Allure of a Country Maiden
Chapter 698 - 696

Chapter 698: Chapter 696

Next came the drinking of the mixed wine, ... the eating of uncooked noodles and so forth, everything proceeded in an orderly manner.

Upon the completion of these steps, the female officials withdrew one by one, and Shangguan Xuanyi was called out to drink.

Before going out, Shangguan Xuanyi had the maids bring some food to Xiao’er.

The weather was hot, the food brought over was light and refreshing, and it was what Xiao’er loved the most, illustrating that Shangguan Xuanyi had it specially prepared.

Shangguan Xuanyi’s thoughtfulness warmed Xiao’er’s heart. He never settled for less, even in the smallest matters.

Such light and refreshing snacks naturally couldn’t match the grandeur of hosting guests, but it was the most suitable for her after being hungry all day.

Xiao’er hadn’t eaten all day, she was careful not to eat too much too fast, so she ate slowly.

Her ears were sharp, although far away, the lively noise outside still faintly reached Xiao’er’s ears.

Indeed, ancient weddings were so unfair to women. In modern weddings, couples greet friends and family together and share toasts at the banquet.

In ancient times, the merriment belonged to men while women could only wait alone in the bridal chamber.

But Xiao’er enjoyed the peace, she was really tired.

And what was happening outside?

Di Shaowei, Shangguan Xuanhao, and others were urging Shangguan Xuanyi to drink.

"Sixth Prince, today is your joyous day, I wish you and Xiao’er girl grow old together, and have a son soon. Let’s drink!" said Di Shaowei, winking at Shangguan Xuanhao and others.

"Yes, yes, yes, let’s drink! On such a joyous day, we can’t not drink!"

The crowd gave a knowing wink back!

Damn, at their weddings, Shangguan Xuanyi had almost made them too drunk to consummate the marriage!

If they didn’t get revenge today, it’d be an affront to the gods!

The gods: What does this have to do with me?

Shangguan Xuanyi could see their intentions.

He looked at everyone and calmly asked, "So, each of you wants to toast me a glass of wine?"

A glass? Impossible! Shangguan Xuanyi was known to drink a thousand glasses without getting drunk, how could one glass per person be enough!

"On such a universally celebratory day, how can a glass per person be enough! A jar of wine per person!" said Shangguan Xuanhao.

Di Shaowei glanced at the jade jar on the table, it couldn’t fit much!

If each of them toasted a jar, he probably wouldn’t even get drunk!

Just as Shangguan Xuanyi was about to agree, Di Shaowei quickly stopped him, "Wait a minute, marrying such a beauty with both wisdom and courage, as represented by Xiao’er, a jar of wine per person can hardly express the joy in the Sixth Prince’s heart, am I right?"

Shangguan Xuanyi nodded, "Even if all the wine in world was added up, it wouldn’t be a hundredth of my joy!"

What the hell! Does this man need to constantly flaunt his affection for the girl?

Di Shaowei coughed, "Don’t worry, we won’t make you drink all the wine in the world. Even if you want to, I guess your stomach wouldn’t fit it!"

Shangguan Xuanyi nodded, "Then bring out as much wine as you want to toast me at once! I will drink it at once and not delay my time, as every moment of the wedding night is worth a thousand gold!"

Crowd: So you do know that every moment of the wedding night is so valuable! And you didn’t even consider how you wasted our time at our weddings!

Having heard Shangguan Xuanyi’s words, Di Shaowei gave a contentious smile, "Great! We don’t ask for much, only ten jars of wine to toast you today, and then we’ll let you go."

Ten jars! The officials present sprayed their drinks on hearing this!

It seems Crown Prince Di had no intention of stopping until the Sixth Prince was drunk!

Naturally, none of them really believed Shangguan Xuanyi could drink ten jars of wine.

Shangguan Xuanyi didn’t frown at all and simply said, "Okay!"

Shangguan Xuanyi’s ready agreement perked everyone up and many praised his straightforwardness and spirit.

Ten jars of Jiuyun Spring Wine were quickly brought up by the eunuchs.

"Xiao Fuzi, open all the jars!"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Fuzi came forward and opened the jars.

Not wanting to waste even a minute, Shangguan Xuanyi walked over, picked up a jar, and started drinking immediately.

"Good!" Seeing this, the crowd shouted in approval.

Never mind whether or not anyone could finish a jar of wine, just the air of supremacy that the Sixth Prince exudes when drinking is enough to earn him a round of applause!

Shangguan Xuanyi quickly finished a jar of wine.

Everyone was dumbfounded! This is a five-pound jar, right? Consuming five pounds of wine with no signs of drunkenness? My God! Is he even human?!

Shangguan Xuanyi, without a change in his complexion, picked up the second jar to drink.

He finished that quickly too!

Shangguan Xuanyi’s face still showed no change.

Di Shaowei was stunned. How is it that he’s not drunk? Is he really drinking wine and not water?

Shangguan Xuanyi was about to pick up the third jar of wine.

Di Shaowei immediately reached out and grabbed the jar: "Wait!"

He poured a little out and tasted it: it’s really wine!

Di Shaowei, not accepting it, dabbed his finger on the bottom of the two empty jars, then licked his finger: Damn! It really is wine!

This isn’t human, it’s a monster!

Everyone saw Di Shaowei’s reaction and knew it was indeed wine, then started to cheer louder!

"Sixth Prince, keep going!"

Shangguan Xuanyi calmly picked up the third jar of wine.

He drank down the third jar without falling over?

He’d surely fall after the fourth.

The fourth jar, entirely consumed.

The fifth jar

...

After downing the tenth jar, Shangguan Xuanyi finally looked a bit flushed.

"I’m finished. My apologies, everyone, enjoy the rest of the party."

The crowd: "..."

With steady steps, Shangguan Xuanyi left under everyone’s stupefied gaze, shocking them into silence.

His rapidly disappearing silhouette told the crowd: how precious a moment in spring night could be.

It was only after Shangguan Xuanyi completely vanished that everyone snapped back to reality and the place erupted.

Downing ten jars of wine without getting drunk! Unbelievable!

...

Just after finishing her meal and taking a short rest, Xiao’er had Yang Liu fetch her nightgown. She was about to take a bath when Shangguan Xuanyi, reeking of alcohol, walked in.

"The banquet ended so soon?" But it still sounds pretty lively outside.

"No, I asked them how much wine they planned to feed me tonight, had them bring all at once, and then I finished it off in a single breath!"

Yang Liu and Yang Mei, who were on their way out, sighed inwardly at these words: the master is indeed domineering.

Xiao’er asked curiously, "So how much wine did you drink?"

Di Shaowei and the others wouldn’t have let him return easily!

"Ten jars!" Shangguan Xuanyi replied lightly. Almost all of the wine had gone into his spatial ring; he’d have to go in someday and clean it out.

Ten jars?! Yang Liu and Yang Mei were shocked and tripped over the threshold in their surprise.

For the first time ever, they had made such a spectacle of themselves. They quickly got up and then glanced back at Shangguan Xuanyi’s belly: how on earth did his belly not burst after taking in fifty pounds of wine?

The master truly has a stomach capable of accomodating a sea of wine indeed – you’re truly large-hearted, sir!

They both sighed, left the room, and closed the door.

Worried that those guys might persist and ruin his wedding night, Shangguan Xuanyi went over and bolted the door.

"Finally, no one to bother us!" Shangguan Xuanyi breathed a sigh of relief.