Zheng Xiu helped Princess Guihe to the flower hall, which was already full of guests.
There were countless female relatives who wanted to show up in front of Princess Guihe, and many wives even brought their own girls. But Princess Guihe didn't seem that eager today, so they didn't come forward, but just talked to their neighbors.
Princess Guihe arranged Zheng Xiu next to her. The people at their table were all royal ladies, and Zheng Xiu had seen most of them at the birthday banquet before, so she could talk to them.
Wedding banquets are about being lively, and there are not many rules. The meal was eaten up in a hot and noisy manner.
But the same thing was that those royal ladies ate very little, and didn't finish half of the food on the main table.
Zheng Xiu put down her bowl and chopsticks with a half-hungry stomach. She almost suspected that they were all raised on dew.
After the feast, it was almost time for the wedding.
In this era, there was still a custom of making a fuss in the bridal chamber, especially for several princesses. They all wanted to see what kind of girl the queen mother had given as a marriage, so they said they wanted to go to the bridal chamber to take a look.
Princess Guihe was tired after a day and was too lazy to accompany them, so she let them go.
Several princesses led a group of wives to Xiya Garden.
A group of people left the flower hall, leaving only a few girls. Zheng Xiu took a glance and really didn't expect that people these days also love to watch the excitement. Thinking about it again, it made sense. Entertainment resources were scarce these days, and women were especially well-behaved. Only with the help of their superiors could they be a little more relaxed.
After they finished their wedding night, the banquet was over.
Princess Guihe felt a bit troubled, so she asked Zheng Xiu to stay and entertain the girls, and she went back to Changfeng Garden first.
Normally, the host should not leave first under such circumstances, but Princess Guihe's status was there, and no one dared to say anything.
Especially since everyone knew that this marriage was forced upon the Duke of Qing by the Queen Mother, it was not easy for Princess Guihe to greet them with a smile and entertain the guests for a whole day.
Zheng Xiu nodded in agreement, invited the girls to the main hall, served tea, and sat down to talk.
In fact, there was not much to say, as she had only seen the girls who came today once or twice, so she was not familiar with them, but just exchanged pleasantries.
About a quarter of an hour later, the princesses came back with their people.
But everyone went there with a smile, and when they came back, they all had some ambiguous expressions on their faces.
Zheng Xiu stood up to greet them and invited several princesses to take their seats.
Princess Gui'an, who was in the lead, had an unhappy look on her face. After sitting down, she asked about Princess Guihe.
Zheng Xiu explained, "The princess is not feeling well, so she went to rest first."
Princess Gui'an nodded and said nothing more.
The group of people who were eating lively and noisy before were now silent. It was very quiet in the flower hall at this time, which was quite strange.
Everyone sat for a while. The banquet for the female relatives ended early, and seeing that it was getting late, everyone stood up and said goodbye.
Zheng Xiu asked the maids to see them off one by one, and then personally sent the princesses out.
After seeing off the guests, Zheng Xiu felt that something might be wrong in the new house, so she asked Minghui to go and inquire about it, and she went back to Haoye Hall first.
She thought that Xue Zhi was entertaining male guests in the front yard, and he would have to drink, so he might not be back for a while.
Zheng Xiu was not in a hurry to take a shower, and asked Fen Ge to get her a basin of hot water to soak her feet.
Unexpectedly, Xue Zhi came back earlier than Minghui who went to inquire about the news.
Xue Zhi drank some wine, and his face was a little red, but his steps were steady and he looked sober.
Zheng Xiu was soaking her feet and didn't move. She just smiled and joked: "I thought you would drink until you were unconscious before coming back? Why are you back so early? If you come back, there will be no one to block the wine for the prince." Young people love to play crazy, it has been like this since ancient times. Xue Qin and Xue Zhi's friends were all relatively young, so they would take the opportunity to get this uncle and nephew drunk.
Xue Zhi sat down next to Zheng Xiu and said, "It's not that I came back early, it's that the party had already dispersed."
"No way? How could it end so early?"
Xue Zhi shook his head and said, "A few guys wanted to make a scene in the bridal chamber, and I don't know what happened. They came back acting strangely, and no one tried to persuade them to drink. They all talked for a while and then dispersed."
Was it after the scene in the bridal chamber?
"It happened to us too. A few princesses took their wives to the bridal chamber once, and they were also acting strangely when they came back."
Zheng Xiu was really wondering what had happened in the bridal chamber.
Ming Hui happened to come back from outside at this time.
Zheng Xiu excused her from the formalities and only asked her, "What happened in Xiya Garden? Tell me quickly."
Minghui reported, "I went to Xiya Garden and found that there was already a commotion inside. They said that the Crown Prince's wife was making a fuss about going back to her parents' home."
"Oh my God!" Zheng Xiu exclaimed, "Wasn't it fine before the formalities in the evening? What happened?"
Minghui said, "I also asked around and finally found out from the Crown Prince's wife's maid who came with her as a dowry. It turned out that the Crown Prince's wife asked for water in the room after nightfall, but the maids who served her inside said that the Crown Prince's wife was heavily made-up and didn't like water. The Crown Prince's wife then said that you had given her water before, and that a small bamboo tube would be enough. Then everyone inside said they didn't know what that thing was, No matter what she said, she just refused to bring water..."
Minghui paused, and continued: "Later, the male guests in the front yard and the female relatives in the back went to make trouble in the bridal chamber. The prince lifted the veil, and everyone teased her. I don’t know who joked, "Why doesn’t the bride smile?", and the prince’s wife was so angry that she cried..."
Zheng Xiu never thought that she accompanied Wang Hanyu for most of the day because she was afraid that people would neglect her, but after she left, she still suffered from the anger of the servants. Wang Hanyu
is the youngest daughter of the Marquis of Xinyang, and she was also spoiled when she grew up. On such a big day of her wedding, she was naturally very angry when she was bullied by the servants. In addition, a group of people gathered in the back and teased her, which made her feel even more disrespected. She was not stupid. She knew that if Princess Guihe was willing to speak up for her, no one would dare to make fun of her like this.
But it must be mentioned that Xue Qin was indeed not thoughtful enough in this regard. This was also related to his overly humble character. If it was Xue Zhi, he would have coaxed away so many people who wanted to see the bride when he got married.
Therefore, when Wang Hanyu looked at Xue Qin who only smiled but did not help her, her heart turned cold and her eyes were red on the spot. When everyone saw that she was about to cry, they dispersed.
"Has the princess known about this?"
Minghui said, "When I went to Xiya Garden, someone had already gone to Changfeng Garden to pass on the message. But until I came back, there was no news from Changfeng Garden."
When Zhengxiu heard this, she knew that Princess Guihe probably didn't want to care. She quickly asked Fen Ge to wipe her feet, put on her shoes and prepared to go with Xue Zhi. With such a big fuss, she must go and take a look.
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