This marriage seemed to be Gongsun's admission that he had given in. After all, judging from the impact of the incident, it was Lu Peng who gained the most from this affair, not him.
However, in fact, how could Gongsun Cheng, who had been resentful for a long time, watch the Gongsun family live in vain? The flame of hatred in his heart would only become stronger and stronger, and would never go out with time.
He had only one purpose in wooing Lu Peng, and that was to give people the illusion of submission through this method, so that while everyone would relax their vigilance against him, he could also get some help from his cousin.
As the saying goes, the victor and the loser have unexpected family affairs. It is a man who tolerates shame and humiliation. Winning first never counts as winning. Whoever laughs to the end is the real winner.
In this game between the Gongsun family, although Gongsun Cheng was single and weak, his chances of winning were extremely low, but at least he was sitting in the position of a chess player. Although he had to bear the humiliation and bear the burden, he never tired of it.
The only innocent person to be sacrificed in this victory or defeat was probably Yan'er, the bride who was given away by Gongsun Cheng in the name of his sister Gongsun Yao.
Although in order to take into account the face of the Gongsun family, after Yan'er, the eldest daughter, marries, her position as the head wife will definitely be stable, but having a title in vain but not being loved by her husband is probably not a happy thing for a woman.
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Moreover, Lu Peng was a typical libertine. Not only did he have numerous concubines in his family, but he also had sex with both men and women. He had countless beauties in brothels, and even some handsome young men had unclear relationships with him.
Relationship.
Even if the secular world is open and there are more than a few examples of good men, they will still be looked down upon by others. From the girl's perspective, a man like Lu Peng, no matter how good his family background is, is definitely not a good match.
After understanding what happened, Lu Hanjiang asked a question: "I remember that Gongsun Cheng had a loyal guard who was left behind by his mother, who was the father of the girl Yan'er. He could agree to this marriage.
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Huangfu Xiaoyuan didn't think there was anything wrong: "Gongsun Cheng's mother died in the name of uncleanness, and the rest of the people have moved on to other places. Only this guard chose to stay, which shows his loyalty. For him, this is
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For a guard like Yan'er's father to be loyal to his late master's heirs, naturally nothing can compare to his master Gongsun Cheng in his heart, so let alone a daughter, he will be given away one day.
I'm afraid I won't even frown for my own life.
Lu Hanjiang smacked his lips. From time to time, he still looked at problems with a different perspective than this era, so he asked this question. But since he asked, he took advantage of the situation and asked Huangfu Xiaoyuan to check the guard.
Not long after, Huangfu Xiaoyuan came back with a strange expression on her face. When Lu Hanjiang saw it, he couldn't help but asked curiously: "What's wrong?"
Huangfu Xiaoyuan adjusted her expression and said: "As I guessed, when Gongsun Cheng made up his mind, the guard did not express any objection, and even personally came forward to persuade Yan'er for him."
"Tsk, tsk, you are so loyal," Lu Hanjiang sighed with emotion, then looked at Huangfu Xiaoyuan and asked, "In that case, why do you have this expression?"
Huangfu Xiaoyuan said calmly: "That guard is dead."
"Huh?" Lu Hanjiang blinked in surprise.
Huangfu Xiaoyuan put the information collected by Jin Yiwei's hidden stakes in front of Lu Hanjiang and said, "Gongsun Cheng sent people to kill him. Take a look."
"oh?"
Lu Hanjiang was even more curious now. He picked up the information and read it, and then fell into amazement at Gongsun Cheng's rapid growth.
Killing Yan'er's father was Gongsun Cheng's personal decision. The reason was that when he originally thought of using Yan'er to win over Lu Peng, he tried hard to persuade Yan'er, but he never received a positive answer.
Under such circumstances, the guard came forward to persuade Yan'er on Gongsun Cheng's behalf. This was originally a great achievement, but little did he know that in Gongsun Cheng's eyes, the other party's move was actually a way to die.
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First of all, Gongsun Cheng's murderous intention towards this guard did not start at this moment, but since he returned from the Miao border, he has become suspicious of Yan'er's father, not doubting his loyalty, but
I wonder if his presence will expose the authenticity of Miss Gongsun.
But this time Yan'er's father succeeded in persuading his daughter, which made Gongsun Cheng intolerable. He still wanted to use Yan'er to influence Lu Peng, and could not allow anyone else to treat his "sister" besides him.
has such a huge impact.
In particular, Gongsun Cheng failed to persuade Yan'er himself, but the guard came forward and succeeded in making Yan'er make up his mind, which made him feel that the other party's presence was an eyesore.
So, Gongsun Cheng simply set up the opponent, and even used Lu Hanjiang's identity, although it was just his name.
After hearing about the civil strife in the Beggar Clan and the whereabouts of the gang leader Lu Shiqi, Gongsun Cheng sent the guard to Sichuan and Sichuan to look for him on the grounds that he was worried about his elder brother. Then he arranged for other people to kill him on the way, and then pretended that he was lost in the mountains and forests.
After hearing the news, he pretended to look for her twice, and then the matter dropped.
Gongsun Cheng killed the donkey this time, not because he was crazy and thought loyalty was useless, but because the people Lu Hanjiang arranged around him were not only smart and capable, but on the surface everyone was devoted to him.
In comparison, the guard's position was more subtle. When everyone around him was loyal, Gongsun Cheng naturally looked down on this guy with mediocre martial arts, and felt that it didn't matter if he was sacrificed.
After understanding what happened, Lu Hanjiang said with a smile: "We have been apart for three days. We should treat each other with admiration. The ancients have never deceived me. Xiaoyuan, what do you think of my good brother?"
Huangfu Xiaoyuan said disdainfully: "He is stupid, arrogant, heartless, and destroys the Great Wall before his great cause is accomplished. What do you like about such a fool?"
Lu Hanjiang chuckled: "Even though Gongsun Xiandi is wrong in all kinds of ways, he is at least a little brilliant. He has learned this ruthlessness and determination."
Huangfu Xiaoyuan was noncommittal and asked: "What are you going to do next?"
"Me? Of course I don't do anything," Lu Hanjiang stretched out and said comfortably: "Brother Xian has prepared such a big show for me, so naturally I have to watch it carefully - by the way, Xiaoyuan,
Get pen and ink."
Huangfu Xiaoyuan turned around and brought out a pen and paper. Lu Hanjiang took it and wrote a letter in the name of Lu Shiqi, the leader of the Beggar Clan.
"What are you talking about?" Huangfu Xiaoyuan didn't understand what he meant.
"Aren't fellow Taoists Tianquan and Brother Zhao still in trouble about how to visit Gongsun's family? I will help them solve this problem."
Lu Hanjiang picked up the written letter and blew it, then put it into the envelope and said: "Young master Gongsun Qian and gang leader Lu are close friends, so we are borrowing his name to visit him, which can be regarded as a master."
Now that you are famous, let Fellow Taoist Tianquan come forward in this matter."
Huangfu Xiaoyuan took the letter and said: "If it is in the name of the Beggar Clan, I'm afraid that 'Miss Gongsun' is eager to find her father and can't help but come to ask about this matter."
"Then let's tell him that although the guard was assassinated on the way, he still managed to meet Gang Leader Lu and is currently recuperating from his injuries in Shu. Do you think she would be satisfied with this explanation?" Lu Hanjiang said with a smile.
Huangfu Xiaoyuan glanced at Lu Hanjiang and said, "If this is the case, Miss Gongsun may be able to feel at ease, but your wise brother may not be able to sleep."