After combing her daughter's hair, Jin hurriedly took her people away. Firstly, she was still busy in the front yard! Secondly, she didn't want her daughter to see that she was in a bad mood.

Maybe it was because her daughter's wedding was getting closer, she became more sentimental than before.

Zhou Qiongyue's hair was just tied up at this time, without anything inserted in it. Later, the guest of honor would insert a hairpin into her hair in front of everyone's gaze.

After Jin left, some other young ladies who had good relations with the Marquis' Mansion came into Qiongyue Pavilion. They also gave some small gifts they had prepared to express their congratulations.

The original owner was only an acquaintance with these noble ladies. After Zhou Qiongyue came, she didn't have much time to attend various banquets, so except for Princess Yongchun, she only knew these people. She was not even familiar with them, but half-familiar.

Even Zhou Qiongyue said she wasn't familiar with her uncle's cousin Jin Yunxi. She looked through the original owner's memories and found that this cousin had never been a talkative person. Whenever they met, they would just stare at each other in silence.

Zhou Qiongyue didn't know the reason, and she didn't want to find out. If they got along, they'd spend more time together. If they didn't, they were just relatives.

However, today is a good day for Zhou Qiongyue, and she is also a princess, so most of these people will still speak in Zhou Qiongyue's favor.

It's good for everyone! We are not enemies on the surface, and basically no one would cause trouble for others at this time.

Everyone was busy in Zhou Qiongyue's boudoir for a while, and then the auspicious time arrived. When they arrived at the venue for the ceremony, Jin personally took her daughter's hand and walked upstairs under the gaze of everyone.

When they arrived at the place, Zhou Qiongyue knelt in front of her father and mother, and of course her grandfather and grandmother were also sitting above them.

Some people recite a series of things, which can be summarized as gratitude to their father and mother for giving birth to them, and to their family for nurturing and protecting them.

After all this was read out, Zhou Qiongyue kowtowed and bowed.

After Zhou Qiongyue kowtowed, the host, Princess Zhaoxian, inserted the hairpin on Zhou Qiongyue's head.

The guest of honor for Zhou Qiongyue's coming-of-age ceremony was invited by Yuan Bohua himself. The guest was Princess Zhaoxian of the royal family, the emperor's aunt. She had a long and happy life with many children and grandchildren. She was a rare person with all five blessings.

Zhou Wencan and Jin felt extremely honored that Princess Zhaoxian could be the guest of honor for their daughter.

Although Zhou Qiongyue was mentally prepared for this, she still widened her eyes when she saw Princess Yongchun coming out holding the hairpin.

Not only Zhou Qiongyue's eyes widened, but the eyes of the guests below also widened. They couldn't help but complain in their hearts, wondering what the virtuous concubine was thinking, actually letting a princess do this to a servant girl.

Xianfei: She is the future princess consort, the niece of the Empress. She has no son, but of course it is more appropriate for her to cling to the Empress.

Princess Zhaoxian looked at the girl in front of her with her lively eyes, and she also liked her a little more, which was rare.

Princess Yongchun looked at her friend's surprised expression and winked at her playfully.

Zhou Qiongyue's heart was filled with emotion. This was her only friend in this era, and he did not let her down.

Princess Zhaoxian took the hairpin from Princess Yongchun and gently inserted it into Zhou Qiongyue's hair. "The ceremony is complete. Please give me a name, my Lord and Madam."

The crowd watching the ceremony below was shaken again. Although women could be given Chinese characters upon reaching adulthood, this practice was rare. Generally, only men were given Chinese characters upon reaching adulthood.

Zhou Wencan spoke immediately after hearing this, fearing that someone would snatch it from him. "I bestow upon you the name Jingyu. As a father, I hope that my daughter will have a peaceful and prosperous life in the future."

After Zhou Wencan finished speaking, he took out the wooden hairpin that he had polished himself from his sleeve and inserted it directly into Zhou Qiongyue's head.

He felt that this was the confidence he gave his daughter in front of everyone, and this was the child he held in the palm of his hand.

Zhou Qiongyue didn't think anything of it at first, but when Zhou Wencan did this, her eyes immediately turned red.

Her parents in this life were really good to her.

Everyone watching the ceremony was impressed by Zhou Wencan's doting on his child, and even Marquis Cheng'en and Zhou Wenjun were surprised. They had always known that Zhou Wencan loved his daughter, but they had never expected him to love her so much.

Zhou Zhiyi and Zhou Zhiquan were only happy for their younger sister, while Zhou Zhiwen and Zhou Zhiqi, the illegitimate children of the eldest wife, had eyes full of jealousy.

Just because they were not born from their stepmother's womb, they are like invisible people in the mansion. Even their father doesn't pay attention to them. Children of this age, who doesn't yearn for their father's love and attention!

Neither of them had these two things. Their father gave his love to his only daughter and his attention to his two legitimate children. They even rarely saw their father.

Zhou Wencan and Jin Shi also saw the expressions of the two illegitimate children. Zhou Wencan, as the father, only frowned and nonchalantly warned Jin Shi, "Those two children don't seem to be content. Don't be too nice to them."

Jin... If it weren't for the inappropriate occasion today, she really wanted to roll her eyes at the prince. Whose son is he?

However, Jin was quite good to them. They had no shortage of food, clothing, and care. If they wanted to study, they could go to the clan school. If they were capable and wanted to apply to any college, she would not stop them. As a stepmother, she was already generous enough.

Jin glanced at the two illegitimate sons below. She would not stop them from pursuing their careers, but she would not tolerate them if they dared to covet things that did not belong to them.

It is best for these two people to cherish their blessings.

Jin never cared about the concubines in Zhou Wencan's backyard, and she didn't think they could affect her relationship with the prince.

She was raised according to the standards of a mistress of the house and knew exactly what she wanted.

Besides, her three children were grown up, and she didn't want to have any more children. She wouldn't stop the prince from entering the backyard, and she wouldn't bear the reputation of a jealous woman. If something happened to her in the future and the man wanted to divorce her, her reputation as a jealous woman would be a ready-made excuse.

Zhou Wencan didn't care even more. He had never been fond of illegitimate children. His wife wasn't a cruel person and wouldn't hinder their future. He felt that this was enough.

If he really dotes on them, he would be harming them. Noble ladies have many tricks up their sleeves!

After that, Zhou Qiongyue had nothing to do. She stayed with Jin the whole time, smiling and meeting people with her.

But today, grandma seemed to be in a good mood. She even held her hand and praised her in front of everyone.

Although Zhou Qiongyue was surprised in her heart, she still responded with a smile. They looked like a good pair of grandparents and grandchildren.