024：自己作死

Goose was helped onto the horse by them.
Gu Jian can clearly feel that the horse beneath him is probably fake, after all, it feels empty and feels like a paper horse.
For some reason, Gu Jian suddenly thought of the paper horse he occasionally glimpsed in the shop when he met An Yu a few days ago, which is exactly the same as this one.
And these 'people'...
At the same time, Gu Jian felt a bit excited.
An Yu must be furious when she finds out.
Xile continued, the wedding procession slowly moved forward, turned past Zhongyong Street, crossed the pedestrian bridge, and headed west.
After an unknown period of time, the wedding party stopped in front of a household.
Gu Jian was helped off the horse, and he strained his eyes to look up, finally seeing the plaque clearly.
With a black background and gilded letters, it read: Wang Mansion.
Good, he knows that black background and gilded characters are only used in Yin houses, such as the candle shop.
"The bride is here." A deep and eerie shout seemed to come from the sky, and the heavy door opened. Four or five maidservants came out in file and stood on both sides of the door.
A woman wearing a bright red wedding dress and a veil was helped out by someone.
When she appeared, Gu Jianming could clearly feel the temperature dropping around him.
Unable to control himself, Gu Jianming reached out to hold the bride's hand, which felt cold and even had a faint smell of decay.
It seems that after staying in a sealed place for a long time, there is an unknowingly brought out a damp smell.
Gu Jian was startled and helped the person into the sedan chair, but his hands were as steady as an old dog. It's not his own body that is in control, so he must be steady.
The welcoming team continued to walk, and Gu Jian felt that they were going in circles. He counted and realized that they had made three and a half rounds before finally stopping at the back door of the Wang Mansion.
Then Gu Jian was dumbfounded.
Because the back door of the Wang Mansion also had a plaque, with black background and gilded letters, but instead of the words "Wang Mansion," it said "Gu Mansion."
Gu Jian felt that the dark gate of the Gu Mansion was like a whirlpool, once he entered, he could never come out again.
But he couldn't control himself.
Gu Jian could only watch himself dismount and hold the bride's cold hand, step by step, getting closer to the 'gate of the Gu Mansion'.
As he stepped forward and before his foot could touch the ground, a shrill scream suddenly echoed in his ears. Following the scream, he forcefully released the grip on the back of the bride's hand. Then came the eerie voice questioning who it was. And then, he opened his eyes.
Gu Jian breathed heavily, his whole body drenched in sweat, his red eyes staring at the familiar bed curtain. He opened his mouth and didn't scream for the first time, but only on the second try did a sound come out.
The maid hurriedly lit the lamp and lifted the curtain, anxiously asking, "Young Master, what's wrong with you?"
"Oh! Young Master, are you feeling unwell? Why are you sweating all over? I will go and fetch the doctor!"
"Wait! What time is it now?" He couldn't sleep any longer. This matter was too strange, he had to find Miss An.
"The hour of Mao just passed, it's still early." This young master usually doesn't get up until the hour of Si.
"Change my clothes and instruct someone to prepare the car," Gu Jianqiang said as he struggled to sit up, fighting against his weak body.
Suddenly, he noticed that the black bracelet on his left hand seemed to have absorbed more ink, easing his uneasy heart a little.
Jiang Huai is doing morning exercises when he hears someone reporting that Gu Jian has arrived. At first, he doesn't believe it, but when he sees the person coming in a fluster, he suddenly has a bad premonition.
"Ah Huai! I saw a ghost yesterday!"
People below: "..."
Jiang Huai is also speechless. Why do you look so excited when you bumped into a ghost? Aren't you afraid at all?
I waved my hand to let the person go down, brought Gu Jian into the house, poured him a cup of tea, and then asked what happened.
Gu Jian was initially afraid, but after guessing that the bracelet given to him by An Yu saved him, he became fearless and only felt excitement.
With Miss An around! Don't be afraid of anything!
After listening to Gu Jian's account, Jiang Huai became more worried. Gu Jian, as the son of the Minister of Rites, should be a good catch even if someone else wants to marry into his family. But unfortunately, someone has set their sights on Gu Jian.
"An is not awake yet, you should rest here for a while and have breakfast before leaving."
"An's schedule is just as busy as Gu Jianzhen's."
"Jiang Huai thought, maybe this is why An takes special care of Gu Jianzhen."
Half past the snake hour, the two finally arrived at Zhiyi Pavilion.
An Yu was sitting inside the room eating preserved fruit.
The blueprints have been handed over for construction, and with someone from the Princess' Manor keeping an eye on things, she was reassured.
Before the two of them could explain their intentions, An Yu gave Gu Jian a glance: "Didn't I tell you not to pick up things randomly?"
Gu Jian felt wronged: "I didn't do it."
An Yu decided to make it clear to him: "During the boat trip on the third day of the lunar new year, you picked up a lady's purse."
Although it was just picking it up and returning it to the owner.
Gu Jian: "......"
Is this counted?
The ghost's tricks are really deep.
"There is a marriage proposal letter hidden inside."
Jiang Huai asked seriously: "So the other party knows Gu Jian's identity, but still chose him."
Gu Jian usually has a sharp tongue, but he has never offended anyone to such an extreme extent. Why did they target him?
"Who is to blame for this?" An Yu also has never seen someone who is so self-destructive.
"The length of the day does not determine one's words, and in the deep night, one does not speak of ghosts and monsters. Don't you understand this principle?"
Jiang Huai understood that he hadn't offended anyone, but had attracted the attention of 'ghosts'.
Gu Jian shrank his neck and was scared by An Yu's serious expression. He complained, "I was just excited after returning from Mount Wuyu. Who would have thought that I would be targeted for a few casual remarks by a storyteller? That girl is taking it too seriously."
顾见记起来了。
那时候他亲眼见证了方祈月的神迹，对安虞推崇备至，更加坚信神鬼妖魔的存在，留恋茶楼不可自拔。
On that day, Mr. Storyteller told a story about a grateful female ghost. The story scared the scholar so much that he lost his soul. Later, the Taoist priest retrieved his soul, and he learned that the female ghost was a good ghost. However, the female ghost had already been severely injured by the Taoist priest, and the scholar was heartbroken and vowed to remain unmarried for the rest of his life and so on. He couldn't help but blurt out a few words.
If I were the scholar, I certainly wouldn't be so timid. After all, ghosts are transformed from humans, and it's not fair to judge them as good or bad too early, and then it turned out like this.
"Then one night, I picked up a piece of paper with someone's birthdate and time on it. I didn't think much of it and just threw it away on the spot."
After that, it was about going to Wu Yu Mountain and following An Yu's instructions.
Jianghuai couldn't help but laugh and cry.
Gu realized this time it was his own fault, and no one else should be blamed.
Anyu didn't want to bother with him anymore.
"But that girl is naive, and her family should not be so naive either." Gu also understood the crux of the matter. This matter cannot be accomplished by just one person alone.
"What Ahjian said makes sense. Generally, the marriage between yin and yang requires the consent of the living party, or it is a search for a simultaneous marriage in the underworld. There is no reason for such coercion," Jianghuai, although not interested in these things, could not resist Gu Jian's enthusiasm and kept chattering in his ear. He also knew some things.
"That's right, that's right." Gu Jian gratefully glanced at Jiang Huai. Brothers can always be relied on.