingci saw that they were not putting their hands up, so he shouted: "Not putting your hands up? Then you are condoning the criminal... it seems you are all accomplices!"

In broad daylight, who would dare to commit the crime of contempt for imperial authority? A group of guards immediately bound Fu An, who was speechless.

The door was finally clear, and Gu Qingci wasn't being polite. "Hurry up and clean the entrance! Today is a joyous occasion!"

After finishing his words, Gu Qingci lifted her foot to enter the door.

Just as the onlookers were sighing in amazement, suddenly a shadow pounced over!

Gu Qingci was caught off guard and, looking down, saw it was Ningxiang, the maidservant who had just been knocked to the ground.

Just now, I didn't go too hard on Ningxiang in the carriage. Who would have thought that this person would suddenly rush over.

And at this moment, Ningxiang's eyes flickered, and she hugged Gu Qingci tightly before bursting into tears.

"Miss! You can't bring a knife into the mansion... assassinating the Crown Prince is a capital crime that would result in the extermination of your entire clan! This servant would rather die than let you do such a foolish thing!"

(The end)