Beichen ushered in the first happy event of the new year, which was the wedding of Mu Rufeng, the young master of the General's Palace. Naturally, he married the eldest daughter of the Duke's Palace.
On the day of Xin Ruyi's wedding, the capital was extremely lively. Although the scene was not as good as that of the prince's wedding, it was not bad either.
The dowry costing more than two hundred dollars made the people in the capital even more stunned.
The sedan chair carried by sixteen people circled the capital and was finally sent to the General's Mansion.
After the ceremony, the bride was sent to the bridal chamber, while relatives and friends drank in the front hall.
Mu Rufeng took off the bride's hijab, and before she even had time to take a good look at Ruyi, she was dragged to the front hall for a toast.
Yuan Chen smiled and handed over a glass of wine: "General Mu is very happy today, but he won't be able to come back until he's drunk."
Mu Rufeng's hands trembled, and when he saw Yuan Chen's smile, he felt his heart tremble.
This man really holds an unusual grudge.
He lowered his voice and said: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince does not remember the faults of villains, please let me go now."
How could he have a bridal chamber if he was drunk? But with Yuan Chen here to control him, he couldn't leave.
Yuan Chen said: "That won't work. Come on, have a drink."
Mu Rufeng's legs went weak and she almost knelt down for him. He looked around, trying to find Jialan to intercede, but he didn't see anyone.
Yuan Chen raised his eyebrows: "Don't look at it, no one is coming to save you today."
Mu Rufeng regretted it endlessly. She had known that he had also tampered with the wine.
Seeing that he couldn't escape, he had no choice but to risk it.
Mu Rufeng took the wine handed by Yuan Chen and drank it in one gulp. Then she realized something was wrong. The wine had no alcohol flavor.
He looked at Yuan Chen in surprise.
Yuan Chen snorted and said, "Originally I didn't want to let you go, but Jialan Qian warned me not to embarrass you, lest Ruyi would worry, so I had no choice but to let you go."
Mu Rufeng burst into tears with gratitude: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is loyal."
Yuan Chen chuckled lightly: "Okay, I'll toast all the adults with this pot of wine, and then go back. There is a lonely person here."
Mu Rufeng bowed deeply to him, and then went to toast today's guests with the wine without alcohol flavor.
After a round of toasts, it was getting dark, so Mu Rufeng said she was too drunk and left.
Yuan Chen was here, and the courtiers who came to attend the banquet were somewhat reluctant to let go, so he found an excuse to leave first.
When he came to the backyard, he heard laughter. Yuan Chen stopped and took a look. Several girls were sitting around and playing leaf cards.
Yuan Chen didn't step forward to disturb him, he just watched quietly.
He Jialan seemed to have won the card, and the smile on his face was very dazzling.
Perhaps his gaze was too hot, and Xiao Jialan noticed it. When she turned around, she saw Yuan Chen standing under Yue Gong's door, dressed in white.
Xiao Jialan stood up in a hurry, ran towards him and asked, "Aren't you drinking in the front hall? Why are you here?"
Yuan Chen said: "It's hard for the ministers to enjoy themselves while I'm there, so they came over to see you."
He asked: "Did you have fun?"
Xiao Jialan nodded and said somewhat proudly: "I won several games."
Yuan Chen touched her head and said, "I have prepared a surprise for you, come with me."
He led Xiao Jialan up to the eaves, and not long after, he saw countless Kongming lanterns flying up from the capital, immediately dotting the night sky as if it were daytime.
Xiao Jialan was overjoyed and looked around at the bright lights, which were so dazzling.
She happily hugged Yuan Chen's arm and said, "It's so beautiful."
Yuan Chen said: "I originally wanted to show it to you when we got married, but..."
He leaned into Xiao Jialan's ear and said, "The flowers and candles in the wedding room were so ecstatic that I forgot about them."
At that time, his soul was gone. How could he still think of putting a light on her?