Chapter Twenty-Nine: The Ceremony of Recognizing Women
 : : : :Although Qi Heng's poisoning has been revealed, Mrs. and Xiaoyu's mood is not very good. The people around him did such a heartbreaking thing, which really made people shudder, but Zi Yao's whole family died, and the clues were broken, so it was impossible to find out who was behind the scenes.
 : : : :Xiao Yu looked at Madame's silent face, and mustered up the courage to ask: "Mother, who is the key to Heng'er three times twice?" Last time it was Xiao Finch, this time it was Zi Yao, Heng'er was pushed into the water before, who was so vicious that he had to put Heng'er to death? ”
 : : : :Mrs. showed a wry smile and said: "Xiaoyu, you are still young, I don't know that the dark tide is surging above the court, and countless people in my little Hou Mansion are staring at it." Xiaoyu shook his wife's hand and said, "Mother, I'm not young, I just said that I am willing to share my mother's worries, and my mother is willing to talk to her daughter?" ”
 : : : :Mrs. rubbed Xiaoyu's hair and said, "Good boy, you are still young, let's talk about it when you grow up." At your age, it should be a carefree time, and the troubles in the future are still long, so you should enjoy your carefree time! ”
 : : : :Xiao Yu nodded helplessly, but secretly thought in his heart: "Hou Ye guards the northern frontier, and Hou Ye is the uncle of the second prince, so for the emperor, he is nothing more than worried about Hou Ye's self-respect." As for the crown prince, will the prince be worried that the second prince will compete with him for the throne, there is an uncle like Jing'anhou who holds military power, and it is normal for the second prince to have ideas. There is also the queen, the queen should not be happy with the Hou Mansion for the sake of the prince. In the previous life, those traversal texts and palace fighting texts were not in vain, and my own analysis should be correct. has the relationship between the two princes, and the Hou Ye automatically stands in line if he doesn't want to stand in line. Madame was afraid not to tell her, and it was good for her. “
 : : : :But I thought about it again: No, the emperor suspects that the Hou Ye will send people to secretly monitor him at most, and he can't harm the Hou Ye's son-in-law, this is going to be exposed, isn't it a living force against the Hou Ye? The same is true for the crown prince, if he assassinates Hou Ye, it will be a powerful blow to the second prince, but assassinating a five-year-old child is useless except for making Hou Ye stand more firmly! It can't be the second prince's mother and son, right? Xiao Yu thought about it, and found that her little knowledge of uterine fighting was still not enough, and she fell into a fog.
 : : : :Farewell to Mrs., Xiaoyu returned to Qixia Courtyard with the gold brick white fu. Qi Pan leaned on the bed, his eyes were as red as peaches, the gold brick first checked Qi Pan's pulse, and after seeing that there was no major problem, he went out.
 : : : :Xiaoyu sat on the edge of the bed and told her in detail about Ziyao's poisoning, only to hear Qi Pan clutching the quilt tightly, tears flowing from her big eyes. "Ziyao, she is really confused, fortunately Heng'er is fine, otherwise her whole family would not be able to withstand Heng'er's life."
 : : : :Xiaoyu patted her hand and said, "Okay, okay, it's okay, Madame let our little girl be carefree, don't think too much, it's important to relax your mind and take care of your body first." When you are in good health, you can help Mrs. and protect Heng'er. ”
 : : : :Qi Pan nodded obediently, looking at Xiaoyu hopefully: "Second sister, I'll be fine, right?" "Yes, yes. Xiao Yu was about to answer, but he didn't think that Jin Brick walked in while answering loudly.
 : : : : "Miss, don't underestimate my senior brother and me, I can't learn this mental method no matter how many people want to, and now it's cheaper for you two." If you're not well, I'll write my name upside down!" ”
 : : : :Xiaoyu smiled and nodded the head of the gold brick: "You just blow hard, when the cowhide is blown up, see how your senior brother ends!" Jin Brick covered his forehead and shouted: "It's not blowing, my senior brother never does something that he is not sure of!" Believe him! ”
 : : : :Xiaoyu turned her face to Qi Pan funny and angry, and said, "Did you hear, if you don't get up, I'm sorry for her senior brother!" ”。 Qi Pan also smiled slightly, and the moment the smile bloomed, it was like a spring breeze blowing willows, and peach blossoms were blooming.
 : : : :Jin Brick saw it and muttered: "Miss, you look so good when you smile, you really should smile more." Qi Pan looked at her and nodded, "Okay, Sister Brick, I promise you, I will laugh more in the future." Smile, ten years less! After speaking, the three little girls couldn't help laughing.
 : : : :Seeing that the day of the women's ceremony is getting closer day by day, Qi Heng has also recovered his health. Mrs. took advantage of Ziyao's matter to reorganize the house, and took the opportunity to send a lot of girls out. The four third-class girls selected by Xiaoyu were also trained by Zhou's mother and sent to Qixia Courtyard.
 : : : : After tidying up the inner courtyard, Mrs. sent a post to relatives and friends, and the clan uncle and ancestor who came from his hometown also arrived, which shows that the Hou Mansion attaches great importance to this female recognition ceremony.
 : : : :Xiaoyu Under Aunt Liu's strict training, everyone's beautiful appearance has begun to appear, and the devilish training she has experienced during this time has not been in vain. "From .... Bow.... Rise again.... Goodbye....", the afternoon before the women's ceremony, Xiaoyu was still in the yard practicing the etiquette she needed to do at the women's ceremony.
