Zhang Dahai agreed.

Early the next morning, Zhang Dahai pretended to be a maidservant rice ball, with a tall body and a rough face, and he was not conspicuous with his head down, so he mixed out of the gate of the White Mansion of the Ministry of Works. Precisely:

The turtle fish got rid of the golden hook, shook its head and waged its tail and did not come back!

Time flies, and in a blink of an eye, it is the day of Bai Fusu's official ceremony and ceremony.

Donghua is a country of etiquette, and the industrious and brave ancestors have left a lot of splendid literature and culture to future generations, and the etiquette is only one of them, but this etiquette is an indispensable process for every young man and woman in Donghua.

The process of tradition and ritual is very complicated, from the participants, utensils and furnishings to the etiquette process, the participants include the host, the guest, the secretary, the praiser, the viewer, the utensils including the wearing of clothes, the placement of ritual instruments, and the performance of musical instruments, the etiquette process includes welcome, in place, the opening ceremony, the person in place, three plus three bows, etc., a total of 17 processes, and finally the ceremony is completed.

The whole process was complex and rigorous, and it took more than an hour to complete under the watchful eyes of more than 100 spectators.

After the completion of the ceremony, all the spectators responded with warm applause to congratulate the eldest daughter of the Bai family on growing up.

Of course, as a viewer, to watch the ceremony, to "watch" to "courtesy", to send a congratulatory gift to the new adult girl, to congratulate her on growing up, is also a matter of course.

The eldest aunt Sun was the first to stand up, walked lightly to Bai Fusu, who had completed the ceremony, took her hand with a smile, took out a delicate jewelry box from her sleeve, and gently placed it in Fusu's hand.

Bai Fusu opened it and saw that it was a pair of carved jade earrings, gold carving, inlaid with high-grade mutton fat jade, showing the identity in the nobility, at a glance, she knew that it was a fine piece of jewelry, she smiled and said: "Thank you aunt, these earrings are very beautiful, Fusu really likes it!" Immediately, Mama Fang on the side put it on for her.

The two aunts saw that they were not far behind, and when they saw that Sun had just retreated, they immediately stood up, the second aunt took out a long brocade box, and the third aunt walked to Bai Fusu with a painting scroll, and said sincerely: "The nephew and daughter are both poetry and painting, this is a new noble girl picture of Lord Hanlin, and it is also a part of the aunt's heart." ”

"This is a collection in the Hanlin Academy, and they are all calligraphy of famous artists in the past, which is also rare."

"Thank you, aunts!"

"Liu recently got a pearl that is still a treasure, and I specially presented it to Miss Bai as a congratulatory gift, wishing Miss Bai her youth." Seeing that the ladies of the Marquis of Zhongyong had just finished sending congratulatory gifts, Liu Ning, the eldest son of the Liu Mansion from Xinchang, was afraid that others would not notice, so he immediately sent his own congratulatory gifts.

When everyone saw it, they were in an uproar.

It was a pearl the size of a dragon's eye, large, round, and sparkling. When illuminated by the light, it glows softly and seductively, and this rare bead costs thirty gold, at least, and more than three hundred taels when folded into silver.

It's definitely a great gift!

Liu Gongzi smiled and looked at Bai Fusu, who was dressed up, it was the girl whose aunt Xue Guiren intended to be engaged to him.

Fusu raised his eyes and looked at it, but he was slightly shocked in his heart: Why, it's him!

Speaking of this Liu Ning and Liu Dagongzi, it is very famous. Liu Mansion is a well-known family of poets and calligraphers in Xinchang County, and most of the children and nephews either entered the Hanlin Academy, or the princes and princesses in the palace read with them.

His father, Liu Zishuo, is even more among the contemporary sons, and his ranking is still before the grandsons, and he is very respected.

Liu Ning's aunt is the second lady of the former Xue Yuanwailang family, and the Xue nobleman in front of Li Zhaoyi in Luoxia Palace when he was the first emperor.

Although Xue Guiren and Fusu's mother were handkerchiefs in the boudoir, they had not been in touch for many years after entering the palace. She values Bai Fusu so much, and even came forward to say goodbye to the Liu family, and wanted to tell Tang Yi to her nephew, although it was because she and Lan Muya were old acquaintances, but in fact, there was another reason.

Shangguan Cheng is a famous female family all over the world, and her female disciples naturally attract a lot of attention from the outside world. Fusu didn't know it yet, but in fact, her name was already known to many scholars outside, and they told each other about it.

And Xue Guiren's eldest sister has always listened to this sister with great ideas. As for Master Liu, when he heard that he was a female disciple of the Shangguan family, he was already a little willing; When I heard it again, it was the eldest daughter of Lord Bai, the waiter of the Ministry of Works, and she was even more satisfied, and urged her son to prepare a generous gift with a lot of money, and went to the eldest lady of the Bai family to pay a ceremony, and by the way, she looked at her daughter-in-law.

Liu Ning is white and elegant, and has the demeanor of a scholar. He usually only studies in the academy, and he is purely a scholar who does not listen to anything outside the window. Moreover, he is more reasonable, and the things he believes are not easy to change. And he is pure filial piety and extremely filial to his elders.

Bai Fusu saw his eyes, and caught a glimpse of the elders next to him also looking at him with encouraging smiles, and he already had a guess in his heart: I was afraid that he was the person who was the one who was intentionally matched by the family.

She recognized Liu Ning.

In that previous life, it was probably at this time that Liu Ning, the son of the Liu family, didn't know whose young lady he married, but that young lady was not satisfied with Liu Gongzi's husband, and later I heard that he secretly had a head and tail with the second prince.

