On the night of Wan Zhen's concubine wedding banquet, the commander of Jin Yiwei made Liu Chong stay in the palace for something, so he was unable to attend, so he could only prepare generous gifts, and Duan Mingchen, the acquaintance of Jin Yiwei, led his men to congratulate him.

In line with the mentality of losing people but not losing, and not eating for nothing, Jin Yiwei went to a dozen people at once, and specially put on solemn official uniforms to attend the banquet.

Duan Mingchen was wearing red gold with cloud shoulders, sleeves, and knees, with a flying fish resembling a dragon and a python coiled on his chest, a luan belt around his waist, and an embroidered spring knife on his shoulders. The golden brocade pattern was dazzling.The others were of a slightly lower rank, and they all wore big red flying fishes, and also had embroidered spring knives pinned to their waists.

A group of people from Jin Yiwei came to the mansion of Wan Zhen, the governor of the East Factory, with great arrogance. Those who didn't know their majestic posture thought they were ordered to search the house!

Wan Zhen's servant hurriedly led the Jinyiwei inside. At this time, many officials were already seated at the banquet. When Jinyiwei came, everyone couldn't help but feel a little guilty.

The housekeeper of the Wan family was clever, and arranged a large table for Jin Yiwei alone, so that everyone could live in peace without sitting with other officials.

Duan Mingchen noticed that a few tables not far away were people from Dongchang, his heart moved slightly, and he couldn't help but look a few more times.

Seeing Duan Mingchen's expression, Luo Qin took the initiative to lean over and whispered: "There is no Gu Huaiqing in there, it seems that no one has arrived yet."

Wan Zhen is an orphan and has no relatives, let alone heirs. Gu Huaiqing, who is the adopted son, should come out to help. The reason why he didn't come is probably because something happened in the palace.

After a while, a commotion was heard at the door, and the servants called out "Master Gu" respectfully. Jin Yiwei's eyes and ears were so sharp that everyone's eyes immediately turned to the door.

The door curtain was lifted, and a person walked in with his head lowered. When he raised his head inadvertently, the dark inner hall suddenly became brighter.

After Duan Mingchen saw the face of the visitor, he couldn't help being stunned.He has traveled all over the world for many years, and he has seen countless people, but he couldn't find a suitable word to describe the person in front of him.

Eunuchs are pampered in the palace, and most of them are born fair and handsome. However, after all, one important part is missing, and they always appear to be insufficiently masculine and overly yin.Coupled with some of the rumors he heard before, Duan Mingchen naturally imagined Gu Huaiqing as a feminine and charming figure all over his body.

Who knows that Gu Huaiqing is not what he imagined at all, his complexion is very white, not the paleness that rarely sees the sun, but like a high-quality sheep fat jade, shining with a lustrous luster.The facial contour is extremely deep, with a straight nose bridge, long and black eyebrows, a pair of beautiful red phoenix eyes under the eyebrows, the corners of the eyes are slightly raised, showing a bit of arrogance and laziness.

He was wearing a stone blue narrow-sleeved double-breasted gown, with cloud python patterns embroidered on the shoulders and hem with gold thread, an exquisite openwork white jade belt around his waist, and a purple gold crown with tied hair on his head. A golden-green opal is inlaid in the center of the forehead.

Gu Huaiqing's attire is not inferior to that of a prince, and the golden crown alone is probably worth thousands of gold.Given his five ranks and a thousand households, this attire is undoubtedly extremely presumptuous, but it proves that his family is upright from another angle.

As soon as Gu Huaiqing made his appearance, some officials immediately stepped forward to salute, with an extremely respectful attitude, full of flattery.

The guests who will be invited today, except for Jin Yiwei, are all officials who are usually on good terms with Wan Zhen. Since these people have embraced Dongchang's thigh, Gu Huaiqing, the big celebrity in front of the emperor, is naturally the object they are desperately trying to curry favor with.

