Red Chamber: Bring Xue Baochai home at the beginning

Chapter 352 Daiyu organizes the ceremony, and Longyu is the guest of heaven!
The rotation of the sun and the moon has reached the 15th year of Invesco.

On the first day of the first lunar month, each household has already put on door gods, couplets, listing cards, and newly oiled peach charms.

The streets and alleys are full of joy, and the mansions all over the city have a new look.

The people who met each other beamed and hugged each other to congratulate each other.

It seems that everything is not good, and everything has been turned over with the arrival of the new year.

In the whole capital, even the Great Wei, there is a peaceful atmosphere everywhere.

Feng Yibo, the right servant of the Ministry of Rites, is still busy with various sacrifices during the New Year.

Baochai also has an imperial order and needs to enter the palace to give thanks and give a banquet.

In the next few days, each family was busy preparing new year wine and entertaining guests.

Today you come to my house, tomorrow I will go to your house.

A group of dignitaries are either soaked in wine, or traveling on the road with horses and carts,

After the [-]th day, more than half of the year has passed.

People who are drunk and dreaming of death every day also begin to return to the previous days.

Everyone in the Ministry of Rites is still busy for the country during the New Year.

Sacrificing heaven and earth, royal ceremonies, they are everywhere.

It wasn't until then that he finally got idle.

The holiday that should be taken, the rest that should be rested.

The new year's holiday is the latest, even until March.

Feng Yibo was the last one busy, and also the last one to take a rest.

In the second half of the first month, he was on vacation at home.

In addition to accompanying the children every day, Immerse in the study room and plan the future of Donghai County.

There is also the creation of human beings with wives and concubines.

In a blink of an eye, it was the day of the Twelfth Flower Festival in February.

At this time, the atmosphere of the New Year in the whole capital has disappeared.

But the Lin Mansion has a festive and peaceful atmosphere.

Early in the morning, there was a lot of traffic and guests outside the door.

Because, today is Daiyu's birthday.

It is also the gift she has been looking forward to for a long time, representing the gift of growing up.

All the sisters from Jia's mansion gathered in Lin's mansion, and naturally Baoyu and Xiangyun were also included.

Feng Yibo also brought his family here.

Apart from him and Baochai, all the concubines also rushed to support the future mistress.

The two sisters Li Wen and Li Qi who lived in Feng's residence, together with Bao Qin, were also called.

As guests of the ceremony, let's go to the Lin Mansion to join in the fun,

In terms of lineup, it is similar to the establishment of Dongzang Society.

In addition to these sisters and brothers of the same generation, the elders also expressed.

Although it is a gift, it is actually a birthday.

Naturally, in this era, there is no reason for the elders to come to the door to celebrate the younger generation's birthday.

However, although they didn't come in person, they didn't say nothing.

Daiyu's mother, Jia Min, died early, but as a grandmother, Jia's mother can preside over the Jiaji ceremony.

But after all, they are old, and the Lin family dare not work.

Although he said he would come, he was repeatedly dissuaded by Lin Ruhai and Daiyu.

In the end, only Glass, the eldest girl beside her, was sent as a representative to send a set of luxurious hair masks to celebrate the granddaughter's coming of age.

Mother Xue was Daiyu's godmother, so she was invited to be the guest of honor who presided over Jiaji.

Speaking of which, Miaoyu's hard work has finally made Daiyu realize the importance of being friendly with Baochai.

After careful consideration, she proposed to Lin Ruhai to invite Xue's mother to preside over the ceremony.

Lin Ruhai naturally understood at once, and immediately understood the deep meaning of her daughter.

He was very pleased by the comparison, and felt that his daughter had really grown up.

Aunt Xue received the invitation and did not refuse.

Sooner or later, this goddaughter and her real daughter will serve her husband together, and it is best if they can get along well.

Since the other party intends to show their favor, Xue's mother is naturally happy to see it succeed.

So, she came here with her daughter and son-in-law early in the morning.

At this moment, she was talking to Aunt Lin in the back.

