A man dressed in royal attire slowly walked out from the inner courtyard, holding the hand of the bride tonight, Yanran, who was wearing red makeup and a veil.
"It's him?" Pang Degong looked a little strange. He was stunned for a moment when he saw the man walking out, but then he shook his head. Whether it was him or not, it had nothing to do with him. He was just here to watch the show.
When Pang Shanmin saw the newcomers, a furious look appeared on his face. However, Pang Degong quickly pulled him back. Pang Degong didn't want to talk about who was in the wrong.
"How could it be him?" Kuai Yue and Cai Mao looked at each other and had a bad feeling.
"Impossible, impossible!" It was Pang Tong, Pang Shiyuan. He had sent people to Xiangyang City to stop him from attending the banquet. Now, he was here as if he was the main character. It seemed like Kuai Liang had already treated him as a guest.
Pang Tong couldn't help but turn his head and glare at his subordinates who were seated at the banquet table. Pang Tong's subordinates felt wronged and spread their hands to show that they didn't know either.
Pang Tong forced himself to calm down. He wasn't thinking about why Ye Xiwen was here. He was thinking about why Ye Xiwen was here and what he wanted to do.
"Let him come then!" Pang Tong had communicated with the nobles before the banquet, and he had made a lot of connections. He also wanted to see how the Kuai Family would choose to accept his gift of 4,000 gold coins!
"Liu Mang, Liu Hanyang!" Huang She looked at the person in front of him and avoided Liu Mang's gaze. After all, anyone who wasn't an idiot would know who was behind Luo Koudu's incident. Huang She felt guilty, but he quickly calmed down. Even if Liu Mang knew, he couldn't do anything. This was Jingzhou, not Yangzhou. The King Of Shu couldn't even protect himself.
That's right. The person who came was the King Of Shu, Liu Mang.
"Second Brother, you …?" Kuai Yue tried to ask Kuai Liang, but he was dumbfounded.
"Duke Kuai Liang and Duke Zirou of Xiangyang greets His Highness, King Of Shu!" Kuai Liang immediately knelt down.
When Kuai Liang knelt down, the others didn't dare to stand. Kuai Liang was the Duke of Xiangyang. There were only a handful of people in Jingzhou who were older than him. Since he knelt down, no one dared to stand. Moreover, Liu Mang's title was the Prince of Shu. Although the prestige of the Han Dynasty was almost the same, everyone still abided by the unspoken rules of the game.
"Jingzhou Army's Cai Mao and Cai Degui greets His Highness, King Of Shu!" Cai Mao half-knelt down and pulled the shocked Kuai Yue to the side.
Kuai Yue could only brace himself and shout, "Jingzhou Army's Kuai Yidu greets His Highness, King Of Shu!"
"Commoner Pang Ji greets His Highness, King Of Shu!" Pang Degong also wanted to kneel down, but Liu Mang quickly stopped him. Although Pang Degong didn't have an official position, he was more respected than anyone else in Jingzhou. Even the Lord of Jingzhou, Liu Biao, treated Pang Degong with caution. If Pang Degong knelt down today, Liu Mang would be cursed to death by the people of Jingzhou. Furthermore, Pang Degong was already old. Liu Mang didn't want him to kneel down.
Pang Degong didn't hesitate and stood up.
"I, Huang She, am honored to meet Your Highness, Prince of Shu!" Huang She was very unwilling, but he had to kneel down. Although he was the Young Master of the Huang Clan, he was only an official. Liu Mang didn't like Huang She, but he let Huang She go today. This was because he had someone more important to deal with than Huang She.
There was only one person left who didn't kneel, and that was Pang Tong, Pang Shiyuan. Pang Shiyuan and Liu Mang looked at each other. The two had been fighting for a long time. From when Liu Mang's army occupied Shouchun to when Liu Bei, Sun Ce, and Zhang Xiu attacked Yangzhou, the two had fought several times. Each time, they didn't show mercy and wanted to kill each other. Although Pang Tong lost the battle of Yangzhou, the two were still fighting.
No matter how unwilling Pang Tong was, according to etiquette, he still had to kneel and kowtow to Liu Mang. Unless his lord was the same as him and did not put the Han Dynasty in his eyes and was ready to establish himself, he would have to follow the rules on the surface.
"Pang Tong, Pang Shiyuan greets His Highness, King Of Shu!" Pang Tong bowed.
Seeing Pang Tong's actions, Liu Mang smiled. No matter how many schemes you have, in the end, you will still kneel in front of me. Liu Mang's smile was like a needle in front of Pang Tong, causing Pang Tong's anger to rise. But there was nothing he could do.
"We greet His Highness, King Of Shu!" The nobles below also knelt down.
