He conspired against her in his previous life, and he flirted with her on their wedding night again

Chapter 458 Toast

Seeing Xie Jingyan watching Du Chengan take the person away, she gently held Xie Jingyan's hand.

Although six or seven years had passed, Shen Wan had not forgotten the appearance of Concubine Chen. She could naturally see that Wang Qing'er looked very much like Concubine Chen. In addition, she had injured her head and called Xie Jingyan cousin, so her identity was self-evident.

However, the case of Concubine Chen was such a big deal back then that few people even came to plead for Old Tutor Yan. It was already a great achievement that the Minister of Justice saved Young Master Yan and preserved the Yan family's bloodline. Unexpectedly, the Minister of Justice even saved Xie Jingyan's cousin and placed her in the Wang family to grow up.

Although she was dressed as a man and covered up, she could tell at a glance that her features resembled those of the Concubine Chen. If she were to be recognized...

Harboring a criminal is already a serious crime, and the Minister of Justice breaking the law knowingly is committing an even more serious crime, and may even lead to the confiscation of property and the extermination of the entire clan.

Shen Wan knew that the Minister of Justice was an upright person, but no matter how upright he was, he would not gamble the lives of all nine clans for the Yan family.

Shen Wan's intuition told her that this was unusual.

Du Cheng'an took Wang Qing'er away on horseback, followed by Xu Ji.

The three of them quickly disappeared from sight.

Xie Jingyan glanced at Chen Feng and said, "Let's go and take a look."

Chen Feng took the order and left.

After Chen Feng left, Shen Wan said goodbye to Yun Rui, and then took a carriage back to Prince Ling's Mansion with Xie Jingyan.

After returning to Moyuxuan, about half an hour later, there was a knock on the window and Chen Feng was back.

Xie Jingyan was in the inner room. Chen Feng jumped in through the window and said, "Master, that girl from the Wang family should be your cousin."

Although Xie Jingyan had already made up his mind, he still asked after hearing what Chen Feng said, "What did you hear?"

Chen Feng said, "When I went to the Wang family, I didn't hear anything about the Wang family girl's background. But when I came out of the Wang family, I ran into your cousin, Master Yan, climbing over the wall to the Wang family. He looked anxious. I was afraid I was wrong, so I went back to take a look. He went to visit the Wang family girl."

Xie Jingyan did not see Xu Chuan's appearance, but Shen Wan did.

She was sure that Xu Chuan was Young Master Yan, Yan Zheng.

I was already somewhat certain that Wang Qing'er was Xie Jingyan's cousin, and with the addition of Young Master Yan, it was certain.

Shen Wan asked, "Miss Wang, have you seen the imperial physician?"

Chen Feng nodded and replied, "It was Doctor Xu who went to Wang's house. Doctor Xu said that Miss Wang's amnesia is due to the blow she received on the back of her head on the street. She needs to recover. He also said that if she wants to recover as soon as possible, she can be taken to the place where she was before she lost her memory. This will help her recovery."

"After Doctor Xu left, Madam Wang and Master Wang discussed sending Miss Wang away from the capital. Master Wang said he would wait to hear the opinion of the Minister of Justice before making a decision."

Wang Qing'er has no memory of the past, and she is not allowed to leave the house, so no one knows of her existence.

Now that her memory has been restored, no one knows what Wang Qing'er will do.

It is understandable that Mrs. Wang was worried that her existence would be known and would implicate the Wang family and the Minister of Justice, so she wanted to send her away from Kyoto.

Thinking of the fact that Du Cheng'an liked Wang Qing'er, Shen Wan felt the headache of the Wang family and the Minister of Justice.

Du Cheng'an is the empress dowager's grandson and the emperor's nephew. It is impossible for his wife, the crown prince, to never see the emperor and the empress dowager in her entire life. Once she sees Wang Qing'er's face, which looks at least 50% like Concubine Chen, it will surely bring back the emperor's unbearable memories of Concubine Chen.

It’s not a big deal that the emperor is unhappy. I’m afraid that the emperor and the empress dowager will follow the clues and find out what kind of punishment the minister of justice who saved the man will receive.

Thinking of this, Shen Wan felt that she was overthinking. It was impossible for Princess Huyang to not meet Wang Qing'er before arranging the marriage for Du Cheng'an. Once she met her, Princess Huyang would never agree to this marriage. She would never let her son marry a woman who would bring back unhappy memories for the emperor.

If Wang Qing'er hadn't married Du Cheng'an, the possibility of her entering the palace would have been very slim.

Since it involves the Minister of Justice and the Wang family, Xie Jingyan has not yet recognized his cousin Xu Chuan, so naturally he will not easily recognize his cousin.

He was happy to know that they were still alive.

Xie Jingyan values the Yun family as much as Shen Wan does.

She could understand Xie Jingyan's feelings best.

The next morning, the Duke of Tan's Mansion sent someone to deliver the wedding invitation, inviting Shen Wan and Xie Jingyan to attend the Duke of Tan's Mansion for the wedding banquet.

Shen Wan definitely couldn't go, so she asked Yin Shuang to go to the Duke of Tan's Mansion on her behalf to deliver some makeup to Tang Yinong.

Three days later, the Duke of Tan’s mansion held a wedding banquet.

