At sunset, Tian Mingcai and Mrs. Du also came with the two brothers Tian Zhuang and Tian Kai.
Tian Mingwu still disliked Tian Mingcai as always, but considering that it was his daughter's happy day, he did not drag Tian Mingcai out and beat him up.
Mrs. Du privately pulled Tian An aside and stuffed a box containing gold bracelets into her hands. She said a little awkwardly, "Second Aunt knows that this pair of bracelets is insignificant compared to your dowry, but after all, it is a gift from your second uncle and me. Please don't despise it."
Tian An opened the box. Compared with her other jewelry, it was indeed ordinary, but she knew that this pair of bracelets also cost Tian Mingcai and Du Shi a lot of money, so it was already a big gift for them.
Putting the box into his bag, Tian An smiled and said to Mrs. Du, "Thank you, Second Aunt."
Seeing that she accepted it, Mrs. Du finally felt relieved.
At dinner time, everyone gathered together. The Tian family had not been so lively for a long time.
The meal lasted about an hour. Afterwards, Tian An joined the crowd and listened to everyone's conversation. She was listening intently when Old Madam An began to urge her to go to bed.
"Go to bed now? Isn't it too early? It's only the hour of Xu and the sun has just set!" Even if she really goes to bed, she has to be able to sleep!
An Rong pushed her out without saying anything, "It's getting late. When you go back, take a nice hot bath and do some full body skin care.
You have to get up around 3:00 AM tomorrow. I'm worried you won't get enough sleep by then!"
After sending Tian An all the way to her yard, An Rong felt relieved and returned to the front hall to continue chatting with everyone.
After entering the house, Tian An found that Xiangtao and the others had prepared everything and were waiting for her!
Taking off clothes and soaking in the bathtub filled with rose petals is so comfortable that you don’t even want to open your eyes.
She just closed her eyes comfortably and enjoyed it. Xiyou held her long hair from behind, washed and massaged her scalp, and finally applied essential oil to nourish her hair. When the time was almost up, she washed it clean and dried it with a clean towel.
You know what, I wasn't sleepy at first, but after soaking in the water for a while, I didn't even want to lift my eyelids.
When I lay down on the bed again, I closed my eyes and let Xiangtao and the others take care of my skin, and then I fell asleep slowly.
But she didn't realize how long she had slept before she heard Xiangtao calling her to get up.
Fortunately, her grandmother reminded her to go to bed early yesterday. Although she didn't want to open her eyes at this moment, she was not that sleepy after all.
After washing carefully, Xiangtao applied a facial mask on her, and then several maids began to trim and polish her hand and foot nails.
After the nails were trimmed, the facial mask was applied, and a bright red inner garment was put on, Xiyou, who was in charge of makeup, began to put makeup on Tian An.
When the makeup was almost done, Mrs. An came in with her old friend, Mrs. Zheng from the Huiyang Marquis Mansion.
Mrs. Zheng was specially invited by Mrs. An to do Tian An's hair. According to her, this old lady has both sons and daughters and a happy marriage, so she is a blessed person.
The two were very good friends when they were young. Originally, Mrs. An could have been a happy person like her, but unfortunately, An Wan's disappearance destroyed this blessing.
When Tian An saw the two people enter the room, he hurriedly stood up and greeted them.
Madam Zheng was a talkative person. She pulled Tian An up and praised her, "What a beautiful and elegant girl! She is naturally beautiful and lovable! She really has the demeanor of your grandmother back then."
Your grandmother told you in advance, right? Today, I will comb your hair for you.
Girl, don't look down on my age, my skills are very good! I promise to make you look three times more beautiful today and seduce your handsome man."
Mrs. Zheng spoke so harshly that Tian An blushed immediately. What a lovely old lady!
"Then An An will leave everything to Grandma Zheng today. Please don't hide anything from her!" Tian An said jokingly without showing any shyness.
Madam Zheng was not arrogant at all. "How can that be! Just put your mind at ease, little girl!"
She pulled Tian An to sit in front of the dressing table and was about to go find a comb. Tian An saw this and said hurriedly, "Grandma Zheng just got here. Why don't you take a break first? There's no rush."
Madam Zheng took the sandalwood comb from Xiangtao's hands and prepared to start working, "Why are you taking a break? Business is more important. Don't worry, girl. I'm in good health!"
Don't think it's still early; it's just a blink of an eye, so don't miss your auspicious time."
After that, she turned her head and looked at Madam An and said, "Then I'll start."
Madam An nodded and said, "Let's get started!"
Madam Zheng turned around, gathered all of Tian An's black hair back, combed it with her hands, and then picked up a comb and combed it from head to toe, muttering to herself, "Combing from head to toe, there's no need to worry about the love between husband and wife."
Comb it again, and chant again: "Comb it twice to the end, hold hands together with eyebrows."
Then, every time she combed her hair, she would recite a blessing: "Combing three times to the end, we will be together forever.
Comb your hair four times to the end, and your children and grandchildren will be blessed with wealth, prosperity and longevity.
Comb your hair five times to the end, and enjoy the harmony between the father-in-law and the daughter-in-law.
Comb your hair six times to the end, and everything will go well and good luck will be with you.
After combing your hair seven times to the end, the gods will come down to earth to welcome you happily.
After eight combs are combed to the end, the Eight Immortals come to celebrate the birthday.
Comb nine times to the end, and you will find all the nine things in a chain.
Comb your hair ten times until the end, and we will grow old together in this life."
After the blessing, the hair was smoothed, and Mrs. Zheng began to tie Tian An's hair with her deft hands. Xiyou helped pass things and also learned by the way.
Time passed quietly, the darkness outside the glass window slowly faded away, and after a while, the sky gradually became brighter.
Just as Mrs. Zheng was about to stop, she heard the voices of her friends talking outside the house. Kristy Wu was the first to stick her head out and saw that Tian An was still wearing his hair in a bun. She greeted the two old people in a playful manner, then retracted her body and called out to everyone who was about to go in.
Soon, after securing the last strand of hair, Madam Zheng glanced at the phoenix crown on the dressing table and said, "This phoenix crown looks quite heavy, so I won't let you wear it for now. You can have a maid put it on when you go out later, so you don't have to suffer any more."
Tian An stood up and thanked Madam Zheng: "Thank you, Grandma Zheng."
Madam Zheng waved her hands cheerfully, "Hey! What are you thanking me for, little girl? If you want to wear the phoenix crown, you must first bear its weight. Combing your hair is also a blessing for me!"
"Okay, let those young people chat for a while, and we two old guys should go outside to get some fresh air!"
After seeing off the two old people, Kristy Wu and a few others rushed in, took out a booklet with pictures of flower ornaments on it, and started to choose for Tian An.
After the selection, Gu Jinyan was asked to draw it for Tian An as usual.
Once the flower ornaments are applied, the only remaining part of the makeup is lip rouge.
Seeing that it was still early, Lixiang hurriedly brought a small plate of water chestnut cake and fed it to Tian An without letting her do it.
The water chestnut cake is specially made into the size of a sugar cube, and one piece is just the right size for a small bite, so it won’t even touch your lips when you put it in your mouth.
It was just a small plate, but with only a few small pieces. After Tian An finished eating it quickly, Lixiang said she would not take any more and would not even let him drink water.
Seeing that she was very thirsty, Xiangtao used a cotton swab dipped in water to moisten her lips, but refused to let her drink anything, not even a sip.
Even Zuo Yunshu and Qin Yalan, who had experienced it, tried to persuade him, and Tian An had no choice but to give up.
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