33. Ritual of the Ceremony

Sima Yue was dressed in clothes and shoes, nervous and excited, sitting in the dean's room, listening to the movement outside.

A few days earlier, Empress Dowager Li had been discussing with Emperor Qinglong about where Sima Yue's ceremony would be held.

There are two venues to choose from, one is the temple of the Sima clan and the other is the Royal Academy.

In the end, Empress Dowager Li considered that although the temple was solemn enough, the cultural atmosphere was not heavy enough, and now Sima Yue was a student of the Royal Academy, so the venue for the ceremony was finally chosen at the Royal Academy.

So from that day on, Empress Dowager Li and Emperor Qinglong sent people to the Royal Academy to decorate this place.

There is an open field in the academy, which was originally used by Sima Yue and them for equestrian martial arts and juju lessons, but now it can come in handy.

Because it is winter, the venue is specially surrounded by a circle of brocade screens to prevent wind. There were several large brass braziers in the corners. Even the branches of the four trees are specially tied with various colored ribbons and tied with various colored silk flowers.

So although it was a winter day when everything was depressed, at a glance, it was still full of flowers and ribbons.

Not to mention that Empress Dowager Li, Empress Cui, and a group of princes and princesses are here, even Emperor Qinglong specially stopped an early dynasty today, just to participate in Sima Yue's ceremony. Therefore, Sima Yue's ceremony was really grand enough, so many people present were very envious.

Others are also okay, but Sima Yu is very unhappy in his heart, so he has been sitting there with a gloomy face.

Sima Jin on the side saw that Sima Yue's ceremony was so grand, and he was also unhappy in his heart, and when he saw Sima Yu's unhappy expression, he said: "I think she Sima Yue is just the daughter of a prince, but the ceremony is so grand, and I don't know what my father thinks in his heart." ”

Sima Yu snorted heavily in his nose, raised his chin in the direction of Empress Dowager Li in displeasure, and said, "Isn't it still the pressure she put on her father behind her back?" Speaking of which, we are all her granddaughters, so why haven't we seen her so attentive. ”

"According to me," Sima Jin leaned over, and lowered his voice a little: "The current master of the harem is my sister and your mother, as the queen mother, she should consciously take a back seat and enjoy the blessings, how can she interfere in everything?" ”

"Who knows what the hell she thinks?" Sima Yu looked at the brightly colored ribbons and silk flowers on the trees not far away, and became more and more impatient in his heart, "The older I get, the more confused my brain becomes." ”

Sima Jin wanted to echo her for a few words, but saw a strange smile suddenly appear on Sima Yu's face.

"Hmph, she Sima Yue wants an unforgettable gift, and this princess will fulfill her, and she will never forget today for the rest of her life."

After that, she whispered a few words in Sima Jin's ear.

Sima Jin's face immediately changed greatly, and he hesitated and persuaded: "Sister, this is not good after all, right?" If the godfather and grandmother knew, wouldn't they be punished? ”

"Hmph," Sima Yu glanced at her disdainfully, thinking to herself, she was really just a daughter born to a concubine, and her courage was so small.

"My father loves me the most, how can he be willing to punish me? And my mother is the current queen, that is, the imperial grandmother knows, am I still afraid of her? If you are afraid, you can stay away from me, so that even if something happens, it will definitely not implicate you. ”

Sima Jin originally wanted to find a reason not to sit next to Sima Yu anymore, so that even if the incident happened in the east window later, she would not be implicated. But now, Sima Yu directly understood her thoughts, and she was not easy to leave.

If she leaves, it will be equivalent to a complete quarrel between her and Sima Yu. And according to Sima Yu's temperament, there will definitely be no good fruits for her to eat in the future.

Therefore, even though Sima Jin was worried about what was about to happen, he still sat firmly on the chair and didn't dare to move a bit.

On the other side, all the people who came to watch the ceremony today were already seated, and Empress Dowager Li was giving a speech to everyone who were watching the ceremony.

What he said was nothing more than some scenes, and after Balabala's big phone call was finished, he finally entered today's topic.

Princess Duanhua's coming-of-age ceremony has officially begun!

As soon as her voice fell, Ying Shi, who was waiting in the dean's room, immediately helped Sima Yue out.

With Gong'e in front, he moved a brocade screen for walking, Sima Yue took a deep breath, and then was supported by Yingshi, and slowly walked to the middle of the venue.

There was already a thick and tight wool blanket embroidered with flowering butterflies. Sima Yue stepped forward, facing south, first saluted the guests who came to watch the ceremony, and then knelt on the blanket.

In fact, today's series of processes have been told to her countless times by the aunt in the palace a few days ago, and she has also practiced several times, which can be said to have done any little details in her heart. But even so, it made her nervous.

Naturally, there is also anticipation in the midst of tension.

After the leader is in place, the next step is naturally to play.

Zhengbin is the one who gave her a salute today. Earlier, Sima Yue already knew that it was Empress Dowager Li who gave her a salute, so she naturally looked in the direction of Empress Dowager Li.

