"This concubine...this concubine greets Your Majesty...Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor!" The Eighth Prince's wife bowed deeply to the Fourth Prince, swaying unsteadily. The Fourth Prince, his face dark, ignored her. The Eighth Prince's wife, however, remained unfazed, rising and smiling, "Today is the Seventeenth Prince's joyous occasion. Although Your Majesty cannot personally offer your congratulations, as the Empress's sister-in-law, I cannot be ignorant of etiquette. Therefore, this concubine will offer my congratulations on behalf of Your Majesty..."
The Fourth Prince didn't speak, but glared sternly at the Eighth Prince's wife. The Eighth Prince's wife pretended not to see, raising her wine cup to meet his gaze, and said, "It is a great honor for the Seventeenth Prince to be attending his wedding... It is a great honor for him. I would also like to share in his good fortune and offer a toast to His Majesty..."
Fourth Prince knew that she had been pleading with everyone for Eighth Prince's sake without success, and now she dared to cause trouble at the Seventeenth Prince's residence, even daring to drink with him under the influence of alcohol. He immediately felt a deep dislike for Eighth Prince's wife. However, this was, after all, the Seventeenth Prince's residence, and today was Seventeenth Prince's wedding day. Fourth Prince didn't want to spoil everyone's fun, so he said in a deep voice, as if issuing a warning, "Eighth Prince's wife, this is not a place for you..."
The Seventeenth Prince hurriedly stepped forward, pulled back the Eighth Princess, and coaxed, "Eighth Sister-in-law, I'll drink, I'll drink... Today is my wedding day, it should be your brother who toasts you, it was my oversight... Come! I'll drink this cup..."
The Eighth Prince's wife withdrew her hand, unwilling to give the wine cup to the Seventeenth Prince. She smiled slightly and said with some disdain, "Seventeenth Brother, it is the Emperor who is being toasted by the Empress Dowager. What right do you have to refuse the Emperor's toast?" As she spoke, she leaned forward, directly confronting the Seventeenth Prince: "Aren't you afraid that if the Emperor is displeased, he will accuse you of being rude?"
The Eighth Prince's wife knew that the Fourth Prince was extremely annoyed with her, and she also knew that she could not save the Eighth Prince by herself. All the civil and military officials and all the relatives were waiting to see the Eighth Prince's Mansion make a fool of itself. The Eighth Prince's wife had long since given up her dignity. At this moment, she seemed to have returned to the fearless Guo Luoluo Minghui.
The Seventeenth Prince was rendered speechless by the Eighth Prince's retort, embarrassed and at a loss for what to do. The Eighth Prince turned around, presented the wine cup in her hand to the Fourth Prince, and continued to smile at him, "Your Majesty, do you think what I said is right?" As she spoke, she glanced at everyone in the room; some were timid, some disdainful, and some indifferent. The Eighth Prince coldly said, "Everyone's life and death are in His Majesty's hands. If His Majesty is unhappy and wants to kill someone, he can simply find a reason, say a word..."
Everyone in the room gasped in shock, their hearts filled with disbelief. The Eighth Prince's wife was truly audacious, daring to say such things in front of the Fourth Prince.
Fourth Master's face grew increasingly dark, a flash of cold light passing through his eyes, and an uncontrollable rage surged within him, like that of an enraged lion.
The Eighth Prince's wife suddenly started laughing hysterically. The Fourth Prince stared at her with furious eyes and asked, "What are you laughing at?"
The Eighth Prince's wife, holding a wine cup, laughed so hard she trembled, spilling the wine. Filled with resentment, she stared blankly at the cup in her hand, then suddenly let go, and it shattered into pieces…
Everyone was startled and looked at the Eighth Prince's wife with bewilderment. At this moment, everyone was worried for the Eighth Prince's wife. Although some of them were gloating, seeing the heroic spirit of the Eighth Prince's wife who was ready to die, they suddenly felt that this woman was indeed different.
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