Seeing that Xie Qingyu had finished eating, Xinping quickly and efficiently put the food away.

The matchmaker, who had disappeared a moment ago, has returned. As if unaware of what had happened in the room, she simply whispers a reminder that someone will be arriving soon.

Xie Qingyu put the veil back on.

Soon, lively sounds came from nearby.

Normally, it should be the groom's female elders who come over at this time to keep the new bride company, so that she won't be neglected as soon as she enters the house.

There were no elders present at the Prince Shen's residence; it was mostly relatives from the imperial clan who came.

When Xie Qingyu attended the gathering with Princess Zhaohe, she had basically met most of the people there. Even with her face covered by a veil, she could recognize several people by their voices. She didn't feel nervous listening to their banter.

"King Shen is here!" someone shouted.

"Prince Shen is in a hurry to see the Queen Consort," someone joked.

“Let’s see what the bride looks like,” someone chimed in.

King Shen said he would be back soon, and he did indeed arrive very quickly, accompanied by several young brothers, clearly preparing to make a ruckus in the bridal chamber.

"Prince Shen is here! Hurry, hurry, he's waiting for you to lift your veil."

The matchmaker stepped forward, saying auspicious words, and handed the carrying pole from the tray to Prince Shen.

Having learned from his previous experience, Prince Shen was now very steady. He looked at Xie Qingyu under the veil, their eyes met, and there was an expression that only the two of them could understand.

"Come, Your Highness, have some dumplings first." The maidservant brought out the dumplings, and the ladies around her smiled as they watched Xie Qingyu take a bite and shyly say the word "raw," and then burst into laughter.

"May you have a grandson next year!" This is now a joyous and auspicious phrase.

The women's task was considered complete. Several younger princes who had come with Prince Shen wanted to stay and make a ruckus in the bridal chamber, but they were already intimidated by Prince Shen's insincere smile. In addition, the Seventh Prince, whose face was as black as charcoal, led them away, so none of them dared to actually stay and make a ruckus in the bridal chamber.

The younger princes were too young to understand.

The Seventh Prince was simply afraid that these little pranks during the wedding night would hurt Prince Shen's pride.

Seeing that the people in the way had all left.

King Shen then stepped forward.

"How much wine did you drink?" The Prince of Shen reeked of alcohol.

"I didn't drink much, just a little bit. There's only a little wine on my clothes." Prince Shen smiled and ignored him.

If he hadn't smelled strongly of alcohol, he wouldn't have been able to get back so quickly.

“We haven’t drunk the nuptial wine yet.” Prince Shen went to the table, picked up the wine pot that the matchmaker had just prepared, poured two cups of wine, and returned.

"Have you drunk any wine?" King Shen asked.

"I've tried a little."

"Try this, I brewed it myself." The wine was brewed by King Shen before he went to the frontier, and at the time he was worried that he might not be alive to come back and drink this cup of wine.

But the longer he stayed on the frontier and the more he learned, the more determined he became: he would definitely come back to drink this wine.

Now is the best time.

Prince Shen handed one of the cups to Xie Qingyu, pulled her arm into his, their arms intertwined, and the two leaned close, gazing into each other's eyes. They drank the wine, the affection in their eyes seemingly blending into the wine, making anyone who looked at them feel as if they were already drunk.

"Now you are my queen." Prince Shen put down his wine cup and looked intently at Xie Qingyu.

Xie Qingyu had already sat down and looked up at him. "Then may I ask Your Highness to help your princess remove the heavy hairpin from her head?"

"With pleasure." Upon hearing this, Prince Shen skillfully stood behind Xie Qingyu and carefully removed the hairpin from her hair.

Xie Qingyu's outfit today was extremely glamorous, which meant that she must have weighed at least several pounds on her head.

By the end of the day, I felt like my neck was about to break.

Shen Wang felt sorry for Xie Qingyu just watching her unconsciously cover her neck. He couldn't help but want to move his hands faster, but he was afraid that he might accidentally touch Xie Qingyu's hair.

Xie Qingyu had gotten up early today and had been up all night. She had just eaten something and was now relaxing when she unconsciously felt a little sleepy.

Prince Shen helped her remove the hairpin from her hair, and she started to feel drowsy and sleepy after taking off her two earrings.

When Prince Shen noticed that she was swaying slightly forward, he quickly reached out a hand to support her chin, a gesture that made it easier for Xie Qingyu to doze off.

Seeing Xie Qingyu doze off as if she had found a comfortable place to sleep, right next to his hand, Prince Shen was both amused and exasperated.

So, with his other hand, he had to help her remove the hair ornaments. Since it was inconvenient to use one hand, the process was much slower.

After Shen Wang finally finished, he slowly changed his posture and walked around to Xie Qingyu's front.

He supported Xie Qingyu's chin with both hands to make her more comfortable, and sat opposite her without blinking, watching the sleepy Xie Qingyu.

She didn't know how much time had passed, probably only the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, before Xie Qingyu finally regained some clarity. Looking at the Prince Shen before her, she was still somewhat dazed. "Why are you here?"

When Xie Qingyu opened her mouth, she thought she was in the Xie residence, but when she spoke, she realized that she was in the Shen Prince's residence, and today was their wedding day.

Prince Shen was almost amused by her words, and stood up, saying, "You're heartless; you don't recognize people after just one night's sleep."

Xie Qingyu simply didn't explain, but looked up at Prince Shen and reached out her hand under his gaze, her intention to be hugged was very clear.

Prince Shen was completely at her mercy by her unexpected displays of affection, and resignedly reached out to pick her up.

"Now you know how to please me. We haven't seen each other for two months, and you don't miss me at all. Now that our wedding day has finally arrived, you're asking me why I'm here?" Prince Shen was truly aggrieved.

Without a legitimate reason, Xie Qingyu had no intention of coming out to see him.

Every time Xinping sent a letter saying how happy she was at the Xie residence, he would get so angry that his teeth would itch. No wonder her replies were only one or two lines long; she was having so much fun at the Xie residence that she didn't remember him.

The Prince of Shen felt heartbroken just thinking about it; he had personally delivered the person there, yet he couldn't even find anyone to reason with.

"How could I not miss you? I miss you terribly! I even specially learned from Xinping to make you a set of undergarments." Xie Qingyu defended herself, proving that she was still thinking of him at the Xie residence.

"where?"

“In my treasure chest.” Prince Shen looked at the treasure chest placed in the room.

"The key is with Xinping," Xie Qingyu said lazily, leaning on Shen Wang's shoulder.

Prince Shen didn't put her down either. He walked to the door, opened it a crack, and let Xinping hand him the key.

Then, the first chest was opened, containing some undergarments. Prince Shen immediately noticed the large undergarment that was clearly made for him.

But besides that, he also saw something else.

"what is this?"

"Hmm?" Xie Qingyu turned around to look.

A strange light flashed in King Shen's eyes, and he held two small booklets in his hands.

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