Lu Yiling was extremely looking forward to the trip to Yangzhou, but since His Majesty and the Queen also wanted to go, it would not be possible to go in the short term. So Lu Yiling simply focused on her coming-of-age ceremony first.
For a girl, the most important thing in her life is the Jigui ceremony, which means she has grown up.
As the most beloved little princess in the Pingrou Grand Princess's mansion, Lu Yiling's coming-of-age ceremony was extremely grand, with even His Majesty attending in person.
On September 9th, Lu Yiling wore a bright pink skirt and had her hair in a bright bun. After offering sacrifices in the ancestral temple, she changed into a dark purple skirt embroidered with auspicious cloud patterns. She suddenly became dignified and generous from a bright and lively girl.
Lu Baozhu and Zhao Shu put on a dark purple brocade dress with wide sleeves for Lu Yiling.
Lu Baozhu chuckled and said, "You look so much like your mother when she was a 15-year-old."
Lu Yiling chuckled and threw herself into Qi Yuning's arms, saying, "I am mother's daughter, so of course I look like mother."
Qi Yuning chuckled and said, "Let's go outside quickly. It's time to perform the hairpin ceremony."
It was Qi Yuning and the Queen who put the hairpin on Lu Yiling. The hairpin was a phoenix hairpin that took the last craftsman of the Great Sheng Dynasty three years to make. The tail feathers of the phoenix hairpin could flash with seven-color rainbow light, which was magnificent. The golden phoenix hairpin did not take away Lu Yiling's brilliance, but made her even more beautiful.
After receiving the hairpin ceremony, Lu Ze walked up to Zhao Jie and bowed, saying, "Your Majesty, please give Yi Ling a name."
Zhao Jie looked at Lu Yiling and said, "I grant you the name Shengchao."
Lu Yiling knelt down and saluted, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for the calligraphy."
After receiving the gift, the princess's mansion held a banquet. Lu Yiling toasted generously, and everyone praised Princess Lu for her good drinking capacity.
Lu Yiling's alcohol tolerance is indeed outstanding. She remained calm after being toasted by several tables. Her good friend Liu Luoying, who was her admirer today, was forced to drink a few glasses by Lu Yiling's classmates in the Imperial College. She could not resist and had to go to rest.
The party was lively until dark. After the guests had eaten and drunk their fill, they all left after seeing His Majesty and the Queen leave.
After the guests left, the princess's mansion was still bustling with activity. Lu Yiling liked fireworks, and Princess Pingrou and Duke Lu loved their granddaughter so much that they spent a lot of money to buy fireworks to celebrate.
After Lu Yiling finished setting off the fireworks, she received a gift from her two cousins, Lu Yang and Lu Xing. It was a sword made of black iron, inlaid with many red and blue sapphires from the Western Regions.
Lu Yiling liked it very much as soon as she saw it, "I really like this sword."
"As long as my sister likes it."
Lu Han presented a hairpin, made of red sandalwood and carved with auspicious cloud patterns. It was a simple hairpin, not very valuable. Lu Yiling accepted it without disdain, "Thank you, Brother Han."
She saw Lu Han's injured finger and said, "Your finger..."
Lu Han chuckled and said, "It's okay. I accidentally got scratched by paper while flipping through a book a few days ago."
Lu Yiling said, "I have a few bottles of medicine for injuries. Hongdou, go get the white medicine."
By the time Hongdou brought the medicine, the fireworks had already ended and only Lu Yiling and Lu Han were left in the pavilion.
Lu Yiling applied the plaster to the scab on Lu Han's hand and said, "You carved this red sandalwood hairpin yourself, right?"
Lu Han lowered his head and said, "It's not well carved, please don't mind, sister."
"I like it very much. The gifts I received today were all very valuable, but yours is the most thoughtful. Can you put it on me?"
Lu Han put the rosewood hairpin on Lu Yiling's bun and looked at her fair face. The beauty looked even more dazzling under the bright yellow light of the palace lanterns.
"Brother Han, am I beautiful?"
"Beautiful." Lu Han said with a blushing face. A hint of disappointment flashed in his eyes as he looked at Lu Yiling. "It's getting late. You should go back and rest."
Lu Yiling returned to her room, took off the rosewood hairpin from her bun, and put it in a box.
Green Bean said beside him, "You are so beautiful today, Princess. I was stunned by the look in the eldest master's eyes when he looked at you just now!"
"Ludou, don't say anything you shouldn't say." Lu Yiling said, "He is just my brother, and he is only my brother."
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Lu Han returned to the room and saw Shen Nian. He was stunned and said, "Mom, why don't you rest so late?"
Chen Nian looked at Lu Han and said, "Han'er, are you interested in any of those girls that mother told you about earlier?"
"Making matters of marriage is entirely up to mother."
Shen Nian said, "It's not enough for me to make the decision alone. If you don't like it, wouldn't that be unfair to the girl?"
"My sick body has already wronged the girl. Mother, no matter who she is, I will respect her well after she enters my family..."
"You don't love her or like her?" Chen Nian looked at Lu Han and said, "Marriage is a lifelong matter. It's not enough for two people to just respect each other and live happily for the rest of their lives..."
Lu Han lowered his head and said, "Mother, as long as it's a girl you choose, I will like her."
Chen Nian looked at Lu Han and said, "You are my son. I understand your thoughts. Lingling is your sister. You both have the same surname, Lu..."
"My surname shouldn't be Lu." Lu Han said.
Shen Nian was stunned, "Han'er, are you blaming your mother for giving you the surname Lu?"
"I don't mean that, but mother, I can't control myself from liking her. I'm not her biological cousin. I can like Lingling, and I know there's no chance she and I will ever be husband and wife in this life, but I will still like her."
Lu Han said in a deep voice: "I will also respect my future wife very much."
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