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As dusk fell, all the civil and military officials in the court appeared in the East Palace with gifts. Their faces were filled with joy, as if the Crown Princess who was marrying into the East Palace was their own daughter.

As the auspicious time for the wedding ceremony approached, Xia Ling personally led all the civil and military officials in the court to the main gate of the East Palace to welcome them.

Seeing the imperial procession from afar, Xia Ling hurriedly knelt with all the civil and military officials in the court and said, "Your son respectfully welcomes the emperor, father, and the queen mother. Long live the emperor, father, and long live the queen mother."

After Xia Ling finished speaking, the courtiers behind him began to greet him: "Long live the emperor, long live the emperor, long live the empress, a thousand years and a thousand years."

Shen Jinmo stood behind Xia Hong as a guardian, and accompanied Xia Hong in accepting the kowtows of all the civil and military officials in the court.

There was a fierce calmness in his eyes, without a trace of the joy of standing above thousands of people.

It was as if Shen Jinmo didn't actually love this power.

Xia Hong stepped forward quickly and helped Xia Ling up: "Everyone stand up, Ling'er is getting married. Today, my identity is not the king of a country, but Ling'er's father."

These words made Xia Ling burst into tears immediately, and the way he treated Xia Hong became less reserved and more admiring.

The entire court of civil and military officials watched closely, thinking about how Xia Ling had been able to get out of his mistakes time and time again in recent days, and they also had a new understanding of the extent of Xia Ling's favor.

These princes used to be the emperor's sons, but Xia Hong's words today made Xia Ling the son of Xia Hong alone.

All the court officials surrounded the emperor and empress and entered the main hall of the East Palace. Under the witness of all the civil and military officials and the emperor and empress, the wedding ceremony was successfully completed.

The bride was sent to the prince's bedroom. Naturally, the emperor and empress would not go to the banquet hall to have fun with the court officials. Instead, they set up a table in the main hall with several very important royal relatives.

Shen Jinmo, who was brought by Xia Hong personally, had the opportunity to sit in the main hall.

The banquet was about to begin. Shen Jinmo leaned over to Xia Hong's side and said, "Your Majesty, Xie Nanxing cannot drink. I want to go out and give him some instructions."

Xia Hong had no intention of hiding anything, and said with a smile: "You are the only one who knows how to be caring. I want to tie him to your waistband during a wedding banquet. Go and come back quickly."

Shen Jinmo listened to the joke, and his expression brightened up a bit. It was obvious at a glance that the two of them used to get along as easily as they did today.

When Shen Jinmo left the main hall, the royal relatives cast their eyes on Xia Xin: "Pingnan, has Wang Heng really decided to marry a man?"

Xia Xin's expression was calm, and she said calmly, "I don't care who he wants to marry, let alone a man. I don't care if he marries a cat or a dog."

"Please don't mention these things to me in the future, it's bad luck."

Xia Xin's calmness, Shen Jun's indifference and Xia Hong's inaction made all the clan members in the hall give up trying to persuade them to reconcile.

The auspicious time for toasting had arrived. Xia Ling brought a group of clan members to the main hall. Xia Ling held up a wine glass and toasted each of them one by one, starting with Xia Hong.

When they reached where Shen Jinmo was, Xia Ling looked at the empty seat and asked, "Where did Wang Heng go?"

"I can only get married thanks to Wang Heng's coordination. I will definitely drink a few more glasses with him tonight."

Zhong Luoyue put on a forced smile and responded to Xia Ling's words: "Master Xie cannot drink. He went outside to give instructions first."

Xia Ling nodded, glanced sideways at Li Yuan who was following behind the clan members, and then continued to toast the clan members as if nothing had happened.

Xia Ling did not stop toasting modestly until Shen Jinmo came back. "I am afraid that Father and Mother will be bored tonight, so I have prepared singing and dancing in this main hall. I hope Father and Mother can enjoy themselves tonight."

Dance and music started playing, Xia Ling left the main hall and closed the door, blocking out the hustle and bustle of the banquet hall. The clan members who had been following Xia Ling also went to their respective areas where they were responsible for toasting.

Even though it was a wedding banquet in the Eastern Palace, apart from those in the main hall, there were not many people who needed Xia Ling, the Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace, to toast.

Li Yuan took the initiative to greet Xia Ling and shook the teapot in his hand.

Xia Ling looked at the teapot, thinking about the more charming expression he had just seen in the banquet hall, and the smile on the corner of his mouth became frivolous.

After tonight, Xie Nanxing will become the lowly person who climbed onto the bed of the Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace on his wedding night.

Xia Ling wanted to see if Shen Jinmo would whip him twice for a man.

Li Yuan was also dressed festively today, wearing a dark blue brocade robe with a red edge. Against the backdrop of the palace lanterns, he looked like a beautiful lady.

Xia Ling looked at him for a while longer, his eyes flashing with surprise: "Li Qing looks so handsome in his attire today. It seems that my past work has worn away Li Qing's appearance."

"Your Highness, you are too kind." Li Yuan bowed his head and bowed. His face actually turned red after being praised by Xia Ling.

"Now that everything is ready, every cup of tea poured out of this teapot will have problems, and in the end, the evidence of drugging will be found in the carriage that Xie Nanxing rode in."

"I have already found the reason. He thought that the daughter of a fourth-rank official could marry into the royal family, so he also had this idea."

He nodded with satisfaction: "Take that pot of wine first. Don't mix it up when I'm toasting at the other table."

"Don't worry, I guarantee with my life that this matter will not be wrong."

After receiving Li Yuan's promise, Xia Ling's last hesitation was dispelled.

Looking at Xie Nanxing with eyes stained with worldly desires, Xia Ling's heart was itched: "In this case, it is time for me to go and toast in person."

After three rounds of drinks, Xia Che, who had just had a fight with Chen Luo in the carriage and had bruises on his face, sat next to Xie Nanxing.

Looking around at the table full of acquaintances, Xia Che immediately took the initiative to join in the fun: "I just went to hunt tigers. I am late and have disturbed everyone's feast. I will drink three cups as a punishment."

Xia Che was the person with the highest status at the banquet. Luoan had always been a place that paid the most attention to family background, so when Xia Che was not here, no one dared to pick up their chopsticks at the table.

Xia Che took the initiative to raise his glass, and everyone at the table echoed him. Xie Nanxing looked at Xia Che with some fear, and finally, as if out of fear of Xia Che's power and status, he picked up the glass tremblingly.

"Master Xie, please don't drink. Lord Shen just came to remind you. We promised Lord Shen to keep an eye on you."

Someone offered a discount during the meal, so Xia Che walked down the stairs and stopped Xie Nanxing from drinking.

"Xie Nanxing, don't drink. I know about your Lord Shen whipping Xia Cheng. If I really let you drink, I might get whipped."

As soon as he finished speaking, Xia Cheng, who was temporarily brought over by Xia Ling to toast with him, looked at Xia Che hatefully.

Some people really just talk about things that are not related to the topic.

If you can't control your mouth, you will suffer a great loss sooner or later.

Xia Ling walked to the table where Xie Nanxing was sitting with a wine cup in his hand, took the wine pot from Li Yuan, and poured himself a glass of wine first:

"Today is my great day, and I invite you all to drink this cup and celebrate together."

As soon as he raised his glass, Xia Ling suddenly realized that there was no wine in Xie Nanxing's cup: "Li Qing, how can there be no wine on such a happy day? Quickly fill up Mr. Xie's cup."