Chapter 62 and the Rites
The ceremony was a coming-of-age ceremony for women in ancient times, and the participants of the ceremony were basically women. I heard Zhang Ziling say before that Zhengbin has been found, and she is Zhang Ziling's distant cousin, although her status is not very high, but her family is very happy and she has both children and daughters, so it is perfect for her to be Zhengbin.
The praiser chose Cheng Ge, because she can be said to be Zhang Ziling's only friend in the capital.
Cheng Ge went back to the treasury of the palace to choose gifts, and the housekeeper accompanied her to the treasury, saying as she walked.
"The treasury of the palace has not been opened for a long time, and every time the prince rewards him, he is always busy with political affairs, and basically he will not come to the treasury." The housekeeper began to think again, since they entered the palace and did not come back, the housekeeper was very worried, although later there was news that the two of them were fine, but they still wanted to enter the palace to serve, "There are a lot of strange treasures in the treasury, but unfortunately after being locked in, everyone has never seen them again." ”
Cheng Ge nodded, sure enough, the men are all the same, they will focus more on building their own careers, and they won't care about these things.
"Are there any gifts that are suitable for women and rituals?"
"Yes, yes." The housekeeper thought for a while and said, "There is a list in the treasury, and the old slave can show it to the princess." ”
After arriving at the warehouse, the housekeeper took out the list, and then pointed to the top and said, "These are all rewarded by the queen mother before, if they are given to Miss Zhang, it will definitely make Miss Zhang have a lot of face." There are also some gifts from the mothers of various palaces to the prince's wedding, which are rare treasures, and the princess can focus on them. ”
Cheng Ge looked at the names of these few and felt that the jewelry was more expensive, but he didn't know what the style was.
"Bring these to me."
"Yes."
When the housekeeper took out these jewelry, Cheng Gefa was really gorgeous, each gemstone was carefully carved, and ordinary people would never have such treasures.
It's just that there are some that are not very suitable for young women.
Cheng Ge chose some jewelry that is more suitable for girls, a butterfly bead hairpin, and a pair of red gold pomegranate bracelets, although this looks inconspicuous, but one is rewarded by the queen, and the other is her dowry.
That's right, her dowry has not been touched since it was placed in the warehouse, including before Zhishu couldn't open the warehouse.
After getting the gift, Cheng Ge returned to the palace.
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In a flash, he arrived at Zhang Ziling's ceremony, Qin Changqi has also been recuperating his body, and his mental condition is getting better and better, he can occasionally go for a walk in the garden, it seems that after Zhang Ziling and the ceremony, he should be able to go back to the house.
Presumably Zhang Ziling's ceremony will be very lively, although she is straightforward and often offends people, but because Cheng Ge is the princess and his praiser, there are many ladies and ladies to participate.
When Cheng Ge arrived, there were already a lot of carriages parked at the door, and some ladies and ladies rushed over to greet her when they saw her arrival, and they wanted to be familiar with her in front of her. On the one hand, the king of Chang'an does not have a concubine room, and on the other hand, being able to make friends with the hot princess of Chang'an in the capital is something that all the ladies and ladies compete for.
Cheng Ge got rid of them and came to Zhang Ziling's boudoir.
"Look, it turns out that our Miss Zhang is so beautiful." Cheng Ge looked at Zhang Ziling, who was sitting in front of the bronze mirror with a serious book, and couldn't help but laugh, "It seems that you will have to dress up more in the future." ”
Zhang Ziling saw that Cheng Ge was coming, and pulled the skirt on his body uncomfortably, "Don't laugh at me, I'm about to die of embarrassment." Then, Zhang Ziling pulled Cheng Ge to sit at the table, and then poured her a cup of tea.
"Isn't there a lot of people out there? They're all coming for you. Zhang Ziling was not unhappy when she said this, but she didn't like that there were so many people.
"It doesn't matter who you're here for, you just have to be happy today!" Cheng Ge shook her hand and said, "You are the protagonist today, and all people are foils." ”
Zhang Ziling pursed his lips, looking indifferent, "I used to look forward to it, but now at this time, I feel that it is nothing." ”
Looking at her appearance, there seemed to be a hint of nervousness, although he tried his best to hide it, but it could still be seen that he probably used such a relaxed tone to cover himself.
"Did you see the gift I gave you? I'm not very good at gift-giving, it's the first time I've picked a gift for someone else, and I hope you like it. Cheng Ge suddenly thought that someone had already sent someone to give her a gift before, and the butterfly bead hairpin was used by Zhang Ziling as the Zhu hairpin that his cousin took on his head on the day of the ceremony.
"I saw it, I saw it." Zhang Ziling was a little happy when he thought of this, and then stretched out his hands and motioned to her, "I've already put your bracelet on, and I can't wait to show it off to others." ”
After speaking, Zhang Ziling shook her hands movingly, and then said sincerely, "Fortunately, you are here, otherwise I wouldn't know what to do." ”
Cheng Ge smiled indifferently, in fact, she didn't have any friends in the capital, if it weren't for Zhang Ziling, she wouldn't know who to say a lot of things to. In particular, Zhang Ziling is simple-minded and will not approach her for fame and fortune like others.
"I'm glad I had you by my side."
After a while of greetings, they heard Mrs. Zhang come over and say to them that the ceremony was about to begin, so the two of them hurried out, and they couldn't miss the auspicious time.
"Today, the little girl Zhang Ziling held an adult ceremony, thank you for the arrival of all the guests and friends, below, the recognition of the little girl Zhang Ziling officially began, please let the little girl go out of the factory to meet you." General Zhang, the hussar general, got up to give a speech, and then saw Zhang Ziling walking up to the stage with his skirt.
Cheng Ge washed her hands in a golden basin, and then went on stage to comb her hair with a sandalwood comb. After combing his hair, Zhengbin put on the butterfly bead hairpin for Zhang Ziling. Then Zhang Ziling went back to the room to change into plain clothes and skirts, and knelt down to his parents.
Looking at the holding of the ceremony, Cheng Ge didn't know why he felt very moved, wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, and listened to the Zhengbin on the stage reciting the greetings, "The etiquette is ready, the moon is auspicious, and the word ...... is announced."
After Zhang Ziling's ceremony ended, Cheng Ge stayed and spoke for a while before leaving, the most important thing is that she didn't want to communicate with those ladies and ladies outside at all.
As soon as he went out and got into the carriage, he saw that Qin Changqi was already sitting in the carriage, Cheng Ge was a little surprised, "Why are you here?" Your injuries are not healed, don't run around. ”
Qin Changqi looked at his concern for him, his heart was very warm, he took her hand and said, "I have nothing to do anymore, I just want to take you home." ”