"Rise, rise!" Liu Mang waved his hand and said with a smile, "Today is a joyous occasion for the Pang Clan, and it is also a joyous occasion for me, Liu Mang!"
"A joyous occasion for you?" The crowd did not understand. Everyone knew that Liu Mang and Kuai Liang were friends. That was why they could understand why Liu Mang was here. After all, he was the King of Shu. Kuai Liang wanted Liu Mang to be a witness to his nephew's marriage. However, Liu Mang saying that he was here was a wedding was a bit far-fetched.
"My joyous occasion?" Pang Degong was not an outsider. He looked at Kuai Ran and then looked at the bride behind Liu Mang. He understood what was going on.
"His Highness, King Of Shu, this!" Kuai Yue stepped forward and asked Liu Mang. Liu Mang was talking too much. He was just a witness, and they hadn't even had a drink. Although his brother, Kuai Liang, had a good relationship with the King Of Shu, it didn't mean that the Kuai Clan had a good impression of Liu Mang. Kuai Yue couldn't let the nobles in Jingzhou misunderstand, so he quickly stepped forward to correct Liu Mang. The Kuai Clan was neutral, and they definitely wouldn't get involved in the conflict between Yangzhou and Yuzhou.
But before Kuai Liang could say anything, Liu Mang directly held the bride's slender arm.
What kind of situation was this? The people below turned pale with fright. This was the bride of the Si family. The Si family hadn't married her yet and she was already touched. This was not the modern era. Men and women were not allowed to touch each other. But this person touched her arm in public. If the Si family married her, where would the Si family's face go?
Kuai Yue's face turned gloomy. On the other hand, Pang Tong, Huang She, and the others were very happy. The King Of Shu was courting death. They couldn't wait for Kuai Yue to fall out with him. That way, there would be fun to watch. When Liu Mang came to Jingzhou, Liu Mang had already offended the Huang and Cai Clans. If the Kuai Clan fell out with him, then Liu Mang would have a hard time in Jingzhou.
When Kuai Yue was about to explode, Liu Mang didn't let go. Instead, he held the bride's hand and walked to Kuai Ran's side. "Brother Kuai Ran, I'll hand my sister over to you today. If you dare to bully my sister, then don't blame me for being impolite!" Liu Mang smiled as he placed the bride's slender hand on Kuai Ran's arm.
"What?!" It was as if the sky had fallen and the earth had cracked. Everyone present was stunned. What did King Shu say? This woman was King Shu's sister?
"Yidu? What's going on?! " Cai Mao's eyes widened as he looked at his partner. He suddenly realized that he didn't recognize him.
"Me?!" Kuai Yue was also stunned by this news. First, he didn't know that his son was marrying a concubine. Now, he didn't even know who the concubine was. Now, it was revealed that this woman was the King Of Shu, Liu Mang's sister? How could Kuai Yue explain this? Could he say that he didn't know anything? Who would believe him?! Moreover, Kuai Yue didn't know what was going on.
Kuai Yue didn't say anything, so Cai Mao naturally thought about it. When Kuai Yue said that he was an unfilial son, Cai Mao's imagination ran wild. So, Kuai Yue was marrying the King Of Shu, Liu Mang's sister. If Kuai Yue was furious, Cai Mao could still think that Kuai Yue didn't know about it. However, Kuai Yue didn't say anything because his brother, Kuai Liang, played the emotional card. This was a big misunderstanding.
"The Kuai Family is marrying the King Of Shu, Liu Mang!" This was what everyone thought. The Kuai Family only had one successor. It could be said that the entire Kuai Family would belong to Kuai Ran after a hundred years. Whoever could marry Kuai Ran was equivalent to the Kuai Family! It would be fine if the Kuai Family was marrying a lady from another family. However, this was the King Of Shu's sister. Were they trying to suppress the entire Kuai Family in Yangzhou?
"Impossible! Impossible! Where did this fake Liu Mang's sister come from? " Pang Tong shook his head. He had been Liu Mang's opponent for a long time. He knew more about Liu Mang than Liu Mang himself. However, Pang Tong didn't know where Liu Mang's sister came from. Even if Liu Mang came to Jingzhou, he didn't bring a woman with him.
Liu Mang looked at the shocked crowd and smiled. His wife's younger sister and Kuai Ran were in love with each other.
This was why Liu Mang was here as a witness.
This explanation made the nobles below roll their eyes. Who knew which wife's sister was from? It was a perfunctory explanation. Liu Mang's explanation was unclear, but it confirmed some people's thoughts. The Kuai Family was really going to marry Liu Mang, the King Of Shu. This was tying the Kuai Family to Yangzhou's war chariot.
Many of the nobles were planning to treat Yangzhou better in the future. At the very least, he needed to speak up for Yangzhou in the matter of the lord not buying provisions.
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