Chapter 49: What a good vision!

He Ying saw that Shen Yuan was really curious, so she said to her, "Next time I go home, I'll ask my mother. She should know more than me."

After all, He's mother and Lady Jingguo's wife are almost the same age, and she has more contact with Lady Jingguo's wife on various occasions. She must know more about the He family than He Ying.

However, when He Ying came here today, besides bringing over the booklet she had just finished writing, she also had something more important to say.

"Do you still remember your coming-of-age ceremony? It's already May, so it's time to get ready."

Shen Yuan was a little surprised, "There are still three months left, why do we have to prepare now?" Her family had agreed before that she would have a coming-of-age ceremony on her fifteenth birthday, which happened to be the day after the Mid-Autumn Festival, August 16th.

"It's better to be early than late. You have to inform the guests, officials, sponsors, and everyone you want to invite in advance. It's better than rushing around when the time comes. And you have to invite the coming-of-age ceremony to which families, make custom-made hairpins and gowns, and rehearse the process. Now that you mention it, I feel like three months is not enough."

He Ying frowned, regretting not starting preparations earlier.

Shen Yuan quickly comforted her, "Don't worry, sister-in-law, we will definitely make it in time."

"I will personally teach you the procedures and rules of the coming-of-age ceremony. You must learn it well this time. Your grandmother will also be there for your coming-of-age ceremony. If you don't learn the rules well, she will definitely teach you a lesson."

Life had been so comfortable lately that Shen Yuan had forgotten about this matter. When she heard about it, she collapsed in her chair.

Her grandmother was a person who attached great importance to rules. She had been living in the Shen family's old house in Nanjing for so many years that she could have turned a blind eye to her. However, whenever they returned home during the Chinese New Year, Shen Yuan would always be nagged by her grandmother.

However, they can only stay in their hometown for a few days every year. Even if they are scolded, they can just endure it for those few days.

Previously, because she and her father drove away the nanny sent by her grandmother, her grandmother sent five consecutive letters to scold her father. Poor father, he was over 40 years old, but he was still scolded by her mother.

Especially since her grandmother had an older granddaughter who was brought up by her and was very well behaved and talented, so she really loved her little granddaughter Shen Yuan, but it was also true that she often felt annoyed...

Now Shen Yuan was suddenly reminded that her grandmother was about to come to the capital. On the one hand, she was very happy to see her grandmother and cousin whom she had not seen for a long time, but on the other hand, she was a little afraid of her grandmother.

Seeing this, He Ying hurried to comfort Shen Yuan, "Don't be afraid, it's just a rule. If we study hard for two months, we will surely impress our grandmother. Man Man is so smart, are you still afraid that you won't be able to learn it?"

Shen Yuan could only agree with a bitter face. If she didn't learn well, she would just be scolded by her grandmother, but she was afraid that her grandmother would take her directly back to her hometown in Jinling.

My grandmother had said before that she wanted to keep her by her side and raise her herself, but her father refused to give in, so the plan was dropped.

However, even though he had already agreed, Shen Yuan still wanted to buy himself two more days of relaxation.

"Let's study in two days. My brother finally came back, and my sister-in-law can't just stay here with me and waste time."

He Ying agreed with a smile. She knew what Shen Yuan was thinking. He just wanted to take a break for two more days. But this matter couldn't be rushed in just one or two days. We couldn't push him too hard.

"Have you thought about who you want to invite, guests, officials, and sponsors?"

Shen Yuan nodded. She had thought about these things before. There were only a few people around, so there was no need to worry about the candidates.

"I want to invite my aunt to be the guest of honor. I have already told Yan Siyu about this and she has agreed. The sponsor is my eldest cousin, and it has been agreed long ago."

"Okay, then I'll do as you say. Don't worry, mother will definitely be very willing to come as the guest of honor." After saying that, He Ying also stood up and prepared to return to her own yard, "I have to go back and draw up a list of guests for the banquet."

Shen Yuan waved her hand and sent her sister-in-law out the door. Hearing these words, she lit candlelight for her brother in her heart.

After returning to the room, Shen Yuan opened the book written by his sister-in-law again. He had just read the one about Duke Jingguo's Mansion, so this time he just started reading from the beginning.

Needless to say, the in-laws in the capital that have the closest relationship with the Shen family are the He family. Shen Yuan doesn't need to know the situation of the He family anymore. After all, she has been "crawling around" in the He mansion since she was a child. She knows how many dog ​​holes there are inside and outside the He family's house, so there is no need for her to understand this.

Except for the He family, the Shen family's relatives are basically in the Jinling area. After all, that is the Shen family's foundation.

The Shen family started their business in the capital because Shen Yuan's father worked there, and it has only been about ten years.

Therefore, there are very few people in the capital who are truly related to the Shen family.

Apart from the He family, the closest one was Shen Yuan’s cousin, her uncle’s daughter, who married the second son of the Earl of Changping in the capital.

However, because Shen Yuan's mother died early, Shen Yuan did not have much contact with this cousin from his uncle's family. He only heard that she and her husband were in love and lived a good life.

After that, the people who had closer contacts with the Shen family were Shen Yun’s fellow students and colleagues, and the families would visit each other during the holidays.

The first part only occupies a small half of the book, while the majority of the latter part is about the more prominent families in the capital.

Shen Yuan looked at each house and found that the last one belonged to Princess Kang Le...

Shen Yuan could obviously see that the last one was written in more detail than the previous ones. He guessed that this was the new content that his sister-in-law had mentioned before.

Princess Kangle's mother, Xie Hui's grandmother, was the late emperor's half-sister and the current emperor's aunt, Princess Shouyang.

The late emperor had more than one sister, but Princess Shouyang was his only sister from the same mother, and the two siblings had a very close relationship.

Princess Shouyang and her husband have only one daughter, Princess Kangle. When the late emperor was alive, he once said that Princess Kangle was like his own daughter.

Therefore, although Princess Kangle and the current emperor are only cousins ​​with different surnames, their relationship is much better than that of the emperor's other half-sisters.

This relationship even continued to Princess Kangle's son Xie Hui.

When Xie Hui was still a child, the emperor once said that Xie Hui was very much like himself, which caused quite a stir in the capital at the time.

Although the saying goes that nephews resemble their uncles, doesn't that mean that uncles are closest to their nephews? You can't say that about cousins.

Although those rumors in the capital are all nonsense, it can be seen from this that the emperor values ​​​​his nephew Xie Hui.

Moreover, Xie Hui himself was also very capable, possessing both literary and military skills... Before he took the initiative to request border training, he was already well-known in the capital.

After Shen Yuan finished reading, he closed the book carefully and gave himself a thumbs up in his heart.

"Shen Manman, you have a really good eye, girl!"