The rotation of the sun and the moon has reached the fifteenth year of Invesco.
On the first day of the first lunar month, every household has already replaced the door god, couplets, hanging signs, and new peach charms.
The streets and alleys were filled with joy, and the mansions all over the city had a new look.
The people who met happily hugged each other to congratulate each other.
It seems that everything is bad, and everything has turned over with the arrival of the New Year.
The entire capital, and even the Wei Dynasty, had a peaceful atmosphere everywhere.
Feng Yibo, the right minister of the Ministry of Rites, is still busy with various sacrifices during the New Year.
Baochai also has an imperial edict and needs to enter the palace to thank him for the banquet.
In the following days, each family was busy preparing New Year wine and entertaining guests.
Today you come to my house, tomorrow I will go to your house.
A group of dignitaries were either soaking in wine or walking on the road with their carriages and horses.
After the fifteenth day, most of the year has passed.
People who are drunk and dreaming of death every day also begin to return to their previous days.
Everyone in the Ministry of Rites was busy working for the country during the New Year.
Sacrifice to heaven and earth, royal rituals, they are everywhere.
Only then did he finally feel free.
Take a vacation when it's time to take a vacation, and take a rest when you need to take a break.
The New Year holiday is as late as March.
Feng Yibo was the last to be busy and the last to rest.
He spent the second half of the first month on vacation at home.
In addition to spending time with her children every day, she immerses herself in the study room to plan the future of Donghai County.
There is also the joy of creating humans with his wives and concubines.
In the blink of an eye, the day of the Flower Festival arrives on February 12th.
At this time, the flavor of the New Year has completely disappeared in the entire city.
But Lin Mansion has a festive and peaceful atmosphere.
Early in the morning, there was a lot of traffic and guests outside the door.
Because this day is Daiyu's birthday.
It is also the hairpin gift that she has been waiting for for a long time, which represents growing up.
All the sisters from the Jia Mansion gathered at the Lin Mansion, and naturally Baoyu and Xiangyun were also present.
Feng Yibo also dragged his family over.
In addition to him and Baochai, all the concubines also rushed to support the future mistress.
The two sisters Li Wen and Li Qi who lived in Feng Mansion, as well as Bao Qin, were also called.
As guests attending the ceremony, let’s go to the Lin Mansion to join in the fun.
In terms of lineup, it is similar to the opening of Dongzang Club.
In addition to these sisters and brothers of the same generation, the elders also expressed their opinions.
Although it is a haircut gift, it is actually also a birthday.
In this era, there is naturally no reason for elders to come to celebrate the birthdays of younger generations.
However, even though they were not present in person, they did not express their feelings.
Daiyu's mother, Jia Min, died early. As a grandmother, Jia's mother could preside over the hairpin ceremony.
But after all, they are old and the Lin family dare not work.
Although he said he wanted to come, he was repeatedly dissuaded by Lin Ruhai and Daiyu.
In the end, only the eldest girl Guizi beside him was sent as a representative to deliver a set of luxurious hair and face to celebrate the granddaughter's coming of age.
Xue's mother was Daiyu's godmother, so she was invited to be the guest of honor.
Speaking of which, Miaoyu's long-term efforts finally made Daiyu realize the importance of getting along well with Baochai.
After careful consideration, she and Lin Ruhai proposed to invite Xue's mother to preside over the hairpin ceremony.
Lin Ruhai naturally understood everything and immediately understood what her daughter meant.
He was very pleased with the comparison and felt that his daughter had really grown up.
Aunt Xue received the invitation and did not refuse it.
Sooner or later, this goddaughter and his biological daughter will have to serve the same husband, so it would be best if they could get along well with each other.
Since the other party intends to show good intentions, Xue's mother is naturally happy to see it happen.
Therefore, she came over early in the morning with her daughter and son-in-law.
At this time, I was talking to Aunt Lin in the back.
Li Mengshi didn't come to visit, but the Li family is worthy of being the heirloom of poetry and etiquette.
She and Aunt Li each gave four volumes of books.
