Chapter 48
King Yuhang added, “The two of us are covered in alcohol, it’s better to go home first to wash up and bathe before going to the State Duke’s Mansion.”
Rong Xiangshi gave a hmmm.
King Yu only thought that she was also hungover and didn’t want to talk, so he also quieted down.
In the Royal Mansion, Mama Song is furious when she learns that the two of them were so drunk that they didn’t return home for the night. She hates that she can’t criticize Yüehang, so she gives Xiao Bei and Xiao Nan a hard time: “You two, you follow Yüehang and Wangfei, and you don’t know how to advise them!”
While Zhou Xian Yang is at ease with this, Rong Xiang See is not: “Mom Song, don’t blame them. Yesterday, they didn’t follow us either.”
“That’s all the more reason to punish them, what do you want them to do? How dare they hang out by themselves and not follow His Highness and Wangfei? Drinking alcohol and having no one to take care of them, what if something happens?”
Xiao Nan spat out her tongue and didn’t say anything. Xiao Bei even lowered his head, to kill or die, as you wish.
Rong Xiangsheng could not do anything about it, so she let them go. She went back to her room and asked Linlang to prepare a hot bath for them.
“The girl did not return overnight, we almost looked for her all over the street. We were told by the head of the government that His Highness might not be coming back tonight. Why is this so sudden?”
Rong Xiangxian shook his head, “A whim. Last night we watched the jugglers at Huan Yu Gate, and it was awesome.”
“Good! You were having fun outside and made others worry!” Feiyun looked like she hadn’t slept well at night. Rong Xiang Xiang also apologizes, “I won’t do it again.”
Even if King Yuhang wants to pull her to spend the night outside again, she won’t go. Never again.
Her happy wedding day, one day of experience, ends here.
“By the way, that juggling troupe will be performing for a while. You guys should pair up with Xiao Nan and Xiao Bei and take turns going to see it.”
“Really?!”
Faced with the sudden vacation, Feiyun immediately forgot about the angry matter from before to the ninth cloud.
Rong Xiangmian lay in the hot water and was lost in thought. In his ears, Yü Wang’s ambiguous words suddenly resounded again: third girl, I’ve missed you all these years.
To be able to make such a resolute military man like him say such soft words in a drunken dream, just what kind of affection is it?
Had he thought of her for many years? Treated her as if she was the most important person to him? Then what was his kindness to her these days?
Rong Xiangmian then realized that she was jealous.
At her age, she was actually jealous of a rash young man? She hadn’t even been jealous of the one in front of her, the one with three palaces and six houses! Guilty of this?
She slapped her face, telling herself not to be as foolish as those women who were overwhelmed by love.
How hard a man’s heart is, just look at Zhou Xianhan. He thanked her a thousand times in the beginning, but later on, it was not a cup of hemlock that ended her life.
She also recalled the words of Consort Hui and Consort Shukui: only after giving birth to the Yuhang House’s son would she be able to stand on her own feet. Originally, she was somewhat unimpressed, but now, she even thought of this.
I am the one who will share his bed and have children with him …… As soon as I thought of this, Rong Xiangmian felt so pathetic, how about being the main room in this life? Still a tool person to give birth to children.
“Girl tired of playing last night? Not in good spirits?” Lin Lang asked with concern as she helped her add hot water.
Rong Xiangmian returned to her senses and asked, “What do you think about His Highness treating me, how is it?”
“Very good!” Linlang laughed, “Yesterday, the girl played Konghou, he listened and felt that something was wrong, so he quietly asked me why the girl was sad. I said it was the birth ceremony of the girl’s birth mother, so he immediately followed the girl to the West Mountain to pay his respects. We were all happy for the girl when we watched such thoughtfulness. A man who knows his heart is more important than anything else.”
Yes, a man who knows his heart is more important than anything else. Whoever he has in mind, let him keep a little secret.
