flstandardbreds Chapter 151 Haircut Ceremony
Chapter 151 Haircut Ceremony
Zhao Fangyu's coming-of-age ceremony was equally grand.
The silk made of Handan powder was tied into the shape of a lotus flower, and the lotus leaves that once reached the sky have now turned into withered and broken lotus leaves. Because it had a bad implication, the venue for Zhao Fangyu's coming-of-age banquet was chosen to be the farthest away from here.
The coming-of-age banquet was held in the peach forest in the garden. Beside the forest there stood an extremely special golden-jade peach tree. It was a pity that it was not spring, otherwise the golden-jade peach would have made a great sight.
The maids coming and going all wore pretty velvet flowers, big and small, made into the shape of osmanthus flowers, all wearing beige vests and green belts, and a pair of blue-green cloth shoes. They had double buns and red beards. In addition, the mistress would take charge and ask people to go out and buy small pearl flowers and lilacs for them.
Neatly dressed and well-trained, everyone who came to the Zhao family to watch the ceremony was amazed at the earning ability of the eldest lady and her daughters.
How come the money seemed to have eyes and was flowing into their house little by little?
The Duke of Li's mansion also sent people over. There was a lot of noise outside the door, and Zhao Fangyu was trapped in the room by Zhao Fangjin and Shisiniang to talk in a whisper.
"Tell me the truth, what did he bring you just now?"
The two of them were listening behind the screen just now. Zhou Qinghe avoided everyone and gave Zhao Fangyu a coming-of-age gift.
It's a pity that Zhao Fangyu asked Su Re to accept the coming-of-age ceremony, otherwise the two of them would have made fun of Zhao Fangyu.
Zhao Fangjin always remembered that Zhao Fangyu had laughed at her, and was just waiting for her to get engaged so that she could avenge herself for the humiliation she felt that day.
Shisiniang's small hands poked Zhao Fangyu's waist like a nimble snake, making Zhao Fangyu dodge. However, Zhao Fangjin behind him pinched his arm and pulled him, making him unable to get away.
Shisiniang and Zhao Fangjin teamed up to interrogate Zhao Fangyu. Zhao Fangyu was no match for them and was finally pinned down on the mattress to explain: "It's just a set of headgear." There was also a box of banknotes hidden inside.
Before they got married, all of Zhou Qinghe's wealth was already in her hands.
Zhao Fangyu was distracted for a moment, and when he looked back, he met the teasing gazes of Shisiniang and Zhao Fangjin.
"It's a great day... You can't be thinking about your lover, right?"
Shisiniang was not angry when Zhao Fangyu dug her out, and she and Zhao Fangjin smiled at each other.
"Someone in Longxi asked me to bring you a coming-of-age gift."
Shisiniang asked people to bring over food boxes one by one. The boxes were filled with various kinds of gemstones or jade materials that had been polished and peeled.
The food box is not big, but everything inside is of top quality.
"Was it given by Shierlang?"
Zhao Fangjin guessed.
Shisinian waved her hands and said, "Twelfth Brother has been living in Jiayuguan for a long time and hasn't come back. Only a few sisters would send some gifts back for their birthdays. For the rest, even the news has to be brought by others before the family can know."
Speaking of which, Shi Er Lang and Zhao Fangyu almost had a relationship, but things did not go as planned. Zhao Fangyu married the second prince, and Shi Er Lang guarded Jiayu Pass.
If her aunt had known what would happen today, she probably would not have stopped Shi Er Lang from getting close to Zhao Fangyu.
"The kid from the Meng family asked me to bring him here."
Zhao Fangjin had a strange look on his face, and Zhao Fangyu looked almost the same.
But the people and things have already been delivered to the door, and it is not easy to return them.
Call Diecui to take the things away, seal them up and put them away, and then send them back intact on Meng Yangjiang's mother's birthday.
"All the things are good. If they are handed over to his mother, they can be used on him in the future."
Zhao Fangjin picked through them and found that they were all good: "He's really put a lot of thought into it."
It’s a pity that the flowers are not in the right place.
Zhao Fangyu already has an engagement now, and since he gave such a valuable gift, he is not afraid that the Second Prince will get jealous after finding out and implicate Fangyu.
