The wedding banquet bustled on for more than four hours, and by the end, everyone was drunk. The wives shook their heads helplessly at their drunken husbands and had servants help them into their carriages. After saying goodbye to the other ladies they were close to, they each headed home.
Only those close to the imperial family remained, such as Shen Shixu, Xiao Jinyi, several of the other princes, and Jiang Bin.
Drunk, Xiao Jinyi was terribly clingy. His chest pressed against Shen Shixu's back, his arms wrapped around Shen Shixu's waist, and his head rested on Shen Shixu's shoulder. When Shen Shixu walked forward, he followed; when Shen Shixu stopped, he stopped too. But no matter what, he refused to let go.
Bai He and Mo Yu both felt rather embarrassed at the sight of their prince behaving so shamelessly, and were grateful that the guests had already left.
With his brothers taking drinks for him, the Crown Prince was still in fairly good shape. Looking at the brothers who had gotten so drunk on his behalf, he was deeply touched and promised them, "You helped your big brother drink today, so when you get married, I'll do the same for you. I'll make sure you have a perfect wedding night."
Among his brothers, only Jiang Bin was doing somewhat better. He wasn't so drunk that he had lost his senses, and could still answer him.
"We can talk about that later. Cousin, you'd better hurry to the bridal chamber. Don't keep my sister-in-law waiting.
"As for us, don't worry. Someone will take us home."
As expected of someone who had spent years as a wastrel, Jiang Bin really could hold his liquor. Apart from him, only Shen Shixu, who had drunk three cups, was still sober enough to