It was only then that Wen He finally realized something was wrong with Lu Chaosheng’s state. He could not help asking, “General Lu, you... what’s wrong?”
“Such wonderful news. Why aren’t you happy?”
“Wonderful my ass!” Lu Chaosheng exploded on the spot. “Ning Wanqin got married, and I didn’t even know about it! How the hell am I supposed to be happy?”
“I’m asking you—when did you see Ning Wanqin go to the Luan Registry Office?”
“And did she go alone?”
“Was there... was that good-for-nothing Shen Moyan with her?”
Wen He jumped in fright. Pei Wugou immediately stepped in front of her like a mother hen protecting its chick, his expression turning grim. “General Lu, watch your tone when you speak to Little He.”
Wen He was not offended. Instead, she said, “It’s all right, Ah Wu.”
“General Lu is probably just in a bad mood.”
Then she turned to Lu Chaosheng and said, “General Lu, it was about half an hour ago. Someone from our laborers’ camp saw Miss Ning Wanqin go to the Luan Registry Office. After she came back, the news spread.”
“Quite a few people went to see for themselves. It should be true.”
“Miss Ning Wanqin really did go to the Luan Registry Office.”
“As for whether someone called Shen Moyan was with her, we don’t know.”
“We all thought Miss Ning Wanqin was going to marry you, so we were happy for you...”
Before she could finish, Lu Chaosheng turned around and left.
His steps were exceptionally quick.
This put Pei Wugou in an even worse mood.
It was not because Lu Chaosheng had been rude to him or had left without even greeting him.
Rather...
He had repeatedly shown disrespect toward his Little He.
“Ah Wu, something may have happened to General Lu. We should hurry after him and see what’s going on,” Wen He suggested.
Pei Wugou was somewhat unwilling to agree. “Hmph. He’s so overbearing. Let him go by himself. Why should we follow him?”
“Oh, come on, Ah Wu. General Lu must simply be anxious. After all, Miss Ning Wanqin has been his childhood sweetheart for over twenty years, and they have a deep bond. Don’t hold a grudge over such a minor matter...”
Wen He gave him a tug, and Pei Wugou immediately went along with her.
They had only taken a few steps when they ran into Deputy General Chen Song.
Chen Song was no fool. The moment he saw Lu Chaosheng striding away, with Pei Wugou and Wen He following behind, he knew something had happened.
Besides, he held Lu Chaosheng in extremely high regard, so he hurried over to ask what was going on.
At present, Deputy General Chen Song was officially Pei Wugou’s superior. With no armor on, Pei Wugou had to report everything to him, so he explained the situation in full.
Deputy General Chen Song’s expression changed drastically as he listened.
“What?”
“Ning Wanqin got married? And she didn’t tell Lu Chaosheng?”
“No, wait. Ning Wanqin actually got married behind Lu Chaosheng’s back?”
“Who in the entire city of Zhenjiang doesn’t know that those two have been childhood sweethearts and lovers for twenty years? This... this is going to turn the whole city upside down!”
Deputy General Chen Song was a loyal man.
More importantly, he understood the bigger picture.
He knew that with Ren Tianye’s army closing in, Lu Chaosheng absolutely had to remain steady. He immediately summoned his personal guards and ordered them to call over a group of soldiers to go with them.
If nothing had happened, then all would be well.
But if something had...
Hmph!
Whoever you were, they would help Lu Chaosheng build up his momentum!
However, Deputy General Chen Song had not expected that when he merely had his personal guards call out, not only would the soldiers under his command come in response to military orders, but countless other soldiers would also come after hearing the news.
In the blink of an eye, there were already several thousand of them.
“Someone dared to ruin our General Lu’s marriage? I’ll chop the bastard into pieces and feed him to the dogs!”
“That fool must be tired of living! He actually dares to ruin General Lu’s marriage? Damn it, here in Zhenjiang City, I’d like to see who has the guts to do such a thing!”
“Let’s go and stand behind General Lu!”
...
The sight left Deputy General Chen Song even more astonished.
He secretly thought, Lu Chaosheng has even more support among the troops than I imagined!
Then I’ll have to win him over properly.
With that, Deputy General Chen Song swept his hand through the air, and everyone followed behind him in a great procession.
It looked almost like they were marching off to war.
The massive force blotted out the sky, its imposing presence overwhelming, as it headed straight for the Luan Registry Office!
Lu Chaosheng, however, knew nothing about any of this.
At present, he had no mind to worry about such things.
All he could think about was reaching the place as quickly as possible and finding out what had happened.
How could his childhood sweetheart of more than twenty years possibly marry another man behind his back? Even if the two of them had broken up normally, it should not have happened like this!
His heart burning with anxiety, he spurred his horse into a mad gallop.
It did not take long before he reached the outside of the Luan Registry Office.
As a special department established by Yunjing, it had long since been constructed in a neat and solemn style. It occupied an entire courtyard on the western side of the Household Affairs Office. A vermilion gate stood beneath a gilded plaque bearing the words “Luan Registry Office,” while an announcement stele stood beneath the covered corridor.
The commoners coming and going all carried their birth records and marriage contracts, waiting there to register them.
Lu Chaosheng was just wondering how he could get inside when his gaze swept across the area.
Suddenly, his entire body shook violently, and he nearly toppled from the saddle.
He saw Ning Wanqin!
Ning Wanqin wore a bright red bridal gown and phoenix crown with ceremonial robes. Her face was radiant with happiness as she walked out of the Luan Registry Office hand in hand with a man.
That man was none other than that good-for-nothing Shen Moyan!
And each of them held a gilded document case in their hands.
Lu Chaosheng recognized that case.
More accurately, it was something he had once longed for with all his heart.
It was precisely the red marriage registry document bearing a gold-inlaid luan design, issued by the Luan Registry Office.
The Household Affairs Office’s official seal was stamped upon it.
It was the only legally valid marriage certificate in Yunjing.
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