The next day, Xu Ji married Tang Yinong and a wedding banquet was held at the Minister of Justice's residence.

Even if Xie Jingyan didn't know that the Minister of Justice saved Yan Zheng and Yan Qing'er's lives, he would still give them face and attend the wedding. What's more, the Minister of Justice has done the Yan family a favor and was the first person to ask the emperor to appoint Xie Jingyan as the crown prince. Unless Shen Wan was about to give birth and Xie Jingyan really couldn't get away, he would have gone.

Xu Ji and Tang Ze were engaged on the same day, but they could not get married on the same day. The civil and military officials would not know whose house to attend the wedding banquet. It was a happy wedding, and it would not be appropriate to cause trouble to the guests who came to congratulate, so they had to hold the wedding banquets separately. After all, a wedding banquet is most about having more people around, making it lively.

In order to get married first, the two almost came to a fight. In the end, they decided who would get married first by fishing, and Tang Ze accepted the defeat.

But seeing Xu Ji wearing his wedding gown and looking so cheerful, Tang Ze was so angry. He had competed with him to get married first, and even married his cousin. He had to let Xu Ji know that the girl from the Duke of Tan's mansion, his cousin, was not so easy to marry.

Tang Ze acted as a roadblock and posed several difficult problems to Xu Ji. With the help of the invited helpers, the Prince of Yanping and Lu Cheng, Xu Ji had to work hard to get into the gate of the Duke of Tan's Mansion.

Tang Ze is Tang Yinong's cousin. She has her own biological brother, the third young master of the Duke of Tan's Mansion. It was the third young master Tang who married Tang Yinong without telling her.

Watching Tang Yinong getting into the bridal sedan, Xu Ji was overjoyed. He knew that this marriage was stable and would not cause any trouble, but he would always be worried until he brought her home.

Mounting his horse, Xu Ji led the wedding procession away in high spirits.

The Prince of Yanping and his men first helped Tang Ze act as roadblocks, and then went to the Duke of Tan's mansion to attend the wedding banquet.

The bridal sedan had to go around Kyoto once, and it was some time after the Prince of Yanping and his entourage arrived at the Minister of Justice's residence before the sound of firecrackers and suonas began.

The etiquette for welcoming the bride is the same.

After worshipping heaven and earth, the newlyweds are sent to the bridal chamber.

Xu Ji was thinking about saying a few words to his wife before going to accompany her for drinking, but as soon as he stepped into the bridal chamber, he was carried away by Tang Ze and Lu Cheng.

Tang Ze did it on purpose, and Lu Cheng even more so.

His wedding night was too painful to recall, and his brothers added fuel to the fire, making his wedding night extremely painful and heartbreaking. He has not forgotten it.

Xu Ji's feet were hanging in the air. "I can walk by myself, I can walk by myself..."

"Save your energy for a good wedding night."

Xu Ji, "..."

He is not so weak that he needs to save this little energy.

Tang Ze and Lu Cheng carried Xu Ji from the bridal chamber to the wedding banquet. As soon as Xu Ji arrived at the banquet, people came to toast him, congratulating him on his marriage, and wishing him to have two children in three years, a loving marriage, and a long life together.

This wine must be drunk, Xu Ji drank it all in one gulp.

The more people toast him, the more people need him to toast.

There were about a hundred tables at the wedding banquet at the Minister of Justice's residence. If each table was toasted with one glass, it would be enough to make people drunk. The Prince of Yanping and Tang Ze and others had to be toasted separately. Even one glass was not enough, three glasses were required at least.

But Xu Ji was happy and toasted to every table.

The wedding banquet was noisy and lively. Minister Xu and Madam Xu greeted the guests, their faces almost stiff from smiling.

Xie Jingyan and the Prince of Yanping were at the same table. They drank and chatted, and they were as happy as when he got married.

When it came to their table, the waiter wanted to pour wine for Xu Ji, but the Prince of Yanping replaced the wine at their table with the waiter.

The servant was a little confused, but still poured wine for Xu Ji.

Xu Ji toasted to Xie Jingyan first, then to the Prince of Yanping, and then he went around and toasted to them, and then said, "I will go and toast to them first, and come back later."

The Prince of Yanping and his men really wanted to push Xu Ji down on the table, but Xu Ji was the groom and it was his job to toast, so they could only hold down their impulsive hands.

Lu Cheng looked at the Prince of Yanping and asked, "Why did you exchange his wine?"

The Prince of Yanping said, "Look, he drank dozens of cups, but his face was not red and he was not out of breath. I think it's not that the wine was mixed with water, but that the water was mixed with wine. It's okay to toast others, but it's unreasonable to mix water with wine when drinking with us."

He wanted to see how fake the wine was, so he poured himself a glass.

He raised his head and drank it all -

Cough!

He choked and nearly died from coughing.

Tang Ze saw it and asked, "What's wrong?"

The Prince of Yanping said, "There is no water in the wine."

Tang Ze said, "How is that possible? Xu Ji's alcohol tolerance is not as good as ours."

But what the Prince of Yanping said was not false.

Tang Ze also poured himself a glass.

Taste it.

Sure enough, there was no water added.

Tang Ze asked curiously, "Why was he so drunk last time in Prince Ling's Mansion?"