After changing their clothes, the Xiaocao sisters came to the hall again, facing the queen mother who was the guest of honor, and performed a formal kneeling salute, and this second kneeling was to show respect for the elder venerable. After getting up, he knelt down again facing east, and Zhengbin washed his hands for the third time and took the hairpin crown offered by Youji.

For the hairpin crown, which was all adorned with pink pearls the size of a thumbnail cover, the hearts of ladies and ladies were numb with envy and jealousy. It seems that this is the only way to meet the specifications of this ceremony. If it's ordinary, it's not normal.

The queen looked at the two identical hairpin crowns, the pearls on them were the size of the general, round and shiny, each single one was taken out, it was considered a rare treasure, not to mention that each hairpin crown was inlaid with more than a dozen. It is said that these pearls were obtained by Xiaocao himself when he went to the sea to collect pearls. Experienced pearl divers by the sea are lucky to be able to harvest one of these superb pearls in their lifetime. I picked a dozen or twenty pieces at once, which has to be thought-provoking.

Although she had doubts in her heart, she still remembered her identity as a guest, and chanted in her mouth: "With the right of the year, with the order of the month, the salty gar is served." Brothers are there, in order to become a virtue. The astragalus is boundless, and it is celebrated by the sky. ”

Then, the Xiaocao sisters changed into a priceless pearl hairpin crown, and then got up to reset. The guests squeezed out a smile and congratulated the two guests. The sisters returned to the dressing room and changed into long-sleeved dresses that matched the hairpin crown on their heads.

The two sisters wore large-sleeved dresses embroidered with gorgeous peony flowers, and wore pearl hairpin crowns, adding a bit of mature charm to their originally youthful faces. Those jealous ladies also had to admit the good looks of the sisters. Didn't you see King Yangjun's eyes, they were almost glued to Yu Xiaocao's body, couldn't you pick them off? The sisters faced the emperor and bowed down again, showing their respect for the imperial power.

Mrs. Hou Shizi of An Ning commanded the maids to go to the furnishings in the hall and set up a banquet on the west side. The queen brought two ladies to the table, and He Wanning served sweet and beautiful fruit wine. The queen mother took the liquor, walked to the Yu Xiaocao sisters, showed a gentle smile, and recited this greeting: "Sweet and generous, recommend Lingfang." Worship and accept sacrifices, in order to determine the auspiciousness. The rest of the heavens, the longevity test will not be forgotten. ”

After kneeling, the Xiaocao sisters took the liquor and returned the salute. The wine was not for the sisters to drink, but was to kneel and sprinkle some of the wine on the ground as a sacrificial wine, and then symbolically dip it on the lips and place it on a table. Youji offered fragrant rice, and the sisters took it, took a symbolic bite, and then bowed down to Zhengbin, who bowed back before getting up and standing on the east side of the west steps.

I have to say that the flow of the ceremony* is cumbersome enough, changing a few sets of clothes back and forth, kneeling and worshipping, and tossing the little sisters enough. Xiaolian knows very well that she is stained with the light of her little sister, and she can let so many guests celebrate them, and she is fortunate to have such close contact with the queen mother.

In the nervousness, there is some little happiness and little pride! I am glad and proud that I have such a capable little sister who brings glory to the whole family. Sneaking a glance at the daughters of the ladies and officials who had always been above the top, the light of envy and jealousy in her eyes, the inferiority complex and cowardice in Xiaolian's bones quietly faded, and her actions were more comfortable and calm.

The next process is to give the "word" to the leader, the queen mother got up and faced the east, and the Yu Hai couple and the house town husband and wife also got up from their positions and faced the west. The queen took the words for the two little girls and read the greetings: "The etiquette is ready, the moon is auspicious, and the word is announced." The word Kong Jia, the fashionable person is suitable. It is advisable to be fake, and it will always be protected, and it is said to be micro-lotus and Yongxi. ”

The queen mother read so many greetings, all of them were awkward, and the sisters heard it in a fog. Only the last sentence was understood, one of the two of them was Weihe, and the other was Yongxi. The word Xiaolian is taken from the "light rain lotus pond", and the lotus flower in the light rain is more beautiful and fragrant, with good artistic conception and good meaning. The word for Xiaocao is "Yongxi", which means that the sky is dawning and just bright, always full of light, bringing infinite hope to people.

This is the word that the queen and the emperor discussed all night, and the noblewomen who understood the meaning couldn't help but fall into deep thought-this Yu Yongxi, to bring hope to the people of the world, can they afford to offend? What about jealousy? What about the cravings? Who called their daughters, who have no talent but no ability to enrich the people?

At this time, the Yu Xiaocao sisters responded in unison: "Although Xiaocao (Xiaolian) is not sensitive, dare not to serve the ...... all night" and then saluted to the main guest, and after the official guest returned the salute, he returned to his seat and sat down.

The two sisters knelt in front of their parents and listened to their teachings. Yu Hai and his wife looked at the two pretty daughters who had just grown up with relief, and said with a slight smile: "In a blink of an eye, you are all so old. My father and mother have no other requirements and expectations for you sisters, I just hope that your next life will be smooth and happy. Although the words are simple, they are full of the deep love of parents for their children.