Among them are many authentic works by ancient people, and even rare books with high collection value.
This represents the natural importance attached to the future wife of the Feng family.
The two aunts, Mrs. Wang and Mrs. Xing, also asked Baoyu to bring many good things.
Especially Mrs. Wang, what she gave was a treasure from the palace.
Obviously, there is also the shadow of Yuanchun in this.
Male and female guests are each led by someone to entertain them inside and outside.
At this time, Baoyu was in the front hall looking scratching his head.
Apparently he was stubborn and wanted to join in the fun in the inner house.
But Feng Yibo, the son-in-law of the Feng family, was arranged here.
It was not easy for him to go straight to the curtains of Lin Mansion and offend all the women.
Feng Yibo was like an old god in the hall.
While he was sipping tea leisurely, he was chatting and joking with his father-in-law Lin Ruhai.
The two of them sometimes talked about the court, and sometimes talked about old things in the south of the Yangtze River.
They had fun chatting and laughed a few times each.
This made Baoyu, who couldn't enter the inner house, unable to get in a word for a while.
Fortunately, Lin Ruhai would not neglect the guests, but would ask about the current situation of Rong Mansion from time to time.
Poor Baoyu has never cared about worldly affairs and knows very little about family affairs.
I always responded with irritating comments, and often made incoherent remarks.
It inevitably made him even more embarrassed for a moment, and he wanted to end the entertainment here as soon as possible.
Baoyu was hesitating whether to use urine to escape for a while.
At this time, there was a burst of music from behind, and someone outside the hall reported:
"Sir, the auspicious time has come. My aunt asked me to invite all the guests to come and watch the ceremony!"
Lin Ruhai stood up after hearing the sound, smiled and invited everyone:
"It's going to start later, let's go there too."
Feng Yibo stood up and followed half a body behind Lin Ruhai.
Weng and son-in-law walked out of the main hall talking and laughing.
Finally going to the back!
Baoyu also breathed a long sigh of relief and hurriedly followed.
In order to add hairpins to her only daughter, Lin Ruhai specially invited musicians and emcees.
He also asked Qin Tianjian to help him calculate the auspicious time.
All the details clearly show how seriously the Lin family takes this matter.
When the three of them arrived in the back hall, the girls were chatting and laughing to the accompaniment of elegant music.
Seeing three people coming in, the music stopped.
All the girls stood up to greet him.
After the ceremony, Lin Ruhai sat in the middle.
Next to her is Aunt Lin, and below her is Aunt Xue.
At this time, the master of ceremonies stepped forward and asked in a low voice:
"Mr. Lin, the auspicious time is coming, can we start?"
Daiyu was not in the hall, but still waiting inside.
When Lin Ruhai heard this, he sent someone to ask behind.
After a while, a maid replied:
"Sir, the lady is ready."
Lin Ruhai nodded and said to the master of ceremonies:
"let's start."
All the guests were paying attention to what was going on here, and they suddenly fell silent when they heard this.
Afterwards, the elegant music started playing again, and the master of ceremonies also announced loudly:
"The ceremony has begun. Please keep silent for the moment, guests! Anyone who wants to have hairpins added today!"
Following everyone's gaze, Daiyu entered the hall with the support of Qingwen and Xueyan.
The three girls are all young and young, especially Qingwen and Daiyu are somewhat similar, and they are also extremely beautiful.
But when the three of them come out together, they can tell the priority just by looking at their appearance.
Everyone's eyes were only focused on Daiyu.
The girl of the past has become more graceful and graceful, and she looks even more charming in her attire.
When Daiyu, who rarely dressed up, appeared, people who knew her were amazed.
The beauty of the two maids beside her did not put her down even a little bit.
On the contrary, it made Daiyu even more outstanding.
Feng Yibo looked at his unmarried daughter-in-law with smiles in his eyes.
Baoyu next to her looked at her charming cousin, but she was in despair.
First it was Baochai, then Yingchun, and now Daiyu.
These closest sisters all followed the same person one after another.
