The lunch banquet was held in the yard, and the main dinner was held in the evening.
There were one hundred tables of buffet, and the rest of the people could only take their seats after the relatives and dignitaries had taken their seats.
The people who came to marry Ximen Xiaoyue from the side of Duke Jin were her second uncle, second aunt and some young people from the clan. Because people from her maiden's family could not be present during the wedding ceremony, Ximen's family didn't know what happened in the main hall just now. They just felt that they had been going through so much trouble and had not been able to drink, because the people who came to marry had to drink before they could go back, and they could not leave without drinking.
Most of the people who were sent to marry had not even had breakfast. They entered the house at noon, and it was almost 3 p.m. and they still hadn't had time to eat lunch. They were starving, but the Crown Prince and Murong Jie didn't come out, so it was not a good idea to urge them.
After waiting so long for the meal to start, they even forgot to ask Ximen Xiaoyue and just sat down to eat.
Ximen Xiaoyue was no longer willing to toast. Although Xiniang had been saying that she wanted to, she said that she had a headache. Prime Minister Xia knew that she was unhappy, so he said, "If you are not feeling well, don't go to toast. Sit down and go back to rest after eating. I will go to toast."
Ximen Xiaoyue was grateful for his thoughtfulness, but she was still angry, so she just responded casually, "Okay, thank you for your hard work, Prime Minister."
Prime Minister Xia held her hand under the table and smiled warmly, "From now on, we will be husband and wife. Your affairs are the most important to me."
Ximen Xiaoyue was somewhat touched. She stared at him and said, "Prime Minister, although I feel uncomfortable, toasting is a custom. I am afraid of being impolite if I don't go. I'd better toast first."
Murong Jie sat together with a group of nobles. Naturally, the royal nobles had to exchange pleasantries. Murong Jie drank several cups in a row before stopping to talk to them, which was considered quite rude.
When toasting, the bride and groom should have toasted the guests and then received red envelopes. But who would have known that the princes and ministers would bring their own daughters to toast Murong Jie.
Not only that, they also smuggled wine. Although they were only five-jin or ten-jin jars of wine, there were more than twenty jars piled up there.
They were not going to drink this wine now, but to give it to Murong Jie.
Everyone knows that Murong Jie never accepts gifts, and only accepts good wine.
It is known to everyone in Beijing that he loves fine wine.
Murong Jie looked at those wine jars with shining eyes, as if he saw the most beautiful thing in the world.
Now that no one had drunk much, he had already had a few drinks. When the ministers brought the wine over, he was very kind and kept chatting with them. When they introduced their daughters, he looked at them carefully with a serious expression, and either praised their beauties or said that they had a gentle personality, with a smile that was so big that it expanded behind his ears.
Zi'an looked over from a distance, very angry, and said that if someone was bothering him, he would help them out. Looking at his smile, it seemed like he was enjoying it so much. Why would he need help
Chen Liuliu had been absent-minded the whole time. Xiao Tuo hadn't come yet. Fortunately, the food and wine were good, so she ate very enthusiastically. When she saw that Zi'an was not in the mood, she asked, "Are you unhappy?"
Zian shook his head, "Very happy."
"Why don't you eat if you're happy? The food is so delicious." The Chen family has always been frugal. They only have such sumptuous meals during the New Year and other festivals. Of course, the food on weekdays is not bad, just not this sumptuous.
She looked up and saw Xia Wan'er, who was sitting at the same table, staring at Zi'an. She looked unhappy. "I say, girl, can you please eat properly? Why are you staring at Zi'an? She's not a fat duck leg."
Xia Wan'er withdrew her gaze angrily. She was unwilling to talk whenever Chen Liuliu was involved, because you never knew what kind of ugly words would come out of her mouth.
Because the main banquet is in the evening, the dishes at noon, although exquisite, are far less luxurious than those in the evening. During lunch, the menu was served to retain guests.
After lunch, a troupe of actors came to the mansion to congratulate the Prime Minister on his marriage. The female members of the family loved watching plays the most, so after dinner, they swarmed into the garden where the stage was built.
After the banquet was cleared away, the bride returned to her room, and her family members naturally followed her in to give her some instructions.
Ximen Xiaoyue informed her second uncle and second aunt about what happened in the main hall. Hearing that the people from Duke Jin were furious, Ximen's second uncle said coldly, "If father knew about this, he would be furious. Once Yuan is named county lady, she can suppress you, and she owns half of the prime minister's mansion. Isn't this a joke? She owns half of the minister's mansion? If this gets out, it will make people laugh."
"I've heard of Xia Zian in the past, but I didn't expect she was so vicious. If we don't teach her a lesson, she'll think that our family of Duke Jin is easy to bully!" Ximen Xiaoyue's second aunt Liang said coldly.
Ximen Xiaoyue got angry when she thought of Xia Zian's face. It was obvious that she was unwilling to kneel down and kowtow, but he pretended to know nothing and handed her a red envelope as soon as she entered the door.
Thinking of the red envelope, she remembered that she had stuffed it into her sleeve pocket, took it out and threw it on the ground, "This is the red envelope she gave me."
Liang stamped her feet and said, "My silly girl, she gave you a red envelope and you just threw it in her face, but you actually accepted it?"
Ximen Xiaoyue said angrily, "I don't want to accept it either, but the Regent has given the order, what can I do? Besides, there are so many eyes on me, I can't just throw it back."
Liang gnashed her teeth and said, "This Xiangfu is too much of a bully. They originally agreed to our conditions, but now they let Xia Zian come and mess things up."
"It has nothing to do with the Xiangfu," Ximen Xiaoyue subconsciously defended the Xiangfu, "Xia Zian initially pretended to agree, but later on she started making trouble. This isn't the first time she's made trouble. She made trouble at the previous regret of the engagement and at the old lady's birthday banquet. I just didn't expect that she would dare to do that to me."
"We should teach her a lesson while there are so many people here today," Liang said.
Second Uncle Ximen shook his head, "Don't act rashly today. After all, the Prince Regent and Prince Li are both in the palace. From what Xiaoyue said, they are both protecting Xia Zian."
Liang's eyes flashed, and she had already made up her mind, "Who told you to come openly?"
Ximen Xiaoyue originally wanted to persuade Liang not to take action first, but then she thought of Xia Zian's disgusting face. If Second Aunt could teach her a lesson, she would be able to vent her anger.
Moreover, Second Aunt has always been domineering and vicious in the mansion, and no one dares to offend her. If she doesn't take action, it's fine, but if she does, Xia Zian will definitely suffer.
Thinking of this, she warned Liang, "Aunt, be careful. Don't let anyone catch you. Xia Zian is not easy to deal with."
"I'm not easy to deal with either." Liang's eyes were cold and she said with gritted teeth.
She didn't care that Xia Zian offended Ximen Xiaoyue, but she dared to treat the family of Duke Jin as if they were nobody. This was a big taboo for her. If she wasn't taught a good lesson today, would the family of Duke Jin still have dignity in front of everyone in the future
(End of this chapter)