July 17, the ninth year of Zhaoping.
Lu Jin'an (Lu Jinshu), the eldest son of Lu Taifu, entered the Eastern Palace, was granted the title of Princess Xianjun, and lived in Chenyou Palace.
Although Lu Jinshu entered the East Palace as a concubine through a side door, the royal family's maids (which can be understood as concubines) had ranks. The East Palace and the Lu Mansion were decorated with lights and there was a lively and festive atmosphere everywhere.
East Palace.
Weiyang Palace.
The guests who came to attend the wedding banquet gathered together.
Ling Shumo had been forced to drink several pots of wine. Her alcohol tolerance was very poor, but for some reason, her mind was still clear. Not only was she not dizzy or blurry, she even felt that she could drink another round.
Before Ling Shumo could figure out what was going on, a woman in a lilac brocade robe raised her glass towards her. "I thought your sister would run away from marriage for the princess, but I didn't expect you to actually marry the eldest son of the Lu family."
Ling Shumo clinked glasses with the woman in front of him, then drank the wine in his glass.
The person in front of her is her elder sister Ling Shujiao, whose biological father is Xiao Guijun, who is highly favored by the emperor in the palace.
Xiao Guijun had a decent relationship with the original owner's father, a friendship that was just a little deeper than an acquaintance.
But the relationship between the original owner and Ling Shujiao was extremely close, and they could be considered good sisters who could talk about anything.
Ling Shujiao put her arm on Ling Shumo's shoulder, "If you ask me, you should have done this a long time ago. Look at your sisters, who doesn't have a dozen maids in their rooms?
But you are so affectionate that you insist on hanging yourself on the treetop where Qin Wen'er is.
Your princess is not bad, but even if she is a fairy, you would get tired of looking at her every day, right? "
Ling Shujiao slammed the empty wine glass on the table, and the servant quickly refilled the glass.
Ling Shujiao took the wine glass and touched it lightly on Ling Shumo's empty glass, "I just got a batch of dancing girls from the Western Regions as tribute yesterday. They look so beautiful, wow, each one is more beautiful than the other.
As your sister, I only left one man in the palace. I gave the other eight to you. Don’t say that I don’t love you..."
Ling Shujiao said as she kicked the female official following behind her, "What are you still standing here for? Didn't you hear what I said? Hurry up... send everyone to Her Royal Highness the Princess's room..."
Ling Shujiao's entire weight was on Ling Shumo. Her voice was very unclear and her steps were a little unsteady. She was obviously drunk.
Seeing that the female official was really going to call for the geisha, Ling Shumo suddenly became anxious, "Didn't you see that your prince is drunk? Hurry up and help him back to the house to rest!"
The female official woke up as if from a dream and hurried to support Ling Shujiao, but Ling Shujiao pushed the female official away and said, "I'm not drunk, I'm very sober now.
Bring all eight dancers here now, leave four here to entertain everyone, and send the other four to Her Royal Highness the Princess's bed.
If you keep wasting time here, I'll chop off your head, don't you believe it?"
Ling Shumo still wanted to stop it, but the female official had already passed Ling Shujiao's words to the people below.
The atmosphere at the scene was a little frozen.
Especially Master Lu, she is in a dilemma now, whether to speak or not.
After all, one of the protagonists of today's banquet is her son Lu Jinshu.
If Ling Shujiao really brought those eight dancers here, and Her Highness the Crown Princess was unable to refuse her kindness and left her son behind to spend the night with the dancers, if this matter got out, her son, the newly married Crown Princess and virtuous king, would become a laughing stock.
Although she always felt that Ling Shumo would most likely not stay in Lu Jinshu's room tonight.
Including her, all the guests present felt that Ling Shumo would definitely go to see Princess Qin Wen'er tonight.
But Ling Shumo was justified in ignoring Lu Jinshu because she was staying at the Princess's place. If she had refused to sleep with Lu Jinshu for a few lowly dancers, that would have been a different matter.
Just this moment.
The court lady has brought the geisha up.
The four men were dressed coolly, without Adam's apple straps around their necks, so their fair and slender necks were clearly visible. Each of them was a charming and stunning beauty who could make anyone feel intoxicated at first sight.
The guests who were just whispering fell silent for a moment, and then burst into endless exclamations of praise.
Even Grand Tutor Lu briefly forgot about his adopted son. He bowed to Ling Shujiao and sighed, "The Crown Princess is truly amazing at finding handsome men. If you were to say which young lady in the capital is the most charming, no one would dare to claim first place."
Ling Shu laughed proudly and gently pushed Ling Shumo. "Xiao Mo, look, I didn't lie to you, did I? Even the Grand Tutor praised these handsome men as being stunning. A night of spring is worth a thousand gold. You have to spend a wonderful night with four of them today. Don't dawdle here with us, these boring women. Go back quickly and cherish the handsome men I found for you."
Ling Shumo politely declined, "Sharing happiness is worse than enjoying it alone. The handsome men that my sister sent me should stay in the main hall and dance for everyone.
My sister is right. A night of spring is worth a thousand gold. Now the time is almost up. I should go to the room of the wise Lord (Lu Jinshu) to experience the joy of the bridal chamber.
Please forgive me for my poor hospitality today. Everyone, please relax and don't worry about the etiquette between the emperor and his subjects. Just have fun."
Ling Shumo's figure quickly disappeared in the hall.
Ling Shujiao's originally turbid and drunken face instantly became clear.
She lowered her head, her hands clenched into fists under her sleeves, her nails deeply embedded in the flesh, and spots of blood oozed from the wounds, but she seemed to feel no pain. Instead of letting go of her hands, she scratched the wounds with her nails even harder.
What Ling Shujiao couldn't get rid of in her mind was Lu Jinan's beautiful face.
When Ling Shujiao thought about her lover having to toss and turn under the skirt of another woman tonight, her heart felt like it had fallen into an ice cellar.
When her mother arranged for Lu Jinan to be married to her, the imperial sister, she didn't take it to heart at all. Based on her understanding of Ling Shumo, she thought Ling Shumo would definitely refuse the marriage to the death.
As a result, Ling Shumo suddenly agreed to the arranged marriage for some unknown reason.
She took great pains to find these stunning beauties, originally intending to distract Ling Shumo and prevent her from staying overnight in Lu Jinan's room.
But her plan failed.
Not only did it fail, but it failed completely.
Ling Shujiao closed her eyes in pain.
From now on, Lu Jinan is her brother-in-law, both in name and in body.
There is no possibility between her and him anymore.
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