Chapter 300 Shame and Annoyance
At Shen Ji's table, in addition to the emperor, Old Master Yun, and King Jingbei, there were also Earl Zhaoping and Old Master Lin.
It’s not based on seniority, but on closeness of relationship.
When Chen Li got married, his uncles, Master Yun Da and Master Yun Er, had the highest status.
Shen Ji was busy greeting guests and toasting everyone.
Although the emperor was present and things felt a bit restrained, the emperor was very approachable and the atmosphere was not affected. It was very noisy and lively.
Chen Li and Princess Jiangling were sent to the bridal chamber together. Before they could say anything, Prince Yuzhang and Chu Yang escorted them out. "Don't rush into the bridal chamber. Let's drink first."
Chen Li's face flushed and his neck became angry. Even if they were very familiar with each other, there was no need to be so blunt.
Prince Yuzhang and Chu Yang were very sorry that they didn't make it to Xie Jingyu and Shen Wan's bridal chamber last time, so they were not going to let Chen Li go today and were ready to make a good fuss for him.
The game of finger-guessing and drinking was so noisy that Chen Wan and the others could hear it in the room.
Chen Wan hadn't expected that the emperor would give so much face to the Duke of Dingguo's Mansion. The emperor was so kind to them that there was nothing to say.
Chen Wan, Wei Mingzhu and the others were talking and laughing, in a very good mood.
Halfway through the meal, Wei Mingzhu asked, "Is Caiwei getting married soon?"
Because they were close, Wei Mingzhu simply called Ye Caiwei by her maiden name.
Ye Caiwei was shy and felt a little overwhelmed when asked about the wedding date in public. If this wasn't at a banquet, she would have definitely run away in embarrassment.
Shen Wan said, "It should be just one or two months."
But this wedding banquet is a bit difficult to organize.
Although the old lady and her family were driven out of the Duke Dingguo's Mansion, the Mansion has held many happy events in the past six months. The eldest brother married the Princess Jiangling, which was done under the pretext of warding off bad luck. If another wedding is held, the Censorate will really submit a memorial to impeach them.
But Ye Caiwei has deep feelings for the Zhou family, and it would be bad to postpone it until next year.
While Shen Wan was trying to figure out a way to have the best of both worlds, Shen Ji offered a toast to Lord Zhou. A colleague jokingly asked, "When will Duke Dingguo's niece get married?"
Chen Ji said, "I'm also in a dilemma about this. In the past few months, my Dingguo Mansion has held a series of weddings, which really cost everyone a lot of money. If I hold another wedding banquet, I will be embarrassed if the censor does not impeach me for the gifts I received."
"I'm thinking of not having a wedding banquet. Could you all please do me and Master Zhou a favor and go to the Zhou family for the wedding banquet?"
Although Lord Zhou was promoted to a higher rank and transferred to Beijing, his official position was not high. If Ye Caiwei had not been rescued by the Zhou family and had not fallen in love with the eldest young master Zhou, this marriage would have been almost impossible.
All the civil and military officials in the court gave face to Shen Ji and would definitely come to the Duke of Dingguo's mansion to attend the wedding banquet, but in all likelihood they would not go to the Zhou family to attend the wedding banquet. Sending a steward to deliver a congratulatory gift would be considered giving enough face to the Zhou family.
If Chen Ji invited them to the Zhou family for the wedding banquet in person, those ministers would definitely give him face. Just kidding, the emperor gave face to the Duke of Dingguo and asked them to come to the Duke of Dingguo's mansion for the wedding banquet. Would they dare not give Chen Ji face?
Besides, it’s not that Chen Ji is unwilling to hold a wedding banquet for his niece. It’s just that the Duke Dingguo’s Mansion has too many happy events, and he feels embarrassed to accept any more gifts. Although giving gifts requires reciprocity, other families really don’t have as many happy events as the Duke Dingguo’s Mansion.
Several colleagues laughed and said, "Since Duke Dingguo has said so, we will definitely go to the Zhou family for the wedding banquet."
Shen Ji toasted at each table, and after a round he found that he had not toasted the emperor's table, so he should have toasted that table first.
Shen Ji, “…”
I'm so busy.
Shen Ji drank three cups as punishment before he started to toast.
The more lively the wedding banquet was, the more people felt that the Yongqing Marquis's family was being unreasonable.
Instead of wanting to marry Duke Dingguo, a relative who held military power, she wanted to harm his daughter for the sake of her cousin. Just because the emperor trusted Duke Dingguo, even if Earl Yongqing embezzled the money for building the dam, with Duke Dingguo pleading for him, it would never be serious enough to confiscate his property and exile him.
At this moment, the entire family of Earl Yongqing is still imprisoned in the Ministry of Justice's prison, otherwise the person sitting in the seat of honor today would not be Earl Zhaoping, but Earl Yongqing.
When people become stupid, they are truly hopeless.