Seeing this group of people kneeling and licking Eunuch Gu's ugliness, everyone in Jin Yiwei showed disdainful expressions on their faces, and Duan Mingchen was also very disdainful in his heart.

Duan Mingchen's official position was higher than Gu Huaiqing's, and he couldn't understand those people who flirted with flattery, so he naturally wouldn't take the initiative to talk to Gu Huaiqing, so he sat on a chair, crossed his legs, and drank tea calmly.

On the other side, after Gu Huaiqing returned the salute to the officials, he didn't pay much attention to them, so he sat down at the main table without even looking at Jin Yiwei's side.

Everyone in Jinyiwei was really angry at this moment, Tang Jingwen was eager to fight: "This little boy is too conceited!"

Duan Mingchen quietly grabbed Tang Jingwen, and said in a deep voice, "Don't be impulsive, you're just an eunuch, is it worth your anger?"

Gao Lu also persuaded: "We are having a wedding, not here to make trouble, don't disgrace our Jin Yiwei outside."

After a while, Wan Zhen, the owner of Wan Mansion, finally appeared.

Wan Zhen is about 60 years old. He is fat and white, with kind eyebrows and kind eyes. He looks kind and friendly, like a wealthy country gentleman. Just looking at his appearance, no one would have guessed that he is the famous governor of the East Factory.

Xu Shiren is in good spirits on happy occasions, Wan Zhen is wearing a luxurious red python robe, and the corners of his wrinkled eyes are full of joy.

Taking a concubine is different from marrying a wife. There is no need to worship heaven and earth. The bride cannot wear a red dress, only pink, and she is carried in by a small sedan chair through the side door.

However, Wan Zhen's status was extraordinary, and the one he accepted was the daughter of Duke An, so he set up a banquet with great fanfare and invited the opera troupe to sing.

Seeing that all the guests had arrived, Wan Zhen took a glass of wine, cupped his hands and said to everyone: "Today, I am pleased to accept concubines. The arrival of all the distinguished guests really makes the humble house shine! The wine and dishes are on the table, you are welcome. Enjoy it to your heart's content, and you can go to the back hall to watch a play after eating, and I specially invited the Qingchun class to sing for a whole day."

The Qingchun troupe is the leading opera troupe in Beijing. Last year, on the birthday of the Empress Dowager, she once performed in the palace. After watching it, the Empress Dowager greatly appreciated it and bestowed a plaque of "Leader in Liyuan". The Qingchun troupe has become famous ever since.

The Qingchun troupe performs outside, and tickets are hard to come by. If you want to invite the Qingchun troupe to perform in a private residence, it is not something that can be done with money.

The banquet officially started, and the guests came forward to toast Wan Zhen one after another. Gu Huaiqing stayed by Wan Zhen's side and quietly blocked some drinks for him.

For a while, the backstage was full of gongs and drums, and the banquet was very lively. However, in this harmonious and festive atmosphere, accidents happened suddenly!

Four men in black descended from the sky, quickly overturned a few guests who were in the way, and surrounded Wan Zhen in an instant.

"Steward, take your life!"

The sword energy was like a rainbow piercing the sun, and the sword light was like a flash of lightning, heading straight for Wan Zhen's throat.

The assassin appeared very suddenly, everyone was too drunk to react in time, and although Jin Yiwei was outstanding in martial arts, it was a pity that the distance was too far, and there was no time to rescue him.

Seeing that Wan Zhen was about to splatter five steps with blood, and the happy event turned into a mourning event, a pair of slender white hands suddenly appeared from the sideways stab, and threw a jade porcelain cup, knocking the assassin's sword tip, defusing the deadly move go.

Immediately afterwards, Gu Huaiqingsu flicked his fingers repeatedly. Every time he flicked his fingers, an assassin fell to the ground, just like a magic trick.

The fallen assassin clutched his neck, his eyes protruded, and twitched a few times on the ground before blood slowly flowed out from his throat. His death was horrific.