Li Mengshi did not come to the door, but the Li family is worthy of being the heir of poetry and etiquette.

She and Aunt Li each gave four scrolls.

Among them, there are many authentic works of ancient people, and even rare books with high collection value.

This represents the natural emphasis on the future wife of the Feng family.

Mrs. Wang and Mrs. Xing, the two aunts, also brought many good things to Baoyu.

Especially Mrs. Wang, what she gave was a treasure from the palace.

Obviously, there is also the shadow of Yuan Chun in this.

The male and female guests are led by their own persons and entertained inside and outside.

At this time, Baoyu was scratching his heart and liver in the front hall.

Apparently he was stubborn and wanted to go to the inner house to join in the fun.

But Feng Yibo, the son-in-law of the Feng family, was arranged here.

It's not easy for him to go straight to the inner curtain of Lin's mansion and offend all the female relatives.

Feng Yibo is in the hall, but the old god is there.

While sipping tea leisurely, he chatted and laughed with his father-in-law Lin Ruhai.

The two sometimes talked about the court, and sometimes talked about the old things in the south of the Yangtze River.

We chatted happily, and each laughed a few times.

This made Baoyu, who couldn't get into the inner house, unable to speak for a while.

Fortunately, Lin Ruhai would not neglect the guests, but would ask a few questions about Rongfu's recent situation from time to time.

Poor Baoyu has never cared about world affairs and knows little about family affairs.

Responding to Ai Ai, Ai Ai, and often the preface does not match the postscript.

It will inevitably make him more embarrassed for a while, and he can't wait to end the entertainment here as soon as possible.

Just Baoyu was hesitating whether to escape for a while by urinating.

At this time, there was a burst of music from behind, and someone said outside the hall:
"Master, the auspicious time has come, my aunt asked me to come and invite all the guests inside to watch the ceremony!"

Lin Ruhai got up when he heard the sound, and invited everyone with a smile:

"It's about to start later, let's go too."

Feng Yibo got up and followed Lin Ruhai half a body behind.

Weng and son-in-law came out of the hall talking and laughing.

Finally going to the back!
Baoyu also let out a long sigh of relief, and hurriedly followed.

In order to cheer up her only daughter, Lin Ruhai specially invited musicians and master of ceremonies.

I also asked Qin Tianjian to help calculate the auspicious time.

All kinds of details are enough to show how much the Lin family attaches importance to this matter.

When the three of them arrived in the back hall, the girls were chatting and laughing to the accompaniment of elegant music.

Seeing three people come in, the music stopped.

All the girls hurriedly got up to salute.

After the ceremony, Lin Ruhai sat in the middle.

Beside her is Aunt Lin, and next to her is Aunt Xue.

At this time, the master of ceremonies stepped forward and asked in a low voice:
"Master Lin, the auspicious time is coming, can we start?"

Daiyu is not in the hall, but is still waiting inside.

When Lin Ruhai heard the words, he sent someone to inquire later.

After a while, a maid replied:

"Master, Miss is ready."

Lin Ruhai nodded, and said to the master of ceremonies:

"let's start."

All the guests were paying attention to the movement here, and there was a sudden silence when they heard the words.

Afterwards, the elegant music was played again, and the master of ceremonies announced loudly:

"The ceremony has begun, all guests, please be silent for now! There are those who will join us today!"

Following the eyes of everyone, Daiyu entered the hall with the support of Qingwen and Xueyan.

The three girls are all young and young, especially Qingwen and Daiyu are somewhat similar, and they are also extremely beautiful.

But when the three of them came out together, they could tell the priority just by looking at their appearance.

All eyes were only on Daiyu.

The young girl in the past has grown into a slim figure, and her dress is even more charming.

When Daiyu, who seldom dresses up, showed up, even those who knew her were amazed.

The beauty of the two servant girls beside her didn't make her feel overwhelmed.

On the contrary, it also makes Daiyu more outstanding.

Feng Yibo looked at his unmarried daughter-in-law, his eyes were full of smiles.

Beside Baoyu looked at her bright and charming cousin, but she was lost.

