What to do if you receive the wrong package?
Chapter 49 The Substitute Bride Scandal
The three of them, including Gu Yan, sat together, looking at each other. They had so much to say, but for a moment they were speechless.
"It's so good, so good, I've finally met you two." Su Huaiqi broke the silence first, taking a deep breath, her eyes filled with the images of her two friends.
Gu Yan raised his hand and gently wiped away Su Huaiqi's tears, while also playfully flicking her nose, saying jokingly, "I never thought our tomboy Qiqi would have a day when she's all in tears."
The three of them smiled at each other, their eyes revealing their longing for one another.
Gu Yan first gave a brief introduction to her and Shen Mujin's situation, and then told them all about how they met and what happened afterward.
Su Huaiqi hadn't expected that Gu Yan and his companion had such a thrilling journey. As she listened to Gu Yan's description, her heart pounded with every turn of events, sometimes tense, sometimes excited.
After Gu Yan finished speaking, Su Huaiqi immediately moved closer to Shen Mujin and smiled brightly: "Mumu, which of the two handsome guys just now is your Xuanyi?"
Sure enough, no matter the time, gossip about relationships is always the most powerful force.
"How come I never realized you were such a gossip?" Shen Mujin moved to the side without hesitation, her face full of disgust.
"Hehe, didn't we have Yueya around before?" Su Huaiqi didn't care at all and moved closer to Shen Mujin again.
"Qiqi, you don't believe me when I say you're a straight woman? You didn't even notice how protective Xuanyi was of Mumu before?" Gu Yan sat to the side, leisurely watching the two of them chasing each other, and kindly reminded them.
"Oh dear, my attention was all on those people who were trying to capture me! How could I have paid attention to any of this?" Su Huaiqi decisively abandoned Shen Mujin, turned around, and plopped down next to Gu Yan.
"Ayan, you'll definitely know the answer to this question."
"Of course I know! The one in the white shirt is Xuan Yi." Gu Yan gave his answer without hesitation.
Just kidding, she was overjoyed that there was one more person to compete with Xuan Yi for Mu Mu at this moment.
Shen Mujin knew exactly what Gu Yan was thinking. The thought of having to navigate between the three of them in the future gave her a sudden headache.
Joking aside, although Su Huaiqi is with them now, she is not completely free. They still need to find a way to deal with the group that wants to capture Su Huaiqi.
"Qiqi, it's your turn. Tell me properly, what's going on with you?" Gu Yan returned to a serious expression.
"Yes, how come you're getting married so suddenly?" Shen Mujin also asked with a serious expression.
"Let's start with a simple self-introduction. My original name was Su Yuanming, the illegitimate granddaughter of Grand Tutor Su Li of the previous dynasty. As you all know, we all drank quite a bit that day, and when we woke up the next day, we found ourselves in this body."
As Su Huaiqi spoke, he suddenly became excited and quickly sped up his speech.
"The place I'm in is called Mingjin Girls' Academy, which is similar to an ancient girls' art school. That's where I met Hua Bao and Yue Ya, who also traveled through time!"
"Hua Bao?!"
"Moon Girl?!"
Gu Yan and Shen Mujin jumped up from their chairs in excitement.
Gu Yan gripped Su Huaiqi's hand tightly, somewhat unable to believe his ears.
"Qiqi, you said the three of you were always together before."
"Yes! Although we don't live in the same compound, we still see each other quite often."
"Tell me quickly, what are Hua Bao and Yue Ya like?" Shen Mujin also came over excitedly, urging her.
Su Huaiqi fully understood her two sisters' feelings. She believed that if Hua Bao and Yue Ya heard the news of her meeting Mu Mu and A Yan, they would react in the same way.
"Yueya is now called Fang Chuyue, the second daughter of the Minister of Rites, born out of wedlock. Huabao is called Hua Qingrao, a distant niece of Marquis Qi Yuan. Both of them are quite good-looking as they grow up, each with their own unique beauty."
"Qiqi, could you explain in more detail?" Gu Yan pressed, hoping that they might recognize each other if they bumped into each other on the street in the future.
