"Then Daddy means to agree." Jiang Sheng reacted quickly, "Daddy is the best, thank you Daddy."
She rushed over and took a reassuring hand.
"Don't thank me so early." Jiang Jizu returned to his seriousness, "The imperial city is different from ordinary ones. It has complicated plots and branches all over the place. Every word must be considered carefully to avoid the imagination of interested people and making a fuss out of a molehill."
"Can you learn the etiquette of those banquets? May the ladies of the aristocratic family whom you are familiar with recognize? You must prepare all the clothes and jewelry to wear to the banquet. Since you are going to represent the Jiang family, you must look like the legitimate daughter of the aristocratic family."
"You will also meet ladies from the harem in the imperial city. Not only do you need to meet them, but you also need to know what family is behind them, who their children are, and what taboos you should not mention..."
Being a daughter of an aristocratic family has never been an easy thing.
Jiang Sheng listened blankly, her head almost going numb, but thinking of the lonely and helpless fifth brother, she suddenly woke up again, gritted her teeth and said, "Learn, learn everything."
No matter how lazy a person is, there are times when he works hard.
For Fifth Brother, these are nothing!
Jiang Sheng clenched his fists, burned everything, and returned to Jiang's house with his father that day.
Mrs. Jiang really didn't agree with the matter of attending the banquet, but she was an open-minded elder. After Jiang Sheng pestered her for a few words, she reluctantly waved her hand and agreed.
He just warned, "Follow your second aunt closely when the time comes. If you encounter an accident, you can also ask cousin Siqing for help. Remember?"
"Remember grandma." Jiang Sheng agreed quickly, then suddenly thought of something, "Xiaoyu won't go?"
The madness of the general's wife Liao is no secret in Fengjing. Mrs. Jiang is getting older, so the burden of banquets and exchanges falls on the second wife.
As the legitimate daughter of the second wife, Jiang Chengyu should not be absent.
"She..." Mrs. Jiang paused, "She is unreliable."
Therefore, Jiang Chengyu still participated in the Spring Appreciation Banquet, but because his personality was not mature enough, he was excluded from the queue for help by his grandmother.
Fortunately she didn't know, otherwise she would have been furious.
Jiang Sheng covered his mouth and snickered.
The Jiang family was very busy in the next few days.
Not only did he have to ask Aunt Xi to teach him etiquette and rules, but he also had to force Jiang Sheng to learn about the Fengjing family background and identify the portraits of the ladies in the harem, as well as the princes and princesses.
That's all. Custom-made clothes are the most distressing thing.
A few days after Chang Yan left, Jiang Sheng lost several kilograms of meat because of worry. During this time, he was studying and working hard, so he unknowingly consumed more.
If you measure your waist exactly, you can put your finger in it in two days.
The gift clothes for the banquet did not fit before they were cut. Re-measurement meant rushing to work again. The gift clothes were different from ordinary clothes. Even if ten embroiderers were threading needles at the same time, it would take three to five days to sew them.
Tan Yue was so anxious that she got angry and wandered around, "Girl, eat more. If you eat more, you can't lose weight."
The Jiang family's master chefs once again showed off their skills, and a dazzling array of food was served on the table, including pigs, sheep, cattle, chickens, and birds, flying in the sky, running on the ground, and swimming in the water. Almost everything circulating in the market was brought here.
Jiang Sheng also ate, but there was something pressing on his mind. There were still marks on his palms from being beaten by his nanny, so he had no appetite as before.
"If it doesn't work, just buy ready-made clothes for the girl." He Rui is now working as an errand in Mrs. Jiang's yard. He doesn't want to see his sweetheart suffer, so he boldly suggested.
Tan Yue glared, "How can that be done? There are several legitimate daughters of aristocratic families who wear ready-made clothes. Which family has not customized their clothes several months in advance? Of course, our girls from the Jiang family cannot be compared."
After saying that, he looked at the hopeless Jiang Sheng and begged, "Girl, please eat more and stop losing weight. They say sick people lose weight easily. Is the girl sick?"
She vaguely felt that it made sense, and waved to call the doctor.
It was He Rui who stopped her, "Sister Tan Yue, calm down. I don't think the girl is sick, but she seems to have grown taller."
Oh yes, grow taller.
Jiang Sheng had suffered too much in the past. After Jiang Sheng briefly surpassed his fourth and fifth brothers when he was eight years old, he stagnated again.
Now that Chang Yan has gradually transitioned from a child to a teenager, Wen Zhiyun has also stretched out, and his sister has become the shortest one again.
Even in the Jiang family, the two granddaughters are almost the same age. Jiang Chengyu is nearly five feet tall, while Jiang Sheng is less than four feet tall.
If it can really grow, it would obviously be great.
Tan Yue finally let go of her mouthful of tears, took a wooden ruler to measure Jiang Sheng's height, and prepared three sets of large, medium and small gifts.
In mid-May, the donation banquet in the name of appreciating the spring was finally held in the Baohe Hall of the Imperial City.
The embroiderer brought over three sets of gifts, and Tan Yue took this opportunity to measure Jiang Sheng from head to toe. The two were superimposed, and the distance was as wide as a pair of eyelids.
Although it was difficult to notice, it had only been a few days, and it was enough for Tan Yue to smile from ear to ear.
Trying on the clothes again, the middle one fits me perfectly.
For this spring feast, the entire Jiang family was in chaos.
After the dust finally settled, Tan Yue helped Jiang Sheng change into the gift clothes, then combed her hair into a rich yet girlish bun, and finally put on a custom-made pure gold ornament.
It is said that Buddha relies on gold and people rely on clothing.
In the past, Jiang Sheng always wore simple cotton clothes and an ordinary double-ring bun. He never wore it for fear of losing his jewelry. At most, he tied it with a red hair tie. Looking from a distance, you would just think that this child is healthy and easy to support.
But now, the coat is made of rich and gorgeous silk, the pleated skirt is made of silk embroidered with real gold, the long and rich necklace is hung around the neck, and the clear and flawless jade agate is on the wrist, making a tinkling sound when walking. .
His face must have been rouged with makeup, and his lips were pouty red. Coupled with his wealth and attire, he really looked like he had become a real person.
Mrs. Jiang was rarely shocked, Jiang Jizu frowned slightly, and the rest of the maids and servants rushed to watch.
Jiang Sheng shrank for a moment, then thought about the words of his nanny, straightened his back and walked out again, bending his knees as dignifiedly as possible, "I've met my father, I've met my grandmother."
If the twelve years had not been lost, the Jiang family's legitimate daughter would have looked like this.
Mrs. Jiang's eyes were red, and she stretched out her hands, "Good child, get up quickly, you have worked hard these days."
Jiang Sheng shook her head, the hairpins on her bun jingled, and she immediately stabilized her head, not daring to shake it around.
The cautious look made people laugh.
"Girl, the second lady and the fourth lady are already waiting outside." Tan Yue came over to report.
Jiang Jizong was a court official and was still in the Jinluan Palace. Jiang Chengfeng was bent on taking the imperial examination. Only a few female family members actually rushed over from the Jiang family.
Jiang Sheng walked slowly to the gate, bid farewell to his father and grandmother with the utmost courtesy, and finally touched the ten thousand taels of silver notes in his arms and stepped onto the carriage resolutely.
The driver pulled up the reins outside and said, "Drive!"
The teenagers in the distance all sighed, not sure whether it was because of their sister who was too beautiful to recognize, or because of their younger brother who had sneaked away and was about to meet again.