When they arrive at the British Duke’s residence, Mr. and Mrs. Yü Wang first go to the Yu Qing Hall to see the British Duke and Mrs. Yü, to perform the ritual of returning to the peace, Zhou Xian Yang purposely exempts his father-in-law and mother-in-law from saluting him, so that the respect makes the British Duke and Mrs. Yü very satisfied.
After the ceremony, the two of them went to Changle Hall. Today’s family banquet, the family is all there, Rong Xiangzhi and Wen Zhongqing also came back.
Everyone met one by one and performed the family rituals, which were relatively casual. Only when it came to Rong Xiangzhi, Xiangshi gave her sister a salute as usual, while Rong Xiangzhi didn’t even look at him, and gave Yulong a big salute of elegance: “Your Highness, Yulong is well.”
Wen Zhongqing laughed from the sidelines, “Xiangzhi, why are you only saluting His Highness Yü Wang and not Consort Yü Wang?”
Rong Xiangzhi looked at Xiangmian and seemed to smile, “I am a close sister to fourth sister, does sister still want me to perform this big salute?”
Rong Xiangshi said, “Kindred flesh and blood naturally don’t need to be so rusty.”
“That’s right, why do you need to say more?” Rong Xiangchi blankly glanced at Wen Zhongqing, and he could only smile awkwardly.
Rong Xiangchi added, “It’s just that sister was so grand just now, but it seems like our Your Highness Yu Wang is an outsider.”
Rong Xiangshi’s face was stagnant, usually this fourth sister seldom mixes words and argues with her, now she even spiked up, she coldly laughed: “Fourth sister’s time is different nowadays, when she became the king’s consort, she lectured her elder sister.”
“I don’t dare, a family of flesh and blood, saluting is unruly, speaking is even less necessary, sister can say whatever she wants.”
When Zhou Xian Yang heard this, it was not right, he did not know how the Wangfei got angry.
He gently touched Rong Xiangmian with his elbow, Xiangmian ignored him.
Rong Xianggu looked on coldly from the sidelines, knowing that the third sister was intentionally slowing down the fourth sister, Geng Zhi said: ”The third sister’s husband and the fourth sister are right. Third sister, if you do all the etiquette, you should greet Consort Yü Wang after giving him a salute. If you feel that you don’t need to be courteous, you should be like us and meet your sister and brother-in-law. It’s not proper for you to do half and half like this.”
Rong Xianggu turned around and glared at him, so angry that the hairpin on her head tinkled.
Because Rong Xiang Gu was his father’s only son and would inherit the title in the future, Rong Xiang Zhi had always treated him with some respect.
Unexpectedly today by the eldest brother in public face, she finally annoyed: “Big brother, you favor the fourth sister is not once or twice, now she became Yu Wangfei, you are even more great, rushing to pat the horse.”
Rong Xiang Gu is not moved: “Third sister, everything more than a word of reason, if you feel that you have reason, and I argue is, pulling and pulling will only show more weakness.”
Seeing the two siblings do not give way to each other, Rong Xiangwen crisply said: “What is the use of the big brother and third sister to argue ah? Why don’t you ask fourth brother-in-law how we should salute at home in the future?”
Under the gaze of the crowd, Zhou Xian Yang said in a friendly manner, “In the future, in the State Duke’s Mansion, we don’t need to be polite, or else we’ll seem to be separated.”
This was said politely, but in fact, it was on the side of Rong Xianggu and Rong Xiangmian.
Rong Xiangchi instantly reddened her eyes, she hadn’t encountered this kind of scene since she was born. Wen Zhongqing immediately put his arm around her and whispered kind words to coax her.
Zhou Xian Yang originally said this subconsciously, not expecting her to be sad like this because of her own words, he busily said, “Third Miss, I’m sorry ……”
“Why is Your Highness still calling Third Miss?” Rong Xiangmian was on the side, putting on a flawless smile, holding Zhou Xian Yang’s arm with both hands, gently ranting, “Your Highness should follow me and call me Third Sister ah.”
When these words came out, both King Yu and Rong Xiangshi froze.