Seeing Zhao Cai coming to toast, Wan He and Yuerong also quickly picked up their wine glasses. Naturally, the palace maid next to them stepped forward to fill the glasses for them. The couple quickly stood up and returned the toast to Zhao Cai. Seeing Wan He and Yue Rong actually stood up and returned the greeting, and Zhao Cai couldn't help but feel a little flattered. He was just here to ease the relationship with Wan He this time, because Zhao Cai reported Zhang Xutuo's battle report to Yang Guang directly over Wan He. It was somewhat overbearing. Originally, Zhao Cai did not take Wan He as his nominal boss seriously, but now Wan He has become the consort. Now his status is completely different. Zhao Cai is now the boss. He took a step back, bowed his body and said, "How dare you, how dare you, Lord and Princess, please sit down, please sit down,"
Damn, you are still sitting down. Wan He couldn't help but cursed in his heart. He had been sitting for more than an hour without moving. Wan He's buttocks were so numb that he couldn't feel anything. That's why Zhao came to propose a toast. Wan He took this opportunity to stand up and move around. Otherwise, Wan He would feel like his butt was gone. But on the surface, Wan He still smiled and said, "You're welcome, old general. The general is the pillar of the court, and Wanhe's senior in the army. This glass of wine should be for us and my wife to respect the old general,"
As soon as Wan He said these words, Zhao Cai couldn't help but sigh. No wonder Wan He was able to gain the favor of the Holy Emperor in such a short period of time. Even his favorite Princess Yuerong married him. With such magnanimity and magnanimity, , Sure enough, he was not an ordinary person. Immediately, Zhao Cai also toasted to Wan He and Yuerong with sincerity. The previous pride had long been thrown away.
With Zhao Cai taking the lead, other people also stepped forward to toast. Anyone who has been able to hang out in the court until now is not a fool. Everyone can see that Wanhe is already at the peak of his power. Don't take advantage of this moment to fawn over. , it will be too late by then.
After drinking several glasses of wine in a row, Wan He was naturally a little dizzy with the amount of alcohol he drank. He grinned, and the white powder on his face fell down, revealing the blush on his cheeks. He looked at Yue Rong next to him as well. I couldn't help covering my mouth and snickering, but it didn't matter. Yang Guang was watching from above. Who dared to laugh at Wan He? But seeing that Wan He was already drunk, everyone stopped in unison. Toast, so as not to offend Yang Guang.
"My lord, my subordinates are here to toast you." At this time, another person stood up and came to Wan He. Everyone couldn't help but be startled, and when they took a closer look, they saw that it was a young civil servant. Many people present were surprised. Recognizing this person, he was Pei You, the chief minister of the Ministry of Etiquette and the eldest son of Dr. Youguanglu Pei Shiju. Everyone was stunned. This Pei You was so brave that he dared to come forward and propose a toast. .
Faced with everyone's surprised looks, Pei You remained unmoved at all. Holding the wine glass, he came straight to Wan He. He raised the wine glass in his hand, but his eyes were fixed on Yue next to Wan He. Rong, his eyes were full of all kinds of complicated emotions. Looking at Pei You's expression, everyone finally understood that this young master Pei also had a heartfelt admiration for Princess Yuerong.
In fact, it is not surprising. Although Princess Yuerong has a bad temper, she is beautiful, smart and cute. More importantly, because of her identity as a princess, there are countless young men in the world who admire Princess Yuerong. , such a delicate flower was actually picked by a dandy like Wan He. Whoever it was, I would feel unhappy, but I would be unhappy because the emperor personally promised the princess to marry. They didn't dare to risk losing their heads to object, so although those young heroes were unhappy, they could only watch a flower stuck in cow dung.
Obviously, Pei You is one of those young heroes who are very unhappy. In fact, speaking of Pei You, he is really a good match for the princess. He comes from a noble family, his father is an important minister in the court, and he is well-known in the eastern capital. The talented man became a sixth-rank official in the court at a young age. If Wan He hadn't jumped out of nowhere and stole the princess's heart, Pei You would have been a strong contender for the prince's consort.
But now it's useless to say more. The princess has married Wan He. All Pei You's previous fantasies have come to nothing. But now it seems that Pei You is still not convinced. Now he comes up to toast. This is obviously a plan. Let Wan He make a fool of himself.
