Because he had to stand in for Wufu, Xue Yan drank quite a bit of wine. It felt like he drank even more than when he was the groom.
Luckily, he did not drink to the point of getting drunk.
Wufu, on the other hand, had returned to the bridal room very early because his brothers were helping him finish the wine. The brothers stayed with the guests to drink and entertain. It was only when the guests no longer wanted to drink that they sent them back to their respective rooms. Only then did Xue Yan return to his room as well.
As he had already told Jiang Yue to go to bed early, he returned to their room quietly. He also washed up very gently before he went to bed and went to sleep.
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It was not until the 10th of April that they heard that the Beicheng diplomatic team would arrive at the Imperial Capital in three to four days.
That day, Xue Yan got ready to set off for the Imperial Capital early in the morning.
