Throughout the event, Lu Junyuan raised his glass high, strolled among the guests, and chatted happily.
Everyone could see that the prince consort was extremely happy today. It was normal for him to be happy, since he had finally married the princess he had always longed for.
Later on, the prince consort got so drunk that he abandoned basic manners and started drinking with many court officials who were of similar age to him, calling them brothers.
Seeing how happy the prince consort was, and since he was the groom today, no one would hold it against him.
By the end, after Lu Junyuan and most of the people present had drunk alcohol, their tongues were noticeably swollen.
To avoid affecting their wedding night, the servants of the mansion came to help the prince consort to the bridal chamber.
When the wedding attendants saw the drunken prince consort, they didn't care about anything else and quickly finished the wedding banquet, left the bridal chamber, and closed the door.
Yuening looked expectantly at Lu Junyuan, whose face was flushed from drinking, and said in a charming voice, "Prince Consort~ you've had too much to drink, let's rest early."
Seeing that Lu Junyuan was drunk, she felt a secret joy rather than anger.
The Empress Dowager had already instructed the nanny to prepare a small bag of chicken blood for her, which she could then sprinkle on a white handkerchief when the prince consort wasn't looking.
She had been worried about what would happen if Lu Junyuan found out, but now that he was so drunk, he definitely wouldn't notice such details, and she breathed a sigh of relief.
Lu Junyuan looked at Yue Ning and chuckled, "Princess...you...you look...so...so beautiful today!"
Hearing the prince consort praise her beauty, a hint of smugness flashed in Yuening's eyes. She got up and tried to help Lu Junyuan to bed.
Unexpectedly, Lu Junyuan turned around, staggered to the chaise lounge, collapsed on it, and never moved again.
A moment later, it began to snore softly.
Yuening stared incredulously at Lu Junyuan, who was sleeping like a log, and was so angry she wanted to curse, but there was nothing she could do.
On her wedding night, the prince consort got completely drunk and died right in front of her. How could they possibly consummate their marriage then?
Damn it!
Damn it!!
If it weren't for the fact that all the guests today were important officials of the court, Yue Ning would have loved to kill everyone who drank with Lu Junyuan. How dare they let the prince consort drink so much wine, preventing him from consummating his marriage.
She thought of helping Lu Junyuan to bed, but let alone the fact that she was extremely weak, even if she were in a normal state, she would never be able to lift Lu Junyuan, who was completely drunk.
In the end, Yuening could only lie down on the bed alone, fuming.
She didn't see that after she fell asleep, Lu Junyuan, who was lying on the chaise longue, slowly opened his eyes, his mind clear and without a trace of drunkenness.
The following day, as was customary, the princess and her husband were to go to the palace to pay their respects to the Empress Dowager and the Emperor.
Empress Dowager Wu called Princess Yuening aside and asked in a low voice, "Well, did Lu Junyuan find out last night?"
Upon hearing this, Yuening's eyes reddened. "Empress Dowager, Lu Junyuan didn't touch me at all yesterday."
Empress Dowager Wu was taken aback and hurriedly asked, "What happened?"
Did Lu Junyuan discover something?
If that's the case, and he dares to look down on Yue Ning, she wouldn't mind deposing him as the prince consort and finding him a new one for her.
"The prince consort drank too much yesterday. He went back to his room and fell asleep right away on the chaise lounge," Yue Ning said truthfully.
Empress Dowager Wu felt relieved upon hearing this and smiled, "You silly child, this is quite normal. Lu Junyuan has always been in love with you. He must have been so happy to finally marry you yesterday that he drank too much. Don't worry, he will definitely consummate the marriage with you tonight. Remember what I told you."
Hearing Empress Dowager Wu say this, Yuening felt a little better. "Yes, Your Majesty, Ning'er will be careful."
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