Quick Transmigration: The Love Rescue Plan

After a moment of contemplation, Guo's father continued, "However, it's not yet at the point where it's irreversible."

"What does Master mean?" Guo's mother looked at Guo's father with some understanding.

Mr. Guo nodded: "This wedding was so rushed that many rituals were not performed. Even the most basic six rites were not completed. It's not too late to make amends now."

The so-called Six Rites are: betrothal, asking the name, accepting auspicious gifts, presenting betrothal gifts, setting the wedding date, and welcoming the bride. These are equivalent to modern-day procedures such as proposing marriage, matching birth dates, exchanging betrothal gifts, sending betrothal gifts, calculating the auspicious date, and welcoming the bride.

For a formal betrothal ceremony, the groom's family would send an official matchmaker to the bride's home to formally propose marriage and ask for her name.

The woman then gives her birth date and time to the matchmaker to take back to the man's home for divination. If the birth dates and times of the man and woman are compatible and they are a suitable match, then they will choose an auspicious day and ask the matchmaker to go to the woman's home to receive the good fortune.

Then the groom selects two young men from his relatives as messengers and deputy messengers, who, carrying the marriage certificate and a procession of betrothal gifts, go to the bride's home.

The bride's parents wrote a "Letter of Acceptance of Marriage" and sent it to the two messengers, asking them to take it back to the groom's family. After the betrothal gifts were presented, the next steps were to set the wedding date and the wedding procession.

Not to mention the five rites beforehand, even the final welcoming ceremony...

Dong Yunqing, or rather Dong Ping, married into the Guo family in a very rushed manner.

It was said that in order to take care of Guo's father when he was ill, and also because of the extraordinary circumstances, everything was kept simple.

Besides the verbal agreement made when the children were betrothed, and the fact that Guo Likai and Dong Yunqing were childhood sweethearts for a period of time before the Guo family fell into decline, it was Dong Yunqing who knew that Guo Likai was engaged to Guo Likai.

The horoscopes were not compatible, the formal betrothal ceremony was not held, and the groom did not even give a betrothal gift.

The Dong family simply chose a date, had a young man from the clan carry the dowry, and sent their daughter over to serve her parents-in-law.

If the woman who marries into the family is indeed Dong Yunqing, the second young lady of the Dong family, then the Dong family's actions can be described as extremely righteous.

Because the in-laws were in dire straits, they directly sent their daughter to serve their parents-in-law. What a wonderful reputation that is!

Unfortunately, the Dong family was not truly righteous and chivalrous.

The woman who married into the family wasn't the second daughter of the Dong family at all, but Dong Ping. A courtesan who had absolutely no connection to the Dong family.

“The Dong family is truly despicable. If they didn’t want to, they could have just left it at that, why did they have to…” Mother Guo wiped away her tears and managed a faint smile: “Fortunately, Ping’er, you are a good child.”

Mr. Guo put down his chopsticks and looked at Dong Ping with a solemn expression. He said, “Ping’er, what do you plan to do about this? If you need me to go to the Dong family with you to reason with them, I will do my best to get justice for you, even if it costs me my old bones.”

Dong Ping smiled and shook her head, saying, "Everything is just as Father said, there is still room for maneuver. After all, the Dong and Guo families were once close friends, and if it were because of me... Ping'er would definitely feel bad."

Dong Ping changed the subject, saying, "But if Ping'er doesn't seek justice for herself, she'll have a knot in her heart. But in this matter... it's really inconvenient for Father to step in, both morally and logically."

Seeing that Guo's father was about to say something, Dong Ping smiled and continued, "If Father believes Ping'er, Ping'er would like to go to the Dong residence herself to demand an explanation."

"It's really inappropriate for a young woman like you to go alone!" Before Guo's father could speak, Guo's mother looked at Dong Ping with concern and said, "Master is not feeling well, but we can't let a weak woman like you go to argue with him. I'll go with you instead."

Mr. Guo nodded: "That's very good."

Dong Ping quickly waved her hand and said, "Father and Mother, you don't need to worry about Ping'er."

Dong Ping chuckled self-deprecatingly and said, "Ping'er isn't some naive young lady who hasn't seen the world. I've seen all sorts of people, if not all of them."

"The Dong family... while they aren't exactly saints, they're not exactly wicked either." Dong Ping continued with a grateful expression, "Although it wasn't right for them to marry Ping'er off to the Guo family, they did rescue Ping'er from the brothel, so they've done me a favor."

"Besides, the Dong family is in the wrong in this matter. If the Guo family doesn't pursue this matter and doesn't annul the engagement, just to give Ping'er the truth, I think... the Dong family won't make things difficult for Ping'er because of this." Dong Ping smiled and comforted Guo's parents, saying, "Father is not in good health, so it would be best for Mother to stay at home to take care of him."

"This..." Guo's mother glanced at Dong Ping with a worried expression, then turned to Guo's father to ask for his opinion.

After pondering for a moment, Guo's father nodded and said, "Ping'er is absolutely right."

“It’s not even the third time for the bride to return to her parents’ home yet, and Ping’er, as a new bride, is already taking her mother-in-law back to her parents’ home. This is bound to give people something to talk about.” Seeing that Guo’s mother was still worried, Guo’s father continued, “My health is not as good as before. If the two of you go to the Dong family together, even if I accidentally fall and get injured at home, it will give you and Ping’er something to talk about.”

“Since Ping’er has the courage to seek justice for herself, then we will believe in her.” Mr. Guo took Ms. Guo’s hand and then looked at Dong Ping and said, “Although your father and mother cannot accompany you to the Dong family, Ping’er must remember that whatever choice you make, your father and mother will support you.”

After thinking about it, Guo's mother also felt that what Guo's father said made sense.

Madam Guo sighed softly and said, "What Master says is true. Ping'er, you can go to the Dong family in town by yourself. If the neighbors ask, I will say that you went to town to buy things."

With a touch of heartache, Guo's mother held Dong Ping's hand and said, "The Guo family has declined, and we don't even have a single relative who can accompany you to the Dong family to reason with them. I'm sorry, Ping'er."

Dong Ping shook her head and said, "Ping'er doesn't feel wronged at all. I feel very happy that my parents can accept my background, so how could I feel wronged?"

"There's no time to lose, Ping'er, you should set off for the city now," said Guo's father with a look of relief.

"Yes, daddy."

The mountain road into the city was difficult to travel, and the Guo family didn't have any oxen or horses to help them. Therefore, Dong Ping had to carry a small bag of dry food and a small bottle of water on foot into the city.

This is why Guo's father urged Dong Ping, who had just finished breakfast, to leave immediately early in the morning.

If you leave early, you can arrive in the city to rest during the hottest part of the day.

Although Dong Ping had lived through the Song Dynasty, she still couldn't accurately calculate the time by looking at the sun overhead, so she didn't know how long she had been walking.

Although the mountain road was rugged and long, Dong Ping was in a good mood and enjoyed the scenery along the way, humming cheerful tunes, so she didn't feel bored at all.

As for fatigue...

Haha, having lived through the life of a heroine in the Song Dynasty, compared to marching and fighting, long walks are nothing!

Although Dong Ping's physical fitness is not as good as Dong Yue'e's, some things cannot be accomplished solely by physical strength. Perseverance and endurance can be the driving force for progress.