hairpin family

Chapter 121 Marriage Grant
Qi Liangqin said again: "I like all the things you sent me very much. Thank you in advance."

Because the gift box with the maid's salary was delivered early, and the members of the Qi family delivered it to the inner courtyard according to the order, so Qi Liangqin saw the gift before seeing people and gifts.

Chang Ning smiled and said, "It's fine if you like it, and it's not expensive. Besides, what should I give today, so why thank you?"

It is said that it is not expensive, but the gift is not unusual, so the gifts prepared are naturally not bad. Besides, the status of the prince's mansion is there, and the Qi family is a family friend. Qi Liangqin is the eldest daughter, so the gift for her is naturally carefully chosen.The three sisters were fine, and each gave a set of phoenix hairpins inlaid with gold and jade, a set of pearl hairpins, and a set of white jade hairpins.Princess Jinyang is an ancient jade hairpin of Lingxiao flower, not to mention the preciousness of the ancient jade, but the hairpin itself is of the highest quality from the same carving workmanship to the quality of the jade.

When Mrs. Pei passed it on to see it, she had already decided to salute today, so she used this Lingxiao jade hairpin.

After talking and joking for a while, I heard the maid came to report that the front yard had already opened the ceremony.

Here, Xu Sanniang, the secretary, has already gone out to prepare for the ceremony by Mrs. Pei's side.

When the music sounded everywhere, everyone in the house fell silent, Jing Chen went out first, washed his hands, and took the main seat on the west steps outside the house.Then Qi Liangqin, the hairpin, also came out, went to the venue, faced south, and bowed to the guests, and then knelt on the table facing west, and Luo Jingchen, the praiser, combed his hair. After combing, he put the comb Put it on the south side of the mat.

At this time, Mrs. Pei just began to wash her hands and prepare.When Mrs. Pei got up, Ping Qinghou and Mrs. Hou also got up to accompany her.After Mrs. Pei washed her hands in the washbasin under the east steps and wiped them dry, she bowed to Taihou Ping and his wife and sat down.

The next thing is Chu Jia, Qi Liangqin turned to sit on the east side, and Xu San read aloud and presented Luopa and hairpins, Mrs. Pei walked up to Qi Liangqin, and congratulated her loudly: "It's an auspicious day for the month, and I'll start adding Yuan clothes. Abandon your young ambitions." , Shuner Chengde. Shoukao Weiqi, Jieer Jingfu." Then kneeling on the mat, he knelt down to comb Qi Liangqin's hair and add a hairpin.After finishing, get up and return to the original position on the east steps.Luo Jingchen symbolically straightened the jade rod on Qi Liangqin's head.Finally, Qi Liangqin stood up.Only then did the guests congratulate Qi Liangqin.Qi Liangqin thanked with a smile, and returned to the east room.Luo Jingchen took the plain clothes and skirts from Mrs. Xu San, and went to the east room to change them for Qi Liangqin.

After putting on the skirt, I went out of the house to show the guests.Then face Ping Qinghou and his wife and perform regular salutes.To thank parents for their upbringing.

After three prostrations, Mrs. Pei put the hairpin crown on the table again.Jing Chen was crowned, and the guests bowed to Qi Liangqin again.Finally, entering the east room, Luo Jingchen was placed on the plate by Mrs. Xu San, and took a dress with long sleeves and a long skirt.Go in and update.

After changing into the long-sleeved gown, Qi Liangqin put on the gown and the hairpin crown, went out of the house again, showed it to everyone, and then went to the palace to pay formal salute.After the ceremony, Mrs. Xu removed the decorations for the Ji ceremony, and set up a feast of wine and wine on the west steps.Mrs. Pei bowed to the ancient ceremony and invited Qi Liangqin to the seat. Qi Liangqin stood on the west side of the seat, facing south.Mrs. Pei, who was the official guest, turned to the west. At this time, Luo Jingchen served Shanghai, and Qi Liangqin turned to the north. Mrs. Pei took the wine, walked to the banquet, faced Qi Liangqin, and read the congratulatory speech: "Sweet and sweet wine are thick, good Recommend Lingfang. Worship and accept sacrifices to determine Erxiang. After inheriting the sky, I will never forget my life."

