Chapter 556 - 165: Wedding Banquet_4
"No," Jih Heng said lightly.
Jiang Li smiled, "But if the Duke were to take a wife, the occasion would surely be ten thousand times more lively than now. If the Duke were to marry, I’d be curious, feel a sense of novelty, and want to see it for myself. I’d have the desire to be at the forefront to get a clear view." Imagining Jih Heng as the groom was beyond Jiang Li’s grasp, he would probably be the most handsome groom in Yanjing City, or rather, in the whole of Northern Yan. She wondered how beautiful the bride would have to be not to be overshadowed by her own husband.
"You’re flattering me," Jih Heng said with a shake of his fan, smiling. "I’ve never thought about such things."
Standing beside the two of them, Shen Yurong suddenly felt a strange sensation as he listened to their conversation. It was as if there was an understanding between Jiang Li and Jih Heng that outsiders could not reach, making him feel uneasy and completely out of place.
He turned and walked away silently.
Although Jiang Li was speaking to Jih Heng, her peripheral vision never left Shen Yurong. Seeing him leave, she turned her head to look at his retreating figure and said softly, "Lord Shen seems quite dejected."
"Dejected?" Jih Heng chuckled, "Not necessarily."
"At least if he appears more dejected, it would make Princess Yongning feel even more guilty, and Prince Cheng would be pleased with him for being so ’understanding’. This dejection isn’t so bad after all," Jiang Li also laughed.
As they spoke, Li Xian and Princess Yongning had already entered. After the triple bow, Princess Yongning was sent to the bridal chamber, while Li Xian stayed outside, greeting guests with the Li Family. Jiang Li took her seat at the banquet, having no interest in joining the crowd in the bridal chamber to watch the bride and groom drink the ceremonial wine.
After all, it was a marriage of convenience, with their hearts belonging elsewhere.
In the bridal chamber, Princess Yongning sat veiled. Surrounded by the raucous sounds, the groom was expected to lift her veil amid the onlookers and share a cup of bridal wine with her before leaving.