The house town is a big old man, and he doesn't play with those imaginary things, so he picked up his goddaughter and said in a voice like a bell: "Your father is right! Don't think so much about girls' families, raising a family, fame and fortune are all men's business, you two sisters just have a good time in the next few days. When you have nothing to do, get together with your little sisters, play wherever you want, and don't always put a burden on your shoulders. Your little shoulders have taken on too much responsibility. Let us be very ashamed of our fathers......"

The emperor, who was sitting on the throne, twitched the corners of his eyes slightly, this is Aiqing who encouraged him? Shake the military heart of his beloved generals in front of him, doesn't this old house want to be good?

Yu Xiaocao bared his teeth at the two fathers and said, "Dad, godfather!" You mean, my daughter understands. However, my daughter's greatest happiness is to make a lot of money, and I am bored to count money and play every day! So, you think it's tiring for your daughter to run so many industries, but in fact, your daughter is happy and interesting! ”

When the two pairs of parents heard this, they had helpless smiles on their faces. The house town laughed even more and said, "Okay! Girl, you can be happy! ”

Xiaolian pulled the sleeves of the little sister, the two of them restrained the expressions on their faces, and replied solemnly: "Although the son is not sensitive, dare not admit it!" Then bow down to your parents.

In the final session, the Xiaocao sisters saluted all the guests present and thanked them for coming. The two sisters saluted the guests, guests, priests, and praisers, and the recipients smiled and nodded to them.

Yu Hai thanked all the participants: "The little girl Yu Xiaolian and Yu Xiaocao have completed the ceremony, thank you for your warm participation, drinks and snacks have been prepared downstairs, please sit down...... "Liu and Mrs. Fang sent the ladies downstairs, and let the maid lead them into the arranged private room.

The giant cake downstairs with red jam written: "Congratulations to Yu Xiaolian and Yu Xiaocao on the coming-of-age ceremony" was cut into small pieces with a knife in the curious and salivating eyes of a group of children, and was brought to each table of banquet by the waiter of Zhenyulou.

The feast was sumptuous and delicious, especially the new dishes, which shocked the taste buds of the guests. The men's drinks are the newly produced high-concentration spirits of the Yujia Distillery, and the generals especially like them. On the table of the women and children, there is a sweet and sour fruit wine with health care functions, which is delicious and good for the body.

The emperor sat at a table with his father and the two uncles, and after the three rounds of drinking, Zhu Junfan suddenly found that there seemed to be one missing someone on the table: "Uncle Wang, where is Junyang?" ”

King Jing took a sip of the mellow and soft Wuliangye, waved his hand gently, and said, "Leave him alone, since I entered the Zhenyu Building, I haven't seen any trace of this kid." Just now, if I hadn't come down from the third floor with you, I wouldn't have known that this kid had secretly gone to the third floor to watch the ceremony! That stinky boy, now only thinking about his delicate future daughter-in-law, where can he still have the heart to eat with us? ”

"What?! How many of you stinky boys went up to the third floor to watch the ceremony? Why don't you call Lao Tzu? It's so boring!! When the emperor heard this, he chewed the honey barbecued pork in his mouth and swallowed it, and slapped the table angrily and shouted.

Duan Wang took a sip of wine slowly, his current physical state was still not able to drink spirits. Then he slowly scolded his father: "Father, you are the son of our three brothers." Junfan's son, it's your son and me! He has a lively look, he can't think of his own Lao Tzu, can he still think of his Lao Tzu? ”

As soon as the emperor became angry, he shrunk his neck and pretended to be a quail, and when he heard this, he couldn't help but give a thumbs up to his eldest brother: Only the eldest brother dares to shake his grumpy father's tiger whiskers.

Sure enough, the Emperor Taishang's two thick eyebrows were furrowed, and he was about to go crazy, but he saw the slightly pale face of the eldest son, and turned the muzzle of the gun to the younger son who was squeezing his eyebrows: "Stinky boy, what the hell do you look like?" A lot of people who are old and have been grandfathers are not in the right way, and they are not afraid of Xiao Xinxin's jokes! ”

Xiao Xinxin is the youngest grandson of King Sa, who is less than a year old, and he was also hugged today. However, at this time, he was eating fragrant egg custard in a private room with Mrs. Sawangfu.

King Sa looked innocent: he didn't say a word, why is it always him who gets hurt? Fortunately, his second brother is his own brother and came out to help him transfer firepower.

"Father, you're so right! Zhu Junyang's stinky boy doesn't have me in his eyes at all!! Thinking only about the coming-of-age ceremony of the future little daughter-in-law, he leaned up with a dead face. At this time, I guess I'm thinking about how to meet my little daughter-in-law alone! King Jing deliberately complained sourly.

The guests who came to watch the ceremony today were either people who had long been friends with Xiaocao, or they saw that she had a bright future and wanted to get close. That little girl has only been in the capital for two or three years, and she has such a connection, which makes him surprised and relieved at the same time. However, the future daughter-in-law is too capable, and he, who is a father-in-law, said that the pressure is quite high. Or...... As soon as the daughter-in-law enters the door, she will separate the stinky boy?