After thinking for a long time, Su Huaiqi said with some difficulty, "Yueya is bright and beautiful, and Huabao is charming and graceful?"
After listening to Qiqi's description, Gu Yan couldn't help but pat her shoulder and tease her, "You really went to a lot of trouble, using all your Chinese language skills to describe it. Never mind, just continue."
Su Huaiqi crossed his arms innocently and continued speaking.
"Our women's college has a building called 'Ten Thousand Phoenixes Facing the Phoenix,' which is equivalent to a high-tech laboratory in our university. Everyone selected there becomes an outstanding individual after graduation, and they're guaranteed job placement. Moreover, if you want to leave the women's college quickly to find you, the only way is to go into this building. So during that time, the three of us studied with incredible intensity, practically burning the midnight oil every day. And then..."
"So all three of you were selected?" Shen Mujin couldn't help but guess.
Su Huaiqi shook her head. "In the end, I tried too hard and only I was selected." At this point, Su Huaiqi sighed silently. It was precisely because of this selection that she attracted all the trouble that followed.
The Women's Academy stipulated that each selected person would have one opportunity for a family visit before entering the Phoenix Pavilion. Su Huaiqi was also given this opportunity, and her aunt was said to be visiting her. The visit was short, and the two only exchanged a few words, but Su Huaiqi had no idea that this visit would be anything but simple.
Because after she was visited, her identity was stolen.
The original owner of Su Huaiqi was just a pawn thrown in by her family to get into the girls' academy. However, the family never expected that the original owner would be taken over by Su Huaiqi, and they never expected that Su Huaiqi would actually be selected to enter the Ten Thousand Phoenixes Pavilion.
Originally, when the Su family heard the news of Su Huaiqi entering the building, they only wanted to reconcile with Su Huaiqi and get closer to him so that they could benefit each other in the future.
However, the Su family suddenly received a token from Wutong Manor, saying that the two families had previously made a marriage agreement, and that the manor was seeking a wife from the Su family on behalf of the young master of Wutong Manor.
Everyone knows that Wutong Manor is a famous manor in the martial arts world. It is not only because the manor is wealthy, but also because its previous owners were extremely good at business. Wutong Manor's shops have now spread throughout the entire Great Qi.
However, the world also knows that the current owner of Wutong Manor has only one son, and this young master was born with a disability, is blind, and is lame.
Most importantly, rumors say that this person is eccentric, ruthless, and vicious, making him someone people dare not speak out against.
With such a person coming to the Su family to propose marriage, how could the Su family send their carefully nurtured granddaughter into the lion's den? So, under the guise of a feigned visit and with the cover of the old Grand Tutor Su, they staged a "switcheroo" scheme.
The one who entered the Wanfeng Chaohuang Tower was Su Yuwei, the eldest granddaughter of the Su family, while the one who was to marry into Wutong Manor and marry the young master became Su Yuanming, who was actually Su Huaiqi in the shell.
In fact, Su Huaiqi didn't care much about whether or not she could enter the Wanfeng Chaohuang Tower. Her main purpose in entering the tower was simply to leave the girls' courtyard as soon as possible.
Now that they've left the women's college, it doesn't matter who goes in. But it's absolutely impossible to leave one pit of fire and jump into another.
married?
And she's going to marry a stranger with a terrible reputation?
Impossible, absolutely impossible.
Although the Su family forcibly fed her a bowl of sleeping potion and bound her tightly before stuffing her into the bridal sedan chair, Su Huaiqi was not easy to manipulate. Pretending to be obedient and compliant, she seized the opportunity to run away as soon as she left Zhongjing with the marriage proposal team.
She had already observed the guards' schedule and personnel arrangements, and coupled with her agility, she managed to hide without being discovered.
Just a few steps from the gate, she encountered a master. Although Su Huaiqi could easily take on five opponents in modern times, her current physical condition didn't allow it, and she could only flee in a sorry state.
"Luckily I met you guys, otherwise I would definitely have been taken back." Su Huaiqi clasped his hands together, truly grateful for God's blessing this time.
"Don't be too happy yet, you're not completely free yet." Shen Mujin poured cold water on you.
