Su Fan joined the eunuch escort from behind, and no one noticed that another person had joined the ranks.
For such a royal event, no one would have thought that someone would impersonate a eunuch to sneak in, let alone that the eunuch Su Fan transformed into was a young eunuch by the princess's side. Seeing his familiar face, no one suspected him.
The wedding procession arrived at the princess's chambers.
The princess's chambers were decorated with lanterns and festoons, with red lanterns hanging all over the courtyard and red double happiness characters pasted on the doors.
After some customs and rituals, Xiao Xue'er, dressed in a phoenix coronet and embroidered robes, walked out from inside.
Su Fan, the protagonist of destiny, remained expressionless, as if he were not the one getting married.
Su Fan kept an eye on this Su Fan, feeling that this Su Fan's consciousness had only recently been born and lacked the emotions of a human. Everything he did was indifferent, and even on this joyous occasion, there was not a trace of happiness on his face.
The Su Fan of destiny seemed to sense something and turned to look behind him.
Su Fan quickly lowered his head.
The Su Fan of destiny looked at Su Fan, who was disguised as a young eunuch, with some confusion. He felt a sense of familiarity from this person.
"The auspicious hour has arrived, the bride ascends the palanquin!"
The eunuch's voice drew the attention of the Su Fan of destiny. Xiao Xue'er boarded the eight-bearer palanquin, and the Su Fan of destiny led the way out of the imperial palace.
Su Fan breathed a sigh of relief. If he had been discovered, it would have been a huge problem. Outside, he could still entangle with this Su Fan, but inside the imperial palace, there was Guang Long. Facing two experts at the same time, Su Fan was not confident of escaping unharmed.
After leaving the imperial palace, the wedding procession headed for the驸马府 (Fuma Mansion).
The 驸马府 was bestowed upon Su Fan by the emperor, mainly for the marriage, to allow Su Fan to marry the princess. Afterwards, Su Fan would still be required to enter the palace to protect the emperor.
Moreover, the front line had almost recovered the Northern Territory, and the next step was to head to the extreme north. Su Fan was to accompany them.
By this time, the 驸马府 was already filled with guests. Upon seeing the Su Fan of destiny, they all offered their congratulations.
"Lord Su, congratulations, congratulations!"
The first to offer congratulations was the current Grand Commandant, Xu Mu.
Xu Mu was nominally Su Fan's adoptive father.
At that time, the Su Fan of destiny only obeyed the imperial family and did not care who Xu Mu was. Facing Xu Mu's smiling face, the Su Fan of destiny ignored him directly, as if he hadn't seen him, and walked forward.
The Su Fan of destiny walked past Xu Mu like this, leaving Xu Mu somewhat embarrassed. His clasped hands froze in mid-air, unsure whether to retract them.
Su Fan found it amusing. Was this the legendary "warm face sticking to a cold backside"? Serves him right!
Su Fan had no good feelings towards the Xu Mu family and was happy to see them in such an awkward situation.
Other dignitaries also came to congratulate the Su Fan of destiny, but they received the same treatment as Xu Mu. It would be a loss for the Su Fan of destiny if he even glanced at them.
Su Fan, at this moment, transformed into Wen Yan. It was inconvenient to move around in disguise as a eunuch, but as a guest, Wen Yan was much more convenient.
Soon, it was time for the wedding ceremony.
"His Majesty has arrived!"
The emperor actually came at this moment!
Everyone immediately knelt on the ground.
"Your subject (this servant) greets His Majesty."
"No need for formalities."
Xiao Yuan, accompanied by Guang Long, arrived at the 驸马府 and said to the kneeling crowd.
Everyone then rose.
"Your Majesty, with your golden body, how can you come alone?"
Xu Mu said to Xiao Yuan with a worried expression.
"My daughter is getting married, wouldn't it be appropriate for me to come?"
Xiao Yuan said, raising an eyebrow at Xu Mu.
"Your Majesty is right."
Xu Mu dared not contradict Xiao Yuan and quickly changed his tune.
"You are all free to do as you please. Have we reached the bowing ceremony? Continue!"
Xiao Yuan walked straight into the room. There were two chairs in the room, placed in the upper seats. Xiao Yuan went directly to sit down.
"Su Fan has no parents. If I don't come, who will you bow to? Begin."
Xiao Yuan said to the matchmaker who was presiding over the ceremony.
"Good, good, good."
The matchmaker had never seen an emperor before and was extremely nervous at this moment.
"First bow to heaven and earth!"
The Su Fan of destiny and Xiao Xue'er knelt and bowed towards the outside of the door.
No one present dared to stand at the door; they all hid to the side.
It was a joke. One was the驸马 (Fuma), and the other was the princess, both of noble birth. Moreover, the emperor was inside. Who could withstand their bows? Wouldn't it shorten their lives?
"Second bow to the elders!"
The two turned around and bowed towards Xiao Yuan, who was sitting in the upper seat.
"Husband and wife bow to each other!"
The Su Fan of destiny and Xiao Xue'er bowed to each other, facing each other.
Xiao Xue'er's heart was filled with excitement. Tonight, she would belong to Su Fan. She felt shy just thinking about it.
"Escort them to the bridal chamber!"
The final step was for the two to enter the bridal chamber, holding the red silk flower.
However, this did not mean going to bed immediately. It was still early. The groom needed to entertain the guests before entering the bridal chamber at night.
Xiao Yuan only stayed there for a short while and left after completing the ceremony.
This immediately put the guests present at ease.
With Xiao Yuan here, they all had to be on their best behavior, not even daring to fart loudly. After Xiao Yuan left, their tense hearts relaxed.
Meanwhile, Su Fan took the opportunity while the Su Fan of destiny was out to sneak into the bridal chamber.
Su Fan resumed his original appearance to avoid startling Xiao Xue'er and causing her to scream.
Su Fan walked over and directly lifted Xiao Xue'er's veil.
Xiao Xue'er was stunned. Upon realizing it was Su Fan, a blush rose to her face.
"It's not even dark yet, why are you in such a hurry?"
Xiao Xue'er muttered softly, lowering her head and not daring to look at Su Fan.
"Listen to me, the Su Fan marrying you is not me. I don't know what's going on yet. Just assume there are two Su Fans, and the one marrying you is not me. Do you understand?"
Su Fan had no time to waste and directly explained the situation to Xiao Xue'er.
"Ah?"
Xiao Xue'er was almost dizzy by Su Fan's explanation.
"Simply put, the Su Fan marrying you now is not the me from before. Someone else is marrying you. Haven't you noticed that he has been different recently?"
Su Fan explained to Xiao Xue'er.
Xiao Xue'er thought back carefully. Su Fan had indeed been a bit different lately, speaking very little and never initiating conversations with her.
"Then why is he impersonating you?"
Xiao Xue'er asked curiously.
"It's a bit complicated to explain, and I haven't figured out what's going on. You just need to know this. Put this in the wine later, and give it to him to drink when he returns."
Su Fan handed Xiao Xue'er a packet of powder.
This was an enhanced version of the sleeping potion Su Fan had obtained from Cheng Yaoyin and others, capable of incapacitating ten strong men.
"Ah? What is this?"
Xiao Xue'er had rarely left the imperial palace and was quite curious about the sleeping potion in Su Fan's hand.
"Don't worry about it, just do as I say, and don't forget!"
Su Fan repeatedly urged Xiao Xue'er.
If Xiao Xue'er could succeed, then Su Fan could capture this person and find out what was going on.