Qi Liangqin then bowed to Mrs. Pei.Take the wine.Mrs. Pei also paid homage, Qi Liangqin entered the table, knelt down, sprinkled some wine on the ground as sacrificial wine, then dipped his mouth symbolically with the wine, and put the wine on the table.Xu Sanniang offered the meal, Qi Liangqin took it, and ate a little more symbolically.Then he bowed to Mrs. Pei again.After Mrs. Pei replied, Qi Liangqin Fang gracefully got up and left the table, stood on the east side of the west steps, facing south, and was bestowed with "small characters" by his father Ping Qinghou.After taking the words, Mrs. Pei went on to read the congratulatory speech, "The etiquette is ready, and the auspicious day of the month will be announced to you. The word Kongjia is very suitable. It is suitable for fakes and will be protected forever. It says: Zhuo Cai .”

Zhuo Cai is a small character bestowed by Ping Qinghou.From then on, elder friends, husbands, brothers and sisters can call her Zhuo Cai.

Qi Liangqin saluted Mrs. Pei again, and after Mrs. Pei returned the salute, she saluted Ping Qinghou and his wife.

Then he knelt down in front of Ping Qinghou and his wife, and listened to some filial instruction,
Qi Liangqin replied: "Although my son is not sensitive, I dare not only accept it all day long!" Then he got up, walked to the center of the venue, and bowed to the guest, Mrs. Pei, guests, musicians, teachers, praisers, and parents, to express his gratitude. .And everyone just nodded and signaled, and there was no need to return the salute.

Finally, Qi Liangqin stood next to his parents, Ping Taihou and his wife, and all the guests got up at this time. Ping Qinghou said: "The picking ceremony at the girl's table is complete, thank you all guests and friends for your kind participation." All guests salute to express their thanks.

Until this moment, the Ji ceremony was officially over.

Qi Liangqin entered the room, while Ping Qinghou and his wife led the guests to the front yard for the banquet.And these girls, as Qi Liangqin's friends, followed Qi Liangqin into the house first, and the maids outside cleaned up the scene.

Qin Zhao roughly estimated that the ceremony took more than an hour, nearly three hours.

She was tired from watching, let alone Qi Liangqin, the person involved.

Not only tired, but also hungry.She didn't know when the meal would be served, but she was thinking that a maid had come to invite everyone to the table.

The elders were at ease in the flower hall outside, but they, the sisters, had a banquet in Qi Liangqin's courtyard.

The people were led out of the inner room by the maids, and went to the outer hall, where the three tables had already been set.Everyone was lined up by their maids and entered the table. Until then, their personal maids were allowed to come in.

All the girls were wiped their hands by their own maids, and then the table began.

The table is naturally rich.Qin Zhao was already hungry, but those noble ladies were usually domineering, and they seemed to be gentle at the dinner table, Qin Zhao had to endure it, and everyone moved their chopsticks while chatting, waiting for a drink After drinking some fruit and wine, the topic started to chat, and Qin Zhao quickly filled his stomach with some food while no one was paying attention to her.Seeing Chen Jinwu on the side, he smiled straightly: "Didn't you have breakfast this morning?"

Eating is eating, it’s just that I ate a little early, and I went to Rongshoujuli, and then I went to Pingqinghou’s Mansion, and I’ve been tossing and tossing so far. How can I be tossing about the idea in the morning?No wonder the girl in Yixing ate a lot of snacks in the car, it turned out that she had already prepared for it.But she doesn't like those sweets, I sigh that the world didn't know it earlier.

While chatting with Chen Jinwu, I heard a lady next to me say to the other: "Have you seen Li Wuniang from the official secretary's family?"

"You mean Yuan Dai? Why did you mention her?"

"You don't know? It's been rumored recently that His Majesty intends to marry her to Prince Geshu."