Seeing that the situation was not good, the assassin who was farthest away immediately turned around and ran to the window, trying to escape.

Gu Huaiqing sneered, grabbed a chopstick and shot at it.

Hearing a sound, the ordinary wooden chopstick pierced through the assassin's shoulder blades and nailed him to the wall. The assassin wailed in pain, and blood splashed on the snow-white window paper, which immediately blurred.

Gu Huaiqing killed three people in a row and seriously injured one without blinking an eye.The people of Dongchang woke up as if they had just woken up from a dream, and quickly surrounded the seriously injured assassin, trying to force him to confess. Unexpectedly, the assassin had been prepared, bit the poison hidden in his teeth, and immediately bled to death from his seven orifices.

Seeing the assassin committing suicide, Gu Huaiqing turned around and returned to Wan Zhen's side, knelt down on one knee and pleaded guilty: "The adoptive father was frightened, the child didn't investigate for a while, let the thief commit suicide."

Blood splashing into the wedding hall was regarded as unlucky, and Wan Zhen's expression was very ugly when such a scene happened, but fortunately, there was no danger and no one was injured.

Wan Zhen always had a good face, and he didn't want to lose face on the big day, so he helped Gu Huaiqing and said: "You did a good job! Let's forget about it today, and we will investigate slowly later."

When the word "thorough investigation" was mentioned, Wan Zhen's kind face showed a bit of gloom, and it was obvious that he would not let it go.

Gu Huaiqing nodded in agreement.

There was a mess during the banquet, tables and chairs were tilted, and delicacies were spilled all over the floor.

The room was filled with a strong smell of blood, obviously unable to stay here any longer, Gu Huaiqing clasped his hands and said: "I'm sorry, this accident has surprised all distinguished guests, I'm really sorry! Please move to the back hall to listen to the play, by the way take a break."

Most of the people here are civil servants who have no power to restrain their chickens. Wherever they have seen such bloody scenes, their faces are pale with fright, and their timid legs are shaking like chaff. They wish to leave immediately, but if they leave now, they will be swept away. In the face of the governor of the East Factory, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and move tremblingly to the back hall.

Only Jin Yiwei and his group were still sitting calmly, showing no signs of timidity or panic.

However, composure is just an appearance, in fact, there are huge waves in their hearts.Gu Huaiqing's ability to kill the assassin just now really shocked them.

It's not uncommon to kill three assassins in a row, Duan Mingchen thought he could do it, but it's really rare for Gu Huaiqing's fierce and quick strikes.

Ordinary people may not be able to see clearly how Gu Huaiqing killed the assassin, but they cannot escape the sharp eyes of Duan Mingchen and other experts.

Gu Huaiqing's killing weapon was a thin transparent thread. It was not an ordinary thin thread, but a very rare celestial silk. It was as thin as a cow's hair, but it was so tough that ordinary swords could not cut it.He usually hides the celestial silk in his sleeves, and in battle, he pours his internal force into the silk thread, and with his fingertips, he shoots it out, piercing the enemy's throat instantly.

Since the silkworm silk was very thin, it penetrated the throat very quickly, and the assassin fell to the ground before he could dodge in time, and then blood slowly flowed out from the wound.

Duan Mingchen had previously heard his mother say that Gu Huaiqing was highly skilled in martial arts, but he didn't take it seriously, but now it seems that Gu Huaiqing's martial arts are high enough to rank among the top masters in the world.

Duan Mingchen has practiced martial arts since he was a child, and he is very talented. He has few opponents at a young age. Usually, if he meets a master, he can't help itching his hands and seeks out that person to learn from.

It's just that Gu Huaiqing has a special status, second only to Wan Zhen in Dongchang, and is deeply favored by the emperor. Duan Mingchen only has deep fear of him, but he should not be easily provoked.

Duan Mingchen looked at Gu Huaiqing, his eyes revealing a bit of probing intent. It happened that Gu Huaiqing turned his head, and the eyes of the two met in the air...

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