Baoyu felt that he had lost too much, and felt a little bored for a moment.
"Father, aunt, godmother!"
Daiyu stepped forward and greeted all the elders one by one.
Then he saluted all the guests:
"Thank you brothers and sisters for the honor!"
There are no outsiders here to support us today, they are all familiar sisters.
Everyone also bowed their hands and returned the gesture.
At this time, Lin Ruhai looked at Daiyu with great comfort.
I thought too much at the same time, and said somewhat uncontrollably:
"My Yu'er has grown up, and your mother will be able to smile even if she has a spirit."
"Father! I..."
When Daiyu heard the mention of her biological mother, she suddenly choked up.
Among the guests, there were many who had lost their parents or their mothers.
Such as Baochai, Baoqin, Yingchun, Li Wen, Li Qi, the You family sisters, etc., who share the same illness with her.
Seeing this situation, his eyes turned red.
Even Xue's mother sitting there felt a little fond of her dead husband.
But when she saw Daiyu's tears were about to fall, she was afraid that her makeup would be stained by tears and affect her etiquette for a while, so she smiled and smoothed things over:
"Girl Lin, please don't cry on this wonderful day! It's not too late to wait until you get married!"
With this joke, most of the sad atmosphere was immediately dispelled.
When all the guests heard this, they all smiled kindly.
Many people also turned their attention to Feng Yibo.
Feng Yibo looked at Daiyu with a smile and gave him encouragement with his eyes.
"Mom~!"
Daiyu was teased by her elders in public, but she couldn't help but look at Feng Yibo, and immediately let out a shy coquettish voice.
Seeing that her tears turned into smiles, Aunt Lin was relieved, but she only said:
"Amitabha!"
Lin Ruhai also knew that he should not continue to fan Qing, lest he miss the opportunity.
"Don't forget to give your mother a stick of incense later."
After admonishing him, he looked at Mother Xue and asked respectfully:
"Mrs. Xue, let's officially start?"
When Xue's mother heard this, she smiled and nodded.
The master of ceremonies has been paying attention to the master's condition, and upon seeing this, he immediately proceeds.
"There is a daughter in the Lin family, and she is going to have her hair cut today. All guests and friends, please take this as a witness!"
As she spoke, she looked at Aunt Xue and said loudly:
"I would like to invite the guest of honor, Mrs. Xue, the mistress of the Xue family in Jinling, to give hairpins to the Lin family's daughter!"
When Aunt Xue heard this, she stood up with a smile.
She took two steps forward and first took a comb from the tray in Qingwen's hand.
Baochai and Miaoyu both looked at this scene with smiles, because this was the hollow one-horned rhinoceros comb given by Baochai.
Mother Xue combed Daiyu's hair a few times, then smiled and said:
"Everything will go well with you, and you will marry a good husband in the future."
Daiyu followed the instructions of the host and responded with a blushing face:
"Thank you godmother for combing my hair!"
Here, Aunt Xue raised her hand again and took the hairpin held by Xue Yan.
Needless to say, this is naturally the cloud pattern ivory hairpin given by Feng Yibo.
Aunt Xue's fingers were flying, and she neatly pulled Daiyu's hair into a bun.
Then, the cloud-patterned ivory hairpin was inserted upwards to secure the bun.
"If you add hairpins and buns, you will be a grown-up today, and your family will be filled with happy children tomorrow."
Daiyu's face turned redder when she heard this.
She resisted the temptation to look at Feng Yibo and hurriedly responded:
"Thank you godmother for adding hairpins to my hair!"
If you are engaged, you can add hairdos when you turn fifteen.
If you are not yet engaged, you can add haircut by the age of twenty at the latest.
Daiyu had been engaged to Feng Yibo early, so this rhetoric was suitable.
If you are a single woman who did not add hairdo until she was twenty, then this argument will definitely not work.
Otherwise it becomes a humiliation.
After Daiyu was shy and had her hair straightened, she couldn't help but glance at Feng Yibo.
This look of love is worth more than a thousand words.
