Chapter 77 Drinking together
Wanyan had a very beautiful appearance, eyes as charming as autumn water, and with her bridal attire, she immediately outshined all the women in the room, big and small.
Yinzhen looked up and his cheeks instantly flushed. Yihuan, who was watching from the side, laughed out loud. She didn't expect that this overlord-like figure could be so thin-skinned.
The little girl Liuliu gave a fake smile to show her business attitude, rolled hard on the marriage bed, and finally fell into Yinzhen's arms.
Yinzhen pointed at his own face and said, "Come here, Liuliu, give Uncle Fourteen a kiss."
Liu Liu covered his mouth with both hands and shook his head: "No."
"Why?" Yinzhen said that he was sad and was disliked by his little niece.
Liuliu said in a baby voice: "Ama said that from now on Uncle Fourteen belongs to Auntie, so Liuliu can't kiss him anymore."
"Little brat." Yinzhen rubbed her little head lovingly and handed Liuliu to Yihuan. Her mission of rolling on the bed was a complete success.
"Yinzhen thanks all the sisters-in-law for their efforts. A family banquet will be held in the mansion in a few days. Please come to my house and relax." Although Yinzhen is arrogant, he is a man of etiquette. He knows that all the sisters-in-law have contributed to today's wedding, so he bowed and said.
Dong E laughed out loud: "After the wedding, you will be an adult. Fourteenth brother, there is no need to be so polite. When you and your sister-in-law have a few more nephews in the future, let them entertain us aunts."
Wanyan's face turned red due to the teasing, but she just lowered her head and said nothing.
When she lowered her head, she saw the tattered dates under the quilt. In fact, most of them were good. Liuliu was small and she lost her strength after pinching a few.
But apart from the wet nurse, no one cared about such a small matter, so no one replaced it with a new one.
The grains scattered on the wedding bed meant "early birth of a son". Now the dates were destroyed by the little girl rolling on the bed. Wanyan pursed her lips in displeasure, but she couldn't get angry now.
Thinking that it was a good day for the Fourteenth Prince, the people in the bridal chamber left one after another. Yihuan prepared the dinner and finally she felt relieved. She sat in the flower hall and Yuxiao squatted down to massage her ankles.
"You have not been in good health since the little princess was born. Today, I saw you standing all the time, and your feet are swollen."
Yihua drank a sip of tea and couldn't eat anything. She felt a sour feeling in her stomach, but she suppressed it. "Today's smooth sailing is nothing but a blessing or a curse. I just need to recuperate for a while longer."
At first, Yihuan didn't want to take over everything, but Defei hinted and reminded her again and again.
"The ninth brother's marriage was done very well, worthy of being brothers. The fifth brother's wife has the support of the empress dowager, no one dares to neglect her."
"Look at the Tenth Prince's wedding. Although he married a Mongolian noblewoman and it looked grand, it was not managed by his own mother and there were loopholes everywhere. The Emperor couldn't stand it anymore and personally asked the Ministry of Internal Affairs before he reluctantly approved it."
"Fourteen has loved Honghui the most over the years. He will live outside the palace in the future. You two must take good care of him and make sure he doesn't go the wrong way."
"..."
It's not that he can't refuse, it's just that there's no need to. Considering Fourteenth Prince's protectiveness towards Honghui, he can't stay out of it. He might as well curry favor with Concubine De.
Su Peisheng trotted over from behind the screen, followed by a young eunuch holding a food box steadily. "Your servant greets Madam Fu-jin."
"Why is Eunuch Su here? Does the master have any instructions?" Yihuan was entertaining the female guests, and in the front yard, Yinzhen was entertaining the male guests. His day was not easy either.
"Don't worry, Fu Jin, I don't use wine, but water." Su Peisheng first took a look at Fu Jin's face. Although she was a little pale, she was in good spirits. He was relieved. "This is the ginseng soup that I personally ordered to be prepared. I said that Fu Jin's health is important. Drink a bowl first. If you feel uncomfortable, go back home. I will talk to the first and third Fu Jin about the women's affairs. It will be handled." "Thank you, eunuch. A Bao will bring you some snacks." Yi Hua drank it all in one gulp and said, "Eunuch, I guess you haven't had a drop of water all day. Have a simple meal first. The banquet is almost over."
Su Peisheng was naturally very grateful. He was really starving and finished a whole plate of snacks in less than half a cup of tea.
"Thank you, Madam, for your reward." Su Peisheng finished eating quickly, wiped his mouth, and trotted away again.
Yihuan sat for a while and felt relieved: "Fourteenth Master went to the front yard to toast?"
"Yes, after the toast, we will have the wedding night. You don't have to keep an eye on it. We can go home now." Nanny Chen joked when she saw Yihuan was in a good mood.
But Nanny Chen said this too early. Yihuan waited in the back but Yinzhen didn't come back, so she asked Abao to go to the front yard to see what was going on.
After a while, A Bao hurried back: "To reply to Madam Fu, the gentlemen in front are drinking together, and I can't see them stopping."
"What do you mean you can't stop?" Yihuan was a little surprised. Didn't she just say she was drinking water?
It all started with the tenth brother. He was a little surprised to see that the fourth brother drank a round of drinks without changing his expression or heart rate. Could the fourth brother be someone who could drink a thousand cups without getting drunk?
With such doubts, the tenth brother came close to Yinzhen and smelled it, and said casually: "Fourth brother, this is not wine."
Led by the Tenth Brother, the younger brothers couldn't stand it anymore and immediately surrounded Yinzhen, asking him to drink three cups as punishment. They drank them one by one.
Normally these brothers were afraid of Yinzhen's cold face, but today they were a little drunk and didn't care about anything, saying all kinds of nasty things.
Yinzhen naturally couldn't stand being outdone by the younger ones, so he started drinking the wine as if it were water.
As the competition got underway, the others also started drinking in twos and threes. The eighth brother pulled the ninth brother over to drink while complaining, "Ninth brother, you have all started to distance yourself from me recently. I feel so miserable."
Lao Jiu didn't like to hear this, but after all, they had a honeymoon period, so he didn't refuse and drank one cup after another.
Prince Zhi has been in a bad mood ever since Concubine Hui was demoted. Seeing his brothers drinking together, he also poured himself a drink.
For a while, these guys in the front yard were drinking with each other, and it was a mess.
The Fourteenth Prince was the protagonist of the day. He had to accompany anyone who drank. Gradually, he drank until he lay on the ground unconscious.
After Yihua heard Abao's report, she led her people to the front yard with some hangover soup. What she saw was a group of people lying on the ground, and a group of them were drinking together.
She quickly ordered her servants to drag the Fourteenth Prince back to the backyard, where Wanyan was still waiting for him.
However, Yihuan was a little skeptical. After drinking like this, could she still have the wedding night today?
Yinzhen was also drunk. He sat quietly, accepting all offers of wine without making any noise, which gave him a hint of Honghui's obedience. When he drank the hangover soup from Yihuan's hand, he looked directly at you with watery eyes, which made your heart melt.
After Yihuan finished taking care of Yinzhen, she ordered the eunuchs to separate the men and carry them out to sleep in separate rooms.
Looking at the room full of leftovers, Yihuan shook her head. This... was truly a unique wedding.