First Baochai, then Yingchun, and now Daiyu.

These closest sisters followed the same person one after another.

Baoyu only felt that he had lost too much, and was a little dull for a while.

"Father, aunt, godmother!"

Daiyu came forward and first saluted all the elders one by one.

Then he bowed to all the guests:
"Thank you, brothers and sisters, for your appreciation!"

There are no outsiders who came to join us today, they are all familiar sisters.

Everyone also bowed their hands one after another and returned a gift in vain.

At this time, Lin Ruhai looked at Daiyu with great comfort.

I thought too much for a while, and said with difficulty:
"My Yu'er has grown up, and your mother can smile when she is alive."

"Father! I..."

Daiyu choked up when she heard the mention of her biological mother.

Among the guests, many lost their parents or mothers.

Such as Baochai, Baoqin, Yingchun, Li Wen, Li Qi, Youjia sisters, etc., who share the same illness with her.

Seeing such a situation, his eyes also turned red.

Even Xue's mother in the seat felt a little bit fond of her dead husband.

But when she saw that Daiyu's tears were about to fall, she was afraid that her makeup would be ruined by crying and would affect her etiquette for a while, so she smiled and said:
"It's a great day, girl Lin, don't cry! It's not too late to cry when you get married!"

With this joke, most of the sad atmosphere just now was dispelled.

All the guests smiled kindly when they heard the words.

Many people also turned their attention to Feng Yibo.

Feng Yibo looked at Daiyu with a smile, giving encouragement in his eyes.

"Mom~!"

Daiyu was teased in public by her elders, and couldn't help but exchange a glance with Feng Yibo, and immediately let out a coquettish shyness.

Seeing her smile through tears, Aunt Lin was relieved, but she only said:
"Amitabha!"

Lin Ruhai also knew that he should not continue to be sensational, so as not to miss the auspicious time.

"Don't forget to offer a stick of incense to your mother later."

After exhorting, he looked at Mother Xue and asked respectfully:

"Mrs. Xue, shall we begin formally?"

Mother Xue nodded with a smile when she heard the words.

The master of ceremonies has been paying attention to the master's situation, and immediately proceeded to the next step.

"There is a daughter in the Lin family. Today is the ceremony. All guests and friends, take it as a witness!"

As she spoke, she looked at Aunt Xue and said loudly:
"I would like to invite the guest of honour, Mrs. Xue, the mistress of the Xue family in Jinling, to give the gift of the Lin family's daughter!"

When Aunt Xue heard this, she smiled and got up.

She took two steps forward and first took a comb from the tray in Qingwen's hand.

Both Baochai and Miaoyu watched this scene with smiles, because this was the hollowed-out one-horn rhinoceros comb that Baochai gave as a gift.

Mother Xue combed Daiyu's hair a few times, then smiled and said:
"If you comb everything smoothly, everything will go smoothly, and you will marry a good man in the future."

Daiyu responded with a blushing face as the master of ceremonies explained:

"Thank godmother for combing my hair!"

Here, Aunt Xue raised her hand again, and took the hairpin that Xueyan was holding.

Needless to say, this is naturally the cloud pattern ivory hairpin that Feng Yibo gave.

I saw Aunt Xue's fingers flying, neatly tied a bun for Daiyu.

Afterwards, the cloud-patterned ivory hairpin was inserted upwards, and the bun was fixed.

"With a hairpin and a bun, you will become an adult today, and your family will be full of joy in the future."

When Daiyu heard this, her face turned even redder.

She resisted not daring to look at Feng Yibo, and hurriedly responded:
"Thank godmother for adding me!"

If you are engaged, you can add a hairpin when you reach the age of fifteen.

If you are not engaged, you can marry at the latest at the age of 20.

Daiyu was engaged to Feng Yibo early on, so this set of rhetoric is just right.

If it is a woman who is single until she is 20 years old, then this set of rhetoric will definitely not work.

Otherwise it becomes humiliating.

After Daiyu became shy, she couldn't help but glance at Feng Yibo after all.

This look is full of affection, which is worth a thousand words.

