The Reborn Aristocrat's Daughter-Chapter 818 - 784 Wedding Banquet (2)_2

"Xiao Xin is right, let’s discuss this matter privately later. Come on, everyone, let’s have a toast with the bride and groom." Lan Junxi stepped up to speak for Situ Xin. However, although he was speaking up for Situ Xin, he addressed Xiao Muli, "Muli, today, in consideration of Xiao Xin carrying a child, we didn’t trouble you or force you to drink. But next time, at your baby’s full-month celebration, we won’t hold back."

"Okay, when the time comes, we won’t stop until we’re all drunk." Xiao Muli agreed jovially to Lan Junxi’s request.

As the round of toasts went on, like Xiao Muli said, everyone was very polite and did not give the newlyweds a hard time. However, Situ Xin felt uncomfortable because several times she could feel unfriendly and even disdainful glances aimed at her from behind.

Because Situ Xin did not dare to freely use her Divine Sense now, she could not tell from whom those gazes were coming.

Nevertheless, Situ Xin didn’t dwell on it. After finishing the toasts and the wedding banquet, she was carried princess-style by Xiao Muli to the car returning to the Xiao Family’s home to sleep. And because she was tired, once she got home she washed up groggily, fell onto the bed, and slept straight away.

And there was none of that discomfort she had worried about before, of not being able to sleep because there was another person in bed.

After the wedding, tradition dictates returning to the bride’s home on the third day; however, Situ Xin had originally planned to wake up early the day after the wedding, but she was too exhausted from pregnancy and the banquet to get up early the next morning.

Luckily, Old Master Xiao was incredibly fond of Situ Xin, and didn’t mind at all that she didn’t wake early. And even though Liu Yun, Muli’s mom, had a somewhat disapproving expression, Situ Xin completely ignored it; she didn’t have a good impression of her mother-in-law anyway.

Initially, Situ Xin and Xiao Muli were aware that people outside knew about Situ Xin’s pregnancy before marriage, and would surely gossip and say unpleasant things; however, they didn’t expect the gossip to be so extreme.

On the day of the wedding banquet, Xiao Muli’s news was like dropping a depth charge, shocking some people solely with the news of Situ Xin’s pregnancy. Others seemed to exhibit sour grapes mentality, maliciously gossiping behind their backs, speaking of how the princesses of the Situ Family and Loo Family had such poor morals, to be pregnant before wedlock.

It’s normal for outsiders to gossip behind one’s back, and since Situ Xin and Xiao Muli were already married, Situ Xin’s premarital pregnancy, talked about for a while, would eventually pass.

But the situation escalated beyond Situ Xin and Xiao Muli’s expectations due to Liu Yun, Xiao Muli’s mother, who had come back to Capital City for the wedding and hadn’t left yet.

Initially, the newlywed Situ Xin and Xiao Muli were unaware of the rampant public speculation. However, three days later, on the day they returned to Situ Family’s home bringing gifts, they found the combined Situ Family and Loo Family sitting gloomily in the living room.

As soon as Situ Xin and Xiao Muli entered, they felt the oppressive atmosphere. They glanced at each other, and Situ Xin, letting go of the hand she held with Xiao Muli, went to sit beside Old Master Situ and Old Master Loo, asking coquettishly, "Grandpa, Grandfather, why the long faces? Today is the day I return after my wedding; your expressions make me think you don’t want me back."

Old Master Situ quickly clarified, "Baby, don’t get it wrong. Why wouldn’t we want you back? We’re not showing our displeasure towards you; we’re giving this rascal Muli a hard look."

"Exactly, I said at that time, maybe we shouldn’t have agreed to marry Baby to him," Old Master Loo joined in the banter.

Hearing Old Master Situ and Old Master Loo’s words, Situ Xin and Xiao Muli exchanged a glance. Situ Xin asked with her eyes, "What did you do to upset my grandfathers?"

Xiao Muli shrugged his shoulders, looking innocent, "I really don’t know. These past few days, I didn’t go anywhere, and stayed by your side all the time."

Situ Xin thought about it and realized that indeed over the last few days, Xiao Muli had stayed by her side, even managing Xiao Family’s affairs from home. Now she was even more perplexed about what could have made her family so angry.

"Grandpa, Grandfather, what did Muli do to make you this angry? Tell me, and I’ll deal with him for you," Situ Xin put on a fierce front.

Seeing Situ Xin’s fiercely playful demeanor, everyone’s mood lightened considerably. Nonetheless, their gazes towards Xiao Muli remained unfriendly. "Hmph, let this young man go back and ask his mother what she’s done."

"Really, just thinking about it makes me angry. When has my Baby ever been talked about like this?" Old Madam Situ also recalled the gossip she had heard that morning, her eyes reddening. If not for today being the day her beloved granddaughter returned home, she would indeed not let those who gossiped behind backs off easily. But every time she thought about who was behind all this, Old Madam Situ felt her anger rising.