Chapter 328 and Hairpin

On the fifth day of May, Eleven Niang finally understood why the Jiang family had only heard the rumor.

Madam Dowager invited the Marquis of Yongchang, Madam Huang, Madam Hou Tang of Zhongshan, Madam Zhongqin Bogan, Madam Hou Lin of Weibei, and even Madam Hou Shizi of Zhennan. Madam Zhennan Hou has died of illness, and all the affairs of the family are now handled by this bedridden man.

Mrs. Shizi presided over it, but she did not invite Mrs. Liang Ge Lao and Chen Ge Lao.

In other words, almost all the housewives of the Duke of Yanjing's house were present, but none of the female relatives of the official's house were invited.

The lady touched her head and said: Today is a good day for you. We will not invite those who are watching the excitement. We will only invite those who sincerely congratulate you.

Eleven Niang is currently sitting on the Arhat bed in the east room of the small hall behind the main hall of the Yongping Marquis Mansion, wearing a lake-colored right-sided blouse.

She got up early in the morning, washed and bathed, and changed into a plain Hangzhou silk dress of sky blue sky. Mother Du sat here with her, waiting for Chen Zheng's hair-raising ceremony to begin.

Eleven Niang smiled and nodded.

A little maid came in and said: Taijun Zheng has arrived.

You sit down for a while first, and the ceremony of hair extensions will begin immediately. The Madam said a few words to her, then stood up to greet the guests.

Eleven Niang took out her pocket watch from her sleeve and looked at it.

Chenzheng is still a quarter of an hour away.

Amber helped Eleven Niang straighten her clothes, and whispered: I don’t know who Mrs. Tai invited to be the praiser. She also asked about the condition of Si Gu’s grandma that day.

When a person has a haircut, he needs a virtuous female elder to be the guest of honor. When the time comes, a person is needed to insert hairpins for the person who has a haircut. A person is needed to give a tray to the person who has a haircut. A praiser is needed to assist the guest of honor in saluting. This person is usually the person who has the haircut.

Friends or sisters. Since Madam Tai has invited all the housewives from Gongqing’s family, the higher the status of the person who likes it, the better. Although she knows many people in Yanjing, she really can’t find anyone who can be called a good friend.

Come out. As for the sisters, Wu Niang married a juren, and Twelve Niang said that the person she was marrying was a branch of Zhennan Hou. Only Si Niang was married, and her husband was a Tanhua Lang and a close official of the emperor. However, she was in poor health. It seems that

There is no suitable one either.

Eleven Niang couldn't think of anyone whom Mrs. Tai would invite to praise her.

While the two were talking, there was a burst of noise outside, mixed with enthusiastic laughter. Although this hall was called a small hall, there were actually five rooms. They were sitting at the eastern end, too far apart, so they could not hear clearly.

"I don't know who is coming," Amber whispered, "It's so lively."

Everything was arranged by the Madam, and Eleven Niang didn’t know.

She must be from a certain family, she said with a smile, when Mrs. Zhennan Hou Shizi came just now, it was so lively.

Amber nodded.

When she hears something moving outside, she always goes to take a look.

Listening to Grandma Huang San's tone, Mrs. Hou Shizi of Zhennan has not appeared in the past two years. Everyone was a little surprised to see her.

While Hu Hua was talking, the sound of sheng and bamboo instruments sounded from the west.

Mother Du walked in, her face full of joy: Madam, the hair-raising ceremony is about to begin. She also said, after Mrs. Hui has finished speaking, you go out, face south, bow to the guests watching the ceremony, and then face west.

Sit on the rattan mat. When the guest of honor combs your hair and the guest of honor washes his hands, you turn to the east and sit upright. When the guest of honor gives you hairpins, the guest of praise will come forward to help you and then you get up.

When the time comes, the guests will bow to you and congratulate you. Then you will come back to the east room, and the admirers will put you into plain clothes.

Last night, Mrs. Tai accompanied her to the small hall to practice again.

Eleven Niang smiled and said: Don’t worry, Mama Du, I have remembered everything.

As he spoke, he walked to the curtain.

Mother Du stepped forward and helped her pull up her skirt.

The sound of music and bamboo playing outside stopped.

There was silence inside and outside the hall. The Madam's voice was dignified and solemn, and could be heard clearly.

Now that I have entered the Xu family, I have become the wife of the Xu family. Today, on behalf of my in-laws, I will preside over the hairpin ceremony for the eleventh mother. It is also the Dragon Boat Festival, so I would like to thank you all for your courtesy. Then I paused and announced the hairpin ceremony.

Officially begin.

The sound of sheng and bamboo flutes started and then stopped.

Mother Du raised the curtain, and Eleven Niang walked in with a dignified expression.

Then she was shocked.

In the west position of the praiser, stood the beautiful Mrs. Gan.

