I became the God Brother of the Regent King after Transmigration!-Chapter 221 - 152: Dayan Foodies

The people of the Lu Family vanished from the entrance of the Dingyuan Marquis Mansion in just a few breaths. Whether it was the bridal sedan or the people blowing suona horns, or even the servants of the Lu Family, they ran off cleanly as if they had never been there.

A good news report alone can boost morale.

And when the Dingyuan Marquis returns, the entire Capital City will be caught in a whirlwind.

Gu Chengzhao retracted his gaze, his eyes landing on Lu Congyun, with a hint of scrutiny.

This little girl seems to like that boy from the Xie Family, could it be that today’s bride swap was Xie Yun’s doing?

It wasn’t until this moment that he dismounted his horse.

Behind him, the iron cavalry that made the whole Capital City tremble was only twenty-odd riders. Each soldier’s armor was torn, stained with dried blood.

As he dismounted, the other soldiers did the same. Amidst the mournful cries, those horses, which had been running day and night, collapsed on the ground, their hooves twitching, stirring up flying dust.

Along the way, from the Royal Court of Qiangrong, through the Northern Territory’s Weizhou, back to the Yan Capital, they sprinted thousands of miles, passing countless checkpoints. Each of them had changed horses at least five or six times.

In the end, the warhorses were exhausted, with no horses to change. Last night, Gu Chengzhao directly went to a stable at Yizhou, holding the Marquis order, seized two or three dozen horses for the Dingyuan Army to ride.

The Dingyuan Army initially returning to the Capital had a full five thousand men, but later Marquis Gu said, since anyway there are no wives or children of yours in the Capital, you might as well stay in the Northern Territory.

With those words, those without family or friends in the Capital were excluded, leaving only a thousand men.

These thousand soldiers were to escort the captured old Chanyu and the Left Valley King of the Royal Court, making their march slow, while several hundred followed Gu Chengzhao’s thousand-mile assault.

However, even with the capabilities of the Dingyuan Iron Cavalry, no rest, no sleep, no one could keep up with Gu Chengzhao’s pace, until half a two-hour ago, Gu Chengzhao stopped his horse at the Capital Suburb, waited for twenty-odd people, Marquis Gu thought the prestige was enough, and entered the Capital.

Then Marquis Gu took the opportunity to change clothes.

—On the road, enduring half-a-day’s snowstorm, even the toughest warhorses couldn’t hold out, many fell, these soldiers of the Dingyuan Army were exceptionally disheveled, dirty like mud monkeys, except for Gu Chengzhao alone, his white clothes fluttered, untainted, like an Immortal descended to the world.

Marquis Gu boasted: "This Marquis is a man of culture, a scholar-general of his generation."

When they reached the Capital, everyone was already exhausted, and what allowed them to persist until now, was the eagerness to return and their loyalty and trust in Marquis Gu.

Luckily, they made it in time.

Gu Chengzhao’s peripheral vision swept over Gu Lan, pretending not to see, he walked forward to Old Madam Gu, smiled, "Mother, I’m back."

Gu Lan looked deeply at Gu Chengzhao, he bore some resemblance to the Second Young Master Gu, but was more handsome, completely indistinguishable even though he was a few years older than the Second Young Master Gu.

His eyes were bright like spring water, black hair with a golden crown, arrogant and unrestrained, if it weren’t for the robust inner strength and evil qi surrounding him, he would seem more like a civil servant.

"Good to be back, good to be back!" Old Madam Gu’s eyes welled up with tears, in the sounds of gratitude from the people, everyone walked into the Marquis Mansion.

The onlookers dispersed, but the news of Marquis Gu’s return to the Capital and the great victory in the Northern Territory, spread like wildfire, shaking the entire Capital City, the entire Yan Country, even shocking various other countries.

Rong Heng stared at the closed door of the Marquis Mansion, until Gu Lan’s figure was completely out of sight, he then retracted his gaze, his eyes deep and dark.

Beside him, Jiu whispered, "Good thing Marquis Gu returned in time... otherwise we’d truly have to make Lu Feifei disappear again under everyone’s watchful eyes, which would be as difficult as assassinating County Princess Changle in the street."

Rong Heng glanced at him, coldly said, "Does Rong Baoyi know you’re using her for such a comparison?"

Jiu: "...Actually, before I came, County Princess found me and said, if Gu Lan really is forced to marry Lu Feifei, with no other way, just have her use the Commander’s Seal left by Prince Rui."

Rong Heng looked at the gate, for some reason, suddenly recalled the old locust tree Gu Lan convinced him to cut down.

He felt a bit of regret,

because it was the only thing outside the Dingyuan Marquis Mansion he could see related to Gu Lan.

...he himself had cut it down.

