"It's your birthday, and also your coming-of-age ceremony." Old Madam An corrected Tian An by scratching his nose.
"Even though you said you didn't want a big party, even if it's just us, we still have to have a lively party and follow all the necessary rules and procedures."
When talking about Tian An's coming-of-age ceremony, the two old people immediately forgot about the riot and pulled Tian An into the house to try on clothes.
"You should have come back earlier. You didn't have time to try on the dress after it was made. I don't know how it looks on you and whether it suits you..."
Nanny Xiao originally went to the farm with Tian An, but when she saw that Tian An would not be able to come back for a while, she followed Chun Xi and the others back to make preparations.
Fortunately, the dress was the right size and fit Tian An perfectly.
But the two old men who strive for perfection were still not satisfied, so they got together to discuss making some changes.
Seeing Tian An's tired look, he hurriedly urged her to eat something first and then go to bed. He also reminded her to do her facial care before going to bed at night.
Tian An watched the two busying around and nodded obediently, "I understand, grandma, and my good nanny."
Xiangtao and Lixiang, who were standing by, regarded the words of the two old men as an imperial decree. They supported Tian An one by one and walked into the flower hall.
Especially Lixiang, she followed Madam Xiao back first, and after being trained by Madam Xiao for so many days, she was finally allowed to serve Tian An. It was her first time working, and she was afraid that she had done something wrong. After she finished, she humbly asked Xiangtao, "Is this right? Do you need to correct it?"
After a busy day, Tian An took an early bath in the evening. After the maids massaged him, applied a facial mask, and did his skin care, he finally lay comfortably on the bed.
The next morning, Tian An was sound asleep! Li Xiang came to wake her up, "Miss, it's time to get up. The guests will be arriving soon."
Tian An moved her eyelids, rubbed them with her hands, and then opened her eyes, letting Lixiang help her stand up.
After that, a group of maids surrounded her and busied themselves with her for an hour or so before finally walking out of the room.
In the main hall, several families with whom I used to be on good terms, my uncle's family, and Tian Mingcai and his wife were all there, chatting and laughing together.
Perhaps because today was Tian An's lucky day, the Peng Zhang family dressed extra low-key today. In addition, both Peng Zhang and Mr. Peng had lost weight, so Tian An did not recognize the three of them at first glance.
After greeting everyone enthusiastically for a while, Chunxi came over to inform her that the auspicious time was approaching, and Nanny Xiao asked her to go and prepare first.
"Go quickly, girl! Don't miss the auspicious time."
"Yeah! Go ahead! Business is important. We can talk about it after the ceremony is over."
A group of ladies and good sisters hurriedly urged her to prepare, and they looked even more anxious than she was.
"Okay then! I'll go first then."
After saying goodbye to everyone, Tian An followed Chun Xi to the room that had been decorated in advance.
As soon as she sat down, she heard Madam Xiao's voice outside the room say, "The auspicious time has arrived. Please take your seats."
Because Tian An had no mother, Mrs. An and Tian Mingwu welcomed the guests to their seats before she took the main seat.
"The coming-of-age ceremony has begun. Please leave the room."
Hearing the voice of Nanny Xiao outside the room, Chun Xi hurriedly helped Tian An up.
Tian An took out the etiquette he had learned from Madam Xiao in the past, straightened his body, walked out of the door with lotus steps, and knelt down to pay respects to Tian Mingwu and Old Madam An in turn.
Both of them nodded to her with a smile. After kneeling, Tian An straightened his back and knelt on the mat.
Madam Xiao sang again, "Please ask the main guest to perform the washing ceremony, and ask the assistant to prepare the makeup for the one who is about to get married."
The sponsor invited was Gu Jinyan's mother. The Gu family and Tian An have known each other for a long time.
When in Jinning County, the Gu family took good care of Tian An. Tian An also performed a caesarean section on Mrs. Gu and saved her and Gu Jinrui.
As a happy person with both sons and daughters, a harmonious marriage and a happy family, Mrs. Gu is the most suitable person to give praise to others.
After Mrs. Gu, with a smile on her face, gently combed Tian An's black hair with a peach wood comb and tied it into a bun.
Madam Xiao continued, "Please ask the host to put on the hairpin for the one who is about to get married. The first time..."
The guest who gave Tian An her marriage certificate was none other than her aunt, Madam An.
Originally, Old Madam An wanted to invite an elder of higher status to be the main guest for Tian An, but Tian An didn't want to make a big deal and only wanted to invite people he knew, so she had to give up.
Chun Xi took over a sandalwood Ruyi hairpin carved and polished by Tian Mingwu from his hand, and then brought Deng Xue, Xiang Tao and Li Xiang to Tian An, holding the hairpin tray.
Mrs. An walked to Tian An with a loving face. After saying her blessing, she picked up the Ruyi hairpin and put it on Tian An's head.
After putting on her hairpin, Tian An stood up and kowtowed to Tian Mingwu and Old Madam An, then returned to her previous room to change into a long, curved-hem gown.
"Plus..."
When Tian An heard Nanny Xiao's instructions again, he returned to the main hall.
The hairpin used by Erjia was a jade hairpin with a silver branch and jade peace lock prepared by Mrs. An.
After Mrs. An finished her blessing, she personally took the hairpin from Mrs. An and put it on Tian An.
During the third overtime, Zhao Yiming personally stepped forward and placed the gold-inlaid topaz and rose hairpin he had prepared in advance into Mrs. An's hands.
Mrs. An took the hairpin, looked at it, and nodded with satisfaction. If a woman was engaged before she reached the age of 15, the hairpin she would use at the time of her 15-year-old marriage would have to be provided by her husband's family.
Topaz is extremely rare. Zhao Yiming's hairpin has pure color and fine carving. It seems that he took a lot of thought to make it, which is enough to show how much he values Tian An.
Although Tian Mingwu didn't know much about jade, when he saw Mrs. An nod, he knew that this hairpin was good. He glanced at Zhao Yiming, nodded slightly, and agreed in his heart.
Mrs. An put the last hairpin on Tian An's head. Tian An stood up and bowed to everyone, knelt down to worship his country, and offered wine and food.
Finally, Madam An gave Tian An the name "Anping." "Anping" was the title of her hometown lady. Giving this name was both a respect for the emperor and a blessing to Tian An, wishing her a peaceful and smooth life.
After thanking Mrs. An and listening to Tian Mingwu's tearful lecture, Tian An stood up and saluted everyone. Thus, this low-key but not simple coming-of-age ceremony came to an end.
Tian Mingwu wiped his eyes and stood up to invite everyone to the banquet. His daughter had reached the age of marriage and would soon be married. After marriage, she would belong to someone else's family and they would no longer be able to have dinner together every day when she came back from work like they did now.
Thinking of this, he subconsciously glared at Zhao Yiming again. It was all this brat's fault. He had actually arranged for his daughter to marry him off so early while he was away...
After seeing off all the guests that evening, Zhao Yiming brought a bowl of noodles and placed it in front of Tian An. "Although we've already had birthday cake, how can we celebrate our birthday without longevity noodles?"
"Did you do this?" Tian An glanced at the noodles and said casually.
But Zhao Yiming looked away embarrassedly.
"Did you really make this?" Tian An quickly picked up his chopsticks, took a bite, and gave him a thumbs-up. "Delicious."
Zhao Yiming couldn't help but raise the corners of his lips, "If you like, I will make it for you on every birthday from now on."
"good……"
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