Bai Wanyi couldn't find her fault, but he felt that he was missing a maid who knew everything. Last night, when the Fourth Prince came in, no one heard the noise. No one in this yard could be kept, but Chu Yun was smart enough, so she could be kept for the time being.

Thinking of this, her eyes turned, and she decided to test Chu Yun: "Today, at the gate, two women moved a chair for Qin Wan. Go find them and sell them far away."

"Yes." Chu Yun agreed without hesitation, and then said, "Madam, calling someone by their given name is considered an insult. Miss Qin's courtesy name is Ling Jiang. If you are not satisfied, you can call her Qin Ling Jiang by her given name."

"If outsiders knew that Madam often addressed others by their given names, it would damage the reputation of the Marquisate." Chu Yun paused, then said, "Master Ping'er is the one most affected by this incident. Madam, you'd better change it."

Bai Wanyi rolled his eyes. The ancients had many rules. "I know, I know. Go away now."

The banquet was set up again, and the drunk Lu Yan was helped into the bridal chamber and thrown onto the bed.

Bai Wanyi poked Lu Yan and found that he was indeed drunk and unconscious. He ate, washed up and went to bed on his own.

The next day, Lu Yan woke up with a splitting headache and stared blankly at the tent ceiling. These bastards actually toasted him with Shao Daozi! They took turns to do it. He didn't even know when he got drunk. The last thing he remembered was that Qian Si poured him another glass.

Bai Wanyi had just gotten up from the couch beside him and saw him in a daze. She was furious and said, "Hey, you're awake?"

Lu Yan turned to look at her. He was drunk and didn't dare to hug her. He just asked the maid to come in and help her wash up. He apologized quickly, "I was forced to drink yesterday. I'm really sorry for drinking too much."

Bai Wanyi hit him with a handkerchief: "Don't you know how to add some water? You just drink it like that?"

Lu Yan took the handkerchief and wiped his face, then sat on the edge of the bed and let the maid help him wash up. Today he had to go to court to defend himself and recognize his relatives. He got up late and could not take a bath, so he could only wipe himself roughly.

"I can't do anything about it. Originally, it was the best man's job to block the flow of wine, but who would dare to force the prince to drink? I also arranged for someone to help me block the flow of wine, but those powerful people couldn't block it, so I had to do it myself."

"Later, Qian Si and his men came over to toast. They were all former comrades, so it was hard to refuse. What's more, there were more of them, and they were toasting with Shaodao. How could the water we prepared be of any use? I didn't even have time to change it before they poured me too much."

Burning knife?

Bai Wanyi's eyes flickered, and he rebuked her softly, "You were drunk yesterday, unconscious. Do you know how much shame we lost yesterday?"

Whenever Lu Yan thought about yesterday's wedding, his head would throb. "Shame? It's truly shameful. We didn't accept the honor bestowed upon us by His Majesty, and we were even fined. Today, I have to defend myself in court. Where did all that money go? How did we end up with a deficit of fifty thousand taels?"

The imperial edict didn't say how much silver was unclear, but how could Lu Yan not know? There was nothing he could do about the mismatched accounts. Previously, when military expenditures were unclear, neither His Majesty nor the Ministry of Revenue had pursued the matter. He had expected the same this time, but who knew he would be caught and kept on.

Bai Wanyi's eyes flickered. "Don't you know where it's going? When the gunpowder explodes, the silver will burn up in an instant like a spark. And you, you actually dared to resell the Phoenix Coronet bestowed by the Queen. If this Jade Ruyi wasn't made within the palace, did you sell it too?"

Lu Yan didn't want to argue with him, so he stood up and said, "We have to go to my grandmother's house to pay our respects and recognize our relatives. You should pack quickly."

Bai Wanyi got angry and said, "I won't clean up. What's the point of recognizing me as a relative? I lost all my face after yesterday's incident."

Lu Yan wanted to lose his temper, but then he realized that he was in the wrong first, so he coaxed her gently: "I am sorry for you, but the wedding costs too much, and I really don't have any money, so this is the only last resort. I thought I would buy you a better one later when I have money."

Bai Wanyi glared at him: "Do you think I'm so unreasonable and inflexible? If you don't have money, you can tell me. You can't resell the Phoenix Coronet! With this imperial decree, where will I put my face?"

Lu Yan regretted it now, but if he didn't sell the Phoenix Coronet, how could he afford such a wedding? Speaking of which, banquets were divided into different levels. Although the difference was not big, but if he omitted a few dishes and changed a different wine, he could save a lot of money.

Bai Wanyi was still unhappy. For a woman, this was the most important day in her life. Now, His Majesty had issued an edict to reprimand her and revoke the reward. Qin Wan still treated his marriage as a sales promotion meeting. It made her heart ache just thinking about it.

Qin Wan?

Her eyes turned, and she grabbed Lu Yan and asked, "Did you keep the sale of the Phoenix Coronet a secret? Who did you sell it to? Did Qin Wan buy it privately and then report it to you?"

Lu Yan shook his head subconsciously. "I specifically found this merchant from Southern Xinjiang. My daughter is getting married, and I need to buy her a phoenix crown as a dowry. Bringing back the phoenix crown of our Great Zhou Queen would be a matter of great honor, so I sold it for a high price. This merchant has no connection with the Qin family, right?"

Bai Wanyi rolled her eyes at him. "You're just being uncertain. What if she's specifically looking for a businessman to contact you? Even if she finds someone from Southern Xinjiang, not from our Great Zhou, you won't be able to find out anything."

Lu Yan frowned, instinctively skeptical that Qin Wan would do such a thing: "She doesn't know I would sell the phoenix crown."

"Do you trust her so much?" Bai Wanyi's pretty face turned cold and she glared at him angrily.

Lu Yan quickly hugged her and coaxed her: "I don't trust her, but this businessman was introduced to me by someone else."

Lu Yan detailed the relationship between this man and the Qin family: "There are quite a few conflicts, so how could he have joined forces with the Qin family? Don't be angry, don't worry, I will definitely compensate you for this phoenix crown matter."

Bai Wanyi symbolically struggled in his arms and scolded, "Compensation? What are you going to use to compensate me? You don't even have any money left. The money you paid back to Qin Wan was lent to you by the princes. How are you going to compensate me?"

Lu Yan said without hesitation: "There is my mother's dowry in Qitongju. I will take you there to pick out some items. I will give you whatever you want."

"Really?" Bai Wanyi's eyes lit up. It seemed that the Pingyang Marquis's Mansion still had some wealth. Lu Yan hadn't told the truth from the beginning, nor had he revealed everything. She raised the corners of her lips and smiled, "Alright, then it's up to you. Isn't it almost time to recognize the relatives? Send someone to bring Ping'er over. We'll be there soon."

Ping'er lives in a wing room in the main courtyard. She went to bed early last night and got up early now and had breakfast.

Lu Yan held Ping'er and took Bai Wanyi's hand and went to Ci'an Courtyard.

All the clan members have arrived. There are so many people that there is no room in the house, and the outer courtyard is also crowded with relatives.

All those standing here were young people. As soon as the two of them entered, greetings were heard one after another.