Marriage?Brother Shu Minglang?Besides Ge Shu Minglang, who else is named Ge Shu Shizi?

Qin Zhao was holding the chopsticks of the dish, so he stopped there.

There is only one sentence in his mind, brother Shu Minglang is going to be given a marriage, brother Shu Minglang is going to be given a marriage.

I can't tell what kind of mood it is, it seems a little sad, and it seems that there is nothing, just so empty, as if I want to lose something important, and I feel that it is not hers in the first place.

Ge Shu Minglang should be 19 years old.At this age, when the crown ceremony is held next year, he will already be an adult.Isn't it right to discuss marriage?What is so strange about her?

Or, is it because I have always had an unrealistic extravagant hope in my heart?Knowing it's impossible, but can't stop letting yourself dream?
She is only 11 years old.But her soul is not 11 years old.An adult soul with an adult soul, who can love and not love, is trapped in this little girl's body.

Even if she likes Ge Shu Minglang, so what?She is only 11 years old.It is impossible not to mention the identities of the two.Yes, it is impossible.She is the younger sister of Qin Zhe, the military governor of Beiting, and her elder brother Shu Minglang is the proton of Beiting's chief guard in Beijing.Unless Emperor Li went crazy, he would agree to marry her to Ge Shu Minglang.Don't mention this, even if Emperor Li suddenly went crazy, could it be possible for Ge Shu Minglang to marry a girl who is only 11 years old and will only be 12 years old after the next year?Then wait ten or eight years until she grows up?
He was the only son of Beiting Daduhu. How could it be possible that he was in his 20s and still not married?

Li Wuniang from the Ministry of Officials?Li Yuandai?Was it the one she had noticed at the beginning, the girl who was as bright as the moon and attracted attention even among the extraordinary beauty of Chang'an noble ladies?
She and him, one as bright as a bead, the other as moist as jade, what a perfect match.

Yes, they are really a good match, shouldn't she be happy for them?

But why, I feel as if I am really about to lose some extremely important things in my life?
Qin Zhao lowered his head.

At this time, on this occasion, she must not behave abnormally.Besides, today is an important day for Ah Qin.How could she put on a bitter face and show her displeasure?

"Azhao, what's wrong with you?" Chen Jinwu saw that her complexion was different, and quickly asked in a low voice, "Why is your complexion so pale all of a sudden? Is it uncomfortable? Stomach pain? Then I will ask someone to bring you a cup of hot water. If so If you feel uncomfortable, just tell me, don't resist yourself."

Qin Zhao pulled out a smile that was uglier than crying: "Cousin, don't worry, I'm fine, maybe I'm hungry."

"Then you drink some hot soup. If you still can't do it, tell me, I will lead you to find a place to lie down and rest for a while."

Qin Zhao nodded.She really didn't want to sit here any longer, she had never felt so much like this moment, it turned out that sometimes wearing a mask in front of everyone and acting like Yanyan was such a death-like uncomfortable thing.

Yixing was suddenly surprised and said: "Lu Shiwuniang, you just said that Brother Shu Shizi is going to be engaged to Li Wuniang? Or is the marriage bestowed by His Majesty?"

The woman named Lu Shiwuniang also said strangely: "No way? You have been in the palace a few days ago, and you didn't know? That's what people say now."

At that time, she and Chang Ning were busy comforting Qing Hua who was being bullied by the third uncle's second-in-law, so how could they care about other people's gossip?Yixing shook his head, and said again: "Speaking of which, that elder brother Shu Shizi still has some relationship with our family Ah Zhao."

Lu Shishiniang said with a smile: "Your elder brother is the history of the three armies in Beiting Dufu Mansion. This elder brother Shu has a relationship with our family. If he gets engaged and gets married in the future, your family will post a It's a generous gift. It's just that you don't like Li Wuniang..."

"Hey, what's your name? What does Li Wuniang have to do with me? What about whether you like it or not?" Yixing said angrily.