Among the ministers, the most anxious one was Pei You's father, Pei Shiju. How could he not know his son's thoughts? He had talked to Pei You specifically about this matter before, but now it seems that at that time, he Pei You didn't listen at all. Pei Shiju subconsciously glanced at Yang Guang. Sure enough, although Yang Guang still had a smile on his face, he looked at Pei You with something extra. A little impatient, a little impatient, but seeing Pei Shiju's heart trembling, he immediately stood up and shouted to Pei You: "Ah, You'er, this, this Duke has drunk a lot, this Let’s just remember the drink for the time being and wait for next time. Next time we’ll treat the Duke to a nice drink, haha, hahahaha,”
Pei Shiju laughed a few times, obviously trying to smooth things over, but Pei You glanced at Pei Shiju, his face full of unwillingness, turned his head directly, and continued to sneer at Wan He: "Father said it wrong, but I remember, Mr. Guo, that’s a huge amount. How much does it matter if you have just a few glasses of wine? Come on, Mr. Guo, today is your and the princess’s big wedding day. I’d like to have this glass of wine, Mr. Guo. Don’t give me face,”
Seeing that Pei You was trying to make Wan He look bad, the whole scene became awkward. Even the smile on Yang Guang's face gradually solidified, and his eyes were fixed on Pei You. It was obvious that Pei You's lack of knowledge about advancement and retreat had caused trouble. Yang Guang was unhappy. If it were normal times, Pei You would definitely not be so bold. But just now, Pei You drank a lot of wine. The alcohol and the jealousy in his heart had already burned Pei You's reason. He was so exhausted that he didn't even look at Yang Guang's reaction, but was determined to offer Wan He a glass of wine.
At this moment, Wan He couldn't help but smile bitterly. Although he could still maintain his sobriety, if he drank this glass of wine, Wan He would immediately get under the table. In that case, Wan He would have to do it today. It's such a shame, but Pei You is so aggressive and refuses to give in. If Wan He doesn't accept this glass of wine, he may not be able to hold his head up in the future. In desperation, Wan He can only endure it. Drunk, he stretched out his hand and dropped it towards the wine glass in front of him.
"Wait a minute," at this moment, a voice shouted, and a snow-white jade hand suddenly stretched out from the side and snatched away Wan He's wine glass. When everyone saw it, it was Princess Yuerong. With a pretty face, Han stared closely at Pei You and shouted sweetly: "Since Mr. Pei wants to toast, it is natural that he has good intentions, but the consort cannot drink anymore, so let me drink this cup on behalf of the consort. ,"
After Yuerong finished speaking, without waiting for Pei You to object, he raised his head directly, drank two glasses of wine in succession, then showed the bottom of the wine glass to Pei You, and shouted softly: "In this way, Mr. Pei is satisfied. "
The entire Jiaze Palace was silent. All the ministers stared at Princess Yuerong who was sitting angrily. They were dumbfounded. They had long heard that this princess's temper was different from that of ordinary women. Now that they saw her today, she was indeed extraordinary. But when Yang Guang saw it, he laughed, patted his thigh and shouted: "Okay, okay, she is indeed my daughter, hahahahaha." After hearing Yang Guang's words, all the ministers had black lines hanging on their foreheads, no wonder Yue Princess Rong would have such a temper. Yang Guang was used to it all.
And when Pei You saw Yuerong blocking the glass of wine for Wan He, his face turned red, and his eyes looking at Wan He were even more angry. If he wanted to let it go, Pei You obviously didn't want to let it go. Ganxin just stood there, motionless, staring at Wanhe. When Pei Shiju saw him, he secretly screamed, so he simply walked forward and faced Yang Guang directly. Empress Xiao smiled and said: "My child I was so drunk that I made a fool of myself. I made a fool of myself. Please forgive me, Your Majesty. Please forgive me." After saying that, Pei Shiju directly grabbed Pei You's arm and tried to drag Pei You back.
Originally, Pei Shiju had already pulled Pei You back a few steps, but when he saw Yuerong and Wan He loving each other, he felt more and more angry, so he pushed his father away and shouted: " I have heard for a long time that the Duke is the first in the spring palace and has great literary talent. Today, the Duke and the princess are getting married, so why not compose a poem to promote elegance, "
As soon as Pei You said these words, all the ministers showed strange expressions. At first, they didn't know that Wan He was the number one in Chunwei, but for such a long time in the same dynasty, how could they not know that Pei You If Wan He is asked to recite poems at this time, isn't it obvious that he wants Wan He to make a fool of himself? Oh my God, no wonder the hatred of taking away his wife is equivalent to the hatred of killing his father. This Pei You is trying his best to fight with Wan He. This Even the ministers who were good friends with Wan He couldn't stand it anymore. Zhao Cai, who had just toasted to Wan He for the first time, immediately stood up, with a gloomy face, and shouted at Pei You: "Pei family boy "Some things are better to be stopped in moderation."
Zhao Cai is a veteran of the court, and he is not inferior to the Pei family at all. In addition, Zhao Cai has always disliked civil servants like Pei Shiju, and would not be polite to Pei Shiju, let alone a boy like Pei You. With Zhao Cai came forward, and then came to protect the children. Cui Junsu and other ministers who were good friends with Wan He also stood up one after another. It was obvious that Pei You had aroused public anger, and Yang Guang was also very angry at the moment and glanced at Pei You coldly. , they turned a blind eye to the condemnation of Zhao Cai and others. As for those officials who were good friends with Pei Shiju, they were also wise to protect themselves at this moment, shrinking their heads and not daring to come forward.