Lu Zuo held up a wine glass, followed by Yin Ji behind him, holding a wine flask. With a smile on his face, Lu Zuo strolled up to Du Zongting and others, raised his wine glass, and said with a smile: "Today is my happy day. It is really a great honor for Lu that all of you colleagues can come. From now on, I will be the censor." My lords, the juniors on stage, please take care of me and take care of me. I would like to thank you. Come on, come on, I’d like to toast you all first.”
Everyone at the table also raised their glasses to join in, and then they all drank together with Lu Zuo. Everyone present saw Master Du silent, and no one dared to propose a toast to Lu Zuo. Du Zongting's face turned red, whether because he was too drunk or because of the awkward atmosphere. Du Zongting finally mustered up the courage, stood up with a wine glass in his hand, and said with a smile: "Brother Lu, from now on we will be..." Du Zongting's tone was obviously lacking in confidence, "We are just colleagues. If there is anything you don't understand in the future, please feel free to ask. Ask a question, and the adults at Yushitai and I will definitely... do our best to help you."
Lu Zuo quickly stretched out his cup and signaled Yin Ji to pour the wine. He looked at Du Zongting and said gratefully: "Master Du, I will rely on your help in the future. I will do my best to serve our Yushitai as the emperor." An errand as ordered."
"Okay..." Du Zongting's mood softened a lot at this moment, "Then I will let Du pay homage to Lu Xiandi first for today's glass of wine. I wish you and the princess can grow old together, playing the piano and the harp in harmony. Come! Du will do it first!" Come on, drink it all in one gulp.
Lu Zuo nodded and smiled, and drank the wine in one gulp, "Master Du is indeed generous."
Everyone saw that Mr. Du had already said this, so they all expressed their congratulations to Lu Zuo, "From now on, we will definitely work together and do our best for our great Han Dynasty."
The wedding banquet lasted from the time of wedding to the time of lighting the lanterns. After the banquet dispersed, Lu Zuo finally entered the bridal chamber. In the golden gauze tent, the quiet red hijab was particularly conspicuous under the candlelight. Jing Jingruo was panting slightly. Hearing some movement in the house, he hurriedly asked the maid waiting in front of the bed, "Han Xiang, but the husband is here!"
Han Xiang was only a maid of seventeen or eighteen years old. When she heard the young lady's question, she couldn't help but blush and nodded "Yes".
Lu Zuo replied awkwardly: "I am the princess!"
Hanxiang felt like she was in some way, so she hurriedly said: "Miss, uncle, please step back first." After that, he walked out with small steps, closing the door tightly at the same time.
In the new house, the atmosphere suddenly became ambiguous, and it seemed that each other's heartbeats could be heard clearly.
"Groom, what's the matter? Are you reluctant to take off your hijab?" An Jingruo, who had been dignified all day, was already covered with a red hijab and could hardly breathe.
Lu Zuo was stunned for a moment, then smiled awkwardly, "Okay..."
Lu Zuo carefully took the wedding scale from the table next to the couch and gently lifted An Jingruo's red hijab. But I saw that her dark blue willow eyebrows became more and more beautiful, and her cherry red mouth appeared beautifully in the candlelight. This was the first time Lu Zuo had observed An Jingruo so closely, or it was the first time in his life that he had stared directly at a woman like this. He was already stunned.
It wasn't until An Jingruo burst out laughing that Lu Zuo realized that he had been rude. He blushed and quickly lowered his head, saying repeatedly: "Princess, I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm rude!"
"It's funny to you. Now that we are husband and wife, why do we have these customs?" Jing Jingruo seemed to be comforting him. In fact, Jing Jingruo was also feeling uneasy. She just couldn't bear to see Lu Zuo being so polite.
"Princess, you are absolutely right." Lu Zuo raised his head and smiled.
"There's one more thing you have to promise me." Jing Jingruo pouted playfully.
Lu Zuo looked at the cute An Jingruo curiously and asked, "Princess, just say it!"
"Don't call me princess, princess, princess, princess again..." Jing Jingruo said, her cheeks turned red, and it was no longer easy to say the following words.
Lu Zuo also found the feeling of being a husband and nodded repeatedly, "Madam is absolutely right!"
It's still late at night, and the couple can't help but have a lot of love and affection.
When it was time to return to peace the next day, Lu Zuo and his wife returned home with gifts. When the two of them arrived at the Earl's Mansion in a carriage, as soon as they got off the carriage, they saw Jing Jingruo's brother An Shilu standing at the door waiting for them.
As soon as An Shilu saw his sister, he ran to her to say hello, carried things, and asked if anyone had ever bullied him. An Shilu talked for a long time and ignored Lu Zuo behind An Jingruo. This made Lu Zuo very upset. For embarrassment.
But Jing Jingruo knew something was wrong, "Second brother, why don't you say hello to your brother-in-law?"
An Shilu glanced at Lu Zuo with disdain and snorted, "It's boring!"
Lu Zuo knew An Shilu's character and didn't want to argue with him, so he politely smiled and nodded to An Shilu.
An Shilu held a gift box in one hand and held his sister's sleeve with the other, "Sister, let's go into the house quickly. Our father is impatiently waiting now!"
In the main hall, Anyuanshan and his step-sibling Jia were sitting in the lobby drinking tea and chatting. Seeing that their son-in-law and daughter had returned, they both stepped forward to greet them with a smile.
After the newlyweds finished serving tea, Anyuanshan smiled and said, "You two should sit down too!" After seeing them all sitting down, he continued, "From now on, you two will be a family through thick and thin! Jingruo! You are so embarrassed now, you can’t act like a young lady anymore, you know?"
Jing Jingruo pouted, "Dad, when did my daughter ever act like a young lady?"
Anyuanshan and Jia laughed, "Look at you, your temper comes at any time!"
Lu Zuo was very understanding, "My father-in-law is joking. There is nothing wrong with Jingruo's upright personality."
An Shilu sat opposite Lu Zuo with a displeased look on his face. After glancing at him, he muttered, "If you dare to say 'no', I won't be polite."
Although An Shilu didn't speak loudly, everyone in the room could hear it clearly. Lu Zuo glanced at Jing Jingruo with some embarrassment, while An Yuanshan and Jia's faces were ashen.
"Brother, you're the only one who's still ignorant." Jing Jingruo said with a hint of complaint and a hint of ridicule, "You're already a grown man, why don't you find me a sister-in-law?"
"This..." An Shilu was choked by his sister's teasing, "My eldest brother just got married the year before last. Why should I be anxious?" After saying that, An Shilu realized that his words were rash and quickly lowered his head timidly.
As soon as An Shilu finished speaking, the room fell silent again. An Yuanshan's originally livid face was now flushed. Lu Zuo felt strange, why did everyone's expressions change when An Shilu said this?
