The days passed very quickly, and in the blink of an eye it was the twenty-second day of the first lunar month, and the day after that would be the day when Shu Yao and Hairpin were born.
Mrs. Jiang specially sneaked in to deliver the post. Unsurprisingly, Mrs. Jiang said that there were too many chores in the house and she couldn't leave her, so it was inconvenient to come.
Mrs. Yu was very enthusiastic. She told Shu Ya early that although their parents were not here, since they were going to do it, the proper etiquette should not be omitted. Where could they not find such things as praisers and officials? Shu Ya
Ya was also very willing to give Shu Yao a decent haircut ceremony. After discussing with Mrs. Yu, they decided to invite two girls from Zhongwei Bo's house, one to be the complimenter and the other to be the secretary. Mrs. Yu naturally
He was the guest of honor and invited everyone from the Duke's Mansion to watch the ceremony. It was decided at the moment that Yulan Courtyard was a small place and how could it accommodate so many people, so we simply borrowed Mrs. Yu's envoy from Gantang Courtyard.
The skirt Shu Yao wore that day was indeed made by Liu's mother. The white skirt was rolled with bright red edges and embroidered with grape branches. Underneath were twelve bright red skirts, each stitch was very thin.
Youmi, Shuya and Mrs. Yu watched it for a while, and both praised Mother Liu's red dress for being really good. The dark coat and large sleeves were made by an embroiderer from outside.
At night, Shu Ya was even more nervous than Shu Yao. She repeatedly checked to see if everything was ready, and called everyone over to explain every detail. Shu Yao couldn't stand it, so she pulled Shu Ya back to sit down.
Then he sent everyone away and said:
"It's just a birthday, sister, don't worry too much about it!"
Shu Ya stroked her hair and smiled softly:
"Having said that, the hairpin ceremony is different after all. It's better to be more solemn. My father is far away in Yongzhou and can't help you. I'm by your side. There's no reason to ignore it." He paused and looked at Shu Yao.
With an increasingly delicate and bright face, he said:
"We are so pretty, we will be a big girl from tomorrow, we can kiss each other! With such good looks, I wonder what kind of husband we will find in the future..."
Shu Yao buried her head on Shu Ya's shoulder, feeling nostalgic for the warmth of her sister. The sourness in her heart could not be expressed in words. She had a person in her heart, but she couldn't marry this person, so how could she talk about kissing her?
I would rather never get married and keep this secret in my heart, without dragging others down, so I just said in a choked voice:
"Sister, don't talk about this. I don't want to talk about marriage. Let's wait."
Shu Ya patted her back gently, thinking she was excited and shy, so she didn't think much about it and just followed her:
"Okay, okay, how can I be your master? I still have to ask my father to make the decision in the future."
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Zhao Feiyong actually arrived at Lanyue Tower very early, but Shen Junzhuo was entangled in trivial matters and could never come back. He rubbed the red sandalwood box in his hand and felt very proud. The hairpin inside was from the Lanzheng Tower, the most famous Jinlou in the capital.
The shopkeeper made it after repeated discussions. He used five taels of gold to make it look like a phoenix holding beads. He also used various gems and pearls to decorate it. The bead holding the phoenix head was just one.
The priceless South Pearl is huge and smooth, with brilliant colors on it. It is definitely a rare treasure.
No one can look at such a painstakingly thought-provoking thing without sighing. The general will definitely be able to use it, and the old lady will be satisfied when she sees it.
He was feeling triumphant and humming an unknown tune when he saw someone coming over from the other end of the bridge. He was undoubtedly Shen Junzhuo, so he quickly stood up from his chair and stood upright, waiting for Shen Junzhuo to come in.
As a gift, he presented the treasure in his hand, just waiting for Shen Junzhuo to praise him for doing the job well.
Shen Junzhuo had wanted to come back for a long time, but today he was asked by Emperor Zhao to talk about the new concubine. As he expected, Emperor Zhao disliked the low status of an imperial physician and judged the bureau, so he expressed in a subtle way that he was afraid that it would not have any effect.
mean.
Shen Junzhuo started from the general situation of the court, and then mentioned that although the Imperial Medical Bureau only preached and passed down Hua Tuo's techniques, and had no direct relationship with the Jiuzhong Palace, where did the imperial doctors who treated the entire harem come from?
Although Cheng Fanju's status is not high, he has many disciples. Many people are waiting for his disciples to treat him, and he has formed many good relationships.
It was easy to talk about it, but it took a long time before the matter was completely settled.
He took the box handed over by Zhao Feiyong and opened it with great expectation. At that moment, he felt the golden light was shining and the jewels could blind people's eyes.
The corners of his mouth twitched, he closed the lid with a snap, and said to Zhao Feiyong:
"You did a good job. I'll punish you by running ten laps in the martial arts arena. You look very impressive. I'll deduct the next two months of your salary."
Zhao Feiyong was dumbfounded when he heard this. What's the situation? Why should he be punished to run laps if he is doing well? Why should he be deducted from his salary if he is so angry? Shouldn't the general pay this money himself? He was stunned and said:
"General, this, this, humble position..."
Before he finished speaking, Shen Junzhuo said:
"Go quickly. If you don't go, you will be punished by running twenty laps!"
Zhao Feiyong lamented, but did not dare to say another word. He hurriedly left the Duke's Mansion with full of doubts in his heart and went to the martial arts field they usually used to run laps.
Shen Junzhuo opened the box and looked at it again. He squinted his eyes with disgust and thought about whether it was still too late to change things. He looked at the time and saw that it was already past the curfew. There should be no shops open on the street.
, even if you find a store, the ready-made ones you can choose at this time will definitely be mediocre. Full of regrets about leaving this matter to Zhao Feiyong, I can only bite the bullet and send this hairpin.
Early the next morning, when Shen Junzhuo went to court, he was still thinking about how Shu Yao's hairpin ceremony was going. People from the Right Prison and Punishment Department of Dali Temple came out to report the matter of Lin Shilang from the Ministry of Civil Affairs. He listened absently and waited until he retired from the court.
Later, when Xu Dachang asked him what to do next, he was choked for a moment and didn't know what he was asking. He pondered for a while before saying:
"Keep checking!"
Xu Dachang got his order and told the Dali Temple Youzhi Prison about his intention. After further investigation, he found a huge amount of silver dug out from the ground of Lin Shilang's ancestral home. He carried it out one by one and counted it.
There were as many as 500,000 taels, and it suddenly became a major case that shocked the government and the public, and there was a lot of discussion in the streets and alleys. This is a story for later, so I won’t mention it for now.
Let’s just talk about today. When Shen Junzhuo came back from outside, he quietly went to Gantang Courtyard to watch the ceremony. He found that the ceremony had already arrived at Sanjia. Mrs. Yu was holding the hairpin in Miss Yu Qi’s hand and said in front of Shu Yao:
"With the correctness of the year and the order of the moon, Xian Jia is in obedience. Brothers are here to achieve the virtues. Huang Zang has no boundaries and is celebrated by heaven."
Miss Yu Wu removed the hairpin from Shu Yao's head, Mrs. Yu put the hairpin crown in her hand uprightly on her head, Miss Yu Wu stepped forward and straightened the hairpin crown slightly, and for a moment, she turned away
, Shen Junzhuo saw Shu Yao's face.
Her skin is very fair, her eyelashes are lowered, her rosy and small mouth matches her bright red sleeves. The broken hair on her forehead has been combed up, revealing her smooth forehead, which is indescribably bright and radiant.