Liu Gongzi angrily sued the royal court and asked the saint to make his own decisions. The Liu family took a break from that young lady. The young lady's family still didn't give up, and accused Liu Gongzi of being a rabbit master. This incident is very noisy, and the whole city knows about it. Even Bai Fusu had heard of it when he was in the boudoir. At that time, I remembered that I was quite sympathetic to this Liu Gongzi!

Could it be that fate is about to change again?

When the maidservant girl of Baifu beside her took the beads, her hands trembled slightly, and she was obviously extremely shocked.

"I didn't expect this talented Liu to send such a valuable gift." Someone in the crowd couldn't help but sigh quietly.

"You don't know, do you?" An insider explained to others with some jealousy: "Liu Dacaizi is also called Liu Dacaizi, Master Liu is not only amazingly learned, but his wife is also good at business. The Liu family is now a well-known wealthy family in Xinchang, the family has more than a thousand acres of fertile land, it is said that there is a sale of salt, living in a big mansion with nine in and nine out, rich and a party, this kind of pearl is a rare thing for us, for the Liu family, even a dime a dozen is not a mile. ”

When everyone heard this, they all nodded approvingly.

Although Bai Fusu was also attracted by this big pearl, she was a little hesitant for a while to ask her to accept such a valuable gift: "Liu Gongzi, this gift is too valuable, the little woman is afraid that she can't bear it." ”

Liu Ning said with a smile: "This is just a little careful, not enough to worry about, if you dislike it, then you look down on Xiao Ke." ”

"Hehe, the nephew is so polite! Fusu, haven't you thanked Liu Gongzi soon? Bai Yunqi on the side touched the beard on his chin and smiled.

turned his daughter's ceremony into a grand banquet, and in the final analysis, in order to get more benefits, he didn't want to lose face. If you don't want expensive gifts sent to the door, then he will be too stupid, it is rare to have such an opportunity to make money, and Bai Shilang will naturally not let it go.

Naturally, the more money, the better! Bai Yun's eyes narrowed with a smile.

Bai Fusu was a little depressed in her heart, and she was deeply ashamed of her father's move, but she couldn't help it.

"Let Liu Gongzi break the bank." Bai Fusu said in a disciplined manner.

"It's rare for Miss Bai to like it, this is Liu's honor." Liu Ning said very gracefully, as if he didn't notice the other party's deliberate estrangement.

With this beginning, the rest of the people who came to watch the ceremony offered their congratulatory gifts to congratulate Miss Baifu and Lu.

"Li presented a white jade hairpin to congratulate Miss Bai and Lu."

"Today is a good day for Miss Bai and Lu, Jin presented eight horses of colorful Ruyi brocade and eight boxes of high-quality Hangzhou fat powder, a little gift is not a tribute, and Miss Bai is invited to smile."

"In Helansong, this is a little heart, please don't dislike Miss Bai."

"Niece, this is the mutton fat jade pendant given to you by your uncle, congratulations to your niece on becoming an adult today."

……

After watching the ceremony, everyone competed to send congratulatory gifts. There are men, women and children among the people who give gifts, and the congratulatory gifts are also of varying value, and some people even give a letter of silver directly, which can be said to be varied.

Bai Peony has been watching it for a long time, and she has also summed up the law: those who take the initiative to open the gift box or say loudly what they are giving are most likely generous;

Those who are in a hurry and do not take the initiative to show the gift or say what they are giving, usually the gift is not very valuable. Most of them are poor Beijing officials or petty officials.

Unexpectedly, the wife of the Fuguo Duke and His Royal Highness Qi Sheng, the third prince, also came to the scene and gave two heavy gifts. Mrs. Wang didn't know what to think, as if she had released her suspicions with the Bai family, and she was affectionately pulling at home with Mrs. Lan. That affectionate, I don't know what to do and think they are sisters!

Let's say that after the three princes Qi Sheng gave gifts, they sat down with Lan Zhongqing. On the other side was sitting Li Fei, who seemed to be smiling.

To be honest, Li Fei was quite surprised to see that someone was interested in courting. In his opinion, Bai Fusu, this girl is a bit thin but not good-looking. has a stinky and hard temper, without the gentle style of a woman's family.

What kind of nerd is it that you have a crush on this boring woman?

Bai Fusu sent everyone to the demeanor of a noble girl, and respectfully thanked the people who gave the gift, and suddenly caught a glimpse of Li Fei's unclear expression, and couldn't help but blush on his cheeks, and bit his lip: What does he mean by this, is it a joke?

Lan Muya was very happy today, and she couldn't stop talking. She received a reply from Xue Guiren with a handkerchief, and she actually wanted to marry her nephew. This is a blessing that I didn't expect.

Today, when she saw this son of the Liu family with her own eyes, she took a different look at it carefully. It is the mother-in-law who looks at her son-in-law, and the more she looks at it, the more she likes it. The more she looked at this Liu Gongzi, the more she felt that everything was simply bad and complete. So she secretly made up her mind in her heart.

Lan Zhongqing was also red today, and said to Qi Sheng, the third prince beside him: "Your Highness, look, this is my niece and daughter." What a beautiful girl, showy and generous! ”

"Tell me, who has ever seen a better girl than her?"

Qi Sheng: "......"

He really wanted to tell the Marquis Lan, who had a bad memory, that he had seen his nephew's daughter Bai Fusu once, and that was the time when the eldest daughter of the Bai family rolled up her sleeves and showed her might, and beat the prince of the auxiliary kingdom so that he couldn't get up......

Li Fei also smiled, and echoed and said: "Extremely true, at least in the eyes of the lower officials, Miss Bai's appearance and bearing are really rare in the world!" ”

This guy lied and did not change his face, he said it very sincerely and calmly, anyone who looked at him would feel that Li Yuanwailang's words must be from the heart!