Chapter 103: Discontent
The sound of the bronze chime sounded, and the ceremony began.
Xie Di and Gao Ying stepped forward with the tray in their hands, and a well-dressed maid next to them uncovered the tulle on the tray, revealing the jewelry prepared by the Xie family inside.
When the things in the tray that Xie Di was holding were revealed, everyone who saw it couldn't help but exclaim.
I saw that the top is a set of three pieces of headdress, tired silk gourd inlaid with ruby pendant south pearl style, the shape is chic, the gem is transparent, the craftsmanship is more exquisite, take a look, you know that it is not ordinary, especially the ruby in the middle of the corolla, transparent and flawless, absolutely not cheap.
On the other hand, the three pieces in Gao Ying's tray on the other side are much inferior, although they are also red gold inlaid with many treasures, and they are filigree craftsmanship, but these noble ladies present have already practiced a pair of fiery eyes on the jewelry, and they can distinguish the value of these two plates at a glance.
Some people are surprised that this pearl who came back from the folk is so favored.
Some people also feel that they understand, after all, they are relatives and flesh and blood, and they have been living outside for so many years, so it is easy to come back, so they naturally have to make up for it, and on such a day, it can be regarded as justifying the name of this Xie Si girl.
Only the Xie family was surprised, and the old lady looked at the Qi family in surprise, who knew that the Qi family was also surprised.
In the end, this is the business of the host's family, and the people who are watching the ceremony should just keep what they see in their hearts.
Xie Songhua and Xie Shuhua together, in the congratulatory speeches of Mrs. Gao and Mrs. Zhao, completed the three plus ceremony, and finally the two sisters wore hair crowns on their heads and wore large-sleeved long skirts with tops and skirts, and once again came out to salute the elders present.
This can be regarded as the completion of the coming-of-age ceremony of women in this era.
After this etiquette, it was time to sit at the table, Xie Songhua and Xie Shuhua had promised to entertain relatives and friends with the Qi family, so it was naturally inconvenient to walk around in such clothes, and the sisters went to their own rooms to change their clothes.
Lilac had a chance to say: "The hairpin of the tired silk gourd was obviously rewarded by the queen some time ago, why did you take it to the girl without saying a word?" And the mother is obviously sending hairpins, so where do the hairpipes and hair crowns come from? β
Aunt Lan had already learned what had happened from others, so she also followed, "Girl, the girl fell into the water, it's not just the queen who sent things, it's like this today...... I'm afraid I'm going to offend the concubine. β
Not to mention half of the noblewomen in the capital, one-third of them are there.
In such a crowd, the headdress rewarded by the queen mother was used to add to the hair, and the reward of the concubine was not seen at all, and it was passed out, what would the Gao family think?
Her set and Xie Shuhua's set are very eye-catching together, and those who are interested can know that it is the craftsmanship of Si Zhenfang if they pay a little attention.
Tomorrow, it will reach the ears of the noble concubine.
Xie Songhua was noncommittal to their words, and Bi Tao combed himself into a slightly stable bun, and put on a little makeup, before he said lightly: "Don't offend today, there will always be a time to offend." β
Aunt Lan and Lilac couldn't understand the meaning of these words for a while, and Xie Songhua had already stepped back on the threshold.
This side has just cleaned up, and Xie Songhua has already gone to the banquet over there, and Old Madam Zhao is pulling her to talk.
"The old lady laughed, it was originally because the fourth sister accidentally fell into the water in the palace that the mother sent those things to suppress the shock, how could the younger generation eat for this?"
The smile on Xie Shuhua's face was soft and timid, and she looked extremely well-behaved, "Old lady, you don't know, my fourth sister grew up outside, and she is out-of-the-box, naΓ―ve and natural.
I admire Niangniang very much in my heart, and I often hear her talk about it during this time! The things that the mother sent to her are even more precious, otherwise, she would not care to use the things that the mother gave her to add to the treasure. β
Old Madam Zhao smiled very satisfied: "You sisters are all good! β
Mrs. Gao at the corner of the eaves of the corridor had a little resentment on her face, and turned her face to look at Gao Ying, "I'm really right for you, the things of the four girls are really rewarded by the queen." β
Gao Ying sneered, "The shallow eyelids have never seen the reward from above, and they have come down from above!" What is in the Queen's Palace, but what is not in the Aunt's Palace? My aunt has it, but even the queen may not have it! β
"Be careful!" When Mrs. Gao heard this, she scolded in a low voice, but she didn't feel that there was anything wrong with what her daughter said.
The queen's sick body has long lost the favor of the saint, even if she is this lady of the main palace, the saint is only going to Kunning Palace on the fifteenth day of the new year.
In addition to her position, what else can the queen compare with the concubine Niangniang, who gave birth to two sons?
Xie Si, an idiot, is really shallow-eyed.
When Xie Songhua returned to the banquet and entertained the guests with the Qi family, he found that Mrs. Gao's eyes had become faint when she looked at her, and she was not as enthusiastic as before.
This is...... Xie Shuhua started to act?
She didn't move her face, she still stayed next to Qi's side, doing things according to Qi's assignment.
The two most important guests today are Mrs. Gao and Mrs. Zhao, and the sisters' hospitality is naturally dominated by these two people.
Xie Songhua was assigned more to serve Mrs. Zhao, and Xie Shuhua was following Mrs. Gao.
When the matter has not yet been decided, the Qi clan does not dare to be too obvious, and occasionally switches with each other.
Seeing Xie Songhua's enthusiastic appearance in front of Mrs. Zhao, Mrs. Gao became more and more angry, and decided that Xie Songhua had already chosen to go to the prince.
didn't bother to look at Xie Songhua, and only talked to his daughter.
However, Gao Ying and Xie Shuhua can still chat, so they will go along with them.
After the luncheon, I went to Xiaoxiangshan to listen to the play.
This is also a small idea of the design of the Xie family's garden, this small fragrant mountain is scattered on a small hillside, the hillside is near the water, and a stage is set up on the water not far away, and there is a water pavilion below.
If there is a large banquet at home, the male guests can listen to the play in the water pavilion below, and the female guests can see it clearly in the small fragrant mountain on the hillside, and hear the ethereal taste with the sound of the water.
Especially in autumn, it is a rare sight to see a forest of dwarf maples at the bottom of the hillside, and the autumn leaves are all dyed.
Mrs. Gao was helped up the steps by her daughter, and she heard a big girl instructing the two little maids, "This curtain is lowered, this is the seat of Mrs. Zhao, the fourth girl said, Mrs. Zhao has a headache, it is not good for the wind to blow directly, you should be careful." β
Gao Ying pursed her lips and said, "I really don't know who to show such rampant?" Entertaining guests is not necessarily very careful, but this inquirer's ability is not small! I don't want to think about it, even if I can really marry the prince, I am just a side concubine! The seat of a concubine is also so important, I really don't know what to say! β
Gao Ying's words are actually very ugly, as a noble girl, it is really a bit unruly to be a guest outside, but Mrs. Gao herself is full of annoyance, and she doesn't bother to talk about her girl.
But when watching the play, Xie Songhua spilled another cup of tea on himself, if it weren't for years of qi cultivation kung fu, Mrs. Gao would have turned her face on the spot.
Fortunately, Xie Songhua also coped with it decently, immediately apologized, and personally took Mrs. Gao to change clothes.
Seeing her and Mrs. Gao going out together, Xie Shuhua had no intention of stopping at all, and was still amusing Old Madam Xie and Old Madam Zhao, but she glanced at Dongxue from the corner of her eye, and after getting the other party's response, the smile on the corner of her mouth became more obvious.