As for Chen Li, as the groom, he had to be forced to drink.
Chen Li was so full from drinking that he came over to thank Jing Yu, "Brother-in-law, thank you so much."
Chu Yang patted Chen Li's shoulder and said, "I've never seen an uncle toasting his brother-in-law again and again. As an uncle, you should at least consider your status."
Thinking about being hung on a tree by his brother-in-law, he, as the eldest uncle, felt a little aggrieved.
He has always wanted to get back at the court, but he just couldn't find the opportunity.
The brother-in-law blocked the knife for his sister and fell off the cliff. There was really nothing to complain about.
He has a really good eye for choosing a brother-in-law.
Chen Li said, "Let's put things in perspective. Not only should we toast to my brother-in-law, but we should also toast to my sister. My brother-in-law will drink for me."
Shen Li raised his glass.
If it weren't for Chen Wan and Xie Jingyu, he would most likely not be able to marry Princess Jiangling. How could he not be grateful?
One toast is not enough, you have to toast by the altar.
The wedding banquet lasted for more than an hour before it ended. The emperor returned to the palace and the civil and military officials left.
Yun and Shen Ji saw off the guests, and Shen Wan and Shen Yu went over. Yun said, "Are you exhausted today?"
Shen Wan shook her head, “I’m not tired at all, where’s the eldest sister?”
Chen Yu smiled and said, "I'm so happy that I don't even have time to feel tired."
Yun smiled angrily, "You go back and have a good rest."
Shen Wan and Xie Jingyu said goodbye and returned home in a carriage.
Xie Jingyu drank a lot of wine, and Shen Wan couldn't help wanting to smell it in the Duke Dingguo's Mansion. He got on the carriage and acted unscrupulously.
If he didn't know that Shen Wan liked to smell the smell of alcohol on him, he would really suspect that she was drunk and turned into a female hooligan.
It's a pity that he is so young and full of vigor, and he is really holding it in.
After returning to the Jingbei Palace, the princess wanted to say something several times but held back.
After the prince and princess left, Shen Wan said, “My mother seemed to have something to say to you, why didn’t you ask?”
Xie Jingyu said, "If it's hard for Mother to speak, it's definitely not a good thing. Why are you asking?"
Shen Wan, “…”
If it's not a good thing, why don't you ask?
Chen Wan looked at Xie Jingyu, and Xie Jingyu said, "I want to know what mother wants to say?"
Shen Wan said decisively, “I don’t want to!”
Xie Jingyu whispered in her ear, "Mother is worried that I've drunk too much, so she wants to tell me to sleep in the study tonight, but she can't bring herself to ask..."
As for why it was difficult to speak up, he didn't need to explain it clearly.
Shen Wan's face flushed red.
The last time Xie Jingyu came back drunk, the princess asked him to sleep in the study, but she ran to the study and slept there all night.
The princess must know about this, so she wanted to remind him but hesitated.
Seeing Xie Jingyu's smiling eyes, Shen Wan was ashamed and angry, and stepped on him fiercely. Then Xie Jingyu picked him up, "Is there anyone as cruel as you?"
Shen Wan huffed, “Who told you to laugh at me!”
Xie Jingyu said, "I am not laughing at you, I am laughing at the son in your belly..."
Now that was good, the maids and servants around also laughed.
However, no matter how embarrassed and angry she was, Shen Wan had no resistance at all against the drunk Xie Jingyu.
Just call it a joke; the most important thing is to have fun with it.
Shen Wan asked, "How much wine have you drunk?"
Xie Jingyu said, "I didn't dare drink too much."
He has a wife who likes to hold her in her arms and smell her nose. When he drinks too much, he can't control himself easily, so he doesn't drink any toasts he can avoid.
When he returned to Zhaolanxuan, it was already dark. Chen Wan was happy today and didn't feel tired at Duke Dingguo's Mansion. But when he returned to Prince Jingbei's Mansion, he was really tired, mainly because he didn't sleep in the afternoon.
After taking a comfortable hot bath, I went to bed.
When I woke up, Xie Jingyu just came back to sleep.
Shen Wan, “…”
Xie Jingyu, “…”
Shen Wan couldn't sleep, so she hugged Xie Jingyu and smelled the wine.
A certain gentleman couldn't bear it any longer, so he turned over and pressed her down, kissing her fiercely.
I don’t know how long they kissed, but Xie Jingyu wanted to go out and take a cold shower.
Just as he was about to leave, Shen Wan hugged his waist.
Xie Jingyu was helpless and bit Chen Wan's earlobe, "I didn't test you on purpose like this."
Shen Wan blushed and said, "Okay, it's okay..."
Xie Jingyu was stunned for a moment, then he reacted and couldn't suppress his joy, "I remember it will take two days for it to be three months. You didn't lie to me?"
Shen Wan pushed him, “If you don’t believe it, forget it…”
He swallowed the words before he could finish speaking.
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