Chapter 432: The Wedding

After receiving Xu Youxiang’s parents, Xia Yu picked up Kong Hanyue and Youxue the next morning.

Kong Hanyue, looking like a leader of children, was playing around with her daughter and three daughters-in-law.

In the evening, some of Xia Yu’s friends, the Antiansheng family, and Yu Liang and Yu Ningmeng arrived as well.

Yu Liang and Antiansheng took Xia Yu to a small garden, bringing along some alcohol and forcefully handing Xia Yu a glass.

Xia Yu could only join them for drinks.

“Yaoyao is entrusted to you,” Yu Liang said, gazing at the garden under the moonlight.

“I feel the same,” Antiansheng said.

Glancing at Antiansheng, Yu Liang looked up at the moon: “I haven’t been a good father, nor a good grandfather. I’ve neglected Yaoyao’s growth. I hope you can be her support and guide in the upcoming stages of her life.”

Antiansheng took a sip of alcohol: “That’s exactly what I think.”

Frowning, Yu Liang continued, “No matter how busy you are or how frustrating the situations you encounter, I hope you can set aside at least one day a week, clear all your schedules, and spend quality time with your family.”

“That’s exactly what I was going to say,” Antiansheng nodded repeatedly.

Yu Liang moved to Xia Yu’s other side, distancing himself from Antiansheng, and looked into Xia Yu’s eyes. “It’s okay to socialize outside, and it’s fine to have occasional emotional attractions, but you must understand, you have responsibilities, not just love.”

“I think the same too,” Antiansheng took another sip.

Turning his head, Yu Liang stared at Antiansheng.

“Shall we toast to our agreement?” Antiansheng raised his glass.

“Toast this! Why are you imitating me?” Yu Liang directly cursed.

“I’m just trying to express my agreement!” Antiansheng looked somewhat innocent.

“Who wants to agree with you? If you want to speak, say it in your own words!” Yu Liang glared at Antiansheng.

“You’ve already said everything. What else can I say?” Antiansheng muttered.

Xia Yu quickly changed the topic: “Come on, let’s drink!”

“Who wants to drink with such a vulgar guy!” Yu Liang poured his wine into the garden, showing his disdain.

“I don’t want to drink with such an old-fashioned person either!” Antiansheng also poured his wine into the garden.

“Who are you talking about?” Yu Liang clenched his fists.

“Who spoke first?” Antiansheng also clenched his fists.

Seeing the two about to fight, Xia Yu thought of a way.

He knew that ordinary intervention wouldn’t work and might even drag him into the conflict. Only by taking an alternative approach could he achieve his goal.

Thinking for a moment, Xia Yu squatted in front of the flowerbed and said to Yu Liang and Antiansheng, “This is the flower Yaoyao planted with her own hands. You guys are in trouble.”

Hearing Yaoyao’s name, Antiansheng and Yu Liang reacted: “What does her planting the flower have to do with us?”

“You poured wine on it. This flower is very delicate. Even too much water can make it sick, let alone alcohol.” Xia Yu’s expression was serious. “Yaoyao put in a lot of effort to grow this flower. The first thing she does every morning is come here to water it. she will notice something wrong with the flower.”

Yu Liang and Antiansheng looked stunned.

Before they could figure it out, Xia Yu continued, “Last time I broke off a branch, Yaoyao didn’t speak to me for a whole day. And that was me. As for you two…”

Thinking about being ignored by Yaoyao at tomorrow’s wedding, Yu Liang and Antiansheng became anxious.

“What should we do? Don’t even think about running away; we’ll just say it was you who did it!” The two were quick to shift blame.

Xia Yu pretended to be shocked as he looked at the two: “How can you be so despicable!”

“You either solve it, or you take the blame,” Yu Liang said.

Xia Yu pondered for two seconds: “How about we pretend we were never here?”

Antiansheng and Yu Liang both felt this suggestion was very reasonable. They grabbed their wine glasses and quickly left the scene of the crime.

Only Xia Yu remained at the scene. He shook his head, poured the wine from his glass onto the flowers, and returned to his bedroom.

Tomorrow was the wedding day, so the three women were all in their own bedrooms tonight, leaving Xia Yu alone.

…

At six in the morning, Xia Yu was woken by a maid to prepare for the afternoon wedding.

The wedding venue was in the palace hall, surrounded by many cameras broadcasting live.

On the Weibo of Daliang, a group of spectators were watching the live stream while commenting.

“This house is so big!”

“I see Ning Qiuer! And a bunch of big shots you usually only see on the news!”

“Wish I could sneak in too!”

“Where are the groom and bride? Why haven’t they come out yet?”

“They appeared!”

Xia Yu, accompanied by the three women, came to the door to greet the arriving guests.

These guests were either people Xia Yu personally knew, or those he had met through Zhur Mei’s body, or through An Siyao’s body, or even Xu Youxiang’s body.

In summary, aside from the journalists and foreign envoys, everyone else was familiar to Xia Yu.

Smiling, the four of them accepted the blessings of each guest. After this process, Xia Yu felt his facial muscles had already stiffened.

Normally, these people should have been handled by guides, but there were no qualified individuals in the palace, so Xia Yu and the others had to do it themselves.

Once most of the guests had arrived, Xia Yu went to the altar.

You Xue, Liu Manman, Wen Ziying—the three bridesmaids—and Zhu Mengbing, the best man, took their places beside the altar.

Xu Youxiang stood up with her father’s support, and Zhu Mei stood up with the old prime minister’s support. They were to be escorted by elders along the red carpet.

There was a slight issue with An Siyao.

Antiansheng and Yu Liang stood up simultaneously, both wanting to assist An Siyao.

Antiansheng used his large frame to block Yu Liang’s path, laughing smugly.

Yu Liang snorted coldly and tripped Antiansheng with his foot.

Without taking the opportunity to mock Antiansheng, he hurriedly ran to An Siyao’s side, taking his granddaughter’s hand and walking onto the red carpet.

The four reached the altar, and the priest began the ceremony.

“Dear guests, today we gather here to witness the happy moment of our respected queen and her king, as well as their two queens.”

“Our merciful…”

Since it was a royal wedding, the explanations were very elaborate, and the procedures were numerous. Fortunately, the four had rehearsed several times, smoothly following the procedures.

After half an hour, the ceremony finally reached its end.

“Now, you may kiss your wives,” the priest said.

Xia Yu looked at the three wives beside him.

The curious guests below were guessing who Xia Yu would kiss first.

The order usually represented their status.

Under their gossipy gazes, An Siyao, Zhu Mei, and Xu Youxiang simultaneously kissed Xia Yu’s cheeks.

“Oh—” The priest was also somewhat surprised. He smiled and continued with the final words:

“On this occasion of your new marriage, please allow me to join the ranks of blessings…”

“…”

Finally, the ceremony was completed, and the banquet began. Xia Yu led his three wives, chatting and joking with friends.

At night, they slept in the same room.

“It’s time for your night service, my beloved concubines,” Xia Yu smiled as he said to the three in his arms.