“He would protect her, Her Imperial Highness — his Grand Princess.”
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It seemed nearly all the civil and military officials of the imperial court were here today. Su Rongqing, who had been invited as Pei Wenxuan’s bridegroom attendant, was well-acquainted with everyone in the imperial court. On top of that, there was also Li Chuan, so no one dared to make things difficult for Pei Wenxuan, nor did they intentionally force him to drink. However, there were too many people. Su Rongqing and Li Chuan drank until they dropped, leaving just Pei Wenxuan to offer toasts one by one, down to the very last table.
He still intended to take it easy at first. Though no one urged him to drink as soon as Su Rongqing and Li Chuan left, he didn’t know what to do whenever someone came up to him and presented their well wishes for him and Li Rong, so he would finish the cup of wine without the slightest bit of perfunctory action.
No matter how much he drank, it wasn’t immediately obvious whether he was drunk or not. He always had a smile on his face and leisurely expressions, so it would appear as if there was nothing wrong with him. After a round of toasts, everyone had to express their amazement of Pei Wenxuan’s superior alcohol tolerance. Pei Wenxuan knew that he was slightly drunk, but it should not be a big deal. After greeting all the guests, he went to meet up with Li Chuan and Su Rongqing, who were resting off to the side. Su Rongqing had slowly managed to recover a bit, but Li Chuan was still holding his head, looking somewhat unwell. Pei Wenxuan looked at the two of them and couldn’t help but say: “You two should go and rest. I will head back first.”
Su Rongqing nodded and waved his hand but said nothing. Pei Wenxuan hesitated for a moment then bowed: “Many thanks to Brother Su for today.”
“Just go.”
Su Rongqing finally spoke up and only said: “Just don’t let the beautiful lady down.”
Pei Wenxuan let out a laugh: “Just don’t take me as someone who will let others down either.”
Su Rongqing looked up in slight confusion when he heard this. Pei Wenxuan saluted, then he turned around and said to Li Chuan: “Your Highness, this humble official shall take his leave.”
“You have to be good to my sister,” Li Chuan said in a hoarse voice, “I only have one big sister, so you have to be good to her, got that?”
Even if he knew it was just drunk talk from Li Chuan when he heard it, Pei Wenxuan brought his hands up in front of him to salute and solemnly said: “This humble official will accept the order..”
Li Chuan was feeling a little unwell, so he turned his head and dismissively waved his hand, signaling for Pei Wenxuan to quickly be on his way.
Pei Wenxuan followed the servants that were leading the way with lanterns out to the rear courtyard. He was actually quite familiar with the Princess’s mansion, but everyone treated it like it was his first time here and guided him with utmost care and caution, which he also found a little new and novel.
When he arrived at the doors, he saw Jing Lan and Jing Mei standing guard at the doors. When they looked up and saw him coming, both of them pursed their lips and smiled. This scene overlapped with that of the previous life, and Pei Wenxuan couldn’t help but fall into a trance.
The maid next to him softly called out: “Prince Consort?”
Pei Wenxuan snapped out of his absentmindedness and nodded: “Announce it.”
“Your Highness,” Jing Lan turned her head, “The Prince Consort is here.”
“You may enter.”
BẠN ĐANG ĐỌC
The Grand Princess
Tiểu Thuyết Lịch Sử[I don't own the story and the translation of this novel.] Description: Li Rong and Pei Wenxuan married at the age of 18. Li Rong used Pei Wenxuan's family background to avoid disaster, and Pei Wenxuan used Li Rong's identity as Princess to establis...
