On the Day of the Grand Wedding, My Wife Was Acting Strange - Chapter 47:

Chapter 47: The Aftereffect of Hehuan Powder Is Foot Fetish?

Lin Zhen curled his lips and said with a look of disbelief, “I don’t think so.”

This expression made Gu Beichen extremely annoyed. He had completely lost his patience and had to slap Lin Zhen’s face right now, or he would go crazy.

“Nanshan, it’s your turn.” As his voice fell, a man stepped out from behind him.

This man had triangular eyes, a frog-like mouth, a hooked nose, and bowlegs, and yet he was absurdly thin. His appearance alone was enough to scare a young girl into tears.

Lin Zhen had never seen him before, but his name was widely known—Nanshan. Gu Nanshan!

In the original plot, he was Gu Beichen’s trusted steward and enforcer, a brilliant, ruthless executioner. The number of good people who died at his hands was no less than eight hundred if not a thousand, and that was not counting entire families he wiped out.

Every time Lin Zhen read about this man in the book, he felt a chill down his spine because Gu Nanshan was too smart, completely unscrupulous, and devoid of humanity. 

After the Lin family was destroyed and the Gu family rose to dominance, he was the one who eliminated all officials, ministers, commoners, and merchants who opposed Gu Beichen’s reforms, leaving no trace behind. 

Even Murong Yan had no way to interfere. 

Of course, another reason Murong Yan didn’t intervene was because she had already been subdued by Gu Beichen.

In the original ending, Gu Nanshan tried to emulate Sima Yi and seize power over the Gu family empire but was discovered and beheaded by Gu Beichen. 

Throughout the millions of words of the plot, he only failed that one time. And that was because of Gu Beichen’s protagonist halo. Otherwise, with his abilities, he would have surely succeeded.

Lin Zhen felt fortunate that he was a transmigrator who knew the future plot. Otherwise, with his limited political tactics learned in school, he would never be a match for Gu Nanshan.

However, no matter if it was Gu Beichen or Gu Nanshan, they would both end up as his defeated enemies, corpses under his blade.

Gu Nanshan’s figure was somewhat hunched, but his triangular eyes sparkled with a cold light as he stared at Lin Zhen. Then he walked over, smiling creepily, “Hehehe, young master, this old servant greets you.”

Lin Zhen would never like Gu Nanshan as he did Jia Xu. In fact, he deeply disliked him. This man had no bottom line at all. If the person blocking his path to success was his own mother, he would still kill without hesitation. People like him had to be eliminated at the first opportunity; otherwise, they would be a disaster.

Lin Zhen sneered, “Heh, Gu Nanshan, stop pretending in front of me. Do you think you’ve already won?”

“Hehehe, this old servant has never lost.” Gu Nanshan laughed like a Siberian snow monkey, making Lin Zhen’s whole body break out in goosebumps. He really didn’t understand how someone like this could become the Gu family’s steward. Didn’t ancient people judge others by their appearance?

Gu Beichen laughed wildly as well, “Hahaha.”

“Lin Zhen, you’re just a lazy, idle wastrel. These high-level games, family heritage, court struggles, are not things you can understand. Just like this casino…”

Gu Beichen, like a protagonist in a TV drama, walked back and forth in the hall with his hands behind his back, putting on an air of everything being under control, speaking as he walked.

“You have no idea what this casino represents, nor do you know what secrets are hidden within it! A frog at the bottom of a well, an ephemeral mayfly, yet you dare to oppose my Gu family, hehehe… Lin Zhen, you are simply unworthy.”

Gu Beichen turned around and continued pretending to be impressive, “Once I move everything out, this casino will be nothing but an empty shell. Even if I give it to you, it doesn’t matter. After all, your Lin family is famously poor in the Great Qian Nation. Having a property might at least keep you from starving to death.”

“Oh, right, the Regent seems to dislike working with merchants. You can explain that to him yourself.”

At this moment, in Lin Zhen’s eyes, Gu Beichen was nothing more than a clown. Lin Zhen laughed contemptuously, “Puhaha, Gu Beichen, sometimes I really think you’re quite pitiful.”

“Hmph, not seeing the coffin won’t shed tears. Nanshan, move!” Seeing that Lin Zhen still looked calm and indifferent, Gu Beichen couldn’t stand it anymore. “I want to see if you’ll cry later!”

Gu Nanshan shouted, “Follow me!”

Hundreds of White Robe Cavalry immediately followed him toward the warehouse.

At this time, Zhang Li came downstairs, still sleepy, her hair casually tied up, looking lazy yet elegant. Her light blue gauze dress covered her white embroidered shoes, which appeared and disappeared as she walked, full of charm.

Hearing footsteps, Lin Zhen and Gu Beichen turned around almost simultaneously.

Lin Zhen had a faint smile, his eyes filled with admiration. Gu Beichen, however, looked her up and down with a scrutinizing gaze, his eyes shining. He had never noticed before how attractive this woman was. Her delicate chin, slender waist, and round, beautiful temples.

Especially those small feet, tightly wrapped in shoes, looked delicate and tempting. Her chest was full and eye-catching, and that proud swan neck made him want to bury his face in it and take a bite…

No! Gu Beichen quickly withdrew his gaze, secretly feeling a bit self-reproachful. What was wrong with him? He had never looked at this woman properly before, so why was he suddenly having so many strange thoughts today?

Could it be… the aftereffect of the Hehuan Powder? Making him disdain women who threw themselves at him and instead become obsessed with others’ women? Liu Shuyao was like this, Xiao Cui was like this, and now Zhang Li as well.

Gu Beichen took a deep breath, calming his restless heart, standing still with a cold gaze. He had to admit, his willpower was still strong.

Zhang Li slowly walked up to Lin Zhen and bowed gracefully, her attitude humble, her manners impeccable.

“Young master.”

The moment she raised her head, her beautiful eyes were filled with teasing.

Lin Zhen smiled knowingly, “Li’er, did you sleep well?”

“Replying to the young master, very well.”

“Good, I had someone prepare a soothing, refreshing medicine. Drink it while it’s hot later.”

“Heehee, thank you, young master!”

Their intimate interaction made Gu Beichen secretly uncomfortable. Zhang Li was supposed to be his woman! But by some mistake, she had been taken by Lin Zhen. When he overturned the Lin family one day, Gu Beichen swore he would make them kneel and beg him!

Lin Zhen took Zhang Li’s hand and shouted, “Old Cao!”

“Yes!” Cao Xiong jumped out from the corridor leading to the back door.

The moment he appeared, Gu Beichen’s eyes widened in shock! The Huben Camp?! Weren’t they supposed to be entering the city to switch defenses with the Longxiang Camp? Why were they in the casino? Was it just for fun, or was there something deeper?

Gu Beichen’s mind raced, but no matter how he thought, he couldn’t come up with a reasonable explanation. No, the Huben Camp was definitely hiding something! His eyelid twitched uncontrollably, a bad premonition surging up. He glanced at Lin Zhen, who remained calm and composed, and at Zhang Li, who was laughing shyly, and finally rushed toward the warehouse.

Cao Xiong stood in front of Lin Zhen and said, “Young master.”

Lin Zhen nodded, “Hmm, call the brothers out. Be ready in case Gu Beichen gets desperate.”