Chapter 178, Crowning Adulthood
Lu Ruxue has always been paying attention to people coming from the outer courtyard, and when she saw Lu Chongyu entering the courtyard with a gift box, she had already guessed one or two. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
"Just now, the third son of King Yan came to pay New Year's greetings and sent a few small things. My grandfather had already seen it, and said it was not too polite, so he asked me to send it in!"
Mu Xuanyang is really careful, if she doesn't give her something, it will be easy to make people suspicious.After all, everyone in the Lu Mansion knows that she is kind to Mu Sanshao. Sending some small things like this, and borrowing the name of New Year's greetings, is not abrupt or inconspicuous.
Lu Ruxue thanked her brother, but Lu Chongyu still couldn't help but ask more, "This is the New Year, and my sister has also reached the age of discussing marriage, I don't know if my sister has someone she likes?"
"My brother is still the crown salute, so I can't wait to marry my sister like this!" was teased by Lu Ruxue, and Lu Chongyu didn't know how to please him, so he had to knock his sister on the head, and then ran away.
There was a bustle in the Beijing Division, and the Tongzhi Mansion in Beiping was also full of lights, and Lu Chengzong took his wife and daughter early in the morning and kowtowed to the south. It can be regarded as a New Year's greeting to the parents in Jingzhong, and he has done his filial piety.
Lu Rushuang didn't sleep all night last night, and now she is a little dark and blue, and the second lady feels sorry for her and allows her to go back to the hospital to rest.
Chunlan, the big girl next to Lu Rushuang, was gossiping while helping her untie her bun.
"Madame is really, all night mentioning Miss. Even Sister Zidan also helped from the side. If you don't know, you still think that the eldest lady is the lady's own child!"
This sounds sour. Lu Rushuang's face was a little unhappy, and she glanced at Chunlan through the rhombic bronze mirror.
"It's no wonder that my mother, I'm just a concubine, if my mother gets a child, I'm afraid she won't raise me to be filial piety in front of me. You must not mention this again, because you don't have to let my mother think that I have any dissatisfaction. ”
How could Lu Rushuang not have jealousy in her heart, but she has been used to it for so many years. No matter how good she is, she can't compare to the status of Sister Lobby in the hearts of everyone in the mansion.
"Yes, the slave wrote it down. The slave is just not worth it for the second lady. The eldest lady is just pampered by Mrs. You. In terms of background, the third master is just a talent, but the second master has already lived in the fifth grade, and the eldest lady's background is far inferior to the second miss!"
"No matter how bad her background is, she has a concubine. And in my life, I am afraid that I will have to spend the day with the title of a concubine. Take the ladies who came to the house a few days ago to give gifts, there are also talents of the right age in the house, but none of them proposed to their mothers. ”
It's not that Lu Rushuang is ashamed to mention this matter, but she is a little angry and sad.
Lu Ruxue's family affairs are worried about by her grandmother, and even mentioned it many times in the letters to and from home, and her grandmother even told the second lady to help each other. But her grandmother didn't even mention her family affairs, and even her mother often used her young age as an excuse and didn't care much.
She is also the young lady of the Lu Mansion, just because her biological mother is humble, she deserves to rely on people for the rest of her life, she has a high heart, how can she swallow this breath.
"The second lady is still young, so there is no urgency in this matter. Next year, the second lady will return to Beijing, and she will have a better waiting. No matter how good this Beiping is, it is not as good as Jingshi!"
"It's not that it's not without good, a few years ago, I went to Yanwang's Mansion with my mother as a guest, and I had a relationship with the third son of Yanwang. Now, he has also reached the age of the crown ceremony, and I heard that he has not yet discussed marriage. ”
"If it weren't for the grandfather's words earlier, the children of the Lu Mansion would not be concubines. Otherwise, I could have begged my grandmother and mother to marry me into the Yanwang Mansion as a side clan. has the relationship of the eldest uncle, and the father will be able to rise when he returns to Beijing this time, and he may be able to do so. It's a pity that my grandfather didn't allow it. ”
When it comes to Mu Xuanyang, Lu Rushuang can't hide the admiration in her heart, I'm afraid there is no young man in Beiping Mansion who can compare to the son of King Yan.
When she saw her in a hurry that year, she fell in love with her heart. But when I think of the family rules in the house, I can't help but feel a little sorry for my mistakes, and more unwillingly.
Chunlan is also worthless for her master, seeing that Lu Rushuang was unhappy, she hurriedly explained it. Lu Rushuang then rested the entanglement in her heart, got up and went to bed to rest.
Lu Rushuang's mind is still too far away, not to mention that Lu Ruxue is far away in the Beijing Division, so she can't guess it. Even the second lady Yang didn't know that her daughter had a high mind in her heart.
As for Mu Xuan***, I don't remember that there was a person like Lu Rushuang. There was a banquet in the palace on the first day of the Lunar New Year, and he was busy dealing with the emperor's inquiries at this time.
The prince really didn't attend today, and the emperor explained that he was infected with a cold last night, and the imperial doctor told him not to be tired, and the eldest son of the prince, the emperor's eldest grandson, Mu Xuanwen, kowtowed to his father.
In addition to Mu Xuanyang, the sons of several princes such as King Jin and King Wu were also suspicious. But the news of the forbidden palace is tightly sealed, if it weren't for the intention of inquiry, but I was afraid that I wouldn't be able to guess why.
Mu Xuanyang only drank a few glasses, but he didn't dare to drink more, for fear that he would get drunk and lose his words and cause trouble. The inner palace family banquet guards the gifts of the monarch and the ministers, although it is harmonious, but it lacks a little bit of family affection.
Taifu's mansion has been busy for a morning. It was not until the afternoon that the ancestral hall was reopened for Lu Chongyu and the crown ceremony.
The grandson and the crown were supposed to entertain guests from all over the world, but Mrs. Lu has always been low-key and indisputable, so only the elders and relatives in the house watched the ceremony, and no guests were invited.
Grandfather for the Lord Prophet ancestral hall to pay a salute, a chapter blessing version, and then three crowning ceremonies. According to the "Book of Rites", twenty and crown, the beginning of the ceremony. But when the Emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty ascended the throne, he changed this ceremony to a man who reached the age of fifteen, and he could reach the crown. Therefore, most of the high-class families such as scholars and doctors are men of fifteen, that is, they perform the crown salute.
At the beginning, the cloth crown was added, and the deep clothes, large belts, and shoes were applied. Plus: hats, soap shirts, leather belts, and shoes. Three plus: head, shirt, leather belt, boots, and wat.
Lu Ruxue stood outside the ancestral hall and looked at Lu Chongyu, and after that, his brother was already an adult. can choose to marry in charge of affairs, but in her opinion, her brother is still just a child.
"Why is the eldest lady crying?" Cai Yue realized that the eldest lady was inappropriate, and when she looked sideways, she realized that the eldest lady had burst into tears.
"I'm just happy!" Lu Ruxue took out a handkerchief and wiped away her tears. Her tears were not only shed for Lu Chongyu, but also for Mu Xuanyang.
If someone else is in Beiping, I think there will be relatives who will preside over the crown ceremony for him today. But now he is in the palace, dealing with those so-called relatives. But who of these people will remember that today is the day when he is an adult.
It's just that these words of hers can only be stored in her heart, and cannot be known to others. Fortunately, the Yun family was also secretly wiping away tears, and she also had a heart when her son became an adult. Mrs. Tai is also here at this time, and the adulthood of her grandson is a happy event, and the old man will inevitably burst into tears with relief.
Cai Yue looked at Mrs. Tai's eyes with tears in her eyes, so she didn't think much about it.