Hairdressing is a manual job.
This is what Sheng Yuan came to after seeing her sister and Hairi with her own eyes.
Of course, as the youngest girl among the grandsons of Lao Sheng Guogong, she has already participated in more than a dozen hair-raising ceremonies with relatives and friends, including her sister and several cousins.
Different from the expectations of other young girls, Sheng Yuan expected that her haircut ceremony would be different, at least not so cumbersome.
"First, I put on my clothes and shoes and wait for the complimenter to comb his hair, then wait for the guest of honor to sing a congratulatory message to comb his hair and add hairpins, then wait for the complimenter to add hairpins, and then return to the east room to change into plain clothes and skirts. This is the beginning. add.
After the first visit, you have to return to the main hall, show it to the guests, and kneel down to your parents to express your gratitude to your parents for their upbringing. Of course, this is what it should be, and I have no objection at all. But wouldn't it be better to just come up and say thank you?
After the first addition comes the second addition. This time, when the guest of honor is singing a congratulatory speech, the guest of honor should wait for the praiser to get the hairpin, and then the guest of honor will give the hairpin, and the praiser will symbolically straighten the hairpin, and then show it to the guests, and then Go back to your room and put on your dark clothes.
Then come back and pray twice to show respect for the elders.
Of course, I'm not saying that this is not a good thing. Saluting to an elder is also a principle of respecting teachers and respecting elders. I support it, but can you bow twice after bowing once?
Well, don't look at me like that, I just think...well, let's say three plus.
This time, I listened to the guest of honor singing a congratulatory speech, waiting for the praiser to get his hairpin, and then the guest of honor added the hairpin. After the person of praise received the hairpin, he continued to show himself to the guests, and then went back to the room to change into a long skirt with long sleeves. . Then perform three prayers. After that, you have to listen to the lessons, thank the guests, etc., which is very cumbersome! "
Sheng Xiangxun and Mrs. Zheng were both busy with their own affairs, and they had to listen to their little girl nagging and nagging beside them. If they hadn't really been able to find time to talk to them, they would have really wanted to talk to this girl. Hold it and throw it out.
"You remember the process so clearly!" Sheng Xiangxun couldn't bear it at first, closed the account book, and sneered at the little girl who continued to nag.
Sheng Yuan snorted: "If you have participated in more than a dozen hairpin ceremony, you will not forget it."
"Thank you. I've actually participated in dozens of haircut ceremonies." Sheng Xiangxun stroked his beard and reminded the girl that he had been there.
Sheng Yuan immediately widened his eyes and asked in a fuss: "You have seen so many things, don't you feel bored?!"
"I only see blessings!" Sheng Xiangxun scoffed at his little daughter with a look like "What do you know, you kid?" "This is the blessing from the elders in the family for their children to grow up! It is also the adults' good intentions. !”
"Blessings? Blessing my daughter to be virtuous and virtuous?!" Sheng Yuan curled her lips when she thought of the congratulations sung by Zhengbin. Those words sounded like good words, but when she thought about it carefully, they all meant wishing you to be obedient!
A little bit!
Sheng Yuan made a strange face!
She is not a good baby!
She didn't want to listen to those who talked about her virtues and virtues at the coming-of-age ceremony!
She hated the words used to discipline otaku girls.
Screw the virtuous and virtuous!
Why don't you give these words to Lang Jun? !
"..." Sheng Xiangxun looked at the angry little daughter and wanted to scratch his head, "Your sister doesn't have as many opinions as you! If you have the ability, why don't you show it to me instead? Don't nag your family!"
Sheng Yuan rolled his eyes.
Adults are like this all the time. If they have no reason to refute, they just blast the children!
"So, what kind of haircut ceremony do you want?" In Cining Palace, Emperor Jinghe asked curiously as he looked at the nagging little girl running around the palace.
Speaking of this, Sheng Yuan got excited.
She jumped down from her seat and said passionately: "The procedure can be simplified, three steps! Just three steps!"
"Which three steps?" Queen Mother Qin cheered with a smile.
Sheng Yuan became more enthusiastic: "To put it simply, it is to pay homage to the king first, to pay homage to the parents, and to pay homage to the teacher three times."
"Oh?!" Emperor Jinghe's eyes flashed slightly, "What if you elaborate?"
"It's not too complicated to explain in detail." Sheng Yuan described the haircut ceremony she wanted longingly.
"Don't have too many formal clothes, just a uniform that can be used to mount a horse, bow and dismount, and write." Sheng Yuan also likes to dress up, but too cumbersome dress up turns people into decorations.
Since it is a haircut ceremony and a coming-of-age ceremony, the person is the protagonist, and the dress is just a foil and cannot take away the glory of the protagonist.
"After the ceremony of hair-raising begins, the hair-haired person should first worship the king to show that he has become an adult and has the ability to serve the country. Then he worships his parents, thanks them for their kindness in giving birth, and tells them that when the children grow up, they can repay them and support them, and more Being able to achieve something makes them proud.
Then he paid homage to his teachers three times and thanked them for their help in teaching and solving my doubts.
After this process, it’s time to pick up the words and empower them…”
"Wait a minute! Wait a minute!" Emperor Jing He asked her to speak slowly, "I can understand the word you said, but 'empowerment'... Is this a word you made up yourself?!"
Sheng Yuan nodded vigorously without any humility: "Yes! I made it up...I summed it up!"
"..." Emperor Jinghe held back his laughter, looked at each other and waved to the Queen Mother, asking her to continue.
Sheng Yuan continued to make gestures and said: "To confer power is to grant civil and military abilities to the hairpin, which means that you can bring peace to the world and determine the world! Of course, this is a symbolic move, just like a child grasping the Zhou Dynasty!"
The specific manifestation is a sword and a pen, an effective sage move! "
"Ah, you are right!" Emperor Jing He looked at the energetic and lively little girl in front of him, holding a sword in one hand and a pen in the other, and his shoulders couldn't help but tremble.
"Don't! Don't just say it's good!" Sheng Yuan found that what he said seemed to have no effect except making the audience laugh, so he hurriedly suggested, "Cousin of the Emperor, you are the Emperor! If you think it's good, Then shouldn’t the Ministry of Rites publicize it?”
"So you made your decision to come to me?" Emperor Jinghe raised his eyebrows and stared at her pretending to be serious.
Sheng Yuan opened her eyes in surprise: "Why did you say this, cousin of the emperor? This is the suggestion of the emperor's disciples, how can I say that I want to warn you?! The times are changing, and girls can also take the imperial examination, and the hairpin ceremony is also It’s time to make changes to keep up with changes!
Besides, in the future, all the girls will come to study, so it doesn’t mean much to hold haircut ceremonies with their families. It would be better for the girls and their husbands to have a coming-of-age ceremony together in the academy! Wouldn’t a collective coming-of-age ceremony be more meaningful? "
Of course, Emperor Jinghe would not issue an order just because of Shengyuan's words, but this girl's words made him notice some of the implications of this move.
"Of course I will consider what you said, but even if I can change it, you probably won't be able to catch up! I'm afraid it was your predecessors who planted the trees, leaving it to those who came after you to enjoy the shade!" Emperor Jinghe's thoughts were fast, and he quickly He thought about it clearly, then looked at Sheng Yuan and let out an annoying laugh.
(End of chapter)
