Chapter 2779 Crowning Ceremony 1
After the emperor conquered Goguryeo, his prestige increased. This time his anger lasted for about half a month, and this time even Wei Zhi stood on the emperor's side, so no one refuted the emperor's decision.
Therefore, after the last Bansin was sentenced to death, the emperor finally felt relieved.
Seeing that he was in a better mood, Bai Shan immediately brought up the matter of asking for leave, asking for leave for herself and Zhou Man as well.
When the emperor heard that he was going to hold a coming-of-age ceremony, he remembered, "You have already reached adulthood. The coming-of-age ceremony is a serious matter and it really needs to be done well."
So he waved his hand and gave him and Zhou Man five days of vacation each.
Some ministers were dissatisfied and discussed privately, "It's OK if Bai Shan and Guan are fake, but why is Zhou Man fake?"
"Exactly, why is Zhou Man fake?"
Even if they held high positions, not all of them liked to work. Who wouldn't like to take a vacation? Everyone in the world, including the emperor, was the same in this regard.
Manbao received the vacation and happily went to report to Xiao Yuanzheng.
Xiao Yuanzheng just shook his head and waved goodbye to let her go.
Coming of age is a major ceremony, and even Mr. Zhuang couldn't help but ask, "Is the jade crown ready?"
Bai Shan's heart moved, and he smiled and said, "I have prepared some, but I haven't chosen anything yet."
Upon hearing this, Mr. Zhuang said, "I have also chosen a jade crown for you. You can try it on later."
Bai Shan immediately agreed, "Thank you, sir."
Many people sent crowns to Bai Shan, even the emperor and the prince each sent someone to deliver one, and the jade quality was very good.
Bai Shan put it away after looking at it, and only took the green jade given by Mr. Zhuang and gave it to Daji, "Tell grandma that I want this to be tied at the coming-of-age ceremony."
"Yes," Daji took it, "Master, this is the list drawn up by the old lady. Do you think anyone else needs to be added?"
Bai Shan reached out to take it. Since it was a birthday celebration and there had just been turmoil in the court, he didn't really want to have a grand celebration, so he tried to keep it simple. However, he didn't expect that Old Lady Liu still invited quite a few people.
Seeing Bai Shan frown, Daji said: "The old lady said that this is already the simplest. Not to mention the relatives and friends of the young master and the young mistress, people like the Duke of Zhao cannot be ignored."
He said, "Besides being the Secretary of the Central Secretariat, you are also the Earl of a county. Among all the titles, Duke of Zhao is the most respected. Naturally, you should invite him."
What's more, the two families are somewhat related.
Of course, whether to come or not is up to Duke Zhao, but they must fulfill the etiquette.
Since Duke Zhao invited some people, other people had to be invited as well.
Bai Shan sighed, "Your Excellency does have a lot to consider."
He said it was not that troublesome, he could invite whoever he wanted, and not invite those he was not close to. But in the eyes of the polite Madam Liu, this was considered disrespectful.
The Bai family had already prepared to hold the coming-of-age ceremony, and with the help of people from the Zhou family, it was not difficult to hold it. They just had to send out the invitation.
Bai Shan and Zhou Man still didn't have to worry about anything. They just had to follow instructions to try on clothes and cooperate with the embroiderer to make some alterations to the clothes.
Even Zhou Silang was too busy at home. He ran back and said to them, "I've reserved two deer. We'll roast the venison when the time comes."
Manbao asked curiously: "Who did you book with?"
Zhou Silang smiled, "Sixth Young Master Zhao."
Even Bai Shan was surprised, "How did you get together?"
Zhou Silang asked, "What do you mean by mingling together? Are we not allowed to do business with each other?"
Ever since Zhou Silang learned about the heavy rain in the Western Regions from Zhou Man, he started to take the route to the Western Regions. However, he rarely went so far, and usually made an appointment with the heavy rain for the place and time.
He transported their goods over, and Zhou Silang transported local products from the Central Plains over, and the two sides bartered.
Although Zhao Liulang had already started his official career and had an extra salary, the money was still not enough for him to spend, especially since his wife had given birth to a daughter, and he felt that the money was even less than enough.
So Zhao Liulang sought cooperation with Zhou Silang so that he could get some money.
Zhou Silang also likes to work with Zhao Liulang.
Zhao Liulang knew almost all the playboys in the capital, and he could also speak to the big playboys outside the capital. The money he earned from selling the gems, pearls, spices, swords, etc. through Zhao Liulang's hands was much more than what he earned from selling himself.
Moreover, he found that Zhao Liulang's name seemed to be more useful than Princess Changyu's. If he shouted Princess Changyu's name outside, some people might not buy it, but if he shouted Zhao Liulang's name, most people would not dare to act rashly.
If their previous cooperation had not been quite pleasant and Manbao and Princess Changyu were friends, he would have wanted to change partners.
It’s just that Zhou Lijun has always expressed opposition. In her words, “We can’t just look at the present, we also have to look at what will happen ten, twenty, or even thirty years from now.”
She said, "Now that Duke Zhao is here, Zhao Liulang is the young master of the Duke's Mansion. In the future, when Duke Zhao is gone and the Zhao family splits up, he will be nothing more than a guard. But the princess will always be a princess, whether it's ten, twenty, or thirty years from now."
Zhou Silang thought it made sense, so he took Changyu to play all the time.
Chang Yu had no idea that she was almost kicked out of the car. She generously prepared gifts for Bai Shan and Zhou Man, and then went to their wedding banquet in advance with a bulging belly.
That's right, Changyu is pregnant, and her belly is visible. Wei Yu helped her over, then avoided her and whispered to Bai Shan, "Please ask Lord Zhou to take care of the princess for me."
Bai Shan smiled and said, "I see Princess Changyu is accompanied by four senior palace maids. Isn't it enough for her to be taken care of by just these few people?"
Wei Yu smiled bitterly, "How are they the same?"
He said, "I don't know what's wrong, but her taste has become extremely strange since she got pregnant. First, she said half-cooked noodles were better, then she liked to eat some very smelly things, and kept saying they smelled good. Now, she doesn't talk about eating those strange things anymore, but she gets intoxicated by the smell of alcohol and keeps swallowing her saliva. If she didn't know that alcohol is bad for the fetus and I didn't keep a close eye on her, she would have actually eaten it."
Bai Shan was stunned.
Wei Yu said, "In short, there are many problems. Today is your coming-of-age ceremony, and the wine used in the mansion must be good, and there are so many people. I'm just worried that she won't be able to resist... You know, she has never had much resistance to food."
Bai Shan: ...
He could only agree, turned around and went to find Zhou Man, and told him Wei Yu's words exactly as they were.
Manbao's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he exclaimed in amazement, "To think there really is such a symptom? I've read in some books that women experience some strange reactions after pregnancy, but the most common ones are acid-induced drowsiness and vomiting. I rarely see other strange reactions. I didn't expect it to really exist."
Seeing her so excited, Bai Shan said helplessly, "Then go and take a look?"
Manbao nodded repeatedly.
Bai Shan said: "Remember to keep an eye on her. The princess is no longer the same as before. She can't eat carelessly."
See you at 10pm
(End of this chapter)
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