CHAPTER XLII

On June 30, the ceremony of Alain and Lu was held in the Blessing Hall of the Royal Palace.

In addition to the harem concubines, ministers and family members of the court, the Nanyi Mission, which had not yet returned from the envoys in the Southern Wing Kingdom, also participated in the ceremony.

At noon, accompanied by peaches and oranges, Alain was dressed in a light red auspicious suit, with a crown-shaped hairpin of quicksand and gemstones on his head, and a long tassel hanging down to his chest. Alain placed his hand three inches in front of his abdomen, and the hem of his skirt was the length of a man, embroidered with red orchids on both sides, and slowly walked into the main hall.

The secretary of the Ministry of Rites served as the head of the ceremony, read out the princess's eight characters and seals, and then took the wicker and dipped it in the dew collected from the lotus petals in the lotus pond in the morning, and sprinkled it on the top of Alain's head a few times.

And Matsuru volunteered to take over the position of Ariji.

Songhe held the golden tray and presented Luopa and hairpipe, and the Queen Mother took it. Walking up to Alain, he chanted in a loud voice: "The auspicious day of the month is a Canadian dollar service." Abandon your young ambitions, and become virtuous. Shou Kao Weiqi, Jieer Jingfu. ”

Every word, every sentence is sonorous and powerful, containing the Queen Mother's most sincere expectations and favor for Alain.

Alan looked at the kind Queen Mother, and then looked at the emperor who was smiling faintly, and his eyes were slightly red for a while. obediently lowered her head and asked the Queen Mother to put the hairpin on her head.

At this moment, Alan found that he really liked the feeling of having relatives, which was completely different from when he was with his master and Ah Cheng.

Subsequently, everyone moved to the back garden with the emperor, because Alan had flowers in his name, so in the afternoon he held a flower viewing party in the imperial garden. After some pleasantries, the crowd dispersed. It is still separated from men and women, bounded by the garden stream, and the maids and eunuchs are sent to guard the stream to prevent collisions.

Alain was afraid to chat with the princess ladies who looked smiling but had a belly full of flowers and intestines and crooked conversations, so he secretly slipped into a remote pavilion under the guise of going to the toilet, sent Peaches to fetch some tea fruits, and chatted with Oranges.

This imperial garden is relatively remote, but it should be close to the concubine's dormitory in terms of direction. The pavilion is surrounded by unknown flowers, surrounded by red, and the center of the flower is indeed black, which looks strange and beautiful.

"This concubine, is it the one who only entered the palace a few years ago?" Alain crossed his legs on the bench on the side, and there was no one around, not even Yu Xin, who had been left outside the inner palace gate because of the weapons he had with him.

"Yes, I'm less than a year younger than Miss." Tangerine's state is also very relaxed, leaning lazily on the table, after all, he has been nervous for most of the morning, "Soon after the curtain, it was the autumn election, and he entered the palace, and he was very favored by the saint." And ......," said Tangerine in a low voice, "it may be due to her father, who is the Minister of Honor and Guard." ”

"Minister of Honor and Guard? Her father was a military attaché, huh? Alan was surprised, thinking of Concubine Shu's gentle and gentle appearance, not at all like the daughter of a military attaché.

"But I heard that he was born as a literati and doesn't know martial arts." Tangerine said.

"That's because you're too closed. Concubine Shu's father is a master of martial arts. A male voice suddenly sounded, and then a man appeared around the corner of the path. It's still a pink coat.

"Lord of the South Wing?" Alan was stunned for a moment, then put his legs down, and the orange on the side also stood up, and lowered his head slightly.

"Foreign Minister Nan is not easy to visit Princess Xiling, and I wish Princess Xiling a safe and healthy birthday." Nan is not easy to give up, and said with a smile.