Zhao Hanzhang's hairpin ceremony was held in the backyard of the county government office. All county magistrates arrived in Xiping County in advance. To their surprise, the person hosting her hairpin ceremony was not a woman, but Zhao Song.
It was also the first time that Zhao Song hosted a hairpin ceremony for someone. The auspicious time was almost here, and he still asked Zhao Hanzhang, "Are you sure you want me to give you a hairpin ceremony? In fact, there are quite a few lucky female elders in the clan."
Zhao Hanzhang said with a serious face: "But they are not the fifth uncle. When my grandfather was here, you had the best relationship with him. He couldn't see me with my hairpin. You will give me the hairpin ceremony. He will be very happy to know it."
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The corners of Zhao Song's mouth curled up slightly, and he felt happy.
Today, the backyard of the county government office is very clean. Originally, Zhao Hanzhang and Hairpin Li should have been decorated with lanterns and decorations, but she was still in her mourning period, and her purpose was not to celebrate her birthday, but to meet the magistrates of the other seven counties, so she did not.
The county government was specially arranged.
But for Wang, this day is of special significance.
Just like the crown ceremony for men, the hairpin ceremony for women is the most important day after the wedding. Even if it cannot be held in a grand manner during filial piety, Mrs. Wang is not willing to wrong her daughter too much.
So two days in advance, people were sent to sweep the courtyard, clean the eaves and corners, and all the servants in the county government were dressed up. When Magistrate Chai and others arrived, they felt the majesty and solemnity of Xiping County Government.
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Seeing the servants who were advancing and retreating in a controlled manner, everyone subconsciously slowed down their steps. The guests who were invited to watch the ceremony stopped talking and looked at each other before walking forward.
What surprised them was that the person standing at the door to greet the guests was actually Zhao Ming.
Fortunately for Magistrate Chai, he was mentally prepared and therefore had a calm expression on his face, but other magistrates were not so lucky.
They arrived in Xiping County one after another, but after arriving in Xiping County, they only briefly met with Zhao Hanzhang. They did not have an in-depth conversation with the other party. They also felt that they had nothing to say to the little girl, so they didn't know each other very well.
Some people had seen her in Aoyang last year, but in their impression, Zhao Hanzhang was just a girl who was good at fighting. They didn't expect that the Zhao family valued her so much, and even people with Zhao Ming's status came to greet her.
Zhao Ming stood at the door with a slight smile. When he saw them, he bowed first and then turned sideways to invite them in.
The guests were led into the courtyard one after another.
The layout of the backyard of the county government office is generally the same, but there are some minor changes according to the habits of the county magistrate. The haircut ceremony is held in an open pavilion in the backyard garden, and guests can watch the ceremony in the garden.
Guests arrived one after another, and everyone was greeted well. After all, there were many people in the Zhao family.
For Zhao Hanzhang's haircut ceremony, Zhao Ming used many of the Zhao family's children and girls. The young men and girls greeted the guests who came from afar politely. The male guests and female guests stood in rows, symmetrically left and right.
Zhao's young husband greeted the male guests, while the young ladies greeted the female guests.
Fan Ying, Chen Siniang and others were among those invited, and they both came dressed up.
Originally, they should not have been invited, because according to custom, their lives were not very good.
One whole family died, and one young man lost his husband, but Zhao Hanzhang invited them all, and invited them again and again in person.
Zhao Hanzhang's original words were, "This is not a simple haircut ceremony. My main purpose is to meet the county magistrates. Now you are my people, and you will also be exposed to the affairs of Runan County in the future. These county magistrates...
We should all take the opportunity to meet him."
So the two of them struggled for a long time, and finally came.
However, they were afraid of disturbing Zhao Hanzhang's hairpin ceremony, so they hid in the corner and did not come forward.
Zhao Yunying received the warning in advance, found the two of them, and led them to the front of the female guest, "Third sister said that you are all her capable men, especially sister Ying. You are the queen of loyalty, so you should stand here."
Fan Ying was very moved, not to mention Chen Siniang, both of them were so excited that their eyes were red.
When the auspicious time came, the musicians rang the bronze bell gently, and Zhao Ming invited the guests on the left and right to sit down.
A servant took out the futon and put it on the mat. The guests sat cross-legged and looked up at the open pavilion above.
Mrs. Wang took a deep breath, followed Zhao Song respectfully to the open pavilion, suppressed the nervousness in her heart, and faced the crowd with a smile, "Today is my daughter Sanniang's coming-of-age hairpin ceremony. Thank you all guests for coming from afar.
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After saying that, she knelt down and saluted everyone, and they all stood up and returned the salute.
Mrs. Wang then smiled and said: "Now my daughter's haircut ceremony has officially begun. Please invite the distinguished guests to preside over my daughter's haircut ceremony."
Under everyone's surprised gazes, Zhao Song stepped forward.
Even though the atmosphere was solemn at this time, the guests couldn't help but started talking, "Is the fifth prince of the Zhao family the guest of honor?"
"Shouldn't the guest of honor be a respected and blessed elder? It's okay to use Zhao Ming as the greeter, but the guest of honor is actually the fifth prince..."
"Look who is carrying the plate in the back?"
Everyone looked at him carefully. A few people didn't know him, but most of them knew him. "Zhao Kuan? Didn't he serve as the magistrate of Gaoyang County?"
"He is the new magistrate of Aoyang County?"
Someone finally asked the question in everyone's mind, "What ability does Zhao Sanniang have that allows the Zhao family to support her like this?"
Zhao Song had known that they would have a dispute, so he deliberately waited for them to calm down before raising his hand to suppress the noise at the scene and said majestically: "Please Sanniang come forward."
Everyone slowly became quiet and sat on the seats with their necks raised to watch.
Zhao Hanzhang strode up from behind with her hair disheveled. As she walked, her clothes rolled up and down like clouds. She was completely different from the reserve and caution of ordinary women and hairpins. Her movements were free and easy, and she faced the guests with a smile.
, nodded to them generously, saluted Zhao Song, and then sat down facing west.
Everyone's eyes widened.
Zhao Song nodded slightly, and Zhao Yunxin, who was nervous at the side, took a step forward and raised his hand slightly. Tinghe carefully carried the copper basin and came forward to clean her hands. After cleaning her hands, she picked up a comb to comb Zhao Hanzhang's hair.
I washed my hair after getting up early in the morning. It has already been combed and is very smooth. At this time, it is just a look and a few combs.
Standing next to her fifth uncle, Zhao Yunxin expressed that she was very nervous, so she combed her hair tremblingly three times before stopping and putting the comb down.
Zhao Hanzhang lowered his eyes. Originally, the little girl and Wang Siniang had agreed on her haircut ceremony. When they get hairpins, they will be each other's admirers. It's a pity...
Seeing that she was still motionless, Zhao Song coughed lightly.
Zhao Hanzhang came back to his senses, raised his head and smiled at him, stood up and changed direction, sitting facing east.
Zhao Song then cleaned his hands, took the hairpin on Zhao Kuan's tray, stepped forward, took off the hairpin from her head, and recited loudly: "On the day of the auspicious month, it is Shen Erfu. Respect you for your majesty, Shu."
Shen De. My eyebrows will live for thousands of years, and I will live forever!"
After saying this, Zhao Song inserted the hairpin into her hair.
At this moment, even Zhao Song was a little excited. Looking at Zhao Hanzhang who was kneeling in front of him and bowing deeply to him, he seemed to have seen the young Zhao Changyu, and his eyes were slightly moist.
Even if he was like this, let alone Wang, she almost couldn't hold back the tears in her eyes.