Chapter Eighty-Six: The Second Watch
Inside and outside the front hall, people who came to watch the ceremony today have gathered, in addition to the Su family's relatives and the mother's family of the eldest lady, they are the ladies of Jiangning's various prefectures, as well as the famous gentleman Daru in Jiangzhou.
When Su Rong stepped into the front yard, she was shaken by the person who was pressed by the pressure, she paused in her steps, and turned her head to look at Wang Ma.
Wang Ma whispered happily: "The lord and the lady and the son, as well as the aunts and ladies in the house have all posted posts to the people they are friends with, and there are more people coming, but the lord and the lady say that there are many people." Seeing Su Rong's stiff face, Wang Ma hurriedly added, "You are the youngest lady in our house, and there is only this last ceremony left in our house, and everyone said that it can be more lively." Madame said, you don't need to do anything today, after the hairpin ceremony, you just follow her to recognize a circle of people, and then go back to rest. β
Su Rong breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that this was okay, she almost couldn't hold back and turned back.
The people gathered outside the hall were all juniors, and when they saw Su Rong coming, they all looked surprised.
Su Rong actually saw Chen Zhou from a group of people, and she wanted to glare at Chen Zhou, but so many people were looking at her, she could only put aside her eyes and enter the front hall casually.
In the hall, all the people gathered were close relatives, people of high moral character, and people of noble status, such as Xie Lin, who happened to come to Jiangning County, also had a place.
Su Rong saw Zhou Gu at a glance, he was wearing a new dress made by the Splendid Pavilion yesterday, a lake blue flower and cloud brocade, the color was magnificent, bright as clouds, wearing it on him, it was extremely amazing, and Su Xingze and Xie Lin sat together, among the guests, they were very handsome and dazzling.
Su Rong's eyes were almost unable to take his eyes off, and he knew that the colored clothes would look great as long as he wore them.
She looked away with great effort, swept around again, and saw Jiang Sheng, the assassin of Jiangzhou, and Mrs. Jiang, and now the holy decree to punish Jiang Sheng had not yet arrived in Jiangzhou, and Jiang Sheng did not know that he was about to have a catastrophe, so he sat here steadily.
Su Rong thought to himself, it was okay, he came to watch the ceremony, he must have brought a generous gift, last time Zhou Gu confiscated his gift, and now with her courtesy, he can accept all those generous gifts as a matter of course, and no one can find fault.
Everyone was talking, and when Su Rong came, when he saw her, the hall was silent.
In Jiangning, everyone knows that Miss Su Qi, who is in the Su Taishou Mansion, has good looks, but from childhood to adulthood, Su Rong has never paid attention to dressing up, and loves to cause trouble and fight with others, often either injured here or there. Therefore, even if she has a face of good color, it still does not make people feel that the beauty is unmatched, but today, she slowly walked into the hall, slender waist, graceful and delicate, with a beautiful complexion, and her body is like the sun and the moon shining together, which makes people's eyes light up for a moment, and there is a thrilling beauty.
Xie Lin's breath was suffocated, and he stretched out his hand to push Zhou Gu slightly.
Zhou Gu's eyes shrank slightly, and he turned his head to look at Xie Lin.
Xie Lin leaned close to him and whispered to him, "This is Miss Su Qi?" Your fiancΓ©e? Right? β
Zhou Gu glanced at Xie Lin, turned his head again, his eyes fell on Su Rong, frowned slightly, thinking that it was too glamorous, and when the hairpin ceremony was completed, let her change this dress, and the makeup on her face should also be washed off.
"What? Look at your expression, you don't recognize it anymore? Xie Lin lowered his voice again.
Zhou Gu finally spoke and whispered back to him, "Shut up." β
Xie Lin shut up, thinking that Zhou Gu was really blessed, such a fiancΓ©e, if he had it, he would ...... No, he still likes Qin Luan.
The eldest lady was also stunned for a while, before she came back to her senses, approached Su Rong with a smile, and introduced to everyone, Su Taishou was on the side with a look of relief that my family had a girl who had just grown up, Xie Yuan's eyes seemed to see Yan Ruzhen through Su Rong, there was also a girl back then, and her smile was moving, but unfortunately the fragrance disappeared, and the soul of Fang had long since gone, and her daughter has now grown up. He can be regarded as living up to her trust.
The eldest lady invited a well-respected old lady in the clan to give Su Rong a hairpin salute, and Su Rong quietly let him fiddle and listen to the congratulations.
When the hairpin ceremony was almost completed, Zhou Gu suddenly got up, walked towards Su Rong with a peach wood hairpin in his hand, and said to the eldest lady: "Auntie, can the younger generation give this thing to Xiao Qi?" β
The eldest lady looked at the peach hairpin in Zhou Gu's hand, not gold, not silver, not jade, not pearl, not agate, not jade, but a rough wooden hairpin that didn't look very good, she was stunned for a moment, and then thought that this was probably carved by Zhou Gu himself, otherwise he would not be able to take it out at this time on such a day to give it to Su Rong, this is really more valuable than all hairpins, and immediately smiled happily, "Naturally." β
Zhou Gu took the peach hairpin, bent over to Su Rong, looked at her hair bun for a long time, and then slowly inserted the peach hairpin into her hair, and said softly, "I wish Miss Su Qi a smooth life, all wishes are fulfilled, everything is wishful, all wishes are wishful, happiness is long, and the years are safe." β
Su Rong tilted his head and looked at Zhou Gu, his heart was full of surprise, but he was also full of joy.