Only then did Lu Shiwuniang realize that she had said the wrong thing.Then Li Wuniang is also arrogant.Although there is no title in the family, her father was the Minister of the Ministry of Officials when he was over 40 years old, and he was also a powerful figure in the court. Shangshu's side-by-side king is even more powerful.Therefore, although the Li family has no title, they still have power in the court.Li Wuniang didn't pay much attention to people. She was born in a civil servant's family and had a bit of talent. Naturally, she couldn't see Yixing who was also flamboyant.

Yixing was pampered and raised by the stars. Even her two older sisters have always let her coax her. She comes from a noble family. The daughters of the princes and clans will never lose face to her. As for the girls from other families, no one dares to show her face. Even Qin Zhao, the first cousin, did not win her a few times. What a face, let alone the daughter of a civil servant without a title. Even if she is legitimate, what is it compared to the meritorious palace?Being arrogant in front of her, how could she take it too seriously?
It's just that no matter how much she doesn't like it in her heart, as long as the other party doesn't make things difficult for her, she will at most ignore it.What Lu Wuniang said in front of so many people should not have said what she thought Li Wuniang was not pleasing to the eye.

Lu Shishiniang knew she had said something wrong, so she hurriedly covered it up: "It's my fault, didn't you say last time that the purse I embroidered was pretty? Next time I'll embroider one for you."

Although Yixing is very delicate, he is not a stingy person. Seeing Lu Shiwuniang apologized, he was not angry: "That's what you said, just don't tell me to wait for a year. By the way, what I said It's not that our family has any relationship with that Geshu Shizi, it's about us Azhao."

Lu Shiwuniang and the gossiping young lady from the director's family of Honghe Temple all looked at Qin Zhao. Fortunately, Qin Zhao didn't care about the people next to him at the moment, or else he would be caught by these two girls. His eyes are so frightening.

The two young ladies looked at Qin Zhao for a long time, and then turned to Yixing and murmured, "How old are you in Fuling? Even though you look tall, aren't you only 11 years old?"

Yixing asked curiously: "What does it have to do with age? You guys, don't you think that I said that Brother Shu Shizi has something to do with our Azhao? Hey, where are you thinking? My Azhao is only 11 years old. I mean, this Brother Shu Shizi saved my Ah Zhao’s life, so he is our Ah Zhao’s savior."

The curiosity of Lu Shiwuniang and the little lady was aroused, and they hurriedly asked what was going on, Yixing said with a smile: "It's a strange thing to say, as you all know, our Azhao used to live in other places, Once during the Lantern Festival, she was escorted by her family guards to see the lanterns, but she was trampled by people, and Ah Zhao and her family guards were scattered by the crowd. At that time, she was only five or six years old, but she met Zheng Yunyou Elder Ge Shu who was outside, it was Elder Ge Shu who caught her in time, and then protected her and waited for the people to retreat. Although Ah Zhao injured his leg, his life was safe after all. Only that Elder Ge Shu is also a man of character, Although he saved Ah Zhao's life, when Ah Zhao's guards found her, that elder brother Shu quietly left. Therefore, Ah Zhao didn't even have time to thank him for saving his life. Our family is destined. When Ah Zhao and Jin Wu were shopping last time, I met this elder brother Shu, and then I recognized him. No, my mother specially prepared a gift a few days ago, and thanked him from the dead son's house .”

Lu Shiwuniang laughed and said, "Fortunately, your sister Azhao is young, otherwise, I don't know how many people would be envious." Heroes save the beauty or something, which is most suitable for gossip.What's more, although that elder brother Shu Shizi is not as good-looking as that Luo Jingnian of the Duke of Yue's mansion, he is not low in popularity among the noble ladies in Chang'an. He has an outstanding temperament and is as gentle as jade. There are many girls who like her.

If Ah Zhao was older, there would be many people who wished that he was the one to be saved.

Another little lady who was quietly listening to the gossip at the side couldn't help but come over at this time and said: "Senior Brother Shu and Luo Jingnian are both called Chang'an Shuangjun, such a handsome man, to marry that peacock from the Li family, really! I don't know Your Majesty..." I really don't know what Your Majesty thinks.