Baoyu next to Feng Yibo was stunned.
Feng Yibo was also a little surprised by his future daughter-in-law. He was secretly proud in his heart and his eyes also showed a brilliance.
Then he thought of something again and looked at Baochai beside him.
Sure enough, he saw her looking at him with a smile but not a smile.
When Feng Yibo saw this, he smiled back as if nothing was wrong.
At this time, the host cleared his throat and said loudly:
"Guests, please speak up!"
This allows the guests to talk, which means they can praise others.
"Congratulations to Sister Lin!"
"Congratulations to Sister Lin on her birthday!"
"Miss Lin looks so beautiful today!"
"..."
For a time, everything was possible.
Congratulations poured in to Daiyu.
She could only thank them one by one with a shy face.
At this time, the master of ceremonies raised his hand, and everyone suddenly fell silent again.
"Those who have haircuts are grateful for their upbringing!"
Daiyu returned to the center, bowed to Lin Ruhai on the seat, and said:
"Thank you to my parents for giving birth to me, raising me, and raising me as an adult!"
Lin Ruhai helped Daiyu up and said with a smile:
"You will be a big girl from now on. There are a few words you need to remember as a father today."
Speaking of this, he paused slightly and then solemnly warned:
"Your mother and I raised you as a pretend son, and we also asked you to study and be sensible, but you are a girl after all, so you must not forget to cultivate your wife's appearance and virtue."
This was said not only to Daiyu, but also to Feng Yibo and his wife.
In addition to telling your daughter not to forget a woman's character.
He also told his son-in-law that his daughter was different from other women.
She didn't grow up reading the Four Books for Women, but she studied the Four Books and the Five Classics just like men.
Daiyu heard her father's instructions and said with tears in her eyes:
"Daughters must obey their father's teachings!"
Lin Ruhai nodded happily and warned:
"When you get married in the future, you should put your husband's family first in everything you do. You should be careful in your words and deeds. Don't be arrogant based on favors or argue based on your talents!"
These words were extremely emotional, but they seemed to be said a little too early.
It's as if Daiyu is not getting a hairpin today, but is about to leave the cabinet today.
However, one can understand Lin Ruhai's mood when he thinks that Daiyu will soon marry into the Feng family after getting hairpins.
For a moment, all the guests showed kind smiles again, and all looked at Feng Yibo in unison.
This time Daiyu was so embarrassed that she even held back her tears.
Lin Ruhai sighed and said:
"Remember! Remember!"
When Daiyu heard this, she ignored her shyness and responded hurriedly:
"Daughter, please keep this in mind, please don't worry, father!"
At this point, the ceremony of adding hairdos is coming to an end.
But here, just as the haircut ceremony is about to be completed, something big happens on the other side.
This matter was like thunder, which had resounded throughout the city.
Just as the master of ceremonies was about to announce, "The ceremony is completed," someone suddenly ran in panting.
The person who came in was the daughter-in-law of the Lin Zhen family, the old housekeeper of the Lin family.
As soon as she came in, she trotted towards Lin Ruhai.
When he arrived at Lin Ruhai's side, he realized that the situation seemed wrong, so he could only lower his voice and said:
"Master! Something big happened!"
Lin Ruhai was lamenting that her daughter had grown up, and frowned slightly when she heard this.
Obviously, he was a little unhappy with Lin Zhen's abrupt reporting.
But he still asked:
"What made you panic like this?"
She is also an elder of the Lin family and has always known the importance of things.
When he could ignore Daiyu's haircut, he came over abruptly to report it.
Obviously, something shocking must have happened.
"Sir, the one in my family sent a message in. Now the streets and alleys are spreading mourning, saying that..."
Lin Ruhai was stunned when he heard about the funeral.
At this time, Lin Zhenjia looked around slightly, his eyes flickered a few more times, and then he whispered:
"It is said that the Supreme Emperor Dragon controls Bintian!"
Hearing this, Lin Ruhai took two steps back to stabilize his body, and then confirmed in shock:
"What did you say?"
【End of this volume】