She pursed the corners of her mouth, and her voice was soft, "Okay! I also wish myself, as you wish. β
After the ceremony, the guests shouted hello, and the inside and outside of the hall suddenly became lively, and the atmosphere was festive.
Su Rong was dragged by the eldest lady to entertain for a while, and when everyone was arranged, waiting for the banquet to start, the doctor let Su Rong go.
Su Rong immediately walked out of the hall and turned back to his courtyard.
She had just walked a short distance when Zhou Gu chased after her, Su Rong looked back, and saw that it was Zhou Gu, and before she could speak, Zhou Gu said, "I'll send you back." β
Su Rong nodded, stretched out his hand to touch the hairpin, and asked Zhou Gu with a smile: "...... this hairpin?"
Zhou Gu's expression was unnatural for a moment, but he still replied, "Peach wood wards off evil spirits." β
Su Rong smiled, "I'm not asking you this, what I want to say is that this hairpin was carved by you yourself?" β
Zhou Gu nodded, "The first time you carve this kind of thing, your hands are born, and the carving is not good, so you will collect it first." β
Su Rong blinked, "You mean, will you carve it better for me in the future?" β
Zhou Gu paused for a moment, "Well, there will be a better one when the time comes, and I will exchange it with you." β
Su Rong wanted to say, "Even if you carve it better, I won't change it for you." But she was afraid that if she said it, she wouldn't see a better one in the future, so she nodded, "Okay, then I'll wait for you to exchange for a better one." β
Zhou Gu nodded.
Su Rong glanced back at the lively front yard behind him, "You don't need to send it, the banquet is about to start in front, you are a guest, you should stay in the front yard to eat." β
Zhou Gu shook his head, "Send you back." β
"Even if you send me back, my father will send someone to invite you later." Su Rong thought that at least half of the people who came to Zhou Gu and Xie Lin today, especially many officials in Jiangzhou, this was a rare opportunity to tie up with the Protector Mansion and the Ruian Palace.
"It's a moment to be able to drag on." Zhou Gu had already been surrounded by people a few times before the hairpin ceremony, and now that Su Rong was able to get out, he felt that it was good to be able to hide for a while, although he was not averse to dealing with people, but he was also impatient to deal with so many people.
Su Rong smiled, "Then Xie Xiaowang is going to work hard." β
"He deserves it!"
Zhou Gu sent Su Rong back to the East Cross Courtyard, and the moment he sat in the hall, away from the noise, Zhou Gu felt very comfortable.
He saw Su Rong start making tea for him, and stretched out his hand to stop her, "I'll come by myself, you go and change your clothes, and also wash off the makeup on your face." β
Su Rong was stunned, "Why?" β
The clothes and the makeup were tossed around for an hour and a half in the morning.
Zhou Gu naturally didn't say, "It's too glamorous, how many people are staring at you, I don't like it." He only asked her in an ordinary tone, "I see that you are tired, your clothes are mopping the floor, layered on top of each other, and the makeup on your face can't be easily touched, stay comfortable?" β
Su Rong immediately waved his hand and pushed the teapot and tea leaves to him, "It's uncomfortable, I'll go change it." β
After she finished speaking, she simply turned and went into the back room decisively.
Zhou Gu was satisfied, and slowly made his own tea and drank it.
Yuewan chased back to the East Cross Courtyard, entered the hall, and saw Zhou Gu, "Young Master Zhou, where is my young lady?" β
"I went inside and changed."
Yuewan was startled, and hurriedly rushed into the back room, exclaiming to Su Rong, who was washing his face, "Oh, miss, why did you wash it off so quickly?" How pretty, I haven't seen enough of it. β
Su Rong kept washing his face, washed a basin of water, closed his eyes and ordered Yuewan, "Go and change a basin of water." β
Yuewan pouted, her face full of displeasure, "Why did you wash it off?" This is the makeup that Mama Zhao has spent a long time trying to dress you up, and you have only been on your face for half an hour, which is too much of a loss. β
"Go!" Su Rong urged her.
Yuewan was angry, "I don't want to go." β
Su Rong pinched her face with wet hands, "Anyway, it's already been washed, who told you not to come back sooner." β
Yuewan hurriedly avoided Su Rong's wet hands, pouted and snorted, took the basin and turned around and went out, seeing Zhou Gu, she couldn't help but complain, "Young Master Zhou, you don't stop Miss, what a beautiful makeup, just wash it like this." β
Zhou Gu looked calm, not at all weak, "It's very good-looking." β
He never mentioned that he had it washed off.