Chapter 284 I Will Not Marry You

Yuzhu didn't respond. She walked outside and told the Gu family's followers to take good care of Gu Yuanjia, and then took Cui'er to the main courtyard.

At this time, the sun is rising, the morning glow is beginning to appear, and the palace is full of spring.

Yuzhu went back to get the gift she had prepared for Song Wan'er. When she arrived at the main courtyard, the two little guys were already very energetic, with bright eyes, and were clamoring to go out and play.

"Don't be impatient." Huo Yanran teased Nian'er with a smile, "We'll go out when your mother comes."

As soon as she finished speaking, Yuzhu came in and bowed to the two of them, saying, "Sister, Princess."

"Speak of Yuzhu, and Yuzhu will be here." Huo Yanran handed Nian'er to Yuzhu with a smile.

Nian'er is sensible and knows that her mother is busy. She didn't make a fuss when she couldn't see her mother last night. But when she saw her mother this time, her eyes were filled with tears and she opened her arms to ask her to hug her.

Yuzhu held the little guy in her arms and said softly, "Nian'er, be good."

Chunzhi asked gently, "How is Mr. Gu today?"

Yuzhu said, "My injuries are too severe and I can't move. I wanted to ask my sister to help me bring the gift to Wan'er, but he asked me to go first."

Chunzhi couldn't help but smile, "You and Wan'er are so close. If you don't go to her coming-of-age ceremony, she will definitely come to make trouble for you tomorrow."

Yuzhu naturally wanted to go too, and now that Gu Yuanjia had brought it up himself, everyone was happy.

Huo Yanran said, "It's good that Yuzhu is here. Let's go there early."

"Let's go." Chunzhi asked the wet nurse to carry Xiaoxing back, and then told the maid to carry the box. She took Huo Yanran, Yuzhu and others out of the house and went to the Song residence.

This day is March 30th, the last day of the month.

Song Wan'er's coming-of-age day.

Spring is in full swing, flowers are blooming and the sky is clear.

Everyone in the Song residence started working before dawn. Song Wan'er was pulled up from the couch by Jinshu and Luo Shang before she could even open her eyes. The maids surrounded her and kept busy.

Song Wan'er sat in front of the bronze mirror and yawned constantly.

Song Anlan was worried that the maids wouldn't be able to do anything to her, so he came over to take a look. Seeing that his sister was still sleeping like a child, he smiled gently and said, "I told you to go home early to rest yesterday, but you didn't listen. You're still dozing off now."

As he spoke, he ordered the maids to prepare some mint water to remind Song Wan'er.

Seeing her brother coming over, Song Wan'er forced herself to look at him, "I'm awake now, aren't I? I can't control falling asleep."

She said this and yawned again.

Jinshu brought the mint water as instructed by the head of the family. Song Anlan reached out to take it, dipped a willow branch in the mint water, and gently applied it to Song Wan'er's forehead.

Song Wan'er closed her eyes and said to her brother, "Click a few more times, I'm really sleepy."

Song Anlan followed his instructions and used a willow branch dipped in mint water to tap his sister's forehead twice.

The mint water was applied to her forehead, and it felt cool. Song Wan'er sobered up a lot, and she opened her eyes again and looked at her brother, "Okay, brother, you go to the front yard and do your work. I'll be quick here, and I'm sure we'll be there in time."

Although there are many procedures for the coming-of-age ceremony, the girl must wear long clothes and appear at the banquet, comb her hair, put on a hairpin, and wear brocade clothes for everyone to watch.

In order to make their daughters look stunning, some families would put on makeup that no one else could see. However, Song Wan'er was naturally beautiful, so there was no need for such trouble.

This way, you can save a lot of time.

Song Anlan placed the used willow branches on the tray and said with a smile, "Jinshu Luoshang, keep an eye on the girl and don't let her fall asleep again."

"Yes, Patriarch."

Jin Shu Luo Shang responded in unison.

Song Wan'er called out "Brother" and whispered softly, "I won't fall asleep again."

Song Anlan smiled and said, "It's better to be prepared."

"Okay, okay, go get busy."

Song Wan'er raised her hand and rubbed her temples. She was frightened by Jiang San's night intrusion yesterday. After she fell asleep, she had been having strange dreams, which made her unable to sleep all night, so she was always sleepy.

At Song Wan'er's urging, Song Anlan went to the front yard. Just at this time, Mrs. Mu, Chunzhi and others arrived at the Song residence at the same time.

The servant came to report and Song Anlan went out to greet him.

Mrs. Mu is Song Wan'er's godmother and also the main guest today. She is responsible for combing Song Wan'er's hair and putting on her hairpin.

The mother and daughter saw each other as soon as they got off the carriage. Mrs. Mu was so happy to see Xiaoxing coming back that she immediately held the little girl in her arms.

Xiaoxing hugged her grandmother back and kept climbing onto her shoulders.

After the two sides exchanged greetings, Chunzhi asked Madam Mu in a gentle tone, "Why did mother come so early?"

At this time, there was still some time before the coming-of-age banquet, and the guests had not yet arrived.

Mrs. Mu could actually come later.

Madam Mu carried Xiaoxing back to Tong Chunzhi and said, "I've never combed anyone's hair or put on a hairpin before. This is the first time in my life, so I should do it sooner rather than later so that I can go through the whole process again."

Mrs. Mu felt a great regret that she was not able to let her own daughter grow up well by her side and hold a coming-of-age ceremony for her.

Song Wan'er recognized her as her godmother and invited her to be the main guest at her coming-of-age ceremony, which in a sense made up for the regret in her heart.

Therefore, Madam Mu was very concerned about this matter and came to the Song residence early.

As they were talking, several people walked towards the Song residence. Song Anlan soon came out to greet them, greeted them and exchanged a few words.

Chunzhi knew that Song Anlan was very busy today, and smiled as she reminded him not to overwork himself.

Song Anlan smiled and said, "My daughter has grown up. I am so happy that I don't feel tired anymore."

Huo Yanran said, "Brother Song is truly like a father and a mother to me. Wan'er is so lucky to have a brother like you."

Song Anlan smiled and said, "Princess, you have a brother who is the Prince of Chang'an. Why should you envy others?"

"That's true." Huo Yanran thought of her seventh brother and felt that her life was extremely good.

Song Anlan talked a few words with Chunzhi and others. As he still had a lot of things to do, he asked the maid to take them to Song Wan'er's courtyard.

As soon as Chunzhi and his group arrived, Song Wan'er immediately became energetic. She pinched Xiaoxinghui's face and teased Nian'er.

"Stop playing for now." Huo Yanran held her back and asked, "Look what I brought you."

The Thirteenth Princess clapped her hands three times, and immediately two servants came in carrying a large box.

"What is this?" Song Wan'er looked at the big box in front of her, surprised.

Huo Yanran didn't say it directly, but smiled brightly, "You'll know if you open it and take a look."

Song Wan'er opened the box and saw a box full of storybooks. "So many storybooks—"

Miss Song was shocked.

"A full eight hundred." Huo Yanran said with her hands on her hips, "How do you think? Isn't this princess kind enough?"

"That's so kind!" Song Wan'er happily hugged Huo Yanran and kissed her on the cheek. "If the princess were a man, I would marry you!"

Huo Yanran was stunned by her kiss. It took her a moment to recover. She smiled and said, "As expected, you are a grown-up girl who is about to reach the age of marriage. All you talk about is marriage. Tell me, when General Shao sent you back to the Song residence last night, what did you two say and do?"