 : : : : I saw that her every move was natural and smooth, her manners were generous and dignified, she really didn't smile teeth, she couldn't walk the skirt, and she walked like a cloud, but none of the pressure bells on the skirt would ring. Aunt Liu nodded with satisfaction on the side. "Second Miss, this hard work pays off, your actions have come naturally, and you are more skilled than some young ladies from everyone." , Xiao Yu smiled slightly: "Thank you aunt for your compliment, Xiao Yu can be reborn now, it is all the credit of my aunt." ”
 : : : :The forehead wiping prepared by Xiaoyu for Mrs. has also been completed in the past few days. Although Xiaoyu's stitches were not uniform, they were still passable, and Aunt Liu helped to make up a few more stitches to cover up a few overly obvious mistakes. The cloth shoes for Hou Ye can also be done, but a few new needle holes have been added to Xiaoyu's fingers.
 : : : : On the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, Xiaoyu was called by Aunt Liu before dawn. After showering and changing, change into a dress and put on that set of diamond jewelry. When I put it on, I heard the girls around me admire it.
 : : : :Xiaoyu looked at himself in the bronze mirror, and a touch of starlight on his neck really reflected and complemented each other with the silver satin dress. Aunt Liu asked Xiaoyu to sit down, first powdered Xiaoyu's face, and then put makeup on Xiaoyu.
 : : : :Xiaoyu kept shouting: "Auntie, don't wipe me too much, I don't want to make it unrecognizable!", Aunt Liu said while drawing: "Second Miss, you can rest assured, the slave maid has served several maids in the palace!" “
 : : : : Xiaoyu was a little relieved when she heard this, but thinking about the photos of the Qing palace concubines she saw on the Internet in her previous life, she was hairy in her heart, for fear that Aunt Liu would give her a big white face and a red face like a Japanese geisha.
 : : : :I saw Aunt Liu draw a distant mountain eyebrow for her, which is the most popular eyebrow shape today. Then Aunt Liu really took out a box of rouge paste and was going to wipe her red-faced. She jumped up from the stool all of a sudden, tripped over her skirt and almost fell, but fortunately, Bai Fuyan on the side quickly helped her.
 : : : :Aunt Liu said hurriedly: "Miss, what are you doing, don't mess around at this time!" Xiaoyu waved his hand and said, "Auntie, I'm young, I don't need such heavy makeup, I'd better do it myself!" Aunt Liu looked at Xiaoyu suspiciously.
 : : : :Xiaoyu quickly painted herself a nude makeup, in order to look better, she picked a little rouge cream, melted it with rose dew, and lightly dotted her cheeks. I put a little more rouge paste on my lips. If the lips are painted with vermilion, the eyes are like paint, with the unique purity of a girl.
 : : : :Aunt Liu was relieved to see Xiaoyu's makeup, so she asked Xiaoyu to sit down and comb her hair. Because today is more grand, Aunt Liu combed her with a lily bun, twisted the hair on both sides and pulled out a lily flower shape on the top of her head, inserted a silver-inlaid pearl lotus hairpin for her, and also wore silver-inlaid pearl hibiscus on both sides to cover her sideburns, and then put diamond tassel earrings on Xiaoyu, and finally put a pink pile of yarn hibiscus palace flowers on the back of Xiaoyu's head.
 : : : :Aunt Liu looked at it for a long time, and then chose a pair of silver pearl bracelets for Xiaoyu to wear. Xiaoyu slowly stood up, put on a silk, and walked out of the West Chamber in the rising sun. Qi Pan was already waiting in the yard, and when he saw the little fish come out, his eyes widened. "Wow, second sister, you are so beautiful today, just like the legendary fairy! This diamond necklace looks so good with a dress! ”
 : : : :The girl with a delicate face, the neck and ears are like a meteor falling with a little starlight, and together with the glittering dress, it looks graceful and elegant, and it is impossible to take your eyes off. Bai Fu carefully held the small fish on the side.
 : : : :Today, Xiaoyu needs to go to the ancestral hall where the ancestral tablet is enshrined, because women can't enter the ancestral hall, and the Hou Ye is not there, so just outside the ancestral hall by the clan uncle to preside over the bow. Bai Fu came to the outside of the ancestral hall with the small fish, and the incense case, futon and other things were readily available. The lady and the clan uncle were already waiting at the door, and there were some relatives and daughters of the clan standing in the verandah around them.
 : : : : :Watching the little fish come around, graceful, bright eyes, although the age is still young, the body is not enough, but the posture is good, the advance and retreat are measured, the sun is shining behind him, reflecting the flowing light floating dress, like the goddess of the palace. There was a lot of discussion from the crowd of onlookers.
 : : : : "Third aunt, where did this little girl come from, and how did she get into Mrs. Hou's eyes?"
 : : : : "Sister-in-law doesn't know, I heard that it's because she wants to change the luck of Miss Qi, so she recognized her daughter!"
 : : : : "I heard that she used to be a third-class girl in the house!"
 : : : : "This is really a sparrow that once flies up the branches and becomes a phoenix!"
 : : : : "Looking at the style of the whole body, it looks like a pampered Miss Gaomen since childhood!"
 : : : :"Hmph, I don't know where the wild girl came from, how can she be with us!"
 : : : :"This girl will definitely be a beauty in the future!"
 : : : : "This Hou Mansion is engaged in such a big battle, and it values this girl!"
 : : : :"Hey, for the sake of Miss Qi, Mrs. Hou has done everything!"
 : : : :A group of onlookers gossiped, and even the well-informed ones gossiped about the sporadic news from hearsay to other women.
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