The Ge family's hearts went cold at the sight, and Ge Xiaomao looked deeply embarrassed. Sheng Rong's mother had always been domineering, and today she had actually invited a prefectural deputy prefect to officiate at the wedding. From now on, she would surely keep interfering in the couple's married life, making things even harder for the Ge family.
Deputy Prefect Ying swept his gaze over Lu Lin and the others, immediately recognizing Lu Lin, Liang Yuan, and the other former classmates of Fang Yun. Throughout Jiangzhou, local officials had committed these men to memory. Offending any of them could lead to trouble that was difficult to resolve.
The officials of Dayuan Prefecture, in particular, jokingly called the register of Fang Yun's friends and relatives the Official Protector Talisman. None of those people could be trifled with.
Then Deputy Prefect Ying noticed Ge Xiaomao's groom's attire and saw him standing with Fang Yun's former classmates. He immediately guessed the broad outlines of the situation.
Deputy Prefect Ying laughed heartily. "Brother Jie invited me to officiate today. I was so busy with official business that I originally couldn't come, but he kept telling me what a fine young man the groom was, so I had to make the trip. I don't often officiate at weddings, so please forgive any shortcomings."
The shrewder people on both sides immediately grasped his meaning. Deputy Prefect Ying had not come to suppress the Ge family, but had been obliged to attend out of regard for the Jie family. He did not even know the full inside story. From here on, he would simply act as an ordinary wedding officiant and take neither side. If anything really did happen, it would certainly not be something he wished to see, and he hoped Fang Yun's former classmates would