It's just that Empress Dowager Li is sitting there upright, and she has no intention of getting up at all. And after perceiving Sima Yue's gaze, she also smiled at her.

It seems to be an illusion, but Sima Yue still thinks that Empress Dowager Li's smile is a bit waiting to see a good show.

And at this moment, she suddenly saw a brocade screen next to her being removed, and a person walked in from behind.

The person who came had long shirts and wide sleeves, and above the front hem of the white brocade robe was a large area of ink-colored bamboo. The ink bamboo swayed gently while walking, and it looked really elegant and chic.

When he saw the face of the person who came, Sima Yue's heart immediately jumped like a drum.

She didn't expect Wang Jun to come today, she thought that he was still out of town and didn't come back.

Now she watched Wang Jun approaching her step by step, her clear and soft eyes were full of smiles, she only felt that a heart in her chest was about to jump out, and her eyes were glued to his body and could not take a single inch off.

And under her gaze, Wang Jun walked up to her unhurriedly.

He was extremely tall, and Sima Yue could only look up at him.

Ever since she first met him, she was struck by his demeanor. It's just that later, because of the ambiguity in his words and demeanor towards her from time to time, she rarely looked at him carefully.

But now when I look closely, I see that he looks like jade, even if he is simply standing here, he is like a jade tree in the wind, with an indescribable innate elegant temperament.

Seeing Sima Yue obsessively looking at him fixedly, Wang Jun's heart warmed, the corners of his lips were slightly raised, and the smile between his eyebrows was shallow.

A thousand tenderness, ten thousand honeys, only between this smile.

At this time, Empress Dowager Li had already stood up on the main throne and announced to everyone in the audience that today's ceremony of Princess Duanhua was presided over by Dean Wang Jun.

The people present did not show any surprised expressions, but were all envious.

You must know that the prestige of the current five surnamed clans is above the royal family, and the patriarch of the Taiyuan Wang clan can be invited to give Sima Yue a salute, how much face does this Sima Yue have.

Moreover, as the dean of the Royal Academy, Wang Jun was originally Sima Yue's master, and it was also a very face-saving thing to be able to get the teacher to salute the students.

At this time, Sima Yue was immersed in Wang Jun's peerless smile, and she didn't hear Empress Dowager Li's words, so she still knelt there stupidly, just looking up at Wang Jun.

But the warbler heard it. It's just that she looks at her princess, and the whole thing is a nymphomaniac against Wang Jun. So is this Wang Jun who fell in love with her princess first, or did her princess fall in love with Wang Jun first?

The warbler was skeptical of his prior judgment.

It's just that so many people are staring, she can't let her princess be embarrassed.

So she bent down and supported Sima Yue's body, and at the same time whispered in her ear: "Princess, the ceremony is about to begin." Today, Dean Wang will give you a salute. ”

Sima Yue suddenly came back to his senses, very ashamed of his gaffe just now.

His cheeks quickly turned pink, and even the good rouge couldn't cover it.

And this warbler had already helped her up and knelt down facing east.

Sima Yue's heart should be a mess.

What is the situation with dried shrimp? Didn't you say that Empress Dowager Li would salute her? Why is it that it is replaced by Wang Jun? And Empress Dowager Li didn't tell her in advance, so she had to be mentally prepared.

But she suddenly remembered the smile on Empress Dowager Li's face before, and she understood it in an instant.

I'm afraid that Empress Dowager Li deliberately didn't tell her, and I think the good show she was waiting to see was to see what kind of expression she would have on her face after knowing that the person who gave her a salute was Wang Jun, right?

Alas, this old lady is really

Sima Yue's heart was really mixed for a while.

At this time, Wang Jun had already lifted the hem of his clothes and knelt behind her.

Except for the temporary change of people in the salute, the rest of the people have not changed.

So Queen Cui, who was dressed in full costume, stood dutifully next to her with a tray at this time.

Queen Cui was born in the Boling Cui family, her appearance is outstanding, and her identity is even more noble.

Although she is now in her thirties, she looks ten years younger than her actual age with proper maintenance.

Originally, she learned that the person who was going to give Sima Yue a salute was Empress Dowager Li, and she was a daughter-in-law who served a tray to her mother-in-law as an assistant, but now the person who saluted Sima Yue was replaced by Wang Jun, but she was still here as an assistant serving the tray, and she felt a little unhappy.

is also a family with five surnames, even though Wang Jun is noble, she feels that she is no worse than him, not to mention that she is still the queen of the world.

It's just that she was no longer angry in her heart, but she still maintained a decent smile on her face, and stood beside her with a tray in both hands.

Inside the tray is a half-moon-shaped coral tortoiseshell beeswax comb, an eight-treasure cluster beaded white jade flute, a white jade bell hairpin, and a little emerald crested step.

Wang Jun knelt behind Sima Yue, first chanted a few words of congratulations loudly, and then reached out and picked up the tortoiseshell beeswax comb from the tray and took down the hairpin with her hair on top of her head.

Suddenly, a shiny black and silky hair poured down in front of his eyes.