"Bring wine," Yuening called out, and immediately palace servants came to pour wine for the three of them.
Yuening raised her wine glass. "Young Master Jiang and his wife have come from afar. As the host, I would like to offer you both a toast." After saying that, Yuening first downed the wine in her glass and smiled at the two people in front of her.
Su Ruojin held up her wine glass, looking troubled. "Princess, I don't drink alcohol. May I have tea instead?"
"How dare you! The princess is offering a toast; anyone who refuses is committing a grave offense of disrespect!" Mu Qin rebuked from the side.
Princess Yuening smiled faintly and remained silent, looking at Su Ruojin with only indifference in her eyes.
Xiao Yanchu took the wine glass from Su Ruojin's hand. "My wife isn't feeling well, I'll drink it for her." After saying that, he drank the wine from Su Ruojin's glass in one gulp, and then drank his own wine.
"Muqin," Yuening said calmly.
"Yes, Princess." Mu Qin took the wine pot from the palace servant and went to Su Ruojin's side to fill her wine cup.
"Madam Jiang, please." After pouring the wine, Mu Qin said, her tone full of command.
It was obvious that Su Ruojin had no choice but to drink this wine, whether she wanted to or not.
"What does the princess mean by this?" Xiao Yanchu looked coldly at Yue Ning.
"Young Master Jiang, no one has ever dared to refuse the wine I offer!"
"You..." Xiao Yanchu was about to get angry, but Su Ruojin pulled his sleeve and he said timidly, "Never mind, husband, I'll drink it."
After saying that, Su Ruojin picked up the wine glass in front of her and drank it all in one gulp.
"Very well, Madam Jiang is so generous! Mu Qin."
Mu Qin poured Su Ruojin another full glass of wine.
Yuening raised her glass again, and seeing Su Ruojin blush slightly after finishing her drink, she smiled and said, "I would like to offer another toast to Madam Jiang, wishing Madam Jiang and Young Master Jiang a deep and loving marriage."
Su Ruojin had no choice but to drink another cup.
After three cups, Su Ruojin's face was abnormally red, and she felt somewhat unsteady on her feet.
"Muqin, Madam Jiang is a little drunk. Please take her downstairs to rest and have the family physician prescribe some herbal medicine to help her sober up," Yuening said.
"Yes, Princess." Mu Qin, accompanied by two maids, came over to help Su Ruojin.
Xiao Yanchu stood up abruptly, first helping Su Ruojin up, his tone filled with suppressed anger, "No need, Your Highness, thank you for the hospitality today. My wife has had too much to drink, I'll take her back first, and apologize to the princess another day."
"What, Young Master Jiang, are you saying that my princess residence is inferior to the inn you're staying at?" Yue Ning asked, looking at the two of them with displeasure.
“Young Master Jiang, this is the Princess’s residence, in Xiaoyue. I advise you to think twice before you act. Muqin, what are you standing there for? Hurry up and help Madam Jiang to rest.”
Su Ruojin felt increasingly dizzy and could barely stand, but she managed to maintain a sliver of clarity. "Husband... I'm fine. I'll rest for a while and then... I'll be back."
Mu Qin came up and helped Su Ruojin walk towards the backyard. Su Ruojin had only taken two steps when she lost her balance and almost bumped into Yue Ning. Yue Ning took two steps back in disgust.
After Su Ruojin left, Yuening waved her hand, and all the servants in the pavilion withdrew, leaving only her and Xiao Yanchu.
Princess Yuening picked up the wine glass on the table, walked to Xiao Yanchu's side, and reached out to put her hand on Xiao Yanchu's shoulder. Xiao Yanchu took a step back and avoided her hand. "Princess, please have some self-respect!"
"Self-respect? Hahaha, Young Master Jiang, do you think you can leave my princess's residence today? If you obediently submit to me, I may consider having Madam Jiang released. Otherwise, don't blame me for not showing any mercy to women."
"What are you going to do?" Xiao Yanchu clenched his fists, veins bulging on his forehead, desperately suppressing his anger.
Princess Yuening laughed heartily upon seeing this, "What are you doing? Young Master Jiang, don't be in such a hurry. I will definitely put on a great show for you in a moment. Then you can decide whether or not to divorce Madam Jiang and come with me."
"What do you mean by that?" Xiao Yanchu's voice was clearly tense.
"What do you mean? Young Master Jiang will find out soon enough." Princess Yuening chuckled, not angry that Xiao Yanchu had dodged her hand earlier.
At this moment, Xiao Yanchu also began to feel the scene in front of him starting to sway. He held onto the table, shook his head, and bit his tongue hard to stay awake with the pain.
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