Seeing Eleven Niang's astonished expression, Mrs. Gan smiled silently at her.

For some reason, Eleven Niang felt her eyes were a little moist.

She blinked her eyes vigorously, then gracefully faced the west, kneeling on the white rattan mat in the center of the hall.

Mrs. Gan stepped forward to comb her hair.

The Eleventh Niang saw the Twelfth Niang with tears in her eyelashes, and the smiling Mrs. Luo and Zhou, Mrs. Lin. She smiled at them, feeling very peaceful and peaceful in her heart.

Mrs. Gan finished combing her hair and just put the comb down towards the south when a boy ran in.

Everyone looked sideways.

The boy said respectfully: Eunuch Lei is here.

Everyone stood up and saw Eunuch Lei, wearing a blue official uniform, striding in with a smile on his face.

He was also holding a carved red lacquered tray in his hand, covered with bright red velvet cloth.

The Queen congratulated Mrs. Yongping and gave her a hairpin. He glanced at the foreign wives lying on the ground, paused for a moment, and then continued, giving a five-bat suet-fat jade hairpin.

The madam led the eleventh mother to thank her.

Someone laughed and said: Since the Queen has specially given a hairpin to Mrs. Yongpinghou, I think today’s hairpin ceremony will use this hairpin.

Eleven Niang followed the sound and saw a pair of catkins that were even whiter and more delicate than a girl.

Who is not Princess Fucheng?

After hearing this, Eunuch Lei laughed and said: "Princess, this is a very wonderful idea." He also said, "When I came here, the empress ordered me to watch the ceremony before going back, so that I could tell the empress about the scene of Mrs. Yongpinghou and the hairpin ceremony. If I knew this,

The hairpin was used in Mrs. Yongpinghou’s hairpin ceremony. I don’t know how happy she is.

Princess Fucheng smiled: In that case, please sit down, father-in-law. You are my guest of honor today.

Seeing Princess Fucheng and Eunuch Lei singing together, Eleven Niang was moved.

She guessed that the Queen Mother would invite Princess Fucheng to watch the ceremony, and even ask Princess Fucheng to be the guest of honor at her hairpin ceremony. But what she didn't expect was that the Queen would reward her with a hairpin in this way at this time, and even more

What I didn't expect was that Princess Fucheng would cooperate with Eunuch Lei to create momentum for her haircut ceremony.

Eleven Niang's eyes turned red, she held the Madam's hand and called her "Mother" in a low voice.

What is your status?

The stepmother of Marquis Yongping and the concubine of the Luo family.

If it were not for the concubine, how could she praise herself like this if she was the empress and became a princess?

She looked at the corners of Mrs. Tai's mouth and was speechless for a long time.

For the first time, I felt the paleness and powerlessness of words.

The wife just smiled and patted her hand, then stepped forward to take Princess Fucheng's hand: "I would also like to ask the princess to hold the first marriage ceremony for our eleventh mother."

Princess Fucheng nodded, and went to wash hands under the east steps with Mrs.

Eleven Niang knelt on the rattan mat again, and everyone in the room returned to their seats.

The haircut ceremony continues.

There was only a gentle splash of water in the hall.

The steward brought out the carved red lacquer tray containing the rhopa and clothes, and Eunuch Lei placed the five-bat Ruyi hairpin of mutton-fat jade that the Queen had gifted on the top.

Princess Fucheng walked up to Eleven Niang and recited a congratulatory message loudly: On the auspicious day of the month, you will start to wear clothes of the Yuan Dynasty. Abandon your young aspirations, follow your will and become virtuous. Your longevity will be good, and you will be blessed. Then she knelt down and picked up the

The comb that Mrs. Gan put down just now was symbolically used to comb it for her a few times.

The administrator knelt down on his knees, and Princess Fucheng inserted the jade hairpin that the Queen had just rewarded into Eleven Niang's head.

Only then did Eleven Niang realize that the person in charge of her and Ji Li was actually the fifth lady, the head of Danyang County.

She has a solemn expression, a dignified manner, and a dignified beauty.

Before Eleven Niang could think about it carefully, Mrs. Gan stepped forward and straightened the hosta.

She stood up slowly, accepted the congratulations from Mrs. Zhou, Lin Da Nai, Luo Da Nai and others, and then followed Mrs. Gan back to the east room.

Are you tired? Mrs. Gan helped Eleven Niang change into plain clothes and skirt.

Eleven Niang shook her head.

Thank you. She thanked Mrs. Gan in a low voice. Her voice was sincere and a little excited. I didn't expect it.

Although I am not your sister, Mrs. Gan said with a smile, I can still be considered your friend.

Eleven Niang nodded repeatedly.

Mrs. Gan said nothing more, lowered her head and concentrated on helping her arrange her clothes.
To be continued...