"Wear it, of course, we must wear it!"
No matter how much the First Madam disliked Liu Yiniang's opera costume, she had no other choice in this situation. She carefully held the wedding dress in her hands. "It is fortunate that we can quickly get such a fine wedding dress. Mother's foresight is truly remarkable. I will take this dress inside to have it altered. We can hold them off for a while longer outside. Please, Mother, lend me your assistance!"
The Old Madam waved her hand at her. "You go ahead and busy yourself. I will take Fourth Girl and Yang Ge'er to the front to have a look. If you are ready here, send someone to notify me."
Even if the First Madam was unwilling to let Song Chaoyu appear at the front now, it seemed unavoidable.
Song Chaoyu followed the Song family's Old Madam to the front and heard the noisy sounds of the door being blocked.
In her previous life, although she had married Prince Ning, Mu Hansu, she had been nervous and sad on her wedding day. Covered by the bridal veil, she had not seen Prince Ning's spirited demeanor on his wedding day.
In this life, she saw Prince Ning, Mu Hansu, standing at the door, dressed in a grand red wedding robe with silver dragons emerging from the sea, at first glance.
In fact, even Song Chaoyu had to admit that Mu Hansu was indeed very good-looking.
Dressed in his red wedding robe, he was spirited and radiant. The noble bearing of royalty was something that could not be concealed.
At this moment, he was standing at the door, exchanging poems and couplets with Song Jiayang.
Song Chaoyu had always known that in terms of literary talent, Mu Hansu was not inferior to the Crown Prince.
However, most of the poems he composed today were flattering and obsequious, lacking the dignity befitting a prince. It made one feel that he was too smooth and calculating.
Song Chaoyu shifted her gaze away from Mu Hansu and stood in a corner.
Song Jiayang had initially intended to set a couple of challenges for Mu Hansu with poems and couplets. Seeing the Old Madam's signal to continue, he could only set up a row of wine at the door, demanding that Mu Hansu drink a cup and compose a poem before he would allow him to enter.
In fact, such a method of blocking the door was already considered a challenge.
Song Chaoyu clearly saw a hint of displeasure in Mu Hansu's eyes, but he quickly suppressed it.
Several cups of wine were slowly drunk at the door, and several poems were composed, yet they still did not allow him to enter.
Mu Hansu's expression grew increasingly displeased.
He absolutely refused to drink the last cup of wine. Instead, he retorted to Song Jiayang, "Lord Song will also be this King's brother-in-law in the future. This King would like to ask you, after drinking this cup of wine, can I enter and fetch the bride? If not, then this King will not drink this cup! Who knows how much more wine you have prepared behind there? If you get this King drunk, I'm afraid no one will come to fetch the bride today, right?"
"Well said! Let's not drink it!"
The people Mu Hansu brought with him also joined in the commotion.
Song Jiayang naturally felt awkward about this.
The Old Madam also frowned and looked at Song Chaoyu. "If this continues, I'm afraid Prince Ning will truly become angry."
Song Chaoyu understood the Old Madam's meaning. Although reluctant, she still stepped forward.
As Song Chaoyu walked out, Mu Hansu's men naturally quieted down.
Everyone knew that the daughters of the Song family were all as beautiful as celestial beings.
Apart from Song Yanjiao, Song Chaoyu was currently the most well-known among the young ladies in the capital.
However, Song Chaoyu usually lived a secluded life, and most people rarely saw her.
Therefore, even Mu Hansu couldn't help but look Song Chaoyu up and down when he saw her.
For some reason, Mu Hansu always felt that whenever he encountered Song Chaoyu, she seemed to look at him with a strange gaze.
But when he looked at Song Chaoyu, she always acted as if she had never seen him before. Mu Hansu couldn't help but pay extra attention to Song Chaoyu.
Seeing Song Chaoyu walk forward, he said with a forced smile, "What, is the Fourth Miss of the Song family also planning to come out and trouble your future brother-in-law?"
Song Chaoyu raised the wine cup and smiled politely at Mu Hansu. "Prince Ning is joking! We are all family from now on, so how could we trouble Your Highness? It's just that Second Sister asked me to see if Your Highness's desire to marry her is firm. If Your Highness gets angry later, you cannot blame me; you must go find Second Sister instead! If it were me, even with a hundred times the courage, I would not dare to trouble Your Highness!"
This was the first time she had spoken to Prince Ning face-to-face in this life.
Song Chaoyu couldn't help but feel a sense of disgust.
Yet, she had to maintain the smile on her face, not allowing anyone to see the slightest hint in her eyes.
Before Mu Hansu could speak, she handed him the wine cup. "Second Sister wishes for Prince Ning to drink three cups of wine. Please, Prince Ning, listen to Second Sister's wishes."
Mu Hansu stared intently at Song Chaoyu. "You speak."
Song Chaoyu handed the wine cup forward again. "For the first cup of wine, Second Sister wants to ask Your Highness, what will you use to prove that Your Highness's feelings for my sister are unwavering, that your vows are eternal and will never change?"
This question was not easy to answer.
But in the context of the current occasion, it was entirely reasonable.
Mu Hansu had no choice but to take the wine cup from Song Chaoyu's hand and slowly drink it down before saying, "I will prove it with my true heart. My feelings for your sister are unwavering, my vows are eternal and will never change. In this life, I will only have her as my princess, and I will give her all that I have. I will surely grow old with her, never leaving her side, and protect her with all that I am."
"Good!"
Song Jiayang was the first to applaud. Song Chaoyu could only think: anyone who believed his words would truly be foolish!
Someone behind her handed over the second cup of wine. Song Chaoyu took the cup in her hand. "Sister entrusted me, a young lady, to ask Your Highness the second question. After marrying Your Highness, Sister will be Your Highness's principal wife and also Your Highness's princess. In Your Highness's heart, is there a difference between a principal wife and a princess?"
This question was even more tricky than the previous one, and it was certainly not a question Song Yanjiao would ask.
But even if Song Chaoyu asked this, Song Yanjiao could not help it. Because everything Song Chaoyu was doing now was to help her stall for time!
As expected, this question made Mu Hansu's expression change again.
Although others found the question too tricky, they only attributed it to the whims of a young girl. Someone urged Mu Hansu, "Your Highness, answer quickly! Princess and principal wife, what is the difference for Your Highness?"
Mu Hansu's action of taking the wine cup this time was even more hesitant.
After drinking it, he even pondered for a moment before saying, "A princess is the principal wife, and the principal wife is the princess. Regardless of whether it is my princess or my principal wife, only Song Yanjiao can be that person!"