63: Eunuch: It's enough that you've arrived.

Early the next morning, when Mo Yingqi woke up, residual warmth and a faint scent of peach blossoms lingered on both sides of him.

"Yingqi, you're awake?" Luo Yongan was setting out breakfast. She turned and smiled as she saw Mo Yingqi sit up and walk over. "Get up. Yongning went to confirm the wedding procedures. The Eunuch from the palace will be here shortly. Eat your breakfast first; there's no need to rush."

"Alright, I understand, Sister Yongan."

Mo Yingqi got up and changed his clothes. He no longer felt the need to be reserved. Not only were the three of them intimately familiar with each other, but despite the numerous maids in the Princesss Residence, Luo Yongan and Luo Yongning personally handled his personal affairs. Why should he be reserved when there were no outsiders present?

"Actually, it's just a formality. The wedding is necessary, but I mentioned to Father Emperor and Mother Empress that it should be kept simple." Luo Yongan said this while serving Mo Yingqi some porridge. "Oh, right, Eunuch Fang specifically spoke to Commander Fang. Your good friends from the Pacification Bureau will be accompanying you. We know that besides us, they are the only people you have in Jingzhong, so how could we not let them attend?"

Mo Yingqi looked at Luo Yongan gratefully, but said with some worry, "Is this appropriate? None of our official ranks are particularly high..."

Jingzhong is the national capital, a great dyeing vat, and an enormous arena of fame and profit. The Pacification Bureau already makes enemies. Although Commander Fang's official rank isn't high, he is still a Commander, and Eunuch Fang is backing him.

As for him, Lu Qianyuan, and Tang Jingzhong—three people in total, two Captains and one Clerk—he was fine, but if those two came, Mo Yingqi was genuinely worried that someone might ridicule his friends.

Although the three of them had only known each other for a year, their bond was deep. Mo Yingqi definitely wasn't looking down on his friends for their low official ranks just because he was now the Imperial Son-in-Law; he himself was only a Seventh Rank official. He was just afraid they would encounter those arrogant civil and military officials and be wronged.

"Don't worry, Yingqi, nothing will happen." Luo Yongan smiled. "For our marriage, Father Emperor couldn't be bothered to deal with those civil and military ministers. Everyone attending is someone Father Emperor trusts, so they naturally won't trouble your friends."

"Thank you, Sister Yongan. You always anticipate my concerns." Mo Yingqi said gratefully. "But speaking of which, hasn't my Master arrived yet?"

"Yes, but don't worry. In this world, besides my Maternal Grandmother, I doubt anyone can give Martial Uncle trouble." Luo Yongan stroked Mo Yingqi's face. "Rest assured, Martial Uncle will definitely make it to your wedding!"

"I can still make it to his wedding? What, my Senior Sister doesn't treat me like a person, and her two precious granddaughters treat my old bones like cattle and horses, is that it?"

The old man looked at the two men dressed as soldiers before him and almost laughed out of anger: "Why can't I, the groom's Master, be present at the time? Oh, right, I have no official position or rank, so I probably can't enter the Grand Palace, lest I embarrass your masters, is that it? What, are you using the disciple to command the Master?"

"You misunderstand, there really is a reason." One of them spoke nervously and respectfully. "The Two Highnesses absolutely did not mean that; it's just that there is a matter that absolutely requires your attention, which is why..."

They absolutely could not afford to offend this person. No official position or rank? Don't joke! If this person wanted to kill someone, they could enter the Grand Palace and take The Emperor's head as easily as retrieving an object from a pouch!

Under all of Heaven, perhaps only the previous leader of Partridge Sky, now the Duchess, could control him.

"Heh, come, come, let's reason this out. What matter could be more important than my good disciple's wedding?" The old man was nearly laughing from anger. "Let me make this clear first: when I was invited here, it was to drink my disciple's wedding wine. Even if your former mistress, my good Senior Sister, were to come here today, my answer would be the same..."

Before he could finish, the person who had just responded to him whispered a few words. The old man's gaze suddenly became extremely cold, and then he sneered: "Good, good, good, fine, fine! That Old Scoundrel truly believes my disciple has no one backing him, does he? You are all useless! Don't tell me the current Partridge Sky can't even handle one civil official!"

"You jest, but we truly have no means." The man said helplessly. "Over the years, The Two Highnesses have sent seven or eight batches of assassins and tried poisoning him countless times, yet the Grand Chancellor remains unharmed. We suspect there are masters guarding his residence, and he is overly cautious. The people around him are either trusted confidants who have followed him for years or those who have signed death contracts, making them impossible to bribe."

"Heh, interesting..." The old man stroked his beard. "Tell me where that Old Scoundrel lives. I want to see if the threshold of this 'Nine Thousand Years' who controls the court is really made of iron!"

"No, no, no, you don't need to take action!" The other soldier quickly said. "You just need to follow The Highnesses' instructions. It's just that the opposing side has many people, and they are guards from the Marquis of Anding's Residence..."

"Ha, you should worry about them instead!" The old man laughed heartily. "There's no place in this world this old man cannot go, no person I cannot kill... Er, well, there are some, but clearly, they aren't in that category!"

Mo Yingqi had no idea that his Master had already entered Jingzhong, nor did he know that his Master, brimming with killing intent, was ready to start a massacre.

At this moment, he was facing the benevolent old Eunuch opposite him, listening to him explain some necessary etiquette. He was just very curious—this etiquette... why did it sound so simple?

Mo Yingqi had, after all, passed the Imperial Examination System. He was a young genius, practicing martial arts while studying, and his scholarly career had been smooth sailing. Naturally, even if he wasn't interested in matters of ritual and law, he had read a little about them.

"If Imperial Son-in-Law has anything he doesn't understand, feel free to ask this old servant again." The Eunuch spoke with a pleasant expression and a patient tone. "Although you are marrying a Princess, there's no need to pay too much attention to these details. The Two Highnesses mentioned that Imperial Son-in-Law dislikes complicated formalities, so naturally, the palace etiquette has been simplified as much as possible."

The old Eunuch thought for a moment, then added, "Actually, this old servant feels that none of this is important. The Emperor dotes on The Two Highnesses and holds the Imperial Son-in-Law in extremely high regard. If this old servant may say something I shouldn't: our Emperor is truly unique; he cherishes The Empress and his children deeply. Since you and The Two Princesses are getting married, The Emperor naturally treats you as his own son."

"Eunuch, you jest," Mo Yingqi said, feeling a little embarrassed. "But Eunuch, do I truly not need to learn anything else? I feel like the fetching of the bride and the ceremonies are too simple... For a royal wedding, especially for a Legitimate Princess, this..."

"Oh dear, it's fine, it's fine," the old Eunuch waved his hand quickly. "This old servant already said that the ceremony is simple, but when it comes to extravagance, The Emperor and The Empress haven't held back at all. If you insist that this old servant say something more, then I only have one sentence..."

As he spoke, the old Eunuch was incredibly sincere, and Mo Yingqi even felt a hint of urgency and pleading from him: "That is: all that matters is that you show up! That is the most important thing!"