Don't need to guess, this little lady must have been born in the family of a duke. Naturally, she would not be able to deal with noble girls who were born in the civil service class.Otherwise, with the talent of Li Wuniang and Li Wudai, she wouldn't express such sentiments.

Only her words, as a loyal fan of Luo Jingnian, Yixing county magistrate, Miss Axu of the Qin family didn't like to hear it, she scoffed: "Although the son of Brother Shu is a good person, you can compare him with brother Jingnian, what are you talking about in Chang'an?" Shuang Jun, no joke, how can he compare to Brother Jingnian?" Speaking of this, he still despises Li Wuniang, "Of course, Brother Shu Shizi is also a good person, in terms of appearance and character, he is also handsome. Yi is the word Yi, but Wuniang of the Li family is not worthy of him. When I go back to the palace next time, I will ask the emperor's grandmother. Since Prince Geshu saved our family Ah Zhao, he is our life-saving benefactor. You can't ask him to marry a peacock who is really good at other things besides being able to open his tail."

Cooperating with other important marriage matters is just a matter of one sentence in her mouth.

Lu Shiwuniang and the other two young ladies looked at each other and smiled.

Yixing felt that such a gossip, and the protagonist was A Zhao's savior, he really should talk to A Zhao, and looked up, where was Qin Zhao's figure at the dinner table?
Then she asked Zi Teng and Yan Hao, the maids behind her, "Where's Fuling?"

"Go back to the county lord, the princess seems a little uncomfortable, accompanied by Miss Biao, go to the inner room to rest first." It was Wisteria who answered.

"Since Fuling is not feeling well, why didn't you remind me that if mother finds out when I go back, won't you scold me for not taking good care of my sister?"

Wisteria was very aggrieved. At that time, Miss, you were talking in high spirits. If the servant disturbed your interest in talking, wouldn't you be scolding me?Besides, with Miss Biao taking care of her, the princess will be fine. Although Miss Biao is not reliable, she is better than you, Miss.

"Which house did Jin Wu lead Ah Zhao to? Do you know? If you don't know, go and ask, I have to go and see her."

Wisteria didn't dare to delay, so she hurriedly responded.

From time to time, he turned around and said, "Going back to the county lord, Ms. Chen Jiabiao accompanied the Fuling county lord to rest in Miss Qi's room. The servant just saw that the Fuling county lord has recovered, so I asked the servant to report to the county lord." One sound, the princess's body is not in the way."

Chang Ning also heard the movement over there, and came over to ask what was going on. Yixing told about Qin Zhao's discomfort, and Chang Ning worried: "Although there is no problem, I have to go and have a look. You sit here, Wisteria, Since you know where A Zhaoxie is, lead me to have a look."

Just as Chang Ning was about to leave, he heard Ah Yun from Luo's family yell in alarm, and then scolded: "Guo Wuniang, are you crazy? How dare you throw a bar at me? You have so much courage."

Guo Wuniang?Which Guo Wuniang?On the other hand, Yixing became interested, as if he heard the question in Changning's heart, and said with a smile: "Second sister, don't you remember? It's Guo Wuniang from Guo Shilang's family, the one who likes elder brother Shu Shizi, last time at the eldest sister's house , she's here too. Ayun from the Luo family is also interested in elder brother Shu Shizi, and the two of them are likely to be entangled. Sister, you just go to see Azhao, I have to stay here to watch a good show."

"What are you looking at?" Chang Ning scolded in a low voice, "It's too late for others to hide, so hurry up and follow me to see Ah Zhao. Don't make trouble for me here."

After Chang Ning finished speaking, because his maid was not around, he ordered Yan Hao, Yixing's maid, "Go and invite Jing Chen here, and don't embarrass Ah Yun here. It's not a good thing to make a scene."

Yan Hao didn't dare to delay, so he went.

Although Yixing wanted to watch a good show, he was finally dragged away by Changning.

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