It made Baoyu beside Feng Yibo go numb.

Feng Yibo was also amazed by his future daughter-in-law Xiaoxiao, he was secretly proud of himself, and his eyes also showed brilliance.

At this moment, he remembered something and looked at Baochai beside him.

Seeing that she was looking at him with a half-smile.

Seeing this, Feng Yibo smiled back as if nothing happened.

At this moment, the master of ceremonies cleared his throat and said loudly:
"All the guests speak up!"

This is to allow the guests to talk, which means they can praise others.

"Congratulations, Sister Lin!"

"Congratulations to Sister Lin on her birthday!"

"Miss Lin looks really good today!"

"..."

For a while, you can say anything.

Words of congratulations flooded Daiyu like a tide.

She could only thank them one by one with a shy expression on her face.

At this time, the master of ceremonies raised his hand, and everyone fell silent again.

"The people of Jiaji thank you for the kindness of nurturing!"

Daiyu returned to the center, bowed down to Lin Ruhai on the seat, and said:
"Thanks to my parents for giving birth to me, raising me, and raising me to be an adult!"

Lin Ruhai helped Daiyu up, smiled and said:
"You will be a big girl from now on. As a father, there are a few words you need to keep in mind today."

Speaking of this, he paused slightly, and then solemnly exhorted:
"Your mother and I raised you as a false child, and let you study and understand, but you are a daughter after all, and don't forget to cultivate the virtues of women."

This is not only for Daiyu, but also for Feng Yibo and his wife.

In addition to letting her daughter not forget a woman's character.

It is also to tell the son-in-law that his daughter is different from other women.

She didn't grow up reading the Four Books for Women, but she learned the Four Books and Five Classics just like men.

When Daiyu heard her father's advice, she burst into tears and said:

"A daughter obeys her father's teachings!"

Lin Ruhai nodded gratifiedly, and urged:

"When you get married in the future, you must put your husband's family first in everything, be cautious in your words and deeds, don't rely on favors to be arrogant, and rely on your talents to argue!"

This remark was extremely emotional, but it seemed a little too early.

It's as if Daiyu is not adding Jiji today, but is going out of the cabinet today.

However, thinking that after Jiaji, Daiyu will marry into Feng's residence soon, one can understand Lin Ruhai's mood.

For a moment, all the guests smiled kindly again, and they all looked towards Feng Yibo in unison.

This time Daiyu was so ashamed that she even held back her tears.

Lin Ruhai sighed, and said:

"Remember! Remember!"

When Daiyu heard this, she didn't care about being shy, and hurriedly responded:
"Daughter, keep it in mind, please rest assured father!"

Arriving here, the Jiaji ceremony is coming to an end.

But seeing that the Ji ceremony is about to be completed on this side, a major event happened on the other side.

This matter was like thunder, and it had already resounded throughout the capital.

The master of ceremonies here was about to announce "Li Cheng", when someone ran in panting.

The person who came in was the daughter-in-law of Lin Zhenjia, the old housekeeper of the Lin Mansion.

As soon as she came in, she trotted towards Lin Ruhai.

When he got to Lin Ruhai's side, he realized that the occasion seemed wrong, so he could only lower his voice and say:

"Master! Something serious happened!"

Lin Ruhai was lamenting that his daughter had grown up, and frowned slightly upon hearing this.

Obviously, he was a little displeased with Lin Zhen's abrupt report.

But still asked:

"What made you panic like this?"

She is also an old man of the Lin family, and she always knows the seriousness.

When he could ignore Daiyu Jiaji, he came over abruptly to report.

Obviously, something shocking must have happened.

"Master, someone from my family sent a message in, and now there are funerals in the streets and alleys, saying that it is..."

When talking about the funeral, Lin Ruhai was taken aback.

At this time, Lin Zhenjia looked around slightly, his eyes flickered a few more times, and then he said in a low voice:

"It is said that the Supreme Emperor Dragon controls Bintian!"

Hearing the words, Lin Ruhai took two steps back to stabilize his figure, and then confirmed in shock:

"What did you say?"

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