The girls were talking inside, and soon other people came to the east wing to see Zhao Fangyu.
Zhao Fangyu is now grown up, and even when she meets guests with a plain face, she is still so beautiful that people are speechless.
In the past few years, she has been living a secluded life, either staying in the palace or rarely showing up in public. Most people only know that she is good-looking, but there are only a few people who have seen her.
She got engaged as soon as she left the palace. Later on, she even stopped attending the small banquets where other girls met each other. She stayed at home doing accounts and taking care of Li Ge'er. Her life was dull yet fulfilling.
Now she was wearing an orange-red silk dress, without any jewelry, only her thick black hair combed into two big cat-ear-shaped sheep horns.
The ceremony and music began, and the guests took their seats.
Zhao Fangyu was in the room listening to the conversation between the lady and Zhao Minshan outside the door, and he couldn't help but think of Aunt Qian.
She thought of Aunt Qian, who had plotted to get her into the inner court, who never expressed her love for her but embroidered a box full of small shoes for her.
If Aunt Qian were still alive, she would be happy to see this body grow into this shape now, right?
After all, she was a soft-hearted person, and she even asked the poor woman to agree to take away the rattle that her daughter had used.
Zhao Fangyu thought about it, and finally stood up and bowed solemnly in the direction of Caiyueyuan.
No one knows, but Zhao Fangyu knows, and if Aunt Qian knew in the afterlife, she should know too.
She is not Aunt Qian's daughter, but she wants Aunt Qian to know that she is doing well now and her daughter is also in good health.
No matter what the past was like or what the future holds, she will try her best to protect this body.
She always remembered that this body was the most important relic a daughter left to her mother.
Soon, Zhao Fangyu followed the instructions of the concierge, straightened his back, and slowly walked out of the east wing.
She combed her hair into a bun, put on light makeup, and put on new clothes over her old clothes. The girl has become an adult.
When Meng Yanzhen came of age, the lady of the Duke of Li's mansion invited a princess as a guest for Meng Yanzhen.
Now that Zhao Fangyu has reached the age of marriage, the eldest lady has invited a real princess to be a guest for Zhao Fangyu.
The current emperor’s sister - Princess Hualuan.
Princess Hualuan was nearly fifty years old. She was dressed in a gorgeous and dignified princess's attire. Her mere appearance scared the girls around her so much that they dared not even breathe.
Princess Hualuan gently inserted the white jade hairpin into Zhao Fangyu's hair.
He looked at the beautiful girl in front of him with kind eyes.
The dress was naturally dazzling as it took the embroiderer the lady hired from Jiangnan three years to make.
But Zhao Fangyu was not at all touched by the dress. No matter how good the clothes were, they were just icing on the cake for her.
The words "beautiful eyes and eyebrows" are not enough to describe Zhao Fangyu. With the same two eyes and a pair of lips, Zhao Fangyu is so beautiful that people cannot feel any resistance after seeing her once.
Her beauty is like the silent wind in winter. No one can tell its origin, and no one knows whether it will be a bone-chilling chill or a gentle breeze on the face in the next moment.
She can be fiercely beautiful or gracefully beautiful. All the beauty in the world favors her. For others, even a little bit of her beauty is already rare. However, Zhao Fangyu can be happy or angry at the same time, and is as beautiful as Xuannv at all times.
Some people even suspected that even if Zhao Fangyu stood on the roadside and asked her for money, she would just take out the silver and hand it over with both hands, and she was surprised that Zhao Fangyu was special and did not look for others but only for her.
Whether it is the orchid in the valley, the lotus weeping in the dew, or the lotus just blooming...
Thousands of words cannot fully describe Zhao Fangyu's charm and elegance.
It is inevitable to be complacent about the beauty of ordinary life, and if you are not careful, you will appear frivolous.
Zhao Fangyu has been trained in the palace. She is calm and graceful, gorgeous and generous, but these words are not enough to describe her.
She is beauty itself.
It is so beautiful that just one look at it makes you feel lucky. It is the most beautiful thing in the world and I have the chance to see it in this lifetime.