Gao Zhijun put on her formal dress and came to the main hall, standing before Murong Yuanbo, Liu Ningchu, the emperor and the empress.
"Bow to parents and express gratitude for their upbringing!"
Gao Zhijun knelt down and kowtowed to Murong Yuanbo, Liu Ningchu, the emperor and the empress.
After paying homage, he came before Master Xie.
"Second bow to the teacher, study diligently, and strive to make progress!"
Gao Zhijun kowtowed and knelt before Master Xie!
After the worship, Murong Yuanbo and Liu Ningchu took her to kneel down and worship their ancestors.
When we arrived at the ancestral hall, we saw tablets of the ancestors of the Murong family enshrined there.
The clan leader had been waiting here for a long time. When he saw Gao Zhijun come in, he lit three incense sticks and handed them to her.
Gao Zhijun offered incense to her ancestors and then knelt down to worship the ancestral tablets.
"Bow to ancestors three times, pass on civilization, and serve the country."
After the clan leader finished speaking, Gao Zhijun kowtowed and knelt before her ancestors.
After the worship, Gao Zhijun stood up.
The clan leader crowned Gao Zhijun and said, "The ceremony of three plus three bows is complete. The coming-of-age ceremony is complete."
"Murong Zhixuan, you are an adult now. You must be careful with your words and actions from now on. Don't do anything that will bring shame to the General's Mansion and the Murong family."
After the ceremony, the clan leader gave Gao Zhijun a lecture.
"Zhixuan strictly follows the teachings of the clan leader, and is careful with every word and action, consciously restraining herself!"
Gao Zhijun promised.
Murong Yuanbo and Liu Ningchu took Gao Zhijun out of the ancestral hall and came to the main hall.
Arriving at the main hall, the housekeeper said, "Next, please give the gift to Murong Zhixuan, the coming-of-age lady!"
After the butler finished speaking, a guard brought a list of gifts.
The first to receive gifts were, of course, the Emperor, Empress Dowager, Empress Dowager, Crown Prince and Crown Princess. The Second Prince, the Third Prince and his Third Princess, and the Fourth Prince and his Fourth Princess were also the first to receive gifts. The imperial concubines, princesses, and their husbands also sent gifts.
After reading out the royal gift list, the guests couldn't help but stick out their tongues.
Only Princess Xiangyun has so many gifts.
Therefore, the ministers did not dare to offend Princess Xiangyun, but they could try to gain favor with her, for example, by having their younger generation pursue Princess Xiangyun or having their female relatives curry favor with her.
After the steward read out the list of gifts from the royal family, he read out the list of gifts from the ministers. Apart from the Minister of Revenue, the Prime Minister received the most gifts.
The gift given by Huo Jinqian made the young lady who was about to get married jealous.
Hong Qiujue and the Huo family also gave quite a few gifts.
There was also the imperial merchant family, the Ji family. It was simply unbelievable that they actually gave away two manors, a thousand taels of gold, a thousand taels of silver, and a lot of antiques.
Other wealthy businessmen also gave a lot of silver.
The gifts from the villagers of Huojia Village were not read out loud, but they were presented to Gao Zhijun personally after the banquet.
"Thank you all for coming to my daughter's coming-of-age ceremony. It has concluded successfully. Please move outside. The food and drinks are ready. Enjoy yourselves!"
After reading the gifts, Murong Yuanbo said that Gao Zhijun's coming-of-age ceremony was successfully completed, and he took the guests to the banquet.
Gao Zhijun went back to her room to change into casual clothes before going to the banquet.
This banquet was the same as the last family reunion banquet, with male and female guests separated by a screen.
This time, the villagers of Huojia Village, the head of the village, and the Sun family sat in the main hall to have a banquet.
The emperor, empress and concubines in the palace were placed in Murong Yuanbo's courtyard, and men and women were separated.
Gao Zhijun, Huo Jinqian, Murong Yuanbo and Liu Ningchu sat on one stage with the Empress Dowager, the Grand Dowager, the Emperor, the Empress, the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess, while the rest of the concubines sat in groups on another stage.
The banquet lasted for an hour before the guests left.
After the guests left, the village head brought the villagers to give Gao Zhijun gifts.
"Princess, we can't afford to buy you an expensive gift. I hope you don't mind!"
The village head was holding a gift box, which contained a silver hairpin that he had bought in the suburbs of Beijing for one hundred taels.
"As long as it's a gift from you, no matter what it is, I like it. The thought is more important than the money. What matters to me is not the value of the gift, but the thought from your heart."
Gao Zhijun said to the villagers of Huojia Village.
Maybe the gift they gave was an ordinary one, but to them, it might be their living expenses for one month, two months, six months or even one year, which they saved up to buy it.
"That makes me feel relieved!"
After the village head finished speaking, he handed the box to Gao Zhijun.
Gao Zhijun took it but did not open it.
It is extremely impolite to open a guest's gift in front of him.
"Princess, this is my gift!"
Zhang Yu also took out a box, which was a gift he brought to Gao Zhijun on behalf of his family.
"Thank you, Brother Zhang Yu!"
Gao Zhijun took the gift, and Hongyue and Moxue collected it on her behalf and had to register it.
"Princess, this is my gift!"
"Princess, this is my gift!"
"Princess,…………"
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Seeing that Gao Zhijun did not open the gift and did not look down on them, the villagers all took out their gifts and gave them to Gao Shijun with confidence.
After the villagers gave their gifts, it was the turn of the three sisters Gao Zhiyi, Gao Zhishan and Gao Zhidan to give their gifts.
Gao Zhiyi gave Gao Zhijun a silver hairpin and a hairpin.
Gao Zhishan gave a hairpin and a skirt made of satin.
Gao Zhidan gave her a silver hairpin and a comb.
Gao Zhijun was very satisfied.
They live in poverty, but they are willing to buy such expensive gifts for themselves, which shows that they really care about themselves.
Gao Zhijun kept everyone and sent them back after dinner.
Of course the villagers were very happy. They visited the prince's palace, which was just as beautiful and luxurious as the princess's palace, making them drool.
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