"What nonsense are you talking about! Come on, come on! We'll get you completely drunk in a bit!"
Lin Chenglie was afraid that the boy would say something inappropriate again, so he quickly pulled him outside.
"hehe!"
Watching her husband's actions and hearing his conversation with his brothers, Ji Qingxue couldn't help but cover her mouth and laugh.
Then she summoned her dowry maid, Guixiang:
"Gui Xiang, please help me take off the headdress first. It's too heavy and makes it inconvenient to eat!"
"yes!"
Gui Xiang quickly helped Ji Qingxue to the dressing table and sat her down, then began to help Ji Qingxue remove the things from her hair.
"Chunfen, tell me who else is in the Lin family, or if there are any taboos. I'm afraid that as a new bride, I might offend someone and upset Mother."
Ji Qingxue spoke very sincerely and earnestly.
Seeing that she genuinely wanted to understand the Lin family and wasn't putting on airs as the eldest mistress, Chunfen knew this young mistress was a good person, and her words became much more sincere.
“Replying to the eldest young mistress, there are actually no taboos in our Lin family now, except for one thing, which is that we cannot mention Lin Xiong’an, the former master.”
"Is that the young master's father, the one who caused trouble during the wedding ceremony?"
Ji Qingxue turned her head and asked in confusion.
“That’s right. As long as we don’t mention him, everything will be fine. However, the highest-ranking person in our Lin family is the Princess. As long as she’s happy, the whole family is happy. So we can’t afford to offend the Princess. But you are her sister-in-law, so you don’t need to be so careful with her.”
"Besides the eldest young master, there are two other young masters in the manor, but they are not at home most of the year. The eldest young master is in the military camp and only comes back for a few days when he is on leave. The second young master is doing business outside and is often away from home. This time, he stayed at home for a long time because of the New Year and the eldest young master's wedding to the princess is approaching."
"The Third Young Master works in the Ministry of Justice, but he's a workaholic. Whenever there's a case, he's gone for ten days or half a month. So, Madam, you don't need to worry too much. In fact, only you are here in this mansion. Even the Princess is often away from home. Moreover, she will be marrying the Regent Prince at the end of the month and will rarely come back after that."
As Chunfen spoke, her talkative nature came out, and she said everything that could and couldn't be said, but she also successfully calmed Ji Qingxue's uneasy heart.
Having understood the situation in the mansion, she could better know how to get along with her husband in the future. Now that she was a member of the Lin family, she wouldn't make things difficult for him.
"Okay, thank you for your hard work, I understand!"
Ji Qingxue understood what was going on. By then, her hair was done, so she got up, walked to the table, and started eating.
Ji Qingxue is a renowned talented and elegant woman. She eats with great refinement, making her a beautiful sight to behold.
...
After leaving the new house, Lin Yuxin went to the front yard and saw a group of men who were drinking themselves into a stupor. She even thought about giving them some sleeping pills to make them lie down quietly.
Finally, out of sight, out of mind, she didn't stay long and left for the ladies' table.
Well, as soon as Lin Yuxin sat down, she heard them discussing which family's daughter had reached the age where she should be getting married, while that family's son was still unmarried.
Well, the Zhao family now accounts for half of the unmarried market in the capital. All the bachelors are in the Zhao family. Whenever several aunts hear that a family has a daughter, they go over to chat with that lady, build a good relationship, and sound out her intentions.
A banquet was turned into a gathering for the aunts to find daughters-in-law.
Finally, the second aunt took a liking to Madam Chen's daughter, Chen Youyou, and wanted to talk to Zhao Chendong about it. However, she wouldn't be of marriageable age until next year, so she planned to get to know her first.
The eldest aunt took a liking to Madam Long's youngest daughter, named Long Yuzhu, who was sixteen years old this year and had just reached the age of marriage.
Madam Long was also very satisfied with Zhao Chenxi. Although he was a few years older than her Yuzhu, he was older and more caring.
In addition, with a princess as a relative and sister-in-law, she will definitely help her daughter in the future!
Although her aunt had arranged two marriages for her cousin before, neither of them worked out, Lin Yuxin hoped that this time it would work out because Lord Long was a very upright person, which was good.
What should have been an elder brother's wedding banquet turned into a matchmaking event, and two couples actually found love! Lin Yuxin was truly amazed; the ancients were indeed decisive and efficient!
Even her mother was looking for a suitable match for her second brother, but there weren't any suitable ones. Either the girls in the family were too young, or they were already married.
Otherwise, some girls have bad reputations, and mothers dare not try them, fearing that they might marry a troublemaker and bring unrest to the household.
Moreover, her second brother was uncooperative; he drank so much that he disappeared, and no matter how hard they searched, they couldn't find him. So Zhao Hanyue eventually gave up.
After the lively atmosphere subsided, the ladies all left, some going straight home. Zhao Hanyue saw them off onto their carriages and only returned home after watching them leave.
Some others waited for their master to finish his drink before leaving with them.
Zhao Hanyue arranged private rooms for them to rest, but the men were not so easily dismissed from the table.
The drinking went on until dawn. Some adults who couldn't hold their liquor were quick to slip away, making excuses to leave with their wives early on.
Grandfather ultimately failed to outdrink Li Xiaochen and was helped back by his aunt and the others.
In the end, only the young men remained, and they fought to the very end, keeping the front hall lively all night.
When Lin Yuxin woke up the next day, she saw a group of men lying on the ground in the front hall. The Zhao family sons, the Lin family's second son, Qiu Jingfan and others, as well as some of her elder brother's colleagues, were all lying on the ground in a crooked and twisted manner. Li Xiaochen was among them.
Lin Yuxin walked over and kicked at Li Xiaochen. When she couldn't move him, she kicked again, but Li Xiaochen grabbed her ankle.
He opened his blurry eyes, looked up at her, his tone full of grievance, and his voice hoarse:
"Xin Xin, are you trying to murder your husband? I drank so much with my grandfather last night, and then with my brothers. I'm almost drunk, and you don't even care about me? You come and kick me first thing in the morning!!"
Lin Yuxin: ...?
Has her clingy boyfriend disappeared again? Has she turned into a child this time?
Lin Yuxin sighed, squatted down, and gently coaxed:
"I just wanted to see if you were awake, so I woke you up to have some breakfast. Drinking all night isn't good for your stomach!"
"real?"
Li Xiaochen looked at Lin Yuxin suspiciously and asked.
"real!"
Lin Yuxin nodded sincerely.
"Okay! Xin Xin, give me a hug!"
Li Xiaochen reached out his arms for a hug!
Lin Yuxin was speechless. This was no longer a prince; he was just a child when he was drunk.
Lin Yuxin looked up and stared intently at Li Xiaochen for a few moments, trying to figure out if the man was pretending to be stupid and taking advantage of her.
But after looking at him for a long time, she couldn't find any flaws, so she reached out to help him up, coaxing him as she spoke:
"Get up first. You slept on the floor all night. Be careful not to catch a cold. I'll help you to the side room to rest for a while and sober up. I'll have the kitchen send some porridge over so you can drink it to warm your stomach."
"I want you to sleep with me!"
Li Xiaochen, taking advantage of the situation, stood up and, with Lin Yuxin supporting her, rested her head on Lin Yuxin's shoulder to make her demands.
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