He lowered his eyes, said blandly, "Seems there are quite a few willing to help her."

Jiu whispered, "That’s also because Your Highness you tried your best. If Young Master knew Your Highness switched brides for her, he’d be very touched, maybe even fall into your arms, offering himself—"

"Shut up, let You Ying offer himself into your arms then." Rong Heng said with a dark face.

Jiu: "...Your Highness, you should stop smiling, are you imagining Young Master offering himself to you."

"I, did not, smile."

...

"Uncle Li, quickly arrange some rooms so these soldiers can rest. How many days have they been without sleep? Chengzhao, tell your mother how you captured that old rascal?"

With no outsiders around, Old Madam Gu set aside her stern demeanor, asking with a cheerful smile.

She quickly changed from her black long jacket into her favorite large floral cotton robe.

"Thank you, Old Madam, we’ll sleep first—" Upon hearing Old Madam’s words, two of the soldiers immediately fell asleep on the spot, drifting off as quickly as if they had returned home, and that too on the cold hard ground.

"The battle situation was complicated; in short, it was a great victory... I’ll tell you more later."

As Gu Chengzhao spoke, he kicked the two unconscious soldiers in the butt and said fiercely:

"You reek! Don’t block the entrance of this Marquis’s house."

The two of them got up tearfully and followed Uncle Li to the guest room to pass out somewhere else.

Gu Chengzhao took Old Madam’s arm from Zhou Wanqing’s hands, personally supporting her into the hall.

The couple’s eyes unintentionally met in mid-air, and Gu Chengzhao panicked, hurriedly saying, "Don’t, don’t cry."

Zhou Wanqing wiped her eyes: "Who’s crying? It’s all your fault for bringing such dust with you."

"No way, where’s the dust? I purposely changed into new clothes when I came back. Look, this is still the one you made for me." Gu Chengzhao quickly let go of his mother, skillfully took a handkerchief from Ling’er, and carefully wiped Zhou Wanqing’s tears.

The Marquis, who was just arrogant outside, now moved delicately in front of his wife, as if he was holding a rare treasure.

Wanqing isn’t one to cry easily; shedding tears now means she really missed him... so thought Marquis Gu.

In fact, Madam Zhou realized that whenever she cried, Lan would become particularly obedient, so she cultivated the good habit of being able to cry at any time.

After wiping her tears, Gu Chengzhao spread his arms, turning around once to flaunt his elegant and wild figure.

Zhou Wanqing choked up and asked, "Why is this outfit still new?"

"Couldn’t wear it on the battlefield, but I actually wore the dark-colored one you made for my return. It was more convenient to ride in instead of armor. Unexpectedly, after seven days, that outfit got smelly too..."

Marquis Gu explained and accidentally revealed to Madam Zhou the fact that he made her clothes smelly.

Zhou Wanqing snorted softly, "Then wash it clean yourself, mend it, and continue wearing it."

Marquis Gu obediently agreed: "I will follow the lady’s teachings."

After coaxing his wife, Marquis Gu touched his stomach, restraining his sharpness, and looked at Old Madam with eyes as gentle as spring water: "Mother, I haven’t eaten for three days, I’m so hungry."

The two who fainted earlier crawled out of their room, their eyes red, shouting: "Old Madam, we haven’t eaten in six days, all to follow the Marquis, surviving on nothing but water every day."

The twenty or so soldiers, each with eyes red from hunger, echoed: "Yes."

Marquis Gu snorted, "That’s because you’re incompetent. This Marquis even ate rations mid-way waiting for you, yet you couldn’t catch up."

Old Madam said: "Didn’t know you’d suddenly come back, so nothing was prepared... Never mind, hurry and give the order. Today’s great victory will be the feast for celebration!"

At her command, the main hall and courtyard of the Marquis Mansion were set with a banquet, and the entire Marquis Mansion became lively.

Gu Chengye wasn’t at the mansion, but Mrs. Wang was there. She went to the kitchen to help, and in no time, a variety of meticulously cooked dishes were served.

Before starting, Gu Chengzhao specifically ordered Gu Changting that even if a Holy Decree from the Emperor arrived, nothing should be discussed until they were well fed and satisfied.

Gu Changting patted his chest, agreeing, and led the household soldiers, eagerly starting to patrol.

Gu Lan frowned, not expecting Gu Changting to be such a fan of Marquis Gu, not even eating, standing guard outside the Marquis Mansion.

Within a day, the roller-coaster ride experienced by Young Master Gu left him famished.

The father and son... father and daughter were seated at a table, and before others could take their second bite, Gu Lan and Gu Chengzhao started gobbling down food like a whirlwind. 𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂

"In terms of eating, Lan’er and Chengzhao truly are like father and son."

Old Madam said with a beaming smile.