This wedding was extremely luxurious. The princess's dowry filled two streets, truly a ten-mile-long wedding.
When Princess Pingyang offered tea to Nie's mother, Nie's mother couldn't close her mouth and cheered repeatedly.
After the ceremony, Princess Pingyang was escorted to the backyard, while Nie You entertained relatives and friends in the front. Su Man sat at the same table with the Marquis of Qi's wife and the other women.
Mother Nie glanced at Su Man and said, "I didn't expect Yu Man to come too."
"Isn't this the wedding invitation you sent me?"
“…”
Mother Nie knew that Yu Man was different today and was afraid that she would embarrass her in front of everyone, so she shut up in dismay.
But her niece from her mother's side couldn't stand sitting next to Nie's mother. Her niece originally grew up in the countryside, and with the help of Nie's mother, she moved to the capital in recent years. Her husband also became a minor official in the Nie family's military camp.
To please Mother Nie, she deliberately spoke in a sarcastic tone, "These people are really something nowadays. They pretend to be human beings, but in the end, you really can't tell whether they are human or ghost. They pretend to be human beings, but when they turn around, they turn into ghosts. It's really ugly."
Su Man smiled and said, "Sister, what you said is very true. It's like some little brat who is not worthy of being on the stage. When someone praises her, she becomes arrogant and acts like a clown. Unfortunately, in the eyes of others, she is just a clown, making people laugh."
"you..."
Mother Nie held her irritated niece in her arms, glanced at Su Man and said, "Today is the auspicious day for my son to marry Princess Pingyang. With such a noble mistress, our family will naturally be blessed with prosperity in the future. Why bother getting angry with someone who has nothing to do with us?"
The niece smiled flatteringly, "Yes, it's a blessing that my cousin has married a good wife. He's not like some people who would never get ahead in their lives without my cousin."
As he was speaking, Nie You came to toast him.
Nie You, dressed in red, looked high-spirited. After toasting, he didn't leave, but poured another glass of wine. "Today I want to toast someone else. If she hadn't realized that her virtue was unworthy of her position and was willing to leave, there would be no happy event today."
After that, he turned to look at Su Man and said, "You must drink this glass of wine."
Su Man didn't move. "I just drank a cup, so I can't drink it now. General, you should use it yourself."
Nie's mother's niece pretended to persuade her, "Hey, sister, just eat it, otherwise outsiders will think you can't stand seeing your cousin doing well."
Mother Nie also chimed in, "That's right. Although we're not mother-in-law and daughter-in-law anymore, we're still destined to be together. Just eat it."
Su Man glanced around and was about to teach them a lesson when someone suddenly held her shoulder and said, "Yu Man can't drink much. Let me drink this glass of wine for her."
When they saw the person coming, everyone at the table stood up quickly. They stood up in such a hurry that either I touched your plate or you touched my bowl. There was a lot of clanging and banging noises for a long time before they started to greet each other.
"Meet the prince."
"Meet the prince."
...
The prince slowly raised the corner of his lips, "I am here to attend General Nie's wedding banquet today. No need to be formal. Please take a seat."
Although the prince said that they didn't need to be polite, they still had to be polite. After all, the prince was still standing there. Anyone who dared to sit down would be asking for a beating.
Mother Nie's eyes kept moving between Su Man and the prince.
Not only her, but everyone was suspicious. Why would the prince speak up for Yuman and behave so intimately?
Nie You also had this question in his mind, but he was naturally not stupid enough to ask in front of everyone, so he could only smooth things over by saying, "Prince, you don't know that Yuman can drink."
The prince only glanced at Nie You once, and Nie You lowered his eyes, unable to bear it any longer.
The aura of a superior made every move of the Crown Prince quite majestic. "General Nie's toast is kindly offered, I will accept it on behalf of Yu Man. However, since she has already said that she can't hold her liquor, please don't force it on her."
"Did Yuman receive it?" This meant that Yuman would probably be the prince's from now on. Did the prince want to take Yuman as a concubine?
Nie You bowed his head respectfully and said, "Since that's the case, I won't interfere any further. Please follow me to the main seat, Your Highness."
"Um."
Before leaving, the prince lowered his head and said in a neither loud nor soft voice, "Don't drink too much."
Su Man remained calm and said, "Farewell, Prince."
After the prince left, everyone looked at Suman differently.
Although being a concubine is inferior to others, it depends on who the concubine is. The prince is the future emperor, and his concubines are the empresses of the harem. If they try to persuade someone, they will naturally suffer the consequences.
After the prince's action, no one dared to act rashly anymore. Everyone lowered their heads and ate, especially the niece. She never raised her head from the bowl, which was really hard on her neck.
The party was lively all day and the guests dispersed only in the evening.
On the way back in the carriage, Su Man leaned against the wall with her eyes closed, while Yu Yuanbai seemed to want to say something but stopped himself several times.
"Girl."
Su Man opened her eyes, "What's wrong, brother?"
"The prince said...well, he wanted to..."
"Will you take me as your concubine?" Su Man had expected this and was not surprised at this moment.
"He wants to marry you as his princess."
"What?"
Su Man was stunned. She had thought that the Crown Prince would only give her the position of a concubine, but she had never expected that he would actually marry her, a divorced wife, as the Crown Princess. She instinctively denied it, "The Emperor will not agree."
"The Emperor has agreed..."
Yu Yuanbai was also very upset.
If the Crown Prince wanted to take Yu Man as a concubine, he could have declined. But the Crown Prince's earnest words, first recalling the long-standing friendship between the two, then describing the current situation in which ministers in the court were vying for the position of Crown Princess for their daughters of marriageable age, and finally, saying that the Emperor felt guilty towards the Yu family, left him speechless. He could only repeat over and over like a parrot, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your consideration, thank you, Crown Prince, for your consideration."
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