"Sigh, I don't want to keep hiding like this. But if I get caught and taken back, oh my god, I don't even want to think about it." Su Huaiqi slumped weakly on the table, burying her head in her arms, seemingly unwilling to face this reality.
Gu Yan pulled Su Huaiqi up from the table, "You're Iron Qiqi, so cheer up!"
Su Huaiqi leaned against Gu Yan. "No, I am Daiyu Qiqi now. I can't carry anything, I can't lift anything, and I get out of breath after running a few steps. Let me lie down."
Shen Mujin looked helplessly at the two who had started to bicker, and said, "Alright, come and analyze how to get Qiqi out of this marriage."
"That's right, help me out! The three of us are as good as one Zhuge Liang!" Su Huaiqi suddenly perked up, his eyes fixed intently on the other two.
"If you ask me, the most direct way is to go to your fiancé and tell him straight up that you've been switched." Gu Yan hates these roundabout things the most; after all, she has a brain, but not many.
"I dare not. If I tell everything, the Su family probably won't tolerate me either. Then there might be two groups chasing after me." Su Huaiqi had also thought about revealing everything, but she was only one person. How could she possibly contend with the power of the Su family?
Being able to transfer her out of the Ten Thousand Phoenixes Pavilion is not something an ordinary person can do.
"Not necessarily." Shen Mujin pondered for a moment, then suddenly had an idea. "Actually, we just need to figure out why Wutong Manor suddenly wants to propose marriage to the Su family. Judging from your description, the young master of the manor is unruly, so why would he agree to a marriage arranged by his family?"
“That makes sense.” Qi Qi blinked, remembering that she hadn’t seen the legendary young master along the way. Perhaps the young master didn’t want to marry her.
"But...we don't know this young master. How can we talk to him? Besides, why should he talk to us?"
"Just because we don't know them doesn't mean others don't. Don't forget, we also know some reputable people." Gu Yan gave Qi Qi a reassuring look, then pointed to the door, since those two looked quite impressive.
"You mean you want Xuan Yi and Jiang Si to help you?" Shen Mujin asked.
"Yes, let's ask first. If it really doesn't work, we'll think of another way."
When the three of them finished their discussion and opened the door again, it was already time for dinner.
Bai Hongsheng saw Gu Yan finally emerge from the room and ran over happily, "Second sister, Mu Mu sister, you're finally out! The two brothers said you were talking about something and couldn't be disturbed."
Gu Yan picked up the little one and praised with a smile, "Sheng Sheng is so good. The older sisters have finished talking. How about we go have dinner now? I'll also introduce you to a new older sister."
"A new older sister?" Bai Hongsheng tilted his head, looked at Su Huaiqi behind Gu Yan, and blinked his big, round eyes at Su Huaiqi.
Su Huaiqi was completely charmed by Bai Hongsheng and immediately greeted him, "Hi, little Shengsheng, how are you?"
Because she was planning to discuss something at dinner, Shen Mujin requested a private room. After everyone was seated, she sat down next to Xuan Yi.
Seeing Xuan Yi's feigned seriousness, she took the initiative to reach out and interlock her fingers with his, then winked at him pitifully and whispered in his ear, "Xuan Yi, I missed you so much this afternoon."
Xuan Yi subtly raised the corners of his mouth, glancing at Shen Mujin while suppressing a smile, feeling as if a few deer were pounding wildly in his heart.
Seeing that Xuan Yi still ignored her, Shen Mujin moved closer to him, gently shaking his arm and speaking in an increasingly soft tone.
Why are you ignoring me? Don't you miss me?
Xuan Yi's eyes darkened, and he gripped Shen Mujin's hand tightly, saying in a deep voice, "I want to. Stop shaking me."
A surge of evil fire coursed through his body, and the more he shook himself, the more chaotic his mind became.
Gu Yan quickly nudged Su Huaiqi beside her, signaling her to hurry up and go see Mu Mu. It was a live love drama, so don't miss it!
Using the menu in her hand, Su Huaiqi openly stole glances at Shen Mujin and Xuan Yi beside her.
Is this the spark of love?
Is this what love looks like?
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